News Posts

Battle-hardened heavy metal warriors Grand Magus are gearing up to release their new album ‘Sunraven’ on October 18th via Nuclear Blast Records and unleashed second single ‘The Wheel Of Pain’! Catch them live in the beginning of 2025 in Europe as special guests for Opeth!

Swedish prog titans Opeth will be releasing their 14th studio album ‘The Last Will & Testament’ on October 11th via Reigning Phoenix Music and just shared a second offering from the record with “§3”!

Swedish goth metal maestros Tribulation revealed more info about the upcoming album ‘Sub Rosa in Æternum’, set for release in November via Century Media Records, and unveiled the third single ‘Hungry Waters’!

The Swedish ladies of Thundermother are ready to rock ‘n’ roll again and shared more details on their upcoming album ‘Dirty & Divine’ set for release early 2025 via AFM Records before they go on a massive European tour! Pre-orders have started and to celebrate they unleashed the new video single ‘So Close’!

A couple of weeks ago, the Swedish rockers of Eclipse rocked us hard on the Alcatraz grounds, and now they have shared their latest single ‘Still My Hero’, a track from their upcoming album ‘Megalomanium II’, out on September 20 via Frontiers Music!

Dark symphonic metal act Eleine share the single and visualizer for ‘Through The Mist’ in anticipation of their upcoming “We Shall Remain” European headline tour starting in October this year!

Swedish symphonic metal band Emetropia released their take on the Visions of Atlantis song ‘New Dawn’ as a surprise little treat for their fans!

Swedish metal vikings Brothers Of Metal revealed with ‘Heavy Metal Viking’ the first song from their upcoming new album ‘Fimbulvinter’, set for release in November via AFM Records! For a proper viking party, catch them this summer at a small selection of European festivals like Tuska this weekend, or on tour through Europe after the release of their album!

The legendary Hellbutcher has released his self-titled debut album via Metal Blade Records last Friday and has now unleashed a video for ‘Inferno’s Rage’, featuring apocalyptic live footage. We’ve managed to witness these ragers live a couple of weeks ago at Steelfest, it’s quite something to behold!

Swedish dark symphonic sensation Eleine unleashed the video and single ‘Suffering’ via Reigning Phoenix Music and announced their 2024 “We Shall Remains” European tour! Don’t miss out!

Album Reviews

Despite a lengthy hiatus, Swedish death doom veterans Runemagick has been quite prolific again these past few years with ‘The Cenotaph of Mankind’ as the latest engraving into this monolith of doom. Out since last Friday via Hammerheart Records.

Almost a decade after their debut, Swedish metalcore outfit Beneath My Feet is finally releasing their second album ‘In Parts, Together’ via Noble Demon this Friday! And with a couple of refreshing sounding tracks, this should appeal to fans of Dead By April and Bullet For My Valentine!

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.

Sweden’s finest all-female hard rock band and #1 rock export Thundermother have released their newest album ‘Black and Gold’ via AFM Records and it’s yet again filled with heartfelt and solid rock songs that are primed to take over the world!

Trolldom’s “Av Gudars Ätt” Trolldom enters the majestic realm of 90s black metal with songs bejeweled for their sinister and unearthly atmosphere. Out on Iron Bonehead.

With his debut album ‘I nattens sken (Genom hemligheternas Dunkel)’ Swedish multi-instrumentalist Swartadapuz explores the bleak landscapes of symphonic black metal. Out on Iron Bonehead.

Swedish black metal masters Lord Belial have returned with their ninth album ‘Rapture’ after fourteen years of silence, out on Hammerheart Records.

‘A Heartless Portrait (The Orphean Testament)’ proves that even after 25 years of existence, Evergrey still has the ability to impress.

‘The Great Below’ provides real thrills, bringing off the passion of intersecting different genres with exuberant riffs and technical prowess. Like a burning furnace the songs are molded by an aggressive form of modern black metal that blends catchy choruses, melodies, and energetic tempos.

Meshuggah sounds groovier and more diverse than ever. The extreme tech-metal giants delivered with Immutable one of their more enjoyable albums.