Avatar unleashed the new single and video ‘Death and Glitz’, another track from their upcoming album ‘Don’t Go in the Forest’, set for release by the end of this month!
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The 18th edition of Alcatraz is shaping up to be historic with headliners Arch Enemy and Alestorm, legends like Soulfly, Saxon, Body Count, Rose Tattoo, extreme assaults from Immolation, Internal Bleeding, 200 Stab Wounds, Sanguisugabogg, and modern favorites like Kittie, Northlane, Animals As Leaders, The Ghost Inside.
We’re especially thrilled to see the Belgian flag flying high again with Channel Zero, Amenra, Enthroned, Psychonaut and Mantah on the bill. And let’s not forget our longtime Finnish favorites Luna Kills, making a big step onto the Alcatraz stage!
On top of that, the Prison Stage opens already on the Thursday for the first time ever, and day ticket prices are lower than 2025 right now!
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Greek heavy groove juggernaut Full House Brew Crew announced the release of their new album ‘Glasgow Grin’ in February 2026 via ROAR and shared a first single with ‘No Gods, No Chains’! Catch them live right now in Europe on tour with Wolfheart, with this Tuesday a stop in Belgium hosted by our friends of DVG Club!
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Moder nmetal powerhouse Dymytry Paradox released their new single and video ‘Red Sky Remains’ last week, out via Reaper Entertainment, marking the start of a new era for the band!
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Orbit Culture unveiled another single and video with ‘Nerve’, coming from the upcoming album ‘Death Above Life’ set for release early next month with Century Media Records! Catch them on tour in Europe this fall with Gaerea and Atlas, or next festival season with already confirmed appearances at for instance Alcatraz Festival 2026!
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After hinting at it in our talk at Alcatraz last month, Avatar unveiled the album title and release date of their upcoming 10th ablum ‘Don’t Go in the Forest’! And to celebrate, we got a video for the opening track ‘Tonight We Must Be Warriors’! Don’t forget to catch them live this Fall in the US and early next year in Europe!
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Extreme metal traiblazers Soulfly are delivering a new tribally fueled thirteenth album ‘CHAMA’ in October via Nuclear Blast and shared a first track with ‘Storm The Gates’!
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The modern groovers of Incite just released their new album ‘Savage New Times’ via Reigning Phoenix Music and unleashed a music video for the title track to celebrate!
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As has become tradition, Alcatraz Festival announced a healthy grab of confirmed names during this year’s edition, and the 21 bands they dropped are promising the 2026 edition to be hitting hard again!
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Orbit Culture released 3rd single and video ‘Hydra’ from their upcoming album ‘Death Above Life’, set for release in October via Century Media Records!
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Every year, one day of the 10-day long Lokerse Feesten is dedicated to metal. A day full of headbanging, mosh-pits and heavy guitars with this year Hammok, Biohazard, Doodseskader, Bullet For My Valentine, Psychonaut, Megadeth, Slift, Within Temptation, Stake and Amenra.
Pictures of Imperial Triumphant, Electric Callboy and Urne on the third day of Tuska 2023.
Pictures of A.A. Williams, Orbit Culture, Finntroll, Marko Hietala and Butcher Babies taking over the tent stage and Inferno stage on the second day of Tuska 2023!
Pictures of Avatar, Lost Society, Jinjer, Arch Enemy and Gojira taking over the main stage on the first day of Tuska 2023!
The second day of Rockfest 2023, the Red Stage by Soundi was the place to be for stellar performances by Von Hertzen Brothers, Escape The Faith, Testament and Stam1na.
Jinjer is on tour through Europe this summer, and we attended their show in Lille, France. Warm up act was the French band Hypno5e!
Lost Society blew the roof off a sold out Tavastia in Helsinki, and brought with them the metalcore upstarts Balance Breach and our favorite alt-rockers Luna Kills!
Indian metal sensation Bloodywood and UK alternative metallers Lake Malice demolished the Backstage venue in Munich, Germany!
Avatar’s ‘Dance Devil Dance’ 2023 tour brought the circus back to Tilburg’s 013 Poppodium, supported by Veil of Maya and Kassogtha.
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