Mushroomhead to release their 9th studio album ‘Call The Devil’ in August via Napalm Records and shared a first heavy single and video with ‘Fall In Line’ for an early taste! Catch them on tour in Europe this summer with a stop at for instance Finland’s Dark River Festival, or on tour in the USA in October!
News Posts
Finnish heavy metal band Oceanhoarse has returned! With new single ‘Killer & the Queen’ and a new line-up, they’re ready to continue their quest to bring proper metal to people around the world!
Togo based metallers Arka’n Asrafokor share another important message with their latest single ‘The Truth’, another track from their upcoming album ‘Dzikkuh’, set for release in May via Reigning Phoenix Music!
Belgian post-metal quintet Hippotraktor is set to release their new album ‘Stasis’ via Pelagic Records in June! While you wait for this highly anticipated release, there is the video single ‘Silver Tongue’ for you to enjoy…
French groove/nu metal thrash monsters Rage Behind have returned with a relentless new single ‘The Hands Of Revenge’, which was earlier to be found as a bonus track on their debut album released at the end of last year via Atomic Fire Records (Reiging Phoenix Music)!
Togolese metal outfit Arka’n Asrafokor present their latest single ‘Angry God Of Earth’ and launched the pre-orders for their upcoming album ‘Dzikkuh’, set for release in May via Reigning Phoenix Music!
UK heavyweights Shrapnel announced their upcoming album ‘In Gravity’, to be released in May via Candlelight Records and shared the new single and video ‘Amber Screams’, inspired by their love for bands like Alice In Chains, Deftones and Gojira!
Modern metal quintet Darkest Hour share ‘One With the Void’ video in celebration of the release of their new album ‘Perpetual | Terminal’ today via MNRK Heavy!
Kittie is officially fully back! With the new single ‘Eyes Wide Open’ they released the first new music in 13 years and start their new chapter by signing with Sumerian Records!
Tuska completed their 2024 line-up with the addition of Kerry King and 6 domestic acts with Kaunis Kuolematon, The Abbey, NightStop, Suotana, Malformed and Shereign. The Tuska KVLT bands still need to be announced, though! Get your tickets now!
Lists
10 reasons why you should go to Tuska 2024
Alternative Metal, Alternative Rock, Atmospheric Black Metal, Avant-garde Black Metal, Avant-garde Metal, Black Metal, Blues Rock, Crossover, Darkwave, Death Metal, Deathcore, EBM, Folk, Folk Metal, Gothic Metal, Groove Metal, Grunge, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Heavy Rock, Industrial, Melodic Death Metal, Melodic Metal, Metalcore, Modern Metal, Nu Metal, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Psychedelic Black Metal, Thrash MetalTomorrow it’s again that time of the year: Tuska weekend is upon us! If somehow you weren’t convinced yet that you need to go, here are 10 reasons we believe should be enough motivation to still get a ticket if any are available still! Going from a great line-up, to Tuska KVLT, Tuska Expo expanding further and simply an amazing atmosphere! See you there!
10 reasons why you should go to Alcatraz 2023
Alternative Metal, Avant-garde Metal, Black Metal, Blackened Death Metal, Blues Rock, Crossover, Dark Metal, Death Metal, Deathcore, Doom Metal, Extreme metal, Folk Metal, Garage Rock, Groove Metal, Hard Rock, Hardcore, Hardcore Punk, Heavy Metal, Heavy Rock, Melodic Death Metal, Melodic Metal, Metalcore, Metallic Hardcore, Modern Metal, Nu Metal, Post-metal, Post-rock, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Punk, Sludge Metal, Stoner Metal, Symphonic Metal, Technical Death Metal, Thrash Metal, Vintage RockWith less than 2 weeks to go, we put together 10 reasons why we think you should consider to still get yourself a ticket for Alcatraz 2023 and join in with the fun!
10 artists you should check out at Tuska 2023
Alternative, Alternative Metal, Atmospheric Black Metal, Black Metal, Coldwave, Death Metal, EBM, Electronic Music, Folk Metal, Gothic, Groove Metal, Grunge, Hard Rock, Hardcore, Hardcore Punk, Heavy Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore, Modern Metal, Rock 'n' Roll, Sludge MetalThe first Tuska 2023 day is here! In a handful of hours the gates will open and 3 days of heavy music will begin! Besides the headliners and some big names, we’ve picked out about 10 bands and artists we believe you should give a shot while you’re at Tuska this weekend with Vended, Kouta, Foreseen and Miseria Ultima today, A.A. Williams, Orbit Culture, Dirt and Nakkeknækker tomorrow, and Vermilia and URNE on Sunday!
Our editor-in-chief Vaim’s selection of albums of the year has turned into an eclectic mix that brings both unbridled chaos and extremes while maintaining a level of catchy with releases from bands like Blackbraid, Cabal, Zeal & Ardor, Machine Head, Wolfheart, Wiegedood, Doodseskader, Malevolence, Psychonaut and The Callous Daoboys!
2022 was yet again an exceptional year for music. After putting together the favorite releases of most of our members, we came to our editorial top featuring the latest releases from bands like Wolfheart, Muse, Ghost, Electric Callboy, Kreator, Malevolence, Heilung, Machine Head, Wiegedood, Psychonaut, Lorna Shore, Bad Omens, Sylvaine, Parkway Drive, Lamb Of God, Rammstein and Zeal & Ardor!
Things are getting ramped up now that the summer period is at its end! Great releases are coming out soon and it showed in the past week with new singles from Slipknot, Gaerea, Alien Weaponry, Brymir, Orbit Culture, Suasion ft. Steffi Pacson and The Callous Daoboys that amazed us!
With the end of summer in sight, we came across 10 releases coming out in August that our editorial team has been looking forward to the most.
