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  • BETH HART – new album announced

    Credit Roxanne De Roode Grammy-nominated powerhouse singer-songwriter Beth Hart has announced her new studio album, ‘You Still Got Me’, which will be released on 25 October via Provogue / Mascot Label Group. The album features appearances by Eric Gales and Guns ‘n Roses’ Slash. She has also revealed her new song, “Wonderful World.” Listen to…

  • PELAGIC FEST 2025 – first names announced

    Credit: JacQue Photography >> PELAGIC FEST 2025 EARLY BIRD TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW << >> STREAM PELAGIC FEST 2024 HERE << Following the success of Pelagic Fest 2024, which celebrated 15 years of the trailblazing left-field record label, Berlin’s Pelagic Records have announced that Pelagic Fest 2025 will take place across the same weekend next year,…

  • KALANDRA – kicks off extensive tour

    Kalandra is ready to hit on the road! The band will be supporting their second studio album with a lengthy tour throughout Europe and the United Kingdom, with special guest Lili Refrain. After this run, the band will play several shows in their home country Norway.  Starting in Cologne (DE), the tour will cover 31…

  • ORPHANED LAND – European tour announced

    Credit: Axel Heyder Oriental Metal pioneers Orphaned Land have quite busy times ahead: On August 31st founder and singer Kobi Fahri joined the Metal Hammer Awards for their 11th edition in Berlin, Germany where Orphaned Land won the award for “Best Attitude” for their engagement and commitment to a peaceful coexistence of all religions and…

  • APOCALYPTICA – Plays Metallica Vol 2 Tour

    22. September Rockefeller, Oslo https://www.facebook.com/events/1527786151131354 Apocalyptica skal endelig følge opp sitt legendariske debutalbum, og annonserer en massiv turné som blant annet tar gruppa til Rockefeller 22. september. Billetter i salg fredag 23. februar kl. 10.00. Turneen «Plays Metallica Vol. 2» fortsetter reisen som begynte i 1996, da cellister fra Helsinkis verdenskjente Sibelius-akademi laget en symfonisk…

  • IN FLAMES & ARCH ENEMY – spiller i Oslo i Oktober

    29. Oktober 2024 Oslo Spektrum https://www.facebook.com/events/872604467516843 https://oslospektrum.no/arrangementer/in-flames-arch-enemy/ Arrangementet starter Ca kl. 19.30 Dørene åpner Ca. kl. 18.30 Billettpriser Ståplass: 740,-Sitteplass: 699,-/549,-Sitteplass ved midtgang (aisle seats): 809,-Alle priser er inkl. serviceavgift. Det vil bli solgt VIP-pakker til dette arrangementet. VIP-pakker selges, administreres eller organiseres ikke av Oslo Spektrum. Se Ticketmaster.no for mer informasjon. Tre av Sveriges…

  • WITHIN TEMPTATION – spiller på Oslo Spektrum

    8. Oktober 2024 Oslo Spektrum Arrangementet starter Ca. kl. 19:30 Dørene åpner Kl. 18:30 https://www.facebook.com/events/1746852645754402 https://oslospektrum.no/arrangementer/within-temptation/ Billettpriser Sitteplasser: 555,- / 745,-Ståplasser: 655,- Priser er ekskl. billettavgift. Within Temptation-konserten flyttes fra Sentrum Scene til Oslo Spektrum 8. oktober 2024! Bandet har solgt ut Sentrum Scene flere ganger tidligere, og med stor rift om billetter er det…

  • BAMBIE THUG – spiller på John Dee

    01 Oktober 2024 John Dee, Oslo https://www.facebook.com/events/437842718995121 https://www.livenation.no/show/1490167/bambie-thug-crown-the-witch-tour/oslo/2024-10-01/en Bambie Thug representerte Irland i årets Eurovision Song Contest, og endte med låta «Doomsday Blue» opp på en sjetteplass – Irlands høyeste plassering på 24 år. 1. oktober kan du la deg trollbinde av Bambie Thugs mystikk og egenart på John Dee! Bambie Thugs musikalske univers er…

  • Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: The Wild God Tour

    Et av verdens beste liveband, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, kommer tilbake til Oslo Spektrum i høst med et nytt album i bagasjen. Sist de var i Norge, spilte de en storslagen og kritikerrost konsert på Øyafestivalen i 2022:«Nick Cave omfavnet oss alle under konserten på Øya. Det ble akkurat det braket av et…

