Recently, Tuska Festival announced more confirmed names for the 2027 edition with Orbit Culture, I Prevail, Fit For A King, Conan, The Baboon Show, Turmion Kätilöt, Speed, Paradise Lost, Cenobia and SUN! Get your tickets now!
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News Posts
Helsinki’s darkwave enchantress Suzi Sabotage returned with her latest new single ‘Sacrifice’, out with Out of Line Music and turning martyrdom into a dancefloor ritual!
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Helsinki-based “catwalkcore” duo DualityVile showcase their modern metal with a twist of RnB and pop esthetics yet again with their second single ‘Dead Cat Bounce’, out now!
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Earlier this week, Power & Steel Festival was announced, a new Finnish indoor event set to happen in November 2027 in Helsinki, completely focused on power and heavy metal with a whole batch of names announced already featuring some international legends and Finnish favorites!
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Finnish goth ‘n’ roll icons The 69 Eyes are showing a different side of themselves and unveiled their new single and video ‘Brandon Lee (Forma Acustica)’, the acoustic version of their classic song!
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German label Reaper Entertainment announced to be celebrating its 10th anniversary with a 2-day “Reaper Fest” at the legendary Tavastia Club in Helsinki next year with already confirmed bands Wolfheart, April Art, Parasite Inc, Hammer King and Suotana on the line-up!
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Last week, Taiwanese metal outfit Chthonic and Finnish artist Mariska unveiled their surprising collaboration on the track ‘Näin Määrättiin’, combining the tragedies from both countries’ history into a hauntingly beautiful extreme metal song!
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For those who weren’t aware of this yet, last week Tuska confirmed Judas Priest as the last headliner for the 2027 line-up and also announced The Devil Wears Prada, Guilt Trip, Stratovarius, Danko Jones, Smash Into Pieces and Green Lung! Who are you looking to be added to the line-up still? Let us know in the comments!
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Tuska has already kicked off the road to 2027! 🤘
The first eight bands have been announced, with Lorna Shore and Children of Bodom leading the way. Also confirmed are Heaven Shall Burn, Kanonenfieber, Gaerea, Fox Lake, Avralize and Sinizter. Who are you the most excited about and who are you hoping for still to be added? Let us know in the comments!
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Taiwan and Finland meet once again this summer!
Formosa : Finland : Fest returns to Helsinki on July 11 with performances by Shiraz Lane, Amazing Show, Lilium, Dungi Sapor and Jussi69, alongside Taiwanese street food, market stalls and cultural activities. Best of all? It’s completely free.
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Interviews
We caught up with Fear Factory’s Dino Cazares in Helsinki to talk about the new single “Roboticist”, AI, the start of the band’s new chapter with new music on the horizon and the return of some deep cuts to the live set.
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We sat down with Brymir’s Jarkko and Viktor just before the first show of the What We Leave Behind Tour 2026 to talk about the long road behind the new album, its darker themes, mythology, cinematic songwriting and what it means to finally start playing these songs live. And of course how they got to adding their take on ‘How Much Is The Fish’ to this release…
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This past summer at Tuska 2026, we sat down with SLOPE during their first visit to Finland to talk about ‘Same Kids. Just Louder.’ (out tomorrow September 25th), their hardcore roots, breaking genre boundaries, taking the DIY route and the community they’ve built around the band.
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Today they probably played a killer show at Summer Breeze, but about a month and a half ago, a decade after our first conversation at Tuska, we met up with Stam1na for a genuine full-circle interview about creativity, longevity, Finnish metal and the passion that still drives them after eleven albums.
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Eight years after our first conversation, we sit down again with Author & Punisher in Helsinki. Tristan Shone talks machines, migration, volunteering and why electronic music should still be played live.
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Banshee just kicked off her very first European tour in Helsinki, and we sat down with her before stepping on stage. From fairy metal and mythology to vulnerability, empowerment, and turning concerts into communal rituals, she talks about bringing her world to Europe properly for the first time.
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French electronic artist SIERRA VEINS brought her dark, atmospheric sound to Helsinki in December for the final show of her 2025 tour. We caught up with her to talk about identity, transforming darkness into strength, why visuals come before the music and how her latest album has come alive on stage!
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Three months after the album release, we caught up with Johannes Eckerström again, the third time in about half a year now. We talk about their touring since we last met, from punk rock chaos on a Caribbean cruise to butchering his first live piano chorus in front of 8,000 people and how thankful he is how much people still care about Avatar.
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Nearly 30 years in, Chthonic still see their music as a journey, one rooted in Taiwanese history, melody, and emotion. Just before a rare live appearance at the cultural exchange event Formosa:Finland:Fest in Helsinki, we spoke with the band about culture, tradition, and letting music speak for itself. Thanks to Ginger Vine Management & PR for setting this up!
