Before embarking on their upcoming EU & UK headline tour this October, Steel City Kings MALEVOLENCE have announced six new shows in Spain and Portugal for May and June next year. The tickets for this 2026 Iberia headline tour will be available on Monday, September 22nd at 10 AM CET.
The band commented: “Spain and Portugal have always been good to us since the early days and we’re extremely grateful for that! We don’t get to play for you often enough, so we’ll be back this October to rip our biggest headline shows yet. Can’t wait to see you all there! – Malev”
All confirmed dates for MALEVOLENCE’s “It’s All The Spain To You” Tour 2026:
27.05.26 – ES – Vitoria – Jimmy Jazz 28.05.26 – ES – Madrid – Copérnico 29.05.26 – ES – A Coruña – Playa Club 30.10.26 – PT – Lisbon – LAV Sala 2 01.06.26 – ES – Seville – Sala Custom 02.06.26 – ES – Barcelona – Razzmatazz Room 2
27.10. – FR – Toulouse – Bikini Club 28.10. – FR – Paris – Elysee Montmartre 30.10. – DE – Munich – Backstage 31.10. – DE – Leipzig – Felsenkeller 01.11. – DE – Berlin – Huxleys 02.11. – DE – Hamburg – Gruenspan 04.11. – NL – Tilburg – 013 05.11. – DE – Cologne – Live Music Hall 06.11. – BE – Ghent – Vooruit 08.11. – UK – Manchester – O2 Victoria Warehouse 09.11. – UK – London – O2 Academy Brixton
Icons of melancholic doom and gothic metal, PARADISE LOST have released their long awaited 17th album, Ascension, today with Nuclear Blast Records.
PARADISE LOST’s first album in 5 years, following 2020’s acclaimed Obsidian, was produced by the band’s revered guitarist Gregor Mackintosh and mixed/mastered by Lawrence Mackrory and is adorned with artwork by renowned British artist George Frederic Watts’ classic painting The Court of Death (1870-1902). Their latest, critically lauded masterpiece is evidence of a band still at the height of their prime 35+ years into a groundbreaking career. Soaked in misery and grief, Ascension soars with song’s like ‘Tyrants Serenade,’ ‘Serpent on the Cross’ and ‘Silence Like The Grave,’ that take listeners on an unforgettable journey through morose despair forged in soundscape of massive riffs and searing solos.
Commenting on the record’s release, vocalist Nick Holmes states:
“It took us nearly 40 years to get here but we’re still tuning our instruments to the key of despair! Please enjoy!”
Today, PARADISE LOST has revealed a lyric video for their next highlighted track, ‘Lay A Wreath Upon The World.’
Adding about the song, Holmes says:
“Lay a wreath upon the world serves as a harbinger of the impending tempest, where humanity will eventually obliterate all that it has created.“
PARADISE LOST will embark on the first leg of the “Ascension of Europe” tour this fall. Tickets are available at https://paradiselost.co.uk/tour-dates/.
The band has also recently announced a handful of intimate signing sessions and a record release show in Leeds, UK. Tickets are available now at https://tix.to/Ascension.
Sep 20 – Sheffield, UK @ Bear Tree (4PM BST) – Signing Session Sep 21 – Birmingham, UK @ HMV (2PM BST) – Signing Session Sep 22 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club (7PM BST) – Record Release Show Sep 24 – London, UK @ Rough Trade East (12PM BST) – Signing Session
PARADISE LOST Tour Dates:
Oct 09 – Manchester, UK – New Century Hall Oct 10 – Wolverhampton, UK – KK’s Steel Mill Oct 11 – Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK – Newcastle University Oct 12 – Glasgow, UK – Glasgow Garage Oct 14 – Nottingham, UK – Rescue Rooms Oct 15 – Bristol, UK – Electric Oct 16 – Southampton, UK – The 1865 Oct 17 – London, UK – Islington Assembly Hall Oct 19 – Oignies, FR – Tyrant Fest 2025 Oct 20 – Paris, FR – Élysée Montmartre Oct 21 – Lyon, FR – La Rayonne Oct 23 – Köln, DE – Live Music Hall Oct 24 – Esch-Sur-Alzette, LU – Rockhal Oct 25 – Dornbirn, AT – Conrad Sohm Oct 26 – Padova, IT – Hall Oct 28 – Munich, DE – Backstage Werk Oct 29 – Prague, CZ – Palc Akropolis Oct 30 – Zagreb, HR – Boogaloo Zagreb Oct 31 – Vienna, AT – Simm City Nov 01 – Budapest, HU – Dürer Kert Nov 03 – Geneva, CH – PTR/L’Usine Nov 04 – Nürnberg, DE – Z-Bau Biergarten Nov 05 – Utrecht, NL – Pandora Nov 06 – Antwerpen, BE – Trix Hall Dec 13 – Bradford, UK – Bradford Live
The Inland Empire, a lovely area just east of Los Angeles and Orange Counties in Southern California known as much for its great weather and beautiful deserts as its devastating wildfires and threatening faultlines, is now the epicenter for one of hardcore music’s biggest breakouts, BIG ASS TRUCK I.E.
