The report of the first day of Alcatraz 2024, filled with a quite heavy serving of hardcore music!
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Day 5 of the Lokerse Feesten was blast, marked by the exclusive Belgian appearance of the iconic band Korn. The day was a whirlwind of diverse acts, each bringing their unique energy to the stage with on the main stage besides Korn shows from Wargasm, Nova Twins, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes and The Dillinger Escape Plan.
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!
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The fifth studio album ‘Duck Face Killings’ by the Italian brutal death metal act Fulci is a barbaric statement that conveys an extreme homage to Lucio Fulci. Out on 20 Buck Spin.
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In a year full of prominent black metal releases ‘Reaperdawn’ is one of the contenders for the best of 2024, this is yet another triumphant return from guitarist Sebastian Ramstedt who gives us a sense of his creative genius. Out on Century Media Records.
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Pioneers of melodic death metal Dark Tranquillity returned with the long-awaited album ‘Endtime Signals’ offer excellent musical performance and creativity. Out via Century Media Records since last week Friday August 16th!
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The Omega Swarm’s debut full length album ‘Crimson Demise’ parades into the grim and dark realms of atmospheric death/black metal. This is a conceptual album based on themes of the apocalypse and comes highly recommended for fans of Hypocrisy. Out on Ván Records.
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Bay Area death metal thrashers Laceration return with the sophomore ‘I Erode’, spawning old school brutality in the vein of Suffocation. Out on 20 Buck Spin.
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After a well-deserved summer break, the new season opened with a bang. Fat Bastard Promotions and Asgaard managed to book 1914, one of the most interesting bands of the last decade. Bokkerijders was chosen as support. No wonder the tickets flew out the door. After a few days, the event was hopelessly sold out.
The third offering ‘Eastern Tales’ from the French atmospheric black metal project Belore will be much appreciated by fans of Summoning, Caladan Brood and Emyn Muil. Out via Northern Silence Productions.
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