Live Report: KAWIR "Προς Κάβειρους" 30 year anniversary + opening acts: LIKNO + Budrum , & guests on stage - live at Black Temple

Au-Thor and Photos: Nayia Kanavou ( Nayia K.Rose )

ΑΝΤΑΠΟΚΡΙΣΗ/LIVE REPORT FROM THE TEMPLE ATHENS 

 Τη Δευτέρα, 5 Ιανουαρίου, μια μέρα πριν των Φώτων μαζευτήκαμε στο Temple να βιώσουμε τρία μαγευτικά act, για να πιούμε, να διασκεδάσουμε και με τα τελετουργικά τους να ξορκίσουμε τους Καλικάντζαρους. Οι KAWIR όντας αρκετά θεατρικοί ήταν η καλύτερη επιλογή για το συγκεκριμένο τόπο και χρόνο μαζί με τους LIKNO και BUDRUM, οι οποίοι μας έκαναν καλή προθέρμανση.

LIKNO band live at Temple 5/1/2026 , photo by Nayia K.Rose

 Φθάνοντας τρέχοντας και αργοπορημένη,  δυστυχώς δεν πρόλαβα το πρώτο act αλλά ρώτησα και έμαθα και είδα βιντεάκια, επρόκειτο για medieval solo act με κύριο όργανο το αρμόνιο, με αρκετά ενδιαφέρουσες και ιδιαίτερες συνθέσεις, παρόλη την απλότητα του. Ατμοσφαιρικό και ενδιαφέρον. Θα ήθελα να το δω και με την πρώτη ευκαιρία, εφόσον δεν τα κατάφερα τη Δευτέρα λόγω πίεσης χρόνου.

KAWIR Live at Temple, Athens, GR 5/1/2026 , photos by Nayia K.Rose

 Λαχανιασμένη καταφθάνω στο Temple και μπαίνω την ώρα του διαλείμματος, της αλλαγής μεταξύ BUDRUM και LIKNO. Βγάζω την κάμερα, στριμώχνομαι ανάμεσα στον κόσμο και καταφέρνω και φθάνω μπροστά στη σκηνή - η κάμερα πάντα βοηθάει, πάντα ο κόσμος σέβεται τους φωτογράφους λίγο περισσότερο. Το Temple ήταν ασφυκτικά γεμάτο, καθώς η βραδιά ήταν sold out και μόλις βγήκαν οι KAWIR κατάλαβα το γιατί. Δεν ήταν η πρώτη φορά που είχα πάει αδιάβαστη σε live. Απαράδεκτο για δημοσιογράφο θα πουν κάποιοι, αλλά κάποιες φορές το κάνω επίτηδες, τσεκάρω μερικά τραγούδια να έχω μια ιδέα του τι θα δω και σταματάω εκεί για να υπάρχει το στοιχείο της έκπληξης. Για μένα είναι καλύτερα έτσι, θεωρώ ότι η πρώτη εντύπωση πρέπει να είναι αυτό που βλέπω ζωντανά, πρέπει να δω κάτι live για να έχω ολοκληρωμένη άποψη και τα υπόλοιπα έρχονται δεύτερα. 

 Ήταν θεματικοί οι KAWIR, αλλά πρέπει να μην αφήσουμε έτσι και τους LIKNO, οι οποίοι ήταν ένα αξιοπρεπές δεμένο act, με καλό ήχο, καλοδουλεμένα τραγούδια, πολύ καλά φωνητικά και με την ενδιαφέρουσα πινελιά του πνευστού όργανου, της φλογέρας, σε συνδυασμό με το σκληρό ήχο των κομματιών. Επρόκειτο για ένα black metal duo από την Κοζάνη το οποίο το βράδυ της Δευτέρας μας έδωσε μια γεύση από τον old school ήχο του με τραγούδια από ομώνυμο ντεμπούτο άλμπουμ τους.

 Και τώρα ήρθε η ώρα. Μάσκες μυθικών πλασμάτων, ζώων, οριεντάλ χορεύτριες, παραδοσιακά όργανα, γκάιντα για την ακρίβεια, φωτιές και black metal με Ελληνικό στίχο - πεθαίνω. Ο κόσμος τραγουδούσε τους στίχους του «Hymn to Apollo», η μπάντα να ποτίζει κρασί- κυριολεκτικά- τον κόσμο, μας το πετάγανε στη μούρη, μας το δίναν από φλασκί να το πιούμε ένας ένας, φωτιά έκαιγε σε μεταλλικό σκεύος επάνω στη σκηνή και ένιωσα σα να βρίσκομαι σε γλέντι στην Αρχαία Ελλάδα, σαν κι αυτά που διαβάζαμε στα βιβλία όταν ήμασταν στο λύκειο. Άσε, άλλο να στο λέω άλλο να το βλέπεις. Showmanship level 3000. 

