Feuerschwanz celebrate the night with In Extremo on their new single and video ‘Carpe Noctem’, out now on Napalm Records!
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News Posts
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter sign with Napalm Records for the release of their upcoming new music!
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Norwegian masters of True Norwegian Balkan Metal TrollfesT have unleashed ‘Claiming the Walk of Fame’, another track from their upcoming album ‘Trollywood’, out in November with Reaper Entertainment!
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Croatian metal outfit Manntra announced their new album ‘Wild Hunt’ to be out in December via Napalm Records and unveiled the video single ‘Watcher Watcher’!
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American melodeath force Aether Realm unleashed an animated video for their new single ‘The Blood Is Calling’, from their upcoming album ‘Season of Bloodshed’, out in December via Napalm Records!
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Last week, Caledonian black metal outfit Saor shared ‘Carved In Stone MMXXVI’, a re-recording of a highlight of debut album ‘Roots’, and part of the upcoming ‘Caledonia’ release, out in November with Season of Mist. If you want to experience a special ‘Roots’ and ‘Aura’ set live, next year’s Steelfest is one of the places to be…
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Northern Irish pagan metal pioneers Waylander are releasing their new album ‘Mac Tíre – Son of the Land’ in November via Rockshots Records and shared a first single and video with ‘Macha’!
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Finnish metal icons Ensiferum just announced that founding vocalist and guitarist Jari Mäenpää is reuniting with the band for some very special live shows, some for the first time outside of Finland with him!
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Melodeath masters Aether Realm announced their new album ‘Season of Bloodshed’ to be released in December via Napalm Records!
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Icelandic sorcerous folk metal outfit Hrafnablót announced their debut album ‘Guðlaugar Saga’ to be out next month and unveiled the new video single ‘Heljarhlíð’!
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Photo Reports
Aephanemer closed their short “France 2026 Tour” at Black Lab in Wasquehal at the end of September, joined by Les Bâtards du Roi and Sorcières.
Another day of Ankea, another collection of memorable performances. Check out our Day 2 Factory Stage gallery featuring Royal Sorrow, Bruce Soord, Vermilia, A.A. Williams, Sylvaine and Oranssi Pazuzu! 📸🤘
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.
Metal without borders 🤘 Formosa : Fest : Finland 2025 brought together artists and cultures from Finland and Taiwan, featuring Crescent Lament, Flesh Juicer, Lost Society, Chthoni and Korpiklaani, showcasing the power of music to connect cultures!
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.
The Hellsinki 03 stage delivered some of Day 1’s darkest and heaviest moments! 🤘 Check out our photo gallery featuring Decapitated, Old Man’s Child, and Moonsorrow from Hellsinki Metal Festival 2025. 📸
Interviews
We sat down with Brymir’s Jarkko and Viktor just before the first show of the What We Leave Behind Tour 2026 to talk about the long road behind the new album, its darker themes, mythology, cinematic songwriting and what it means to finally start playing these songs live. And of course how they got to adding their take on ‘How Much Is The Fish’ to this release…
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Fabienne Erni opens the gates to her own universe. In our interview, she talks about independence, invented languages, vocal experimentation, and why her debut solo album ‘Starveil’ is the start of something potentially big.
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Nearly 30 years in, Chthonic still see their music as a journey, one rooted in Taiwanese history, melody, and emotion. Just before a rare live appearance at the cultural exchange event Formosa:Finland:Fest in Helsinki, we spoke with the band about culture, tradition, and letting music speak for itself. Thanks to Ginger Vine Management & PR for setting this up!
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Last year, we met up with Mikko and Juho of Valkeat shortly before the release of their 2nd full-length album ‘Fireborn’ (released via Reaper Entertainment) to talk about how things came together and how they have a mission to create modern folk metal incorporating the kantele and being inspired by Finnish legends and poetry.
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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.
A video interview with Vreth of Finntroll about their upcoming album “Vredesvävd”, the first one in 7 years!
Icelandic viking/folk ensemble Skálmöld had a few minutes to spare us for a quick interview at Graspop 2019. Check it out!
We talked with the lovely Jayant from the Indian metal sensation Bloodywood after their amazing show at Wacken 2019!
We talked with the lovely Jayant from the Indian metal sensation Bloodywood after their amazing show at Wacken 2019!
We sat down with the pirate misfits from Down Under, Lagerstein, at Sabaton Open Air to talk about drinking, touring, Lagerfest and more!
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