Finnish melodic metal masters Sonata Arctica have embarked on their extensive “Nordic Power Metal Titans 2023” European tour with Stratovarius and Induction, and shared a first brand new digital single with ‘First In Line’!

Finnish modern melodic metal quintet Weightless World are gearing up to release their second album ‘Sleepwalker’ via Inverse Records next month and shared the last single before that with ‘Eyes Of A God’!

Belgian melodic death/thrash/metalcore heroes Reject The Sickness shared the very special video for ‘Heaven Turns Black MMXXII’!

Finnish modern melodic metal band Northern Genocide unleashed the new single ‘Necropolis’ featuring Tommy Tuovinen from MyGrain on guest vocals! A track from their second studio album ‘The Point of No Return’, set for release in 2024 via Inverse Records!

Dutch black metal entity SUOL shared the single ‘Over de Geute’ with a video, another track from their upcoming self-titled debut album, set for release next week via Swarte Yssel!

Belgian heavy metal outfit Hunter shared a new video for the single ‘Wicked’ from their recently released new album ‘Rebel Angels Rise’, recorded at our very own Asgaard venue!

Italian black/death metallers Askesis shared the second single ‘Creation of Non-Existence’ from the upcoming debut ‘Beyond the Fate of Death’, set for release next month via Time To Kill Records!

The fourth dreadful opus “Seven Crowns and Seven Seals” from North Rhine-Westphalia blackened death outfit Sulphur Aeon conveys an otherworldly sense of might to the ancient creatures that lurk beneath the seas out now via Ván Records on October 13th.

Hail Cthulhu!!!
Hail Sulphur Aeon!!!!

First edition of the charity festival named Aütfëst, held in Bruay-La-Buissière, France. Profit goes to Autism related organisations. With shows from Overflow Guy, Titans Rage, Death Structure, Kamizol K, Overdrivers, Xaon, and BlackRain!

Still about 10 months to go, Alcatraz has announced the first 50 confirmed acts for the 2024 edition of one of Belgium’s greatest rock and metal fests!