  • HØSTSABBAT – new names added to lineup

    As Høstsabbat is getting closer by the day, preparations are in full swing. To leave summer behind doesn’t feel that bad at all anymore. Souls and minds are slowly gearing up for the annual assault of volume, goodtimes, fringes, beers and the needed, deadly amount of murderous, earth shattering rumble. To welcome you, as the…

  • EARTHSIDE – new video

    Earthside Photo (c) Justin Burocki Earthside Reveal stunning  official video for the epic “We Who Lament” ft. Keturah, taken From ‘Let The Truth Speak’ – Out Now via Via Music Theories Recordings / Mascot Label Group Today, cinematic rockers Earthside have presented a new music video for “We Who Lament.”  You can watch the video HERE. Later…

  • FEVER 333 – new single out

    Photo by: Darren Craig FEVER 333 have released another new single taken from their upcoming album “DARKER WHITE” out October 4. Fans can now stream and watch the music video for “DESERT RAP”. “If you hope to be an instrument for change, you must remember to keep said instrument sharp,” says Jason Aalon on the new…

  • KLONE – shares new track

    Credit: Benjamin Delacoux FRENCH ART-ROCK BAND KLONE SHARE TITLE TRACK FROM FORTHCOMING RECORD, ‘THE UNSEEN’ >> PREORDER ‘THE UNSEEN’ NOW << French art-rock outfit Klone have released the title track from their forthcoming full-length album, ‘The Unseen’, set for release on November 8th, 2024 through Berlin’s Pelagic Records. A bold new journey through a singular…

  • INFERNO METAL FESTIVAL 2025 – new names added to lineup

    Satyricon, Rotting Christ & more confirmed for Inferno Metal Festival 2025 SATYRICONSatyricon really needs no further introduction. With albums like “The Shadowthrone,” “Nemesis Divina,” “Volcano,” “Now, Diabolical,” and “Deep Calleth upon Deep,” Satyricon has established itself as a national treasure in Norway. For more than three decades, the band has delivered outstanding albums and energetic…

  • KALANDRA – info om nytt album og turné

    Foto: Linnea Syversen Det norske alternativ folk/rock-bandet Kalandra, består av fire musikere med en felles lidenskap for det unike og særegne. Fredag 13. september slipper de et splitter nytt album, A Frame of Mind, via By Norse Music. Siden oppstarten i 2011 har bandet brukt tiden godt til å utvikle sitt eget unike lydbilde, bygge sitt…

  • SONATA ARCTICA – konkurranse

    Det finske metallbandet SONATA ARCTICA inntar Tapperiet i Trondheim den 13. september og Vulkan Arena i Oslo den 16. September 2024 under deres verdensomspennende turné “Clear Cold Beyond” for sitt nye album. Spesielle gjester på hele turnéen vil være det ikoniske greske metallbandet FIREWIND, sammen med det tyske power metallbandet SERIOUS BLACK. Line-upen for den…

  • ACID MAGUS – first single from upcoming album

    Prepare to descend into the depths of sonic chaos and transcendence as Pretoria’s very own Acid Magus releases their latest single, Wytch, from their eagerly anticipated third studio album out via Mongrel Records. Known for their self-proclaimed “garage doom on shrooms” sound, the band takes listeners on an intense journey that blends the psychedelic energy…

  • FIXATION – kraftfull ny singel

    Photo: Olafur Kiljan Etter en imponerende festivalsommer er Fixation tilbake med sin nye singel “Tyrannical Miracle”, som setter standarden for hva vi kan forvente av deres kommende EP. Tønsbergsbandet har raskt blitt et navn å merke seg, og med debutalbumet “More Subtle than Death” og over 60 konserter internasjonalt i 2023, kunne de starte 2024…

  • BLOOD INCANTATION – new album announced for October

    The new Blood Incantation album, Absolute Elsewhere, is unlike anything you’ve ever heard before. Yes, that’s an audacious, possibly hyperbolic claim, but few can claim a sonic watershed as readily as this Denver, Colorado quartet. Hovering at nearly 45 minutes, their longest full length recording yet, the album’s two sprawling movements – “The Stargate” and…

