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Alcatraz Festival drops over 60 new names for 2026 edition

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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!

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Full House Brew Crew announce new album and drop video single ‘No Gods, No Chains’

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Greek heavy groove juggernaut Full House Brew Crew announced the release of their new album ‘Glasgow Grin’ in February 2026 via ROAR and shared a first single with ‘No Gods, No Chains’! Catch them live right now in Europe on tour with Wolfheart, with this Tuesday a stop in Belgium hosted by our friends of DVG Club!

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Black Hawks MC’s Choppershow – Friday band night (Hamme, BE) – 12/09/2025

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Friday night at Black Hawk MC’s Choppershow weekend in Belgium was all about live music, and especially local bands with Poseydon, popular cover band Impact, and most of all Hexa Mera hitting the stage with a farewell show. Their powerful set hit especially hard, knowing the band is stepping away after 15 years: a bittersweet but fitting send-off for a group that’s been so important to our scene and community.

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Five Finger Death Punch announces new album ’20 Years Of Five Finger Death Punch – Best of Volume 2′ and shares new single featuring Babymetal

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Five Finger Death Punch announced the second volume of their best of albums, celebrating 20 years, to be out in October via Better Noise Music and shared the 2025 version of the track ‘The End’, featuring Babymetal!

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Orbit Culture release new single ‘Nerve’ from upcoming album

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Orbit Culture unveiled another single and video with ‘Nerve’, coming from the upcoming album ‘Death Above Life’ set for release early next month with Century Media Records! Catch them on tour in Europe this fall with Gaerea and Atlas, or next festival season with already confirmed appearances at for instance Alcatraz Festival 2026!

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Avatar announce new album and share latest single ‘Tonight We Must Be Warriors’

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After hinting at it in our talk at Alcatraz last month, Avatar unveiled the album title and release date of their upcoming 10th ablum ‘Don’t Go in the Forest’! And to celebrate, we got a video for the opening track ‘Tonight We Must Be Warriors’! Don’t forget to catch them live this Fall in the US and early next year in Europe!

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Alcatraz 2025 – Under One Flag

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Homegrown talent took the spotlight at Alcatraz 2025! Relive performances by Room13, Signs of Algorithm, Bark, Cult of Scarecrow, and Congress in our latest photo report. 🔥

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Alcatraz 2025 – Prison Stage – Day 3 (10/08/2025)

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The final day of Alcatraz ended in style 🤘 Fear Factory, Kerry King, Michael Schenker, Dimmu Borgir, and Machine Head took over the Prison Stage. Relive the closing day’s highlights in our latest photo gallery! 📸

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Soulfly announce new album ‘Chama’ and share new single ‘Storm The Gates’

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Extreme metal traiblazers Soulfly are delivering a new tribally fueled thirteenth album ‘CHAMA’ in October via Nuclear Blast and shared a first track with ‘Storm The Gates’!

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Interview Johannes Eckerström (Avatar) @ Alcatraz 2025 – “Every album has to feel artistically necessary”

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At Alcatraz 2025, Avatar’s Johannes Eckerström opened up about the band’s next chapter: a new album that was not to be named (it has a name, but he was being a “good boy” in not unveiling the title), their fastest song in 15 years, and why independent festivals (like the one we were at) keep metal’s future alive.

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