Kylesa, The Black Dahlia Murder, Dødheimsgard, and Ponte Del Diavolo Booked for Inferno Festival



Inferno Festival Norway has welcomed the next set of bands to their 2025 lineup. Kylesa, The Black Dahlia Murder, Dødheimsgard, and Ponte Del Diavolo will now join Behemoth, Tsjuder, 1349 and more for the event in Oslo (NO), for another blasphemous Easter. Keep reading below for more details.
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Behemoth, Gaerea, Lamentari, and More Added to Inferno Metal Festival 2025



Inferno Metal Festival Norway has just announced a further four acts to be added to its 2025 lineup. Polish legends, Behemoth, along with Gaerea, Lamentari, and Rosa Faenskap join the bill, which already contains names such as 1349, Tsjuder, Necrophobic, Tiamat, and Blood Incantation. Read more below.
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Zeal and Ardor Share Their Single and Video “Hide In Shade” and Book North American Tour



Zeal & Ardor have just announced a headline North American tour, kicking off November 23rd, in Philadelphia, and wrapping December 18th in Dallas. Support on the run comes from Gaerea and Zetra. They have also shared their new single, “Hide In Shade,” with a visualizer. It comes from the band’s self-produced fourth album, Greif, due on August 23rd. Find the new video, live listings, and more below.
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Gaerea Drop Their New Single and Video “World Ablaze”



Portuguese black metallers, Gaerea, have just released their latest track, “World Ablaze,” via Season of Mist records. The new single is accompanied by a video created by Grupa 13. It is a standalone release, marking a new phase for the band, who are “bracing everyone for their next era.” Check it out in the article below.
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Gaerea Join European “Crypt Of Ancestral Knowledge” Tour Dates with Wolves In The Throne Room and Mortiferum


Portuguese black metallers, Gaerea, have just dropped the news that they are joining as the special guest on Wolves in the Throne Room‘s upcoming European tour. Further support comes from Mortiferum, who are set to open this run of 22 shows. Garea also closed 2023 recording their third album, scheduled for release later this year. Keep reading for more details. 

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Mortiferum Replace Sylvaine at Fortress Fest, joining Triptykon, Wolves In The Throne Room, Blackbraid, and more


US atmospheric death metal band, Mortiferum, have been brought in to replace Sylvaine, after they withdrew from North Yorkshire’s Fortress Festival. Also appearing at the event are Triptykon, Wolves In The Throne Room, Panopticon, Blackbraid, Misþyrming, Regarde Les Hommes Tomber, and more. Day tickets and day splits have been released for the black metal event, taking place 1-2 June at Scarborough Spa, UK. Keep reading for more information.

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Fortress Festival Announces Triptykon, Wolves In The Throne Room, and More


Scarborough’s Fortress Festival has revealed ten more bands set to perform at the black metal event, June 01 – 02, 2024. Set to take place at the iconic Scarborough Spa in North Yorkshire, the festival has unveiled main stage headliners, Triptykon and Wolves in the Throne Room, and one second stage headliner, Regarde Les Hommes Tomber. Keep reading for more.

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CONCERT REVIEW: Gaerea – Spectral Wound – Afsky – Naxen Live at UT Connewitz


 

I was not supposed to be at this show. I was in Germany for Wacken but the rain had other ideas. As I scrambled to figure out new plans, I searched concerts happening across Germany and came across this one, so I rented a car and hit the Autobahn for the 4.5-hour journey from Hemmingstedt to the UT Connewitz in Leipzig. The venue which felt like an underground concrete bomb shelter, was slow to fill with fans. Shortly before the opening act came on, the fog began to fill the stage, and it continued to fill the concrete bunker we were in.Continue reading