News Posts

Dutch progressive metal pioneers Textures returned with ‘At the Edge of Winter’, featuring Charlotte Wessels and the second single from their upcoming new album ‘Genotype’, set for release in January 2026 on Kscope, right before they go on an extensive European tour as special guests for Jinjer!

Legendary progressive metal pioneers Savatage announced their “Prelude To Madness 2026 Summer tour” taking them all across Europe to festivals like Wacken and Alcatraz, but also several special headline shows!

Soen unleash the crushing second single ‘Mercenary’ from their upcoming new album ‘Reliance’, set for release in January 2026 via Silver Lining Music! Catch them live next summer at the already confirmed European festivals like Ilovaari Festival and Alcatraz Festival!

Tunisian progressive metal band Myrath are back with their stunning new single ‘Until The End’, featuring Amaranthe’s Elize Ryd, and are announcing their new album ‘Wilderness of Mirrors’ to be released in March 2026 via earMUSIC!

Swedish prog melodeath force In Mourning dropped a haunting video for ‘Moonless Sky’, the latest single from their earlier released album ‘The Immortal’! Catch them live in Europe in 2026 as support for Omnium Gatherum!

InsideOutMusic announced the signing of Berlin/Helsinki-based prog quartet Holosoil, who in turn unleashed their debut single ‘Look Up’ on the label, the first of 3 that will lead up to their EP out in 2026!

Danish proigressive metal band Deadnate will be releasing their new album in the spring of 2026 but recently already teased with the new video and single ‘He Who Pays’!

Progressive metal quartet Black Sea Of Trees shared the single ‘A Red Dawn’, the beginning of their journey to unleash their second album ‘Cult of the Sun’!

Prog metal quartet Feather Mountain releases their fourth and final single ‘Prayer Wall’ before the release of their upcoming album ‘A Liminal Step’, out next month!

Entheos unveiled the new video single ‘Empty on the Inside’, out now via Metal Blade Records, just in time for their first ever North American headlining tour to start next week!

Photo Reports

The North-American metalcore stars Atreyu and modern metallers on the rise Jinjer warmed up for Bullet for My Valentine at Zenith in Munich, Germany!

Amorphis came to show why they are one of Finland’s favorites and with them the folk metal legends Eluveitie ripped up the stage at Jäähalli in Helsinki, right after Dark Tranquillity and Nailed To Obscurity warmed up the crowd!

Obscura proved yet again at Backstage Munich that metal can be complex and brutal at the same time with a bombshell of a show. Support came from Disillusion and Persefone.

We got to see the Swedish prog masters Soen with warming up acts Oceanhoarse and Lizzard once again for a night of excellent music, this time at the Trix venue in Antwerp, Belgium.

Soen with support of the bands LizZard and Oceanhoarse brought some metal magic to the stage of Backstage Munich. A simply perfect heavy metal night!

Metal mastodons Gojira came, saw and conquered a sold out Jäähalli in Helsinki, Finland with their amazing music and killer visuals back in July, with support from Alien Weaponry and Employed To Serve!

Pictures of the second day of Knotfest Finland that topped everything of the day before on all levels with kings of metal Slipknot, joined by bands like Shiraz Lane, Tesseract, Stoned Statues, Cradle of Filth, Medeia, Bring Me The Horizon, and Moon Shot!

Pictures of day 1 of Knotfest Finland with Bloodred Hourglass, Stam1na, Sara, Arch Enemy, Lähiöbotox, Lamb of God, Huora, and Nightwish

Pictures of the 2nd day of Rock in the City Kerava 2022 with Stam1na, Melrose, Uriah Heep, Accept, Cyan Kicks and Deep Purple.

Pictures of the last day of Tuska 2022 with Sonata Arctica, Devin Townsend, Stratovarius, Kreator and Jinjer!