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On 31 October, on Helloween, Krakow’s stronghold will be buzzing with folk energy! As part of Folk Metal Night, Runika, Velesar and Merkfolk will join forces on one stage. Come along in droves!
When: 31/10/2026
Where: Klub Gwarek (17 Reymonta Street)
TIMETABLE:
19:00 – Doors open
19:30 – Concert starts
Tickets:
60 zł – advance sale
70 zł – on the day of the concert

Get your tickets here:

Ticketclub: https://ticketclub.pl/…/folk-metal-night-runika…/

 eBilet: https://www.ebilet.pl/muzyka/hard-heavy/folk-metal-night…

 Eventim: https://www.eventim.pl/noapp/event/22046016/?affiliate=FA7

Kupbilecik: https://www.kupbilecik.pl/…/Krak%C3%B3w/Folk+Metal+Night

 Bloczek kolekcjonerski: https://kramgh.pl/…/Folk-Metal-Night-Runika…/654…

Tickets will soon be available in person at:

• Klub Studio (4 Witolda Budryka) | daily 12:00 – 00:00

Runika – a band featuring a charismatic female vocalist, playing folk-inspired melodies with a rock and metal edge. On stage, they blend mysticism with the energy of the four elements, transporting listeners to a time of epic battles, lavish feasts by the Midsummer bonfire, secrets enchanted within statues, and extraordinary creatures lurking in the depths of the forest.
The band has been active since 2014 and performs original songs whose lyrics are inspired by folk tales and legends from across Poland, Slavic and Germanic mythology, and fantasy literature. Their music blends a variety of genres, such as folk, gothic, power metal and classic rock.
In 2018, the band released their debut album, Pradawna moc, and in 2023 their second album, Między światami, was released.

Velesar is a Polish folk metal band and one of the best-known Polish representatives of the genre, deeply rooted in Slavic history and culture. Winners of first place in the ‘Wirtualne Gęśle’ poll for folk album of the year for their album ‘Szczodre Gody’ (2022) and second place in the same competition for their album ‘Pogorzelisko’ (2025).
The band was founded in Cieszyn in 2018 (initially as a solo project) by Marcin Velesar Wieczorek – former vocalist of the bands Goddess of Sin (2001–2007) and Radogost (2010–2014), as well as the founder of the band River of Time (2014–2018). It was born out of a fascination with Slavic culture and history, and a passion for both metal and folk music.
It draws its main inspiration from Slavic mythology, ancient beliefs and rituals, as well as from fairy tales and legends that are remnants of the rich cultural heritage of the ancient Slavs.

Merkfolk was formed in early 2013 on the initiative of siblings Irmina and Rafał. The band has been performing regularly since November 2013. They have performed, amongst others, at the National Folk Metal Fans’ Gatherings, the Ragnard Rock Festival (France), the Kalevala Polish Tour, and the Hellhammer Festival (Czech Republic).
They have had the opportunity to share the stage with Percival Schuttenbach, Kalevala, Welicoruss, Arkona, Primordial, Nokturnal Mortum, Wardruna, Skiltron, The Moon and the Night Spirit, Nine Treasures and others.
The band’s name, loosely translated (from Norwegian), means ‘bearer of folk’. Merkfolk’s songs feature catchy melodies played on the accordion and violin, combined with heavy guitar and drum sounds, all enhanced by female growls.

The post Discover the lineup and more of Folk Metal Night in Krakow first appeared on FemMetal – Goddesses of Metal.

Trivium and In Flames have announced the dates of what is already shaping up to be the metal tour of 2027.

The two legendary bands are hitting the road together across the UK and Europe early next year, with support coming from Paleface Swiss and Vola.

So that’s an opening crescendo of this:

Before the battering ram that is this:

Then some of this:

Before loads of this:

What a night out, eh?

Trivum had this to say about the tour, stating, “We’re beyond stoked to be joining forces with our longtime friends In Flames once again for another legendary run across Europe and the UK. With Paleface Swiss and VOLA joining us, this is going to be one hell of a bill. A new era of Trivium is about to begin. We’ll see you out there.”

