Benighted strike with new single ‘The Spineless Freak’, out via Season of Mist and a way for the band to reveal their new drummer Matthias Biechler with a dedicated playthrough video!

With Kneel Before The Death, you get a Finnish deathcore band that slays everything on their path with their blackened and symphonic mindset. Their self-titled album is out now with Ranka Kustannus!

Finnish metal festival institution Nummirock is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2026 and announced the first 12 names with Satyricon, Moonsorrow, Rise of the Northstar, Omnium Gatherum (also celebrating their anniversary), Immortal Disfigurement, Uada, and more!

For those who missed it, Finntroll and …And Oceans frontman Mathias “Vreth” Lillmåns released his retrospective album ‘Remains’ at the end of last month! Covering 3 decades of his personal growth as a musican and vocalist, this is a great little piece of metal history to dig into!

Finland’s melodic dark metal masters Soulfallen returned after 13 years of silence with the new single ‘Thousandfold’, a track from their long-awaited upcoming fourth album, set to be released next year with Inverse Records!

The fourth studio album “Viribus Unitis” of the Ukrainian war brigade 1914 continues with the conceptual theme of World War I. 1914 integrate powerful elements of blackened death, doom, and atmospheric textures. Out since November 14th, via Napalm Records.

French philosophically-themed black metallers Decline Of The I share a pro-shot live video for the song ‘Diev Vide’, a track from their 2021 album ‘Johannes’, out via Agonia Records!

Behemoth and Dimmu Borgir are joining forces for the “In League With Satan” co-headline tour in Europe October next year, bringing some of the most influential forces in extreme metal together with also special guests Dark Funeral added to the bill!