The kickoff of the European tour of Kataklysm came in a package of some old school Canadian death metal mixed with the Swedish melodic death metal of Soilwork topped with a sauce of the progressive antics of Wilderun. Quite a lot of variation which satisfied a lot of people. Make sure you catch this tour whenever it comes to a venue near you!

Glenn’s top albums of 2022 bring a mixture of brutality and accessibility with albums from Lorna Shore, Wolfheart, Fit For An Autopsy, Monuments, Rammstein, SepticFlesh, Shinedown, Behemoth, Caliban and Dawn Of Solace!

Belgian melodeath outfit Catalyst is wrapping up the recording of their first full-length ‘The Age of Rocketeers’, scheduled for release later this year!

UK prog trio Black Orchid Empire announce their new album ‘Tempus Veritas’ to be released in April via Season of Mist and share the single ‘Deny The Sun’. Fans of bands like Sleep Token, Disperse, Karnivool and Periphery pay attention!

Marko Hietala releases new video for the track ‘Dead God’s Son’ and announces to be working on a new album as we speak!

Enslaved have released a new single and video from ‘Heimdal’ with ‘Forest Dweller’. The album is set for release in March via Nuclear Blast!

Blackened progressive metal band Dawn Of Ouroboros announced their upcoming new album ‘Velvet Incandescence’ to be released in April via Prosthetic Records and released the new single/video ‘Rise From Disillusion’!

Prog and Wheel of Time fans, gather around! Because Red Cain is back with the new single ‘Blight’!

Belgian prog metal band Queen Golem released new single ‘Guidance by Light’, which concludes their era with singer Simon on vocal duties.

Finnish progressive doom outfit The Abbey released another single and video with ‘Starless’ in anticipation of the release of their debut ‘Word of Sin’, out next month via Season of Mist!