Norway’s classic/traditional melodic metalers GHOST AVENUE are releasing their fifth studio album «Full Throttle» in June 2026. This is the follow-up to the critical acclaimed «Even Angels Fail» from 2020. Yet again the band will release an album on their own indie label. It’s been 6 years since the last album, but now the time…
As WARNING prepares to release Rituals of Shame – their first new music in twenty years, vocalist/guitarist Patrick Walker is self-effacing about what led to this moment. Over the last two decades he continued to write and release music, satisfied that he had achieved what he set out to do with WARNING. In those intervening years, interest…
Foto Credits: Jake Owens A.A. WILLIAMS steps into a new “Solstice.” Out now via RPM, “Solstice” arrives as WILLIAMS’ most powerful and poetic work to date, an album shaped by extremes of light and darkness, weight and fragility, devastation and renewal. Thunderous highs, intimate lows and vivid emotional shifts unfold across a record that feels…
Ayreon reveals the video for the roof-raising ‘Isolation.’ Taken from the stunning live concert, 30th Anniversary – An Amazing Flight Through Time – A journey through three decades of Ayreon history.Stream/Order HERE Arjen Lucassen reveals, ‘Isolation’ the finale to the spectacular live concert An Amazing Flight Through Time – released via Music Theories Recordings / Artone…
Following the album “No Leaf Clover” (2024) and the covers EP “Summertime Love” (2025), the Barcelona-based project, A Permanent Shadow, announces its return with the single “We’ll Be One.” Recorded at Mini-Blind Studios in Barcelona and produced by Valen Nieto, the song deals with the issue of stalking, the relentless harassment in an unhealthy romantic…
Det svenske heavy metal-fenomenet AVATAR er i sommer høyaktuelle i Norge med to festivalkonserter, først på Trondheim Rocks søndag 7. juni og deretter på Tons of Rock i Oslo fredag 26. juni. Heavy metal-visjonærene som til sammen utgjør AVATAR, vokalist Johannes Eckerström, gitaristene Jonas Jarlsby og Tim Öhrström, bassist Henrik Sandelin og trommeslager John Alfredsson,…
Kalandra announces Norwegian Tour for winter 2026 On the tour “Mørketid”, the band will perform a very special winter concert that brings warmth to the dark season TICKETS Kalandra will go on a Norwegian tour this fall/winter with their EP “Mørketid”, released in the winter of 2025. The band will visit the major Norwegian cities…
Photo by Katy Gettings FAST RISING ALT-METALLERS ‘THE LARCHES’ RELEASE NEW SINGLE & DETAIL NEW EP THE LARCHES continue their climb with the release of their biting new single and video, Raxidermy, out now. Watch the video here and listen in at https://open.spotify.com/artist/6JNfHwEl137ZgKbOFzeOnF . The band will also unveil their much-anticipated new EP, Nihilistic Majesties,…
Photo by Lee London THE BITTER PILLS ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE WITH THEIR DEBUT ALBUM SET TO DROP LATER THIS YEAR UK alt-rock crew THE BITTER PILLS reveal their long-awaited debut album later this year, and it’s a full-volume statement built on distortion, urgency, and zero interest in restraint. Prior to the release, the band have…
NEVERSKIN – ‘TIME’ “‘Time’ is the third single of our three-piece release, serving as a deeply personal reflection on both my own journey and my view on the state of the world today. Being 42, my perspective on life has naturally shifted, and I find myself reflecting on the past, present, and future. While I…
Deaf Beat Vanguard is an italian funky prog rock band, delivering an unique blend of groovy progressive rock with funk, blues and jazz influences mixed with an ironic attitude and experimental-oriented contaminations. “Libido-induced Anabasis” is a concept album based on one of the most classic characters of all time: the Devil, trapped inside a role…
Foto: Anine Desire HALCYON DAYS – NOTHING TO NO ONE // SOMETHING TO SOMEONE5.JUNI 2026 Oslo-baserte Halcyon Days er tilbake med sitt mest fokuserte og emosjonelt drevne album til dags dato.Gjennom ti spor leverer bandet sin særegne «True Norwegian Metalcore», et sound forankret i den tidlige ånden av metalcore og post-hardcore, kombinert med moderne produksjon,…
Vinneren av Postens bandkonkurranse 2026 er kåret! Årets drømmespillejobb går til Ramona’s Tea Party fra Tønsberg!Etter flere uker med spenning, juryvurderinger og publikumsengasjement er det endelig klart hvem som stikker av med seieren i Postens bandkonkurranse 2026. Vinneren er Ramona’s Tea Party, som dermed sikrer seg den aller siste plassen på årets Tons of Rock…
NOIR ADDICTION – ‘HOW SHE’S GOT IT’ (OUT NOW!) Alternative-industrial rockers Noir Addiction present their new single “How She’s Got It”, a brooding and introspective track that dives into emotional ambiguity, desire, and quiet disillusionment. Built on a foundation of pulsing electronics, shadowy textures, and restrained intensity, the song captures the feeling of reaching for something that constantly…
Swedish forest rockers BESVÄRJELSEN drop the first advance single from their third album “Till Glömskan Ad Oblivionem” (Swedish and Latin for: “Into Oblivion”), accompanied by a slightly disturbing music video ‘Didn’t Come to Party‘ about that guy, the one nobody ever wants at their social gathering. “Till Glömskan Ad Oblivionem” is scheduled for release on August 28, 2026. BESVÄRJELSEN comment: “There’s a scene in the Titanic movie that has always stayed with…
After nearly four years, JASMENO returns with a work that not only expands on its existing language but also redefines it in an almost sculptural spirit. The new album, titled “Assemblage of Cinematic Idioms” draws inspiration from the creative practice of Wladyslaw Hasior – a compelling, unconventional artist who constructed moving, multi–layered collages from fragments of reality. Just as Hasior juxtaposed objects of…
CHRIS WICKED TOLKER DEPECHE MODE-KLASSIKEREN «ENJOY THE SILENCE» Den norske artisten Chris Wicked er tilbake med en mørk og stemningsfull nytolkning av den ikoniske Enjoy the Silence – opprinnelig gjort udødelig av Depeche Mode. Med sin karakteristiske blanding av gotisk melankoli, cinematic atmosfære og mørk alternativ rock gir Chris Wicked nytt liv til en av…
Det definitive ekstreme punk‑albumet i 2026 er her. Makkmats Syke Fantasier leverer 22 låter på 22 minutter med pureste old‑school grindcore‑raseri. Tenk blast beat kaostornado på trommer, knivskarp riffing i halsbrekkende tempo og fullstendig ustyrlige skrik, alt levert med nådeløs, svimlende intensitet. Og det beste? Det er vanvittig gøy. Bænger på bænger platen gjennom. Bak…
Trondheim Rocks 2026 – ny arena, større trøkk! Etter fem år på E.C. Dahls Arena tar vi festivalen videre og flytter til Ladesletta. Med større kapasitet og bedre fasiliteter lover vi en enda tyngre, større og mer innholdsrik festivalopplevelse. Søndag 7. juni 2026 samler vi rockefans til en dag med massive konserter og høy allsangfaktor.…
Tons of Rock 2026 er utsolgt – en måned før festivalstart!For første gang i Tons of Rocks historie er festivalen helt utsolgt en måned før festivalstart. Alle festivalpass og dagspass er nå revet vekk, og publikum kan se frem mot tidenes rockefest på Ekebergsletta om bare 24 dager. Interessen for Tons of Rock 2026 har…
