Finnish metal festival institution Nummirock is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2026 and announced the first 12 names with Satyricon, Moonsorrow, Rise of the Northstar, Omnium Gatherum (also celebrating their anniversary), Immortal Disfigurement, Uada, and more!
Alcatraz Festival just gave us an early christmas present by adding 32 more bands to the 2026 lineup, making it almost complete with another nice selection of metal icons, underground greats, up-and-coming bands and artists from its own Belgian soil!
Crowdkill Records artists Filth and Nathan James joined forces to bring their updated take on the Drowning Pool classic ‘Bodies’! Catch Filth on the road with King 810 in the US starting today!
Southern California quintet SPITE shared a video for the title track from their upcoming album ‘New World Killer’, out at the end of October via Rise Records!
Rising alt-metal powerhouse The Pretty Wild has announced their debut album ‘zero.point.genesis’ to be out in November via Sumerian Records and shared another track from it with the single and video ‘PARADOX’!
Czech modern metal outfit STELLVRIS dropped their latest single ‘Silence After Violence’ from their upcoming EP ‘Shatter and Bloom’, set for release in November!
Rise Of The Northstar announce their new album ‘Chapter 04: Red Falcon Super Battle! Neo Paris War!!’ to be released on November 14! Catch them live on their European headline tour that same month!
Heavy music pioneers Kittie mark the 25th anniversary of landmark debut album with the ‘Spit XXV’ EP, featuring updated and re-recorded versions of 4 of the album’s biggest tracks, out in September via Sumerian Records and shared the modern version of the title track!
While we’re still trying to digest how crazy this year’s edition of Brutal Assault was, we’re already getting hyped up about 2026 with a first 14 names confirmed and they’re good ones!
Alternative metal band ODC announced that their new album ‘Twisted Love’ will be out in October via BLKIIBLK and shared the new single and video ‘My Name Is Gold’!
SKINDRED’s explosive Stuttgart show on their current Europe tour featured electrifying sets from SICKRET and ALIEN ANT FARM, culminating in a masterclass of Reggae Metal led by Benji Webbe and his powerhouse bandmates. On a frosty November night, the legendary LKA Longhorn was set ablaze.
“Worlds Collide” when The Taste of Armageddon Tour hit Piere’s in Ft Wayne, Indiana and brought banging shows of Powerman5000, Ill Niño, Hed PE and Priest!
Asking Alexandria brought their tour to the Clyde Theatre in Ft Wayne, IN and put on a great show with the help of support acts From Ashes To New, Royale Lynn and What Lies Below! Those who were not there really missed out!
Nonpoint wrapped up the first leg of their “Painful Statements tour 2025” at The King of Clubs in Columbus, Ohio, celebrating the anniversaries of both releases ‘To The Pain’ and ‘Statement’. And very much matching their energy, they brought along Crobot and Heartsick to complete the night!
This year’s “Motocultor across Europe Tour” kickoff show was at Poppodium 013 in Tilburg, The Netherlands, headlined by Moldovan favorite Infected Rain and support acts Semblant, Elyose, Miruthan, and Skin On Flesh!
Every year we like to look back at the amazing shows we captured, and in 2024 Anna/ScarletMemory Photography covered bands like Vola, Apulanta, Marko Hietala, Cyan Kicks, Stam1na, Kotiteollisuus, Blind Channel, Cyhra, Sigh, Everwave, Sonata Arctica, Neonfly, Altamullan Road, Avatar, Raskasta Joulua, Beatrix, Battle Beast, Steve ‘n’ Seagulls, Áilu Valle, Amoc and Trio Boogiemen mostly in Tampere, Finland!
GHØSTKID came back to Finland to play an excellent show at Tavastia in Helsinki, and they brought with them Within Destruction and SETYØURSAILS for a splendid night of modern metal and metalcore!
After an exemplary show at Alcatraz this past summer, Septicflesh graced Belgium again with their presence on their “Modern Primitive European tour”, dropping by the DVG Club in Kortrijk. And with support by Equilibrium, Oceans and Scar of the Sun, it was quite the death metal night of epic proportions!
Hed pe is a veteran band with 30 years under their belt and are well known for their eclectic blend of nu-metal, reggae, hip-hop and punk rock. They have really created and sustained a unique niche in the industry and it’s not surprising they continue to show up for their loyal fans, who in turn made the night at The Eclectic Room in Angola, IN great!
Pictures of a couple of bands we caught at the La Morgue stage at this year’s Alcatraz with X-pozed and Secondhandsaints!
