Gothminister unveils new single and video ‘Salsa’, blending their signature industrial and gothic sound with Latin salsa! Another track from the upcoming album ‘We Are All Demons’, out in October! Catch them live in November in Finland at Hellsinki Industrial Festival!
Popular Finnish industrial metal act Turmion Kätilöt unleashed their ferocious second single ‘Lunastakaa’ including a signature wacko music video, in anticipation of their upcoming album ‘Resodance’ out in October via Nuclear Blast!
Finnish industrial metal outfit King Satan released their third new single ‘Fire in the Hole’ from upcoming album ‘Black Magick Abraxas’, out in November!
Industrial metal pioneers Fear Factory are about to kick off their European leg of the “Cybernetic Domination Tour” and unleashed the brand new track ‘Roboticist’ to start up all systems for the next chapter of the band!
Swedish industrial metal force Pain returns with their explosive new single ‘I Don’t Give A Fukk’, out now everywhere with Reigning Phoenix Music!
Godflesh announced their penultimate album ‘Decay’ to be out in September via Relapse Records. A last chance to get absolutely pummeled by the relentlessness of their music!
Finnish industrial metal masters Turmion Kätilöt announced their highly anticipated next album ‘Resodance’ to be out in October via Nuclear Blast just in time for their massive “Colossal Disco” event in Helsinki the day after! First single ‘Raivotarjonta’ is out now as a first taste!
Experimental duo Antania joined the roster of Argonauta Records to share their rather unconventional sound where industrial chaos meets extreme metal!
Gothminister returns with the powerful new industrial metal anthem ‘My Revenge’, from the upcoming album ‘We Are All Demons’, set for release in October!
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’!
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.
Brutal Assault 2025 – Day 1 set the fortress ablaze right from the start. From 3 Inches of Blood, Skálmöld and Fleshgod Apocalypse to the chaos of Inter Arma, the industrial punch of Static-X, and the psychedelic darkness of Oranssi Pazuzu, the first day was packed with highlights. Add in Frayle, Dying Fetus, Ruïm, Kerry King and Rotting Christ, and it was a perfect start of this year’s edition!
The final day of Alcatraz 2025 had everything: Bark, Gaerea, Gutalax, Fear Factory, Tsjuder, Kerry King, Dimmu Borgir, Emperor, Static-X, Machine Head and Rotting Christ brought another unforgettable festival day to a spectacular close. Here’s our look back at the performances that made Sunday one to remember! 🤘
Progressive brilliance, crushing death metal, hard rock legends and one unforgettable headline performance… These are our ten favourite shows from Saturday at Alcatraz 2025, featuring Knife, Ne Obliviscaris, Baest, Rivers of Nihil, Nailbomb, Doro, Fit For A King, Extreme, Leprous and Avatar.
Doom, deathcore, horror punk, black metal, industrial and legendary thrash… Friday at Alcatraz 2025 had it all. These are our ten favourite performances of the festival’s opening day, featuring Frayle, Heriot, Messa, Cabal, Wednesday 13, Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons, Absu, Mastodon, Kreator and Ministry.
The first day of Hellsinki Metal Festival 2025 had plenty to offer. From the infectious old-school thrash of Forbidden and the crushing death metal of Decapitated and Dismember to Fear Factory’s industrial precision, Old Man’s Child’s rare appearance, King Diamond’s theatrical horror show and an epic closing performance by Moonsorrow, the festival got off to a fantastic start.
There was definitely no slowing down on the last day of Graspop 2025 with shows from Crossfaith, Heaven Shall Burn, Savatage, In Flames, Judas Priest and Till Lindemann!
Report of the second day of Tuska 2024 with Ankor, Vola, Tarot, Stam1na, Make Them Suffer, Amorphis, Turmion Kätilöt and Bring Me The Horizon!
Report of the first day of Tuska 2024 with Lord of the Lost, I Am The Night, Alestorm, Infected Rain, Kerry King, Zeal & Ardor and Pendulum!
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!
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.
A sold-out Sunday Funday at The King Of Clubs in Columbus with Filter, Finger Eleven and Local H. Three bands, one packed room, and a perfect day of alternative rock energy.
The final day of Tolminator hit hard! From Milking the Goatmachine and Psycroptic to Hellripper, D.R.I., Oranssi Pazuzu and Ministry, the Tolminator Stage went out with a bang!
From Belgian hardcore to goregrind madness and industrial metal classics, the Helldorado Stage offered another unforgettable day at Alcatraz. Relive performances by Bark, Congress, Gutalax, Dope, and Static-X in our latest photo report! 🔥
The final day of Alcatraz ended in style 🤘 Fear Factory, Kerry King, Michael Schenker, Dimmu Borgir, and Machine Head took over the Prison Stage. Relive the closing day’s highlights in our latest photo gallery! 📸
Day 1 of Brutal Assault 2025 set the tone right away with a good mix of legends and crushing heaviness. From the epic Viking soundscapes of Skálmöld to the industrial grooves of Static-X, the unrelenting brutality of Dying Fetus, the thrash assault of Kerry King, and the dark rituals of Rotting Christ, the Marshall and Sea Shepherd stages started off the festival properly.
