Finnish metal festival institution Nummirock is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2026 and announced the first 12 names with Satyricon, Moonsorrow, Rise of the Northstar, Omnium Gatherum (also celebrating their anniversary), Immortal Disfigurement, Uada, and more!
Paleface Swiss released the final single ‘Everything Is Fine’ ahead of the release in January 2026 of their highly anticipated ‘The Wilted’ EP! After which they’ll go touring all over Europe and be at festivals like Tuska and Alcatraz next summer!
Belfast-based metal force Nihilanth unleashed the new single ‘Ruin’ recently, featuring If It Bleeds’ and another glimpse into their upcoming new EP, set for release in early 2026!
Switzerland’s heaviest export Paleface Swiss return with the announcement of ‘The Wilted EP’, set for release early 2026 and shared the new single and video ‘Let Me Sleep’! Catch them on their biggest Europe tour yet in 2026 or at already confirmed festivals like Tuska and Alcatraz next summer!
In the beginning of the month, melodic deathcore outfit Sterilizing The Deceased shared a new video for ‘Recovery’, confronting inner demons on a track from their earlier released EP ‘Nothing’!
Tuska is bringing Megadeth to its 2026 line-up as the headliner for the Friday and adds 13 more bands to the line-up with Trivium, P.O.D., Stam1na, Lost Society, Paleface Swiss, Return To Dust, The Browning, Dogma, Slope, 802, Allt, Atlas and Kneel Before The Death! All ticket classes are available right now!
The 18th edition of Alcatraz is shaping up to be historic with headliners Arch Enemy and Alestorm, legends like Soulfly, Saxon, Body Count, Rose Tattoo, extreme assaults from Immolation, Internal Bleeding, 200 Stab Wounds, Sanguisugabogg, and modern favorites like Kittie, Northlane, Animals As Leaders, The Ghost Inside.
We’re especially thrilled to see the Belgian flag flying high again with Channel Zero, Amenra, Enthroned, Psychonaut and Mantah on the bill. And let’s not forget our longtime Finnish favorites Luna Kills, making a big step onto the Alcatraz stage!
On top of that, the Prison Stage opens already on the Thursday for the first time ever, and day ticket prices are lower than 2025 right now!
Deathcore force unleashed their new EP ‘Fury’ with Sumerian Records last Friday and to celebrate dive deeper into darkness with their new single and music video ‘Wet Dreams’.
Blackened deathcore outfit Ov Sulfur are releasing their sophomore album ‘Endless’ via Century Media Records in January 2026 and shared the new single and video ‘Evermore’!
Brutal Assault just unveiled a new wave of bands for its 2026 edition with The Sisters of Mercy and The Ghost Inside announced as headliners, but also a great selection of extreme metal and progressive/experimental representation!
With Kneel Before The Death, you get a Finnish deathcore band that slays everything on their path with their blackened and symphonic mindset. Their self-titled album is out now with Ranka Kustannus!
From underdogs to deathcore giants, Lorna Shore have done it again. Their new album ‘I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me’ is an absolute monster, packed with filthy breakdowns, blackened atmospheres, and a bunch of epic, nearly 10-minute journeys that push the genre’s limits. We dove deep into this beast for our full review and for now, it’s already a strong contender for album of the year 2025, out with Century Media Records tomorrow September 12!
The third album is often seen as the most important album for a band, and Slaughter To Prevail absolutely nailed it with ‘Grizzly’, bringing the brutality they’re known for while offering a healthy dose of different sounds and approaches. Out since last Friday via Sumerian Records.
Whitechapel is back and they brought chaos with them. Hail to the godfathers of deathcore that have brought the chaos back in our lives! Their latest album ‘Hymns In Dissonance’ is out via Metal Blade Records. We can’t wait to see them rip up the stage at Tuska this summer!
Here is the seventh piece of resistance in the history of Fit For An Autopsy called ‘The Nothing That Is’, another masterpiece and their magnus epos (for now), out via Nuclear Blast! Catch them on their EU/UK tour that started yesterday, you won’t want to sit this one out!
The new face of deathcore has arrived. If you thought Lorna Shore is ruling the genre all along, you clearly never heard of the Finnish Enemies Everywhere before. Where Lorna blew you away with a full-length, these guys only need 4 songs with ‘Endless Discord’, out via Ranka Kustannus!
Suicide Silence is back with their 7th album ‘Remember…You Must Die’, which shows that they haven’t lost their touch and are back in business with the brutal deathcore sound we all hope for and love to hear from them. Released via Century Media Records.
After 5 long years ‘An Unbiblical Paradigm’ is unleashed, the new album of the Belgian symphonic deathcore formation When Plagues Collide. Out on April 6 via Necktwister Agency, it’s an album that is both devastating and brutal with some excellent drum work, insane vocal work and brutal riffs, breakdowns included.
With ‘Director’s Cut’ To The Grave releases a high quality deathcore album which contains pig squeals, death growls, blast beats and brutal breakdowns. Out on Unique Leader.
Brutal deathcore mixed with the classical influences that has been their trademark since the beginning together with the strong voice of Ben Duerr, Shadow Of Intent is building their own masterpieces.
Japan’s most extreme Visual Kei deathcore force DEVILOOF is finally coming to Europe to bring their chaos to their fans there, kicking off tomorrow at On The Rocks in Helsinki, Finland! We talked to them ahead of the tour about their sound, influences, and what fans can expect.
We sat down with Onni and Kevin from Assemble the Chariots at Tuska 2024 to talk about their new album ‘Unyielding Night’ (set for release on July 19th via Seek and Strike), how this is the start of a whole universe they’re creating, with the sound they’ve always envisioned for the band from the beginning. And we came back from the talk with 2 things ingrained in our heads: listen to the album from start to finish, and make sure you make it to the release show at On The Rocks in Helsinki where they’ll play the album in its whole for what sounds like a unique experience…
We had a chat with Brujo himself of the Mexican group of gangsters Brujeria!
Australian metalcore legends Parkway Drive stormed the Helsinki Ice Hall on November 12, bringing their 20th anniversary tour to Finland to celebrate with their fans and with the support of their fellow Aussie’s Thy Art Is Murder and The Amity Affliction!
In mid-May, Ääniwalli became a vortex of technical brutality and progressive intensity as Born of Osiris brought their tour to Helsinki. With support from death metal and deathcore juggernauts Ingested, the genre-bending Entheos, and Portugal’s The Voynich Code, the night unfolded as a showcase of modern metal’s most forward-pushing acts.
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!
Motionless In White came back to Finland back in February for their 2nd show ever in the country and brought out quite some people, filling up Helsinki’s Ice Halls nicely. And with Fit For A King to warm us up, it was an epic night! Next up: MiW’s show at Tuska Festival this summer, we’re hoping to see an epic show with some more of their usual theatrics live!
The Convalescence stirred things up with a healthy serving of deathcore on a Sunday night at Piere’s in Ft. Wayne, Indiana and the help of support Mantra of Morta, Nailed Casket and Discard the Body!
A couple of weeks ago, MOTIONLESS IN WHITE took over LKA Longhorn in Stuttgart, Germany on their ‘Touring the End of the World’ tour. They brought along Canadian deathcore stars BRAND OF SACRIFICE and Texan ensemble FIT FOR A KING. The venue filled to the absolute max got a fantastic US stage production in the beloved club atmosphere. An early big concert highlight in 2025! Still on tour, we can’t wait to welcome them at Helsinki Jäähalli in Finland this Tuesday!
Pictures of a brutal night at Chinastraat in Gent with Benighted, Baest and Coffin Feeder!
Pictures of day 1 of 2024’s Helsinki Techfest with headliners Distant, Assemble the Chariots, Enemies Everywhere, Pridian and Chronoform.
This past summer, Assemble The Chariots released a monumentally epic debut full-length album, a concept album that is the first chapter of a massive world they’re building. And there was only one way to properly celebrate this: by having a release show, playing the album from start to finish live as it’s intended to be listened to. And with the addition of supporting guests acts IA and Lightbearer, it was truly a mind-bending night to remember for a long time! If you want to catch Assemble the Chariots live, this weekend is your shot with their show at Helsinki Techfest this Friday and their first ever arena show with Lost Society in Järvenpää this Saturday!
Earlier this year, 3 excellent Belgian bands rocked our venue Asgaard with their music. One for one bands you should check out, with hardcore/deathcore from Despite Us, modern metal from Noord and pummeling death metal from Catharsis! An event presented to us by Fly Productions!
