The first edition of brand-new festival Hellsinki Metal Festival is quickly approaching and they’ve constantly been sharing more details and updates. So it was about time to gather what we already know about the fest in a preview…

Belgian death doom outfit My Lament unveiled the ‘November’ single, part of their first full-length in over a decade: ‘The Season Came Undone’. Set for release in September via Ardua Music.

Polish doom metal heavyweights Dopelord announced their new album ‘Songs for Satan’ to be released via Blues Funeral Recordings in October and shared a first track with ‘Night Of The Witch’!

Dark Descent Records and Extremely Rotten Productions surprised the fans with one of the best split releases of the year. Offering three exclusive songs from Denmark’s death metal outfit Undergang and one monolithic 14-minute track from the U.S. death/doom metal act Spectral Voice.

Atmospheric death doom metal band On Thorns I Lay announced the release of their self-titled debut album in October via Season of Mist and shared a first single with ‘Newborn Skies’!

Earlier this year, we talked with vocalist Lina from Predatory Void about how things came together both as a band and for the debut album, and what she hoped to accomplish with the album.

With ‘Prosaic’, Liam Neigbors’ (aka A.L.N.) brainchild Mizmor takes a less conceptual, down to earth approach to its unique mixture of depressive black metal and funeral doom, making each song stand on its own two feet in this bleak slice of life. Out via Profound Lore Records on this Friday, July 21.

Long Island sludge metal trio Restless Spirit unleashed video single ‘Marrow’ from upcoming album ‘Afterimage’, set for release via Magnetic Eye Records in October!

UK doom metallers Godthrymm are getting ready to release their new album ‘Distortions’ via Profound Lore Records next month and unleashed another single with ‘Devils’!