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…
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,…
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,…
Melodic hard rock heavyweights H.E.A.T. are bringing their Welcome to the Future Tour 2025 to Austria with two dates confirmed this October. The Swedish band will first perform at Rockhouse Halle in Salzburg on Friday, October 10, 2025, before returning…
Get ready for a night of potent fury: Swedish melodic-death newcomers Orbit Culture will join forces with Portuguese black-metal provocateurs Gaerea and Finnish “northcore” outfit Atlas for their Death Above Life European tour, landing in Vienna at Simm City on…
Vienna is about to get a whole lot hotter this summer as industrial metal pioneers Static-X are set to ignite Simm City on Tuesday, August 5, 2025. Joining them for a powerhouse triple bill are fellow American heavyweights Dope and…
British gothic metal pioneers Paradise Lost have announced their long-awaited 17th studio album, Ascension, set for release on September 19, 2025 via Nuclear Blast Records. The album marks the band’s first full-length effort in five years following 2020’s critically lauded…
German power metal legends Helloween have officially announced their brand-new studio album, “Giants & Monsters”, set for release on August 29, 2025. The band broke the news via a playful and characteristically self-aware post on social media, confirming that the…