Finnish pagan metal artist Vermilia released her first single ‘Vakat’ from the upcoming new album ‘Karsikko’, set for release in early 2025! Catch her the coming week on her Spanish tour, and later this season in Finland for a couple of dates like this year’s Melancholy Mass Festivals in Tampere and Helsinki!
Finnish folkloric black metallers The Mist From the Mountains revealed the new track ‘Sáiva’, the second one brought into the world from their highly anticipated upcoming album ‘Portal – The Gathering of Storms’, set for release on October 11th via Primitive Reaction!
Cyan Kicks kick off new era with the new single ‘Don’t You Say I Didn’t Warn You’, yet another infectious track released via Ranka Kustannus!
Finnish melodeath revelation Horizon Ignited are taking things to the next level and released their new single and music video ‘Beneath The Dark Waters’, out via Reaper Entertainment!
One Morning Left is back with yet another highly infectious track that blends 80s vibes with modern metalcore, and really go for the old school vibes paying homage to Knight Rider with the single ‘Michael, The Knight’, from their upcoming album ‘Neon Inferno’, set for release next month via Arising Empire!
Finnish sludge masters Demonic Death Judge unveiled their new track ‘Poisoner’, which will be part of the Suicide Records compilation ‘In the Loving Memory of You’, released yesterday and of which all proceeds are going to a suicide prevention organization in Sweden!
Finnish melodic death metal project Crowen shared ‘Dark Forever’, the first single and music video of their upcoming EP ‘Where The Darkness Falls’, set for release later this year via Inverse Records!
Finnish doom metal act Grain Of Pain unveiled a lyric video for the track ‘Can’t Be Fallen’ last week, a track from the recently released debut album ‘The Moon Lights The Way’, out since May via Noble Demon!
The 13th edition of Steelfest is happening in a bit more than 8 months and over the weekend they announced 30 confirmed names for 2025, with of course a nice selection of the top of the Finnish underground scene and plenty of pretty impressive names again, including some exclusive shows of bands like Absu, Osculum Infame, The True Werwolf, Imprecation, Hellwind & Vritrahn and more! Time to get those tickets, we’d say!
Finnish symphonic doom metal band Infirmum releases first single and music video ‘Burn’ from upcoming album ‘From The Depths I Cried’, expected by the end of this year still!
Are you guys ready for a real folk metal party? Check out on the Finnish band Verikalpa bringing their debut album.
Thaurorod wants you to join them on their journey to the Coast Of Gold. Are you ready to sail with them?
I took them 13 years to release a demo and a single, but here’s the first album!
Finnish death doom masters Hooded Menace return with crushing somberness, travelling to new heights of ultimate despair and grotesque.
Psychedelic rock from Finland that’ll take you on a trip through their weird tales back to the sixties!
Finnish solo artist and multi-instrumentalist Jay Ray has finally released his debut album! Sit back, close your eyes and be impressed by his creations…
Possibly the birth of the next big thing in “vintage rock” is to be found in Finland, check out their groovy, heavy rock now!
The already great doom outfit Clouds gathered some guest vocalists to raise the bar for this year’s doom metal releases, even in all the sadness and sorrow there’s always a silver lining to be found…
Awhile ago, the Finnish leg of the Wolfheart and Before the Dawn co-headline tour started, and with support of Brymir, we got a very nice night of Finnish melodeath at the not so crowded Pakkahuone in Tampere, organised by Master Events.
"A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open."
Frank Zappa
Pictures of the Daði Freyr show at Tavastia in Helsinki, Finland.
Pictures of Samael, Before The Dawn and Bury Tomorrow on the second outside stage at Hellsinki Metal Festival!
Pictures of Bloodred Hourglass, I Am Morbid, Leprous and Emperor performing on one of the outdoor stages at Hellsinki Metal Festival!
Pictures of the performances of Pentagram, Burst, Priest, Déluge, Fit For An Autopsy and Watain on the indoor stage of Hellsinki Metal Festival!
Pictures of the Asagraum, Chamber of Unlight, Suicidal Angels, Benighted, Impaled Nazarene and Batushka shows at the first day of Hellsinki Metal Festival 2023!
Pictures of the Arion, Clawfinger, Blind Guardian and Apocalyptica shows at the first day of Hellsinki Metal Festival 2023.
Pictures of the Voivod, Monuments and Sodom shows at the first day of Hellsinki Metal Festival 2023!
We got to see one of the Raskasta Iskelmää live shows at the sold out Hönö bar in Tampere. Featuring Marko Hietala, Antti Railio and Ville Tuomi on vocals, it’s the perfect summer getaway while waiting for the Raskasta Joulua season. A very fun evening presented by Tuhdimmat Tahdit and Master Events.
Pictures of Beast In Black and Metal De Facto playing at Coolhead Live.
