Last week, zombie metal sensation Dominum announced to be unleashing a second album of undead goodies upon the world with ‘The Dead Don’t Die’, coming to you by the end of the year via Napalm Records, and shared a first single with the title track, featuring Ben Metzner from Feuerschwanz and dArtagnan!
The metal band for all video game nerds, Super Monster Party spawns new single ‘Blue Hurricane’ for Sonic the Hedgehog’s 33rd birthday, a track you’ll also find on their upcoming album ‘Rage Quit’, set for release in November!
Grave Digger announced their upcoming new album ‘Bone Collecter’ to be released via ROAR (a division of RPM) in the beginning of 2025, which is the year that marks their 45th anniversary for which they will be touring extensively to celebrate!
Mötley Crüe is celebrating the 35th anniversary of their landmark album ‘Dr. Feelgood’ by releasing a limited edition box set of the album, available for pre-order now!
Last week, Black Label Society unleashed the bradn-new single ‘The Gallows’, out now via Spinefarm Records and exactly what fans of the band should expect of them!
A speed metal bombardment has been unleashed upon the world through the first single and video ‘The Blitz’ from the upcoming Steel Inferno album ‘Rush Of Power’, to be released via From The Vaults!
Battle-hardened heavy metal warriors Grand Magus are gearing up to release their new album ‘Sunraven’ on October 18th via Nuclear Blast Records and unleashed second single ‘The Wheel Of Pain’! Catch them live in the beginning of 2025 in Europe as special guests for Opeth!
We are still remembering the goth darkness we got to enjoy for a moment in the Helldorado stage tent at Alcatraz earlier this summer with Unto Others, and in a couple of weeks we’ll get to enjoy more of this new era of the band with their new album ‘Never, Neverland’ out via Century Media Records! Another single with ‘Momma Likes the Door Closed’ was released about a week ago, and it’s all we’ve ever wanted with heavy riffing and goth vibes!
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?
A selection of 30 photos that Helder likes a lot from one of his most productive year considering covering concerts, including captures of Fear Factory, Atreyu, Jinjer, Rolo Tomassi, Stone, The Kooks, Pixies, Wunderhorse, Yours Truly, You Me at Six, Lake Malice, Bloodywood, Epica, Avatar, The 69 Eyes, Nova Twins, Cam Cole, Sabaton, The Lumineers, Grailknights, All For Metal, The Baboon Show, Combichrist, Megaherz, The BossHoss, Cancer Bats, Kvelertak, Fixation, Ignea, and Butcher Babies.
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!
We set the hard task for our photographers to choose the best 30 pictures that they have shot in 2023 out of possibly thousands of captures, and here is the result of Tom Treuten’s selection with Butcher Babies, Fateful Finality, Fear Factory, Thundermother, Hypocrisy, Spiritbox, Behemoth, Dog Eat Dog, The Cult, Skillet, Agnostic Front, Scorpions, May The Silence Fail, Cannibal Corpse, Ataraxy, Dark Funeral, Goldmann, Solstafir, Ingested, Antiheld, Lansdowne, Völkerball (Rammstein Tribute), Fettes Brot, Danko Jones, Royal Republic, Team Tot, and Mindead!
The year wrapping up means that we’ll be looking back at the amazing things we’ve experienced, and “album of the year” lists. We’d also like to give some attention to our talented concert photographers who go out and cover shows for us. So here is a first in a series of articles where our artists pick their favorite pictures of 2023 with Anna/ScarletMemory Photography who mostly roams around in Tampere, Finland and pictures from bands like Pain, Sólstafir, Eleine, Myrath, Battle Beast, Brymir, Sabaton, Mors Subita, Lordi, Metalite, Shereign, Diablo, Before The Dawn, Wolfheart, Sonata Arctica, Deathstars, Brother Firetribe, Psychework, Apocalyptica, Voidfallen, Poets of the Fall, Amorphis, Lost Society, and Everwave!
Pictures of yet another excellent show by the legendary Finnish metal band Amorphis at the gorgeous Kulttuuritalo venue in Helsinki!
On the 10th anniversary edition of the Belgian hard rock and metal festival Blast From The Past, they did what they do best yet again: bringing the old school to a stage near you with an impressive line-up of Angel Witch, Onslaught, Exumer, Vengeance, Witchfynde, Hitten, Existance, Steelover, and Toledo Steel!
The cold came to Munich in the form of a package of Scandinavian bands, but Liv Sin, Priest and Deathstars managed to warm the souls of those present in the small Strom quickly after waiting in the cold and snow.
Pictures of the massive Stam1na show at the Ice Hockey Hall in Helsinki with special guests Diablo, Corroded and Dear Mother!
Kvelertak wrapped up their “Krøterveg te helvete” tour in Trix, Antwerp with support from the Canadian hardcore punk formation Cancer Bats!
Kvelertak is continuing to take Europe by storm on their “Krøterveg Te Helvete Tour” presenting their latest work, in the company of Cancer Bats as support. We were there at the Backstage venue in Munich, Germany last week!
After last year’s impressive fictional compilation album “Killection”, Lordi is back with an even more mind-blowing release as they unleash a back catalogue of 7 albums with “Lordiversity”!
The Germans of J.B.O. are back to lighten up the party with their brand new party-metal album ‘Planet Pink’!
Sabaton is back singing about “The War To End All Wars”, telling stories that took place during WW1, going all the way from the beginning to the very end.
Finnish heavy metal band Battle Beast just released their new album »Circus of Doom«, on which they perfected their usual sound while still adding a lot of new flavours into the mix. Definitely recommended.
Kyle Pfeiffer aka Blacklite District released a brand new rockin’ record that holds a lot of promise after getting his life back on track!
Cherokee delivers some old school hard rock and heavy metal vibes with their debut full-length ‘Blood & Gold’!
Join the Cult of Scarecrow on their debut full length ‘Tales of the Sacrosanct Man’ for some groove fueled grungy heavy metal, out now on Wormholedeath.
“At One with None” is an epic heavy metal album, masterfully achieved by the clear refinement in the songwriting.
After more than a decade the evil raiders of Blacksword have set sail again on their aptly titled sophomore ‘Alive Again’. Out on No Remorse Records.
Joonas and Jyri of Oceanhoarse told us why we all need to be at their own festival ‘Hoarsefest’… it includes a pretty good price to win!
A talk with Joonas and Jyri from Oceanhoarse about the release of their EP ‘Voluntary Bends’!
We fired off some questions to Liv Sin to talk about their new album ‘Burning Sermons’ and the thoughts behind some of their work!
In the last part, we grilled Pär about the Sabaton live shows, History Channel and a couple of other things…
In the last part, we grilled Pär about the Sabaton live shows, History Channel and a couple of other things…
We had the honor to interview Pär Sundström from Sabaton about the upcoming release The Great War.
We had the honor to interview Pär Sundström from Sabaton about the upcoming release The Great War.
We had the honor to inteview Pär from Sabaton and talk about a whole bunch of things. Sit back and have fun.
We had the honor to inteview Pär from Sabaton and talk about a whole bunch of things. Sit back and have fun.
We had the chance to ask Amanda Somerville a couple of questions about her latest release with Trillium and her life in the music industry!
