David Vincent and Rune Eriksen stand tall amongst the demons of underground metal. But after banding together as VLTIMAS, these living legends are now reaching truly epic extremes. “…lives up to their reputation as extreme metal’s leading lights“, wrote Metal Hammer, who named EPIC one of the best albums of 2024.

Almost a decade has passed since Virvum caused an elemental shift in technical death metal with their brilliant debut. “One can only imagine what heights they’ll reach next”, Heavy Blog is Heavy wrote in a near perfect review of Illuminance. Now, as their long-awaited second album nears the finish line, the Swiss band are sharpening their shiny tentacles on a new journey.

The wait is almost over, metalheads.

“…the rhythm is perfect for alternating pure violence, dissonance and a few more imposing moments.” – Acta Infernalis

Though her new album was inspired by the dark and heavy winters of her homeland, Eivør is hot on the heels of the most successful North American tour in her long, celebrated career. Last month, the Faroese superstar sold out half of the dates on her headlining tour of North America in support of ENN with fellow Nordic luminary and Season of Mist labelmate Sylvaine.

The memories might be fuzzy, but Weedeater always remember a good time. Six years ago, the Cape Fear legends commemorated the 10th anniversary of God Luck and Good Speed by hitting the road with their heavy Appalachian statesmen Bask. Now, they’re ready for a re-up.

After writhing out from Baltimore’s underground with their gravity-defying debut for Season of Mist, this year, Wormhole are powering up before they hit the next level.

It was a heavy road, but after soul searching through the Canadian wilderness, at long last, Anciients have come full circle. Seven years removed from winning a JUNO Award for their last album, the hard-hitting Canucks are nominated once more for the band’s latest heady and heartfelt opus Beyond the Reach of the Sun.