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Heavy metal titans Satan unleashed ‘Turn the Tide’, another single from their upcoming album ‘Songs In Crimson’ set for release in a couple of weeks via Metal Blade Records! Catch them on tour throughout the whole month of September, including a stop at our very own Asgaard venue!

While the summer is about to be wrapping up, we can already look ahead towards the summer of 2025, especially after Tuska just announced the first 16 confirmed acts for next year’s edition with Electric Callboy, Powerwolf, Nothing More, Orbit Culture, Kim Dracula, Korpiklaani, Marko Hietala, Tarja, Charlotte Wessels, thrown, Eihwar, Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus, Blood Command, Arion and Tyrantti and the first announced headliner with Lorna Shore!

What do you think? What bands are you still hoping for?

All For Metal just released their powerful second studio album ‘Gods Of Metal (Year Of The Dragon)’ with Reigning Phoenix Music, and celebrated with a monumental and epic music video for the track ‘Year Of The Dragon’!

Powerwolf unleashed their new album ‘Wake Up The Wicked’ last week via Napalm Records and released the thrilling, cinematic music video for the track ‘We Don’t Wanna Be No Saints’ to celebrate!

Unto Others are back with new album ‘Never, Neverland’ set for release in September via Century Media Records and shared the single ‘Angel of the Night’. Catch them on tour in Europe in August with stops at festivals like Wacken, Brutal Assault and Alcatraz Music!

Heavy metal legends Satan recently announced their upcoming new album ‘Songs In Crimson’, set for release in September via Metal Blade Records, after which they’ll embark on an extensive UK/Europe tour, including a stop at our very own Asgaard venue!

Armored Saint is set to reissue their ‘Revelation’ and ‘La Raza’ albums on vinyl next month via Metal Blade Records and are starting their European summer tour today at Headbangers Open Air, taking them also to festivals like Wacken and Alcatraz Festival!

Finnish melancholic metal act Endless Chain unleashes a music video for their new single ‘Beyond What You Believe’, another track from upcoming album ‘Agony’, set for release at the end of August! Fans of Insomnium, Swallow the Sun and Amorphis may want to pay heed!

Nothing Sacred, one of Australia’s pioneering heavy metal bands, is kicking off their highly anticipated 2024 European summer tour tomorrow at Headbangers Open Air, taking them all over Europe until they wrap things up at Speed Metal Party in Tampere, Finland halfway August!

Swedish metal vikings Brothers Of Metal revealed with ‘Heavy Metal Viking’ the first song from their upcoming new album ‘Fimbulvinter’, set for release in November via AFM Records! For a proper viking party, catch them this summer at a small selection of European festivals like Tuska this weekend, or on tour through Europe after the release of their album!

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Photo Reports

Pictures of the second day of Knotfest Finland that topped everything of the day before on all levels with kings of metal Slipknot, joined by bands like Shiraz Lane, Tesseract, Stoned Statues, Cradle of Filth, Medeia, Bring Me The Horizon, and Moon Shot!

Pictures of day 1 of Knotfest Finland with Bloodred Hourglass, Stam1na, Sara, Arch Enemy, Lähiöbotox, Lamb of God, Huora, and Nightwish

Pictures of the 2nd day of Rock in the City Kerava 2022 with Stam1na, Melrose, Uriah Heep, Accept, Cyan Kicks and Deep Purple.

Pictures of the first day of Rock in the City Kerava 2022 with Turmion Kätilöt, Dampf, Brother Firetribe, Lordi and Korpiklaani.

Gojira

Finally, after all the delays, we got a double serving of the Gojira at 013 Poppodium in Tilburg, Netherlands. With both shows being sold out, they were quite the explosive nights, especially with added to that support acts Alien Weaponry and Employed to Serve!

The last Day of Sauna Open Air 2022 was probably the best day of this year’s edition. With In Flames as headliner, but also other great bands like Reckless Love, Hardcore Superstar, Skid Row and Danko Jones. RH Entertainment and Master Events offered us an overall really nice festival.

Day 1 of the rejuvenated Sauna Open Air offered a lot of fun with Michael Monroe, Negatiiviset Nuoret, Nestor, Fear of Domination, Stam1na, Eläkeläiset, Alestorm, Korpiklaani, Beast in Black, Turmion Kätilöt and Bullet For My Valentine!

Dark Tranquillity and Ensiferum set Helsinki on fire with the help of supporting bands Marianas Rest and Gwendydd! And we were all too excited that concerts like they were before all this misery are happening again in full force! Moshpits, here we come!

Shaman’s Harvest, Crobot, Any Given Sin and Hell Came Home playing at the Rockstar Lounge in Ft. Wayne, Indiana was a feast for both the ears and eyes back in the beginning of June! Highly recommended set of bands to check out whenever you can!

Pictures of the last day of Tuska 2022 with Sonata Arctica, Devin Townsend, Stratovarius, Kreator and Jinjer!

Album Reviews

With a rebel yell more, more, more

Another comeback record to be happy about!

It’s hammer time!

Sumerlands’ debut ticks all the boxes.

Skillet “Unleashed” their brand new creations to the world!

Get ready for a heavy dose of riffing and songs that’ll get stuck in your head!

Undeniably groovy stuff to be found here!

Finnish surprises are back with a third release!

The Venusian Valient Thorr is back to rile up their “Thorriors”!