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Havron – 07/14/2024 at The Forge

Havron is a fairly newer band to grace the stages, but their members come from a wide variety of bands including Akhlys, Among the Living, Aoratos, Degredation, DieveNoire, Hessler, Hollow Point and November’s Doom. They perform their own mix of modern heavy metal and thrash for a combo that delivers a sound that metal fans of any subgenre can get into. I definitely recommend checking out them out. They have quite a bit of music and even a few videos circling around on the web.

Set List


Flight Of The Raven
Lawless Enemy
Nomad’s Creed
One Step Away
Desolate Land
Petrichor’d Skin
Black Sands

Burning Witches – 07/14/2024 at The Forge

This was my first time ever seeing Switzerland’s all female heavy metal act Burning Witches. Truth be told I wasn’t familiar with them until I saw the ad for the show and decided to check them out. I’ll say they really deliver an awesome set full of screaming riffs, crashing drums and powerful vocals. After seeing them live they are definitely getting added to my regular rotation. Recommended for fans of power metal.

Set List

Unleash The Beast
Wings Of Steel
Sea Of Lies
Dance With The Devil
We Stand As One
Lucid Nightmare
Evil Witch
The Dark Tower
Tomorrow
Hexenhammer
World On Fire
Flight Of The Valkyries
The Witch Of The North
Burning Witches

Enemies Everywhere & Split Iris live at Monttu New Level, Pori (Finland)

The legendary Monttu bar in Pori, after years of closure, has reopened under the name Monttu New Level, the summer calendar covers genres ranging from the softest rock to the most extreme metal in order to please everyone with more and less known bands. On July 12th we from The Offering were there to attend the concert of Split Iris and Enemies Everywhere.
Split Iris combines the most central characteristics of modern metal with the band’s passion for discovering new creative paths for musical self-expression, creating a unique and recognizable identity for the band’s sound. This show served as a release party for their debut album “Bloodred Dusk”.
Founded in early 2022, Enemies Everywhere quickly found their way to the ears and lips of tens of thousands of listeners, inspired by their first single releases. The band utilizes the best aspects of deathcore in their music, including rhythmically interesting breakdowns, massive choirs and symphonic orchestral arrangements.
Here is the photo gallery provided by our reporter Cristina.

Tuska Festival 2024, Helsinki (Finland)

Tuska Festival is one of the biggest metal music events in the Nordic countries and the most important in Finland, attracting metalheads from all over the world. This year the festival took place during the last weekend of June in Suvilahti, Helsinki.
The festival offers various genres of metal and rock, giving the opportunity to perform even to bands that are not yet too well known in the scene.
Tuska festival has been a success since the first edition in 1998, this year it was no exception with a sold out Saturday.
Four were this year the stages available: Karhu main stage, Radio City stage, OpenAir II, and Kvlt stage by Inferno. In addition the festival also offers side shows with live art and live interview panels like the ones brought to you by Bleeding Metal Podcast.
Below are the bands that performed during the three days of the festival.
Friday 28th: Pendolum, Dimmu Borgir, Kerry King, Alestorm, Lord of The Lost, Zeal & Ardor, Suburban Tribe, Annisokay, Ghøstkid, Elvenking, Bloodred Hourglass, Infected Rain, I Am The Night, Suotana, Assemble The Chariots, Sadistic Drive, Krypta, Sick Urge, Terrormania, Kollectivist, and Metal Riot.
Saturday 29th: Bring Me The Horizon, Amorphis, Stam1na, Tarot, Sonata Arctica, Turmion Kätilöt, VOLA, Health, Riverside, Kaunis Kuolematon, Devourment, Rytmihäiriö, Make Them Suffer, Solence, Ankor, The Abbey, Putro in Black, I Am Your God, Malformed, St. Aurora, Sulfuris, Agarwaen, and My Misery.
Sunday 30th: Parkway Drive, Opeth, Lost Society, Stratovarius, Beyond The Black, Bury Tomorrow, Eivør, Warmen, Brothers Of Metal, Fixation, Nightstop, Swansong, Luna Kills, Prestige, Dome Runner, Shereign, and Satra.
Our reporter Cristina went on a mission for us on Friday and Saturday, giving us an overview of the festival with her photos and managing to get some interviews that will be published soon.
For more information about the festival, check out their website Here.

 

Scarlet, Creed(FIN) & Serpico live at Meara Klubi, Pori (Finland)

The last Meara Klubi before the summer break saw three rock bands on stage: Scarlet, Creed(Fin) and Serpico.
Scarlet is a Grunge band from Eastern Finland founded in 1999, the band returned from over 10 year hiatus in 2015. Creed is a rock band from Pori, their new five-song EP will be released this summer. Serpico is genuine & unique rock n’ roll band which has a big respect to classic rock music.
Here some photos taken by Cristina Gregori.

Kesä6 festival, Pori (Finland)

Kesä6 is a one day event held in Pori at the culture house Annis, with the goal to celebrate the arrive of June with different generes of music. The event is free for everyone and has no age limit. This year on the stage performed Cliff Barnes, Juppe, Salaliitto, Jam-I, Artkills and Block of Flats.
Here are some photos taken by Cristina Gregori.

Runvila Rock 25.5.2024, Ulvila (Finland)

At the end of May, an event combining running and music was held for the first time in Ulvila. The running race in the morning was a playful obstacle race of about 5 km for teams, in the evening at the Automaatio Areena, both local know-how and a world-class atmosphere were on stage: Two of Us, Syvä Uni, Venkulit, DJ Amanda Harkimo, Moon Shot, The 69 Eyes. Our reporter Cristina was there to take some photos for this gallery.

Rock on rajaton riemu – festival, Kulttuuritalo Annis Pori (Finland)

On May 4th, a free musical event for the whole family and children from all over the world was held at Annis Cultural Center in Pori. The event was organized by the bassist of Play Girls Magazine, Tuikku Asikainen, for her 70th birthday. In addition to music, the day featured an exhibition of photos taken by the talented Tuikko, activities for children and food cooked by her husband. The proceeds from the donations went to Unicef. The following performed on stage: Vesa Rasikko, the Pori Civic College band led by Kide Leppäpohja, Starry Eyes, Play Girls Magazine, Mara (from Mara Balls) and JetBlack.
Here some photos taken by Cristina Gregori.

Illumishade – 05/03/2024 at The Forge

Illumishade opened up the night with their own brand of Melodic/Groove/Prog Metal that really got the crowd going. I hadn’t put two and two together that Illumishade featured Fabienne Erni and Jonas Wolf of one of my personal favorite bands Eluveitie. So when I was told they were playing, I was immediately intrigued. And Illumishade definitely delivered. It’s not too often that you attend a show and fully enjoy every band on the line up, but tonight was just one of those nights. If you get a chance to see Illumishade you should definitely get out and see them.

Visions of Atlantis 05/03/2024 at The Forge

So this was my first time seeing Visions of Atlantis in several years. Actually the last time I saw them they had a difference singer, so I wasn’t too familiar with their music or even their style. That being said, I will say they put on a great show. I was thoroughly impressed by their performance and I highly recommend them for fans of folk metal, pirate metal, symphonic metal or melodic metal.