KORPIKLAANI Release Video for ‘Got The Time’ (Anthrax Cover)

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Finnish Folk Metal Superstars KORPIKLAANI have released a video for their cover of the popular ANTHRAX version of Joe Jackson’s ‘Got The Time‘, which is streaming now on all platforms. Originally released in Finnish under the name ‘Ennen‘ between KORPIKLAANI‘s most recent albums Jylhä (2021) and Rankarumpu (2024), you can now enjoy the English version as well.

LISTEN TO ‘GOT THE TIME’: https://korpiklaani.bfan.link/got-the-time

Be sure to catch KORPIKLAANI live on the remaining dates of this year or at HEIDENFEST 2026 with Finntroll, Heidevolk, Trollfest and The Dread Crew Of Oddwood. All dates below.

KORPIKLAANI LIVE:

27.11.2025 FIHelsinki, F:F:F – Formosa:Finland:Fest w/Cthonic
28.11.2025 – EE – Tallinn, Helitehas w/Arctis
29.11.2025 – LT – Vilnius, Vakaris w/Arctis
30.11.2025 – LV – Riga, Spelet Concert Hall w/Arctis

HEIDENFEST 2026
Korpiklaani, Finntroll, Heidevolk, Trollfest, The Dread Crew of Oddwood

09.01.2026 NL Tilburg – O13 * No Finntroll
10.01.2026 DE Leipzig – Hellraiser ** No Finntroll
11.01.2026 DE Hamburg – Markthalle ** No Finntroll
12.01.2026 DE Berlin – Kesselhaus
13.01.2026 PL Gdansk – B90
14.01.2026 PL Warsaw – Progresja
15.01.2026 PL Krakow – Kwadrat
16.01.2026 PK Wroclaw – A2
17.01.2026 HU Budapest – Barba Negra
18.01.2026 CZ Brno – Sono Centrum
20.01.2026 AT Vienna – Ottakringer Brauerei
21.01.2026 HR Zagreb – Boogaloo
22.01.2026 SI Ljubljana – Siska
23.01.2026 DE Würzburg – Posthalle
24.01.2026 DE Regensburg – Eventhall-Airport
25.01.2026 FR Paris – Élysée Montmartre
27.01.2026 ES Madrid – Mon
28.01.2026 ES Barcelona – Salamandra
29.01.2026 FR Limoges – CC John Lennon
30.01.2026 CH Pratteln – Z7
31.01.2026 FR Lyon – Transbordeur
01.02.2026 DE Munich – Backstage
03.02.2026 UK London – Islington Assembly Hall
04.02.2026 UK Manchester – Manchester Academy 2
05.02.2026 UK Wolves – KK’s Steel Mill
06.02.2026 DE Oberhausen – Turbinhalle
07.02.2026 BE Antwerpen – Trix
08.02.2026 FR Rennes – L’Étage

*w/ Moonsorrow & Vanaheim
**w/ Moonsorrow

Tickets @ http://www.heidenfest.live

–VIP (Meet & Greet) available for all shows with Korpiklaani & Finntroll only
–VIP Tickets available @ http://www.firebirdindustries.live

This will be the first time in their long careers that Korpiklaani & Finntroll tour together, which only took roughly 13 years to finally make happen! 

Joining them to celebrate this unique event are some of their best friends and drinking partners in Heidevolk and Trollfest. To warm up the evening with all the dancing, drinking, moshing and all round good time are The Dread Crew of Oddwood.

Good music, good friends and never enough celebrations.

Heidenfest 2026 will be a night to remember!

Due to prior agreements, Finntroll will miss the first 3 shows.

Moonsorrow will replace them, making this a small 10 year reunion of the Finnish Folk Metal Mafia. Vanaheim to also join for the 013 show as special guest.

KORPIKLAANI Jonne Järvelä comments: 

“I’m more than excited to be touring Europe with such a great group of bands. We’ve known each other for decades and that’s why I might feel a little old. Fortunately, a carefree, joyous, unrestrained, wild, fun, exhilarating, intoxicating, unconventional, extravagant and hilarious tour life is so healthy and refreshing that it keeps us young and fresh. Come along and you’ll be surprised by the amazing and crazy nights with us. Fun is guaranteed!”

FINNTROLL comments:  

 “This is no ordinary tour — it is a march of madness and glory across Europe!

Our strings are tuned to mischief, and at last we will tour side by side with our friends in Korpiklaani and TrollfesT, strengthened by Heidevolk and Oddwood. This tour brings forth a storm of dark tunes, overflowing ale, and untamed revelry.

Expect nights where reality bends, ancient spirits stir, and the line between myth and madness disappear. Join the horde, this will be legendary!”

HEIDEVOLK comments: 

“Hello fellow heathens! After the crazy successful Paganfest tour earlier this year, we are once again invited to join a legendary tour making its long awaited return: HEIDENFEST!

Together with our longtime friends and colleagues from Korpiklaani, Finntroll, Trollfest, and The Dread Crew of Oddwood, we will embark on a European road trip to bring you the songs we couldn’t play at Paganfest.

