Electric Callboy announced their long-anticipated new album ‘TANZNEID’ to be out in August via Century Media Records and shared their new single ‘Hypercharged’ in collaboration with the popular Brawl Stars game!
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News Posts
J-metal phenomenon Babymetal shared the Major Lazer Remix of their song ‘from me to u (feat. Poppy)’, part of the upcoming deluxe edition of ‘Metal Forth’, set for release in June via Capitol Records!
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April Art reelase brand new single and music video ‘Panic Stations’, proving again why they are among some of the most exciting acts in the German music scene, out with Reaper Entertainment right now!
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Enemy Inside return with new single ‘R.I.P.’, burying the past and digging into a heavier future, a first glimpse into their upcoming album set for release via Reigning Phoenix Music!
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Copenhagen based metallers Pretext announced their debut album’ Riot of the Ruined’ to be out in June via Darkside Records and unveiled the first single ‘Heritage’!
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Dutch hard rock/metal band Queen of Spades releases new single and video ‘Chasm’!
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Swedish modern metal outfit Self Deception release their new single ‘DON’T B E L O N G’ in anticipation of their upcoming Napalm Records debut ‘One Of Us’, out next month! Catch them live at several European festivals this summer or this fall on their Nordic Tour with Amaranthe and Ankor!
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Modern metal outfit Reverya unveiled their haunting new single ‘Lost’, an ethereal descent into emotional undertow!
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Daedric has released ‘Iridescent Wings’ an acoustic version of the track that will be part of the upcoming EP ‘Reborn’, set to be released with FiXT!
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UK metal hellraisers Heriot shared the video of their recently recorded Audiotree session, playing tracks from their debut album and talking about touring with Trivium and Jinjer!
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Interviews
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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A talk with Joonas and Ben from Oceanhoarse about the new album ‘Heads Will Roll’ and how their state of mind was different with the recording of this one, trying to get a more raw and dirty sound to take it even closer to a live feeling than before!
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A chat with vocalist Shawter from Dagoba about the new album ‘By Night’ and much more!
Watch the chat we had with vocalist Jarkko from the Finnish melodeath outfit Bloodred Hourglass about their upcoming new album ‘Your Highness’!
Watch the full interview with vocalist Daan Swinnen from the Belgian modern metal outfit Off The Cross about their new album ‘Enjoy It While It Lasts’!
We have a chat with Patrick Walch, the man behind the successful and interesting new label Noble Demon! Check out what he has to say!
Photo Reports
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!
The pictures of the Enemy Inside show at On The Rocks in Helsinki, Finland.
With 30 shows in 17 countries, Ankor’s “Shoganai EU/UK Tour 2025” ended at the DVG Club in Kortrijk, Belgium with support of Conquer Divide and A Dark Reborn, and we of course where there!
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