Belgian metal entity Echoes Of A Dying World shared third and last single ‘Mathematical Design’ before the release of their conceptual EP ‘Revelations’ in about a month!
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Belgian heavy metal icons Killer are releasing one more album with ‘The Grand Finale’ in September, via High Roller Records and shared the title track as a first taste! Catch them later this year on tour through Europe as very special guests of Anvil!
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Belgian progressive post-metal outfit Traels shared their new single ‘Centered’ from their upcoming album ‘A Study of Absence’, set to be released in November through their new label Polderrecords!
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Belgian avant-garde metal act Emptiness shared the third single and title track from their upcoming album ‘Nowhere Speaks’, set for release in a couple of weeks with Season of Mist!
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Belgian melodic death metal band Echoes Of A Dying World released their latest new single and video ‘The Rupture’!
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Belgian hard rock band Painted Scars has now shared an official video for their most recent single ‘Higher’!
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Belgian avantgatde extreme metal band Emptiness recently released the single ‘The Threat’ a second teaser of what is to come on their upcoming album ‘Nowhere Speask’, set for release in July via Season of Mist!
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Belgian outfit Painted Scars shared their new single ‘Higher’, a track from their upcoming album set to be released in 2027! A music video is coming soon!
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Belgian metal pioneers Drakkar recently unleashed a relentless battle anthem with ‘Invasion’, ahead of their highly anticipated new album set to be released with Wormholedeath!
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Out of the Belgian underground comes a young four-piece ready to properly rock out with you! Diva Duke unleashed their raw new single ‘Again’ via Catfight Entertainment last week!
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The final day of Alcatraz still has plenty of Belgian talent waiting to be discovered. Hemelbestormer, Turpentine Valley, Steengruis and Encounters each bring something completely different to the festival, proving once again just how diverse our local heavy music scene really is.
Here’s why we think you should check them out.
Saturday at Alcatraz has no shortage of Belgian talent. 🇧🇪🤘From the progressive soundscapes of Psychonaut and the unstoppable rise of Mantah to the chaos of Brutal Sphincter, the crushing grooves of Your Highness, the intensity of Divided, Ronker and Poseydon, there’s plenty of homegrown metal waiting to be discovered. Find out why each of these Belgian bands deserves a spot on your Saturday schedule. Who are you looking forward to seeing at the festival?
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?
In the first part of our annual Support Your Locals at Alcatraz series, we take a closer look at Thursday’s Belgian bands, from legends like Channel Zero, Cyclone and Enthroned to exciting names such as Aeveris and Death Fury. Which Belgian act are you looking forward to seeing most?
Sure, the lineup is stacked. But if you ask us, Alcatraz is about so much more than the bands on the poster. From the atmosphere and the people to the food, the party spots and all those little moments between the shows, here are our 8 reasons why we think Alcatraz 2026 is a festival you shouldn’t miss.
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?
For the second day of Alcatraz 2025, our team picked out 8 bands we believe you shouldn’t miss out on with Myrath, KNIFE, Baest, Drowning Pool, Rivers of Nihil, Nailbomb, Caliban and Avatar! What bands are you really looking forward to for this Friday at Alcatraz? Let us know in the comments!
For the first day of Alcatraz 2025, our team picked out 8 bands we believe you shouldn’t miss out on with Messa, Frayle, 3 Inches of Blood, thrown, Cabal, Crystal Lake, Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons and Heriot! What bands are you really looking forward to for this Friday at Alcatraz? Let us know in the comments!
On the last day of Alcatraz 2025, we get 10 more fantastic Belgian bands served up, going from mesmerizing atmosphere makers like Briqueville and Alkerdeel, to absolute mayhem from bands like Bark, Devastatiön, Slaughter Messiah and Cobracide, hardcore legends Congress and Whatever It Takes, rockers Promise Down or goth-tinged heavy metallers Cult of Scarecrow! Something for everyone and again proof how rich the Belgian heavy music scene is…
This weekend is the highlight for us and many among us in Belgium with the 2025 edition of Alcatraz Festival, but if you still haven’t decided to go, here are 10 reasons why we believe you should just go ahead and go get you some tickets still… What are you looking forward to the most for this year’s edition?
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From Heriot’s genre-bending heaviness to Converge’s explosive hardcore chaos, Kavka Zappa witnessed one hell of a night.
Genre-bending chaos, huge smiles and absolute mayhem! Knosis and Paledusk turned Kavka Zappa in Antwerp into one unforgettable night.
33 Years after their “last” show, Belgian cult thrash outfit Dead Serious is back and played live in our own venue Asgaard with the support of Steamroller and Phoenix Rebellion! Of course we were there!
Hardline’s European tour 2026 stopped by DVG Club in Kortrijk last week. Supported by Sevi, they blew the roof off!
Skynd’s memorable stop at the 4de zaal in Gentbrugge, Belgium… No support acts, just Skynd: dead serious! You better watch your back! Hosted in partnership with Return Bookings
“The New Flesh tour” struck down at De Vierde Zaal in Gent, and from the energetic start with Life Cycles, to the technical explosion of Revocation and the crushing intensity of Distant, to the controlled climax of Sylosis… Each band contributed in its own way to a memorable evening, hosted by Return Bookings and yours truly!
In support of the ‘World Maker’ album release, we went to see Psychonaut with the support of Bloed at Cactus Club in Brugge, Belgium as part of the “Bruges Is Doomed” concerts!
Belgian modern metal outfit Behind the Veil proudly presented their new EP “Betrayed by Shadows’ with a release party at DVG club Kortrijk, supported by Ironborn and X-Pozed!
Idavoll kicked off 2026 with a packed metal night featuring Mourning Wood, Morgarten, and Vansind’s very first Belgian show. From folk-black darkness to mead-fueled folk metal energy…
A powerful night of symphonic metal as Leaves’ Eyes and Catalyst Crime lit up DVG Club Kortrijk, Belgium a couple of weeks ago!
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