Finnish masters of melancholy Kaunis Kuolematon released their latest album ‘Kun Valo Minussa Kuoli’ with Noble Demon last week and shared a video for ‘Rauniot’ to celebrate.
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News Posts
A Cold Paradise unveiled their new video single ‘The Prettiest Girl On Earth’, out with Perception, and revealed the full band lineup that will bring the project’s vision to life on stage and in the studio!
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Charlotte Wessels shared the new single ‘Backup Plan’ featuring Asger Mygind from VOLA, part of her recently released deluxe edition of ‘The Obsession’ to celebrate its 1 year anniversary, out with Napalm Records! Catch her live in Europe next year as support for the Epica/Amaranthe “Arcane Dimensions Tour”!
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Fabienne Erni shared the second new song ‘Stone by Stone’ from her upcoming debut solo album, set to be released in 2026!
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Frontiers Music announce the signing of Finnish melodic metallers Stråle, who have released their new EP ‘Reformation’ and a video for the track ‘Resist & Reform’ featuring Björn “Speed” Strid of Soilwork and Night Flight Orchestra!
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Elettra Storm pays homage to 80s melodic metal in their style with the new single ‘Hero Among Heroes’, another track leading up to the release of their upcoming album ‘Evertale’, set to come out next Friday via Scarlet Records!
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Italian melodic power metal stars Cristiano Filippini’s FLAMES OF HEAVEN unveiled the new single ‘The Archangel’s Warcry’, a third track shared from the upcoming album ‘Symphony Of The Universe’, out next month via Limb Music!
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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!
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Blackbriar released their new studio album ‘A Thousand Little Deaths’ yesterday via Nuclear Blast Records and to celebrate shared a captivating video for the opening track ‘Bluebeard’s Chamber’, a fatalistic romantic tale inspired by the classic French fairytale!
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Belgian metal band Skeptical Minds releases a video for the single ‘The Key’, a track from their album ‘KHARON’!
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Gig Reports
We caught up with the “Tourslayer Europe 2025” tour back in October at Trix in Antwerp, Belgium for a great power metal evening was by the hands of Angus McSix, Orden Ogan and Wind Rose!
What happens when two of the most well known power metal bands of the country tour together as co-headliners? Sold out gigs like the one at Tavara-Asema in Tampere last Friday is what happens. Sonata Arctica and Stratovarius, together with support act Arion, made sure to create an evening to remember. An event by Grey Beard Concerts & Management.
Eluveitie proved to us to be in top form when they dropped by in Helsinki at the end of January on their “ÀNV Rising- Europe pt I” tour with the support of the always energetic Infected Rain and first time visitors Ad Infinitum! An event by TuskaLive.
Cradle of Filth has been showing Europe why they are considered legends of the metal scene and killed it at the stop in Tampere, Finland where we caught their show at a packed Pakkahuone. And with the very special guests Wednesday 13 playing Murderdolls and Sick ‘n Beautiful, it was a night that many won’t forget soon!
Kamelot struck down in Helsinki to give us a proper “awakening” on their European tour, and brought with them some excellent support through Myrath, Eleine and League of Distortion! A night of absolutely excellent music that left a positive feeling with anyone who attended the show at Vanha Ylioppilastalo at the end of March!
Ginger Vine Management took 3 acts from their roster that they believe are highly promising and the ones to watch in 2022 and put them together on the bill of the same gig!
Our favorite melodic band from the cold north of Finland, Sonata Arctica, celebrates their 25th anniversary with 2 shows at Tavastia in Helsinki.
A glorious return to Tavastia for the first time in 2021 for us! Couldn’t be better kick-off with the epic metallers of Arion and popular alt-rockers of Cyan Kicks!
Crimson Sun and Red Moon Architect came together and played a streaming concert for the whole world to enjoy and show the talent that lives in Finland!
Finnish melodic metal outfit Crimson Sun released their latest album ‘Fates’, What better than a release show in a dark cellar to celebrate?
