Loss Becomes released their new album ‘SONDER’ in January with The Orchard and are now sharing a live video for one of the tracks ‘Tell Me’!
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French metal band Novelists shared yet another new single and music video with ‘Say My Name’, from their upcoming album ‘CODA’, set to release in May through ACKOR Music!
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Italian modern metal act Betrayed have unleashed a video for the single ‘Parasite’, out now on all streaming platforms!
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Finland’s modern metal powerhouse Bloodred Hourglass returns with a brand-new single ‘We Should Be Buried Like This’, a first glimpse into their upcoming new album to be released with Out Of Line Music!
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Tampere, Finland-based festival Tuhdimmat Tahdit completed the 2025 line-up with the addition of legendary power metal band Blind Guardian as headliner for the Saturday, plus Amaranthe, Lordi, Michael Monroe, Turmion Kätilöt, Moon Shot and Black Devils! Get your tickets now!
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Berlin-based Brazilian metal band Nungara released their new music video for the single ‘North Star’, the closing track of their EP ‘Reflections in Stillness’!
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Ghostseeker releases music video and new single ‘Wake Up (Imposter)’, another track from their upcoming new album ‘Divergence’, set for release in April via ROAR!
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Enemy Inside have finally released their ‘Venom’ album last Friday via Reigning Phoenix Music and unleashed a music video for the title track to celebrate! Catch them on tour in Europe right now with the support of Letters From Home!
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After having just wrapped up a successful European tour as openers for the Eluveitie tour, modern metal force Ad Infinitum announced their first European headline tour, to be starting in October and featuring Seven Spires and Phantom Elite as support!
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Our friends of Reject The Sickness released the brand-new single ‘Acta Non Verba’, the first track revealed from their upcoming new album ‘Signs Of The End’, set to drop later this year!
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With 30 shows in 17 countries, Ankor’s “Shoganai EU/UK Tour 2025” ended at the DVG Club in Kortrijk, Belgium with support of Conquer Divide and A Dark Reborn, and we of course where there!
The German alternative metal band ENEMY INSIDE is on the road to promote their latest studio album, ‘Venom’, out via Reigning Phoenix Music. Accompanying them are LETTERS SENT HOME, completing the line-up for the ‘Venom Europe Tour 2025’ as the support act for the majority of the stops. One of the 18 gigs took place in Stuttgart, in the cosy club atmosphere of ‘Im Wizemann Studio’.
Ankor has been getting a lot of attention and making new fans this past festival season in Europe, and it clearly got caught by TuskaLive as well, bringing this exciting group back to Helsinki for a completely sold-out and packed night at On The Rocks. And with the addition of special guests Conquer Divide and openers A Dark Reborn, the party was complete!
Eluveitie started 2025 with the first leg in Europe of their “ÀNV Rising” tour, with support from Infected Rain and Ad Infinitum, and we saw it was good at one of the first stops at Kulttuuritalo Helsinki back in January! An event by TuskaLive.
Eluveitie, Infected Rain and Ad Infinitum came to Tampere’s Tavara-Asema as part of their ‘Ánv Rising Tour pt I’ at the end of January, bringing their great music to one of Finland’s most beautiful cities. An event by TuskaLive.
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!
Within Temptation dropped by in Helsinki on their “Bleed Out tour 2024” that is taking over arenas all over Europe and treated us to a visual and musical spectacle like only they can deliver. With them they brought guest artists to do some songs with them and support band Annisokay!
The pictures of an amazing night with the headlining show from Future Palace at On The Rocks in Helsinki, with the support from Our Promise and Revnoir!
Eleine’s show at DVG Club Kortrijk was electrifying, with Ignea’s powerful performance setting the stage. Ignea’s captivating blend of progressive and symphonic metal, combined with Eleine’s dynamic stage presence and infectious energy, created an unforgettable evening for the enthusiastic audience.
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!
Gig Reports
Eluveitie proved to us to be in top form when they dropped by in Helsinki at the end of January on their “ÀNV Rising- Europe pt I” tour with the support of the always energetic Infected Rain and first time visitors Ad Infinitum! An event by TuskaLive.
With 3 bands being shining lights for (the future of) metal, and all 3 of them having a brand-new album in their pocket, Amaranthe, Dragonforce and Infected Rain turned Black Box Helsinki into a true celebration of heavy music about a month ago!
“The Great Metal Circus 2024” landed in Helsinki, where Avatar turned being at Tavastia that night into something absolutely spectacular and memorable! And the support Æther Realm came all the way from the US to Finland for the very first time, doing a great job at warming up the crowd!
Modern metal outfit CyHra came to present their latest album ‘The Vertigo Trigger’ to their Finnish fans starting with a show at Yo-Talo in Tampere, with support band Neonfly, turning the night into a celebration of good music and community!
A night in New Hampshire, the Shinedown “Revolutions Live Tour” struck down at BankNH Pavilion, and brought with them Papa Roach and Spiritbox for an amazing evening of modern metal/rock!
Legendary Belgian metal band Channel Zero finally got to celebrate their 30th anniversary (a few years late due to the pandemic) at Cactus Club in Brugge, a small venue that was a perfect setting for an intense, energetic and somewhat intimate show. Support came from modern metal/nu metal stars on the rise Mantah!
Ice Nine Kills finally made it to Finland for 2 sold out shows, and we were at the Helsinki show in Vanha Ylioppilastalo back in May with support from special guests SKYND and openers Lansdowne! They quite literally killed it!
Sabatons ‘Tour To End All Tours’ came finally to an end, but not before also bringing the fire to Finland. With the Support of Lordi and BABYMETAL, they gave us an incredible show at the sold out Jäähalli in Helsinki last week. Thanks to TuskaLive and Grey Beard for bringing them here!
Kamelot struck down in Helsinki to give us a proper “awakening” on their European tour, and brought with them some excellent support through Myrath, Eleine and League of Distortion! A night of absolutely excellent music that left a positive feeling with anyone who attended the show at Vanha Ylioppilastalo at the end of March!
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.
