Wednesday, October 14, 2026

SOUTH OF HEAVEN FEST 2027 6/4th, 5th and 6th, 2027 @ GASHOUDER MAASTRICHT, NETHERLANDS CONFIRM: LACUNA COIL, CHILDREN OF BODOM, KREATOR, EPICA and MORE BANDS






 Promoters for SOUTH OF HEAVEN FEST 2027, set to take place  6/4th, 5th and 6th, 2027 @ GASHOUDER MAASTRICHT, NETHERLANDS have confirmed LACUNA COIL, CHILDREN OF BODOM, KREATOR, EPICA and MORE BANDS... 








FROM SOUTH OF HEAVEN FESTIVAL PROMOTERS: 

𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳!
The wait is over: Epica, Ad Infinitum, Lacuna Coil, Children of Bodom and Kreator are the first bands we can finally confirm for our next edition!💥
𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 June 4th will revolve entirely around Epica. In honor of their 25th anniversary, the symphonic metal band is bringing back Epic Metal Fest, featuring a lineup curated by Epica themselves. Lacuna Coil and Ad Infinitum are the first confirmed support acts. This will be Epica’s only Dutch summer festival show in 2027!
𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 June 5th Children Of Bodom will resurrect the reaper on stage, celebrating their 30th anniversary with a special reunion show in original line-up including original guitarist Alexander Kuoppola. With Samy Elbanna on vocals and lead guitar, the Finnish melodic death metal band honour the passing of their original frontman Alexi Laiho in 2020. This show will be a tribute to his legacy.
On 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 6th, founding fathers of German thrash metal Kreator will Krush mainstage. These metal icons from Essen have been proving their relevance for over four decades. In early 2026, they released their sixteenth studio album, 'Krushers of the World'. At South of Heaven, Kreator will combine new material with songs from the band's forty-plus-year history.
With still more to come, we hope you’re just as delighted as we are! 🤘
More info & tickets: southofheaven.nl


Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-
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CARNATION: SET TO UNLEASH "SYMPHONY IN FLESH", POST VIDEO FOR NEW TRACK "BOUNDLESS PATHWAYS"

 



Belgium death metal warriors CARNATION have posted a video for "BOUNDLESS PATHWAYS",      a track from the bands anticipated new release  "SYMPHONY IN FLESH", due to be unleashed 10/16/2026 (DIGITAL, SELF RELEASED).  

  CARNATION, via SPOTIFY, are streaming the bands anticipated new release "CURSED MORTALITY",  unleashed 11/3/2023 via SEASON OF MIST. 

 CARNATION unleashed STENCH OF DEATH" (EP),  6/10/2022 via SEASON OF MIST.







VIDEO BELOW: CARNATION:NEW TRACK "BOUNDLESS PATHWAYS" (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF CARNATION):  
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IN VAIN: SET TO UNLEASH "ARCHITECTS OF MAYHEM", POST VIDEO FOR NEW TRACK "WINDS OF FIRE" (FEATURING RALF SCHEEPERS OF PRIMAL FEAR)

 




Spain based power metal warriors IN VAIN have posted a video for "WINDS OF FIRE" (FEATURING RALF SCHEEPERS OF PRIMAL FEAR) , a track from the bands anticipated new release "ARCHITECTS OF MAYHEM", due to be unleashed 11/5/2026 via FIGHTER RECORDS. 



IN VAIN unleashed "BACK TO NOWHERE", 2/8/2024 via FIGHTER RECORDS. 








VIDEO BELOW: IN VAIN: NEW TRACK "WINDS OF FIRE" (FEATURING RALF SCHEEPERS OF PRIMAL FEAR) (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF FIGHTER RECORDS):  

 Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-

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RAM: POST VIDEO FOR "AGAINST"




  Swedish heavy metal warriors RAM have posted a video for the title track of the bands anticipated new release  "AGAINST",  unleashed 10/9/2026 via METAL BLADE RECORDS. 

 

 RAM, via BANDCAMP, are streaming  the bands anticipated new release  "AGAINST",  unleashed 10/9/2026 via METAL BLADE RECORDS. 

 RAM unleashed "THE THRONE WITHIN", 9/13/2019 via METAL BLADE RECORDS. 






VIDEO BELOW: RAM:"AGAINST" (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF METAL BLADE  RECORDS): 



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HEATHEN: SET TO UNLEASH "LIFETIME IN HELL", POST VIDEO FOR NEW TRACK "ESCAPEGOAT"

 


San Francisco, California, U.S.A. technical thrash metal warriors HEATHEN have posted a video for "ESCAPEGOAT", a track from the bands anticipated new release  "LIFETIME IN HELL", due to be unleashed 2/19/2027 via NAPALM RECORDS.    


HEATHEN have posted a video for "TWIST OF FAITH", a track from the bands anticipated new maxi single "NEVER A GOD",unleashed 4/23/2026 via NAPALM RECORDS.   

HEATHEN have posted  the bands anticipated live release "BLEED THE WORLD LIVE",  unleashed 3/14/2025 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS. 

  HEATHEN unleashed  "EMPIRE OF THE BLIND",  9/18/2020 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS. 

 

 

 

 

 





FROM HEATHEN AND NAPALM RECORDS: 

Bay Area Icons HEATHEN To Unleash New Album Lifetime in Hell on February 19, 2027 via Napalm Records
⚫ Watch the official video for "Escapegoat" here: https://youtu.be/zIRLcfrBtKg
⚫ Pre-Order "Lifetime In Hell" here: http://lnk.to/Heathen-LifetimeinHell
About “Escapegoat”, vocalist David White says:
"'Escapegoat' is a song that has been a long time in the making. It takes you on a journey through intense riffing and heart-pounding drum rhythms and is the first piece of the puzzle we wanted you to experience as a glimpse into the intensity and bigger picture that we feel this album will bring. Our goal was to make the greatest HEATHEN album to date, and we can’t wait to hear your response! As we embark on our final tour of 2026 with Forbidden and Void, we'll be taking this new music on the road in the USA. Then, in the new year, we’ll begin a European tour as part of a triple revolving headlining tour with Exhorder and Belgium’s own Evil Invaders."
Kragen Lum about the official video for "Escapegoat":
“We live in an increasingly superficial and plastic world, surrounded by artificial images, endless distractions, and expectations that can sometimes become too much to handle. We look for every opportunity to escape — to disappear into doom scrolling, binge watching, gaming, drugs, alcohol, and anything else that gives us a momentary release from the weight of reality. We build walls around ourselves. We bury ourselves in distractions. We convince ourselves that we can always escape the consequences. Until we can’t. Just one more distraction. Just one more escape. Just one last mistake. We are the 'Escapegoat.'”
David White about the new album Lifetime in Hell:
"After touring extensively around the world in support of Empire of the Blind, we've spent the last year or so recording whenever we could make it happen, and we're finally finished with this new album! We're very proud to announce Lifetime in Hell. We want to thank Napalm Records for believing in us, Zeuss for producing the album, Jason Bittner for laying down the crushing drum tracks, and our families for their patience and support throughout this process. Most of all, we want to thank all of our fans for your enthusiasm and support over the years. We hope you wear this record out!"




VIDEO BELOW: VIDEO BELOW: HEATHEN: NEW TRACK "ESCAPEGOAT" (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF NAPALM RECORDS): Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-
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WEREWOLVES: STREAMING NEW RELEASE "YOU'RE WEAK AND YOU KNOW YOU'RE WEAK" VIA BANDCAMP

 




Australian blackened, technical death metal warriors  WEREWOLVES, via BANDCAMP, are streaming r their new offering  "YOU'RE WEAK AND YOU KNOW YOU'RE WEAK",  unleashed 10/9/2026 via BLACK ON BLACK.  

 

 WEREWOLVES, via BANDCAMP, are streaming the bands anticipated new release  "THE UGLIEST OF ALL", unleashed  9/19/2025 via BACK ON BLACK. 

  WEREWOLVES unleashed "MY ENEMIES LOOK AND SOUND LIKE ME", 8/11/2023 via PROSTHETIC RECORDS.  





