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 first day of this year’s edition, with High Parasite, Gutalax, Landmvrks, Blood Fire Death, Slow Crush, Patriarchy, Fear Factory and Drowning Pool, because they’ll be more than worth your time!
On the second day of Graspop 2025, our reporter there enjoyed the shows of Gloryhammers, Falling In Reverse, Me First & The Gimme Gimmes, Skillet and of course metal greats Slipknot bringing their show for the 9th time to the holy grounds of Dessel!
This weekend is the highlight for us and many among us in Belgium with the 2025 edition of Alcatraz Festival, but if you still haven’t decided to go, here are 10 reasons why we believe you should just go ahead and go get you some tickets still… What are you looking forward to the most for this year’s edition?
Belgian psychedlic post-metal colelctive Psychonaut return with their latest single ‘Stargazer’, anoter track shared from their upcoming album ‘World Maker’, out in October via Pelagic Records!
German black metal visionaries Der Weg Einer Freiheit unveil lead single ‘Eos’ from their upcoming album ‘Innern’, out via Season of Mist in September!
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 first day of this year’s edition, with Frayle, RUÏM, Orange Goblin, Crystal Lake, Oranssi Pazuzu, 3 Inches of Blood, Sigh, and Brutally Deceased, because they’ll be more than worth your time!
German atmospheric black metal icons Der Weg Einer Freiheit announced their sixth album ‘Innern’ to be out via Season of Mist on September 12th, followed by a tour through Europe!
Belgian psychedelic post-metal masters Psychonaut are returning with another album! ‘World Maker’ will be out in October via Pelagic Records and you can get a taste now already with their single ‘Endless Currents’!
UK post-black metal torchbearers Ba’al have unveiled their new track ‘Well of Sorrows’, second single from their upcoming album ‘The Fine Line Between Heaven and Here’, out in July via Road To Masochist.