Whilst In Flames added, “We are excited to return to Europe with our old friends in Trivium! Paleface Swiss and Vola round out an amazing bill. You don’t want to miss this epic night of metal coming YOUR way! See you soon…”


Without further ado, here are all of the dates:

MARCH 2027

29 – DUBLIN 3Arena *
31 – GLASGOW The OVO Hydro *

APRIL 2027

01 – MANCHESTER Co-op Live *
03 – LONDON Alexandra Palace *
04 – CARDIFF Utilita Arena Cardiff *
06 – BRUSSELS Lotto Arena
07 – PARIS Zénith
09 – HAMBURG Sporthalle
10 – DRESDEN Messe Dresden
11 – BERLIN Velodrom
13 – ESCH-SUR-ALZETTE Rockhal
14 – BERN Festhalle
16 – FRANKFURT Festhalle
17 – DÜSSELDORF PSD Bank Dome
18 – AMSTERDAM AFAS Live
20 – PRAGUE O2 Universum
21 – VIENNA Stadthalle
23 – STUTTGART Schleyer-Halle
24 – MUNICH Zenith
25 – BAMBERG Brose Arena
27 – COPENHAGEN K.B. Hallen ~
29 – OSLO Spektrum ~

MAY 2027

01 – STOCKHOLM Avicii Arena ~
03 – TAMPERE Nokia Arena ~
05 – RIGA Xiaomi Arena
07 – KATOWICE Spodek

* Trivium headline, In Flames special guests. 

~ In Flames headline, Trivium special guests. 

All other dates: Trivium and In Flames co-headline. 

The post Trivium & In Flames Announce 2027 UK/EU Tour appeared first on Rock Sound.

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The band that emerged in post-9/11 New York grapples with the surveillance state on its anxious but hopeful new LP, “This Mirror Weighs a Ton.”

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It is hard to talk about making a ‘hall of fame’ in relation to rock ‘n’ roll without getting into clichés. It is far more interesting to consider a hall of rock ‘n’ roll survivors. Those legends who lived, toured and recorded through the wildest of decades and are still doing it. At the very centre of any such discussion has to be The Rolling Stones and Ronnie Wood.

Ronnie Wood

O2 Forum Kentish Town – 21 August 2026

Words: Kahmel Farahani

Tonight, The Rolling Stones’ new kid Ronnie Wood is taking to the stage at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town for his first full solo tour in 16 years.

At age 79, he still looks and sounds every inch the part, strutting on stage with a massive grin. Opening with It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll (But I Like It) is about as Ronnie Wood as it gets, and it is a great way to get every fan in the room singing along. 

Wood himself was never a virtuoso, riff master or even fiery lead player. If anything, his skill has always been weaving with whatever band and guitarists he happens to be playing with, looking effortlessly cool all the while.

Songs like The Faces Flying and his own Mystifies Me fit that bill perfectly. Wood is still groovy, loose and very charming. He has also got two truly awesome singers on stage with him to help with some of the heavy lifting.

Frequent collaborator Imelda May brings the jazzy, moody charm while Chanel Haynes has the lungs to pull off Tina Turner’s River Deep, Mountain High without even breaking a sweat.

Digging deeper into the Stones back catalogue with the funky, reggae flavoured Hey Negrita is an inspired move. It is hardly The Rolling Stone’s peak, but it is refreshing and fun to hear it live again after so long.

One wishes he kept digging, but instead Wood shuffles through blues and soul standards like Willie Dixon’s Spoonful and Chuck Berry’s Wee Wee Hours to Aretha Franklin’s Chain Of Fools.

Ronnie’s solo catalogue still holds some gems, though. One prime example is the Bob Dylan-penned Seven Days. The stormy, foreboding love song is probably Wood’s finest straight-ahead rocker.

Hearing The Faces Ooh La La followed by arguably the greatest The Rolling Stones song, Can’t You Hear Me Knocking, is a joy. 

The band then swerves into a rather excellent version of the Jeff Beck Group’s chugging, stuttering blues rocker Plynth (Water Down The Drain). At this point, Wood and his band are fighting the venue’s 11.00 pm curfew.

The band teases Rod Stewart’s Gasoline Alley before the final big payoff hit, The Faces Stay With Me. It is a brilliant way to end. Ronnie and his band dash off the stage, have what looks to be a quick huddle with the venue staff, before running back on, saying they have sorted the curfew.

Oddly, Wood chooses a pair of lesser-known solo songs, Breathe On Me and Outlaws, to complete the evening’s encore. It feels rather anticlimactic after The Faces and The Stones, but it hardly matters.

In the end, Ronnie Wood is really one of the last of his kind, never to be reproduced. A Rockstar with a capital R, from when the term still had a meaning.

