Tuska is bringing Megadeth to its 2026 line-up as the headliner for the Friday and adds 13 more bands to the line-up with Trivium, P.O.D., Stam1na, Lost Society, Paleface Swiss, Return To Dust, The Browning, Dogma, Slope, 802, Allt, Atlas and Kneel Before The Death! All ticket classes are available right now!
The 18th edition of Alcatraz is shaping up to be historic with headliners Arch Enemy and Alestorm, legends like Soulfly, Saxon, Body Count, Rose Tattoo, extreme assaults from Immolation, Internal Bleeding, 200 Stab Wounds, Sanguisugabogg, and modern favorites like Kittie, Northlane, Animals As Leaders, The Ghost Inside.
We’re especially thrilled to see the Belgian flag flying high again with Channel Zero, Amenra, Enthroned, Psychonaut and Mantah on the bill. And let’s not forget our longtime Finnish favorites Luna Kills, making a big step onto the Alcatraz stage!
On top of that, the Prison Stage opens already on the Thursday for the first time ever, and day ticket prices are lower than 2025 right now!
Danish thrash metallers Persecutor announced their upcoming third album ‘Casualties of Violence’ to be out in March 2026 and unleashed a first new single with ‘Acta Est Fabula’!
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’!
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!
Danish crossover thrash powerhouse Swartzheim shared a first single and video ‘Spitting Nails’ and announce their upcoming album ‘Wounds’, set for release in December!
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!
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!
