German metal duo Mantar present their video for ‘Cosmic Abortion’, a track from their recently released album ‘Post Apocalyptic Depression’, out via Metal Blade Records.
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The wait is almost over: Swedish extreme metal titans Arch Enemy will be unleashing their 12th studio album ‘Blood Dynasty’ next month via Century Media Records! But for those who can’t wait, last week they shared the ultimate single and video ‘Paper Tiger’!
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Environmental metal project Savage Lands shared the new track ‘Ruling Queen’, featuring Arch Enemy’s Alissa White-Gluz and Obituary’s Kenneth Andrews, in anticipation of the release of debut album ‘Army of the Trees’ soon via Season of Mist!
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Extreme metal giants Behemoth have revealed the title, cover art and release date of their upcoming new opus ‘The Shit Ov God’, due to be released in May via Nuclear Blast Records and shared a video for the title track! Catch them on “The Unholy Trinity” tour in Europe this spring!
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Avantgarde metal trio Imperial Triumphant are releasing their new album ‘Goldstar’ in March via Century Media Records and shared the video single ‘Lexington Delirium’ featuring Tomas Haake!
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Extreme metal icons Cradle of Filth announce their upcoming new album ‘The Screaming Of The Valkyries’, set for release in March via Napalm Records and share a first taste with the single ‘To Live Deliciously’! Catch them on tour in North America soon, or this summer in Europe at festivals like our friends of Tolminator!
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UK extreme metallers Abduction released second single ‘Razors of Occam’ from their upcoming album ‘Existentialismus’, set for release in February 2025 via Candlelight Records!
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Danish death metal revelation Neckbreakker will embark on their first European headliner tour in 2025 in support of their upcoming debut album ‘Within The Viscera’, set for release in a couple of weeks via Nuclear Blast! Support will be coming from their country mates Galge, don’t miss out!
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After releasing their critically acclaimed new album via Season of Mist, Gaerea shared a video for the title track ‘Coma’ in anticipation of spreading their music to the vortex societies all over the world, starting with the USA and Canada with Zeal & Ardor and Zetra later this month, next spring in Europe with a headlining tour and already a couple of confirmed summer festivals like Alcatraz in Belgium!
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Extreme metal legends Cradle Of Filth releases their brand-new single ‘Malignant Perfection’ just in time for the Halloween season and ahead of their upcoming ‘By Order Of The Dragon’ UK/Europe tour! Also a taste of things that are to come still, getting closer to the release of their next full-length via Napalm Records!
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Finland’s band of misfits King Satan released their latest album ‘The Devil’s Evangelion’ via Noble Demon, and such an epic album deserves a proper release tour of course. With them, they brought their friends of the dark elektro duo Miseria Ultima to open the night, and doomy outfit The Abbey as direct support at the Helsinki stop. An excellent night of great music and friends, and with all bands in absolute top form!
We checked out the first day of the second edition of Hell’s Balls Belgium festival… With banging names like Triptykon, Primordial, Vltimas, the unofficial inclusion of the “Night Eternal tour” with Dark Tranquillity, Wolfheart and Moonspell, Carpathian Forest, Hellripper, Dead Head and The Monolith Deathcult, it was a true fest for any extreme metal fan!
This past summer, Assemble The Chariots released a monumentally epic debut full-length album, a concept album that is the first chapter of a massive world they’re building. And there was only one way to properly celebrate this: by having a release show, playing the album from start to finish live as it’s intended to be listened to. And with the addition of supporting guests acts IA and Lightbearer, it was truly a mind-bending night to remember for a long time! If you want to catch Assemble the Chariots live, this weekend is your shot with their show at Helsinki Techfest this Friday and their first ever arena show with Lost Society in Järvenpää this Saturday!
Pictures of the third day of Alcatraz 2024, with on the Swamp Stage a serving of extreme metal with Mordkaul, Aborted, Dark Tranquillity and Opeth!
Pictures of the first day of Alcatraz 2024, with on the Swamp Stage a serving of extreme metal with Fleshgod Apocalypse, Benediction, Lord of the Lost and Watain!
Pictures of the first day of Alcatraz 2024, with on the Swamp Stage a serving of extreme metal with Sadus, Paradise Lost and Cradle of Filth!
The El Corazon venue in the center of Seattle came alive with a burst of energy when Greek extreme metal legends Rotting Christ took over the stage there a couple of weeks ago!
Back in February on a cold Sunday evening, things in Tavastia got quite hot when a massive horror show took over with Wednesday 13 playing old Murderdolls tunes in the memory of Joey Jordison, culminating in with the headliner act, British extreme metal legends Cradle Of Filth.
Cradle of Filth came by for a couple of sold out shows in Finland on their massive Europe tour with Wednesday 13 and Sick N’ Beautiful and we caught this spectacle at Tampere’s Pakkahuone a couple of weeks back!
A selection of Jonna’s best captures of 2023, with pictures from bands Butcher Babies, Electric Callboy, Ghost, Glenn Hughes, Gojira, In Flames, Lorna Shore, The Hu, Ville Valo, Chamber of Unlight, Asagraum, Monuments, Sodom, Batushka, Blind Guardian, and Apocalyptica!
Album Reviews
Gaerea unveils its composition and musical faculties with remarkable quality on their fourth studio album “Coma” and show an interesting new approach from these musicians, shifting somewhat towards a more generally extreme metal with an atmospheric post-black vibe, turning this into their best effort yet. Out via Season of Mist since October 25th.
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Vltimas’ second full length album “Epic” deliver plenty of head-banging moments for fans of Morbid Angel, Mayhem, and Cryptopsy. This is a coherent record that showcases the chemistry between these veterans and takes what they already did expertly on their debut to a whole new level. Out since today via Season of Mist!
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On “Existence Is Futile”, Cradle Of Filth plunges into the dark horror themes of hell, the songs shimmer with innovative composition and are ultimately driven by the morbid principles of the Filths.
On the fourth album ‘Succumb’ Altarage has freshly managed to bring their dissonant remarks as well as the cacophonous sound and harsh vocals on an extreme, voluminous scale.
Devil Worshipper takes you on a demented and emotional ride littered with sin and temptation. And Satan, of course Satan!
Vltimas modernized sound is referred to the stylish models of death metal riffs which are splendidly installed on the album.
Through the medium of metal Rotting Christ have achieved their musical art and this time they have nailed with perfection!!!
“I Loved You at Your Darkest” is Behemoth’s holy grail, it’s simply marvelous and undoubtedly marks the beginning of the band’s third era.
Lautreamont’s ‘Silence of the Deceased’ is an avant-garde extreme metal poetry for the 21st century.
‘Cacophony of Terror’ will take you on a journey through a dark realm that Nightmarer have created and called their own.
