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!
Progressive alternative rock band Trope released the stunning new single ‘SIGIL’, a track that will be featured on their upcoming double album DYAD, out in Spring 2026!
Season of Mist is proud to welcome italian progressive outfit Bedsore to its roster!
Back from making their rounds at several major European festivals, Leprous announced their brand-new live release ‘An Evening Of Atonement’ to be out in October via InsideOutMusic and shared a first video/single with ‘Like A Sunken Ship’! Catch them live this fall in Europe on their headline tour with special guests Gåte and support Royal Sorrow!
Stoned Jesus outrun demons on their catchy single ‘Shadowland’, another track unveiled of their upcoming album ‘Songs to Sun’, out in September with Season of Mist!
Ukrainian outfit Stoned Jesus is expanding their universe on the new album ‘Songs to Sun’, the first in a trilogy that will span the different phases of the band and out this September via Season of Mist!
Green Carnation is setting sail on an epic voyage with ‘The Shores of Melancholia’, the start of the first part of their ‘A Dark Poem’ trilogy, set for release in September via Season of Mist, and share a first taste with the single ‘In Your Paradise’!
Royal Sorrow shared a music video for the song ‘Samsara’ recently with InsideOutMusic, just before their very first show at this year’s Tuska! Catch them this autumn on tour through Europe with Leprous and Gåte!
Arjen Anthony Lucassen announced his new apocalyptic solo album ‘Songs No One Will Hear’ to be out in September on InsideOutMusic and shared the closing track ‘Our Final Song’!
GARBAGE has always thrived in the space between beauty and destruction, and their latest long player ‘Let All That We Imagine Be The Light’ is no exception, out with BMG. It’s unmistakably GARBAGE, it is their pure DNA. If you have been fan and follower, you will not be disappointed. Yet it still pushes their sound forward, proving that after three decades, they’re still one of the most vital voices in alternative rock.
