Belgian heavy/thrash metal newcomers Neuroblade shared their third single ‘In The Darkness Of My Mind’ some time ago in anticipation of next month’s release of debut EP ‘Desert Claw’!

Black metal collective Der Weg Einer Freiheit is set to return to stages across Europe this fall with 15 dates all over the continent. And with a new album coming during the same period with Season of Mist, it might be the perfect time to hear some new music!

Finnish 70s death prog outfit Octoploid recently launched ‘Siren’s Lament’ single to kick off their Finnish tour in style! If you can’t catch them live the coming months, you’ll have another shot at it at this year’s Tuska Festival!

Finnish sludge metal powerhouse Demonic Death Judge revealed the official video for ‘Goner’ last week, another blistering new single from their upcoming album ‘Absolutely Launched’, out at the end of the month via Suicide Records!

Denmark’s metal commando BAEST strikes back announcing their upcoming new album ‘Colossal’ out in August via Century Media Records, and share another single with ‘Misfortunate Son’ featuring ORM! Catch them live right now in North America with Arch Enemy, Fit For An Autopsy and Thrown Into Exile, or at European festivals like Alcatraz Festival and Summer Breeze!

While you’re in the neighborhood, and if your need for metal still has some room after a whole weekend at Alcatraz festival, Brazilian death metallers Crypta are coming to DVG Club in Kortrijk a couple of days after as part of their “In The Other Side Tour 2025” this August.

Materializing out of nowhere after 8 years, Danish necromancer Nortt has once more called forth a tome of the bleakest blackened funeral doom on ‘Dodssang’, out on Avantgarde Music.

Last week, Midnight announced to be unleashing ‘Steel, Rust and Disgust’ covers album via Metal Blade Records in May and unveiled one of the few original tracks with ‘Cleveland Metal’!

Death metal powerhouse Discreation announced their new line-up last week, with Skadi from Realm Of Chaos and Mellom as their new vocalist!

Prep yourself for one of the most interesting acts in the left field of the Alcatraz 2025 lineup with the fourth full length from Italian purveyors of scarlet doom, Messa. ‘The Spin’, a collection of exquisite songs is out now on Metal Blade Records and might mean a big break for these talented people!