Up and coming metallers BEAST IN BLACK recently finished their first festival season, incl. appearances at well-known festivals such as Tuska Open Air (FIN), Norway Rock Festival (N), Nova Rock […]
Swedish Forest of Shadows return after almost 10 years of silence! “Among the Dormant Watchers” is the long awaited third full-length album from Forest of […]
Depends which sources you believe it’s been 4-5 years since their previous release “Reset“. Either way it’s quite a long time for a band between […]
Swedish visionary metallers SOILWORK have finished the recordings for their long awaited upcoming 11th studio album. The as of yet untitled album is the band’s first in […]
Cowboys from Lemi, Stam1na will release their new album titled “Taival” on October 12th 2018 through Sakara Records. They have revealed their artwork for the […]
In deep sorrow, we announce the founding member of our band, Janne Rissanen, known as Musta Savo has left us after a long, exhausting illness […]
Swedish Epic Doom metal band Silver Grime will release their debut album ‘Healed By The Dark‘ on October 26th 2018 via Inverse Records. The band is featuring former […]
Finland is known for its thousands of lakes and major metal bands such as Stratovarius, Wintersun and Nightwish. Now the story of Finland’s 100 years […]
Swedish newcomers FOLLOW THE CIPHER released their self-titled debut album on May 18th through Nuclear Blast. After only playing a few select (festival) shows in their young career, […]
The long-awaited ”Easy Does It” -album will be released on August 24th and the already released singles Feed the Fire (feat. Nico Hartonen) and Liquid Lunch (feat. Hannes […]
WRESTLING is an old school heavy metal band from Oulu, Finland and their debut album RIDE ON FREAKS is released via Inverse Records on September 14th 2018. The album pays […]
Finnish Folk Metal Superstars KORPIKLAANI are set to release their new studio album »Kulkija« (“Wanderer”), on September 7th, 2018 via Nuclear Blast. Today, the band have unveiled the second single, ‘Harmaja’, […]
Finnish melancholic progressive metallers AMORPHIS released their enormously successful new album »Queen Of Time«, on May 18th, 2018 through Nuclear Blast. To present their new hymns live on stage, […]
Finland is most likely one of the best country for a metalhead to spend summer in. We literally have festivals that at least feature some […]
»Queen Of Time« (Nuclear Blast), the latest offering of melancholic progressive metallersAMORPHIS entered the charts worldwide, including #1 in Finland! In Germany, Finland, France, Switzerland, UK and USA they […]
Helsinki based melodic death metal band Dead Shape Figure has releases a new single ”Bolt Of Chaos And Creation” from their upcoming full length album […]
For Finnish audience Mokoma needs no introductions. They have been in the core of the Finnish metal industry for 2 decades and their latest release […]
Finnish northcore band ATLAS released a new single with a brutal video! The band shows off their heavier side with their latest single ‘The Catalyst’. The song […]
This year, Swedish powerhouse IN FLAMES will once again invade Europe’s major festivals such as Alcatraz and headlining the legendary Wacken Festival. For IN FLAMES, this summer will also mark the inauguration of […]
DIMMU BORGIR have announced that Swedish bass player Victor Brandt (ENTOMBED A.D., FIRESPAWN) has officially joined the team. The symphonic black metal titans will play their first show […]
»Queen Of Time«, the latest offering of melancholic progressive metallers AMORPHIS, was released a week ago via Nuclear Blast! The album has now reached #4 in the official German […]
Tero Tolkki conducted an audio interview with Tomi Koivusaari of Amorphis and Abhorrence and we had a chance to catch up the latest on Amorphis […]
Norwegian avant-garde metallers ENSLAVED are heading out to conquer new territories! For the first time since the release of their latest masterpiece »E«, the band will perform their […]
Just two months left until IN FLAMES‘ first annual festival, Borgholm Brinner, takes place, July 27th – 28th, at historical Borgholm Castle on the island of Öland. As the […]
Melodic metal masters release their third full length album next week Founded 1993 in Finnish city of Mikkeli, Dyecrest has today released it’s third single […]
