Black Veil Brides ushered in the new year last week with the release of their new single and video ‘Certainty’, out now via Spinefarm Records!
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HOKKA unleashes second single ‘Death by Cupid’s Arrow’, out now via Nuclear Blast! Catch them live for the first time in May at Tavastia in Helsinki or this summer at Finnish festivals like for instance Tuska!
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Brutal Assault reveals massive lineup update for the 2026 edition with Body Count, Primus, Periphery, synthwave titans Perturbator and Carpenter Brut, Cradle of Filth and a bunch more heading to the fortress! Get your tickets!
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Finnish progressive metal collective Frozen Factory strikes back with a blistering new single and music video ‘Get More Stupid’, another track from their highly anticipated album ‘Apocalypse Inc.’, set for release in January 2026 with Wormholedeath!
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Lost Society announced to be coming over to their fans in the UK and EU in the Spring of 2026 with the “Tour Is A State Of Mind” tour!
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After taking it all over Europe, Lacuna Coil is continuing their “Sleepless Empire tour” with a US leg in Spring next year! They also just recently shared a live video for the track ‘Hosting The Shadow’, where Lamb Of God’s Randy Blythe joined them on stage at Aftershock Festival a couple of months ago!
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Norwegian alt-metal outfit Glasgow Kiss released their debut album ‘Down In Flames’ last Friday via Eclipse Records and are now sharing an official music video for the title track!
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Following the release of their new album ‘Angels Calling’ with Better Noise Music and touring Europe as support for Nothing More, Solence is coming back to Europe for their “Angels Calling Tour” in Spring 2026, bringing along special guests Dream State and Written By Wolves!
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Last week, rising star Poppy gave us another glimpse into her upcoming album ‘Empty Hands’ (out January 23 via Sumerian Records) with the new single ‘Guardian’! Catch her live throughout Europe next year on both a headline tour and as guest for the Evanescence tour!
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Ex-Falling In Reverse guitarist Max Georgiev returns with the new track and video ‘Believe In You’!
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Album Reviews
Papa Roach is back with number 9 “Crooked Teeth”, bolstering a mix of old school sound and a foot into the future they’ll satisfy the needs of all generations of their fans.
Dutch Nemesea delivers you a dose of highly addictive and catchy alternative rock with a touch of electronic!
‘You can’t look away, WE ARE YOUR MISTAKE. WE… ARE… GENERATION DOOM!’
First album in a decade by alternative metal band American Head Charge… and it’s a damn good one!
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Luna Kills went on tour through Europe presenting their brand-new album ‘Deathmatch’. We attended their show at Club Hell in Diest, Belgium with support of the Dutch alt-metal act Pacemaker!
Caliban tore through Ääniwalli with their “Back From Hell Tour 2025,” backed by In Heart’s Wake, Cabal, and Assemble the Chariots. A night of relentless energy and crushing breakdowns!
Asking Alexandria brought their tour to the Clyde Theatre in Ft Wayne, IN and put on a great show with the help of support acts From Ashes To New, Royale Lynn and What Lies Below! Those who were not there really missed out!
Luna Kills blew the roof off On The Rocks in the beginning of April with their release show, celebrating their new album ‘DEATHMATCH’ in style, and with support Lastout to warm up the crowd, it was a great night of promising bands! In just a couple of days, Luna Kills is kickstarting their first ever European headlining tour, don’t miss out!
Silent Planet came back to Europe with their “Superbloom” headline tour and brought with them Like Moths To Flames, VEXED and Avoid! We caught them in the beginning of February at Korjaamo in Helsinki for a great night of metalcore and alternative metal! Brought to us by TuskaLive!
With 30 shows in 17 countries, Ankor’s “Shoganai EU/UK Tour 2025” ended at the DVG Club in Kortrijk, Belgium with support of Conquer Divide and A Dark Reborn, and we of course where there!
The German alternative metal band ENEMY INSIDE is on the road to promote their latest studio album, ‘Venom’, out via Reigning Phoenix Music. Accompanying them are LETTERS SENT HOME, completing the line-up for the ‘Venom Europe Tour 2025’ as the support act for the majority of the stops. One of the 18 gigs took place in Stuttgart, in the cosy club atmosphere of ‘Im Wizemann Studio’.
Ankor has been getting a lot of attention and making new fans this past festival season in Europe, and it clearly got caught by TuskaLive as well, bringing this exciting group back to Helsinki for a completely sold-out and packed night at On The Rocks. And with the addition of special guests Conquer Divide and openers A Dark Reborn, the party was complete!
Indian metal straight from New Delhi, India to Trix Antwerp, Belgium: Bloodywood with their ‘Return of The Singh’ tour! And with support from Calva Louise and Demonic Resurrection it was a great night of amazing vibes and music!
Eluveitie started 2025 with the first leg in Europe of their “ÀNV Rising” tour, with support from Infected Rain and Ad Infinitum, and we saw it was good at one of the first stops at Kulttuuritalo Helsinki back in January! An event by TuskaLive.
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