News Posts

Czech metal masters Dymytry announced new studio album ‘Five Angry Men’ to be released early 2024 via AFM Records and shared the single ‘Everything Is Black’!

Serbian heavy/speed/thrash outfit Jenner has shared the album artwork of their upcoming album ‘Prove Them Wrong’, set for release early 2024 via Fighter Records, and lifted the curtain even more by sharing the title track as a single!

Canadian heavy metal outfit Lutharo announced their new album ‘Chasing Euphoria’ to be released next year via Atomic Fire Records and shared the new single ‘Time To Rise’ to celebrate! Get ready for some serious headbanging!

The new project Bright & Black, where symphony orchestra meets metal music, with contributors from bands like Apocalyptica, Opeth, Watain, Entombed AD, and Meshuggah, unveiled a first glimpse of the upcoming album (out early next year) with the track ‘Nidhugg’!

Dust Bolt is ready to show their full potential and take over the (German) metal scene with their upcoming album ‘Sound & Fury’, set for release next year via AFM Records! And just shared another single from that album with ‘Burning Pieces’!

A couple of days ago, Tuska announced a 2nd batch of confirmed names for the 2024 edition, and they got us even more excited about next summer! With Bad Omens, Zeal & Ardor, Tarot, Sonata Arctica, Warmen, Annisokay, Solence, Beyond The Black, Ankor, Rytmihäiriö, and I Am The Night! Go get your tickets now!

German wolfpack Powerwolf announced their biggest European headline tour to date with ‘Wolfsnächte 2024’ (for which tickets will be available starting tomorrow) and hinted at a new studio album coming in 2024 as well!

Swedish horror metal band Mister Misery signed to AFM Records last week and to celebrate shared the new single ‘Root of All Evil’!

Hellsinki Metal Festival, the most exciting new player in the Finnish summer festival season this year, is throwing down the gauntlet with a really exciting first batch of announcements for next year’s edition!

The heavy metal/sleaze rock outfit Cobra Spell unleashed second single ‘The Devil Inside of Me’, another track from their upcoming debut full-length ‘666’, set for release next month via Napalm Records!

Photo Reports

A while back, Bring Me The Horizon set fire to the Ameris Bank Amphitheatre in Alpharetta, Georgia with the help of the varied support with Knocked Loose, Grandson and Siiickbrain!

Soen with support of the bands LizZard and Oceanhoarse brought some metal magic to the stage of Backstage Munich. A simply perfect heavy metal night!

To bring back some good festival memories from this summer here are some impressions from day 1 of Wacken Open Air 2022 with Thundermother, Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons and Grave Digger!

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!