Dark black metal duo Hulder shared ‘In Blood and In Earth’, second single and final preview of their upcoming album ‘Verbolven’, out next month with Season of Mist and 20 Buck Spin!
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Czech black metal pioneers Inferno are back with a visual for their new track ‘With Raving Mouths They Utter Things Mirthless, Unadorned and Unperfumed’, from the upcoming album ‘The Anthropic Sophisms’, out next Friday on Debemur Morti Productions!
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Black metal punks Devil Master arise once more to corrupt the children of light… new album ‘Bloody Dreams’ out in September via Relapse Records and their unhinged lead single and video ‘You Worms’ Vain Delusions’ out right now!
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After the recent announcement of the upcoming animated series, Belzebubs have more news! They unveiled their first-ever enamel pins! 🔥 The Makeship campaign will help fund new music videos for the band’s upcoming album, go get them before the time runs out and support an amazing project!
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A good week ago, we received the exciting news that Belzebubs is officially bringing their black metal world to television with an animated show, out hopefully soon!
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Tuska has already kicked off the road to 2027! 🤘
The first eight bands have been announced, with Lorna Shore and Children of Bodom leading the way. Also confirmed are Heaven Shall Burn, Kanonenfieber, Gaerea, Fox Lake, Avralize and Sinizter. Who are you the most excited about and who are you hoping for still to be added? Let us know in the comments!
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Behemoth unleashed the new single and video ‘I, Scvlptor’, the title track of their upcoming album set to be released in September with Massacre Records and Nuclear Blast Records!
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Black forest metallers Finsterforst revealed the new track ‘Obduktion’, the second to be shared from the upcoming sixth album ‘Still’, out at the end of next month with AOP Records!
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Québec City-based folk and black metal band Tsar Stangra are set to release their new full-length album ‘Химните на разрушените светове (Hymns of the Broken Worlds)’ on July 1st via Globmetal Promotions, an ambitious piece of work exploring Bulgarian history, folklore, pagan ritual, exile, language and cultural memory!
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Progressive symphonic extreme metal force Tómarúm signed with Vesperian, the beginning of what promises to be an exciting new chapter!
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As every year is the case, Alcatraz Festival has plenty of space and attention for the local Belgian scene and we’re not the only ones happy about that. On the newly expanded Thursday warm-up night you’ll get to enjoy cover/tribute bands like Mr. Lipstick and the Lost Traces, Motörheads and BelgianQuoBand, the popular thrash/speed metallers of Evil Invaders and a stage filled with more underground like Sister May, Kerker, Stung, Violent Sin and Ancient Rites!
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!
Brutal Assault should be on your list of musts to go to at least once in your existence as metalhead, here are 10 reasons why we think you should consider making this true metal pilgrimage maybe this summer already!
Last day of Tuska 2025 already starting in a couple of hours! We’re really excited to see the epic headliner show of Lorna Shore, but besides them, here are 7 acts that are taking over a stage today you shouldn’t miss out on in our opinion, with Havukruunu, Kim Dracula, Nothing More, Octoploid, Polaris, The Vantages and Noiduin! Who are you looking forward to seeing today if you’re joining us at Tuska?
In less than a week, Tuska weekend is upon us! If somehow you weren’t convinced yet that you need to go, here are 10 reasons we believe should be enough motivation to still get a ticket and join us there!
If you are still looking for a great summer destination, here are 12 festivals that might make Finland the ideal place to go for you this year with Sonic Rites this weekend, Rockfest, Tuhdimmat Tahdit, Nummirock, Tuska, John Smith Festival, SaariHelvetti, Dark River Festival, Hellsinki Metal Festival, the CoolHead Live concert series, Sastamalan Torijuhlat and Hevipäivät!
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!
The summer festival season is over, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of exciting fests happening over the next couple of months this autumn/winter in Finland, starting with Cult of Darkness today, Helsinki Techfest, and HKI SKEPU FEST VI this month still, Pakanafesterit in October, Hellsinki Industrial Festival and Melancholy Mass Festivals in November, and John Smith Rock Frozen in December! And for the beer and music lovers, several Masis Beer & Metal events spread over the next couple of months all over Finland! Go get your tickets now!
For the first day of Alcatraz 2024, our team picked out 10 bands we believe you shouldn’t miss out on with Dyscordia, Dudsekop, Mantah, Feuerschwanz, Beast In Black, Cro-Mags, Hippotraktor, Uada, Paradise Lost and Amon Amarth! What bands are you really looking forward to for this Friday at Alcatraz? Let us know in the comments!
The second edition of Hellsinki Metal promises to be again absolutely great! Just in case you weren’t convinced enough yet, here are our reasons why we believe you should get a ticket still for the 2024 edition if you haven’t yet! With a massive line-up, added features and an overall excellent festival experience promised, you won’t want to sit this one out!
Album Reviews
Tenebrae In Perpetuum continues in the vein of the classic underground black metal on their latest album ‘Vacuum Coeli’. The Italian duo evokes chilling coldness and in-depth soundscapes for the listener to delve into the abysmal hell. Out now via Avantgarde Music since June 20th.
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Swedish black metal trio Lord Belial offers some proper classic 90s black metal on their tenth studio album “Unholy Trinity”. Released via Hammerheart Records on June 27th.
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Gygath is yet another side project band formed by Sortilege and Swartadauþuz. The debut full-length album ‘Ablaze above the Forest’ stems from the 90s heritage of atmospheric and symphonic black metal. Out via Nightbround Records.
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The symphonic and menacing black metal debut “The Cursed Oak”, by Alex Poole side project band, Kveldstimer invites you to wander through ancient woods under the moon, out via Bestial Rape Records!
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The third epic chapter “Sancrosanct Demonopathy” by Finnish black act Warmoon Lord offers symphonic elements of 90s black metal and lives up to the standard of Lord Vrăjitor. Out via Werewolf Records since May 9th. The album is highly recommended for fans of Emperor and Obtained Enslavement. Catch their show at Steelfest this weekend for those who make it, you won’t regret it!
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Greek titans Nightfall display remarkable musicianship on their eleventh studio album “Children of Eve”, out via Season of Mist since yesterday. The songs embrace and recapture the gothic facet of its music with dark atmosphere.
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Finnish black metal duo Moonfall delves into the archaic and atmospheric style of early black and dungeon synth. Their full-length album “Odes to the Ritual Hills” was released via Iron Bonehead Productions last week Friday!
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“Through Veils of Time” is the debut full-length album from the former Mactätus member Mjolne, and offers one of the best symphonic and atmospheric albums this year, comes highly recommended for fans of 90s black metal.
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The U.S. black metal supergroup Scour presents a demonic presentation on their first full length album “Gold”. Mr. Philip Anselmo goes full-time brutal and demonic on the album, released via Nuclear Blast Records.
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The Norwegian trio Nachash exerts in presenting its influences from the first wave of black metal on its newest album “Eschaton Magicks”. Out via Signal Rex since January 31st.
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