GALLERY: On one of our first "Support Your Locals" days of the year, why not look back at the moment when our two homes met in doom. Finnish and Belgian doom collided with Counting Hours, Marche Funèbre & Asphodelus in Helsinki! 📷 @vaimhull.bsky.social www.grimmgent.com/photoreports... #metalsky

NEWS: Dutch hard rock/metal band Queen Of Spades released their first single 'Committed' from their upcoming new album, including a killer music video! Check it out on our site right now! www.grimmgent.com?p=121948 #metalsky #modernmetal #hardrock #independent #Netherlands

NEWS: Finnish symphonic metal band Memoira released a new video for their latest single 'Dollmaker'! Check it out on our site right now! www.grimmgent.com?p=121944 @inverserecords.bsky.social #metalsky #symphonicmetal #music #Finland #supportyourlocals

NEWS: Dutch hardcore legens Vitamin X unleashed the new single 'Ride the Apocalypse' and a music video for 'Chop Chop Chop'! Their new album 'Ride the Apocalypse' is set for release in March via Svart Records! Check it out on our site right now! www.grimmgent.com?p=121941 #hardcore #music #VitaminX

NEWS: Eye of Melian released their enchanting take on Bruce Dickinson's 'Tear of the Dragon', a track to be found on their upcoming album 'Forest Of Forgetting', out in February via Napalm Records! Check it out on our site! www.grimmgent.com?p=121938 #folk #symphonic #folkmusic #EyeofMelian #music

NEWS: Finnish pagan metal artist Vermilia released a video for 'Karsikko', the title track of their latest album of the same name, out since last year! Check it out on our site right now! www.grimmgent.com?p=121934 #metalsky #paganmetal #folkmetal #Finland #atmosphericblackmetal #Vermilia #music

NEWS: Belgian sludge/doom collective Predatory Void shared the single 'New Moon', another track from the upcoming EP 'Atoned in Metamorphosis', set for release next month via Pelagic Records! Check it out on our site! www.grimmgent.com?p=121932 #metalsky #sludgemetal #Belgium #supportyourlocals

NEWS: Finnish heavy metal band Serpent Gates unleashed the single 'Down the Cross', taking a swipe at religions, and another track from their upcoming debut album 'The Veil of Darkness', set for release next month! Check it out on our site! www.grimmgent.com?p=121926 #metalsky #heavymetal #Finland

NEWS: Finnish doom-laden death metal force Marianas Rest have released their new album 'The Bereaved' last Friday via Noble Demon and shared a video for the track 'Again Into The Night' to celebrate! Check it out on our site right now! www.grimmgent.com?p=121923 #metalsky #doommetal #Finland

NEWS: Flemish atmospheric black metal outfit Drawn Into Descent shared first single 'Ogen' from their upcoming album 'Onrust', set for release in February via Immortal Frost Productions! Check it out on our site right now! www.grimmgent.com?p=121917 #metalsky #blackmetal #Belgium #supportyourlocals

NEWS: Finnish hardcore unit RATS WILL FEAST are releasing their new EP 'An Evocation' in April via Time To Kill Records! Check it out on our site right now! www.grimmgent.com?p=121905 #hardcore #music #Finland #supportyourlocals

NEWS: Finnish black metal force Qwälen unleashed their latest single 'Kiviä ja luita', another track from their album 'Veri Virtaa Edelleen', set for release in March via Time To Kill Records! Check it out on our site! www.grimmgent.com?p=121892 #metalsky #blackmetal #Finland #supportyourlocals

NEWS: Dutch symphonic metal band Epinikion release new single 'Run with the Wolves', another track from their upcoming album 'The Force of Nature', out in February! Check it out on our site right now! www.grimmgent.com?p=121789 #metalsky #symphonicmetal #supportyourlocals #Netherlands #music

NEWS: Black metal outfit SAILLE have signed with Non Serviam Records for the release of their upcoming new album 'Forebode', out next month! Check it out on our site right now! www.grimmgent.com?p=121781 #metalsky #blackmetal #Netherlands #supportyourlocals #music #metal

SUPPORT YOUR LOCALS: Time for another day where we put some extra focus on the music from the countries we call our homes, starting with our playlist with a wide range of great work from Belgium! open.spotify.com/playlist/4Yn... #playlist #supportyourlocals #Belgium #music #metalsky #alternative

NEW MUSIC: Things are really picking up speed with tons of new singles having been released the past week or so! Check out our constantly updated Spotify playlist here: open.spotify.com/playlist/2uG... #newmusic #alternativemusic #music #singles #playlist

NEWS: Ferocious rock 'n' rollers THE DEVILS just announced their European tour to kick off at the end of the month and taking them all over the continent! Check it out on our site right now! www.grimmgent.com?p=121913 #rocksky #rocknroll #garagerock #music #rock