Get ready for a legendary night of exquisite folk metal madness, and raise your horns with the Pagan Metal Brotherhood! 🤘🔥🍻”

TROLLFEST comments: 

“The ultimate tour package straight out of our moistest, wildest dreams has arrived! Korpiklaani and Finntroll — the very reasons TrollfesT was spawned into existence — are leading the charge. Add our beloved drinking brothers Heidevolk and the utterly unhinged Dread Crew of Oddwood, and you’ve got yourself a tour destined for glory! This is not just a tour… this is history, covered in beer foam, accordions, and questionable decisions!”

THE DREAD CREW OF ODDWOOD comments: 

“Sharpen your crab claws and prepare for an evening of ultimate folk metal fun, ’cause we’re bringing Heavy Mahogany back to Europe! We can’t wait to feast alongside the legendary bands on this tour and share a night of nautical debauchery with you all!”

FUTURE STATIC Release Video for New Single ‘There’s Nowhere Else To Go’

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Australian breakthrough heavy act Future Static return with their highly anticipated new single / video ‘There’s Nowhere Else To Go’ via Wild Thing Records, the first new music from the band since their highly acclaimed Liminality album.

Stream / purchase here: https://orcd.co/theresnowhereelsetogo

After a two years of international touring, including a headline EU/UK tour, festival appearances and supporting the likes of Babymetal and Electric Callboy in Australia, Future Static mark a new era with their latest single ‘There’s Nowhere Else To Go’. Building on the foundations of their #1 Australian AIR-charting 2023 debut album Liminality, the band have crafted a refined sound and renewed purpose. An expansive mix of heavy, melodic, technical and chaotic, ‘There’s Nowhere Else To Go’ strikes a new depth musically and lyrically for a band that’s ready to push the extremes whilst staying true to their flow.

The band comment on the single: “‘There’s Nowhere Else To Go’ is an analysis on the duality of criticism from inspiring motivation and personal growth to the destructive inducement of self-hatred and insecurity.  Whilst we’ve all experienced the feeling of not being good enough it’s important to believe in yourself despite the constant judgmental commentary especially from the worst critic: your own self.”

‘There’s Nowhere Else To Go’ was produced, mixed, and mastered by Christopher Vernon (Windwaker, The Beautiful Monument), accompanied by the music video of fabled director Colin Jeffs (Make Them Suffer, Alpha Wolf).

Melbourne five-piece phenomenon Future Static are carving their position among the one of the most exciting forces in modern metalcore. Following the success of their #1 Australian AIR-charting debut album Liminality (2023), the band have rapidly risen through Australia’s heavy scene and beyond, earning critical acclaim from Kerrang!, Metal Hammer, and Triple J, whilst touring extensively across Australia; including supporting Babymetal, Electric Callboy, Jinjer, EnterShikari, DonBroco and TesseracT. International touring has included EU/UK headline shows, supporting Ankor and Humanity’s Last Breath, and multiple prestigious European festival appearances; including Sziget (HU), Radar (UK), Reeperbahn (DE) and Euroblast (DE).

Blending technical precision with melodic chaos, Future Static‘s sound is both striking and emotionally raw – a reflection of personal struggle, resilience, and self-discovery. Led by their breathtaking lead vocal tandem, a magical chemistry of electrifying frontwoman Amariah Cook and bassist Kira Neil, and backed by the band’s swagger and blazing fury, Future Static have taken Australia’s live circuit by storm.

Their latest single ‘There’s Nowhere Else To Go’ marks a bold new era revealing a refined, mature, and fearless evolution. Fierce and sonically ambitious, Future Static are ready to take their unique brand of emotive heaviness to the world.

Future Starting are:
Amariah Cook – Lead Vocals
Kira Neil – Bass / Vocals
Ryan Qualizza – Guitar
Jack Smith – Guitar
Jackson Trudel – Drums

Follow Future Static: Facebook | Instagram | TikTok | Twitter | Spotify

YHWH Return with Dark New EP “Khatha”, Out December 12th

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Belgian/Thai black metal entity YHWH are back with Khatha, a short but punishing five-track EP that breathes life into previously unrecorded compositions, confronting human cruelty, societal injustice, and the darker corners of myth and the mind. With Khatha, YHWH deliver a raw, uncompromising statement, reinforcing their place as one of modern extreme metal’s most intense and thought-provoking forces.

Khatha will be released digitally on 12 December 2025 via Wormholedeath.

Check out the EP teaser here:

Tracklist:
01 – Hell on Earth (The Root of All Evil)
02 – Murderer of Illusions
03 – Deathrash
04 – Night Terror
05 – Krasue

Formed in 2024, YHWH is a Belgian/Thai black metal band. All music is composed by Schem HaMephorash and her sister C. Bones, with S.M. Goat Ritual joining in June. Following their debut EP Tetragrammaton (April 2025, Wormholedeath), the band now unleashes the second chapter: Khatha. Prepare for the doom.

