News Posts

Leprous is finally entering a new chapter, and announced their upcoming new album ‘Melodies Of Atonement’ to be released in August via InsideOut Music and following North American tour with Monuments and Fight The Fight!

Norwegian rock outfit Leprous unleash another single from their upcoming album ‘Aphelion’ with the video for ‘The Silent Revelation’!

Norwegian rock outfit Leprous released the first single ‘Running Low’ from their upcoming InsideOutMusic album ‘Aphelion’! Check it out!

Silver Lake by Esa Holopainen released another song in anticipation of the upcoming debut album, this time featuring Einar Solberg from Leprous!

Ihsahn released a phenomenal version of the A-ha song “Manhattan Skyline” with Einar Solberg on guest vocals!

Progressive mastermind Ihsahn announces to release the second of a 2-part EP in September and reveals a first track.

Voyager shared a first song of their upcoming release and it features guest vocals by Einar from Leprous!

Dynamo Metal Fest announced their headliner and 2 more bands for their 2018 line-up!

4 more names were added to the line-up and 4 more are coming soon!

We’re halfway the festival summer and still the new releases are not slowing down one bit… Check out what is coming this month!

Interviews

Back in 2023, when Leprous was last in Helsinki, we met up with Simen from Leprous to have a fun chat about touring, his highlights when being on tour and supporting your local live and cultural scene!

Since they’re playing in Finland again this coming week, we wanted to share this fun little bit from our archives, so enjoy and don’t miss out on their shows!

Festival Reports

The first edition of Hellsinki Metal was absolutely epic, find some of the most memorable performances here with Pentagram, Priest, I Am Morbid, Bury Tomorrow, Emperor, Fit For An Autopsy and Watain!

3 days of the best you can find in metal, rock and other related genres all came together on the Suvilahti grounds in Helsinki, what resulted in yet another great edition of Tuska!

The 2018 edition of Dynamo Metalfest was again bull’s eye, the music, the bands, the people, the organisation, the weather. Read all about it !!!

Photo Reports

Pictures of Bloodred Hourglass, I Am Morbid, Leprous and Emperor performing on one of the outdoor stages at Hellsinki Metal Festival!

Leprous always stand for an exceptional live show and musical experience. Add to that Monuments and Kalandra, and we were in for a fantastic night at Helsinki’s Vanha Ylioppilastalo!

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A proggy and captivating night at Le Splendid in Lille, France with Leprous supported by the masters of djent Monuments and the Norwegian folk project Kalandra.

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More pictures of the second edition of Prognosis festival in Eindhoven, The Netherlands with headliner Leprous amazing us all!

The pictures of 3 days of metal and rock fun in the middle of Helsinki… Tuska 2018, you were awesome!

Dynamo Metalfest 2018 brought yet again a great diversity of music to the stage for a very sharp price! Check out our pics!

Experience the visuals of a mind-bending night!

Previews

The first edition of brand-new festival Hellsinki Metal Festival is quickly approaching and they’ve constantly been sharing more details and updates. So it was about time to gather what we already know about the fest in a preview…

Read all about the next edition of Dynamo Metalfest. A party that cannot be missed !!!

Lists

If you are still looking for a great summer destination, here are 10 festivals that might make Finland the ideal place to go for you with #Horizon23, Rockfest, Tuhdimmat Tahdit, Nummirock, Tuska, John Smith Festival, SaariHelvetti, Dark River Festival, Hellsinki Metal Festival and Flow Festival!

August proves to be a highly exciting and surprisingly full month for new releases! Here is a small selection of those that are most anticipated by our editorial staff!

2017 seems to be the year one-man projects had the biggest impact on C’kes listening habits!

After endless debating the list is done with one clear winner!

Gig Reports

Back in March, Leprous dropped by Vanha Ylioppilastalo in Helsinki on their “Aphelion European Tour” and swept us away with a night of exceptional music, supported by Monuments and Kalandra.

Leprous shined as a diamond during their passage at the Biebob together with their friends of Agent Fresco, Alithia and Astrosaur. Our reporter enjoyed it and now you can enjoy it too.

Devin Townsend Project did it again, it’s more than music, it’s an experience, read the review of the kick-off of their European tour