News Posts

Modern metal quintet Darkest Hour share ‘One With the Void’ video in celebration of the release of their new album ‘Perpetual | Terminal’ today via MNRK Heavy!

Kittie is officially fully back! With the new single ‘Eyes Wide Open’ they released the first new music in 13 years and start their new chapter by signing with Sumerian Records!

Tuska completed their 2024 line-up with the addition of Kerry King and 6 domestic acts with Kaunis Kuolematon, The Abbey, NightStop, Suotana, Malformed and Shereign. The Tuska KVLT bands still need to be announced, though! Get your tickets now!

NOLA thrash and groove trailblazers Exhorder is gearing up to release their much anticipated new album ‘Defectum Omnium’ in March via Nuclear Blast and shared another single with ‘Forever And Beyond Despair’!

Polish extreme metal collective Shadohm shared their new video single ‘Blurred’, a track from their upcoming debut ‘Through Darkness Towards Enlightenment’, set for release via Selfmadegod Records in March!

Finnish hardcore flavored groove metal band Cut Wide Open releases their new single ‘Illusions of Dreams’ via Inverse Records!

Selfmadegod Records presents ‘Through Darkness Towards Enlightenment’, the debut album from new Polish metal collective SHADOHM with current and ex-members of bands like Vader, Decapitated and Antigama, set for release in March!

Canadian metal outfit Kelevra is putting a progressive spin on hateful endings with the new video/single ‘The Distance’, a track from their upcoming album ‘Oneiric’ set for release in March!

Czech psy-core outfit Dymytry are gearing up to release their new album this Friday January 26 via AFM Records and shared their latest single, a cover version of the track ‘Legends Never Die’!

Century Media Records welcomes Sweden’s modern metal standard-bearers, Orbit Culture, to their roster for their foreseeable future in a worldwide deal!

Gig Reports

The Finnish youngsters of Lost Society thrashed Tavastia up for some relief during these rather difficult pandemic times!

Lost Society released an impressive album with ‘No Absolution’ and they clearly couldn’t wait to play their new songs live… so here is a live stream album release show!

We caught Jungle Rot at Brussels and were blown away by some good old death groove!

Brymir presented their brand new album in front of an excited crowd in Helsinki, with support from Oceanhoarse and I Revolt!

From the groove djenty melodic metalcore of Jinjer to the more thrashy sound of Soilwork , Amorphis made this evening unforgettable

A night of heart-warmingly happy, crazy and joyeus (folk) metal is just what the doctor prescribed against the gloomy Finnish Winter weather!

An evening of groovy death metal to end the weekend… check out how the Sinsaenum show was in Helsinki!

Slayer’s final world tour is something every metalhead NEEDS to see!

Life Of Agony still rocks the stages, this time supported by their big friend Billy with his new band Billy Bio and the dudes from Hollywood, All Hail The Yeti. Check out how hot the evening was.

Alien Weaponry definitely killed it on their very first gig in Belgium at Le Cercle, on 09/08/2018. The New-Zealander trio knows how to rule a stage, be it through the sheer power of their performance, or their interaction with the crowd.

Photo Reports

Drowning Pool, Salive, Adelitas Way and Any Given Sin are touring the US with “The SNAFU tour” and we got to enjoy a great night of American metal/rock in Fort Wayne, Indiana!

The last day of a long and exhausting weekend of great music and atmosphere was all about the Belgian music scene at La Morgue with Aeveris, Brutal Sphincter, Hexa Mera, Mantah and Reject The Sickness!

Second day at an exciting edition of Alcatraz with H.E.A.T., Sepultura and Biohazard on the main stage!

On the first day of Alcatraz 2023, La Morgue had a fine collection of Belgian bands, sludge, stoner and even psychobilly with A Goat As Our Shepherd, Gnome and Mad Sin!

Pictures of Imperial Triumphant, Electric Callboy and Urne on the third day of Tuska 2023.

Pictures of A.A. Williams, Orbit Culture, Finntroll, Marko Hietala and Butcher Babies taking over the tent stage and Inferno stage on the second day of Tuska 2023!

Pictures of Avatar, Lost Society, Jinjer, Arch Enemy and Gojira taking over the main stage on the first day of Tuska 2023!

The second day of Rockfest 2023, the Red Stage by Soundi was the place to be for stellar performances by Von Hertzen Brothers, Escape The Faith, Testament and Stam1na.