Scene Queen is back with her brand new track ‘Metalicious’ featuring Left To Suffer! A taste from her upcoming EP of the same name to be released in September with Hopeless Records!
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News Posts
Entheos announced their new album ‘Empty on the Inside’ to be out in October via Metal Blade Records and unleashed a first single and video with ‘Golden Crown’!
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Japanese alt-metal quintet coldrain make their global return with upcoming album ‘OPTIMIZE = OPTDEMISE’, out in September via Century Media Records and unleashed the single ‘EX-HUMANITY’!
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In This Moment is entering their next era with their ninth album ‘Witch’, out in Augus with Better Noise Music, and just shared their latest single and captivating video ‘Crawl’!
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Miss May I announced their new album ‘No Place For Me’ to be out in October via Solid State Records and unveiled their new video single ‘Sanctuary’!
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A new Japanese entity has arisen with YAO, a supergroup with pedigree the size of a kaiju featuring hip-hop queen Awich, rapper Chico Carlito, ONE OK ROCK and Paledusk! An epic first single ‘777’ was released, showing off the blend of hip-hop, rock and alternative music they’ll bring, including cinematic music video!
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Japanese sensation HANABIE. released their new digital single ‘Life Is Short, O Brave Girl’, the opening theme for the upcoming anime series ‘Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games’!
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Japanese metal powerhouse Knosis returned with their first new music since last year’s release of debut album ‘GENKNOSIS’! The single and video ‘Kushizashi’ is out right now with SharpTone Records!
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Bad Wolves recently introduced their new chapter by unleashing their new track ‘Pain It Red’, out with Better Noise Music and the debut single for their new vocalist KILLBOY!
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Alt-metallers Savage Hands face their demons on their recently released new single ‘It’s Me’, out on Oxide Music!
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Interviews
One year after making an impression at La Morgue, Mantah returned to Alcatraz on one of the festival’s bigger stages—and showed exactly why they deserved the promotion. After their set, we sat down with almost the entire band for a relaxed conversation about their love for ’90s metal, giving songs room to evolve, the next album, and why they believe the Belgian metal scene has never felt more united.
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Last summer, we sat down with Johannes from Avatar for a short chat about how 2023 had been so far after their explosive opening show at Tuska 2023, how he experienced that show, and how he feels like the band is in its best form right now, ready to take over the world!
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Opening a festival day is never easy, but Aeveris turned it into one of the highlights of their Alcatraz 2023 experience. We sat down with Louis and Jeffrey after their set to talk about Belgian metal, the band’s rapid rise and the challenge of following up a successful debut album.
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Today we’re already sitting down with Fixation again to have a chat about their soon-to-be released new album, but back in February, we already had a short conversation with vocalist Jonas Hansen about touring with Devin Townsend, their music and what he hopes to accomplish with it, some of his personal vocal inspirations, and how he would describe their music using just visuals.
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A chat with Sara Strömmer of Shereign about the release of their debut album “Ghost Diaries”, the themes and artwork of the album, the planned release shows with Dark Sarah and how she would describe the band in images, with a very interesting result!
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I got to chat with Sharone and discuss her upcoming album Morbid Illusion as well as Cinco De Mayo outfits, archery adventures and inspirations!
A chat with Ariel Bloomer and Shawn Jump of Icon For Hire about their music and way of life just before they hit the stage in Helsinki!
A talk with Joel andd Niko about how they’re planning to take on the world with their “violent pop revolution”. Spoiler: it’s not only with their looks…
We talked with vocalist Maja Shining about touring, their music, inspiration and being empowering to women and girls in the music business!
Photo Reports
Nothing More tore through Trix in Antwerp on November 30 during the “Carnal Nature World Tour”, following strong sets from Solence, Catch Your Breath and Ankor. Barefoot, shirtless, and in full command, Jonny Hawkins led a set packed with crowd interaction and controlled chaos.
Back in September at Kuudes Linja in Helsinki, from dark alt-rock intensity to high-energy metalcore, Luna Kills and Balance Breach showed why they’re among Finland’s most promising rising acts.
Metal without borders 🤘 Formosa : Fest : Finland 2025 brought together artists and cultures from Finland and Taiwan, featuring Crescent Lament, Flesh Juicer, Lost Society, Chthoni and Korpiklaani, showcasing the power of music to connect cultures!
SKINDRED’s explosive Stuttgart show on their current Europe tour featured electrifying sets from SICKRET and ALIEN ANT FARM, culminating in a masterclass of Reggae Metal led by Benji Webbe and his powerhouse bandmates. On a frosty November night, the legendary LKA Longhorn was set ablaze.
