In Tom VM’s favorite pictures of the year shows off his captures of bands like Amorphis, Beyond the Black, Bury Tomorrow, Dimmu Borgir, Infected Rain, Lost Society, Opeth, Tarot, Vola, Zeal and Ardor, Amaranthe, Ankor, Beast in Black, Charlotte Wessels, Dark Tranquillity, Dear Mother, Draconian, Dragonforce, Epica, Europe, Feuerschwanz, Gene Simmons Band, Jinjer, Marco Mendoza, Moonspell, Saxon, Testament, Vandenberg and Luna Kills, of which some pictures have never before seen on our site!
Belgian goregrind powerhouse Brutal Sphincter signed to Time To Kill Records, hinting at a new album coming soon! Catch them at this summer’s place to be for a proper metal holiday: Tolminator!
UK metal band Harbinger shared new single and music video ‘No Vermin’, ahead of their forthcoming Europe and UK tour in support of the Distant and Enterprise Earth ‘The Origin of Madness tour’ that started a couple of days ago! Make sure you go!
Metalcore legends Poison The Well are having a promising 2025, signing with SharpTone Records, just dropped their first new song in 15 years with ‘Trembling Level’ and are gearing up to celebrate their 25th anniversary with a tour in the US in April and in Europe and the UK in September!
Nonpoint wrapped up the first leg of their “Painful Statements tour 2025” at The King of Clubs in Columbus, Ohio, celebrating the anniversaries of both releases ‘To The Pain’ and ‘Statement’. And very much matching their energy, they brought along Crobot and Heartsick to complete the night!
Slovenia’s Within Destruction officially announced their next chapter with the reveal of their upcoming album ‘ANIMETAL’, set for release in April via Sumerian Records. Pre-orders are open now and new single ‘CYBERGIRL’ is out!
Metalcore icons Caliban announced their new album ‘Back From Hell’ set for release in April via Century Media Records and shared a video for the title track featuring Jonny McBee from The Browning! Catch them on their headlining tour this spring with In Hearts Wake, Cabal and Assemble The Chariots or this summer at festivals like Alcatraz!
Modern deathcore force Face Yourself are kicking off the year on a seismic scale! They signed with Sumerian Records and unleashed the brand-new single ‘Sideration’! Highly recommended!
Finnish metalcore stars Balance Breach are getting closer to releasing their new album ‘Save Our Souls’ with Out of Line Music in March and shared their latest single ‘Strangers In Crime’ featuring Melissa Bruschi of Hand Of Juno on guest vocals!
French metalcore stars LANDMVRKS unveiled their latest single ‘A Line In The Dust’ featuring a guest appearance of Mat Welsh (While She Sleeps), another banger from their upcoming album ‘The Darkest Place I’ve Ever Been’, set for release in April via Arising Empire!
