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Nasty Cut Festival 2025

Nasty Cut Festival 2025

Ah, the life of a parent with two small kids. An awesome DIY punk/emo festival right up my alley takes place annually during the May holiday weekend in Copenhagen. Unfortunately, I can only attend two out of three nights, and only after the kids have been put to sleep as per my negotiation skills with my wife. Luckily, I live close to UnderWerket, where Nasty Cut Festival 2025 takes place just like last year, so I can cycle like a maniac after, and get there for the last three bands each night. In between shows, I had a chance to cha...

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Lamentari post visualiser clip for new single "Venia"

Posted by AP on 14/06/25

Lamentari have posted a visualiser clip for their new single “Venia” online below. It represents the first material to emerge from the Danish symphonic black metal crew since their début album “Ex Umbra in Lucem”, which came out through Tragoedia in Domo Dei in 2024.


The band will deliver headlining performances at Lille VEGA in Copenhagen on October 02nd and at Radar in Århus on October 03rd, with Morild providing support on both evenings.


Tickets for the first show can be bought from Billetlugen.dk for 225 DKK (+ fees), while more information is available in the official Facebook event.


Tickets for the second concert are available for purchase via the venue’s website for 165 DKK (+ fees), with more details likewise found in the official Facebook event.


Author & Punisher announces European tour in October & November

Posted by AP on 14/06/25

San Diego, CA-resident experimental noise / metal artist Author & Punisher has announced a European tour this coming autumn, with Bong-Ra providing support, and their itinerary includes headlining concerts at VoxHall in Århus on October 27th and at Stengade in Copenhagen on October 30th.


Tickets for the first show are available for purchase via the venue’s website for 170 DKK (+ fees), while more details can be found in the official Facebook event.


Tickets for the second concert can be bought from Billetto.dk for 150 DKK (+ fees), while more information is available in the official Facebook event.


Here’s how the complete routing for the trek itself pans out:


October 18th - Amplifest, Lisbon, PRT

October 20th - Mon, Madrid, ESP

October 21st - Wolf, Barcelona, ESP

October 22nd - Molotov, Marseille, FRA

October 23rd - What the Fest, Montpellier, FRA

October 24th - Gueulard Plus, Nilvange, FRA

October 25th - Samhain Festival, Maastricht, NLD

October 26th - MS Stubnitz, Hamburg, GER

October 27th - VoxHall, Århus, DEN

October 28th - Goldie, Oslo, NOR

October 29th - Monument 031, Gothenburg, SWE

October 30th - Stengade, Copenhagen, DEN

October 31st - Kantine am Berghain, Berlin, GER

November 01st - Drizzly Grizzly, Gdansk, POL

November 02nd - VooDoo, Warsaw, POL

November 03rd - 2Progi, Poznan, POL

November 04th - UT Connewitz, Leipzig, GER

November 05th - Downtown, Darmstadt, GER

November 06th - Backstage by the Mill, Paris, FRA

November 07th - Magasin 4, Brussels, BEL

November 08th - Bulle Café, Lille, FRA

November 09th - Damnation Festival, Manchester, UK


Author & Punisher released his latest studio album “Krüller” through Relapse Records in 2022, and you can watch the official music video for the song “Maiden Star” from it below.


Cryptopsy posts lyric video for new track "Dead Eyes Replete"

Posted by AP on 14/06/25

Cryptopsy have posted a lyric video for their new track “Dead Eyes Replete” online below. It is included on the Montréal, QC-born brutal, technical death metal faction’s impending album “An Insatiable Violence”, which is due to drop next Friday, June 20th via Season of Mist, and the details surrounding which were revealed in our previous news article.


Cold Steel unveils new "Blacksmith of Damnation" video single

Posted by AP on 14/06/25

Tampa, FL-based crossover thrash unit Cold Steel have signed with Spinefarm Records, and to mark the occasion, they’ve unveiled a new video single dubbed “Blacksmith of Damnation”, which you can check out below. It is expected to feature on their next studio release, the details of which are, however, yet to be revealed.


Till Lindemann drops music video for new single "Und die Engel singen"

Posted by AP on 14/06/25

Till Lindemann has dropped the official music video for his new single “Und die Engel singen” online below. It is the second piece of solo material to arrive from the Rammstein vocalist since his latest studio album “Zunge”, which came out through independent means in 2023. It will be released on physical formats on August 08th, with pre-orders available here.


Crownshift to support Beyond The Black on 2026 European tour

Posted by AP on 14/06/25

Finnish melodic death and groove metal supergroup Crownshift has been confirmed as the support act for Beyond The Black’s upcoming European tour, including the concert taking place at Pumpehuset in Copenhagen on February 08th.


Tickets for the show can still be bought from Ticketmaster.dk for 305 DKK (+ fees), while more information is available in the official Facebook event.


The full itinerary for the trek itself is listed on our dates page.


Crownshift released their self-titled début album through Nuclear Blast in 2024, and you can watch the official music video for the song “My Prison” from it below.


Spiritbox shares live footage of Rock am Ring 2025 performance

Posted by AP on 14/06/25

Spiritbox have shared live footage of their entire concert at this year’s edition of Rock am Ring in Germany below. The Victoria, BC-based metalcore unit released their latest studio album “Tsunami Sea” through Rise Records earlier this year, and are currently on the European festival circuit promoting the effort.


