Swedish black and sludge metal outfit This Gift Is A Curse embrace the abyss on new single ‘Ascension’, a taste from their upcoming album ‘HEIR’, set for release in March via Season of Mist!
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Danish death metal/metallic hardcore outfit Lifesick is kicking off the year with a new video for ‘Peace Through Superior Firepower’, a track from their last year released album ‘Loved By None, Hated By All’ out via Metal Blade Records!
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Country metallers Spiritworld announced their 3rd album ‘Heldorado’ to be out in March via Century Media Records and shared the new single and video ‘Abilene Grime’!
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Spiritworld returns with metallic hardcore, Lovecraftian horror and Wild West lore with a first new single in years ‘Western Stars & The Apocalypse’, out via Century Media and including an animated video fitting the act’s well-established universe!
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Alcatraz Festival is a strong and outspoken supporter of the local, Belgian music scene and shared over the weekend their “Under One Flag” selection of amazing Belgian bands for the 2025 edition of the event!
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Knocked Loose have announced their biggest UK and Europe headline tour to date in the spring of 2025, with support from Basement, Harms Way and Pest Control! Tickets available in pre-sales today and general sales this Friday!
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New England extreme metal powerhouse Escuela Grind unleashed yet another scathing single last week with ‘Toothless’, a track from their soon-to-be released new album ‘Dreams on Algorithms’, out next month via MNRK Heavy!
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Knocked Loose unleashed a new video for the tracks ‘Moss Covers All’ and ‘Take Me Home’, from their latest album ‘You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To’, available now everywhere via Pure Noise Records!
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While the summer is about to be wrapping up, we can already look ahead towards the summer of 2025, especially after Tuska just announced the first 16 confirmed acts for next year’s edition with Electric Callboy, Powerwolf, Nothing More, Orbit Culture, Kim Dracula, Korpiklaani, Marko Hietala, Tarja, Charlotte Wessels, thrown, Eihwar, Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus, Blood Command, Arion and Tyrantti and the first announced headliner with Lorna Shore!
What do you think? What bands are you still hoping for?
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With about a week to go, we put together 10 reasons why we think you should consider to still get yourself a ticket for Alcatraz 2024 and join in with the fun! With a stellar line-up, including some of the best the Belgian scene has to offer and a great organization trying to improve your festival experience year after year, it’s promising to be one hell of a weekend again!
