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  • OHMWORK – ny låt og video

    OHMWORK – «TAMAN SHUD (THE END)» – Ny digital singel og musikkvideo Tromsø-trioen Ohmwork slipper «Taman Shud (The End)» – en tung, drivende og mørk låt som markerer nest siste singel før bandets kommende album Ex Nihilo slippes 18. september. Med massive riff, hardt driv og en mørk intensitet fortsetter Ohmwork kursen mot et av…

  • GAEREA – to play Islington Assembly in London

    Friday 18th of September Location: Islington Assembly Hall, London, UK Event: https://islingtonassemblyhall.co.uk/events/gaerea-18th-sep-islington-assembly-hall-london-tickets/ Tickets: https://dice.fm/event/v39b8v-gaerea-18th-sep-islington-assembly-hall-london-tickets Time: 19:00 GAEREA is nothing short of a beautiful enigma rooted in musical extremity and utter passion. In under a decade, the masked collective, born in the Portuguese town of Porto, has navigated countless darkened shades of metal to arrive at…

  • NIGHTBLADE – releases new single

    NIGHTBLADE RETURN WITH NEW ALBUM & MORE UK rockers NIGHTBLADE return with their new album, Something To Say, on Friday 22nd January, preceded by their single and video, Harder To Console, out now. Watch the video, here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sFfjkhB_Xk listen to the band at – https://open.spotify.com/artist/0NGJqf0DUr9WpOTnQ54pgx . Following the critical success of their previous album, 5,…

  • MONOVOID – new album announced and video released

    MONOVOID RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM DISSOLVING THE BRAIN Brighton three-piece MONOVOID bring a fresh approach to heavy music with a debut built on riffs, experimentation and years of shared musical experience. MONOVOID release their debut album, Dissolving the Brain, on Friday 27th November, with a new video for Ruinous Belief arriving on Friday 20th November. For…

  • IATLAS – new video

    i-ATLAS ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE TOUCH THE SKY & DEBUT EP BEYOND THE NEW HORIZON Bognor Regis alternative trio i-ATLAS have unveiled their new single and video, Touch The Sky, out now, ahead of the release of their debut EP, Beyond The New Horizon, on Friday 11th September. Listen to the band at https://open.spotify.com/artist/2YBPawZU2iRjHr48oO2vqr , and…

  • THE PINEAPPLE THIEF – announce new studio album and release new video

    Progressive art-rockers The Pineapple Thief are excited to announce their brand new studio album Far and Wide will be released via InsideOutMusic/Sony Music on the 9th October 2026. On this latest record, The Pineapple Thief feel more like a rock band than ever. Still progressive. Still masters of spine-tingling atmosphere. Still attuned to the strange, troubled world…

  • DEVIL MASTER – new album out

    Photo By Nicholl Strouse From the darkest, filthiest alleys of old Philadelphia, DEVIL MASTER arise once more to corrupt the children of light. Between tours and festival appearances, the masters of devilry wrote their third full-length, Bloody Dreams. Punkier, with a psychedelic lean, yet festooned with a feral black metal aura, the album gleams from the…

  • INFERNO METAL FESTIVAL 2027 – fem nye navn annonserte

    Etter et godt mottatt førsteslipp er festivalen klar med fem nye artister til Inferno Metal Festival 2027. Denne gangen byr festivalen på alt fra klassisk britisk death doom og tysk atmosfærisk black metal til norsk black metal, fransk «Metal Noir Marin» og italiensk death doom:Towards the Sinister, The Ruins of Beverast, Sarkom, Houle og Shores…

  • DAN HEIDE – solo album out now

    Photo: Stine Heimsvik “Change” is the first solo album from Tønsberg’s Dan Heide, known for his guitar work in bands like Ljungblut, Zeromancer, X-Pleasure and many more.This album collects his previous one-off singles, including the two new tracks “Change” and “I Byen et Sted” Streaming everywhere from 28. August, and available as a limited edition…

  • THE GRAVEYARD GIG 2026

    THE GRAVEYARD GIG 2026 Det ser sånn ut at du må ta turen igjen til vakre Telemark og Notodden. Det blir en 2026 utgave av The Graveyard Gig i regi av TELEROCK…og det blir stort! Dato er 19. september 2026 Billetter finner du her: https://tikkio.com/events/59310 *Line-up:– IHSAHN– Enthroned (Belgia) ekslusiv Norge konsert– Nekromantheon– Dold Vorde…

