Powerwolf unleashed the live version of ‘Armata Strigoi’, which will part of their upcoming monumental live album ‘Wildlive (Live at Olympiahalle)’, out in February 2026 via Napalm Records! If you want to experience them live in real life yourself, catch them on their “Wake Up The Wicked Tour” in 2026 or next summer headlining European festivals like Wacken and Alcatraz!
German power metal heroes Victorius are back with brand-new single ‘Raptor Squad Attack’, out with an arcade games inspired video and part of their upcoming album ‘World War Dinosaur’, set for release in April 2026 with Perception – A Division of Reigning Phoenix Music!
Alcatraz Festival just gave us an early christmas present by adding 32 more bands to the 2026 lineup, making it almost complete with another nice selection of metal icons, underground greats, up-and-coming bands and artists from its own Belgian soil!
Finnish outfit Metal De Facto join forces with Reaper Entertainment, creating a power metal alliance for the ages! Their take on the CoB classic ‘Lake Bodom’ will be the first release with the new label, out next week!
Swedish powerhouse Bloodbound unleashed their second single ‘As Empires Fall’ from upcoming album ‘Fields Of Swords’, set for release with Napalm Records next month!
Last week, Beast In Black announced an extended European headline tour in 2026 in support of their upcoming album and bringing along Sonata Arctica and Frozen Crown! Not all shows are announced yet, so keep an eye out if your country and city gets added to the list!
Finnish powerhouse Battle Beast released their new album ‘Steelbound’ with Nuclear Blast last week and celebrated the occasion with a music video for the track ‘Twilight Cabaret’!
Elettra Storm pays homage to 80s melodic metal in their style with the new single ‘Hero Among Heroes’, another track leading up to the release of their upcoming album ‘Evertale’, set to come out next Friday via Scarlet Records!
Italian melodic power metal stars Cristiano Filippini’s FLAMES OF HEAVEN unveiled the new single ‘The Archangel’s Warcry’, a third track shared from the upcoming album ‘Symphony Of The Universe’, out next month via Limb Music!
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!
The pictures of an energetic release show at Tavastia for both Arion and Cyan Kicks!
Pictures of one of the first shows ever by Alexi Laiho’s CoB continuation baptized Bodom After Midnight!
Pictures of Sound Of Noise or what will be known as one of the only metal festivals in Belgium during 2020’s pandemic.
Swedish heavy metal institute Hammerfall came to bring their epicness to the stage of Trix in Antwerp! Check out the pics of the show here!
Sabaton came all the way from Sweden with their theatrics and pyrotechnics to almost literally set Antwerps biggest venue on fire and brought Amaranthe and Apocalyptica to heat things up even more.
What a way to close Nosturi down! The Best Tour Ever Part 1 brought some of the best bands of the Finnish scene to the stage one more time to blow the roof off! The proof is in the pictures…
Pictures of the last show of Children of Bodom the way as we know it…
Metal is religion! For many this is true and the one band really embodying this, must be Powerwolf! Here are the pics of our night with them in Helsinki!
Turilli / Lione Rhapsody came to show why they are known as one of the legends of the symphonic power metal genre and we were there!
Pictures of day 1 of the almighty Tuska with some damn good music!
There’s always two sides to every story…
The symphonic band reimagined some old fan favorites.
