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Soilwork interview out now — Tomi sat down with singer Björn Strid after their Tuska 2026 gig. Watch it on YouTube and listen on the Metal Madness Weekly podcast.
Excerpt: Tomi Perrakoski caught up with Dogma backstage at Tuska Festival 2026 to talk about their latest release, the energy of playing Finland's biggest metal festival, and what comes next for the band.
Transcript summary: The conversation covers Dogma's songwriting process, standout moments from their Tuska set, and a look ahead at upcoming shows and new music. Recorded live at Tuska 2026 for the Metal Madness Weekly podcast and YouTube channel.
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Metal Madness Weekly reports live from Day Two of Hellsinki Metal Festival 2026 — Assemble the Chariots, Numento, Iotunn, Sepulchral Curse and Kalmah in pictures, plus Eluveitie's late-evening set, Opeth's headline close and backstage interviews with Iotunn's drummer, Eluveitie and Kalmah.
Metal Madness Weekly reports live from Day One of Hellsinki Metal Festival 2026 in Helsinki — Wormwood, Omnium Gatherum, Carcass, Ikinä and Bloodbath, with Black Label Society and Accept closing the night, plus an exclusive interview with Omnium Gatherum vocalist Jukka Pelkonen recorded straight after the show.
Tuska Festival 2026 is done. Metal Madness Weekly's full final report from Suvilahti, Helsinki — three days of metal with Megadeth, Bring Me The Horizon, Bad Omens, Soilwork, Bloodred Hourglass, Amorphis, Lost Society, Ensiferum, Pain, Swallow the Sun, Dogma, P.O.D. and more, plus exclusive interviews and photos.
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Season 11 Episode 04 brings another round of fresh underground metal, hard rock, and independent artists from around the world. Tomi hand-picks the best new music and rising bands you need to hear.
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Polish melodic death metal band Between Nothing return with "No Heaven Here," a heavier new single combining aggressive riffs, soaring melodies and modern metal intensity.
Bay Area rockers EPIC NELSON, led by founder and vocalist Eric Nelson, deliver sunshine, freedom and arena-sized hooks on their infectious new single "Beach Fever."
Lebanon's Nuwera preview their 2026 debut album A New Era with "Slaves" — groove-driven modern heavy metal about the invisible chains of conformity, produced by Bassem Daouk.
Untitled With Drums unveils Oblivious via Season of Mist — a new single from the upcoming album Made Flesh.
Death metal veterans Misery Index return via Season of Mist with the new single Feral Future, arriving July 21, 2026.
Season of Mist unveils Miscreance's new single Oracle's Rift, taken from the upcoming death metal album Reminiscence, out later this year.
Rob Zombie is among the featured artists on Season 11 Episode 5 of Metal Madness Weekly.
Thrash metal legends Anthrax are part of the Season 11 Episode 5 selection on Metal Madness Weekly.
Polish blackened death metal institution Behemoth opens the Season 11 Episode 5 lineup on Metal Madness Weekly.
