The wait is over. Arch Enemy have confirmed what the metal world had been breathlessly speculating about for weeks: Lauren Hart, the formidable frontwoman of Los Angeles melodic death metal outfit Once Human, is the band’s new lead singer. Hart…
Jinjer returned to Vienna on February 17 as part of their Duel European Tour, hosted by Mind Over Matter, bringing with them a lineup that felt carefully curated for maximum impact. With Textures and Unprocessed setting the tone, the evening…
Canadian heavy hitters Spiritbox have confirmed a sweeping European tour for summer and autumn 2026. Vienna is firmly on the map with special guests Jinjer, who just recently performed in the Austrian capital (view our photo report). The band, who…
The story of AVANTASIA begins much like any other fairy tale, with a young protagonist not unlike you, average reader. Picture a young boy from a small German town going far and beyond to fulfill his dreams of fronting a…
Thrash metal has always come with rules. Unspoken ones, maybe, but rigid nonetheless. Stay fast. Stay angry. Don’t stray too far from the blueprint. For many bands, those boundaries are sacred. Kreator, however, have spent their entire career proving that…
Kultur Shock’s “House of Kultur“ is the kind of album that refuses to sit still, let alone fit neatly on a shelf. This is music that transcends borders, cultural, stylistic, emotional, moving freely between gypsy punk, post-rock, hardcore, metal, and…
Sweden’s Viking metal overlords Amon Amarth have confirmed a sweeping European and UK headline run for autumn 2026, and Vienna is firmly in the crosshairs. The Allfather Awakens Tour rolls into the Gasometer on November 3, 2026, bringing with it…
Forty years is a long time to keep the fire alive, especially in heavy metal, where even the most tenacious bands fade into repetition and irrelevance. For me, that fire’s always been personal. There were years when I quite literally…
The Vienna stop of the Ad Infinitum & Seven Spires European Tour felt like one of those rare nights where everything aligns: the crowd, the sound, and two of the most compelling female voices in modern metal commanding the room…
Budapest has always felt different. Maybe it’s the weight of history in every corner, or the way the Danube cuts through the city like a scar that healed into something beautiful. I first saw Helloween here in 2010: my first…