Swedish metal legends Evergrey unveiled a video for ‘Ominous’ as the end of their ‘A Heartless Portrait (The Orphean Testament’ chapter, and the beginning of something new soon to be revealed!
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News Posts
French symphonic melodic death metallers Aephanemer are kicking off their European tour tomorrow with a first show in Italy! Make sure you catch them live near you, including at our very own Asgaard venue!
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The pirates of Visions Of Atlantis announces their upcoming new album ‘Pirates II – Armada’, set for release in July via Napalm Records and celebrates the announcement with the new single ‘Armada’!
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UK alt-metal act Vexed released an official video for ‘It’s not the end’, a track from their acclaimed 2023 album ‘Negative Energy’, released via Napalm Records!
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A couple of days ago, The Gems gave the International Women’s Day celebrations an early start by releasing an official music video for the track ‘Queens’ from their recently via Napalm Records released debut album ‘Phoenix’!
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Jinjer announced the release of their first official live DVD/BluRay ‘Live in Lost Angeles’ via Napalm Records in May, and shared a live video for ‘Call Me A Symbol’!
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German folk metal sensation Feuerschwanz unleashed ‘The Unholy Grail’, their very first original song written in English, and a track from their upcoming milestone album ‘Warriors’, set for release in May via Napalm Records!
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Dark folk/blackgaze outfit Suldusk celebrated the release of their new album ‘Anthesis’ on Napalm Records with the new single and music video ‘Mythical Creatures’!
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For the Swifties among us: DragonForce just unleashed an official video for their cover of the Taylor Swift track ‘Wildest Dreams’, which will be a bonus track on the upcoming album ‘Warp Speed Warriors’, set for release next month via Napalm Records!
Also, don’t miss out on seeing them live on tour with Amaranthe and Infected Rain throughout Europe starting next week already! It’ll be a party!
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Illumishade, featuring Eluveitie members Fabienne Erni on vocals and Jonas Wolf on guitars, shared their new single ‘Riptide’ in anticipation of the release of their new album ‘Another Side of You’ via Napalm Records this Friday, February 16!
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Album Reviews
This EP ‘Voyage of the Dead Marauder’ has the classical Alestorm sound: meaning that it’s fun, great pirate metal and ready to party! Are you ready for the full album? Out on Napalm Records.
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As to be expected of a new Dragonforce album, ‘Warp Speed Warriors’ is fun and fast! The typical elements they are known for are present, but at the same time they infused it with a bunch of new things, making this album really exciting! Out via Napalm Records!
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After two consecutive entries comes the final part to the trilogy, ‘Leviathan III’ which is Therion’s crown jewel in the genre of symphonic/orchestral metal. The nineteenth opus takes us on a journey through the ancient myths and bombastic sonic landscapes of beauty. Out via Napalm Records on December 15.
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Windrose’s latest album ‘Warfront’ may have been carved from living rock last year already, but these heroic dwarves are ready to storm the Prison stage at Alcatraz today.
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Gloryhammer returns to their goofy fantasy world once again to defeat the evil wizard Zargothrax on ‘Return to the Kingdom of Fife’, which takes all the elements of power metal. There’s fast guitars, power chords, harmonies, high screams and lots, lots of fantasy. Out on Napalm Records.
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Thulcandra’s fourth album ‘Hail The Abyss’ offers a whole new set of blackened melodies. The Bavarian act has ripened the quality of their song-craft, displaying furious tempos and a melodic approach to black/death metal. Out on Napalm Records.
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With the release date on April 7, 2023, Powerwolf was just in time for the Christian Holiday Easter to release their new album ‘Interludium’ on Napalm Records. On this album we will find 6 new tracks and 4 rare tracks that were previously released, but only on certain limited edition versions of the album or only in certain regions. A classic Powerwolf sound with little details for you to find in the songs.
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Angus McSix has come to conquer all the power metal and fantasy hearts in the world with the debut album ‘Angus McSix and The Sword of Power’, out since today via Napalm Records! And wow, I can assure you, if you’ve only heard the first two singles available before the album came out, you are in for so much more.
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Nanowar of Steel’s new record ‘Dislike to False Metal’ brings parody metal to a whole new level with quality, yet hilarious songs that at times almost sound more than the bands they’re emulating. Released via Napalm Records.
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There are so many emotions going through the songs from The New Roses, and most of it is determined by the first guitar note that you hear. Maybe that’s why this album is called ‘Sweet Poison’; because the same memory can make you smile, tear up, or both at the same time. That’s what makes me exited every time this band releases a new album; You know you’re going to be in for something that makes you get a smile on your face. Released via Napalm Records!
