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Finnish melodic death metal masters Before The Dawn unveiled another chapter from their upcoming album ‘Cold Flare Eternal’ (out in September via Reaper Entertainment) with the track ‘Stellar Effect’!

Finnish melodic death metal torchbearers Suotana unveiled a next glimpse into their upcoming album ‘OUNAS II’ with the new single ‘Twilight Stream’. Pre-orders for the album are open now, which is set for release in August with Reaper Entertainment!

Dark coldwave artist and goth queen Suzi Sabotage is back with the new Finnish single and music video ‘Suden synty’, out via Out of Line Music!

Finnish melodeath icons Omnium Gatherum are thrilled to present ‘The Last Hero’, the latest new single and video from their upcoming album ‘May The Bridges We Burn Light The Way’, set for release with Century Media later this year still!

Finnish modern death metal outfit Bloodred Hourglass unleashed the 3rd single ‘Royally Done’ from their upcoming album, set for release in October via Out of Line Music!

Finnish melodic death metal outfit Re-Armed is back with the new single ‘Fragments of Time’, out now on all streaming platforms with Inverse Records!

Finland’s unholy cult Azazel returned with a surprise fourth studio album ‘Ave Dominus Luciferi’, released last week Friday via Primitive Reaction!

Finnish metal icons Amorphis released the first single ‘Light And Shadow’ from their upcoming new album ‘Borderland’, set for release in September with Reigning Phoenix Music!

Finnish deathgrind band I, Cursed unleashed second single ‘Death Pays It All’ from their upcoming yet unnamed EP set for release with Inverse Records and Meara Music soon.

Finnish black metallers Beleth’s Trumpet revealed the new track ‘Triumphant Voice of Beleth’ from upcoming debut album ‘Chapel of Bones’, set for release in July via Dominance of Darkness Records and Korpituli Productions.

Photo Reports

The outdoor stage on the 3rd day of Steelfest XII was the place for explosive and often high velocity performances by Blasphemy, Dødheimsgard, Acherontas, Barathrum and Sarkrista!

Steelfest XII brought a great collection of stellar underground bands to the festival’s indoor stage with headliner Mysticum, the current iteration of Horna with vocalist Spellgoth, Denial of God, White Death, Diocletian and Ifernach on the first day of the 3-day fest

The outdoor stage on the 2nd day of Steelfest XII was the place for explosive and often high velocity performances by Kroda, Infernal War, Ved Buens Ende, Délétère, and Corpsessed!

The second day of Steelfest XI delivered another serving of proper dark underground and extreme metal on the indoors stage with performances from Horna with vocalist Corvus, Misþyrming, Krzysztof Drabikowski’s БАТЮШКА, Strid, and Inferno!

The first day of Steelfest XII also brought a series of explosive and high energy performances to the outdoor stage with Unleashed, Aeternus, Hellbutcher, Craft, and Deathchain!

Steelfest XII brought a great collection of stellar underground bands to the festival’s indoor stage with headliner Gorgoroth, the first iteration of Horna with vocalist Nazgul, Antimateria, Commander Agares, Aegrus and Black Altar on the first day of the 3-day fest!

Vended came to show that they’re their own entity, ready to push the metal scene into the next wave of popularity, with the help of The Gloom In The Corner and Profiler!

Blind Channel with support from Lastout and Costee filled up Tampere’s Nokia Arena pretty well on 27th of April for the one Finnish tour date this spring. An event by Extra Large Music and Warner Music Live, adding a massive arena show to wrap things up before they moved on to the USA.

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!

Gig Reports

The godfathers of blackgaze, Alcest, are back on the road, with a brand new record under the arm and we were at their stop in Helsinki!

On the 22nd of February I really had to pull myself together to leave to the venue of the Circus in Helsinki. This because it was a very, very windy, rainy and stormy Saturday evening in Finland. Reason to get some courage was the “Verisäkeet Alive”-show of Finnish band Moonsorrow, and one of the possible […]

The hard rocking Swedes of Royal Republic are back in Finland, ready to bring ‘Club Majesty’ to live on the legendary Tavastia stage!

Industrial machine 3teeth finally made it to the Finnish grounds to kick in some teeth! Check out the report!

A night of Satanic doo-wop with Twin Temple and wholesome atmospheric tunes from Hexvessel. What a way to get through the rest of your week!

Finnish melodic metal outfit Crimson Sun released their latest album ‘Fates’, What better than a release show in a dark cellar to celebrate?

American mega band Five Finger Death Punch came back to Europe again and we caught them at their first stop in Helsinki with very special guest Megadeth!

Steel Panther set up shop in Helsinki and brought us a kickass night of fun, titties and metal! Heavy metal rules!

What better to fill up a Saturday night than going to see some of the best local bands that Finland has to offer with The Empire Strikes and Temple Balls?

Opeth came to amaze us in Helsinki with a progressive show that had heaps of atmosphere and chill vibes. Not a bad way to spend your Wednesday night!