French rising stars Revnoir recently released their new single ‘Far From Home’, an emotional track featuring UK vocalist REEBZ and another taste from their upcoming album ‘Sometimes I Feel You, Sometimes I Don’t’ out in November via Arising Empire!
Texan progressive metalcore outfit Fervence unveiled the official music video for ‘Oculum’, a track from their recently released album ‘Constructs’, out now with Metal Blade Records!
Modern metal outfit Brightshade shared their new single and video ‘Modern Horrors’, out now via Year Of The Rat Records!
Australian metalcore quartet Reliqa have announce their upcoming album ‘High Risk Thoughts’ to be out in February via Nuclear Blast and unveiled the new single and opening track ‘Serum’!
Employed To Serve shared new single ‘Aboslute Onslaught’ featuring Andreas Bjulver from Cabal, just ahead of their upcoming co-headline tour through Europe next month, out with Church Road Records!
Australian heavy act Future Static return to their post-hardcore roots with new heartwrenching single ‘Waterworks’ from upcoming album ‘Ornaments & Memories’, out in November via Wild Thing Records!
Calva Louise shared their latest new single ‘La Promesa’, yet again with a stunning video directed and created by vocalist Jess Allanic, out now on Mascot Records!
Trivium announced their 11th album ‘Crown in the Grave’ to be out in November via Roadrunner Records and shared the title track with Japanese Noh theater inspired video!
Alcatraz Festival just unleashed 50 new names for 2027! Skillet, Heaven Shall Burn, Venom (Mantas & Abaddon), Gogol Bordello, Russian Circles, Possessed, Dark Funeral, Shadow of Intent and The Ocean are among the latest additions. More names are still to come!
Walls Of Jericho unleashed the incendiary single ‘True Til’ Death’, a proper thrash-laden pit bomb from the upcoming album ‘System Error: Humanity’, the first to be released in a decade coming November, via Napalm Records!
At Alcatraz last year, we met up with Timo, drummer of Temptations for the Weak after their show opening up the Swamp stage that day and talked about the festival and their music!
We sat down with Balance Breach to talk about their new album ‘Save Our Souls’ (out on Out of Line Music March 7th) and how proud they are on what their sound is like in 2025, having amped up everything!
Last night, we got to enjoy a killer set by Millhaven, but earlier this year when they were playing at Alcatraz 2024, we caught up with them to have a chat about the festival, the band and their music!
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!
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.
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.
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!
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!
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.
Genre-bending chaos, huge smiles and absolute mayhem! Knosis and Paledusk turned Kavka Zappa in Antwerp into one unforgettable night.
Belgian modern metal outfit Behind the Veil proudly presented their new EP “Betrayed by Shadows’ with a release party at DVG club Kortrijk, supported by Ironborn and X-Pozed!
We almost forgot to post this one… as we do every year, we ask our photographers to pick their best and most favorite captures of the past year, and 2025 brought acts like Borknagar, Doro, Machine Head, Ne Obliviscaris, Room 13, Vola, Infected Rain, Luna Kills, Kickin Valentina, Art Nation, SatchVai Band, Arkona, Kreator, Cro-Mags, Bury Tomorrow, Electric Callboy, BTL and Ankor in front of Tom V.M.’s camera!
In the beginning of the month, Butcher Babies hosted an electrifying show at Piere’s in Fort Wayne, Indiana along with Lylvc and Remember Me! Catch Butcher Babies live on their co-headline tour with Infected Rain in Europe right now!
Frozen Soul, The Black Dahlia Murder, The Halo Effect and Heaven Shall Burn turned Stuttgart into the heart of extreme metal for one night: “HEIMAT OVER EUROPE TOUR 2026” entered the Porsche Arena. From crisp Texan death metal to a blazing German headliner finale, the four‑band assault delivered one unforgettable, hot and loud night.
Jinjer, together with Textures and Unprocessed, tore down the sold out Tavara-Asema in Tampere on February 25th when they came trough town for their ‘Duel’ European Tour. An Event by TuskaLive.
Jinjer was finally again on a headlining tour in Europe and we were there when they dropped by Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki! With them came another set of talented people with Unprocessed and Textures, for a night to remember!
Sylosis is currently touring Europe with Revocation, Distant and Life Cycles on “The New Flesh tour”, building anticipation for their upcoming album of the same name! We caught their show at a packed Tavastia in Helsinki and saw it was good!
On the third stop of their “Duél tour”, Jinjer impressed a sold-out Brussels crowd with their set blending latest material and fan favorites! And with the support of exceptional bands Unprocessed and Textures, it was quite the night to behold!
Another year is over and our photographer Tom Treuten is still doing what he loves most: concert photography. Since October 2021 we’re a home for his photographic work and these are some of his personal highlights of 2025 that he hopes you’ll enjoy them as much as him, with pictures of VULVARINE, STEPFATHER FRED, ANKOR, DONOTS, WOLFMOTHER, THUNDERMOTHER, SKINDRED, TUK SMITH & THE RESTLESS HEARTS, SALTATIO MORTIS, PARKWAY DRIVE, MOTIONLESS IN WHITE, MOONSHOT, MEGADETH, KISSIN’ DYNAMITE, HELLOWEEN, ENGST, GATECREEPER, ENEMY INSIDE, DISTURBED, DANKO JONES, BEAST IN BLACK, APRIL ART, EMIL BULLS, ELUVEITIE, AVANTASIA, ARCH ENEMY, AMENRA, NITA STRAUSS, and COBRA SPELL!
