Belgian classic rock band Beyond The Labyrinth is about to play a special show at today’s Coq Rock Festival where they will both bid farewell to their current vocalist Filip and welcome their new vocalist Johan, passing the torch on stage!

The second day of Tuska 2024 will get at least as exciting as the day before, we highly recommend you don’t sit out on the shows of Ankor, VOLA, Solence, St. Aurora, Make Them Suffer, I Am Your God, Bring Me The Horizon and The Abbey!

With their second album ‘Hollywood Suicide’, GHØSTKID brings metalcore with melodic parts and a modern, experimental twist. Get ready for a lot of scream vocals and low tuned, heavy guitars! Out on Century Media Records, catch them play their new music live all over Europe festivals like today at Tuska in Helsinki, Finland!

While it’s a given that as a metalfan you’ll want to catch shows of Dimmu Borgir and Kerry King today at the first day of Tuska, we think that there are a couple more bands that deserve some of your attention, or that we think will be even more epic to see live than you might suspect with editorial picks Lord of the Lost’s festival opening show, I Am The Night, Infected Rain, Krypta, Suburban Tribe, Assemble The Chariots, Zeal & Ardor and Pendulum!

Tomorrow it’s again that time of the year: Tuska weekend is upon us! If somehow you weren’t convinced yet that you need to go, here are 10 reasons we believe should be enough motivation to still get a ticket if any are available still! Going from a great line-up, to Tuska KVLT, Tuska Expo expanding further and simply an amazing atmosphere! See you there!

Swedish metal vikings Brothers Of Metal revealed with ‘Heavy Metal Viking’ the first song from their upcoming new album ‘Fimbulvinter’, set for release in November via AFM Records! For a proper viking party, catch them this summer at a small selection of European festivals like Tuska this weekend, or on tour through Europe after the release of their album!

We enjoyed ourselves plenty at Tuhdimmat Tahdit, so we urge you to check out what we think are good reasons for you to try and make it to this lovely festival in Finland’s prettiest city of Tampere!

Mothica shares the new video single ‘Toxins’, another track from the visual album ‘KISSING DEATH’, set for release in August through her own imprint Heavy Heart Records in partnership with Rise Records!

London power-punk risers Alien Chicks shared their new track and video ‘Curtains Up’, out via Hideous Monk REcords and SO Recordings, the 3rd track from their upcoming debut UP ‘Indulging The Mobs’!

Rock duo Bones UK released the single ‘BIKINIS’, a track from their upcoming sophomore album ‘SOFT’, set for release in September via Sumerian Records!