Slipknot are marking their 25th anniversary in style – with a tour that takes fans back to the band’s beginnings. Tonight, the tour makes its first stop in Germany, in Dortmund. However, the opening concert at Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome has already proven that the band has exceeded fans’ expectations.
Back to the Beginning: Slipknot’s Debut Album in Focus
The setlist for the 25th Anniversary Tour is a tribute to their self-titled debut album from 1999, a record many fans consider a cornerstone of Nu-Metal. Corey Taylor and the rest of the band have included some rare gems, such as the hidden track “Eeyore” and the epic “Scissors”, which, at over eight minutes, was one of the night’s highlights.
Fans of the raw energy from Slipknot’s early years will be thrilled with this selection – many of these tracks haven’t been performed live in years.
The Complete Setlist from December 5, 2024, at the Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam
For those gearing up for the German shows, here’s the full setlist from the opening night:
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Eyeless
Wait and Bleed
Get This
Eeyore
Me Inside
Liberate
Purity
Prosthetics
No Life
Only One
Encore:
Spit It Out
Surfacing
Scissors
A Night of Nostalgia and Energy
This tour promises unforgettable evenings – not just for longtime fans but also for those who’ve never had the chance to experience Slipknot live. Combining nostalgic tracks with the band’s unparalleled live energy, this anniversary tour is shaping up to be a true highlight.
THE HALO EFFECT have unveiled the stunning video for the third single from the highly anticipated albumMarch Of The Unheard, set for release on January 10, 2025, via Nuclear Blast.
The new single is an anthemic masterpiece, driven by soaring melodic guitars and THE HALO EFFECT’s unmistakable signature sound. Capturing the very essence of Gothenburg’s melodic death metal legacy, the track delivers a powerful blend of haunting melodies and crushing intensity, cementing the band’s place as modern torchbearers of the genre.
The accompanying video takes fans on an immersive journey through the streets of their hometown, Gothenburg. With sweeping visuals and a raw, heartfelt connection to their roots, the video is both a tribute to the city that shaped them and a striking visual complement to the single’s energy and emotion.
Guitar wizard and main songwriter Niclas Engelin comments: “‘Cruel Perception’ is packed with guitar harmonies and melodies that sprung from my noodling on the acoustic guitar in the living room one late night with a coffee in hand, which turned out to be a true Melodic Death Metal anthem. It’s funny how some songs turn out in the end from late night acoustic guitar noodling to full on Melodic Death Metal, but that’s the beauty with Halo, you never know how it’s going to sound in the end with everybody’s magic in the studio. We hope you will enjoy this song as much as we do and we just can’t wait to play this song live for you all! “
Shortly after the album´s release, the band will embark on their first ever headline tour across Europe. Industrial outfit and label mates PAIN will be special guest on this tour and to round up this great package, melo-death shooting stars from Finland, BLOODRED HOURGLASS, will join as support.
HALOS OVER EUROPE 2025 SPECIAL GUEST: PAIN SUPPORT: BLOODRED HOURGLAS
15.01. NO Oslo – Vulkan Arena (without PAIN) 16.01. DK Copenhagen – Amager Bio 17.01. DE Hamburg – Markthalle – SOLD OUT 18.01. DE Cologne – Essigfabrik – SOLD OUT 19.01. NL Haarlem – Patronaat 21.01. UK Bristol – The Fleece – LOW TICKETS 22.01. UK Glasgow – Slay 23.01. UK Wolverhampton – KK´s Steel Mill 24.01. UK Manchester – Manchester Club Academy 25.01. UK London – Electric Ballroom 26.01. BE Antwerp – Trix 28.01. FR Paris – Bataclan 29.01. DE Frankfurt – Batschkapp 31.01. DE Stuttgart – LKA Longhorn 01.02. DE Munich – Backstage – LOW TICKETS 02.02. CH Solothurn – Kulturfabrik Kofmehl 04.02. DE Berlin – Kulturbrauerei Kesselhaus 05.02. DE Leipzig – Hellraiser 06.02. AT Vienna – Arena Wien 07.02. HU Budapest – Barba Negra Blue Stage 08.02. CZ Brno – Sono Centrum 09.02. PL Warsaw – Progresja
without PAIN 11.02. FI Helsinki – Tavastia – LOW TICKETS 12.02. FI Tampere – Tavara Asema 14.02. SE Stockholm – Fallan 15.02. SE Gothenburg – Gothenburg Studios
Nu-Metal pioneers KoRn are not only headlining Rock am Ring and Rock im Park in 2025 but have also announced two standalone headliner shows for June. Fans can look forward to high-energy performances.
New Music on the Horizon?