Over the last year, the five-piece wrecking crew has slayed the scene faster than the Green Goblin big rig from “Maximum Overdrive.” Armed with only a demo and a couple of singles, BIG ASS TRUCK I.E. have managed to dominate the pit with their reckless brand of cataclysmic hardcore at shows with TERROR, COMEBACK KID and STICK TO YOUR GUNS and performances at Welcome To Rockville, LDB Fest, Sound & Fury, Warped Tour and Inkcarceration to name a few.
Today, Nuclear Blast Records is proud to announce the signing of the Truck, who’ve just dropped a rampaging new track/video called ‘BACK-WHEEL STOMP.’
Commenting on the signing and single the band states:
“We’re super stoked to be on Nuclear Blast! They’re such a legendary label that a lot of our influences have been a part of so it’s also a wild full circle moment for all of us to be involved like this! ‘BACK-WHEEL STOMP’ is one of our heaviest songs we’ve made and it’s just the beginning of what we’re ready to unleash with Nuclear Blast.”
Label Manager and Head of A&R for Nuclear Blast America, Tommy Jones, adds:
“Whatcha gonna do when THE TRUCK runs wild on you?!?”
BIG ASS TRUCK I.E. are currently on tour, performing at Louder Than Life Festival today, followed by headline dates, appearances at New England Metal & Hardcore Festival, Riot Fest and Furnace Fest and a tour with CHIODOS and HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS in November.
Sep 18 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life Sep 19 – Chicago, IL – Riot Fest Sep 20 – Worcester, MA – New England Metal Fest Sep 22 – Ottawa, ON – Overflow Sep 24 – Cleveland, OH – Foundry Sep 25 – Detroit, MI – Sanctuary Sep 26 – Indianapolis, IN – Hoosier Dome Sep 28 – Nashville, TN – The End Sep 30 – Augusta, GA – Grantski Records Oct 1 – Columbia, SC – New Brookland Tavern Oct 2 – Atlanta, GA – Culture Shock Oct 4 – Birmingham, AL – Furnace Fest
w/CHIODOS & HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS:
Nov 6 – Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live at 20 Monroe Nov 7 – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom Nov 8 – Chattanooga, TN – The Signal Nov 10 – Fayetteville, AR – Ozark Music Hall Nov 11 – Memphis, TN – Minglewood Hall Nov 12 – Huntsville, AL – Mars Music Hall Nov 13 – Tampa, FL – The Ritz Ybor Nov 16 – Orlando, FL – Warped Tour Nov 17 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle Nov 18 – Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues Nov 19 – Virginia Beach, VA – The Dome Nov 21 – Baltimore, MD – Nevermore Hall Nov 22 – Bethlehem, PA – Wind Creek Event Center Nov 23 – Montclair, NJ – The Wellmont Theater Nov 25 – Boston, MA – Citizens House of Blues Nov 26 – Wallingford, CT – The Dome @ Toyota Oakdale Theater Nov 29 – Albany, NY – Empire Live Nov 30 – Buffalo, NY – Electric City Dec 1 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues Dec 2 – Columbus, OH – KEMBA LIve! Dec 3 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s Dec 6 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave Dec 7 – West Des Moines, IA – Val Air Ballroom Dec 10 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion Dec 11 – Corpus Christi, TX – Concrete St. Amphit Dec 12 – Austin, TX – Emo’s Dec 14 – Albuquerque, NM – Revel Dec 16 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre Dec 18 – Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl Dec 20 – Riverside, CA – Riverside Auditorium
Louisville natives GATES TO HELL deliver a pure shot of adrenaline with their new digital single, “Disfigured‘. The song is a brutally heavy, all-killer-no-filler track—essentially one long, punishing breakdown. The track is a b-side from the band’s recent album release Death Comes To All which was recorded, mixed and mastered by Randy LeBoeuf.
