Australian death doom outfit Mammon’s Throne are set to release their third album ‘My Body to the Worms’ in March via Hammerheart Records and unveiled the first heavy track ‘Elixir’!
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News Posts
Swedish cult death metal band Internal Decay is back with their first new music in 30 years with the EP ‘Fires Of The Forgotten’ out next month via Hammerheart Records and shared the title track to celebrate!
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Finnish blackened death metal band Karelian Warcry is set to release their third album this spring with Inverse Records and shared a taste with the single ‘Mielen rutto’!
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Masters of gore metal Exhumed announced their new album ‘Red Asphalt’ to be out in February via Relapse Records and shared the single and video ‘Unsafe At Any Speed’!
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German death metallers Rise Of Kronos are returning with full force with their new album ‘Slaves Of Time’ in April and just shared a music video for the title track!
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Modern death/thrash outfit Dissentience unleashed the single ‘Kaiju’, title track of their upcoming EP, set for independent release in February!
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German melodic death metal band Messmorality unleash ‘Demons’, a powerful new single tackling mental health and inner demons, and the first release featuring new vocalist Cherry Summerfield.
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Brutal death metal rising stars Stabbing unleashed the pummeling title track from their upcoming album ‘Eon Of Obscenity’, which is set for release in January 2026 with Century Media!
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Tuska just delivered an early Christmas gift by confirming 13 more names for the 2026 lineup with acts like Pain, D-A-D, Gatecreeper, The Funeral Portrait, aurorawave and of course a bunch of Finnish names again like Swallow The Sun, Survivors Zero, Kallomäki and more!
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For those who missed it, Finntroll and …And Oceans frontman Mathias “Vreth” Lillmåns released his retrospective album ‘Remains’ at the end of last month! Covering 3 decades of his personal growth as a musican and vocalist, this is a great little piece of metal history to dig into!
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Album Reviews
Helsinki-based death metal four-piece Malformed unleashes a solid and brutal record with ‘Confinement of Flesh”, tailored to meet the cadaverous old school style of Finnish bands. Out via Dark Descent Records.
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Canada’s death metal quartet Disembodiment returns with a gory death metal record. Their first full-length album “Spiral Crypts” is inspired by rotten death metal bands. Out via Everlasting Spew Records since July 11th.
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Fire up your FTL drives and prepare to descend into the insane maelstrom of progressive death metal that is Haxprocess’ sophomore album ‘Beyond What Eyes Can See’. Out since today via Transcending Obscurity Records.
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“Lord of Two Horns” is full of crushing grooves, and a furious eruption of superfast drumming. Drawn and Quartered takes a brutal and often death doom flow that will make you bow down to those masters. One of the top death metal releases of this year, out since June 27th via Nuclear Winter Records.
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Swedish death metal four-piece Puteraeon delivers an epic and raw kind of death metal on their fifth studio album “Mountains of Madness”. Out via Emanzipation Productions since last month, May 30th.
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Gruesome returns after seven years with a capturing shift in sound, the third studio album “Silent Echoes” proves that no other band can replicate the musical theory of Chuck Schuldiner than Gruesome. Out via Relapse Records on 6th of June.
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Ossuary’s full-length album “Abhorrent Worship” drags you to hell and prepares you to journey across the subterranean realms of the underworld. Out via Me Saco Uno Ojo Records and Darkness Shall Rise Productions since May 23rd.
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Polish death metal band Toughness delivers one of the best albums in the style of Finnish and technical death metal bands. “Black Respite of Oblivion” is a classic release, out since February 28th via Godz ov War Productions.
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Death metal and grindcore masters Caustic Wound drop an excellent album with “Grinding Mechanism of Torment”. The album is recommended for fans of Repulsion, Terrorizer and early Napalm Death, out with Profound Lore Records.
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Hate’s new album “Bellum Regiis” is another remarkable piece of Slavic aggression that solidifies the style of this Polish institution. Out via Metal Blade Records since last Friday May 2nd.
