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Swiss metalcore group Paleface Swiss is one of the bands that is on an amazing surge. Founded in 2017, the Zurich-based quartet premiered in 2020 with an album called “Chapter 3: The Last Selection.” The band's third release, the 2025 album Cursed, was a push for increased awareness. After touring Europe, North America, and Australia,... Continue Reading →
Dutch hardcore veterans Born From Pain are back with a new EP called “Siege Mentality”. Founded in 1997, the band established themselves as a leading force in European hardcore. Drawing inspiration from bands like Agnostic Front, as well as incorporating a stronger metal influence, Born From Pain made their debut in 2002 and the latest... Continue Reading →
Two years after launching “Tether”, Of Mice And Men have delivered their latest studio effort, “Another Miracle”, which is the band’s first record to be released via Century Media. The first song the band launched was the title track. A massive metalcore smasher, built on a throbbing beat and huge riffs, as well as Aaron... Continue Reading →
It's time for some metalcore tonight! A couple of days ago, Bleed From Within kicked off their European/UK tour in Antwerp, Belgium, and tonight, they will perform at Docks in Hamburg. They're joined on the road by two additional bands: After The Burial and Great American Ghost. The show starts early tonight. Great American Ghost... Continue Reading →
The “Pay with your Blood” blood donation campaign is entering its next round and will take place at eight locations across Germany. Wacken Open Air is continuing the successful campaign and, together with the Universitätsklinik Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), is hosting a major kick-off event at the UKE on September 13, 2025. Lord of the Lost will... Continue Reading →
Australian metal giants Parkway Drive will be touring Europe in autumn 2025 to celebrate their 20th anniversary, with six dates in Germany in September: September 19, 2025 Leipzig, QUARTERBACK Immobilien ARENASeptember 20, 2025 Munich, OlympiahalleSeptember 24, 2025 Frankfurt, FesthalleSeptember 26, 2025 Hamburg, Barclays ArenaSeptember 27, 2025 Dortmund, WestfalenhalleSeptember 28, 2025 Stuttgart, Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle Parkway Drive will... Continue Reading →
Listening to the latest release from Fox Lake is like taking a trip down memory lane. There are certainly cross-references to the bands that defined groove metal, nu metal and crossover in the 90s. The opener, “For the Love of the Game (featuring Mugshot)", showcases the main ingredients right from the start. This aggressive song... Continue Reading →
After having just released with “Heimat” a great new album, Heaven Shall Burn announced the “Heimat Over Europe” tour, starting on February 27th, 2026 in Hamburg. With them on the road will be The Halo Effect, The Black Dahlia Murder and Frozen Soul.
‘Heimat’ is the title of the new album from German metalcore forerunners Heaven Shall Burn. It is their next blistering release and the term ‘Heimat’ is loaded in Germany. It is often misused by right-wing parties and groups and put into questionable contexts. The fact that a band like Heaven Shall Burn has called their... Continue Reading →
It’s already been a while since Dutch metal force For I Am King launched with “Crown” a new album. It was in 2023 when the third longplayer hit the shelves and it will be in 2025 when the band will come to Germany for three shows. Hannover, Dresden and Hamburg are in the travel plan... Continue Reading →
I first noticed Malevolence back in 2023. This was when the band opened for Heaven Shall Burn. One year later, they went on tour with While She Sleeps and 2025 is the year their new studio album will be released. Malevolence formed in 2010 in Sheffield, England, and unleashed their debut album, "Reign of Suffering",... Continue Reading →
Metalcore heavyweights Bury Tomorrow have announced a new album, and now we're getting closer to the release date. "Will You Haunt Me, With the Same Patience" is the title of the new effort, which features eleven new tracks. Two years after the release of "The Seventh Sun", Bury Tomorrow will continue their metalcore efforts with... Continue Reading →
There are only a few pioneer bands when it comes to metalcore from Germany. Heaven Shall Burn is one of them, as well as Caliban from Essen. The latter have a new album in the starting box with "Back from Hell" and as soon as the gates open it's the opener "Guilt Trip" that doesn't... Continue Reading →
Annisokay was formed in 2007 and the band's career plan knows only one direction. Up. Maybe it wasn't a plan at all, but the guys from Halle, Germany, have been able to expand their fan base, with their latest full-length album "Aurora" entering the German longplayer charts. A tour with Dutch symphonic metal band Within... Continue Reading →
Formed in 2005, Bleed From Within hail from Glasgow, Scotland. The band have released six full- length albums, and their latest effort, "Zenith," is waiting impatiently in the starting blocks. The five-piece started out as a metalcore outfit, and that foundation remains to this day. However, the band have evolved their style and added some... Continue Reading →
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