Eye Of Melian unveiled second single ‘Symphonia Arcana’ with a magical music video, a track from the upcoming album ‘Forest Of Forgetting’, set for release in February 2026 via Napalm Records!
Links
News Posts
In anticipation of their upcoming tour together starting in February next year, Visions Of Atlantis and Warkings joined forces for the new single and video ‘Pirates & Kings’!
Alter Bridge return with their brand-new single ‘Playing Aces’, another taste of their upcoming self-titled album, set for release in January 2026 via Napalm Records! Catch them live in Europe shortly after the album comes out, and then following with a US tour!
Links
Powerwolf unleashed the live version of ‘Armata Strigoi’, which will part of their upcoming monumental live album ‘Wildlive (Live at Olympiahalle)’, out in February 2026 via Napalm Records! If you want to experience them live in real life yourself, catch them on their “Wake Up The Wicked Tour” in 2026 or next summer headlining European festivals like Wacken and Alcatraz!
Links
Eye Of Melian, the Tolkien-inspired symphonic project founded by Martijn Westerholt (Delain) and featuring Johanna Kurkela (Auri) on vocals, has signed to Napalm Records for the release of their new album ‘Forest of Forgetting’ in February 2026! Shortly after, they’ll be touring through Finland with what promises to be a magical show!
Links
Last Friday, 1914 released their latest album ‘Viribus Unitis’ with Napalm Records and shared one last crushing single before with ‘1918 Pt 3: ADE (A Duty to Escape)’ featuring Aaron Stainthorpe and with an animated video!
Links
The torch of NWOBHM is being carried high and proud by UK upstarts Tailgunner! In February 2026 they are releasing their new album ‘Midnight Blitz’ via Napalm Records, produced by K.K. Downing and recently unveiled first single and title track as a first taste!
Links
Lord Of The Lost revealed third single ‘Would You Walk With Me Through Hell’, featuring Infected Rain and another track from their upcoming album ‘OPVS NOIR Vol. 2’, out in December via Napalm Records!
Links
Last week, French melodic death metal trio Aephanemer finally released their new album ‘Utopie’ via Napalm Records, but not before they unveiled a video for the blistering single ‘Contrepoint’! Catch them live in Europe for the rest of the month, starting this Thursday, and dropping by our very own Asgaard Gentbrugge venue in Belgium!
Links
Modern metal unit Ad Infinitum shared their impressive new single ‘Regicide’, released with Napalm Records just before they started their European headline tour with support from Seven Spires and Tulip last week!
Links
Album Reviews
Nanowar of Steel’s triple album release ‘XX Years of Steel’ really capture all that is this band. Both live CDs show the passion that was there during this concert. The devotion from the band to their music and the fans, but also from the fans to the band. They captured their live sound very nicely, which isn’t always the case with live CDs. And the third album with studio recorded songs adds some more great tracks to their catalogue! Released last year via Napalm Records.
Links
Grima’s new album “Nightside” imbues an epic and somber atmospheric black metal grandeur through its interchanging tempos and bringing fans one of their best studio albums. The sixth studio album is out via Napalm Records since yesterday.
Links
Avantasia gives us once again a pearl of an album full of magical stories and adventures. ‘Here Be Dragons’ is out now via Napalm Records! We can’t wait to experience the epicness on the upcoming tour!
Links
Not too long ago, As I Lay Dying was back with a slab of solid metalcore songs on the new album ‘Through Storms Ahead’, released via Napalm Records. Just too bad it came surrounded with a bunch of negativity and an unsure future.
Links
Stadium rock band Kissin’ Dynamite is Back with a Bang! Their 8th album explodes as loudly in our ears as the bright yellow cover with dynamite on it makes us expect it to do. Out on Napalm Records.
Links
The tenth studio album ‘The Underworld Awaits Us All’ of the U.S. brutal death metal elite Nile is an epic work that shows the band at the top of its game. Out on Napalm Records.
Links
The new album “Wake Up the Wicked” from the German power metal act Powerwolf brings the band again to highlight each track stuffed with heavy rocking anthems and a bold twist of power metal style. Out via Napalm Records!