GATES TO HELL comments, “We wrote this kind of intro track a few years ago, a few days before we got to tour with Dying Fetus. It didn’t end up on the record we released earlier this year but we still wanted it to get released and when we got an offer to tour with DF again we felt this was a perfect time to drop this B sides track. When we played it on that tour in 2023 it really got the crowd moving every night so we are stoked that we finally have it out for the world to bang their heads to. Don’t forget to come check us out on tour with Dying Fetus and Mugshot.”
On September 20th, GATES TO HELL will head out on a 24-day trek which will include performances at New England Metal & Hardcore Fest, Louder Than Life as well as join headliners DYING FETUS on their ‘Into The Cesspool‘ US/Canadian 2025 tour with MUGSHOT. Following the tour, the band will end the year with a show on December 13th in Albany, New York. GATES TO HELL will continue their extensive touring in the New Year kicking-off the a run in Europe with SANGUISUGABOGG with openers FULCI and CELESTIAL SANCTUARY.
DYING FETUS ‘Into The Cesspool’ US/CAN 2025 tour with MUGSHOT. 09.24 Norfolk, VA @ The Annex 09.25 Charlotte, NC @ Underground 09.26 Greenville, SC @ Radio Room 09.27 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade* 09.28 Birmingham, AL @ Workplay Theater 09.30 Ft. Worth, TX @ Tulips 10.01 El Paso, TX @ Rockhouse Bar & Grill 10.02 Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater 10.06 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox 10.07 Portland, OR @ Dantes 10.08 Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theater 10.10 Calgary, AB @ Mac Ballroom 10.11 Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Room 10.13 Winnipeg, MB @ Park Theater 10.14 Fargo, ND @ The Sanctuary 10.15 Minneapolis, MN @ The Varsity 10.16 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave 10.17 Rock Island, IL @ Skylark QC ^ 10.18 Joliet, IL @ The Forge 10.19 Grand Rapids, MI @ Elevation 10.20 Cleveland, OH @ The Roxy * GATES TO HELL + MUGSHOT Only ^ GATES TO HELL only
Festival + Other Dates 09.20 Worcester, MA @ New England Metal & Hardcore Fest 09.21 Louisville, KY @ Louder Than Life 12.13 Albany, NY @ Empire Live
SANGUISUGABOGG European 2026 Tour with FULCI, CELESTIAL SANCTUARY
02.13.2026 BE Antwerpen Zappa 02.14.2026 FR Paris @ Petit Bain 02.15.2026 GB London @ O2 Academy Islington 02.16.2026 GB Bristol @ The Fleece 02.17.2026 GB Glasgow @ The Classic Grand 02.18.2026 GB Manchester City Centre @ Club Academy 02.19.2026 GB Birmingham @ Asylum 02.20.2026 NL Tilburg @ Poppodium 013 02.21.2026 DE München @ Backstag 02.22.2026 AT Wien @ Szen 02.24.2026 CZ Praha @ Rock Café 02.25.2026 DE Hamburg @ LOGO 02.26.2026 DK København @ Pumpehuset 02.27.2026 DE Berlin @ Lido 02.28.2026 DE Leipzig @ Naumannsche Brauerei 03.01.2026 DE Oberhausen @ Kulttempel
On October 26, 2024, MOONSPELL performed their first-ever symphonic Orchestra show, dubbed “Opus Diabolicum”, at the MEO Arena in Lisbon, Portugal’s capital city. The band made history at this unforgettable live event, adding another magnificent chapter to both metal music made in Portugal and their very own legacy, while revisiting their classics and the bombastic album “1755” at a one-off, exclusive show and their biggest production to date. The heavy metallic power of the dark metal pioneers met the classical magnitude of the 45-piece Lisbon Sinfonietta Orchestra – one of Portugal’s finest orchestras – conducted by maestro Vasco Pearce de Azevedo!
