The first day of the second edition of Hellsinki Metal Festival is filled with an impressive line-up of extreme metal bands, topped off with the musical exelence that is the headliner of tonight. Our editorial team picked out 8 bands that they think you definitely shouldn’t miss out on with Wolfheart, Gutalax, Massacre, Deicide, Terrorizer, Triumph of Death plays Hellhammer, Heaven Shall Burn and Avantasia! What bands are you really looking forward to today? Let us know in the comments!

Cybergrind band Thotcrime has announced their third album ‘CONNECTION ANXIETY’, set for release in August via Prosthetic Records and shared the lead singles ‘The Wrong Way’ and ‘Behind The Cracks’!

Ohio’s death metal misfits of Sanguisugabogg shared the new track ‘Permanently Fucked’ with a NSFW video, as to be expected from them. This first taste of new music since last year’s ‘Homicidal Ecstasy’ is out now via Century Media Records!

Colorado grindcore outfit Poolside at the Flamingo recently unleashed their sheer, unbridled brutality upon the world with the new EP ‘Accabadora’ and shared a video for the track ‘The Deceiver’ to celebrate!

‘Vault Of Horrors’ is coming in heavy with killer songs and a long, impressive list of guest appearances! Don’t miss out on the 12th full-length release of Aborted, out via Nuclear Blast!

French extremists Benighted unleashed a brutal anthem of psychedelic horror with the single ‘Nothing Left To Fear’, featuring Oli Peters from Archspire, a track from their upcoming album ‘Ekbom’, set for release in April via Season of Mist!

American grindcore outfit Full of Hell will release their new album ‘Coagulated Bliss’ in April via Closed Casket Activities and shared a first single/video ‘Doors to Mental Agony’!

Finnish grindcrust outfit Unborn Generation released second single ‘Rattus’ from their upcoming album to be released via Inverse Records!

French extremists Benighted shared the video single ‘Scars’ from their upcoming album ‘Ekbom’, set for release in April via Season of Mist!

New Orleans deathgrind/hardcore outfit Brat announced their debut album ‘Social Grace’ to be released in March via Prosthetic Records and shared another single with ‘Hesitation Wound’!