Progressive dark metal collective The Eternal unveiled the captivating music video for their latest single ‘Colours Fade’, another taste of their upcoming album ‘Obscured Horizons’, out in September with Reigning Phoenix Music!
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News Posts
Green Carnation release new single ‘The Messiah Complex’, the title track of the upcoming last chapter of their A Dark Poem trilogy, out in Sepember via Season of Mist!
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International prog metal supergroup Temic announced their second album ‘Ceiba’ to be out in October via Season of Mist and shared the lead single ‘Ceased to Be’ with a captivating video!
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Broken By The Scream recently shared new single ‘花鏑[HANAKABURA]’, the first on their new label Metal Blade Records and just when they were about to head on their European tour that started last Wednesday in Finland and with a main stage spot at Wacken yesterday!
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French progressive visionaries Hypno5e announced their new album ‘Trame Noire’ to be out in November via Pelagic Records and shared a first single and video with ‘Lost Fires’!
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Kim Dracula introduces the next chapter. New song with ‘Molecular Conversion’, new label with Rise Records, new story!
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Lithuanian up-and-coming metal outfit Black Spikes unleashed fourth single ‘ZELVAR’ in anticipation of next month’s release of their new album ‘Ydos’ with Napalm Records!
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Finnish prog metallers Oddland unveil their new single ‘Unilluminate’ from upcoming new album ‘Unilluminate To Illuminate’, set for release in August via Frontiers Music!
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Mastodon announced their long-awaited new album ‘Marrow Deep’ to be released in August with Loma Vista Recordings and shared the new single ‘Snakes For Dinner’ featuring Josh Homme!
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The Ocean shared their new single ‘Belligerence’ from upcoming album ‘Solaris’, set for release in September with Pelagic Records!
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Photo Reports
Smoke and poor air quality couldn’t stop day one of Upheaval Festival. LANDMVRKS, Story Of The Year, Poppy, and Gojira put on unforgettable shows on the Upheaval Stage!
CEMETERY SKYLINE with their only 10 gig spanning EU 2026 Tour stopped in Stuttgart for one night. Their musical style is built on cold synth layers, heavy dark‑metal tension and a slow‑burning intensity that filled the room from the first note. ROYAL SORROW set the tone early with a raw, melodic surge that highlighted why they’re one of the most talked‑about newcomers in the scene. A night where atmosphere and heaviness merged into something unmistakably powerful.
A night of mind-blowing prog and amazing soundscapes with Soen, Xandria and Vulkan at Vanha Ylioppilastalo in Helsinki!
A night of energy, emotion, and explosive performances at Kulttuuritalo. Relive grandson’s Helsinki stop on the INERTIA Tour 2026, with support from Rioghan, in our latest photo report!
Jinjer, together with Textures and Unprocessed, tore down the sold out Tavara-Asema in Tampere on February 25th when they came trough town for their ‘Duel’ European Tour. An Event by TuskaLive.
Jinjer was finally again on a headlining tour in Europe and we were there when they dropped by Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki! With them came another set of talented people with Unprocessed and Textures, for a night to remember!
Igorrr was back on tour and blew our heads off again with their show at Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki together with just as intense shows from DVNE and thoughtcrimes!
The circus came to Helsinki! Avatar brought the “In The Airwaves 2026” tour to Kulttuuritalo with support from Alien Weaponry and Agabas, and we captured the chaos, theatrics and energy in our new photo report!
Amorphis, together with Atlas and Wheel play a hot and crowded show at Tampere’s Tavara-Asema on the 18th of December as a stop of the Finnish leg of their “Borderland tour”!
V’s Metal Media organised their first festival and invited us to experience ‘V’s Metal Fest’ and we were only too happy to drop by and support a budding organisation! With 10 Cats Down, #40Something, Noord, Narsic, Behind the Veil, Fabulae Dramatis, Promise Down, ArseA, Primal Creation, and No Apologies.
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Saturday at Alcatraz has no shortage of Belgian talent. 🇧🇪🤘From the progressive soundscapes of Psychonaut and the unstoppable rise of Mantah to the chaos of Brutal Sphincter, the crushing grooves of Your Highness, the intensity of Divided, Ronker and Poseydon, there’s plenty of homegrown metal waiting to be discovered. Find out why each of these Belgian bands deserves a spot on your Saturday schedule. Who are you looking forward to seeing at the festival?
