Rockfest, the biggest rock festival of Finland, that often brings some of the biggest names to the country was doing it again. With bands like Pantera, Def Leppard and Volbeat headlining, and a bunch of pretty cool bands on the rest of the line-up, after missing out on it last year, we just had to be at the 2023 edition!

On the first day of the 3-day weekend, we caught killer shows of the New York hardcore legends Sick Of It All, stoner royalty Monster Magnet, Finland’s favorite voice Ville Valo and the heavy/power metal favorites Battle Beast on the “Red Stage by Soundi”: