US black/death metal veterans Aurora Borealis unleashed first single ‘Millisecond Pulsar’ from upcoming album ‘Disillusioned By The Illusion’, set for release later this month with Non Serviam Records!
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Frozen Sould unleashed another crushing single with ‘Invoke War’, featuring Robb Flynn of Machine Head, and another track from their upcoming album ‘No Place of Warmth’, set for release in May via Century Media Records!
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Swedish death metal stalwarts Vomitory present their new single ‘Wrath Unbound’, another track from their upcoming album ‘In Death Throes’, out in a couple of weeks via Metal Blade Records. Catch them live on tour in Europe with Hypocrisy, Abbath and Vreid starting next week!
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Portuguese extreme metal force Okkultist finally returns with a vengeance, unleashing their new single ‘Teeth of the Hydra’, featuring a guest appearance of Fernando Ribeiro of Moonspell, out with Alma Mater Records!
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Last week, Master Boot Record and Fulci announced an exclusive co-headlining tour that will take them all over Europe this coming fall, with special guest Arottenbit as support on all dates!
Finnish bestial black/death metal trio Hoc Est Bellum signs with Time To Kill Records for the release of their debut album!
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Death metal outfit Cryptopsy announced their “Malicious & Vile Summer 2026” European tour which will take them to festivals like Hellsinki Metal and Brutal Assault and select club shows along the way like with our friends at DVG Club in Belgium!
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Arizona death metal outfit Wyrmhaven are unleashing their savage debut album ‘Seasons Of Gloom’ in May and just shared a first track with ‘Morning Star’!
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The Troops Of Doom are celebrating 6 years of existence by unleashing their take on the Kiss classic ‘God Of Thunder’, featuring several guest musicians like Chuck Billy, Andria Busic, PJ and Martin Furia!
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Mesopotamian metal pioneers Melechesh have unveiled their new single ‘In Shadows, In Light’, another track from their upcoming EP ‘Sentinels Of Shamash’, out next month via Reigning Phoenix Music!
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Album Reviews
Grand Cadaver’s ‘The Rot Beneath’ is what you get when a bunch of veterans from the Swedish death metal scene celebrate their love for the old school. Out via Majestic Mountain Records.
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Unleashed on its fifteenth studio album “Fire Upon Your Lands” offers top-notch precision, raw aggression and raw ferocity of its Viking themed death metal style. Out now via Napalm Records since August 15th.
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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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Photo Reports
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!
Trivium and Bullet for My Valentine celebrated their breakthrough albums on “The Poisoned Ascendancy Tour” throughout Europe, supported by rising stars Orbit Culture! Those who didn’t go to any stop of this tour really missed out on something! Thanks to FKP Scorpio Belgium for the access!
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