We enjoyed ourselves plenty at Tuhdimmat Tahdit, so we urge you to check out what we think are good reasons for you to try and make it to this lovely festival in Finland’s prettiest city of Tampere!

Born from the ashes of US heavy metal godfathers Manilla Road, Sentry brings an epic sounding worthy sendoff to their fallen comrade Mark Shelton. Out on High roller Records.

Apocalyptica came, saw and conquered our hearts with their renditions of even more Metallica songs from their latest album, brought to us in the middle of the chaos that was Metallica weekend in Helsinki!

Finnish heavy metal band Oceanhoarse is back after a brief hiatus with a new line-up and a brand-new video single ‘Logos’, out now via Noble Demon!

Canadian heavy metal legends Anvil shared their latest new single ‘World Of Fools’, another track from their upcoming new album ‘One And Only’, set for release next week via AFM Records!

Saber, the hottest new heavy metal band out of Los Angeles, signs with RPM ROAR and announced their upcoming new album ‘Lost In Flames’. Fans of Judas Priest, Queensryche and Riot, keep an eye out for these rebel rousers!

American heavy metal heavyweights Armored Saint are back with a brilliant rendition of the classic track ‘One Chain (Don’t Make No Prison)’, out with a video via Metal Blade Records! Catch them on their European “Saints Will Conquer” tour this summer with stops at excellent festivals like Wacken, Brutal Assault Festival and Alcatraz Festival!

Ecuadorian/Finnish melodic heavy metal band Black Sun released their second single and video ‘Drown In Sin’, another song from their upcoming album which will be the first with their brand new line-up!

Know, oh prince, that in the years following their self-titled debut, there was an age undreamed of for Stygian Crown. Hither came ‘Funeral for a King’, their sophomore record, heavy riffed, soaringly vocaled. Fists in the air, with gigantic melodies and gigantic doom, to tread the beer-drenched stages of your summer festivals under their sandaled feet. Taken from the Cruz del Sur Chronicles.

Bruce Dickinson started his extensive solo tour earlier this week, bringing his latest effort ‘The Mandrake Project’ to people all over Europe! While a bunch of dates are already sold out, there are still some last tickets remaining for some of the stops, don’t miss out on this!