Finnish modern symphonic metal band Inherited Time released their first single ‘Capella’ from the upcoming debut album, set to be released in 2026!
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News Posts
Finnish industrial metal group Fear of Domination reveals their melancholic side with new single ‘Endgame’, out now everywhere!
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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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Interviews
A short chat with Jonne and Samuli from Korpiklaani about their new album ‘Jylhä’ and how much they’re looking forward to playing it live.
Watch the interview with Finnish band Awake Again about their music and the high level of energy they usually crank out in everything they do.
Watch the chat we had with Mors Subita about their new album “Extinction Era” and what they did different this time around.
Watch the interview with the guys of myGRAIN in which we dive deeper into some of the tracks of their new album ‘V’ and how recording without a keyboardist was like.
A short interview with Kaunis Kuolematon at SaariHelvetti, one of the few festivals happening in 2020, to discuss the upcoming album!
A chat with Pekka from Brother Firetribe about their upcoming new album “Feel The Burn” and doing things a bit different this time.
A chat with the guys from Tyrantti, Finland’s most dangerous heavy metal band about something that is almost unmissable with the music: beer!
We caught up with the guys of myGRAIN at SaariHelvetti to have a relaxed chat about their comeback and upcoming album “V”. Check it out!
A chat with the young misfits of Wake Up Frankie about their upcoming debut EP ‘Green Is The New Black’!
The video of the talk we had with Wheel about their quick rise in 2019, some of their highlights of the year and what they think of the new Tool album…
Gig Reports
Amon Amarth and Machine Head came, saw and delivered! The ‘Vikings & Lionhearts tour’ made a stop in Helsinki, Finland and set the room on fire, quite literally… Support came from Swedish melodeath supergroup The Halo Effect.
The old school “Brummie Hardcore Punks” of GBH came to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their debut album ‘City Baby Attacked by Rats’ and started a riot at On The Rocks in Helsinki with support from Broken Trend and Likaiset Pikkarit!
Bokassa and Planet of Zeus brought a bunch of stoner and attitude to On The Rocks Helsinki in the beginning of September, kicking off our weekend properly!
We truly believe we got to experience the new prince of modern rock on his rise to kingdom when we got to go to his Kulttuuritalo Helsinki stop on the “Life on Mars Europe tour”! What an artist, bringing new life into rock ‘n’ roll while being a genuine and down-to-earth human being. Support came from Boy Bleach.
Gojira took over Europe on their massive ‘Fortitude’ tour with support from up-and-comers Alien Weaponry and Employed To Serve and we caught them at their show at a sold out Jäähalli in Helsinki, Finland in front of a crowd that was absolutely hungry for some good live show!
A great night of modern metal with Infected Rain and Awake Again at On The Rocks in Helsinki!
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.
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A great night of hip hop beats and killer bars at On The Rocks with the legendary Jeru The Damaja, Jodarok, Bentality and Situnation.
Imperial Triumphant came to Helsinki, Finland to get our minds blown with support from the Finnish prog death act Devenial Verdict!
The rockers of The Sounds finally came back to Finland to rock the house and party with their fans and it was simply a blast!
Kaelan Mikla was back in Finland to bewitch us with their mesmerizing and enchanting music and performances.
Photo Reports
Rockfest Friday wasn’t just about the main stage. From Dead By April and Awake Again to Jinjer and Cemetery Skyline, the Red and Black Stage delivered intensity, precision, and atmosphere in equal measure.
Sun, sweat, and steel… Rockfest 2025 opened in style in Turku. H.E.A.T. brought the fire, Sepultura gave Finland their final bow, and Judas Priest proved once more why they’re the Metal Gods.
Helsinki Vampires The 69 Eyes celebrated in grand style their classic breakthrough album ‘Devils’ 20th anniversary at Ääniwalli in Helsinki a couple of weeks ago, and we were there!
Moon Shot, RØRY, and Stam1na took over Rockfest’s Red Stage and Black Stage with unforgettable performances, and we captured it all.
The undoubted kings of psychedelic death metal of today, Blood Incantation destroyed Kulttuuritalo last April during their “Absolute Elsewhere Tour”.
New Zealand’s dissonant death metal giants Ulcerate made their highly anticipated return with their first headline show in Finland at On The Rocks in Helsinki, with support from local tech death band Omnivortex.
With Descendents and Circle Jerks, 2 icons from the US hardcore punk scene dropped by at Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki in April, showing us all that they haven’t slowed down one bit and are still as rebellious as ever!
Castle Rat brought their “Old World Realms Tour” to Helsinki’s On the Rocks, joined by local doom disciples Mansion. A night of theatrical heavy metal, ritualistic soundscapes, and raw energy opening a portal to an amazing fantasy world!
The Rock Orchestra travels around the country to bring their take on rock and metal classics and turn it in quite the experience both musically and visually, and brought their show to Finlandia-talo in Helsinki a couple of months ago!
A couple of months ago, TuskaLive brought the highly popular Tokio Hotel to Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki for a show the was filled with positivity and love! A wonderfully theatrical experience that was amazing to see!
Album Reviews
Helsinki based The Silenced contradicts their namesake with their first release filled with grooves and heaviness!
Melodeath outfit Mors Subita is back with another release, showing off their songwriting skills on a whole new level!
Finnish melodeath outfit myGRAIN comes back with a renewed and rejuvenated sound and energy on their new release ‘V’!
Finnish outfit Balance Breach is setting the tone for what metalcore could sound like and doing a damn fine job at it!
Like the drug, Opium Warlords’ “Nembutal” heals the listener of his or hers anxiety and leaves you sober and with an open mind.
With ‘Seven’, we get -surprise surprise- the 7th full-length by Finnish melodeath mainstays Mors Principium Est.
At this demonic summit of might, Proscription sets forth beyond the stereotypes with ‘Conduit’.
Tuomas Saukkonen’s Wolfheart brings the epic, desperate and dark tale of the Finnish Winter War to life with its signature “Winter metal” sound.
Finnish power metal super group Metal de Facto promises to “make power metal great again” with their debut release ‘Imperium Romanum’ and they’re not far off!
Re-Armed’s long awaited fourth album ‘Ignis Aeternum’ is here. Full of top melodic death metal tracks from Finland.
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