The second day of Rockfest 2023, the Black Stage brought 3 very different takes on rock music with shows from Crashdiet, Nestor and Cleopatrick.

Jinjer

Jinjer is on tour through Europe this summer, and we attended their show in Lille, France. Warm up act was the French band Hypno5e!

New project Perracide unveiled the first single and new video ‘Silence The World’ to the world, showcasing all that is Swedish metal. A track from the upcoming debut ‘Underdog’, set for release later this month via Emanzipation Productions!

Ghost

Ghost is on tour in Europe spreading their ‘Impera’ gospel, and so we went to see them in Lille, France, and Ghost does not disappoint! Support came from Spiritbox and Lucifer!

Ne Obliviscaris

Ne Obliviscaris and Persefone on tour in Europe, supported by openers Asymmetric Universe, providing us with an evening of the finest progressive metal out there! We caught them at their stop in Belgium, at Trix in Antwerp!

The first day of Steelfest XI also brought a series of explosive and high energy performances to the outdoor stage with Azazel, Utuk Xul, Nocturnal Sorcery, Loits, Pest and Deströyer 666!

German heavy metal commandos Primal Fear are finally back, unveiling the first single ‘Another Hero’ from their upcoming new album ‘Code Red’, set for release in September via Atomic Fire Records!

If you are still looking for a great summer destination, here are 10 festivals that might make Finland the ideal place to go for you with #Horizon23, Rockfest, Tuhdimmat Tahdit, Nummirock, Tuska, John Smith Festival, SaariHelvetti, Dark River Festival, Hellsinki Metal Festival and Flow Festival!