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Osiris Rex is a Finland-based thrash metal band that features former members of Tornado and new talents. Although the name ...

Formed in 2020 by experienced musicians from renowned bands such as Pestigore, Born of Thorns, Tukkanuotta and Warmen, Wretched Path ...

Meara Klubi Vol. 38, a metal club organized by Meara Music, an independent and alternative record label/programming agency/event producer, hosted ...

Last year, alternative metal band LUNA KILLS became the first Finnish band to sign a recording contract with the American ...

Awake Again is a four-member post-hardcore band that fearlessly blends together metal and pop elements in their music. Throughout their ...

Last Thursday at Monttu New Level in Pori two bands made the audience jump and sweat with their performances. The ...

Alien Weaponry, a groove metal band that cherishes the traditions of New Zealand’s indigenous people, has won over metal fans ...

The great wait for Gorgoroth has come to an end and we were all waiting for their show, including me, ...

Kimmo Kuusniemi is one of the pioneers of Finnish metal music. In 1977, he founded Finland's first heavy metal band, ...

Roju, the six-piece modern nu-metal force from Finland, redefines heavy music. Their sound bridges the old nu-metal era with a ...

On April 11th, Northern Genocide and Roju performed on the Monttu New Level stage in Pori. The night started with ...

Ikinä started out as a pop project and by embracing the darkness and versatility of their two female vocalists, they ...

Kalmantach is a Finnish band formed in 2008 that play death metal in Finnish with thrash influences, coming from the ...

Opening the evening at Monttu New Level in Pori was the progressive death metal band Kalmantach. The band did their ...

Bloody Falls is a five-piece killer combo that was formed back in 2017 in the town of Valkeakoski (Finland). Their ...

Putrid Defecation defines their music as toilet slam, their debut album "Tales From The Toilet" was released last January and ...

The Dead Daisies are back in Italy with their Euro Tour 2025 with two unmissable live dates. The hard rock ...

Rotten Sound is one of the most influential bands in the grindcore scene: formed in 1993 in Vaasa, the band ...

Bloody Falls and Progeny of Sun, both in the roster of Death Agency, performed at Monttu New Level in Pori ...

Meara Music, after the success of the two summer editions of the MonoMassive festival, opted for a spring edition to ...

Finnish modern metal rising star Rioghan has released their second studio album "Kept" on February 14th, 2025 via Inverse Records ...

I'm really not sure what to say about a group of dudes coming out in pink tutus and dressed like ...

Ensiferum has finally returned to us. Not having performed in the Chicagoland area since January 12, 2019 at Joliet's The ...

Korpiklaani returned to the greater Chicagoland area less than a year since their last show. This time opting to play ...

Havron is a fairly new band to the Chicago scene having moved to here in 2022, but they have been ...

Set List Tarot The Emperor Death The Magician Should I? Swampwitch She’s Back Guardian (With Tyr) TMHC The Sun, the ...

Tyr returned to the Forge in Joliet holding the heather hammer high. Although I will admit that I haven't been ...

Finnish band Tyrantti started their activity back in 2016 and caught the attention of the Finnish rock and metal audience ...

Finnish band Tyrantti released their album "Ihmispyramidi" last November, to promote it they went on a tour that touched several ...

KING SATAN is an industrial metal band from Southern Finland, founded in late 2015. Presenting a genre-fluid extreme metal circus ...

Industrial metal band KING SATAN, known for their mischievous extreme metal and explosive stage charisma, released their fourth album "The ...

Called "prog bomb", Numento leave no one indifferent with their aggressive riffs, twisted atmospheres and energetic live performances. The band's ...

Eartheria is a Finnish modern death metal band formed in 2014. Dark, technical and tightly wound guitar riffs are at ...

Fronted by Aaron Stainthorpe of legendary doom stalwarts My Dying Bride, High Parasite violently arise from the shadows to present ...

Leaving behind a troubled situation the glorious artistic rebirth of reverend Marilyn Manson is embodied by the intoxicating new opus ...

In the crowded metal scene French blackgaze pioneers Alcest will always stand out for innovative composition and fascinating spiritualism, as ...

Boston's psychedelic hard rockers Worshipper deliver an infectious collection of guitar driven tunes on the sparkling third full-length "One Way ...

Featuring extraordinary artists, extreme metal powerhouse Vltimas is ready to raise the bar conjuring arcane forces throughout the sophomore release ...

Occult heavy rockers Lucifer descend upon us with the blazing force of the unholy new release “Lucifer V”. “At The ...

The last Meara Klubi of the year saw three bands on the Winston Live stage: I, Cursed, Numento and Eartheria ...

British death-doom indisputable masters My Dying Bride give new life to a timeless genre that defies time and space creating ...

Exploring the rough and dark sonic possibilities, Without Warning combines inspiration from various metal and electronic sub-genres. Creating a fusion ...

Meara Klubi Vol. 35 was supposed to have Surut as the headliner of the evening, but unfortunately due to illness ...

Countless Goodbyes is a modern metal band with metalcore elements formed in Pori, Finland. Since the band’s first single releases ...

Operating under the flag of modern metal, the Finnish band What Awaits Us is ready to test the limits of ...

After a 5 year absence, King Diamond returned to Chicago last night and delivered an incredible performance. The stage production ...

Lowhill is a new wave metalcore act from Northern Finland, their music is best described as a mix of metalcore ...

Finnish band Countless Goodbyes released their second full-length "Lost in Waves" on October 10th, for the occasion they organized the ...

Terromania is an Alternative Metal force out of Finland, ripping through the scene with raw power and emotion. Blending influences ...

Meara Klubi vol. 34 can be considered one of the best in terms of technique and energy. The bands present ...