News Posts

Legendary power metal institution Helloween has forged a new alliance by signing with Reigning Phoenix Music for their upcoming studio album, set for a 2025 release!

For the Swifties among us: DragonForce just unleashed an official video for their cover of the Taylor Swift track ‘Wildest Dreams’, which will be a bonus track on the upcoming album ‘Warp Speed Warriors’, set for release next month via Napalm Records!

Also, don’t miss out on seeing them live on tour with Amaranthe and Infected Rain throughout Europe starting next week already! It’ll be a party!

Witherfall released their new single and video ‘What Have You Done?’, another track from their upcoming album ‘Sounds Of The Forgotten’!

German heavy metal band on the rise All For Metal signed to Reigning Phoenix Music and are working on a second full-length! Catch them on tour in Europe with their now labelmates Lordi starting next month!

Danish metallers Exelerate are kicking off promoting their upcoming tour and concerts by unleashing another captivating track with ‘Headfirst Into The Void’, out via From The Vaults!

Finnish melodic metal outfit Arion shared their new video single ‘Wings of Twilight’ featuring Melissa Bonny from Ad Infinitum, which saw its live debut at 70.000 Tons of Metal last week!

Finnish melodic metal masters Sonata Arctica unleashed another single with ‘Dark Empath’, a track from their upcoming album ‘Clear Cold Beyond’ set for release via Atomic Fire Records (Reigning Phoenix Music) next month!

Canadian heavy metal force Striker are Kings of the Ring with new wrestling music video for the track ‘Sucks To Suck’, celebrating the release of their new album ‘ULTRAPOWER’ on last Friday!

German power metal outfit Fatal Fire announces their debut album ‘Arson’ to be released in March via MDD Records!

Tuska has confirmed 16 more names for the 2024 edition with Stratovarius, HEALTH, Lord Of The Lost, Eivør, Elvenking, Devourment, St. Aurora, Assemble the Chariots, I AM YOUR GOD, Swansong, Krypta, Sadistic Drive, Prestige, Putro In Black, SICK URGE and Dome Runner! Get your tickets now before the price increase in a couple of weeks!

What bands are you happy with this time? And what bands are you still hoping for?

Photo Reports

Dream Theater

Progressive metal masters Dream Theater are touring the world with their “Top of the World” tour showing they are true masters at what they do. We got to see them at 013 Poppodium in Tilburg, Netherlands with the Finnish progressive/symphonic power metallers of Arion opening!

The Scottish pirates of Alestorm docked their pirate ship in Torhout, Belgium. A sold out venue was ready to party with them, fantasy power metallers Gloryhammer, the dwarves of Windrose and fellow pirates Rumahoy.

Battle Beast showed what a great heavy metal show is like at Jäähalli Helsinki a good week ago with the support of their special guests Ensiferum and Kiuas! A production by Master Events.

On December 18th, 2022 Nightwish performed their last German gig of the ‘Human :II: Nature’ tour 2022 at Schleyerhalle, Stuttgart. Together with Turmion Kätilöt and Beast in Black, an all Finland based metal night was going to take place.

Powerwolf

We caught the power metal feast that is Powerwolf’s Wolfsnächte 2022 tour with support acts Dragonforce and Warkings at the Lotto Arena in Antwerp!

TuskaLive as per usual gave us yet another nice show with the up-and-comers of Silver Bullet and Finnish legends Stratovarius at Pakkahuone in Tampere last Friday!

Pictures of the last day of Tuska 2022 with Sonata Arctica, Devin Townsend, Stratovarius, Kreator and Jinjer!

Pictures of the first day of Tuska 2023 with Eluveitie, Northern Kings, Lost Society, Perturbator, Beast In Black, Red Fang, Carcass and Heilung

Pictures of an exciting first day of Hellsinki Metal Horizons 2022 with Oddland, Vulture Industries, Manticora, Humanity’s Last Breath, MyGrain and SHINING!

Gig Reports

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Album Reviews

Chris Bay gives a crash course in German rock philosophy…

Letzte Instanz Germans do some storytelling with a warm voice and a tasteful musical environment.

This is one hell of a debut album. It has the classic power metal vibes: fast solo’s solid riffs and great, strong vocals by lead singer David Marquez.

Salt Lake City rockers Visigoth head out for new conquests on their second album.

Iron Savior takes us on an adventurous journey to the past with their new album containing re-recorded songs from their first albums.

Jag Panzer makes a comeback after 4 years with a brand new album. Check out how this experiment of them turned out.

Witherfall Nocturnes and Requiems album cover

A technically accomplished journey into the realms of beauty and despair.

Communic is finally alive again and ready to unleash a new album to the world. we had to wait 6 years for this to happen but it definatly was worth the wait.

Power house Arch Enemy delivers with album number 10 the “Will to Power”, a release that both sounds surprising and like we’ve heard it before…

Power metal legends Blind Guardian celebrate their 30th anniversary with fitting pomp and circumstance showcasing their live reputation with a live album.