The formidable unpeople return with their ferocious new single ‘clouds’, out now on Sharptone Records! Catch them live in Europe this summer at festivals like Download, Jera On Air, Copenhell, Ilosaarirock and more!
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News Posts
Des Rocs announced his album ‘To Hell and Back’ to be out in June with Sumerian Records and unveiled the latest new single ‘Fall Together’!
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Bad Stuff, featuring members of True Widow, are releasing their self-titled debut in June via Relapse Records and shared a first track with ‘Summer Girls’!
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French modern rock artist Laura Cox is back with previously unreleased single ‘Not Your Story’, out now with earMUSIC!
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UK rock duo Haggard Cat just released a video for their latest single ‘Warpath’, a track from their upcoming album ‘The Pain That Orbits Life’, set to be out in May via Church Road Records!
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Fresh off the release of their critically acclaimed new album ‘Leo Rising’, the Canadian rock titans Danko Jones drop a brand‑new video for “I Love It Louder”, and it’s pure adrenaline. Even better: the band just announced their “Rising Tour 2026”, set to ignite stages across Europe and the UK this fall. Get ready for louder riffs, bigger energy, and the unstoppable power of Danko Jones!
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Atlanta glam rockers Starbenders have released their new single ‘June’, another track from their upcoming album ‘The Beast Goes On’, set for release in February via Sumerian Records!
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Starting the month and new year with a kick in the teeth, The Molotovs release their new single ‘Get A Life’, delivering the punk fury that will open the debut album ‘Wasted On Youth’, out by the end of the month with Marshall Records!
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Italian rockers IT’sALIE announced their new studio album ‘Wild Games’ to be out in February 2026 via Frontiers Music and shared a first single with ‘Waiting For The Rain’!
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Rising rockstar Austen Starr announced her debut album ‘I Am The Enemy’ to be out in February 2026 via Frontiers Music and unveiled another single with ‘Medusa’!
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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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Tamperes first edition of Rokki Raikaa started on 24th of July with beautiful weather. We had a rocking party with Eläkeläiset, Kotiteollisuus, H.E.A.T, Poets of the Fall, Klamydia, Sonata Arctica, Stratovarius and last but certainly not least Amorphis!
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On the third day of Graspop 2025, we got served a quite diverse set of shows with Poppy, Soulfly, The Dead Daisies, Bullet For My Valentine, The Hu and Airbourne!
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Last day of Graspop 2023, where our team member managed to see rockin’ bands like Kissin’ Dynamite, Skid Row and Mötley Crüe, melodeath supergroup The Halo Effect, the explosive show of Enter Shikari and the extremely popular performance of Hellmut Goes Metal!
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The 3rd day of Graspop Metal Meeting 2023 brought a lot of firsts for our team member there, seeing shows of Architects, Rancid and Pantera, but also some of her favorites like Halestorm, In Flames and of course, the band that is very near and dear to her heart: Parkway Drive!
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The second day of Graspop Metal Meeting 2023 was for our team member very emotional, yet energetic at the same time, with performances she caught of Thundermother, Airbourne, Amon Amarth and Disturbed!
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One of our reporters ended up being part of the Graspop Metal Meeting 2023 crew this year, but still found the time to check out the shows of Beast In Black, Butcher Babies, and Guns ‘n’ Roses on the first day of Belgium’s biggest metal festival!
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Read about our experiences at an evening of upcoming Belgian rock outfits at this year’s down scaled Lokerse Feesten!
SaariHelvetti is back! The island of hell brought a line-up with only Finnish bands again and we had no complaints, not one bit!
Report of the first day of SaariHelvetti, one of the only festivals in Finland during the summer of 2020 during the pandemic!
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.
On first Day of Rokki Raikaa Tampere we had a blast with Eläkeläiset, Kotiteollisuus, H.E.A.T, Poets of the Fall, Klamydia, Sonata Arctica, Stratovarius and Amorphis in front of Hakametsä Ice Hall.
Lord of the Lost, together with Ad Infinitum, came to Tampere’s Tavara-Asema in the beginning of last week as part of their “Tovr Noir” Europe tour. An Event by TuskaLive and Grey Beard.
Eclipse together with One Desire they played a show at Tampere’s Tavara-Asema at the end of January in front of a small but excited crowd as part of a short Finnish tour!
Swedish power disco rock masters ROYAL REPUBLIC are on their “LOVECOP Tour 2026”. The fun overloaded stage performance rocked the masses and with the first tunes everybody in the crowd starts groovin’ during the vibrant live show. Support was given by the German ALEX MOFA GANG and their mix of punk, indie and a little pop music.