Sure, the lineup is stacked. But if you ask us, Alcatraz is about so much more than the bands on the poster. From the atmosphere and the people to the food, the party spots and all those little moments between the shows, here are our 8 reasons why we think Alcatraz 2026 is a festival you shouldn’t miss.
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!
This weekend is the highlight for us and many among us in Belgium with the 2025 edition of Alcatraz Festival, but if you still haven’t decided to go, here are 10 reasons why we believe you should just go ahead and go get you some tickets still… What are you looking forward to the most for this year’s edition?
After a great first day at Tuska 2025, these are the 8 bands you should see today on day two with Wind Rose, Charlotte Wessels, JILUKA, Eihwar, Royal Sorrow, Orbit Culture, Slaughter To Prevail and thrown!
In less than a week, Tuska weekend is upon us! If somehow you weren’t convinced yet that you need to go, here are 10 reasons we believe should be enough motivation to still get a ticket and join us there!
The first day of the second edition of Hellsinki Metal Festival is filled with an impressive line-up of extreme metal bands, topped off with the musical exelence that is the headliner of tonight. Our editorial team picked out 8 bands that they think you definitely shouldn’t miss out on with Wolfheart, Gutalax, Massacre, Deicide, Terrorizer, Triumph of Death plays Hellhammer, Heaven Shall Burn and Avantasia! What bands are you really looking forward to today? Let us know in the comments!
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!
The second day of Tuska 2024 will get at least as exciting as the day before, we highly recommend you don’t sit out on the shows of Ankor, VOLA, Solence, St. Aurora, Make Them Suffer, I Am Your God, Bring Me The Horizon and The Abbey!
Tomorrow it’s again that time of the year: Tuska weekend is upon us! If somehow you weren’t convinced yet that you need to go, here are 10 reasons we believe should be enough motivation to still get a ticket if any are available still! Going from a great line-up, to Tuska KVLT, Tuska Expo expanding further and simply an amazing atmosphere! See you there!
Album Reviews
Your average goregrind band might find to other forms of pleasure at the cemetery, but Iberian doom duo Todomal’s third record ‘Graveyards of Joy’ seeks other funerary delight. Ever wonder what Anathema would have sounded like if they had gone a different direction after ‘Eternity’, check out these guys, their new record is out now on Season of Mist. Catch them opening the Tolminator Stage at Tolminator tomorrow!
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The U.S. metal act Crimson Glory unleashes its fifth studio album “Chasing The Hydra”. After nearly three decades the veterans depict their legacy as the forebearers of progressive heavy/power metal. Out via BraveWords Records since yesterday, April 17th. Catch these legends live this summer at European festivals like Wacken and Alcatraz!
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‘Borderland’, which is going to be released on September 26 via Reigning Phoenix Music, is probably the best album Amorphis have released so far. It takes all the best parts of their sound and refines them even more by adding in some fresh elements.
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Italy’s prog death metal quartet Bedsore paints an obscure and mystical tapestry in the sophomore album “Dreaming the Strife for Love”. The music delves deeper into the dark spectrum of prog rock and death metal. Out now via 20 Buck Spin since November 29.
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The fourteenth studio album “The Last Will and Testament” from the Swedish masters of progressive metal Opeth captures engaging dynamic riffs with dark keyboards texture. Out via Reigning Phoenix Music since November 22nd.
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Norway’s progressive Viking folk black metal quintet Borknagar returns with the stunning new album “Fall”. The 12th studio album captures the essence of Borknagar where the band continues its legacy, released last Friday via Century Media.
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Tampere’s Everwave are giving us an early Christmas present, with their slow roasted second album ‘Another Lifetime’ which dropped on December 1st. They spiced up their existing sound with some new elements and took their music another step forward.
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An animal themed concept inspired album? Well yes, with ‘Fauna’ the British proggers of Haken showcased once again that they are outstanding musicians, composers and are not afraid to push the boundaries of the progressive music. Sit back and take a ride. Released via InsideOut Music.
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Redemption is a band that you just can’t limit to any one genre. with ‘I Am The Storm’ this meltdown of musicians delivers a mix of hard, melodic, thrash and power metal to a progressive metal music explosion. One of the best progressive metal acts of the last decade. Out Via AFM Records.
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‘A Heartless Portrait (The Orphean Testament)’ proves that even after 25 years of existence, Evergrey still has the ability to impress.
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