Fear of Domination’s Saku opens up over a good craftbeer at Crafters Bar in Finland about the long, difficult road behind their recently released album ‘Katharsis’, finding the missing piece with producer Jarno Hänninen, and why this album became a true emotional release.

Belgian modern metal outfit Temptations for the Weak announced their new album ‘The Venom Inside’ to be out at the end of this month and shared the video single ‘Your Own Suffering’!

Another year is over and our photographer Tom Treuten is still doing what he loves most: concert photography. Since October 2021 we’re a home for his photographic work and these are some of his personal highlights of 2025 that he hopes you’ll enjoy them as much as him, with pictures of VULVARINE, STEPFATHER FRED, ANKOR, DONOTS, WOLFMOTHER, THUNDERMOTHER, SKINDRED, TUK SMITH & THE RESTLESS HEARTS, SALTATIO MORTIS, PARKWAY DRIVE, MOTIONLESS IN WHITE, MOONSHOT, MEGADETH, KISSIN’ DYNAMITE, HELLOWEEN, ENGST, GATECREEPER, ENEMY INSIDE, DISTURBED, DANKO JONES, BEAST IN BLACK, APRIL ART, EMIL BULLS, ELUVEITIE, AVANTASIA, ARCH ENEMY, AMENRA, NITA STRAUSS, and COBRA SPELL!

Cinematic visionaries Edge Of Paradise unveiled the official video for the track ‘Martyr (Monster)’ which was featured on their latest album ‘Prophecy’, released last year with Napalm Records!

Finnish theatrical metal band Endless Exam returns with their furious new single ‘Shut Up!’, out now with Inverse Records!

Ankor came with another song inspired by a Naruto antagonist with ‘NAGATO • purple eyes’, out with UNFD! See them this spring live in North America with Bloodywood or this summer at European festivals like Download and Graspop!

Fabienne Erni joined forces with Lena Scissorhands on the song ‘Ritual’, another powerful track of her debut solo album ‘Starveil’, set for release in March!

Finnish band Rioghan are blending modern metal, progressive elements and dark pop atmosphere on new single ‘Chapter III: Teardrop’, another track from the upcoming ‘Frozen’ EP, set for release in April! Catch them live in Finland with I Am Your God or this summer at the first edition of Ankea Festival!

Modern metalcore outfit HEAVEN.EXE released their new song and video ‘There Is No God’! Catch them live in the EU in support of The Browning!

Last week, Humanity’s Last Breath unleashed the relentless new track ‘Godhood’, out with Century Media Records! Catch them on tour with Lorna Shore in Europe starting from today!