 Τρομερή εμπειρία, στη γιορτή των 30 χρόνων KAWIR συμμετείχαν και πολλοί καλεσμένοι, όπως ο Ιαπετός ( Unholy Archangel. Chaosbaphomet) - ο τραγουδιστής των KAWIR από εκείνη την εποχή, ο Manos Six ( :Skull & dawn: , Manos Six and the Muddy devil) και ο Αλέξανδρος (Macabre Omen) - καλοί φίλοι και συνεργάτες των KAWIR στο παρελθόν και τέλος το χορευτικό σύνολο Black Harem by Eleni Iosif με τα τελετουργικά χορευτικά τους. Η μπάντα έπαιξε στο Temple ολόκληρο το εμβληματικό άλμπουμ τους  «Προς Κάβειρους»

και δεν συμμαζεύεται, δεν περιγράφω άλλο, λοιπόν, φωτογραφίες, πάμε:

 Να σημειωθεί πως οι φωτογραφίες της βραδιάς ήταν πάμπολλες και αναμένεται ξεχωριστή δημοσίευση με ολοκληρωμένο φωτογραφικό άλμπουμ εντός των επόμενων ημερών/εβδομάδων. Έχετε τα μάτια σας ανοιχτά, έρχεται!

    

AVATAR: NORDIC COUNTRIES 2026 TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT (SWEDEN, FINLAND, NORWAY, DENMARK)

Au-Thor : Nayia Kanavou (Nayia K.Rose)

Photo: https://avatarmetal.com/

The Swedish metal band AVATAR has announced several concert dates in the Nordic countries for early 2026 as part of their European tour. 

“We are heavy addicts!” proclaims Eckerström. “For all the praise we’ve gotten for what we do on stage, we can’t shake the feeling that we have only just begun. Therefore, this tour is set to break every record and boundary of our past travels. I am not just talking about size. Everything must be better than ever. It’s what we live for, and what we promise.”

Here are the confirmed concert dates and locations:

• Sweden: February 5, 2026, at Fållan in Stockholm, and August 22, 2026, at the Göteborg Brinner festival in Gothenburg...

• Finland: February 7, 2026, at Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki.

• Norway: February 9, 2026, at Sentrum Scene in Oslo and June 7, 2026, at the Trondheim Rocks festival in Trondheim.

• Denmark: February 10, 2026, at Store VEGA in Copenhagen. 

Tickets for these shows are available through official ticketing agents like Ticketmaster.se and Livenation.no. 

The Swedish band released their tenth studio album "Don't Go In The Forest" earlier this year on Halloween.The metal circus, as they characterise themselves will be on tour all around Europe and UK early on 2026 (February/March), showcasing new and old tracks, promising their biggest promotion yet.

Some of Johannes Eckerström 's (siner of the band) words about the meaning of the album title "Don't Go In The Forest", taken from his interview on www.grimmgent.com

“If you’re a little metal kid and someone says, ‘Don’t go there,’ you immediately go there,” he laughs. To him, the forest is both metaphor and aesthetic, a Lynchian landscape where curiosity leads to revelation. “You walk through the dark, see lights between the trees, and suddenly there’s a circus tent. You go inside — and that’s the Avatar world.” 

🎟️ Tickets Stockholm, Sweden February 5, 2026:

https://avatarmetal.com/

🎟️ Tickets Sweden Göteborg Brinner festival:

https://www.ticketmaster.se/event/goteborg-brinner

🎟️ Tickets Helsinki, Finland February 7, 2026:

https://tuska.fi/en/tuskalive/avatar-7-2-2026/

https://avatarmetal.com/

🎟️ Tickets Oslo, Norway February 9, 2026: 

https://avatarmetal.com/

🎟️ Tickets Copenhagen, Denmark February 10, 2026:

https://avatarmetal.com/

🎟️ Tickets for Trondheim Rocks Norway 2026: 

https://www.ticketmaster.no/artist/trondheim-rocks-billetter

KAWIR "Προς Κάβειρους" 30 year anniversary + opening act: LIKNO - live at Black Temple

