UK death metal force Vacuous share the new song ‘Stress Positions’, another track from their upcoming second album, set for release at the end of February via Relapse Records!

Italian doomsters of Messa are set to release their new album ‘The Spin’ in April via Metal Blade Records and today share video single ‘At Races’!

Make sure to catch them playing their new album live in full at Roadburn or at summer fests like Alcatraz! Highly recommended!

Symphonic black metal project Anfauglir has inked a deal with Debemur Morti Productions to bring their next album inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien’s Second Age into this world.

Italian doom outfit Ponte Del Diavolo just announced their first European festival shows for 2025 at renown events like Inferno Metal Festival, Roadburn and Sonic Rites, after having released their haunting debut ‘Fire Blades from the Tomb’ via Season of Mist last year!

Hellsinki Metal Festival is becoming a permanent fixture in the Finnish summer festival landscape, and after 2 successful editions, the organisation decided they didn’t want to wait for another year. In comes a smaller winter edition of the main event about halfway December 2024, bringing amazing extreme metal bands together like Omnivortex, Batushka, Belphegor and headliners Dark Funeral!

Dutch metal act Degenerate unveiled their new single ‘Servitor’ with a video, the first single from their upcoming album and a killer metal track blending thrash and melodic metal influences!

French troubled black metallers Decline Of The I shared their new single ‘Éros N’ in anticipation of the release of ‘Wilhelm’, the upcoming album set for release in February via Agonia Records!

Infected Rain

This year’s “Motocultor across Europe Tour” kickoff show was at Poppodium 013 in Tilburg, The Netherlands, headlined by Moldovan favorite Infected Rain and support acts Semblant, Elyose, Miruthan, and Skin On Flesh!

Finnish pagan black metal unit Havukruunu are taking one step closer to the release of their new album ‘Tavastland’ via Svart Records next month by unleashing second single ‘Havukruunu ja Talvenvarjo’!

Ukranian black metal outfit Drudkh unveiled the new track ‘The Eve’, lead single of their upcoming album ‘Shadow Play’, which is set for release via Season of Mist in March!