Now, a year later, this monumental event can be yours to view anytime, available in DVD/Blu-ray, 2 CD, Black and Colored Vinyl and Digital formats via Napalm Records on October 31, 2025.
Following the epic previously-released live video for the band’s anthem “Vampiria”, today, MOONSPELL releases “In Tremor Dei” featuring the Orquestra Sinfonietta de Lisboa. Epic, emotional, and devastatingly heavy – this new live version of “In Tremor Dei” shakes the very foundations of MOONSPELL‘s pioneering metal sound, blending soaring melodies and crushing intensity: a once-in-a-lifetime performance!
Frontman Fernando Ribeiro comments: “1755 was an essential album for the orchestral show and the very foundations of it are based on this portent record, Portuguese sung and thematic around the great earthquake of Lisbon, in the 18th century. It’s a track that captures the essence of the whole show and theatrics – Lisbon trembled again but the orchestra played on.”
“I have never been the one to push MOONSPELL into an orchestral direction“, Ribeiro recently admitted.
“I mean, like any fan, I can recognise the impact Classical had over Heavy Metal (Quorthon, from Bathory, used to quote Wagner as his favourite “band”) and in my musical collection Mussorgsky, Prokofiev and Ravel, could be found, shoulder to shoulder with the aforementioned Bathory, Celtic Frost, Sarcófago or Maiden. But, I wasn’t a fan of the metal meets orchestra efforts myself and when I approached Jaime (Gomez Arellano) to mix this beast, I asked him: have you heard S&M and other “live with an orchestra” metal bands albums? We want nothing like that!
This is work of passion: truly the work of the devil (opus diabolicum): imperfect, unprocessed, untamed. A release made by friends to all the friends we have around this goth forsaken world and that in an arena in Lisbon or in a sweaty club in Texas, keep the spell going, until we are no more.”
No MOONSPELL fan, anywhere in the world, should miss their chance to add this rare and massive performance to their own collection! Pre-Order “Opus Diabolicum” now atTHIS LOCATION!
“Opus Diabolicum” track listing:
Tungstennio (CD + DVD/Blu-ray only)
Em Nome do Medo
1755
In Tremor Dei
Desastre
Ruinas
Breathe (Until We Are No More)
Extinct
Proliferation
Finisterra
Everything Invaded
Scorpion Flower
Vampiria
Alma Mater
Fullmoon Madness
MOONSPELL live: 26.10.2025 (NL) Samhain Festival, Maastricht 31.10.2025 (PT) Halloween United (w/ Dark Tranquillity & Sinistro) – Lisbon, LAV’s Arena
MOONSPELL is: Fernando Ribeiro – Vocals Ricardo Amorim – Guitars Pedro Paixão – Keys Aires Pereira – Bass Hugo Ribeiro – Drums
NYC’s legendary pioneers, AGNOSTIC FRONT, are set to unveil the unapologetically fierce new album Echoes in Eternity. The band’sestablished sound remains best known for their pure adrenaline fuelled riffs, unrelenting energy and outspoken critique on social corruption. “Way of War” is the first single to land ahead of this forthcoming onslaught; Echoes in Eternity is set to arrive in its full thunderous form on November 7, 2025, via Reigning Phoenix Music. The album pre-sale has just started at: https://agnosticfront.rpm.link/echoes
“Echoes In Eternity” is a raging, 15-track assault that blends blistering hardcore punk with hard-earned wisdom. The album includes the politically charged ‘Way Of War’, the unifying pit anthem ‘Turn Up The Volume,’ and ‘Matter Of Life & Death,’ a crossover explosion featuring hip-hop legend Darryl “DMC” McDaniels. Lyrically, the band tackles war, betrayal, oppression, personal struggle, and defiance with unflinching honesty.
The band comments on “Way of War”: “The track is very much a sign of the times! How the corrupt politician’s greed pulls us and many other nations into senseless wars. These actions unfortunately come with casualties that civilians never call for. It’s the way of war.”
AGNOSTIC FRONT hold nothing back. In “Way of War”, the forthcoming album’s opener, a relentless storm of driving rhythms and aggressive vocal chants awaits. It’s an abrasive and raucous display of power against injustice.
