Brand-new symphonic/epic metal band Skytribe made their debut with the single ‘Kingdom of the Sky’, unveiled last week with a video via Reaper Entertainment!
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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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Tony Kakko’s Himmelkraft unveiled their first single and lyric video ‘Uranium’, a taste of what is to come with their self-titled debut album set for release in March 2025 via Reaper Entertainment!
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Symphonic metal icons Xandria released their Outlander-inspired single ‘200 Years’ with a captivating video last week, in anticipation of their new EP ‘Universal Tales’ that was released last Friday via Napalm Records!
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Italian metal outfit VallorcH is making a triumphant return with new album ‘The Circle’, set for release in 2025 via Rockshots Records and unleashed their latest single ‘Circle Of The Moon’ with a captivating video! Fans of folk metal with a symphonic and power metal kind of grandeur, might want to check them out…
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Dutch symphonic metal powerhouse Ylisia released its brand-new video for the emotionally charged track ‘September’, a track from their album ‘Underneath’, set for release in December via Wormholedeath!
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Frontrunners of symphonic metal Epica herald a new chapter in their 2 decade long existence with the brand-new single and video ‘Arcana’!
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Symphonic death metal masters Genus Ordinis Dei just released their explosive new single ‘Eternal Cycle’ featuring Ambre Vourvahis from Xandria, out now via Eclipse Records! And the coming week, they’re starting their European tour in support of Xandria and Sirenia, don’t miss out!
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Symphonic power metal band Valkyrie’s Fire harvest souls for Valhalla with their ‘Ride of the Valkyrie’ music video, a track from their recently via Eclipse Records released EP ‘Ascension’!
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Dutch symphonic death metal act Haliphron deliver another epic track with ‘Art of the Blade’, dedicated to everyone who struggles with their mental health, and a track from the upcoming album ‘Anatomy of Darkness’, set for release this Friday via Listenable Records!
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Photo Reports
The year wrapping up means that we’ll be looking back at the amazing things we’ve experienced, and “album of the year” lists. We’d also like to give some attention to our talented concert photographers who go out and cover shows for us. So here is a first in a series of articles where our artists pick their favorite pictures of 2023 with Anna/ScarletMemory Photography who mostly roams around in Tampere, Finland and pictures from bands like Pain, Sólstafir, Eleine, Myrath, Battle Beast, Brymir, Sabaton, Mors Subita, Lordi, Metalite, Shereign, Diablo, Before The Dawn, Wolfheart, Sonata Arctica, Deathstars, Brother Firetribe, Psychework, Apocalyptica, Voidfallen, Poets of the Fall, Amorphis, Lost Society, and Everwave!
Dutch symphonic metallers Delain are on tour to present their new album “Dark Waters”, released earlier this year via Napalm Records, and we caught them on stage at De Casino in Belgium with the support of label mates Xandria!
The Polish black metal institution Batushka brought their unholy sermon to the halls of Helsinki’s Vanha Ylioppilastalo and brought with them the Russian pagans of Arkona, the pretty epic Canadian Aeternam and Latvian vikings of Varang Nord!
Swedish industrial metal legends Pain are on tour throughout Europe right now, and we caught them at their stop at the Backstage venue in Munich, Germany. Bringing with them Finnish pagan metal giants Ensiferum, Swedish dark symphonic metallers Eleine and Japanese Ryujin, it was quite the night for heavy metal!
Before setting out to take over Europe with their co-headline tour, Before The Dawn and Wolfheart hit several cities throughout Finland, and we were there when they dropped by Tavastia in Helsinki, with the support of Brymir!
On the first day of Alcatraz 2023, we caught Eleine, Wind Rose, Rise of the Northstar, Bury Tomorrow, Powerwolf and Michael Schenker Group taking over the Prison Stage (mainstage)!
Every year, one day of the 10-day long Lokerse Feesten is dedicated to metal. A day full of headbanging, mosh-pits and heavy guitars with this year Hammok, Biohazard, Doodseskader, Bullet For My Valentine, Psychonaut, Megadeth, Slift, Within Temptation, Stake and Amenra.
The second day brought quite a rockin’ out to the main stage with national heroes The 69 Eyes and Stratovarius and rock legends Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard.
Elina Siirala and her band Angel Nation played a show in The Crossover Music Pub in Ghent with warm up act Flowerleaf kicking off the night.
US power metal legendary band Kamelot came, saw and conquered all of our hearts at Vanha Ylioppilastalo in Helsinki, with the help of Myrath, Eleine and League of Distortion back at the end of March!