Stream “Tetragrammaton”: orcd.co/tetragrammaton
Pre-save Khatha: orcd.co/khatha

Follow YHWH Online:
https://thetrueyhwh.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/thetrueyhwh
http://www.youtube.com/@thetrueyhwh

DEPRESSURE Release New Single for Title Track of Upcoming Album “Worst Is Yet to Come”

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Photographer: Teemu Rahkonen

”Worst Is Yet to Come” is a heavy rock track. The title song of the full-length album, coming out in January 2026, hits you like a Volvo 850. Groovy riffing with melancholic touches nods to bands like Opeth, Sentenced & Kingston Wall. It’s a story about setting your targets and refusing to live by someone else’s expectations. While the upcoming album also has gentler vibes, this one is “Balls to the wall”!

“Stop fooling around, take control, and get the job done — because the worst is yet to come. Depressure: born in Joensuu, reborn in Poland — melancholic-rock audio massage since 2006.” the band hype up.

Listen to the single on music services (Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, Tidal etc.): https://push.fm/fl/depressure-wiytc

–FI3FC2552603
–Composition & Lyrics: Antti Heikura
–Production: Depressure
–Arrangements: Depressure
–Mixing and Mastering: Kuba Malinowski, Lunar Sounds Studio

Depressure. Heavy moods and aching emotions. From melancholic yearning to modern heavy rock, it drills into your brain like a Makita 666. Born in Joensuu, Finland, 2006. Two demos, a few shows, then a decade of silence. In early 2018, Depressure was dragged out of the grave, and the first album was composed and recorded by Antti Heikura. “September” came out on February 19th, 2020.

A new lineup took shape in Antti’s new home country, Poland. Gigs in Gdańsk, more sweat, more drilling. In autumn ‘24, recording of the next album began. “Worst is Yet to Come” is set to release in January 2026 and the band is ready to freeze audiences with their northern rock.

Depressure:
Antti Heikura – Vocals & Guitar
Paweł Kempa – Guitar
Tomasz Kacmajor – Drums
Konrad Piątkowski – Bass

https://www.facebook.com/Depressurekills
https://www.instagram.com/depressurekills

Bunny Metal Duo RABBIT CULT Release New Single + Lyric Video ‘Row Zero’

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RABBIT CULT, who recently signed a significant co-management deal with Arc Flame Entertainment and Till Dawn They Count, are releasing new music. The Finnish bunny duo calls for the brave to join their Row Zero.

”Do you dare to stomp where the silence kills?” metal bunnies Salla and Marianne ask.

Row Zero, combining heavy kantele riffs, cheeky beats, sassy lyrics and rabbits stomping in their flower dresses, comes straight from the metal bunnies’ heart. The song’s lyric video showcases the atmosphere in Hellsinki Metal Festival last summer and has now been released in YouTube.

The new song can be heard live already next week, as the bunny metal duo warms up the stage for Turmion Kätilöt in Ääniwalli, Helsinki. In January, Rabbit Cult will be touring Finland in support of Omnium Gatherum.

Upcoming Rabbit Cult shows:

14.11.2025 Ääniwalli, Helsinki, FI*
16.1.2026 Kantakrouvi, Oulu, FI**
17.1.2026 Olympia, Tampere, FI**
23.1.2026 Lutakko, Jyväskylä, FI**
24.1.2026 Tavastia, Helsinki, FI**

*supporting Turmion Kätilöt
**supporting Omnium Gatherum

Rabbit Cult online: FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | LINKTREE

KRATEROS to Release Debut EP “Lost in Translation” on January 30th, First Single ‘Linguicide’ Out Now

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Finnish progressive thrash metal band Krateros is set to release their debut EP ‘Lost in Translation’ on January 30th 2026 via Inverse Records.

The first single ‘Linguicide’ is unleashed today and it’s available on all essential streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/krateros-linguicide 

–Composed & lyrics by Saku Rekonen
–Cover art by All4band Design

The band comments:
” “Linguicide” is the first taste of our upcoming EP “Lost in Translation.” With its catchy groove and memorable guitar melody, it is arguably the most “commercial” track from the EP, yet it contains a great blend of all the elements that make our music what it is. Musically, the song is the oldest one on the EP, with the first demo going as far back as February 2020. Lyrically, the song went through two or three rewrites before finding its final form. Some of the discarded ideas have since been used in songs meant for future releases. As a product of our times, “Linguicide” deals with cancel culture and the death of independent thought, whether through self-censorship or outside pressure.”

Lost in Translation Track list:

  1. Tomb Service
  2. Linguicide
  3. The Performer
  4. Uticensis
  5. Comatose Waltz

Cover art by All4band Design

Krateros is an emerging metal band from Helsinki, Finland, founded in 2023 and led by vocalist/guitarist and main songwriter Saku Rekonen. The band’s music combines influences from old-school thrash metal bands such as Annihilator, Exodus, and Megadeth with more contemporary acts like Trivium, Machine Head, and Stam1na — all the while being filtered through a progressive lens.

The band’s first EP, “Lost in Translation,” released through Inverse Records, is a response to a perceived lack of riffs that seems to plague the metal scene of the 2020s.

Line-up:
Saku Rekonen – Vocals & Guitar
Roni Helminen – Bass & Backing vocals
Touko Kaihola – Drums

https://www.facebook.com/kraterosband
https://www.instagram.com/krateros_official
https://krateros.bandcamp.com