Doodseskader (and Watergruwels as support) shook VIERNULVIER and the surrounding area in Gent, Belgium awake with an intense show in a sold out venue to release their new album: “Year Two”.

Darkthrone’s new album ‘It Beckons Us All’ evokes a grim atmosphere and fuses the proto-black style with traditional metal. Out on Peaceville Records.

Pictures of the second night of the 2024 edition of Desert Hel, with Dome Runner, Mansion, Maan Tomu and Truckfighters!

Pictures of the first night of the 2024 edition of Desert Hel, with Heezer, Orbiter, Polymoon, Kaire; IRSE! and Messa!

Clocking under one hour the forefathers of British gothic doom metal My Dying Bride capture some of their best works in recent memory. ‘A Mortal Binding’ is musically perfect and evocatively beautiful in every sense. Out via Nuclear Blast Records on April 19th.

In Helsinki and still looking for something to do this weekend? Don’t hesitate and start your festival season early by going to Desert Hel 2024 that has a stellar line-up with Finnish bands Heezer, Orbiter, Polymoon, Kairon; IRSE!, Dome Runner, Skyjoggers, Mansion and Maan Tomu and excellent visitors from abroad with Italian doom rockers on the rise Messa and stoner rock legends Truckfighters! If that doesn’t convince you enough, be sure to read more details on why we think you should go!

Sludge metallers Black Tusk unleashed the new single ‘Breath of Life’, a track from their upcoming new album ‘The Way Forward’, out April 26 on Season of Mist!

Japanese death/doom four-piece Coffins return with their most anticipated album “Sinister Oath”, released on March 29th via Relapse Records, and deliver a dark and oppressive piece, highly recommended for fans of Autopsy, Asphyx, and Hooded Menace!