Two months after our talk at Alcatraz Festival, we stepped back into the forest with Johannes Eckerström of Avatar to talk about their upcoming album ‘Don’t Go In The Forest’ (out next week October 31st), from disco death grooves and true crime commentary to piano-born love songs and the return of the metal circus among many other things.
Melodic death metal heavyweights ARCH ENEMY are conquering Europe with their explosive “European Blood Dynasty tour”, and it’s nothing short of a musical crusade. To complete the total metal mayhem nights they have company from GATECREEPER (USA), ELUVEITIE (Switzerland) and AMORPHIS (Finland).
Serbian black metal masters The Stone shared the first track ‘Kletve lovor’ from their upcoming album ‘Kletva’, set for release next month with Immortal Frost Productions!
Let The Answer Lies in the Black Void’s third album ‘Transcendental’ envelop you in an ethereal shroud of esoteric mystical doom. Out via Lay Bare Recordings.
Belgian black metal icons Enthroned unveiled the title track from their upcoming album ‘Ashspawn’, set for release in December with Season of Mist!
Belgian death metallers Abysmal Descent shared the new single ‘Labyrinth of Distress’ from their upcoming album ‘Dismal Thoughts’, set for release next week Friday October 31st via Nuclear Winter Records!
Finnish melodeath outfit Horizon Ignited shared the digital single ‘Sixpounder’, their take on a Children Of Bodom classic as part of the Reaper Entertainment project ‘A Tribute To The Reaper’! A lot of good ones are still coming in the nearby future, keep an eye out!
Carach Angren’s new EP “Cult of Kariba” is crafted through enthralling aggression and brutal galvanic percussive tempos. The five songs will keep you hooked to the wicked screeching and orchestral arrangements. Out via Season of Mist since Oct 17th. Catch this horror show live at Alcatraz 2026 next summer!
Finnish melancolic stars Kaunis Kuolematon announced their new album ‘Kun Valo Minussa Kuoli’ to be released next month with Noble Demon and unveiled first single and video ‘Merta’!
Wolfheart took over the European mainland with the “Draconian darkness over Europe 2025 tour”, bringing along Before The Dawn and Suotana for a top tasting menu of Finnish melodic death metal, which we were able to attend in Kortrijk at the DVG Club at the end of last month!
