Norwegian metalcore band Atena released the new song ‘Full Force to the Heart’ via Indie Recordings ahead of two international tours! Catch them on stage in the Nordic region on “The Nordic Invasion tour” with Aviana, One Morning Left and Cabal, or in the rest of Europe as special guests for the Dead Like Juliet and Awake The Dreamer co-headliner tour!
Canadian black metal outfit Spectral Wound weaves a brilliant balance between raw and melodic black metal on their newest album ‘Songs of Blood and Mire’. Out via Profound Lore Records.
Danish/Faroese progressive metal unit IOTUNN will unleash their second full-length album ‘Kinship’ in October via Metal Blade Records and unveiled some of the new work through the captivating video single ‘I Feel the Night’!
We are still remembering the goth darkness we got to enjoy for a moment in the Helldorado stage tent at Alcatraz earlier this summer with Unto Others, and in a couple of weeks we’ll get to enjoy more of this new era of the band with their new album ‘Never, Neverland’ out via Century Media Records! Another single with ‘Momma Likes the Door Closed’ was released about a week ago, and it’s all we’ve ever wanted with heavy riffing and goth vibes!
Between their festival summer dates in Europe, CLUTCH have given a few club shows called the “New World Samurai Tour 2024”. On one of the hottest days of German summer 2024 they turned up the heat some degrees more with an outstanding gig at Substage in Karlsruhe. Supported by Green Lung, a great night of blues and stoner infused rock and some notes of classic NWOBHM left a happy crowd.
Another band that impressed us highly earlier this summer when they played at Tuska, is the German metalcore outfit Annisokay! They just recently unleashed a new video single with ‘Get Your Sh!t Together’, out via Arising Empire, and will be roaming through Europe as support for Within Temptation later this year!
Pictures of a couple of bands we caught at the La Morgue stage at this year’s Alcatraz with X-pozed and Secondhandsaints!
Pictures of the second day of Alcatraz 2024, with on the Prison Stage explosive shows from Finntroll, Spiritbox, Dio Disciples, Testament, Epica and Europe!
Gaerea is making their presence felt on the world of extreme metal with their latest captivating single and video ‘Unknown’, another track from their highly anticipated album ‘Coma’, set for release in October via Season of Mist!
Italy’s symphonic and technical death metal outfit Fleshgod Apocalypse returns with a bombastic new album ‘Opera’ after a long hiatus, offering one of their best albums. Out on Nuclear Blast Records.