KoRn are already working on new music, as guitarist Brian “Head” Welch recently confirmed. The band’s last studio album, Requiem, was released in 2022, which feels like a while ago. Whether new singles or even a full album will drop before the 2025 concerts remains to be seen. Fans might just get a first taste of what’s to come during these headliner shows.
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Dates and Support Act Spiritbox
The two headliner concerts will take place in Hannover and Leipzig. In Leipzig, KoRn will be joined by the Canadian metal up-and-comers Spiritbox, who have been turning heads with their powerful and progressive sound. It’s yet to be announced if Hannover will feature a special guest as well.
Dates at a Glance:
June 3, 2025 – Hannover, ZAG Arena
June 10, 2025 – Leipzig, QUARTERBACK Immobilien ARENA (with Spiritbox)
Get Your Tickets
Tickets go on sale on December 9th. If you don’t want to miss out on these shows, be sure to act fast – they’re shaping up to be one of the highlights of the concert year 2025!
Following 2022’s singles ‘Aidus’ and ‘Exile of the Gods’, ELUVEITIE are back with their first new music in 2 years. ‘Premonition’ sees the band blend melodic death metal and traditional folk with the competence of a unit with over 20 years of intense involvement with both modern metal and celtic mythology. With ‘Premonition’ ELUVEITIE release the first song from their upcoming album, which will be out next year. Stay tuned for more infos in the near future.After their own headliner tour ‘ÁNV RISING – EUROPE‘, which starts in January 2025, the band will hit the raod again together with ARCH ENEMY, AMORPHIS and GATECREEPER in October 2025. All dates are listed below.
ELUVEITIE frontman Chrigel Glanzmann comments: “We’re beyond excited to finally open the door and unleash some new music! PREMONITION comes in laying bare the heart and soul of Eluveitie’s music, while transporting deep ancient wisdom of the Celtic into the modern age, wielding druidic words to point out the way through the deepest struggle within and all around ourselves. We hope you’ll enjoy this piece of music as much as we do ourselves!“
‘ÁNV RISING – EUROPE’ tour dates: 23.01.25: DK, Copenhagen – Amager Bio * 24.01.25: SWE, Gothenburg – Pustervik * 25.01.25: NO, Oslo – Rockefeller Music Hall * 26.01.25: SWE, Stockholm – Klubben Fryshuset * 28.01.25: FI, Helsinki – House Of Culture 29.01.25: FI, Turku – Logomo 30.01.25: FI, Kuopio – Sawohouse Underground 01.02.25: EST, Tallinn – Helitehas 02.02.25: LV, Riga – Palladium Riga 04.02.25: PL, Krakow – Klub Studio 07.02.25: GR, Thessaloniki – Principal Club Theater 08.02.25: GR, Athens – Gagarin 205 09.02.25: BG, Sofia – Joy Station 11.02.25: SLO, Ljublijana – Kino Siska 12.02.25: IT, Trezzo sull´Adda – Live Club ** 13.02.25: AT, Wörgl – Komma VZ 14.02.25: DE, Würzburg – Posthalle 15.02.25: DE, Jena – F-Haus 16.02.25: DE, Hannover – Capitol * wihout INFECTED RAIN ** without AD INFINITUM
EUROPEAN BLOOD DYNASTY 2025 TOUR ARCH ENEMY W/ SPECIAL GUESTS AMORPHIS / ELUVEITIE & GATECREEPER 10.10.2025 Schleyerhalle, Stuttgart 11.10.2025 Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt am Maiz 12.10.2025 Zenith, Munich 14.10.2025 Barba Negra, Budapest 15.10.2025 Gasometer, Vienna 17.10.2025 Columbiahalle, Berlin 18.10.2025 Sportovni Hala Fortuna, Prague 19.10.2025 PreZero Arena Gliwice, Gliwice 21.10.2025 The Hall, Zurich 22.10.2025 Alcatraz, Milan 23.10.2025 Radiant Bellevue, Lyon 25.10.2025 Vistalegre, Madrid 27.10.2025 Zenith, Paris 28.10.2025 AFAS Live, Amsterdam 30.10.2025 Civic Hall, Wolverhampton 31.10.2025 O2 Apollo, Manchester 01.11.2025 Eventim Apollo, London 03.11.2025 Rockhal, Esch sur Alzette 04.11.2025 Ancienne Belgique, Brussels 05.11.2025 Haus Auensee, Leipzig 07.11.2025 Partille Arena, Gothenburg 08.11.2025 Annexet, Stockholm 10.11.2025 Ice Hall, Helsinki 12.11.2025 Sentrum Scene, Oslo 13.11.2025 Poolen, Copenhagen 14.11.2025 Swiss Life Hall, Hannover 15.11.2025 Mitsubishi Electric Hall, Duesseldorf
After a long break, Dimmu Borgir are finally back in the studio! The Norwegian symphonic black metal legends are hard at work on their first studio album since ‘Eonian’ (2018). However, they haven’t been idle in the meantime: with the live album‘Northern Forces Over Wacken’ and the 30th-anniversary album ‘Inspiratio Profanus’, they’ve released some impressive work.