WEREWOLVES: NEW RELEASE "YOU'RE WEAK AND YOU KNOW YOU'RE WEAK" (VIA  BANDCAMP, COURTESY OF WEREWOLVES)




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FORTRESS FESTIVAL 2027 5/29th and 20th, 2027 SCARBOROUGH NORTH YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND CONFIRM: TERRESTIAL HOSPICE, WATAIN, STORMKEEP, OERHEKS, OMATORPET and MORE BANDS

 





 Promoters for FORTRESS FESTIVAL 2027, set to take place 5/29th and 20th, 2027 SCARBOROUGH NORTH YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND have confirmed TERRESTIAL HOSPICE, WATAIN, STORMKEEP,  OERHEKS, OMATORPET  and MORE BANDS.. 

 



FORTRESS FESTIVAL 2027 have also confirmed EMPEROR..

More bands for FORTRESS FESTIVAL 2027 T.B.A.... 

 

 

 

 

 







FROM FORTRESS FESTIVAL 2027 PROMOTERS: 

Fortress Festival presents: 𝕱𝖎𝖗𝖘𝖙 𝕷𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙
One stage. One night. A moment that marks the beginning of something special. A new chapter in the Fortress story.
To celebrate our fifth anniversary of Fortress, we will host a special Friday event inside of our Grand Hall in 2027.
Formed in 2017, Terrestrial Hospice is the collaboration of two veterans of the Polish black metal scene: Inferno (BEHEMOTH!, Azarath) and Skyggen (Gorgoroth, Tortorum) The project arose from a shared vision to revive the spirit of traditional black metal while maintaining an individual and uncompromising approach. The band will perform in the UK for the first time at Fortress Festival.
Fortress: First Light is on sale now!


We are honoured to announce that the unholy force of WATAIN will descend upon Fortress: First Light, taking to the Grand Hall Main Stage for a night of darkness, ritual and black metal supremacy!
Vocalist Erik Danielsson states;
"We look forward to set out on a last round of shows before the end, and to remind people of the powers this music can actually possess when it's not held back by the laws and sentiments of the modern world. Watain is a remnant of a dark past that now exists only as myth and memory, too primal and perhaps too real for this day and age. But for one last time we will let the ancient fires of real Black Metal and spiritual liberation light up the night. We invite you all to come and bask in their glory, and to celebrate the end with us as we return Watain to its sacred origins beyond the realms of Death."
Fortress: First Light is on sale now!

Stormkeep headlines the Grand Hall main stage on Saturday at Fortress Festival 2027 with an exclusive performance for the United Kingdom!
Stormkeep began as a stronghold for individuals who sought to carry the flame of a lost age. Branching into the worlds of epic dungeon synth and melodic Black Metal, Stormkeep hearkens back to a time when, without compromise, majestic melodies and keyboards could live side by side with razor sharp riffs and pummelling raw production.
"Stormkeep returns to the shores of Europa for the first time in 4 years, bringing heralds of Othertime and Iswylm. Marking this bacchanal of black symphonies, Stormkeep has pulled from the old scrolls and the new to bring a performance from all parts of Elda's history. In an exclusive appearance and a set of material never performed in the UK before, Stormkeep will take all who are in attendance on an epic journey through the history of the Dragon Kings. We are honoured to bring this special set to Fortress Festival, the perfect venue for us to present these nocturnes."


Enchanting and melodic black metal act, Oerheks comes to the UK for the first time to perform an exclusive show at Fortress Festival 2027.
"After only a handful of live performances in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany; I am extremely proud to have Oerheks featured on this year's Fortress Fest bill. With a live line-up of ascetics, we will bring the ancient force and wisdom of the fields and forests of Cagghenvinna to UK shores for the first time ever."



Founded in 2018, Örnatorpet is a one-man Dungeon Synth project from Borås, Sweden. Örnatorpet delves into the ancient lore of Scandinavia, offering an ethereal collection of dungeon synth tracks that revive forgotten sagas and mythical tales.
"Live appearances are few and far between, so I try to make them count, and Fortress feels like exactly the kind of place where this music belongs. There is something quite extraordinary about being given the opportunity to bring your own musical world into a place like this. I’m looking forward to sharing those worlds with like-minded people, and to standing among so many musicians whose work has inspired and fascinated me."


Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-
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