Amon Amarth
Amon Amarth, the Swedish melodic death metal band formed in 1992 in Tumba, which has released thirteen studio albums, the latest being The Allfather Awakens, on 2 October 2026.
Metal
Les novetats, cròniques i concerts de metal que segueix Tótum Revolútum Press: del metal extrem als projectes que aposten per la producció més elaborada i ambiciosa, sense oblidar els clàssics que van fundar el gènere. Cobertura en català, amb crítica de discos i reportatge fotogràfic des de la primera fila.
Judas Priest
Judas Priest, the Birmingham band formed in 1969, with Rob Halford on vocals, which released British Steel in 1980 and Invincible Shield in 2024.
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath, the Birmingham band formed in 1968 by Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward, with a final concert by the original lineup at Villa Park in 2025.
Avantasia
Avantasia, the metal opera project led by Tobias Sammet, singer of Edguy, which brings together a set of guest singers on each album; the latest album is Here Be Dragons (2025).
Epica
Epica, the Dutch symphonic metal band that Mark Jansen formed in 2002 in Reuver after leaving After Forever, with Simone Simons as singer.
Orbit Culture
Orbit Culture, the Swedish melodic death metal band formed in 2013 in Eksjö by Niklas Karlsson and Maximilian Zinsmeister, which released Death Above Life in 2025.
Obscura
Obscura, the German technical death metal band founded in 2002 in Bavaria by Steffen Kummerer, which has released studio albums between Retribution (2006) and A Sonication (2025).
Soilwork
Soilwork, the Swedish melodic death metal band from Helsingborg, founded in 1995 by Björn Strid and Peter Wichers, with twelve studio albums from Steelbath Suicide (1998) to Övergivenheten (2022).
Elder
Elder, the psychedelic and progressive rock band from Massachusetts, now based in Berlin, which released the album Through Zero in 2026 on Stickman Records and Blues Funeral Recordings.
Sólstafir
Sólstafir, the Icelandic band formed in Reykjavík in January 1995, with roots in black metal, which released Hin helga kvöl in November 2024.
The Ocean
The Ocean, the progressive metal and post-metal collective founded in Berlin in 2001 by guitarist Robin Staps, which released Solaris on Pelagic Records in 2026 with a renewed lineup.
Savatage
Savatage, the Florida band founded in 1979 by brothers Jon and Criss Oliva, author of the rock opera Streets: A Rock Opera (1991) and active again with tours in 2025 and 2026.
Nevermore
Nevermore, the Seattle band formed in 1992 by Warrel Dane, Jim Sheppard and Jeff Loomis after the breakup of Sanctuary, with seven studio albums between 1995 and 2010 and a return to the stage in 2026.
Pagan’s Mind
Pagan’s Mind, the progressive metal band from Skien, in Norway, formed in 2000 and author of five studio albums, from Infinity Divine in 2000 to Heavenly Ecstasy in 2011.
Star One
Star One, the Dutch project of Arjen Anthony Lucassen founded in 2002 outside Ayreon, with three studio albums released between 2002 and 2022 and guest singers.
The Gathering
The Gathering, the Dutch band from Oss formed in 1989, which had Anneke van Giersbergen on vocals between 1994 and 2007 and recorded the album Mandylion with her in 1995.
Klone release “The Moon Is Witness” on 12 March via V2 Records, with Coroner’s Tommy Vetterli as a guest
The French progressive metal band have gone back to Francis Caste, who produced “Le Grand Voyage”. The first single, “Unchained”, came out on 23 October.
Ignea release “Monumental” and premiere the video for “Harmony Manufactured”, with Hiraes’ Britta Görtz
Napalm puts out the Kyiv band’s album today, nine tracks with Combichrist and Hiraes guesting. The video for the eighth was shot in Hannover.
Hexecutioner – Ascension Rock
The Seattle trio’s third album in three years, recorded by Dylan Wall at 7Hills. “Manifested” chains a psychedelic meditation into frontal doom.
Tony Iommi – From the Dark
Jørn Lande came in for “maybe a song or two” and ends up singing and co-writing all eight. The only guest left is Brian May, with a solo on “Death Wake”.
Reece Scruggs leaves Machine Head, the guitarist who joined in 2022 and recorded “UNATØNED”
He announced it himself on Instagram and describes the split as amicable. He had cut back on touring to care for his father, who was ill, and the band ended up playing as a three-piece.
Obituary remaster “Xecutioner’s Return” and “Darkest Day” and press them again on 11 December
Relapse brings both back on vinyl, CD and cassette, and both albums reach streaming for the first time. The “Darkest Day” remaster adds two tracks from the “Left To Die” EP.
