Floor Jansen has left Nightwish. The Finnish symphonic metal band announced the split in a short statement, calling it a mutual decision reached “after careful consideration” and ending her 13 years as the band’s official singer. Nightwish will continue and…
Austrian pirate metal crew Visions of Atlantis brought their Pirates & Kings co-headline tour to SimmCity in Vienna for a night that felt more like a theatrical production than a standard concert. Fronted by the commanding presence of Clémentine Delauney…
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…
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…
I thought I knew what to expect from Helloween. I’d followed them through lineup changes, reunion tours, and every iteration of their increasingly elaborate stage shows. But standing in front of O2 Arena Prague on October 24th, watching album covers…
There’s a moment in every long-standing band’s career when the audience collectively holds its breath. Halford quitting Judas Priest. Metallica cutting their hair. Nightwish writing Tarja a letter to let her know she’s out. When Primal Fear co-founder Mat Sinner…
“Five years ago, I played my last show… Shortly after this show I was declared dead, but doctors brought me back to life,” Mat Sinner revealed in a frank social media update earlier this year. The Primal Fear co-founder and…
It’s hard to believe it’s been nearly a decade since I stood in line at the bank, sweating through an unusually hot November day, when the kind of news you never expect dropped into my feed. Helloween are reuniting, with…
“Just hope nobody dies,” Michael Kiske, Helloween singer, mutters with a nervous laugh. It’s a casual sentence, maybe even a joke on the surface. But the pause afterward betrays the weight beneath it. The weight that creeps in when your…
Warkings and Visions of Atlantis In Vienna Concert Details Date: Friday, March 6, 2026 Venue: SiMM City Festsaal Zentrum, Vienna Doors: 18:00 | Start: 19:00 Tickets: Available via Oeticket and official outlets. Under the banner of the “Pirates & Kings…