Doom/sludge metal outfit Radian shared the single ‘Spiraling Ash’, a track from the upcoming album ‘Subterfuge’, set for release in March!
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Belgian sludge/doom collective Predatory Void shared the single ‘New Moon’, another track from the upcoming EP ‘Atoned in Metamorphosis’, set for release next month via Pelagic Records!
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Australian death doom outfit Mammon’s Throne are set to release their third album ‘My Body to the Worms’ in March via Hammerheart Records and unveiled the first heavy track ‘Elixir’!
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Vienna’s sludge doom force Tarlung presents ‘Axis Mundi’, the title track of their upcoming album that will be out on January 30 via Argonauta Records!
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Belgian sludge/doom collective Predatory Void recently announced their new EP ‘Atoned in Metamorphosis’ to be out in February 2026 via Pelagic Records and shared a first track with ‘Contemplation In Time’!
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Pelagic Records has announced its first wave of artists for Pelagic Fest 2026 with post-metal legends The Ocean in their new formation, an ultra-rare performance by The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble, full album performances by EF, Spurv and Lost In Kiev, exciting debut appearances by bands like Predatory Void, Preyrs and so much more!
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Sludge doom masters Tarlung are back with their new full-length album ‘Axis Mundi’ 5 years after the success of ‘Architect’, set for release in January 2026 via Argonauta Records!
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Alcatraz Festival just gave us an early christmas present by adding 32 more bands to the 2026 lineup, making it almost complete with another nice selection of metal icons, underground greats, up-and-coming bands and artists from its own Belgian soil!
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Primitive Law is set to release their most crushing album to date with ‘Observance’ later this month, out via Relapse Records, but today shared another monstrous and trance-like single with ‘Natural Law’!
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Finnish Sonic Rites 2026 just got heavier and darker with the newly added Russian Circles, Pelican, OvO and Helsinki’s own Vestal Climax, joining an already stacked lineup!
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With Cobra the Impaler, Modder and Bloed, we got 3 top acts from the Belgian underground, sludge and post-metal to demolish Club Wintercircus in Ghent!
Day 3 at Tolminator had it all, chaos, doom, filth, and ritual. Insanity Alert, Ahab, Dopethrone, Wolfbrigade, and Rotting Christ tore up the main stage!
The Obscure and Octagon stages delivered some of the most intense sets of Day 1 at Brutal Assault 2025. From the triumphant return of 3 Inches of Blood to the symphonic fury of Fleshgod Apocalypse, the crushing weight of Inter Arma, the haunting doom of Frayle, the occult darkness of Ruïm, and the mind-bending chaos of Oranssi Pazuzu, it was truely a journey through the extremes of heavy music!
Ufomammut stopped in Ghent with their 25th-anniversary celebration tour in collaboration with VIERNULVIER, Democrazy and Dunk! Records. And with Huracán booked as support, the night delivered on a hefty dose of stoner and psychedelic music!
Pictures of the first day of Alcatraz 2024, with on the Helldorado Stage Eternal Champion, Green Lung, Orange Goblin, Baroness, Danko Jones and Clutch!
Metalheads rejoiced in VIERNULVIER as Crouch, Slow Crush, and Amenra delivered crushing sets for “De 41 uur van Studio Brussel” celebrations of the radio station!
Doodseskader (and Watergruwels as support) shook VIERNULVIER and the surrounding area in Gent, Belgium awake with an intense show in a sold out venue to release their new album: “Year Two”.
Kvelertak is continuing to take Europe by storm on their “Krøterveg Te Helvete Tour” presenting their latest work, in the company of Cancer Bats as support. We were there at the Backstage venue in Munich, Germany last week!
The last day of a long and exhausting weekend of great music and atmosphere brought some of the best of the sludge, post-metal and psychedelic rock scene with Psychonaut, Gaupa, Stake, Brutus and Cult of Luna!
Second day at an exciting edition of Alcatraz with Predatory Void, Shadow Of Intent, Decapitated, and Sodom on the Swamp Stage ripping it up!
Interviews
Finnish extreme metal act Vanguardian are ready to unleash their debut full-length ‘III: Inhumanity’ (out October 22nd via Inverse Records) — a ferocious, human take on dystopian science fiction. We caught up with Markus and Mikko to talk about the album’s story, the balance between chaos and cohesion, and why imperfection makes their music truly alive.
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Earlier this year, we talked with vocalist Lina from Predatory Void about how things came together both as a band and for the debut album, and what she hoped to accomplish with the album.
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We talked with John Baizley about his music, new guitarist and dealing with constant pain in the rock ‘n’ roll life.
A talk with Colin H. van Eeckhout about Amenra’s history, their music and playing shows.
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