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Wheel to release "Moving Backwards" in February

Posted by AP on 11/12/18

Helsinki, Finland-based progressive rock outfit Wheel will release a new album titled “Moving Backwards” on February 22nd. It contains the following tracks:

01. “Vultures”

02. “Wheel”

03. “Tyrant”

04. “Up the Chain”

05. “Skeletons”

06. “Where the Pieces Lie”

07. “Lacking”

You can view the artwork and pre-order the album in various formats here, while a music video for the first single, “Vultures”, is available below.

The band will tour Europe in support of Soen alongside Ghost Iris next year, and the trek includes a concert at Stengade in Copenhagen on March 13th. Tickets can be purchased here for 165 DKK (+ fees), while more information is available in the official Facebook event.

For the full itinerary for the trek, see our tour dates section.

Speaker Bite Me announce Danish shows in April

Posted by AP on 10/12/18

Danish experimental rockers Speaker Bite Me will play three Danish concerts in the Spring next year: one at Copenhagen venue Loppen on April 06th, one at Kulturmaskinen in Odense on April 12th, and one at Atlas in Århus on April 13th.

Tickets for the first show cost 140 DKK and are available to purchase now via Tikkio.com, while more information can be found in the official Facebook event.

Tickets for the second gig are available here for 130 DKK (+ fees), with more information likewise found in the official Facebook event.

Tickets for the third concert can be purchased via the venue’s website for 180 DKK, while the official Facebook event is found here.

The band released a comeback album titled “Future Plans” this past Fall — watch the official music video for the song “Ruin” from it right here:

Normandie to Denmark in March

Posted by AP on 10/12/18

Örebro, Sweden-born post-hardcore group Normandie will play a headlining concert at BETA in Copenhagen on March 15th.

Tickets are on sale now, costing 125 DKK (+ fees) in the pre-sale over at Ticketmaster.dk. For more information, have a look at the official Facebook event.

The show is part of a larger European tour, the itinerary for which pans out, as follows:

March 15th - BETA, Copenhagen, DEN

March 16th - Headcrash, Hamburg, GER

March 17th - Privat, Berlin, GER

March 19th - Feierwerk, München, GER

March 20th - MTC, Köln, GER

March 21st - Dynamo Basement, Eindhoven, NLD

March 22nd - L’International, Paris, FRA

March 24th - Deaf Institute, Manchester, UK

March 25th - Stereo, Glasgow, UK

March 26th - Mama Roux, Birmingham, UK

March 27th - Dingwalls, London, UK

March 28th - Kavka, Antwerpen, BEL

Normandie released a new album titled “White Flag” this past Fall — watch the official music video for the title track right here:

Monster Truck announces Spring European tour

Posted by AP on 10/12/18

Hamilton, ON-based blues-rockers Monster Truck have announced a Spring European tour, including a concert at Pumpehuset in Copenhagen on May 20th.

Tickets are set to go on sale at 10:00 a.m. this Friday, December 14th via Ticketmaster.dk, costing 225 DKK (+ fees). For more information, see the official Facebook event.

Here’s how the full itinerary for the tour stacks up:

April 18th - Academy, Bristol, UK

April 19th - Academy, Birmingham, UK

April 20th - Academy, Manchester, UK

April 22nd - SWG3, Glasgow, UK

April 23rd - Academy, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK

April 25th - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, UK

April 26th - Waterfront, Norwich, UK

April 27th - Electric Ballroom, London, UK

April 29th - Rockhal, Esch-sur-Alzette, LUX

April 30th - Kavka, Antwerpen, BEL

May 01st - Melkweg, Amsterdam, NLD

May 03rd - Kantine, Augsburg, GER

May 04th - Gibson, Frankfurt am Main, GER

May 06th - Backstage Werk, München, GER

May 07th - Dynamo, Zürich, CHE

May 08th - Legend, Milano, ITA

May 10th - L’Empreinte, Savigny-le-Temple, FRA

May 11th - Forum, Vauréal, FRA

May 14th - Hydrozagadka, Warszawa, POL

May 16th - Chelsea, Wien, AUT

May 17th - Huxley’s Neue Welt, Berlin, GER

May 18th - Übel & Gefährlich, Hamburg, GER

May 20th - Pumpehuset, Copenhagen, DEN

May 22nd - John Dee, Oslo, NOR

May 23rd - Debaser Strand, Stockholm, SWE

Monster Truck released their third studio album, the brazenly titled “True Rockers”, earlier this year — watch the official music video for the track “Evolution” from it right here:

Louise Lemón to play headlining show in Copenhagen in April

Posted by AP on 10/12/18

Swedish ‘death gospel’ singer-songwriter Louise Lemón, who is fresh off supporting Sólstafir in Copenhagen, has announced that she and her band will return to Denmark to play their own headlining show at Stengade on April 11th.

