Sweden’s Dark Driven unveiled the mesmerizing video for ‘Through Waves of Sand’, the latest from their debut album ‘From the Unbeliever’, released last Friday via Hammerheart Records!
News Posts
Sweden’s Captain Black Beard is sharing a video for their latest single ‘Read Your Mind’, another AOR anthem from their upcoming album ‘Chasing Danger’, set for release with Mighty Music in a couple of weeks!
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Swedish power rockers The Riven shared the new video single ‘Set My Heart On Fire’, the 2nd track revealed from their highly anticipated third album ‘Visions of Tomorrow’, set for release in April via Dying Victims Productions!
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All female melodic death metal act Frantic Amber shared their new single ‘Hell’s Belle’ from their upcoming album ‘Death Becomes Her’, set for release in April via ROAR!
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Swedish sea marauders Ye Banished Privateers are here to rock the boat with their brand-new single ‘Raise Your Glass’, the second track unveiled from upcoming album ‘Til the Sea Shall Give up Her Dead’, set for release in April via Napalm Records!
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Swedish death metallers LIK are set to release their upcoming new album ‘Necro’ via Metal Blade Records in April, and shared a first single and video with ‘War Praise’!
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Swedish power metal titans Bloodbound signed with Napalm Records, taking things to the next level!
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Swedish powerhouse Caregah has announced to re-release their debut album ‘Osmium’ via ROAR in May, and shared a video for the track ‘Forever Merciless’!
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Sweden’s heavy metal outfit Teaser Sweet have revealed ‘Deep in the Woods’, the first single from their upcoming fourth full-length ‘Night Stalker’, set for release in April via High Roller Records!
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Swedish power rockers The Riven shared the new track ‘Killing Machine’ from the upcoming new album ‘Visions of Tomorrow’, set for release in April via Dying Victims Productions!
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Album Reviews
Swedish cult death metal band Wombbath return with their seventh studio album “Beyond the Abyss”, and is highly recommended for fans of obscure extreme metal, out since yesterday via Pulverised Records.
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‘Overdriver’ is a solid and addition to THE HELLACOPTERS’ discography. It’s an album that will please long-time fans while also attracting new listeners with its timeless rock sound. Whether you’re a fan of classic rock, punk, or garage rock, ‘Overdriver’ has something for everyone. Another Masterpiece of Sweden’s school of rock, out via Nuclear Blast! Catch them live at Alcatraz in Belgium or Allas Live in Finland this summer!
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Thundermother’s new album ‘Dirty & Divine’ is overall a fantastic and highly recommended hard rock album that is sure to thrill any true rock fan. A must-have addition to your record collection, filled with powerful and catchy songs, out this Friday February 7 via AFM Records!
Following the split of the band, where only founder and THUNDERMOTHER mastermind Filippa Nässil remained, new members joined with the return of Majsan Lindberg (bass), Linnéa Vikström (vocals), and Joan Massing (drums). Initially, the band continued touring with their previous material in this new lineup.
The new material for the album ‘Dirty & Divine’ came to fruition with the updated lineup.
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Sweden’s melodeath supergroup The Halo Effect conveys what fans should expect from (former) members of Dark Tranquillity and In Flames on their second outing “March of the Unheard”. Yet another excellent album for this collective, solidifying their sound and strengths, out now via Nuclear Blast.
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Mörk Gryning’s newest album “Fasornas Tid” offers unrelenting aggression and rawness packed with the 90s black metal quality. Out via Season of Mist tomorrow, December 13th.
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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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Sweden’s powerhouse The Crown returns with a solid album “Crown of Thorns”, delivering their trademark of aggressive death/thrash metal, out via Metal Blade Records!
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Tribulation’s sixth studio album “Sub Rosa in Æternum” is memorably catchy and equally haunting and perfectly fits in the gothic metal canon. Out via Century Media Records since November 1st, and comes recommended to fans of Moonspell and Type O Negative, or even more gothic rock/electro affiliated acts like Sisters of Mercy or Depeche Mode!
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Tenth studio album “Sunraven” from these Swedish heavy doomsters conveys the majesty of Grand Magus and evokes a relentless quality, in sounding all-powerful, and majestic. Out since yesterday, October 18th, via Nuclear Blast!
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After being on my radar for a while Dampf have outdone themself with their new album ‘No Angels Alive’ that was released on 23 of August via Silver Lining Music. This album is extremely catchy and almost all songs live rent free in my head after a couple of listens.
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Photo Reports
THUNDERMOTHER’s ‘Dirty & Divine Tour 2025’ brought together an almost 100% female rock night. Together with COBRA SPELL and VULVARINE a great night of classic heavy and hard rock is traveling around Europe and we got to see them in Stuttgart on the first leg of the tour. The tour will go on with the second leg, kicking off on 21 March 2025. Get your tix soon, it might sell out fast.
Time for the last day of TOLLROCK – Day 3! No more rain, but slightly cooler temperatures but more awesome music. Live on stage a TOLLROCKERZ Band Contest with 3 local upcoming bands, DEINE COUSINE, ROGERS, BEYOND THE BLACK, ROYAL REPUBLIC and BONANSKA. What a day! We are looking forward to 2025 already and see what TOLLROCK will bring to the stage!
AUGUST BURNS RED, the metalcore giants from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, are currently storming across European stages as part of their ‘Death Below’ tour. They are accompanied by THROWN and DYING WISH, bringing some of the best metalcore has to offer all across the continent!
The Nordic weeks in Rock over Germany have been going on. Just a week after a fabulous BEAST IN BLACK tour stop in Stuttgart, another headliner from Finland’s power-metal top-notch acts conquered another concert venue in town with a show deluxe: BATTLE BEAST on their ‘Circus Of Doom Over Europe Tour 2024’. Support was given by INDUCTION and SAINT DEAMON.
Whenever Finnish bands travel around in other parts of the world, we tend to try catch them live at least once. The “Glory and the Beast” tour brought together three of the most exciting bands in the European power metal scene: Brothers Of Metal, Gloryhammer and our Finnish friends of Beast in Black. The tour enthralled fans throughout Germany with a spectacular blend of epic melodies and high-energy performances. See and feel the power of this night of their stop-over in Stuttgart, Germany!
After a long break, Gluecifer, who are one of Norway’s finest rock exports, played 3 gigs on their ‘Kings of Rock Tour 2023’ in Germany. We were lucky enough to be able to catch one of these shows for you at LKA Longhorn in Stuttgart! Power-rock trio The Demtones gave a solid support as opening act.
One of our photographers went to a rather unusual but nonetheless awesome festival – ‘Stars In Town’ which is taking place right in the middle of the old town city centre of Schaffhausen, Switzerland. We bring you the festival impressions from the opening day – with Danko Jones and Royal Republic!
Scorpions and Thundermother rocked Stuttgart during their stop on the ‘Rock Believer World Tour 2022/2023’. First class lights, sounds, and coverage of 50+ years of rock and song history from the Scorpions were exciting a large audience.
Hardcore Superstar brought their country mates of Smash Into Pieces with them to The Circus in Helsinki and blew the roof off with one hell of a rock ‘n’ roll party!
Since last year Finland is yet another big rock and metal event richer. The Rock Fest immediately caught the attention of people all over the country and far beyond those borders with big names like Rammstein and Evanescence gracing the line-up. Despite quite a few obvious flaws and bugs in the organisation, it was an overwhelming succes […]
