News Posts

Symphonic power metal band Lay Of The Autumn shared their second single ‘Flowing Tears’ off their upcoming debut album ‘Of Love And Sorrow’, set for release next month via Rockshots Records!

While the summer is about to be wrapping up, we can already look ahead towards the summer of 2025, especially after Tuska just announced the first 16 confirmed acts for next year’s edition with Electric Callboy, Powerwolf, Nothing More, Orbit Culture, Kim Dracula, Korpiklaani, Marko Hietala, Tarja, Charlotte Wessels, thrown, Eihwar, Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus, Blood Command, Arion and Tyrantti and the first announced headliner with Lorna Shore!

What do you think? What bands are you still hoping for?

All For Metal just released their powerful second studio album ‘Gods Of Metal (Year Of The Dragon)’ with Reigning Phoenix Music, and celebrated with a monumental and epic music video for the track ‘Year Of The Dragon’!

Powerwolf unleashed their new album ‘Wake Up The Wicked’ last week via Napalm Records and released the thrilling, cinematic music video for the track ‘We Don’t Wanna Be No Saints’ to celebrate!

March to the thunderous new single ‘Across the Rubicon’ from fantasy power metal outfit Siege Perilous, a track from their upcoming EP ‘Creation’s Call’, set for release in August!

Nashville symphonic power metal band Valkyrie’s Fire signed a worldwide deal with Eclipse Records and are set to release their debut EP ‘Ascension’ in November!

Swedish metal vikings Brothers Of Metal revealed with ‘Heavy Metal Viking’ the first song from their upcoming new album ‘Fimbulvinter’, set for release in November via AFM Records! For a proper viking party, catch them this summer at a small selection of European festivals like Tuska this weekend, or on tour through Europe after the release of their album!

German dark power metal band orden Ogan unleashed their powerful new single ‘Conquest’, a track from the upcoming album ‘The Order of Fear’, set for release early July via Reigning Phoenix Music! Catch them live this summer at festivals like Hellfest and Alcatraz or later this year on tour with Feuerschwanz and Dominum!

Symphonic melodic metal overlords Rhapsody Of Fire are celebrating the release of their new album ‘Challenge the Wind’ via AFM Records with a lyric video for closing track ‘Mastered by the Dark’! Catch them this summer at festivals like the amazing John Smith Rock Festival in Finland!

Orden Ogan unveiled their latest single ‘Moon Fire’ with a music video last week, another track from their highly anticipated upcoming new album ‘The Order Of Fear’, set for release in July vie Reigning Phoenix Music!

Photo Reports

Pictures of Beast In Black and Metal De Facto playing at Coolhead Live.

Metfest 2023 at the Tollwood area in Munich, Germany… a celebration with superheroes, warriors, good music and of course mead, with Feuerschwanz, Fiddler’s Green, Warkings and Grailknights!

Day 2 of Tuhdimmat Tahdit was just as hot. Carnival Academy, Heavy Metal Perse, Antony Parviainen Trio, Turmion Kätilöt, Metalite, Wolfheart, Shereign, Before the Dawn, Brymir, Mokoma, Swallow the Sun and lastly Battle Beast. Master Events gave us a festival that is certainly worth coming back to.

Tuhdimmat Tahdit and Master Events brought one very hot festival to Tampere’s Ratinanniemi. It started with Verikalpa and ended with Beast in Black, but we also can’t forget about all the bands in between: Transworld Identity, Prestige, Ensiferum, Bloodred Hourglass, Dynazty, Lordi, Mors Subita, Dead by April and Diablo.

On the third day of Rockfest 2023, we weren’t able to capture as many bands as on the earlier days due to other responsibilities and some artists not wanting any pictures to be taken, but we still caught killer performances on the Red Stage by Soundi by Igorrr, The Hellacopters and Beast In Black!

Sabaton, Lordi and Babymetal in Munich: A hot, exuberant and wild night at the Olympiahalle.

Tuhdimmat Tahdit and Master Events organized Battle Beast’s first ever show in Nokia, Finland. As support, they brought along Crimson Sun. An enjoyable evening for everyone.

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!

Nem Agency brought Kamelot along with Myrath, Eleine and League of Distortion back to Tampere. The show was not as crowed as maybe expected, but a lot of fun with excellent music of all 4 bands!

Album Reviews

Brothers and sisters unite! Drink up your mead and gather your weapons, as we embark on an epic quest through the nine realms of Norse mythology. For the merry band of Brothers of Metal have returned with their brand of melodic power metal.

The debut album from Canada’s SYRYN boasts some classic power metal. Check it out!

Get your dwarf on with Wind Rose and their brand new album ‘Wintersaga’!

Sabaton tells the story of “The Great War” in 11 powerful tracks!

Gloryhammer is power metal at its finest and it is filled with unicorns and magic.

Ancient Bards finally came with the second part in their saga, filled with bombastic symphonic power metal songs!

Conclusion: “Clockwork Immortality” is a good album by Lovebites, definitely room for improvement in an own individual sound and storytelling. Definitely give it a couple of listens, you won’t regret it.

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The Canadian power metal cult of Borealis is back on the streets

We reviewed Beast In Black’s debut album for you, check it out here!

Lists

Last month of 2021, still some releases coming in December that are most anticipated by our team of writers!

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!

If power metal is your thing, you might want to check these releases out if you haven’t yet. If you’re not a fan of the genre, still check them cause these are good ones!

It wasn’t all bad in 2020. Although it seemed like that sometimes. An example are these awesome albums that were released this year. The bands couldn’t tour, but I’m sure they will the first moment they can. Enjoy!

Heavy metal, doom and a touch of power in Wouter’s albums of the year 2018 list!

Once you go heavy, you never go back… Wouter’s albums of the year hold on to the good olden days of Heavy Metal!