MILWAUKEE METAL FESTIVAL 2026 Adds Special AGALLOCH Double Sets, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, HIRAX + More, Day Splits Announced

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Milwaukee Metal Festival 2026 has announced day splits for its highly anticipated return to The Rave/Eagles Club, taking place June 5–7, 2026. In addition to previously announced headliners Acid Bath (Friday), Killswitch Engage (Saturday), and Ministry (Sunday), the festival has added Suicidal Tendencies and a wave of additional artists spanning the full spectrum of heavy music. The current day splits can be found below with more bands still TBA!

Milwaukee Metal Fest 2026 will once again showcase a wide range of metal styles, including death metal, doom, hardcore, metalcore, thrash, industrial, and underground extremity, with performances spread across multiple stages throughout the venue. In addition to live music, the festival will feature a dedicated floor for merchandise and collectibles, giving fans access to exclusive band merch, vinyl, rare items, and more throughout the weekend.

The Metal Fest Pre-Party kicks off the weekend on Thursday, June 4, hosted by Jamey Jasta and friends + special guests TBA. Pre-Party tickets are free with the purchase of a three-day pass.

Three-day passes, two-day passes, single-day tickets, and a limited number of reserved seats are on sale now. For the full lineup, ticket options, and festival updates can be found at THIS LOCATION.

The current day splits are as follows with more TBA:

Friday, June 5:

Acid Bath
Obituary
Agalloch (Retrospective Set)
Iron Reagan
Pallbearer
Hirax
NunSlaughter
Master
Weekend Nachos
Morta Skuld
Polkadot Cadaver
Dusk
Jeffrey Nothing
Thanatotic Desire
Eyes of the Living
Misery
+more TBA

Saturday, June 6:

Killswitch Engage
Suicidal Tendencies
Power Trip
Agalloch (‘Ashes Against the Grain’ Set)
After the Burial
NAILS
Havok
Prong
Internal Bleeding
Macabre
Belushi Speed Ball
Sworn Enemy
Casket Robbery
Human Artifacts
Brick by Brick
Threnody
Striking 13
+more TBA

Sunday, June 7:

Ministry
All Shall Perish
Integrity
UADA
Cyco Miko
Deadguy
Incite
Dead by Wednesday
Texas Toast Chainsaw Massacre
Trip to the Morgue
Dark Horse Prophet
+more TBA

Stay tuned for the next wave of bands – you don’t wanna miss this!

ABOUT MILWAUKEE METAL FEST

Founded in 1987, Milwaukee Metal Fest is one of the longest-running and most influential metal festivals in the United States, with a rich history of showcasing groundbreaking artists across the heavy music spectrum. After establishing itself as a cornerstone of American metal through the late 1980s and 1990s, the festival was revived in 2023 under the direction of Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta, ushering in a new era while honoring its legacy. Today, Milwaukee Metal Fest continues to unite fans and artists for an uncompromising celebration of metal across the iconic stages of The Rave/Eagles Club.

Follow Milwaukee Metal Fest: Website – Facebook – Instagram – X

ANGUS McSIX Release New Single + Video ‘I Am Adam McSix, Feat. Rhapsody Of Fire + Alex Krull

Posted by tarjavirmakari on December 23, 2025
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ANGUS McSIX reveals the epic new single, “I Am Adam McSix”, cut from the band’s upcoming sophomore album, Angus McSix and the All-Seeing Astral Eye, out March 13, 2026 via Napalm Records! The track gives the band’s new main character, Angus McSix’s brother Adam McSix, space to introduce himself, with his heroism further praised by a feature from Italian symphonic power metal pioneers Rhapsody Of Fire. Also, Alex Krull (Leaves Eyes, Atrocity) makes an appearance in the official music video as the Screaming Cauldron. ANGUS McSIX is ready to conquer, wielding the power of metal as their mighty weapon!
 
Now available to pre-order, Angus McSix and the All-Seeing Astral Eye is an exciting passing of the torch—and a worthy follow-up to ANGUS McSIX‘s chart-storming 2023 debut album, Angus McSix and the Sword of Power, that instantly rose to the top 10 of the German Album charts. Check out the adventurous official music video for “I Am Adam McSix” below and make sure to secure your copy of the new album!
 
ANGUS McSIX on “I Am Adam McSix” (feat. Rhapsody Of Fire)
“The song gives Adam the chance to explain in his own words what sets him apart from Angus. He never wanted to be the shining hero – he has simply seen too much of a world that keeps disappointing him. Glory and heroics no longer mean anything to him. Why should he help those who will only betray him in the end?
 
