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Canadian blackgaze solo project UNREQVITED has announced its first-ever European tour, set to take place in October 2026. The 15-date run, titled ‚Solastalgia Over Europe MMXXVI‘, will see UNREQVITED supporting HERETOIR and NIDARE across Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, the Netherlands, France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Italy.

UWE LULIS PROJECT, the Frankfurt-based rock outfit led by veteran guitarist Uwe Lulis of ACCEPT and GRAVE DIGGER fame, has released ‚The Battle‘ as the second single from their forthcoming debut album ‚Analog‘. The record is set for release on 29 May 2026 via Uwesen Records.

US/Mexico melodic death metal outfit FALSIMONIAN have released their debut single ‚Freefall‘, a genre-blending track that fuses progressive death metal with Mexican folk influences. The single serves as the first taste of the forthcoming EP ‚For Survival‘, set for independent release on November 7, 2026.

WIDTHOUT have released ‚Dear Old Me‘, their new single available on all digital platforms via Volcano Records and Promotion. The track marks the band’s first release under the new label partnership and signals the beginning of a broader series of upcoming singles. Blending alternative metal with electronic and EDM influences, the release represents a clear sonic and artistic evolution for the group.

Lithuanian avantgarde quintet BLACK SPIKES have unveiled their second single ‚REVANA‘, taken from their forthcoming debut album ‚Ydos‘, due August 28, 2026 via Napalm Records. The track arrives alongside a cinematic official music video and marks another bold step from one of metal’s most intriguing newcomers.

Finnish psych-folk and occult doom outfit HEXVESSEL have released ‚Horse Tears‘ as a standalone digital single, a cover of GOLDFRAPP’s debut album track previously exclusive to the premium edition of their latest record ‚Nocturne‘. The single features former IN THE WOODS… vocalist Jan Kenneth Transeth alongside his daughter Lea.

German black metal force IMHA TARIKAT have announced a major European tour for late autumn 2026, joining THE RUINS OF BEVERAST and ESOTERIC under the banner ‚Corda Incensa MMXXVI‘. The band is also launching their ‚Yanan Kalp Manifestations‘ headline show series, kicking off May 1, 2026 in Berlin.

VENOM, the Newcastle-born architects of black metal, are set to release their 16th studio album ‚Into Oblivion‘ on May 1, 2026 via Noise/BMG. The 13-track record marks the band’s first new material since ‚Storm The Gates‘ in 2018, reuniting the long-standing lineup of Cronos, Rage, and Dante.

Australian/Finnish dark progressive gothic metal collective THE ETERNAL have released a haunting animated lyric video for their brand new single ‚Lament For The Hollow‘. The track serves as the first taste of their forthcoming studio album ‚Obscured Horizons‘, due September 18th via Reigning Phoenix Music.

Finnish blackened death/thrash metal duo GATES OPEN have released their latest single, ‚The Black Scorpion‘, a fast-paced and venomous track exploring the darker recesses of the human psyche. The release marks the band’s first new material since their 2025 single ‚The Blood On Their Hands‘, continuing their prolific output under Inverse Records.