2025 was another great year of concert photography for Rachel’s neck of the midwest, having covered bands like Nonpoint (first and last band captured in 2025!), Black Stone Cherry, Asking Alexandria, Ivent Animate, Aurorawave, Ayron Jones, Close Enemies, The Plot In You, VCTMS, What Lies Below, Powerman5000, Northlane, and 2 very special local to her bands, Graveyard Daisies and Never Again!

Motionless In White share their brand-new single and video ‘Afraid Of The Dark’, connecting their past, present and future condensed into an anthem that will be beloved by any MIW fan, out with Roadrunner Records!

New black metal project Via Doloris introduce ‘For The Glory’, a central composition from the upcoming debut album ‘Guerre et Paix’, set for release in March via Season of Mist!

Los Angeles’ Anubis introduced new co-vocalist Hanna Preston with their new single ‘Fanged Angel’, including an official video highlighting the band’s live performance! A track from their upcoming album ‘Anthromorphicide’, out in April via M-Theory Audio.

Ferocious melodic death metal act Bloodhunter are back with a vengeance with their new single ‘The Devil’s Own’, out with ROAR – A Division of Reigning Phoenix Music!

German heavy metal outfit Generation Steel is starting a whole new chapter with a new album, new musicians, new label with Fireflash Records and new booking agency!

Post-black outfit The Silver announces their new album ‘Looking Glass Hymnal Blue’ to be out in March with Gilead Media and shared a first single with ‘Two Candles’!

UK’s black metal legends Winterfylleth sign with Napalm Records for the release of their upcoming album ‘The Unyielding Season’ in March and just unleashed a first single with ‘Heroes of a Hundred Fields’!

For My Pain… were touring Finland to celebrate the release of their new album ‘Buried Blue’. We caught up with them at Olympia-Kortelli in Tampere on the 15th of January. An Event by Master Events.