 

Mon, 5 Jan20:30 - 23:59

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Black Temple presents: KAWIR "Προς Κάβειρους" 30 year anniversary + opening act: LIKNO - live at Black Temple Ήταν το 1996 όταν οι Kawir κυκλοφόρησαν ένα από τα επιδραστικοτερα άλμπουμ της ελληνικής underground σκηνής... Ορφικοί ύμνοι με black metal υπόκρουση και αισθητική...! Tο 2026 το album "Προς Κάβειρους" (To Cavirs), κλείνει 30 χρόνια και θα παιχτεί ζωντανά στην ολότητα του στο Black Τemple την Δευτέρα 5 Ιανουαρίου... Επίσης θα ακουστούν και κομμάτια από την υπόλοιπη καριέρα της μπάντας.. μαζί με special guests επί σκηνής... Ελάτε να Υμνήσουμε τους Θεούς....! Opening act: LIKNO

ΟΙ LIKNO μάς έρχονται απο τη παγωμένη Κοζάνη με 1 φανταστικό άλμπουμ στις αποσκευές τους, έχοντας ανοίξει για Samael στη Θεσσαλονίκη, έρχονται Αθήνα να ανοίξουν για τους Kawir , στο απόλυτο pagan event στις 5 Ιανουαρίου στο BLACK TEMPLE

Δευτέρα 5 Ιανουαρίου 2026 Black Temple, Ιάκχου 17, Γκάζι Doors open: 20:30 Presale: 20€ Προπώληση μέσω δικτύου cometogether Φυσική προπώληση: Metal Era ( Εμμανουήλ Μπενάκη 22, Εξάρχεια ) Box-Office: 25€ Direct link προπωλησης: https://cometogether.live/event/3826/kawir-pros-kabeirous-30-year-anniversary-live-special-guests-at-black-temple

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AVATAR TO KULTTUURITALO IN HELSINKI IN FEBRUARY 7, 2026

 Article and tickets: https://tuska.fi/en/tuskalive/avatar-7-2-2026/

https://tuska.fi/en/tuskalive/avatar-7-2-2026/

Date: 07.02.2026 18:00

Location: Kulttuuritalo, Helsinki

AVATAR TO KULTTUURITALO IN HELSINKI IN FEBRUARY 2026

Avatar from Sweden will be bringing their mind blowing show to Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki on February 7th 2026. The concert will be opened by the maori-metal greats Alien Weaponry from New Zealand and Agabas from Norway.

Gothenburg based Avatar was founded in 2001 and the band’s debut album “Thoughts of No Tomorrow” was released in 2006. Avatar has come a long way between their debut and the current masterpiece, the super successful and versatile “Dance Devil Dance” album. Even so, one can’t help but feel that Avatar’s story is just reaching its climax.

Ticket sales for the show start on Friday 25.4. at 10:00.

TuskaLive & Grey Beard present:

A Night To Be Torn Apart:

AVATAR (SWE)

+ Special Guests: Alien Weaponry, Agabas

7.2.2026 Helsinki – Kulttuuritalo

Tickets from 51,50€ | Lippu.fi

All ages / 18 yrs | doors 18:00

Tickets: https://tuska.fi/en/tuskalive/avatar-7-2-2026/

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Concert Organizer: TuskaLive / Finnish Metal Events Oy

Promoter: Carolin Büttner (carolin@greybeard.fi) 

avatarmetal.com/

alienweaponry.com/

agabas.no/

tuska.fi/tuskalive

greybeard.fi

(Post on www.heavymetalsatan.com by Nayia Kanavou)

AVATAR bring the metal circus to Europe in 2026 / European Tour Announcement

Au-Thor: Nayia Kanavou (Nayia K.Rose)

AVATAR, Photo by Johan Càrlen

 It's Christmas time, a breath away from 2026 and the Swedish metal machines, AVATAR, who just returned from the US tour and their first arena headline show in Mexico are getting ready to take over Europe and the UK with "In the Airwaves Tour" starting on February 2026! 

