Saxophone-driven, instrumental, avan-garde/post-black metal eccentrics Five The Hierophant announced their new album ‘Apeiron’ set to be released in October via Agonia Records and unleashed a first single with ‘Initiatory Sickness’! Catch them on their just revealed tour in October to experience the new work!

The first day of the second edition of Hellsinki Metal Festival is filled with an impressive line-up of extreme metal bands, topped off with the musical exelence that is the headliner of tonight. Our editorial team picked out 8 bands that they think you definitely shouldn’t miss out on with Wolfheart, Gutalax, Massacre, Deicide, Terrorizer, Triumph of Death plays Hellhammer, Heaven Shall Burn and Avantasia! What bands are you really looking forward to today? Let us know in the comments!

Zeal & Ardor shared a visualizer for the new single ‘Hide in Shade’ another track from their upcoming new album ‘GREIF’, set for release in August!

The second day of Tuska 2024 will get at least as exciting as the day before, we highly recommend you don’t sit out on the shows of Ankor, VOLA, Solence, St. Aurora, Make Them Suffer, I Am Your God, Bring Me The Horizon and The Abbey!

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!

Belgian avant-garde metal outfit Fabulae Dramatis unveiled new single ‘Fábula Violenta’, a track that is part of the new upcoming album ‘Violenta’, set for release in September!

Insect Ark announced their new album ‘Raw Blood Singing’ to be released in June via Debemur Morti Productions and shared a first song with ‘Youth Body Swayed’!