Links
This EP ‘Voyage of the Dead Marauder’ has the classical Alestorm sound: meaning that it’s fun, great pirate metal and ready to party! Are you ready for the full album? Out on Napalm Records.
Links
As to be expected of a new Dragonforce album, ‘Warp Speed Warriors’ is fun and fast! The typical elements they are known for are present, but at the same time they infused it with a bunch of new things, making this album really exciting! Out via Napalm Records!
Links
After two consecutive entries comes the final part to the trilogy, ‘Leviathan III’ which is Therion’s crown jewel in the genre of symphonic/orchestral metal. The nineteenth opus takes us on a journey through the ancient myths and bombastic sonic landscapes of beauty. Out via Napalm Records on December 15.
Links
Photo Reports
Eleine’s show at DVG Club Kortrijk was electrifying, with Ignea’s powerful performance setting the stage. Ignea’s captivating blend of progressive and symphonic metal, combined with Eleine’s dynamic stage presence and infectious energy, created an unforgettable evening for the enthusiastic audience.
We caught Amaranthe and Dragonforce on their co-headline European tour at the Ancienne Belgique in Brussels, Belgium, with special guest Infected Rain for a night of high energy metal music!
At the beginning of March, Amaranthe, Dragonforce and Infected Rain brought quite the spectacle to thousands of fans gathered in Helsinki’s Black Box Jäähalli venue!
Cradle of Filth came by for a couple of sold out shows in Finland on their massive Europe tour with Wednesday 13 and Sick N’ Beautiful and we caught this spectacle at Tampere’s Pakkahuone a couple of weeks back!
Dutch symphonic metallers Delain are on tour to present their new album “Dark Waters”, released earlier this year via Napalm Records, and we caught them on stage at De Casino in Belgium with the support of label mates Xandria!
Before setting out to take over Europe with their co-headline tour, Before The Dawn and Wolfheart hit several cities throughout Finland, and we were there when they dropped by Tavastia in Helsinki, with the support of Brymir!
Awhile ago, the Finnish leg of the Wolfheart and Before the Dawn co-headline tour started, and with support of Brymir, we got a very nice night of Finnish melodeath at the not so crowded Pakkahuone in Tampere, organised by Master Events.
Infected Rain came back to Belgium a second time this year on their “Heyday tour 2023”, the place to be was DVG Club in Kortrijk, accompanied by warm up act All Hail the Yeti!
Be’lakor just finished their biggest European tour ever with 6 festivals and 10 club shows! We joined them in at JOC in Ypres, Belgium, where together with Hiraes brought a great night of melodic death metal!
A night of incredible music from Ne Obliviscaris, Persefone and Asymmetric Universe at Tavastia in Helsinki at the beginning of last month, the start of what was going to be an incredible tour in Europe for these guys!
Interviews
A chat with vocalist Shawter from Dagoba about the new album ‘By Night’ and much more!
Read the chat we had with Kissin’ Dynamite’s lead guitarist Jim Müller about the new album ‘Not the End of the Road’!
Watch the interview with Chris and Class from Lord of the Lost about their concept album ‘Judas’, out via Napalm Records!
Watch the interview with Lukas Kerk from the new German melodeath band Hiraes about their debut album ‘Solitary’, the dangers of pyrotechnics and their excitement for the future of the band.
A chat with the remaining members of Bodom After Midnight about their EP ‘Paint the Sky with Blood’, working with Alexi Laiho and the possible future.
Watch the interview with Mike Spreitzer from DevilDriver about their upcoming album “Dealing With Demons I”!
We talked with Jennifer from Beyond The Black about their brand new album ‘HØRIZØNS’ and being a note of positivity in this world…
A video interview with Prika from Nervosa about touring, inspirational guitarists, some of her favorite metal bands and playing at Rock In Rio.
Icelandic viking/folk ensemble Skálmöld had a few minutes to spare us for a quick interview at Graspop 2019. Check it out!
HammerFall: the past, the new record and the future.
SUPPORTED BY
