The first day of Graspop was filled with amazing power metal from Powerwolf, Beast In Black and Warkings, nostalgia with Yellowcard and heavy metal legends with Iron Maiden for our reporter there!

Finnish instrumental duo NYOS announced their new album ‘Growl’ to be released in October via Pelagic Records and shared the first single ‘Get Ready’!

Rabbit Cult shared their latest single ‘Scandal’, just in time for their festival appearance coming Friday at Hellsinki Metal Festival!

Finnish rock band Shiraz Lane announced their new studio album ‘In Vertigo’ to be out in October via Frontiers Music and shared the new single ‘Come Alive’ to celebrate the announcement!

On the last day of Alcatraz 2025, we get 10 more fantastic Belgian bands served up, going from mesmerizing atmosphere makers like Briqueville and Alkerdeel, to absolute mayhem from bands like Bark, Devastatiön, Slaughter Messiah and Cobracide, hardcore legends Congress and Whatever It Takes, rockers Promise Down or goth-tinged heavy metallers Cult of Scarecrow! Something for everyone and again proof how rich the Belgian heavy music scene is…

Belgian melodic rock/AOR outfit All I Know return with a bang with the 2-track single ‘Fire It Up’, a first taste of the upcoming second full-length album ‘Pick Your Poison’!

New dark country/gothic rock project From The Land, featuring Anatoly from Nytt Land, shared its debut single ‘Psalm 2’ and announced their debut album ‘Stolen Seasons pt. I’ to be out in November via 7 Mater!

Day 2 of this year’s TollRock Festival had a great list of artists on the line-up. TollRockerz Band Contest is the yearly opening act of the Saturday procedures. Moonshot, Saint City Orchestra, Kissin’ Dynamite, Donots and Five Finger Skull Crushers were building the electrifying list of acts that appealed to a wide variety of rock, punk, Irish folk and metal fans. In combination with the special atmosphere and location making TollRock a Germany summer festival highlight.

Riot grrrl outfit Bad Cop Bad Cop are back with their new single ‘I4NI’, a track from their upcoming album ‘Lighten Up’, set for release in September via Fat Wreck Chords and Hopeless Records!

Rising queer indie-alternative artist Black Polish shares their new single & video ‘BONDAGE’, highlighting the internal struggle of self-growth!