Eluveitie, Infected Rain and Ad Infinitum came to Tampere’s Tavara-Asema as part of their ‘Ánv Rising Tour pt I’ at the end of January, bringing their great music to one of Finland’s most beautiful cities. An event by TuskaLive.

Feuerschwanz unleashed their new track ‘Knightclub’ with a fiery video, out via Napalm Records, just in time for their appearance in the semi-finals of the German selection for this year’s Eurovision tonight!

Australia’s symphonic folk metal powerhouse Valhalore is set to release their new album ‘Beyond The Stars’ via ROAR in April, and shared last week another taste of that album with the single ‘Wayfinder’! And in support of the new release, they just announced an Australian tour to take place in May!

Luna Kills

In Tom VM’s favorite pictures of the year shows off his captures of bands like Amorphis, Beyond the Black, Bury Tomorrow, Dimmu Borgir, Infected Rain, Lost Society, Opeth, Tarot, Vola, Zeal and Ardor, Amaranthe, Ankor, Beast in Black, Charlotte Wessels, Dark Tranquillity, Dear Mother, Draconian, Dragonforce, Epica, Europe, Feuerschwanz, Gene Simmons Band, Jinjer, Marco Mendoza, Moonspell, Saxon, Testament, Vandenberg and Luna Kills, of which some pictures have never before seen on our site!

Bloodywood officially announce their new album ‘NU DELHI’ to be out in March via Fearless Records, and share another new single with ‘TADKA’, a metal tribute to Indian food and all of its traditions and secrets!

Taiwanese folk metal pioneer NiNi Music unleashed a proper drinking anthem with ‘GAN BEI’ last week, to celebrate the start of the Year of the Dragon! Catch them live on tour with Korpiklaani and Ensiferum through North-America starting next month!

Folk metal institution Eluveitie announce their new album ‘ÀNV’ to be released in April via Nuclear Blast, and share 2nd single ‘The Prodigal Ones’! Catch them on tour in Europe with Infected Rain and Ad Infinitum starting this week and later this year as support for the Arch Enemy “European Blood Dynasty 2025 tour”!

Australia’s rising force Valhalore is right now touring with Hammerfall in their own country, and shared the music video and track ‘Horizon’, the first new track since their recent signing with ROAR!

Belgian organization Idavoll kicked things up a notch to end 2024 with a heavier note at their “Idavoll Metal Sessions”, bringing some excellent folk metal to Jeugdhuis Comma in Bruges featuring Skål, Hert, and Sorcières!

The Danish trolls are back! Trold shares the melodic ballad ‘Mod Den Endeløse Skov’, a track from their recently announced album ‘I Skovens Rige’, set for release in March via Emanzipation Productions!