Last week, Finnish modern melodic metal band Northern Genocide introduced their new vocalist Joni Parkkinen and released the new track ‘Roviolla’, their take on a track from the legendary Finnish pop rock band Gimmel! And they’re working on a new album to be released in 2026!
Headlining Tuska 2026 will be Bring Me The Horizon and Bad Omens, backed by a diverse first wave including The Plot In You, Blood Incantation, Queensrÿche, Kublai Khan TX, Malevolence, Soilwork, Rivers of Nihil, Ensiferum, Bloodred Hourglass, Majestica, Melrose Avenue, The Callous Daoboys and Neckbreakker!
We’re already getting excited for another memorable weekend of metal and alternative music in Helsinki! 3-day tickets are already available right now.
Which band are you looking forward to the most? Or still wishing for? Let us know in the comments!
The German melodic death metal band July15th decided that 2025 is THE year for them and had a pretty big summer with 2 brand new singles and videos released!
Nailed To Obscurity unleashed their latest new album ‘Generation Of The Void’ with Nuclear Blast last week and shared a video for opening track ‘Glass Bleeding’ to celebrate!
From the roots of Amon Amarth, Fimbul Winter strikes with their debut EP ‘What Once Was’, out in November!
French melodic death metal powerhouse Aephanemer strikes again with their upcoming 4th studio album ‘Utopie’, out at the end of October via Napalm Records and shared the opening single ‘La Règle du Jeu’! Catch them live in Europe with Valhalore, Dark Oath and Waldgeflüster in November, including a stop at our very own venue Asgaard!
Orbit Culture unveiled another single and video with ‘Nerve’, coming from the upcoming album ‘Death Above Life’ set for release early next month with Century Media Records! Catch them on tour in Europe this fall with Gaerea and Atlas, or next festival season with already confirmed appearances at for instance Alcatraz Festival 2026!
Darkness Surrounding deliver another impressive preview of their upcoming album ‘Is There Salvation?’ (out in a couple of weeks) with the single ‘Achromatica’!
After hinting at it in our talk at Alcatraz last month, Avatar unveiled the album title and release date of their upcoming 10th ablum ‘Don’t Go in the Forest’! And to celebrate, we got a video for the opening track ‘Tonight We Must Be Warriors’! Don’t forget to catch them live this Fall in the US and early next year in Europe!
Finnish modern metal outfit Bloodred Hourglass unveiled the last single ‘Chasing Shadows’ before their new album is out in October via Out of Line Music!
On the 7nd of October, Kataklysm brought the ‘A Moment In Time Tour’ to the Trix Club in Antwerp. I had the chance to have a chat with guitarist Jean-François “Jeff” Dagenais about beer, doing what you love and maintaining a good working band for so long.
We had an interesting talk with Ensiferum’s Petri Lindroos about touring, performing… and the upcoming new album ‘Two Paths’!
We had a chat with Niclas about touring, the changes in their music and bands from their homecountry.
We talked with Mikael Stanne about the tour, their latest album and some of the line-up changes…
We talked with guitarist Ville Friman about recording “Winter’s Gate”, touring, branding, beer and science!
Interview with Vicky Psarakis from The Agonist about their latest album “Five”, herself and recent changes they’ve been through.
