# GRIMM Gent: The official website of Belgian Rock \& Metal Community GRIMM Gent\. GRIMM offers a free webzine and hosts many interesting concerts\.

> GRIMM is a Rock \& Metal organisation based in Ghent \(Belgium\) that has a free webzine and has its own rock \& metal club "Asgaard" in Ghent\.

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## Pages
- [Asgaard : Menu](https://www.grimmgent.com//asgaard/asgaard-menu/)
- [Tolminator: Belgian Invasion 2026](https://www.grimmgent.com//festival-guides/tolminator/tolminator-belgian-invasion-2026/): Join our Tolminator: Belgian Invasion 2025 trip to Tolmin, Slovenia\! We'll spend 2 days in Ljubljana, and then head towards the amazing Tolminator festival\.
- [Tolminator](https://www.grimmgent.com//festival-guides/tolminator/): Tolminator, a "boutique Metal festival" in the heart of Slovenian nature where two beautiful rivers join\. One of the Metalheads' pilgrimage points for over 20 years\!
- [Asgaard](https://www.grimmgent.com//asgaard/): Asgaard, een rock\- en metal jeugdhuis ingericht in vikingthema, gelegen in Gent, vlakbij de prachtige Gentbrugse Meersen\.
- [Asgaard : Info](https://www.grimmgent.com//asgaard/asgaard-info/)

## Posts
- [Bury Tomorrow enter a new era with new single 'Sx' and launch of DEA†H Records](https://www.grimmgent.com//bury-tomorrow-enter-a-new-era-with-new-single-sx-and-launch-of-dea†h-records/): Modern metallers Bury Tomorrow enter a new era with their latest new single 'Sx' and the launch of DEA†H Records through which they are going to share their vision unlimited from now on\!
- [Spirit Mother unveil lyric video for new single 'Stranger, You Are'](https://www.grimmgent.com//spirit-mother-unveil-lyric-video-for-new-single-stranger-you-are/): US heavy rock outfit Spirit Mother unveil the lyric video for new single 'Stranger, You Are', a track from their upcoming album 'Thistle', set for release in September via Sound Of Liberation Records\!
- [Villagers Of Ioannina City release haunting music video for album title track 'Venceremos'](https://www.grimmgent.com//villagers-of-ioannina-city-release-haunting-music-video-for-album-title-track-venceremos/): Greek heavy rock torchbearers Villagers of Ioannina City release haunting music video for the album title track of their upcoming album 'Venceremos', out in September via Napalm Records\!
- [In This Moment kick off next era with 9th album 'Witch' in August; unleashes new single 'Crawl'](https://www.grimmgent.com//in-this-moment-kick-off-next-era-with-9th-album-witch-in-august-unleashes-new-single-crawl/): In This Moment is entering their next era with their ninth album 'Witch', out in Augus with Better Noise Music, and just shared their latest single and captivating video 'Crawl'\!
- [Walls of Jericho announce new album and share video single 'The Ascent'](https://www.grimmgent.com//walls-of-jericho-announce-new-album-and-share-video-single-the-ascent/): Detroit legends Walls Of Jericho announced their new album 'System Error: Humanity' to be out in November via Napalm Records and shared a first single with 'The Ascent'\!

