President shared a video for their new single ‘dark heaven’, a track from their upcoming debut full-length album ‘BLOOD OF YOUR EMPIRE’, to be released in September with Atlantic Records!
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GHØSTKID enter their next chapter with a new, still to be unveiled line-up, and unleashed new single ‘IVORY’ from their upcoming album ‘FOLLOW THE WHITE RABBIT’, out in October with Century Media Records!
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Kid Bookie just unleashed his ferocious new single ‘H.A.T.E.’, properly hitting us with that classic trap metal sound, and a track from his upcoming album ‘Cheaper Than Therapy II’, out in October via FLG Records!
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Heavy music disruptor Showing Teeth shares her venomous new single ‘Bad Exchanges’, a taste of her much-anticipated debut EP ‘A Fate Worse Than Loneliness’, set for release in September via Republic Records and Spinefarm!
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Esoterik unveiled their new single ‘No Absolutes’, another captivating track teetering between spiritual awakening and human volatility!
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Scene Queen is back with her brand new track ‘Metalicious’ featuring Left To Suffer! A taste from her upcoming EP of the same name to be released in September with Hopeless Records!
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Entheos announced their new album ‘Empty on the Inside’ to be out in October via Metal Blade Records and unleashed a first single and video with ‘Golden Crown’!
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Japanese alt-metal quintet coldrain make their global return with upcoming album ‘OPTIMIZE = OPTDEMISE’, out in September via Century Media Records and unleashed the single ‘EX-HUMANITY’!
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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’!
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Miss May I announced their new album ‘No Place For Me’ to be out in October via Solid State Records and unveiled their new video single ‘Sanctuary’!
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Interviews
The biggest stages of Luna Kills’ career are waiting.
With Wacken, Summer Breeze and Alcatraz Festival just around the corner, we caught up with Lotta before the band left Finland to talk festivals, new music, latest single ‘LOWER’, the upcoming Future Palace tour and why they’re more excited than nervous about what’s ahead.
If you’re planning to catch Luna Kills this summer, this one’s for you.
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Before their crushing Tuska Festival debut, we sat down with “Zelli” of Paleface Swiss for a candid chat about the band’s musical evolution, staying true to themselves while growing bigger than ever and why friendship will always matter more than business.
With Paleface Swiss also heading to Alcatraz Festival in just a few weeks, this is the perfect moment to get to know one of modern metal’s most exciting live bands.
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Ahead of Infected Rain’s final European club show of the “Mutation Phase” tour back in April, we sat down with Lena Scissorhands for a surprisingly personal conversation. We talked about the meaning behind their latest single “Stranger”, why she feels more like herself on stage than anywhere else, fan expectations, rejecting labels like “female-fronted” and what the band’s current mutation really means. Catch them this weekend at Tolminator!
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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.
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Lindsay Schoolcraft sat down with us to discuss the long road behind her new album ‘Harrowing’ (out tomorrow June 19th), rediscovering heavy music, unexpected concept album connections and why healing and reclaiming power became central themes throughout the record. She also reveals how a late-night encounter with an Alphonse Mucha artwork helped everything finally click into place.
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Rioghan turned their new EP ‘Frozen’ into one continuous emotional journey and preparing their most ambitious live show yet for Ankea Festival. We sat down with the band to talk storytelling, visual art, Finnish metal identity and why music should always make you feel something.
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We caught up with LYLVC on tour to talk crowd connection, emotional songwriting, and their mission to burn the building down every night. Dual-vocal powerhouse Alyse and Oscar shared some insights on tour life and what keeps them busy besides music.
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Lost Society’s new album ‘Hell Is a State of Mind’ (out March 6 with Nuclear Blast) might be their boldest step yet. We caught up with Samy Elbanna to talk about orchestras, challenging vocals, and why this record feels different.
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Fabienne Erni opens the gates to her own universe. In our interview, she talks about independence, invented languages, vocal experimentation, and why her debut solo album ‘Starveil’ is the start of something potentially big.
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Three months after the album release, we caught up with Johannes Eckerström again, the third time in about half a year now. We talk about their touring since we last met, from punk rock chaos on a Caribbean cruise to butchering his first live piano chorus in front of 8,000 people and how thankful he is how much people still care about Avatar.
