Day 1 at Ankea’s Factory Stage brought plenty of variety, from Virta and Earthside to SLIFT, Kælan Mikla and This Will Destroy You. Relive some of the performances through our latest photo report! 📸🤘
We were there for the first edition of Ankea Festival and captured plenty of memorable moments along the way. Check out our Day 1 gallery of the Ankea Stage performances, featuring Circle, God Is An Astronaut, Ihsahn and Leprous. 📸🤘
After years of reimagining other artists’ songs, Nicole Alexis finally put her own stories front and center. We talked about her EP ‘Mirrors and Smoke’, vulnerability, independent artistry, Nashville and finding the confidence to trust her own voice.
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Different scenes, one packed venue, and a whole lot of good vibes. Nenerchy celebrated the release of her debut album ‘Bailarina’ with a sold-out party at On The Rocks in Helsinki, joined by Kirkkovene.
Melodic blues/heavy rock outfit DieveNoire shared a new video for ‘IDGAF’, a track from their latest album ‘The Story of a Gunslinger’, released last year!
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Progressive collective Lufeh shared an official video for the track ‘Breathe’, from their recently released new album ‘Overwhelmed’!
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Alternative rock band DOLL released their latest single and lyric video ‘Snakes and Ladders’, the newest chapter in their ‘Animal Crackers’ trilogy!
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Melodic hard rock outfit Rising Alma unveiled their new single ‘Colors Flow All Around Us’, including a lyric video!
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Taiwan and Finland meet once again this summer!
Formosa : Finland : Fest returns to Helsinki on July 11 with performances by Shiraz Lane, Amazing Show, Lilium, Dungi Sapor and Jussi69, alongside Taiwanese street food, market stalls and cultural activities. Best of all? It’s completely free.
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It’s been 10 years since our very first Tuska visit, and it has become a yearly event in our planning. With Tuska 2026 on the horizon, we took a look at the things that have us counting down the days until we’re back at Suvilahti. If you somehow still haven’t decided to get your tickets and join us there, hopefully we can convince you to go for it 🤘
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