Finnish progressive post-metal collective Besra shared a video for the title track of their upcoming EP ‘Equilibrium’, set for release on November 1st via Suicide Records!
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News Posts
Finnish industrial metal heretics King Satan have unleashed another single and video with ‘Abyss Of The Souls’, a third single of their upcoming album ‘The Devil’s Evangelion’ set for release on November 8 via Noble Demon!
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Finnish rockers Temple Balls shared their new single ‘Distorted Emotions (Live)’, out now via Frontiers Music, in anticipation of the release of the deluxe edition of their latest album ‘Avalanche’ and upcoming UK tour with Straight For The Sun!
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In anticipation of their upcoming extensive Europe tour, Finnish winter metallers Wolfheart unveiled the official video for ‘The Gale’, the captivating closing track of their latest album ‘Draconian Darkness’ released via Reigning Phoenix Music. Make sure you catch them when they come close to you, like at Hell’s Balls festival in Belgium!
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One of our favorite up-and-coming Finnish bands, Luna Kills, have today announced to have signed with Sharptone Records for the release of their upcoming next album and unleashed the alt-metal bombshell of a track ‘slay ur enemies’ to celebrate!
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Finland’s celebrated Von Hertzen Brothers unveiled 2nd single ‘Ascension Day’ with a music video, a track from their upcoming 9th studio album ‘In Murmuration’, set for release at the end of next month!
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Finnish masters of melancholy Swallow The Sun unveiled yet another single of their upcoming album ‘Shining’ last week with ‘MelancHoly’! Mark October 18th in your calendar for the official release of the album via Century Media Records!
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Finnish metal outfit Dead End Finland released their new single ‘Adrenaline’, another single from their upcoming sixth studio album, set to be released with Inverse Records!
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Finland’s resident industrial satanists King Satan are building anticipation for the release of their upcoming 4th album ‘The Devil’s Evangelion’, set for release via Noble Demon in November, by unleashing their latest single ‘Chaos Forever Now’ featuring Nachtmahr!
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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!
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Photo Reports
In the beginning of last week, a sold out On The Rocks in Helsinki truly got warmed up for the upcoming Tuska Festival when the legendary Suburban Tribe played their first show in over 13 years! If you’re at Tuska today, they are a must-see… see you at the Radio City Stage by 19:15!
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!
Back in March, we found the popular Danish black metal outfit Afsky teaming up with the just as popular Finns of Havukruunu for a co-headline tour in Finland with the support of Qwälen, bringing one of the most progressively welcoming black metal shows to On The Rocks in Helsinki!
Steve ‘n’ Seagulls came to Tampere’s G Livelab in the beginning of June and united people of all ages with their light-hearted music and bluegrass/country takes on rock and metal classics!
In the beginning of March, we caught the Finnish melodeath band As The Sun Falls playing a show at On The Rocks in Helsinki with the support of Innersphere! We’ll get to welcome As The Sun Falls at our very own Asgaard venue in a couple of weeks, so go have a look what you can expect!
Vended came to show that they’re their own entity, ready to push the metal scene into the next wave of popularity, with the help of The Gloom In The Corner and Profiler!
Blind Channel with support from Lastout and Costee filled up Tampere’s Nokia Arena pretty well on 27th of April for the one Finnish tour date this spring. An event by Extra Large Music and Warner Music Live, adding a massive arena show to wrap things up before they moved on to the USA.
Pictures of the second night of the 2024 edition of Desert Hel, with Dome Runner, Mansion, Maan Tomu and Truckfighters!
Pictures of the first night of the 2024 edition of Desert Hel, with Heezer, Orbiter, Polymoon, Kaire; IRSE! and Messa!
Orbit Culture came, saw and blew us away at Vanha Ylioppilastalo in Helsinki, Finland! And with the support of their country mates of Bite Down, we got a showcase of the promising new music coming from Sweden!
Album Reviews
Finnish symphonic black metal collective Vargrav presents its third opus entitled “The Nigthold”, and resuscitates the principles of symphonic black metal with superior quality, out via Werewolf Records on December 15th.
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Finnish melodic black metal stalwarts Moonlight Sorcery paint shimmering landscapes of winter on their first studio album “Horned Lord of The Thorned Castle” which amalgamate the fantasy style of Scandinavian melodies with a sense of fantasy. Out now via Avantgarde Music!
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The Finnish veterans …And Oceans have delivered one of their best works to date ‘As in Gardens, So in Tombs’ which stands as their most accomplished album since their masterwork debut ‘The Dynamic Gallery of Thoughts’. This is simply a feast for fans of symphonic and melodic black metal. Out via Season of Mist.
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Smoulder’s sophomore record ‘Violent Creed of Vengeance’ continues the epic quest of this Canadian-Finnish fellowship through the realm of epic heavy metal doom. Out via Cruz Del Sur Music.
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Finnish post-punk revivalists Grave Pleasures have released their new record ‘Plagueboys’ with Century Media Records a couple of weeks ago. A celebration of bleak early goth as if it were a lost record from the eighties, while still being remarkably upbeat and danceable.
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Finnish black metal quartet Ondfødt has refined its craft on the fourth album “Det Österbottniska Mörkre”. The songs are packed full of tremolos and blistering tempos, showcasing an outstanding songwriting talent from these Finns. Set for release via Black Lion Records on May 26th.
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The debut offering “The Ravening” of the Finnish symphonic black metal project Argenthorns shows the unique flair from the sole composer Lord Vrăjitor (Warmoon Lord). The album presents the imaginative and creative art of baroque symphonic black metal that aligns with bands like Bal-Sagoth, Limbonic Art, and Tartaros, released via Avantgarde Music.
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With ‘Anno 1696’, Insomnium created a new refreshing album that shows a different kind of style than what they have released of late. It became a raw, blackened and fierce release that really embodies the dark part of history that it’s based on. Out this Friday via Century Media Records!
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With “Aamongandr” Satanic Warmaster retains its status in Finnish and European black metal, every nuance of the following eight tracks makes the new album close to a masterwork. The sheer brilliance of the effective riffs and the stellar production, and the addition of the orchestration will make you behold the greatness of the composition. Released via Werewolf Records.
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After Volume 1 of ‘Acoustic Adventures’ came out in January via Atomic Fire Records, its follow up wasn’t far behind. Volume 2 focuses more on the faster tunes in Sonata Arctica’s catalogue, but is just as filled with tender emotions.
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