
Babymetal announce tour in Europe this fall
A stratospheric collision of J-pop and heavy metal, Babymetal are a mystical experience capable of bringing the universe to its knees. Emerging in the dawn of kawaii metal, Babymetal splashed into the international spotlight with the single "Gimme Chocolate!!!", the...

Tori Kravitz and Alicia Atout’s Mixtape
Tori Kravitz and Alicia Atout from the “She’s With The Band” podcast on KNOTFEST created a FemMetal Mixtape featuring four songs each that hold a special place in their hearts.

Vilivant “Running on Empty” Album Release Party
April 14th, a warm Friday night, Vilivant kicked off her mini Canadian tour with an album release party at Toronto’s famous Rivoli’s for her debut full length album Running on Empty. The stage being played previously by the likes of Dave Grohl and Iggy Pop, Rivoli’s...

Tori Kravitz and Alicia Atout Empowering Women in the Music Industry in “She’s With The Band”
Last year, KNOTFEST launched a new podcast hosted by Tori Kravitz and Alicia Atout. The podcast focuses on promoting and supporting women's progress in the music industry, whether their role is performing or management or simply being influential on the scene. The...

Lena Scissorhands talks about her beginnings on “She’s With The Band”
The KNOTFEST podcast presented by Tori Kravitz and Alicia Atout “She’s With The Band” played host for Infected Rain’s electrifying vocalist Lena Scissorhands. The episode aired on the 10th of April.

News: Suzi Dian to tour Italy with Robert Plant this summer
Saving Grace, the project featuring Suzi Dian (vocals), Oli Jefferson (percussion), Tony Kelsey (mandolin, baritone and acoustic guitars), Robert Plant (vocals) and Matt Worley (banjo, acoustic and baritone guitars, cuatro), made its debut in early 2019 with a series...

Photo Report: Wishmasters Show At Rock N Roll in Milan
Here at FemMetal, we can never get enough of this fantastic tribute band that is Wishmasters, which is why our Silvio Colombo has taken it upon himself to follow them to Milan and report for us. Enjoy this brilliant photo gallery, and let's enter once more Nightwish's...

Tarja and Marko Hietala will perform together this summer
Finland’s most popular soprano voice, Tarja Turunen, comes to Pratteln to headline a first-class Z7 Summer Night. Joining the symphonic metal queen, freshly returned to Europe from her "Living The Dream" US tour, is her former Nightwish...

Shannon Wilk’s Mixtape
Editor's Introduction: Not only has Shannon Wilk been a contributor to FemMetal from its early beginning, but she is also the editor of her own publication Rockin' Interview, as well as a photographer and a musician. She is currently working on her music project Alice...

Review: Reasons Behind’s “Architecture of an Ego”
I have a special relationship with Reasons Behind, not just because they are Italian like me, but because the first show I witnessed in 2022 was theirs (click here if you want to read my report!). And what an incredible opportunity I have here to review their third...






















