On the first full day of Alcatraz 2025, 3 out of 4 stages will be opened by some Belgian gems, some banging heavy metal from Room13, atmospheric and melancholic doom with Splendidula and brutal death with a wink and a grin from Coffin Feeder!
Psychedelic doom project Breath unveils their first single ‘AWEN’ from their upcoming new album ‘BRAHMAN’, the first to be released on Argonauta Records this Fall.
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Goth and doom icons Paradise Lost revealed second single ‘Serpent On The Cross’, another track from their upcoming 17th album ‘Ascension’, set for release in September with Nuclear Blast. Before that, catch them this summer at a select amount of European summer festivals like Brutal Assault and Dynamo Metal Fest next month!
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Brutal Assault is a proper celebration of everything that is metal and/or extreme and there is something great to be found at any time of the day! We picked out 8 bands that you should go see on the first day of this year’s edition, with Frayle, RUÏM, Orange Goblin, Crystal Lake, Oranssi Pazuzu, 3 Inches of Blood, Sigh, and Brutally Deceased, because they’ll be more than worth your time!
Finnish blackened sludge outfit Trypanon announce their new album ‘Through the Portal of Flesh to Achieve Divinity’ to be out in September via Time To Kill Records and unleashed a first single with ‘Veiled In Shadows’!
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American doom outfit Frayle unveiled their new single and video ‘Walking Wounded’, out with Napalm Records. Catch them live on their upcoming Europe tour bringing them to festivals like Alcatraz and Brutal Assault!
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The gates of Tuska 2025 are opening in about 4 hours, and the first day is going to be a blast with shows of Horizon Ignited, Blood Command, Knocked Loose, SKYND, Enemies Everywhere, Bambie Thug, Tyrantti and Bokassa that we believe you shouldn’t miss out on! What acts of today are you looking forward to the most?
After 1914 had to cancel their tour due to the situation in Ukraine, they were now able to announce their return with a limited Summer tour through Europe with stops in Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Romania and Austria!
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UK post-black metal torchbearers Ba’al have unveiled their new track ‘Well of Sorrows’, second single from their upcoming album ‘The Fine Line Between Heaven and Here’, out in July via Road To Masochist.
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