  • BY:LARM BLACK – feirer 10 år

    Det mørkeste kapittelet i festivalens 29-årige historie fyller 10 år by:Larm Black feirer 10 år med to kvelder, to scener og 16 konserter i Kulturkirken Jakob og Krypten 10. og 11. september. I løpet av ti år har by:Larm og by:larm Black blitt sentral møteplass for den mørkere delen av norsk og internasjonal rock- og…

  • DEVIN TOWNSEND – Metamorphosis solo tour i Oslo i September

    Dato Mandag 7. september 2026 Scene Sentrum Scene Pris NOK 449 – 644 + avg. https://www.ticketmaster.no/event/207717953 Dører 19:00 Aldersgrense 18+ Event info https://www.rockefeller.no/events/devin-townsend/kMSP4U43bs Gjennom en karriere som strekker seg over fire tiår og utallige sjangre, har Devin Townsend oppnådd kultstatus i den progressive metal-verdenen. 7. september kommer han tilbake til Oslo og Sentrum Scene! På…

  • LAUGHING STOCK – new EP out

    Photo: Per Olav Heimstad When writing songs for the album that became ‘Life in Seven Dreams’, LaughingStock had a lot of songs to choose from. Four of these songs are now released asthe EP ‘Forgotten Dreams’. The band think those songs are as strong as anythingthey have released before, but as they didn’t fit in…

  • KAANAN – nytt album ute i Oktober

    Foto: Thomas Moe Ellefsrud I 2026 feirer Kanaan 10 år som band med sitt tiende album, enkelt og greit kalt Kanaan. Det falt seg naturlig at dette albumet skulle være selvtitulert, all den tid det er fundamentert på et svært solid musikalsk grunnfjell som bandet har skapt gjennom et tiår. Og det grunnfjellet buldrer det godt…

  • KNIVAD – new single ahead of album release

    Photo Credit: Lisa Larsson Swedish hardcore/crust punk and raw metal outfit Knivad announce their new single “Bältad”, a short, brutal and deeply unsettling track about the loss of bodily autonomy and the terrifying reality of compulsory psychiatric care. “In Sweden, a person registered for compulsory care can be belted for four hours straight (longer if…

  • DEVOUR – nytt album ute i november

    DEVOUR Brutal Death Metal Fra Haugesund DEVOUR ble grunnlagt i 2022. Siden den gang har bandet prestert greit undergrunnen. Med hm mesterskap 1 plass i 2023. Og en rekke småkonserter i rogaland/vestland området. I 2024 Ble bandet oppløst med bare Schizo Fritz sittende igjen. Bandet fikk nytt liv med Bjarne Westerheim Høisæther i mixen da…

  • LOST VELVET – new single and video out

    READING DUO LOST VELVET ANNOUNCE DEBUT ALBUM ‘DARK CELLS’ AND DROP NEW SINGLE UK cinematic alternative rock duo LOST VELVET unveil their new single and video, 2003, out now, ahead of the release of their debut album, Dark Cells, on Friday 4th September. Mixed by Michael Patterson, whose credits include Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross…

  • WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM – new single and video

    Photo credit: Wolves In The Throne Room Kings of USBM, WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM have returned with sharpened teeth with their new album “Estuary” that is set for a release on October 23rd, 2026 via Century Media Records outside of USA/CAN and Relapse Records in USA/CAN. The band comments: “The record is set 1000…

  • INFERNO METAL FESTIVAL 2027 – first bands announced

    First Artist Announcement for 2027 Inferno Metal Festival Norway is proud to announce the first ten artists for Inferno Metal Festival 2027. All of them have been chosen with the utmost care. These first ten names range from established black metal veterans to newer and more genre-crossing bands from the international underground: Kampfar, Mgła, Trelldom, Ellende, Kraanium, Hellripper, Ruïm,…

  • “A Plea for Decency” by PICTURE ANN

    RELEASE YEAR: 2026BAND URL: https://pictureann.bandcamp.com/album/a-plea-for-decency The evocative opus sporting the moniker A Plea for Decency, which is out now via Gymnocal Industries, is a compilation by Picture Ann consisting of four ambient soundscapes with ominous, melancholy flavors to them. Discordant drones, haunting textures, and song titles so brilliant that only a mother could hate them, the…

