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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Party.San Metal Open Air 2026 adds a massive new batch of bands, including Dark Funeral, Sacred Reich, Wolves in the Throne Room, Devourment, Misery Index, and many more.
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Chilean true metallers Burning Path shared their new track ‘Take Me High’, the second to be revealed from their highly anticipated self-titled debut album, set for release in February via Dying Victims Productions!
Wisher unveils their new track ‘Aqua De Vida’, a bold, immersive new chapter that flows between power, emotion and atmosphere.
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Swedish heavy metal powerhouse Bullet released their latest new single and video ‘Chained By Metal’, a track from their upcoming album ‘Kickstarter’, set for release next week via Steamhammer and announced 2026 tour dates taking them all over Sweden, but also for some shows in Germany and Finland, don’t miss out!
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Cold Slither set the holiday season on fire with new single ‘Cobra Claws Are Coming To Town’, out now via Reigning Phoenix Music, in collaboration with Hasbro!
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Spanish metallers Wicked Leather shared another song with ‘She Is The Storm’ from their upcoming debut full-length ‘Season Of The Witch’, set for release in January 2026 via Lost Realm Records!
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Finnish metal regiment Barrel launched their first single ‘Scavenger’ from their upcoming debut full-length ‘Triptych’, set for release early 2026!
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Day two of Tuhdimmat Tahdit brought Michael Monroe, Moon Shot, Black Devils, Hardcore Superstar, Turmion Kätilöt, Battle Beast and the legendary Blind Guardian to Tampere’s Eteläpuisto on the second day and was great yet again! We surely will be back at this festival in the future.
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!
Where heavy metal meets wrestling. Tyrantti & FCF Wrestling collided at “Lihaa Mattoon!” in Ääniwalli, Helsinki for one of the most entertaining nights of the whole summer!
Tuska Sunday delivered a powerful closing chapter on the main stage. Motionless In White, Apocalyptica, and headliners Lorna Shore brought Tuska 2025 to its 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.
Castle Rat brought their “Old World Realms Tour” to Helsinki’s On the Rocks, joined by local doom disciples Mansion. A night of theatrical heavy metal, ritualistic soundscapes, and raw energy opening a portal to an amazing fantasy world!
Nahka Agency brought a great blend of Finnish metal to Tampere’s Tavara-Asema on Friday May 16th with Amoral, Shade Empire and Voidfallen. Unfortunately the turn up wasn’t anywhere near to as much as it should have been for such a night of quality metal music.
The 13th (local) edition of Full Moon gave us 3 Belgian bands: party cover band Crazy Copy Cats, System Of A Down tribute band Toxicity and heavy rock and rollers Promise Down (who you also can catch at Alcatraz festival this summer)!
New Wave Of Finnish Heavy Metal organised a Vappu after party with Crimson Day, Everlore and Neverfade at Maanalainen in Tampere. An overall fun event full of heavy music discoveries.
Opeth released an absolutely brilliant new album with ‘The Last Will And Testament’ last year, and now they brought it to the stage all over Europe. And we in Helsinki were honored to be the first stop of the tour back in February, getting a first taste of their new work live. And with Grand Magus to warm us up, this was a brilliant night for the (metal) music lovers among us! An event by Fullsteam Agency
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