Romania is once again included in a major European metal tour. We are talking about the “Waking State of Europe” Tour, during which Katatonia, the Swedish progressive metal band, will also make a stop at Quantic in Bucharest on 8 April 2027. Organised by METALHEAD and Rockstadt Fest, the...

Romania, it’s time for Conjurer! The British sludge metal band will perform at Quantic in Bucharest on 17 March 2027. The concert is organised by METALHEAD and Rockstadt Fest, with the first batch of tickets already available at an early-bird price. Conjurer: From “Mire” to “Unself” The name Conjurer...

Czech atmospheric extreme metal band Cult of Fire just announced a new visit to Romania in 2027, with a concert scheduled at Quantic in Bucharest on 12 April. Two more Romanian dates are included in the itinerary, at Form Space in Cluj-Napoca on 10 April and Rockstadt in Brașov...

There is little point in asking for creative freedom if you’re not prepared to use it. For Treasondom, that means writing what feels right, rejecting ideas that don’t work, refusing to add older songs just to make an album longer and having no particular expectations to meet. Formed in...

The best ideas don’t always come together straight away. For Rotheads, a song can begin with two unrelated riffs, take an unexpected turn and only find its final form after plenty of rehearsal. The Romanian death metal group, formed in 2014, followed this approach across the two albums, “Sewer...

The underground has never been short of people with opinions about how things should be done. Fewer are willing to spend decades actually doing them. Romanian promoter Coro has been at it since the late ‘90s, when Axa Valaha Productions meant a fanzine, a label and whatever else he...

Master’s Hammer back on track! The Czech black metal group released a new single, entitled “Environmental Grief” on 28 October 2026. Political satire and environmental despair take centre stage, tackling issues that remain as relevant as ever. But with this new track comes a question: can art become a...

After a period away from the stage, Olympus Mons, the Romanian doom metal group formed in 2018, returned to Quantic with a new drummer and renewed creative energy, while maintaining the same close connection with the people who have supported them over the years. Their journey took a significant...

The tour in support of “Shining”, the latest album by Finnish doom metal band Swallow the Sun, has also brought the band to Romania, giving fans the opportunity to experience the record’s emotionally charged atmosphere live. For guitarist and keyboardist Juha Raivio, “Shining” which was released in 2024, emerged...