Monat: Juni 2026

Polish extreme metal legends BEHEMOTH have unveiled ‚I, Scvlptor‘, the title track from their forthcoming exclusive release due September 4, 2026. The accompanying music video was produced by acclaimed Polish collective Grupa 13, with artwork by long-time collaborator Bartek Rogalewicz of LODGE.BLACK.

EPICA have unveiled a stunning live video for ‚Sirens – Of Blood And Water‘, recorded at a sold-out Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam. The performance features guest vocalists Alissa White-Gluz, Elize Ryd and Charlotte Wessels, captured in front of 10,000 fans during the band’s biggest headline show to date.

Belarusian post-black metal pioneers DYMNA LOTVA have released a spectacular music video for ‚The Boat of Despair‘, filmed deep underground in a historic silver mine. The track features guest vocals from former MY DYING BRIDE frontman Aaron Stainthorpe and serves as the second advance single from their forthcoming album ‚Vyraj‘, due August 7, 2026.

BEAST IN BLACK has officially added Finnish guitarist Markus Venehsalo to its ranks as the band continues work on its fourth studio album. Venehsalo, who initially caught the band’s attention through unsolicited demo videos, will handle lead guitar solos on the upcoming record and make his live debut with the group on June 27 at a festival in Germany.

Denver post-metal instrumentalists ONLY ECHOES have released ‚So Tightly Bound,‘ the latest single from their forthcoming album Born Adrift, due August 14, 2026 via Braeburn Records. The cinematic track charts a narrative arc from tension to triumph, cementing the band’s reputation for emotionally resonant, vocal-free composition.

Horror-rock icon WEDNESDAY 13 has unveiled a live single and video for ‚Look What The Bats Dragged In‘, offering the first taste of the upcoming live album ‚Un-Alive from Pol’and’Rock 2025‘. The record is set for release on September 25, 2026 via Napalm Records, with a European tour to follow in November.

DIE TOTEN HOSEN have kicked off their sold-out ‚TRINK AUS! WIR MÜSSEN GEHEN‘ open-air tour in front of a record crowd of 65,000 fans in Stuttgart. For the first time, the German punk legends are accompanying their massive stadium run with a comprehensive sustainability and social inclusion concept spanning all areas of the tour.

German punk metal veterans SERUM 114 are celebrating two decades of band history with a special anniversary tour in spring 2027. Rather than releasing a standard best-of compilation, the band is taking the celebration where it belongs: on stage, in the moshpit, alongside their most loyal fans.

TEMPLE OF DREAD have revealed the crushing music video ‚Rites of Blasphemy‘, the second advance single from their forthcoming sixth full-length ‚Dreadspawn Dominion‘. The East Frisian death metal outfit are set to release the album on August 7, 2026 via Testimony Records.