The upcoming album will also mark a significant change: It will be the first studio album since Spiritual Black Dimensions (1999) without guitarist Galder. Earlier this year, Galder left the band to focus on his solo project Old Man’s Child.
Guitarist and vocalist Silenoz shared some insights into the band’s creative process during an interview with Rauta earlier this year:
“We’ve been working on new material. We’ve been at it for quite some time, with interruptions here and there. During the pandemic, we took a bit of a break and worked on the songs individually, as lone wolves, so to speak. Then we got together and started brewing a new concoction.”
Silenoz emphasized that the band places great importance on quality and takes their time to meet fans’ expectations:
“I think fans are saying, ‘Oh, you need to release a new album’ and blah blah blah. But the thing is, we’d rather take our time, even take an extra year, to make sure it’s better than just good, if you know what I mean. We want to release an album when it’s truly ready.”
He ended on a positive note, expressing his hopes for the future:
“We hope to be more active and to share more new music with our fans – both long-time followers and new ones. But yeah, good things take time. And I think it’s safe to say the longer people wait, the better the result will be.”
Fans can look forward to what Dimmu Borgir will deliver this time, both musically and conceptually. One thing is certain: it will be dark, epic, and unmistakably Dimmu Borgir!
Legendary American progressive metallers SAVATAGE are thrilled to announce their first headline shows since 2002.
Singer Zak Stevens explains: “As you can imagine, there are so many special things about these shows that are racing through my mind. We get to play a series of headline shows for the first time in over twenty years that will put us right back in front of all of the unbelievable fans who have given us so many unforgettable memories over the last three decades. Here’s our chance to directly give back to everyone who’s been there supporting us all these years!”
EMP presents *EMP and Rock Hard present:
Saturday, June 14, 2025 – Oberhausen, Germany – Turbinenhalle * Monday, June 16, 2025 – London, UK – Shepherds Bush Empire Wednesday, June 18, 2025 – Zurich, Switzerland – Komplex 457 * Thursday, June 19, 2025 – Munich, Germany – Tonhalle * Tuesday, June 24, 2025 – Milan, Italy – Alcatraz
In their long-awaited return to the stage after a decade, the iconic lineup of John Lee Middleton, Zak Stevens, Chris Caffery, Jeff Plate, and Al Pitrelli will also perform at the following festivals:
Friday, June 13, 2025 – Leeuwarden, Netherlands – Into The Grave Festival Sunday, June 22, 2025 – Dessel, Belgium – Grapop Metal Meeting Thursday, June 26, 2025 – Barcelona, Spain – Rockfest Saturday, June 28, 2025 – Thessaloniki, Greece – Rockwave Festival
“All the great festival shows are going to be off-the-charts amazing. It’s even hard to imagine the scale of excitement that’s going to take place with those shows”, continues Zak.
Savatage Founder Jon Oliva expresses his disappointment at not joining (but concurrent deep excitement for his bandmates), stating: “I am very excited for the guys to be doing some shows. Unfortunately, due to health issues, I will not be able to join the guys for this run. Hopefully, this is just temporary. I will continue working in the studio on new music for the future. These shows will be awesome and I will be working with them to get it all ready for you. I know everyone is going to love it!!! Me and the guys are very excited and ready to kick ass! So from me, thank you all for the support for all these years and we can’t wait to rock you!”
Watch the announcement trailer to get in the mood:
Savatage has cultivated a passionate cult following with over twenty years of musical excellence, eleven groundbreaking albums, and hundreds of performances around the globe. Their unique blend of thrash, progressive, power metal, and classic hard rock has left an indelible mark on the music world. Founded in Tampa, Florida, by brothers Jon and Criss Oliva, Savatage’s journey has been a mix of triumph and tragedy. Albums like the seminal 1987 release Hall of the Mountain King and the critically acclaimed 1991 rock opera Streets continue to resonate with fans today. The untimely death of Criss Oliva after the success of 1993’s Edge of Thorns marked a turning point for the band, but they rebounded with a newfound identity, culminating in their 1995 album Dead Winter Dead. Their electrifying reunion performance at the 2015 Wacken Open Air in Germany, where they captivated an audience of 80,000, reaffirmed Savatage’s enduring legacy and their powerful connection with fans.
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