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!
Preparing for your holiday trip to Spain? Not sure what to pack? Be sure to pick up your copy of Impureza’s latest record ‘Alcázares’ for their unlikely, but highly infectious marriage of flamenco death metal, out this Friday with Season of Mist!
Canada’s Augurium unleashed the Tolkien-inspired single ‘Faith & Death Pt. I’, the first chapter of an epic two-part symphonic death metal series!
It’s been almost 3 years since we last saw the legendary Machine Head come by in Finland, and this summer they’re back! Hellsinki Metal Festival brings their tour to the Ice Halls together with support from Fleshgod Apocalypse, for one hell of a metal night on July 1st! People who are in the capital city for Tuska around that time might want to stick around for another day or 2 to not miss out on this show!
Symphonic black/death metal outfit Wythersake releases the single ‘Bloodlet The Lepers Created’, a track from the upcoming record, out next week with Scarlet Records!
“Year of the Four Emperor” is the newest offering from the symphonic death metal titans Ex Deo. The EP features four songs that flows in the mid-paced epic sections and brutal chugging, out now via Reigning Phoenix Music.
Swiss prog/symphonic death metallers Kerberos revealed new single ‘Near-Violence Experience’, from the upcoming album ‘Apostle to the Malevolent’!
In Tom VM’s favorite pictures of the year shows off his captures of bands like Amorphis, Beyond the Black, Bury Tomorrow, Dimmu Borgir, Infected Rain, Lost Society, Opeth, Tarot, Vola, Zeal and Ardor, Amaranthe, Ankor, Beast in Black, Charlotte Wessels, Dark Tranquillity, Dear Mother, Draconian, Dragonforce, Epica, Europe, Feuerschwanz, Gene Simmons Band, Jinjer, Marco Mendoza, Moonspell, Saxon, Testament, Vandenberg and Luna Kills, of which some pictures have never before seen on our site!
A Symphony of Metal at DVG Club in Kortrijk, Belgium: Sirenia, Xandria, and Genus Ordinis Dei’s performances were a testament to the enduring appeal of symphonic metal!
Swiss symphonic death metal band Kerberos explore inner turmoil and triumph in the cinematic video for their latest single ‘Liar Within’, a preview of their upcoming record ‘Apostle to the Malevolent’, set for release in March 2025!
