Doom Metal
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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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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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Stella Nomine Festival: August Event in Germany Presents a Spectrum of Dark Alternative Music
Held each August in Torgau, Germany, Stella Nomine Festival integrates dark alternative music with access to historical sites. The 2025…
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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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Krigsgrav: ‘Stormcaller’ Emerges at the Nexus of Blackened Tradition and Regional Identity
Krigsgrav’s eighth album, ‘Stormcaller,’ reflects two decades of stylistic evolution shaped by Scandinavian influence and North American context. Released through…
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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,…
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Paradise Lost: Seventeenth Album ‘Ascension’ Announced with Single ‘Silence Like The Grave’
Paradise Lost’s seventeenth album, ‘Ascension’, arrives September 19 via Nuclear Blast Records, introduced by the single ‘Silence Like The Grave.’…
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Zatokrev: ‘Brings Mirrors to the Surface’ Extends Swiss Metal’s Experimental Threshold
Zatokrev’s fifth full-length album, ‘Brings Mirrors to the Surface,’ arrives via Pelagic Records on August 29, 2025. The release features…
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Slow Fall: Finnish Melodic Death Metal Band Advances Tonal Continuity with ‘Blood Eclipse’
Finnish band Slow Fall releases ‘Blood Eclipse’ via Out of Line Music, continuing its restrained melodic death metal approach through…
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Candlemass: Swedish Doom Metal Veterans Release ‘Black Star’ for 40th Anniversary
Swedish doom metal band Candlemass released the four-track EP ‘Black Star’ via Napalm Records, combining new material and covers to…











