Swedish old school death metallers Toxaemia are gearing up to release their new album ‘Rejected Souls of Kerberus’ in November via Emanzipation Productions and share a (literally) killer track with ‘Blood Red’!
Links
News Posts
Battle-hardened heavy metal warriors Grand Magus are gearing up to release their new album ‘Sunraven’ on October 18th via Nuclear Blast Records and unleashed second single ‘The Wheel Of Pain’! Catch them live in the beginning of 2025 in Europe as special guests for Opeth!
Links
Swedish prog titans Opeth will be releasing their 14th studio album ‘The Last Will & Testament’ on October 11th via Reigning Phoenix Music and just shared a second offering from the record with “§3”!
Links
Swedish goth metal maestros Tribulation revealed more info about the upcoming album ‘Sub Rosa in Æternum’, set for release in November via Century Media Records, and unveiled the third single ‘Hungry Waters’!
Links
The Swedish ladies of Thundermother are ready to rock ‘n’ roll again and shared more details on their upcoming album ‘Dirty & Divine’ set for release early 2025 via AFM Records before they go on a massive European tour! Pre-orders have started and to celebrate they unleashed the new video single ‘So Close’!
Links
A couple of weeks ago, the Swedish rockers of Eclipse rocked us hard on the Alcatraz grounds, and now they have shared their latest single ‘Still My Hero’, a track from their upcoming album ‘Megalomanium II’, out on September 20 via Frontiers Music!
Links
Dark symphonic metal act Eleine share the single and visualizer for ‘Through The Mist’ in anticipation of their upcoming “We Shall Remain” European headline tour starting in October this year!
Links
Swedish symphonic metal band Emetropia released their take on the Visions of Atlantis song ‘New Dawn’ as a surprise little treat for their fans!
Links
Swedish metal vikings Brothers Of Metal revealed with ‘Heavy Metal Viking’ the first song from their upcoming new album ‘Fimbulvinter’, set for release in November via AFM Records! For a proper viking party, catch them this summer at a small selection of European festivals like Tuska this weekend, or on tour through Europe after the release of their album!
Links
The legendary Hellbutcher has released his self-titled debut album via Metal Blade Records last Friday and has now unleashed a video for ‘Inferno’s Rage’, featuring apocalyptic live footage. We’ve managed to witness these ragers live a couple of weeks ago at Steelfest, it’s quite something to behold!
Links
Album Reviews
After being on my radar for a while Dampf have outdone themself with their new album ‘No Angels Alive’ that was released on 23 of August via Silver Lining Music. This album is extremely catchy and almost all songs live rent free in my head after a couple of listens.
Links
Sweden’s Necrophobic returns with a staggering new album, “In Twilight Grey”. The songs here sound heavier, rawer, and more sinister, making them deliver one of their best studio albums of their career. Out via Century Media Records since last Friday!
Links
At the end of last month, the Swedish metalcore legends Dead By April were finally back with their latest album ‘The Affliction’, another solid album that on the one hand surprises with some really cool collaborations with other bands and artists, but on the other hand doesn’t really bring in much new. If you’re a fan of the band, you’ll love this, though!
Links
Swedish melodic blackened death metal super group Night Crowned offers a compelling mixture of aggression and modern mixture of Nordic melodies on the third album ‘Tales’ out via Noble Demon Records today!
Links
“Hamartia” showcases the band’s memorable songwriting and wittingly transitioning into an era of prosperity, Tribulation has created its own sub-genre of dark gothic music and continue to expand their trademark palette. Released via Century Media Records.
Links
Despite a lengthy hiatus, Swedish death doom veterans Runemagick has been quite prolific again these past few years with ‘The Cenotaph of Mankind’ as the latest engraving into this monolith of doom. Out since last Friday via Hammerheart Records.
Links
Almost a decade after their debut, Swedish metalcore outfit Beneath My Feet is finally releasing their second album ‘In Parts, Together’ via Noble Demon this Friday! And with a couple of refreshing sounding tracks, this should appeal to fans of Dead By April and Bullet For My Valentine!
Links
Katatonia proudly presenting their hauntingly beautiful next studio album ‘Sky Void of Stars’ out January 20 via Napalm Records. It’s a classic Katatonia album, no surprises there. If you are a fan of melodic, melancholic metal and dark lyrics, you won’t want to miss out on this one.
Links
Sweden’s finest all-female hard rock band and #1 rock export Thundermother have released their newest album ‘Black and Gold’ via AFM Records and it’s yet again filled with heartfelt and solid rock songs that are primed to take over the world!
Links
Trolldom’s “Av Gudars Ätt” Trolldom enters the majestic realm of 90s black metal with songs bejeweled for their sinister and unearthly atmosphere. Out on Iron Bonehead.
Photo Reports
Time for the last day of TOLLROCK – Day 3! No more rain, but slightly cooler temperatures but more awesome music. Live on stage a TOLLROCKERZ Band Contest with 3 local upcoming bands, DEINE COUSINE, ROGERS, BEYOND THE BLACK, ROYAL REPUBLIC and BONANSKA. What a day! We are looking forward to 2025 already and see what TOLLROCK will bring to the stage!
AUGUST BURNS RED, the metalcore giants from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, are currently storming across European stages as part of their ‘Death Below’ tour. They are accompanied by THROWN and DYING WISH, bringing some of the best metalcore has to offer all across the continent!
The Nordic weeks in Rock over Germany have been going on. Just a week after a fabulous BEAST IN BLACK tour stop in Stuttgart, another headliner from Finland’s power-metal top-notch acts conquered another concert venue in town with a show deluxe: BATTLE BEAST on their ‘Circus Of Doom Over Europe Tour 2024’. Support was given by INDUCTION and SAINT DEAMON.
Whenever Finnish bands travel around in other parts of the world, we tend to try catch them live at least once. The “Glory and the Beast” tour brought together three of the most exciting bands in the European power metal scene: Brothers Of Metal, Gloryhammer and our Finnish friends of Beast in Black. The tour enthralled fans throughout Germany with a spectacular blend of epic melodies and high-energy performances. See and feel the power of this night of their stop-over in Stuttgart, Germany!
After a long break, Gluecifer, who are one of Norway’s finest rock exports, played 3 gigs on their ‘Kings of Rock Tour 2023’ in Germany. We were lucky enough to be able to catch one of these shows for you at LKA Longhorn in Stuttgart! Power-rock trio The Demtones gave a solid support as opening act.
One of our photographers went to a rather unusual but nonetheless awesome festival – ‘Stars In Town’ which is taking place right in the middle of the old town city centre of Schaffhausen, Switzerland. We bring you the festival impressions from the opening day – with Danko Jones and Royal Republic!
Scorpions and Thundermother rocked Stuttgart during their stop on the ‘Rock Believer World Tour 2022/2023’. First class lights, sounds, and coverage of 50+ years of rock and song history from the Scorpions were exciting a large audience.
Hardcore Superstar brought their country mates of Smash Into Pieces with them to The Circus in Helsinki and blew the roof off with one hell of a rock ‘n’ roll party!
Since last year Finland is yet another big rock and metal event richer. The Rock Fest immediately caught the attention of people all over the country and far beyond those borders with big names like Rammstein and Evanescence gracing the line-up. Despite quite a few obvious flaws and bugs in the organisation, it was an overwhelming succes […]
Pictures of a dark, cozy and atmospheric acoustic show by the illustrious Myrkur…
