Finnish symphonic black metal vanguard Vargrav are entering their second era, unveiling the first track ‘The Gates of My Dimension’ from upcoming album ‘Dimension: Daemonium’ set for release on Werewolf Records!
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Finnish industrial metal juggernaut Dome Runner unleashed their new single ‘Salvation Access’, another track from their upcoming album ‘World Panopticon’, set for release in a couple of weeks via Svart Records!
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Finnish melancholic metal force Marianas Rest announced their new album ‘The Bereaved’ to be out in January 2026 via their new label Noble Demon and shared a first single with ‘The Colour of You’!
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Rotten Sound are back with another destructive burst of politically charged grindcore with the ‘Mass Extinction’ EP, out in December via Season of Mist and unleash a first track with ‘Brave New World’!
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Finnish neoclassical darkwave outfit KLAShTAL released their new single ‘Remembrance’, the opening track from their upcoming debut album ‘Oblivion Dreams’, set for release in November via Inverse Records!
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Finnish rock legend Michael Monroe announces new studio album ‘Outerstellar’ to be released via Silver Lining Music in February 2026 and shared a first new single ‘Rockin’ Horse’ with a hilarious video!
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Frontiers Music announce the signing of Finnish melodic metallers Stråle, who have released their new EP ‘Reformation’ and a video for the track ‘Resist & Reform’ featuring Björn “Speed” Strid of Soilwork and Night Flight Orchestra!
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Finnish rockers The Empire Strikes have thrown another rock ‘n’ roll blast of a song into the world with ‘Elwood & Jake’, in anticipation of next month’s release of their fifth album ‘Vol. 5’!
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The Finnish rockers of Shiraz Lane are about to unleash their new album ‘In Vertigo’ (out this Friday via Frontiers Music) and in anticipation launched their own beer ‘Stone Cold Lager’, inspired by the opening track and in collab with Coolhead Brew!
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Finnish melodeath outfit Horizon Ignited shared the digital single ‘Sixpounder’, their take on a Children Of Bodom classic as part of the Reaper Entertainment project ‘A Tribute To The Reaper’! A lot of good ones are still coming in the nearby future, keep an eye out!
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Lord of the Lost wrapped up their year with a mini tour in Finland, that ended with a sold out gig at Olympia-kortteli in Tampere, with as support Rain Diary and Gothminister. An event by TuskaLive and Grey Beard Concerts & Management that served as the perfect last show in 2023 for our photographer!
Without question, the biggest deathcore band in the world, Lorna Shore made their stop at Jäähalli, the biggest venue in Helsinki, bringing their biggest stage production yet to a sold out crowd on their “The Pain Remains EU Tour”, and with them they had Rivers of Nihil, Ingested and Distant, resulting in massive pits from start to finish!
Shereign finished off their year with a gig at Tampere YO-Talo on December 9th, organized by Nem Agency. They brought along Ikinä, Everwave and Lastout to make the night complete with up-and-coming Finnish artists.
Fitting for December we went to see André Linman perform some Christmas songs at Vaasa’s Trefaldighetskyrkan in Finland awhile back!
Yet another great gig of the Amorphis “Halo Finnish tour” at Tampere’s Pakkahuone last week, in front of an almost full house. An event hosted by TuskaLive.
The second night of John Smith Rock Frozen 2023 was pretty epic with some of the best of the Finnish scene with Red Eleven, Kiuas, Finntroll, Turmion Kätilöt and headliners Amorphis! Throw on top of that the Swedish up-and-comers of Orbit Culture, and you know it was good!
We had a great time catching Poets of the Fall on the last stop of their 20th anniversary tour, at Tampere’s Pakkahuone venue on December 1st!
Nem Agency’s Melancholy Mass Festival made Finland’s dark winter nights just a bit better by bringing us Septicflesh, …And Oceans, Vorna, Assemble The Chariots and Voidfallen on the stage in Tampere and Helsinki.
Apocalyptica recently came to Tampere’s Tuomiokirkko for their ‘Matka Mieleen – Kaamoksen Sellot’ tour. It was an amazing experience and a visual delight.
Smash Into Pieces have become quite the force to be reckoned with in the heavy music scene and together with Cyhra, they set Tavastia in Helsinki ablaze a couple of months ago!
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