Tampa sludge/doom outfit Blood Of The Earth officially recruit Thy Will Be Done’ J. Costa as vocalist, expanding into a trio!
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Throes are back with new single ‘Eat Glass’, a first taste of their upcoming album ‘The Colorless Light of Emptiness’, set for release in October with Church Road Records!
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Corrosion Of Conformity present their new video for ‘Baad Man’, a track from their recently released double album, out via Nuclear Blast. Catch them live right now in North America and next month in Europe with stops at Wacken, Brutal Assault and more!
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Dutch heavy hardcore outfit Trenchwar has signed with Time To Kill Records for the release of their debut full-length!
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Norwich doom duo Kulk announced their upcoming new album ‘Choosing to Die’ to be out in August with Church Road Records and unveiled the video single ‘An Endless Knife’!
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Swedish sludge metal quarted Moloken announces new self-titled album to be our in September via Discouraged Records and shares first single ‘A Night Vision Revealed (Asterion Pt. I)’!
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Irish doom stalwarts Soothsayer signed to Apocalyptic Witchcraft for the release of their next album! More details coming soon!
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Finnish sludge metallers Earthblood unleashed their latest new single ‘Hatchet in Hand’, out now everywhere!
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Lithuanian experimental metal band Erdve revealed the single ‘Nyra’, a track from their upcoming album ‘Epigrama’, set for release in May via Season of Mist!
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Metal icons Corrosion of Conformity presented their latest single ‘You Or Me’ recently, another track from their upcoming double album ‘Good God / Baad Man’, out next month via Nuclear Blast!
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The final day of Alcatraz still has plenty of Belgian talent waiting to be discovered. Hemelbestormer, Turpentine Valley, Steengruis and Encounters each bring something completely different to the festival, proving once again just how diverse our local heavy music scene really is.
Here’s why we think you should check them out.
Saturday at Alcatraz has no shortage of Belgian talent. 🇧🇪🤘From the progressive soundscapes of Psychonaut and the unstoppable rise of Mantah to the chaos of Brutal Sphincter, the crushing grooves of Your Highness, the intensity of Divided, Ronker and Poseydon, there’s plenty of homegrown metal waiting to be discovered. Find out why each of these Belgian bands deserves a spot on your Saturday schedule. Who are you looking forward to seeing at the festival?
Our Support Your Locals series continues! Friday at Alcatraz is packed with Belgian talent, from hometown heroes Amenra to exciting newcomers making their debut at the event, cult comebacks, anniversary celebrations and everything in between with A Thousand Sufferings, Cowboys & Aliens, Dead Serious, Hope As A Weapon, Hope Erodes, Modder, Sons Of Lioth and Temptations For The Weak. Here’s why these nine Belgian bands deserve a place on your Friday schedule! Who are you looking forward to seeing live?
It’s finally there! The week of the very first edition of Ankea Festival! If you’re still somehow on the fence on why you should get yourself a ticket and come join us in Tampere this weekend, here are 8 reasons that hopefully will convince you!
Finland’s summer festival season is stacked again. From underground black metal rituals to lakeside legends and city concerts with global names, we picked 12 events worth your time this summer with Steelfest, Allas Live, Sonic Rites, Ankea, Nummirock, Tuska, CoolHead Live, Dark River Festival, John Smith Rock, Ilosaarirock, Hellsinki Metal Festival and SaariHelvetti
Brutal Assault is a proper celebration of everything that is metal and/or extreme and there is something great to be found at any time of the day! We picked out 8 bands that you should go see on the fourth day of this year’s edition, with Crypta, Hanabie., Brujeria, Harakiri For The Sky, King Woman, Gost, Hellbutcher and Priest because they’re more than worth it!
Brutal Assault is a proper celebration of everything that is metal and/or extreme and there is something great to be found at any time of the day! We picked out 8 bands that you should go see on the third day of this year’s edition, with Graphic Nature, Within Destruction, Mnemic, Sylvaine, Gaerea, The Browning, Hellripper and Mantar, because they’ll be more than worth your time!
This weekend is the highlight for us and many among us in Belgium with the 2025 edition of Alcatraz Festival, but if you still haven’t decided to go, here are 10 reasons why we believe you should just go ahead and go get you some tickets still… What are you looking forward to the most for this year’s edition?
From the amazing line-up of Tolminator 2025 we picked 10 acts we believe deserves your attention and time for you to check out at the festival if you’re there or at home if you’re not. A couple of them already played yesterday, like Vulvarine, High Parasite and Ghost Bath, but there is still plenty to discover and see with bands like Midnight, Cro-mags, Me And That Man, Party Cannon, Insanity Alert, Dopethrone and Mimi Barks!
In 10 days, Kortrijk in Belgium, will turn the heavy up again with Hell’s Balls Belgium, just like they do every summer with Alcatraz festival. In case you weren’t sure yet why you should go, here are what we think are valid reasons for you to be there…
What are you the most excited about of this year’s editions of the festival? Let us know in the comments!
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