Doom Metal
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Evoken: Funeral Doom Titans Explore a Crisis of Faith on New Album, ‘Mendacium’
After a seven-year silence, funeral doom pioneers Evoken will release ‘Mendacium’ on October 17. The ambitious concept album, which explores…
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Drofnosura: ‘Ritual of Split Tongues’ Creates a New Language of Despair
For the Canadian band Drofnosura, music is a physical pressure, a sound of immense weight defined by a texture of…
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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…
