Irish Punk

Ida Elena is a driven, talented and emotional artist with a passion for the melodies of folk and the gritty energy of heavy metal. Her recent release, “Native Spirit”, is a forward-thinking EP, which showcases the artist’s broad-ranging creativity and unique songwriting skills. The music on this EP is a particularly exciting collection of song, stretching the artist’s vision towards different directions. There are many artists who play folk/metal music, however, some of them fail to realize the full potential of the blend of these two different musical worlds. It is so common to find artists who play music that…

As one of the most engaging and well-respected names on the modern metal scene as a whole, Nightwish shows no signs of slowing down. The Finnish band led by founder Tuomas Holopainen has recently kicked off what is to be a nine month world tour sharing their brand new album, “Decades” with their fans across the globe. This essential collection of material from the band brings about a really special opportunity for the group and the fans, since Nightwish is performing songs that they have actually never played live very often, with the inclusion, of course, of a few classic…

Symphonic Metal legends Epica, just added number 60 to their list of countries they’ve played. As the band performed an amazing show at the Tivoli Theatre in Dublin, along with guest Oceans of Slumber, and Myrkur. Surprisingly, this was actually the bands first time playing on the Emerald Isle. Another milestone for the group, is after 16 years together, the band will also be performing and celebrating their 1000th anniversary show at the venue that started it all for them, 013 in Tilburg, The Netherlands, on Saturday, April 14. Epica is all about building huge, cinematic atmospheres, defying expectations and…