Another year is over and our photographer Tom Treuten is still doing what he loves most: concert photography. Since October 2021 we’re a home for his photographic work and these are some of his personal highlights of 2025 that he hopes you’ll enjoy them as much as him, with pictures of VULVARINE, STEPFATHER FRED, ANKOR, DONOTS, WOLFMOTHER, THUNDERMOTHER, SKINDRED, TUK SMITH & THE RESTLESS HEARTS, SALTATIO MORTIS, PARKWAY DRIVE, MOTIONLESS IN WHITE, MOONSHOT, MEGADETH, KISSIN’ DYNAMITE, HELLOWEEN, ENGST, GATECREEPER, ENEMY INSIDE, DISTURBED, DANKO JONES, BEAST IN BLACK, APRIL ART, EMIL BULLS, ELUVEITIE, AVANTASIA, ARCH ENEMY, AMENRA, NITA STRAUSS, and COBRA SPELL!
In 2025 Anna/ScarletMemory Photography covered again tons of bands and events both in Finland and Germany with her favorite captures being of shows from Amoral, Apocalyptica, Apulanta, Battle Beast, Blind Guardian, Bloodred Hourglass, Bush, Catch Your Breath, Cemetery Skyline, Cyan Kicks, Finntroll, Hammerfall, In Flames, Indica, Leverage, Lordi, Michael Monroe, Nothing More, Popeda, Powerwolf, Sabaton, Shade Empire, Sonata Arctica, The Legendary Orchestra, The Rock Orchestra, Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus, Toto, Volbeat and Wednesday 13.
Popeda played their last gig of 2025 at Tamperes Tavara-Asema on December 13. An evening that wasn’t only fun to watch but exceeded my expectations.
DANKO JONES was touring Europe to support their 12th studio long player ‘Leo Rising’. A triumphant journey through the venues of the continent, and most places have been sold out. This was true for the Mannheim gig as well, a fully packed concert hall and eagerly anticipating crowd were the perfect ingredients for a memorable night and the classic rock of support Tuk Smith and The Restless Hearts was a perfect tastemaker to get things going!
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.
Lists
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.
We enjoyed ourselves plenty at Tuhdimmat Tahdit, so we urge you to check out what we think are good reasons for you to try and make it to this lovely festival in Finland’s prettiest city of Tampere!
While we are still regularly looking back at what 2023 brought us, we of course also need to look forward. So here is the first edition of our 2024 series of articles where we bring the editorial team’s most anticipated releases with Escuela Grind, Green Day, The Empire Strikes, Saxon, Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes, Static-X, The Gems, Lucifer, Manticora and Hiraes in January!
As usual, Mazen’s top albums are a mix of death metal, black metal and a touch of doom metal, heralding everything that is underground and extreme with bands like Phobophilic, Autopsy, Stormruler, Watain, Shape of Despair, Ars Hmu, Sedimentum, Chaotian, Trolldom and Immolation!
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!
A selection of the finest work our concert photographers have gathered in 2021!
An albums of the year 2021 list with no compromises and a couple of real surprises!
August proves to be a highly exciting and surprisingly full month for new releases! Here is a small selection of those that are most anticipated by our editorial staff!
A dozen of picks by our editorial team what they deem as the most anticipated releases of April 2021! Good stuff to be found here!
Albums of the year 2020, ranging from Halestorm to Trivium and more. Get ready to headbang and make your neighbors move.
Previews
The prison gates are about to open once again! 🤘 From Powerwolf and Savatage to Slaughter to Prevail, Arch Enemy, Lamb of God and countless more, Alcatraz 2026 is shaping up to be another massive weekend for heavy music. Thinking about making the trip to Kortrijk this summer? We’ve gathered everything you need to know, from the lineup and camping to tickets, travel and practical tips.
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4 days, more that 100 bands and 5 stages. There is something for everybody. Come and join us at Graspop 2026!
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A preview of the first edition of Dynamo Metalfest that is longer than just 1 day!
Tuska 2019 promises to be exciting with a very solid line-up and a couple of major changes!
The biggest rock and metal event of Finland is coming closer! Rockfest, we can barely wait!
Leffingeleuren festival gives us high hopes for a weekend of high octane rock and roll.
An underground festival filled with doom, sludge, stoner and the likes in a musically hazy and dark weekend…
Check out more details about Jera On Air, one of the biggest hardcore and punk events in Europe!
Last year we got to celebrate the 20th anniversary of one of the biggest metal festivals of THE metal country Finland. Metalheads all over the world see Wacken Open Air […]
Out of the over 100 bands coming to Graspop 2018, we made our own little pick of what bands you really have to go check out in our humble opinion!
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