Nerdy metalheads among us, rejoice! Parody metal heroes Nanowar Of Steel unleashed a video for their track ‘HelloWorld.java’, in which they are paying homage to the world of coding! A track from the bonus CD of their recently released live album ‘XX Years Of Steel’, out via Napalm Records!
Fantasy metal titans Gloryhammer unleashed the surprise single ‘He Has Returned’, out now via Napalm Records, including a wonderful animated video, featuring the Robot Prince of Auchtertool in a prominent spot!
Rock and metal force Avantasia is set to unleash their bombastic 10th studio album ‘Here Be Dragons’ in February 2025, their debut with new home Napalm Records! A first single is coming soon for a first taste! And make sure you catch them on their extensive arena tour across Europe shortly after the release of the album!
Folk metal titan Subway To Sally joined forces with mysterious power metal outfit Warkings for the ultimate anthem ‘Stahl auf Stahl’, from their recently released album ‘Post Mortem’ (out via Napalm Records) and now coming with a video!
Jinjer dropped their new single ‘Green Serpent’, another taste from their upcoming album ‘Duél’, set for release in February 2025 via Napalm Records!
Symphonic metal icons Xandria released their Outlander-inspired single ‘200 Years’ with a captivating video last week, in anticipation of their new EP ‘Universal Tales’ that was released last Friday via Napalm Records!
Ukrainian metalcore unit Space of Variations revealed their brand-new song and digital single ‘LIES’, out via Napalm Records with a music video! Catch them on tour through Europe right now!
Siberian atmospheric black metal legion Grima is set to release their 6th album ‘Nightside’ via Napalm Records in early 2025 and shared a first captivating single with ‘Skull Gatherers’!
Modern metal frontrunners Ad Infinitum surprised with an official video for the infectious track ‘Anthem for the Broken’, a track from their recently via Napalm Records released album ‘Abyss’!
German thrash metal legends Destruction are set to release their 16th album ‘Birth of Malice’ in 2025 via Napalm Records and unleashed an eponymous battle hymn with the new track ‘Destruction’!
With the release date on April 7, 2023, Powerwolf was just in time for the Christian Holiday Easter to release their new album ‘Interludium’ on Napalm Records. On this album we will find 6 new tracks and 4 rare tracks that were previously released, but only on certain limited edition versions of the album or only in certain regions. A classic Powerwolf sound with little details for you to find in the songs.
Angus McSix has come to conquer all the power metal and fantasy hearts in the world with the debut album ‘Angus McSix and The Sword of Power’, out since today via Napalm Records! And wow, I can assure you, if you’ve only heard the first two singles available before the album came out, you are in for so much more.
Nanowar of Steel’s new record ‘Dislike to False Metal’ brings parody metal to a whole new level with quality, yet hilarious songs that at times almost sound more than the bands they’re emulating. Released via Napalm Records.
There are so many emotions going through the songs from The New Roses, and most of it is determined by the first guitar note that you hear. Maybe that’s why this album is called ‘Sweet Poison’; because the same memory can make you smile, tear up, or both at the same time. That’s what makes me exited every time this band releases a new album; You know you’re going to be in for something that makes you get a smile on your face. Released via Napalm Records!
“Into Sorrow Evermore” truly reflects the sonic aspects of these talented musicians which seems a perfect combination of atmosphere and grim black metal. Imperium Dekadenz has become true masters of their craft in capturing the quintessence of atmospheric black metal where each track showcases different styles of melodic and atmospheric black metal. Out on January 20 via Napalm Records.
“The Choral Tomb” is a bombardment of oceanic maelstrom the music is vastly spacious and filled with emotion-packed clean vocals, therefore, allowing much diversity by applying elements from sludge doom, droning atmosphere, and arpeggio guitars. Ahab conveys its own trademarks which they proclaim as a Nautical funeral doom institution. Out today via Napalm Records!
Candlmass’ 13th record “Sweet Evil Sun” delivers plenty of emotive melodies and crushing riffs that will appease the demons inside your head, The songs in the album evokes the inner spirit of the Swedish doom metal masters this is a heavy bombardment of powerful riffs. Out on November 18 via Napalm Records!
“Sacred Rites & Black Magick” draws epic landscapes of grandeur Stormruler aptly invokes the cold chilling melodies of the second wave of black metal capturing the classic feel of bands like Dissection, Vinterland, and Dawn. Released via Napalm Records.
Bloodbath’s sixth album ‘Survival of the Sickest’ is an astonishingly aggressive and ultimately brutal record that resonates with the band’s earlier discography. Its 11 tracks unleash a raw old-school sound and bring the fans a bloody Smörgåsbord of zombified gore-themed death metal. Out on Napalm Records on September 9.
Alestorm sets sail for the seventh time on ‘Seventh Rum of a Seventh Rum’: creativity and pirates at their best! Out on Napalm Records.
Awhile ago, the Finnish leg of the Wolfheart and Before the Dawn co-headline tour started, and with support of Brymir, we got a very nice night of Finnish melodeath at the not so crowded Pakkahuone in Tampere, organised by Master Events.
Infected Rain came back to Belgium a second time this year on their “Heyday tour 2023”, the place to be was DVG Club in Kortrijk, accompanied by warm up act All Hail the Yeti!
Be’lakor just finished their biggest European tour ever with 6 festivals and 10 club shows! We joined them in at JOC in Ypres, Belgium, where together with Hiraes brought a great night of melodic death metal!
A night of incredible music from Ne Obliviscaris, Persefone and Asymmetric Universe at Tavastia in Helsinki at the beginning of last month, the start of what was going to be an incredible tour in Europe for these guys!
The French band Aephanemer dropped by On The Rocks in Helsinki to turn the heat up and make a pretty much crammed venue go wild to their symphonic/melodic death metal tunes! Support came from locals Numento.
Jinjer is on tour through Europe this summer, and we attended their show in Lille, France. Warm up act was the French band Hypno5e!
During the pandemic, Charlotte Wessels wrote 1 song per month, resulting in her ‘Tales from Six Feet Under’ releases. And now she was bringing that music live in a series of Dutch club shows! Support came from Blackbriar.
Ne Obliviscaris and Persefone on tour in Europe, supported by openers Asymmetric Universe, providing us with an evening of the finest progressive metal out there! We caught them at their stop in Belgium, at Trix in Antwerp!
After last year’s cancellation, Nervosa came back to Finland on their small “Northern Tour” about a month ago, and set the house on fire with the help of local support Satan’s Fall at On The Rocks in Helsinki!
US power metal legendary band Kamelot came, saw and conquered all of our hearts at Vanha Ylioppilastalo in Helsinki, with the help of Myrath, Eleine and League of Distortion back at the end of March!
