Avantasia gives us once again a pearl of an album full of magical stories and adventures. ‘Here Be Dragons’ is out now via Napalm Records! We can’t wait to experience the epicness on the upcoming tour!

Unleash the Archers

Unleash the Archers on tour in Europe with their latest album ‘Phantoma’, released last year with Napalm Records, dropped by in Kortrijk, Belgium to deliver an excellent power/heavy metal night supported by Striker and Seven Kingdoms!

Ready for some time travel? Yes? Okay, listen to the latest album ‘Faster Than Death’ from HIRAX. Keeping true to their tradition of fast, sharp, furious and powerful thrash metal, out tomorrow Friday February 27 via Armageddon Label!

Deathless Legacy released a video for ‘Sanctified’, the captivating third single taken from their upcoming concept album ‘Damnatio Aeterna’, out next week via Scarlet Records!

Iconic Finnish hard rock monster squad Lordi lived up to their name in presenting the frightening music video for their latest single ‘Hellizabeth’, another track from the upcoming album ‘Limited Deadition’, which will be out in March via RPM!

Marko Hietala had a special Valentine’s gift for us when he played a sold out show at Olympia-kortteli in Tampere. The show also included appearances from Noora Louhimo and JP Leppäluoto as guest vocals on some of his songs. Thanks Master Events for the access. Always a pleasure to see in a live setting, we’re all too happy to welcome him again on the Tuska stage this summer!

A couple of weeks ago, MOTIONLESS IN WHITE took over LKA Longhorn in Stuttgart, Germany on their ‘Touring the End of the World’ tour. They brought along Canadian deathcore stars BRAND OF SACRIFICE and Texan ensemble FIT FOR A KING. The venue filled to the absolute max got a fantastic US stage production in the beloved club atmosphere. An early big concert highlight in 2025! Still on tour, we can’t wait to welcome them at Helsinki Jäähalli in Finland this Tuesday!

Trivium

Trivium and Bullet for My Valentine celebrated their breakthrough albums on “The Poisoned Ascendancy Tour” throughout Europe, supported by rising stars Orbit Culture! Those who didn’t go to any stop of this tour really missed out on something! Thanks to FKP Scorpio Belgium for the access!

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.

Black Label Society, led by the legendary Zakk Wylde, has shared their new single ‘Lord Humungus’, out now with a hilarious music video on Spinefarm Records!