News Posts

Behemoth and Dimmu Borgir are joining forces for the “In League With Satan” co-headline tour in Europe October next year, bringing some of the most influential forces in extreme metal together with also special guests Dark Funeral added to the bill!

If you were still on the fence if you’d get yourself tickets for one of the biggest celebrations of extreme music, Brutal Assault is reporting that 96% of all full festival passes are sold, and a full sell-out is imminent! So don’t wait too much longer now!

Brutal Assault has revealed its daily line-up yesterday and opened the sale of single day tickets for those who can’t afford to go a whole weekend but still want to get a taste!

Brutal Assault 2025 have unleashed the first load of bands with Gojira, Dimmu Borgir, Ministri, a dose of old school death metal and so much more!

For those who somehow have missed the news, and are looking for some gloomy music, a new supergroup arose recently with Cemetery Skyline, featuring members of bands like Dark Tranquillity, Insomnium, Amorphis, The Abbey and more! Their first single ‘Violent Storm’ is out via Century Media Records, and catch their very first show at John Smith Rock Festival this summer!

Dimmu Borgir shared their take on Deep Purple’s ‘Perfect Strangers’, a track from their upcoming cover album ‘Imspiratio Profanus’, set for release next month via Nuclear Blast!

Out of nowhere, Graspop just dropped 74 new names for their 25th edition.

1 loss, 2 gains: Brutal Assault is bringing early Christmas gifts for you all!

Norwegian royalty Dimmu Borgir will set Tuska 2019 stages aflame and family festival no more…

Lists

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!

Tomorrow it’s again that time of the year: Tuska weekend is upon us! If somehow you weren’t convinced yet that you need to go, here are 10 reasons we believe should be enough motivation to still get a ticket if any are available still! Going from a great line-up, to Tuska KVLT, Tuska Expo expanding further and simply an amazing atmosphere! See you there!

2018 was a big year for metal and especially for extreme metal, check out Maxen’s list of the best what 2018 had to bring in his opinion!

Photo Reports

Luna Kills

In Tom VM’s favorite pictures of the year shows off his captures of bands like Amorphis, Beyond the Black, Bury Tomorrow, Dimmu Borgir, Infected Rain, Lost Society, Opeth, Tarot, Vola, Zeal and Ardor, Amaranthe, Ankor, Beast in Black, Charlotte Wessels, Dark Tranquillity, Dear Mother, Draconian, Dragonforce, Epica, Europe, Feuerschwanz, Gene Simmons Band, Jinjer, Marco Mendoza, Moonspell, Saxon, Testament, Vandenberg and Luna Kills, of which some pictures have never before seen on our site!

Pictures of the artists on the main stage of the first day of Tuska 2024, with Lord of the Lost, Alestorm, Kerry King, Dimmu Borgir and Pendulum!

Festival Reports

Report of the first day of Tuska 2024 with Lord of the Lost, I Am The Night, Alestorm, Infected Rain, Kerry King, Zeal & Ardor and Pendulum!