Swiss avant-garde experimentalist outfit Schammasch announced their next album ‘The Maldoror Chants: Old Ocean’ to be released in October via Prosthetic Records and shared haunting lead single ‘They Have Found Their Master’, featuring additional vocals by Kathrine Shepard from Sylvaine!

Report of day 3 of Alcatraz 2024 with Soil, Eternal Champion, Jinjer, Korpiklaani, Dark Tranquillity, Baroness, Danko Jones, Architects, Clutch and Opeth!

Report of the 2nd day of Alcatraz 2024 with Ankor, Finntroll, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Spiritbox, Bizkit Park, Lord Of The Lost, Red Fang, Epica, Watain, Heideroosjes and Hatebreed!

Finnish black metal icons Barathrum have set the release date for their 10th full-length ‘Überkill’ on October 11 via Hammer of Hate, and unleashed the title track as a teaser!

Pictures of the first day of Hellsinki Metal Festival 2024 with on stage 2 shows from Satyricon, Deicide, Hellhammer, Terrorizer and Deathchain!

Pictures of the first day of Alcatraz 2024, with on the Swamp Stage a serving of extreme metal with Sadus, Paradise Lost and Cradle of Filth!

The highly anticipated second album of Finnish black metal outfit The Mist From The Mountains is set for release in October via Primitive Reaction. And with ‘The Seer of Ages’, a first track from ‘Portal – The Gathering of Storms’ is already available right now!

Polish black metal outfit Arkona present their upcoming eight album ‘Stella Pandora’, set for release in September via Debemur Morti Productions, and unveiled a first scathing track with ‘Necropolis’!

God Dethroned unveiled the music video for the title track of their upcoming album ‘The Judas Paradox’, set for release next month via Reigning Phoenix Music, and added extra dates to their “Epic Prophecy For Europe” tour with Batushka and Vltimas later this year!

Saxophone-driven, instrumental, avan-garde/post-black metal eccentrics Five The Hierophant announced their new album ‘Apeiron’ set to be released in October via Agonia Records and unleashed a first single with ‘Initiatory Sickness’! Catch them on their just revealed tour in October to experience the new work!