Bloodywood shared their new single ‘Bekhauf’ with an epic animated video and a feature by their fellow international superstars BABYMETAL! Out via Fearless Records!
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Rising Finnish alt-metal force Luna Kills announced their highly anticipated album ‘DEATHMATCH’ set for release in April 2025 via SharpTone Records and shared another track with the new single/video ‘sugar rush’!
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Supergroup Hillhaven has unleashed another single some time ago with ‘This Time Tomorrow’, including a captivating video! And while earlier singles were on the angry side of the spectrum, this time they offer us an anthem of healing and hope!
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Budapest’s alternative metal force Nest of Plagues presents the music video for ‘Suffer Together’, a powerful track from their recently released album ‘Hellsolation’, out now via Wormholedeath Records!
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UK alt-shoegaze band Oversize takes influences of the 90s alternative music scene while not being stuck in the past and unveiled their upcoming debut album ‘Vital Signs’ for release in February 2025 via SharpTone! Get a first taste through the already released single and title track!
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After a hiatus year, Rockfest is back! New location, but also a rather action packed first batch of confirmed names for the 2025 edition with names like Muse, Judas Priest and Till Lindemann topping the bill!
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Modern metal outfit The Tale Untold released their new album ‘Counterculture’ last Friday and shared a lyric video for ‘The Craving’ to celebrate!
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French alt-metal outfit Revnoir released a new single and video last week with ‘Crève’, another banging track released by these guys who were a pleasant surprise as the openers for Future Palace when their tour dropped by Helsinki! Out via Arising Empire!
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At the beginning of this month, Blood Command announced to have signed with Arising Empire for the next chapter in their career, and unleashed the brand-new single ‘We Could Be Heaven’ to celebrate!
We’re already looking forward for that promised 2025 new album and seeing them rip up the stage at next year’s Tuska Festival!
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Industrial infused nu-metal misfits Wristmeetrazor shared a new music video for ‘DogdayGod’ at the end of last month, a track from their latest release ‘Degeneration’, out via Prosthetic Records!
People in the UK, don’t miss out on their tour early 2025!
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Photo Reports
Pop Evil and Bad Wolves joined forces on the “Animal Instinct Tour” touring through the US, bringing along Sierra Pilot and ONI for the ride! We caught them at their Thanksgiving eve show at Pierre’s in Ft. Wayne in Indiana!
Within Temptation dropped by in Helsinki on their “Bleed Out tour 2024” that is taking over arenas all over Europe and treated us to a visual and musical spectacle like only they can deliver. With them they brought guest artists to do some songs with them and support band Annisokay!
Myles Kennedy chose Hamburg to start his European tour in support of his third solo album ‘The Art of Letting Go’, bringing the blues rockers of Black River Delta with him as support, and delivering a night of musical excellence to his fans!
Smash Into Pieces were back in Finland a while back, and we got to see their show at Tampere’s Pakkahuone, where they played in front of a full house alongside Cyan Kicks. A wonderful night of good music and atmosphere, hosted by Live Nation Finland.
GHØSTKID came back to Finland to play an excellent show at Tavastia in Helsinki, and they brought with them Within Destruction and SETYØURSAILS for a splendid night of modern metal and metalcore!
Hed pe is a veteran band with 30 years under their belt and are well known for their eclectic blend of nu-metal, reggae, hip-hop and punk rock. They have really created and sustained a unique niche in the industry and it’s not surprising they continue to show up for their loyal fans, who in turn made the night at The Eclectic Room in Angola, IN great!
Pictures of the first day of Alcatraz 2024, with on the Helldorado Stage Ankor, Bizkit Park, Red Fang, Heideroosjes and Hatebreed!
Day 5 of the Lokerse Feesten was blast, marked by the exclusive Belgian appearance of the iconic band Korn. The day was a whirlwind of diverse acts, each bringing their unique energy to the stage with especially on the Club Studio Brussel quite the mix of genres with Woyote, Ho9909, The Warning and Klakmatrak!
Day 5 of the Lokerse Feesten was blast, marked by the exclusive Belgian appearance of the iconic band Korn. The day was a whirlwind of diverse acts, each bringing their unique energy to the stage with on the main stage besides Korn shows from Wargasm, Nova Twins, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes and The Dillinger Escape Plan.
The popular US horror movie inspired metalcore outfit Ice Nine Kills came to Munich and, helped by From Fall to Spring and Ghost Kid, left a trail of blood in the TonHalle.
Interviews
At Tuska 2024, we had a quick chat with Lotta from Luna Kills about their first ever show at the festival, how they’ve been doing since we last talked a couple of years ago, their first tour outside of Finland in support of Dear Mother and hints at what’s next…
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While being at Helsinki Techfest for their very first show outside Estonia, we met up with the metal band Pridian to talk about an excellent 2024 with some bucketlist shows, but also the major news that they are signed to the Century Media Records roster for their upcoming album!
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We sat down with Jessie and Eleni of Ankor after their show at this year’s Tuska Festival, the last stop of a crazy weekend that took them to 3 different countries in 3 days, and had a short chat about their busy summer, the way they like to release new music and how 2024 really seems to be a big year for the band.
Yesterday, they announced a major European tour for 2025 which will take them to most countries of the continent. You won’t want to miss out on that, tickets are available starting tomorrow!
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We sat down with TJ Taylor, drummer of SOiL, when they dropped by in Fort Wayne, IN back in March on the “Back to the 2000s Tour”, to reminiscence about the glory years of nu metal, touring and what it’s like to get back on that stage every time!
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Last summer, we sat down with Johannes from Avatar for a short chat about how 2023 had been so far after their explosive opening show at Tuska 2023, how he experienced that show, and how he feels like the band is in its best form right now, ready to take over the world!
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Today we’re already sitting down with Fixation again to have a chat about their soon-to-be released new album, but back in February, we already had a short conversation with vocalist Jonas Hansen about touring with Devin Townsend, their music and what he hopes to accomplish with it, some of his personal vocal inspirations, and how he would describe their music using just visuals.
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A chat with Sara Strömmer of Shereign about the release of their debut album “Ghost Diaries”, the themes and artwork of the album, the planned release shows with Dark Sarah and how she would describe the band in images, with a very interesting result!
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I got to chat with Sharone and discuss her upcoming album Morbid Illusion as well as Cinco De Mayo outfits, archery adventures and inspirations!
A chat with Ariel Bloomer and Shawn Jump of Icon For Hire about their music and way of life just before they hit the stage in Helsinki!
A talk with Joel andd Niko about how they’re planning to take on the world with their “violent pop revolution”. Spoiler: it’s not only with their looks…
