Faith No More og Scorpions for første gang på Tons of Rock. Etter ti år borte fra scenen spiller Faith No More bare noen få konserter i 2027. En av dem er på Maracanã i Rio de Janeiro, en annen på Rock am Ring, og en på Ekebergsletta, der de headliner. Stadionrockerne i Scorpions, et…
Luxembourg’s Heaviest — Fusion Bomb — are the Grand Duchy’s premier metal export. Since 2010, this quartet has been on an arduous quest to make Thrash Metal SLAM again. In 2016, they emerged from nuclear fission with an EP entitled Pravda, proving early on their unwavering dedication to the riff. Dave Mustaine himself deemed them…
Kreator have been a major force in thrash metal since the early days of the German scene. From the raw aggression of Pleasure to Kill and Flag of Hate to the more varied material that followed in later years, the band’s catalogue has given generations of metal fans plenty to remember, and plenty of riffs…
Romanian folkcore trailblazers Dirty Shirt proudly unveil their new single, “A Brighter Day,” the third release from their forthcoming album “Balkansylvania Vol. 1: Roots”, due for digital release in January 2027. Following last year’s “FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out)” and this March’s “Büntetö,” featuring Hungary’s Besh o droM, the new track offers another glimpse into…
Photo: Snorre A. Hovdal Trondheim’s progressive flagship Arabs in Aspic delivers yet another long-awaited release on the renowned label Karisma Records, marking their strong partnership with the brand-new studio album «Sorgens kapittel» on Wednesday, October 21st 2026. This will be a highly special and emotional release for the band. The album is being released on what…
With over 26 years, 8 full-length albums and performances in 40+ countries, GOTHMINISTER is regarded as “one of the most iconic gothic/industrial acts” (Terra Relicta). The new album is out today and for the first time, the entire album is fully recorded, produced, mixed and mastered by Bjørn Alexander Brem himself – delivering the raw…
Norwegian masters of True Norwegian Balkan Metal TrollfesT are back with another surprise! Following the release of their latest single “Claiming the Walk of Fame”, taken from their upcoming tenth studio album “Trollywood”, the band has now unveiled a brand-new alternative music video – this time created entirely without the use of Super Intelligence! The…
Fem nye artister er klare for Inferno Metal Festival 2027. Denne gangen spenner slippet fra britisk ekstremmetalhistorie og finsk grindcore til melodisk black metal og helt ferske norske navn: Carcass, Rotten Sound, Sworn, Nedgravd og Myrvandrer. CARCASS Carcass er et banebrytende britisk death metal-band som startet opp i 1986. Bandet har flere ganger vært med…
Foto: Birte Magnussen Sviir med nygammel EP, Oppussa Kjærlighetssanger – De beste fra enkle sanger … ! Sviir gjør homage til seg selv og gir ut de fem beste låtene (etter egen mening) fra førsteskiva, Enkle sanger om kjærlighet. De fem låtene det er snakk om har fått en reel oppussing hva miks og mastring angår og…
Dato Fredag 30. oktober 2026 Scene Rockefeller Pris NOK 350 – 400 + avg. Dører 20:00 Aldersgrense 18+ Event: https://www.rockefeller.no/events/witch-club-satan/CC7oHaqpCI Witch Club Satan feirer Samhain på Rockefeller! I forbindelse med kinopremieren av «Hex», dokumentaren som følger Witch Club Satan over to år gjennom sin eksplosive begynnelse, vender bandet tilbake til Rockefeller 30. oktober. Etter et…
UK MELODIC PUNK TRIO RETURN WITH FIERY NEW SINGLE & MUSIC VIDEO Newcastle based melodic punkers MONKIE MIND are back with their blistering new single and music video, Ignite, which is out now through Canadian label People of Punk Rock Records. Watch the video here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhXe7K5_kSc . Listen to the band on Spotify at…
Det er en stor glede å kunne presentere ‘Kver Tredje time’ – en usedvanlig vakker perle fra Vamp. Øyvind Staveland sier selv:‘Spesifikt handler den om noen som mistet et barn tidlig i livet. For meg eller lytteren kan den handle om hvem som helst i nær relasjon. Det var det som traff meg når jeg…
Swedish guitarist, songwriter, and gear specialist Ola Englund officially releases The Neverending Story 2026, a 10-track solo album featuring his signature guitar work, a fantasy and retro-gaming-inspired concept, and a guest guitar solo from Jeff Loomis on “World Rift.” Known for his work with The Haunted and Feared, as well as his popular guitar-focused YouTube…