## Album Reviews
- [Moonspell \- Far From God](https://www.grimmgent.com//albumreviews/moonspell-far-from-god/): “Far From God” captures dark rock and gothic metal vibes and emphasizes the dynamics between the gloomy subtleties\. The fourteenth studio album is another essential classic record that brings the nostalgia and traditional sound of Moonspell\. Out via Napalm Records since July 3rd\.
- [Mortem \- Mørketid](https://www.grimmgent.com//albumreviews/mortem-morketid/): The Norwegian veterans prove that their songwriting and dark musical mystique fit the style of second\-wave black metal and even the early phases of first\-wave black metal\. Mortem delivers something different than the usual state of the art\. Out via Peacevill Records since July 3rd\.
- [Tailgunner \- Midnight Blitz](https://www.grimmgent.com//albumreviews/tailgunner-midnight-blitz/): Tailgunner's latest release 'Midnight Blitz' is an amazing album, out since earlier this year via Napalm Records\. It is very melodic on a bed of heavy and powerful guitars\. The album does sound like it comes from the 80's or 90's, like it was right there when heavy metal was at its best\. Catch them live this summer at festivals like for instance Alcatraz Festival\!
- [Mortiis \- Ghosts of Europa](https://www.grimmgent.com//albumreviews/mortiis-ghosts-of-europa/): Mortiis has tapped into a majestic black\-sable musical dimension on his eleventh studio album, offering memorable dance beats, melodies, choruses, and organic electro\-industrial arrangements that collide into dancefloor frenzy\. Out since June 26th via Prophecy Productions\.
- [Monolord – Neverending](https://www.grimmgent.com//albumreviews/monolord-neverending/): After a long five years Gothenburg riff masters Monolord finally release their follow\-up to ‘Your Time to Shine’ with their sixth album, ‘Neverending’, their finest recording so far, out on Relapse Records\. Catch them live this summer in Europe on select dates including Alcatraz Festival\!

## Gig Reports
- [Eye of Melian "Forest of Forgetting" Tour \(Tuulensuun Palatsi, Tampere\) – 28/03/2026](https://www.grimmgent.com//gigreports/eye-of-melian-forest-of-forgetting-tour-tuulensuun-palatsi-tampere-28-03-2026/): Eye of Melian earned standing ovations from the crowd at their gig at Tuulensuu Palatsi in Tampere on the 28th of March, where they ended their first ever Finland tour with an emotional show\.
- [Luna Kills "Deathmatch Album Tour 2025" \(Club Hell, Diest\) – 11/05/2025](https://www.grimmgent.com//gigreports/luna-kills-deathmatch-album-tour-2025-club-hell-diest-11-05-2025/): Luna Kills has been showing off their new album 'Deathmatch' to Europe, and we caught them at their stop in Belgium, at Club Hell in Diest, with the support of Dutch alt\-metal upstarts Pacemaker\!
- [Avatar “In The Airwaves Tour” \(AB , Brussels\) – 12/02/2026](https://www.grimmgent.com//gigreports/avatar-in-the-airwaves-tour-ab-brussels-12-02-2026/): We caught the Avatar "In the Airwaves tour" at the Ancienne Belgique in Brussels with the support from Alien Weaponry and Witch Club Satan\. Sometimes these shows are just a work of art, and a nice reminder that rock and metal shows are for everyone and every age\. 
- [The Offspring "Supercharged worldwide in '25 tour" \(ING Arena , Brussels\) – 03/11/2025](https://www.grimmgent.com//gigreports/the-offspring-supercharged-worldwide-in-25-tour-ing-arena-brussels-03-11-2025/): At the end of last year, The Offspring was traveling through Europe with special guests Simple Plan on their "Supercharged Worldwide in '25 tour" and one of our reporters was at the stop at the ING Arena in Brussels, Belgium and was blown away with yet another great show\! If you somehow missed them in Belgium, or want to see them again, The Offspring will play at Graspop 2026\! So you there\!
- [Indica \(G Livelab, Tampere\) – 19/12/2025](https://www.grimmgent.com//gigreports/indica-g-livelab-tampere-19-12-2025/): Indica played a magical acoustic show at G Livelab in Tampere on the 19th of December where we could enjoy all of their biggest hits\.