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Photo Reports
From mosh pits and conga lines to hard rock, alt metal and genre-blending performances, the Lookout and Rising Stages had plenty to offer on day one of Upheaval Festival. Relive sets by Kingdom Collapse, Zero 9:36, Normundy and Izzy Reign in our photo report.
Smoke and poor air quality couldn’t stop day one of Upheaval Festival. LANDMVRKS, Story Of The Year, Poppy, and Gojira put on unforgettable shows on the Upheaval Stage!
THE PRETTY WILD fired up the room — HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD blew the roof off. A great night of dynamic performances and a blend of rap-metal, nu-metal and a variety of other styles created a massive excitement. The Im Wizemann venue was sold for a long time already and the room packed up to the last bit of space. After the show was over you did know why!
Genre-bending chaos, huge smiles and absolute mayhem! Knosis and Paledusk turned Kavka Zappa in Antwerp into one unforgettable night.
Saturday at the Clyde Theatre it Smelled Like a Freakshow with Avatar rolling into Fort Wayne with their “Don’t Go In The Forest tour”, bringing along the amazing Italian symphonic death metallers Fleshgod Apocalpyse and Texan death metal grinders Frozen Soul!
The Infected Rain and Butcher Babies co-headline “Mutation Phase in Europe tour” dropped by at DVG Club in Kortrijk for an amazing night of modern metal, supported by Black Spikes!
A sold-out Sunday Funday at The King Of Clubs in Columbus with Filter, Finger Eleven and Local H. Three bands, one packed room, and a perfect day of alternative rock energy.
Lord of the Lost, together with Ad Infinitum, came to Tampere’s Tavara-Asema in the beginning of last week as part of their “Tovr Noir” Europe tour. An Event by TuskaLive and Grey Beard.
We almost forgot to post this one… as we do every year, we ask our photographers to pick their best and most favorite captures of the past year, and 2025 brought acts like Borknagar, Doro, Machine Head, Ne Obliviscaris, Room 13, Vola, Infected Rain, Luna Kills, Kickin Valentina, Art Nation, SatchVai Band, Arkona, Kreator, Cro-Mags, Bury Tomorrow, Electric Callboy, BTL and Ankor in front of Tom V.M.’s camera!
In the beginning of the month, Butcher Babies hosted an electrifying show at Piere’s in Fort Wayne, Indiana along with Lylvc and Remember Me! Catch Butcher Babies live on their co-headline tour with Infected Rain in Europe right now!
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Our Support Your Locals series continues! Friday at Alcatraz is packed with Belgian talent, from hometown heroes Amenra to exciting newcomers making their debut at the event, cult comebacks, anniversary celebrations and everything in between with A Thousand Sufferings, Cowboys & Aliens, Dead Serious, Hope As A Weapon, Hope Erodes, Modder, Sons Of Lioth and Temptations For The Weak. Here’s why these nine Belgian bands deserve a place on your Friday schedule! Who are you looking forward to seeing live?
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?
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!
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!
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 🤘
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?
Brutal Assault is a proper celebration of everything that is metal and/or extreme and there is something great to be found at any time of the day! We picked out 8 bands that you should go see on the fourth day of this year’s edition, with Crypta, Hanabie., Brujeria, Harakiri For The Sky, King Woman, Gost, Hellbutcher and Priest because they’re more than worth it!
Brutal Assault is a proper celebration of everything that is metal and/or extreme and there is something great to be found at any time of the day! We picked out 8 bands that you should go see on the third day of this year’s edition, with Graphic Nature, Within Destruction, Mnemic, Sylvaine, Gaerea, The Browning, Hellripper and Mantar, because they’ll be more than worth your time!
Brutal Assault is a proper celebration of everything that is metal and/or extreme and there is something great to be found at any time of the day! We picked out 8 bands that you should go see on the first day of this year’s edition, with High Parasite, Gutalax, Landmvrks, Blood Fire Death, Slow Crush, Patriarchy, Fear Factory and Drowning Pool, because they’ll be more than worth your time!
As every year is the case, Alcatraz Festival has plenty of space and attention for the local Belgian scene and we’re not the only ones happy about that. On the newly expanded Thursday warm-up night you’ll get to enjoy cover/tribute bands like Mr. Lipstick and the Lost Traces, Motörheads and BelgianQuoBand, the popular thrash/speed metallers of Evil Invaders and a stage filled with more underground like Sister May, Kerker, Stung, Violent Sin and Ancient Rites!
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