Party.San is one of Germany’s most important extreme-metal festivals and managed to stay tightly focused on the underground during it’s 30-year-history. The 2026 edition runs from 6–8 August at Obermehler-Schlotheim, becoming a pilgrimage site for extreme-metal fans. The billing features legacy acts, scene stalwarts, and …
There’s a surprising amount of contemporary Icelandic black metal bands. Vafurlogi bring in their latest record to make sure, that the world knows about the quality of their homeland’s scene.
Forsmán’s “Brenndar Rústir og Fuðrandi Fjörur” is a black metal behemoth: dense, dissonant, and devastatingly precise. Another slab of solid Icelandic black metal.
Lost In Kyiv expand their sound, while sticking to their core. “We’re All Going To Be Fine” is a daring postrock record and brings the band into the top group of contemporary postrock.
Oh Hiroshima took an experimental approach on their new record, which pays off. “And The Dead Tree Gives No Shelter” is a fascinating, complex postrock record that won’t disappoint old fans and might bring in new listeners at the same time.
Mono create “Snowdrop” as an epic farewell to their longtime producer and friend Steve Albini. The postrock veterans deliver a stunningly beautiful album; one that serves as worthy eulogy to their friend.
Monolord needed their time to create “Neverending”, but the waiting was worth it: the new record is a strong experiment that stays true to the band’s signature sound at the same time.
Galbot delve into the despair and hopelessness of their province’s past to deliver a black metal album that is as compelling as it is relentless.
Periphery experiment with a more accessbile approach to their song by cutting on the runtime and by adding more pop elements into their sound. “A Pale White Dot” is a surprise and a strong album.
Guilt Trip’s “Armour Of Angels” is a relentless, riff-fueled beats. The record cements the band’s place at the forefront of modern hardcore.
Port Noir return with “The Dark We Keep”; a record that blends melancholy and heavy riffs in equal measure. This is progressive metal at its most immersive and introspective.