OUR WEEK IN PICTURES: Last Friday at the travel fair in Helsinki, we experienced a truly unique performance where Taiwanese ambassador and CHTHONIC 閃靈 frontman Freddy Lim brought rarely heard acoustic versions of his metal songs! 📷 by @vaimhull.bsky.social Full gallery coming soon! #photography

NEWS: The mighty Kreator have unleashed their highly anticipated 16th studio album 'Krushers Of The World' with @nuclearblast.bsky.social and shared a video for the title track to celebrate! Check it out on our site right now! www.grimmgent.com?p=121909 #metalsky #thrashmetal #music #Kreator

OUR WEEK IN PICTURES: Finnish Gothic outfit For My Pain recently returned after over 2 decades with their brand new album and to celebrate they embarked on a Finnish tour. We caught up with them at their stop in Tampere! Full gallery coming to our site soon! #photography #metalsky #gothic #Finland

NEWS: Symphonic metal outfit Anthea unveiled first single 'Phantom In The Masquerade' from their upcoming album 'Beyond The Dawn', set for release in April with Rockshots Records! Check it out on our site right now! www.grimmgent.com?p=121901 #metalsky #symphonicmetal #metal #music

NEWS: UK progressive death metal outfit Cryptic Shift are to unleash 'Overspace & Supertime' album in February with @metalbladerecords.bsky.social and shared the single 'Hexagonal Eyes (Diverity Trepaphyphasyzm)'! Check it out on our site right now! www.grimmgent.com?p=121871 #metalsky #deathmetal

NEWS: German pagan metallers Wolfchant shared the new single 'Lifeblood' from their upcoming album 'Echoes Of A Time Once Past', out next month! Check it out on our site right now! www.grimmgent.com?p=121887 #metalsky #paganmetal #melodicdeathmetal #music #metal

NEWS: German punk outfit @melonball-punkrock.bsky.social are calling out fake solidarity on their new single 'Ally Or Alibi', a track from their upcoming album 'Take Care', set for release in February! Check it out on our site right now! www.grimmgent.com?p=121883 #punksky #punk #punkrock #music

NEWS: NY death metal titans Immolation announced their upcoming new album 'Descent' to be out in April via @nuclearblast.bsky.social and shared first single 'Adversary'! Check it out on our site right now! www.grimmgent.com?p=121876 #metalsky #deathmetal #music #metal #Immolation

GALLERY: At the end of last year, power metal legends Helloween were taking their 40th anniversary tour through Europe with a jaw-dropping show and Finnish Beast In Black kicking things off. Check out the amazing pics on our site! www.grimmgent.com?p=118703 #metalsky #powermetal #photography #music

NEWS: Alt-rock star on the rise Kami Kehoe kicked off 2026 by finally releasing her take on the modern rock classic 'Sex On Fire', out with Atlantic Records and Coup D'Etat Recordings! Check it out on our site right now! www.grimmgent.com?p=121868 #rocksky #alternativerock #altrock #KamiKehoe

NEWS: Avatar expanded their already impressive touring schedule for the next couple of years by adding a Spring 2026 headline tour of North America in April and May, bringing along FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE and Frozen Soul! Check it out on our site right now! www.grimmgent.com?p=121847 #metalsky #metal

NEWS: Fabienne Erni unveiled her anticipated debut solo album 'Starveil', set for release in March, promising to show off her passion for musical diversity! Check it out on our site right now! www.grimmgent.com?p=121843 #metalsky #modernmetal #folkmetal #folk #metal #music #FabienneErni

GALLERY: Eihwar just recently announced their upcoming new album, so perfect moment to look back to when they took over the KVLT Stage at last summer's Tuska! Check out the amazing pictures of their performance by @vaimhull.bsky.social Photography on our site! www.grimmgent.com/photoreports...

NEWS: Season of Mist signs Via Doloris, the black metal inspired project of composer and multi-instrumentalist Gildas Le Pape. Check it out on our site right now! www.grimmgent.com?p=121839 #metalsky #blackmetal #music #metal #metalmusic

NEWS: Atlanta glam rockers Starbenders have released their new single 'June', another track from their upcoming album 'The Beast Goes On', set for release in February via Sumerian Records! Check it out on our site right now! www.grimmgent.com?p=121833 #rocksky #glamrock #Starbenders #rock #music

ALBUM REVIEW: On seventh opus "Tempelschlaf", The Ruins Of Beverast blends multiple musical inspirations from ambiance to haunting dark atmospheres of blackened doom. Out via Ván Records since January 9th. Read the full review on our site right now! www.grimmgent.com?p=121531 #metalsky #doommetal

