In the beginning of last week, a sold out On The Rocks in Helsinki truly got warmed up for the upcoming Tuska Festival when the legendary Suburban Tribe played their first show in over 13 years! If you’re at Tuska today, they are a must-see… see you at the Radio City Stage by 19:15!

With their second album ‘Hollywood Suicide’, GHØSTKID brings metalcore with melodic parts and a modern, experimental twist. Get ready for a lot of scream vocals and low tuned, heavy guitars! Out on Century Media Records, catch them play their new music live all over Europe festivals like today at Tuska in Helsinki, Finland!

While it’s a given that as a metalfan you’ll want to catch shows of Dimmu Borgir and Kerry King today at the first day of Tuska, we think that there are a couple more bands that deserve some of your attention, or that we think will be even more epic to see live than you might suspect with editorial picks Lord of the Lost’s festival opening show, I Am The Night, Infected Rain, Krypta, Suburban Tribe, Assemble The Chariots, Zeal & Ardor and Pendulum!

Tomorrow it’s again that time of the year: Tuska weekend is upon us! If somehow you weren’t convinced yet that you need to go, here are 10 reasons we believe should be enough motivation to still get a ticket if any are available still! Going from a great line-up, to Tuska KVLT, Tuska Expo expanding further and simply an amazing atmosphere! See you there!

Zeal & Ardor share ‘Fend You Off visualizer, another track from their upcoming 4th album ‘GREIF’, set for release in August! Catch them this weekend at Tuska, this will be a show you won’t want to miss!

Solence unleashed the brand new track ‘A Banger A Day Keeps The Doctor Away’ via Better Noise Music with a hilarious video! Catch them at Graspop in Belgium this weekend or next week at Tuska in Finland!

French modern metal heroes Rise Of The Northstar launch the music video for ‘Crank It Up’ from their latest album ‘Showdown’, which they’re still touring with around the world, including a show today at Nummirock in Finland and many more dates to follow this summer!

System Of A Down’s Shavo Odadjian unveiled his new project Seven Hours After Violet, featuring members of Left To Suffer, Winds of Plague and Scarypoolparty, and dropped the debut single ‘Paradise’ with a trippy video. It also marks the launch of his new joint label venture 1336 Records in partnership with Sumerian Music Group!

Alternative metal band Ankor signed to UNFD for the release of their upcoming album and unleashed to celebrate the single ‘Embers’ with a mesmerizing video! Catch them this summer at a bunch of European festivals including some of our favorites like Tuska, Wacken and Alcatraz!

Void of Vision announced their new album ‘What I’ll Leave Behind’ to be released in September via UNFD and shared the compelling new single and video ‘Gamma Knife’, detailing vocalist Jack Bergin’s personal growth after a near death experience!