News Posts

British alternative metallers Neonfly are set to tour Finland with Cyhra this February, visiting Tampere, Helsinki and Oulu on a tour organized by Nem Agency!

Finnish modern metal band Volucrine is releasing their 4th full-length ‘ETNA’ next month via Inverse Records and shared a new single with ‘Riptide’!

Finnish melancholic metal band Garden of Stone is set to release their debut EP ‘Tides of Decay’ next month via Inverse Records and shared a second single with ‘Idol of Flesh’!

Finnish black metallers Hollow Woods shared the new track ‘Night Burns Through’ from their upcoming album ‘Like Twisted Bones of Fallen Giants’, set for release in February via Signal Rex!

Sonata Arctica announced a Finnish tour of 8 different stops in March/April 2024 in support of their upcoming new album ‘Clear Cold Beyond’, which is coming out in the beginning of March via Atomic Fire Records.

Finnish goth band Lamori embraces eerie depths with their new single ‘Ave Valkyria’, a track of their upcoming album ‘NEON BLOOD FIRE’, set for release via Wormholedeath!

Finnish metal outfit on the rise Where’s My Bible released a new single and music video with ‘Creator of Abyss’, another track from their upcoming new album set for release in 2024 via Inverse Records!

Finnish dark metal torchbearers counting Hours announced new album ‘The Wishing Tomb’ to be released in February 2024 via Ardua Music and shared a first track with ‘Timeless Ones’!

While they are preparing their sophomore full-length, Rioghan is treating us on the EP ‘Covers III’ via Inverse Records, and a brand-new music video for their hit track ‘Reflection’ featuring footage of their first ever gig!

Finnish melodic metal band Abandon All returns already with new material after their debut album ‘Far Away’ being released earlier this year! ‘The Wolf And The Owl’ is the first track (featuring guest vocals by Capri from Amberian Dawn) from their upcoming EP ‘Strong’, set for release in 2024 via Inverse Records!

Photo Reports

We caught Bloodbound on one of their very first shows in Finland, with their support bands Altaria and Captain Black Beard. The shows were organised by Nem Agency.

Pictures of the modern metal and metalcore party brought to Helsinki by Dead By April, Blood Youth and Ember Falls!

Sonata Arctica gave us a blast of a show on their gig in Hämeenlinna and Verkatehdas made it perfect by delivering excellent sound. The show was presented by TuskaLive.

Brymirs album release show at Tavastia was one sweaty pleasure, full of surprises and even though it was on a Wednesday with a decent sized crowd! Overall, a really pleasant night with a band that continues to rise and soar!

Fans of the Finnish band Sturm und Drang were in for a treat at Tampereen Ylioppilasteatteri, when Jeppe Welroos and André Linman played some of their best known songs in an intimate acoustic set. We really enjoyed finally being able to listen to these songs live again.

Punk rock fans were spoiled on a Saturday a couple of weeks ago when the absolute legends of hardcore punk GBH turned On The Rocks in Helsinki into a complete chaos of old school punks and new school punks dancing and partying like there’s no tomorrow. An event by Loose Mind Productions and support from Broken Trend and Likaiset Pikkarit.

YUNGBLUD at Kulttuuritalo Helsinki on his “Life on Mars Tour” was quite the rock ‘n’ roll experience. People saying that rock is dead, clearly haven’t seen this guy rockin’ the stage! With support from Boy Bleach, it was an absolutely memorable night!

Pictures of the second day of Knotfest Finland that topped everything of the day before on all levels with kings of metal Slipknot, joined by bands like Shiraz Lane, Tesseract, Stoned Statues, Cradle of Filth, Medeia, Bring Me The Horizon, and Moon Shot!

Pictures of day 1 of Knotfest Finland with Bloodred Hourglass, Stam1na, Sara, Arch Enemy, Lähiöbotox, Lamb of God, Huora, and Nightwish

Pictures of the 2nd day of Rock in the City Kerava 2022 with Stam1na, Melrose, Uriah Heep, Accept, Cyan Kicks and Deep Purple.

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Gig Reports

In Flames & Five Finger Death Punch embark on a massive double headliner European tour and we were there at the very first stop at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki!

Two bands taking us on a mesmerizing journey with an all enveloping soundscape filled with beauty and raw harshness.

Papa Roach is back to celebrate their latest album “Crooked Teeth” and show that they can convince young and old to go nuts on their music!

Ensiferum gathered their troops, some wolves and fellow pagans to deliver an evening filled with Finnish pagan inspired metal!

Mastodons Arch Enemy are back to destroy with their new album and with them they had the promising Ukranian band Jinjer!

The guys of Shiraz Lane are saying goodbye before they retreat to the studio to record their second album. And what we got was a hard rock and rock ‘n’ roll party that’ll linger for quite awhile…

Machinae Supremacy got the geeks in Finland united for a night! And the party was complete with the addition of violent poppers Blind Channel and “party” metalcore outfit One Morning Left!

We got to chance to join CoB and their fans in Helsinki, celebrating 20 years of “Lake Bodom”!

A magical night at Tavastia

The heralds of the gods strike down in Helsinki!