After nearly a decade since their last full-length album, “In The Absence Of Light”, Finnish atmospheric metal outfit THE MAN-EATING TREE are back with the intense track “Seer”. The highly anticipated new single is a dark and brooding return that promises to satisfy fans and newcomers alike.
“Seer” is the first taste of the band’s forthcoming album, “Night Verses”, which is set to be released on April 11th via Noble Demon. With a revamped lineup and a fresh sound, THE MAN-EATING TREE are ready to take on the next intense chapter in their history.
The band’s signature blend of atmospheric beauty and heavy, crushing riffs is on full display in “Seer.” The track delves deep into themes of fear and inner turmoil, with founding member Janne Markus commenting, “The song is about the endless struggle with one’s own fears. Seers, who live in all of us. A seer, who draws his strength from the prevailing negativity.“
The band adds: “We can’t wait to be able to finally share this first song with everyone, and fairly soon the whole album! ‘Seer’ is a direct, heavy, even angry song at the beginning of a new, just like the band itself at this point!“
The song is released alongside a brand new music video directed by Petri Marttinen and Kore Creative, which you can watch here:
“Night Verses” Tracklist: 01. Nightverses 02. Days Under The Dark 03. Seer 04. These Traces 05. All Our Shadows 06. To The Sinking 07. Ruins Of Insanity 08. Abandoned 09. Reflections
THE MAN-EATING TREE‘s return comes with a renewed sense of purpose and a desire to push the boundaries of their sound. With a lineup featuring former and current members of legendary bands such as Ghost Brigade, Poisonblack, Mors Subita, Entwine and more, the band is poised to deliver their most powerful and dynamic album yet.
“This is not only the new gathering for old friends. This is a new musical direction, allowing the boundaries to be pushed wider and further. We are very much looking forward to presenting this to you“, Janne Markuscomments on the band’s activation and new beginning.
“Night Verses” will be coming out on April 11 via Noble Demon and is now available for pre-order at THIS LOCATION
THE MAN-EATING TREE are: Manne Ikonen – vocals (ex-Ghost Brigade) Janne Markus – guitar, vocals (Ex-Poisonblack, ex-The Abbey) Sakke Paavola – guitar Aksu Hanttu – drums (Ex-Entwine, Tuoni, S-Tool) Mika “June” Junttila – bass (Mors Subita)
For over two decades, CALIBAN has stood as one of the defining forces in Metalcore. With their upcoming album “Back From Hell” that is scheduled for a release April 25th, 2025, the German band continues to evolve their sound while staying true to the intensity and emotion that have defined their career. Led by founding members Andreas Dörner (vocals) and Marc Görtz (guitar), the band’s current lineup includes new vocalist and bassist Iain Duncan, whose clean vocals, songwriting skills and diverse perspective and experience bring a fresh dimension to their already powerful dynamic. Complemented by longtime drummer Patrick Grün and guitarist Denis Schmidt, CALIBAN’s formidable lineup is poised to deliver a relentless and emotionally charged experience that reaffirms their status as Metalcore pioneers.
Following the success of their recent singles—”I Was a Happy Kid Once”, “Echoes”, and “Guilt Trip (feat. Mental Cruelty)”—CALIBAN is set to release their most ambitious work yet. “Back From Hell” explores themes of inner struggle, resilience, and catharsis, blending their signature crushing riffs and guttural vocals with atmospheric melodies and modern production.
Today they are thrilled to reveal their new single and video, “Back From Hell (feat. The Browning)” with singer Jonny McBee featured in the video that was directed by Mirko Witzki for Witzki Vision:
The band comments: “’Back from Hell’ is a declaration of survival. It’s about facing your deepest fears and coming out stronger on the other side. This song reflects the struggle of rising from darkness, fighting your way back from rock bottom, and refusing to accept defeat. We wanted it to be a raw, aggressive anthem for anyone who’s ever felt trapped but found the strength to break free.”
