German comedy metal masters J.B.O. signed to Perception, announced the new single ‘Ka-Fump!’ to be out on May 21st and shared the tour dates for their “Tour of the Rising Sun 2025|2026”!
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Fantasy metal warrors Castle Rat revealed their new album ‘The Bestiary’ to be out in September with King Volume Records and Blues Funeral Recordings and a US and Europe tour following the release! For those who can’t wait that long, they’ll be invading Europe starting next week for club shows and festival appearances!
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British hard rock and heavy metal revelation FURY has signed with Mighty Music for the release of their next album later this year! A bold new chapter starts now, going from an independent band to backed by a major label!
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Legendary heavy metal supergroup Down signed with Nuclear Blast Records and are in the final stages of recording their new full-length, out in 2026!
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Recently, the mighty Sabaton surprised by signing to new label Better Noise Music for the release of their next album and shared the epic single and video ‘Templars’ as the first new music at their new home!
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Germany’s rising metal force The Night Eternal signed to Metal Blade Records for the next chapter of their journey! Catch them live throughout Germany, but also festivals like Hellfest and Alcatraz this summer!
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Finland’s leather metal maniacs Tyrantti and pro wrestling promotion FCF Wrestling are joining forces in an unprecedented alliance, bringing the hottest summer event in Helsinki with “Lihaa Mattoon!”, an evening filled with live action, beer, hot food and heavy metal!
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Explosive hard rock and metal band Queen of Spades releases their next single ‘Stagnant’, a song about how depression feels.
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This summer we’ll get to enjoy them bringing their metal circus to the Alcatraz festival stage for an exceptional show, but if you’re going to miss out on that, no worries! Avatar just announced their 2026 Europe and UK headline tour “A Night To Be Torn Apart” with special guests Alien Weaponry, tickets available starting tomorrow April 25th!
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North Texas metal powerhouse Warhog returns with new single ‘Future Shock’, the newest chapter in their ongoing conceptual saga ‘The Dystopian Chronicles, Vol. III’!
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Lists
A list of albums of the year 2018 that mostly seems to revolve around energy and emotions, check it out!
2017 was again a massive year for music of all makes, I’ve done my best to narrow it down to the 10 releases that suck with me the most the past year…
Once you go heavy, you never go back… Wouter’s albums of the year hold on to the good olden days of Heavy Metal!
Photo Reports
Our recently joined photographer Lindy is excited to see what 2024 is going to bring for her, but for now, let’s have a look back at some of her favorite pictures she took in 2023 at shows from bands like Across the White Water Tower, Alesana, Autopsy Affair, Brand of Sacrifice, Currents, Emmure, Greyhaven, Knuckle Puck, Magg Dylan, Magnolia Parl, Midnight Threat, Norma Jean, Origami Angel, Pink Shift, Saliva, See You Space Cowboy, Silverstein, Sweet Pill, The Contactees, The SoapGirls, Virginia, and We Came As Romans!
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!
