That pretty much tells you everything you need to know about our conversation with Brutal Sphincter’s Germain at Tolminator 2025. Expect stories about touring, festivals, Belgium’s metal scene, networking, Sphincter Society, ridiculous conspiracy theories and plenty of laughs along the way.
Switzerland’s heaviest export Paleface Swiss return with the announcement of ‘The Wilted EP’, set for release early 2026 and shared the new single and video ‘Let Me Sleep’! Catch them on their biggest Europe tour yet in 2026 or at already confirmed festivals like Tuska and Alcatraz next summer!
In the beginning of the month, melodic deathcore outfit Sterilizing The Deceased shared a new video for ‘Recovery’, confronting inner demons on a track from their earlier released EP ‘Nothing’!
Two decades deep in the Belgian hardcore scene, Whatever It Takes still keep it raw, honest, and for the people. We caught up with Hans and Tim after their festival set at Alcatraz 2025 to talk about twenty years of unity, humility, and a new, more outspoken album on the horizon.
Dutch hardcore veterans Born From Pain returned recently with the new track and video ‘Siege Mentality’, first single and title track from their upcoming EP!
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!
Mathcore trio Pupil Slicer unveiled their latest single and video ‘Nomad’, another track from their upcoming highly anticipated new album ‘Fleshwork’, out next month with Prosthetic Records!
PARKWAY DRIVE is full into their ’20 Years Anniversary Tour Europe’ and we caught them recently at their show at Schleyerhalle in Stuttgart, Germany with an impressive stage production including tons of pyro and floating stage elements. And of course they brought friends, in the form of two fellow bands from Down Under: THE AMITY AFFLICTION and THY ART IS MURDER. This explosive package is the real deal for any die-hard metalcore fan! If this tour hits up a city near you, don’t miss out on this!
Modern metalcore outfit The Narrator release the video single ‘Pills From The Start’, out now via Nuclear Blast Records! Catch them live in Europe starting next week supporting Annisokay!
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!
