Norwegian metalcore band Atena released the new song ‘Full Force to the Heart’ via Indie Recordings ahead of two international tours! Catch them on stage in the Nordic region on “The Nordic Invasion tour” with Aviana, One Morning Left and Cabal, or in the rest of Europe as special guests for the Dead Like Juliet and Awake The Dreamer co-headliner tour!

Danish/Faroese progressive metal unit IOTUNN will unleash their second full-length album ‘Kinship’ in October via Metal Blade Records and unveiled some of the new work through the captivating video single ‘I Feel the Night’!

We are still remembering the goth darkness we got to enjoy for a moment in the Helldorado stage tent at Alcatraz earlier this summer with Unto Others, and in a couple of weeks we’ll get to enjoy more of this new era of the band with their new album ‘Never, Neverland’ out via Century Media Records! Another single with ‘Momma Likes the Door Closed’ was released about a week ago, and it’s all we’ve ever wanted with heavy riffing and goth vibes!

Another band that impressed us highly earlier this summer when they played at Tuska, is the German metalcore outfit Annisokay! They just recently unleashed a new video single with ‘Get Your Sh!t Together’, out via Arising Empire, and will be roaming through Europe as support for Within Temptation later this year!

Gaerea is making their presence felt on the world of extreme metal with their latest captivating single and video ‘Unknown’, another track from their highly anticipated album ‘Coma’, set for release in October via Season of Mist!

Norwegian hardcore/punk unit Daufødt released the new single ‘Toxic’, a track from their upcoming album ‘Glitter’, set for release via Fysisk Format on September 20!

GORE. signed with Spinefarm Records and to celebrate joining the gloval roster of the label, they shared the captivating single and video ‘Babylon’!

A couple of weeks ago, the Swedish rockers of Eclipse rocked us hard on the Alcatraz grounds, and now they have shared their latest single ‘Still My Hero’, a track from their upcoming album ‘Megalomanium II’, out on September 20 via Frontiers Music!

80s inspired modern rock beacon Diamante has signed with Sumerian Records for her future releases and celebrated with the Lucha Libre-inspired video single ‘All For the Glory’!

Yesterday Tuska announced the exciting French duo Eihwar for their 2025 line-up, and we can’t wait to experience their “Viking War Trance” dance party in real life! In the mean time, they recently released an official live video for their ‘Berserkr’ track so you can go and get a taste!