Monat: April 2026

Swedish melodic metal supergroup CYHRA celebrate their 10th anniversary by unveiling the single ‚Bleed With Pride‘ and announcing their fourth studio album, Requiem For A Pipe Dream, due June 5, 2026. Meanwhile, German death metal veterans FLESHCRAWL sign a worldwide deal with Distortion Music Group and launch their obliterating new single ‚Blood Dominion‘, ahead of their tenth studio album Epitome of Carnage.

Australian death/thrash duo BATTLEGRAVE have released their most devastating album to date, ‚Enslavement‘, now streaming on all major platforms. The 10-track record delivers relentless death-laden thrash metal built around a dark conceptual narrative of demonic soul harvesting. Mixed by Tim Shearman and mastered by Logan Mader, the album marks a significant step forward for the Melbourne-based project.

Italian artist STEFANIA SISTU embarks on a suspended sonic journey with her latest single, blending metal and rock into an evocative, cinematic experience now available on all major digital platforms.

The legendary Chiemsee Reggae Summer Festival makes its long-awaited comeback from June 26–28, 2026, in Übersee am Chiemsee — and tickets are nearly sold out.

Swedish hard rock rising stars BLOODSTAIN drop their second single of 2026, ‚Something Sinister‘, through Threeman Recordings — the label helmed by ENTOMBED guitarist Alex Hellid — as anticipation builds for their debut album this fall.

LA-based alt-rock outfit AURORA VIEW have unveiled their new single and music video ‚ima dog‘, out now via Out Of Line Music — the third taste of their highly anticipated forthcoming album.

Darkwave artist MORTES unveils his brooding second album ‚The Hunt‘, while SMASH HIT COMBO deliver a paranoid nu-metal assault and BALDUVIAN BEARS drift into intimate post-punk territory with their latest single ‚Sonder‘.

Portuguese heavy metal force MALEDICTUS make their major move: the Lisbon-based band have signed to Fireflash Records and will release their new single ‚Silentium‘ on April 24.

Argentine journalist and black metal authority Matías Gallardo delivers a sweeping global chronicle of the genre with his debut book, published by INDEX VERLAG on April 17, 2026.

German power metal titans VICTORIUS have unleashed their long-awaited new album „World War Dinosaur“ via PERCEPTION, a division of Reigning Phoenix Music — and to mark the occasion, they’ve dropped a bombastic lyric video for the title track featuring special guests ANGUS McSIX and ORDEN OGAN.