German heavy metal outfit Generation Steel is starting a whole new chapter with a new album, new musicians, new label with Fireflash Records and new booking agency!
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Heavy metal giants Powerwolf released the live version of ‘1589’, building up to the release of their ‘Wildlive (Live at Olympiahalle)’ album with Napalm Records in a couple of weeks! Catch them live in Europe starting next month with their “Wake Up The Wicked Tour” or this summer headlining festivals like Wacken and Alcatraz!
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Canadian speed/thrash madmen Warsenal are back with their most ambitious and destructive offering to date with ‘Endless Beginnings…’ out in March via Massacre Records and unleash first single ‘Feeding the Wildfire’! Catch them live in Europe this spring, including a stop at our very own Asgaard in Belgium!
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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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Belgian speed metallers Kate’s Acid announce their new studio album ‘Hellbender’ to be our in March with High Roller Records and share the title track as the first single!
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Promising heavy metal outfit Bloodstain unleashed their latest new single ‘Conspiracy’! A full-length debut should be coming later this year!
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Hard rock/heavy metal band Nerve Star released their new single ‘Black Ice’, which comes with the track ‘The Harder The Better’ on the B-side! Tracks from their upcoming album ‘White Hot’, set for release in February!
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Finnish heavy metal band Serpent Gates unleashed the single ‘Down the Cross’, taking a swipe at religions, and another track from their upcoming debut album ‘The Veil of Darkness’, set for release next month!
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To celebrate the 20th anniversary of ‘Through The fire And Flames’, former Dragonforce vocalist ZP Theart released a reimagining as a gift for the fans, with the help of Syndrone, Sophie Burrell and Bradley Hall!
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British heavy metal’s rising stars Tailgunner shared the new single ‘Eulogy’ in anticipation of next month’s release of their new album ‘Midnight Blitz’ with Napalm Records! And just in time for their tour with Hammerfall starting in a couple of days! Also catch them this summer at festivals like Download, Alcatraz and Dynamo Metal Fest!
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Interviews
We sat down with Rhea and Bones from Tailgunner, where they open up about their upcoming album ‘Midnight Blitz’ (out February 6 with Napalm Records), working with K.K. Downing, and their vision for modern heavy metal.
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“Legends” (out tomorrow on their new label Better Noise Music) marks a bold new chapter for Sabaton with a mix of myth, metal, and history told through the voices of heroes and legends themselves. We sat down with bassist Pär Sundström to talk about the band’s fresh creative energy, lineup changes, and what it really means to become “legendary.”
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We sat down with Henkka, guitarist and vocalist of the Finnish heavy metal band Tyrantti, to not only talk about their Tuska show and latest music, but to dive into their upcoming ‘Lihaa mattoon!’ event on July 12 in Helsinki where they are collaborating with FCF Wrestling to put together a highly entertaining evening filled with wrestling and heavy metal!
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Wednesday 13 is celebrating the release of this 10th studio album, ‘Mid Death Crisis’, out this Friday April 25th via Napalm Records. We had the privilege of sitting down via Zoom with Duke of Spook himself to chat about the new album and going back to the roots of the horror punk style of the good old early 2000s…
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We had a chat with Mr. Lordi about Lordi’s new album ‘Limited Deadition’ (out with Reigning Phoenix Music) and his collecting and fandom of 80s toys, figurines, WWE, TV shows & movies!
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We sat down with Nahka-Sami of the Finnish heavy metal heroes Tyrantti to talk about their epic performance at this year’s Hellsinki Metal Festival, their new album ‘Ihmispyramidi’ and where you’ll be able to find them on a stage the coming year! Tuska 2025 is at least one of the places where you can get your shot of Tyrantti heavy metal madness…
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We sat down with TJ Taylor, drummer of SOiL, when they dropped by in Fort Wayne, IN back in March on the “Back to the 2000s Tour”, to reminiscence about the glory years of nu metal, touring and what it’s like to get back on that stage every time!
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We sat down with vocalist Sini and guitarist Joni from Crimson Sun to talk about their new album ‘Sorrowbreaker’, out today, and how they did things a bit differently, resulting in a “lighter” album in the sense of somewhat breaking with the sorrow and shining a bright light, encouraging you to stop and enjoy life! Be sure to check out this great new album if you’re looking for some nice melodic heavy metal with a modern touch!
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A chat with the guys of the Belgian heavy metal band Hunter about their show at Alcatraz 2023, their new album ‘Rebel Angels Rise’ and their release show at our own Asgaard venue this Saturday!
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A chat with Mr. Lordi about the new Lordi album ‘Screem Writers Guild’ (out since March 31st via Atomic Fire Records), how he was inspired by the “Universal Monsters”, a couple of things he did differently for this album and how the process was to get to their new looks. He also gives us a brief update about a translation of his recently released monster of a book about everything Lordi!
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Photo Reports
In 2025 Anna/ScarletMemory Photography covered again tons of bands and events both in Finland and Germany with her favorite captures being of shows from Amoral, Apocalyptica, Apulanta, Battle Beast, Blind Guardian, Bloodred Hourglass, Bush, Catch Your Breath, Cemetery Skyline, Cyan Kicks, Finntroll, Hammerfall, In Flames, Indica, Leverage, Lordi, Michael Monroe, Nothing More, Popeda, Powerwolf, Sabaton, Shade Empire, Sonata Arctica, The Legendary Orchestra, The Rock Orchestra, Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus, Toto, Volbeat and Wednesday 13.
At the end of last year, power metal legends HELLOWEEN were taking their 40th anniversary tour through Europe and they lit up Schleyerhalle in Stuttgart, Germany with a jaw-dropping show. Finnish next generation power metallers BEAST IN BLACK kicked things off, before the main act unleashed pyro, confetti, and pure metal magic. A night of epic riffs and fan-fueled celebration!
This year Lemmy Kilmister left this mortal realm 10 years ago. Mötorhead, the band that Lemmy brought to life, was founded 50 years ago. Phil Campbell joined Mötorhead over 40 years ago. What a list of anniversaries, and what better reasons to celebrate? We caught Phil Campbell and The Bastard Sons in Stuttgart, Germany on one of the stops of their “50 years of Mötorhead” celebration tour, with support from Airstrike!
Sabaton played a close to sold out show at the SchleyerHalle in Stuttgart, Germany together with The Legendary Orchestra a couple of weeks ago. Full power from start to finish.
Battle Beast played a visually stunning show in front of over 5000 fans at Nokia Arena in Tampere on November 21st together with Dynazty as the dedicated warm-up band.
V’s Metal Media organised their first festival and invited us to experience ‘V’s Metal Fest’ and we were only too happy to drop by and support a budding organisation! With 10 Cats Down, #40Something, Noord, Narsic, Behind the Veil, Fabulae Dramatis, Promise Down, ArseA, Primal Creation, and No Apologies.
Katatonia came to Tampere, Finland on November 11 for an emotional show. Together with Evergrey and Klogr they managed to fill Tavara-Asema even on a cold and rainy Tuesday.
From melodic to feral, the “European Blood Dynasty Tour” rolled through Helsinki. Arch Enemy with Amorphis, Eluveitie and Gatecreeper at Jäähalli.
W.A.S.P. delivered one of their most electrifying performances our photographer has experienced to date at Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki, marking the 40th anniversary of their self-titled debut with the ALBUM ONE ALIVE world tour.
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.
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