French black metal outfit Merrimack shared their take on the dark Depeche Mode track ‘Wrong’, out via Season of Mist!
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Hulder announced to be reissuing four released from their back catalogue via Season of Mist this autumn!
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Yesterday, Norwegian black metal pioneers Emperor were confirmed as the first headlining act for the 5th anniversary of Fortress Festival in 2027! But before that, join us this weekend to see frontman Ihsahn in action at Ankea Festival!
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Witch Club Satan unleashed their new single and video ‘The Kids Will Kill Us’ just in time for their first ever US headlining tour! Catch them also live this summer at select European festivals like Provinssi and Alcatraz!
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Last weekend we got to enjoy the epicness that is Chamber of Unlight at Steelfest 2026 and now they have unveiled 2 tracks ‘The Dagger’ and ‘Night Chasm’ from their upcoming album ‘Avernus’, to be released with Werewolf Records!
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Icelandic black metal outfit Forsmán released the new song ‘Drottinn Fyrirgefur Allt’, the opening track of their upcoming debut album ‘Brenndar Rústir & Fuðrandi Fjörur’, set for release in June via Vesperian!
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Finnish black metal pioneers Azaghal unleashed a brand new video for the track ‘Haava’, a track from their upcoming album ‘Nekrohelios’, only available until the official release day on May 29th via Immortal Frost Productions!
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Black metal outfit Hulder announced their new album ‘Verbolgen’ to be out in August via 20 Buck Spin and Season of Mist! Catch them live in Europe this summer with both headline shows and festival appearances like Graspop and Hellfest!
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Flemish atmospheric black metal entity Drawn Into Descent shared an official live music video for the song ‘teloorgang’ from their third album ‘Onrust’, out with Immportal Frost Productions!
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Swedish black metal outfit Flykt shares a second new track ‘The Release and Descent’ from upcoming album ‘Sinister Strain’, out next month via Hammerheart Records!
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Album Reviews
The Scottish Gaelic project Fuath, on the third studio album “III”, offers an appealing composition of atmospheric black metal that combines chilling ambiance. Out since January 2nd through Northern Silence Productions.
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Discovery Through Torment’s latest EP ‘Telesynthetic Rebirth’ will serve both fans that love some brutal black metal but also fans that love deathcore that really slams. An blackened deathcore album that creates the perfect bridge between darkened black metal and brutal breakdowns
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On seventh opus “Tempelschlaf”, The Ruins of Beverast blends multiple musical inspirations from ambiance to haunting dark atmospheres of blackened doom. Alexander von Meilenwald demonstrates versatility as a songwriter, the result is a more focused album. Out via Ván Records since January 9th.
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Canada is giving us Deadwood that blend death and black metal into ‘The Rituals Of A Dying Light’, out today with Innerstrength Records!
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The fourth studio album “Viribus Unitis” of the Ukrainian war brigade 1914 continues with the conceptual theme of World War I. 1914 integrate powerful elements of blackened death, doom, and atmospheric textures. Out since November 14th, via Napalm Records.
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Tolkien-inspired black metal outfit One of Nine returns with their sophomore release, “Dawn of Iron Shadow”, offering vast musical dimensions full of dark, grim, and somber moments. The fantasy flair merges the gateways of epic, glorious atmosphere that evoke bands like Summoning. Out via Profound Lore Records since last Friday, October 31st.
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Put your raincoats on as Krigsgrav’s eighth studio album ’Stormcaller’ is predicting some very heavy blackened thunderstorms. Pouring down on you via Willowtip Records since last Friday!
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Tenebrae In Perpetuum continues in the vein of the classic underground black metal on their latest album ‘Vacuum Coeli’. The Italian duo evokes chilling coldness and in-depth soundscapes for the listener to delve into the abysmal hell. Out now via Avantgarde Music since June 20th.
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Swedish black metal trio Lord Belial offers some proper classic 90s black metal on their tenth studio album “Unholy Trinity”. Released via Hammerheart Records on June 27th.
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Gygath is yet another side project band formed by Sortilege and Swartadauþuz. The debut full-length album ‘Ablaze above the Forest’ stems from the 90s heritage of atmospheric and symphonic black metal. Out via Nightbround Records.
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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!
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?
Only a handful of days left before Helsinki gets a healthy shot of heavy and dark music with the third edition of Hellsinki Metal Festival! If you’re still confused and wondering if you should go or not, check out 8 reasons we believe should convince you… Beware, get your tickets today as tomorrow the price will go up again!
From the amazing line-up of Tolminator 2025 we picked 10 acts we believe deserves your attention and time for you to check out at the festival if you’re there or at home if you’re not. A couple of them already played yesterday, like Vulvarine, High Parasite and Ghost Bath, but there is still plenty to discover and see with bands like Midnight, Cro-mags, Me And That Man, Party Cannon, Insanity Alert, Dopethrone and Mimi Barks!
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!
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!
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 Frayle, RUÏM, Orange Goblin, Crystal Lake, Oranssi Pazuzu, 3 Inches of Blood, Sigh, and Brutally Deceased, because they’ll be more than worth your time!
Brutal Assault should be on your list of musts to go to at least once in your existence as metalhead, here are 10 reasons why we think you should consider making this true metal pilgrimage maybe this summer already!
Last day of Tuska 2025 already starting in a couple of hours! We’re really excited to see the epic headliner show of Lorna Shore, but besides them, here are 7 acts that are taking over a stage today you shouldn’t miss out on in our opinion, with Havukruunu, Kim Dracula, Nothing More, Octoploid, Polaris, The Vantages and Noiduin! Who are you looking forward to seeing today if you’re joining us at Tuska?
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