Tickets are on sale now, costing 110 DKK (+ fees) over at Place2Book.com, while more information can be found in the official Facebook event.

The concert is part of a short run of European dates leading up to Lemón’s performance at the 2019 edition of Roadburn Festival, where she is scheduled to appear on Saturday, April 13th. We have every intention of covering that show as part of our annual pilgrimage to the iconic Dutch festival in Tilburg.

Lemón will release a new album titled “A Broken Heart Is an Open Heart” tentatively in March, and you can already stream the first single, “Not Enough”, below.

The Queers announce European tour in March/April

Posted by AP on 10/12/18

Portsmouth, NH-based punk-rock veterans The Queers have mapped out a European tour next year, which includes concerts at Underwerket in Valby on April 08th and at 1000fryd in Aalborg on April 09th.

While further details regarding the second concert are still pending, tickets for the first show can be purchased here for 70 DKK. More information is available in the official Facebook event.

Here’s how the full itinerary for the tour pans out:

March 19th - Upload, Barcelona, ESP

March 20th - Lata de Zinc, Oviedo, ESP

March 22nd - Fuzzville, Benidorm, ESP

March 23rd - Helldorado, Vitoria-Gasteiz, ESP

March 24th - Dabadaba, San Sebastián, ESP

March 26th - Raindogs, Savona, ITA

March 27th - Skaletta, La Spezia, ITA

March 28th - Scumm, Pescara, ITA

March 29th - Freakout, Bologna, ITA

March 30th - Colorificio Kroen, Verona, ITA

March 31st - HT Factory, Milano, ITA

April 03rd - Goldmarks, Stuttgart, GER

April 04th - Sonic Ballroom, Köln, GER

April 05th - Vera, Groningen, NLD

April 06th - Faster & Louder, Eindhoven, NLD

April 08th - Underwerket, Valby, DEN

April 09th - 1000fryd, Aalborg, DEN

April 10th - Revolver, Oslo, NOR

April 11th - Slaktkyrkan, Stockholm, SWE

April 12th - Kuudes Linja, Helsinki, FIN

April 13th - Olympia, Tampere, FIN

The Queers re-issued their 1998 album, “Punk Rock Confidential”, in celebration of its 20th Anniversary earlier this year — stream the track “Tamara Is a Punk” from it right here:

Blood Youth premiere new video single: "Keep You Alive"

Posted by AP on 10/12/18

Blood Youth have premiered a new video single called “Keep You Alive” online below. The song is taken from their upcoming album, “Starve”, which will be released through Rude Records on February 22nd.

Danish fans can look forward to watching the band live at BETA in Copenhagen on March 16th, as part of a larger European tour, the itinerary for which was revealed in our earlier news item.

Tickets are available for purchase via Ticketmaster.dk for 125 DKK (+ fees), while more information can be found in the official Facebook event.

Hamferð posts live music video for "Evst"

Posted by AP on 9/12/18

Hamferð have posted a live music video for their track “Evst”, which appears on their sophomore album, “Tamsins likam”, that came out earlier this year. Get a glimpse of what the Faroese doom metallers’ live shows are like by watching the clip below, and also by reading our freshly baked review of their concert in Copenhagen this past Wednesday.

Incite unveils music video for new song "Built to Destroy"

Posted by AP on 7/12/18

Phoenix, AZ-based groove/thrash metal outfit Incite have issued a music video for the title track to their upcoming album, “Built to Destroy”, which is set to land on store shelves via minus HEAD Records on January 25th.

Danish fans will have an opportunity to watch the band live at VoxHall in Århus on April 18th and at Pumpehuset in Copenhagen on April 19th, where they will be supporting Septicflesh alongside Krisiun and When Reasons Collapse.

Tickets for the first gig can be purchased via the venue’s website for 200 DKK, while more information is available in the official Facebook event.

