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.

Sonata Arctica unveils the new single ‘A Monster Only You Can’t See’ with a lyric video, another track from their upcoming album ‘Clear Cold Beyond’, set for release next year via Atomic Fire Records!

Nem Agency’s Melancholy Mass Festival made Finland’s dark winter nights just a bit better by bringing us Septicflesh, …And Oceans, Vorna, Assemble The Chariots and Voidfallen on the stage in Tampere and Helsinki.

Finnish melodic metal band Mist Descends releases single ‘Hexagon’, a story about the mysteries of our universe and part of their upcoming EP to be released via Inverse Records next year.

Smash Into Pieces have become quite the force to be reckoned with in the heavy music scene and together with Cyhra, they set Tavastia in Helsinki ablaze a couple of months ago!