Bloodred Hourglass are currently on their “We Should Be Buried Like This” tour around Finland and came to Tampere’s Tavara-Asema on November 13, where they together with Luna Kills and Shereign delivered a sweaty hot show.
Katatonia came to Tampere, Finland on November 11 for an emotional show. Together with Evergrey and Klogr they managed to fill Tavara-Asema even on a cold and rainy Tuesday.
Dark, heavy, and intimate. Lacuna Coil at Tavara-asema in Tampere, with Nonpoint as special guests on the “Sleepless Empire EU/UK Tour”. An event by TuskaLive.
Nothing More started their “Carnal Nature World Tour” at Tampere’s Tavara-Asema in Finland with an energetic show on November 7th, together with Catch Your Breath and special guests Ankor and Solence!
Electric Callboy turned Jäähalli into a full-on party during their “Tanzneid Europe Tour”. With explosive support sets from Bury Tomorrow and Wargasm (UK), Helsinki was all in from start to finish.
Born of Osiris brought their absolute barn burner “Through Shadows USA tour” featuring The Browning, VCTMS, AXTY and Lost In Separation to Fort Wayne, Indiana!
Lists
For the third and last day of Alcatraz 2023, our team picked out 10 more bands we believe you shouldn’t miss out on with Serpents Oath, Archspire, Psychonaut, Mantah, Gaupa, Stake, Blind Guardian, Brutus, Killswitch Engage, and Holy Moses! Who are you especially looking forward to on the second day of the festival?
With less than 2 weeks to go, we put together 10 reasons why we think you should consider to still get yourself a ticket for Alcatraz 2023 and join in with the fun!
The first Tuska 2023 day is here! In a handful of hours the gates will open and 3 days of heavy music will begin! Besides the headliners and some big names, we’ve picked out about 10 bands and artists we believe you should give a shot while you’re at Tuska this weekend with Vended, Kouta, Foreseen and Miseria Ultima today, A.A. Williams, Orbit Culture, Dirt and Nakkeknækker tomorrow, and Vermilia and URNE on Sunday!
If you are still looking for a great summer destination, here are 10 festivals that might make Finland the ideal place to go for you with #Horizon23, Rockfest, Tuhdimmat Tahdit, Nummirock, Tuska, John Smith Festival, SaariHelvetti, Dark River Festival, Hellsinki Metal Festival and Flow Festival!
As the festival summer is quickly approaching, May sees many great releases yet again. Our team of writers put together a nice selection of those they are looking forward to the most this month with Deathstars, Cattle Decapitation, Veil Of Maya, The Dark Side Of The Moon, Ghost, Thulcandra, Frozen Soul, Sleep Token, Henget, Vomitory, Immortal, Kalmah and Legion Of The Damned!
2022 was yet again an exceptional year for music. After putting together the favorite releases of most of our members, we came to our editorial top featuring the latest releases from bands like Wolfheart, Muse, Ghost, Electric Callboy, Kreator, Malevolence, Heilung, Machine Head, Wiegedood, Psychonaut, Lorna Shore, Bad Omens, Sylvaine, Parkway Drive, Lamb Of God, Rammstein and Zeal & Ardor!
February has some great releases again, and we’re looking forward to albums from artists like Memoriam, In Flames, Paramore, dEUS, Mordkaul, Ulthar, Avatar, The Abbey, Insomnium, Host, Gorillaz and Heidevolk!
2023 starts off with quite the bang with new releases from VV, Anti-Flag, Imperium Dekadenz, Turmion Kätilöt, Katatonia, Kiberspassk, …and Oceans, Obituary, Suasion, Dropout Kings and Vėlių Namai!
Another week with amazing releases, check out the 13 singles that caught our attention with Rue Vox, Enter Shikari, …And Oceans, Aphyxion, Dirty Shirt, For I Am King, Hoaxed, Seas On The Moon, Stake, Suicide Silence, VV, Demeted and Tallah!
The music industry is at it again at full force after the festival season with a massive amount of really cool releases coming out, just look at the number of our most anticipated releases for September have grown into and then we probably could have included more still. With new albums from Blind Guardian, Yungblud, Wolfheart, Slipknot, Starcrawler, Lost Society, The Hu, Vermin Womb, Vermilia, Bloodbath, Slugcrust, Electric Callboy, Innumerable Forms, Tribal Gaze, Gaerea and Graceless, it’ll be quite the month again!
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