Brutal Assault is a proper celebration of everything that is metal and/or extreme and there is something great to be found at any time of the day! We picked out 8 bands that you should go see on the fourth day of this year’s edition, with Crypta, Hanabie., Brujeria, Harakiri For The Sky, King Woman, Gost, Hellbutcher and Priest because they’re more than worth it!
For the first day of Alcatraz 2025, our team picked out 8 bands we believe you shouldn’t miss out on with Messa, Frayle, 3 Inches of Blood, thrown, Cabal, Crystal Lake, Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons and Heriot! What bands are you really looking forward to for this Friday at Alcatraz? Let us know in the comments!
Brutal Assault is a proper celebration of everything that is metal and/or extreme and there is something great to be found at any time of the day! We picked out 8 bands that you should go see on the third day of this year’s edition, with Graphic Nature, Within Destruction, Mnemic, Sylvaine, Gaerea, The Browning, Hellripper and Mantar, because they’ll be more than worth your time!
German brutal surf death party metal band Stillbirth are unleashing their new album ‘Survival Protocol’ via Reigning Phoenix Music in October and shared a first single and hilarious video with ‘Baptized In Blood’!
Melbourne blackened nu-metal force Mélancolia revealed their third single ‘Picking Scabs’ from the upcoming album ‘random.access.misery’, out at the end of August via Nuclear Blast and Greyscale Records!
On the first full day of Alcatraz 2025, 3 out of 4 stages will be opened by some Belgian gems, some banging heavy metal from Room13, atmospheric and melancholic doom with Splendidula and brutal death with a wink and a grin from Coffin Feeder!
The third album is often seen as the most important album for a band, and Slaughter To Prevail absolutely nailed it with ‘Grizzly’, bringing the brutality they’re known for while offering a healthy dose of different sounds and approaches. Out since last Friday via Sumerian Records.
In anticipation of Fit For A King’s new album ‘Lonely God’, out on August 1st via Solid State Records, they unleashed the new single ‘Witness The End’, a deathcore track featuring Chris Motionless on guest vocals! Catch them in Europe this summer on their festival tour with stops at for instance Brutal Assault and Alcatraz Festival!
Earlier this week, Lorna Shore announced a massive EU & UK headlining tour for early 2026, taking them all over the continent and bringing along Whitechapel, Shadow of Intent and Humanity’s Last Breath!
Last week, Signs Of The Swarm released their new single and video ‘Scars Upon Scars’, another scathing track from their upcoming album ‘To Rid Myself of Truth’, set for release in August via Century Media Records!
