Our impressions of the very first edition of Hellsinki Metal Festival: what was great and what could be better?

New Finnish band Graven Sin brings a modern take on classic doom-laden heavy metal on their debut album ‘Veil of The Gods’, to be released in November via Svart Records! First single ‘The Morrigan’ is out right now!

The superb musicianship of US heavy metal outfit Spirit Adrift delivers another glorious record with fifth album “Ghost At The Gallows”. This comes recommended for fans of Khemmis, Black Sabbath, and Solitude Aeternus and was released via Century Media Records!

Last day of Graspop 2023, where our team member managed to see rockin’ bands like Kissin’ Dynamite, Skid Row and Mötley Crüe, melodeath supergroup The Halo Effect, the explosive show of Enter Shikari and the extremely popular performance of Hellmut Goes Metal!

A selection of our favorite heavy metal, power metal, symphonic metal and hard rock shows we caught at Alcatraz 2023 with Eleine, Wind Rose, Powerwolf, H.E.A.T., KK’s Priest, Gloryhammer and Blind Guardian!

The first edition of Hellsinki Metal was absolutely epic, find some of the most memorable performances here with Pentagram, Priest, I Am Morbid, Bury Tomorrow, Emperor, Fit For An Autopsy and Watain!

Of course, we were present again at Alcatraz Festival, trying to see as many of the awesome bands as possible. But seeing so many people having the times of their lives pulled our cameras away from the bands regularly, capturing the great community and atmosphere you could find all over the place!

The last day of a long and exhausting weekend of great music and atmosphere was all about the Belgian music scene at La Morgue with Aeveris, Brutal Sphincter, Hexa Mera, Mantah and Reject The Sickness!

Our personal highlights of the first day of the very first edition of Hellsinki Metal Festival with Voivod, Asagraum, Clawfinger, Monuments, Sodom, Blind Guardian, Impaled Nazarene and Apocalyptica!

Lizzy Borden is back with the first new original music since his last release back in 2018! The digital single ‘Death of Me’ is out now via Metal Blade Records!