For the past 40 years, the Bay Area thrash pioneers HEATHEN have abided by their never-say-die attitude. The HEATHEN brand of intelligent yet aggressive Thrash appealed not only to the genre’s core demographic but also to metal fans looking for brains behind the brawn. On March 14th, the band will release their newest offering Bleed The World: Live via Nuclear Blast Records.
Bleed The World: Live features songs from each of the band’s albums, including recent tracks such as ‘Sun in My Hand’ and ‘The Blight’ as well as classics such as ‘Hypnotized’ and ‘Goblin’s Blade,’ mirroring the band’s crushing live setlist. Today, HEATHEN offers fans the first single with a live music video for the track ‘Sun In My Hand‘.
HEATHEN comments, “We’re beyond stoked to announce the Bleed the World: Live album! We recorded both the band AND the audience at every show on our ‘Bleed the World’ tour to capture a true live experience in audio form. The most powerful performances of each song were mixed for the album and the results are incredible. Can’t wait to share this with everyone to enjoy while we get ready to head into the studio for another dose of Bay Area Thrash!”
Recorded in several cities across the United States during the 2023 ‘Bleed the World’ tour, Bleed the World: Live is the perfect audio representation of the HEATHEN live show. Produced by guitarist Kragen Lum and mixed by Zeuss, Bleed the World: Live transports the listener into the concert hall with a crystal-clear yet heavy production and captures the interaction between the band and the audience that makes every HEATHEN live show special. The cover artwork by Travis Smith depicts a steel HEATHEN logo piercing the bleeding Earth, held by a hand that encapsulates the world tour as a moment in time.
Bleed The Earth: Live Tracklisting: 1. This Rotting Sphere (Live) 2. The Blight (Live) 3. Empire Of The Blind (Live) 4. Dying Season (Live) 5. Set Me Free (Live) 6. Sun In My Hand (Live) 7. The Heathen Horde (Live) 8. Goblin’s Blade (Live) 9. Hypnotized (Live)
Catch HEATHEN live on the following dates: 05.02 Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s (Legions of Metal) 05.17 Guadalajara, MX @ Concha Acustica (The Metal Fest) 10.19 Mallorca, ES @ Iberostar Waves Club Cala Barca (Full Metal Holiday)
The wait is over, today finally sees the release of Overdriver, the fantastic new album by high-energy rock’n’roll royalty, THE HELLACOPTERS, who are commemorating their 30th anniversary as a band with their ninth full length.
The successor of their glowingly praised, chart-storming comeback album, Eyes of Oblivion, is filled to the brim with roaring guitars and earth-shattering grooves, fist-raising energy and anthemic choruses, while keeping the variety richer than ever before.
Singles such as ‘Leave A Mark‘, and the instant hits ‘(I Don’t Wanna Be) Just A Memory‘ and ‘Do You Feel Normal‘ have only shown a small part of the stylistic range you can find on Overdriver. With fast-paced bangers like ‘Wrong Face On‘ and ‘Faraway Looks‘ THE HELLACOPTERS even nod to their early days.
In celebration of its release day, a full album stream of Overdriver is now available on YouTube. Go check it out below and turn the volume all the way up!
THE HELLACOPTERS will play a couple of release shows in Sweden, Finland and Norway, most of which are already sold out. Their guests will be the Swedish rock band Spiders. More headline shows in Germany and Denmark with support by legendary US rock’n’roll heroes Supersuckers will follow in April, as well as a few selected summer festival shows later in the year. Get your tickets now as they’re moving fast! Please scroll to the bottom for all confirmed live dates.
