Italian post-stoner quartet Allume return with the official video and single ‘La Stessa Idea’, one of the tracks from their upcoming debut album ‘Ex Luto’, out this Friday via Octopus Rising / Argonauta Records!
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Italian Southern groove metal outlaws Hellcowboys recently signed with Octopus Rising and announced their new album ‘Renew, Reborn, Return’ to be released in December! A first crushing track was unveiled with ‘Giaccio’!
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Occult stoner doom unit Witchthroat Serpent shared latest new single ‘Silver Bell Of Satanic Ritual’, another track from the upcoming album ‘Demons Left To Roam’, out in October with Heavy Psych Sounds!
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L.A. witchy doom trio Pegzilla shared their latest single and video ‘Chelsea’, another track from their upcoming debut album on Ripple Music, ‘Disobedience’, out in October!
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Monolord released a live video for the song ‘Iodine’ from their recently released album ‘Neverending’, out with Relapse Records! Catch them at Rockstadt Extreme Festival in Romania tomorrow and next week at Alcatraz Festival in Belgium, before their European tour in Fall!
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UK outfit King Kraken released their latest video and single ‘I Am The Apocalypse’ recently!
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Mastodon announced their long-awaited new album ‘Marrow Deep’ to be released in August with Loma Vista Recordings and shared the new single ‘Snakes For Dinner’ featuring Josh Homme!
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Coven Core visionaries Mama Doom unveiled the full details of their highly anticipated album ‘Eminent Womb’, out in September via Argonauta Records! Get a taste of what is to come with their latest single and video ‘Woven Linen’!
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Green Lung return with their 4th album ‘Necropolitan’, a love letter to gothic London in riffs, out in September with Nuclear Blast and just recently unveiled their first single with ‘Evil in this House’!
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Monolord shared a last taste of their upcoming album ‘Neverending’ (out next week May 29 with Relapse Records) with the track ‘It’s Neverending’ featuring vocals from Jörgen Sandström from Grave and ex-Entombed! Catch them live in Europe later this year or at select festivals including Alcatraz Festival in Belgium!
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The seventh studio album “Shapes of Midnight” by the British psychedelic doom ensemble Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats sees the quintet refining their signature sound and showing a unique ability to use cliches creatively and imaginatively. Out via Killer Candy Records today, September 18th.
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After a long five years Gothenburg riff masters Monolord finally release their follow-up to ‘Your Time to Shine’ with their sixth album, ‘Neverending’, their finest recording so far, out on Relapse Records. Catch them live this summer in Europe on select dates including Alcatraz Festival!
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The youngsters of Silent Snare are back after three years with some brand new tracks!
Mankind’s Worst to Know, the very first EP of Belgian band Our Common Sense.
The desert rock phenomenon that is Fu Manchu is back with their 12th, highly anticipated album: Clone of the Universe.
The stoner-doom legends of Electric Wizard are back with a new full-length album: Wizard Bloody Wizard.
Welcome to the Wasteland! Seer brings you an incredibly creative, imaginary and technical piece of music in 2 parts that’ll take you to a total other place.
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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?
Sure, the lineup is stacked. But if you ask us, Alcatraz is about so much more than the bands on the poster. From the atmosphere and the people to the food, the party spots and all those little moments between the shows, here are our 8 reasons why we think Alcatraz 2026 is a festival you shouldn’t miss.
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!
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!
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 first day of this year’s edition, with Frayle, RUÏM, Orange Goblin, Crystal Lake, Oranssi Pazuzu, 3 Inches of Blood, Sigh, and Brutally Deceased, because they’ll be more than worth your time!
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!
With about a week to go, we put together 10 reasons why we think you should consider to still get yourself a ticket for Alcatraz 2024 and join in with the fun! With a stellar line-up, including some of the best the Belgian scene has to offer and a great organization trying to improve your festival experience year after year, it’s promising to be one hell of a weekend again!
With less than 2 weeks to go, we put together 10 reasons why we think you should consider to still get yourself a ticket for Alcatraz 2023 and join in with the fun!
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