## Festival Reports
- [Tolminator 2025 \- Day 4 \(26/07/2025\)](https://www.grimmgent.com//festivalreports/tolminator-2025-day-1-23-07-2025-2-2-2/)
- [Tolminator 2025 \- Day 3 \(25/07/2025\)](https://www.grimmgent.com//festivalreports/tolminator-2025-day-1-23-07-2025-2-2/)
- [Tolminator 2025 \- Day 2 \(24/07/2025\)](https://www.grimmgent.com//festivalreports/tolminator-2025-day-1-23-07-2025-2/)
- [Tolminator 2025 \- Day 1 \(23/07/2025\)](https://www.grimmgent.com//festivalreports/tolminator-2025-day-1-23-07-2025/)
- [Alcatraz 2025 \- Day 3 \(10/08/2025\)](https://www.grimmgent.com//festivalreports/alcatraz-2025-day-3-10-08-2025/): The final day of Alcatraz 2025 had everything: Bark, Gaerea, Gutalax, Fear Factory, Tsjuder, Kerry King, Dimmu Borgir, Emperor, Static\-X, Machine Head and Rotting Christ brought another unforgettable festival day to a spectacular close\. Here's our look back at the performances that made Sunday one to remember\! 🤘

## Interviews
- [Interview A\.A\. Williams \- "I use music as a tool all the time\.\.\. The idea that people use my music in that way as well is incredible\."](https://www.grimmgent.com//interviews/interview-a-a-williams-i-use-music-as-a-tool-all-the-time-the-idea-that-people-use-my-music-in-that-way-as-well-is-incredible/): Fresh off the stage at Ankea Festival and just one day after releasing her new album 'Solstice' with Reigning Phoenix Music, A\.A\. Williams joined us for a thoughtful conversation about songwriting, emotional honesty and the connection between artist and listener\.
- [Interview Freddy Lim \- "I'd rather see people share Taiwanese music than political lectures\."](https://www.grimmgent.com//interviews/interview-freddy-lim-id-rather-see-people-share-taiwanese-music-than-political-lectures/): Formosa:Finland:Fest 2026 just opened its doors\! Earlier this week, we sat down with Chthonic frontman and Taiwanese ambassador to Finland Freddy Lim to talk about Taiwan, cultural exchange, optimism, and why art has the power to connect people in ways few other things can\.
- [Interview Amberian Dawn \- "After all of those ABBA years, I kind of felt more like doing heavy metal\."](https://www.grimmgent.com//interviews/interview-amberian-dawn-after-all-of-those-abba-years-i-kind-of-felt-more-like-doing-heavy-metal/): More guitars\. Less orchestration\. Unexpected harsh vocals\. And a new chapter that feels surprisingly natural\.

We sat down with Amberian Dawn's Tuomas Seppälä and Nicole Willerton to talk about their new album 'Temptation's Gate' \(out this Friday June 26 with Napalm Records\), Nicole joining the band, the journey that brought this new era to life and the future of the band\. Make sure to catch their very first show together this Sunday at Tuska's afterparty at On The Rocks\!
- [Interview Nicole Alexis \- "It's cool being independent because I can do whatever I want"](https://www.grimmgent.com//interviews/interview-nicole-alexis-its-cool-being-independent-because-i-can-do-whatever-i-want/): After years of reimagining other artists' songs, Nicole Alexis finally put her own stories front and center\. We talked about her EP 'Mirrors and Smoke', vulnerability, independent artistry, Nashville and finding the confidence to trust her own voice\.
- [Interview Glasgow Kiss \- "We're actually doing some good stuff right now"](https://www.grimmgent.com//interviews/interview-glasgow-kiss-were-actually-doing-some-good-stuff-right-now/): Glasgow Kiss released their debut album 'Down In Flames' with Eclipse Records last year, and we sat down with the band to talk about the overwhelming response to the record, their unusual approach to production, the emotional story behind "One Last Time", and how songwriting became therapy for vocalist Charlotte\.

## Previews
- [Tuska 2026](https://www.grimmgent.com//previews/tuska-2026/): Tuska 2026 is almost here\!🤘If you're still in planning mode, from the line\-up and schedules to food vendors, afterparties, Tuska Forum and practical tips for navigating your festivities, we've gathered everything you need to know in one place\. Read our preview and start planning your weekend at Suvilahti\!
- [Ankea Festival 2026](https://www.grimmgent.com//previews/ankea-festival-2026/): A new festival is on the horizon in Finland with Ankea Festival, so here are the details on what promises to be a pretty amazing event\!
- [Preview Graspop 2026](https://www.grimmgent.com//previews/preview-graspop-2026/): 4 days, more that 100 bands and 5 stages\. There is something for everybody\. Come and join us at Graspop 2026\!
- [Preview Brutal Assault 2025](https://www.grimmgent.com//previews/preview-brutal-assault-2025/)
- [Preview Tuska 2025](https://www.grimmgent.com//previews/tuska-2023-2/): Tuska 2025 promises to be quite the exciting edition again with a great line\-up with something for everyone, and plenty of other stuff to discover and do\! If you're planning to go, we listed some info in a nice little preview\.\.\.