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Gig Reports
With Turmion Kätilöt you always get an amazing disko metal party and with supporting acts Japanese black metal outfit Sigh and the Finnish melancholics of Marianas Rest we got quite the diverse musical evening at Pakkahuone in Tampere, Finland to start a long Easter weekend! An event organized by Nem Agency.
Gig report of Turmion Kätilöt with Sigh and Marianas Rest in Pakkahuone on March 28th 2024 in Tampere (Finland), organized by Nem Agency.
Gig report of Turmion Kätilöt with Sigh and Marianas Rest in Pakkahuone on March 28th 2024 in Tampere (Finland), organized by Nem Agency.
With 3 bands being shining lights for (the future of) metal, and all 3 of them having a brand-new album in their pocket, Amaranthe, Dragonforce and Infected Rain turned Black Box Helsinki into a true celebration of heavy music about a month ago!
Cradle of Filth has been showing Europe why they are considered legends of the metal scene and killed it at the stop in Tampere, Finland where we caught their show at a packed Pakkahuone. And with the very special guests Wednesday 13 playing Murderdolls and Sick ‘n Beautiful, it was a night that many won’t forget soon!
Friday the thirteenth might not be the ideal time to go sailing the seven seas, but nevertheless we cried ahoy and steered our schooner towards the shores of Antwerp to meet up with Captain Ahab and their local mateys of Juneau at the Kavka Oudaan.
Nervosa came to On The Rocks in Helsinki to prove to us all that they are still a force to be reckoned with, even though the band is in yet another new iteration at the moment. With Prika on vocals, they sound as solid as ever, and killed it. Local heavy metal heroes Satan’s Fall were special guests and warmed us up nicely for the good old thrashing we were getting later.
Kamelot struck down in Helsinki to give us a proper “awakening” on their European tour, and brought with them some excellent support through Myrath, Eleine and League of Distortion! A night of absolutely excellent music that left a positive feeling with anyone who attended the show at Vanha Ylioppilastalo at the end of March!
This night was one big party! All the bands came to deliver their part of the party and the crowd was in for a good time too. If you missed this night, Alestorm, Gloryhammer and Wind Rose are coming to Alcatraz festival in Kortrijk this summer. Rumahoy sadly won’t be seen there.
Gojira took over Europe on their massive ‘Fortitude’ tour with support from up-and-comers Alien Weaponry and Employed To Serve and we caught them at their show at a sold out Jäähalli in Helsinki, Finland in front of a crowd that was absolutely hungry for some good live show!
A great night of modern metal with Infected Rain and Awake Again at On The Rocks in Helsinki!
Report of the first ever Black Box event in Mikkeli with Bloodred Hourglass, Wolfheart, Sara and Balance Breach!
Photo Reports
We caught Amaranthe and Dragonforce on their co-headline European tour at the Ancienne Belgique in Brussels, Belgium, with special guest Infected Rain for a night of high energy metal music!
At the beginning of March, Amaranthe, Dragonforce and Infected Rain brought quite the spectacle to thousands of fans gathered in Helsinki’s Black Box Jäähalli venue!
Cradle of Filth came by for a couple of sold out shows in Finland on their massive Europe tour with Wednesday 13 and Sick N’ Beautiful and we caught this spectacle at Tampere’s Pakkahuone a couple of weeks back!
Dutch symphonic metallers Delain are on tour to present their new album “Dark Waters”, released earlier this year via Napalm Records, and we caught them on stage at De Casino in Belgium with the support of label mates Xandria!
Before setting out to take over Europe with their co-headline tour, Before The Dawn and Wolfheart hit several cities throughout Finland, and we were there when they dropped by Tavastia in Helsinki, with the support of Brymir!
Awhile ago, the Finnish leg of the Wolfheart and Before the Dawn co-headline tour started, and with support of Brymir, we got a very nice night of Finnish melodeath at the not so crowded Pakkahuone in Tampere, organised by Master Events.
Infected Rain came back to Belgium a second time this year on their “Heyday tour 2023”, the place to be was DVG Club in Kortrijk, accompanied by warm up act All Hail the Yeti!
Be’lakor just finished their biggest European tour ever with 6 festivals and 10 club shows! We joined them in at JOC in Ypres, Belgium, where together with Hiraes brought a great night of melodic death metal!
A night of incredible music from Ne Obliviscaris, Persefone and Asymmetric Universe at Tavastia in Helsinki at the beginning of last month, the start of what was going to be an incredible tour in Europe for these guys!
The French band Aephanemer dropped by On The Rocks in Helsinki to turn the heat up and make a pretty much crammed venue go wild to their symphonic/melodic death metal tunes! Support came from locals Numento.
