Swedish black/death metal quartet Vanhelgd delivers a chilling piece of old school and modern atmospheric metal on their sixth album ‘Atropos Doctrina’. Out via Dark Descent Records.
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For the first day of Alcatraz 2024, our team picked out 10 bands we believe you shouldn’t miss out on with Dyscordia, Dudsekop, Mantah, Feuerschwanz, Beast In Black, Cro-Mags, Hippotraktor, Uada, Paradise Lost and Amon Amarth! What bands are you really looking forward to for this Friday at Alcatraz? Let us know in the comments!
The second edition of Hellsinki Metal promises to be again absolutely great! Just in case you weren’t convinced enough yet, here are our reasons why we believe you should get a ticket still for the 2024 edition if you haven’t yet! With a massive line-up, added features and an overall excellent festival experience promised, you won’t want to sit this one out!
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!
Árstíðir Lífsins on its sixth full length album “Aldrlok” recounts the timeless tales of old Norse history and turbulent times of change in Iceland. The nine cuts combine modern and classic black metal into an epic black metal album that stands unique in the band’s musical works, out via Ván Records.
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In anticipation of this Friday’s release of their new album ‘Trenches’ via Soulseller Records, Norway’s Svartelder shared the new track ‘The Forgiving Isolation’!
Gaerea is ready to venture onto different paths, infusing their intense black metal music with other influences, guiding us into the darkness with their upcoming album ‘Coma’, set for release in October via Season of Mist and shared a couple of weeks ago the lead single ‘Hope Shatters’ with a captivating video! Catch them live at select Europe festivals like Dark River Festival in Finland in 10 days, or at the end of the year on their North American tour supporting Zeal & Ardor!
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French black metal outfit Seth once again steals the spotlight with its grand seventh opus: ‘La France des Maudits’ is a symphonic masterpiece that brings vehemence and an outstanding performance. Out via Season of Mist.
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Atmospheric black metal project Tour d’Ivoire set the release date for their self-titled debut on Antiq on September 6th, and shared an excerpt from one of the tracks on the album!
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Kvaen’s third studio album ‘The Formless Fires’ captures the early years of Swedish melodic black metal. The album is highly recommended for fans of Dissection, The Moaning and A Canorous Quintet. Out on Metal Blade Records.
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