In the ‘Screaming Cauldron’, the storylines of ANGUS McSIX and Rhapsody of Fire intertwine for the first time, also featuring none other than Alex Krull, who not only performs the Screaming Cauldron but also lends it his unmistakable shouts. On his journey, Adam encounters the Adventurer (Giacomo Voli, Rhapsody Of Fire) and Vision (Alex Staropoli, Rhapsody Of Fire), with the former ultimately handing him the legendary ‘Rain of Fury’ sword for their shared quest.”

Pre-Order Your Copy of Angus McSix and the All-Seeing Astral Eye NOW

Angus McSix and the All-Seeing Astral Eye Tracklist:
1             6666
2             The Fire Of Yore             
3             I Am Adam McSix (feat. Rhapsody Of Fire)
4             Dig Down (feat. Van Canto)
5             Techno Men (feat. Turmion Kätilöt)
6             Ork Zero
7             Starlight Stronghold       
8             Aetheriyja          
9             Let The Search Begin     
10          The Power Of Metal (feat. Freedom Call)
11          Into Battle

The eleven tracks of Angus McSix and the All-Seeing Astral Eye feature the band’s one-of-a-kind storytelling, proving even more epic, absurd, and magnificent than ever. Previously released “6666” still features their now-imprisoned frontman Angus McSix (Thomas Winkler) on vocals, passing the torch to Adam McSix and placing nothing less than the fate of the universe on his shoulders. “The Fire Of Yore” bridges the gap between Manowar, Modern Talking, and Electric Callboy and fully opens up the new chapter – Angus, after all, possesses no memory of his previous adventures, leaving all the more room for more lore to be introduced through Adam! ANGUS McSIX gain further help on their quest from a cappella group Van Canto on “Dig Down” and Finnish Turmion Kätilöt on “Techno Men”. “Ork Zero”, referencing their monstrous drummer (Gerit Lamm, ex-Xandria), and “Starlight Stronghold” are electrifying disco bangers, while “Let The Search Begin” – following instrumental break “Aetheriyja” – is another true metal hymn. “The Power Of Metal” adds Freedom Call to the party before the mighty heroes take their final stand in “Into Battle”.
 
Charmingly quizzical and undeniably entertaining, Angus McSix and the All-Seeing Astral Eye crafts one catchy anthem after another. With rich storytelling and over-the-top pathos, ANGUS McSIX invite you to pick up a sword and fight side by side with them against ancient powers to fulfill Adam’s destiny!

ANGUS McSIX Live 2026

Support for Orden Ogan
11.04.26 SE – Gothenburg / Monument
12.04.26 SE – Stockholm / Fryshuset Klubben

Tour Of The All-Seeing Astral Eye Headliner Tour 2026
w/ Brainstorm, Bloodbound
12.03.26 DE – Hamburg / Kent Club
13.03.26 DE – Leipzig / Hellraiser
14.03.26 DE – Obertraubling / Airport-Eventhall
15.03.26 DE – Munich / Backstage
16.03.26 DE – Nuremberg / Hirsch
17.03.26 DE – Berlin / Lido
18.03.26 DE – Saarbrücken / Garage
19.03.26 DE – Heidelberg / Halle02
20.03.26 DE – Oberhausen / Kulttempel
21.03.26 DE – Andernach / JUZ
22.03.26 NL – Eindhoven / Effenaar

ANGUS McSIX are:
Adam McSix (Samuel Nyman) – Vocals
The Dwarf (Jasmin Pabst) – Guitars
Thalestris (Thalia Bellazecca) – Guitars
Archdemon Seebulon (Sebastian „Seeb“ Levermann / Rafael Dobbs Roa) – Guitars
Ork Zero (Gerit Lamm) – Drums

ANGUS McSIX online:
FACEBOOK
INSTAGRAM
HOMEPAGE
NAPALM RECORDS

BELLE MORTE Unleash Acoustic Version of ‘My Legacy’

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Belle Morte closes out 2025 with a final, intimate release: the acoustic version of “My Legacy,” taken from the band’s debut album Crime of Passion.

Stripped back to its emotional core, this new version reveals a different side of “My Legacy.” The symphonic weight gives way to atmosphere and nuance, letting the song’s melody and meaning take center stage. It’s a reflective moment, deliberate, and honest, that feels like a farewell, and a thank you at the same time.

