We checked out the first day of the second edition of Hell’s Balls Belgium festival… With banging names like Triptykon, Primordial, Vltimas, the unofficial inclusion of the “Night Eternal tour” with Dark Tranquillity, Wolfheart and Moonspell, Carpathian Forest, Hellripper, Dead Head and The Monolith Deathcult, it was a true fest for any extreme metal fan!

Finnish rock and metal festival Rockfest has grown out to become one of the biggest if not the biggest events of the country, boasting big names and diverse line-ups that appealed to the larger crowd. Sadly, this year they decided to take a sabbath year, skipping an edition to prepare for the summer of 2025. […]

Belgian Fractured Insanity is gearing up to unleash their virulent death metal upon the world yet again with their upcoming album ‘Age Of Manipulation’, set for release in February 2025 via Xtreem Music and shared a first track with ‘Exaltation of a Fallen Glory’!

Reanimated Finnish death metallers August Moon shared the new track ‘Exitus’, the second revealed from the band’s long-awaited debut album ‘Something Eldritch and Macabre’, set for release in December via Personal Records!

Finnish deathgrind veterans Cannibal Accident are set to release their 5th album ‘Disgust’ in early 2025 via Inverse Records and recently unleashed a first double single with ‘Scorched Meat Tactics – Explicit Everything’!

Dutch blackgaze band Noctambulist have unveiled their next single ‘Lichteter’ from the upcoming 2nd full-length ‘Noctambulist II: De Droom’, set for release in early 2025 via These Hands Melt!

Austrian post-black visionaries Harakiri for the Sky return with their powerful new single ‘Heal Me’, another glimpse into the upcoming new album ‘Scorched Earth’, set for release in early 2025 via AOP Records!

German thrash metal legends Destruction are set to release their 16th album ‘Birth of Malice’ in 2025 via Napalm Records and unleashed an eponymous battle hymn with the new track ‘Destruction’!

Avantgarde metal trio Imperial Triumphant released the new single/video ‘Hotel Sphinx’, a track from their upcoming 6th full-length ‘Goldstar’, set for release in 2025 via Century Media Records!