Ponte Del Diavolo’s venom awakens on lead single “Spirit, Blood, Poison, Ferment!” from their upcoming album ‘De Venom Natura’, set for release in Feburary 2026 via Season of Mist!
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Finnish masters of melancholy Kaunis Kuolematon released their latest album ‘Kun Valo Minussa Kuoli’ with Noble Demon last week and shared a video for ‘Rauniot’ to celebrate.
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Alcatraz Festival just gave us an early christmas present by adding 32 more bands to the 2026 lineup, making it almost complete with another nice selection of metal icons, underground greats, up-and-coming bands and artists from its own Belgian soil!
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Doomgaze revelation Blackwater Holylight announce their new album ‘Not Here Not Gone’ to be out via Suicide Squeeze Records in January 2026 and unleash lead single ‘Heavy, Why?’ as a first taste!
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Finnish masters of melancholy Kaunis Kuolematon unveiled second single ‘Maailman Ainut Ihminen’ from upcoming album ‘Kun Valo Minussa Kuoli’, set for release at the end of this month via Noble Demon!
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Finnish melancholic metal force Marianas Rest announced their new album ‘The Bereaved’ to be out in January 2026 via their new label Noble Demon and shared a first single with ‘The Colour of You’!
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Finnish melancolic stars Kaunis Kuolematon announced their new album ‘Kun Valo Minussa Kuoli’ to be released next month with Noble Demon and unveiled first single and video ‘Merta’!
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Post-doom project The Devil’s Trade has unveiled ‘Your Pieces Scattered’, the new single taken from upcoming album ‘Nincs Szennyezetlen Szép’, out next month with Pelagic Records!
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Austrian doom masters Endonomos celebrate the first anniversary of their latest album ‘Endonomos II – Enlightenment’ with a new video for the track ‘Inversion’, released with Argonauta Records!
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This Friday, doom unit Frayle are releasing their new album ‘Heretics & Lullabies’ with Napalm Records and in anticipation they just shared the new doom anthem ‘Boo’ with a matching music video!
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Album Reviews
The fourth studio album “Viribus Unitis” of the Ukrainian war brigade 1914 continues with the conceptual theme of World War I. 1914 integrate powerful elements of blackened death, doom, and atmospheric textures. Out since November 14th, via Napalm Records.
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Costa Rican death doom outfit Perishing delivers a prime example of guttural death doom on their debut ‘Malicious Acropolis Unveiled’. Out via Transcending Obscurity.
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Let The Answer Lies in the Black Void’s third album ‘Transcendental’ envelop you in an ethereal shroud of esoteric mystical doom. Out via Lay Bare Recordings.
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“Lachrymose Monuments of Obscuration” is dark and crushingly heavy, and stands as a milestone in the band’s discography. Hooded Menace delivers a top performance and songwriting prowess in its most majestic and grandiose form. Out via Season of Mist on October 3rd.
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Put your raincoats on as Krigsgrav’s eighth studio album ’Stormcaller’ is predicting some very heavy blackened thunderstorms. Pouring down on you via Willowtip Records since last Friday!
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“Ascension” somehow fulfills what “Obsidian” might have lacked; it’s another worthy entry in the band’s growing discography and redefines the modern gothic doom metal that is on par with other veterans like My Dying Bride. Out via Nuclear Blast Records since yesterday, September 19th.
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Third studio album “Pain Effulgence” of Boston, Massachusetts death doom quartet Innumerable Forms is a crushing iteration of the classic sound of British and Finnish melancholic bands. Out now via Profound Lore Records since August 22nd.
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‘Saturnian Appendices’ is the newest release by the Philadelphian epic doom metal band Crypt Sermon. The EP includes three brooding, doom-laden songs and one cover song by Mayhem. Out via Dark Descent Records.
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Greek titans Nightfall display remarkable musicianship on their eleventh studio album “Children of Eve”, out via Season of Mist since yesterday. The songs embrace and recapture the gothic facet of its music with dark atmosphere.
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In between full lengths, Finnish-Hellenic ensemble Aeonian Sorrow has birthed a new four track EP of resplendent funereal gothic doom. ‘From the Shadows’ is available right now.
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Photo Reports
On the first part of their ‘Ascension of Europe’ tour, Paradise Lost made a stop in Antwerp, bringing along Messa and Lacrimas Profundere for a night of doom and gloom. Of course we were there!
Day 3 at Tolminator brought doom, punk, and death metal mayhem with Ahab, Clockwork Psycho & Kataklysm, all captured by our resident photographer Tom!
Day 3 at Tolminator had it all, chaos, doom, filth, and ritual. Insanity Alert, Ahab, Dopethrone, Wolfbrigade, and Rotting Christ tore up the main stage!
Tolminator Day 1 through the lens of our photographer Tom with Stagewar, Marche Funèbre, High Parasite, Ghost Bath, Kreator & Omnium Gatherum. A powerful start to the festival!
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!
The Obscure and Octagon stages delivered some of the most intense sets of Day 1 at Brutal Assault 2025. From the triumphant return of 3 Inches of Blood to the symphonic fury of Fleshgod Apocalypse, the crushing weight of Inter Arma, the haunting doom of Frayle, the occult darkness of Ruïm, and the mind-bending chaos of Oranssi Pazuzu, it was truely a journey through the extremes of heavy music!
Finland’s band of misfits King Satan released their latest album ‘The Devil’s Evangelion’ via Noble Demon, and such an epic album deserves a proper release tour of course. With them, they brought their friends of the dark elektro duo Miseria Ultima to open the night, and doomy outfit The Abbey as direct support at the Helsinki stop. An excellent night of great music and friends, and with all bands in absolute top form!
Draconian was on tour to celebrate their 30th anniversary, and the last show of the tour was at the DVG Club in Kortrijk, Belgium. Where we caught them for an amazing show with support from Nailed to Obscurity and Fragment Soul!
Ufomammut stopped in Ghent with their 25th-anniversary celebration tour in collaboration with VIERNULVIER, Democrazy and Dunk! Records. And with Huracán booked as support, the night delivered on a hefty dose of stoner and psychedelic music!
Pictures of the first day of Hellsinki Metal Festival 2024 with on stage 3 shows from Swallow The Sun, Soen, Obscura, and Massacre!
