Cavalera Conspiracy are returning to Europe for a 2026 summer festival run to bring their ‘Chaos A.D.’ to the fans, including a stop at Graspop and many more! There’s also a chance you could catch them at more intimate headliner shows, don’t miss out!
Last Friday, heavy metal outfit Anubis released their new album ‘Anthromorphicide’ via M-Theory Audio and celebrated with a video for the track ‘My Favorite Cage’, featuring guest vocalist Zhariah!
Bay Area thrash icons Heathen release another deep dive cover with their take on the Psychosis track ‘Twist of Faith’, out with their new label Napalm Records!
Swedish thrashers Dead Sleep release new single and music video ‘Children of the Blade’ from their upcoming album ‘Repulsion’, set for release in June!
Finnish sludge metallers Earthblood unleashed their latest new single ‘Hatchet in Hand’, out now everywhere!
Swedish thrashers Eradikated unleashed their final single ‘Mortality’ in anticipation of their upcoming album ‘Wiring of Violence’, out in the beginning of May via Indie Recordings!
Sweden’s Bewitched is back. This Friday, they are unleashing their comeback full-length album ‘Diabolical Death Mass’ with Osmose Productions, the first new release in 2 decades!
Soulfly unleashed a gritty animated visual for ‘Favela/Dystopia’, one of the tracks of their latest album ‘Chama’, out with Nuclear Blast Records!
Thrash metalheads Belushi Speed Ball revealed their new single ‘How Tough Am I?’ with a video featuring the Toxic Avenger himself with Lloyd Kaufman! A second track unveiled of their upcoming new album ‘Toxic Waste Was Everywhere In The ’80s’, set for release in June!
Canadian speed/thrash trio Warsenal unleashed their new album ‘Endless Beginnings’ via Massacre Records yesterday and are about to start their Europe tour next week, including a stop at our very own Asgaard Gentbrugge! You won’t want to miss this!
33 Years after their “last” show, Belgian cult thrash outfit Dead Serious is back and played live in our own venue Asgaard with the support of Steamroller and Phoenix Rebellion! Of course we were there!
German thrash metal legends Kreator brought their massive “Krushers of the World tour” to Helsinki Ice Hall, celebrating their newest album with what stands as one of their largest stage productions ever seen in Finland. Joining them were Bay Area thrash icons Exodus, British death metal pioneers Carcass and powerviolence outfit Nails, making for an exceptionally stacked bill from top to bottom.
A night of pure thrash power in Stuttgart: NAILS, EXODUS, CARCASS and legends KREATOR delivered fire, speed and unforgettable moments on the “KRUSHERS OF THE WORLD TOUR 2026”. Dive into our full photo report and relive the chaos. This night had it all: a full arsenal: towering ghouls, fire, smoke, and a stage show as intense as the music.
“The New Flesh tour” struck down at De Vierde Zaal in Gent, and from the energetic start with Life Cycles, to the technical explosion of Revocation and the crushing intensity of Distant, to the controlled climax of Sylosis… Each band contributed in its own way to a memorable evening, hosted by Return Bookings and yours truly!
To celebrate the 20 year anniversary of their 5th album ‘Kuoleman laulukunnaat’, Mokoma, together with Koljosen Tiekiista struck down at Tavara-Asema in Tampere on Friday the 27th of March for a fantastic show.
Sylosis is currently touring Europe with Revocation, Distant and Life Cycles on “The New Flesh tour”, building anticipation for their upcoming album of the same name! We caught their show at a packed Tavastia in Helsinki and saw it was good!
Another year is over and our photographer Tom Treuten is still doing what he loves most: concert photography. Since October 2021 we’re a home for his photographic work and these are some of his personal highlights of 2025 that he hopes you’ll enjoy them as much as him, with pictures of VULVARINE, STEPFATHER FRED, ANKOR, DONOTS, WOLFMOTHER, THUNDERMOTHER, SKINDRED, TUK SMITH & THE RESTLESS HEARTS, SALTATIO MORTIS, PARKWAY DRIVE, MOTIONLESS IN WHITE, MOONSHOT, MEGADETH, KISSIN’ DYNAMITE, HELLOWEEN, ENGST, GATECREEPER, ENEMY INSIDE, DISTURBED, DANKO JONES, BEAST IN BLACK, APRIL ART, EMIL BULLS, ELUVEITIE, AVANTASIA, ARCH ENEMY, AMENRA, NITA STRAUSS, and COBRA SPELL!
DISTURBED is celebrating the 25th anniversary of their debut album ‘The Sickness’ with an extensive tour in Europe. They brought along special guests MEGADETH as part of the package, ramping up the excitement for heavy music fans all over the continent! We caught their stop at Schleyerhalle in Stuttgart, Germany and saw it was good!
Friday night at Black Hawk MC’s Choppershow weekend in Belgium was all about live music, and especially local bands with Poseydon, popular cover band Impact, and most of all Hexa Mera hitting the stage with a farewell show. Their powerful set hit especially hard, knowing the band is stepping away after 15 years: a bittersweet but fitting send-off for a group that’s been so important to our scene and community.
The final day of Tolminator hit hard! From Milking the Goatmachine and Psycroptic to Hellripper, D.R.I., Oranssi Pazuzu and Ministry, the Tolminator Stage went out with a bang!
Nervosa are back with ‘Slave Machine’ (out now with Napalm Records), and with it comes a band that feels stronger and more united than ever. We spoke with Helena and Hel Pyre about evolution, technology, songwriting, refusing to become slaves to modern chaos and why staying true to yourself matters more than ever.
Before their show in Helsinki, we spoke with Josh Middleton of Sylosis about their new album ‘The New Flesh’ (out now with Nuclear Blast), the state of modern metal, and chasing that 16-year-old punch-in-the-face feeling again.
We had a call with Ruben (guitars) and Frederik (bass) of the Belgian modern thrash band Primal Creation to talk about their latest single, the move of Frederik from roadie to active member of the band as the bassist and especially about playing at this year’s Alcatraz Festival opening La Morgue this Saturday!
At Alcatraz last year, we met up with Timo, drummer of Temptations for the Weak after their show opening up the Swamp stage that day and talked about the festival and their music!
We talked with June and Eemeli from Mors Subita about their new album ‘Origin of Fire’ (released recently via Out of Line Music) and how taking more time to record and working with Tue Madsen for the mixing and mastering resulted in a more organic, full sound that was aggressive with a touch of old school heavy riffing.
And we laugh about their drummer possibly regretting asking for a song with blastbeats and a fan knowing the lyrics of a new song better than Eemeli at one of their recent shows…
A chat with the remaining members of Bodom After Midnight about their EP ‘Paint the Sky with Blood’, working with Alexi Laiho and the possible future.
We have a chat with Patrick Walch, the man behind the successful and interesting new label Noble Demon! Check out what he has to say!
A chat with the young misfits of Wake Up Frankie about their upcoming debut EP ‘Green Is The New Black’!
A video interview with Samy Elbanna from Lost Society about Nosturi, the uprising of the new generation and the (Finnish) music scene.
A video interview with Prika from Nervosa about touring, inspirational guitarists, some of her favorite metal bands and playing at Rock In Rio.
