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Vaim Hull

Alcatraz Festival drops over 60 new names for 2026 edition

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The 18th edition of Alcatraz is shaping up to be historic with headliners Arch Enemy and Alestorm, legends like Soulfly, Saxon, Body Count, Rose Tattoo, extreme assaults from Immolation, Internal Bleeding, 200 Stab Wounds, Sanguisugabogg, and modern favorites like Kittie, Northlane, Animals As Leaders, The Ghost Inside.

We’re especially thrilled to see the Belgian flag flying high again with Channel Zero, Amenra, Enthroned, Psychonaut and Mantah on the bill. And let’s not forget our longtime Finnish favorites Luna Kills, making a big step onto the Alcatraz stage!

On top of that, the Prison Stage opens already on the Thursday for the first time ever, and day ticket prices are lower than 2025 right now!

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Vaim Hull

Brutal Assault 2026 unveils first wave of confirmed bands

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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!

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Vaim Hull

Amenra share vast, expansive new single ‘De Toorn (Talisman)’

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Amenra is set to release their two new EPs next week with Relapse Records, highlighting their over 3 decades long career and heralding a new chapter for the outfit, and have today unveiled another track with ‘De Toorn (Talisman)’ with a matching captivating video!

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Vaim Hull

Amenra release new single / short film ‘Forlorn’

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Amenra release new single ‘Forlorn’ with yet another captivating video/short film, one of the tracks that will be featured on the upcoming EP’s ‘De Toorn’ and ‘With Fang and Claw’, set for release in March via Relapse Records!

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Vaim Hull

Amenra is back with two new EP’s out in March, first track ‘Heden’ out now

Amenra is back with two new EPs, ‘De Toorn’ and ‘With Fang and Claw’, set for release in March via Relapse Records and shared the first track and captivating music video with ‘Heden’!

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Vaim Hull

Corecass releases video for ‘Glijd Mee’, featuring CHVE

Dark ambient artist Corecass released a brand-new video for the track ‘Glijd Mee’, from her latest album ‘TAR’ (out via Moment of Collapse and Sacer Records) and featuring Colin H. Van Eeckhout (Amenra, CHVE)!

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Vaim Hull

Living Gate announce debut full-length ‘Suffer As One’ out October 25

Living Gate, the death metal unit with members of YOB, Oathbreaker, Amenra, and Wiegedood, surfaces from the underground to release their debut full-length ‘Suffer As One’ in October via Relapse Records and unleashed a first single with ‘Hunting Maggots’!

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Vaim Hull

CHVE announces ‘Kalvarie’ out May 31 via Relapse Records

Some time ago, CHVE announced the ‘Kalvarie’ album to be released via Relapse Records on May 31st and shared a teaser of what to expect. Pre-orders available right now!

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Vaim Hull

CHVE signs to Relapse Records, new music coming this year!

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CHVE signed to Relapse Records for the release of a new solo album in 2024! Stay tuned for more news soon!

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Vaim Hull

Amenra shared performance video for ‘Black Crow Blues’, from the ‘Songs Of Townes Van Zandt Vol. III’ album!

Amenra shared a performance video of their acoustic rendition of the Townes Van Zandt track ‘Black Crow Blues’ for the recently on Neurot Recordings released ‘Songs Of Townes Van Zandt Vol. III’ album with interpretations by Cave In and Marissa Nadler besides Amenra!

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Festival Reports

Killian Carobbio

Lokerse Feesten 2025 – Day 5 (05/08/2025)

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From sludge legends to Olympic headliners and unexpected big performances on the smaller stage… Lokerse Feesten delivered on August 5th a day that was nothing short of historic. Melvins, Helmet, Coilguns, Amenra, Gojira on the main stage and Coilguns, envy, Red Kross and Light of Eternity on the Club Studio Brussel stage shook Lokeren to its core.

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Timothy Janssen

Alcatraz 2019 – Day 2 (10-08-2019)

While almost blown away by the hard wind on the second day of Alcatraz, the bands blew us even more away. Time to read up how everything went down.