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At Tuska 2025, one of the local acts on the KVLT Stage on the last day was The Vantages. Since they have been making quite the name for themselves in the local underground scene, it was about time for us to have a chat with them about their show there, their music, future and what they hope to achieve in the future!
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Gig Reports
After almost seven years, Northlane finally returned to Finland last month as the last stop of their European summer tour and they came back stronger than ever! Balance Breach got the night started before the Australian metalcore act turned the venue into a sea of moshpits and crowd surfers.
An immersive SKYND live performance on their stop at Ääniwalli in Helsinki on the “Dead Serious Tour 2026”, experienced through both industrial intensity and accessibility realities.
We stepped into another realm with Auri’s first-ever concert in Helsinki at the end of August, a night of pure enchantment at the Huvila Park concert tent. Magical vocals, mesmerizing atmosphere, and one of 2025’s true live highlights, with support from Eye of Melian.
Rivers Of Nihil brought quite the intensity to Europe earlier this year with their “Aggressive Progressive Tour’, including Cynic, Beyond Creation and Dååth. We caught their show at the legendary Tavastia venue in Helsinki, Finland and saw it was good! Looking forward to seeing Rivers Of Nihil again this summer during the Europe festival season with shows at Brutal Assault, Alcatraz and more!
Eluveitie proved to us to be in top form when they dropped by in Helsinki at the end of January on their “ÀNV Rising- Europe pt I” tour with the support of the always energetic Infected Rain and first time visitors Ad Infinitum! An event by TuskaLive.
August 30 20224 was like an unholy pilgrim for any and all metalheads around Finland (and even beyond) when Beherit, one of the most revered Finnish black metal bands of all time, played one of their rare live shows at Ääniwalli in Helsinki. The greatest black metal concert our reporter has ever witnessed.
With 3 bands being shining lights for (the future of) metal, and all 3 of them having a brand-new album in their pocket, Amaranthe, Dragonforce and Infected Rain turned Black Box Helsinki into a true celebration of heavy music about a month ago!
Tesseract came, saw, and absolutely conquered with a mesmerizing and mindblowing set of music at Tavastia in Helsinki, and with them they brought Unprocessed and The Callous Daoboys for a night of proggy delights!
“The Great Metal Circus 2024” landed in Helsinki, where Avatar turned being at Tavastia that night into something absolutely spectacular and memorable! And the support Æther Realm came all the way from the US to Finland for the very first time, doing a great job at warming up the crowd!
2023 was the year when you could say that Demolition 23. are back, and they are here to show what a true punk rock ‘n’ roll show is. This unit only released one album in 1994 with a lot of critical acclaim, achieving legendary status that still stays almost 30 years later, and they destroyed Tavastia in Helsinki back in October!
Photo Reports
Rising Australian alt-metal stars Northlane brought their European summer tour to a close in Helsinki, ending the run with a final show at Tavastia. With local metalcore outfit Balance Breach joining them for the evening, the historic venue provided the setting for one last night of heavy music before the tour wrapped up!
Day 1 at Ankea’s Factory Stage brought plenty of variety, from Virta and Earthside to SLIFT, Kælan Mikla and This Will Destroy You. Relive some of the performances through our latest photo report! 📸🤘
Different scenes, one packed venue, and a whole lot of good vibes. Nenerchy celebrated the release of her debut album ‘Bailarina’ with a sold-out party at On The Rocks in Helsinki, joined by Kirkkovene.
SKYND brought the “Dead Serious Tour 2026” to Ääniwalli in Helsinki and captivated the crowd at a packed venue with their unique music and dark atmosphere!
From Johanna Kurkela’s captivating performance to the dreamlike atmosphere of Aleksanterin teatteri, Eye of Melian’s Helsinki show felt like entering another world. The stop at the historical venue of the “Forest of Forgetting over Finland 2026” tour was absolutely unique and memorable.
German thrash metal legends Kreator brought their massive “Krushers of the World tour” to Helsinki Ice Hall, celebrating their newest album with what stands as one of their largest stage productions ever seen in Finland. Joining them were Bay Area thrash icons Exodus, British death metal pioneers Carcass and powerviolence outfit Nails, making for an exceptionally stacked bill from top to bottom.
Ending our weekend, getting pumped to get through a new week, is there anything better to get energized than going for a proper heavy metal show? NITE more than delivered at On The Rocks in Helsinki with the support of Ratbreed!
A sold-out On The Rocks, pagan folk vibes, and plenty of dancing — Eihwar’s return to Finland was something special. Relive the night with our latest photo report, featuring support from Mira Ceti!
This February, one of the year’s most highly anticipated tours arrived in Helsinki with full force as the “Death Over Europe” tour stormed into a sold-out Kulttuuritalo, bringing with it an absolutely crushing lineup featuring Mayhem, Marduk and Immolation!
Three of the biggest names in modern metal joined forces with Amaranthe, Epica and Charlotte Wessels on the “Arcane Dimensions Tour” and made a stop in Helsinki, Finland!
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