News Posts

Moldovan modern metal band INFECTED RAIN have released their new single ‘Stranger’, offering the first preview of their upcoming musical chapter. The track arrives just days before the group begins their European co-headline tour with BUTCHER BABIES and support Black Spikes!

Danish modern metal act Siamese returned with their first new music in two years with ‘drown’, out with Long Brang Records!

Modern metalcore outfit Halcyon Days unleashed their powerful new single ‘Save Me From Myself’ with Indie Recordings last week, featuring Fixation’s Jonas Westerud Hansen on guest vocals!

Belgian metal outfit Behind The Veil shared new single ‘Renegade’

Pennsylvania metal outfit The Last Ten Seconds Of Life unleashed their latest single ‘Make It To Heaven’ featuring David Simonich of Signs of the Swarm last week, another track shared in anticipation of their new album ‘The Dead Ones’ to be out in April via Metal Blade Records!

Sweden’s modern metal frontrunners Self Deception unveiled their latest new single and video ‘The Wedding’ last week, another track from their upcoming album ‘One Of Us’, set for release in May with Napalm Records!

Finnish modern heavy metal force Crimson Day signed to Wormholedeath for the release of their highly anticipated new album ‘Dark Dimension’!

Alissa White-Gluz officially unveiled her new band Blue Medusa on International Women’s Day, which she formed with the talented and earlier announced ladies Alyssa Day and Dani Sophia on guitars and joined for live shows by Delaney Jaster and Alicia Vigil!

Italian melodic death metallers 5RAND unleashed a video for ‘Double Bind’, a track from their recently released album ‘Ordhalia’, out with Art Gates Records!

Future Palace announced their “Deep Blue Tour” to be bringing them across Europe in Fall 2026 in the good company of As Everything Unfolds, Luna Kills and Defences!

Photo Reports

Pictures of day 1 of 2024’s Helsinki Techfest with headliners Distant, Assemble the Chariots, Enemies Everywhere, Pridian and Chronoform.

Pictures of the third day of Alcatraz 2024, with on the Prison Stage explosive shows from Audrey Horne, Soil, Jinjer, Korpiklaani, Gene Simmons Band and Architects!

Pictures of the second day of Alcatraz 2024, with on the Prison Stage explosive shows from Finntroll, Spiritbox, Dio Disciples, Testament, Epica and Europe!

Pictures of the first day of Alcatraz 2024, with on the Helldorado Stage Ankor, Bizkit Park, Red Fang, Heideroosjes and Hatebreed!

Pictures of the first day of Alcatraz 2024, with on the Helldorado Stage a serving of punk and hardcore with Funeral Dress, The Casualties, Cro-Mags, Madball and Life of Agony, modern metal from Sylosis and post-metal with The Ocean!

Day 5 of the Lokerse Feesten was blast, marked by the exclusive Belgian appearance of the iconic band Korn. The day was a whirlwind of diverse acts, each bringing their unique energy to the stage with especially on the Club Studio Brussel quite the mix of genres with Woyote, Ho9909, The Warning and Klakmatrak!

While on the road supporting In This Moment and Ice Nine Kills on tour in the USA, the Swedish metallers of Avatar came to bring their “Great Metal Circus” to the Clyde Theatre in Ft Wayne, Indiana. One of the few headlining stops they’re doing, providing people the chance to get the full experience and freakshow treatment that usually comes with the band, providing a night to remember for many there! Support came from locals Mantra of Morta!

The popular US horror movie inspired metalcore outfit Ice Nine Kills came to Munich and, helped by From Fall to Spring and Ghost Kid, left a trail of blood in the TonHalle.

Pictures of the artists on the Radio City and OPEN AIR II stage of the last day of Tuska 2024, with Warmen, Fixation, Eivør, Bury Tomorrow and Brothers Of Metal!

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!

Gig Reports

Masters of folk metal Eluveitie brought with them an interesting line-up with Lacuna Coil and Infected Rain and blew the roof off the Tavastia club!

Eluveitie came to play a great show in Belgium that I’m hoping to see again some time soon!

Lacuna Coil brought Cellar Darling and a touch of Christmas spirit to Belgium and we were there!

In Flames & Five Finger Death Punch embark on a massive double headliner European tour and we were there at the very first stop at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki!