Finnish melancholic metal force Marianas Rest announced their new album ‘The Bereaved’ to be out in January 2026 via their new label Noble Demon and shared a first single with ‘The Colour of You’!
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Rotten Sound are back with another destructive burst of politically charged grindcore with the ‘Mass Extinction’ EP, out in December via Season of Mist and unleash a first track with ‘Brave New World’!
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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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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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New Wave Of Finnish Heavy Metal organised a Vappu after party with Crimson Day, Everlore and Neverfade at Maanalainen in Tampere. An overall fun event full of heavy music discoveries.
Luna Kills blew the roof off On The Rocks in the beginning of April with their release show, celebrating their new album ‘DEATHMATCH’ in style, and with support Lastout to warm up the crowd, it was a great night of promising bands! In just a couple of days, Luna Kills is kickstarting their first ever European headlining tour, don’t miss out!
Heilung is always such an impressive experience, more than just another concert, it’s a ritual every time leaving us energized and exhalted by the flow of energy radiating from this collective. We really didn’t want to miss out on their last tour for awhile and caught them at their very first stop in Helsinki! They brought their good friend Eivør with them to warm up the crowd with her spellbinding voice and music, which is such a darn good match always!
Pictures of an occult night in Helsinki with “The Unholy Trinity tour” striking down and taking over the Ice Halls. And with Behemoth, Satyricon and Rotting Christ we got from the top shelf of extreme metal!
Canadian black metal giants Spectral Wound took over a sold out On The Rocks in Helsinki during their “BLOOD. MIRE. DEATH. tour”, bringing their unique raw, uncompromising black metal assault with the support from Finland’s own death metal outfit Ashen Tomb! An event by Nem Agency.
Opeth released an absolutely brilliant new album with ‘The Last Will And Testament’ last year, and now they brought it to the stage all over Europe. And we in Helsinki were honored to be the first stop of the tour back in February, getting a first taste of their new work live. And with Grand Magus to warm us up, this was a brilliant night for the (metal) music lovers among us! An event by Fullsteam Agency
Mixing classical music and metal is a well tested concept by now. The Rock Orchestra did a great job when they came to Tampere-Talo on Monday the 7th of April.
Finnish rock up-and-comers Ginger Evil made a proper introduction to Helsinki at the KULT Club with a release show celebrating their debut album released earlier in the year with Frontiers Music, and we saw it was good!
Pictures of a sold-out night with melodic metal legends Dark Tranquillity, gothic metal institution Moonspell and German promises Hiraes at Ääniwalli in Helsinki!
Noora Louhimo Acoustic Experience played a wide variety of songs during their gig at Telakka in Tampere last week. From rock covers, Battle Beast songs over to some of Noora’s own work, the show had something for every taste.
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