Greek dark atmospheric metal outfit Elysion unveiled ‘Phoenix’, the second single from their upcoming album ‘Identity’, out in October via Massacre Records!
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Swedish melodic metal force Metalite shared their latest new single ‘Echoes Of You’ from their upcoming album ‘Discovery’, set for release in September with Perception!
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Finnish melancholic metal outfit Segmentia’s new single ‘Nuclear Sun’ pays homage to the power metal era of the 2000s, out now everywhere!
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Finnish heavy metal band Crimson Day released an official lyric video for ‘Dark Dimension’, the title track from their latest album out now via Wormholedeath!
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Floor Jansen shared her new single ‘Run’, the first solo material in 3 years, out now everywhere! Catch her live at festivals this summer like John Smith Rock, Wacken and M’era Luna!
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Finnish melodic metal powerhouse Arion released their new single ‘Into The Fire’ last month with Reigning Phoenix Music in anticipatoin of their next album!
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Finnish modern melodic metal outfit Unén released their fiery new single and video ‘Dancing in Flames’, a taste of what is to come!
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Swedish melodic metal force Metalite shared the single ‘In Case Of Emergency’, the latest track shared from their upcoming album ‘Discovery’, set for release in September via Perception – A Division Of Reigning Phoenix Music!
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Chicago metal outfit Repentance announced their upcoming third full-length ‘Retaliate’ to be released with Noble Demon in July and unleashed the crushing title track as a first single!
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Swedish metal band Eleine return with their brand-new single ‘Empire Of Lies’, a first glimpse of their highly anticipated new album, set to be out in December with Reigning Phoenix Music!
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In the first part of our annual Support Your Locals at Alcatraz series, we take a closer look at Thursday’s Belgian bands, from legends like Channel Zero, Cyclone and Enthroned to exciting names such as Aeveris and Death Fury. Which Belgian act are you looking forward to seeing most?
With about a week to go, we put together 10 reasons why we think you should consider to still get yourself a ticket for Alcatraz 2024 and join in with the fun! With a stellar line-up, including some of the best the Belgian scene has to offer and a great organization trying to improve your festival experience year after year, it’s promising to be one hell of a weekend again!
With Glenn’s selection of his albums of the year, there is a bunch of metalcore, deathcore, djent and some surprising entries with Thy Art Is Murder, Avenged Sevenfold, Within Temptation, Tesseract, Avatar, In Flames, Sleep Token, Periphery, Invent Animate, and Chelsea Grin!
For the second day of Alcatraz 2023, our team picked out 13 bands we believe you shouldn’t miss out on with Schizophrenia, Crystal Viper, Brand of Sacrifice, Twilight Force, Gaerea, Predatory Void, Midnight, Tribulation, Belphegor, Biohazard, Godflesh, Exciter and Amorphis! Who are you especially looking forward to on the second day of the festival?
With less than 2 weeks to go, we put together 10 reasons why we think you should consider to still get yourself a ticket for Alcatraz 2023 and join in with the fun!
As the festival summer is quickly approaching, May sees many great releases yet again. Our team of writers put together a nice selection of those they are looking forward to the most this month with Deathstars, Cattle Decapitation, Veil Of Maya, The Dark Side Of The Moon, Ghost, Thulcandra, Frozen Soul, Sleep Token, Henget, Vomitory, Immortal, Kalmah and Legion Of The Damned!
A small grab of what we are looking forward to the most of the many exceptional releases coming our way during May 2022!
14 melodic metal/rock albums from Finland that we still wanted to give some proper attention to and you should check out still too if you haven’t yet!
Noble Demon is a new label that started in 2020 and is quickly on the rise to be one of the more prominent and big players in the scene!
Interviews
Lindsay Schoolcraft sat down with us to discuss the long road behind her new album ‘Harrowing’ (out tomorrow June 19th), rediscovering heavy music, unexpected concept album connections and why healing and reclaiming power became central themes throughout the record. She also reveals how a late-night encounter with an Alphonse Mucha artwork helped everything finally click into place.
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Australian “couture metal” band ANA joined us to discuss debut full-length ‘Motivated by Death’, out tomorrow with Eclipse Records, mortality as motivation, emotional songwriting and why they want to create something timeless rather than trend-driven.
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Fabienne Erni opens the gates to her own universe. In our interview, she talks about independence, invented languages, vocal experimentation, and why her debut solo album ‘Starveil’ is the start of something potentially big.
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We sat down with vocalist Sini and guitarist Joni from Crimson Sun to talk about their new album ‘Sorrowbreaker’, out today, and how they did things a bit differently, resulting in a “lighter” album in the sense of somewhat breaking with the sorrow and shining a bright light, encouraging you to stop and enjoy life! Be sure to check out this great new album if you’re looking for some nice melodic heavy metal with a modern touch!
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A chat with Pressure Points about how they’re happy with the new line-up of the band and their brand-new album ‘The Island’, released on Art Gates Records last Friday. Make sure you catch them live at one of their future dates, like for instance the Kaamos Cruise in September!
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A chat with Tuomas Seppälä from Amberian Dawn about their ABBA cover album ‘Take A Chance’ and their process to get to selecting the to be covered songs and establishing a sound that is Amberian Dawn while staying as close as possible to the originals.
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A chat with the Finnish melodic metal outfit Evil Drive about their new album ‘Demons Within’ and working on new material!
Watch the talk we had with Olof and Johan on a sunny day in Helsinki, about the upcoming Amaranthe album “Manifest” and more!
The second part of our chat with Netta from Smackbound, this time about her personal inspirations, live shows and more!
Watch the talk we had with Netta of Smackbound about their upcoming album ’20/20′ and how it is making music with talented people!
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