Longtime Danish metal outfit HateSphere announced their new album ‘Guillotine’ to be out with Scarlet Records coming October and unveiled the title track as a first taste!
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News Posts
We’re still buzzing about last weekend’s festivities at Alcatraz Festival, but no rest for the wicked with already a first 30 names confirmed for next year’s edition and early bird sales on the way since yesterday! Who are you looking for or hoping for still for the 2027 edition? Let us know in the comments!
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Modern metal powerhouse APOCÆLYPSE announced their debut album ‘FÆNIX’ to be out next month and unleashed the explosive new single ‘Black Box’!
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Amon Amarth announced their new album ‘The Allfather Awakens’ to be out in October via Metal Blade Records and shared the new single ‘Gjallarhorn’! Catch them live in Europe this fall on their headline tour bringing the new music to fans all over the continent.
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Canadian extreme metal veterans Without Mercy released an official music video for the track ‘Glass’, the lastest single from their EP ‘Infinite Loss’, out since May!
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Dutch groove hardcore youngsters Inherited have announced their new EP ‘ALL 4 ONE’ to be out in October via Mascot Records and unveiled the video for the track ‘Inherited’!
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Veteran metal musician Ira Black presented a new era in his career with APOCÆLYPSE, taking center stage as vocalist, songwriter and main creative behind the project, unleashing a first single with ‘INTELL-I-GENTS’!
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DevilDriver unleashed their new single ‘Dead In The Water’, another taste of their upcoming new album ‘Strike and Kill’, out next month via Napalm Records!
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Brazilian metal titans Eminence returned with their crushing new single ‘Silent March’, featuring a guest appearance by Andreas Kisser from Sepultura!
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Chicago metal outfit Repentance announced their upcoming third full-length ‘Retaliate’ to be released with Noble Demon in July and unleashed the crushing title track as a first single!
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Interviews
We caught up with Aeveris’ Jeffrey and Louis after their Alcatraz Festival show to talk about the story behind the band’s name, the personal themes running through ‘Imminence’, and how the band’s evolving lineup has changed their creative process.
From genuine emotions and mental well-being to pre-show nerves, dream stages and the rather hilarious coincidence of sharing a festival day with Swedish band Imminence, there was plenty to talk about.
Thanks to Hardlife Promotion for setting this up!
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Today they probably played a killer show at Summer Breeze, but about a month and a half ago, a decade after our first conversation at Tuska, we met up with Stam1na for a genuine full-circle interview about creativity, longevity, Finnish metal and the passion that still drives them after eleven albums.
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Fear of Domination’s Saku opens up over a good craftbeer at Crafters Bar in Finland about the long, difficult road behind their recently released album ‘Katharsis’, finding the missing piece with producer Jarno Hänninen, and why this album became a true emotional release.
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Jinjer are bringing their full headline production back to Europe in 2026. We spoke with Eugene Abdukhanov about Duél, the special tour lineup, and reconnecting with fans after years away.
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Two months after our talk at Alcatraz Festival, we stepped back into the forest with Johannes Eckerström of Avatar to talk about their upcoming album ‘Don’t Go In The Forest’ (out next week October 31st), from disco death grooves and true crime commentary to piano-born love songs and the return of the metal circus among many other things.
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We sat down with Orbit Culture’s Niklas to talk about their upcoming album ‘Death Above Life’ (out now with Century Media Records), their journey from support slots to headliners, and why this new era feels like a true rebirth. Catch them live on tour with Gaerea and Atlas in Europe next month or at summer festivals in 2026 like the already confirmed Alcatraz Festival!
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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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One year after making an impression at La Morgue, Mantah returned to Alcatraz on one of the festival’s bigger stages—and showed exactly why they deserved the promotion. After their set, we sat down with almost the entire band for a relaxed conversation about their love for ’90s metal, giving songs room to evolve, the next album, and why they believe the Belgian metal scene has never felt more united.
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Opening a festival day is never easy, but Aeveris turned it into one of the highlights of their Alcatraz 2023 experience. We sat down with Louis and Jeffrey after their set to talk about Belgian metal, the band’s rapid rise and the challenge of following up a successful debut album.
