We made it to the final show of this year’s Raskastan Joulua tour at the Nokia Arena in Tampere, saved by the band and Master Events from cancellation, and the perfect way to celebrate Christmas and heavy metal music in Finland!

We caught Ra at their stop at Piere’s in Fort Wayne, Indiana while being on the road for their “From One 20th Anniversary Tour”, with support from A Killer’s Confession, Blood of Heroes and The Illegals!

Acephalix’s fourth album “Theothanatology” is a crunchy raw death metal record coated with grooves and solid riff craft. The about half an hour-long record bares many hints from bands like Vastum and Gatecreeper. Out via 20 Buck Spin.

On a cold day in October, Volbeat came to warm us up with their hard rock and heavy metal circus at the Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland. With them, they had the UK ragga metallers Skindred and the US rockers of Bad Wolves, and we saw it was good!

At the end of October, Volbeat impressed the people at the Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland with a rock ‘n’ roll show of epic proportions. With them came Skindred and Bad Wolves for a decent warm-up and party!

Ashes To New, The Word Alive, Dropout Kings and Eva Under Fire set The Eclectic Room in Angola, Indiana on fire with their high energy sets of alternative metal!

Powerwolf

We caught the power metal feast that is Powerwolf’s Wolfsnächte 2022 tour with support acts Dragonforce and Warkings at the Lotto Arena in Antwerp!

Swedish multi-instrumentalist Swartadapuz continues to bring his vision of symphonic black metal as he presents his latest work with his project Gnipahålan. The sophomore “I Nordisk Vredeslusta” takes many elements from bands like Burzum, Emperor, and Odium, giving you an impression of the classic era of the Scandinavian art of symphonic black metal. Out via Purity Through Fire.

The follow-up to ‘Mysterium I’ that was released earlier this year, ‘Mysterium II’ sees Dutch death doom legends Celestial Season take on a more funereal side. Out now via Burning World Records.

Earlier this month, Finland’s favorite hard rock monsters Lordi rocked the legendary Tavastia venue playing the first of their last three tour dates of “Lordiversitour” in their native land Finland!