Different scenes, one packed venue, and a whole lot of good vibes. Nenerchy celebrated the release of her debut album ‘Bailarina’ with a sold-out party at On The Rocks in Helsinki, joined by Kirkkovene.
Photo Reports
Ending our weekend, getting pumped to get through a new week, is there anything better to get energized than going for a proper heavy metal show? NITE more than delivered at On The Rocks in Helsinki with the support of Ratbreed!
A sold-out On The Rocks, pagan folk vibes, and plenty of dancing — Eihwar’s return to Finland was something special. Relive the night with our latest photo report, featuring support from Mira Ceti!
Darkwave and synthwave magic at On The Rocks ✨ Sierra Veins brought her “In The Name Of Blood Tour” to Helsinki, with local favorite Suzi Sabotage setting the mood. Relive the night in our latest photo report!
Melodic power on full display with Aephanemer at a sold out On The Rocks, touring their new album ‘Utopie’, and support from Dark Oath and Valhalore.
A night of raw rock energy in the heart of Helsinki. Spiders at On The Rocks, supported by local heroes The Empire Strikes.
New Zealand’s dissonant death metal giants Ulcerate made their highly anticipated return with their first headline show in Finland at On The Rocks in Helsinki, with support from local tech death band Omnivortex.
Castle Rat brought their “Old World Realms Tour” to Helsinki’s On the Rocks, joined by local doom disciples Mansion. A night of theatrical heavy metal, ritualistic soundscapes, and raw energy opening a portal to an amazing fantasy world!
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!
Canadian black metal giants Spectral Wound took over a sold out On The Rocks in Helsinki during their “BLOOD. MIRE. DEATH. tour”, bringing their unique raw, uncompromising black metal assault with the support from Finland’s own death metal outfit Ashen Tomb! An event by Nem Agency.
Interviews
Banshee just kicked off her very first European tour in Helsinki, and we sat down with her before stepping on stage. From fairy metal and mythology to vulnerability, empowerment, and turning concerts into communal rituals, she talks about bringing her world to Europe properly for the first time.
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French electronic artist SIERRA VEINS brought her dark, atmospheric sound to Helsinki in December for the final show of her 2025 tour. We caught up with her to talk about identity, transforming darkness into strength, why visuals come before the music and how her latest album has come alive on stage!
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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 Kriss and Aaron of Starbenders right before their headline show at On The Rocks in Helsinki, Finland to talk about their present European tour, their road and struggles of the past decade to get where they are right now and things to be looking forward to, like their brand-new single coming out this Thursday, September 26 with Sumerian Records!
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A talk with Juan Brujo from Brujeria shortly before their show in Helsinki last summer, about their show at Obscene Extreme that started the Europe leg of the ‘Matando güeros’ anniversary tour, how crazy things get when they hit South America, and about the new album ‘Esto es Brujeria’ (out today via Nuclear Blast)!
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An old chat with Olly and Mike from Monuments we dug up from our archives because it was just too much fun to keep it from you!
A chat with Ariel Bloomer and Shawn Jump of Icon For Hire about their music and way of life just before they hit the stage in Helsinki!
Joonas and Jyri of Oceanhoarse told us why we all need to be at their own festival ‘Hoarsefest’… it includes a pretty good price to win!
We had a chat with Normandie about their music, touring and more!
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