Fit For A King dropped their brand new single ‘Blood Pact’ last week, out now with a video on Solid State Records!
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News Posts
Motionless In White shared the new single and video ‘R.I.P.’, featuring Skylar Grey! Another track unveiled of their upcoming album ‘Decades’, set for release in about a month via Roadrunner Records!
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Modern metal force Imminence signed to Sumerian Records for the next chapter of their careers and shared their new single ‘The Sword That Never Bends’! Catch them live all over Europe this summer at festivals like Alcatraz and Summer Breeze and early next year on a massive headline tour!
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Lithuanian up-and-coming metal outfit Black Spikes shared another new single and video with ‘MOTINA’ last week, a track from their upcoming album ‘Ydos’, to be released in August via Napalm Records!
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Swedish progressive metalcore outfit Allt unleashed their new aggressive single and video ‘Omertà’, another taste from their upcoming album ‘Ataraxia’ out next month with Century Media Records! Catch them live this summer at plenty of European festivals, including Tuska next week!
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Sydney metalcore quartet Melrose Avenue announced a EU/UK headline tour for January and February 2024, but first catch them in Europe right now, like at Tuska Festival next week!
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Metalcore outfit UltraViolent unleashed their new single and video ‘Eyes of God’ last week, showing no signs of slowing down!
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French metal band Sunborn signed to the roster of Solid State and shared their new single and video ‘Infinity Pool’ to celebrate!
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Tropic Gold return with their brand new single ‘WITCH HOUSE’, featuring Harpy, their first new release on their new label BLKIIBLK!
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DevilDriver unleashed their new single ‘Dead In The Water’, another taste of their upcoming new album ‘Strike and Kill’, out next month via Napalm Records!
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Interviews
From almost quitting music to signing with Napalm Records and conquering their first European tour, Black Spikes have entered a remarkable new chapter.
We caught up with the entire band in Helsinki on the final night of their tour with Butcher Babies and Infected Rain to talk about their breakthrough, representing metal at Lithuania’s M.A.M.A. Awards and why they are determined to keep singing in Lithuanian.
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We sat down with Morgan (vocals) of Blackwater Drowning to talk a more focused identity on new album ‘Obscure Sorrows’ and evolving all the time, self-criticism, melody vs heaviness, and the future of the band where Europe could maybe be next. Their new album is set for release next week’s Friday, don’t miss out!
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Before their show in Helsinki, we spoke with Josh Middleton of Sylosis about their new album ‘The New Flesh’ (out now with Nuclear Blast), the state of modern metal, and chasing that 16-year-old punch-in-the-face feeling again.
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Fear of Domination’s Saku opens up over a good craftbeer at Crafters Bar in Finland about the long, difficult road behind their recently released album ‘Katharsis’, finding the missing piece with producer Jarno Hänninen, and why this album became a true emotional release.
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Jinjer are bringing their full headline production back to Europe in 2026. We spoke with Eugene Abdukhanov about Duél, the special tour lineup, and reconnecting with fans after years away.
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We caught up with Signs of Algorithm’s frontman Frederick to talk about their latest album ‘Sunchaser’, the band’s musical and his vocal evolution, and why their Alcatraz Festival show is a dream come true.
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At Alcatraz last year, we met up with Timo, drummer of Temptations for the Weak after their show opening up the Swamp stage that day and talked about the festival and their music!
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We sat down with Balance Breach to talk about their new album ‘Save Our Souls’ (out on Out of Line Music March 7th) and how proud they are on what their sound is like in 2025, having amped up everything!
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Last night, we got to enjoy a killer set by Millhaven, but earlier this year when they were playing at Alcatraz 2024, we caught up with them to have a chat about the festival, the band and their music!
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Last summer, we sat down with Johannes from Avatar for a short chat about how 2023 had been so far after their explosive opening show at Tuska 2023, how he experienced that show, and how he feels like the band is in its best form right now, ready to take over the world!
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Photo Reports
Genre-bending chaos, huge smiles and absolute mayhem! Knosis and Paledusk turned Kavka Zappa in Antwerp into one unforgettable night.
Belgian modern metal outfit Behind the Veil proudly presented their new EP “Betrayed by Shadows’ with a release party at DVG club Kortrijk, supported by Ironborn and X-Pozed!
