Bay Area death metal thrashers Laceration return with the sophomore ‘I Erode’, spawning old school brutality in the vein of Suffocation. Out on 20 Buck Spin.

After a well-deserved summer break, the new season opened with a bang. Fat Bastard Promotions and Asgaard managed to book 1914, one of the most interesting bands of the last decade. Bokkerijders was chosen as support. No wonder the tickets flew out the door. After a few days, the event was hopelessly sold out. 

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.

The first day of the second edition of Hellsinki Metal Festival is filled with an impressive line-up of extreme metal bands, topped off with the musical exelence that is the headliner of tonight. Our editorial team picked out 8 bands that they think you definitely shouldn’t miss out on with Wolfheart, Gutalax, Massacre, Deicide, Terrorizer, Triumph of Death plays Hellhammer, Heaven Shall Burn and Avantasia! What bands are you really looking forward to today? 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!

Japanese death metal icons Defiled are back, planning to leave a trail of bodies with their upcoming album ‘Horror Beyond Horror’, set for release via Season of Mist in September, and shared the video single ‘Smoke And Mirrors’!

Sludge corrupted death metal band Glacial Tomb has announced their signing to Prosthetic Records and will release their upcoming new album ‘Lightless Expanse’ in September. The lead single ‘Abyssal Host’ is out now with a video!

The third studio album “Harvest of Malevolent” of the international death metal four-piece Hyperdontia offers a filthy and rotten manifestation. Out via Me Saco Un Ojo Records and Dark Descent Records.