German heavy metal legends Grave Digger are releasing their next studio album ‘Faces of Pain’ with Reaper Entertainment in January 2027! Catch them live around the same time on tour through Europe with the “Legends Never Die Tour”, bringing along Motorjesus and Warwolf!
Trivium unleashed their furious new single ‘Dead Inside of Me’ with Roadrunner Records, the first new music since their last album and a taste of what is to come! Catch them on tour later this year in North America with In Flames, Orbit Culture, Fit For An Autopsy and Frozen Soul!
Progressive heavy metal act Crystal Throne shares their new single ‘Electrical Savior’, another glimpse into their upcoming concept album ‘Chantry Of Sacrifice’, out next month!
Italian Southern groove metal outlaws Hellcowboys recently signed with Octopus Rising and announced their new album ‘Renew, Reborn, Return’ to be released in December! A first crushing track was unveiled with ‘Giaccio’!
Swedish metal band Eleine dropped their new single and visualizer ‘Liars Linger’, another track from their upcoming fifth studio album ‘The Water Taste Of Blood’, out in December! Make sure to catch them on their European headline tour starting in a couple of weeks, you won’t want to miss out on this!
Hard rock/heavy metal outfit Hell In The Club unleashed their latest single and video ‘Call Me At 666’, out now with Frontiers Music!
Finnish project Hyljätyt, featuring members of Stam1na, Wolfheart, Kasvoton and Ratface, unleashed the new single and video ‘Vihollinen’, from their upcoming second album ‘Kadotus’, out on September 25!
For those who weren’t aware of this yet, last week Tuska confirmed Judas Priest as the last headliner for the 2027 line-up and also announced The Devil Wears Prada, Guilt Trip, Stratovarius, Danko Jones, Smash Into Pieces and Green Lung! Who are you looking to be added to the line-up still? Let us know in the comments!
Power metal outfit Frozen Crown released their latest new single and video ‘Who Wants to Burn in Heaven’, from their upcoming album ‘The Legend of the Six Kings’, out in October via Napalm Records!
American heavy metal icons Down are unleashing their new studio album ‘Volume V’ in November via Nuclear Blast Records and shared the single ‘Blood Oath’!
Three major legends of Bay Area thrash metal are shaking the ground of festival stages in Europe during summer season 2026: METAL CHURCH, DEATH ANGEL and TESTAMENT. A package that makes the heart of each thrash metal jump, especially if you were young in the 1980s. And this package hasn’t disappointed, especially not when they took the time for a club show at Cologne’s Essigfabrik in Germany – a whole night of the finest Bay Area Thrash Metal!
Tyla, Todd and Dane – Phil Campbell’s offsprings – featuring Julian Jenkins (FURY) on vocals keeping the flame and the spirit alive as PHIL CAMPBELL’S BASTARD SONS after the tragic death of their father. With their 2026 summer gigs this combo gives proof of their capabilities as a fantastic live band. Their mix of Mötorhead songs and their own material is a great mix of metal, hard rock and rock ‘n’ roll. Lemmy and Phil will be watching proudly from heaven. Rounding up the package as support was JAKE & THE CONVOLUTION.
The second day of Rokki Raikaa Tampere brought energetic performances from Michael Monroe, Marko Hietala, Steve ‘n’ Seagulls, Lost Society, Turmion Kätilöt, Tarot, Cemetery Skyline and Apocalyptica to the Hakametsä Ice Hall parking lot.
The smaller stages were anything but quiet on day two! 🔥 He Who Dwells, Alyxx, Forge The Sun, Approaching Autumn and Set It Off, among others kept Upheaval Festival rocking.
THE PRETTY WILD fired up the room — HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD blew the roof off. A great night of dynamic performances and a blend of rap-metal, nu-metal and a variety of other styles created a massive excitement. The Im Wizemann venue was sold for a long time already and the room packed up to the last bit of space. After the show was over you did know why!
CEMETERY SKYLINE with their only 10 gig spanning EU 2026 Tour stopped in Stuttgart for one night. Their musical style is built on cold synth layers, heavy dark‑metal tension and a slow‑burning intensity that filled the room from the first note. ROYAL SORROW set the tone early with a raw, melodic surge that highlighted why they’re one of the most talked‑about newcomers in the scene. A night where atmosphere and heaviness merged into something unmistakably powerful.
One night, one band: MACHINE HEAD. The California based combo came to Ludwigsburg to take the audience on an almost 3 hrs ride through the band’s history. Robb Flynn and his fellow bandmates delivered a blasting show with stunning visuals, great sound, flames and lights. It was simply amazing and crowd followed actively with massive circle pits and a large number of crowdsurfers. A truly genuine concert experience!
Saturday at the Clyde Theatre it Smelled Like a Freakshow with Avatar rolling into Fort Wayne with their “Don’t Go In The Forest tour”, bringing along the amazing Italian symphonic death metallers Fleshgod Apocalpyse and Texan death metal grinders Frozen Soul!
33 Years after their “last” show, Belgian cult thrash outfit Dead Serious is back and played live in our own venue Asgaard with the support of Steamroller and Phoenix Rebellion! Of course we were there!
Ending our weekend, getting pumped to get through a new week, is there anything better to get energized than going for a proper heavy metal show? NITE more than delivered at On The Rocks in Helsinki with the support of Ratbreed!
