Australia’s symphonic folk metal powerhouse Valhalore is set to release their new album ‘Beyond The Stars’ via ROAR in April, and shared last week another taste of that album with the single ‘Wayfinder’! And in support of the new release, they just announced an Australian tour to take place in May!
Bloodywood officially announce their new album ‘NU DELHI’ to be out in March via Fearless Records, and share another new single with ‘TADKA’, a metal tribute to Indian food and all of its traditions and secrets!
Taiwanese folk metal pioneer NiNi Music unleashed a proper drinking anthem with ‘GAN BEI’ last week, to celebrate the start of the Year of the Dragon! Catch them live on tour with Korpiklaani and Ensiferum through North-America starting next month!
Folk metal institution Eluveitie announce their new album ‘ÀNV’ to be released in April via Nuclear Blast, and share 2nd single ‘The Prodigal Ones’! Catch them on tour in Europe with Infected Rain and Ad Infinitum starting this week and later this year as support for the Arch Enemy “European Blood Dynasty 2025 tour”!
Australia’s rising force Valhalore is right now touring with Hammerfall in their own country, and shared the music video and track ‘Horizon’, the first new track since their recent signing with ROAR!
The Danish trolls are back! Trold shares the melodic ballad ‘Mod Den Endeløse Skov’, a track from their recently announced album ‘I Skovens Rige’, set for release in March via Emanzipation Productions!
Last week, Eluveitie released their brand-new song ‘Premonition’ with a captivating video via Nuclear Blast, a track in their signature style that is a taste from their upcoming album! Catch them on several tours through Europe starting from January 2025 on!
Croatian folk metal powerhouse Manntra are getting amped up to release their 8th studio album ‘Titans’ in February 2025 via Napalm Records and shared their take on the Miracle Of Sound song ‘Skal’ with a video!
Italian pagan/folk metal outfit Elvenking shared their new single ‘Throes of Atonement’, out now on all streaming platforms via Reaper Entertainment!
Folk metal titan Subway To Sally joined forces with mysterious power metal outfit Warkings for the ultimate anthem ‘Stahl auf Stahl’, from their recently released album ‘Post Mortem’ (out via Napalm Records) and now coming with a video!
Belgian organization Idavoll kicked things up a notch to end 2024 with a heavier note at their “Idavoll Metal Sessions”, bringing some excellent folk metal to Jeugdhuis Comma in Bruges featuring Skål, Hert, and Sorcières!
After an exemplary show at Alcatraz this past summer, Septicflesh graced Belgium again with their presence on their “Modern Primitive European tour”, dropping by the DVG Club in Kortrijk. And with support by Equilibrium, Oceans and Scar of the Sun, it was quite the death metal night of epic proportions!
This past summer, Assemble The Chariots released a monumentally epic debut full-length album, a concept album that is the first chapter of a massive world they’re building. And there was only one way to properly celebrate this: by having a release show, playing the album from start to finish live as it’s intended to be listened to. And with the addition of supporting guests acts IA and Lightbearer, it was truly a mind-bending night to remember for a long time! If you want to catch Assemble the Chariots live, this weekend is your shot with their show at Helsinki Techfest this Friday and their first ever arena show with Lost Society in Järvenpää this Saturday!
Pictures of the third day of Alcatraz 2024, with on the Prison Stage explosive shows from Audrey Horne, Soil, Jinjer, Korpiklaani, Gene Simmons Band and Architects!
Pictures of the second day of Alcatraz 2024, with on the Prison Stage explosive shows from Finntroll, Spiritbox, Dio Disciples, Testament, Epica and Europe!
Pictures of the first day of Alcatraz 2024, with on the Prison Stage explosive shows from Dyscordia, Orden Ogan, Beast In Black, Feuerschwanz, Channel Zero, Saxon and Amon Amarth!
Pictures of the artists on the main stage of the first day of Tuska 2024, with Lord of the Lost, Alestorm, Kerry King, Dimmu Borgir and Pendulum!
An alternative way to celebrate Easter weekend with Rytmihäiriö and Finntroll at their stop at Tavastia in Helsinki on the “Jesus är död, nu ska vi dricka” tour!
A selection of 30 photos that Helder likes a lot from one of his most productive year considering covering concerts, including captures of Fear Factory, Atreyu, Jinjer, Rolo Tomassi, Stone, The Kooks, Pixies, Wunderhorse, Yours Truly, You Me at Six, Lake Malice, Bloodywood, Epica, Avatar, The 69 Eyes, Nova Twins, Cam Cole, Sabaton, The Lumineers, Grailknights, All For Metal, The Baboon Show, Combichrist, Megaherz, The BossHoss, Cancer Bats, Kvelertak, Fixation, Ignea, and Butcher Babies.
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!
