On the first day of Alcatraz 2023, we caught Eleine, Wind Rose, Rise of the Northstar, Bury Tomorrow, Powerwolf and Michael Schenker Group taking over the Prison Stage (mainstage)!

One of our reporters ended up being part of the Graspop Metal Meeting 2023 crew this year, but still found the time to check out the shows of Beast In Black, Butcher Babies, and Guns ‘n’ Roses on the first day of Belgium’s biggest metal festival!

There was “Nothing to Gein” the first Friday of August in Ohio except metal bands that absolutely melted our faces off, with the Mudvayne “Psychotherapy Sessions” tour dropping by with support from Coal Chamber, GWAR, Nonpoint and Butcher Babies!

In the beginning of the month, the streets of Brussels turned black and the sky was filled with smoke for 3 days in a row: Rammstein was in town, and they held nothing back!

One of our photographers went to a rather unusual but nonetheless awesome festival – ‘Stars In Town’ which is taking place right in the middle of the old town city centre of Schaffhausen, Switzerland. We bring you the festival impressions from the opening day – with Danko Jones and Royal Republic!

The first edition of brand-new festival Hellsinki Metal Festival is quickly approaching and they’ve constantly been sharing more details and updates. So it was about time to gather what we already know about the fest in a preview…