## Pick Your Poison
- [PICK YOUR POISON: Insomnium's Helles Lager](https://www.grimmgent.com//pickyourpoison/pick-your-poison-insomniums-helles-lager/): Insomnium has released a light and clear beer to go along with the dark and murky thoughts you might have\. Check out what we think of it\!
- [PICK YOUR POISON: Mysticum's Cosmic Ale](https://www.grimmgent.com//pickyourpoison/pick-poison-mysticums-cosmic-ale/): Ale with a cosmic surprise\.\.\.
- [PICK YOUR POISON: Kataklysm's St\. Tabarnak](https://www.grimmgent.com//pickyourpoison/pick-your-poison-kataklysms-st-tabarnak/): Belgian strong ale for a Canadian strong band\.\.\.
- [PICK YOUR POISON: Opeth's Communion Pale Ale](https://www.grimmgent.com//pickyourpoison/pick-your-poison-opeths-communion-pale-ale/): "Take Communion with Opeth"
- [PICK YOUR POISON: Slayer's Reign In Blood Red Cabernet Sauvignon 2010](https://www.grimmgent.com//pickyourpoison/pick-poison-slayers-reign-blood-red-cabernet-sauvignon-2010/): Slayer exchanges the blood for another dark red substance\.\.\.

## Photo Reports
- [Converge \(Kavka Zappa, Antwerp\) \- 28/06/2026](https://www.grimmgent.com//photoreports/converge-kavka-zappa-antwerp-28-06-2026/): From Heriot's genre\-bending heaviness to Converge's explosive hardcore chaos, Kavka Zappa witnessed one hell of a night\.
- [LANSDOWNE  'Wish You Well \- Summer Tour 2026' \(Im Wizemann, Stuttgart, DE\) \- 26/06/2026](https://www.grimmgent.com//photoreports/lansdowne-wish-you-well-summer-tour-2026-im-wizemann-stuttgart-de-26-06-2026/): Hot item of this summer in Germany: LANSDOWNE\. The US\-based hard rockers from BOSTON came back to Europe again after their first tour run last spring\. Besides festival appearances, they did a number of headline shows\. We have visited their gig in Stuttgart that took place on one of the hottest days of the year so far\. And this was not only due to the combination with the opening act SMOKING LIPS\.
- [Freddy Lim vs Taiwania \(Helsinki Travel Fair\) \- 16/01/2026](https://www.grimmgent.com//photoreports/freddy-lim-vs-taiwania-helsinki-travel-fair-16-01-2026/): A special acoustic performance by Taiwania featuring Chthonic frontman and Taiwanese ambassador to Finland Freddy Lim, showcasing their culture and special renditions of both Chthonic songs and traditionals at this year's Helsinki Travel Fair\. What a treat\!
- [Kim Dracula \(Ääniwalli, Helsinki\) \- 11/02/2026](https://www.grimmgent.com//photoreports/kim-dracula-aaniwalli-helsinki-11-02-2026/): Kim Dracula is back in Finland\! Such a damn fun show it was\! After seeing them killing it at Tuska last summer, it was about time for a proper club show\. And with support from VOWWS, it was quite the diverse night of music at Ääniwalli\!
- [Igorrr "European tour 2026" \(Kulttuuritalo Helsinki\) \- 18/02/2026](https://www.grimmgent.com//photoreports/igorrr-european-tour-2026-kulttuuritalo-helsinki-18-02-2026/): Igorrr was back on tour and blew our heads off again with their show at Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki together with just as intense shows from DVNE and thoughtcrimes\!

