After soul searching through the Canadian wilderness for the past eight years, once again, Anciients have reached the summit of progressive metal. The heavy, heady and heartfelt Canucks won Metal / Hard Music Album of the Year at the 55th annual JUNO Awards for their latest album Beyond the Reach of the Sun. Spiritbox, Devin Townsend, Kittie and Striker were also nominated.
Metal maniacs have been losing their minds over Defeated Sanity. Last year, brutal death metal’s most relentless innovators returned to the raw brutality of their early classics. In the process, the band’s latest album has taken their moribund legacy to even greater extremes. Not only did Chronicles of Lunacy land on notable year-end lists from across the world of metal, rock and pop. It also broke onto the Billboard charts.
For more than 30 years, Nightfall have stood as a shining pillar for Greek metal. Like darkness after sunset, the deadly Athenians rose through the underground alongside their current and former label mates Rotting Christ and Septicflesh. The band’s monumental eleventh album is solidified by the most electrifying hooks and thunderous production in their pantheon-level discography. But while the latest single from Children of Eve scrapes across the sky with a stadium-shaking chorus, “The Cannibal” digs deeper into the powerful message that has always served as Nightfall’s rallying cry.”Our new single speaks to an insatiable fear that’s been fueled by eons of catechism”, says Nightfall’s half-masked leader Efthimis Karadimas. “I hate the cannibal that lurks inside us, eating us alive from within”.
Faroese singer-songwriter EIVØR will embark on a captivating European tour this fall. Joining her as a special guest is the acclaimed Icelandic artist Ásgeir, with support from EIVØR‘s talented younger sister, Elinborg. This tour promises an unforgettable musical experience, blending ethereal vocals, evocative melodies, and rich Nordic heritage. European Tour 2025: 19 September: Ghent, BE @ De Vooruit 26 September: Cologne, DE @ Carlswerk Victoria 27 September: Frankfurt, DE @ ZOOM 28 September: Paris, FR @ Casino de Paris 30 September: Metz, FR @ La BAM 1 October: Rouen, FR @ Le 106 2 October: Marseille, FR @ Espace Julien 3 October: Toulouse, FR @ Interference 4 October: Porto, PT @ Hard Club 7 October: Madrid, ES @ Mon Live 8 October: Barcelona, ES @ Razzmatazz 2 10 October: Pratteln, CH @ z7 Konzertfabrik 11 October: Vienna, AT @ Ottakringer Brauerei 12 October: Stuttgart, DE @ LKA Longhorn 14 October: Krakow, PL @ Klub Studio 15 October: Prague, CZ @ ROXY 16 October: Berlin, DE @ Huxleys Neue Welt 17 October: Hamburg, DE @ DOCKS 18 October: Copenhagen, DK @ Poolen 19 October: Lund, SE @ Mejeriet 21 October: Helsinki, FI @ House of Culture 22 October: Tampere, FI @ Tavara Asema 24 October: Gothenburg, SE @ Filmstudion 25 October: Stockholm, SE @ Fållan 26 October: Oslo, NO @ Sentrum Scene
For more than three decades, Nightfall have stood as a shining pillar for Greek metal.
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
