Tech death magicians Allegaeon dropped a dark new music video for the track ‘Dark Matter Dynamics’ from their latest album ‘The Ossuary Lens’, out with Metal Blade Records!
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Progressive symphonic extreme metal force Tómarúm signed with Vesperian, the beginning of what promises to be an exciting new chapter!
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Black/death metal force Belphegor announced the “Praise The Beast European Tour 2026” to take place in October this year with the support of Krisiun, Asagraum and a 4th yet to be announced band! You won’t want to miss out on this night of brutality!
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Left To Die is unleashing their debut full-length ‘Initium Mortis’ with Relapse next month and unveiled another track with ‘Witch of Hell’! Catch them live this summer at European festivals, including Alcatraz Festival in Belgium!
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BAEST announces fellow Aarhus metal outfit Deadnate as special guests on their upcoming Europe Fall “Colossal tour 2026”, bringing together 2 Danish bands to showcase what their country has to offer for the next generation of heavy music!
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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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UK outfit Burner announced their album ‘No One Is Coming To Save Us’ to be released in September with Church Road Records and unveiled single and music video ‘Sunrise, Parabellum’ featuring Matthew K. Heavy of Trivium!
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Supergroup Left To Die signed to Relapse Records to release their debut full-length ‘Initium Mortis’ in July! A band paying proper homage to the brutal beginnings of metal icons Death, now unleashing a first track with ‘Archangel’! Catch them live in Europe this summer at festivals like Alcatraz and Brutal Assault!
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Tokyo death metal legends Defiled unleashed the third and last single from their upcoming album ‘Altered State’ with the title track! The full-length is out next month with Season of Mist!
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Belgian death metal force Carnation unleashed yet another savage new single with ‘Flesh-Eating Frenzy’, from their album ‘Symphony In Flesh’, out in October!
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Chilean-based death metal band Rotten Tomb are at their prime in the underground Latin American scene, and there’s no doubt that the third album “Vestiges of Tortured Souls” blends catchiness and brutality. Out via Nuclear Winter Records since June 6th.
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The third studio album “Beckoning the Void of Eternal Silence” is a dark and grim death metal record. Funebrarum has truly outdone themselves on their newest offering where they have combined the right elements of death doom, eerie sepulchral atmosphere and primitive brutality. Out via Pulverised Records since May 29th.
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“Cruel Face of War” is packed with the headbanging riffs that Jungle Rot is known for, as well as technical precision. The quartet took their sound to a new level with the twelfth studio album, and the songwriting justifies the band’s legacy. Out via Unique Leader Records tomorrow on May 15th.
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The Texan maniacs cemented a crushing sound on their third studio album “No Place of Warmth”. Frozen Soul tightened its bolts and screws and deliver brutal transitions from up-tempos to sleek lead guitars, grooves and relentless rhythmic hooks. Out via Century Media Records today!
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Draconian has returned with one of their best outings to date. The brilliant musicianship and gothic death-doom style continue to resound from the bygone gothic era of the 90s. “In Somnolent Ruin” out via Napalm Records this Friday May 8th.
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Teratoma return with one hell of a crushing old-school album. Whether you like your death metal filled with grooves, crushing mid-tempos or slow otherworldly atmospheres, “Longing Voracity” is masterfully executed. Out via Me Saco Un Ojo Records since March 25th.
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Not only does the NY quartet retain its brutal, straightforward scorching quality, but Immolation aptly cements a vicious album into a sonic monolith of soaring heights. “Descent” showcases Immolation at its brutal and most formidable offering to date. Out via Nuclear Blast Records since April 10th.
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Vomitory on its tenth studio album, “In Death Throes” leaves no stone unturned. The extremity immediately holds your attention, and simultaneously, you will find yourself banging your head back and forth. Out via Metal Blade Records since April 10th. Catch them still on tour with Hypocrisy, Abbath and Vreid in Europe right now for a crushing set of death metal, the tour is only halfway with dates remaining until the beginning of next month!
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Denmark’s Foetorem forges a perfect balance between aggression and the dark, grotesque atmosphere on their debut full length album “Incongruous Forms of Evergrowing Rot”. Out since March 27th via Everlasting Spew Records.
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Cryptworm’s third album “Infectious Pathological Waste” is a putrid death metal record, and that’s because of the flair for bringing out those disgusting gurgling growls with grooves and immense brutality. The inspired death-slam grotesque cover art solidifies their ugly sound, which is similar to Undergang, Autopsy, and Fetid. Out via Me Saco Un Ojo Records since March 27th.
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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?
It’s looking like Steelfest is going to sell out this year, but if you’re still somehow on the fence if you should go next week or not, here are some solid reasons why you should make the effort this year… If you’re going, why is Steelfest THE event you’re investing your time and money in?
Finland’s summer festival season is stacked again. From underground black metal rituals to lakeside legends and city concerts with global names, we picked 12 events worth your time this summer with Steelfest, Allas Live, Sonic Rites, Ankea, Nummirock, Tuska, CoolHead Live, Dark River Festival, John Smith Rock, Ilosaarirock, Hellsinki Metal Festival and SaariHelvetti
Who says festival season ends with summer? In Finland, the dark months come alive with music: experience the true punk spirit at HKI SKEPU FEST (starting tonight), get in touch with your ancestors and nature at Pakanafestarit, discover new talent at Lost In Music, embrace the shadows at Hellsinki Industrial Festival, sail into chaos with the Hellsinki Metal Cruise, sink into sorrow at Melancholy Mass Festivals, and feel the fire indoors at John Smith Rock Frozen. When the nights are long, Finland turns the volume up.
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!
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 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!
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