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A chat with Johannes from Avatar on the new album ‘Dance Devil Dance’ on why this is the best album of them as of yet, how they did things somewhat different and tried to approach everything in such a way that they thought people could dance to even blast beats and why now was the time for them to self-release the album.
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Photo Reports
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!
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!
33 Years after their “last” show, Belgian cult thrash outfit Dead Serious is back and played live in our own venue Asgaard with the support of Steamroller and Phoenix Rebellion! Of course we were there!
To celebrate the 20 year anniversary of their 5th album ‘Kuoleman laulukunnaat’, Mokoma, together with Koljosen Tiekiista struck down at Tavara-Asema in Tampere on Friday the 27th of March for a fantastic show.
Avatar’s “In the Airwaves Tour” hit Brussels at Ancienne Belgique with Alien Weaponry and Witch Club Satan for an amazing night of theatricality and music!
The circus came to Helsinki! Avatar brought the “In The Airwaves 2026” tour to Kulttuuritalo with support from Alien Weaponry and Agabas, and we captured the chaos, theatrics and energy in our new photo report!
On the third stop of their “Duél tour”, Jinjer impressed a sold-out Brussels crowd with their set blending latest material and fan favorites! And with the support of exceptional bands Unprocessed and Textures, it was quite the night to behold!
The year 2025 is wrapped up, and we’re looking back on all the great gigs and festivals we had the pleasure of shooting.
On the European leg of the “Death Above Life world tour”, Orbit Culture made a stop at Trix in Belgium with their special guests Gaerea and openers Atlas. We were there!
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Our Support Your Locals series continues! Friday at Alcatraz is packed with Belgian talent, from hometown heroes Amenra to exciting newcomers making their debut at the event, cult comebacks, anniversary celebrations and everything in between with A Thousand Sufferings, Cowboys & Aliens, Dead Serious, Hope As A Weapon, Hope Erodes, Modder, Sons Of Lioth and Temptations For The Weak. Here’s why these nine Belgian bands deserve a place on your Friday schedule! Who are you looking forward to seeing live?
The first day of the third edition of Hellsinki Metal Festival is filled with an impressive line-up of metal bands of almost every subgenre, completed with some special ones. Of course you need to go see King Diamond headlining tonight, but there is so much more to discover, so our editorial team picked out 7 bands that they think you definitely shouldn’t miss out on with Rabbit Cult, Gost, Kanonenfieber, Forbidden, Fear Factory, Candlemass and Moonsorrow! What bands are you really looking forward to today? Let us know in the comments!
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 High Parasite, Gutalax, Landmvrks, Blood Fire Death, Slow Crush, Patriarchy, Fear Factory and Drowning Pool, 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!
After a great first day at Tuska 2025, these are the 8 bands you should see today on day two with Wind Rose, Charlotte Wessels, JILUKA, Eihwar, Royal Sorrow, Orbit Culture, Slaughter To Prevail and thrown!
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!
Besides the epic shows of the headliners at this year’s Rockfest, we picked 10 bands that we think you shouldn’t miss out on if you’re going to the festival this weekend, with Moon Shot, Sepultura, RØRY, Awake Again, Bullet For My Valentine, Jinjer, Cemetery Skyline, Demolition 23, GHØSTKID and Black Flag! Who are you looking forward to the most this weekend? See you there!
With about a week to go, we put together 10 reasons why we think you should consider to still get yourself a ticket for Alcatraz 2024 and join in with the fun! With a stellar line-up, including some of the best the Belgian scene has to offer and a great organization trying to improve your festival experience year after year, it’s promising to be one hell of a weekend again!
Tomorrow it’s again that time of the year: 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 if any are available still! Going from a great line-up, to Tuska KVLT, Tuska Expo expanding further and simply an amazing atmosphere! See you there!
With less than 2 weeks to go, we put together 10 reasons why we think you should consider to still get yourself a ticket for Alcatraz 2023 and join in with the fun!
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