Finland’s rising black metal force Qwälen to release their third album ‘Veri Vertaa Edelleen’ via Time To Kill Records in March 2026!
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Finnish melodic death metal band Re-Armed returns from the shadows with their new single ‘Ominous Penumbra’, in their path towards their upcoming full-length album set for release in 2026!
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Finnish melodic death metal band Horizon Ignited shared their new standalone digital single ‘The Catalyst’, out now with Reaper Entertainment and described by the band themselves as a mix of Korn and In Flames!
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Finnish old-school thrash metal band Bloodride unveiled a new video for ‘Kill without Hate’ from their latest album ‘Deafening’, out via Wormholedeath!
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Tuska just delivered an early Christmas gift by confirming 13 more names for the 2026 lineup with acts like Pain, D-A-D, Gatecreeper, The Funeral Portrait, aurorawave and of course a bunch of Finnish names again like Swallow The Sun, Survivors Zero, Kallomäki and more!
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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!
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Finnish metal regiment Barrel launched their first single ‘Scavenger’ from their upcoming debut full-length ‘Triptych’, set for release early 2026!
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Finland’s heavy metal outfit Chalice are releasing their highly anticipated 2nd album ‘Divine Spear’ in February 2026 via Dying Victims Productions and already shared the new track ‘Dwell of a Stellar Trance’ as a first taste!
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Finnish iconoclasts, Terveet Kädet leader Läjä Äijälä and Reverend Bizarre’s Albert Witchfinder unveiled their latest single ‘Last Fuck Before Death’, a track from their upcoming album ‘Circle Of Pain’, out in January 2026 via Svart Records!
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Belzebubs has recently launched another Makeship campaign, this time to get a mini plushie keychain version of Mr. Satan to tote around to proclaim your allegiance to the dark side! Don’t wait too long to go and support it, because it has less than a week left to meet its minimum goal!
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Album Reviews
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!
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Bloodred Hourglass’ latest release ‘We Should Be Buried Like This’ combines versatile, catchy soundscapes with heavy riffs and harsh vocals. A success from start to finish, out via Out Of Line Music.
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It burns, and it burns bright. Finnish rock band Ginger Evil’s debut album ‘The Way It Burns’ is polished yet rebellious, a stylistic buffet from blues swagger to radio-ready anthems. Out with Frontiers Music.
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Finnish black metal duo White Rune returns with the second enthralling symphonic and melodic album “Eventide on Aurora”. Out since October 31st via Hammer of Hate Records.
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Before The Dawn returned this year with their new album ‘Cold Flare Eternal’. The second full-length since the band’s resurgence and a masterclass in how to write a massive melodic and melancholic death metal album, out with Reaper Entertainment!
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Battle Beast unleash their 7th studio album ‘Steelbound’ via Nuclear Blast on the 17th of October. This album merges the best of what we already know from them with some fresh new ideas, and it’s certain to keep all sadness and troubles away for at least 38 minutes.
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“Lachrymose Monuments of Obscuration” is dark and crushingly heavy, and stands as a milestone in the band’s discography. Hooded Menace delivers a top performance and songwriting prowess in its most majestic and grandiose form. Out via Season of Mist on October 3rd.
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‘Borderland’, which is going to be released on September 26 via Reigning Phoenix Music, is probably the best album Amorphis have released so far. It takes all the best parts of their sound and refines them even more by adding in some fresh elements.
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In between full lengths, Finnish-Hellenic ensemble Aeonian Sorrow has birthed a new four track EP of resplendent funereal gothic doom. ‘From the Shadows’ is available right now.
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Luna Kills has grown so much over the past years, going from a promising new band in the Finnish music scene to actually right now fulfilling a majority of that promise we saw in them all those years ago. ‘DEATHMATCH’ is their statement towards the world andthey are ready to wipe everyone off the map. Out on April 4th with SharpTone Records.
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Interviews
Ahead of their European shows and the release of their latest, and fifth, album ‘Vol. 5’, we sat down with Tommi and Topi from Finnish rock band The Empire Strikes to talk evolution, gear they haven’t touched in a decade, humour as survival, and the joy of making music that simply feels like them.
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After nearly three decades, Finland’s melodic death metal veterans Omnium Gatherum are still burning bright. We sat down with vocalist Jukka Pelkonen to talk about their new tenth album “May the Bridges We Burn Light the Way” (out on Century Media Records since last Friday, November 7th), a record of raw emotion, street-level storytelling, and the stubborn spirit that keeps the band moving forward.
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Honest, poetic, and deeply human — Aleksi Kii opens up about ‘Varjokuvia’ (out tomorrow October 24th), the rebirth that brought him back to himself. A conversation about connection, melancholy, and hope in the Finnish autumn.
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Finnish rockers Shiraz Lane are back with ‘In Vertigo’ (out October 24th via Frontiers Music) — their most vibrant, uplifting, and heartfelt chapter yet. We sat down with Hannes and Jani to talk about fresh energy, finding balance in chaos, and the joy of making music that moves both body and soul.
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Finnish extreme metal act Vanguardian are ready to unleash their debut full-length ‘III: Inhumanity’ (out October 22nd via Inverse Records) — a ferocious, human take on dystopian science fiction. We caught up with Markus and Mikko to talk about the album’s story, the balance between chaos and cohesion, and why imperfection makes their music truly alive.
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On the release day of ‘Cold Flare Eternal’ (out via Reaper Entertainment), right before their Helsinki release show, Tuomas Saukkonen reflected on momentum, rebirth, and the chemistry driving Before The Dawn’s strongest chapter yet.
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Bloodred Hourglass are back — heavier, sharper, and more focused than ever. We talked with them about their new album ‘We Should Be Buried Like This’ (out now with Out of Line Music), finding their sound, working with a producer for the first time, and what fans can expect from their upcoming tour.
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Back in April, we sat down with Luna Kills on the release day of ‘DEATHMATCH’ to talk screaming, Sugar Rushes, gamer Easter eggs, and world domination. Months later, the album still slaps and world domination seems well on its way with a show at Hellsinki Metal Festival this weekend and an already announced career highlight with Wacken Open Air 2026!
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At Tuska 2025, one of the local acts on the KVLT Stage on the last day was The Vantages. Since they have been making quite the name for themselves in the local underground scene, it was about time for us to have a chat with them about their show there, their music, future and what they hope to achieve in the future!
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We sat down with Henkka, guitarist and vocalist of the Finnish heavy metal band Tyrantti, to not only talk about their Tuska show and latest music, but to dive into their upcoming ‘Lihaa mattoon!’ event on July 12 in Helsinki where they are collaborating with FCF Wrestling to put together a highly entertaining evening filled with wrestling and heavy metal!
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