Death Metal
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Fleshgod Apocalypse: On ‘Opera,’ a Brush With Death Becomes a Masterpiece of Metal
Italian extreme metal band Fleshgod Apocalypse transforms personal trauma into artistic triumph on ‘Opera,’ their sixth studio album. Following frontman…
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1914: A Ukrainian Metal Band’s ‘Viribus Unitis’ Echoes a Century of War
For the Ukrainian metal band 1914, the First World War is not just history — it is a mirror for…
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Progeny of Sun: ‘Prophets of the Void,’ a Nightmare Voice from the Finnish Abyss
Finnish blackened death metal quintet Progeny of Sun will release their nightmare-fueled album, ‘Prophets of the Void,’ on September 5.…
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Horror Within: ‘Soul Awakening’ Delivers a Brutal Dose of ‘Phobophobia’
On October 3, the French death metal band Horror Within released ‘Soul Awakening,’ a debut album of psychological terror led…
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Alcatraz Open Air Festival: August Edition Expands Belgium’s Independent Metal Presence
Alcatraz Open Air Festival 2025 presents over 120 artists across four days, reflecting the evolution of Belgium’s independently curated extreme…
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Brutal Assault Festival: August Anchored by Gojira’s Ascent in Extreme Music Culture
Set within the eighteenth-century Josefov Fortress, Brutal Assault Festival returns in August 2025 with Gojira headlining. The event explores the…
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Eindhoven Metal Meeting: Hypocrisy Takes the December Stage Amid Shifts in Extreme Metal
The 2025 Eindhoven Metal Meeting brings Hypocrisy, Triptykon, and others to the Effenaar for two days of performances reflecting the…
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Vienna Metal Meeting Festival: Opeth and Hypocrisy Frontline Austria’s Autumn Gathering
Held at Arena Wien, the 2025 Vienna Metal Meeting Festival features Opeth, Hypocrisy, Heidnir, among others. The festival situates Austria…
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Metal Up The Opera Festival: Septicflesh Lead a Symphonic Confrontation at the Opéra de Nice
The Metal Up The Opera Festival brings symphonic and extreme metal to the Opéra de Nice, featuring Septicflesh’s orchestral death…
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Serpent God: Finland’s Death-Doom Metal Apostates Sound the First Horn of ‘Denial’
Finnish death-doom metal act Serpent God announces their debut album ‘Denial,’ due October 10, 2025 via Inverse Records. Drawing from…
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Proscription: Finnish Blackened Death Metal Pushes Deeper Into Extremity with ‘Desolate Divine’
Proscription’s sophomore album ‘Desolate Divine’ situates the Finnish blackened death metal act within a distinct national tradition, shaped by geographic…
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Runemagick: Returning to Solitude with ‘Cycle of the Dying Sun’ as a Ritual of Artistic Purity
Swedish death doom band Runemagick releases ‘Cycle of the Dying Sun,’ a self-recorded album shaped by mythological concepts, solitary authorship,…
