Alcatraz Festival just gave us an early christmas present by adding 32 more bands to the 2026 lineup, making it almost complete with another nice selection of metal icons, underground greats, up-and-coming bands and artists from its own Belgian soil!
Industrial noise pop trio Tayne released their take on the Jefferson Airplane track ‘Somebody To Love’, out via MNRK Heavy. Catch them live in Europe next year supporting MØL on their “Dreamcrush tour”!
Your Inland Empire channels dark industrial pop on the latest single ‘Grinding’, the second track unveiled from their upcoming self-titled debut on Season of Mist next month!
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!
Who says festival season ends with summer? In Finland, the dark months come alive with music: experience the true punk spirit at HKI SKEPU FEST (starting tonight), get in touch with your ancestors and nature at Pakanafestarit, discover new talent at Lost In Music, embrace the shadows at Hellsinki Industrial Festival, sail into chaos with the Hellsinki Metal Cruise, sink into sorrow at Melancholy Mass Festivals, and feel the fire indoors at John Smith Rock Frozen. When the nights are long, Finland turns the volume up.
Industrial powerhouse Combichrist are back with brand new single and music video ‘RISE’, out via Out Of Line Music!
Author & Punisher shares the new single and music video ‘Thrush’, another taste of the upcoming album ‘Nocturnal Birding’, out in October via Relapse Records!
LA electro-industrial duo Patriarchy shared their 4th single, the euphoric club track with a secret that is ‘Pain Is Power’, in anticipation of the release of their album ‘Manual for Dying’ in September and their tour in the US with The Cult in October!
Author & Punisher announced their new album ‘Nocturnal Birding’ to be coming in October via Relapse Records and unleashed a first single and video ‘Titanis’, recorded with Kuntari!
While we’re still trying to digest how crazy this year’s edition of Brutal Assault was, we’re already getting hyped up about 2026 with a first 14 names confirmed and they’re good ones!
