Pain announced their upcoming new album ‘I Am’ to be released in May via Nuclear Blast and shared a first single and video with ‘Go With The Flow’!
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News Posts
Italian symphonic death metal outfit Fleshgod Apocalypse returned with new single and video ‘Pendulum’, released last Friday via Nuclear Blast!
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Blackgaze pioneers Alcest announced their new album ‘Les Chants De L’Aurore’ to be released in June via Nuclear Blast and shared a first mesmerizing track with ‘L’Envol’!
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Amaranthe released their new album ‘The Catalyst’ today via Nuclear Blast and unleashed a video for the title track to celebrate! Catch them on tour in Europe with Dragonforce and Infected Rain right now!
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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’!
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British death-doom legends My Dying Bride announced their upcoming 15th studio album ‘A Mortal Binding’ to be released in April via Nuclear Blast and shared the new single ‘Thornwyck Hymn’!
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German nu metal band Oceans released their new singles ‘Slave To The Feed’ (featuring MISSTIQ and Josh Collard from Earth Caller) and ‘Breed Consume Die’ and a video for the first single!
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North Carolina prog metal outfit Stellar Circuits released a deluxe edition of their breakthrough album ‘Sight To Sound’ via Nuclear Blast ahead of their European tour with Persefone, which has its first stop today and drops by our Asgaard venue tomorrow!
While they’re setting the UK ablaze at sold-out shows all over, Malevolence shared a live video of their emotionally charged song ‘Higher Place’, featuring special guests Espera from Sleep Token!
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In anticipation for their tour with Enslaved and Wayfarer next month, UK post-hardcore outfit Svalbard shared a video for ‘To Wilt Beneath The Weight’, from their latest album ‘The Weight Of The Mask’ released via Nuclear Blast last year.
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Album Reviews
Light The Torch is back with their 2nd album under the new moniker and continues down the path of epic and extremely catchy tunes that will stick in your head forever!
Massacre’s fourth album “Resurgence” presents a real treat for the fans who had been waiting for the band to revive its classic raw sound.
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 ‘Torn Arteries’ Carcass takes us on a tour de force cycle of their musical evolution from old school death metal grindcore to technical melodeath.
The fourth album from thrash veterans Heathen was long overdue, but definitely worth the wait!
Through “Leviathan” Therion evokes the cinematic style of a movie soundtrack, the songs are diversified and highly textured. “Leviathan” is yet another jewel added to the crown of the band’s discography.
Canada’s melodeath mainstays Kataklysm are back with another banger of an album, not leaving a place in the world “Unconquered”!
To summarize everything, Amaranthe’s new album has you nailed to your speakers from the first to the last note.
“Despicable” is overtly melodic, well-executed, and ridiculously enjoyable this is certainly a solid release by Carcass.
On ‘Scriptures’ you should expect nothing but a groundbreaking performance and for this reason, Benediction’s latest record is inflated with that nostalgic old spirit.
Gig Reports
Masters of folk metal Eluveitie brought with them an interesting line-up with Lacuna Coil and Infected Rain and blew the roof off the Tavastia club!
The Swedish vikings of Amon Amarth brought their Berserker around the world, and with them their countrymates of Arch Enemy and Hypocrisy!
Eluveitie came to play a great show in Belgium that I’m hoping to see again some time soon!
Rocking the Monday blues away with The Vintage Caravan and Black Mirrors!
The Beast In Black is back ‘From Hell With Love’ and set the stage, venue and every single fan ablaze!
From the groove djenty melodic metalcore of Jinjer to the more thrashy sound of Soilwork , Amorphis made this evening unforgettable
On 15/02/2018, together with around 1000 other metalheads, we headed towards a sold out Trix in Antwerp for an evening filled with folk- and paganmetal. Trollfest, arkona and heidevolk were opening for headliner korpiklaani.
In Flames & Five Finger Death Punch embark on a massive double headliner European tour and we were there at the very first stop at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki!
Thrash party of the year, that’s the least we can say when Testament passed along at the trix with their all time friends of Death Angel and Annihilator.
Thrash party of the year, that’s the least we can say when Testament passed along at the trix with their all time friends of Death Angel and Annihilator.
Photo Reports
A night of brutal death, dark black and mind-blowingly intricate metal music with Obscura, God Dethroned, Thulcandra and Fractal Universe!
Vader played a special set to celebrate the anniversaries of ‘De Profundis’, ‘Art of War’ and ‘Litany’. Possibly 3 of the best albums they ever made!
Pictures of a magical night with Alcest, a powerbomb by the name of Bird In Row and the mystical synth music from Kælan Mikla!
Pictures of a night of thrashing when the Bay Strikes Back in Helsinki with Testament, Exodus and Death Angel!
Swedish heavy metal institute Hammerfall came to bring their epicness to the stage of Trix in Antwerp! Check out the pics of the show here!
Dimmu Borgir en Amorphis co-headline a sold out 013 on their EU Tour.
Opeth came to amaze us in Helsinki with a progressive show that had heaps of atmosphere and chill vibes. Not a bad way to spend your Wednesday night! See the pics here!
The pictures of the return of old school D-beat hardcore instigators Discharge to Finland for an explosive night of music!
Pictures of the last show of Children of Bodom the way as we know it…
The pictures of a great night in Helsinki with folk metal from Eluveitie, engaging melodic metal from Lacuna Coil and modern metal from Infected Rain!
