We set the hard task for our photographers to choose the best 30 pictures that they have shot in 2023 out of possibly thousands of captures, and here is the result of Tom Treuten’s selection with Butcher Babies, Fateful Finality, Fear Factory, Thundermother, Hypocrisy, Spiritbox, Behemoth, Dog Eat Dog, The Cult, Skillet, Agnostic Front, Scorpions, May The Silence Fail, Cannibal Corpse, Ataraxy, Dark Funeral, Goldmann, Solstafir, Ingested, Antiheld, Lansdowne, Völkerball (Rammstein Tribute), Fettes Brot, Danko Jones, Royal Republic, Team Tot, and Mindead!
New Belgian metal band Throne of Thorns released the first single and music video ‘Underworld’, a track from their upcoming debut album ‘Converging Parallel Worlds’, set for release in 2024 via Rock of Angels Records!
The year wrapping up means that we’ll be looking back at the amazing things we’ve experienced, and “album of the year” lists. We’d also like to give some attention to our talented concert photographers who go out and cover shows for us. So here is a first in a series of articles where our artists pick their favorite pictures of 2023 with Anna/ScarletMemory Photography who mostly roams around in Tampere, Finland and pictures from bands like Pain, Sólstafir, Eleine, Myrath, Battle Beast, Brymir, Sabaton, Mors Subita, Lordi, Metalite, Shereign, Diablo, Before The Dawn, Wolfheart, Sonata Arctica, Deathstars, Brother Firetribe, Psychework, Apocalyptica, Voidfallen, Poets of the Fall, Amorphis, Lost Society, and Everwave!
Sonata Arctica announced a Finnish tour of 8 different stops in March/April 2024 in support of their upcoming new album ‘Clear Cold Beyond’, which is coming out in the beginning of March via Atomic Fire Records.
Swedish industrial metal outfit Rave The Reqviem shared a new video for the track ‘Zero Solace’ and announced a tour for 2024, with support from the Finnish newcomers of Blame Me!
Finnish melodic metal band Abandon All returns already with new material after their debut album ‘Far Away’ being released earlier this year! ‘The Wolf And The Owl’ is the first track (featuring guest vocals by Capri from Amberian Dawn) from their upcoming EP ‘Strong’, set for release in 2024 via Inverse Records!
Finnish melancholic metal band Garden of Stone is set to release their debut EP ‘Tides of Decay’ in 2024 via Inverse Records and share a first single with ‘Hymn of a Dead Man Pt. 1’!
The second night of John Smith Rock Frozen 2023 was pretty epic with some of the best of the Finnish scene with Red Eleven, Kiuas, Finntroll, Turmion Kätilöt and headliners Amorphis! Throw on top of that the Swedish up-and-comers of Orbit Culture, and you know it was good!
Finnish melodic metal outfit Northern Genocide shared the new single ‘To Serve the Pestilence’, a track from their upcoming album ‘The Point of No Return’, set for release in March 2024 via Inverse Records!
Close to the end of the year 2023 there was an event that has left headbangers around the world in ecstatic anticipation—the Fear Factory ‘DisrupTour 2023’. This monumental tour brings together a powerhouse line-up featuring the ferocious Butcher Babies, Ignea and Ghosts of Atlantis. As these bands join forces, they promise to deliver an unforgettable experience for metal enthusiasts, showcasing a diverse range of styles within the genre.
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