Brand-new Finnish festival Ankea Festival completed its first line-up last Friday with the addition of Leprous, Textures, Sylvaine, Royal Sorrow and Demonic Death Judge, continuing to build a highly impressive roster of bands!
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News Posts
Finnish progressive metal band Royal Sorrow released ‘Survival Complex’, the last single and video before their upcoming debut album ‘INNERDEEPS’ will be out next week Friday via InsideOutMusic!
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Back from making their rounds at several major European festivals, Leprous announced their brand-new live release ‘An Evening Of Atonement’ to be out in October via InsideOutMusic and shared a first video/single with ‘Like A Sunken Ship’! Catch them live this fall in Europe on their headline tour with special guests Gåte and support Royal Sorrow!
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Finnish progressive metal force is gearing up to release their new album ‘INNERDEEPS’ with InsideOutMusic next month and recently shared the new beautiful and deadly single ‘Bloodflower’! Catch them later this year on tour in Europe with Leprous!
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Brutal Assault has revealed its daily line-up yesterday and opened the sale of single day tickets for those who can’t afford to go a whole weekend but still want to get a taste!
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Leprous is finally entering a new chapter, and announced their upcoming new album ‘Melodies Of Atonement’ to be released in August via InsideOut Music and following North American tour with Monuments and Fight The Fight!
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Norwegian rock outfit Leprous unleash another single from their upcoming album ‘Aphelion’ with the video for ‘The Silent Revelation’!
Norwegian rock outfit Leprous released the first single ‘Running Low’ from their upcoming InsideOutMusic album ‘Aphelion’! Check it out!
Silver Lake by Esa Holopainen released another song in anticipation of the upcoming debut album, this time featuring Einar Solberg from Leprous!
Ihsahn released a phenomenal version of the A-ha song “Manhattan Skyline” with Einar Solberg on guest vocals!
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It’s finally there! The week of the very first edition of Ankea Festival! If you’re still somehow on the fence on why you should get yourself a ticket and come join us in Tampere this weekend, here are 8 reasons that hopefully will convince you!
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!
August proves to be a highly exciting and surprisingly full month for new releases! Here is a small selection of those that are most anticipated by our editorial staff!
2017 seems to be the year one-man projects had the biggest impact on C’kes listening habits!
After endless debating the list is done with one clear winner!
Previews
A new festival is on the horizon in Finland with Ankea Festival, so here are the details on what promises to be a pretty amazing event!
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The first edition of brand-new festival Hellsinki Metal Festival is quickly approaching and they’ve constantly been sharing more details and updates. So it was about time to gather what we already know about the fest in a preview…
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Read all about the next edition of Dynamo Metalfest. A party that cannot be missed !!!
Photo Reports
By now, the Leprous European Tour 2025 came to an end… Luckily we got to attend one of their last shows of this tour at Trix in Antwerp! And with the support of the Nordic folk rock magicians of Gåte and Finnish promises Royal Sorrow, it was a great night for lovers of exceptional music!
Progressive, technical, atmospheric, and heavy — the Helldorado Stage had it all on Day 2 of Alcatraz. Check out our photo gallery featuring Ne Obliviscaris, Rivers Of Nihil, VOLA, Fit For A King, and Leprous!
Pictures of Bloodred Hourglass, I Am Morbid, Leprous and Emperor performing on one of the outdoor stages at Hellsinki Metal Festival!
Leprous always stand for an exceptional live show and musical experience. Add to that Monuments and Kalandra, and we were in for a fantastic night at Helsinki’s Vanha Ylioppilastalo!
A proggy and captivating night at Le Splendid in Lille, France with Leprous supported by the masters of djent Monuments and the Norwegian folk project Kalandra.
More pictures of the second edition of Prognosis festival in Eindhoven, The Netherlands with headliner Leprous amazing us all!
The pictures of 3 days of metal and rock fun in the middle of Helsinki… Tuska 2018, you were awesome!
Dynamo Metalfest 2018 brought yet again a great diversity of music to the stage for a very sharp price! Check out our pics!
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