Album Reviews
Chris Maragoth has just released his new EP called ‘Depths of Despair’. Are your ears ready for the uniqueness of this album that combines classical music with gothic / melodic metal?
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Australian modern metal band Ghostseeker unleashed their debut full-length album ‘Divergence’ into the world at the end of April via ROAR. A band that dares to do something different and experiment and discover their own style, and with this album they’re ready to take over the world!
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Melodic heavy metal stars Dynazty released their latest album on valentines day with Nuclear Blast earlier this year. A solid album that plays with melodies and pitches and a great addition to their discography!
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Avantasia gives us once again a pearl of an album full of magical stories and adventures. ‘Here Be Dragons’ is out now via Napalm Records! We can’t wait to experience the epicness on the upcoming tour!
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With ‘Clear Cold Beyond’ Sonata Arctica are re-visiting their faster and heavier roots and will delight older fans, while possibly surprising some of their more new fans. Out via Atomic Fire Records (Reigning Phoenix Music) since last Friday!
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Katatonia proudly presenting their hauntingly beautiful next studio album ‘Sky Void of Stars’ out January 20 via Napalm Records. It’s a classic Katatonia album, no surprises there. If you are a fan of melodic, melancholic metal and dark lyrics, you won’t want to miss out on this one.
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After Volume 1 of ‘Acoustic Adventures’ came out in January via Atomic Fire Records, its follow up wasn’t far behind. Volume 2 focuses more on the faster tunes in Sonata Arctica’s catalogue, but is just as filled with tender emotions.
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Sonata Arctica immortalized the acoustic versions of some of their classics on the new album »Acoustic Adventures Volume One«.
Another gem in the rich history of excellent albums that Evergrey releases into the world. Dense powerful music with deep emotional lyrics.
Delain brings a new album with quite an unique concept. Find out here how they did that.
Photo Reports
Bloodred Hourglass are currently on their “We Should Be Buried Like This” tour around Finland and came to Tampere’s Tavara-Asema on November 13, where they together with Luna Kills and Shereign delivered a sweaty hot show.
Last Friday, Stratovarius and Sonata Arctica came to Tampere’s fully packed Tavara-Asema for their “Nordic Power Titans tour 2025”. In addition, they also brought along Arion to warm up the room for them. While the sound wasn’t always quite on point, that didn’t stop the evening from being a great amount of fun. An event by Grey Beard Concerts & Management.
Eluveitie started 2025 with the first leg in Europe of their “ÀNV Rising” tour, with support from Infected Rain and Ad Infinitum, and we saw it was good at one of the first stops at Kulttuuritalo Helsinki back in January! An event by TuskaLive.
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!
If you didn’t choose to attend WITHIN TEMPTATION’s ‘Bleed Out Tour 2024’ stop in the Porsche Arena on the 3rd of December in Stuttgart and its surroundings, you missed out! Their show was a visual event of its own that ranges in the absolute top without a doubt. Support acts BLIND8 (Ukraine) and ANNISOKAY (Germany) completed the line-up to make it an outstanding concert highlight!
Kamelot’s “Awaken the World Tour 2024” stopped by the Trix venue in Antwerp, Belgium. And together with supporting acts Frozen Crown, Blackbriar and Ad Infinitum, they made the event a complete package of symphonic and power metal brilliance!
Within Temptation dropped by in Helsinki on their “Bleed Out tour 2024” that is taking over arenas all over Europe and treated us to a visual and musical spectacle like only they can deliver. With them they brought guest artists to do some songs with them and support band Annisokay!
Pictures of the first day of Hellsinki Metal Festival 2024 with on stage 1 shows from Avantasia, Heaven Shall Burn, The Amity Affliction, Emmure and Wolfheart!
Pictures of the artists on the main stage of the last day of Tuska 2024, with Beyond The Black, Lost Society, Opeth and Parkway Drive!
Pictures of the artists on the main stage of the second day of Tuska 2024, with VOLA, Tarot, Stam1na, Amorphis and Bring Me The Horizon!