Photo by Francesco Esposito “PLUG AND PLAY” is the newest single from Italy’s MASTER BOOT RECORD. The track comes off the band’s impending new Computer Metal full-length, set for official unveiling on October 30th via Metal Blade Records. Comments band mastermind and multi-instrumentalist, Vittorio D’Amore, “Every MASTER BOOT RECORD album ships with one melodic anthem.…
Photo by Fredrick Francke DOMKRAFT release the sizzling track ‘Aurora‘ as the final advance single taken from their forthcoming new full-length “Night Songs“. The fifth album by the Swedish heavy psychedelic rockers is slated for release on November 20, 2026,via Magnetic Eye Records. The album isavailable for pre-order at THIS LOCATION. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oa9fXaJmORQ DOMKRAFT comment on ‘Aurora’: “This…
South African hard rock duo Perry & Blackwell close the Volume 1 chapter with “Psych”, a riff-driven statement about facing life’s challenges, questioning your next move and finding the strength to keep going when everything feels like it’s falling apart. Sometimes life throws you into situations where there are no easy answers. You can listen to…
RELEASE YEAR: 2026BAND URL: http://www.hevydevy.com Having been one of the fortunate ones to get a ticket to the live performance of The Moth at De Oosterpoort in Groningen, the Netherlands, in March 2025, rewatching this special event now feels a bit like time travel. It’s an opportunity to relive that magical evening while discovering all the…
Introduce your band, and describe your latest release: Hi guys, thanks for having us. Monkey Intrusion is an independent rock band from Trieste a picturesque town on the sea in northern Italy near the border with Slovenia. We started playing together prog rock when we kids. Marco Plesnicar (bass) and I (Vincenzo Reina guitar &…
THE PRODIGY IS COMING TO UNITY ARENA For the first time in over 11 years, the British band The Prodigy is set to perform a major arena concert in Oslo. On Saturday, November 14, 2026, the iconic band will take the stage at Unity Arena—in what will be their biggest headlining show in Norway to…
Billettpris 370,- +avg. Dørene åpner 19:00 Aldersgrense 18 Dato 13.11.26 Kjøp billett Event: https://www.parkteatret.no/arrangement/1349-2 Det Oslo-baserte black metal bandet 1349 kommer tilbake til Parkteatret i november! 1349 er ikke som andre band. De er ikke en gruppe venner som bestemte seg for å lage musikk sammen. 1349 er et band skapt ut av en felles…
Billettpris 320,- +avg. Dørene åpner 19:00 Aldersgrense 18 Dato 08.11.26 Event: https://www.parkteatret.no/arrangement/boris Kjøp billett BORIS vil feire 20 rosa år med deg og vennene dine! BORIS oppstod i 1992, men det tok dem fire år å riste av seg oppstartsvanskene. I 1996 stod bandet igjen Takeshi, Wata og Atsuo – samme besetning som den de…
Dato Søndag 1. november 2026 Scene Rockefeller Pris NOK 405 + avg. Dører 18:00 Aldersgrense 18+ Event: https://www.rockefeller.no/events/gloryhammer/7NC8JMFsXu Det britiske power metal-bandet Gloryhammer kommer til Oslo i 2026 på sin «Wrath of Kor-Virliath European Tour», og tar med seg både et splitter nytt album og et oppgradert liveshow til Rockefeller 1. november! Denne turneen markerer…
VIII STRADA – ITALIAN PROGRESSIVE ROCK BETWEEN HERITAGE AND THE PRESENT “Città Totale” – the latest release from the Milan-based progressive rock band Formed in Milan in 1996, VIII STRADA have been part of the Italian progressive rock scene for three decades, carrying its musical language into the present while constantly looking beyond its boundaries.…
Rouge Marlowe Opens a Dark New Chapter with One White Page Rouge Marlowe is an anonymous independent music project from Denmark, combining the smoky atmosphere of 1930s–1940s blues and jazz noir with the weight of modern doom, sludge and heavy metal. The debut album, One White Page, was released independently on 4 September 2026 and…
OVERWHELM Release New Album “The Bad Blood of Humankind” Italian old school thrash metal band OVERWHELM, from Sestri Levante, Genoa, have released their new album The Bad Blood of Humankind independently on September 20, 2026. The nine-track album delivers a raw and aggressive thrash metal attack, built around fast riffs, heavy rhythms, sudden slowdowns and…
