News Posts

Finnish rising force HOKKA announced their debut album ‘Via Miseria IV’ to be released in April via Nuclear Blast and unveiled third single ‘Heart Said No’!

Finnish deathcore revelation Kneel Before The Death unveiled their latest new single ‘The Weight of Truth’, marking the beginning of a new, more electronic and aggressive era, out now with Ranka Kustannus. Catch them live this summer at Nummirock and Tuska!

Last week, the Tuska 2026 line-up was completed with the last 3 confirmed bands: Japanese heavy metal icons Loudness, Finnish melodeath heroes Warmen and Leeds alternative rock/metal outfit Caskets!

Finland’s Lost Society announce their new album ‘Hell Is A State Of Mind’, out in March with Nuclear Blast and unleashed the single and video ‘Blood Diamond’! Catch them on tour right after the album release or this summer at for instance Tuska!

HOKKA unleashes second single ‘Death by Cupid’s Arrow’, out now via Nuclear Blast! Catch them live for the first time in May at Tavastia in Helsinki or this summer at Finnish festivals like for instance Tuska!

P.O.D. recently released the official video for ‘Don’t Let Me Down’, a cover of The Beatles classic to pay tribute to the legendary band! Catch them live in Europe next year at festivals like Graspop, Tuska and more!

Tuska just delivered an early Christmas gift by confirming 13 more names for the 2026 lineup with acts like Pain, D-A-D, Gatecreeper, The Funeral Portrait, aurorawave and of course a bunch of Finnish names again like Swallow The Sun, Survivors Zero, Kallomäki and more!

Paleface Swiss released the final single ‘Everything Is Fine’ ahead of the release in January 2026 of their highly anticipated ‘The Wilted’ EP! After which they’ll go touring all over Europe and be at festivals like Tuska and Alcatraz next summer!

Up-and-coming rock band Return To Dust dropped a wild official video for ‘New Religion’! Catch them on the road right now supporting Mammoth and Myles Kennedy in the US or next summer in Europe at events like Graspop or Tuska!

Grunge-tinged up-and-coming rock outfit Return To Dust shared their latest single ‘New Religion’ just when they were about to embark on their tour in the US as support to Mammoth! People in Europe, catch them at some of the 2026 summer festivals, like the already confirmed Tuska!

Interviews

Lost Society’s new album ‘Hell Is a State of Mind’ (out March 6 with Nuclear Blast) might be their boldest step yet. We caught up with Samy Elbanna to talk about orchestras, challenging vocals, and why this record feels different.

Album Reviews

Paleface Swiss started the new year properly with the release of their EP ‘The Wilted’. More emotional, more brutal, showing different sides of a band that is going places right now! Catch them live on tour in Europe with Stick To Your Guns and Static Dress right now or this summer when they visit many European festivals, including some of our favorites like Tuska and Alcatraz!