New independent label Vesperian was announced, an entity focused on close artist connection, thoughtful release work and commitment to artistic substance with already a high quality and diverse roster to begin with!
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Italian “Mystic doom” trio Maison Dieu joined Octopus Rising, a division of Argonauta Records, to unleash their debut full-length, which is in the making right now!
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Norwegian “deathjazz” outfit Agabas honor Black Sabbath on their sax-attack version of ‘The Wizard’, a bonus track on the deluxe edition of ‘Hard Anger’, out now via Mascot Records!
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Igorrr unveils the official video for ‘Limbo’ from their latest album ‘Amen’, out since last year via Metal Blade Records! Catch them live in Europe starting next week with the support of Dvne and Thoughtcrimes!
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Finnish iconoclasts, Terveet Kädet leader Läjä Äijälä and Reverend Bizarre’s Albert Witchfinder unveiled their latest single ‘Last Fuck Before Death’, a track from their upcoming album ‘Circle Of Pain’, out in January 2026 via Svart Records!
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Progressive act Phendrana announce new album ‘Cathexis’ to be out in February 2026 and shared the title track with a mesmerizing video!
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Avantgarde metal trio Imperial Triumphant have announced ‘Merkurius Gilded’, a graphic novel exploring the band’s themes, lyrics and artwork, set to be published via their own Vile Luxe Press in December!
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Thy Catafalque shared a live video for the track ‘Ködkirály’, recorded at Dürer Kert, and just in time to prepare us for their select European dates including Alcatraz Festival in a couple of weeks!
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The Finnish underground scene welcomes a formidable new entity under the form of Entheomorphosis and their debut album ‘PYHÄ KUILU’ out in May via Svart Records! Featuring members from Dark Buddha Rising and the genre-defying Mr Peter Hayden/PH/Enphin, this will be yet another exciting entity coming from Finland!
Release show at this year’s edition of Sonic Rites Festival in Helsinki in the last weekend of May!
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Avantgarde metal trio Imperial Triumphant released the new single/video ‘Hotel Sphinx’, a track from their upcoming 6th full-length ‘Goldstar’, set for release in 2025 via Century Media Records!
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Tolminator is already a quite unique and exceptional experience on its own, but they always seem to keep a keen eye on the scenes of different countries and know to pic some of the most promising acts for their line-ups. And this year, we get to welcome our friends of Marche Funèbre, Mordkaul and Brutal Sphincter to be part of the “Belgian Invasion”, but also 2 stellar acts from Finland with melodeath icons Omnium Gatherum and psychedelic black metal collective Oranssi Pazuzu!
While it’s a given that as a metalfan you’ll want to catch shows of Dimmu Borgir and Kerry King today at the first day of Tuska, we think that there are a couple more bands that deserve some of your attention, or that we think will be even more epic to see live than you might suspect with editorial picks Lord of the Lost’s festival opening show, I Am The Night, Infected Rain, Krypta, Suburban Tribe, Assemble The Chariots, Zeal & Ardor and Pendulum!
Our editor-in-chief Vaim’s selection of albums of the year has turned into an eclectic mix that brings both unbridled chaos and extremes while maintaining a level of catchy with releases from bands like Blackbraid, Cabal, Zeal & Ardor, Machine Head, Wolfheart, Wiegedood, Doodseskader, Malevolence, Psychonaut and The Callous Daoboys!
12 of the albums we’re looking forward the most in June, there are more, but these are really at the top of our lists! Check it out!
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