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!
Alcatraz Festival is a strong and outspoken supporter of the local, Belgian music scene and shared over the weekend their “Under One Flag” selection of amazing Belgian bands for the 2025 edition of the event!
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!
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!
Swedish black metal witches Völva have unleashed a second single ‘Asmodeus’ from their upcoming album ‘Desires Profane’, set for release later this month via Grind To Death Records and Fiadh Productions!
German destructive force that is Mantar is set to release their new album ‘Post Apocalyptic Depression’ in early 2025 via Metal Blade Records and shared a first single with ‘Halsgericht’!
Beyond the Gates announced the first wave of bands for the 2025 edition with the return of King Diamond for the first time in almost 2 decades, special sets from Abbath, Triptykon and Destruction, and on top of that I Am Morbid, Hellbutcher, Hellripper and Dark Sonority!
Post-black outfit Dawn Of Ouroboros shared a live video for ‘Rise from Disillusion’, a track from their 2023 album ‘Velvet Incandescence’, released via Prosthetic Records!
Blackened death metallers Aoidos released ‘From the Surface Grate’, the third single from their upcoming album ‘Oizys’, set to be released on November 29th via Nox Liberartio Records!