We almost forgot to post this one… as we do every year, we ask our photographers to pick their best and most favorite captures of the past year, and 2025 brought acts like Borknagar, Doro, Machine Head, Ne Obliviscaris, Room 13, Vola, Infected Rain, Luna Kills, Kickin Valentina, Art Nation, SatchVai Band, Arkona, Kreator, Cro-Mags, Bury Tomorrow, Electric Callboy, BTL and Ankor in front of Tom V.M.’s camera!
In the beginning of the month, Butcher Babies hosted an electrifying show at Piere’s in Fort Wayne, Indiana along with Lylvc and Remember Me! Catch Butcher Babies live on their co-headline tour with Infected Rain in Europe right now!
Frozen Soul, The Black Dahlia Murder, The Halo Effect and Heaven Shall Burn turned Stuttgart into the heart of extreme metal for one night: “HEIMAT OVER EUROPE TOUR 2026” entered the Porsche Arena. From crisp Texan death metal to a blazing German headliner finale, the four‑band assault delivered one unforgettable, hot and loud night.
Jinjer, together with Textures and Unprocessed, tore down the sold out Tavara-Asema in Tampere on February 25th when they came trough town for their ‘Duel’ European Tour. An Event by TuskaLive.
Sylosis is currently touring Europe with Revocation, Distant and Life Cycles on “The New Flesh tour”, building anticipation for their upcoming album of the same name! We caught their show at a packed Tavastia in Helsinki and saw it was good!
On the third stop of their “Duél tour”, Jinjer impressed a sold-out Brussels crowd with their set blending latest material and fan favorites! And with the support of exceptional bands Unprocessed and Textures, it was quite the night to behold!
Another year is over and our photographer Tom Treuten is still doing what he loves most: concert photography. Since October 2021 we’re a home for his photographic work and these are some of his personal highlights of 2025 that he hopes you’ll enjoy them as much as him, with pictures of VULVARINE, STEPFATHER FRED, ANKOR, DONOTS, WOLFMOTHER, THUNDERMOTHER, SKINDRED, TUK SMITH & THE RESTLESS HEARTS, SALTATIO MORTIS, PARKWAY DRIVE, MOTIONLESS IN WHITE, MOONSHOT, MEGADETH, KISSIN’ DYNAMITE, HELLOWEEN, ENGST, GATECREEPER, ENEMY INSIDE, DISTURBED, DANKO JONES, BEAST IN BLACK, APRIL ART, EMIL BULLS, ELUVEITIE, AVANTASIA, ARCH ENEMY, AMENRA, NITA STRAUSS, and COBRA SPELL!
Amorphis, together with Atlas and Wheel play a hot and crowded show at Tampere’s Tavara-Asema on the 18th of December as a stop of the Finnish leg of their “Borderland tour”!
Previews
Tuska 2026 is almost here!🤘If you’re still in planning mode, from the line-up and schedules to food vendors, afterparties, Tuska Forum and practical tips for navigating your festivities, we’ve gathered everything you need to know in one place. Read our preview and start planning your weekend at Suvilahti!
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4 days, more that 100 bands and 5 stages. There is something for everybody. Come and join us at Graspop 2026!
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Tuska 2025 promises to be quite the exciting edition again with a great line-up with something for everyone, and plenty of other stuff to discover and do! If you’re planning to go, we listed some info in a nice little preview…
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After the break of last year, Rockfest is back with a vengeance and a solid line-up that will rock your world for about 3 days at the new location in Turku, Finland!
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One of Belgium’s biggest and nicest metal festivals is celebrating its 15th anniversary and we hope to see you there! For those who haven’t been there yet, we gathered some quick information about what is going to be another awesome edition!
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Tuska 2023 promises to be quite the exciting edition again with a great line-up with something for everyone, the biggest ever “Tuska Expo” in its history and plenty of other stuff to discover! If you’re planning to go, we listed some info in a nice little preview…
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Tuska is finally back again! The Helsinki center metal and rock festival is shaping up to be quite the epic and glorious return!
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Rockfest is back with a vengeance and a solid line-up that will rock your world for about 3 days in Hyvinkää, Finland!
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The biggest rock and metal event of Finland is coming closer! Rockfest, we can barely wait!
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