Earlier this month, URNE announced their new album ‘Setting Fire To The Sky’ to be released in January 2026 with Spinefarm Records and shared the new single and video ‘Be Not Dismayed’!
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Day 3 at Tolminator had it all, chaos, doom, filth, and ritual. Insanity Alert, Ahab, Dopethrone, Wolfbrigade, and Rotting Christ tore up the main stage!
Finnish sludge metal band Themata released their new single ‘Colossus’ earlier this month, a track from their upcoming EP ‘Riven’, out in a couple of weeks via Meara Music!
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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!
UK sludge masters Mastiff recently signed with Church Road Records and are now unveiling their new single ‘A Story Behind Every Light’, a track from the upcoming EP ‘For all the Dead Dreams’ set for release in October!
Japanese legends Boris are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their landmark albums ‘Pink’ and ‘dronevil’ with special editions of both, coming October 17 on Relapse Records!
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From sludge legends to Olympic headliners and unexpected big performances on the smaller stage… Lokerse Feesten delivered on August 5th a day that was nothing short of historic. Melvins, Helmet, Coilguns, Amenra, Gojira on the main stage and Coilguns, envy, Red Kross and Light of Eternity on the Club Studio Brussel stage shook Lokeren to its core.
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British metal heavyweights Conjurer are back with their mighty third album ‘Unself’, set for release in October via Nuclear Blast and shared a first single with ‘Hang Them In Your Head’!
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While we’re still trying to digest how crazy this year’s edition of Brutal Assault was, we’re already getting hyped up about 2026 with a first 14 names confirmed and they’re good ones!
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