Rising Norwegian death metal outfit Oskaal have officially unleashed the official lyric video for “Refused,” taken from their album (A)live, out now via Wormholedeath. Watch the video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XayD0tsdhw Driven by stark imagery of violence, isolation, and exploitation, “Refused” creates a bleak narrative centered on the lasting scars of abuse and emotional alienation. Musically, the…
Credit: Josh Richter With Echoes of a Forlorn Land drawing closer, MENTAL CRUELTY unleash its grand finale with “Ride of the Valkyries”, accompanied by the cinematic intro “Dämmerbruch”. “Ride Of The Valkyries” Single Artwork by Marvin Kessler Serving as the closing chapter of the upcoming record, the two tracks bring its world to a monumental conclusion.…
There is something deeply satisfying about an album that refuses to hurry, as Norwegian fuzz/psych trio Kanaan have always understood the value of letting a riff breathe, allowing a groove to develop and giving atmosphere enough room to become something tangible. Their upcoming self-titled album, Kanaan, continues that tradition while pushing the band’s psychedelic and…
31. oktober blir en merkedag for norsk black metal. På selveste Halloween inntar Dimmu Borgir, Satyricon og Enslaved Oslo Spektrum – Oslos ikoniske storstue for en helaften som vil kreve sin plass i historiebøkene. Black metal-sjangeren står sterkere enn noensinne. Norske band topper plakater på de største europeiske festivalene, spiller for fulle hus verden over…
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Messier 16 is a progressive metal band from Oslo, Norway. The band consists of Jonas Eide (guitars, composer, lyricist), Sondre M. Svalastog (vocals), Aleksander Ilievski (guitars, producer), Nicolo Cavallaro (bass), and Jonathan Hamre (drums). Messier 16’s music is rooted in the metal genre but ventures into sophisticated and innovative territory, blending heavy guitar work and…
Echoes of Tomorrow explores resistance and identity in “Break the Chains” Echoes of Tomorrow, the Bangkok-based project of French creator Jeremy Capo, blends metalcore, djent and progressive metal. “Break the Chains,” from the album Rise.exe, explores resistance to control and the search for personal identity. Its official music video brings the project’s cinematic, anime-inspired visual…
Mörk Maskin on the music and the world surrounding the Machine Mörk Maskin releases “Krossa Ljuset (Club Version) – Remix” on 9 October 2026, bringing a harder kick and a stronger club feel to the original track. The standalone remix arrives ahead of the project’s forthcoming five-track concept EP, “Vi byggde en gud som aldrig…
There are bands that merely play dark music, and then there are bands that seem to have made darkness their natural habitat. and without doubt, Gothminister belongs firmly in the latter category. With We Are All Demons, the Norwegian outfit continues its long-running marriage of gothic atmosphere, industrial electronics, metal riffs and theatrical bombast, delivering…
Statsmenn er klare med sitt tredje album, «III», og markerer med dette et veiskille der bandet for alvor har funnet sin kjerne som trio. Det som startet som en krevende prosess med utskiftninger i besetningen, endte opp med å forløse musikken. Da valget om å fortsette som trio ble tatt, løsnet låtskrivingen umiddelbart. Arrangementene fikk…
Photo: Josanne van der Heijden Bjørn Riis stands among Norway’s most acclaimed and prolific artists in the progressive rock genre.An accomplished songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer, Bjørn has achieved worldwide recognition both as a founding member of Airbag and through an increasingly celebrated solo career. Pointing towards a new musical direction, Divergence explores different shades of…
Photo: Anja Kathrine Horizon Ablaze is a sonic ambush from the southern coast of Norway! Through a combination of the rich atmosphere of black metal and the explosive expression of death metal, Horizon Ablaze has created a sound that is completely unique. With every album they release, they create a truly unique work, focusing on…
Canadian metal maverick Devin Townsend released his long-awaited, ambitious, orchestral-metal opus ‘The Moth’, earlier this year in May. Now, Devin is pleased to announce a new stand-alone live version of the album, titled ‘The Moth (The War-Live in Groningen), from the live premiere of this magnificent work in March 2025. Now available as CD & Blu-ray…
