News Posts

Finnish progressive heavy psychedelic rockers Craneium signed with Majestic Mountain Records for their upcoming releases and shared the new single/video ‘Empty Palaces’ to celebrate!

Italy’s cult heavy rock band Death SS unveiled the official video for their new single ‘Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde’, a track from their upcoming studio album ‘The Entity’, set for release early next year!

Canadian heavy psychedelic rockers AAWKS unleashed ‘Celestial Magick’, the first single of their upcoming album ‘On Through The Sky Maze’, set for release in March 2025 via Black Throne Productions!

Danish rock outfit Silvera released the new video and single ‘Lifeline’, a track from their upcoming album ‘World Behind Doors’, out in some weeks via Mighty Music!

Swedish stoner rockers Greenleaf shared their latest single ‘Different Horses’ with a mockumentary video, the last track they’ll unveil before the release of their new album ‘The Head & The Habit’ on June 21 via Magnetic Eye Records!

Swedish heavy rockers Greenleaf released the tongue-in-cheek video for the super catchy tune ‘Breathe, Breathe Out’, a first single of their upcoming album ‘The Head & The Habit’ set for release in June via Magnetic Eye Records!

Greek heavy rockers Khirki shared the new single ‘Father Wind’, a track coming from their new album “Κυκεώνας” set for release in April via Venerate Industries!

High On Fire shared an official video for their earlier released single ‘Burning Down’, a track from their upcoming new album ‘Cometh the Storm’, set for release in April via MNRK Heavy!

The Swedish root rockers of Siena Root shared a music video for ‘Winter Solstice’ in anticipation of the kickoff of their live season supporting their latest album ‘Revelation’ (out via Atomic Fire Records / Reigning Phoenix Music)!

Texas desert rockers High Desert Queen released first single ‘Ancient Aliens’ and the details on their upcoming album ‘Palm Reader’, set for release via Magnetic Eye Records in May!

Photo Reports

Pop Evil and Bad Wolves joined forces on the “Animal Instinct Tour” touring through the US, bringing along Sierra Pilot and ONI for the ride! We caught them at their Thanksgiving eve show at Pierre’s in Ft. Wayne in Indiana!

Time to celebrate 35 years of psychedelic stoner rock: we caught MONSTER MAGNET at one of their stops on their anniversary tour, bringing us together with support DAILY THOMPSON a night full of psychedelic infused Stoner-Rock at LKA Longhorn in Stuttgart, Germany! And they showed that they’re still an excellent live band and still the benchmark against which established and upcoming bands must measure themselves.

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!

Our recently joined photographer Lindy is excited to see what 2024 is going to bring for her, but for now, let’s have a look back at some of her favorite pictures she took in 2023 at shows from bands like Across the White Water Tower, Alesana, Autopsy Affair, Brand of Sacrifice, Currents, Emmure, Greyhaven, Knuckle Puck, Magg Dylan, Magnolia Parl, Midnight Threat, Norma Jean, Origami Angel, Pink Shift, Saliva, See You Space Cowboy, Silverstein, Sweet Pill, The Contactees, The SoapGirls, Virginia, and We Came As Romans!

After a long break, Gluecifer, who are one of Norway’s finest rock exports, played 3 gigs on their ‘Kings of Rock Tour 2023’ in Germany. We were lucky enough to be able to catch one of these shows for you at LKA Longhorn in Stuttgart! Power-rock trio The Demtones gave a solid support as opening act.

Today, they’re starting their extensive “Shake Your City” European tour at a sold out Tavastia in Helsinki, but earlier this year, to celebrate the release of their new album ‘Electric Sounds’, the Canadian rockers of Danko Jones dropped by in Helsinki. For a private rock party where only a select amount of fans and music professionals had a great time seeing them in a small club stage setting!

Pictures of the first night of Fall Fest 2023 with Blackwater Holylight and Iron Jinn!

Drowning Pool, Salive, Adelitas Way and Any Given Sin are touring the US with “The SNAFU tour” and we got to enjoy a great night of American metal/rock in Fort Wayne, Indiana!

Interviews

We sat down with Kriss and Aaron of Starbenders right before their headline show at On The Rocks in Helsinki, Finland to talk about their present European tour, their road and struggles of the past decade to get where they are right now and things to be looking forward to, like their brand-new single coming out this Thursday, September 26 with Sumerian Records!

We sat down with TJ Taylor, drummer of SOiL, when they dropped by in Fort Wayne, IN back in March on the “Back to the 2000s Tour”, to reminiscence about the glory years of nu metal, touring and what it’s like to get back on that stage every time!

A talk with Kobra about “Prevail” and the tour…