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Hellsinki Metal Festival, the most exciting new player in the Finnish summer festival season this year, is throwing down the gauntlet with a really exciting first batch of announcements for next year’s edition!

Still about 10 months to go, Alcatraz has announced the first 50 confirmed acts for the 2024 edition of one of Belgium’s greatest rock and metal fests!

Summer is over, most of the festivals have come and go… but September is here with a shitload of releases to keep you busy!

A first look on what we can expect from the upcoming 9th album of the Norwegian black metal legends!

Album Reviews

‘Alpha Ursae Minoris’ is a record by which Sombre Hèritage will differntiate themselves from the other Quebec black metal bands.

The cold icy impression of the Norwegian black metal is beautifully conjured on the self titled album.

Djevel delivers a unique approach of old school black metal meets melodic black metal. Their new album, ‘Ormer til armer, maane til hode’focuses on its raw templates and icy cold melodies.

One of the major contemporary bands to rise from Scandinavia in 1997 was the Norwegian black metal band 1349. During the peak of the second wave of black metal the band became a force to be reckoned with among many other bands such as Satyricon, Gorgoroth , Immortal, etc.  The Norwegian outfit whose music was […]

This is absolutely a riff driven album where Mork showcases the traditions of the Norwegian black metal style.

German Darkned Nocturn Slaughtercult is back with a new release to show you what “real” old school black metal sounds like.

Nid-Hymner Av Hat is not too far from being a perfect record. And I wouldn’t be surprised if Whoredom Rife became the masters of their own craft.

The pet project of Delain’s guitarist Merel Bechtold, Purest of Pain, finally releases its debut full-length!

Craft are capable of producing a diversified album of quality songs and varied contents which make it very amusing with every listen.

These Swedish death metal heroes (Entombed A.D., Dark Funeral, Six Feet Under, etc.) will make your head bang to songs about Jack The Ripper and other gruesome things.