Mark took it easy in 2023 and offers a selection of pictures of the handful of shows that he covered with his photography, mostly in the realm of new wave, old school electronic music, experimental and pop music with Self Esteem, Gary Numan, Heaven 17, Martyn Ware and friends, and Utopia Strong!

Our resident extreme metal reviewer Mazen has a selection of stellar (mostly) black and death metal releases as his favorite of the year with Sulphur Aeon, Varathron, Moonlight Sorcery, Cruciamentum, Suffocation, Dying Fetus, Asphodelus, Marduk, …And Oceans, and Cirith Ungol!

Year 2023 is closing out and we at GRIMM have our sights set for next year and all the amazing shows and festivals coming up, but before that, let’s look into this past year in photos once again with a selection of Emerik’s favorite pictures, going from extreme and underground, to legendary bands like Nocturnal Sorcery, Horna, Nunslaughter, Merrimack, Pensées Nocturnes, Sex Messiah, Kalmankantaja, VV, Sick Of It All, Lordi, Michael Monroe, The Hellacopters, Possessed, The Mission, Lorna Shore, Kuvotus, Ingested, Voivod, Sodom, Watain, Burst, Full Of Hell, Demolition 23, and Brujeria!

Finnish goth band Lamori embraces eerie depths with their new single ‘Ave Valkyria’, a track of their upcoming album ‘NEON BLOOD FIRE’, set for release via Wormholedeath!

The shadowy emissaries known as ZETRA have signed to Nuclear Blast Records and shared their latest sonic offering ‘Sacrifice’ to celebrate!

Kat Von D unveiled the hauntingly romantic new single ‘Vampire Love’, presented with a Halloween-themed music video!

The 69 Eyes are set to haunt Munich’s Backstage venue on New Year’s Eve as the very last show of their “Still Gotta Rock Tour 2023”! And dates for 2024 are already announced…

The summer festival season is over, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of exciting fests happening over the next couple of months this autumn/winter in Finland with Helsinki Techfest and Kaamos Metal Cruise already this weekend, HKI SKEPU FEST V, Lost In Music, Steelchaos, Hellsinki Industrial Festival 2023, Fall Fest 2023, Black Box Mikkeli, Melancholy Mass Festival 2023 and Unholy Winter Fest!

Pictures of Turmion Kätilöt, Clutch, Motionless In White, In Flames, and Ville Valo on the mainstage of Tuska 2023’s second day!

Report of the second day of Tuska 2023 with A.A. Williams, Turmion Kätilöt, Orbit Culture, Clutch, Finntroll, Motionless In White, Marko Hietala, In Flames, Nakkeknækker, Butcher Babies and Ville Valo!