 

Too many things happening, this summer AVATAR were the opening act, guests of IRON MAIDEN for the first leg of the "Run for Your Lives Tour" and at the same time they announced they will be also opening for Metallica in 2026! Additionally, in the near future, early in 2026, the band goes on tour supporting their new album"Don't Go In The Forest"  which was released on Halloween this year! The same day the Swedes celebrated it with their biggest and sold-out headline show in Avatar Country History, in Pepsi Center WTC, Mexico city, along with approximately 8.000 fans. They continued with touring non stop the US and now it's finally our turn Europe and UK. The tour features a new production and special guests Alien Weaponry and Witch Club Satan on selected dates.

Some dates are already sold out, there are already venue upgrades, others are selling out fast and the question is not if YOU are ready, but if you are fast enough to get yourself,too, in the Airwaves before it's too late, before the tickets are gone, before it's over!

Get you damned tickets now!

Tickets on: 

https://avatarmetal.com/

And for the tough ones, go get yours on Avatar country (pssst ...early entry):  www.avatarcountry.com

AVATAR 2026 European tour dates:

Feb. 05 – Stockholm, Sweden – Fallan
Feb. 07- Helsinki, Finland – Kultturilato
Feb. 09 – Oslo, Norway – Sentrum Scene
Feb. 10 – Copenhagen – Denmark – Vega
Feb. 11 – Osnabrück, Germany – Die Botschaft
Feb. 12 – Brussels, Belgium – A.B.
Feb. 14 – London, UK – Exhibition
Feb. 15 – Manchester, UK – Academy
Feb. 16 – Glasgow, UK – Barrowland
Feb. 17 – Nottingham, UK – Rock City
Feb. 18 – Bristol, UK – O2 Academy
Feb. 20 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Afas Live
Feb. 21 – Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg – Rockhal
Feb. 22 – Zurich, Switzerland – Komplex
Feb. 24 – Barcelona, Spain – Razzmatazz
Feb. 25 – Madrid, Spain – La Riviera
Feb. 27 – Lisbon, Portugal – Lav
Feb. 28 – Bilbao, Spain – Santana 27
Mar. 02 – Lyon, France – Le Cube
Mar. 03- Milan, Italy – Alcatraz
Mar. 04 – Vienna, Austria – Gasometer
Mar. 05 – Munich, Germany – Tonhalle
Mar. 06 – Cologne, Germany – E-Werk
Mar. 07 – Paris, France – Le Zenith
Mar. 09 – Wiesbaden, Germany – Schlachthof
Mar. 10 – Zlin, Czech Republic – Sports Hall Datart
Mar. 11 – Warsaw, Poland – Stodola
Mar. 12 – Berlin, Germany – Columbiahalle
Mar. 13 – Hamburg, Germany – Docks

Tuska 2026 – First Artist Announcement: Bring Me The Horizon and Bad Omens to Headline

 

(Source:Article taken from the festival's site. Link: https://tuska.fi/en/10934/ )

Tuska festival, photo by Petri Sara 

The countdown to next summer has officially begun. Tuska Festival, Finland’s leading weekend of metal madness, returns to Suvilahti, Helsinki on June 26–28, 2026, and the first artist announcement delivers a powerful one-two punch: Bring Me The Horizon and Bad Omens are confirmed as headliners.

Band in photo : Bring Me The Horizon 

From Sheffield, UK, Bring Me The Horizon returns to Tuska following a legendary performance two summers ago. Originally known for their deathcore roots, the band has since redefined modern metal, merging alternative, electronic, and pop elements into a sound all their own. Their latest album, POST HUMAN: NeX GEn has propelled them to even greater global acclaim, and with their live show operating at full force, their 2026 Tuska set is expected to be nothing short of explosive.

Band: Bad Omens

Joining them at the top of the bill is Bad Omens, one of the most sought-after names in today’s heavy music scene. After being forced to cancel their European tour and much-anticipated Tuska debut two years ago, the U.S. metalcore powerhouse is finally making their debut appearance. Known for their emotionally intense sound, moody visuals, and frontman Noah Sebastian’s dynamic presence, Bad Omens has built a devoted global following, especially after their breakthrough 2022 album “The Death of Peace of Mind” and its viral title track.

