Katatonia, together with Solstafir and SOM, are touring Europe & UK on their ‘Twilight Burials Tour 2023’. Presenting songs from their latest album ‘Sky Void Of Stars’ live for the first time. We were at their stop in LKA Longhorn, Stuttgart!

UK prog trio Black Orchid Empire announce their new album ‘Tempus Veritas’ to be released in April via Season of Mist and share the single ‘Deny The Sun’. Fans of bands like Sleep Token, Disperse, Karnivool and Periphery pay attention!

Annet is always looking for music that takes her either on an emotional ride or gets her going on a musical party. In 2022 she found what she was looking for in the releases from bands like Kissin Dynamite, Killswitch Engage, Mantah, Alestorm, Sleeping With Sirens, Simple Plan, The Halo Effect, Electric Callboy, Avantasia and Parkway Drive!

Ultra Q, the band fronted by Jakob Armstrong, the youngest son of Green Day’s Billie Joe, announce their debut album ‘My Guardian Angel’ to be released via Royal Mountain Records in June and share the single ‘VR Sex’!

UK post-punk band NAUT release new song and video ‘Damocles’ upon the world, another track from the upcoming ‘Hunt’ to be released in February via Season of Mist!

At the end of December, we managed to catch the shows of Shereign, Dirt and of course Oceanhoarse at the second edition of Hoarsefest at On The Rocks in Helsinki!

After several postponements, Hoarsefest finally happened again at the end of December at On The Rocks! The second edition of this unique event was right on the money again with great shows from Shereign, Dirt and Oceanhoarse!

Finnish heavy metal monsters Lordi announce their upcoming new album ‘Screem Writers Guild’ to be released in March via Atomic Fire Records and unleash first single ‘Lucyfer Prime Evil’!

Pittsburgh punk rockers Anti Flag have released their 13th album ‘Lies They Tell Our Children, a “conceptual” album about the state of the world that we currently live in, with 7 out of the 11 tracks featuring guest artists. Out via Spinefarm Records.

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Dropkick Murphys finally made it to the Hydro in Glasgow and proved to us yet again why they are one of the most popular bands in the Celtic punk genre!