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!
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’!
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!
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’!
Symphonic death metal masters Genus Ordinis Dei just released their explosive new single ‘Eternal Cycle’ featuring Ambre Vourvahis from Xandria, out now via Eclipse Records! And the coming week, they’re starting their European tour in support of Xandria and Sirenia, don’t miss out!
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!
Sweden’s powerhouse The Crown returns with a solid album “Crown of Thorns”, delivering their trademark of aggressive death/thrash metal, out via Metal Blade Records!
