Finnish industrial metal pioneers Ruoska announced their new album ‘Kade’ to be out via Inverse Records in February 2026 and shared first single ‘Ihtiriekko’!
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Finnish industrial metal greats Fear Of Domination unleashed their latest new single ‘All As One’, a truly colourful bomb dropped from their upcoming album!
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Finnish industrial metal juggernaut Dome Runner unleashed their new single ‘Salvation Access’, another track from their upcoming album ‘World Panopticon’, set for release in a couple of weeks via Svart Records!
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The 18th edition of Alcatraz is shaping up to be historic with headliners Arch Enemy and Alestorm, legends like Soulfly, Saxon, Body Count, Rose Tattoo, extreme assaults from Immolation, Internal Bleeding, 200 Stab Wounds, Sanguisugabogg, and modern favorites like Kittie, Northlane, Animals As Leaders, The Ghost Inside.
We’re especially thrilled to see the Belgian flag flying high again with Channel Zero, Amenra, Enthroned, Psychonaut and Mantah on the bill. And let’s not forget our longtime Finnish favorites Luna Kills, making a big step onto the Alcatraz stage!
On top of that, the Prison Stage opens already on the Thursday for the first time ever, and day ticket prices are lower than 2025 right now!
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Danish metal unit PSY:CODE completes their 2025 single trilogy with ‘ZeroPoint1667’, the last track marking their 20th anniversary and ramping up the aggression even more!
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Industrial powerhouse Combichrist are back with brand new single and music video ‘RISE’, out via Out Of Line Music!
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As has become tradition, Alcatraz Festival announced a healthy grab of confirmed names during this year’s edition, and the 21 bands they dropped are promising the 2026 edition to be hitting hard again!
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Khroma shared their first new single ‘Catch The Whip’ from their upcoming 4th album that is set for release in autumn!
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At the moment Max Cavalera is still hitting up festivals and cities in Europe with Soulfly, but in August, he’ll be taking over the European festival circuit with the legendary activist band Nailbomb, dropping by Wacken, Alcatraz and Dynamo festival just to name a few!
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Dymytry Paradox is preparing to return to play their most intense headlining tour yet in Europe, Born From Chaos, in 2026! Don’t miss out, because this is going to be a riot!
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Who says festival season ends with summer? In Finland, the dark months come alive with music: experience the true punk spirit at HKI SKEPU FEST (starting tonight), get in touch with your ancestors and nature at Pakanafestarit, discover new talent at Lost In Music, embrace the shadows at Hellsinki Industrial Festival, sail into chaos with the Hellsinki Metal Cruise, sink into sorrow at Melancholy Mass Festivals, and feel the fire indoors at John Smith Rock Frozen. When the nights are long, Finland turns the volume up.
For the second day of Alcatraz 2025, our team picked out 8 bands we believe you shouldn’t miss out on with Myrath, KNIFE, Baest, Drowning Pool, Rivers of Nihil, Nailbomb, Caliban and Avatar! What bands are you really looking forward to for this Friday at Alcatraz? Let us know in the comments!
The first day of the third edition of Hellsinki Metal Festival is filled with an impressive line-up of metal bands of almost every subgenre, completed with some special ones. Of course you need to go see King Diamond headlining tonight, but there is so much more to discover, so our editorial team picked out 7 bands that they think you definitely shouldn’t miss out on with Rabbit Cult, Gost, Kanonenfieber, Forbidden, Fear Factory, Candlemass and Moonsorrow! What bands are you really looking forward to today? Let us know in the comments!
Brutal Assault is a proper celebration of everything that is metal and/or extreme and there is something great to be found at any time of the day! We picked out 8 bands that you should go see on the first day of this year’s edition, with High Parasite, Gutalax, Landmvrks, Blood Fire Death, Slow Crush, Patriarchy, Fear Factory and Drowning Pool, because they’ll be more than worth your time!
This weekend is the highlight for us and many among us in Belgium with the 2025 edition of Alcatraz Festival, but if you still haven’t decided to go, here are 10 reasons why we believe you should just go ahead and go get you some tickets still… What are you looking forward to the most for this year’s edition?
Only a handful of days left before Helsinki gets a healthy shot of heavy and dark music with the third edition of Hellsinki Metal Festival! If you’re still confused and wondering if you should go or not, check out 8 reasons we believe should convince you… Beware, get your tickets today as tomorrow the price will go up again!
In less than a week, 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 and join us there!