THE HELLACOPTERS LIVE 2025 02.02. SE Stockholm – Vasateatern 06.02. FI Tampere – Tavara-asema 07.02. FI Helsinki – House of Culture – SOLD OUT 12.02. NO Oslo – Rockefeller – SOLD OUT 13.02. SE Gothenburg – Pustervik 14.02. SE Gothenburg – Pustervik – SOLD OUT 15.02. SE Lund – Mejeriet 14.04. DE Cologne, Carlswerk 15.04. DE Munich – Muffathalle 16.04. DE Frankfurt – Batschkapp 17.04. DE Hamburg – Docks 18.04. DK Copenhagen – Pumpehuset 19.04. SE Helsingborg – The Tivoli
24.04.-27.04. SE Sälen – Ski & Rock 09.05.-13.05. US Miami,FL – Little Steven’s Underground Garage Cruise 23.05.-25.05. DE Berlin – Desertfest 19.06.-21.06. ES Vitoria-Gasteiz – Azkena Rock Festival 19.06.-22.06. FR Clisson – Hellfest 30.07.-02-08. DE Wacken – Wacken Festival 08.08.-10.08. BE Kortrijk – Alcatraz
Symphonic metal titans EPICA are excited to announce that their 9th studio album Aspiral will be out on April 11th, via Nuclear Blast Records. The album title is derived from the eponymous bronze sculpture made by Polish sculptor and painter Stanisław Szukalski back in 1965 and stands for renewal and inspiration – keywords that define EPICA in 2025. In Szukalski’s work every detail is a piece of art in its own right, and there’s always more to the story than you initially think. The band saw this as the perfect analogy for the creation of this 9th album: each song stands on its own with a distinctive vibe and meaning, while together they enforce each other into a monumental effort.
The album, featuring stunning cover artwork by Hedi Xandt (Rammstein, Ghost, Parkway Drive), is now available for pre-order in the below mentioned formats. The special editions even include the BluRay and audio recordings of the full monumental “Symphonic Synergy” performance in Amsterdam that the band recorded in 2024 with an orchestra and choir.
Recorded once again at Sandlane Studios and expertly mixed and produced by Joost van den Broek, Aspiral boasts 11 new tracks: 1. Cross the Divide 2. Arcana 3. Darkness Dies in Light – A New Age Dawns Part VII – 4. Obsidian Heart 5. Fight to Survive – The Overview Effect – 6. Metanoia – A New Age Dawns Part VIII – 7. T.I.M.E. 8. Apparition 9. Eye of the Storm 10. The Grand Saga of Existence – A New Age Dawns Part IX – 11. Aspiral
If you want to get another appetizer of the new tracks, you can check out the band’s music video for the up-tempo anthem ‘Cross The Divide,’ directed by Kunststoff: https://epica.fanlink.tv/ctd
One simply couldn’t find better words to describe what 2025 has in store for HELLOWEEN. While the German metal legends are finishing the highly anticipated follow-up to their self-titled no. 1 album, they have launched yet another snippet of their prestigious live album “Live At Budokan.” The classic ‘Future World’ from their genre-defining album “Keeper Of The Seven Keys, Pt. 2” successfully keeps up the memories of this remarkable night the pumpkins experienced at Tokyo‘s Budokan Arena in September 2023.
Singer Michael Kiske comments: “I love the positive message of this song. Our future will be bright, but it won’t fall into our laps. We all have to find our own way to future world. Musically, it’s one of the highlights and guarantees a great atmosphere every night.”
Join the enthusiastic Japanese crowd and enter the ‘Future World’:
“Live At Budokan” has been released worldwide as 2CD set, limited 3LP “deluxe edition” (trifold first pressing), Blu-ray, DVD, but is also available on all major streaming platforms. Purchase/listen: https://helloween.rpm.link/liveatbudokanPR
With an extensive world tour coinciding with the forthcoming album release, the ‘Future World’ live video not only is a worthy closer to the recent live campaign but also an exciting warm-up for HELLOWEEN‘s 40th anniversary world tour kicking off on October 17 in Luxembourg. Tickets and dates can be found below; more dates on other continents will be announced soon!