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Photo Reports
Tolminator isn’t just about the main stage. Dive into the Beach & DIY vibes with shots of Unlocked, Stagewar, Nihilo, Marche Funèbre, Party Cannon, and TLMNTR, all captured by our intern photographer Nox!
Tolminator isn’t just about the bands. It’s about the people who make it unforgettable. This year, our team (with trainee Nox and resident photographer Tom) captured the heart and soul of the festival: the faces, the chaos, the calm by the Soča river. Check out our photo gallery celebrating the spirit of Tolminator 2025!
Day 1 of Brutal Assault 2025 set the tone right away with a good mix of legends and crushing heaviness. From the epic Viking soundscapes of Skálmöld to the industrial grooves of Static-X, the unrelenting brutality of Dying Fetus, the thrash assault of Kerry King, and the dark rituals of Rotting Christ, the Marshall and Sea Shepherd stages started off the festival properly.
The undoubted kings of psychedelic death metal of today, Blood Incantation destroyed Kulttuuritalo last April during their “Absolute Elsewhere Tour”.
New Zealand’s dissonant death metal giants Ulcerate made their highly anticipated return with their first headline show in Finland at On The Rocks in Helsinki, with support from local tech death band Omnivortex.
In mid-May, Ääniwalli became a vortex of technical brutality and progressive intensity as Born of Osiris brought their tour to Helsinki. With support from death metal and deathcore juggernauts Ingested, the genre-bending Entheos, and Portugal’s The Voynich Code, the night unfolded as a showcase of modern metal’s most forward-pushing acts.
In the last week of April, Aborted kicked off their “Slashing Europe”-tour with guests Crypta, The Zenith Passage and Organectomy, with one of the first stops in Ghent to perform at Club Wintercircus, a fantastic new venue with an immersive sound system, hosted by us and our trusted booking partners Return Bookings and BE-sounds! A night that showcased the diversity and sheer intensity of today’s death metal scene!
Canadian black metal giants Spectral Wound took over a sold out On The Rocks in Helsinki during their “BLOOD. MIRE. DEATH. tour”, bringing their unique raw, uncompromising black metal assault with the support from Finland’s own death metal outfit Ashen Tomb! An event by Nem Agency.
Last month, both of our home countries met at a great event with some of the top of the underground metal scene like Unhoped, Rapid, Galvanizer and the very first appearance in Finland of the Belgian speed metallers of Bütcher!
Indian metal straight from New Delhi, India to Trix Antwerp, Belgium: Bloodywood with their ‘Return of The Singh’ tour! And with support from Calva Louise and Demonic Resurrection it was a great night of amazing vibes and music!
Gig Reports
Gojira took over Europe on their massive ‘Fortitude’ tour with support from up-and-comers Alien Weaponry and Employed To Serve and we caught them at their show at a sold out Jäähalli in Helsinki, Finland in front of a crowd that was absolutely hungry for some good live show!
Imperial Triumphant came to Helsinki, Finland to get our minds blown with support from the Finnish prog death act Devenial Verdict!
Insomnium finally got to do their Finnish tour with Finntroll and we were at the very first stop in Helsinki!
A welcome reunion with Bloodred Hourglass, MyGrain, Marianas Rest and Balance Breach for the top of the Finnish up-and-coming scene!
A night of quality underground heavy music from the Finnish scene with Enragement, Ninetyfive50 and Crucify The Faith!
Mors Subita and I Revolt came, saw and absolutely conquered On The Rocks in Helsinki with their kickass melodeath!
One of the first shows of the Children of Bodom follow-up Bodom After Midnight… and we were lucky enough to be there!
Report of the Amorphis 30th anniversary show at Tavastia in Helsinki, playing music from their 2nd decade as a band!
Amorphis couldn’t celebrate their 30th anniversary with their fans as planned, so they decided to at least have a streaming event…
Masters of melancholic melodic death metal, Insomnium, bring their masterpiece ‘Winter’s Gate’ live through a streaming concert and we were there!
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