An AOTY list with the usual thrash, power and heavy metal suspects, but also a couple of surprises!

German thrash metal legends Destruction announced their upcoming new album ‘Diabolical’ and unleashed the title track as a first taste!

Austrian crossover thrash outfit Insanity Alert released a music video for their single ‘Shredator’ in celebration of their skateboards!

While concerts in Belgium have to be cancelled due to Covid just over the French border in Lille L’Aéronef is about to vibrate on it’s foundations at least one more night with the experimental beats of Igorrr and Horskh.

On the debut full length album Proscriptor McGovern’s Apsû incarnates the legacy of Absu and takes a new approach to the domains of avant-garde black/thrash metal.

Sijjin explores a varied style of underground extreme metal specifically when death metal and thrash metal were intertwined.

Swedish solo project KVAEN announced his upcoming new album ‘The Great Below’ and unveils the title track as a first taste!

Thrash outfit Sylosis is back with a killer of a single with ‘Immovable Stone’!

Rockfest announced a slab of new names for their 2022 edition, fingers crossed that it may happen this time around!