  • SOUTHERN DISCOMFORT FESTIVAL 2026 – annonserer full lineup

    Southern Discomfort markerer sitt 20‑årsjubileum med et program vi er stolte av å kunne presentere i Kristiansand – en knallsterk og helhetlig line‑up som virkelig banker inn jubileumsnaglen der den hører hjemme. Årets utgave samler både gjester som har herjet Kristiansand og Southern Discomfort før, og band som setter sine føtter på en av byens…

  • TROLLFEST – first single from upcoming album

    The wait is over! Norwegian masters of True Norwegian Balkan Metal, TrollfesT, have unleashed their brand-new single “Day Drinking”, the first taste of their upcoming tenth studio album, “Trollywood”, out November 6th, 2026 via Reaper Entertainment. Alongside the single, the band has also premiered the official music video for “Day Drinking”— a hilariously over-the-top visual adventure that perfectly captures TrollfesT’s…

  • HOLISSSTIK – releases first trilogy chapter

    With three decades full of credits spanning from black metal and doom to the avant-garde, Tor-Helge Skei has remained one of the most consistent and surprising talents in extreme music. A founding member of Manes, in 2024, the Norwegian mainstay, multi-instrumentalist and producer was revisiting unfinished songs when a new project emerged. Holissstik’s debut album…

  • CELAVI – new single out

    Photo: Lou Sinner C E L A V I RELEASE NEW SINGLE AR DY LINIAU (ON YOUR KNEES) AHEAD OF NEW EP Welsh bilingual nu-metal duo C E L A V I release their fierce new single and video, AR DY LINIAU (ON YOUR KNEES), ahead of their forthcoming EP, PRAELIA. Watch the video Listen…

  • KINGS OF THRASH – spiller på Byscenen i Trondheim

    Dato Onsdag 19 August 2026 Dørene åpner 19:00 Show start 20:00 Billettpris 420,- + avg. https://byscn.no/kot_26 Sjanger Metal Aldersgrense Aldersgrense: 18 år Stående/sittende Stående konsert Event: https://www.byscenen.no/event/kings-of-thrash-trondheim KINGS OF THRASH (US) + Special guests UNDER THE OAK (NO) Kings of Thrash – The Legacy of Megadeth Live, Med David Ellefson & Jeff Young (ex-Megadeth)‍ Kings…

  • FROCKET – releases debut single

    Frocket is an explosive young power trio with roots in Bergen’s underground jazz, rock, and punk scenes. The band features guitarist and vocalist Arin Gran, known from bands such as Dykdypp and Dogmode, alongside the rhythm section from Superføkk and Jubb: Eik Stavem on bass and Victor Skullerud on drums. With an intense musical chemistry, Frocket moves effortlessly between crushing riffs,…

  • ORCHID SYMMETRY – new single out

    Orchid Symmetry are a Cornish dark alternative rock duo whose latest EP turns familiar nursery rhymes into dark explorations of anxiety, grief and intrusive thoughts. Formed in Cornwall in 2019, Orchid Symmetry write dark alternative rock inspired by the thoughts that keep you awake after everyone else has gone to sleep. Combining heavy riffs, memorable…

  • BRAT – konsert på Vaterland i Oslo i august

    Brat (US)VaterlandSupport: Tolerance (NO)Lørdag 8. August20:00 // 275.- + avg. // 20år Billetter: https://www.ticketmaster.no/event/1058975148 Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1262703329285313 Lite kunne vel vært mer fornøyelig enn å melde at lørdag 8. august så er det i tillegg til satanpizza, også en god dose Barbiegrind / Bimboviolence på menyen. Sånn skulle det jo helst vært hver eneste helg, men…

  • KING DIAMOND – welcomes legendary guitarist Gus G. to the lineup

    Photo credit: Akis Douzlatzis KING DIAMOND is thrilled to announce the addition of guitar virtuoso Gus G. (FIREWIND, ex-OZZY OSBOURNE) to the band’s lineup. Gus G. joins as guitarist and will compose, record, and tour with KING DIAMOND going forward, marking an exciting new chapter in the band’s storied history. The band extends their deepest…

  • AMON AMARTH – new album announced for October

    Credit: Sylwia Makris & Christian Martin Weiss Amon Amarth Announce New Album “The Allfather Awakens” Coming October 2 via Metal Blade Records Pre-Order / Pre-Save HERE AMON AMARTH announce The Allfather Awakens – a ten-song masterwork that further cements the legacy of the Swedish metal titan’s spectacularly memorable riffs and unflinching melodic aural power. The…