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Today, Hellsinki Metal Festival confirmed the last 8 names for the 2024 line-up with Meshuggah, Abbath (performs Immortal), Soen, Emmure, Gutalax, Crownshift, Wolfheart, and Barathrum! Get your tickets as soon as you can!

After unveiling the Bright & Black project, where metal music and orchestral music meet, and the first track ‘Nidhugg’ a few weeks ago, now there is also a music video for the song!

Melodeath supergroup The Halo Effect released a video for the new single ‘The Defiant One’, out now via Nuclear Blast, but a track that won’t sound unfamiliar to those who have seen the band live recently! Catch them on their tour with countrymates Meshuggah in March 2024!

The new project Bright & Black, where symphony orchestra meets metal music, with contributors from bands like Apocalyptica, Opeth, Watain, Entombed AD, and Meshuggah, unveiled a first glimpse of the upcoming album (out early next year) with the track ‘Nidhugg’!

Swedish extreme tech-metal pioneers Meshuggah unleash a first track of their upcoming album ‘Immutable’ and start presales!

The legendary pioneers of Meshuggah are going to unleash a new collection of mind-blowing music with their new album ‘Immutable’!

Meshuggah announces both the return to studio and return of Fredrik Thordendal to lead guitars for the upcoming new album!

Alcatraz Music just announced the first band for the next edition of Alcatraz Hard Rock & Metal Festival! Swedish Technical Extreme Metal/Djent giants Meshuggah!

Another batch of names for the anniversary line-up of 2019’s Wacken!

Pre-sales have started, so here are a handful more bands for the 2019 edition of Brutal Assault!

Lists

The second edition of Hellsinki Metal promises to be again absolutely great! Just in case you weren’t convinced enough yet, here are our reasons why we believe you should get a ticket still for the 2024 edition if you haven’t yet! With a massive line-up, added features and an overall excellent festival experience promised, you won’t want to sit this one out!

Photo Reports

Meshuggah and Zeal & Ardor gave a masterclass in unique extreme metal like only they can at L’Aéronef in France last month!

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

Gig Reports

The Mighty Meshuggah showed us that the grey foxes hasn’t lost their tricks. The godfathers of djent are still an exceptional band.

Album Reviews

Meshuggah sounds groovier and more diverse than ever. The extreme tech-metal giants delivered with Immutable one of their more enjoyable albums.

Igorrr… music not for the weak-hearted and close-minded, but if you are able to open yourself up for his creations this masterpiece will blow you away!

Very heavy and complex music by Finnish prog metal outfit!