As a little end of October gift, Ankea Festival has today announced that Cult Of Luna will be the headliner for the event on Saturday, adding to an already massive line-up! Get your tickets now!
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News Posts
Post-metal outfit Underdark unleashed their latest single ‘Death of a Toolmaker’ from upcoming album ‘O Come Forth Annihilation’, set for release in November via Church Road Records!
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Belgian industrial and post-rock collective THOT shared a visualizer for their take on the Pink Floyd classic ‘What Shall We Do Now’, earlier released on the Pelagic Records compilation ‘The Dungeon Tapes’!
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Ankea Festival just announced 7 more names for the second edition happening in 2027 with Pain of Salvation, Plini, Einar Solberg, Sara, Heretoir, Slow Crush and Noiduin!
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Dreadnought release new single ‘Color Of Our Broken Hearts’ to celebrate the pre-orders for their upcoming album ‘Wars of Spirit // Wards of Light’ to open via Vesperian!
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Heavy rock trio Temptress is making it to the European shores for a fall tour this October, in support of their latest album ‘hear’, released earlier this year with Blues Funeral Recordings!
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Dreadnought are back with their new single and video ‘The Archive’, a track from their upcoming Vesperian album ‘Wars of Spirit // Wards Of Light’!
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While the first edition was still going strong last Saturday, Ankea Festival was already looking ahead and announced the first 7 names for next year’s edition with Igorrr, Alcest, Kalandra, Der Weg Einer Freiheit, Long Distance Calling, Vulkan and Karmanjakah! Limited early bird tickets available now!
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Japanese legends Boris announced the European leg of their ‘PINK’ 20th anniversary tour “Do You Remember Pink Days?”, this October and November! Tickets are available starting tomorrow!
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French post-rock collective Hanry unveiled their third single ‘Her Crown, Her Empire’ with an official live video, and another track from their upcoming debut album ‘What Came From Silence’, out at the end of this month via Pelagic Records!
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Interviews
A month after the first-ever Ankea Festival, we sat down with Sami Silvennoinen of Nahka Agency and Ankea Festival to look back at what actually happened once the gates opened.
From the surprisingly smooth festival operation and artists hanging around to watch each other, to the unforgettable moment Sami ended up watching Sylvaine with Bruce Soord, the unexpectedly busy coffee queues, the no-overlap philosophy and the plans already taking shape for 2027 — this is Ankea from the perspective of someone who finally has time to stop and breathe.
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Fresh off the stage at Ankea Festival and just one day after releasing her new album ‘Solstice’ with Reigning Phoenix Music, A.A. Williams joined us for a thoughtful conversation about songwriting, emotional honesty and the connection between artist and listener.
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Na zijn knappe show in JH Splinter vond ik het meer dan de moeite om contact op te nemen met We Stood Like Kings om wat meer uitleg te krijgen bij zijn unieke project. Pianiste Judith was zo vriendelijk even tijd te maken voor een interview met Grimm.
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The final day of Alcatraz still has plenty of Belgian talent waiting to be discovered. Hemelbestormer, Turpentine Valley, Steengruis and Encounters each bring something completely different to the festival, proving once again just how diverse our local heavy music scene really is.
Here’s why we think you should check them out.
It’s finally there! The week of the very first edition of Ankea Festival! If you’re still somehow on the fence on why you should get yourself a ticket and come join us in Tampere this weekend, here are 8 reasons that hopefully will convince you!
Finland’s summer festival season is stacked again. From underground black metal rituals to lakeside legends and city concerts with global names, we picked 12 events worth your time this summer with Steelfest, Allas Live, Sonic Rites, Ankea, Nummirock, Tuska, CoolHead Live, Dark River Festival, John Smith Rock, Ilosaarirock, Hellsinki Metal Festival and SaariHelvetti
On the last day of Alcatraz 2025, we get 10 more fantastic Belgian bands served up, going from mesmerizing atmosphere makers like Briqueville and Alkerdeel, to absolute mayhem from bands like Bark, Devastatiön, Slaughter Messiah and Cobracide, hardcore legends Congress and Whatever It Takes, rockers Promise Down or goth-tinged heavy metallers Cult of Scarecrow! Something for everyone and again proof how rich the Belgian heavy music scene is…
As every year is the case, Alcatraz Festival has plenty of space and attention for the local Belgian scene and we’re not the only ones happy about that. On the newly expanded Thursday warm-up night you’ll get to enjoy cover/tribute bands like Mr. Lipstick and the Lost Traces, Motörheads and BelgianQuoBand, the popular thrash/speed metallers of Evil Invaders and a stage filled with more underground like Sister May, Kerker, Stung, Violent Sin and Ancient Rites!
The summer festival season is over, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of exciting fests happening over the next couple of months this autumn/winter in Finland, starting with Cult of Darkness today, Helsinki Techfest, and HKI SKEPU FEST VI this month still, Pakanafesterit in October, Hellsinki Industrial Festival and Melancholy Mass Festivals in November, and John Smith Rock Frozen in December! And for the beer and music lovers, several Masis Beer & Metal events spread over the next couple of months all over Finland! Go get your tickets now!
With about a week to go, we put together 10 reasons why we think you should consider to still get yourself a ticket for Alcatraz 2024 and join in with the fun! With a stellar line-up, including some of the best the Belgian scene has to offer and a great organization trying to improve your festival experience year after year, it’s promising to be one hell of a weekend again!
With less than 2 weeks to go, we put together 10 reasons why we think you should consider to still get yourself a ticket for Alcatraz 2023 and join in with the fun!
Belgium’s sludge and post-metal scene cranks out one after the other impressive releases and in 2020 things were no different…
As every year, we put the heads together of our editorial team to decide on our collective “Albums of the Year”, check it out!
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