We are still remembering the goth darkness we got to enjoy for a moment in the Helldorado stage tent at Alcatraz earlier this summer with Unto Others, and in a couple of weeks we’ll get to enjoy more of this new era of the band with their new album ‘Never, Neverland’ out via Century Media Records! Another single with ‘Momma Likes the Door Closed’ was released about a week ago, and it’s all we’ve ever wanted with heavy riffing and goth vibes!
Heavy metal titans Satan unleashed ‘Turn the Tide’, another single from their upcoming album ‘Songs In Crimson’ set for release in a couple of weeks via Metal Blade Records! Catch them on tour throughout the whole month of September, including a stop at our very own Asgaard venue!
While the summer is about to be wrapping up, we can already look ahead towards the summer of 2025, especially after Tuska just announced the first 16 confirmed acts for next year’s edition with Electric Callboy, Powerwolf, Nothing More, Orbit Culture, Kim Dracula, Korpiklaani, Marko Hietala, Tarja, Charlotte Wessels, thrown, Eihwar, Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus, Blood Command, Arion and Tyrantti and the first announced headliner with Lorna Shore!
What do you think? What bands are you still hoping for?
All For Metal just released their powerful second studio album ‘Gods Of Metal (Year Of The Dragon)’ with Reigning Phoenix Music, and celebrated with a monumental and epic music video for the track ‘Year Of The Dragon’!
Powerwolf unleashed their new album ‘Wake Up The Wicked’ last week via Napalm Records and released the thrilling, cinematic music video for the track ‘We Don’t Wanna Be No Saints’ to celebrate!
Unto Others are back with new album ‘Never, Neverland’ set for release in September via Century Media Records and shared the single ‘Angel of the Night’. Catch them on tour in Europe in August with stops at festivals like Wacken, Brutal Assault and Alcatraz Music!
Heavy metal legends Satan recently announced their upcoming new album ‘Songs In Crimson’, set for release in September via Metal Blade Records, after which they’ll embark on an extensive UK/Europe tour, including a stop at our very own Asgaard venue!
Armored Saint is set to reissue their ‘Revelation’ and ‘La Raza’ albums on vinyl next month via Metal Blade Records and are starting their European summer tour today at Headbangers Open Air, taking them also to festivals like Wacken and Alcatraz Festival!
Finnish melancholic metal act Endless Chain unleashes a music video for their new single ‘Beyond What You Believe’, another track from upcoming album ‘Agony’, set for release at the end of August! Fans of Insomnium, Swallow the Sun and Amorphis may want to pay heed!
Nothing Sacred, one of Australia’s pioneering heavy metal bands, is kicking off their highly anticipated 2024 European summer tour tomorrow at Headbangers Open Air, taking them all over Europe until they wrap things up at Speed Metal Party in Tampere, Finland halfway August!
After having brought an impression of the first day of TollRock Festival, here are the impressions for day 2 from our photographer with Guano Apes, Thundermother, and Dog Eat Dog!
One of our photographers went to the smaller, but wonderful festival TollRock in Germany a couple of weeks ago and was so kind to share some of his pictures with us of day 1 with Mötorblast, Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons and Völkerball.
No festivals in Belgium this summer for Iron Maiden, but instead they came for an evening to the Sportpaleis venue in Antwerp for their fans to witness the heavy metal heroes live, with support of The Raven Age.
Pictures of A.A. Williams, Orbit Culture, Finntroll, Marko Hietala and Butcher Babies taking over the tent stage and Inferno stage on the second day of Tuska 2023!
An Ice Nine Kills show is an absolute visual spectacle, and we were at one of their completely sold out shows in Finland at Vanha Ylioppilastalo in Helsinki with support from SKYND and Lansdowne!
Day 2 of Tuhdimmat Tahdit was just as hot. Carnival Academy, Heavy Metal Perse, Antony Parviainen Trio, Turmion Kätilöt, Metalite, Wolfheart, Shereign, Before the Dawn, Brymir, Mokoma, Swallow the Sun and lastly Battle Beast. Master Events gave us a festival that is certainly worth coming back to.
On the third day of Rockfest 2023, we weren’t able to capture as many bands as on the earlier days due to other responsibilities and some artists not wanting any pictures to be taken, but we still caught killer performances on the Red Stage by Soundi by Igorrr, The Hellacopters and Beast In Black!
On the third day of Rockfest 2023, we weren’t able to capture as many bands as on the earlier days due to other responsibilities and some artists not wanting any pictures to be taken, but we still caught epic shows on the main stage by Michael Monroe, and Volbeat!
The second day of Rockfest 2023, the Black Stage brought 3 very different takes on rock music with shows from Crashdiet, Nestor and Cleopatrick.
This is a beast of an album. Trivium always goes down to the core of emotions. They go deep and you hear that in their albums.
“Forever Black” is full of epic riffs a bone-crushing old school heavy metal album. Cirith Ungol still remains as one of the main pillars of heavy metal.
Heavy metal bangers, catchy tracks and socially aware themes… Liv Sin delivered yet another burner of a metal album, do check it out!
Body Count is in the house! And as they say with every release: they are still as angry as ever! Get ready for some good metal music…
On March 6th, 2020, Blue Öyster Cult return with the remaster of their album ‘Heaven Forbid’, out via Frontiers Music!
After 6 years Tyr is back with a brand new album ‘Hel’. Find out here why it took them so long and why it was worth the wait.
The third full-length studio album from Fresno, California based outfit Haunt emphasizes further on complex melodies and guitar harmonies.
The debut album from Canada’s SYRYN boasts some classic power metal. Check it out!
The Agonist are back with another damn solid release that might catapult them into the higher regions of the metal world!
Alter Bridge is ready to take over some headlining spots from bands that are becoming a bit rusty. If you’re a fan, you will love it. For the others, let it grow on you. There are some beauties on this album.
