If you are still looking for a great summer destination, here are 12 festivals that might make Finland the ideal place to go for you this year with Sonic Rites this weekend, Rockfest, Tuhdimmat Tahdit, Nummirock, Tuska, John Smith Festival, SaariHelvetti, Dark River Festival, Hellsinki Metal Festival, the CoolHead Live concert series, Sastamalan Torijuhlat and Hevipäivät!
Time to get your feet wet with Greek doomgazers Church of the Sea. Their sophomore album ‘Eva’ is an ethereal, yet haunting retelling of the Garden of Eden story from the Bible. Out via These Hands Melt.
"A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open."
Frank Zappa
Little Simz shared her new single and video ‘Young’, another taste of her highly anticipated sixth album ‘Lotus’, set for release in June via AWAL Recordings!
Midwife and Matt Jencik announce their collaborative album ‘Never Die’ to be coming in July on Relapse Records and share the track ‘Delete Key’!
The etherial trio Auri returns with their long-awaited third studio album ‘III – Candles & Beginnings’, out in August with Nuclear Blast, shared a first captivating single with ‘Shieldmaiden’ and announced a first ever tour you won’t want to miss!
Slow Crush announced their new album ‘Thirst’ to be released in August with Pure Noise Records and shared a video for the title track! Catch them live in the coming months at festivals like Dunk fest and Brutal Assault!
Yungblud announced part 1 of his upcoming double album ‘IDOLS’, to be released in June via Locomotion/Capitol Records and a world tour promoting that album starting at the end of August in North America and wrapping up at the end of October in Italy!
Very well deserved, Metal Blade Records have welcomed the innovative Danish metal act Gradience to their roster, joining to spread the bold fusion of black metal, deathcore, metalcore and rap through the world!
Dark electro act KLLSIGNL signed to Out Of Line Music and unleashed their first single ‘Wendigo’, just in time for the debut live show at the Out Of Line Weekender in Berlin tomorrow!
Highly acclaimed dark synth artist Perturbator released a video for his brand-new single ‘The Art Of War’, another example of his uncompromising clear vision, ready to make 2025 big, including a massive Europe tour at the end of the year!
