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Alestorm Announce 2027 UK and Ireland Tour
Alestorm will cross the UK and Ireland in January 2027 with Battle Beast and Wizardthrone joining the full 15-date run.
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INTO DARKNESSRoute to the Outer Side
A patient, cosmic death-doom voyage that turns planetary distance into crushing atmosphere and disciplined tension.
Ghost Release Trailer for 2 Big To Rig Concert Film
Ghost’s new concert film captures two sold-out Mexico City shows and reaches cinemas worldwide from August 26.
Birmingham Marks First Anniversary of Ozzy Osbourne’s Death
Birmingham hosted the first Ozzy Day with live music, public art and citywide tributes to the Black Sabbath frontman.
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MOONSPELLFar From God
Moonspell sharpen gothic grandeur into a focused, memorable record whose strongest songs balance menace, melody and dramatic restraint.
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PSYCROPTICThe Pulse of Annihilation
Psycroptic remain technically formidable, but this compact set is strongest when precision creates momentum instead of merely displaying control.
Napalm Records Onlineshop
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SINSIDAll That Remains
Sinsid deliver traditional heavy metal with sturdy hooks and clear conviction, even when the songwriting leans heavily on inherited forms.
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ARMORED SAINTEmotion Factory Reset
Emotion Factory Reset offers sturdy heavy-metal craft and strong vocal character, but too few songs create lasting urgency.
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MOTIONLESS IN WHITEDecades
Decades balances gothic spectacle and polished metalcore with strong hooks, uneven pacing and occasional emotional weight.
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AS IT ISAs It Is
A polished pop-punk album weighed down by predictable pacing, soft-edged production and too many interchangeable hooks.
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ENSIFERUMIron
Ensiferum’s second album sharpens the production and delivers major anthems, though it lacks some of the debut’s raw surprise and cohesion.
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NO CUREIt Is Going To Get Dark
A vicious hardcore record whose physical intensity is stronger than its emotional and structural range.
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CORROSION OF CONFORMITYGood God / Baad Man
Corrosion of Conformity sound grounded and heavy, but this sprawling record confuses accumulated mass with sustained purpose.
Beast in Black Announce EU Tour
Beast In Black will hit Europe in autumn 2026 with Sonata Arctica and Frozen Crown.
Nuclear Blast Records
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CRYING STEELAgent Steel
Agent Steel delivers sturdy traditional metal, but its strongest hooks are separated by too much routine material.
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END ALLHAIL MIND
HAIL MIND combines sharp modern-metal production with energetic structural shifts, though several songs confuse constant motion with development.
Haken Release ‘Bleeding Sky’ and Announce European Tour
Haken unveil emotionally direct new single ‘Bleeding Sky’ ahead of a September and October European headline run.
Hatebreed Sign With BLKIIBLK for New Album
Hatebreed have joined the Frontiers metal imprint BLKIIBLK, with a Zeuss-produced album scheduled for autumn 2026.
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DIMMU BORGIRGrand Serpent Rising
Grand Serpent Rising offers scale without urgency, burying flashes of menace beneath an overextended and emotionally distant design.
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ORGA MECHAHumanity.exe
Humanity.exe has flashes of conviction, but too much of its metallic attack lands without a clear identity.