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Swiss metal veterans Coroner announced European tour dates. After the successful launch of their latest studio album, the band will embark on the “Dissonance Over Europe, Pt.1” in September 2026, including a show at Knust, Hamburg on September 30st, 2026. Get your ticket here: https://www.ticketmaster.de/event/coroner--special-guest-tickets/1154694670?language=en-de
The multi-platinum hard rock powerhouse Five Finger Death Punch announced today the UK and European leg of their 20th-anniversary world tour, which will take place in early 2027. Featuring special guest Lamb of God, the tour brings together two of the most dominant forces in hard rock and metal. The lineup is rounded out by... Continue Reading →
Bollnäs, a city in northern Sweden, is home to a young band that is launching with the stunning debut album, "Demonic Assault" . The album isn’t actually a brand new release, as Savage Mania launched it one year ago as a self-release. It was a digital-only release, but now that they have signed a deal... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago, Cruel Force launched their new album, “Haneda”, the latest release from the German metal band. Founded in south-west Germany in 2008, the band's debut album was called “The Rise of Satanic Might”. After releasing two more albums, “Haneda” marks the band's fourth release. Pushing the pedal to the metal, with '80s... Continue Reading →
Thrash metal veterans Sepultura have decided to bring the band to an end, and before this happens, Andreas Kisser and his bandmates have a busy schedule ahead of them. They are currently on a farewell tour and, since the arrival of new drummer Greyson Nekrutman, the band has been inspired to record four new songs... Continue Reading →
The second single from Venom’s new album “Into Oblivion” is the brutal “Kicked Outta Hell,” a wild thrash track that evokes the classic Venom sound while exuding a modern brutality. The song, which is guaranteed to get the crowd going live, is undoubtedly one of the heaviest tracks Venom has ever written. Watch the song... Continue Reading →
Hailing from Hamburg, Godsnake released their first EP in 2014. However, it took several years before the band delivered their full-length debut. They finally closed that gap with “Poison Thorn” in 2020. Now, in 2026, the thrash metal outift returns with their third studio album, “Inhale the Noise,” once again released via Massacre Records. Godsnake... Continue Reading →
Metal Church are among the greats of heavy metal, with their early albums being true classics of powerful US metal. Following the release of “Congregation of Annihilation”, the future of this iconic band appeared uncertain. However, bandleader Kurdt Vanderhoof managed to breathe new life into the band. A big part of this revival comes down... Continue Reading →
EvilDead are true veterans of thrash metal, proving that it wasn’t only the Bay Area that produced outstanding bands in the 1980s. Hailing from Los Angeles, EvilDead may never have reached the same level of fame as the genre’s biggest names, but they delivered exceptional thrash metal albums. Their journey began in 1989 with the... Continue Reading →
Scottish metal warrior James McBain founded Hellripper in 2015, initially releasing an EP with the intention of contributing to the local scene in Aberdeen. Things quickly took a different turn. More than a decade later, Hellripper has evolved far beyond its regional roots, earning international acclaim and a devoted following. Now, over ten years after... Continue Reading →
It's fair to say that Monstrosity aren't flooding the metal market with releases. The Florida-based death metal band are genre veterans, having released their debut album in 1992. Even at this early stage in the band's career, they launched records at 3–4-year intervals before taking 11 years to work on their sixth studio album. “The... Continue Reading →
Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Lamb Of God grew to become one of the most influential bands in modern metal. Their fusion of thrash metal, metalcore and groove metal is unique and easily identifiable. Another important aspect of Lamb Of God’s musical identity is the vocals of Randy Blythe, and the band's stable line-up has also... Continue Reading →
German metallers Heaven Shall Burn recently released the album “Heimat”, and after playing some release shows at smaller venues, the five-piece band is currently touring larger venues. The band will perform at Hamburg’s Inselpark Arena tonight, and they aren’t alone on this tour. They are joined by The Halo Effect, The Black Dahlia Murder and... Continue Reading →
Founded in 2011, Cryptic Shift may not yet be widely known beyond the underground scene. This could change with the release of their second studio album, “Overspace & Supertime”. Hailing from Leeds, England, the four-piece first gained recognition with their debut album, “Visitations from Enceladus”, released in 2020. This album caught the attention of Metal... Continue Reading →
The crushing weight of doom, the anarchic spirit of hardcore punk, the sheer force of thrash metal, and the raw aggression of grindcore—all of it can be experienced tonight at Gruenspan in Hamburg. Grindcore pioneers Napalm Death are currently on their “Campaign for Musical Destruction” tour, joined on the road by thrash metal veterans Whiplash,... Continue Reading →
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