Finland’s power trio Rapid shared their new single ‘Witchcraft of Horror’, a track from their upcoming debut album ‘Enter the Realm of Fire’, set for release in August with Dying Victims Productions!
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News Posts
Belgian metal pioneers Drakkar recently unleashed a relentless battle anthem with ‘Invasion’, ahead of their highly anticipated new album set to be released with Wormholedeath!
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Belgian speed/heavy metal band Drakkar released the new track and lyric video ‘666 Rock ‘n’ Roll (Tribute to Them)’, a tribute to Ozzy and Lemmy, out now with Wormholedeath!
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Canadian speed/thrash trio Warsenal unleashed their new album ‘Endless Beginnings’ via Massacre Records yesterday and are about to start their Europe tour next week, including a stop at our very own Asgaard Gentbrugge! You won’t want to miss this!
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Canadian speed/thrash madmen Warsenal are back with their most ambitious and destructive offering to date with ‘Endless Beginnings…’ out in March via Massacre Records and unleash first single ‘Feeding the Wildfire’! Catch them live in Europe this spring, including a stop at our very own Asgaard in Belgium!
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Belgian speed metallers Kate’s Acid announce their new studio album ‘Hellbender’ to be our in March with High Roller Records and share the title track as the first single!
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Hungarian speed maniacs Türböwitch signed with Time To Kill Records for the release of hteir upcoming 3rd full-length album in 2026!
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Finnish metal regiment Barrel launched their first single ‘Scavenger’ from their upcoming debut full-length ‘Triptych’, set for release early 2026!
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Finnish speed/death cult outfit DET share the new track ‘Catacomb’, a third track revealed from their highly anticipated debut album ‘Destructive elite Terror’, set for release in October via Dying Victims Productions!
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Finnish speed/death metal force DET have announced their debut album ‘Destructive Elite Terror’ to be out in October via Dying Victims Productions and shared a first track with ‘Strike’!
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Festival Reports
Progressive brilliance, crushing death metal, hard rock legends and one unforgettable headline performance… These are our ten favourite shows from Saturday at Alcatraz 2025, featuring Knife, Ne Obliviscaris, Baest, Rivers of Nihil, Nailbomb, Doro, Fit For A King, Extreme, Leprous and Avatar.
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A selection of the best of thrash and speed metal we caught at Alcatraz 2023 with Sepultura, Sodom, Evildead, Sacred Reich and Holy Moses!
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The 2nd day of Steelfest XI, a day with intense performances from bands like Ymir, Infernal, Totalselfhatred, Ride For Revenge, and Kalmankantaja, a couple of firsts with Gravespawn and Grenadier visiting Europe for the first time, blistering shows by Tsatthoggua, Sex Messiah, and Witchtrap, and legendary black metal acts Gehenna, Behexen and Carpathian Forest!
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Steelchaos day two was clearly the main day for many people as it clearly drew the biggest crowd with a fantastic lineup from old school heavy metal from Chevalier and Lord Fist to skull crushing death metal from Cadaveric Incubator and Torture Killer and to good ol’ Finnish black metal from Horna. And of course the much anticipated anniversary show by Venom Inc. celebrating the 40th anniversary of the classic ‘Black Metal’ album!
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The 2nd day of SaariHelvetti 2021 brought us again a great combination of up-and-coming and absolutely legendary bands of the Finnish scene, though this time with a big serving of waterworks!
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