Swedish visionary metallers SOILWORK are currently in the studio, recording their 11th album, the follow-up to 2015’s critically acclaimed »The Ride Majestic«. Singer Björn “Speed” Strid previously stated: “On this […]
Forget everything you thought you knew, because FOLLOW THE CIPHER are ready to herald in a new musical era and crash through the dimensions of our universe […]
Swedish classic rock connoisseurs GRAVEYARD are about to release their highly anticipated comeback album »Peace«, on May 25th through Nuclear Blast. Today the band releases another brand new song off […]
It has been a while that I have seen a band releasing an album saying it’s power metal. But at the same time power metal […]
Cyhra have dropped the video for “Here To Save You” from their debut album Letters to Myself, out now via Spinefarm Records. The video was […]
On May 4th, symphonic black metal giants DIMMU BORGIR will finally release their new studio album after eight years of silence. New record »Eonian« combines symphonic epicness with the […]
Forget everything you thought you knew, because FOLLOW THE CIPHER are ready to herald in a new musical era and crash through the many dimensions of our […]
Ben of Australia’s “The Moshpit Backstage” podcast recently conducted an interview with frontman Johan Hegg of Swedish death metal veterans AMON AMARTH. You can listen […]
MORS SUBITA’s new third full length studio album “INTO THE PITCH BLACK” has been released today May 6th 2018. In addition the band released a […]
We are proud to announce some more dates this spring. First off we will be heading to the southern parts of Finland alongside our fellow […]
Nicumo will celebrate their 10th anniversary next year, and the celebration begins today! Last year the band released their successful second album ‘Storms Arise’ and […]
“A Heavy Metal Civilization” is documentary film about Finland and the relation of its society with rock and metal music. It will also show how […]
Finnish modern melodic death metal band MORS SUBITA release third single “I, God” from their anticipated ‘Into the Pitch Black‘ album due to be released in April 6th 2018 by Inverse […]
Finnish Folk Metal Superstars KORPIKLAANI recently finished their successful European run (several shows were sold out!) with HEIDEVOLK, ARKONA and TROLLFEST. Today the band brings yet more great news announcing […]
Swedish heavy metal heroes SABATON concluded their triumphant North American co-headlining run with German thrash titans and label mates KREATOR a few days ago but before they fly over […]
“It is with great pleasure that Napalm Records can announce the signing and partnership with one of Finlands most talented bands – WOLFHEART. Tuomas Saukkonen […]
When you hear the name Arch Enemy you automatically associate it with beautiful melodies, brutal vocals and fast pace drumming right? It is kind of […]
Finland’s Kaaos TV conducted an interview with guitarists Anton Kabanen (ex-BATTLE BEAST) and Kasperi Heikkinen (ex-U.D.O.) of Finnish melodic metallers BEAST IN BLACK prior to the band’s February 10 concert at Nosturi in […]
Eclectic Arts conducted an interview with guitarist Lord Ahriman (real name: Mikael Svanberg) of Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL prior to the band’s February 27 show at Studio Seven in Seattle, […]
OMNIUM GATHERUM are currently working on their new album, which will be released in late summer 2018! Here is an update from guitarist Markus Vanhala: […]
Today, the band releases their third trailer, in which mastermind Tuomas Holopainen explains why he would never re-record his old songs, but instead remastered the versions for »Decades« to […]
Finnish modern melodic death metal band MORS SUBITA release second single “Into the Pitch Black” from heir upcoming eponymous album due to be released in April 6th 2018 by Inverse Records. […]
Swedish melodic Death Metal pioneers AT THE GATES are soon to unleash their much anticipated new album “To Drink From The Night Itself” on May […]
Finnish, Helsinki-based metal band Dead Shape Figure will release their anticipated fourth album ‘Cacoëthes’ on June 8th 2018 via Inverse Records. It’s been five years since their latest studio […]
A Finnish melodic black metal band Hiidenhauta released a music video ‘Nälkäkevät‘ from their upcoming second album ‘1695’. The album’s theme revolves around the Great Famine of 1695-1697, […]
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