Matter Of Life & Death (feat. Darryl “DMC” McDaniels of RunDMC)
Tears For Everyone
Divided
Sunday Matinee
I Can’t Win
Turn Up The Volume
Art Of Silence
Shots Fired
Hell To Pay
Evolution Of Madness
Skip The Trial
Obey
Eyes Open Wide
AGNOSTIC FRONT is set to tour the Western United States this fall with a stacked line-up including STRUNG OUT (playing Exile In Oblivion in its entirety), MURPHY’S LAW and LA ARMADA. The tour is set to kick off on Wednesday, October 15th in Denver CO and will continue to pummel audiences across the West Coast until ending on November 2nd in Garden Grove CA.
EAST MEETS WEST TOUR DATES:
October 15, 2025 – The Oriental Theater – Denver, CO October 16, 2025 – Metro Music Hall – Salt Lake City, UT October 17, 2025 – The Shredder – Boise, ID October 18, 2025 – Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR October 19, 2025 – El Corazon – Seattle, WA October 21, 2025 – The Ritz – San Jose, CA October 22, 2025 – Goldfield Trading Post – Sacramento, CA October 23, 2025 – Cornerstone Berkeley – Berkeley, CA October 24, 2025 – Ventura Music Hall – Ventura, CA October 25, 2025 – The Glass House – Pomona, CA October 26, 2025 – Swan Dive – Las Vegas, NV October 28, 2025 – The Rock – Tucson, AZ October 29, 2025 – The Nile Theater – Mesa, AZ October 30, 2025 – Transplants Brewery – Palmdale, CA November 01, 2025 – House of Blues – San Diego, CA November 02, 2025 – Garden Amp – Garden Grove, CA
Following the East Meets West tour, the band will then embark on an East Coast US tour with RAW BRIGADE and VIOLENT WAY as support.
East Coast American Tour 2025:
Dec. 4 Cambridge, MA@ The Middle East Dec. 5 Atlantic City, NJ @ Anchor Rock Club Dec. 6 NYC, NY @ Irving Plaza Dec. 9 Richmond, VA @ The Canal Club Dec. 10 Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern Dec. 11 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Hell) Dec. 12 Melbourne, FL @ Pineapples (Moon Room) Dec. 13 Miami, FL @ Gramps Dec. 14 Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum Dec. 15 Jacksonville, FL @ The Albatross Dec. 16 Greenville, SC @ Radio Room Dec. 17 Wilmington, NC @ Reggie’s 42nd Street Tavern Dec. 18 Raleigh, NC @ The Pour House Dec. 19 Lynchburg, VA @ Super Rad Arcade Dec. 20 Altoona, PA @ McGarvey’s Bar & Grill Dec. 21 Allentown, PA @ Archer Music Hall (Arrow)
About AGNOSTIC FRONT:
Founded in 1982, AGNOSTIC FRONT stand among the most esteemed pioneers of the hardcore genre. No band comes close in sonic and socio authenticity, where the struggles of survival on the streets have literally given life to a sound that remains as impactful today as it was over four decades ago. Their battering, socially critical anthems laid the foundation for true New York hardcore and fuelled the rise of crossover thrash.
After a brief disbandment in the early ’90s, the band roared back in 1998 with “Something’s Gotta Give,” launching a renewed era of relentless touring and crushing albums. Led by the inimitable roar of vocalist Roger Miret and the charismatic, razor-sharp guitar work of Vinnie Stigma, AGNOSTIC FRONT have released a slew of hard-hitting records, culminating in their acclaimed 2019 album “Get Loud!” – a reminder of their enduring relevance and uncompromising spirit.
In 2025, AGNOSTIC FRONT signed with rising metal label Reigning Phoenix Music.“We are excited to announce that we have officially joined the Reigning Phoenix Music family! Excited to work with new and some familiar faces in the team for our new release “Echoes In Eternity,” this coming November! Let’s celebrate in making this collaboration a force to be reckoned with!” says Miret. RPM co-founder Gerardo Martinez adds, “Having worked with Roger and the guys for two decades, this makes it that much more special. Here’s to many more years of killer music!”
Through line-up changes, industry shifts, and a changing world, AGNOSTIC FRONT have remained steadfast: unyielding in sound, spirit, and message. “Echoes In Eternity” proves that after 40+ years, they’re not slowing down. If anything, they’re louder, harder, and more vital than ever.
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