News Posts

In celebration of the release of their brand-new full-length album ‘We Shall Remain’ via Atomic Fire Records last week, Eleine unleashed the music video for the title track!

Next bands for Alcatraz 2019 are Swedish band Soilwork and our very own Carnation!

Another band announcement for Alcatraz 2019! Time for some Atmospheric Black Metal from Denmark: Myrkur!

Follow us live at one of the up-and-coming metal and hard rock festivals in Belgium! Prisoners and swamp people unite to rock!

Did Amon Amarth just leak the Alcatraz 2017 lineup?

Twisted Sister and Anthrax were added to the 2016 line-up of Alcatraz Festival.

Photo Reports

Best Of 2023 Tom VM

Our Benelux and France head of accreditation and most active photographer in that region, Tom VM, made his own selection of favorite pictures he took in 2023, including some new stuff that wasn’t shared on our site before with Biohazard, Bleed From Within, Brutal Sphincter, Brutus, Electric Callboy, Michael Schenker Group, Sepultura, Arion, Blackrain, Overdrivers, Avatar, Winery Dogs, Charlotte Wessels, Devin Townsend, Dream Theater, Extreme, Ghost, Michael Angelo Batio, Arch Enemy, Doodseskader, Halestorm, I Prevail, Powerwolf and SKYND!

Check out the pictures from our time in our favorite prison Alcatraz!

Interviews

A chat with the guys of the Belgian heavy metal band Hunter about their show at Alcatraz 2023, their new album ‘Rebel Angels Rise’ and their release show at our own Asgaard venue this Saturday!

We had a chat with Eric Martin, the vocalist from the American Hard Rock band Mr. Big, after their show at Alcatraz 2018.

We had a chat with Eric Martin, the vocalist from the American Hard Rock band Mr. Big, after their show at Alcatraz 2018.

Moonspell is bringing a new album soon and if we may believe them, it’s going to be a rumbling one… More about that and other things from Pedro!

We talked with Aaron and Walt about their upcoming album “Medusa” and their music while having a ton of laughs…

Album Reviews

Windrose’s latest album ‘Warfront’ may have been carved from living rock last year already, but these heroic dwarves are ready to storm the Prison stage at Alcatraz today.

Bury Tomorrow’s ‘Seventh Sun’ truly is like therapy on a disc. Out via Music For Nations and the band is playing the Prison stage at Alcatraz today!

Lists

Previews

Festival Reports

Alcatraz was a blast! A covid-proof, restrictionless, metal-laden blast! Here’s the report of the second of three days of good ol’ festival fun.

A small Corona proof festival in Belgium with some of the more popular bands of the country. Read all about it here…

Time to kick off day one of the 12th edition of the coziest metal festival ever, Alcatraz. Who has never been there doesn’t know what he is missing, great vibe, not too much side animation, a party bar El Presidio and some Alcatraz side characters and they added this year a third stage, La Morgue, with […]

We gooiden onszelf weer heel vrijwillig in de gevangenis voor een geweldig festival op Alcatraz in Kortrijk!

Check out the pictures from our time in our favorite prison Alcatraz!

Once again a great party with all our fellow inmates at Alcatraz Festival 2017!

Once again a great party with all our fellow inmates at Alcatraz Festival 2016!

Alcatraz: een gezellig festival in Kortrijk, waar je zeker bekenden tegen komt!