Green Carnation unleashed their second single ‘I Am Time’ from upcoming album ‘A Dark Poem, Part II: Sanguis’, set for release next month via Season of Mist! Catch them live at only a handful of shows this summer, including the very first edition of Ankea Festival in Finland!
Brand-new Finnish festival Ankea Festival completed its first line-up last Friday with the addition of Leprous, Textures, Sylvaine, Royal Sorrow and Demonic Death Judge, continuing to build a highly impressive roster of bands!
Crippled Black Phoenix confront memory and relapse on their latest new single ‘Ravenettes’, a track from their upcoming album ‘Sceaduhelm’, set for release in April via Season of Mist!
Genre-defying guitarist and innovator Tim Henson released ‘Original Sin’, his debut solo track, out with Rise Records!
Finnish prog outfit Canvas Of Silence unveils their new vocalist Aino Vuorenmaa with the new official video for ‘The Great Unknown’, a new version of the track that was featured on last year’s released debut album ‘As The World Tree Fell’, out with Rockshots Records!
Finnish progressive outfit Frozen Factory shared their new single ‘The Nothing I Want More’, a track from their highly anticipated upcoming album ‘Apocalypse Inc.’, set for release in January 2026 via their recently signed new label Wormholedeath!
A couple of friends of the site are bringing something quite new to Finland with Ankea Festival, to take place next summer in Tampere, giving a space for music that isn’t as much represented at festivals overall with a focus on alternative rock and progressive metal! The first dozen of names confirmed is already pretty impressive with Ihsahn, God Is An Astronaut, Oranssi Pazuzu, Kaelan Mikla, Green Carnation, Circle, A.A. Williams, Bruce Soord, Earthside, Ihlo, Vermilia and Virta!
Progressive alternative rock band Trope released the stunning new single ‘SIGIL’, a track that will be featured on their upcoming double album DYAD, out in Spring 2026!
Season of Mist is proud to welcome italian progressive outfit Bedsore to its roster!
Back from making their rounds at several major European festivals, Leprous announced their brand-new live release ‘An Evening Of Atonement’ to be out in October via InsideOutMusic and shared a first video/single with ‘Like A Sunken Ship’! Catch them live this fall in Europe on their headline tour with special guests Gåte and support Royal Sorrow!
“Panorama” is a twisting blend of vintage synth rock style full of nostalgic 70s vibe; Hällas has conjured an immersive listening experience for fans of Blue Öyster Cult, Uriah Heep, and Camel. Out since January 30th, via Äventyr Records.
Katatonia’s thirteenth album ‘Nightmares as Extensions of the Waking State’ picks up where ‘Sky Void of Stars’ left off after the departure of Anders Nyström and sounds both very familiar with a few gems and a curveball tucked away at the end . Out on Napalm records.
The twenty-fourth studio album “Curious Ruminant” from Britain’s progressive folk rock band Jethro Tull captures the 70s heritage, achieving a brilliant level of performance instrumental dexterity. Out via InsideOutMusic since today!
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.
With their message of hope in their conceptual debut album ‘What Lies Ahead Of Us’, the Brazilians of Pentral offers a a nice groovy progessive rock metal experience.
Liquid Tension Experiment 3 delivers once again what they are known for. Super music food for the more nerdy musical progressive lovers out there.
Rise Radiant is the Caligula’s Horse sound pushed to its extremes: at once its most ferocious and its most touching, its most expansive and its most condensed, its most poetic and its most vicious. A mist have for the prog rockers deep inside of us.
With Virus, Haken created once again a very enjoyable progressive album with a conceptually link to Vector.
Wheel brings you a sound that is very much inspired by Tool, but with a great personality and great songwriting skills!
Riverside’s Wasteland is a must have for all progressive rock/metal fans who are into more emotional raw sounding songs , think of Pink Floyd and Porcupine Tree. Wasteland will take you by the throat , check them out !!!
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.
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!
A chat with the Finnish progressive outfit Wheel about their upcoming sophomore full-length ‘Resident Human’!
The video of the talk we had with Wheel about their quick rise in 2019, some of their highlights of the year and what they think of the new Tool album…
Nick DiSalvo of Elder about their music: “Maybe it’s just the way I see it, but I feel the music world is still very compartmentalized. You can’t really go out and say “I’m in a rock band””
By now, the Leprous European Tour 2025 came to an end… Luckily we got to attend one of their last shows of this tour at Trix in Antwerp! And with the support of the Nordic folk rock magicians of Gåte and Finnish promises Royal Sorrow, it was a great night for lovers of exceptional music!
Every year we like to look back at the amazing shows we captured, and in 2024 Anna/ScarletMemory Photography covered bands like Vola, Apulanta, Marko Hietala, Cyan Kicks, Stam1na, Kotiteollisuus, Blind Channel, Cyhra, Sigh, Everwave, Sonata Arctica, Neonfly, Altamullan Road, Avatar, Raskasta Joulua, Beatrix, Battle Beast, Steve ‘n’ Seagulls, Áilu Valle, Amoc and Trio Boogiemen mostly in Tampere, Finland!
ENTER SHIKARI gave a solid proof why they are among the UK top alternative acts with their blend of metal and electronic sounds. They brought an energy loaded live performance with stunning visuals, lights, and sound to Stuttgart’s ‘Im Wizemann’ last December. Musically, providing a cross-section of their musical evolution and craftsmanship, enlightening a fully packed venue. Support was given by locals WAIT OF THE WORLD.
We caught Vola before on their European tour when they visited Finland. But on this night we managed to see them again, this time in Eindhoven, Netherlands. And with their special guest Charlotte Wessels playing somewhat of a home show, the night turned into an unforgettable one for sure!
On the back of the release of their latest album ‘Friend of a Phantom’, VOLA embarked on an extensive European tour and dropped by Vanha Ylioppilastalo in Helsinki, Finland in November to repeat the amazing performance they had at Tuska this past summer! With them, they brought the ever enchanting Charlotte Wessels and Feather Mountains. An event by TuskaLive.
Music lovers were transported into a trance during King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard’s psychedelic rock adventure at Vorst Nationaal in Brussels. The Australian band, notorious for their energetic live shows and experimental sounds, took the audience on a whirlwind tour of genres, from garage rock to metal and funk. Support came from their countrymates of Grace Cummings.
Pictures of the first night of the 2024 edition of Desert Hel, with Heezer, Orbiter, Polymoon, Kaire; IRSE! and Messa!
Pictures of the first night of Fall Fest 2023 with Blackwater Holylight and Iron Jinn!
Pictures of Bloodred Hourglass, I Am Morbid, Leprous and Emperor performing on one of the outdoor stages at Hellsinki Metal Festival!
Leprous always stand for an exceptional live show and musical experience. Add to that Monuments and Kalandra, and we were in for a fantastic night at Helsinki’s Vanha Ylioppilastalo!
