Prominent Belgian black metal band Ars Veneficium released their brand-new single ‘Into the Void’ a couple of weeks ago, a first taste of the upcoming album ‘The Lurking Shadow of Death, set for release in September via Immortal Frost Productions and what promises to be their best work so far!

Belgian death metal act Mordkaul has revealed new details about their upcoming full-length ‘Feeding the Machine’, set for release in September via Massacre Records and unleashed a new video single with ‘They Burn’ a good week ago! Catch these promising up-and-comers at Alcatraz in about 3 weeks, it’s going to be killer!

Finnish thrashers Mutant Blast haunt fans with a horror inspired video for the track ‘Final Day’, from their upcoming album ‘Soulsteeler’, set for release in September via Rockshots Records!

German melodic death metal unit Act Of Creation celebrates yesterday’s release of their new album ‘Moments To Remain’ on Massacre Records by unleashing a music video for the song ‘Agonizing Slumber’!

Parfaxitas’ debut album ‘Weaver of the Black Moon’ invokes sinister entities from dimensions unseen. This is grandeur black metal that offers ominous atmosphere and many frightening moments. Out via Terratur Possessions.

Nocturnus AD returns with a new album ‘Unicursal’ drawing elements from thrash metal and technical death metal wrapped in bizarre cinematic symphonies of alien space. Out on Profound Lore Records.

Day one of Tuhdimmat Tahdit in it’s all renewed version gave us Kotiteollisuus, Marko Hietala, Lost Society, Stratovarius, Mokoma, Stam1na and Amorphis. What a great festival that we sure will return to again in the future.

We sat down with Onni and Kevin from Assemble the Chariots at Tuska 2024 to talk about their new album ‘Unyielding Night’ (set for release on July 19th via Seek and Strike), how this is the start of a whole universe they’re creating, with the sound they’ve always envisioned for the band from the beginning. And we came back from the talk with 2 things ingrained in our heads: listen to the album from start to finish, and make sure you make it to the release show at On The Rocks in Helsinki where they’ll play the album in its whole for what sounds like a unique experience…

About a month ago, Chris Maragoth released the video single ‘Bury My Remains’, on which he collaborated with members of the German melodeath band Aeon of Awareness!

Recorded in a contemporary art gallery, Hanging Garden reinvented their signature gothic doom sound into a dreamy, ethereal type of shoegaze on this outstanding live EP ‘Citylight Sessions’, out on Agonia Records this should appeal to both longtime followers of the band and fans of later day Katatonia or even The Gathering.