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EDITORIAL PICKS: 7 bands you need to see at Hellsinki Metal 2025 on day 1

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The first day of the third edition of Hellsinki Metal Festival is filled with an impressive line-up of metal bands of almost every subgenre, completed with some special ones. Of course you need to go see King Diamond headlining tonight, but there is so much more to discover, so our editorial team picked out 7 bands that they think you definitely shouldn’t miss out on with Rabbit Cult, Gost, Kanonenfieber, Forbidden, Fear Factory, Candlemass and Moonsorrow! What bands are you really looking forward to today? Let us know in the comments!

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Interview Primal Creation – “Alcatraz Feels Like a Family Reunion”

We had a call with Ruben (guitars) and Frederik (bass) of the Belgian modern thrash band Primal Creation to talk about their latest single, the move of Frederik from roadie to active member of the band as the bassist and especially about playing at this year’s Alcatraz Festival opening La Morgue this Saturday!

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SUPPORT YOUR LOCALS: Highlighting the Belgians on the Alcatraz 2025 line-up (Sunday)

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On the last day of Alcatraz 2025, we get 10 more fantastic Belgian bands served up, going from mesmerizing atmosphere makers like Briqueville and Alkerdeel, to absolute mayhem from bands like Bark, Devastatiön, Slaughter Messiah and Cobracide, hardcore legends Congress and Whatever It Takes, rockers Promise Down or goth-tinged heavy metallers Cult of Scarecrow! Something for everyone and again proof how rich the Belgian heavy music scene is…

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10 reasons to go to Alcatraz 2025

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This weekend is the highlight for us and many among us in Belgium with the 2025 edition of Alcatraz Festival, but if you still haven’t decided to go, here are 10 reasons why we believe you should just go ahead and go get you some tickets still… What are you looking forward to the most for this year’s edition?

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Dark Angel on tour NOW in Europe to perform classic album in entirety

Thrash metal legends Dark Angel are on tour right now in Europe and are performing the classic ‘Darkness Decends’ album in full on select shows, including Brutal Assault and Alcatraz festival this weekend!

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8 reasons why you should go to Hellsinki Metal Festival 2025

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Only a handful of days left before Helsinki gets a healthy shot of heavy and dark music with the third edition of Hellsinki Metal Festival! If you’re still confused and wondering if you should go or not, check out 8 reasons we believe should convince you… Beware, get your tickets today as tomorrow the price will go up again!

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Thirteen Goats’ new music video invites fans to their “Animal Kingdom”

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Thirteen Goats invites fans to their “Animal Kingdom” in the new video for the track that features guest vocals from Carly Ellen Jones and was part of their latest album ‘Capricorn Rising’, released last year via Exitus Stratagem Records!

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Arson Charge share first single ‘A New Throne’ from upcoming debut album

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Denver’s thriving thrash punk band Arson Charge to release their debut album ‘A Dying Light’ in October via Anxious & Angry and shared a first single with ‘A New Throne’!

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EDITORIAL PICKS: 10 bands you should go see at Tolminator 2025

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From the amazing line-up of Tolminator 2025 we picked 10 acts we believe deserves your attention and time for you to check out at the festival if you’re there or at home if you’re not. A couple of them already played yesterday, like Vulvarine, High Parasite and Ghost Bath, but there is still plenty to discover and see with bands like Midnight, Cro-mags, Me And That Man, Party Cannon, Insanity Alert, Dopethrone and Mimi Barks!

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SUPPORT YOUR LOCALS: Highlighting the Belgians on the Alcatraz 2025 line-up (Saturday)

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The second day of Alcatraz 2025 delivers yet another trio of Belgian stage openers with the power metallers of Magic Kingdom on the Prison Stage, metalcore outfit Signs of Algorithm blowing the roof off the Swamp Stage and modern thrash wrecking crew Primal Creation causing mayhem on La Morgue!

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