Artwork by Martin Häusler
This release celebrates the grand finale of HELLOWEEN‘s epic world tour from 2022 to 2023. Spanning over 30 countries on three continents, the tour was nothing short of a triumph. Drawing massive crowds and showcasing the band’s undying appeal, the sold-out concert in Tokyo is the crowning glory of the cycle. Known for their explosive stage presence and high-voltage performances, HELLOWEEN‘s shows are fueled by the unique chemistry among the band members. Triple lead-guitar attacks from Michael Weikath, Kai Hansen, and Sascha Gerstner alternate with goosebump-inducing duets from vocalists Michael Kiske and Andi Deris, occasionally supported by Kai Hansen, the band’s original singer and third voice. He also takes the spectators on a journey back in time with a medley from the band’s early days, returning to the origins of their sound – HELLOWEEN, the godfathers of melodic speed metal.
Choosing the Nippon Budokan for this live recording was no coincidence. A venue rich in musical history, it has hosted countless legendary concerts and is an accolade for every music group that has played there. HELLOWEEN are the first German band ever to record a live album in the Nippon Budokan, and for the members it was a dream come true.
Lead vocalist Michael Kiske described the show as “surreal, with the electrifying fan energy creating a magical atmosphere.” Bassist Markus Grosskopf spoke of the venue’s profound personal and historical significance, expressing how humbling and inspiring it was to perform in a place that shaped their own musical journeys.
The live recording’s technical brilliance is another highlight. With 29 cameras capturing every nuance, the production team ensured that each moment of the concert is preserved in stunning detail. This attention to detail means the Blu-ray and DVD versions offer an immersive viewing experience, making fans feel like they are right there in the front row.
The setlist of this live album is a treasure trove of surprises, contains the entire 2-hour+ show and offers a fresh experience compared to previous releases like “United Alive” [2019]. This thoughtful song selection honors both the die-hard fans craving something new and the band’s rich musical legacy, showcasing their evolution and expansive repertoire.
This live album is more than just a concert recording; it’s a celebration of HELLOWEEN‘s enduring impact on the metal scene. It promises to bring the magic of an unforgettable performance straight into fans’ homes, offering a piece of music history that embodies the spirit and energy of a legendary band at their peak.
“Live At Budokan” – Track Listing:
01. Orbit 02. Skyfall 03. Eagle Fly Free 04. Mass Pollution 05. Future World 06. Power 07. Save Us 08. Kai’s Medley [Walls Of Jericho, Metal Invaders, Victim Of Fate, Gorgar, Ride The Sky, Heavy Metal Is The Law] 09. Forever And One (Neverland) 10. Best Time 11. Dr. Stein 12. How Many Tears 13. Perfect Gentleman 14. Keeper Of The Seven Keys 15. Drumokan *on Blu-ray/DVD only!* 16. I Want Out
“40 Years Anniversary Tour” – Europe 2025 Very Special Guests: BEAST IN BLACK 17.10.2025 LU Luxembourg – Rockhal 18.10.2025 NL Tilburg – 013 20.10.2025 UK London – Eventim Apollo 22.10.2025 FR Paris – Zénith (Le Villette) 24.10.2025 CZ Prague – O2 Arena 25.10.2025 SK Zvolen – Tiposbet Arena 26.10.2025 HU Budapest – Papp László Sportaréna 28.10.2025 PL Katowice – Spodek 31.10.2025 DE Bochum – RuhrCongress 01.11.2025 DE Hamburg – Barclays Arena 03.11.2025 NO Oslo – Sentrum Scene 04.11.2025 NO Oslo – Sentrum Scene 06.11.2025 FI Helsinki – Helsingin Jäähalli 08.11.2025 SE Gothenburg – Partille Arena 13.11.2025 PT Lisbon – Campo Pequeno 15.11.2025 ES Madrid – La Cubierta de Leganés 19.11.2025 IT Milan – Forum 20.11.2025 CH Zurich – The Hall 22.11.2025 DE Stuttgart – Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
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