News Posts

New Helsinki project Vestal Climax released its first music video for their song ‘Crucifixion’, a track from their recently released EP ‘Biblical Proportions’ out via The Seminary!

Daedric added her own dark chapter to Celldweller’s track ‘Elaleth (feat. Matt Heafy)’ with a captivating remix of the track, out now on FiXT!

Lindsay Schoolcraft released her new single ‘I Wat For You To Fall’, a fun throwback to the late 90s and early 2000s sound, fusing metalcore, nu metal and rocktronica elements!

Saint Agnes drag you onto the dancefloor with their new single ‘The Ghost’, another glimpse into their upcoming album ‘Your God Fearing Days Are About To Begin’, set to be out in May via Spinefarm Records!

Celldweller unleashed ‘Elaleth’ featuring Matthew Kiichi Heafy for the ‘Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver – The Dead Shall Rise’ soundtrack, out now on FiXT!

Hand of Juno dive into dark, club-ready territory with “Right Now (FASTER Remix)”, out via Out Of Line Music. A driving techno rework that strips the track down to its hypnotic, pounding core.

Puscifer unveils ‘Pendulum’, offering a second preview of their upcoming album ‘Normal Isn’t’, set for release in February 2026 via Puscifer Entertainment/Alchemy Recordings/BMG!

Multi-dimensional band Puscifer is back with their first new album in 5 years with ‘Normal Isn’t’, out in February 2026 and shared a first preview with the new single and video ‘Self Evident’!

LA-based hard rock outfit Holy Wars returned with the haunting new single ‘Metamorphosis’, an industrial rock fusion bringing together the intensity of Nine Inch Nails and HEALTH with soaring vocals reminiscent of Evanescence, out with Pale Chord/Rise Records!

GG Magree reveals the provocative new song and video ‘Bleed’, out with Rise Records right now!

Photo Reports

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Skynd’s memorable stop at the 4de zaal in Gentbrugge, Belgium… No support acts, just Skynd: dead serious! You better watch your back! Hosted in partnership with Return Bookings

A sold-out Sunday Funday at The King Of Clubs in Columbus with Filter, Finger Eleven and Local H. Three bands, one packed room, and a perfect day of alternative rock energy.

Mark took it easy in 2023 and offers a selection of pictures of the handful of shows that he covered with his photography, mostly in the realm of new wave, old school electronic music, experimental and pop music with Self Esteem, Gary Numan, Heaven 17, Martyn Ware and friends, and Utopia Strong!

True Crime industrial rock band SKYND has been on tour in Europe for a while now, and we caught them performing live in the Trix club, in Antwerp, with Knife Bride as support!

In the beginning of the month, the streets of Brussels turned black and the sky was filled with smoke for 3 days in a row: Rammstein was in town, and they held nothing back!

Day 2 of Tuhdimmat Tahdit was just as hot. Carnival Academy, Heavy Metal Perse, Antony Parviainen Trio, Turmion Kätilöt, Metalite, Wolfheart, Shereign, Before the Dawn, Brymir, Mokoma, Swallow the Sun and lastly Battle Beast. Master Events gave us a festival that is certainly worth coming back to.

The yearly preclub show for Hellsinki Industrial Festival was yet again filled with some banging artists going from Carnal Machinery and Jessi Frey, to UK dark electronica artist ESA!

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Last Thursday, SKYND played their first ever London headliner show at Electrowerkz in London, and I was lucky enough to be a part of that experience. Not only was it their debut show in London, the night came with a myriad of firsts for the band.

German Lord of the Lost finally managed to get to Finland to play for their legions and here are the photos!