News Posts

Swedish death metal pioneers Unleashed return with unrelenting force on their blistering new single ‘Hold Your Hammers High!’, another taste from their upcoming album ‘Fire Upon Your Lands’, out in August via Napalm Records! Catch them live tomorrow at Hellfest or later this summer at festivals in Europe like Brutal Assault and others!

After 1914 had to cancel their tour due to the situation in Ukraine, they were now able to announce their return with a limited Summer tour through Europe with stops in Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Romania and Austria!

Last weekend, we got to experience the greatness that is Jinjer at Rockfest in Finland, and for those who couldn’t be there, you’ll have another chance since they announced additional dates for their 2026 “European Duél Tour”, including a stop in Finland!

Swiss heavy metal powerhouse Burning Witches announced their new studio album ‘Inquisition’ to be out in August via Napalm Records and shared a video for the title track!

Infamous metal pirates Alestorm batten down the hatches for new track ‘The Storm’, the last single unveiled before this Friday’s release of new album ‘The Thunderfist Chronicles’ via Napalm Records! Experience them live today at Graspop and this weekend at Nummirock, party guaranteed!

Powerwolf just announced their next live album/DVD/BluRay ‘Wildlive (Live at Olympiahalle)’ to be released next year in March with Napalm Records! But for those who don’t want to wait for the epic live experience that is this band, make sure you catch them on their “Summer Of The Wicked” Europe tour starting today and bringing them to many festivals, including a headline performance at Finland’s Tuska Festival!

Cradle of Filth revealed a music video for the track ‘Demagoguery’ from their recently released album ‘The Screaming Of The Valkyries’ out with Napalm Records, just before they embark on their summer tour through the UK and EU taking them to festivals like Tuska at the end of this month and wrapping up at the end of July at Tolminator!

Dragonforce surprise with an alternate version of ‘Burning Heart’ featuring Alissa White-Gluz right before they embark on the “Warp Speed Warriors Final Round – Europe 2025” tour taking them to some of our favorite European festivals like Graspop and Tuska!

Jinjer recently announced their “European Duél Tour 2026”, the first headline tour in Europe in over six years! But if you don’t want to wait that long, catch them at festivals in Europe this summer like Rockfest in Finland next week, Graspop, and many more the coming month!

Alien Weaponry and Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe teamed up for the track ‘Taniwha’ from their recent album ‘Te Rā’, out via Napalm Records, and fight the system together in the new music video for the song!

Interviews

“I see many bands out there who are afraid of what people would think. That’s not the right way. You have to follow your dreams. This is not only about bands, I would give this advice to anyone out there.”

The guys of Evil Invaders told us more about their night in jail and their upcoming album.

Civil War

New battles ahead for the power metal veterans of Civil War

A talk with Kobra about “Prevail” and the tour…

Interview with Vicky Psarakis from The Agonist about their latest album “Five”, herself and recent changes they’ve been through.

A talk with Steven Wussow of Xandria about touring, covers and festivals…

A talk with the Brazilian ladies of Nervosa.

Album Reviews

Bloodbath’s sixth album ‘Survival of the Sickest’ is an astonishingly aggressive and ultimately brutal record that resonates with the band’s earlier discography. Its 11 tracks unleash a raw old-school sound and bring the fans a bloody Smörgåsbord of zombified gore-themed death metal. Out on Napalm Records on September 9.

Alestorm sets sail for the seventh time on ‘Seventh Rum of a Seventh Rum’: creativity and pirates at their best! Out on Napalm Records.

Brymirs new masterpiece ‘Voices in the Sky’ is unleashed to the world via Napalm Records. If you like the band’s previous releases, you will absolutely love this one. it’s bigger, better and even more epic than ever before.

‘A Heartless Portrait (The Orphean Testament)’ proves that even after 25 years of existence, Evergrey still has the ability to impress.

Paddy And The Rats serve us some highly enjoyable Celtic punk to get through our day! Recommended if you’re looking for a recharge!

German thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTION celebrate their 40th anniversary by setting the world ablaze with a new, hard-hitting grenade in the form of their new album, Diabolical (out April 8, 2022 via Napalm Records). As one of the most legendary German thrash metal bands in existence, DESTRUCTION grace the wall of fame alongside giants like Kreator, Sodom and Tankard.

French metal outfit Dagoba delivers with ‘By Night’ an album that very well might be the next step in their career and a schooling in modern metal! A furious blend of metal, electronic elements and neck breaking moves.

Kissing Dynamite is ready to rock again and spread rock music all over the world! With positivity as the key message.

Written from her own experiences in life, Lena Scissorhands and her band-mates bring us another album with some undeniable truths!

Thulcandra’s sonic permutation recaptures the soulful essence that defines the majesty of the Swedish melodic black/death metal.