Amaranthe

We caught Amaranthe and Dragonforce on their co-headline European tour at the Ancienne Belgique in Brussels, Belgium, with special guest Infected Rain for a night of high energy metal music!

Ektomorf

A couple of weeks ago, Ektomorf brought their ‘Vivid Black Over Europe Tour 2024’ to the South of Heaven venue in Bilzen, Belgium, and supported by Inmate, Serpents and Tag My Heart brought the house down!

With 3 bands being shining lights for (the future of) metal, and all 3 of them having a brand-new album in their pocket, Amaranthe, Dragonforce and Infected Rain turned Black Box Helsinki into a true celebration of heavy music about a month ago!

UK heavy metal act Balance Of Power returns with a new line-up and brand-new studio offering in April with ‘Fresh From The Abyss’, via Massacre Records. Right now they’ve presented another taste of that album with the single ‘One More Time Around The Sun’!

India’s heavy metal powerhouse Kryptos ‘Turn Up the Heat’ with their furious new single, another track from their upcoming album ‘Decimator’, set for release via AFM Records in July!

Orbit Culture

“Descending into madness EU/UK Tour 2024” is Orbit Culture’s first European headliner tour ever and we caught them at their impressive stop in Antwerp, Belgium, with support from Defects!

Finnish metal band Black Light Discipline revealed their new single ‘Russian Roulette’, their take on Rihanna’s iconic pop/R&B anthem from 2009!

Melodic heavy metal band Black Sun released their first new single and video ‘Slay The Queen’ with their new lineup, featuring Nino and Netta Laurenne!

Metal super trio Smoke AxD, brought together in a haze of ganja and a shared passion for heavy riffs, announced their heavy debut EP ‘Vaya Con Dios’ to be released in May!

Cattle Decapitation tearing the roof of Northumbria University’s Students Union with the support of Signs of the Swarm, 200 Stab Wounds and Vomit Forth!