Tolminator Day 1 through the lens of our photographer Tom with Stagewar, Marche Funèbre, High Parasite, Ghost Bath, Kreator & Omnium Gatherum. A powerful start to the festival!
Tolminator isn’t just about the bands. It’s about the people who make it unforgettable. This year, our team (with trainee Nox and resident photographer Tom) captured the heart and soul of the festival: the faces, the chaos, the calm by the Soča river. Check out our photo gallery celebrating the spirit of Tolminator 2025!
DIRKSCHNEIDER & THE OLD GANG (DATOG) have unleashed ‘Babylon,’ the monumental title track from their upcoming album, set for release on October 3, 2025 via Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM).
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Alter Bridge shared first single/video ‘Silent Divide’ from their upcoming self-titled album, set for release in January 2026 via Napalm Records and announced the “What Lies Within U.S. tour” dates that will come right after their extensive Europe tour in early 2026!
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Five Finger Death Punch announced the second volume of their best of albums, celebrating 20 years, to be out in October via Better Noise Music and shared the 2025 version of the track ‘The End’, featuring Babymetal!
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Hard rock/heavy metal outfit Hell in the Club announced their new album ‘Joker In The Pack’ to be out in November with Frontiers Music and shared the new single and video ‘Magnetars’!
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Melancholic Finnish metal band Mourning Wood is releasing their debut album this autumn, and the latest new single ‘Swift Demise’ gives you a proper miserable taste of what is to come!
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Belgium’s up-and-rising heavy metallers Speed Queen are about to release their debut full-length ‘…With a Bang!’ this Friday via High Roller Records, but not before they provided a last taste of it a couple of weeks ago with the track ‘I Walk Alone’!
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Brutal Assault 2025 – Day 1 set the fortress ablaze right from the start. From 3 Inches of Blood, Skálmöld and Fleshgod Apocalypse to the chaos of Inter Arma, the industrial punch of Static-X, and the psychedelic darkness of Oranssi Pazuzu, the first day was packed with highlights. Add in Frayle, Dying Fetus, Ruïm, Kerry King and Rotting Christ, and it was a perfect start of this year’s edition!
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The Obscure and Octagon stages delivered some of the most intense sets of Day 1 at Brutal Assault 2025. From the triumphant return of 3 Inches of Blood to the symphonic fury of Fleshgod Apocalypse, the crushing weight of Inter Arma, the haunting doom of Frayle, the occult darkness of Ruïm, and the mind-bending chaos of Oranssi Pazuzu, it was truely a journey through the extremes of heavy music!
