News Posts

Start to get into the mood of the season with Airbourne’s new single ‘Christmas Bonus’, out now with an animated music video via Spinefarm!

Michael Monroe shares another single with ‘Disconnected’, building up excitement for the upcoming new studio album ‘Outerstellar’, set for release in February 2026 via Silver Lining Music!

Up-and-coming rock band Return To Dust dropped a wild official video for ‘New Religion’! Catch them on the road right now supporting Mammoth and Myles Kennedy in the US or next summer in Europe at events like Graspop or Tuska!

British hard rockers FURY continue to celebrate their brand-new album ‘Interceptor’ (out with Mighty Music) and shared an official music video for the track ‘In Pursuit Of Destiny’!

Finnish rock sensations Ginger Evil shared an official live video for the track ‘Last Frontier’, taken from their debut album ‘The Way It Burns’, released earlier this year via Frontiers Music!

Italian rockers IT’sALIE announced their new studio album ‘Wild Games’ to be out in February 2026 via Frontiers Music and shared a first single with ‘Waiting For The Rain’!

Modern rock artist IWAN ignites with two new single releases, ‘Warriors’ and ‘Wait’, unleashing emotion, power and purpose, and out now on all major streaming platforms!

Grunge-tinged up-and-coming rock outfit Return To Dust shared their latest single ‘New Religion’ just when they were about to embark on their tour in the US as support to Mammoth! People in Europe, catch them at some of the 2026 summer festivals, like the already confirmed Tuska!

Crobot returns and fires off their new single ‘Gun To My Head’, out now for all of you to rock out to!

Norwegian melodic hard rock outfit Lily Löwe unleashes the new dark rock anthem ‘Haunted House’, just in time to add to your soundtrack for today’s Halloween festivities!

Photo Reports

Pictures of the people we captured during the weekend of the 2024 edition of Tuska, those who make the festival what it is.

Pictures of The Darkness at Helsinki’s Kulttuuritalo with the support of Shiraz Lane.

Vandenberg

Vandenberg returned with the new album ‘SIN’. The Dutch leg of his tour stopped at 10 different locations through The Netherlands, and we caught him at De Spot in Middelburg for a night of nostalgia and good rock music.

Pictures of the second night of the 2024 edition of Desert Hel, with Dome Runner, Mansion, Maan Tomu and Truckfighters!

On Friday 15.03.2024 Sonata Arctica started off their “Clear Cold Beyond” tour at Pakkahuone in Tampere together with Temple Balls as support. The show was organized by Grey Beard and TuskaLive.

The “Back to the 2000s Tour” has been going strong in the US territories, taking people back to the good old days of nu metal and alternative metal/rock and Ozzfest with stellar shows from The Union Underground, SOiL, Ra and Flaw! We caught the stop at Piere’s in Fort Wayne, IN!

A selection of Rachel’s best captures of 2023, with pictures from bands like Mudvayne, Nonpoint, Drowning Pool, From Ashes To New, Shinedown, Fozzy, Butcher Babies, Sumy Cyco, Black Stone Cherry and Saliva!

A selection of Jonna’s best captures of 2023, with pictures from bands Butcher Babies, Electric Callboy, Ghost, Glenn Hughes, Gojira, In Flames, Lorna Shore, The Hu, Ville Valo, Chamber of Unlight, Asagraum, Monuments, Sodom, Batushka, Blind Guardian, and Apocalyptica!

A selection of Vaim’s best captures of 2023, after a long and grueling process of elimination, with pictures from bands like Battle Beast, Gaerea, Trollheim’s Grott, Avslut, Der Weg einer Freiheit, Amenra, Igorrr, Aesthetic Perfection, HIDE, SKYND, Ice Nine Kills, Utuk Xul, Rancid, Sick Of It All, Stratovarius, Testament, Michael Monroe, Volbeat, Hellacopters, Pensées Nocturnes, Amorphis, Biohazard, Killswitch Engage, Converge, Agnostic Front, Taake, Public Image Ltd, A.A. Williams, Butcher Babies, Clutch, Finntroll, Electric Callboy, Ghost, Gojira, Imperial Triumphant, Lorna shore, The Hu and Urne!

One of our newest photographers to have joined the team, Tommy offers a fine selection of cover bands, and gigs from the local club scene with pictures of Sabbra Cadabra, Crowley, Kraken Waker, Self Revolution, The SoapGirls, Nu-Castle, All Before, Audioslaves, Rage, Spartan Warrior, Twin Lizzy, and Red Hot Chilipinos!

Album Reviews

Ladies and gentlemen, The Night Flight Orchestra is now ready for boarding. Fans of classic hard rock are kindly requested to proceed gate 666 for immediate departure with Sometimes The World Ain’t Enough.

One of this generation’s guitar virtuosi, Euge Valovirta, releases his first ever solo album for you to get your rock on!

It eats you and there’s no other way than to absorb the music and listen to this story. Each and every song has a unique sound to it. Yet they are similar enough to form one solid album.

Lordi is back and about to cum to your house for a little “sexorcism”…

Yet another smoking hard rock release from one of the Scandinavian countries by the young band The Riven!

Shiraz’ 2nd is here and it rocks like never before! The next big step for these young guys has been taken…

Diablo Blvd.’s latest album certainly is a special one, check out what we thought here!

German rockband Kadavar is releasing their fourth full-length album: Rough Times.

Pop this disc in the car radio, start driving and listen to what is half an hour of the perfect roadtrip music!

Possibly the birth of the next big thing in “vintage rock” is to be found in Finland, check out their groovy, heavy rock now!

Gig Reports

Do you wonder what it’s like to spend the night with Alice Cooper? Find out here.

Papa Roach is back to celebrate their latest album “Crooked Teeth” and show that they can convince young and old to go nuts on their music!

The guys of Shiraz Lane are saying goodbye before they retreat to the studio to record their second album. And what we got was a hard rock and rock ‘n’ roll party that’ll linger for quite awhile…

The Weekend Man was here!

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 […]

A review and preview at the same time of Crooked Steps… soon to seen live in your neighborhood!

Canada invading our ear drums with a great evening of hard rock!