Swedish masters of melancholy Katatonia released the last single ‘Birds’ in anticipation of their new album ‘Sky Void of Stars’ out later this month via Napalm Records!
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Some more additions to an already impressive line-up for Brutal Assault 2020!
Prognosis released another batch of highly interesting names for the 2020 edition of the event!
Belgian metal band Off The Cross reveals the first song of their upcoming EP “Era” with a fiery video!
Off The Cross is heading towards a new “ERA” with their upcoming new EP!
One of the most prolific names in the music photography world has signed with prominent metal and rock label Season of Mist!
Epica announces the second edition of their own festival: Epic Metal Fest.
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The summer festival season is over, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of exciting fests happening over the next couple of months this autumn/winter in Finland, starting with Cult of Darkness today, Helsinki Techfest, and HKI SKEPU FEST VI this month still, Pakanafesterit in October, Hellsinki Industrial Festival and Melancholy Mass Festivals in November, and John Smith Rock Frozen in December! And for the beer and music lovers, several Masis Beer & Metal events spread over the next couple of months all over Finland! Go get your tickets now!
2023 starts off with quite the bang with new releases from VV, Anti-Flag, Imperium Dekadenz, Turmion Kätilöt, Katatonia, Kiberspassk, …and Oceans, Obituary, Suasion, Dropout Kings and Vėlių Namai!
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Katatonia and Sólstafir, two masters of melancholy and doom on a co-headline tour through Europe, supported by the American SOM, which we caught at their stop at Trix in Antwerp, Belgium!
Back in Munich, Sweden’s Katatonia and co-headliners Iceland’s Sólstafir brought the luxurious company SOM and warmed up a cold winter night nicely at the Backstage venue.
Katatonia, together with Solstafir and SOM, are touring Europe & UK on their ‘Twilight Burials Tour 2023’. Presenting songs from their latest album ‘Sky Void Of Stars’ live for the first time. We were at their stop in LKA Longhorn, Stuttgart!
The first stop on Katatonia’s and Sólstafirs co-headlineing tour was Pakkahuone in Tampere, Finland with SOM as support act. If you’re still hesitant about getting tickets for a show near you, let these captures convince you!
Second edition of Prognosis festival in Eindhoven, The Netherlands finally could take place and we were there! Check out the pictures!
Pictures of a rainy heavy metal night in the park with headliner Children of Bodom!
Katatonia is celebrating 10 years of “Night Is The New Day” and stopped by Belgium on their extensive tour! Support from Cellar Darling & Wheel.
Een pak Belgisch én internationaal talent op de twee podia van Antwerp Metal Fest 2016.
Album Reviews
Katatonia proudly presenting their hauntingly beautiful next studio album ‘Sky Void of Stars’ out January 20 via Napalm Records. It’s a classic Katatonia album, no surprises there. If you are a fan of melodic, melancholic metal and dark lyrics, you won’t want to miss out on this one.
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Nightfell borrow the elements of 90’s death metal and turn their sound into crushing obscure dirges.
Pulchra Morte blends the melodies with aggression and they do it with quality.
Swallow The Sun has forged a stairway towards undefined plains and yet with each release they seem to capture a refined art.
Bloodbath still sounds filthy, morbid and brutal with technical qualities, this is a perfect record for fans of rotten old school death metal!!!
Insomnium is taking you away on a viking group’s voyage towards doom and damnation…
De melancholische meesters werpen voor de tiende keer hun doem over de wereld!
