Gothic metal and post-DSBM duo Léan signed to Apocalyptic Witchcraft to release their upcoming debut album ‘Meristeme’ in February 2027 and unveiled new single ‘Hindmost’!
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News Posts
Finnish melodic death/gothic metal force Endless Chain is back with another single ‘Down’ from the upcoming album ‘Nothingness’, set for release in November via M-Theory Audio!
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Greek dark atmospheric metal band Elysion unveiled their latest single ‘Dead Loves’, their most romatic song yet and the third single from their upcoming album ‘Identity’, set for release in October via Massacre Records!
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Lacrimas Profundere shared their new single ‘Faceless’, a track from their upcoming album ‘Lay Me Down O Silent Fear’, set for release next Friday September 25th via Steamhammer!
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Gothminister unveils new single and video ‘Salsa’, blending their signature industrial and gothic sound with Latin salsa! Another track from the upcoming album ‘We Are All Demons’, out in October! Catch them live in November in Finland at Hellsinki Industrial Festival!
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Finnish Endless Chain signed to M-Theory Audio for the release of their next album ‘Nothingness’ and shared their new single ‘Fade to Nothingness’!
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Cemetery Echo unveiled their new single ‘Hell Night’, the opening track of their upcoming album ‘Civitas Lacrimarum’, out next month via Seeing Red Records!
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The Noctambulant released a video for the single ‘Skeleton Key’ from their upcoming Southern Gothic album ‘Revival’, set to be out in September via Terminus Hate City!
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Progressive gothic metal collective The Eternal have unveiled their latest new video single ‘Existing To Expire’, a track from their upcoming album ‘Obscured Horizons’, out in September via Reigning Phoenix Music!
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Gothic industrial act Gothminister recently announced their new album ‘WE ARE ALL DEMONS’, set to be released in October, and shared the single ‘The Dark’!
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Album Reviews
Swallow The Sun’s ninth studio album “Shining” mixes all the elements and ingredients of their recent works together, displaying the shifting tides of heaviness and a melodramatic style of gothic doom into again a milestone of excellence for the Finns, out tomorrow via Century Media Records.
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The third full length album “Never, Neverland” from Portland, Oregon based gothic metal Unto Others packs sixteen powerful tracks, showing that they’re back at full force and ready to take on the world, out today via Century Media Records!
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Zetra ignites a sensational and haunting journey, taking the listener on a dark musical adventure on its debut self-titled full-length album. Out now via Nuclear Blast.
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“Hamartia” showcases the band’s memorable songwriting and wittingly transitioning into an era of prosperity, Tribulation has created its own sub-genre of dark gothic music and continue to expand their trademark palette. Released via Century Media Records.
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4 years after ‘1755’, MOONSPELL releases ‘Hermitage’. The 13th release in the nearly 30 year long run of this iconic Dark metal/ Goth metal band.
Idle Hands’ ‘Mana’ is a goth rroch/heavy metal masterpiece that strikes more than one emotional chord.
Through the medium of metal Rotting Christ have achieved their musical art and this time they have nailed with perfection!!!
Letzte Instanz Germans do some storytelling with a warm voice and a tasteful musical environment.
The refined heavy guitars riffs are the secret key for Tribulations success ,always casting their magical moments with grim vocals, and rhythmic chord lines
Vintersorg takes us on a journey back to the roots of their musical journey that started in 1998… but with a little twist!
Photo Reports
Tolminator 2025 started strong on the main stage with sets from Warbringer, Omnium Gatherum, High Parasite, Angelus Apatrida, and the mighty Kreator. Our intern photographer Nox captured the action, dive into the gallery from Day 1!
Charon kicked off their reunion tour in Tampere, and we made it to their packed gig at Olympia-kortteli on August 29, a night of fun, good music and plenty of nostalgia!
Rockfest Friday wasn’t just about the main stage. From Dead By April and Awake Again to Jinjer and Cemetery Skyline, the Red and Black Stage delivered intensity, precision, and atmosphere in equal measure.
About a month ago, The Dark Tranquillity “Endtime Signals European Tour 2025” stopped in Lille, France with special guests Moonspell and Hiraes. We were there and saw it was good, together with a roaring crowd!
Pictures of a sold-out night with melodic metal legends Dark Tranquillity, gothic metal institution Moonspell and German promises Hiraes at Ääniwalli in Helsinki!
This year’s “Motocultor across Europe Tour” kickoff show was at Poppodium 013 in Tilburg, The Netherlands, headlined by Moldovan favorite Infected Rain and support acts Semblant, Elyose, Miruthan, and Skin On Flesh!
We checked out the first day of the second edition of Hell’s Balls Belgium festival… With banging names like Triptykon, Primordial, Vltimas, the unofficial inclusion of the “Night Eternal tour” with Dark Tranquillity, Wolfheart and Moonspell, Carpathian Forest, Hellripper, Dead Head and The Monolith Deathcult, it was a true fest for any extreme metal fan!
Kamelot’s “Awaken the World Tour 2024” stopped by the Trix venue in Antwerp, Belgium. And together with supporting acts Frozen Crown, Blackbriar and Ad Infinitum, they made the event a complete package of symphonic and power metal brilliance!
Pictures of the first day of Alcatraz 2024, with on the Swamp Stage a serving of extreme metal with Fleshgod Apocalypse, Benediction, Lord of the Lost and Watain!
Pictures of the first day of Alcatraz 2024, with on the Swamp Stage a serving of extreme metal with Sadus, Paradise Lost and Cradle of Filth!
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