► LIVE ON STAGE • #NESTOR Ready for a trip back in time to the golden era of rock? Then buckle up: Swedisk Hard Rock sensation NESTOR is back - and they're bringing the 80s to the stage with their „In The Name Of Rock’N’Roll“ tour in October.

► NEW ALBUM • #VOIDCEREMONY California based progressive death metal band VOIDCEREMONY has announced their third album, “Abditum”, out on November 14th via #20BuckSpin. Pre-order here: www.20buckspin.com/collections/... Listen to "Seventh Ephemeral Aura" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qslm...

► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #LAMBOFGOD Good morning :) Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD return with "Sepsis", a visceral, menacing new single LAMB OF GOD – Sepsis www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEb4...

► LIVE ON STAGE • #PARADISELOST - #MESSA Gothic doom metal pioneers PARADISE LOST have announced the first leg of their "Ascension Of Europe 2025 Part 1" tour. Support comes from Italian doom metal band MESSA on all dates.

► NEW ALBUM • #ALTERBRIDGE ALTER BRIDGE show no signs of slowing down and continue with the release of their self-titled, 8th studio album on January 9 via #NapalmRecords Pre-order here: napalmrecords.com/deutsch/alte... Watch the video for "Silent Divide" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOpu...

► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #VULTURE Good morning :) VULTURE – Power Thrash www.youtube.com/watch?v=vddk...

► LIVE ON STAGE • #VADER - #KATAKLYSM - #MALEVOLENTCREATION - #SKELETALREMAINS Polish death metal veterans, VADER, have teamed up with US/Canadian melodic death metal syndicate, KATAKLYSM, to announce the Carnival Of Death Tour 2025 co-headlining tour. (First 3 dates cancelled due to visa issues)

► NEW ALBUM • #ENTHRONED Belgian black metallers ENTHRONED open a new chapter with the release of their twelfth full-length "Ashspawn", to be released on December 5 via #SeasonOfMist. Pre-order here: orcd.co/enthronedash... Watch the video for "Raviasamin" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AAe...

► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #SOULFLY Good morning :) SOULFLY feat. Todd Jones – Nihilist www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jifs...

► LIVE ON STAGE • #IGORRR - #MASTERBOOTRECORD - #IMPERIALTRIUMPHANT French phenomenon IGORRR have just announced a full European tour for October this year! Label mates MASTER BOOT RECORD will be on all shows as main support, opening up will be IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT.

► NEW ALBUM • #BLUTAUSNORD Legendary French Black Metal entity BLUT AUS NORD unveils details for 16th album, "Ethereal Horizons", out November 28 via #DebemurMorti. Pre-order: www.debemur-morti.com/en/31-blut-a... Watch the video for "Shadows Breathe First" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtNT...

► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #THEANSWERLIESINTHEBLACKVOID Our afternoon tunes :) THE ANSWER LIES IN THE BLACK VOID – Deconstructed www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KOe...

► FESTIVALS • #PARTYSANMETALOPENAIR #PSOA The 2026 edition marks the 30th anniversary of PARTY SAN METAL OPEN AIR. What once began as a “garden party” with live music... be there! 2026-08-06-08 DE – Schlotheim - Flugplatz Obermehler Festivalticket incl. camping: www.cudgel.de/produkt-kate...

► NEW ALBUM • #LAMPOFMURMUUR LAMP OF MURMUUR has once again raised the chalice of victory for the masses with a new beckoning of devotion and elegance, titled "The Dreaming Prince In Ecstasy", out on November 14 through #WolvesOfHades. Listen & pre-order here: lampofmurmuur.bandcamp.com

► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #IGORRR Our afternoon tunes :) On European tour in October IGORRR – Daemoni www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtBp...

► FESTIVALS • #PROPHECYFEST Before this year's festival even had started, PROPHECY FEST by #ProphecyProductions has announced the date - September 3 to 5, inside the legendary Cave of Balve - and the first bands of the 2026 edition. Tickets: spkr.festiware.app/shop/PF2026

► NEW ALBUM • #AGNOSTICFRONT New York hardcore pioneers AGNOSTIC FRONT return with “Echoes In Eternity”, their most ferocious and unflinching album. Out on November 7 via #RPM. Pre-order: agnosticfront.rpm.link/echoesYT Watch the lyric video for "Way Of War" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocMK...

► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #REVOCATION Our afternoon tunes :) It's Monday again and we slide into October, the most beautiful month ;) REVOCATION – Dystopian Vermin www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdIy...

► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #MAAHES Good morning & have a wonderful weekend :) MAAHES – Magic Slave www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQpv...

► NEW ALBUM • #CALCRAFT Texas-based hateful Death Metal outfit, CALCRAFT has signed to @lifeforcerecords.bsky.social for the release of their debut “Reborn Through Torture” on November 21. Pre-order here: orcd.co/calcraft_rtt Watch "Satisfying Strangulation" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lv-H...

► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #CONJURER Our afternoon tunes :) Prayer for the weekend ;) CONJURER – Let Us Live www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdcH...

► NEW ALBUM • #NOVEMBRE Italian doom/death metallers, NOVEMBRE, return with their most elaborately adorned opus to date, “Words Of Indigo”, out on #Peaceville on Nov 7. Pre-order: novembre_peaceville.lnk.to/words_of_ind... Watch the visualizer for "Your Holocene": www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvEW...

► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #URNE Good morning :) URNE – Be Not Dismayed www.youtube.com/watch?v=2v5l...

► NEW ALBUM • #THEMIST On November 7, Brazilian thrash metal band THE MIST will unleash their first album in three decades: “The Dark Side Of The Soul”, via #AlmaMaterRecords. Pre-order here: themist.bfan.link/the-dark-sid... Watch "(Brain) - Geppetto's Song" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpTE...

► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #THE PROPHECY23 Good morning :) Cross over THE PROPHECY 23 – Chill 'Em All www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBQS...

► NEW ALBUM • #TOMBS New Jersey experimental metal collective TOMBS is unveiling details of their upcoming studio album, “Feral Darkness”, which will be released on October 17, via #RedefiningDarkness. Listen & pre-order here: tombscult.bandcamp.com/album/feral-...

► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #THRON Our afternoon tunes :) THRON – The Serpent's Path www.youtube.com/watch?v=79Ez...

► NEW ALBUM • #SUNKEN Denmark’s SUNKEN return with their third effort, “Lykke” - four meticulously crafted tracks of atmospheric black metal. To be unleashed on October 24 via #Eisenwald. Pre-order here: bio.to/sunken Watch the visualizer for "Og det er Lykke" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIBH...

► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #CORONER It's Monday. How do you feel when you look into the mirror? CORONER – Symmetry www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbVB...

► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #AFI Good morning & have a wonderful weekend :) AFI – Holy Visions www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c6s...

► NEW ALBUM • #BLOODBOUND Raise your swords up high: BLOODBOUND march into a powerful future with “Field Of Swords”, out November 21, via #NapalmRecords. Pre-order here: lnk.to/BloodboundFi... Watch the video for "Defenders Of Jerusalem" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXoF...

► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #NINEINCHNAILS #NIN Our afternoon tunes with the weekend in sight :) NINE INCH NAILS – As Alive As You Need Me To Be www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnMy...

► NEW ALBUM • #ACIDDEATH Six years after their latest output, Greek progressive Death Metal veterans, ACID DEATH, returns with “Evolution”, out on November 21 via #7hard Pre-order: bfan.link/the-gateway-... Watch the lyric video for "The Gateway To Knowledge" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCIs...

► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #CLAWFINGER Our afternoon tunes :) CLAWFINGER – Ball & Chain www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sd2...

► NEW ALBUM • #WITHERINGSOUL Long-running blackened melodic death metal quartet WITHERING SOUL are set to release their fifth album, “Passage Of The Arcane”, November 14 on #LiminalDreadProductions. Listen & pre-order here: witheringsoul.bandcamp.com/album/passag...

► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #ELLEREVE Our afternoon tunes :) ELLEREVE – Crawl www.youtube.com/watch?v=lztK...

► NEWS • AT THE GATES That’s so damn f*king heartbreaking news… Tomas “Tompa” Lindberg of Swedish melodic death metal pioneers AT THE GATES has died after a battle with cancer. He was 52 years old. Our deepest condolences go out to his family, band members and friends. Tompa, may you rest in power

► NEW ALBUM • #BURNEDINEFFIGY Chicago-based Neoclassical melodic death quintet BURNED IN EFFIGY announce their 2nd full-length, “Tyrannus Aeternum”, out October 31. Pre-order here: burnedineffigy.bandcamp.com/music Watch the video for "Masquerade" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPbK...

► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #VÍGLJÓS Good morning :) VÍGLJÓS – A Seed Of Aberration www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdJ4...

► NEW ALBUM • #THRON German Black Metal act THRON return with their highly anticipated fifth album, entitled "Vurias", out on October 31 via #ListenableRecords. Pre-order here: shop-listenable.net/en/259_thron Watch the video for "The Serpent's Path" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=79Ez...

► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #FITFORANAUTOPSY Good morning :) This new week comes for you! FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY – It Comes For You www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg84...

► NEW ALBUM • #DANHEIM Copenhagen-based producer and multi-instrumentalist DANHEIM presents “Heimferd”, a new album rooted in Nordic folk and Viking-inspired soundscapes, out October 31, via #SeasonOfMist. Pre-order: orcd.co/danheimheimf... Watch "Heimferd" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRPb...

► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #NAILEDTOOBSCURITY Our afternoon tunes :) NAILED TO OBSCURITY – Glass Bleeding www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLds...

► NEW ALBUM • #VØVK Ukrainian progressive rock/post-hc band VØVK will release their upcoming new full-length record, "Litera", on October 3 via Kontrabass. Pre-order here: vovk.bandcamp.com/album/litera Watch the video for "Mur" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDFG...

► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #ALTERBRIDGE Our afternoon tunes :) ALTER BRIDGE – Silent Divide www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOpu...

► NEW CONCERT REVIEW • #DIEKRUPPS - #ERDLING 2025-08-31 DE – Herford - KulturWerk We caught DIE KRUPPS on their 45th anniversary tour in Herford at the old/new club #KulturWerk :) Words, pics & setlists here: www.nocturnalhall.com/livereviews/...

► NEW ALBUM • #AEPHANEMER Toulouse-based melodic death metal powerhouse @aephanemer.bsky.social strikes again with their 4th offering, “Utopie”, out on October 31, via #NapalmRecords. Pre-order here: store.aephanemer.com Watch the video for "La Règle du Jeu" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i93F...

► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #NOVEMBERSDOOM Good morning :) NOVEMBERS DOOM – Ravenous www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vtt...

► NEW ALBUM • #DWELLINGBELOW DWELLING BELOW are back with “Wearisome Guardians”, a mind-altering interpretation of dissonant, warped death/doom metal. Out on October 31 via @transcendingobs.bsky.social. Pre-order: tometal.com Listen to "Wearisome Guardians" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sR_K...

► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #HOWLINGGIANT Good morning :) HOWLING GIANT – Beholder I: Downfall www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBiq...