News Posts

Chinese progressive metal band OU is set to unleash their mesmerizing sound once again on their upcoming new album ‘蘇醒 II:Frailty’, out in April via InsideOutMusic and unveiled the title track as the first single with a captivating music video!

Devin Townsend shows how great of a guy he is by raising money for good causes through his “Quarantine shows”!

We’re already getting excited about the coming summer when seeing these latest additions that Tuska festival had confirmed!

An early Christmas gift from Brutal Assault with the 4th load of names for the 2020 edition!

The lineup announcement for the 15th anniversary edition of Hellfest (2020)! Are you excited yet? We sure are! Check which bands have been announced!

Haken gets to join Hevy Devy on his Empath European tour to amaze new crowds with their progressive music!

Devin Townsend takes you on a mind-bending ride with the first single ‘Genesis’ of his upcoming album ‘Empath’!

Devin Townsend announced the ultimate musical experience coming your way this year under the form of “Empath”.

Headliners & some other awesomeness

Ziltoid wants you… to join us at Brutal Assault this year for another progressive mindstorm live!

Photo Reports

Best Of 2023 Tom VM

Our Benelux and France head of accreditation and most active photographer in that region, Tom VM, made his own selection of favorite pictures he took in 2023, including some new stuff that wasn’t shared on our site before with Biohazard, Bleed From Within, Brutal Sphincter, Brutus, Electric Callboy, Michael Schenker Group, Sepultura, Arion, Blackrain, Overdrivers, Avatar, Winery Dogs, Charlotte Wessels, Devin Townsend, Dream Theater, Extreme, Ghost, Michael Angelo Batio, Arch Enemy, Doodseskader, Halestorm, I Prevail, Powerwolf and SKYND!

Devin Townsend

Devin Townsends’s Lightwork tour 2023 took a stop at Le Splendid in Lille, France for an evening filled with wonder and laughter, supported by the bands Klone and Fixation!

Pictures of the last day of Tuska 2022 with Sonata Arctica, Devin Townsend, Stratovarius, Kreator and Jinjer!

The pictures of the wackiness that is Devin Townsend. All together we went on a little vacation away from the miserie in this world!

The pictures of a weekend of celebrations and discoveries at the 20th anniversary of Tuska Open Air!

Experience the visuals of a mind-bending night!

Gig Reports

The Canadian Mastermind Devin Townsend brought us again an evening not to forget. With his outstanding sense of humor and his backlog of incredible music he took the audience on a trip throughout the world he has created. With the support of Klone and Fixation all progheads were in for a party at Splendid in Lille.

Devin Townsend, the embodiment of what music is all about made yet another appearance in Finland with the first volume of his Empath tours!

Festival Reports

Tuska Sunday brought us legends like Sonata Arctica, Stratovarius and Kreator, a delightful show by Devin Townsend, a bombshell dropped by Jinjer and the perfect closer with Deftones!

Previews

Tuska is finally back again! The Helsinki center metal and rock festival is shaping up to be quite the epic and glorious return!

The third edition of Dynamo Metalfest will bring a combination of thrash and progressive metal to Eindhoven for all of you to rock out to in a hopefully blistering sun!

Album Reviews

Galactic Quarantine brings die hard fans of Devin Townsend a sci-fi experience supported by a selection from his huge back catalog.

Choose your favorite bottle of wine, relax and enjoy this excellent acoustic release of the Canadian mastermind Devin Townsend.

The Canadian mad scientist Devin Townsend celebrates the 20th anniversary with a very nice DVD/Blu Ray at the Ancient Roman Theatre in Plovdiv supported by the State Opera Orchestra!

Anneke Van Giersbergen wants to share the vibes she experienced in all the cities she was during touring. Check out Vuur, her new band !!

A first EP of a young Greek band, sent to us by Daffodil themselves

Multi-instrumentalist and former Emperor vocalist Ihsahn graces us with his newest progressive brainchild…

BABYMETAL, surpassing boundaries and serving the haters an answer: We’re here to stay!

Finnish household name Stam1na is about to take over the (digital) world