The Sonata Arctica “Arctic Storm Finland Tour 2023” has been a massive success, and we got to go to one of the first stops at Pakkahuone in Tampere. With them, they’re bringing the glam rock favorites Reckless Love and the energetic alternative rock/metal upstarts Luna Kills!
After a long wait we finally got a regular Sonata Arctica gig again in Finland as they kicked off their “Arctic Storm Finland tour 2023”. At the end of September, they hit the stage in Tampere’s Pakkahuone, together with Reckless Love and Luna Kills. A great night organised by TuskaLive and Grey Beard Concerts and Management.
New Italian power metal quintet Alterium unleashes an epic cover version of Sabaton’s ‘Bismarck’ as a new single of their upcoming debut album, set to be released in early 20224 via AFM Records!
Swedish melodic power metal act Metalite presents the ‘New Generation’ single and music video, another track from their upcoming album ‘Expedition One’, set for release early 2024 via AFM Records!
Power Celtic metallers Skiltron announced their new album ‘Bruadarach’ to be released in December via Trollzorn Records and unveiled a first track with ‘As We Fight’!
Wind Rose is taking over Europe with their very first headlining tour “European Warfront 2023”, with support from the German heavy metallers of All For Metal and US metal outfit Seven Kingdoms, a recipe for a proper celebration of all that is classic heavy/power metal! We caught up with them at the Backstage venue in Munich and saw it was good!
US progressive power metal outfit Theocracy launched the music video for the title track single of their upcoming album ‘Mosaic’, set for release next month via Atomic Fire Records!
Italian/Malaysian symphonic power metallers Silent Angel go ‘Against The Tides’ with the first single from their upcoming album ‘Unyielding, Unrelenting’ set for release via Rockshots Records in November!
The new Italian power metal quintet Alterium has finally shared their first single/music video with ‘Drag Me To Hell’, from their still to be announced debut album to be released via AFM Records!
Tuska unleashed the first batch of bands for the 2024 line-up and it seems they put their chips strongly on modern metal/metalcore with Bring Me The Horizon, Bloodred Hourglass, Bury Tomorrow, Make Them Suffer, Infected Rain and Fixation, proggy music with Opeth, Vola, Voyager and Riverside, and power metal with Alestorm, Angus McSix and Brothers Of Metal. And of course, festival regulars Amorphis and Stam1na belong to the party as well!
What do you think of the line-up already? Who do you hope to be added still?
