Alt-metal unit Luther signed with Long Branch Records and dropped their new single ‘Giving The People What They Want’ to celebrate!
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DVRK unleashed a brand new punishing track with ‘Misery Repeat’ today with Season of Mist, the first transmission of their next phase!
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Australia’s Windwaker unleashed their latest new track ‘click.’ with Fearless Records, bringing in Filipino alt pop sensation RinRin for a collab!
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Lindsay Schoolcraft announced her upcoming new album ‘Harrowing’ to be out in June and unveils a pop-up video for recently released single ‘I Wait For You To Fall’, perfectly fitting with the late ’90s and early 2000s vibes of the track!
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Lindsay Schoolcraft released her new single ‘I Wat For You To Fall’, a fun throwback to the late 90s and early 2000s sound, fusing metalcore, nu metal and rocktronica elements!
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VCTMS is coming with their new EP ‘Pain Processing II’ in May and unveiled the single ‘burning/bones’ featuring Ben Hoagland from Extortionist!
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Moodring share a visualizer for new single ‘Anywhere But Here’, a track from the upcoming ‘death fetish’ album, set for release in March with SharpTone Records!
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Alt-metal misfits VCTMS released their new single ‘devil’s/speak’ featuring Nathan Johnson of Fox Lake, out now everywhere!
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Heavy music outfit Dagger Threat released their new album ‘bleed///reboot’ yesterday! Fusing hardcore with the pulse and grit of 2000s nu metal, this is quite the banger you’ll want to check out!
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Finnish metal festival institution Nummirock is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2026 and announced the first 12 names with Satyricon, Moonsorrow, Rise of the Northstar, Omnium Gatherum (also celebrating their anniversary), Immortal Disfigurement, Uada, and more!
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The smaller stages were anything but quiet on day two! 🔥 He Who Dwells, Alyxx, Forge The Sun, Approaching Autumn and Set It Off, among others kept Upheaval Festival rocking.
Nu metal, metalcore, genre-bending madness, progressive groove metal and rock — Silly Goose, Dying Wish, Bilmuri, Jinjer and Papa Roach covered a lot of ground on day two of Upheaval Festival!
THE PRETTY WILD fired up the room — HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD blew the roof off. A great night of dynamic performances and a blend of rap-metal, nu-metal and a variety of other styles created a massive excitement. The Im Wizemann venue was sold for a long time already and the room packed up to the last bit of space. After the show was over you did know why!
An impromptu pop-up show popped off at Piere’s in Ft Wayne, Indiana last month with Shallow Side, Above Snakes and The Kickbacks!
Rain, wind, tornado watches… and still a packed Piere’s. Nonpoint brought the “Nu-Metal Nu-Year” to Fort Wayne with Boy Hits Car and Aurorawave and nothing was stopping this crowd. Alive. Kicking. Loud.
The last stop, and no holding back. Cradle of Filth closed their “Splintered in Winter Tour” in Antwerp, with a crushing set from special guests and death metal legends Suffocation and a striking Belgian debut by the Australian misfits of Mélancolia.
SKINDRED’s explosive Stuttgart show on their current Europe tour featured electrifying sets from SICKRET and ALIEN ANT FARM, culminating in a masterclass of Reggae Metal led by Benji Webbe and his powerhouse bandmates. On a frosty November night, the legendary LKA Longhorn was set ablaze.
Electric Callboy turned Jäähalli into a full-on party during their “Tanzneid Europe Tour”. With explosive support sets from Bury Tomorrow and Wargasm (UK), Helsinki was all in from start to finish.
Day 1 at Alcatraz started with a bang… Blaze Bayley, SNOT, Wednesday 13, W.A.S.P., Mastodon and Kreator all took over the Prison Stage.
“Worlds Collide” when The Taste of Armageddon Tour hit Piere’s in Ft Wayne, Indiana and brought banging shows of Powerman5000, Ill Niño, Hed PE and Priest!
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One final day. One last chance to discover a new favourite band before another unforgettable edition of Alcatraz comes to an end. Our final Editorial Picks put the spotlight on Gutalax, Animals as Leaders, Paleface Swiss, Warkings, Rise of the Northstar, Blackbraid and Luna Kills. Whether you’re looking for technical mastery, crushing breakdowns, power metal anthems or the most ridiculous grindcore party of the weekend, Sunday’s got you covered.
Who are you ending your Alcatraz weekend with?
Still figuring out your Saturday at Alcatraz? We’ve done some of the hard work for you.
Our latest Editorial Picks shine the spotlight on Orbit Culture, Firewind, Kittie, Miracle of Sound, Mushroomhead, Castle Rat, Ratos de Porão and Graphic Nature. From melodic death metal and power metal to theatrical doom, crossover legends and the next generation of heavy music, there’s something here for every metalhead.
Have a read and let us know who you absolutely refuse to miss!
For the second day of Alcatraz 2025, our team picked out 8 bands we believe you shouldn’t miss out on with Myrath, KNIFE, Baest, Drowning Pool, Rivers of Nihil, Nailbomb, Caliban and Avatar! What bands are you really looking forward to for this Friday at Alcatraz? 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 fourth day of this year’s edition, with Crypta, Hanabie., Brujeria, Harakiri For The Sky, King Woman, Gost, Hellbutcher and Priest because they’re more than worth it!
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 third day of this year’s edition, with Graphic Nature, Within Destruction, Mnemic, Sylvaine, Gaerea, The Browning, Hellripper and Mantar, because they’ll be more than worth your time!
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!
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!
For the third and last day of Alcatraz 2023, our team picked out 10 more bands we believe you shouldn’t miss out on with Serpents Oath, Archspire, Psychonaut, Mantah, Gaupa, Stake, Blind Guardian, Brutus, Killswitch Engage, and Holy Moses! Who are you especially looking forward to on the second day of the festival?
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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