A couple of friends of the site are bringing something quite new to Finland with Ankea Festival, to take place next summer in Tampere, giving a space for music that isn’t as much represented at festivals overall with a focus on alternative rock and progressive metal! The first dozen of names confirmed is already pretty impressive with Ihsahn, God Is An Astronaut, Oranssi Pazuzu, Kaelan Mikla, Green Carnation, Circle, A.A. Williams, Bruce Soord, Earthside, Ihlo, Vermilia and Virta!
Equilibrium released their new album ‘Equinox’ via Nuclear Blast last Friday, and unleashed a video for the track ‘Nexus’ to celebrate!
Groove metal outfit Devilz By Definition released a video for their latest and second single ‘Angel Warfare’ of the upcoming album ‘Devilz Knight’, set for release in June 2026 via SelfMadeRecords LLC!
German extreme metal collective Der Rote Milan unveil their haunting new single ‘Où allez-vous’ from the upcoming album ‘Verlust’, set for release on December 12 via Unholy Conspiracy Deathwork!
US metal legends Metal Church are back, ready to take over the world with a new lineup, their hard-hitting new single ‘F.A.F.O’ and a new album coming in 2026 via Reaper Entertainment! Catch them live in the 2026 festival summer at festivals like Brutal Assault and Alcatraz!
Industrial metal icon Rob Zombie ushered in ‘Heathen Days’ on his new single, another track from his upcoming album ‘The Great Satan’, set for release in February 2026 via Nuclear Blast Records!
Lamb of God recently shared their latest new single ‘Parasocial Christ’, out with Century Media Records! See them live next year on their Spring 2026 North American tour or at one of the many European summer festivals they’ve been invited to like Wacken, Alcatraz, Dynamo Metalfest and more!
To celebrate the 1-year anniversary of ‘The Last Will and Testament’, Opeth unveiled a brand-new animated video for ‘§3’! Catch them live next year on tour in the North America early 2026 and in Europe during summer festival season with for instance a headline spot at Hellsinki Metal Festival!
Dutch symphonic metal band Epinikion flows with the current in their second single ‘Lessons in Life (Are for Free)’, out now everywhere!
Progressive act Phendrana announce new album ‘Cathexis’ to be out in February 2026 and shared the title track with a mesmerizing video!