Even pushing 80, Wood has aged like a fine wine or, maybe better, a solid guitar. We should all be grateful he is still sharing his music with the world and that we are lucky enough to witness it.

The post Ronnie Wood Brings Timeless Swagger To O2 Forum Kentish Town first appeared on MetalTalk – Heavy Metal News, Reviews and Interviews.

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US metalcore beloveds Trivium and Swedish melodic death metal luminaries In Flames have teamed up for a co-headline tour across Europe and the UK.

Supported by deathcore upstarts Paleface Swiss and Danish prog metal outfit Vola, the bands will start the run with a leg of Irish and UK shows from March 29 to April 4, including a stop at the 10,000-capacity Alexandra Palace in London. Trivium will be the last band on for these gigs.

Then, from April 6 to May 7, the package will continue across the continental mainland. The shows in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland will be headlined by In Flames. See the full list of dates below.

Artist pre-sale tickets go live Wednesday, August 26, at 10am CEST (9am BST), ahead of general sale from Friday, August 28, at 10am CEST (9am BST), via Trivium.org and InFlames.com.

Trivium comment: “We’re beyond stoked to be joining forces with our longtime friends In Flames once again for another legendary run across Europe and the UK. With Paleface Swiss and Vola joining us, this is going to be one hell of a bill. A new era of Trivium is about to begin. We’ll see you out there.”

In Flames add: “We are excited to return to Europe with our old friends in Trivium! Paleface Swiss and Vola round out an amazing bill. You don’t want to miss this epic night of metal coming YOUR way! See you soon…”

The announcement follows Trivium’s singer/guitarist Matt Heafy taking the stage with In Flames at the Swedish band’s Gothenburg festival, Goteborg Brinner, last weekend. The frontman sang their 1996 song Artifacts Of The Black Rain.

Last month, the two bands announced a run of North American shows together, with Trivium headlining and In Flames special guest. With Orbit Culture, Fit For An Autopsy and Frozen Soul supporting, the tour will make its way across the US and Canada in November and December this year.

Trivium teased the “unofficial start” of their “next era” with the announcement of their North American shows. They haven’t released an album since 2021’s In The Court Of The Dragon but have been working on new music in 2026. Their upcoming, 11th record will be their first with new drummer Alex Rudinger (ex-Whitechapel).

Meanwhile, In Flames continue to tour in promotion of their 2023 album, Foregone. It marked the band’s return to their melodic death metal sound, following many years exploring alt-metal and electronic textures.

Trivium’s Heafy has spoken multiple times about the influence In Flames have had on him and his bandmates. After his Goteborg Brinner appearance, he wrote on social media: “We’ve toured with In Flames six times now since 2005; and it’s been amazing to be able to go from a super fan, to a peer, to close friends.”

Trivium and In Flames 2027 European co-headline tour:

• Mar 29: Dublin 3Arena, Ireland (Trivium headline)
• Mar 31: Glasgow OVO Hydro, UK (Trivium headline)
• Apr 02: Manchester Co-op Live, UK (Trivium headline)
• Apr 03: London Alexandra Palace, UK (Trivium headline)
• Apr 04: Cardiff Utilita Arena Cardiff, UK (Trivium headline)
• Apr 06: Brussels Lotto Arena, Belgium
• Apr 07: Paris Zénith, France
• Apr 09: Hamburg Sporthalle, Germany
• Apr 10: Dresden Messe Dresden, Germany
• Apr 11: Berlin Velodrom, Germany
• Apr 13: Esch-sur-Alzette Rockhal, Luxembourg
• Apr 14: Bern Festhalle, Switzerland
• Apr 16: Frankfurt Festhalle, Germany
• Apr 17: Düsseldorf PSD Bank Dome, Germany
• Apr 18: Amsterdam AFAS Live, Netherlands
• Apr 20: Prague O2 Universum, Czech Republic
• Apr 21: Vienna Stadthalle, Austria
• Apr 23: Stuttgart Schleyer-Halle, Germany
• Apr 24: Munich Zenith, Germany
• Apr 25: Bamberg Brose Arena, Germany
• Apr 27: Copenhagen K.B. Hallen, Denmark (In Flames headline)
• Apr 29: Oslo Spektrum, Norway (In Flames headline)
• May 01: Stockholm Avicii Arena, Sweden (In Flames headline)
• May 03: Tampere Nokia Arena, Finland (In Flames headline)
• May 05: Riga Xiaomi Arena, Latvia
• May 07: Katowice Spodek, Poland

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