Czech band Severals unveiled their new chapter with latest single ‘When the Sun is Dark’, a beautifully haunting yet crushingly heavy track released with a completely self-created captivating music video!
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News Posts
Belgian modern metal outfit Temptations for the Weak announced their new album ‘The Venom Inside’ to be out at the end of this month and shared the video single ‘Your Own Suffering’!
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Cinematic visionaries Edge Of Paradise unveiled the official video for the track ‘Martyr (Monster)’ which was featured on their latest album ‘Prophecy’, released last year with Napalm Records!
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Finnish theatrical metal band Endless Exam returns with their furious new single ‘Shut Up!’, out now with Inverse Records!
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Ankor came with another song inspired by a Naruto antagonist with ‘NAGATO • purple eyes’, out with UNFD! See them this spring live in North America with Bloodywood or this summer at European festivals like Download and Graspop!
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Fabienne Erni joined forces with Lena Scissorhands on the song ‘Ritual’, another powerful track of her debut solo album ‘Starveil’, set for release in March!
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Finnish band Rioghan are blending modern metal, progressive elements and dark pop atmosphere on new single ‘Chapter III: Teardrop’, another track from the upcoming ‘Frozen’ EP, set for release in April! Catch them live in Finland with I Am Your God or this summer at the first edition of Ankea Festival!
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Modern metalcore outfit HEAVEN.EXE released their new song and video ‘There Is No God’! Catch them live in the EU in support of The Browning!
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Last week, Humanity’s Last Breath unleashed the relentless new track ‘Godhood’, out with Century Media Records! Catch them on tour with Lorna Shore in Europe starting from today!
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Samurai Pizza Cats have announced their long awaited 2nd album ‘Press Start’, set for release in March via Century Media Records!
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Interviews
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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Two months after our talk at Alcatraz Festival, we stepped back into the forest with Johannes Eckerström of Avatar to talk about their upcoming album ‘Don’t Go In The Forest’ (out next week October 31st), from disco death grooves and true crime commentary to piano-born love songs and the return of the metal circus among many other things.
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Bloodred Hourglass are back — heavier, sharper, and more focused than ever. We talked with them about their new album ‘We Should Be Buried Like This’ (out now with Out of Line Music), finding their sound, working with a producer for the first time, and what fans can expect from their upcoming tour.
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We sat down with Orbit Culture’s Niklas to talk about their upcoming album ‘Death Above Life’ (out now with Century Media Records), their journey from support slots to headliners, and why this new era feels like a true rebirth. Catch them live on tour with Gaerea and Atlas in Europe next month or at summer festivals in 2026 like the already confirmed Alcatraz Festival!
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At Alcatraz 2025, Avatar’s Johannes Eckerström opened up about the band’s next chapter: a new album that was not to be named (it has a name, but he was being a “good boy” in not unveiling the title), their fastest song in 15 years, and why independent festivals (like the one we were at) keep metal’s future alive.
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While being at Helsinki Techfest for their very first show outside Estonia, we met up with the metal band Pridian to talk about an excellent 2024 with some bucketlist shows, but also the major news that they are signed to the Century Media Records roster for their upcoming album!
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We sat down with Jessie and Eleni of Ankor after their show at this year’s Tuska Festival, the last stop of a crazy weekend that took them to 3 different countries in 3 days, and had a short chat about their busy summer, the way they like to release new music and how 2024 really seems to be a big year for the band.
Yesterday, they announced a major European tour for 2025 which will take them to most countries of the continent. You won’t want to miss out on that, tickets are available starting tomorrow!
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A chat with Bloodred Hourglass about their pretty amazing year thus far, and the new album ‘How’s the Heart?’, how they’re not afraid of trying out any ideas or leaving things out when a song calls for it, and how they’ve stepped up their game yet again with this record.
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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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Photo Reports
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!
The Epica and Amaranthe co-headlining tour: “Arcane Dimensions” featuring special guest Charlotte Wessels dropped by at Vorst Nationaal in Belgium and we were there!
Back in September at Kuudes Linja in Helsinki, from dark alt-rock intensity to high-energy metalcore, Luna Kills and Balance Breach showed why they’re among Finland’s most promising rising acts.
Dark, heavy, and intimate. Lacuna Coil at Tavara-asema in Tampere, with Nonpoint as special guests on the “Sleepless Empire EU/UK Tour”. An event by TuskaLive.
Electric Callboy turned Jäähalli into a full-on party during their “Tanzneid Europe Tour”. With explosive support sets from Bury Tomorrow and Wargasm (UK), Helsinki was all in from start to finish.
Tuska 2025 day two hit hard on the main stage. Slaughter To Prevail, Orbit Culture, and headliners Powerwolf shaped a powerful Saturday at the festival.
Rockfest Friday wasn’t just about the main stage. From Dead By April and Awake Again to Jinjer and Cemetery Skyline, the Red and Black Stage delivered intensity, precision, and atmosphere in equal measure.
Luna Kills went on tour through Europe presenting their brand-new album ‘Deathmatch’. We attended their show at Club Hell in Diest, Belgium with support of the Dutch alt-metal act Pacemaker!
Motionless In White came back to Finland back in February for their 2nd show ever in the country and brought out quite some people, filling up Helsinki’s Ice Halls nicely. And with Fit For A King to warm us up, it was an epic night! Next up: MiW’s show at Tuska Festival this summer, we’re hoping to see an epic show with some more of their usual theatrics live!
Luna Kills blew the roof off On The Rocks in the beginning of April with their release show, celebrating their new album ‘DEATHMATCH’ in style, and with support Lastout to warm up the crowd, it was a great night of promising bands! In just a couple of days, Luna Kills is kickstarting their first ever European headlining tour, don’t miss out!
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