Finnish progressive metal band Rioghan is set to release the second studio album ‘Kept‘ on February 14th 2025 via Inverse Records. The first single ‘Edge‘ is unleashed and the stunning music video shot and edited by Aarni Visuals can be seen here: https://youtu.be/SYz0locEGn4 Rioghan comments on the Edge -single: ” ’Edge’ sets the directions to the new album’s […]
Finnish band Royal Sorrow, formerly known as Edge of Haze, signed an international deal with InsideOutMusic and shared the brand-new video single ‘Metrograve’ to celebrate!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
At the end of January, Battle Beast and Merta came through Tampere’s Pakkahuone for a powerful sold out show presented by Tuhdimmat Tahdit and Master Events.
Besides starting the new year properly looking to the future, this month we’re also still looking back at all the awesomeness that 2023 brought us. One of those awsome things was the already 3rd edition of the by Bloodred Hourglass curated festival Black Box Mikkeli. They were able to bring a killer line-up again on the 2nd day of their event with besides a fantastic show by themselves, Insomnium, Gaerea, Balance Breach, I Am Your God and Lastout!
Pictures of yet another excellent show by the legendary Finnish metal band Amorphis at the gorgeous Kulttuuritalo venue in Helsinki!
Welcoming events that try to bring something different and out of the norm to Finland, we went to the second night of the club festival Hellsinki Techfest with Sirkuit Preiker, Khroma, Balance Breach and Hacktivist back in September for some killer music and high energy!
Lord of the Lost wrapped up their year with a mini tour in Finland, that ended with a sold out gig at Olympia-kortteli in Tampere, with as support Rain Diary and Gothminister. An event by TuskaLive and Grey Beard Concerts & Management that served as the perfect last show in 2023 for our photographer!
Without question, the biggest deathcore band in the world, Lorna Shore made their stop at Jäähalli, the biggest venue in Helsinki, bringing their biggest stage production yet to a sold out crowd on their “The Pain Remains EU Tour”, and with them they had Rivers of Nihil, Ingested and Distant, resulting in massive pits from start to finish!
Shereign finished off their year with a gig at Tampere YO-Talo on December 9th, organized by Nem Agency. They brought along Ikinä, Everwave and Lastout to make the night complete with up-and-coming Finnish artists.
Fitting for December we went to see André Linman perform some Christmas songs at Vaasa’s Trefaldighetskyrkan in Finland awhile back!
Yet another great gig of the Amorphis “Halo Finnish tour” at Tampere’s Pakkahuone last week, in front of an almost full house. An event hosted by TuskaLive.
The second night of John Smith Rock Frozen 2023 was pretty epic with some of the best of the Finnish scene with Red Eleven, Kiuas, Finntroll, Turmion Kätilöt and headliners Amorphis! Throw on top of that the Swedish up-and-comers of Orbit Culture, and you know it was good!
Last month, Turmion Kätilöt kicked off 2023 with their biggest production to date at Jäähalli in Helsinki, celebrating both their 2 decades of existence and the release of their 10th album ‘Omen X’ and with the help of Lord of the Lost and Proteus!
Throwback to Normandie finally making it back to Finland to celebrate their 2021 release ‘Dark & Beautiful Secrets’ and blew the roof off On The Rocks with the support from Balance Breach and Delta Enigma.
In Flames crammed the Jäähalli arena in Helsinki full with an energetic, pulsating crowd with the help of country mates At The Gates, Imminence and Orbit Culture, giving the people a taste of both the old and the new in Swedish metal!
Saor amazed us at Tiivistämö in Helsinki a good week ago with their mesmerizing soundscape, very special guests …and Oceans and support from Marrasmieli!
At the end of October, Volbeat impressed the people at the Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland with a rock ‘n’ roll show of epic proportions. With them came Skindred and Bad Wolves for a decent warm-up and party!
Heilung came, saw and conquered the sold out Jäähalli in Helsinki at the end of October, yet another absolutely magical show by a phenomenon in the music scene. And their guests Eivør and Lili Refrain were the perfect people to warm an already excited crowd up even more!
The yearly preclub show for Hellsinki Industrial Festival was yet again filled with some banging artists going from Carnal Machinery and Jessi Frey, to dark electronica artist ESA!
Dead By April brought a true modern metal and metalcore party to Helsinki with the help of UK’s Blood Youth and Finland’s Ember Falls!
Amon Amarth and Machine Head came, saw and delivered! The ‘Vikings & Lionhearts tour’ made a stop in Helsinki, Finland and set the room on fire, quite literally… Support came from Swedish melodeath supergroup The Halo Effect.
The old school “Brummie Hardcore Punks” of GBH came to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their debut album ‘City Baby Attacked by Rats’ and started a riot at On The Rocks in Helsinki with support from Broken Trend and Likaiset Pikkarit!
