Finnish rock band Shiraz Lane recently unveiled an official music video for the track ‘Stone Cold Lover’, a single from their latest album ‘In Vertigo’, out with Frontiers Music!
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News Posts
Swedish rock sensations The Gems release their brand-new single ‘Gravity’, featuring Tommy Johansson, and another track from their upcoming new album ‘Year Of The Snake’, out in March via Napalm Records!
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London-based rock trio Dream Nails released their third studio album ‘You Wish’ via Marshall Records last Friday and unveiled a video for ‘The Spirit Does Not Burn’ to celebrate!
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Swedish underground rock label Majestic Mountain Records announced their first label fest in Finland to happen on February 21 at Lepakkomies in Helsinki with Kaiser, Craneium, I Am Low and Mushroom Caravan Overdrive on the line-up!
Belgian rock institution Triggerfinger kicked off the beginning of a new era with their latest single ‘Come Clean’!
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Cinematic visionaries Edge Of Paradise unveiled the official video for the track ‘Martyr (Monster)’ which was featured on their latest album ‘Prophecy’, released last year with Napalm Records!
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North American hard rock band Kissing Kaos unveiled their new single ‘Chaos Inside’, a track from their upcoming debut album set for release with Mighty Music!
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Promising heavy metal/hard rock outfit Furies sign to Fireflash Records and release new single and video ‘Cannibale’!
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Spanish melodic hard rock band XTASY open an exciting new chapter of their career with ‘Too Late’, a brand-new single from their upcoming album ‘Phoenix’, set for release in April with Art Of Melody Music and Burning Minds Music Group!
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Hard rock outfit The B.O.S. shared their bluesy new single and video ‘Ice Cream Cone’, the first single from their upcoming album ‘Volume 2’, set for release this spring!
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Album Reviews
Sweden’s finest all-female hard rock band and #1 rock export Thundermother have released their newest album ‘Black and Gold’ via AFM Records and it’s yet again filled with heartfelt and solid rock songs that are primed to take over the world!
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The 20th album by the Hanover-based rockers Scorpions has the introspective muse of the past which shows the band’s unique style to play heavy rock songs that are balanced by catchy vocal hooks and sharp guitar riffs.
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After 14 long years The Hellacopters have finally released their new long player called ‘Eyes Of Oblivion’. It was worth the wait – a fantastic hard rock album comes your way!
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After last year’s impressive fictional compilation album “Killection”, Lordi is back with an even more mind-blowing release as they unleash a back catalogue of 7 albums with “Lordiversity”!
Kissing Dynamite is ready to rock again and spread rock music all over the world! With positivity as the key message.
Cherokee delivers some old school hard rock and heavy metal vibes with their debut full-length ‘Blood & Gold’!
Reaching back to their old roots Asking Alexandria is back with their newest record to remind us just why we came to love them in the beginning
The new Belgian metal outfit Shocker shows the decent amount of old school heavy metal they can produce with their own sound and personality!
Starlight Ritual’s full-length debut ‘Sealed in Starlight’ sounds as if it actually were sealed away in the eighties by some sorcerer only to be unearthed now 40 years later.
Interviews
A chat with Sara Strömmer of Shereign about the release of their debut album “Ghost Diaries”, the themes and artwork of the album, the planned release shows with Dark Sarah and how she would describe the band in images, with a very interesting result!
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We have a chat with Patrick Walch, the man behind the successful and interesting new label Noble Demon! Check out what he has to say!
A video interview with vocalist Arde from Temple Balls about touring with Sonata Arctica and the upcoming tour with Shiraz Lane and Block Buster.
A video interview with Hannes Kett from Shiraz Lane about the past, the present and the future! Check out the full conversation!
A talk with Timmy from The New Roses about their latest album, playing at Wacken and the upcoming tour!
We talked with Aarni and Jaakko from Block Buster about their new album and more!
“The first time we ever tried it, I fell right on my face” “There’s a video. You wanna see it?” The guys from Crobot are anything but dull! Read the interview taken at Alcatraz festival!
“The first time we ever tried it, I fell right on my face” “There’s a video. You wanna see it?” The guys from Crobot are anything but dull! Read the interview taken at Alcatraz festival!
Danko Jones talked with us about his new album, the state of the music business overall and how good Belgian festivals are!
Danko Jones talked with us about his new album, the state of the music business overall and how good Belgian festivals are!
Photo Reports
We got to see a glimpse of Witch Fever, Bush and Volbeat when they came to Tampere’s Nokia Arena as the stop in Finland of the ‘Greatest Of All Tours’ tour! An event by Live Nation Finland.
DISTURBED is celebrating the 25th anniversary of their debut album ‘The Sickness’ with an extensive tour in Europe. They brought along special guests MEGADETH as part of the package, ramping up the excitement for heavy music fans all over the continent! We caught their stop at Schleyerhalle in Stuttgart, Germany and saw it was good!
A night of raw rock energy in the heart of Helsinki. Spiders at On The Rocks, supported by local heroes The Empire Strikes.
Super Wednesday at STARS IN TOWN rocked Schaffhausen! From local heroes ELLIS MANO BAND to the legendary ALICE COOPER, the night was packed with unforgettable performances. UGLY KID JOE brought ’90s nostalgia with “Everything About You” & “Cat’s In The Cradle,” while ALICE COOPER’s shock rock spectacle—complete with guillotine and powerhouse guitarist Nita Strauss—blew the crowd away. Rain didn’t stop the energy, and the packed Herrenacker square proved once again: this festival is pure magic.
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!
For the first time ever, legendary guitar icons Joe Satriani and Steve Vai have united and are on tour with the SATCHVAI band! With the support of Ned Evett, they turned Antwerp’s Stadsschouwburg into a temple of rock where we could worship some of the genre’s gods!
Rockfest 2025’s final main stage day celebrated attitude and legacy. Demolition 23, The Cult, and Manic Street Preachers shaped Saturday’s atmosphere before the night’s finale.
Sun, sweat, and steel… Rockfest 2025 opened in style in Turku. H.E.A.T. brought the fire, Sepultura gave Finland their final bow, and Judas Priest proved once more why they’re the Metal Gods.
Moon Shot, RØRY, and Stam1na took over Rockfest’s Red Stage and Black Stage with unforgettable performances, and we captured it all.
The 8th and “End of the Road” last edition of Glam/Sleaze/Melodic rock festival Wildfest wrapped up on a high note with Crazy Lixx, The Cruel Intentions, Art Nation, Shiraz Lane, Wildness, South of Salem, Bulletrain and Mr Myst!
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