Virginia’s thrashers Vigil announced their upcoming highly anticipated debut album ‘Primordial Rites’ to be out in October with Shadow Kingdom Records and shared a first track with ‘Nocturnal Hunger’!
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GORE. unveiled their new EP ‘…Then You Cannot Love Me’ to be out early next month via Spinefarm Records and shared the video single ‘Crucified’! Catch them on tour with I Prevail in Europe starting tomorrow, don’t miss out!
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Revocation presents an official video for the track ‘Data Corpse’, coming from their latest release ‘New Gods, New Masters’, out with Metal Blade Records! Catch them on their “20 Years of Torment” tour through North America right now!
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Trivium unleashed their furious new single ‘Dead Inside of Me’ with Roadrunner Records, the first new music since their last album and a taste of what is to come! Catch them on tour later this year in North America with In Flames, Orbit Culture, Fit For An Autopsy and Frozen Soul!
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Outlier released their new single and video ‘Graveyard Masterpiece’, out now everywhere via Oxide Records and announced their upcoming tour with Dark Divine and Fire From The Gods!
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Extreme metal project Eonian recently released the epic new single ‘Uktena’, featuring Fleshgod Apocalypse’s Fabio Bartoletti and heavily inspired by traditional Cherokee stories!
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Coming off her tour with Yungblud, Emily Wolfe returned with new single ‘Power’, another raw, honest and authentic track from her upcoming new album out later this year with Judge & Jury Records!
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L.A. punk ‘n’ roll band The Hellflowers released their new single ‘Wild Ones’, a defiant anthem about women living on their own terms and a first taste of their upcoming album ‘Haunted’, out in February 2027!
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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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Melodeath masters Aether Realm announced their new album ‘Season of Bloodshed’ to be released in December via Napalm Records!
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Black Stone Cherry brought explosive energy to Stuttgart’s LKA Longhorn, delivering a powerhouse blues-rock set that spanned their entire catalog. From fan‑favorite classics to emotional highlights, the night had everything. Support act has been 10 YEARS, to add some alternative, post-grunge notes to the night. A really successful tour kickoff at Stuttgart’s LKA Longhorn.
Three major legends of Bay Area thrash metal are shaking the ground of festival stages in Europe during summer season 2026: METAL CHURCH, DEATH ANGEL and TESTAMENT. A package that makes the heart of each thrash metal jump, especially if you were young in the 1980s. And this package hasn’t disappointed, especially not when they took the time for a club show at Cologne’s Essigfabrik in Germany – a whole night of the finest Bay Area Thrash Metal!
Smoke and poor air quality couldn’t stop day one of Upheaval Festival. LANDMVRKS, Story Of The Year, Poppy, and Gojira put on unforgettable shows on the Upheaval Stage!
Hot item of this summer in Germany: LANSDOWNE. The US-based hard rockers from BOSTON came back to Europe again after their first tour run last spring. Besides festival appearances, they did a number of headline shows. We have visited their gig in Stuttgart that took place on one of the hottest days of the year so far. And this was not only due to the combination with the opening act SMOKING LIPS.
THE PRETTY WILD fired up the room — HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD blew the roof off. A great night of dynamic performances and a blend of rap-metal, nu-metal and a variety of other styles created a massive excitement. The Im Wizemann venue was sold for a long time already and the room packed up to the last bit of space. After the show was over you did know why!
One night, one band: MACHINE HEAD. The California based combo came to Ludwigsburg to take the audience on an almost 3 hrs ride through the band’s history. Robb Flynn and his fellow bandmates delivered a blasting show with stunning visuals, great sound, flames and lights. It was simply amazing and crowd followed actively with massive circle pits and a large number of crowdsurfers. A truly genuine concert experience!
Saturday at the Clyde Theatre it Smelled Like a Freakshow with Avatar rolling into Fort Wayne with their “Don’t Go In The Forest tour”, bringing along the amazing Italian symphonic death metallers Fleshgod Apocalpyse and Texan death metal grinders Frozen Soul!
A night of pure thrash power in Stuttgart: NAILS, EXODUS, CARCASS and legends KREATOR delivered fire, speed and unforgettable moments on the “KRUSHERS OF THE WORLD TOUR 2026”. Dive into our full photo report and relive the chaos. This night had it all: a full arsenal: towering ghouls, fire, smoke, and a stage show as intense as the music.
In the beginning of the month, Butcher Babies hosted an electrifying show at Piere’s in Fort Wayne, Indiana along with Lylvc and Remember Me! Catch Butcher Babies live on their co-headline tour with Infected Rain in Europe right now!
Stuttgart went full‑force hardcore as RAW BRIGADE, WISDOM IN CHAINS, and the true NYHC legends AGNOSTIC FRONT tore down the walls at ‘Im Wizemann’ on the “Echoes In Eternity Tour 2026”. Dive into our exclusive photo report and relive the chaos, the untamed raw energy, and the unforgettable moments from a night that shook the city.
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