Finnish doom-laden death metal force Marianas Rest shared the new video single ‘Diamonds in the Rough’, featuring Okko Solanterä from Horizon Ignited, and another track from their upcoming album ‘The Bereaved’, set for release in January 2026 via Noble Demon!
Finland’s melodic dark metal masters Soulfallen returned after 13 years of silence with the new single ‘Thousandfold’, a track from their long-awaited upcoming fourth album, set to be released next year with Inverse Records!
Spanish melodic death metal outfit Bloodhunter are ready to take over the world by signing with ROAR – A Division of Reigning Phoenix Music!
Sylosis revealed the first details of their upcoming seventh studio album ‘The New Flesh’, set for release in February 2026 via Nuclear Blast Records and dropped the crushing title track! Catch them live in Europe on their “The New Flesh Tour” early 2026!
Portuguese melodic death metal force Moonshade unveiled their latest single, an epic and emotionally charged cover of Stromae & Pomme’s ‘Ma Meilleure Ennemie’! The track will also be featured on their upcoming EP ‘Angels, Blood and Enemies’, set for release in February 2026!
Dutch melodic death metal outfit Nox Aeterna unleashed their take on the Boney M classic ‘Ma Baker’!
Danish electro death metallers Lightchapter shared a brand-new video for the title track of their earlier released album ‘Where All Hope Begins’ and announced being on the Copenhell 2026 line-up!
Ancient Settlers releases a visualizer video for ‘A Amoment Restored’, the first single from their upcoming EP ‘Autumnus (Revisited)’, set for release at the end of this month with Scarlet Records!
Finnish masters of melancholy Kaunis Kuolematon unveiled second single ‘Maailman Ainut Ihminen’ from upcoming album ‘Kun Valo Minussa Kuoli’, set for release at the end of this month via Noble Demon!
Last week, French melodic death metal trio Aephanemer finally released their new album ‘Utopie’ via Napalm Records, but not before they unveiled a video for the blistering single ‘Contrepoint’! Catch them live in Europe for the rest of the month, starting this Thursday, and dropping by our very own Asgaard Gentbrugge venue in Belgium!
Another great night of the Coolhead Live concert series with metal icon Ihsahn, supported by some of the top of the Finnish scene with Before The Dawn, …and Oceans and Qwälen!
Pictures of the artists on the Radio City and OPEN AIR II stage of the last day of Tuska 2024, with Warmen, Fixation, Eivør, Bury Tomorrow and Brothers Of Metal!
In the beginning of March, we caught the Finnish melodeath band As The Sun Falls playing a show at On The Rocks in Helsinki with the support of Innersphere! We’ll get to welcome As The Sun Falls at our very own Asgaard venue in a couple of weeks, so go have a look what you can expect!
Orbit Culture came, saw and blew us away at Vanha Ylioppilastalo in Helsinki, Finland! And with the support of their country mates of Bite Down, we got a showcase of the promising new music coming from Sweden!
We caught Amaranthe and Dragonforce on their co-headline European tour at the Ancienne Belgique in Brussels, Belgium, with special guest Infected Rain for a night of high energy metal music!
“Descending into madness EU/UK Tour 2024” is Orbit Culture’s first European headliner tour ever and we caught them at their impressive stop in Antwerp, Belgium, with support from Defects!
Skálmold turned DVG Club in Kortrijk, Belgium into a punk rock party with viking metal, supported by Seven Spires & Atavistia!
Tuhdimmat Tahdit brought Brymir’s glorious fish-metal to Hönö Baari in Tampere, Finland to make our weekend good!
Avatar dropped by the legendary Helsinki venue Tavastia on their “The Great Metal Circus 2024” tour, bringing their visual spectacle and theatrics properly to Finland. With them they brought the US metallers of Æther Realm, really blowing up the night!
A selection of Rachel’s best captures of 2023, with pictures from bands like Mudvayne, Nonpoint, Drowning Pool, From Ashes To New, Shinedown, Fozzy, Butcher Babies, Sumy Cyco, Black Stone Cherry and Saliva!
New Jersey melodeath masters Hath re-released their 2015 EP with a few bonus features.
“Despicable” is overtly melodic, well-executed, and ridiculously enjoyable this is certainly a solid release by Carcass.
Russia is often forgotten when it comes to metal, but here is Drops of Heart to remind us of the contrary.
“Sermon of Apathy” is a very intense album but less extreme when compared to other modern death metal bands. Perhaps the lack of the album production is the only flaw of the album, otherwise, there’s nothing to complain here.
Though the original hunter gatherers are of the past, Avatar’s Hunter Gatherer is a product of the future and it’s here to stay.
Tuomas Saukkonen’s Wolfheart brings the epic, desperate and dark tale of the Finnish Winter War to life with its signature “Winter metal” sound.
Re-Armed’s long awaited fourth album ‘Ignis Aeternum’ is here. Full of top melodic death metal tracks from Finland.
With new elements and looking back at early successes, Ensiferum created a new epic in their career and will be looked at as one of their best for sure!
The popular black metal group Belzebubs, who we know from the web series following their daily lives, finally release a proper album into the world!
Canadian outfit [Evertrapped] delivered an album with a typical melodic death metal sound that’ll please many fans of the genre. Check it out!
