Ice-cold Finnish modern metal band Arctis announced their self-titled debut album to be out via Napalm Records in November, and shared their very first single ever with ‘I’ll Give You Hell’! Make sure you catch them on tour in support of Apocalyptica’s Europe tour later this year!
After unveiling the Bright & Black project, where metal music and orchestral music meet, and the first track ‘Nidhugg’ a few weeks ago, now there is also a music video for the song!
The new project Bright & Black, where symphony orchestra meets metal music, with contributors from bands like Apocalyptica, Opeth, Watain, Entombed AD, and Meshuggah, unveiled a first glimpse of the upcoming album (out early next year) with the track ‘Nidhugg’!
One of Finland’s biggest metal events and organizers, is bringing a whole new experience to the live stream table with “Tuska Utopia”!
Headliners & some other awesomeness
Go see what’s new and on what days what bands play!
The 20th anniversary looks like a party already!
Apocalyptica passed through Tampere on their “Plays Metallica vol. 2” tour on January 23rd, where they played in the big auditorium of Tampere-Talo. A perfectly produced evening full of energy and fun that we were able to see thanks to Ginger Vine Management & PR.
A couple of weeks ago, Apocalyptica brought the amazing experience of ‘Matka Mieleen – Kaamoksen Sellot’ to Tampere’s Tuomiokirkko, an experience our reporter won’t be forgetting any time soon!
Before the grounds of “The Island of Hell” was taken over by SaariHelvetti festival, we got to welcome Apocalyptica, Wheel and Cyan Kicks for an amazing night!
The 3rd installment of Tuska Utopia brings with Apocalyptica one of the most unique Finnish bands to an absolutely unique location for a show!
Sabaton’s The Great Tour has come to burn the place down in Het Sportpaleis in Belgium. They were all too happy to perform their songs in the country where it all happend. Support of Amaranthe and Apocalyptica
Ginger Vine Management & PR gave us access to Apocalyptica’s “Plays Metallica vol. 2” show at Tampere-Talo on the 23rd of January. A show that was not only great to listen to, but also was visually great, with light arrangements that just helped the music to shine even brighter.
Apocalyptica came, saw and conquered our hearts with their renditions of even more Metallica songs from their latest album, brought to us in the middle of the chaos that was Metallica weekend in Helsinki!
A selection of Jonna’s best captures of 2023, with pictures from bands Butcher Babies, Electric Callboy, Ghost, Glenn Hughes, Gojira, In Flames, Lorna Shore, The Hu, Ville Valo, Chamber of Unlight, Asagraum, Monuments, Sodom, Batushka, Blind Guardian, and Apocalyptica!
The year wrapping up means that we’ll be looking back at the amazing things we’ve experienced, and “album of the year” lists. We’d also like to give some attention to our talented concert photographers who go out and cover shows for us. So here is a first in a series of articles where our artists pick their favorite pictures of 2023 with Anna/ScarletMemory Photography who mostly roams around in Tampere, Finland and pictures from bands like Pain, Sólstafir, Eleine, Myrath, Battle Beast, Brymir, Sabaton, Mors Subita, Lordi, Metalite, Shereign, Diablo, Before The Dawn, Wolfheart, Sonata Arctica, Deathstars, Brother Firetribe, Psychework, Apocalyptica, Voidfallen, Poets of the Fall, Amorphis, Lost Society, and Everwave!
Apocalyptica recently came to Tampere’s Tuomiokirkko for their ‘Matka Mieleen – Kaamoksen Sellot’ tour. It was an amazing experience and a visual delight.
Pictures of the Arion, Clawfinger, Blind Guardian and Apocalyptica shows at the first day of Hellsinki Metal Festival 2023.
Wheel, Epica and Apocalyptica came together in Munich to bring a dream night for lovers of expectedly crafted music from the hand of excellent artists
Pictures of an amazing night of quality Finnish music with Apocalyptica, Wheel and Cyan Kicks on the Viikinsaari island in Tampere!
Sabaton came all the way from Sweden with their theatrics and pyrotechnics to almost literally set Antwerps biggest venue on fire and brought Amaranthe and Apocalyptica to heat things up even more.
The pictures of a weekend of celebrations and discoveries at the 20th anniversary of Tuska Open Air!
