THE NOCTURNAL AFFAIR are returning to the UK and to mainland Europe for the first time on a 14 city run alongside Wednesday 13 and Drowning Pool on selected dates. They are out in promotion of the last video “Benefit of Doubt” (watch the video…
After years in the vault, industrial punk-metal hybrid Nailbomb is storming back onto the stage with a newly announced European tour this August. Known for their explosive energy and politically charged legacy, the band, originally formed by Max Cavalera and…
Swedish/Canadian/American extreme metal giants ARCH ENEMY have officially unveiled their upcoming “European Blood Dynasty 2025” tour, a sprawling arena trek set to dominate the autumn metal calendar. The tour, supporting their twelfth studio album “Blood Dynasty” (out March 28, 2025…
The Vienna Metal Meeting is back for another skull-rattling edition in 2025, and this year’s lineup is nothing short of monumental. Taking place on October 4th, at the iconic Arena Wien, the one-day metal pilgrimage will be headlined by none…
Originally published in Nocturne Magazine Before Eluveitie, Ensiferum, Turisas and the likes dominated the heavy metal world with their folk-infused metal, one band had the idea to expand their thrash metal foundation with enticing violin sounds, atmospheric keyboard layers, and…
Fantasy heavy metal outfit Castle Rat have released “Wolf I”, a feral second taste of their upcoming concept album “The Bestiary”, out September 19 via King Volume and Blues Funeral. Building on the mythic universe they’ve crafted on stage, the…
Nightwish vocalist Floor Jansen lends her voice to “We’ll Never Know”, the heartbreaking centerpiece of Arjen Anthony Lucassen’s newly announced solo album “Songs No One Will Hear”. Due out September 12, 2025 via InsideOut Music, the record marks Lucassen’s first…
Swedish metal behemoths Amon Amarth are back, and they’re not exactly being subtle about it. Their new single, “We Rule The Waves”, released alongside a cinematic video shot in Riga, delivers exactly what it says on the tin, a triumphant,…
The screen pulled us in before a single chord struck the air. We were gliding through a CGI vision of Thatcher-era London: grimy alleyways, flashing red lights, a shadow of Eddie lurking around every corner. The intro to “Murders in…
Finnish prog-metal mainstays Amorphis have released “Bones”, the second single from their upcoming album, Borderland, due out September 26 via Reigning Phoenix. Where “Light And Shadow” offered a shimmer of optimism, “Bones” drags us into heavier, bleaker terrain – complete with doomy riffs,…