Helsinki-based progressive metal prodigies Egres have released their new single and music video ‘Retrieval’, out now on all streaming platforms!
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Finnish progressive metal band Joviac is set to release their 3rd studio album ‘Autofiction Pt. 1 – Shards’ in 2025 via Inverse Records and shared a first single and video with ‘Shine’!
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Finnish progressive heavy metal band Mastord released their second single from their upcoming third album with ‘Kaarne’ (out via Inverse Records), a deep kaleidoscope of rhythm, sound and words, blending the multifaceted nature of progressive music.
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Progressive symphonic metal outfit Scardust shared their new single and video ‘My Haven’, out now via Frontiers Music! Always exciting stuff coming from these talented people!
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Danish progressive metal band Danefae shared the third single ‘Natsværmer’ from their second album ‘Trøst’, set for a release on January 31st!
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Jinjer dropped their new single ‘Green Serpent’, another taste from their upcoming album ‘Duél’, set for release in February 2025 via Napalm Records!
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They only recently wrapped up their massive European co-headlining tour with In Flames, now Arch Enemy have announced to be back in Fall of 2025 for their “Blood Dynasty” headline tour with special guests Amorphis and Eluveitie, and openers Gatecreeper! Tickets are available right now!
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Danish prog doom metal band Alkymist unleashed its third album ‘UnnDerr’ through Indisciplinarian, fairing into new horizons while retaining the psychedelic and progressive trademarks!
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Post-black outfit Dawn Of Ouroboros shared a live video for ‘Rise from Disillusion’, a track from their 2023 album ‘Velvet Incandescence’, released via Prosthetic Records!
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Prog death masters Cynic announced to be part of the upcoming “The Aggressive Progressive Tour” that will take them through Europe and the UK in the good company of Rivers of Nihil, Beyond Creation and Daath! Don’t miss out and get your tickets now!
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Photo Reports
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!
Vola’s ‘Friend of a Phantom’ tour passed through Finland last week and hit Tampere’s Pakkahuone on Tuesday November 5th. It was a filled with emotion, not only from Vola, but also the support acts Feather Mountain and Charlotte Wessels. This almost overwhelming rollercoaster ride of emotions was brought to us by TuskaLive.
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.
Symphony X delivered a spectacular show on the stop at The Black Lab in Wasquehal, France of their European tour with support from Edge of Paradise!
This past summer, Assemble The Chariots released a monumentally epic debut full-length album, a concept album that is the first chapter of a massive world they’re building. And there was only one way to properly celebrate this: by having a release show, playing the album from start to finish live as it’s intended to be listened to. And with the addition of supporting guests acts IA and Lightbearer, it was truly a mind-bending night to remember for a long time! If you want to catch Assemble the Chariots live, this weekend is your shot with their show at Helsinki Techfest this Friday and their first ever arena show with Lost Society in Järvenpää this Saturday!
Pictures of the first day of Alcatraz 2024, with on the Prison Stage explosive shows from Dyscordia, Orden Ogan, Beast In Black, Feuerschwanz, Channel Zero, Saxon and Amon Amarth!
Pictures of the first day of Alcatraz 2024, with on the Helldorado Stage a serving of punk and hardcore with Funeral Dress, The Casualties, Cro-Mags, Madball and Life of Agony, modern metal from Sylosis and post-metal with The Ocean!
The UK progressive metallers Tesseract were touring around Europe to present their latest release ‘War of Being’, bringing a visual and musical delight to a packed Tavastia in Helsinki! With them, they brought the German proggers of Unprocessed and US mathcore up-and-comers of The Callous Daoboys!
An incredible night of showcasing the mind-bending progressive metal from stellar bands like Persefone, Hypno5e, Stellar Circuits and Lampr3a at our very own venue Asgaard!
A selection of Jonna’s best captures of 2023, with pictures from bands Butcher Babies, Electric Callboy, Ghost, Glenn Hughes, Gojira, In Flames, Lorna Shore, The Hu, Ville Valo, Chamber of Unlight, Asagraum, Monuments, Sodom, Batushka, Blind Guardian, and Apocalyptica!
Album Reviews
The fourteenth studio album “The Last Will and Testament” from the Swedish masters of progressive metal Opeth captures engaging dynamic riffs with dark keyboards texture. Out via Reigning Phoenix Music since November 22nd.
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Norway’s progressive Viking folk black metal quintet Borknagar returns with the stunning new album “Fall”. The 12th studio album captures the essence of Borknagar where the band continues its legacy, released last Friday via Century Media.
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Tampere’s Everwave are giving us an early Christmas present, with their slow roasted second album ‘Another Lifetime’ which dropped on December 1st. They spiced up their existing sound with some new elements and took their music another step forward.
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An animal themed concept inspired album? Well yes, with ‘Fauna’ the British proggers of Haken showcased once again that they are outstanding musicians, composers and are not afraid to push the boundaries of the progressive music. Sit back and take a ride. Released via InsideOut Music.
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Redemption is a band that you just can’t limit to any one genre. with ‘I Am The Storm’ this meltdown of musicians delivers a mix of hard, melodic, thrash and power metal to a progressive metal music explosion. One of the best progressive metal acts of the last decade. Out Via AFM Records.
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‘A Heartless Portrait (The Orphean Testament)’ proves that even after 25 years of existence, Evergrey still has the ability to impress.
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‘Aphelion’ is a very nice prog rock album from Norwegian band Leprous with some catchy melodies, beats and grooves you won’t forget easily.
Some of the more intense, crazy progressive metal tunes can be found on Between The Buried And Me’s ‘Colors II’. No easy listening music for the faint hearted.
With their message of hope in their conceptual debut album ‘What Lies Ahead Of Us’, the Brazilians of Pentral offers a a nice groovy progessive rock metal experience.
Galactic Quarantine brings die hard fans of Devin Townsend a sci-fi experience supported by a selection from his huge back catalog.
