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Stan’s Room at Piere’s in Fort Wayne, Indiana was ablaze as Shallow Side and Above Snakes rolled into for a pop-up show while out on tour with No Resolve. The Kickbacks (aka TKB), Fort Wayne locals, were also on the bill for the night. It was truly a special evening! 

The Kickbacks have been rocking the regional scene since 2014 with their post grunge vibes and high energy! This 3 piece band was high energy and well put together.

Above Snakes hail from Boston, Massachusetts. I love their Nu Metal/hard rock blend of music and energetic stage presence! This was my 2nd time seeing them and I will definitely be keeping an eye on this band.

Shallow Side, from the great state of Alabama, just simply brought things home for the night! I had heard nothing but great things about them and they did not disappoint. I really love their hit The Worst Kind! They played a fun mashup, Separate Ways(Journey) and even threw in some country. They were very entertaining and loved the crowd and the crowd loved them. 

Overall, what a gem of a show this was and no better way to spend a Thursday night!!

On Thursday, 12 February 2026, Swedish metal provocateurs Avatar brought their “In the Airwaves” tour to Ancienne Belgique (AB) in Brussels, Belgium, delivering a powerful night of riffs, theatrics and pure metal energy as usual.

The full report by Annet can be found here

The “INERTIA Tour 2026” brought a night of high-energy alternative music to Helsinki as grandson took over Kulttuuritalo with his explosive blend of rock, hip-hop and socially charged anthems. Before the Canadian artist hit the stage, local alt-metal outfit Rioghan warmed up the crowd with a powerful performance that once again demonstrated why they have become one of Finland’s most promising rising acts.

From intimate moments to all-out chaos, the evening offered plenty to remember. We were there to capture the energy, emotion and connection between artists and audience throughout the night. Dive into the gallery below and relive grandson and Rioghan‘s Helsinki performances.

Jinjer finally played their first headlining shows in Finland, it’s almost unbelievable considering that they needed a special permission from the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture to be allowed to travel as cultural ambassadors, to even make their ‘Duel‘ tour through Europe and North America possible. After their gig in Helsinki they, together with Textures and Unprocessed, tore down the sold out Tavara-Asema in Tampere on the 25th of February.

On February 21st, 2026, Hiraes stormed the small venue of DVG Club in Kortrijk. The venue houses both a large and a small hall. This show took place in the more intimate setting. It wasn’t officially sold out, but the space felt perfectly alive: full enough to radiate energy from wall to wall, yet open enough for fans to move freely, headbang, and lose themselves in the music.

The Kortrijk date followed closely after Hiraes’ appearance at the legendary metal cruise festival 70000 Tons of Metal just a couple of weeks earlier in the USA. Bringing that same explosive momentum back to solid ground, the band delivered a razor-sharp set, every song hit with precision. After the show, Hiraes took their time to meet fans, pose for photos, and sign whatever was handed to them — albums, shirts, posters, and more.

A special highlight took place in the venue’s hallway, which is lined with striking artist portraits painted by Brecht Carton. In this continuously growing gallery of musicians, Carton recently added a portrait of Britta Görtz to the collection. After the show, she signed her newly placed artwork — turning it into a lasting memory.

The evening kicked off with Nopreachers.

This past Friday, we got to experience an incredibly unique opportunity: catching the second sold-out show at Tavastia featuring the original members of the legendary Children of Bodom, with Samy Elbanna stepping in to honor the late, great Alexi Laiho. The night celebrated the long-lasting and impactful career of one of the world’s most renowned Finnish metal bands, Children of Bodom – and one of Finland’s most iconic guitarists, Alexi Laiho.

The two-hour spectacle delivered hit song after hit song, all played to absolute perfection, in front of what was possibly the wildest crowd I have ever personally seen at Tavastia. Seeing original guitarist Alexander Kuoppala perform with the group for the first time since 2003 was a real treat for all die-hard Bodom fans. Massive credit must also be given to Samy Elbanna for taking on this difficult task with great grace and impeccable precision.

Check out the pictures from this very emotional night below!

Stuttgart’s Im Wizemann turned into a pressure cooker of hardcore intensity as the Echoes In Eternity Tour 2026 rolled through town.

Opening the night, Colombia’s RAW BRIGADE wasted no time setting the room on fire with their raw, unfiltered energy—short, sharp bursts of hardcore that instantly pulled the crowd into motion. Their set felt like lighting the fuse of a dynamite stick.

Next up, WISDOM IN CHAINS pushed the momentum even further, delivering their signature blend of hardcore punk with a ton of street credibility. Their anthemic choruses and relentless drive had the venue shaking to the ground walls, uniting old‑school fans and new faces in a shared sing-along chorus.

But the true climax came when AGNOSTIC FRONT stormed the stage. As pioneers of the NYHC genre, they delivered exactly what the night demanded: a fierce mix of timeless classics and fresh material from their latest album. The pit surged, the crowd shouted every word, and the band proved once again why they remain an unbreakable pillar of hardcore culture.

The “In The Airwaves 2026″ European tour stopped in Helsinki for a night of spectacle and heavy music as Avatar took over Kulttuuritalo Helsinki. With strong support from Maori metallers Alien Weaponry and the “deathjazz” from Norwegian Agabas, the evening steadily built toward a theatrical and high-energy headline performance.

Check out the gallery capturing the intensity, stage presence and connection between band and audience during a night where metal met performance art in true Avatar fashion.

Eclipse came back to Finland for handful of shows. Together with One Desire they played in front of a slightly disappointingly small crowd at Tampere’s Tavara-Asema on the 29th of January.

Modern metal outfit Sylosis has been turning heads for quite some time now and the UK band is about to release their new album ‘The New Flesh’ on February 20 with Nuclear Blast. But they’re not waiting on the album to be out and are already touring through Europe with “The New Flesh tour”, bringing along some of the best of the extreme metal scene with the US technical death masters Revocation, Dutch deathcore stars Distant and the Texas crossover thrash misfits of Life Cycles! We were at their packed show at Tavastia in Helsinki and saw a show that anyone who loves their metal heavy and technical, yet catchy and massive, should most definitely go to if they come anywhere near you.