Winter Nekropolis Lillehammer har gleden av å invitere til en beinhard helaften på Wiese! Denne kvelden hyller vi tre av de største gigantene innen thrash metal: Metallica, Slayer og Anthrax. NB: Katakomben skal selge offisiell merch fra Metallica, Slayer og Anthrax den kvelden Gjør deg klar for nakkesleng, allsang og brutale riff når tre fantastiske tributeband inntar…
Tomorrow marks another milestone for Sweden’s ORBIT CULTURE. Not only are they gearing up for extensive touring across the UK, Europe, and North America, but they are also set to release “Death Above Life (Deluxe Edition)”, the director’s cut of their cinematic and highly successful latest studio album. Today, the band unveils a very special…
Photo: Kelvin Van Vliet On January 16th, 2027, OOB Records will release the second album by Sound Of Strangers, “A Logic To Everything Bizarre”. This is the long-awaited follow-up to Sound Of Strangers’ acclaimed debut album, “Crossing Borders”. The six powerful tracks total 41 minutes of solid progressive rock music. “A Logic To Everything Bizarre”…
The wait is over. Famous Strangers have released their debut self-titled album, a heavy, emotional, genre-breaking first statement from one of Alberta’s most exciting new heavy rock acts. Across seven tracks, the band blends grunge, punk, blues, classic metal and modern heaviness into a record about knowing your worth, breaking free from what holds you…
Octotanker is a polish five piece band which combines stoner rock, doom metal, grunge and psychedelics. They combine the weight of low-tuned guitars with mystical lyrics, seasoned with a cosmic trip. Octotanker’s new single, ‘Electric Sheep’, presents the band’s new, heavier sound. The track references the work of Philip K. Dick and carries biblical connotations.…
Jean-Michel Jarre kunngjør 50-årsjubileumsutgave av «Oxygene» med ny 2026-remmaster, Hvor «Oxygene» presenters i Dolby Atmos for første gang. Jean-Michel Jarre har kunngjort en spesiell 50-årsjubileumsutgave av sitt banebrytende album «OXYGENE», som utgis 20. november via BMG. Opprinnelig ble «OXYGENE» utgitt i Frankrike i 1976, før den internasjonale utgivelsen i 1977. Albumet har bidratt til å bringe elektronisk…
DEEP PURPLE GJESTER OSLO SPEKTRUM I 2026! Rockeikonene Deep Purple legger ut på turné, og 28. oktober står legendene på scenen i Oslo Spektrum. De har vært med å definere lyden av rock i mer enn fem tiår og er fortsatt et av verdens mest hyllede liveband. Det fremadstormende bandet JAYLER er med som support.…
PLACEBO TIL OSLO SPEKTRUM – FEIRER 30 ÅR MED NYTT ALBUM OG EKSKLUSIV KONSERT 22. OKTOBER 2026! Det legendariske alternative rock-bandet Placebo markerer sitt 30-årsjubileum med nyutgivelsen «Placebo RE:CREATED» og en omfattende Europaturné, som inkluderer en etterlengtet konsert i Oslo Spektrum 22. oktober. I anledning at det er tre tiår siden debutalbumet fra 1996, slipper…
Blasphemy, Daeva, Stigma Diabolicum, Deadnate and Oskaal Announced for Inferno 2027 Inferno Metal Festival 2027 continues to take shape, and this time we are heading both back to the roots and into the newer underground. From Canadian war metal and pioneers of the Norwegian black metal scene to American black thrash, Danish progressive metal and fresh Norwegian…
Foto: Chantik Photography by Sonja Schuringa Portuguese dark metal icons MOONSPELL are taking FAR FROM GOD on the road in spring 2027 for their most ambitious headline tour to date – and a celebration of 35 years of darkness. Following the release of their critically acclaimed and fan-praised album, the band will bring the GOD…
Keyboardist and composer Ton Scherpenzeel returns with his 8th solo album, Legions Of The Heart, featuring Thomas Schiphof, releasing via OOB Records. After more than three years in the making, this poignant album weaves a unique lyrical and musicaltapestry of unifying contrasts. A knight’s quest for love and fear of war, a balancing act between…
Dato: 26 Oktober 2026 Sted Oslo Konserthus Event info: https://oslokonserthus.no/program/puscifer Billetter: https://billetter.okh.no/nb/buyingflow/tickets/46637/ Puscifer utvider turnéplanene for 2026 og annonserer at de kommer til Europa denne høsten. Bandet er aktuelle med albumet «Normal Isn’t», som ble sluppet tidligere i år. 26. oktober kan du oppleve dem live i Oslo Konserthus! Special guest: Dave Hill Maynard James…
