News Posts

One of Finland’s frontrunners of the modern rock scene, Shiraz Lane, has announced to make a return to their former label Frontiers Music for the release of their upcoming new album! Get ready for the first single ‘Dangerous’ on February 26th, and catch them at a select amount of shows including an appearance at the very last Wildfest in Belgium!

Finnish modern metal outfit Without Warning unleashed their electronic metal take on the Muse classic hit ‘Time Is Running Out’, released with Inverse Records!

Finnish metal unit I Am Your God released their new single and music video ‘Death Row’ via Out Of Line Music and announced their upcoming new album ‘Δ’ with pre-orders starting this coming Monday!

It’s really going to be quite the year for Finnish alternative metal band Luna Kills! Not only are they releasing their new full-length album ‘DEATHMATCH’ on SharpTone Records in April, they just announced a very first European tour, ready to take the world by storm!

Finnish black/thrash metal institution Urn is set to release their new album ‘Demon Steel’ via Osmose Productions at the end of March and are revealing a first track in the beginning of next month!

Finnish pagan atmospheric black metal artist Vermilia has unveiled a new video for her latest single ‘Veresi’, a track from her upcoming album ‘Karsikko’, set for release next week Friday February 14!

Finland’s melancholic goth doomsters Hanging Garden shared the new single ‘The First Sunrise’, a track from their upcoming EP ‘The Unending’, set for release in March with Agonia Records!

Tony Kakko’s new project Himmelkraft unvelied another piece of the enigma with the second single ‘Paika’, featuring Johanna Kurkela and JP Leppäluoto! The self-titled debut album is set for release in March via Reaper Entertainment!

Finnish metalcore stars Balance Breach are getting closer to releasing their new album ‘Save Our Souls’ with Out of Line Music in March and shared their latest single ‘Strangers In Crime’ featuring Melissa Bruschi of Hand Of Juno on guest vocals!

Finnish pop metal outfit Memoremains delivers a full-blood party song with ‘Stand Up’, the perfect song to take a little break and let everything go!

People in Finland, make sure you catch them live supporting Enemy Inside in a couple of months!

Photo Reports

We got to see one of the Raskasta Iskelmää live shows at the sold out Hönö bar in Tampere. Featuring Marko Hietala, Antti Railio and Ville Tuomi on vocals, it’s the perfect summer getaway while waiting for the Raskasta Joulua season. A very fun evening presented by Tuhdimmat Tahdit and Master Events.

Pictures of Beast In Black and Metal De Facto playing at Coolhead Live.

Lost Society and Amorphis gave us a little preview last Friday of the upcoming ‘Halo’ European Tour, when they did a show together at Logomo’s Terassikesä in Turku, Finland.

Pictures of Lorna Shore, The Hu and Ghost on the last day of yet another great Tuska edition!

Pictures of Imperial Triumphant, Electric Callboy and Urne on the third day of Tuska 2023.

Pictures of the madness that was the show of Danish death metal revelation Nakkeknækker on the 2023 Tuska KVLT stage on day 2!

Pictures of A.A. Williams, Orbit Culture, Finntroll, Marko Hietala and Butcher Babies taking over the tent stage and Inferno stage on the second day of Tuska 2023!

Pictures of Turmion Kätilöt, Clutch, Motionless In White, In Flames, and Ville Valo on the mainstage of Tuska 2023’s second day!

Pictures of Kouta and Miseria Ultima playing on Tuska 2023’s KVLT stage on day 1!

Gig Reports

The heralds of the gods strike down in Helsinki!

Release party for “Tyhjyys”!

Release party for “Tyhjyys”!

Apocalyptica (****1/2) at Cirque Royale in Brussels: an amazing performance!

The Weekend Man was here!

The Finnish monsters of Lordi were spreading their horror through Europe with their “European Monstour” and with a new album under their arms this was a tour to look forward to. As support they brought along their young-and-upcoming country mates and fellow hard rockers Shiraz Lane and the Gothic inspired Swiss Silver Dust. Since they […]