Monat: Mai 2026

SCHANDMAUL have announced the fourth edition of the FOLKFIELD FESTIVAL, set to take place on September 11 and 12, 2026, at the Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen. The two-day event will once again unite folk, medieval, and rock music along the Rhein-Herne-Kanal, promising a bigger and more powerful lineup than ever before.

Horror icon and musician COURTNEY GAINS has released the official music video for ‚Been Forgotten,‘ a single currently riding high on the Top 40 Radio Charts. The track is set to appear on his forthcoming album Liberation Day, due this August on Curtain Call Records.

Raleigh, NC heavy metal outfit CRIMSON STEEL have released a lyric video for their debut single ‚No Absolution‘, offering a first taste of their forthcoming album ‚Show No Fear‘. The record is set for release on October 2, 2026, through Heaven and Hell Records.

New York hardcore veterans PRO-PAIN have unleashed the title track and lyric video for their upcoming album ‚Stone Cold Anger‘, due May 15, 2026 via Napalm Records. The release marks the band’s first studio album in eleven years and coincides with the launch of an extensive European tour.

SEA SLEEPER have released ‚Manifestor,‘ their most ambitious track to date, clocking in at eight minutes and showcasing a sweeping, progressive sound. The song serves as the latest preview of their sophomore album, Burden of Antlers, due September 18, 2026.

MOTÖRHEAD are set to release a special 20th anniversary edition of their 2006 album ‚Kiss of Death‘, remastered from the original tapes using the half-speed method. The release includes a previously unreleased live recording from the Lowlands Festival 2007, available on double LP and double CD from July 3.

GREEN LUNG are set to return with their highly anticipated fourth studio album, ‚Necropolitan‘, due September 11th 2026 via Nuclear Blast Records. The London-based heavy rock outfit have unveiled lead single and video ‚Evil in this House‘, offering the first taste of an album recorded live at Rockfield Studios with producer Tom Dalgety.

Belarusian post-black metal dissidents DYMNA LOTVA have released the music video for ‚Zory‘, the opening track and first advance single from their forthcoming fourth album ‚Vyraj‘. The record is scheduled for release on August 7, 2026 via Prophecy Productions.

Finnish symphonic metal act VOV are back with ‚Longing‘, a high-energy single that fuses groove-driven double-kick drumming with an anthemic chorus and sharp emotional depth. The track captures the tension between desire and distance, delivered with precision and melodic force by the four-piece outfit signed to Inverse Music Group.

Belgian melodic death metal outfit ECHOES OF A DYING WORLD has released ‚Iskariot‘, a crushing new single featuring guest vocalist Tijs Vanneste. The track serves as the opening statement of the forthcoming EP ‚Revelations‘, the concluding chapter of the band’s ambitious trilogy, due August 28, 2026.