With Glenn’s selection of his albums of the year, there is a bunch of metalcore, deathcore, djent and some surprising entries with Thy Art Is Murder, Avenged Sevenfold, Within Temptation, Tesseract, Avatar, In Flames, Sleep Token, Periphery, Invent Animate, and Chelsea Grin!

Our resident extreme metal reviewer Mazen has a selection of stellar (mostly) black and death metal releases as his favorite of the year with Sulphur Aeon, Varathron, Moonlight Sorcery, Cruciamentum, Suffocation, Dying Fetus, Asphodelus, Marduk, …And Oceans, and Cirith Ungol!

The legendary Ihsahn released second single/video ‘Twice Born’ from the upcoming self-titled album, set for release in February 2024 via Candlelight Records!

Norway’s pioneers of avant-garde/progressive black metal Borknagar announced their upcoming 12th album ‘Fall’ to be released via Century Media Records in February 2024 and shared the single ‘Summits’!

Madder Mortem released the second single ‘The Head That Wears The Crown’, from the upcoming new album ‘Old Eyes, New Heart’, set for release on January 26 via Dark Essence Records!

The cold came to Munich in the form of a package of Scandinavian bands, but Liv Sin, Priest and Deathstars managed to warm the souls of those present in the small Strom quickly after waiting in the cold and snow.

A couple of days ago, Tuska announced a 2nd batch of confirmed names for the 2024 edition, and they got us even more excited about next summer! With Bad Omens, Zeal & Ardor, Tarot, Sonata Arctica, Warmen, Annisokay, Solence, Beyond The Black, Ankor, Rytmihäiriö, and I Am The Night! Go get your tickets now!