Swedish grandeurs of melancholic heaviness, Katatonia, return with Nightmares as Extensions of the Waking State, set for release on June 6, 2025 via Napalm Records. Once again, the Stockholm-based unit masterfully navigates the tightrope act between nocturnal darkness and Scandinavian despair while subtly weaving a sense of hope into the listener’s heart. Nightmares as Extensions
Swedish sea-pillagers Ye Banished Privateers return to plunder with new shanties aplenty! Raucous Swedish sea marauders Ye Banished Privateers are back, ready to set sail once more with their musical journey ´Til the Sea Shall Give up Her Dead, out April 11, 2025 via Napalm Records! After monumental performances at renowned festivals like Wacken Open
An Ultimate Tribute to Children of Bodom from the Far East: RYUJIN Mastermind Ryoji Shinomoto presents Children of Bushido. With Children of Bushido, Ryoji Shinomoto fulfills a lifelong dream, launching his first solo and covers album, paying tribute to Children of Bodom. Growing up in Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost island with a climate similar to Finland,
Bijna een uur lang neemt Cradle Of Filth je mee op een intense en beklijvende muzikale trip tijdens ‘The Screaming Of The Valyries’, het nieuwe full-album voor dit gezelschap. Voor wie Cradle Of Filth nog niet zou kennen: Deze Britse band werd in 1980 opgestart als Burial, maar wijzigde de naam al vlug tot het
Manntra werd in 2011 opgestart door Marko Matijević Sekul en Zoltan Lečei nadt hun vorige band, de industrial rock / metal band Omega Lithium werd opgedoekt. Het tweetal bleef deels voor een industrial sound kiezen, maar liet daar een heel pak folk elementen in mixen. Het resulteerde in een mix van folk metal en industrial
Call your chiropractor – Teutonic thrash trio Warfield has arrived with breakneck force! Germany’s Warfield has come to break necks and breathe new life into the thrash genre, echoing the legacy of Kreator, Sodom and Destruction! With their devotion to idols like Tom Angelripper, the three know how to play tight with brutal, shredding riffs
High-Octane Rock Force Vulvarine Goes Full Speed on Empowering Fast Lane. High-energy rock’n’roll quartet Vulvarine is set to release their empowering sophomore album and Napalm Records debut, Fast Lane, on March 28, 2025! Hailing from Vienna, Austria, the band has been making an unmistakable statement for powerful women in rock music since 2019, breaking into
Avantasia, een soort van metal opera concept bedacht door Tobias Sammet, is er met een nieuw album. Wij, van MUSIKA, leggen de lat steeds enorm hoog als we nieuw werk van Avantasia te horen krijgen: we zijn immers zwaar onder de indruk van de composities die de man weet af te leveren en zijn steeds
New Zealand’s Alien Weaponry deliver a fresh, culturally critical groove metal masterpiece! New Zealand modern groove metal trio Alien Weaponry will release their heaviest, most powerful and mature offering to date, Te Rā, on March 28, 2025 via Napalm Records. Since releasing their acclaimed debut Tū (2018), the two-time Aotearoa Music Award winners have been
On their 14th studio opus, Cradle Of Filth blend their iconic macabre sound with dark new delights! GRAMMY Award-nominated Cradle Of Filth reign supreme as one of the most revered, formative and notorious names in music – from the depths of the extreme metal underground to the peaks of mainstream pop culture itself, and are
