Wolves At The Gate are back with brand-new album ‘Wasteland’ set for release in May via Solid State Records and released a first single with ‘Parasite’!
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News Posts
Estonia’s most promising metal outfit Pridian unveiled the details for their upcoming album ‘Venetian Dark’, set for release in May with Century Media Records and shared the single ‘DINY’!
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Melbourne’s Thornhill shared the new single ‘TONGUES’, a final glimpse into upcoming album ‘BODIES’, set for release in April via UNFD!
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Finnish metalcore powerhouse Balance Breach released their third album ‘Save Our Souls’ with Out of Line Music last Friday, and to celebrate revealed an epic music video for the title track!
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Within Destruction have dropped their brand-new single ‘INCOMPLETE’, the 4th track revealed from their upcoming album ‘ANIMETAL’, set for release in April via Sumerian Records!
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Mavis unleash their most electrifying track to date with ‘Sentinel Hill’, out via Arising Empire right now!
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As the release of their new album ‘Everything Rots’ approaches (March 21st via Nuclear Blast), Cabal unleashed another ferocious slice with the single ‘Redemption Denied’!
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Last week, we got some great news to wrap up our week with the Tuska 2025 line-up being completed by the addition of Motionless In White, Knocked Loose, Mokoma, Turmion Kätilöt, Imminence, Jiluka, Jarkko Martikainen and Vähäkyrö Drive-By! Time to get those tickets!
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Our friends of Reject The Sickness released the brand-new single ‘Acta Non Verba’, the first track revealed from their upcoming new album ‘Signs Of The End’, set to drop later this year!
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Bleed From Within are giving fans one final taste of what to expect on upcoming new album ‘Zenith’ in April (to be released with Nuclear Blast), with the new single ‘God Complex’! Catch them live supporting Trivium and Bullet For My Valentine in North America in spring or their headlining Europe tour in fall!
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Interviews
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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Today we’re already sitting down with Fixation again to have a chat about their soon-to-be released new album, but back in February, we already had a short conversation with vocalist Jonas Hansen about touring with Devin Townsend, their music and what he hopes to accomplish with it, some of his personal vocal inspirations, and how he would describe their music using just visuals.
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We talked with Ben from InVisions about their amazing Europe summer tour, upcoming show at Techfest in the UK, merch, the blooming music scene and being an independent band! They will be back by the end of the year with some new music, so keep your eyes and ears peeled!
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A talk with the guys of Balance Breach about their new album ‘ABYZMAL’ (released on May 26 via Out of Line Music), and how they really stepped up their game by allowing the songs to dictate what direction they were taking it!
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We squeezed in a quick chat with The Unguided’s Richard Sjunnesson. Check it out!
Watch the interview with Finnish band Awake Again about their music and the high level of energy they usually crank out in everything they do.
We sat down with Dan and Joe from The Amity Affliction to talk about the new album, tour… and food of course! Check it out!
Album Reviews
Architects = brutality on this album. They are back with the blegh and brutal breakdowns just the way we like it, but without completely forgetting their more recent sound and sense of doing things differently. Out vvia Epitaph Records.
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Not too long ago, As I Lay Dying was back with a slab of solid metalcore songs on the new album ‘Through Storms Ahead’, released via Napalm Records. Just too bad it came surrounded with a bunch of negativity and an unsure future.
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Last year, Holding Absence released ‘The Noble Art Of Self Destruction’, an album that left quite an impression on one of our writers, an album that tells a beautiful story on top of a bed of beautiful music. It is metalcore, but very melodic and not as heavy as you would think, released via SharpTone Records!
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While She Sleeps can make music speak, even with no lyrics. What they’ve accomplished again on their latest album ‘Self Hell’ is truly beautiful. Out via Spinefarm Records.
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At the end of last month, the Swedish metalcore legends Dead By April were finally back with their latest album ‘The Affliction’, another solid album that on the one hand surprises with some really cool collaborations with other bands and artists, but on the other hand doesn’t really bring in much new. If you’re a fan of the band, you’ll love this, though!
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Metalcore institution Unearth is back with some melodic and brutal core tunes on their new album ‘The Wretched; The Ruinous’, released via Century Media Records!
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Invent Animate’s new and 4th album ‘Heavener’ is ready to break all the bones in your body and proves that they’re ready for the big leagues with their new and improved sound. Released via UNFD!
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Almost a decade after their debut, Swedish metalcore outfit Beneath My Feet is finally releasing their second album ‘In Parts, Together’ via Noble Demon this Friday! And with a couple of refreshing sounding tracks, this should appeal to fans of Dead By April and Bullet For My Valentine!
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Ten56. released ‘Downer part.2’, filled with songs that have a metalcore sound with rap influences similar to Landmvrks. 20 years ago we had nu metal, and now we have something you could call the “nu metalcore” sound, a progression that most definitely will have its own share of fans. Released via Out of Line Music!
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Mantah brings you low tuned and heavy guitar riffs. Their album ‘Evoke’ gives a mix between late 90s nu metal, modern metal and metalcore, very melodic and heavy at the same time. A beautiful album to listen to, musically at first, but also lyrically when you take the time to dive deeper into this album.
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Photo Reports
The Convalescence stirred things up with a healthy serving of deathcore on a Sunday night at Piere’s in Ft. Wayne, Indiana and the help of support Mantra of Morta, Nailed Casket and Discard the Body!
A couple of weeks ago, MOTIONLESS IN WHITE took over LKA Longhorn in Stuttgart, Germany on their ‘Touring the End of the World’ tour. They brought along Canadian deathcore stars BRAND OF SACRIFICE and Texan ensemble FIT FOR A KING. The venue filled to the absolute max got a fantastic US stage production in the beloved club atmosphere. An early big concert highlight in 2025! Still on tour, we can’t wait to welcome them at Helsinki Jäähalli in Finland this Tuesday!
Trivium and Bullet for My Valentine celebrated their breakthrough albums on “The Poisoned Ascendancy Tour” throughout Europe, supported by rising stars Orbit Culture! Those who didn’t go to any stop of this tour really missed out on something! Thanks to FKP Scorpio Belgium for the access!
Nonpoint wrapped up the first leg of their “Painful Statements tour 2025” at The King of Clubs in Columbus, Ohio, celebrating the anniversaries of both releases ‘To The Pain’ and ‘Statement’. And very much matching their energy, they brought along Crobot and Heartsick to complete the night!
ENTER SHIKARI gave a solid proof why they are among the UK top alternative acts with their blend of metal and electronic sounds. They brought an energy loaded live performance with stunning visuals, lights, and sound to Stuttgart’s ‘Im Wizemann’ last December. Musically, providing a cross-section of their musical evolution and craftsmanship, enlightening a fully packed venue. Support was given by locals WAIT OF THE WORLD.
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!
Pop Evil and Bad Wolves joined forces on the “Animal Instinct Tour” touring through the US, bringing along Sierra Pilot and ONI for the ride! We caught them at their Thanksgiving eve show at Pierre’s in Ft. Wayne in Indiana!
40 years – what an anniversary for the Brazilian metal icons SEPULTURA. At the same time, it’s a ’40 Years Farewell Tour – Celebrating Life Through Death’. With 15 albums to their name, puts on a great show, supported by JESUS PIECE, OBITUARY and JINJER. What a goodbye for a legendary band, MHP Arena in Ludwigsburg, Germany literally boiled over!
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!
The pictures of an amazing night with the headlining show from Future Palace at On The Rocks in Helsinki, with the support from Our Promise and Revnoir!