Thrash, death, industrial, and classic heavy metal all came together on the opening day of Hellsinki Metal Festival 2025. Check out our photo report featuring Forbidden, Dismember, Fear Factory, and King Diamond! 🔥
From Heriot and Cabal’s crushing heaviness to The Hellacopters’ rock ‘n’ roll swagger and Ministry’s industrial assault… relive Day 1 at the Helldorado Stage in our latest Alcatraz photo report!
Day two of Tuhdimmat Tahdit brought Michael Monroe, Moon Shot, Black Devils, Hardcore Superstar, Turmion Kätilöt, Battle Beast and the legendary Blind Guardian to Tampere’s Eteläpuisto on the second day and was great yet again! We surely will be back at this festival in the future.
Rockfest’s second day delivered a powerful main stage lineup: Battle Beast flying the Finnish metal flag, Bullet For My Valentine celebrating 20 years of The Poison, and Till Lindemann closing the night with his unmistakable theatrical darkness.
Still figuring out your Saturday at Alcatraz? We’ve done some of the hard work for you.
Our latest Editorial Picks shine the spotlight on Orbit Culture, Firewind, Kittie, Miracle of Sound, Mushroomhead, Castle Rat, Ratos de Porão and Graphic Nature. From melodic death metal and power metal to theatrical doom, crossover legends and the next generation of heavy music, there’s something here for every metalhead.
Have a read and let us know who you absolutely refuse to miss!
Forty bands. Four stages. Countless difficult choices. To help you plan your Friday at Alcatraz, we’ve picked six acts that we think are absolutely worth checking out: Igorrr, Combichrist, HEALTH, Vended, Witch Club Satan and Insanity Alert.
Agree with our picks, or did we miss one of your favourites? Let us know!
Sure, the lineup is stacked. But if you ask us, Alcatraz is about so much more than the bands on the poster. From the atmosphere and the people to the food, the party spots and all those little moments between the shows, here are our 8 reasons why we think Alcatraz 2026 is a festival you shouldn’t miss.
Steelfest officially opens its doors in about 3 hours and let the madness start. Between your first beers and first riffs, take a moment to check our Day 2 must-see bands, going from a first show from industrial black supergroup Antihuman Industries, the return of ukrainian atmospheric black outfit Severoth, the live madness of Concrete Winds, a nightmare-fueled Akhlys and as closer a now already legendary show by underground icons Beherit! Tomorrow will be massive!
Who says festival season ends with summer? In Finland, the dark months come alive with music: experience the true punk spirit at HKI SKEPU FEST (starting tonight), get in touch with your ancestors and nature at Pakanafestarit, discover new talent at Lost In Music, embrace the shadows at Hellsinki Industrial Festival, sail into chaos with the Hellsinki Metal Cruise, sink into sorrow at Melancholy Mass Festivals, and feel the fire indoors at John Smith Rock Frozen. When the nights are long, Finland turns the volume up.
For the second day of Alcatraz 2025, our team picked out 8 bands we believe you shouldn’t miss out on with Myrath, KNIFE, Baest, Drowning Pool, Rivers of Nihil, Nailbomb, Caliban and Avatar! What bands are you really looking forward to for this Friday at Alcatraz? Let us know in the comments!
The first day of the third edition of Hellsinki Metal Festival is filled with an impressive line-up of metal bands of almost every subgenre, completed with some special ones. Of course you need to go see King Diamond headlining tonight, but there is so much more to discover, so our editorial team picked out 7 bands that they think you definitely shouldn’t miss out on with Rabbit Cult, Gost, Kanonenfieber, Forbidden, Fear Factory, Candlemass and Moonsorrow! What bands are you really looking forward to today? Let us know in the comments!
Brutal Assault is a proper celebration of everything that is metal and/or extreme and there is something great to be found at any time of the day! We picked out 8 bands that you should go see on the first day of this year’s edition, with High Parasite, Gutalax, Landmvrks, Blood Fire Death, Slow Crush, Patriarchy, Fear Factory and Drowning Pool, because they’ll be more than worth your time!
This weekend is the highlight for us and many among us in Belgium with the 2025 edition of Alcatraz Festival, but if you still haven’t decided to go, here are 10 reasons why we believe you should just go ahead and go get you some tickets still… What are you looking forward to the most for this year’s edition?
Only a handful of days left before Helsinki gets a healthy shot of heavy and dark music with the third edition of Hellsinki Metal Festival! If you’re still confused and wondering if you should go or not, check out 8 reasons we believe should convince you… Beware, get your tickets today as tomorrow the price will go up again!
