Australia’s symphonic folk metal powerhouse Valhalore is set to release their new album ‘Beyond The Stars’ via ROAR in April, and shared last week another taste of that album with the single ‘Wayfinder’! And in support of the new release, they just announced an Australian tour to take place in May!
Symphonic power metal unit Lay Of The Autumn proudly presents the official music video for ‘Thrown Away’, one of the standout track from their debut album ‘Of Love And Sorrow’, released last October via Rockshots Records!
Symphonic metal titans Epica announced that their 9th studio album ‘Aspiral’ will be out in April via Nuclear Blast Records and shared a video for the single ‘Cross The Divide’!
Tony Kakko’s new project Himmelkraft unvelied another piece of the enigma with the second single ‘Paika’, featuring Johanna Kurkela and JP Leppäluoto! The self-titled debut album is set for release in March via Reaper Entertainment!
Progressive symphonic metal band Scardust shared their new single and video ‘RIP’, out now via Frontiers Music! Quite the epic track, if we may say so!
Italian symphonic power metal force Ancient Bards are back after six long years with their new single and video ‘Soulbound Symphony’, a first taste of their upcoming epic album ‘Artifex’, set for release this spring via Limb Music!
Belgian symphonic metal act Worlds Beyond are back with second single ‘One With The Stars’, another track from their upcoming album ‘Rhapsody Of Life’, set for release next week!
Dtuch symphonic metal sensation Ylisia presented a live video for the track ‘Pain’, giving you the experience of what their shows are all about with a track from their latest album ‘Underneath’, out via Wormholedeath!
Australia’s rising force Valhalore is right now touring with Hammerfall in their own country, and shared the music video and track ‘Horizon’, the first new track since their recent signing with ROAR!
UK’s symphonic metal powerhouse Serpentyne enchant fans with first single ‘Prophetess of Dreams’ from upcoming album ‘Tales from the Dark’, set for release via Rockshots Records in February!
Apocalyptica passed through Tampere on their “Plays Metallica vol. 2” tour on January 23rd, where they played in the big auditorium of Tampere-Talo. A perfectly produced evening full of energy and fun that we were able to see thanks to Ginger Vine Management & PR.
One of our reporters got to fulfill her dream to see a show at the legendary Palladium on Time Square while she was in New York City and caught great shows from Dragonforce, Amaranthe, Nanowar of Steel and Edge of Paradise ripping it up, turning the night into a celebration of heavy metal!
Kamelot struck down in Helsinki to give us a proper “awakening” on their European tour, and brought with them some excellent support through Myrath, Eleine and League of Distortion! A night of absolutely excellent music that left a positive feeling with anyone who attended the show at Vanha Ylioppilastalo at the end of March!
Nightwish finally get to embark on their ‘Human. :||: Nature.’ World Tour and we were there for the Helsinki show!
Our favorite melodic band from the cold north of Finland, Sonata Arctica, celebrates their 25th anniversary with 2 shows at Tavastia in Helsinki.
A glorious return to Tavastia for the first time in 2021 for us! Couldn’t be better kick-off with the epic metallers of Arion and popular alt-rockers of Cyan Kicks!
If you missed the livestream Omega Alive from Epica you surely missed something (sorry for the same old joke, but it truly was) epic. No tour and no album release shows made this band work extremely hard and focusing completely on creating an unbelievable live recorded production.
The 3rd installment of Tuska Utopia brings with Apocalyptica one of the most unique Finnish bands to an absolutely unique location for a show!
Mayan came to Belgium again and they showed everybody they can still smash the house down.
What a way to close Nosturi down! The Best Tour Ever Part 1 brought some of the best bands of the Finnish scene to the stage one more time to blow the roof off!
Ginger Vine Management & PR gave us access to Apocalyptica’s “Plays Metallica vol. 2” show at Tampere-Talo on the 23rd of January. A show that was not only great to listen to, but also was visually great, with light arrangements that just helped the music to shine even brighter.
A Symphony of Metal at DVG Club in Kortrijk, Belgium: Sirenia, Xandria, and Genus Ordinis Dei’s performances were a testament to the enduring appeal of symphonic metal!
Draconian was on tour to celebrate their 30th anniversary, and the last show of the tour was at the DVG Club in Kortrijk, Belgium. Where we caught them for an amazing show with support from Nailed to Obscurity and Fragment Soul!
Kamelot’s “Awaken the World Tour 2024” stopped by the Trix venue in Antwerp, Belgium. And together with supporting acts Frozen Crown, Blackbriar and Ad Infinitum, they made the event a complete package of symphonic and power metal brilliance!
Within Temptation dropped by in Helsinki on their “Bleed Out tour 2024” that is taking over arenas all over Europe and treated us to a visual and musical spectacle like only they can deliver. With them they brought guest artists to do some songs with them and support band Annisokay!
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.
Pictures of the third day of Alcatraz 2024, with on the Prison Stage explosive shows from Audrey Horne, Soil, Jinjer, Korpiklaani, Gene Simmons Band and Architects!
Pictures of the second day of Alcatraz 2024, with on the Prison Stage explosive shows from Finntroll, Spiritbox, Dio Disciples, Testament, Epica and Europe!
Skálmold turned DVG Club in Kortrijk, Belgium into a punk rock party with viking metal, supported by Seven Spires & Atavistia!
A selection of 30 photos that Helder likes a lot from one of his most productive year considering covering concerts, including captures of Fear Factory, Atreyu, Jinjer, Rolo Tomassi, Stone, The Kooks, Pixies, Wunderhorse, Yours Truly, You Me at Six, Lake Malice, Bloodywood, Epica, Avatar, The 69 Eyes, Nova Twins, Cam Cole, Sabaton, The Lumineers, Grailknights, All For Metal, The Baboon Show, Combichrist, Megaherz, The BossHoss, Cancer Bats, Kvelertak, Fixation, Ignea, and Butcher Babies.
