Thrash metal titans Kreator pay homage to Dario Argento’s horror classic ‘Suspiria’ with their video for new single ‘Tränenpalast’, featuring Britta Görtz of Hiraes on guest vocals and another track from their upcoming album ‘Krushers Of The World’, set for release in January 2026 via Nuclear Blast!
Blackend death thrash project Morbikon, led by members of Municipal Waste, Finntroll and more, unleashes the new single ‘Ghoul Infested Mausoleum’, a track from the upcoming album ‘Lost Within The Astral Crypts’, set for release in November via Tankcrimes!
Thrash metal legends Onslaught announced the full line-up of support bands for their upcoming “Force From Hell Tour 2026” across Europe with Tortured Demon from the UK and Persecutor from Denmark! Get your tickets now!
Tacoma crossover crew Denial Of Life unleashed a scathing video for the track ‘Circle The Drain’, the primary single leading up the their upcoming ‘Witness The Power’ EP, set for release next week via Creator-Destructor Records!
Blackened thrash bastards Hellripper return with a brand-new single ‘Kinchyle (Goatkraft And Granite)’, out now with their new label Century Media Records and announce new European tourdates for 2026, bringing along Schizophrenia and Sarcator!
Promising thrash metal outfit Hostilia are releasing their brand new album ‘Face the Fire’ with Hammerheart Records this Friday October 24th, but shared a third single last week with ‘Eternal Death’!
Technical metallers Coroner have released their new studio album ‘Dissonance Theory’ via Century Media Records last Friday and launched a lyric video for the track ‘Consequence’ to celebrate! See them live next summer at already confirmed Europe festivals Brutal Assault and Alcatraz Festival!
Tuska is bringing Megadeth to its 2026 line-up as the headliner for the Friday and adds 13 more bands to the line-up with Trivium, P.O.D., Stam1na, Lost Society, Paleface Swiss, Return To Dust, The Browning, Dogma, Slope, 802, Allt, Atlas and Kneel Before The Death! All ticket classes are available right now!
The 18th edition of Alcatraz is shaping up to be historic with headliners Arch Enemy and Alestorm, legends like Soulfly, Saxon, Body Count, Rose Tattoo, extreme assaults from Immolation, Internal Bleeding, 200 Stab Wounds, Sanguisugabogg, and modern favorites like Kittie, Northlane, Animals As Leaders, The Ghost Inside.
We’re especially thrilled to see the Belgian flag flying high again with Channel Zero, Amenra, Enthroned, Psychonaut and Mantah on the bill. And let’s not forget our longtime Finnish favorites Luna Kills, making a big step onto the Alcatraz stage!
On top of that, the Prison Stage opens already on the Thursday for the first time ever, and day ticket prices are lower than 2025 right now!
Danish thrash metallers Persecutor announced their upcoming third album ‘Casualties of Violence’ to be out in March 2026 and unleashed a first new single with ‘Acta Est Fabula’!
German thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTION celebrate their 40th anniversary by setting the world ablaze with a new, hard-hitting grenade in the form of their new album, Diabolical (out April 8, 2022 via Napalm Records). As one of the most legendary German thrash metal bands in existence, DESTRUCTION grace the wall of fame alongside giants like Kreator, Sodom and Tankard.
After last year’s impressive fictional compilation album “Killection”, Lordi is back with an even more mind-blowing release as they unleash a back catalogue of 7 albums with “Lordiversity”!
Nocturnal Graves fourth album “An Outlaw’s Stand” is full of raptures and grits where the Aussies deliver the outright rampage of blackened thrash/death metal.
Angelus Apatrida stands for solid thrash releases hailing from Spain. For fans of Megadeth and Testament.
The second album of Belgium’s modern thrashers Primal Creation, sees them venturing into a slightly different sound than just straight up thrashing!
Nekromantheon’s latest release “The Visions of Trismegistos” is a tour de force in eighties extreme metal.
Morbid Breath releases their debut EP, In the Hand of the Reaper, an homage to the old thrash days and a promise of more great music to come.
When thinking about Texas, you’re likely to picture cowboys and country music, but it’s also the birthplace of thrash band AGGRAVATOR.After their self-titled 2019 EP which honoured the last works of their original lead guitarist late Jesse Lopez, the thrashers are back with their next EP ‘Unseen Repulsions’. It’s their first release on Empire Records […]
3 songs which gives a sense of what has been and what could have been with Bodom After Midnight. A worthy addition to Alexi Laiho’s repertoire and career. May the Wildchild rest/shred in peace.
The fourth album from thrash veterans Heathen was long overdue, but definitely worth the wait!
Moon Shot, RØRY, and Stam1na took over Rockfest’s Red Stage and Black Stage with unforgettable performances, and we captured it all.
Last month, both of our home countries met at a great event with some of the top of the underground metal scene like Unhoped, Rapid, Galvanizer and the very first appearance in Finland of the Belgian speed metallers of Bütcher!
The tradition at GrimmGent is for all photographers to set up our personal collection of our favourites. Always an illustrious collection, sometimes with shots that haven’t even been published here. This is my Tom Treuten selection of highlights in 2024.
Lithuanian thrash metal force Phrenetix were on tour in Europe and stopped at our very own venue Asgaard in Gentbrugge to throw a hell of a party with the help of Nuclear Warfare and Steamroller!
This year, all Thrash Metal fans in Europe received a special treat, an early Christmas present: KREATOR & ANTHRAX feat. TESTAMENT. All three bands were in a class of their own that evening – there was no support, only headliners. This evening will be remembered by all thrashers for a long time.
40 years – what an anniversary for the Brazilian metal icons SEPULTURA. At the same time, it’s a ’40 Years Farewell Tour – Celebrating Life Through Death’. With 15 albums to their name, puts on a great show, supported by JESUS PIECE, OBITUARY and JINJER. What a goodbye for a legendary band, MHP Arena in Ludwigsburg, Germany literally boiled over!
Pictures of the second day of Hellsinki Metal Festival 2024 with on stage 1 shows from Kreator, Meshuggah, Doro and Blackbraid!
Pictures of the third day of Alcatraz 2024, with on the Prison Stage explosive shows from Audrey Horne, Soil, Jinjer, Korpiklaani, Gene Simmons Band and Architects!
Pictures of the second day of Alcatraz 2024, with on the Prison Stage explosive shows from Finntroll, Spiritbox, Dio Disciples, Testament, Epica and Europe!
Pictures of the first day of Hellsinki Metal Festival 2024 with on stage 2 shows from Satyricon, Deicide, Hellhammer, Terrorizer and Deathchain!