NEWS: Death metal force Temple Of Void return with their new album 'The Crawl' in March, out with @relapserecords.bsky.social and just shared the title track as a single with a video! Check it out on our site right now! www.grimmgent.com?p=121826 #metalsky #deathmetal #music #metal #TempleofVoid

NEWS: Rockshots Records announce the signing of Italian power metal outfit Embrace of souls for the release of their concept album 'The Battle Of The Dead' later this year. First single 'Desolate Lands' will be out soon! Check it out on our site! www.grimmgent.com?p=121822 #metalsky #powermetal

NEWS: Sunn O))) will release their self-titled new album with @subpop.bsky.social in April and just unveiled the album's closing track with 'Glory Black'! Check it out on our site right now! www.grimmgent.com?p=121817 #metalsky #dronemetal #doommetal #music #metal #drone

PREMIERE: Danish melodic death metal warriors Vanir strike first with 'Never Surrender', the opening salvo from their upcoming album 'Wyrd', set for release in April via Mighty Music! Check it out on our site right now! www.grimmgent.com?p=121752 #metalsky #melodicdeathmetal #music #metal

NEWS: Monosphere shared the new single 'Limbic', a track from their upcoming album 'Amnesia', out in March! At the same time, they announced that they'll be touring Europe with Between The Buried And Me! Check it out on our site! www.grimmgent.com?p=121812 #metalsky #postmetal #progressivemetal

NEWS: London-based black metal quartet Unmother return with their new album 'State Dependent Memory' next month with physical editions via @fiadh.bsky.social! Get a taste of the album with the just released track 'My Armor'! Check it out on our site! www.grimmgent.com?p=121809 #metalsky #postblack

NEWS: The Last Ten Seconds of Life are releasing their eighth full-length 'The Dead Ones' in April with @metalbladerecords.bsky.social and just unveiled the title track with a haunting video! Check it out on our site right now! www.grimmgent.com?p=121803 #metalsky #deathcore #music #metal

NEWS: Metalcore icons @convergecult.bsky.social are releasing their new album 'Love Is Not Enough' in February via @deathwishinc.bsky.social & @epitaphrecords.bsky.social & shared the single 'We Were Never The Same'! Check it out on our site! www.grimmgent.com?p=121798 #metalsky #metalcore #music

NEWS: North Carolina's melodeath outfit Blackwater Drowning share new single 'The Sixth Omen' from upcoming album 'Obscure Sorrows', out in February via Bleeding Art Collective and Blood Blast Distribution! Check it out on our site right now! www.grimmgent.com?p=121785 #metalsky #melodicdeathmetal

NEWS: Moodring announce their new album 'death fetish' to be out in March via SharpTone Records and unveiled the track 'Masochist Machine'! Check it out on our site right now! www.grimmgent.com?p=121793 #metalsky #numetal #metalcore #music #metalmusic #metal

INTERVIEW: “Music connects the same way, everywhere.” Just before a rare live appearance in Helsinki, we spoke with Taiwanese metal icons CHTHONIC 閃靈 about culture, tradition & letting music speak for itself. Check out the interview on our site! www.grimmgent.com?p=121761 #metalsky #interview

NEWS: Chez Kane unveils new single 'Night Of Passion' from upcoming album 'Reckless', out in March via Frontiers Music srl! Check it out on our site right now! www.grimmgent.com?p=121742 #rocksky #hardrock #melodicrock #music #rock

NEWS: @venusgrrrls.bsky.social set the tone for 2026 with their supercharged new single '3X3', out with the new alt-rock label Killabop! Check it out on our site right now! www.grimmgent.com?p=121738 #rocksky #grunge #punk #music #rock

NEWS: Finland's Lost Society announce their new album 'Hell Is A State Of Mind', out in March with @nuclearblast.bsky.social & unleashed the single 'Blood Diamond'! Check it out on our site right now! www.grimmgent.com?p=121734 #metalsky #alternativemetal #modernmetal #music #metal #Finland

NEWS: Dutch post-doom collective Gavran return with new album 'The One Who Propels', out on January 30 via Dunk!records and shared the stricking track 'Zora' a couple of days ago! Check it out on our site right now! www.grimmgent.com?p=121726 #metalsky #postdoom #doommetal #sludgemetal #music

ALBUM REVIEW: Paleface Swiss started the new year properly with the release of their EP 'The Wilted'. More emotional, more brutal, showing different sides of a band that is going places right now! Read the full review on our site right now! www.grimmgent.com?p=121613 #review #metalsky #metalcore

NEWS: Ukrainian blackened death/doom formation 1914 return to the battlefield with 'The War That Never Ends' Europe tour starting in March, and bring along Danish doom lords KATLA! Check it out on our site right now! www.grimmgent.com?p=121722 #metalsky #doommetal #deathdoom #music #metal