Previous videos from “Crime of Passion”: “Lace” Acoustic version: Watch – Stream “Crime of Passion”: orcd.co/crimeofpassion

BELLE MORTE’s Latest Release: Stream “Pearl Hunting”: orcd.co/pearlhunting – CD: tinyurl.com/PearlHuntingCD

Previous videos from Pearl Hunting: “Jorōgumo” Ft. Hisashi, Reigen Fujii, Souzan Kato: Watch – “Willow” Ft. Ruben Monteiro, Emma Spinelli: Watch – “Exorcism” Acoustic Version: Watch – Pearl Hunting: Watch – “Exorcism” Ft. Ulziisaikhan Khoroldamba: Watch – ” September” Ft. Ruben Monteiro: Watch – “Black Waters” Ft. Maulana Malik Ibrahim: Watch – “Blame me” Ft. Lernik Khachatrian: Watch

About Belle Morte

Formed in Minsk, BELLE MORTE combines dark symphonic metal with gothic, progressive, and melancholic elements. After their 2018 EP Game On, the band signed with Wormholedeath in 2021 to release Crime of Passion, a conceptual album inspired by John Fowles’s The Collector. Their second album continues this global approach, delivering unique symphonic metal experiences for fans seeking something different.

Stay connected with the band’s latest updates and releases:
www.facebook.com/bellemortemusic
twitter.com/bellemortemusic
www.instagram.com/bellemorteofficial
www.youtube.com/@bellemortemusic
bellemorte.bandcamp.com
bellemortemusic.com

CRISALIDE Sign to My Kingdom Music for Release of New Album, Out in Early 2027

Posted by tarjavirmakari on December 23, 2025
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Italian Thrash/Death Metallers CRISALIDE are proud to announce they have signed with My Kingdom Music for the release of their new album, scheduled for release in early 2027.

In a statement from the band, CRISALIDE expresses their enthusiasm about this partnership: “We are delighted to be part of My Kingdom Music because we already know the excellent work they do for Italian bands, and it’s important for us to have them by our side during this period when we will be extremely busy with concerts, already scheduled festivals, and especially the recording of the new album, which we’ve been working so hard on. It’s going to be a long journey, and we’re incredibly excited to be part of their family and to share our music with the whole world very soon!”

CRISALIDE have over 30 years of career, and they played on the important stages, such as the legendary Whiskey A-Go-Go in Hollywood on the legendary Sunset Boulevard, and with bands like Pestilence, Vomitory, M-Pire of Evil, Nightrage and more. Now confirmed for the 2026 Luppolo in Rock Festival, they’ll share the stage with Overkill, Marduk, Rotting Chris, and more.
 After their latest album, “Dark Inside” released in 2019, the band has finally achieved the balance of a well-oiled and close-knit line-up, led by founder and longtime frontman Giuliano Zippo, and capable of providing a successor to that work, so acclaimed both in Italy and internationally.
Fans of bands like Sepultura, Fear Factory, and Gojira as well as the more classic sound of Kreator and Testament, can now put a smile on their faces because another band proudly flying the Thrash/Death Metal flag is ready to rock their lives and enter their most disturbing nightmares.

Italian Death Metal Punks SKULLD Unleash ‘Mother Death’ Single from Upcoming Album

Posted by tarjavirmakari on December 23, 2025
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Italian death metal collective SKULLD have released the new single, “Mother Death”, offering a fresh glimpse of their upcoming album, “Abyss Calls to Abyss”, out on January 30th, 2026 via Time To Kill Records.

“Mother Death” continues to showcase the band’s relentless blend of old-school Swedish death metal, crust punk and hardcore, combining ferocious riffs and punishing rhythms with a dark, evocative atmosphere. Beneath the intensity lies a layered conceptual depth, reflecting themes of mortality, existential struggle, and the shadowed corners of human experience, further cementing SKULLD’s reputation for uncompromising and thought-provoking extreme music.

Streaming: https://ffm.to/skulld-mother-death

The band commented:

“‘Mother Death’ is a solemn, magnetic hymn that approaches death not as an ending, but as a sacred beginning — an essential part of the eternal cycle binding light and shadow, summer and winter, birth and dissolution. In this song, Death is given a voice and a face: not horror, but embrace; not punishment, but return; not silence, but whisper.
The onyx-studded altar, the full moon, the frozen forest — every image builds an atmosphere of ancient mystery, suspended between the visible world and the one beyond the veil. Mother Death does not scream, does not strike: she caresses, walks barefoot along the edge of existence, gathering souls like autumn leaves. Her voice is calm and absolute — mother and reaper, guide and ending. Everything returns, everything transforms. The vocal lines evoke an ancient feminine ritual, a forgotten pagan rite where the boundary between light and darkness dissolves.
‘I am the end and the release. I am the mother of your final peace’.
‘Mother Death’ is an ode to the threshold, to inevitable and sacred transformation, partly inspired by Demetra George’s ‘Mysteries of the Dark Moon’.
Not an ending. Not a farewell. But a return to the womb”.

