Employed To Serve released their latest new single ‘A Moment Gone Too Soon’, out on Church Road Records right now and the second killer track to be released in 2026! Catch them this weekend killing it at Tolminator!
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News Posts
With their latest single ‘who I am’, Brazilian metalcore rising stars Axty shared a new look into their upcoming album ‘The Pain Made Me Who I Am’, out next month with Napalm Records!
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Scene Queen is back with her brand new track ‘Metalicious’ featuring Left To Suffer! A taste from her upcoming EP of the same name to be released in September with Hopeless Records!
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Cabal announced a co-headline tour with Employed To Serve to be hitting EU and UK this winter with the support of Cold Culture! Get your tickets now! But first, catch both of these bands this weekend at Tolminator!
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Detroit legends Walls Of Jericho announced their new album ‘System Error: Humanity’ to be out in November via Napalm Records and shared a first single with ‘The Ascent’!
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Miss May I announced their new album ‘No Place For Me’ to be out in October via Solid State Records and unveiled their new video single ‘Sanctuary’!
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Defects announced their new album ‘Artificial Icons’ to be out in October with Mascot Records and unveiled the new single ‘Signs’ featuring Matt Heafy of Trivium!
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Japanese metal powerhouse Knosis returned with their first new music since last year’s release of debut album ‘GENKNOSIS’! The single and video ‘Kushizashi’ is out right now with SharpTone Records!
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Metalcore outfit Dying Oath confronts betrayal and the ghosts of the past with crushing new single ‘Echoes’, out now everywhere!
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Adelaide-based metalcore unit Lumens unleashed their new single ‘CYBER’, out now everywhere via Wild Thing Records!
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Lists
Brutal Assault is a proper celebration of everything that is metal and/or extreme and there is something great to be found at any time of the day! We picked out 8 bands that you should go see on the fourth day of this year’s edition, with Crypta, Hanabie., Brujeria, Harakiri For The Sky, King Woman, Gost, Hellbutcher and Priest because they’re more than worth it!
The first day of the third edition of Hellsinki Metal Festival is filled with an impressive line-up of metal bands of almost every subgenre, completed with some special ones. Of course you need to go see King Diamond headlining tonight, but there is so much more to discover, so our editorial team picked out 7 bands that they think you definitely shouldn’t miss out on with Rabbit Cult, Gost, Kanonenfieber, Forbidden, Fear Factory, Candlemass and Moonsorrow! What bands are you really looking forward to today? Let us know in the comments!
For the first day of Alcatraz 2025, our team picked out 8 bands we believe you shouldn’t miss out on with Messa, Frayle, 3 Inches of Blood, thrown, Cabal, Crystal Lake, Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons and Heriot! What bands are you really looking forward to for this Friday at Alcatraz? Let us know in the comments!
Brutal Assault is a proper celebration of everything that is metal and/or extreme and there is something great to be found at any time of the day! We picked out 8 bands that you should go see on the third day of this year’s edition, with Graphic Nature, Within Destruction, Mnemic, Sylvaine, Gaerea, The Browning, Hellripper and Mantar, because they’ll be more than worth your time!
Brutal Assault is a proper celebration of everything that is metal and/or extreme and there is something great to be found at any time of the day! We picked out 8 bands that you should go see on the first day of this year’s edition, with High Parasite, Gutalax, Landmvrks, Blood Fire Death, Slow Crush, Patriarchy, Fear Factory and Drowning Pool, because they’ll be more than worth your time!
This weekend is the highlight for us and many among us in Belgium with the 2025 edition of Alcatraz Festival, but if you still haven’t decided to go, here are 10 reasons why we believe you should just go ahead and go get you some tickets still… What are you looking forward to the most for this year’s edition?
Only a handful of days left before Helsinki gets a healthy shot of heavy and dark music with the third edition of Hellsinki Metal Festival! If you’re still confused and wondering if you should go or not, check out 8 reasons we believe should convince you… Beware, get your tickets today as tomorrow the price will go up again!
The second day of Alcatraz 2025 delivers yet another trio of Belgian stage openers with the power metallers of Magic Kingdom on the Prison Stage, metalcore outfit Signs of Algorithm blowing the roof off the Swamp Stage and modern thrash wrecking crew Primal Creation causing mayhem on La Morgue!
Brutal Assault is a proper celebration of everything that is metal and/or extreme and there is something great to be found at any time of the day! We picked out 8 bands that you should go see on the first day of this year’s edition, with Frayle, RUÏM, Orange Goblin, Crystal Lake, Oranssi Pazuzu, 3 Inches of Blood, Sigh, and Brutally Deceased, because they’ll be more than worth your time!
Last day of Tuska 2025 already starting in a couple of hours! We’re really excited to see the epic headliner show of Lorna Shore, but besides them, here are 7 acts that are taking over a stage today you shouldn’t miss out on in our opinion, with Havukruunu, Kim Dracula, Nothing More, Octoploid, Polaris, The Vantages and Noiduin! Who are you looking forward to seeing today if you’re joining us at Tuska?
Interviews
Last summer, we sat down with Johannes from Avatar for a short chat about how 2023 had been so far after their explosive opening show at Tuska 2023, how he experienced that show, and how he feels like the band is in its best form right now, ready to take over the world!
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Opening a festival day is never easy, but Aeveris turned it into one of the highlights of their Alcatraz 2023 experience. We sat down with Louis and Jeffrey after their set to talk about Belgian metal, the band’s rapid rise and the challenge of following up a successful debut album.
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Today we’re already sitting down with Fixation again to have a chat about their soon-to-be released new album, but back in February, we already had a short conversation with vocalist Jonas Hansen about touring with Devin Townsend, their music and what he hopes to accomplish with it, some of his personal vocal inspirations, and how he would describe their music using just visuals.
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We talked with Ben from InVisions about their amazing Europe summer tour, upcoming show at Techfest in the UK, merch, the blooming music scene and being an independent band! They will be back by the end of the year with some new music, so keep your eyes and ears peeled!
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A talk with the guys of Balance Breach about their new album ‘ABYZMAL’ (released on May 26 via Out of Line Music), and how they really stepped up their game by allowing the songs to dictate what direction they were taking it!
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We squeezed in a quick chat with The Unguided’s Richard Sjunnesson. Check it out!
Watch the interview with Finnish band Awake Again about their music and the high level of energy they usually crank out in everything they do.
We sat down with Dan and Joe from The Amity Affliction to talk about the new album, tour… and food of course! Check it out!
Iris of Spoil Engine talking all about their new album ‘Renaissance Noire’ and more!
We got the chance to talk to Lena from Infected Rain about their new album ‘Endorphin’
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