Beyond the Gates festival has just unveiled their final seven artists, completing the 2026 lineup. Joining a bill already featuring Emperor, Testament, and more, are stoner-doom legends Electric Wizard, death-metal prog visionaries Blood Incantation, Marduk, Gaahls Wyrd, Mortuary Drape, Whoredom Rife, and Terrestrial Hospice. Keep reading below for more information.
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Nergal and Misþyrming, Plus The Haunted, Gavin Portland, Múr, and More Booked for Sátan Festival
Emerging Icelandic metal festival, Sátan, has revealed its final wave of bands for 2026. Included, is a special collaboration between Behemoth frontman, Nergal, and Icelandic black metallers, Misþyrming. They will perform Behemoth’s debut album, Sventevith (Storming Near the Baltic), in full. Also joining the bill are Icelandic post-hardcore outfit, Gavin Portland, Swedish thrash pioneers, The Haunted, and Iceland Music Award‘s 2025 “Newcomer of the Year,” Múr. Find out more below.
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Nergal and Misþyrming to Team Up for a 30th Anniversary Performance of Behemoth’s “’Sventevith” at Beyond The Gates
Norway’s Beyond the Gates festival is to present special collaboration between Behemoth frontman, Nergal and Misþyrming. They mark the 30th anniversary of Behemoth’s seminal debut, Sventevith (Storming Near the Baltic), playing the entire record live. The event also recently added thrash veterans, Testament, Greek metal legends, Rotting Christ, French post-metal icons, Alcest, and Icelanders, Vafurlogi. Find out more below.
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Vitriol’s Headlining North American Tour Kicks Off Soon
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Death metallers, Vitriol, embark on a North American headline run from November 6, with support from Unmerciful and Weeping Death. The band follows this with a live trek through Europe, in support of Bölzer, along with The Ruins Of Beverast, Misþyrming, and Trepaneringsritualen, early next year. In addition, a new lineup for Vitriol sees founding member, guitarist, and vocalist, Kyle Rasmussen, joined by Keith Merrow (Merrow, Demisery), Brett Leier (Gargoyl, Varthagus), and Andy Vincenzetti (Morgue Defilement, Imperial Crystalline Entombment). Find more details below.
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Abigail Williams, Dødheimsgard, Mortiis, Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult, and More Booked for Fortress Festival
UK black metal gathering, Fortress Festival, has just revealed thirteen new bands for its fourth edition. Set to take place at Scarborough Spa, 30-31 May 2026, Abigail Williams, Dødheimsgard, Mortiis, Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult, Gallowbraid, Groza, This Gift is a Curse, and more join the bill which already features Old Man’s Child. Find out more below.
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Beyond the Gates 2025 Adds King Diamond, Opeth, Paradise Lost, Candlemass, Taake, Tribulation, Lucifer, Hexvessel, and More!
Cult extreme metal festival Beyond the Gates are now revealing their full 2025 line-up. 11 new bands have been confirmed, including King Diamond, Opeth, Paradise Lost, Candlemass, Taake, Tribulation, Lucifer, Hexvessel, Misþyrming, Attic, Helheim and Gehenna.
ALBUM REVIEW: Vafurlogi – Í vökulli áþján
The Icelandic music scene has always been an integral part of me that shaped my identity into the person I am today, ever since I was a middle schooler (which is also what got me into learning Icelandic at 12. Who on earth learns Icelandic at 12, in this economy?). The metal festival Eistnaflug and the multi-genre festival Iceland Airwaves have always been on my ongoing bucket list.Continue reading
Inferno Metal Festival Announces Official Art Exhibition
Inferno Festival Norway has officially announced the Inferno Art Exhibition, a journey through different mediums, exploring the minds of artists across their personal worlds of creativity, inspiration and imagination. The exhibit will take place from March 27-31 at Clarion The Hub Hotel, and will be open for public access on the opening day and weekend. Keep reading below for more information.
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Gorgoroth Replace At The Gates at Inferno Metal Festival
Inferno Metal Festival has announced that Gorgoroth has been added to the lineup, headlining the Friday, after At The Gates cancelled all of their upcoming live appearances. Taking place from March 28-31, 2024 across several venues in Oslo (NO), the event has opened refund requests for the Friday. Keep reading below for more information.
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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.