## Partners
- [Pure Noise Records](https://www.grimmgent.com//partners/pure-noise-records/)
- [Hammerheart Records](https://www.grimmgent.com//partners/hammerheart-records/)
- [Dying Victims Productions](https://www.grimmgent.com//partners/dying-victims-productions/)
- [Avantgarde Music](https://www.grimmgent.com//partners/avantgarde-music/)
- [Out Of Line Music](https://www.grimmgent.com//partners/out-of-line-music/)

## Lists
- [Editorial picks: 5 bands you should go see at Tuska 2026 on day 3](https://www.grimmgent.com//lists/editorial-picks-5-bands-you-should-go-see-at-tuska-2026-on-day-3/): One more day\. One more chance to discover your next favourite band\.

We've selected five artists we'd strongly recommend catching on Sunday at Tuska: Neckbreakker, Return to Dust, Kajos, Atlas and The Browning\.

Who are you adding to your schedule?
- [Editorial picks: 6 bands you should go see at Tuska 2026 on day 2](https://www.grimmgent.com//lists/editorial-picks-6-bands-you-should-go-see-at-tuska-2026-on-day-2/): Saturday at Tuska is packed from start to finish, but these are the six bands we'd make time for beyond the obvious names\. 🎸

Balance Breach, Majestica, The Funeral Portrait, Kallomäki, Paleface Swiss and Omnivortex all earned a spot on our must\-see list\. Find out why in our latest Editorial Picks\!
- [Editorial picks: 6 bands you should go see at Tuska 2026 on day 1](https://www.grimmgent.com//lists/editorial-picks-6-bands-you-should-go-see-at-tuska-2026-on-day-1/): In about half an hour, the gates of Tuska 2026 are opening and in less than an hour the first riffs will take over the area\. Besides the obvious big names, we picked out 6 shows we highly recommend you go see from festival openers Gatecreeper, to reggae infused Aurorawave and Skindred, the funky hardcore of Slope, alt\-metallers Awake Again and party of the day drum n bass princess Nenerchy\! See you there\!
- [8 reasons to go to Tuska 2026](https://www.grimmgent.com//lists/8-reasons-to-go-to-tuska-2026/): It's been 10 years since our very first Tuska visit, and it has become a yearly event in our planning\. With Tuska 2026 on the horizon, we took a look at the things that have us counting down the days until we're back at Suvilahti\. If you somehow still haven't decided to get your tickets and join us there, hopefully we can convince you to go for it 🤘
- [8 summer events that are reason enough to visit Belgium in 2026](https://www.grimmgent.com//lists/8-summer-events-that-are-reason-enough-to-visit-belgium-in-2026/): Belgium may be small, but when it comes to summer festivals, it punches well above its weight\. From heavy and alt fests Graspop and Alcatraz to the more commercial Pukkelpop and Rock Werchter, the concert series of Lokerse Feesten and Live Is Live to the small and cosy Rock Zottegem and Parkpop Oostkamp, we've selected eight Belgian summer events that are reason enough to visit our home country in 2026\. Which one is already on your calendar?

## The GRIMM Reader
- [The GRIMM Reader: The Heroin Diaries](https://www.grimmgent.com//thegrimmreader/the-grimm-reader-heroin-diaries/): A beautifully written story about something so horrible\.
- [The GRIMM Reader: Sing No Evil](https://www.grimmgent.com//thegrimmreader/the-grimm-reader-sing-no-evil/): The story of a struggling musician, trying to get his band to make it big, at the same time keep his life together and fight an ancient evil\.\.\.
- [The GRIMM Reader: The Devil's Cradle](https://www.grimmgent.com//thegrimmreader/the-grimm-reader-the-devils-cradle/): An extensive depiction of an often overlooked chapter in the black metal history: Finnish black metal\!
- [The GRIMM Reader: Where Hatred Dwells and Darkness Reigns](https://www.grimmgent.com//thegrimmreader/grimm-reader-hatred-dwells-darkness-reigns-graphic-novel/): Combined with the album a great visualization of the stories told in the songs\!
- [The GRIMM Reader: For The Sake Of Heaviness \- The History Of Metal Blade Records](https://www.grimmgent.com//thegrimmreader/grimm-reader-sake-heaviness-history-metal-blade-records/): A short history of everything that Brian Slagel and Metal Blade Records did for heavy metal and why "Heavy Metal will never die\!"

## GRIMM \& Chill
- [GRIMM \& Chill: Comeback](https://www.grimmgent.com//grimmandchill/grimm-chill-comeback/): Comeback is a heartfelt movie about a fictional metal band ''No Love Lost '' which reigned supreme in the Finnish music scene, and after retirement has sent the members into different pathways in their lives, but who are trying to reconnect again\.
- [GRIMM \& Chill: Metal Lords](https://www.grimmgent.com//grimmandchill/grimm-chill-metal-lords/): School of Rock meets Deathgasm minus the demons for a new generation of young metalheads\.
- [GRIMM \& Chill: The Devil's Rejects](https://www.grimmgent.com//grimmandchill/grimm-chill-the-devils-rejects/): 'The Devil's Rejects' is Rob Zombie's superior follow\-up to 'House of 1000 Corpses'\. A great slash and gore gem to watch during Halloween\!
- [GRIMM and Chill: Black Sabbath \- The End of The End](https://www.grimmgent.com//grimmandchill/black-sabbath-end-end/): The founding fathers of heavy metal went on retirement\. This documentary is a goodbye, but also a piece of history\. 
- [GRIMM \& Chill: House of 1000 Corpses](https://www.grimmgent.com//grimmandchill/grimm-chill-house-of-1000-corpses/): Not sure what to watch for Halloween? How about \(re\)visiting Rob Zombie's directorial debut?

## Hallowed Be Thy Ink
- [Hallowed Be Thy Ink: Larissa Stupar \(Venom Prison\)](https://www.grimmgent.com//hallowedbethyink/hallowed-be-thy-ink-larissa-stupar-venom-prison/): What does Larissa Stupar of Venom Prison think about tattoos and what can she tell us about her own? Check it out here\!
- [Hallowed Be Thy Ink: Chrigel Glanzmann \(Eluveitie\)](https://www.grimmgent.com//hallowedbethyink/hallowed-thy-ink-chrigel-glanzmann-eluveitie/)
- [Hallowed Be Thy Ink: Nera](https://www.grimmgent.com//hallowedbethyink/hallowed-be-thy-ink-nera/): A tattoo dedicated to a band that meant a lot in Nera's life: Harakiri For The Sky\.\.\.

## Stories
- [My life in punk \(1/2\): How it found me and growing up with it](https://www.grimmgent.com//stories/my-life-in-punk-1-2-how-it-found-me-and-growing-up-with-it/): Our resident punker looked back at how he got in contact with punk music and went on a discovery growing up in the punk scene during the 70s\.\.\.
- [My life in punk \(2/2\): Surviving the 80s and how things are now](https://www.grimmgent.com//stories/my-life-in-punk-2-2-surviving-the-80s-and-how-things-are-now/): How our resident punker survived the turbulent 80s and how he saw punk evolve and change a lot, but also seems very positive and hopeful about its future seeing where it's now\.
- [A day at SaariHelvetti 2022 with Brymir](https://www.grimmgent.com//stories/a-day-at-saarihelvetti-with-brymir/): Have you ever wondered what a metal festival looks like behind the scenes? Or how a typical festival day looks for a band? Finnish melodic death metal band Brymir gave us the chance to shed some light on those questions by allowing me to experience SaariHelvetti 2022 with them\.
- [Wardruna,de muziek achter Vikings](https://www.grimmgent.com//stories/wardruna-de-muziek-achter-vikings/): Ontdek Wardruna, het muzikale project uit de serie Vikings\.
- [GRIMM in Prague](https://www.grimmgent.com//stories/grimm-in-prague-2/): Take a virtual trip into one of the darkest cities in Europe\.

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