News Posts

With the new track ‘Tarditas’, Danish titans Svartsot unveiled the first chapter of their ambitious concept album ‘Peregrinus’, set for release in September via Mighty Music!

Alestorm are back with their latest anthem of absurdity ‘Killed to Death by Piracy’, another track from their upcoming album ‘The Thunderfist Chronicles’, out next month with Napalm Records! Catch them live this summer at festivals like Graspop and Nummirock for a good party!

Pagan metal institution Arkona unveiled the eerie new single ‘Сестра’, out now via Napalm Records, under 2 months before they embark on a tour through Europe for their “Summer rituals” which will also bring them to our very own Litha Fest on July 5!

Swiss folk metal giants released their triumphant new album ‘Ànv’ today via Nuclear Blast and shared a video for the track ‘Taranoias’ to celebrate!

Feuerschwanz made an unexpected move by unleashing their take on the PSY party hit ‘Gangnam Style’, the next single from upcoming album ‘Knightclub’ out in July via Napalm Records! Get your party hats on!

Elvenking released the epic finale of the ‘Reader of the Runes’ trilogy with ‘Luna’ yesterday, out with Reaper Entertainment, and to celebrate shared a video for ‘The Ghosting’!

Afargang signed to By Norse, announced its new album ‘Andvake’ to be released in June and unveiled a new song and video with ‘Kvile’!

Italian folk metal outfit Aexylium unveiled the powerful and electrifying title track from their highly anticipated album ‘Myth Of Mankind’, set for release in May with Rockshots Records!

Australia’s symphonic folk metal collective Valhalore unleashes the epic new video single ‘The Storm’, another track from their upcoming album ‘Beyond The Stars’, set for release in April via ROAR!

Eluveitie shared the new single ‘Awen’ from upcoming new album ‘ÀNV’, set for release in April via Nuclear Blast Records!

Festival Reports

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Photo Reports

Aephanemer

Rising stars in the melodeath realms, Aephanemer is touring, and we visited them on their stop at The Black Lab in Wasquehal, France. Warm up act were black folk metallists Sorcières.

On a wintry and snowy night in Helsinki, the Scottish atmospheric black outfit Saor blew us away with an amazing show at Tiivistämö with special guests …and Oceans and openers Marrasmieli!

Eluveitie

Co-Headliners Eluveitie and Amorphis shared the stage with special guest Dark Tranquillity and warm-up act Nailed to Obscurity on their European tour and we caught them at l’Aéronef in Lille, France!

Pictures of the first day of Rock in the City Kerava 2022 with Turmion Kätilöt, Dampf, Brother Firetribe, Lordi and Korpiklaani.

Day 1 of the rejuvenated Sauna Open Air offered a lot of fun with Michael Monroe, Negatiiviset Nuoret, Nestor, Fear of Domination, Stam1na, Eläkeläiset, Alestorm, Korpiklaani, Beast in Black, Turmion Kätilöt and Bullet For My Valentine!

Dark Tranquillity and Ensiferum set Helsinki on fire with the help of supporting bands Marianas Rest and Gwendydd! And we were all too excited that concerts like they were before all this misery are happening again in full force! Moshpits, here we come!

Pictures of the first day of Tuska 2023 with Eluveitie, Northern Kings, Lost Society, Perturbator, Beast In Black, Red Fang, Carcass and Heilung

Aktarum

Celebrating GRIMM’s 9th birtyday, and Lika Bosch’s birthday on Walpurgis night, in Asgaard, Gentbrugge, with a pagan/folk metal party!

Insomnium finally got to do their Finnish tour with Finntroll and we were at the very first stop in Helsinki!

Album Reviews

Vintersorg takes us on a journey back to the roots of their musical journey that started in 1998… but with a little twist!

The wolves are back, time to join the pack or go home with your tail between your legs.

who is ready to dresch?!

One helluva record!

Get ready for a brutal avalanche of humppa!

Russia’s finest folk metal revives its debut album with a re-recording!

Get ready for dancing and singing!

Take a magical trip through the nine worlds/realms of the viking mythology with Skálmöld!

An overview of 15 years of German medieval folk rock!

The Age of Gods starts here with Moonsorrow as their epic heralds!