News Posts

Australian heavy vanguards Northlane have announced their new EP ‘Mirror’s Edge’ to be released in April independently and with the news comes the massive new single ‘Miasma’, featuring Winston McCall from Parkway Drive on guest vocals!

Czech psy-core outfit Dymytry are gearing up to release their new album this Friday January 26 via AFM Records and shared their latest single, a cover version of the track ‘Legends Never Die’!

Finnish modern metalcore outfit Ashes of Perishing released second single ‘Burdens’ via Inverse Records with a lyric video!

Finnish modern metal act Without Warning released explosive new single ‘NEW ORDER’ via Inverse Records, taking us to a dystopian future and showcasing their updated looks in the video that came with it!

Finnish modern metal supergroup Crownshift, with members of some of Finland’s finest bands like Nightwish, Children Of Bodom, Wintersun, Finntroll and myGRAIN, released their first single with ‘If You Dare’, a first step in their journey together on their newly signed label Nuclear Blast!

Century Media Records welcomes Sweden’s modern metal standard-bearers, Orbit Culture, to their roster for their foreseeable future in a worldwide deal!

UK modern metallers Sylosis released a music video for the track ‘Absent’ a track from their most recent album ‘A Sign Of Things To Come’, released last year via Nuclear Blast and a remix by their shadowy labelmates Zetra!

German modern metal quintet Doomcrusher released their crushing debut single ‘Breakout’ after recently signing to the Arising Empire roster!

Modern metal experts Infected Rain revealed the eerie, ultra-heavy anthem ‘VIVARIUM’ in anticipation of the release of their upcoming album ‘TIME’ next month via Napalm Records!

Amaranthe, one of Sweden’s most influential modern metal bands, kicks off 2024 with the crushing pop metal song ‘Re-Vision’, the 4th single from their upcoming album ‘The Catalyst’, set for release next month via Nuclear Blast!

Photo Reports

Ghost

Ghost is on tour in Europe spreading their ‘Impera’ gospel, and so we went to see them in Lille, France, and Ghost does not disappoint! Support came from Spiritbox and Lucifer!

The ever popular Swedish metalcore outfit Imminence came to blow us away at a completely sold out On The Rocks in Helsinki, with the help of the energy bomb that is Blood Command to set things off!

US power metal legendary band Kamelot came, saw and conquered all of our hearts at Vanha Ylioppilastalo in Helsinki, with the help of Myrath, Eleine and League of Distortion back at the end of March!

Nem Agency brought Kamelot along with Myrath, Eleine and League of Distortion back to Tampere. The show was not as crowed as maybe expected, but a lot of fun with excellent music of all 4 bands!

Lost Society blew the roof off a sold out Tavastia in Helsinki, and brought with them the metalcore upstarts Balance Breach and our favorite alt-rockers Luna Kills!

Avatar

Avatar’s ‘Dance Devil Dance’ 2023 tour brought the circus back to Tilburg’s 013 Poppodium, supported by Veil of Maya and Kassogtha.

The North-American metalcore stars Atreyu and modern metallers on the rise Jinjer warmed up for Bullet for My Valentine at Zenith in Munich, Germany!

A massive celebration of Turmion Kätilöt’s carreer of several decades long at Helsinki’s Black Box Jäähalli with support from Lord Of The Lost and Proteus!

After years of waiting Pain finally made it back to Finland! We made it to their show at Olympia-Kortteli in Tampere, organised by Nem Agency. Finnish modern metallers Detset also did a great job as their support.

A look back at the energetic shows from Normandie, Balance Breach and Delta Enigma at On The Rocks back in December!

Gig Reports

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!