Southern California quintet SPITE announced their new album ‘NEW WORLD KILLER’ to be out via Rise Records on Halloween and shared the new single & video ‘LIGHTS OUT’!
Progressive, technical, atmospheric, and heavy — the Helldorado Stage had it all on Day 2 of Alcatraz. Check out our photo gallery featuring Ne Obliviscaris, Rivers Of Nihil, VOLA, Fit For A King, and Leprous!
Deathcore force Face Yourself have released their most unforgiving single yet with ‘Fractures’ a couple of weeks ago, the lead single from their upcoming EP ‘Fury’, set for release next month with Sumerian Records!
Lorna Shore released their latest single ‘Prison Of Flesh’, one of their heaviest track to date about a just as heavy topic of dementia and the toll it takes on everyone, another track from their upcoming album ‘I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me’, out next month via Century Media!
Shadow Of Intent is back with ‘Imperium Delirium’ and back to the deathcore side of the universe in its purest form, flavoured with symphonic compositions and some black and death influences, releasing their best work yet, completely independently.
Alcatraz announced the first confirmed names for 2026
Alternative Metal, Avant-garde Metal, Black Metal, Death Metal, Deathcore, Extreme metal, Groove Metal, Hardcore, Heavy Metal, Industrial Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Melodic Metal, Metalcore, Modern Metal, Post-Black, Post-metal, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Thrash MetalAs has become tradition, Alcatraz Festival announced a healthy grab of confirmed names during this year’s edition, and the 21 bands they dropped are promising the 2026 edition to be hitting hard again!
For the second day of Alcatraz 2025, our team picked out 8 bands we believe you shouldn’t miss out on with Myrath, KNIFE, Baest, Drowning Pool, Rivers of Nihil, Nailbomb, Caliban and Avatar! 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 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!
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