News Posts

The Swedish root rockers of Siena Root shared a music video for ‘Winter Solstice’ in anticipation of the kickoff of their live season supporting their latest album ‘Revelation’ (out via Atomic Fire Records / Reigning Phoenix Music)!

A couple of days ago, The Gems gave the International Women’s Day celebrations an early start by releasing an official music video for the track ‘Queens’ from their recently via Napalm Records released debut album ‘Phoenix’!

Hard rock outfit S.O.R.M shared their new single ‘Under My Skin’, featuring Doug Blair of W.A.S.P via Noble Demon!

The Swedish youngsters of Hostilia are ready to take on the world with their new vocalist and share their intentions with the remixed version of the track ‘Let Off Some Steam’!

Swedish melodic death metal band Sailor Hunter is set to release their new EP ‘Evolution’ via Inverse Records in May and shared a first single with ‘Ashes’!

Sweden’s Horndal announced their third album ‘Head Hammer Man’ to be released in April via Prosthetic Records and shared a first single with ‘Blacklisted’!

Trailblazing Swedish alternative metalcore ensemble Imminence announced their new album ‘The Black’ for independent release in April and shared the video single ‘Continuum’!

Swedish power metal outfit Bloodbound announced their anniversary live album & Blue-ray ‘The Tales of Nosferatu – Two Decades of Blood (2004 – 2024)’, to be released via AFM Records in April and shared a live video for the track ‘The Warlock’s Trail’!

Swedish prog metal veterans Loch Vostok are returning with new album ‘Opus Ferox II – Mark of the Beast’, set for release in April via ViciSolum Productions, and shared a first single with ‘Distant Assistance’!

Heavy rock queens Thundermother unleash the music video for the furious new single ‘Speaking of The Devil’, out via AFM Records!

Album Reviews

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!

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!

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!

“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.

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.

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!

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.

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!

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.

With his debut album ‘I nattens sken (Genom hemligheternas Dunkel)’ Swedish multi-instrumentalist Swartadapuz explores the bleak landscapes of symphonic black metal. Out on Iron Bonehead.

Photo Reports

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…

The debut show of Cyhra was quite the event and support bands Eyes Wide Open & Ember Falls made it even more interesting!

Punk, hardcore and garage rock is what we got at HVNK PNKRCK 3.0. These pics is what I give you…