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Kat R.
Vaim Hull

Blowup Vol. 4

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The best of the doom, sludge, stoner and even industrial scene showed up for one weekend in Helsinki at a wonderful small underground festival. Check out our report!

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Sophie
Rosse

GRASPOP METAL MEETING 2017

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It’s oh so quiet, it’s oh so hot…! This year’s edition was one of heat, historical events and many records!

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Lukas

Ieperfest 2016

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“I love the smell of seaweed burgers and moshpits in the morning!”

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Photo Reports

Tom Treuten

AMENRA ‘EU TOUR 2025’ (Im Wizemann, Stuttgart, DE) – 21/04/2025

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The Belgian giants of post-metal, AMENRA, are gracing Europe’s stages with a tour in 2025. For over 20 years, the Belgians have unleashed incredible live experiences with their massive stage presence and a furious sonic tornado. The tour kick-off in Stuttgart was no exception. A night with overwhelming sound intensity took place, accompanied by YEAR OF THE COBRA, a project from their recently added new bassist Amy Tung Barrysmith.

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Frederik D'Huyvetter

De 41 uur van Studio Brussel – Amenra, Slow Crush & Crouch (VIERNULVIER, Ghent) – 27/04/2024

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Metalheads rejoiced in VIERNULVIER as Crouch, Slow Crush, and Amenra delivered crushing sets for “De 41 uur van Studio Brussel” celebrations of the radio station!

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Frederik D'Huyvetter

Best of 2023: Frederik D’Huyvetter’s favorite captures of the year

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Frederik’s 2023 has been a whirlwind of incredible concerts, from the electrifying performances of Rammstein to the awe-inspiring shows of Iron Maiden and Within Temptation. He’s had the privilege of capturing these unforgettable moments with his camera, creating a visual diary of his musical adventures. Also find pictures in his selection from bands like Megadeth, Against The Current, Biohazard, Alestorm, Bullet For My Valentine, The Raven Age, and LØLØ, but also a well-represented Belgian music scene with captures of Amenra, Brutus, Channel Zero, Fleddy Melculy, Psychonaut, STAKE, Slift, and Temptations for the Weak!

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Vaim Hull

Best of 2023: Vaim Hull’s favorite captures of the year

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A selection of Vaim’s best captures of 2023, after a long and grueling process of elimination, with pictures from bands like Battle Beast, Gaerea, Trollheim’s Grott, Avslut, Der Weg einer Freiheit, Amenra, Igorrr, Aesthetic Perfection, HIDE, SKYND, Ice Nine Kills, Utuk Xul, Rancid, Sick Of It All, Stratovarius, Testament, Michael Monroe, Volbeat, Hellacopters, Pensées Nocturnes, Amorphis, Biohazard, Killswitch Engage, Converge, Agnostic Front, Taake, Public Image Ltd, A.A. Williams, Butcher Babies, Clutch, Finntroll, Electric Callboy, Ghost, Gojira, Imperial Triumphant, Lorna shore, The Hu and Urne!

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Frederik D'Huyvetter

Lokerse Feesten 2023: Metal Day (06/08/2023)

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Every year, one day of the 10-day long Lokerse Feesten is dedicated to metal. A day full of headbanging, mosh-pits and heavy guitars with this year Hammok, Biohazard, Doodseskader, Bullet For My Valentine, Psychonaut, Megadeth, Slift, Within Temptation, Stake and Amenra.

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Vaim Hull

Igorrr “Distortion European Tour 2023” (Pakkahuone, Tampere) – 03/04/2023

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Igorrr returned to the Finnish shores with their “Distortion European Tour”, joined by Amenra and Der Weg Einer Freiheit, bringing not only a musical treat, but also a visual feast to the Pakkahuone venue in Tampere!

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Vaim Hull

Blow-up Vol.4

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When the line-up of the 2018 edition of Blow-Up festival got released bit by bit, we decided that we couldn’t let this event pass us by. With some of the biggest names in the sludge and doom scene and a few really special and rather rare sights on a stage over here, it’s something we’ve […]

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