Brand-new power metal band Alterium (featuring former members of Kalidia) signed with AFM Records and Soulfood Music for the release of their debut album!

Steering their drakkar into into more folk tinged territory while still holding on to their longswords of yore, Bloodbound just released their new album ‘Tales from the North’ via AFM Records.

Kamelot revealed a stunning cinematic music video for the track ‘Eventide’, from their recently released album ‘The Awakening’ (out via Napalm Records)! Catch them on the North American leg of their “Awaken The World” headline tour with Battle Beast and Xandria, starting next month!

Metfest 2023 at the Tollwood area in Munich, Germany… a celebration with superheroes, warriors, good music and of course mead, with Feuerschwanz, Fiddler’s Green, Warkings and Grailknights!

Swedish melodic power metal act Metalite announced their upcoming new, gigantic sci-fi album ‘Expedition One’, set for release via AFM Records next year and share some background with a trailer and first single!

Day 2 of Tuhdimmat Tahdit was just as hot. Carnival Academy, Heavy Metal Perse, Antony Parviainen Trio, Turmion Kätilöt, Metalite, Wolfheart, Shereign, Before the Dawn, Brymir, Mokoma, Swallow the Sun and lastly Battle Beast. Master Events gave us a festival that is certainly worth coming back to.

Tuhdimmat Tahdit and Master Events brought one very hot festival to Tampere’s Ratinanniemi. It started with Verikalpa and ended with Beast in Black, but we also can’t forget about all the bands in between: Transworld Identity, Prestige, Ensiferum, Bloodred Hourglass, Dynazty, Lordi, Mors Subita, Dead by April and Diablo.

USA heavy metal outfit Jag Panzer have released their new album ‘The Hallowed’ last Friday via Atomic Fire Records, and celebrate with the new single/music video ‘Dark Descent’!

Only a bit over a week until Tuska weekend is upon us! If you weren’t convinced yet you needed to go, here are 9 reasons we believe should be enough motivation! Going from a great line-up, to Tuska KVLT, and the biggest Tuska Expo ever, this is one for the books!