Thrash metal titans Kreator announce their new album ‘Krushers of the World’ to be coming into the world in January 2026 via Nuclear Blast and unveiled a first single and the opening track with ‘Seven Serpents’!
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Brutal Assault just unveiled a new wave of bands for its 2026 edition with The Sisters of Mercy and The Ghost Inside announced as headliners, but also a great selection of extreme metal and progressive/experimental representation!
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Danish crossover thrash powerhouse Swartzheim shared a first single and video ‘Spitting Nails’ and announce their upcoming album ‘Wounds’, set for release in December!
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Quebec extreme metal outfit Outlying is releasing their new album ‘Oblivisci’ this November, exploring pain and redemption, and is streaming the single ‘November’ right now!
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Friday night at Black Hawk MC’s Choppershow weekend in Belgium was all about live music, and especially local bands with Poseydon, popular cover band Impact, and most of all Hexa Mera hitting the stage with a farewell show. Their powerful set hit especially hard, knowing the band is stepping away after 15 years: a bittersweet but fitting send-off for a group that’s been so important to our scene and community.
The final day of Tolminator brought madness till the end. Mordkaul, Brutal Sphincter, Milking the Goatmachine & TLMNTR, captured by our photographer Tom!
The final day of Tolminator hit hard! From Milking the Goatmachine and Psycroptic to Hellripper, D.R.I., Oranssi Pazuzu and Ministry, the Tolminator Stage went out with a bang!
Bay Area thrash metal icons Testament are back with ‘Shadow People’, another single from their upcoming 14th album ‘Para Bellum’, out next month via Nuclear Blast Records! Catch them live this fall in Europe with Obituary, Destruction and Nervosa, or next summer at plenty of European festivals like the already confirmed Alcatraz 2026!
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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!
Day 2 at Tolminator was pure chaos and contrast! From Fulci and Midnight to Cro-Mags, Villagers of Ioannina City, and Cradle of Filth, our intern photographer Nox caught it all on the main stage!
