New York City’s Gramercy Theatre was the epicenter of a black metal storm on a late spring night, with Abbath headlining the night in support of his “Dread Reaver” North American tour. The intimate venue, packed to the brim with die-hard fans, became a cauldron of raw energy and dark atmospheres, punctuated by the thunderous performances of the opening acts: Final Gasp, Imperial Triumphant, and Black Anvil.Continue reading
Indigenous black metal project, Blackbraid has shared a cover of the song “Warriors,” originally featured on the 2006 album Between Two Worlds, by I (Abbath, Enslaved, Gorgoroth, Immortal). The band also embark on their European headlining tour, On Wings of Sacred Death, kicking off on Friday, October 11th, at Soulcrusher festival in Nijmegen (NL). Making its way through nine countries, the run will see Blackbraid joined by Lamp of Murmuur and Dödsrit. Keep reading below for the new video and live listings.
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Iconic extreme metal frontman, Abbath, is kicking off his Return to the Raven Realms Tour, June 20th, 2024. Abbath and his band will perform a carefully selected set of old fan favorites and metal anthems he co-wrote and recorded in the period 1992 – 2009. The run starts at the Tivoli Ronda, Utrecht, NL, and takes in 16 dates across the EU and UK, closing at Finland’s HELLsinki festival. Check out the live listings in the article below.
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Black metal icon, Abbath, is hitting the road in North America from May 09th, starting in Quebec City, QC. With support from Black Anvil, Imperial Triumphant, and Final Gasp, the trek moves through the East Coast with stops at Maryland Death Fest in Baltimore, MD and Dark Lord Day in Munster, IN. Keep reading below for the full itinerary.
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The images of globally acclaimed rock photographer, Jeremy Saffer take center stage at LA’s Exhibit A Gallery when a very special gallery event, “Idol Worship: The Detournements of Jeremy Saffer” will open today, on April 13th, 2024. This unique show, will showcase Saffer’s iconic photographs in a brand new way as his images serve as the canvas for over 30 of the world’s best multi-media artists. Continue reading
In a unique tribute to Czech classical composer, Bedřich Smetanat, black metal band, Cult Of Fire will join their forces with the Bohemian Symphony Orchestra Prague. Together they will deliver a special set commissioned by Brutal Assault, an experience not seen at the festival before, and rarely elsewhere. Keep reading below for more details.
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Graspop Metal Meeting, one of the most acclaimed metal festivals in the world has finalized more names for their 2024 new lineup. Final headliner Alice Cooper has joined the bill with 83 other bands for year 27! Bruce Dickinson, Corey Taylor, Deep Purple, Electric Callboy and Megadeth as part of 130+ other bands. The fest takes place from Thursday 20 June through Sunday 23 June 2024 at Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, Belgium. Tickets go on sale this Saturday, November 25th at the link below.
SATURDAY
With the weather nothing like the crispy oven-cooked hellfire of last year’s Summerpocalypse, Bloodstock is a much happier place this year, and not even the first downpour of the weekend can dampen the spirits. Especially as today is Corpse-paint Day where everyone is invited to daub themselves in black and white make-up and become angry badgers for the next few hours.
Final preparations are ready for this weekend’s Bloodstock Open Air, kicking off today, the 10th of August through the 14th at Catton Park, Derbyshire. Sad news as Helloween has been forced out of the fest due to a last-minute illness. They are being replaced by KK’s Priest, led by former Judas Priest guitarist KK Downing. BOA ‘s2023 Ronnie James Dio Main Stage Headliners are Killswitch Engage, Meshuggah, and Megadeth. with the full band list below.
