Canada’s NOX unleashed his debut single ‘Night Terror’ with a cinematic music video, channeling a dark Gothic world!
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News Posts
Swedish gothic doom entity Draconian dropped their latest new single ‘Misanthrope River’, another track from their upcoming album ‘In Somnolent Ruin’, out next month via Napalm Records!
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Black Veil Brides announced their seventh studio album ‘Vindicate’ to be out in May via Spinefarm and unleashed a video for the title track!
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Portuguese gothic metal pioneers Moonspell unleashed the new single and music video ‘Far From God’ to announce their upcoming album of the same name, set for release in July! Catch them live this summer at European festivals like Graspop and Dark River Festival!
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UK “Death Pop” outfit High Parasite released their new single ‘Drag Me Under’, out with Spinefarm Records!
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Finnish death/doom metallers Hanging Garden revealed music video and new single ‘Eternal Trees of Turquoise’, another track from their upcoming album ‘Isle of Bliss’, out this Friday via Agonia Records!
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Gothic doom unit Frayle revealed a music video for the track ‘Souvenirs Of Your Betrayal’ from their latest album ‘Heretics & Lullabies’, released with Napalm Records last year!
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Final Gasp is embarking on a headlining North American tour this week and are releasing their new album ‘New Day Symptoms’ this Friday with Relapse Records. But not before they shared another single with ‘No Hand To Lead’!
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Gothic doom metal masters Draconian are back with their new album ‘In Somnolent Ruin’, out in May via Napalm Records, where long-time vocalist Lisa Johansson is making a return!
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Finnish melancholic death/doom metallers Hanging Garden unveiled the details of their upcoming new album ‘Isle of Bliss’, set for release in March via Agonia Records and shared a music video for its opening track ‘To Outlive the Nine Ravens’!
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Album Reviews
Swallow The Sun’s ninth studio album “Shining” mixes all the elements and ingredients of their recent works together, displaying the shifting tides of heaviness and a melodramatic style of gothic doom into again a milestone of excellence for the Finns, out tomorrow via Century Media Records.
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The third full length album “Never, Neverland” from Portland, Oregon based gothic metal Unto Others packs sixteen powerful tracks, showing that they’re back at full force and ready to take on the world, out today via Century Media Records!
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Zetra ignites a sensational and haunting journey, taking the listener on a dark musical adventure on its debut self-titled full-length album. Out now via Nuclear Blast.
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“Hamartia” showcases the band’s memorable songwriting and wittingly transitioning into an era of prosperity, Tribulation has created its own sub-genre of dark gothic music and continue to expand their trademark palette. Released via Century Media Records.
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4 years after ‘1755’, MOONSPELL releases ‘Hermitage’. The 13th release in the nearly 30 year long run of this iconic Dark metal/ Goth metal band.
Idle Hands’ ‘Mana’ is a goth rroch/heavy metal masterpiece that strikes more than one emotional chord.
Through the medium of metal Rotting Christ have achieved their musical art and this time they have nailed with perfection!!!
Letzte Instanz Germans do some storytelling with a warm voice and a tasteful musical environment.
The refined heavy guitars riffs are the secret key for Tribulations success ,always casting their magical moments with grim vocals, and rhythmic chord lines
Vintersorg takes us on a journey back to the roots of their musical journey that started in 1998… but with a little twist!
Photo Reports
Tolminator 2025 started strong on the main stage with sets from Warbringer, Omnium Gatherum, High Parasite, Angelus Apatrida, and the mighty Kreator. Our intern photographer Nox captured the action, dive into the gallery from Day 1!
Charon kicked off their reunion tour in Tampere, and we made it to their packed gig at Olympia-kortteli on August 29, a night of fun, good music and plenty of nostalgia!
Rockfest Friday wasn’t just about the main stage. From Dead By April and Awake Again to Jinjer and Cemetery Skyline, the Red and Black Stage delivered intensity, precision, and atmosphere in equal measure.
About a month ago, The Dark Tranquillity “Endtime Signals European Tour 2025” stopped in Lille, France with special guests Moonspell and Hiraes. We were there and saw it was good, together with a roaring crowd!
Pictures of a sold-out night with melodic metal legends Dark Tranquillity, gothic metal institution Moonspell and German promises Hiraes at Ääniwalli in Helsinki!
This year’s “Motocultor across Europe Tour” kickoff show was at Poppodium 013 in Tilburg, The Netherlands, headlined by Moldovan favorite Infected Rain and support acts Semblant, Elyose, Miruthan, and Skin On Flesh!
We checked out the first day of the second edition of Hell’s Balls Belgium festival… With banging names like Triptykon, Primordial, Vltimas, the unofficial inclusion of the “Night Eternal tour” with Dark Tranquillity, Wolfheart and Moonspell, Carpathian Forest, Hellripper, Dead Head and The Monolith Deathcult, it was a true fest for any extreme metal fan!
Kamelot’s “Awaken the World Tour 2024” stopped by the Trix venue in Antwerp, Belgium. And together with supporting acts Frozen Crown, Blackbriar and Ad Infinitum, they made the event a complete package of symphonic and power metal brilliance!
Pictures of the first day of Alcatraz 2024, with on the Swamp Stage a serving of extreme metal with Fleshgod Apocalypse, Benediction, Lord of the Lost and Watain!
Pictures of the first day of Alcatraz 2024, with on the Swamp Stage a serving of extreme metal with Sadus, Paradise Lost and Cradle of Filth!
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