News Posts

Atmospheric doom rock project Ptolemea unveiled the captivating new single and video ‘Aqui, Ali, Acolá’ from the upcoming full-length ‘Kali’, set for release next month via Raging Planet Records!

Last Friday, Finnish doom/stoner rock trio Kaiser released their new album ‘2nd Sound’ with Majestic Mountain Records and unleashed a video for the track ‘Brotha’ to celebrate!

Finnish doom/stoner rock trio Kaiser shared the new single ‘Awaken Monster’, another taste of their upcoming new album ‘2nd Sound’, set for release in March via Majestic Mountain Records!

The enigmatic Italian doomsters of Messa have signed to the worldwide roster of Metal Blade Records for the next chapter of their careers! Having caught them live last April at this year’s edition of Desert Hel, they’re more than worth your time checking them out and we wish them all the success they can get from this move!

Gigantm show off their doomy rock stylings with new single ‘Necron99’, a track from their upcoming self-titled album that is coming our way in September! Recommended for fans of Fu Manchu, Mastodon and Red Fang…

Brume shared the emotional roller-coaster ride that is the track ‘New Sadder You’, from their upcoming album ‘Marten’, set for release in May via Magnetic Eye Records!

Psychedelic doom fast-risers Heavy Temple have released the booming opening track ‘Extreme Indifference to Life’ as the first single of their upcoming album ‘Garden of Heathens’, set for release in April via Magnetic Eye Records!

After last week’s release of Green Lung’s new album ‘This Heathen Land’ via Nuclear Blast, they’re back with a new video for the track ‘Hunters In The Sky’ to celebrate! A track in support of the Right to Roam movement in the UK!

Finnish doom rock outfit The Abbey released a live video for ‘Starless’ to celebrate the launch of the vinyls for their debut album ‘World of Sin’, out via Season of Mist!

Hexvessel announced their upcoming black metal album ‘Polar Vein’ to be released via Svart Records in September, bringing their signature psychedelic folk sound in a new jacket.

Photo Reports

Paradise Lost

On the first part of their ‘Ascension of Europe’ tour, Paradise Lost made a stop in Antwerp, bringing along Messa and Lacrimas Profundere for a night of doom and gloom. Of course we were there!

Pictures of the second night of the 2024 edition of Desert Hel, with Dome Runner, Mansion, Maan Tomu and Truckfighters!

Pictures of the first night of the 2024 edition of Desert Hel, with Heezer, Orbiter, Polymoon, Kaire; IRSE! and Messa!

Outside freezing and icy, inside we managed to heat up quite well at the sold out show… Lucifer is back baby! Check out the pictures!

Check out our pictures of Dutch doom rock band Dool and Austrian post-black metal sensation Harakiri For The Sky here!

Lists

In Helsinki and still looking for something to do this weekend? Don’t hesitate and start your festival season early by going to Desert Hel 2024 that has a stellar line-up with Finnish bands Heezer, Orbiter, Polymoon, Kairon; IRSE!, Dome Runner, Skyjoggers, Mansion and Maan Tomu and excellent visitors from abroad with Italian doom rockers on the rise Messa and stoner rock legends Truckfighters! If that doesn’t convince you enough, be sure to read more details on why we think you should go!