The final day of Alcatraz ended in style 🤘 Fear Factory, Kerry King, Michael Schenker, Dimmu Borgir, and Machine Head took over the Prison Stage. Relive the closing day’s highlights in our latest photo gallery! 📸
Black metal act Outlaw announced their upcoming new album ‘Opus Mortis’, set for release at the end of October via AOP Records and shared a first track with ‘Through the Infinite Darkness’!
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Brutal Assault 2025 – Day 1 set the fortress ablaze right from the start. From 3 Inches of Blood, Skálmöld and Fleshgod Apocalypse to the chaos of Inter Arma, the industrial punch of Static-X, and the psychedelic darkness of Oranssi Pazuzu, the first day was packed with highlights. Add in Frayle, Dying Fetus, Ruïm, Kerry King and Rotting Christ, and it was a perfect start of this year’s edition!
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The Obscure and Octagon stages delivered some of the most intense sets of Day 1 at Brutal Assault 2025. From the triumphant return of 3 Inches of Blood to the symphonic fury of Fleshgod Apocalypse, the crushing weight of Inter Arma, the haunting doom of Frayle, the occult darkness of Ruïm, and the mind-bending chaos of Oranssi Pazuzu, it was truely a journey through the extremes of heavy music!
Swedish blackened viking metal trio Månegarm are unleashing their much-awaited studio album ‘Edsvuren’ with Napalm Records this Friday and shared the single ‘En blodvittneskrans’ in anticipation!
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Day 1 of Brutal Assault 2025 set the tone right away with a good mix of legends and crushing heaviness. From the epic Viking soundscapes of Skálmöld to the industrial grooves of Static-X, the unrelenting brutality of Dying Fetus, the thrash assault of Kerry King, and the dark rituals of Rotting Christ, the Marshall and Sea Shepherd stages started off the festival properly.
Dutch purveyors of esoteric black metal Terzij De Horde signed with Church Road Records for the release of their new album ‘Our Breath Is Not Ours Alone’ in October and shared a first single with ‘The Shadows Of Prefiguration’!
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Danish extreme metal outfit Galge shared second single ‘Genklang’ with some captivating visuals, from their upcoming album ‘Dødelig’, set for release in the beginning of October!
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Swedish black metal outfit Malakhim set the release date for their new album ‘And In Our Hearts the Devil Sings’ on October 31st via Iron Bonehead Productions and reveal a first track with ‘Solar Crucifixion’!
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Manchester’s savage sons WODE return with their fourth album ‘Uncrossing The Keys’, out in October with 20 Buck Spin, shared the single ‘Transmutation’ and opened preorders for the album!
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