Enslaved, Samael, Auðn, Morax, and Forsmán Booked for Inferno Metal Festival


Inferno Metal Festival has just announced another five bands for its 2026 edition. Joining a bill which already features names such as Deicide, Old Man’s Child, and Incantation, are Enslaved, Samael, Auðn, Morax, and Forsmán. Keep reading below for more information.
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BardSpec Share Their New Single “Eternity”


BardSpec recently released their song, “Eternity” – written by Ivar Bjørnson (Enslaved) – as a single, via By Norse. Earlier this Summer, they gave the track its live premier, at the Fire in the Mountains festival, in Blackfeet Country, Montana. Hear it in the article below and read more.
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Doro, Enslaved, Voivod, Udo Dirkschneider, and More Booked for Hell’s Heroes


Hell’s Heroes festival has just unleashed its full lineup for 2026, including Bathory tribute, Blood Fire Death (featuring current and former members of Watain, Emperor, Mayhem, Aura Noir, and more), Loudness, Doro Pesch, (performing Warlock’s Triumph and Agony)by her former band Warlock), Enslaved (performing Vikingligr Veldi), Udo Dirkschneider (performing Balls to the Wall, in honor of its 40th Anniversary), and Voivod (delivering a fully-eighties set). Keep reading below for more information.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Drouth – The Teeth of Time


Best known as a meticulous blend of Black and Death Metal that caters to the specific niche of Enslaved, Blut Aus Nord, and Spectral Wound fans, Drouth has been around for some time presenting apocalyptic sounds with brutal precision. Recently, they returned, delivering ferocious aggressions with the release of their third full-length entitled The Teeth of Time–out now via Eternal Warfare Records. Conceptually, this album narrates existentially profound topics and contemplative discourses such as the idea of decay, fate, and entropy, as well as defiance against the corrosion of time. It is also an album that exists as a form of revolt against the idea of nihilism, as a means of creative rebellion coming from Drouth.Continue reading


MY FAVORITE CONCERT MEMORY: Charles Kieny of CKRAFT Goes from Metal to Jazz


CKRAFT 2025 Photo by Manuel Braun

We have returned with our feature My Favorite Concert Memory for the first time in 2025. We welcome in an artist we dig and ask them to recall a treasured musical memory. In this new edition; Charles Kieny of Paris France-based CKRAFT recalls how he converted from Nu Metal and Extreme Metal to an awakening to Jazz. The band released their latest and sophomore album, Uncommon Grounds on January 17, 2025.

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GWAR, Arch Enemy, Oppressor, Wormrot, Between The Buried And Me, Sacred Reich, Necrot, and Frozen Soul Booked for Milwaukee Metal Festival


Milwaukee Metal Festival has just welcomed even more bands to its 2025 bill, with Gwar, Arch Enemy, Oppressor, Wormrot, Between The Buried And Me, Sacred Reich, Necrot, and Frozen Soul joining the lineup. The festival will take place once again at The Rave/Eagles Ballroom from May 16-18, 2025, with the pre-party kicking off on May 15, and more acts still to be added. Catch the updated list of appearing bands below.

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Rotting Christ, Chimaira, Scour, Tesseract and Evil Dead Booked for Milwaukee Metal Festival


Milwaukee Metal Festival has just announced a new wave of bands for its 2025 edition. Taking place at The Rave/Eagles Ballroom from May 16-18, with the pre-party kicking off on May 15, the event will now feature Rotting Christ, Chimaira, Scour, Tesseract and Evil Dead. As part of the festival’s 12 Days of Christmas campaign,  the festival will be revealed a new artist every day through this weekend. The full lineup will be unveiled just before the holidays. Keep reading below for more.
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FESTIVAL REVIEW: Bloodstock Open Air Part 1 – Live at Catton Hall


 

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It”s August and raining, but nobody cares because we’re home again. Yes, for the next few days (and for some early birds, the previous 24hrs), Catton Hall in Derbyshire has become the focal point of the true metal community as fans converge on Bloodstock Open Air for their annual dose of hard drinking and unholy hangovers.Continue reading


Whispering Void (Gaahls Wyrd, Wardruna, Enslaved) Share a Single and Video for “Vi finnes” – New Album Coming Soon



The veteran West Norwegian collective, Whispering Void, have released their first ever video single, “Vi finnes” (‘We Exist’). It is taken from their forthcoming debut full-length, At the Sound of the Heart, slated for release on October 18, 2024, via the Prophecy Productions record label. Find the new video and more below.
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Bloodstock Open Air 2024 Announces Final Bands, Activations, and Ticket Giveaway


Bloodstock Open Air 2024 is a month away! Headlined by Architects, Opeth, and Amon Amarth, get tickets and the full festival information at the links below.  Bloodstock will take place at Catton Park, Derbyshire on 8th-11th August 2024.Continue reading