Legendary Finnish melodic death metal act Whispered made their long-awaited return with their epic new single ‘Ikikaere’, a first taste of their upcoming new album to be released later this year with Ranka Kustannus!
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Finnish hard rock legends Lordi was announced as the official spokesband for the Swedish Pantamera recycling initiative, which came with a brand new song by these icons!
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Finnish melodic dark metal masters Soulfallen unleashed second single ‘Flesh Earthed’ from their upcoming long-awaited fourth album!
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New Finnish electronic heavy goth rock duo Order takes listeners into a dark yet beautiful future with their debut single ‘Terminal Phase’!
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Finnish melodic death metal act Blood Red Delusion unleashed their third album ‘Bloodlust Awakening’ last month and the release came with a music video for the final single ‘Now I Am’!
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Finnish industrialized black metal collective AntiHuman Industries, featuring some big names of the extreme metal scene, is releasing its debut album ‘Accelerated Death Impulse’ with W.T.C. Productions at the end of this month and unveiled a first track with ‘Loop of Cosmic Horror’!
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Helsinki-based modern metal “catwalkcore” duo DualityVile released their debut single ‘Parabellum Bivtch’, introducing themselves to the world!
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Finnish progressive melodic death metal band Numento presented their new true crime inspired single and video ‘The Extortionist’!
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Finnish symphonic metal outfit Amberian Dawn introduced their new vocalist Nicole Willerton with the new track ‘Temptation’s Gates’, the title track of their upcoming album set to be released in June with Napalm Records!
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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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Photo Reports
The edges were sharp on Rockfest 2025’s final day. From crushing modern metal to hardcore punk defiance, Ghostkid, Immortal Disfigurement, and Black Flag left their mark on the Red & Black Stages.
For their recent gig in Tampere’s Tavara-Asema, Viikate went with a different approach with what they called a “quiet concert”. While not everyone was happy with the set up of the gig we really enjoyed the calm and relaxed feeling of the show.
Rockfest’s second day delivered a powerful main stage lineup: Battle Beast flying the Finnish metal flag, Bullet For My Valentine celebrating 20 years of The Poison, and Till Lindemann closing the night with his unmistakable theatrical darkness.
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!
Album Reviews
In the world of Lordi, the band has been around for half a century already, resulting in this fictional compilation album with songs from every decade!
Finnish thrash metal youngsters of Lost Society are back with a brand new release and it offers absolutely ‘No Absolution’! Check it out!
Babylonfall releasing their debut “Collapse”. A melodic death metal piece of art with some doom metal influences
Turmion Kätilöt is back with yet another release. Let it be a warning for you: they intend to go global with ‘Global Warning’!
Hexvessel have pulled a new set of songs from their sleeves for the new album ‘Kindred’. The best magical forest folk from Finland you can find…
With ‘Alloy’ Svart Records continues its quest to make all of Skepticism’s back catalogue available again.
Finnish outfit Norrhem has crafted a remarkable combination of melodic black/folk metal with their release ‘Koitos’!
Santa Cruz is back with a new line-up and a new sound. You can read the review of ‘Katharsis’ here.
By one of the many lakes in Finland, Jasmin Saarela, leading lady in psychedelic supernauts Jess & the Ancient ones, has written her first solo record ‘Under the Red Light Shine’. a hauntinly beautiful record full of soul and melancholy.
Wheel brings you a sound that is very much inspired by Tool, but with a great personality and great songwriting skills!
Interviews
The second part of our conversation with Mr. Lordi in which he tells us the story behind ‘Like A Bee To The Honey’ and his future in recording music.
A video interview with Mr. Lordi about the reception and concept of their latest release “Killection”! Check it out!
A video interview with Samy Elbanna from Lost Society about Nosturi, the uprising of the new generation and the (Finnish) music scene.
A video interview with Prika from Nervosa about touring, inspirational guitarists, some of her favorite metal bands and playing at Rock In Rio.
MC Raaka Pee and Shag-U from Turmion Kätilöt talk about their music, meeting Mike Patton, booze, laser pussies, disco balls and strong beats…
A talk with the complete Crimson Sun about their music, shows and latest release ‘Fates’! Check it out!
A video interview with vocalist Arde from Temple Balls about touring with Sonata Arctica and the upcoming tour with Shiraz Lane and Block Buster.
A video interview with Hannes Kett from Shiraz Lane about the past, the present and the future! Check out the full conversation!
Watch the video interview we had with Samy Elbanna from Lost Society about their new upcoming album ‘No Absolution’!
A short and fun talk with Samy Elbanna from Lost Society at Tuska 2019 about playing live, their first single for ‘No Absolution’ and some more tricky questions!
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