Across eight tracks, SKULLD explore the abyss as both an inner and outer dimension: a place of dissolution and regeneration, death and renewal, where individual and collective struggles mirror one another. Written and recorded in 2025, the album captures the band at their most inspired and urgent, balancing sheer aggression with moments of melody and introspection.

With “Abyss Calls to Abyss”, SKULLD reaffirm their place as one of the most compelling voices in Italy’s extreme metal underground: fearless, defiant, and entirely their own.

Tracklist:

1. Healing the Wound
2. The Blink
3. Accabadora
4. Wear the night as a Velvet Cloak
5. Le Diable and The Snake
6. Mother Death
7. Drops of Sorrow
8. Sacred Fires

Preorders:
–https://timetokillrecords.com/collections/skulld-abyss-calls-to-abyss
–https://skulldband.bandcamp.com/album/abyss-call-to-abyss

For fans of: Entombed, Dismember, The Crown, Trap Them, Martyrdöd

SKULLD formed in Romagna, Italy, in 2019 with the ambitious goal of blending old-school Swedish death metal with shamanic and esoteric overtones, all rooted in a strong feminist, anti-fascist, and anti-racist stance. Hailing from cities such as Cesena, Forlì, Bologna, Imola, and Milan, the members of the band have deep roots in the DIY punk and hardcore scene — a defining element of their artistic identity.

In 2020, they released their debut EP “Reinventing Darkness”, a DIY co-production with various Italian and international labels, distributed throughout the underground network. The lineup featured Pamela (vocals), Monti and Rappo (guitars), Ciufs (bass), and Teo (drums). The songs, fast and razor-sharp, combine Scandinavian death metal with crust and stenchcore, evoking dark and pagan atmospheres. The EP was well received for its raw and original sound, as well as for its lyrical themes — most notably the track “Satanic Feminism”, which explicitly ties death metal to political and gender awareness.

On March 20th, 2024, the band released their first full-length album “The Portal Is Open” via the French label World Eater Records. Recorded in Imola and mixed/mastered by Ulf Blomberg at Hobos Studio in Lund, Sweden, the album features eight tracks merging death and black metal with hardcore/crust influences and punk-infused vocals. The lyrics delve deeper into the concepts introduced on their debut, exploring pagan traditions, mythology, feminine archetypes, and esoteric and literary references.

In 2024, guitarist Moqi joined the band as a live replacement for Rappo, who had relocated to Berlin. He later became the sixth full-time member, contributing to the writing and recording of the band’s latest effort, “Abyss Calls To Abyss”.

Line-up:

Pamela – Vocals
Monti – Guitar
Rappo – Guitar
Moqi – Guitar
Ciufs – Bass
Teo – Drums

https://skulldband.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/skulldband

DRAGONLAND Sign with Scarlet Records, New Album Coming in 2026

Posted by tarjavirmakari on December 22, 2025
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Dragonland has signed a multi-album deal with Scarlet Records and is working on a new studio album to be released in late 2026.

«We are excited to team up with Scarlet Records and begin a new chapter in the Dragonland saga. The label has a long tradition working within the power metal genre, and we are looking forward to starting planning out and collaborating on the release of our forthcoming record, set to be released in 2026. The album is fully written, and we will once more be working with legendary producer Fredrik Nordström of Studio Fredman to bring the songs to life. Stay tuned for more details in the near future!»

(Elias Holmlid, composer and keyboardist of Dragonland)

«I am extremely proud to welcome Dragonland to the Scarlet Records family. I have followed the band with great admiration since the very early stages of their career, and their vision, consistency, and impact on the power metal genre have always stood out. Dragonland is a truly important signing for Scarlet Records, and I am thrilled that they are now part of the label. I strongly believe that this new chapter will lead to an outstanding album and a long, successful collaboration.»

(Filippo Bersani, Scarlet Records’ president)

Founded in Gothenburg in 1999, Dragonland became a bonafide power metal institution over the 00s with a string of now classic albums culminated in the 2011 masterpiece “Under The Grey Banner”.

The Swedish powerhouse made a strong comeback with the 2022 album “The Power Of The Nightstar”, and is now ready to prove once again its visionary and elegant force both in studio and on stage.

Dragonland:
Jonas Heidgert – vocals
Olof Mörck – guitar
Jesse Lindskog – guitar
Elias Holmlid – keyboards
Anders Hammer – bass
Johan Nunez – drums

More info: https://www.facebook.com/dragonlandband