Pakanafestarit returns to Espoo in just two weeks: a celebration of Nordic folklore, rituals, community, and one of the strongest line-ups yet, from folk icons Värttinä to pagan metal force Havukruunu and so much more from The Gallows Dance to Kallomäki, Ilkka Heinonen, Rauni, Iterum Nata and Ínkar and of course plenty of vendors yet again! Here are the top reasons why we think you should join us there…
Rising British heavy metal band Tailgunner signed with Napalm Records and are going to release their next album with their new label, produced by the legendary K.K. Downing!
Danish metallers Defecto shared the new single and video ‘Eternal Descent’ from their upcoming new album ‘Echoes Of Isolation’, set for release in about a month via Frontiers Music!
Southern California quintet SPITE shared a video for the title track from their upcoming album ‘New World Killer’, out at the end of October via Rise Records!
Aephanemer unleashed the new video single ‘Le Cimetière Marin’, another track from their upcoming album ‘Utopie’, set for release at the end of October through Napalm Records!
Catch them after on tour through Europe in November, including a stop at our very own Asgaard Gentbrugge venue in Belgium!
Danish thrash metallers Persecutor announced their upcoming third album ‘Casualties of Violence’ to be out in March 2026 and unleashed a first new single with ‘Acta Est Fabula’!
Sydney alternative metal outfit Reliqa are back with their punding new single ‘Your Touch’, out right now with a video via Nuclear Blast!
Post-doom artist The Devil’s Trade has unveiled ‘The Sleep That Dragged You Away’, the powerful new single from the upcoming new album ‘Nincs Szennyezetlen Szép’, out in November via Pelagic Records!
Movie metal outfit Curse Of Cain released their brand-new studio album ‘Achtung’ is out now via ROAR and shared a video for ‘Mirror Mirror’ to celebrate!
Deez Nuts released a special, animated video for ‘5 Gold Chains’, a track from their upcoming album ‘Saudade’, out next month with Century Media Records!