In 10 days, Kortrijk in Belgium, will turn the heavy up again with Hell’s Balls Belgium, just like they do every summer with Alcatraz festival. In case you weren’t sure yet why you should go, here are what we think are valid reasons for you to be there…
What are you the most excited about of this year’s editions of the festival? Let us know in the comments!
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!
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The final day of Tolminator hit hard! From Milking the Goatmachine and Psycroptic to Hellripper, D.R.I., Oranssi Pazuzu and Ministry, the Tolminator Stage went out with a bang!
Day 1 of Brutal Assault 2025 set the tone right away with a good mix of legends and crushing heaviness. From the epic Viking soundscapes of Skálmöld to the industrial grooves of Static-X, the unrelenting brutality of Dying Fetus, the thrash assault of Kerry King, and the dark rituals of Rotting Christ, the Marshall and Sea Shepherd stages started off the festival properly.
Day two of Tuhdimmat Tahdit brought Michael Monroe, Moon Shot, Black Devils, Hardcore Superstar, Turmion Kätilöt, Battle Beast and the legendary Blind Guardian to Tampere’s Eteläpuisto on the second day and was great yet again! We surely will be back at this festival in the future.
Finnish “disko metal” icons Turmion Kätilöt, together with King Satan, turned Tampere’s Tavara-Asema into a steaming hot party on last week’s Saturday night. An event by Nem Agency.
This year’s “Motocultor across Europe Tour” kickoff show was at Poppodium 013 in Tilburg, The Netherlands, headlined by Moldovan favorite Infected Rain and support acts Semblant, Elyose, Miruthan, and Skin On Flesh!
Finland’s band of misfits King Satan released their latest album ‘The Devil’s Evangelion’ via Noble Demon, and such an epic album deserves a proper release tour of course. With them, they brought their friends of the dark elektro duo Miseria Ultima to open the night, and doomy outfit The Abbey as direct support at the Helsinki stop. An excellent night of great music and friends, and with all bands in absolute top form!
Pictures of the artists on the Radio City and OPEN AIR II stage of the second day of Tuska 2024, with Ankor, Devourment, Make Them Suffer and Turmion Kätilöt!
Pictures of the second night of the 2024 edition of Desert Hel, with Dome Runner, Mansion, Maan Tomu and Truckfighters!
Turmion Kätilöt came to Tampere’s Pakkahuone for a big Easter party. Along came Japanese black metal legends Sigh and Finnish melodeath doomsters Marianas Rest. An event by Nem Agency and Tullikamari Tampere.
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.
Festival Reports
Brutal Assault 2025 – Day 1 set the fortress ablaze right from the start. From 3 Inches of Blood, Skálmöld and Fleshgod Apocalypse to the chaos of Inter Arma, the industrial punch of Static-X, and the psychedelic darkness of Oranssi Pazuzu, the first day was packed with highlights. Add in Frayle, Dying Fetus, Ruïm, Kerry King and Rotting Christ, and it was a perfect start of this year’s edition!
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There was definitely no slowing down on the last day of Graspop 2025 with shows from Crossfaith, Heaven Shall Burn, Savatage, In Flames, Judas Priest and Till Lindemann!
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Report of the second day of Tuska 2024 with Ankor, Vola, Tarot, Stam1na, Make Them Suffer, Amorphis, Turmion Kätilöt and Bring Me The Horizon!
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Report of the first day of Tuska 2024 with Lord of the Lost, I Am The Night, Alestorm, Infected Rain, Kerry King, Zeal & Ardor and Pendulum!
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Report of the second day of Tuska 2023 with A.A. Williams, Turmion Kätilöt, Orbit Culture, Clutch, Finntroll, Motionless In White, Marko Hietala, In Flames, Nakkeknækker, Butcher Babies and Ville Valo!
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The second day of Hellsinki Industrial Festival 2022 was yet another party that went on till well into the night with Ruoska, Antibody, Agonoize, Nestruction, Gothminister, Moris Blak and Centhron!
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The first night of Hellsinki Industrial Festival 2022 was absolutely killer with Div Mod, Siva Six, King Satan, Freakangel, Mechanical Vein, Faderhead, System Noire, and the glorious return of industrial icon Suicide Commando!
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The report of the second day of SaariHelvetti, one of the only festivals in Finland during the summer of 2020. Check it out here!
Report of the first day of SaariHelvetti, one of the only festivals in Finland during the summer of 2020 during the pandemic!
Another banging day of Hellsinki Industrial Festival with the first ever performance of Blutengel on Finnish grounds!
