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Metal Blade Records and BraveWords have announced a landmark partnership to bring Metal Mondays, the interactive audio trivia experience, to a global audience via BraveWords.com. The weekly game, already popular on iOS and Android, will now be fully embedded into one of the world’s leading heavy metal media platforms. The move marks a significant expansion for the format, combining music discovery with competitive gameplay for millions of dedicated metal fans.

BETONTOD have announced their new single ‚Keep Calm And Carry On‘, taken from their forthcoming studio album ‚Wir fangen jetzt erst an!‘, due September 25, 2026. The accompanying music video premiered on YouTube, marking the second taste of what the band describe as the most emotional record of their 36-year career.

German comedian and metal devotee BÜLENT CEYLAN has unveiled his new single ‚Wolfsherz‘, a sweeping metal ballad featuring the legendary DORO PESCH. The track arrives alongside an official music video featuring real wolves, offering an emotionally charged preview of his upcoming album B.L.N.T., set for release on September 11, 2026 via Napalm Records.

HAMMER KING are set to reissue their landmark 2016 album ‚King Is Rising‘ in a fully remastered edition on 11 September 2026 via Reaper Entertainment. The anniversary release marks a decade since the record helped define the band’s signature sound and royal mythology.

Finnish melodic death metal outfit BRYMIR have announced their fifth studio album, ‚What We Leave Behind‘, set for release on October 2, 2026 via Napalm Records. The band has unveiled the title track as the lead single, accompanied by an official music video that plunges into science fiction aesthetics and existentialist themes. Described as their darkest work to date, the record marks a bold new chapter for the quartet.

FIMBUL WINTER, the melodic death metal outfit formed by three former members of AMON AMARTH, have released their new single ‚When The Sun Comes Out At Night‘ featuring guest vocalist Johan Lindstrand of THE CROWN. The track follows the band’s debut EP ‚What Once Was‘ and previous single ‚Crowned In Ash‘, continuing their trajectory as one of the genre’s most compelling new forces.

Germanic black metal duo MYSTIC CIRCLE are set to embark on their first live shows in two decades with a sweeping Latin American tour this October. The band will support MALEVOLENT CREATION across seven dates, with one show also featuring SIX FEET UNDER. The tour runs from Mexico City through to São Paulo, marking a major return to the live stage.

German symphonic metal icons XANDRIA have unveiled ‚Northstar‘, the third single from their upcoming studio album ‚Eclipse‘, due August 7, 2026 via Napalm Records. The track blends heavy guitars with epic orchestration and Celtic folk instruments, offering a glimpse into what promises to be the band’s most diverse record to date.

Folk metal duo FORGOTTEN SHRINE have released their brooding new single „Dearly Departed“ and announced their debut concept album Nox Aeterna, set for independent release on November 6, 2026. The record follows two guardians protecting an ancient shrine devoted to art, creativity, and freedom as darkness threatens to extinguish the human spirit.

East Anglian post-black metal stalwarts FEN have released their second advance single ‚Massif‘, taken from their forthcoming eighth full-length ‚Elemental Part One: Mourning Earth‘, due August 21, 2026 via Prophecy Productions. The track showcases the band’s signature blend of cinematic acoustics and ferocious black metal intensity, serving as the first part of a two-part centrepiece on the album.