Best Of 2023 Tom VM

Our Benelux and France head of accreditation and most active photographer in that region, Tom VM, made his own selection of favorite pictures he took in 2023, including some new stuff that wasn’t shared on our site before with Biohazard, Bleed From Within, Brutal Sphincter, Brutus, Electric Callboy, Michael Schenker Group, Sepultura, Arion, Blackrain, Overdrivers, Avatar, Winery Dogs, Charlotte Wessels, Devin Townsend, Dream Theater, Extreme, Ghost, Michael Angelo Batio, Arch Enemy, Doodseskader, Halestorm, I Prevail, Powerwolf and SKYND!

German modern metal outfit Venues released their brand-new single ‘Radiate Me’ via Arising Empire, a very personal track to vocalist Robin and a fuck you to cancer.

Last week, the line-up for the 2024 edition of Las Vegas based Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival with besides headliners Madness, Devo and Descendents, a wide host of diverse bands from the punk scene like Gogol Bordello, 999, Billy Bragg, Bad Cop/Bad Cop, English Beat, Gorilla Biscuits, Stiff Little Fingers, Subhumans, Lagwagon, The Skatalites and much much more! Tickets available right now!

Nonpoint, one of our photographers’ favorite bands to see live, made a stop at The Eclectic Room in Angola, Indiana on their “The Milliion Watts Tour 2023” and with the help of (hed)pe, Sumo Cyco and VRSTY turned the night in an absolute barn burner!

Metalcore supergroup Alleviate shared a music video for the new single ‘Better’, out now via Arising Empire. A track serving as an inspiring call to action for us to face our fears and chase our dreams!

Sum 41 just recently announced their final double album ‘Heaven :x: Hell’ to be released in March 2024 via Rise Records and shared the new raging single and video ‘Rise Up’!

Hamburg based hardcore punk gang Snakes In The Pit shared the new track/video ‘Lagerkoller’, from their upcoming debut album ‘Hamburg City Hardcore’, set for release next month!

Canadian up-and-coming pop punk star LØLØ released the new single ‘*snow in berlin*’ earlier this week, a tender new track released via Hopeless Records!

Alkaline Trio shared the second single/video ‘Bad Time’ from their upcoming 10th album ‘Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs’, set for release in January 2024 via Rise Records!