Australian symphonic metal and gothic rock band Carmeria shared their new single ‘Caelira’, the first from their upcoming album ‘Ex Cathedra’!
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News Posts
Cemetery Echo unveiled their new single ‘Hell Night’, the opening track of their upcoming album ‘Civitas Lacrimarum’, out next month via Seeing Red Records!
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Portland outfit Dry Wedding unveiled their latest single and video ‘Moths’ and announced their upcoming third album ‘The Back Of Beyond’ to be out in July with Vesperian!
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Legendary goth rock band Christian Death announced the last new dates for their USA “Baby Bats Parade” tour, starting next month with support from Gene Loves Jezebel, Descartes A Kant and Black Season Witch!
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Southern gothic rock band Wailin Storms announce their upcoming new album ‘The Arsonist’ to be out in July with Season of Mist and unveil the title track as a first single!
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New Helsinki project Vestal Climax released its first music video for their song ‘Crucifixion’, a track from their recently released EP ‘Biblical Proportions’ out via The Seminary!
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New Finnish electronic heavy goth rock duo Order takes listeners into a dark yet beautiful future with their debut single ‘Terminal Phase’!
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Helsinki Vampires The 69 Eyes announced their new EP ‘I Survive’ to be out in June via BLKIIBLK and shared their cover of the timeless Thin Lizzy hit ‘Cold Sweat’ to celebrate!
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Finnish gothic outfit Rain Diary shared their new single ‘Naive’ in anticipation of their album ‘Night Church’ to be finally released in March!
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Finnish rock legends The 69 Eyes announced to have joined BLKIIBLK for their next chapter, and unveiled their new track ‘I Survive’ to celebrate, featuring American guitarist Steve Stevens!
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Festival Reports
The parking lot of Hakametsä Ice Hall was filled with excited fans on the second day of Rokki Raikaa Tampere to see Michael Monroe, Marko Hietala, Steve ‘n’ Seagulls, Lost Society, Turmion Kätilöt, Tarot, Cemetery Skyline and Apocalyptica.
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Report of the second day of Tuska 2023 with A.A. Williams, Turmion Kätilöt, Orbit Culture, Clutch, Finntroll, Motionless In White, Marko Hietala, In Flames, Nakkeknækker, Butcher Babies and Ville Valo!
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3 days of the best you can find in metal, rock and other related genres all came together on the Suvilahti grounds in Helsinki, what resulted in yet another great edition of Tuska!
Photo Reports
The second day of Rokki Raikaa Tampere brought energetic performances from Michael Monroe, Marko Hietala, Steve ‘n’ Seagulls, Lost Society, Turmion Kätilöt, Tarot, Cemetery Skyline and Apocalyptica to the Hakametsä Ice Hall parking lot.
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! 📸🤘
A day later than expected, the “Lament” of Lacrimosa was heard extensively last weekend in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, the new base of operations of one of our trusted photographers!
Pictures of an amazing night filled with rock music with respect for the past and sights firmly set on the future. Glam rockers Starbenders and Goth local Suzi Sabotage rocked a packed On the Rocks in Helsinki!
Mark took it easy in 2023 and offers a selection of pictures of the handful of shows that he covered with his photography, mostly in the realm of new wave, old school electronic music, experimental and pop music with Self Esteem, Gary Numan, Heaven 17, Martyn Ware and friends, and Utopia Strong!
A selection of 30 photos that Helder likes a lot from one of his most productive year considering covering concerts, including captures of Fear Factory, Atreyu, Jinjer, Rolo Tomassi, Stone, The Kooks, Pixies, Wunderhorse, Yours Truly, You Me at Six, Lake Malice, Bloodywood, Epica, Avatar, The 69 Eyes, Nova Twins, Cam Cole, Sabaton, The Lumineers, Grailknights, All For Metal, The Baboon Show, Combichrist, Megaherz, The BossHoss, Cancer Bats, Kvelertak, Fixation, Ignea, and Butcher Babies.
Pictures of A.A. Williams, Orbit Culture, Finntroll, Marko Hietala and Butcher Babies taking over the tent stage and Inferno stage on the second day of Tuska 2023!
A night of post-punk with the Finnish Grave Pleasures celebrating the release of ‘Plagueboys’ and oppressive industrial metal from Dome Runner at Korjaamo in Helsinki!
The second day brought quite a rockin’ out to the main stage with national heroes The 69 Eyes and Stratovarius and rock legends Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard.
Interviews
Kælan Mikla don’t see themselves as a band that created a world. They see themselves as people who were invited into one. At Ankea Festival 2026, we sat down with the Icelandic trio to talk about the long-awaited new album, stepping away from constant touring, their shared creative “hive mind”, and why Kælan Mikla has always felt like an ever-expanding universe rather than simply a band.
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At Tuska 2025, one of the local acts on the KVLT Stage on the last day was The Vantages. Since they have been making quite the name for themselves in the local underground scene, it was about time for us to have a chat with them about their show there, their music, future and what they hope to achieve in the future!
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