Progressive heavy metal act Crystal Throne shares their new single ‘Electrical Savior’, another glimpse into their upcoming concept album ‘Chantry Of Sacrifice’, out next month!
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News Posts
Belgian post-metal quintet Hippotraktor revealed their new single ‘Builder of Eden’, featuring Loic Rossetti (former vocalist of The Ocean), from upcoming album ‘Annihilist’ out next month via Pelagic Records!
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Portuguese progressive metal band Apotheus are releasing their concept album ‘The Complex Permutation’ in November and shared a first single with ‘Boundaries’, featuring guest vocals by Björn Strid!
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Progressive duo Cepheidae Variable share their latest new single ‘The Waiting Storm’, representing internal turmoil between patience and appeasing a restless mind.
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LA progressive instrumental metal outfit Angels On The Battlefield battle stigma with their new single and music video ‘Beauty in a Body Bag’, capturing the struggle that compes with Borderline Personality Disorder, out now everywhere!
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San Diego modern metal band Cascade Effect signs an exclusive worldwide deal with Eclipse Records for the release of their upcoming album ‘The Weight of Nothingness’, out early next year!
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Finnish post-metal newcomers SEES shared their lead single ‘Tähden Varjo’ from their upcoming debut album ‘Suoja’, out in November via Agonia Records!
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German heavy outfit Luther shared their latest new single ‘Five of Cups’, channeling some proper progressive post-hardcore vibes, out with Long Branch Records!
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Entheos presented their latest new video and single ‘Undone’, another track from their upcoming album ‘Empty On The Inside’, set for release in October via Metal Blade Records!
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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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Interviews
We caught up with Black Spikes’ Agni & Mazvis ahead of tomorrow’s release of their new album ‘Ydos’ via Napalm Records to talk about the concept, creative process, Lithuanian lyrics, electronic influences, the songs left behind, and what comes next.
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Today they probably played a killer show at Summer Breeze, but about a month and a half ago, a decade after our first conversation at Tuska, we met up with Stam1na for a genuine full-circle interview about creativity, longevity, Finnish metal and the passion that still drives them after eleven albums.
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From almost quitting music to signing with Napalm Records and conquering their first European tour, Black Spikes have entered a remarkable new chapter.
We caught up with the entire band in Helsinki on the final night of their tour with Butcher Babies and Infected Rain to talk about their breakthrough, representing metal at Lithuania’s M.A.M.A. Awards and why they are determined to keep singing in Lithuanian.
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Jinjer are bringing their full headline production back to Europe in 2026. We spoke with Eugene Abdukhanov about Duél, the special tour lineup, and reconnecting with fans after years away.
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SOEN’s Joel Ekelöf and Martín López talk about contrast, confidence, and pushing their sound further than ever on upcoming album ‘Reliance’ (out January 16 via Silver Linings). From crushing heaviness to pure ballads — this one goes deep.
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Finnish extreme metal act Vanguardian are ready to unleash their debut full-length ‘III: Inhumanity’ (out October 22nd via Inverse Records) — a ferocious, human take on dystopian science fiction. We caught up with Markus and Mikko to talk about the album’s story, the balance between chaos and cohesion, and why imperfection makes their music truly alive.
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We met up with Dante, Gian and Pavel from the Mexican metal outfit Anima Tempo while they were in Finland and talked about their present European tour, which also will take them to our own venue Asgaard in Belgium, their unique take on their music, trying to find some new approaches every time both in recordings and live, how they love the energy from the European crowds and what they’re working on of new music and concept!
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Back in 2023, when Leprous was last in Helsinki, we met up with Simen from Leprous to have a fun chat about touring, his highlights when being on tour and supporting your local live and cultural scene!
Since they’re playing in Finland again this coming week, we wanted to share this fun little bit from our archives, so enjoy and don’t miss out on their shows!
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A chat with Pressure Points about how they’re happy with the new line-up of the band and their brand-new album ‘The Island’, released on Art Gates Records last Friday. Make sure you catch them live at one of their future dates, like for instance the Kaamos Cruise in September!
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A chat with Johannes from Avatar on the new album ‘Dance Devil Dance’ on why this is the best album of them as of yet, how they did things somewhat different and tried to approach everything in such a way that they thought people could dance to even blast beats and why now was the time for them to self-release the album.
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