Mar de Grises re-sign with Season of Mist, who will release their fourth album next year
The label announced on 22 October that it had brought the Chilean death-doom band back. Their last record, “Streams Inwards”, is from 2010; the new one has neither a title nor a date.
Firebreather – Blood That I Spill Turns To Fire
The fourth album by the Gothenburg trio was recorded by Tommy Hanning, the drummer from their first record: he learned the songs at home and had one weekend of rehearsal before the session.
Amaseffer – When The Lions Leave Their Den
Eighteen years after “Exodus: Slaves for Life”, Erez Yohanan returns with the second chapter of the trilogy: ten songs, an oud among the guitars and eighteen names in the credits.
Evil Invaders are back with a new album on 19 February, their first since “Shattering Reflection”
“Weaponized Chaos” is out on Napalm Records and produced with Francesco Paoli, of Fleshgod Apocalypse. The Belgians have previewed “D.S.S. (Death Strikes Suddenly)” with a video.
Cathedral get the rights to “The Guessing Game” back and put out a complete remix on 30 October
Rise Above releases “The Guessing Game (Rethink)”, remixed by Jaime Gomez Arellano from the original masters and spread across five sides of vinyl with alternate takes.
Howard Jones and Adam Dutkiewicz sign Burn Eternal to Metal Blade with the album mixed since December 2024
The singer and the guitarist who overlapped in Killswitch Engage between 2002 and 2012 are working together again. The album is recorded and has neither a title nor a date.
Northlane move “Anemoia” to 27 November and postpone the Oceania tour to May over their guitarist’s health
The album was due on 30 October and is held back by production delays. Josh Smith cannot travel and the Australian and New Zealand dates go to May 2027.
Soilwork pull “Night Whispers & Shining Lights” out of the vaults for their 30th anniversary, and play Sant Jordi Club on 13 November
The track had been sitting in the vaults for a couple of years and arrives mid-tour with Amon Amarth and Orbit Culture, which stops at Sant Jordi Club on 13 November.
Bright Curse return eight years on with “Fatum”, which Ripple Music releases on 15 January
The Bordeaux trio have previewed “The Fates”. It is their third album and the first since “Time Of The Healer”, from 2019.
Forbidden release their first album in sixteen years on Friday and preview “Single Point Failure”
The self-titled album is out on 23 October on BLKIIBLK and is their first since “Omega Wave” (2010). Norman Skinner sings, having joined when the band reformed in 2023.
Lugubrious Garment – In the Wide Vale of Uncreated Night
Gabriele Gramaglia opens a new project on 20 Buck Spin for death metal coarser than Cosmic Putrefaction’s, then ends the first track with a violin and a viola.
Enslaved release “Mið” on 30 October: eight tracks and the Norwegian band’s seventeenth album
Nuclear Blast put it out with eight tracks. “Mið” is Old Norse for “the centre”. The band present it in Bergen and Oslo at the end of the month, and play Barcelona on 14 February.
Chaosbay sign to Metal Blade and put out “Egosystem”, the third advance from an album due in March
The Berlin quartet sign to the American label. The track crosses a reggaeton feel with metalcore hooks, and the band have also released a soft version with a prog-rock bent.
Machine Head release “Sutures” ten days after Robb Flynn called the “UNATØNED” cycle finished
On 10 October the frontman wrote on the band’s site that they were closing the chapter and going home. On the 20th a new track appeared, with no warning. Seven guitarists had passed through along the way.
Delain release “We Are Fire”, the first track of the chapter without a fixed singer: Fabienne Erni, Paolo Ribaldini and Noa Gruman sing it
Napalm put it out on 20 October. The named guests for the new chapter have gone from two to nine, and only three of them sing on this track. The album still has no title and no date.
Bigmoth – Carbon Error
Debut from an Amsterdam quartet that opens with eleven and a half minutes and closes with seven. Zemfira Baghirova’s voice is the hinge between the sung and the roared.
Haken – In A Fever Dream
Twenty-six minutes, five tracks and no bassist of their own: Haken arrive with a single guitarist, two guest bass players and three short pieces at the centre of the record.
Sweden’s Domkraft close the run of advances from “Night Songs” with “Aurora”, the album they wrote while the guitarist recovered from surgery
“Aurora” is the last of three advances from the trio’s fifth album, out on Magnetic Eye on 20 November. Seven tracks cut at Studio Gröndahl in Stockholm with David Castillo.