Moonlight Haze has released a video for ‘Tame The Storm’, first single taken from the upcoming new album, set f or release in May by Scarlet Records!
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News Posts
Rock and metal force Avantasia is set to unleash their bombastic 10th studio album ‘Here Be Dragons’ in February 2025, their debut with new home Napalm Records! A first single is coming soon for a first taste! And make sure you catch them on their extensive arena tour across Europe shortly after the release of the album!
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Hellsinki Metal Festival, the most exciting new player in the Finnish summer festival season this year, is throwing down the gauntlet with a really exciting first batch of announcements for next year’s edition!
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Tobias Sammet shares another gorgeous video for the Avantasia track “Alchemy” with vocal guest Geoff Tate!
Photo Reports
Another year is over and our photographer Tom Treuten is still doing what he loves most: concert photography. Since October 2021 we’re a home for his photographic work and these are some of his personal highlights of 2025 that he hopes you’ll enjoy them as much as him, with pictures of VULVARINE, STEPFATHER FRED, ANKOR, DONOTS, WOLFMOTHER, THUNDERMOTHER, SKINDRED, TUK SMITH & THE RESTLESS HEARTS, SALTATIO MORTIS, PARKWAY DRIVE, MOTIONLESS IN WHITE, MOONSHOT, MEGADETH, KISSIN’ DYNAMITE, HELLOWEEN, ENGST, GATECREEPER, ENEMY INSIDE, DISTURBED, DANKO JONES, BEAST IN BLACK, APRIL ART, EMIL BULLS, ELUVEITIE, AVANTASIA, ARCH ENEMY, AMENRA, NITA STRAUSS, and COBRA SPELL!
At the end of March it was time for a fantastic rock and metal opera in Stuttgart’s Schleyerhalle, Tobias Sammet’s multi musician project Avantasia held court. A fantasy stage layout built the base for a 3-hour spectacle that was packed with a long line of guest vocalists.
Pictures of the first day of Hellsinki Metal Festival 2024 with on stage 1 shows from Avantasia, Heaven Shall Burn, The Amity Affliction, Emmure and Wolfheart!
Album Reviews
Avantasia gives us once again a pearl of an album full of magical stories and adventures. ‘Here Be Dragons’ is out now via Napalm Records! We can’t wait to experience the epicness on the upcoming tour!
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Avantasia brings us with ‘A Paranormal Evening With the Moonflower Society’ once again an album filled with topnotch power metal. The choruses are very harmonious, and there’s power, there’s beauty, there’s calm, it’s all there.
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Moonglow has so many emotions in it and over it. Happiness and darkness put together in a battle with each other. Simply Amazing. Well done Tobi and team Avantasia.
Voodoo Circle brings their first album with their new vocalist Herbie Langhans. A nice present for Valentine’s Day.
Lists
The first day of the second edition of Hellsinki Metal Festival is filled with an impressive line-up of extreme metal bands, topped off with the musical exelence that is the headliner of tonight. Our editorial team picked out 8 bands that they think you definitely shouldn’t miss out on with Wolfheart, Gutalax, Massacre, Deicide, Terrorizer, Triumph of Death plays Hellhammer, Heaven Shall Burn and Avantasia! What bands are you really looking forward to today? Let us know in the comments!
The second edition of Hellsinki Metal promises to be again absolutely great! Just in case you weren’t convinced enough yet, here are our reasons why we believe you should get a ticket still for the 2024 edition if you haven’t yet! With a massive line-up, added features and an overall excellent festival experience promised, you won’t want to sit this one out!
Annet is always looking for music that takes her either on an emotional ride or gets her going on a musical party. In 2022 she found what she was looking for in the releases from bands like Kissin Dynamite, Killswitch Engage, Mantah, Alestorm, Sleeping With Sirens, Simple Plan, The Halo Effect, Electric Callboy, Avantasia and Parkway Drive!
Annet’s personal choice of best albums of the year 2019 brings a nice mix of accessible power metal, metalcore and modern metal releases. Check it out!
Festival Reports
A handful of highlights for our reporter taking part in the Graspop Metal Meeting festivities last month, with Dynazty, Bruce Dickinson, Avantasia, and Electric Callboy!
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The third and last day of the excellent Alcatraz fesival brought us even more top bands like Meshuggah, Voivod and Powerwolf.
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