News Posts

Brume shared the emotional roller-coaster ride that is the track ‘New Sadder You’, from their upcoming album ‘Marten’, set for release in May via Magnetic Eye Records!

Finnish goth band Lamori embraces eerie depths with their new single ‘Ave Valkyria’, a track of their upcoming album ‘NEON BLOOD FIRE’, set for release via Wormholedeath!

The shadowy emissaries known as ZETRA have signed to Nuclear Blast Records and shared their latest sonic offering ‘Sacrifice’ to celebrate!

Kat Von D unveiled the hauntingly romantic new single ‘Vampire Love’, presented with a Halloween-themed music video!

The 69 Eyes are set to haunt Munich’s Backstage venue on New Year’s Eve as the very last show of their “Still Gotta Rock Tour 2023”! And dates for 2024 are already announced…

Gvllow released new single ‘It’s So Cold’, another track that channels the best of 80s goth and darkwave, out via Sumerian Records!

Hexvessel announced their upcoming black metal album ‘Polar Vein’ to be released via Svart Records in September, bringing their signature psychedelic folk sound in a new jacket.

Windhand’s Dorthia Cottrell shares the new single ‘Harvester’ from ‘Death Folk Country’, her upcoming solo album with Relapse Records set for release in April!

Helsinki Vampires The 69 Eyes unleashed via Atomic Fire Records a dark summer single with ‘Call Me Snake’ and started the pre-orders for their upcoming EP ‘Drive’!

Oceans Of Slumber released the brand new song ‘The Lighthouse’ from their upcoming new album ‘Starlight and Ash’, out next month via Century Media Records!

Lists

February has some great releases again, and we’re looking forward to albums from artists like Memoriam, In Flames, Paramore, dEUS, Mordkaul, Ulthar, Avatar, The Abbey, Insomnium, Host, Gorillaz and Heidevolk!

If Gothic is your thing, you might want to check these releases out if you haven’t yet. If you’re not a fan of the style, still check them cause these are good ones!

2021 promises to be quite the year again for new music releases! With our team we decided on some of the releases we’re looking forward to the most!

A mix of doom & gloom, Americana, AOR and death metal… you can’t say that Samoth sticks to one genre only!

Samoht’s albums of the year 2019 are as usual a combo of doomy stuff, non-metal and heavy as fuck metal!

Photo Reports

A night of post-punk with the Finnish Grave Pleasures celebrating the release of ‘Plagueboys’ and oppressive industrial metal from Dome Runner at Korjaamo in Helsinki!

Pictures of the second day of Hellsinki Industrial Festival 2022 with Ruoska, Antibody, Agonoize, Nestruction, Gothminister, Moris Blak and Centhron!

Pictures of the show Tribulation played opening for Ghost at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki!

The pictures of 3 days of metal and rock fun in the middle of Helsinki… Tuska 2018, you were awesome!

Time for some black, gothic madness with Cradle Of Filth and Moonspell in Antwerp.

Gig Reports

Grave Pleasures came to Korjaamo in Helsinki at the end of April to celebrate the release of their latest album ‘Plagueboys’, and with the band we danced our way into the weekend. But not before we first got an intense show from the industrial metal support act Dome Runner.

German Lord of the Lost finally managed to get to Finland to play for their legions!

Celebrating the release off their latest album, Will to Power (released with Century Media Records),  Arch Enemy went out on tour selling out venues by the hand full. This can be expected when a band like Arch Enemy takes the stage with Jinjer, Tribulation and Wintersun.

Esben And The Witch provided us with a first absolute highlight this year!

Esben And The Witch provided us with a first absolute highlight this year!

The Finnish monsters of Lordi were spreading their horror through Europe with their “European Monstour” and with a new album under their arms this was a tour to look forward to. As support they brought along their young-and-upcoming country mates and fellow hard rockers Shiraz Lane and the Gothic inspired Swiss Silver Dust. Since they […]