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  • TONS OF ROCK – inntar Oslo på onsdag
    Det er endelig klart for Tons of Rock. Om kort tid fylles Oslo av titusenvis av musikkelskere fra hele landet og resten av verden. Verdensstjerner, legender og ikoner skal…
  • TONS OF ROCK 2026 – ACCEPT erstatter W.A.S.P.
    De tyske heavy metal-legendenene Accept er klare for Tons of Rock og erstatter W.A.S.P, som dessverre har måttet avlyse sin opptreden på grunn av familiære årsaker. Med en karriere…
  • KELOWNA – new video out
    SCOTTISH ROCK N ROLLERS DETAIL DEBUT ALBUM AND NEW SINGLE Fast rising Scottish rock band KELOWNA will release their debut album, Superstar, everywhere on Friday 28th August. Ahead of…
  • TONS OF ROCK – utvider festivalen med nytt område
    Utsolgte Tons of Rock utvider festivalopplevelsen med helt nytt område. Velkommen til The Arcade Selv om Tons of Rock for lengst har meldt utsolgt, fortsetter festivalen med å utvide…
  • EINHERJER – 10th studio album out today
    Today the legendary metal pioneers in Einherjer release their long-awaited 10th studio album “Lifeblood”. The album is a reflection around belonging, heritage and roots – both as individuals and…
  • MAN AS MACHINE – return with powerful new single
    After years of change, reflection, and rebuilding, South African rock outfit Man As Machine return with their first new music since before the pandemic. Their latest single, The Right…
  • INSOMNIUM – release new single and video
    Photo by Terhi Ylimäinen INSOMNIUM Release “Shadowlife” 1st Single and Video from Upcoming Album “For I have only two doors left in this house. One leading to soothing sleep.…
  • KAI HANSEN – announces solo album and releases first single
    Kai Hansen is one of the defining figures in heavy metal. As co-founder of Helloween and founder of Gamma Ray, he shaped power metal into a global force and…
  • TAAKE – reveals details of upcoming full-length release and first single
    Photo: Soile Siirtola TAAKE REVEALS DETAILS OF NINTH FULL-LENGTH ALBUM AND NEW SINGLE Having balanced tradition and innovation for over three decades, Taake remains fiercely independent while continually pushing…
  • CULT OF LUNA – first song from upcoming album released
    Swedish post-metal outfit CULT OF LUNA have announced their tenth studio album InThe Shadow of Your Shadow, coming November 6 on their own label Red Crk Recordings. Today the band…
  • BLOMST – release new single
    Norwegian punk rock band BLOMST release their new single “Ta det som det kommer (når det går)” Norwegian punk rock band BLOMST release their new single “Ta det som…
  • PREKOWSKI – debut EP out today
    Step into the darkness, enter the HOUSE OF WORK. Belgian post-punk band PREKOWSKI announces their debut EP “HOUSE OF WORK”, set for release today, June 12, 2026. The five-piece…
  • Tons of Rock 2026: Klar for tidenes rockesommer på Ekebergsletta
    Når portene åpner på Ekebergsletta 24. juni, er alt duket for nok en gigantisk utgave av Norges største rock- og metalfestival. Tons of Rock 2026 samler over 60 band…
  • REDSHIFT – new video out
    Progressive-metal trio Redshift release music video for single ‘The Clown’ taken from new album ‘Down The Wire’ Bath-based progressive-metal three-piece Redshift return with their long-awaited third studio album ‘Down…
  • TOTENLEGION – new album out
    Totenlegion stands for Melodic Black Metal with soaring melodies, blast beats and melancholic influences. Their German lyrics describe the horrors, loss and tragedy of the First World War. The…
  • CHOPPER – unveils new single and video
    Credit: Brian Raaby Copenhagen-based industrial rock artist Chopper releases his single New Body, dropping just short of a month before closing out Denmark’s most legendary festival, in the coveted…
  • GHOST AVENUE – to release new studio album
    Norway’s classic/traditional melodic metalers GHOST AVENUE are releasing their fifth studio album «Full Throttle» in June 2026. This is the follow-up to the critical acclaimed «Even Angels Fail» from…
  • WARNING – to release new album in twenty years
    As WARNING prepares to release Rituals of Shame – their first new music in twenty years, vocalist/guitarist Patrick Walker is self-effacing about what led to this moment. Over the last…
  • A.A. WILLIAMS – new album out
    Foto Credits: Jake Owens A.A. WILLIAMS steps into a new “Solstice.” Out now via RPM, “Solstice” arrives as WILLIAMS’ most powerful and poetic work to date, an album shaped…
  • AYREON – reveals the video for ‘Isolation ’ taken from ’30th Anniversary – An Amazing Flight Through Time’
    Ayreon reveals the video for the roof-raising ‘Isolation.’  Taken from the stunning live concert, 30th Anniversary – An Amazing Flight Through Time – A journey through three decades of Ayreon…
  • A PERMANENT SHADOW – new single out
    Following the album “No Leaf Clover” (2024) and the covers EP “Summertime Love” (2025), the Barcelona-based project, A Permanent Shadow, announces its return with the single “We’ll Be One.”…
  • AVATAR – ute med ny låt og musikkvideo
    Det svenske heavy metal-fenomenet AVATAR er i sommer høyaktuelle i Norge med to  festivalkonserter, først på Trondheim Rocks søndag 7. juni og deretter på Tons of Rock i Oslo…
  • KALANDRA – Norwegian headline tour winter 2026
    Kalandra announces Norwegian Tour for winter 2026 On the tour “Mørketid”, the band will perform a very special winter concert that brings warmth to the dark season TICKETS Kalandra…
  • THE LARCHES – release new single and detail new EP
    Photo by Katy Gettings FAST RISING ALT-METALLERS ‘THE LARCHES’ RELEASE NEW SINGLE & DETAIL NEW EP THE LARCHES continue their climb with the release of their biting new single…
  • THE BITTER PILLS – new video out
    Photo by Lee London THE BITTER PILLS ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE WITH THEIR DEBUT ALBUM SET TO DROP LATER THIS YEAR UK alt-rock crew THE BITTER PILLS reveal their long-awaited…
  • NEVERSKIN – new single
    NEVERSKIN – ‘TIME’ “‘Time’ is the third single of our three-piece release, serving as a deeply personal reflection on both my own journey and my view on the state…
  • DEAF BEAT VANGUARD – new album out
    Deaf Beat Vanguard is an italian funky prog rock band, delivering an unique blend of groovy progressive rock with funk, blues and jazz influences mixed with an ironic attitude…
  • HALCYON DAYS – tilbake med sitt mest fokuserte og emosjonelt drevne album til dags dato
    Foto: Anine Desire HALCYON DAYS – NOTHING TO NO ONE // SOMETHING TO SOMEONE5.JUNI 2026 Oslo-baserte Halcyon Days er tilbake med sitt mest fokuserte og emosjonelt drevne album til…
  • TONS OF ROCK – Postens bandkonkurranse 2026 er kåret
    Vinneren av Postens bandkonkurranse 2026 er kåret! Årets drømmespillejobb går til Ramona’s Tea Party fra Tønsberg!Etter flere uker med spenning, juryvurderinger og publikumsengasjement er det endelig klart hvem som…
  • NOIR ADDICTION – new single out
    NOIR ADDICTION – ‘HOW SHE’S GOT IT’ (OUT NOW!) Alternative-industrial rockers Noir Addiction present their new single “How She’s Got It”, a brooding and introspective track that dives into emotional ambiguity, desire,…