► NEW ALBUM • #MOONSPELL Portuguese gothic metal pioneers MOONSPELL have set "Far From God" as the title of their long-awaited new album, due on July 3 via #NapalmRecords. Pre-order here: lnk.to/Moonspell-Fa... Watch the video for "Far From God" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLPV...

► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #BLOODHUNTER Good morning :) BLOODHUNTER feat. Fernando Ribeiro – Threshold Of Hell www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-In...

► NEW ALBUM • #CONVERGE Massachusetts hardcore/metal/punk legends @convergecult.bsky.social will release their second new full-length in 2026 - "Hum Of Hurt" on June 26 via #Epitaph. Pre-order here: converge.ffm.to/humofhurt Watch the video for "Hum Of Hurt" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHDx...

► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #DYSGNOSTIC Good morning :) DYSGNOSTIC – The Black Sun www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C4U...

► NEW ALBUM • #SHANEEMBURY Napalm Death bassist SHANE EMBURY has announced his solo debut album, “Bridge To Resolution”, to be released on June 26 via #DissonanceProductions. Pre-order: www.cherryred.co.uk/shane-embury... Watch the video for "Spasm Prayer" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS2o...

► NEW ALBUM • #MORTIIS Iconic Norwegian artist, MORTIIS, will be releasing his new album, “Ghosts Of Europa”, on June 26 via #ProphecyProductions, making his debut to the label. Pre-order here: spkr.store/collections/... Watch the video for "Ghosts Of Europa" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQcB...

► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #GÅTE Our afternoon tunes :) First taste of the new album GÅTE feat. Maria Franz – Sannsiger www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y44Q...

► NEW ALBUM • #VOÏVOD Canada’s own VOÏVOD announces "Symphonique" - a live album with the Orchestre Symphonique de Québec, out June 5, worldwide via #CenturyMedia. Pre-order here: voivodband.lnk.to/Symphonique-... Watch the visualizer for "Forgotten In Space" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZkf...

► NEW ALBUM • #IATT Ever thought of Jazz and saxophone when talking about Black Metal? No? It works. Proof: IATT’s 4th "Etheric Realms Of The Night", out on May 8 via #BlackLionRecords. Pre-order here: merchbooth.net/iatt/ Watch the video for "Walk Amongst" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8L-...

► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #HECATEENTHRONED Our afternoon tunes :) Have a nice start into this new week. HECATE ENTHRONED – Deathless In The Dryad Glade www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hhu8...

► NEW CONCERT REVIEW • #LONGDISTANCECALLING 2026-04-08 DE – Essen - Lichtburg LONG DISTANCE CALLING celebrated their 20th anniversary and the release of their brand-new album "The Phantom Void" at the wonderful #LichtburgEssen. Words, pics & setlists here: www.nocturnalhall.com/livereviews/...

► LIVE ON STAGE • #AMONAMARTH - #DETHKLOK - #CASTLERAT Swedish metal titans AMON AMARTH join forces with DETHKLOK for "The Amonklok Conquest". The extensive co-headliner crosses N. America with special guests CASTLE RAT, bringing a night of pure theater and over the top heavy metal entertainment.

► NEW ALBUM • #EINHERJER Norwegian metal pioneers EINHERJER return with their 10th studio album, “Lifeblood”, out on June 19 via #ByNorseMusic. Pre-order here: bynorsestore.com/en/bnm-pre-o... Watch the video for "Bloodborn" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn3k...

► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #CONFESS Good morning, it's weekend :) CONFESS feat. Will Wilde – The Warriors www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtrE...

► LIVE ON STAGE • #UADA - #MORTIIS - #ROME - #WRAITHKNIGHT Experience a night of dark, atmospheric music with UADA delivering spectral, melodic black metal, MORTIIS, ROME and with WRAITH KNIGHT, opening the night.

► NEW ALBUM • #WARNING Legendary British doom metal band WARNING are set to return with "Rituals Of Shame", their first new album in 20 years, out on June 19 via @relapserecords.bsky.social. Pre-order: orcd.co/warning-ritu... Watch the visualizer for "Stations" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=x49a...

► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #CASTLERAT Our afternoon tunes :) CASTLE RAT – Siren www.youtube.com/watch?v=owvM...

► NEW ALBUM • #KHEMMIS Denver’s colossal heavy doom metal band KHEMMIS is back with their massively anticipated fifth album, due out June 12 via #NuclearBlast. Pre-order here: khemmis.bfan.link/khemmis-albu... Watch the video for "Invocation Of The Dreamer" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYTV...

Hello Blusky, you are back :) ► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #FLESHCRAWL Good morning :) FLESHCRAWL – Blood Dominion www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPiF...

► NEW ALBUM • #MONO With “Snowdrop”, MONO transform grief and loss into a monumental, hopeful work between orchestral power and intimate depth. Out on June 12 via #TemporaryResidence Listen & pre-order here: monoofjapan.bandcamp.com/album/snowdrop

► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #YOTHIRIA Our afternoon tunes :) YOTH IRIA – Blessed Be He Who Enters www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDLz...

► NEW ALBUM • #ERDVE ERDVE have been refining their architectural approach to extreme music since 2016. "Epigrama" marks a deliberate new chapter - due out May 29th via #SeasonOfMist Pre-order here: orcd.co/erdveepigrama Watch the video for "Nyra" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJwp...

► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #GREENCARNATION Good morning :) Let's start this day with an epic ProgMetal tune. "A Dark Poem, Part II: Sanguis" is out GREEN CARNATION – Sanguis www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2Hs...

► LIVE ON STAGE • #MONSTROSITY - #BIOCANCER - #REJECTTHESICKNESS - #DEADWOOD US death metal band MONSTROSITY have announced their “Screams Across Europe Tour 2026“, to devastate the continent with crushing, aggressive performances in support of their new album "Screams From Beneath The Surface".

► NEW ALBUM • #WANDAR German atmospheric black metal act WANDAR has announced the band's fourth album, entitled "Tiefe Erde", set for release on May 1 via #VendettaRecords. Pre-order here: wandar.bandcamp.com/album/tiefe-... Watch the lyric video for "Trug" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XDV...

► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #ATTHEGATES Good morning :) In memory and in honor of Tompa AT THE GATES – The Dissonant Void www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJeY...

► NEW ALBUM • #MORK Norwegian beast MORK has been ceaselessly rising through the echelons of black metal, continueing on this path with the new album, "Monolitt", out on #Peaceville on June 19. Pre-order here: mork.lnk.to/MONOLITT Watch the video for "Ødelagt" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZd9...

► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #LEXLEGION Our afternoon tunes :) Sounds clear where they are coming from… LEX LEGION – Sleep Eternally www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qhm...

► NEWS • STAFF ROTATION Swedish metallers EVERGREY have amicably parted ways with longtime guitarist Henrik Danhage and replaced him with Stephen Platt of Scar Symmetry, who had already been touring with EVERGREY as a live guitarist since late 2025.

► NEW ALBUM • #DEFILED DEFILED's ninth album, “Altered State”, arrives June 12th on #SeasonOfMist. The Tokyo quartet have spent over three decades evolving in deliberate isolation... Pre-order here: orcd.co/defiledalter... Watch the video for "Portal" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIiQ...

► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #DEADSLEEP Our afternoon tunes :) DEAD SLEEP – Repulsion www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5Cm...

► LIVE ON STAGE • #PRIMITIVEMAN - #KOLLAPS - #SEABASTARD PRIMITIVE MAN will mount the "European Observance MMXXVI" tour. The Doom metal masters will be out with Australian post-industrial outfit KOLLAPS on all dates, while British doom metallers SEA BASTARD will be joining up for the UK leg.

► NEW ALBUM • #GODTHRYMM UK doom metal outfit GODTHRYMM has announced its third album, "Projections", the final chapter of the Visions Trilogy. Out on May 29 via #ProfoundLoreRecords. Pre-order: linktr.ee/godthrymm Watch the video for "Truth In My Own" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJpc...

► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #HEIDEN Our afternoon tunes :) HEIDEN – Vodě www.youtube.com/watch?v=LonJ...

► NEW ALBUM • #ABANDONAGONY Swedish melodic death metal band ABANDON AGONY have set May 22, as the date for their highly anticipated debut album "Endbringer". Pre-order here: abandonagony.bandcamp.com/album/endbri... Watch the video for "Writing On The Wall" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iygy...

► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #NERVOSA Our afternoon tunes :) More (excellent) Thrash (till death, you know) NERVOSA – Impending Doom www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3vg...

► LIVE ON STAGE • #EXHUMED - #GRUESOME @exhumedofficial.bsky.social are officially returning to Europe in 2026 in support of their new album "Echoes In Red" - and they’re bringing GRUESOME along for a double-dose of gory Death Metal carnage!

► NEW ALBUM • #ANGELLORE After six long years of silence, French doom metallers ANGELLORE return from the shadows with their fourth effort, "Nocturnes", which will be released on May 15th. Listen & pre-order here: angellore.bandcamp.com/album/noctur...

► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #KREATOR Our afternoon tunes. Short week ahead, hope you had a pleasant long weekend :) KREATOR – Loyal To The Grave www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn-n...

► NEW ALBUM • #KLIMT1918 KLIMT 1918's fifth album, "Àmor", represents a climax of their previous work into a melancholic and majestic collection of captivating music. Out June 12 via #ProphecyProductions. Pre-order spkr.store/collections/... Watch "Dream Core" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OYV...

► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #ARROGANZ Good morning :) Lean back and relax ARROGANZ – Under Scarred Skin www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFbW...

► NEW ALBUM • #ARMOREDSAINT American heavy metal icons ARMORED SAINT are back with their new full-length album, "Emotion Factory Reset", on May 22 via @metalbladerecords.bsky.social. Pre-order here: www.metalblade.com/armoredsaint/ Watch "Close To The Bone" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUyU...

► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #FROZENSOUL Good morning :) FROZEN SOUL feat. Robb Flynn – Invoke War www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxbT...

► NEW ALBUM • #DIMMUBORGIR Eight years after "Eonian", Norwegian symphonic black metal band DIMMU BORGIR return with "Grand Serpent Rising", out on May 22 via #NuclearBlast. Pre-order here: dimmuborgir.bfan.link/grandserpent... Watch "Ulvgjeld & Blodsodel" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oOg...

► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #FYRNASK Our afternoon tunes & have a wonderful and long Easter weekend :) FYRNASK – Í Munnlausri Dýrð www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5mI...

► FESTIVALS • #DARKEASTERMETALMEETING 2026-04-04-05 DE – Munich - Backstage Another festival the upcoming weekend is the DARK EASTER METAL MEETING at #BackstageMunich with a likewise great billing of extreme music to blacken the Easter bunny ;) Only a few tickets left: backstage.eu/dark-easter-...

► NEW ALBUM • #IVOIRE Italian newcomer IVOIRE announces their debut album “Uragano” for May 8, an emotionally devastating, intense and layered work, capable of turning the weight of pain into dense, dark and deeply immersive sonic matter. Listen & pre-order here: ivoire.bandcamp.com/album/uragano

► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #VOMITORY Our afternoon tunes :) @VOMITORY – Wrath Unbound www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kq-P...

► FESTIVALS • #CULTHEFEST 2026-04-04-05 DE – Muenster - Am Hawerkamp Muenster’s own CULTHE FEST once again comes with an excellent line-up to please you on two days at #Sputnikhalle. Exhibition: Dark Arts & Crafts Only a few tickets left: www.facebook.com/unaussprechl... culthe.com

► NEW ALBUM • #30DENARI On April 24th, Italian Post-Punk ensemble 30 DENARI will release their debut album "Kindly Plotting For Riot" via #MyKingdomMusic. Pre-order: mykingdommusic.bigcartel.com/products?utf... Watch the video for "Modern Era Working Class" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDNe...