With their 5th album ‘Attracted To Danger’, THE NEW ROSES are currently on tour in Europe. With MOONSHOT from Finland as the support act, the German rockers are thrilling the masses. At their gig in Stuttgart, we had the pleasure of witnessing this amazing rock performance.

After a hiatus year, Rockfest is back! New location, but also a rather action packed first batch of confirmed names for the 2025 edition with names like Muse, Judas Priest and Till Lindemann topping the bill!

We checked out the first day of the second edition of Hell’s Balls Belgium festival… With banging names like Triptykon, Primordial, Vltimas, the unofficial inclusion of the “Night Eternal tour” with Dark Tranquillity, Wolfheart and Moonspell, Carpathian Forest, Hellripper, Dead Head and The Monolith Deathcult, it was a true fest for any extreme metal fan!

Finnish rockin’ metal band Miss Vain is set to release their second EP ‘Sempiternal Drive’ via Inverse Records in April 2025 and shared a first single and music video with ‘Remedy’!

Beyond the Gates announced the first wave of bands for the 2025 edition with the return of King Diamond for the first time in almost 2 decades, special sets from Abbath, Triptykon and Destruction, and on top of that I Am Morbid, Hellbutcher, Hellripper and Dark Sonority!

Environmental metal project Savage Lands announced their debut album ‘Army of the Trees’ to be released early 2025 via Season of Mist and shared a video for the title track!

Heavy metal supergroup Category 7 unveiled their video for ‘Land I Used To Love’, a track from their earlier released self-titled debut album, out since July via Metal Blade Records!

Helloween is working hard on a follow-up to their acclaimed reunion album, released a couple of years ago via Reigning Phoenix Music, but are also gearing up to go on a massive “40 Years Anniversary Tour” in 2025 and 2026, and have announced the dates for the European leg in 2025 with very special guests Beast In Black!

German metal institution Grave Digger unleashed another video single with ‘Killing is my Pleasure’, a track from their upcoming 2025 ‘Bone Collector’ album, set to be released via RPM & ROAR!