FESTIVALS
On-the-ground reports, photo galleries and backstage interviews.
// Tuska Festival
Tuska Festival 2026 Final Report
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.
// Ruisrock 2026
Ruisrock 2026 Festival Report – Three Days of Music, Energy and Summer Atmosphere
Full Metal Madness Weekly festival report from Ruisrock 2026 in Turku — a three-day weekend of rock, metal, pop and hip hop on the island of Ruissalo. Day One on-the-ground coverage plus Day Two and Day Three programme reports and a closing summary of the weekend.
// Other festivals
Miscreance – Oracle's Rift
Season of Mist unveils Miscreance's new single Oracle's Rift, taken from the upcoming death metal album Reminiscence, out later this year.
Gåte – Oskorsreia
Norwegian folk rock act Gåte returns via Season of Mist with the single Oskorsreia, taken from the album Sigil.
Holisstik – Would You Take This Heart
Holisstik unveils a new single via Season of Mist — Would You Take This Heart, from the forthcoming avant-garde electronic album The Endless Solitude.
Misery Index – Feral Future
Death metal veterans Misery Index return via Season of Mist with the new single Feral Future, arriving July 21, 2026.
Untitled With Drums – Oblivious
Untitled With Drums unveils Oblivious via Season of Mist — a new single from the upcoming album Made Flesh.