  • THE CROWN – new album set for October

    Photo by Daniel Johansson Swedish death metal icons THE CROWN will unleash their Crown Of Thorns full-length on October 11th through Metal Blade Records. Crown Of Thorns serves as the band’s twelfth studio album as THE CROWN and is the dynamic, groundbreaking follow-up to 2021’s Royal Destroyer. The band made distinctly different creative choices to…

  • SCHWEIN – new album out in September

    The Norwegian underground legend Schwein will release his new album “WAR” via Apollon Records / Gymnocal Industries 13. September 2024. The two digital “Darkness” and “Autocrats” have already been released, and “Naivety” will drop soon Schwein is known for playing in bands such as Russian Amcar Club, Kaare & Partiet, Ym:stammen, Schweinhund and more, and…

  • HØSTSABBAT 2024 – new artists announced

    Høstsabbat has announced a new batch of artists last week, announcement heavily focused on fresh and exciting acts, set to set the bar for the future afar. Verkstedet will of course see crazy talent tearing the place apart this year as well. As every year. While some of you were sobbing when Queens of the…

  • POWERDONG – slippfest i Drammen

    Lørdagm, den 31. august, er du invitert til POWERDONG sin slippfest for deres nye album “The Divine Phallusy” på SKUR 4!Klokken 18 fyrer de i gang med tekst på storskjerm og lytter på god satirisk metal sammen med et par kalde rett fra krana. Her kan du lese litt mer – på engelsk – om…

  • RAVN – nytt album ute 30. august

    Ravn er tilbake med ny musikk og slipper albumet Svartedans den 30.08.2024. Denne gangen har den folk-inspirerte metallen blitt mer aggressiv og mer dynamisk. Oppskriften er fortsatt den samme, med en vakker, trøndersk kvinnevokal over et lag med klassisk metal. Verden har blitt mer mørkt, og historiene mer dystre. Noe musikken også gjenspeiler med innslag…

  • POWERDONG – to release “The Divine Phallusy”

    The Norwegian satiric metal band POWERDONG is where satire binds songs within a creative bubble. Their 2024 album, “The Divine Phallusy” uniquely blends jazz metal, avant-garde, and classic old-school metal, maintaining a tongue-in-cheek attitude. This eclectic approach showcases their commitment to humor and genre fusion, ensuring that satire remains the central, unifying element in the…

  • ABYSMAL OCEANS – debut EP out

    Maldivian Black Metal Horde ABYSMAL OCEANS Released Debut EP “Ravenous Abyss”! Maldives-based bandABYSMAL OCEANS invites black metal fans to descend into the depth of darkness with its debut EP “Ravenous Abyss” – released on June 8th independently. “Ravenous Abyss” showcases a tapestry of mixed Maldivian fantasy and folklore tales that evoke the sinister allure of…

  • PICTURE ANN REVEALS ITS SOLEMN TRAITS

    RELEASE YEAR: 2024  BAND URL: https://floodgatemoodsproductions.bandcamp.com/album/solemn-traits Late August sees the digital release of the full-length opus titled Solemn Traits, which is a brand-new sonic curse that is firmly rooted in dark ambient drone experiments and disquieting textures – the kind that require and reward patience on the part of the listener. Spawned by thoughts and notions…

  • by:larm BLACK IS FINALLY BACK!

    by:larm er sjangeroverskridende, skal ta pulsen på trender og kan sies å være et årlig tidsvitne om hvor musikkscenen står og beveger seg. 12.- 14. september tar festivalen over scener i Oslo, og på Vulkan scene og Pokalen vil et brennhett og glødende rock- og metalmiljø presentere 14 band vi vil se mye av fremover. …

  • UTFLOD – ny single ute

    I 2022 byrja Utflod å krype ut i frå skuggane. Dei vart lagt merke til av mange arrangørar, og vart skrive om i aviser. NRK tok til og med kontakt! Så gjengen i Utflod bestemde seg for å lage eit album! Da dei byrja å røre rundt i heksegryta skjedde det noko forunderleg. PLUTSELEG, da…

  • INFERNO METAL FESTIVAL 2025 – nye band annonserte

    KYLESA Amerikanske Kylesa har trollbundet sine lyttere med sin tunge psykedeliske sludge metal helt siden 2001. Men i 2015 sa det stopp og bandet ble lagt på is. Endelig er bandet tilbake og vil i 2025 gjøre et utvalg eksklusive konserter for feire 25 års jubileum. Kylesa, som hele veien har blitt ledet av gitar-vokal-duo…