Helsinki garage rockers The Halophones released their energetic new single ‘Less Ain’t More’, the 4th one to be revealed from their upcoming debut album ‘Noises! Noises! Noises!’
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It was only yesterday we posted a list of events that would make Finland worth the visit this Summer, in which we mentioned the CoolHead Live concert series, and here they are with a brand-new announcement! Septicflesh will be coming to play supported by Afsky and Vermilia on July 3rd, in cooperation with Nahka Agency!
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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Finnish melodic metal band Unén unveiled their new official video ‘Forever Winter’, out via Frontiers Music!
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Finnish rocka rollas Rokets are set to release their third album ‘Bad Choices’ in May with Svart Records and shared a 2nd single and video with ‘Overload’!
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It’s been almost 3 years since we last saw the legendary Machine Head come by in Finland, and this summer they’re back! Hellsinki Metal Festival brings their tour to the Ice Halls together with support from Fleshgod Apocalypse, for one hell of a metal night on July 1st! People who are in the capital city for Tuska around that time might want to stick around for another day or 2 to not miss out on this show!
Hellsinki Metal Festival completed its 2025 line-up last week with the addition of Venom, Michael Schenker, Cult of Luna, our friends of Brutal Sphincter and Rabbit Cult!
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Finnish melodic metal band Unén are excited to share their new single ‘Sky’, out now via Frontiers Music, a first taste of what is to come!
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Helsinki-based progressive metal prodigies Egres have released their new single and music video ‘Retrieval’, out now on all streaming platforms!
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Helsinki-based alt-rock band Wrecking Lizzy shared the melancholic Christmas single ‘Christmas Lights’, out now!
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The second day of Tuska 2024 will get at least as exciting as the day before, we highly recommend you don’t sit out on the shows of Ankor, VOLA, Solence, St. Aurora, Make Them Suffer, I Am Your God, Bring Me The Horizon and The Abbey!
While it’s a given that as a metalfan you’ll want to catch shows of Dimmu Borgir and Kerry King today at the first day of Tuska, we think that there are a couple more bands that deserve some of your attention, or that we think will be even more epic to see live than you might suspect with editorial picks Lord of the Lost’s festival opening show, I Am The Night, Infected Rain, Krypta, Suburban Tribe, Assemble The Chariots, Zeal & Ardor and Pendulum!
Tomorrow it’s again that time of the year: Tuska weekend is upon us! If somehow you weren’t convinced yet that you need to go, here are 10 reasons we believe should be enough motivation to still get a ticket if any are available still! Going from a great line-up, to Tuska KVLT, Tuska Expo expanding further and simply an amazing atmosphere! See you there!
In Helsinki and still looking for something to do this weekend? Don’t hesitate and start your festival season early by going to Desert Hel 2024 that has a stellar line-up with Finnish bands Heezer, Orbiter, Polymoon, Kairon; IRSE!, Dome Runner, Skyjoggers, Mansion and Maan Tomu and excellent visitors from abroad with Italian doom rockers on the rise Messa and stoner rock legends Truckfighters! If that doesn’t convince you enough, be sure to read more details on why we think you should go!
Only a bit over a week until Tuska weekend is upon us! If you weren’t convinced yet you needed to go, here are 9 reasons we believe should be enough motivation! Going from a great line-up, to Tuska KVLT, and the biggest Tuska Expo ever, this is one for the books!
If you are still looking for a great summer destination, here are 10 festivals that might make Finland the ideal place to go for you with #Horizon23, Rockfest, Tuhdimmat Tahdit, Nummirock, Tuska, John Smith Festival, SaariHelvetti, Dark River Festival, Hellsinki Metal Festival and Flow Festival!
If you’re in the neighborhood of Helsinki, you like some proper hard beats and you don’t know what to do yet… in case you missed this completely and need convincing still, check out why we think you should go to Hellsinki Industrial Festival this weekend!
Helsinki’s renown metal festival Tuska is back and approaching fast! Let us tell you why you should be there with 7 reasons we’re pretty excited about the event…
Photo Reports
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!
The Rock Orchestra travels around the country to bring their take on rock and metal classics and turn it in quite the experience both musically and visually, and brought their show to Finlandia-talo in Helsinki a couple of months ago!
A couple of months ago, TuskaLive brought the highly popular Tokio Hotel to Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki for a show the was filled with positivity and love! A wonderfully theatrical experience that was amazing to see!
In mid-May, Ääniwalli became a vortex of technical brutality and progressive intensity as Born of Osiris brought their tour to Helsinki. With support from death metal and deathcore juggernauts Ingested, the genre-bending Entheos, and Portugal’s The Voynich Code, the night unfolded as a showcase of modern metal’s most forward-pushing acts.
Rivers of Nihil took over Tavastia in Helsinki a couple of months ago and absolutely blew our minds at the end of our weekend back then with the help of Cynic, Beyond Creation and Dååth!
Caliban tore through Ääniwalli with their “Back From Hell Tour 2025,” backed by In Heart’s Wake, Cabal, and Assemble the Chariots. A night of relentless energy and crushing breakdowns!
Motionless In White came back to Finland back in February for their 2nd show ever in the country and brought out quite some people, filling up Helsinki’s Ice Halls nicely. And with Fit For A King to warm us up, it was an epic night! Next up: MiW’s show at Tuska Festival this summer, we’re hoping to see an epic show with some more of their usual theatrics live!
Luna Kills blew the roof off On The Rocks in the beginning of April with their release show, celebrating their new album ‘DEATHMATCH’ in style, and with support Lastout to warm up the crowd, it was a great night of promising bands! In just a couple of days, Luna Kills is kickstarting their first ever European headlining tour, don’t miss out!
Heilung is always such an impressive experience, more than just another concert, it’s a ritual every time leaving us energized and exhalted by the flow of energy radiating from this collective. We really didn’t want to miss out on their last tour for awhile and caught them at their very first stop in Helsinki! They brought their good friend Eivør with them to warm up the crowd with her spellbinding voice and music, which is such a darn good match always!
Pictures of an occult night in Helsinki with “The Unholy Trinity tour” striking down and taking over the Ice Halls. And with Behemoth, Satyricon and Rotting Christ we got from the top shelf of extreme metal!
Interviews
Watch the chat we had with Anton Kabanen about the upcoming new album ‘Dark Connection’ and his cyberpunk inspirations!
Watch the interview with Joonas and Jyri from Oceanhoarse about their debut full-length studio album ‘Dead Reckoning’, out via Noble Demon Records!
Watch the chat we had with Vallu and Bini from the Finnish alternative rock outfit Blame Me! about their upcoming new album ‘The Invisible You’!
An old chat with Olly and Mike from Monuments we dug up from our archives because it was just too much fun to keep it from you!
A chat with Ariel Bloomer and Shawn Jump of Icon For Hire about their music and way of life just before they hit the stage in Helsinki!
The video of the talk we had with Wheel about their quick rise in 2019, some of their highlights of the year and what they think of the new Tool album…
A video interview with Prika from Nervosa about touring, inspirational guitarists, some of her favorite metal bands and playing at Rock In Rio.
A video interview with Hannes Kett from Shiraz Lane about the past, the present and the future! Check out the full conversation!
Watch the video interview we had with Samy Elbanna from Lost Society about their new upcoming album ‘No Absolution’!
A short and fun talk with Samy Elbanna from Lost Society at Tuska 2019 about playing live, their first single for ‘No Absolution’ and some more tricky questions!
