Belgian modern metal powerhouse Aeveris was back with a vengeance in the beginning of the month with their latest new single ‘Show Me Your Weakness’!
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Gaerea unleashed ‘Hellbound’, a second single since signing to Century Media Records, and part of their just announced upcoming album ‘Loss’, set for release in March 2026! Catch them live in Europe as special guests to their label mates Orbit Culture, a tour you won’t want to miss out on!
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Ukrainian progressive modern metal force Korypheus released the new single and video ‘Sleeper’ from their new album ‘Gilgamesh’, out on M-Theory Audio, and featuring Laura Guldemond from Burning Witches!
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Tuska is bringing Megadeth to its 2026 line-up as the headliner for the Friday and adds 13 more bands to the line-up with Trivium, P.O.D., Stam1na, Lost Society, Paleface Swiss, Return To Dust, The Browning, Dogma, Slope, 802, Allt, Atlas and Kneel Before The Death! All ticket classes are available right now!
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Equilibrium announced their new studio album ‘Equinox’ to be out next month via Nuclear Blast Records and unleashed the single ‘I’ll Be Thunder’!
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Avatar unleashed the new single and video ‘Death and Glitz’, another track from their upcoming album ‘Don’t Go in the Forest’, set for release by the end of this month!
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Modern metalcore outfit The Narrator release the video single ‘Pills From The Start’, out now via Nuclear Blast Records! Catch them live in Europe starting next week supporting Annisokay!
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The 18th edition of Alcatraz is shaping up to be historic with headliners Arch Enemy and Alestorm, legends like Soulfly, Saxon, Body Count, Rose Tattoo, extreme assaults from Immolation, Internal Bleeding, 200 Stab Wounds, Sanguisugabogg, and modern favorites like Kittie, Northlane, Animals As Leaders, The Ghost Inside.
We’re especially thrilled to see the Belgian flag flying high again with Channel Zero, Amenra, Enthroned, Psychonaut and Mantah on the bill. And let’s not forget our longtime Finnish favorites Luna Kills, making a big step onto the Alcatraz stage!
On top of that, the Prison Stage opens already on the Thursday for the first time ever, and day ticket prices are lower than 2025 right now!
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Movie metal outfit Curse Of Cain released their brand-new studio album ‘Achtung’ is out now via ROAR and shared a video for ‘Mirror Mirror’ to celebrate!
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Rising alt-metal powerhouse The Pretty Wild has announced their debut album ‘zero.point.genesis’ to be out in November via Sumerian Records and shared another track from it with the single and video ‘PARADOX’!
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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’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!
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