German extreme metal collective Der Rote Milan unveil their haunting new single ‘Où allez-vous’ from the upcoming album ‘Verlust’, set for release on December 12 via Unholy Conspiracy Deathwork!
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News Posts
German darkwavers EFF revealed the new track ‘Negative’, the second to be revealed from their highly anticipated debut album ‘Zero’, set for release next month!
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German power metal heroes Victorius are back with brand-new single ‘Raptor Squad Attack’, out with an arcade games inspired video and part of their upcoming album ‘World War Dinosaur’, set for release in April 2026 with Perception – A Division of Reigning Phoenix Music!
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German metalcore trailblazers Avralize has unleashed their sophomore album ‘liminal’ via Arising Empire and shared a music video for the explosive track ‘fading faster’ to celebrate!
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Lord Of The Lost revealed third single ‘Would You Walk With Me Through Hell’, featuring Infected Rain and another track from their upcoming album ‘OPVS NOIR Vol. 2’, out in December via Napalm Records!
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Thrash metal titans Kreator pay homage to Dario Argento’s horror classic ‘Suspiria’ with their video for new single ‘Tränenpalast’, featuring Britta Görtz of Hiraes on guest vocals and another track from their upcoming album ‘Krushers Of The World’, set for release in January 2026 via Nuclear Blast!
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Equilibrium shared another preview of there next album ‘Equinox’ (set for release in a month with Nuclear Blast) with the song and video ‘Borrowed Waters’, featuring witchy-pop artist Roniit!
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German modern metal force Venues have unleashed ‘Duality’ as a first taste of their upcoming album and new era for the band. Out now via Arising Empire!
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Chris Maragoth is at it again and shared the new single and video ‘Hidden Signs of Sadness’ last Friday, a track from his upcoming EP ‘Depths of Despair’, set for release next month!
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Equilibrium announced their new studio album ‘Equinox’ to be out next month via Nuclear Blast Records and unleashed the single ‘I’ll Be Thunder’!
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Album Reviews
Lycania just released their new EP ‘Lunar Lore’ on November 15. They deliver fresh symphonic metal with several fun collaborations.
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Chris Maragoth has just released his new EP called ‘Depths of Despair’. Are your ears ready for the uniqueness of this album that combines classical music with gothic / melodic metal?
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The songwriting on Helloween’s 17th album “Giants & Monsters” is top-notch performance, offering plenty of electrifying riffs, engaging choruses, and fast-paced songs that are glamorously inspiring. Out via Reigning Phoenix Music since last week Friday, August 29th.
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Heaven Shall Burn has succeeded again with their 10th album ‘Heimat’. They have earned the title godfathers of metalcore and they show it yet again with this release. Out via Century Media Records.
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German thrash metal trio Warfield has unleashed their latest album, ‘With The Old Breed’ and it’s a relentless assault on the senses. They line up in the great tradition of German Teutonic Thrash history and give proof that they might be the next idols in this genre to come. Out on Napalm Records.
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Third studio album “Dauþalaikaz” from German black metal band Urfeind offers a cold and bleak kind of black metal. The album comes recommended for fans of Bethlehem and Forteresse, out now via Nine to Zero Productions since January 10th.
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Aeon of Awareness’ new album ‘Rarohenga’, named after the subterranean realm where spirits of the deceased dwell after death, according to Māori tradition, is an excellent result of the band expressing themselves through the music itself and the deeper meaning between the lines. Out independently this Friday!
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The new album “Wake Up the Wicked” from the German power metal act Powerwolf brings the band again to highlight each track stuffed with heavy rocking anthems and a bold twist of power metal style. Out via Napalm Records!
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Chris Maragoth just released his first album, ‘Gatherer of Souls’. Some of the songs have already been released before, and have been remastered for this album. Some songs are brand new. This album contains mostly instrumental melodic death metal/modern metal tracks, worked on by Chris alone or together with other artists, bringing a lovely collection of melodeath-inspired modern metal tracks!
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Carnal Tomb’s third album “Embalmed In Decay” is a must for fans of Entombed, this is a rotten old school death metal record, out via Testimony Records.
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Photo Reports
Saltatio Mortis marked 25 years with a spectacular jubilee tour! The Ludwigsburg finale featured pyrotechnics, wild Viking‑boat crowd-surfing, and hilarious crew pranks. As their own support band Bad Loverz, they rocked 80s hits in glam wigs before delivering a powerful set spanning 2.5 decades. A night of fire, fun, and unforgettable energy.
Melodic death metal heavyweights ARCH ENEMY are conquering Europe with their explosive “European Blood Dynasty tour”, and it’s nothing short of a musical crusade. To complete the total metal mayhem nights they have company from GATECREEPER (USA), ELUVEITIE (Switzerland) and AMORPHIS (Finland).
DISTURBED is celebrating the 25th anniversary of their debut album ‘The Sickness’ with an extensive tour in Europe. They brought along special guests MEGADETH as part of the package, ramping up the excitement for heavy music fans all over the continent! We caught their stop at Schleyerhalle in Stuttgart, Germany and saw it was good!
PARKWAY DRIVE is full into their ’20 Years Anniversary Tour Europe’ and we caught them recently at their show at Schleyerhalle in Stuttgart, Germany with an impressive stage production including tons of pyro and floating stage elements. And of course they brought friends, in the form of two fellow bands from Down Under: THE AMITY AFFLICTION and THY ART IS MURDER. This explosive package is the real deal for any die-hard metalcore fan! If this tour hits up a city near you, don’t miss out on this!
Day 2 of this year’s TollRock Festival had a great list of artists on the line-up. TollRockerz Band Contest is the yearly opening act of the Saturday procedures. Moonshot, Saint City Orchestra, Kissin’ Dynamite, Donots and Five Finger Skull Crushers were building the electrifying list of acts that appealed to a wide variety of rock, punk, Irish folk and metal fans. In combination with the special atmosphere and location making TollRock a Germany summer festival highlight.
TollRock 2025 Day 1 was not only blessed with wonderful weather but with an impressive line-up on the first day. Starting with Lost Sanity (TollRockerz Band Contest Winner 2024), followed by April Art, Emil Bulls, Fiddlers Green, Skindred and Rock Rising gave an impressive list of artists. The audience was thrilled by the great live performances of all bands on stage. The expectations for day 2 have been raised to an almost unbeatable level.
During the high time of the festival summer frenzy in 2025, THE GHOST INSIDE stopped over between all the festival gigs at Stuttgart’s LKA Longhorn on June 24 for one of two club shows. Support was given by the Hamburg, Germany-based metalcore band HALF ME.
A couple of months ago, TuskaLive brought the highly popular Tokio Hotel to Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki for a show the was filled with positivity and love! A wonderfully theatrical experience that was amazing to see!
The Belgian giants of post-metal, AMENRA, are gracing Europe’s stages with a tour in 2025. For over 20 years, the Belgians have unleashed incredible live experiences with their massive stage presence and a furious sonic tornado. The tour kick-off in Stuttgart was no exception. A night with overwhelming sound intensity took place, accompanied by YEAR OF THE COBRA, a project from their recently added new bassist Amy Tung Barrysmith.
At the end of March it was time for a fantastic rock and metal opera in Stuttgart’s Schleyerhalle, Tobias Sammet’s multi musician project Avantasia held court. A fantasy stage layout built the base for a 3-hour spectacle that was packed with a long line of guest vocalists.
