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Vaim Hull

Alcatraz Festival drops over 60 new names for 2026 edition

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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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Vaim Hull

Mantah breathes new life into 90s classic ‘Crazy’ with nu metal cover

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Belgian alternative metal outfit Mantah is back with their latest single, a nu metal reinterpretation of the iconic 90s Seal hit ‘Crazy’, part of their upcoming album ‘ANTIDOTE’, set for release at the end of October with Polderrecords!

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Vaim Hull

Belgian modern metal outfit Mantah releases first single from upcoming new album

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Belgian modern metal outfit Mantah released first single ‘START’ as a taste of what you can expect from their upcoming album ‘ANTIDOTE’, set for release in October via Polderrecords!

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Vaim Hull

Belgian metalcore outfit Signs Of Algorithm reveals first single ‘First We Dream Then We Die’

Belgian metalcore outfit Signs Of Algorithm shared their latest single ‘First We Dream Then We Die’, featuring Sven from Mantah on guest vocals and marking the next chapter for the band. Catch them this summer at Alcatraz where they’ll rip up the stage!

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Samoht

EDITORIAL PICKS: 10 bands you need to see at Alcatraz 2024 on day 1 (Friday)

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For the first day of Alcatraz 2024, our team picked out 10 bands we believe you shouldn’t miss out on with Dyscordia, Dudsekop, Mantah, Feuerschwanz, Beast In Black, Cro-Mags, Hippotraktor, Uada, Paradise Lost and Amon Amarth! What bands are you really looking forward to for this Friday at Alcatraz? Let us know in the comments!

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Xavier Baecke

EDITORIAL PICKS: 10 bands you need to see at Alcatraz 2023 on day 3 (Sunday)

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For the third and last day of Alcatraz 2023, our team picked out 10 more bands we believe you shouldn’t miss out on with Serpents Oath, Archspire, Psychonaut, Mantah, Gaupa, Stake, Blind Guardian, Brutus, Killswitch Engage, and Holy Moses! Who are you especially looking forward to on the second day of the festival?

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Annet W.

Annet’s Albums of the Year 2022

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Annet is always looking for music that takes her either on an emotional ride or gets her going on a musical party. In 2022 she found what she was looking for in the releases from bands like Kissin Dynamite, Killswitch Engage, Mantah, Alestorm, Sleeping With Sirens, Simple Plan, The Halo Effect, Electric Callboy, Avantasia and Parkway Drive!

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Gig Reports

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Channel Zero (Cactus Club, Brugge) – 13/09/2023

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Legendary Belgian metal band Channel Zero finally got to celebrate their 30th anniversary (a few years late due to the pandemic) at Cactus Club in Brugge, a small venue that was a perfect setting for an intense, energetic and somewhat intimate show. Support came from modern metal/nu metal stars on the rise Mantah!

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Annet W.

Bizkit Park / Mantah (Wilde Westen, Kortrijk) – 16/02/23

Belgium’s most popular nu metal cover band Bizkit Park set the Wilde Westen venue in Kortrijk on fire, while newcomers Mantah got the crowd fired up straight from the very beginning!

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Annet W.

Mantah release show (Club de B, Torhout) – 29/10/2022

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There were many reasons to be excited for this. This night was set up to be a blast no matter what with a whole lot of firsts! First live shows from promising bands Secondhand Saints, Three Times Royal and Mantah!

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Festival Reports

Vaim Hull
Samoht
Annet W.
Xavier Baecke

Alcatraz 2023 – Under One Flag

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Support your locals is a slogan we always carry near our heart and Alcatraz Festival seems to have a similar mentality every year when they put together their line-up. Here are some of the Belgian acts we caught at this years edition of the fest with Serial Butcher, Gnome, Do Or Die, Kludde, Predatory Void, Serpents Oath, Aeveris, Psychonaut, Mantah, Evil Invaders, Reject The Sickness, Brutal Sphincter, STAKE and Brutus!

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Photo Reports

Vaim Hull

Alcatraz 2023 – Day 3 (13/08/2023): La Morgue

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The last day of a long and exhausting weekend of great music and atmosphere was all about the Belgian music scene at La Morgue with Aeveris, Brutal Sphincter, Hexa Mera, Mantah and Reject The Sickness!

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Mantah CD release show (Club de B, Torhout, BE) – 29/10/2022

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Ex-Spoil Engine’s guitarist Bart Vandeportaele’s new band Mantah released their first Album ‘Evoke’ with a release show in Club de B in Torhout, Belgium while (also ex-Spoil Engine) Iris’ new band Three Times Royal warms up the crowd right after opener Secondhand Saints!

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