Band : Ensiferum

The first wave of acts also includes a strong mix of modern and classic names from across the heavy spectrum. Among them are American metalcore force The Plot In You, genre-bending death metal experimentalists Blood Incantation, progressive metal legends Queensrÿche, the Texas-based hardcore steamroller Kublai Khan TX, UK metalcore torchbearers Malevolence, Swedish melodeath pioneers Soilwork, the technically fierce Rivers of Nihil, and Finland’s own Ensiferum and Bloodred Hourglass. Also joining the 2026 lineup are Swedish symphonic power metal outfit Majestica, rising Australian metalcore act Melrose Avenue, chaotic genre-benders The Callous Daoboys from Atlanta, and Danish death metal revivalists Neckbreakker.

Confirmed Tuska 2026 artists

Bring Me The Horizon, Bad Omens

The Plot In You, Blood Incantation, Queensrÿche

Kublai Khan TX, Malevolence, Soilwork

Rivers of Nihil, Ensiferum, Bloodred Hourglass, Majestica

Melrose Avenue, The Callous Daoboys, Neckbreakker

Exact show days of bands will be made public later. More artists will be announced later in the fall.

Tickets

Tuska 2025 3-day tickets and VIP 3-day tickets are now available through official Tuska ticket outlets Tiketti and Lippu.fi. Other ticket categories will be available later.

3-day tickets from 239,00€

VIP 3-day tickets from 379,00€

Age limit for Tuska is 18+.

In cooperation with Fortum, Helsinki, Karhu, Radio City, Redi

TUSKA 26.–28.6.2026

Helsinki, Suvilahti

#TuskaFestival

(All pictures were found on the official site of TUSKA festival, all credits go to the creators)

Post on heavymetalsatan.com by Nayia K.Rose (Nayia Kanavou)

Mortuary Drape 30 years anniversary and the live review that was never written!

Au-Thor: Nayia Kanavou (Nayia K.Rose)

Mortuary Drape live at Temple,Athens,GR (2024), photo by Nayia K.Rose 

 Today we are honouring Mortuary Drape, for visiting Athens and Temple two years in a row (at least two years while I've been around as a photographer). 

Mortuary Drape live at Temple,Athens,GR (2024), photo by Nayia K.Rose

 Mortuary Drape is an Italian black metal band formed in 1986. They have released six albums.

Mortuary Drape live at Temple Athens 2024,photos by Nayia K.Rose

 Last year on 9/11/2024 I had the great honour to photograph them, the photos were posted, but due to pressure, uncomfortable and unfortunate  circumstances the review was never posted. Long story short, they were great! And they played at my personally favourite venue in Athens, Greece, at Temple.This year, 2025 they were back at the Temple shaking the whole place celebrating 30 years as a band!

Mortuary Drape live at Temple,GR 2024,photos by Nayia K.Rose

 All I remember and I still can't forget (and I think about it sometimes, yes Mortuary Drape, sometimes I think about you and your rhythms and your riffs and your beautiful chaos) is a crowd full of energy and the first time I experienced a mosh pit in the Temple. Everyone was dancing. I hadn't seen such a chaotic night for a long time and it justifies the name of their new album "All the Witches Dance", which was presented at the Temple (Iakhou 17,Gazi, Athens) on Saturday 6 of December. Perfect ritual to celebrate the end of the year and welcoming 2026. Opening bands (Shadowmass and Böneyard) , also wrote their own history in 2024, I had to mention the incident with the bass drum that broke during the  Shadowmass’ set. 

The broken bass drum incident…

Shadowmass live at Temple,Athens 2024, photo by Nayia K.Rose

The band members arguing with each other, as all of a sudden there was no bass drum and then the drummer informed them that it broke. Yelling “Malaka Malaka Malaka” to each other and the Greeks shouting at the band playfully “Oh horny boys! You are so angry you make us so horny!”(“Ouou Kavliarides mas kavlosate Kavliarides”-in Greek … greeklish) . 10 out of 10 experience, I would pay to see that again. 

Shadowmass live at Temple 2024,photo by Nayia K.Rose 

 These things can happen to live shows and that’s what makes them so tasty. The bass drum was replaced with Böneyard’s drummer letting them use their own-the agony on Böneyard’s drummer’s face was gold and just like that the show went on with the headliners. By the way, not judging the opening bands, excuse me for laughing, the bands played delightfully and they were very entertaining. Good… A+.They all pass to the next phase, and hopefully to see more from everybody.

Mortuary Drape live at Temple,Athens,GR (2024), photo by Nayia K.Rose 

Let’s finish now… 

 Opening act of December 6,2025 were Nihilism (Avant-garde black metal from Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia).

Photos by Nayia Kanavou (Nayia K.Rose)