Best Of 2023 Tom VM

Our Benelux and France head of accreditation and most active photographer in that region, Tom VM, made his own selection of favorite pictures he took in 2023, including some new stuff that wasn’t shared on our site before with Biohazard, Bleed From Within, Brutal Sphincter, Brutus, Electric Callboy, Michael Schenker Group, Sepultura, Arion, Blackrain, Overdrivers, Avatar, Winery Dogs, Charlotte Wessels, Devin Townsend, Dream Theater, Extreme, Ghost, Michael Angelo Batio, Arch Enemy, Doodseskader, Halestorm, I Prevail, Powerwolf and SKYND!

German metal outfit Any Given Day share a western inspired music video by the Schillo Brothers, for the new single ‘Come Whatever May’. Another track from the upcoming album ‘Limitless’, set for release on January 26 via Arising Empire!

German modern metal outfit Venues released their brand-new single ‘Radiate Me’ via Arising Empire, a very personal track to vocalist Robin and a fuck you to cancer.

Lord of the Lost wrapped up their year with a mini tour in Finland, that ended with a sold out gig at Olympia-kortteli in Tampere, with as support Rain Diary and Gothminister. An event by TuskaLive and Grey Beard Concerts & Management that served as the perfect last show in 2023 for our photographer!

French metal collective No Terror in the Bang revealed the new track ‘Retch’ from their upcoming album ‘Heal’, set for release next month via Klonosphere Records/Season of Mist!

A new chapter in the While She Sleeps story is underway, and now they unveiled another part of that with the single ‘DOWN’, featuring Alex Taylor of Malevolence, and another track from their upcoming album ‘SELF HELL’ set for release in March via Spinefarm Records!

The second night of John Smith Rock Frozen 2023 was pretty epic with some of the best of the Finnish scene with Red Eleven, Kiuas, Finntroll, Turmion Kätilöt and headliners Amorphis! Throw on top of that the Swedish up-and-comers of Orbit Culture, and you know it was good!

Brand-new Finnish supergroup Crownshift, with members from Nightwish, Finntroll, Children of Bodom and myGRAIN, signed with Nuclear Blast for the release of their first music!

Banks Arcade announced their new EP ‘DEATH 2’ to be released in February next year via UNFD and shared the eruptive and caustic new single ‘More Want’!