Norwegian folk metal misfits Trollfest signed with Reaper Entertainment for an exciting new chapter in their career!
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Swedish folk metal force Grimner returns with thunder and fury with their new single ‘Irrbloss’, a second glimpse of their upcoming album ‘Stormvingar’, set for release in September via Despotz Records!
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Dark folk/progressive entity Rakinua are set to release their debut album ‘Esi Um Ninu – Heal Us, Mother’ in May via Dusktone and shared the first single and video ‘Shepherd of the Clouds’!
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The Hu are back with two songs with ‘The Men’ and ‘Warrior Chant’, out now with Better Noise Music! Catch them live in the US with Apocalyptica and The Rasmus this spring, as support for the “Freaks on Parade” US tour or Europe headline tour this fall!
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Canadian metal outfit Atavistia unleashes their new single ‘Seeker of Time’, leaning further into folk metal realms and the latest offering ahead of their upcoming album ‘Old Gods Awaken’, set for release in May!
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Folk metal collective Vanaheim shares the first single & video ‘De Overtocht’ from their upcoming album ‘Roede voor de Borst’ with Fireflash Records in September!
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Polish black metal outfit Varmia shares with ‘dzień, pół nocy’ their anthem to the northern wilderness, the land of wolf packs, ancient forests and pure waters and another track unveiled from upcoming album ‘lauks’, set for release next week Friday via M-Theory Audio!
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Swedish folk metal force Grimner returns with their new single ‘Träldomens Far’ the first track unveiled from their upcoming 5th album ‘Stormvingar’, set for release in September with Despotz Records!
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Mesopotamian metal pioneers Melechesh have unveiled their new single ‘In Shadows, In Light’, another track from their upcoming EP ‘Sentinels Of Shamash’, out next month via Reigning Phoenix Music!
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Elvenking unveiled their upcoming EP ‘Rises Of Disclosure’ to be out in May via Reaper Entertainment and shared an animated video for the first single ‘The Past Is Forever’!
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Photo Reports
Idavoll kicked off 2026 with a packed metal night featuring Mourning Wood, Morgarten, and Vansind’s very first Belgian show. From folk-black darkness to mead-fueled folk metal energy…
In 2025 Anna/ScarletMemory Photography covered again tons of bands and events both in Finland and Germany with her favorite captures being of shows from Amoral, Apocalyptica, Apulanta, Battle Beast, Blind Guardian, Bloodred Hourglass, Bush, Catch Your Breath, Cemetery Skyline, Cyan Kicks, Finntroll, Hammerfall, In Flames, Indica, Leverage, Lordi, Michael Monroe, Nothing More, Popeda, Powerwolf, Sabaton, Shade Empire, Sonata Arctica, The Legendary Orchestra, The Rock Orchestra, Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus, Toto, Volbeat and Wednesday 13.
Melodic power on full display with Aephanemer at a sold out On The Rocks, touring their new album ‘Utopie’, and support from Dark Oath and Valhalore.
From melodic to feral, the “European Blood Dynasty Tour” rolled through Helsinki. Arch Enemy with Amorphis, Eluveitie and Gatecreeper at Jäähalli.
Melodic death metal heavyweights ARCH ENEMY are conquering Europe with their explosive “European Blood Dynasty tour”, and it’s nothing short of a musical crusade. To complete the total metal mayhem nights they have company from GATECREEPER (USA), ELUVEITIE (Switzerland) and AMORPHIS (Finland).
Day 1 of Brutal Assault 2025 set the tone right away with a good mix of legends and crushing heaviness. From the epic Viking soundscapes of Skálmöld to the industrial grooves of Static-X, the unrelenting brutality of Dying Fetus, the thrash assault of Kerry King, and the dark rituals of Rotting Christ, the Marshall and Sea Shepherd stages started off the festival properly.
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!
Indian metal straight from New Delhi, India to Trix Antwerp, Belgium: Bloodywood with their ‘Return of The Singh’ tour! And with support from Calva Louise and Demonic Resurrection it was a great night of amazing vibes and music!
Eluveitie started 2025 with the first leg in Europe of their “ÀNV Rising” tour, with support from Infected Rain and Ad Infinitum, and we saw it was good at one of the first stops at Kulttuuritalo Helsinki back in January! An event by TuskaLive.
Eluveitie, Infected Rain and Ad Infinitum came to Tampere’s Tavara-Asema as part of their ‘Ánv Rising Tour pt I’ at the end of January, bringing their great music to one of Finland’s most beautiful cities. An event by TuskaLive.
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