Finnish neoclassical darkwave outfit KLAShTAL released their new single ‘Remembrance’, the opening track from their upcoming debut album ‘Oblivion Dreams’, set for release in November via Inverse Records!
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News Posts
Finnish rock legend Michael Monroe announces new studio album ‘Outerstellar’ to be released via Silver Lining Music in February 2026 and shared a first new single ‘Rockin’ Horse’ with a hilarious video!
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Frontiers Music announce the signing of Finnish melodic metallers Stråle, who have released their new EP ‘Reformation’ and a video for the track ‘Resist & Reform’ featuring Björn “Speed” Strid of Soilwork and Night Flight Orchestra!
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Finnish rockers The Empire Strikes have thrown another rock ‘n’ roll blast of a song into the world with ‘Elwood & Jake’, in anticipation of next month’s release of their fifth album ‘Vol. 5’!
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The Finnish rockers of Shiraz Lane are about to unleash their new album ‘In Vertigo’ (out this Friday via Frontiers Music) and in anticipation launched their own beer ‘Stone Cold Lager’, inspired by the opening track and in collab with Coolhead Brew!
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Finnish melodeath outfit Horizon Ignited shared the digital single ‘Sixpounder’, their take on a Children Of Bodom classic as part of the Reaper Entertainment project ‘A Tribute To The Reaper’! A lot of good ones are still coming in the nearby future, keep an eye out!
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Last week, Beast In Black announced an extended European headline tour in 2026 in support of their upcoming album and bringing along Sonata Arctica and Frozen Crown! Not all shows are announced yet, so keep an eye out if your country and city gets added to the list!
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Finland and Taiwan are joining forces and are gathering Finnish bands like Korpiklaani and Lost Society to join top names from Taiwan with Chthonic, Flesh Juicer, Crescent Lament and Sonia Calico! F:F:F: – Formosa : Finland : Fest is taking place at the end of November in Helsinki and looks like a not to be missed event!
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Finnish gothic metal band For My Pain… are to embark on an album release tour in January 2026 in their homecountry after they released their upcoming new album ‘Buried Blue’!
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Finnish powerhouse Battle Beast released their new album ‘Steelbound’ with Nuclear Blast last week and celebrated the occasion with a music video for the track ‘Twilight Cabaret’!
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Gig Reports
The newly formed Trve Cvlt Clvb played their very first show at the legendary On The Rocks club in Helsinki and we were there!
Crimson Sun and Red Moon Architect came together and played a streaming concert for the whole world to enjoy and show the talent that lives in Finland!
Amorphis couldn’t celebrate their 30th anniversary with their fans as planned, so they decided to at least have a streaming event…
Masters of melancholic melodic death metal, Insomnium, bring their masterpiece ‘Winter’s Gate’ live through a streaming concert and we were there!
The monsters have gathered to play some songs, answer some questions and show you around in their home town. Get ready for Lordi’s live stream event!
Lost Society released an impressive album with ‘No Absolution’ and they clearly couldn’t wait to play their new songs live… so here is a live stream album release show!
By performing ‘Mestarin Kynsi’ in full, Oranssi Pazuzu brought the cosmic soundscapes of their psychedelic and progressive black metal into our living rooms
Swallow The Sun took us on a magical and beautiful ride with their acoustic live show, a truly soothing concert for these times of crisis.
Freakangel is back in the neighborhood, baby! Let’s get those beats cranking and get to that party! Check out the report!
Nervosa came back to Finland and kicked absolute ass at a show that felt as if we were at one of those legendary underground shows people still talk about decades after!
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They’re celebrating a quarter of a century long career this year, but last November we still caught Comeback Kid in Helsinki while on tour through Scandinavia and Europe! A real bombshell of a hardcore music night with amazing support bands Spaced and Prowl warming up the crowd!
Finnish metal institution Wolfheart decided to wrap up their year with one last show at On The Rocks in Helsinki, and with them they brought the melodeath talents Swansong and Scythe of Sorrow to warm the crowd up for a great night of Finnish metal! An event by Nahka Agency!
Finland’s band of misfits King Satan released their latest album ‘The Devil’s Evangelion’ via Noble Demon, and such an epic album deserves a proper release tour of course. With them, they brought their friends of the dark elektro duo Miseria Ultima to open the night, and doomy outfit The Abbey as direct support at the Helsinki stop. An excellent night of great music and friends, and with all bands in absolute top form!
Country music isn’t just for warm summer days as Steve ‘n’ Seagulls skilfully demonstrated when they played their last gig of 2024 at Tampere’s Klubi on Friday the 20th of December.
On the back of the release of their latest album ‘Friend of a Phantom’, VOLA embarked on an extensive European tour and dropped by Vanha Ylioppilastalo in Helsinki, Finland in November to repeat the amazing performance they had at Tuska this past summer! With them, they brought the ever enchanting Charlotte Wessels and Feather Mountains. An event by TuskaLive.
Master Events gave us yet another great evening when they booked Raskasta Joulua to perform an acoustic set at Tampere’s Kaleva Church on the 26th of November. The show with Antti Railio, Marko Hietala and Ilja Jalkanen was a full success, although very different from the usual Raskasta Joulua shows.
Pictures of the “Rise from the North” tour striking down in Helsinki, Finland with In Flames, Arch Enemy and Soilwork bringing some of the best the world of melodic death metal has to offer!
With their 5th album ‘Attracted To Danger’, THE NEW ROSES are currently on tour in Europe. With MOONSHOT from Finland as the support act, the German rockers are thrilling the masses. At their gig in Stuttgart, we had the pleasure of witnessing this amazing rock performance.
Vola’s ‘Friend of a Phantom’ tour passed through Finland last week and hit Tampere’s Pakkahuone on Tuesday November 5th. It was a filled with emotion, not only from Vola, but also the support acts Feather Mountain and Charlotte Wessels. This almost overwhelming rollercoaster ride of emotions was brought to us by TuskaLive.
Within Temptation dropped by in Helsinki on their “Bleed Out tour 2024” that is taking over arenas all over Europe and treated us to a visual and musical spectacle like only they can deliver. With them they brought guest artists to do some songs with them and support band Annisokay!
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