Sleepytime Gorilla Museum confirms second Danish concert in August

Posted by AP on 14/06/25

Oakland, CA’s experimental rockers Sleepytime Gorilla Museum have announced a second concert in Denmark on August 09th. It will take place at 1000Fryd in Aalborg and will include Faun Fables as the opening act.


Tickets for the show can be bought here for 150 DKK (+ fees), while more information is available in the official Facebook event.


For a complete overview of Sleepytime Gorilla Museum’s upcoming European touring plans, check our dates page.


The band released their latest studio album “Of the Last Human Being” through independent means in 2024, and you can watch the official music video for the song “Salamander in Two Worlds” from it below.


Nailed To Obscurity unleashes new "Spirit Corrosion" video single

Posted by AP on 14/06/25

Nailed To Obscurity have unleashed a new video single titled“Spirit Corrosion”, which you can check out below. It is included on the Essen, Germany-based melodic death metal group’s approaching record “Generation of the Void”, which was detailed in our earlier news post and will land via Nuclear Blast on September 05th.


Danish fans can look forward to watching the band live at Stengade in Copenhagen on December 01st, with Yoth Iria and Oak, Ash & Thorn providing support. Tickets for the show can be bought from Billetto.dk for 180 DKK (+ fees), while more information is available in the official Facebook event.


The concert belongs to a larger European tour, the full itinerary for which is listed in our dates section.


Adept premieres new video single: "YOU"

Posted by AP on 14/06/25

Adept has premiered a new video single called “YOU” below. It is the second piece of music to arrive from the Trosa, Sweden-born metalcore troop since their latest studio album “Sleepless”, which came out through Napalm Records in 2016 and was reviewed by us here.


Toldermania reveals five bands for 2026 line-up

Posted by AP on 14/06/25

Danish mini-festival Toldermania, which will take place at Pumpehuset in Copenhagen on January 09th and at VoxHall in Århus on January 10th next year, has revealed the first artists apart from the previously confirmed hosts and headliners Smertegrænsens Toldere for its 2026 line-up. Here’s who else will play:


Båndet (dk)

Dancer (dk)

Inertials (dk)

Pleaser (dk)

PSUDOKU (no)


Tickets for the first evening can be bought from Billetto.dk for 220 DKK (+ fees), while more information is available in the official Facebook event.


Tickets for the second night are available for purchase over at Ticketmaster.dk for the same price, with more details likewise found in the official Facebook event.


Two new Panopticon releases due in August

Posted by AP on 13/06/25

Minnesota-based folk and atmospheric black metal act Panopticon will release a new dark folk-style record titled “Laurentian Blue”, as well as a compilation of b-sides and rarities called “Songs of Hiraeth”, through Birdrune Recordings on August 15th. The first effort is assembled from these tracks:


01. “A Liberation Song”

02. “The Poetry in Road Kill”

03. “Ever North (Laurentian Blue)”

04. “Dialogue (I Want to Be Alone)”

05. “Flowers in the Ditch”

06. “An Argument with God”

07. “Irony and Actuality”

08. “Down Along the Border” (written by Richard Inman)

09. “This Mortal Coil’s Rusted”

10. “Broken Bars”

11. “Ely in the Dark”


The second offering consists of the following songs:


01. “The Road to Bergen”

02. “From Bergen to Jotunheimen”

03. “The White Mountain View”

04. “Haunted America II”

05. “The End Is Growing Near”

06. “A Letter”

07. “The Eulogy”


You can take a look at the artwork and pre-order the albums from the label’s European and North American webstores, and then listen to the songs “This Mortal Coil’s Rusted” and “The White Mountain View” from them below.



Zetra posts music video for latest single "So"

Posted by AP on 13/06/25

Zetra have posted the official music video for their latest single “So” online below. Upon its premiere earlier this month, it was the first piece of music to emerge from the London, United Kingdom-based gothic shoegazers since their self-titled offering, which came out through Nuclear Blast in 2024.


In conjunction with the video, the duo has also shared a pair of b-sides in the shape of “Shards of Power” and “A Queen Ascends”, both of which can also be heard below.




Tallah drops music video for new track "augmented"

Posted by AP on 13/06/25

Pennsylvanian nu metal gang Tallah have dropped the official music video for their new track “augmented” online below. It appears on their approaching album “Primeval: Obsession // Detachment”, which was detailed in our earlier news story and will arrive via Earache Records on September 05th.


Profiler debuts new "Waste" video single

Posted by AP on 13/06/25

Profiler has debuted a new video single titled “Waste” below. It is the first piece of music to be released by the Bristol, United Kingdom-based nu metal crew since a deluxe edition re-issue of their latest studio album “A Digital Nowhere”, which came out through SharpTone Records earlier this year.


Between The Buried And Me to release "The Blue Nowhere" in September

Posted by AP on 13/06/25

Raleigh, NC’s progressive metal icons Between The Buried And Me have set September 12th as the official release date for their new studio album “The Blue Nowhere”. It will be issued through InsideOut Music with the following tracks included:


01. “Things We Tell Ourselves in the Dark”

02. “God Terror”

03. “Absent Thereafter”

04. “Pause”

05. “Door #3”

06. “Mirador Uncoil”

07. “Psychomanteum”

08. “Slow Paranoia!

09. “The Blue Nowhere”

10. “Beautifully Human”


Pre-orders for all formats of the record have been launched via the band’s website, where you can also study the artwork, while the official music video for the lead single “Things We Tell Ourselves in the Dark” from it is available for viewing below.


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