Pictures of the first day of Alcatraz 2024, with on the Prison Stage explosive shows from Dyscordia, Orden Ogan, Beast In Black, Feuerschwanz, Channel Zero, Saxon and Amon Amarth!

Pictures of the first day of Alcatraz 2024, with on the Helldorado Stage a serving of punk and hardcore with Funeral Dress, The Casualties, Cro-Mags, Madball and Life of Agony, modern metal from Sylosis and post-metal with The Ocean!

Belgian death metal revelation Mordkaul crushed it again at Alcatraz a couple of weeks ago, and around that same time they unleashed another video single with ‘Shadowlord’, featuring James McIlroy formerly of Cradle of Filth, a track from their highly anticipated album ‘Feeding The Machine’, out in a couple of weeks via Massacre Records!

The highly anticipated second album of Finnish black metal outfit The Mist From The Mountains is set for release in October via Primitive Reaction. And with ‘The Seer of Ages’, a first track from ‘Portal – The Gathering of Storms’ is already available right now!

For those doomsters under us who missed the news, in anticipation of next month’s release of the new Marche Funèbre album ‘After the Storm’ via Ardua Music, they unleashed a stunning video for the title track!

Polish black metal outfit Arkona present their upcoming eight album ‘Stella Pandora’, set for release in September via Debemur Morti Productions, and unveiled a first scathing track with ‘Necropolis’!

God Dethroned unveiled the music video for the title track of their upcoming album ‘The Judas Paradox’, set for release next month via Reigning Phoenix Music, and added extra dates to their “Epic Prophecy For Europe” tour with Batushka and Vltimas later this year!

Day 5 of the Lokerse Feesten was blast, marked by the exclusive Belgian appearance of the iconic band Korn. The day was a whirlwind of diverse acts, each bringing their unique energy to the stage with on the main stage besides Korn shows from Wargasm, Nova Twins, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes and The Dillinger Escape Plan.

Saxophone-driven, instrumental, avan-garde/post-black metal eccentrics Five The Hierophant announced their new album ‘Apeiron’ set to be released in October via Agonia Records and unleashed a first single with ‘Initiatory Sickness’! Catch them on their just revealed tour in October to experience the new work!

The fifth studio album ‘Duck Face Killings’ by the Italian brutal death metal act Fulci is a barbaric statement that conveys an extreme homage to Lucio Fulci. Out on 20 Buck Spin.