Tickets for the second show are available here for 190 DKK (+ fees), with more information likewise found in the official Facebook event.

The concerts are part of a larger European tour, the itinerary for which can be viewed in our tour dates section.

Dream Theater premieres new video single: "Untethered Angel"

Posted by AP on 7/12/18

Long Island, NY-based progressive metal icons Dream Theater have premiered a new video single called “Untethered Angel”, which you can check out below. It is taken from their upcoming album, “Distance Over Time”, which will be released on February 22nd.

Soen premieres music video for new song "Martyrs"

Posted by AP on 7/12/18

Swedish progressive metal supergroup Soen have posted a music video for “Martyrs” — one of the songs off their upcoming album, “Lotus”, which is on schedule for release through Silver Lining Music on February 01st and is available to pre-order here.

Danish fan can look forward to watching the band live at Stengade in Copenhagen on March 13th, with support from Ghost Iris and Wheel. Tickets cost 165 DKK (+ fees) and are available to purchase here, while more information can be found in the official Facebook event.

Skraeckoedlan booked for Copenhagen show in March

Posted by AP on 7/12/18

Norrköping, Sweden-born psychedelic fuzz-rockers Skraeckoedlan have announced a concert at BETA in Copenhagen on March 23rd.

Tickets are on sale now, costing 95 DKK (+ fees) over at Ticketmaster.dk, with more information available in the official Facebook event.

Skraeckoedlan will release a new album titled “Eorþe” on February 15th, which is available for pre-order here. You can watch a trailer for the effort below:

Evergrey to release "The Atlantic" in January

Posted by AP on 7/12/18

Göteborg, Sweden-based progressive power metallers Evergrey will release a new album titled “The Atlantic” through AFM Records on January 25th. It comprises the following songs:

01. “A Silent Arc”

02. “Weightless”

03. “All I Have”

04. “A Secret Atlantis”

05. “The Tidal”

06. “End of Silence”

07. “Currents”

08. “Departure”

09. “The Beacon”

10. “This Ocean”

You can view the artwork and pre-order the album here, while a music video for the first single, “A Silent Arc”, is available below:

Children Of Bodom premiere new video single: "Under Grass and Clover"

Posted by AP on 7/12/18

Finnish groove/melodic death metal icons Children Of Bodom have unleashed the first single from their upcoming album, “Hexed”, which will be released on March 08th and was detailed in our earlier news item. You can also now pre-order the effort here. The track in question is called “Under Grass and Clover”, and it comes with a music video, which you can watch below.

Hexvessel debuts new video single: "Old Tree"

Posted by AP on 7/12/18

Finnish psychedelic folk/rock group Hexvessel have premiered the first single from their upcoming album, “All Tree”, which will be released through Century Media on February 15th. The track is called “Old Tree” and comes with a music video, which you can watch below.

Brutus unveils European tour

Posted by AP on 7/12/18

Leuven, Belgium-born post-metal trio Brutus will play a concert at the Ideal Bar in Copenhagen on May 15th next year.

Tickets are priced at 135 DKK (+ fees) and available to purchase now via Ticketmaster.dk, while more information can be found in the official Facebook event.

The show is part of a larger European tour, the itinerary for which pans out, as follows:

April 28th - Sputnik Café, Münster, GER

April 29th - Point Éphémère, Paris, FRA

May 01st - Paradiso, Amsterdam, NLD

May 02nd - Rotonde, Bruxelles, BEL

May 04th - Exchange, Bristol, UK’

May 05th - Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds, UK

May 06th - Broadcast, Glasgow, UK

May 08th - Boston Music Room, London, UK

May 13th - MTC, Köln, GER

May 14th - Hafenklang, Hamburg, GER

May 15th - Ideal Bar, Copenhagen, DEN

May 16th - Maze, Berlin, GER

May 18th - Scheune, Dresden, GER

May 20th - Strom, München, GER

May 22nd - Nachtleben, Frankfurt am Main, GER

May 24th - L’Entrepôt, Arlon, BEL

May 25th - Eden, Charleroi, BEL

May 26th - Muziekodroom, Hasselt, BEL

May 29th - Handelsbeurs, Gent, BEL

May 30th - Trix, Antwerpen, BEL

Brutus released their latest album, “Burst”, in 2017, and you can stream the entire record below: