Avatar unleashed the new single and video ‘Death and Glitz’, another track from their upcoming album ‘Don’t Go in the Forest’, set for release by the end of this month!
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We sat down with Orbit Culture’s Niklas to talk about their upcoming album ‘Death Above Life’ (out now with Century Media Records), their journey from support slots to headliners, and why this new era feels like a true rebirth. Catch them live on tour with Gaerea and Atlas in Europe next month or at summer festivals in 2026 like the already confirmed Alcatraz Festival!
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Swedish black metal elite Malakhim shared their new video and song ‘The Firmament Submits’ from upcoming album ‘And In Our Hearts the Devil Sings’, set for release at the end of the month via Iron Bonehead Productions!
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Paradise Lost announced the 2nd leg of their “Ascension of Europe” tour for February & March 2026, covering some more of mainland Europe and an extensive visit to the Nordic region!
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Czech extreme metal legends Master’s Hammer are releasing their new album ‘Maldorör Disco’ in November via Darkness Shall Rise Productions and revealed a first track with ‘Bewst Within’!
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Finnish Sonic Rites 2026 just got heavier and darker with the newly added Russian Circles, Pelican, OvO and Helsinki’s own Vestal Climax, joining an already stacked lineup!
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Newly confirmed for the Steelfest 2026 line-up: Demonical, Mavorim, Shape of Despair and underground legends Beherit. Last week also brought the exclusive and unique shows of Holocausto and Erzebet to the bill. Deströyer 666 is no longer part of the lineup.
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Modern metalcore outfit The Narrator release the video single ‘Pills From The Start’, out now via Nuclear Blast Records! Catch them live in Europe starting next week supporting Annisokay!
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The 18th edition of Alcatraz is shaping up to be historic with headliners Arch Enemy and Alestorm, legends like Soulfly, Saxon, Body Count, Rose Tattoo, extreme assaults from Immolation, Internal Bleeding, 200 Stab Wounds, Sanguisugabogg, and modern favorites like Kittie, Northlane, Animals As Leaders, The Ghost Inside.
We’re especially thrilled to see the Belgian flag flying high again with Channel Zero, Amenra, Enthroned, Psychonaut and Mantah on the bill. And let’s not forget our longtime Finnish favorites Luna Kills, making a big step onto the Alcatraz stage!
On top of that, the Prison Stage opens already on the Thursday for the first time ever, and day ticket prices are lower than 2025 right now!
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Italian metal outfit Hellfox have unveiled the official video for the track ‘Water On The Ceiling’, one of the standout tracks from their latest album ‘The Spectrum Of Human Gravity’, released a couple of months ago via Rockshots Records!
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