Finnish melodic metal outfit Arion signed to Reigning Phoenix Music and announced to be releasing their 4th album ‘The Light That Burns The Sky’ at the end of next month and shared the track ‘Like The Phoenix I Will Rise’ with a fiery music video! Catch them live on their Finnish tour with Stratovarius and Sonata Arctica, European co-headline tour with Brainstorm or this summer at Tuska!

Belgian metalcore act X-Pozed impressed yet again at last year’s Alcatraz, and have now released their new single ‘Back Down’, an explosive track coming with a matching music video!

Just ahead of their small Japan tour with Earthists and Sailing Before The Wind in February, Singapore metalcore act Tariot unleashed new single and video ‘Fragments’ via Out of Line Music!

Dark horror metal outfit Deathless Legacy has released a video for ‘Miserere’, the first single taken from the new album ‘Damnatio Aeterna’, set for release in March via Scarlet Records!

Heavy metal trio Löanshark presents a music video for their new single ‘Another Man In The Trunk’, another track from the upcoming new album ‘No Sins To Confess’, set for release in February via ROAR!

Every year we like to look back at the amazing shows we captured, and in 2024 Anna/ScarletMemory Photography covered bands like Vola, Apulanta, Marko Hietala, Cyan Kicks, Stam1na, Kotiteollisuus, Blind Channel, Cyhra, Sigh, Everwave, Sonata Arctica, Neonfly, Altamullan Road, Avatar, Raskasta Joulua, Beatrix, Battle Beast, Steve ‘n’ Seagulls, Áilu Valle, Amoc and Trio Boogiemen mostly in Tampere, Finland!

Conquer Divide shared their latest single ‘Bad Dreams’, featuring metalcore heroes Of Virtue! The single dropped just ahead of their UK tour supporting New Years Day and Europe tour with Ankor right after! You won’t want to miss out on this!

Swedish death metal stalwarts Imperishable announced the release of their second album ‘Swallow the World’ via Hammerheart Records in April and unleashed the first single and video ‘Bells’!

Australia’s rising force Valhalore is right now touring with Hammerfall in their own country, and shared the music video and track ‘Horizon’, the first new track since their recent signing with ROAR!

French post-hardcore quintet Point Mort is set to release their sophomore album ‘Le point de non-retour’ in April via Almost Famous and have shared a first taste with the title track, displaying their so-called “popcore metal” in its full glory!