News Posts

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!

Orden Ogan unleashed a music video for the title track of their upcoming album ‘The Order Of Fear’, set for release in July via Reigning Phoenix Music, and launched the pre-orders!

Photo Reports

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!

Nightwish finally get to embark on their ‘Human. :||: Nature.’ World Tour and we were there for the Helsinki show!

The pictures of power metal masters of Beast In Black finding a moment and stage to play their new ‘Dark Connection’ music live!

The pictures of an energetic release show at Tavastia for both Arion and Cyan Kicks!

Pictures of one of the first shows ever by Alexi Laiho’s CoB continuation baptized Bodom After Midnight!

Pictures of Sound Of Noise or what will be known as one of the only metal festivals in Belgium during 2020’s pandemic.

Swedish heavy metal institute Hammerfall came to bring their epicness to the stage of Trix in Antwerp! Check out the pics of the show here!

Album Reviews

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.

The ship has docked and Alestorm has returned! So fill your tankards and tag along for some mighty pirate adventures, for there is no grave but the sea!

Damnations Day A World Awakens

Damnations Day is on the rise in the glossy world of power & prog

All hail the queen!

Firewind Immortals

Firewind gets ready to live and die by the sword!

The theater of dimensions opens its gates! Ready to enter?

The gods of power metal are back.

All the ingredients for a rockin’ good time