A handful of highlights for our reporter taking part in the Graspop Metal Meeting festivities last month, with Dynazty, Bruce Dickinson, Avantasia, and Electric Callboy!

One of our writers went to Graspop Metal Meeting this year, and wrote down some of her favorite experiences of day 1 with Amaranthe, Bury Tomorrow, Kerry King, Babymetal and Alice Cooper!

Modern metal frontrunners Ad Infinitum are set to release their new album ‘Abyss’ via Napalm Records in October and unleashed a new video single with ‘My Halo’! Catch them live at a handful of festivals this summer, like SaariHelvetti in Finland, and on tour in Europe later this year as support for Kamelot or in the beginning of 2024 as support for Eluveitie!

Melodic metal outfit Attractive Chaos presents ‘Magical Powers’, the third single and video from their upcoming EP ‘Tame & Conquer’, set for release in August!

Time for the last day of TOLLROCK – Day 3! No more rain, but slightly cooler temperatures but more awesome music. Live on stage a TOLLROCKERZ Band Contest with 3 local upcoming bands, DEINE COUSINE, ROGERS, BEYOND THE BLACK, ROYAL REPUBLIC and BONANSKA. What a day! We are looking forward to 2025 already and see what TOLLROCK will bring to the stage!

Last year, Holding Absence released ‘The Noble Art Of Self Destruction’, an album that left quite an impression on one of our writers, an album that tells a beautiful story on top of a bed of beautiful music. It is metalcore, but very melodic and not as heavy as you would think, released via SharpTone Records!

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!

Charlotte Wessels returns with a captivating new single ‘Chasing Sunsets’, including a just as mesmerizing music video, another taste of the upcoming album ‘The Obsession’, set for release in September via Napalm Records!

Finnish/Australian collective The Eternal revealed an official video for the new single ‘When The Fire Dies’, another track from their upcoming album ‘Skinwalker’, set for release by the end of this month via Reigning Phoenix Music!