Helsinki Vampires The 69 Eyes announced their new EP ‘I Survive’ to be out in June via BLKIIBLK and shared their cover of the timeless Thin Lizzy hit ‘Cold Sweat’ to celebrate!
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News Posts
Finnish progressive metal act Time Primer released their new single and music video ‘Above/Below’, a first taste of the music they’re working on right now!
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Finnish doom metal project Grain Of Pain released their second album ‘Behind Us All’ with Noble Demon yesterday and celebrated with a lyric video for the track ‘Ruins of the Heart’!
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Finnish black metal outfit Mourniaty burns the crosses in their music video for ‘Kyynelten Virta’, a track from their debut album ‘Musta maa’, released last year with Inverse Records!
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Finnish bestial black/death metal trio Hoc Est Bellum signs with Time To Kill Records for the release of their debut album!
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Finnish industrial misfits King Satan formed an unholy union with the Queen of slide guitar Erja Lyytinen and unleashed the new track ‘Black Magick Rock ‘n’ Roll’!
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Tarja Turunen announced her new studio album ‘Frisson Noir’ to be out in June via earMUSIC and unveiled a first epic track with ‘At Sea’!
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Finnish melodic metalcore outfit Beyond Awareness is releasing their debut album ‘Reflections’ in May with Ranka Kustannus and shared a new single with ‘TAKEMEBACKTOHELL’ to celebrate, featuring Cyan Kicks!
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HOKKA return with the next powerful chapter in their musical saga and unleash a cinematic video for new single ‘Blackbird’, out with Nuclear Blast! Catch them live for the very first time in Helsinki this May or this summer at Finnish festivals like Tuska and Tuhdimmat Tahdit, to name a few!
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Finnish metal outfit Crimson Day unveiled their first single and video ‘False Prophet from upcoming album ‘Dark Dimension’, set to be released in May via Wormholedeath!
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Interviews
A chat with Mr. Lordi about the new Lordi album ‘Screem Writers Guild’ (out since March 31st via Atomic Fire Records), how he was inspired by the “Universal Monsters”, a couple of things he did differently for this album and how the process was to get to their new looks. He also gives us a brief update about a translation of his recently released monster of a book about everything Lordi!
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A chat with Jaakko and Niko from Marianas Rest about their new album ‘Auer’, set for release via Napalm Records on March 24, and how they’ve tried some new things with their music without losing the band’s soul, by having the courage to follow where the songs were taking them, bringing in clean vocals and a guest vocalist for the first time.
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A chat with Pressure Points about how they’re happy with the new line-up of the band and their brand-new album ‘The Island’, released on Art Gates Records last Friday. Make sure you catch them live at one of their future dates, like for instance the Kaamos Cruise in September!
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A talk with Niilo and Ville of Insomnium about their new album ‘Anno 1696’, how the short story it’s based on was specially written by Niilo for the album, how much they love putting together special editions and a kind of whole experience for their fans and how they got Johanna Kurkela and Sakis Tolis to join them on some tracks!
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A talk with Joonas and Ben from Oceanhoarse about the new album ‘Heads Will Roll’ and how their state of mind was different with the recording of this one, trying to get a more raw and dirty sound to take it even closer to a live feeling than before!
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A chat with Tuomas Seppälä from Amberian Dawn about their ABBA cover album ‘Take A Chance’ and their process to get to selecting the to be covered songs and establishing a sound that is Amberian Dawn while staying as close as possible to the originals.
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A chat with Sara Strömmer of Shereign about the release of their debut album “Ghost Diaries”, the themes and artwork of the album, the planned release shows with Dark Sarah and how she would describe the band in images, with a very interesting result!
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A chat with Bruno and Hannes about their 2022 highlights, the upcoming new album ‘Shadowfall’ (out on January 20 via Reaper Entertainment) and what their stage outfits are all about (or not about)!
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A chat with MC Raaka Pee and Shag-U about their tour with Nightwish, why you should probably not miss out on their arena show at Helsinki Ice Hall tonight and why their new album ‘Omen X’ might divide some of their fans!
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In the middle of the last hectic moments before opening their bar, we sat down with the guys to have a short chat about the concept, the road towards the bar and what they’re hoping visitors will get out of the place.
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Photo Reports
The Rasmus started their ‘Weirdo’ tour at Tavara-Asema in Tampere, Finland on the release day of their new album of the same name, with a setlist full of songs from the new album as well as many of their greatest hits.
Before The Dawn was celebrating their new album at Tavastia in Helsinki, and brought fellow Finnish metallers Suotana and Devenial Verdict with them!
Charon kicked off their reunion tour in Tampere, and we made it to their packed gig at Olympia-kortteli on August 29, a night of fun, good music and plenty of nostalgia!
Music, community, and fire. Village Stage performances by Trio Krauka and Kajos, and a fire ritual from Blackout Fools at Väen Valkeat 2025.
Music shaped by land, tradition, and community. Väen Valkeat main stage featuring Okra Playground, Kallomäki, Kjell Braaten & Noiduin.
Apulanta and Sinfonia Lahti gave us a great experience with their recent gig at the end of August at Tampere’s Ratina Stadium. A massive production by Nelonen Media Live that didn’t leave any needs unsatisfied.
Our site is dedicated to everything rock and metal with a few sidesteps in music that appeals to the same music fans like synthwave, neo (pagan) folk, industrial,… But some of us do have a taste for music and art that goes beyond these limitations. Enter “GRIMM goes rogue”: where you’ll get a metalhead, punker, rocker,… who ventures into realms beyond their usual habitat with an open mind and give their honest opinion, views and experiences.
"A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open."
Frank Zappa
We caught Auri on one of the first shows on their very first ever tour at Tampere-Talo on August 16. A very special show to be able to witness at a just as special location.
Day two of Tuhdimmat Tahdit brought Michael Monroe, Moon Shot, Black Devils, Hardcore Superstar, Turmion Kätilöt, Battle Beast and the legendary Blind Guardian to Tampere’s Eteläpuisto on the second day and was great yet again! We surely will be back at this festival in the future.
We, yet again, had a blast enjoying this year’s edition of Tuhdimmat Tahdit, which brought Finntroll, Kilpi, Mustasch, Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus, Lordi, Amaranthe and HammerFall to Tampere’s Eteläpuisto on the first day!
Last month, the tribe of Helsinki got to welcome Soulfly at Tavastia. Founded by the legendary Max Cavalera they still sound and are as energetic as ever, and with the fitting addition of Finnish hardcore icons Terveet Kädet as support, it was a great night with fast music!
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