U.S. metal powerhouse Brat released a video for their song ‘Spit On His Grave’ from their recently released album ‘Manslayer’, out on Prosthetic Records! Catch them live in Europe right now, on tour with Napalm Death!
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200 Stab Wounds shared their latest new single and video ‘Sweet Suicide’, a taste from their upcoming punishing full-length ‘Lowest Form’, out with Metal Blade Records in February 2027!
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US death metallers Artificial Brain shared their second single and video ‘Planet: Carrion’ from the upcoming album ‘Antillia’, set for release in November via Profound Lore Records!
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Danish death metal/metallic hardcore champions are set to release their album ‘When Brutality Becomes The Language’ in January 2027 with Metal Blade Records and just opened pre-orders. To celebrate the announcement, they also unleashed their latest new single and video ‘All Eyes On Me’!
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Disfear share new single ‘Shackled To Our Vice’ from upcoming album ‘The Last Nail’, set for release in November with Relapse Records!
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Death/thrash metal outfit Dieth release their first new single and video ‘Pound Of Flesh’ via Fireflash Records featuring a new line-up, starting a new chapter and teasing a new album to be on the horizon!
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Alcatraz Festival just unleashed 50 new names for 2027! Skillet, Heaven Shall Burn, Venom (Mantas & Abaddon), Gogol Bordello, Russian Circles, Possessed, Dark Funeral, Shadow of Intent and The Ocean are among the latest additions. More names are still to come!
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Igorrr announced a European headline tour for March 2027 with Secret Chiefs 3 and Fange along for the ride! Also catch them in June at the second edition of Ankea Festival as one of the headliners!
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Danish death/doom band Konvent shared the title track for upcoming album, set for release in November via Napalm Records!
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Brutal Assault announced 26 more confirmed bands for the jubilee 30th edition in summer 2027 with Knocked Loose, Agnostic Front, Heaven Shall Burn, Mick Gordon, Carnifex, Schizophrenia, Vintersorg, Stormkeep, Get The Shot and more!
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Photo Reports
THE NARRATOR brought their European Headline Tour 2026 to Stuttgart’s Im Wizemann, joined by IMPVLSE and ACCVSED. A full night of German death- and metalcore bands with a significant scene reputation that shouldn’t disappoint any lover of this genre. The special atmosphere of the venue added to it and created a fantastic package.
The DIY stage is where Tolminator’s underground spirit really comes to life. We caught a few of the shows featuring local Slovenian bands like Poguba, Chik Pawza and mal pre mal getting the chance to step into the spotlight and show what they’ve got, but also bands like Austrian sludgers Thosar, Basque country grinders Mutilated Judge and Californian death metallers Dark Insanity!
Saturday at the Clyde Theatre it Smelled Like a Freakshow with Avatar rolling into Fort Wayne with their “Don’t Go In The Forest tour”, bringing along the amazing Italian symphonic death metallers Fleshgod Apocalpyse and Texan death metal grinders Frozen Soul!
A four‑hour Scandinavian metal storm hit Stuttgart as Vomitory, Vreid, Abbath and Hypocrisy unleashed a night of fog, riffs and raw intensity at the LKA Longhorn. Dive into our photo report and relive the highlights.
German thrash metal legends Kreator brought their massive “Krushers of the World tour” to Helsinki Ice Hall, celebrating their newest album with what stands as one of their largest stage productions ever seen in Finland. Joining them were Bay Area thrash icons Exodus, British death metal pioneers Carcass and powerviolence outfit Nails, making for an exceptionally stacked bill from top to bottom.
A night of pure thrash power in Stuttgart: NAILS, EXODUS, CARCASS and legends KREATOR delivered fire, speed and unforgettable moments on the “KRUSHERS OF THE WORLD TOUR 2026”. Dive into our full photo report and relive the chaos. This night had it all: a full arsenal: towering ghouls, fire, smoke, and a stage show as intense as the music.
This February, one of the year’s most highly anticipated tours arrived in Helsinki with full force as the “Death Over Europe” tour stormed into a sold-out Kulttuuritalo, bringing with it an absolutely crushing lineup featuring Mayhem, Marduk and Immolation!
We almost forgot to post this one… as we do every year, we ask our photographers to pick their best and most favorite captures of the past year, and 2025 brought acts like Borknagar, Doro, Machine Head, Ne Obliviscaris, Room 13, Vola, Infected Rain, Luna Kills, Kickin Valentina, Art Nation, SatchVai Band, Arkona, Kreator, Cro-Mags, Bury Tomorrow, Electric Callboy, BTL and Ankor in front of Tom V.M.’s camera!
At the beginning of the month, Omnium Gatherum took over DVG Club Kortrijk in Belgium with a (hopefully) temporary new vocalist and support from Fallujah and In Mourning!
Frozen Soul, The Black Dahlia Murder, The Halo Effect and Heaven Shall Burn turned Stuttgart into the heart of extreme metal for one night: “HEIMAT OVER EUROPE TOUR 2026” entered the Porsche Arena. From crisp Texan death metal to a blazing German headliner finale, the four‑band assault delivered one unforgettable, hot and loud night.
Interviews
A couple of decades after reviewing their debut full-length, we finally sat down with Belgian death/thrash outfit Poseydon while we were both at this year’s Alcatraz Festival to have a chat about the band, music and more!
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At the beginning of summer, we fired off some quick questions at Vieda Boss, vocalist of the independent, Ohio-based death metal outfit Vicar Blood about her musical journey and the band!
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Three years after first speaking with Neckbreakker at Tuska, back when they were still performing as Nakkeknækker, we caught up with them once again. This time guitarist Johan Lundvig and drummer Viktor Bjørnstad joined us to reflect on the band’s rapid rise, signing with Nuclear Blast, the realities of life on the road, writing their next album and why they still see themselves as an old-school death metal band at heart. See them this Saturday at Tolminator ripping the stage up!
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Nervosa are back with ‘Slave Machine’ (out now with Napalm Records), and with it comes a band that feels stronger and more united than ever. We spoke with Helena and Hel Pyre about evolution, technology, songwriting, refusing to become slaves to modern chaos and why staying true to yourself matters more than ever.
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That pretty much tells you everything you need to know about our conversation with Brutal Sphincter’s Germain at Tolminator 2025. Expect stories about touring, festivals, Belgium’s metal scene, networking, Sphincter Society, ridiculous conspiracy theories and plenty of laughs along the way.
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We met up with the guys of Nakkeknækker at Tuska last summer, to talk about who they are as a band, what their inspirations are, and what their ambitions are as a still young band. Which turned into a really fun, and sometimes somewhat chaotic talk! Later that day they absolutely killed it on the Tuska KVLT stage, showing how much promise and potential these Danish fellas have!
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A talk with Juan Brujo from Brujeria shortly before their show in Helsinki last summer, about their show at Obscene Extreme that started the Europe leg of the ‘Matando güeros’ anniversary tour, how crazy things get when they hit South America, and about the new album ‘Esto es Brujeria’ (out today via Nuclear Blast)!
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A chat with Jaakko and Niko from Marianas Rest about their new album ‘Auer’, set for release via Napalm Records on March 24, and how they’ve tried some new things with their music without losing the band’s soul, by having the courage to follow where the songs were taking them, bringing in clean vocals and a guest vocalist for the first time.
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With the new Full Of Hell album just out, we fired off a couple of questions in the direction of frontman Dylan, who graciously provided some interesting answers!
Watch the chat we had with Markus Vanhala about the new Insomnium EP ‘Argent Moon’, the upcoming new work of Omnium Gatherum and his new black metal project I Am The Night!
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