A small grab of what we are looking forward to the most of the many exceptional releases coming our way during May 2022!
February 2022 is yet again brimming with great releases, here’s a small selection of our most anticipated ones!
Putting all the favorites of our team of writers and photographers together, we’ve come to a really diverse and interesting overall AOTY list!
Gig Reports
“The Great Metal Circus 2024” landed in Helsinki, where Avatar turned being at Tavastia that night into something absolutely spectacular and memorable! And the support Æther Realm came all the way from the US to Finland for the very first time, doing a great job at warming up the crowd!
30 years of ‘River Runs Red’, the iconic album of Life Of Agony was brought with bravura and the same grinta as if it was yesterday. The rockers of Prong showed us also that they are alive and kicking, never giving up, and with the night opened by Tarah Who? the night VIERNULVIER in Ghent, Belgium was complete!
Poisonblack returned for a couple more shows in October 2023, organized by Fullsteam Agency. We were present for the gig at Klubi in Tampere, a true celebration of the gothic metal legends they are.
Legendary Belgian metal band Channel Zero finally got to celebrate their 30th anniversary (a few years late due to the pandemic) at Cactus Club in Brugge, a small venue that was a perfect setting for an intense, energetic and somewhat intimate show. Support came from modern metal/nu metal stars on the rise Mantah!
Finally, after 3 years of waiting the “State of Unrest” tour transformed the magical music temple Ancienne Belgique into a pumping meltdown of metalheads. Lamb Of God was the absolute winner of moshpits and crowdsurfing while Kreator treated the German thrash fans. Municipal Waste was the excellent opening act to warm up the audience.
The celebration of 30 years of ‘River Runs Red’ by Life Of Agony at The Black Lab in Wasquehal, France was an intense experience. Prong added some sauce with their celebration of ‘Cleansing’ and some older ones. Tarah Who? did an excellent job to get the fire started.
Amon Amarth and Machine Head came, saw and delivered! The ‘Vikings & Lionhearts tour’ made a stop in Helsinki, Finland and set the room on fire, quite literally… Support came from Swedish melodeath supergroup The Halo Effect.
Gojira took over Europe on their massive ‘Fortitude’ tour with support from up-and-comers Alien Weaponry and Employed To Serve and we caught them at their show at a sold out Jäähalli in Helsinki, Finland in front of a crowd that was absolutely hungry for some good live show!
We had quite a blast at the St. Paddy’s Day Party at The King of Clubs in Columbus, Ohio with great bands, headed by the ever amazing Nonpoint!
A night of quality underground heavy music from the Finnish scene with Enragement, Ninetyfive50 and Crucify The Faith!
Photo Reports
Avatar dropped by the legendary Helsinki venue Tavastia on their “The Great Metal Circus 2024” tour, bringing their visual spectacle and theatrics properly to Finland. With them they brought the US metallers of Æther Realm, really blowing up the night!
A chaotic fuelled blood rampage. That’s what Malevolence released upon Newcastle. Together with Rough Justice and Pain of Truth they laid down absolute destruction at the University Students Union!
Best of 2023: Helder’s favorite captures of the year
Alternative Metal, Alternative Rock, Folk Metal, Folk Rock, Gothic Metal, Gothic Rock, Groove Metal, Grunge, Hardcore, Heavy Metal, Industrial, Industrial Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Melodic Metal, Metalcore, Metallic Hardcore, Modern Metal, Nu Metal, Post-metal, Power Metal, Punk, Punk Rock, Symphonic MetalA selection of 30 photos that Helder likes a lot from one of his most productive year considering covering concerts, including captures of Fear Factory, Atreyu, Jinjer, Rolo Tomassi, Stone, The Kooks, Pixies, Wunderhorse, Yours Truly, You Me at Six, Lake Malice, Bloodywood, Epica, Avatar, The 69 Eyes, Nova Twins, Cam Cole, Sabaton, The Lumineers, Grailknights, All For Metal, The Baboon Show, Combichrist, Megaherz, The BossHoss, Cancer Bats, Kvelertak, Fixation, Ignea, and Butcher Babies.
The second night of John Smith Rock Frozen 2023 was pretty epic with some of the best of the Finnish scene with Red Eleven, Kiuas, Finntroll, Turmion Kätilöt and headliners Amorphis! Throw on top of that the Swedish up-and-comers of Orbit Culture, and you know it was good!
Close to the end of the year 2023 there was an event that has left headbangers around the world in ecstatic anticipation—the Fear Factory ‘DisrupTour 2023’. This monumental tour brings together a powerhouse line-up featuring the ferocious Butcher Babies, Ignea and Ghosts of Atlantis. As these bands join forces, they promise to deliver an unforgettable experience for metal enthusiasts, showcasing a diverse range of styles within the genre.
A hot and sweaty night in the Halle room of the Backstage club in Munich. Fear Factory are back in a big way, and they were joined by Butcher Babies, Ignea and Ghosts of Atlantis, bringing quite the package with the “Disruptour” all over Europe!
Cavalera re-recorded the first two albums of Sepultura (‘Bestial Devastation’ and ‘Morbid Visions’) and are touring the world with them on the “Morbid Devastation” tour! We caught up with them at L’Aéronef in Lille, France, and we saw it was good… Support came from Max’s stepson’s band Incite…
Drowning Pool, Salive, Adelitas Way and Any Given Sin are touring the US with “The SNAFU tour” and we got to enjoy a great night of American metal/rock in Fort Wayne, Indiana!
The last day of a long and exhausting weekend of great music and atmosphere was all about the Belgian music scene at La Morgue with Aeveris, Brutal Sphincter, Hexa Mera, Mantah and Reject The Sickness!
Second day at an exciting edition of Alcatraz with H.E.A.T., Sepultura and Biohazard on the main stage!
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