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Category: For bands
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21-09-2026 Trold, Morgarten, Apocalypse Orchestra
Location: Willemeen, Arnhem (Netherlands) On Monday September 21, Willemeen in Arnhem hosted an exclusive folk metal show with three bands from three different corners of Europe: Denmark’s Trold, Switzerland’s Morgarten and Sweden’s Apocalypse Orchestra. The evening was presented as a rare opportunity to see all three bands together in the Netherlands, with Apocalypse Orchestra touring…
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Finsterforst – Still
Releasedate: 31-07-2026Label: AOP Records German pagan metal band Finsterforst is back with their sixth album “Still”. As a longtime fan, I have always enjoyed Finsterforst’s style and so I was curious about “Still” and the direction the band is taking us. Let’s dig deep.
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Chelsea Wolfe – The Dark
Releasedate: 21-08-2026 Label: Loma Vista Records If I close my eyes, I can still feel the shivers running up my spine when I saw Chelsea Wolfe at Hellfest in 2024, the year she released the gorgeous “She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She”, and the rain falling at that moment in Clisson perfectly…
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Green Carnation – A Dark Poem, Pt. III: The Messiah Complex
Releasedate: 04-09-2026 Label: Season of Mist My connection to the Norwegian band Green Carnation is strong. I remember listening to “Light of Day, Day of Darkness” one day while I was at the gym, putting my sit-ups aside to take in the details of this masterpiece.
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Trenchwar – Overlords of Cold
Releasedate: 18-09-2029 Label: Time To Kill Records Musicians tend to evolve, change, and grow. But there comes a day when they look back and want to relive the intensity of their early days.
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Villagers of Ioannina City – Venceremos
Releasedate: 18-09-2026 Label: Napalm Records From their re-examination of the Greek musical tradition, through their shift toward more progressive paths, to the present day where heavy rock takes a back seat, one thing is certain: Villagers of Ioannina City (VIC hereafter) aren’t in a hurry.
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05-09-2026 Beseech
Location: Sagateatern, Borås (Sweden) Before we can tell you about the show of Beseech, a little time travel is needed. In 2006 in this town the band played a farewell concert with the lineup closest to what we saw today. We were attending. So, to see the return was not a question, but a given.
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04-09-2026 Abstracted Mind
Showcase and live video recordingLocation: Boerderij, Zoetermeer To grow as a person, you have to often be willing to step outside your comfort zone and try to see things from a positive perspective. The idea of covering a symphonic metal event as a journalist initially freaked me out, but after a moment’s thought, I decided…
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Spirit Mother – Thistle
Releasedate: 04-09-2026Label: Sound Of Liberation Records The American quartet Spirit Mother switched the record label after two releases, and Thistle, the third album, announced as part of Sound Of Liberation Records. This release opened the fall melancholy season.
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Speed Stroke – Damage Control
Releasedate: 21-08-2026Label: Scarlet Records Making noise since 2013, the Italian Speed Stroke drop the fourth album Damage Control this August.
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Rebels Opera – Call Of The Night
Releasedate: 19-08-2026Label: RFL Music Entertainment Mentioned as arena rockers, Rebels Opera are actually taking their very first steps to expand their footprint, attempting to reboot the hard & heavy engine fueled by the legacy of AC/DC with their debut, Call Of The Night.
