Victor Nord is a songwriter, a keyboardist and one of the organizers of Goddess Metal Fest. He believes that metal music is incomplete without a female presence. That conviction is the reason Goddess Metal exists.
The Finnish extreme progressive metal band NUMENTO, fronted by vocalist and kantele player KATRI HIOVAIN, have a new video inspired by the Evil Dead films.
HELENA IREN MICHAELSEN's ANGEL reinterpret the Deep Purple classic for the Cleopatra Records tribute "Purple Storm", out 13 November.
German gothic doom act ARALEZ release their new album "Illusion" on physical CD, featuring frontwoman MARGARITA ZAKARYAN on lead vocals and guitar.
The US power metal band signed with Nameless Grave Records; co-founder and guitarist ALICIA CORDISCO returned in 2026 after six years away.
Frontwoman Vicious Precious joins forces with guest vocalist SARAH JEZEBEL DEVA on the UK band's new single
The Faith And The Muse singer's nine-song album arrives 12 February 2027, produced with Chad Blinman and pressed on limited vinyl.
Transparent 7" pairs the studio ""My Queen" (feat. Spiritbox)" with the Intuit Dome take where COURTNEY LAPLANTE joined BABYMETAL on stage.
The Dutch singer confirms a January 2027 release, a heavier direction and the HYTRESS Tour 2027, opening at the Bataclan in Paris.
The Finnish symphonic metal band's new clip is directed by Sofia Vik and promotes the 2025 album "In Tears of Her Reign".
The lead single from the UNFD album out 20 November 2026 arrives with signed LP and CD pre-orders.
The Edmonton symphonic heavy metal six-piece unveils a full video for "No More War", subtitled Action-Hero John almost saves the day.
The Viedma folk metal band shoot the video at a local museum and confirm the "Acto final" launch for 7 November.
TARJA TURUNEN wrote the music and lyrics; Apocalyptica play cello. Out on earMUSIC on 15 October 2026.
Guitar Goddess Kat plays both guitar and violin on a speed metal take on Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony, storm and all.
NIGHTWISH announce that singer FLOOR JANSEN is leaving the band by mutual agreement; the band plans to record a new album in 2027.
The all-female Leeds band turn to Sheridan Le Fanu's gothic novella, record vocals in an abandoned Spanish chapel and film at Whitby Abbey.
OLGA KANN's Belarusian black metal project releases the opener of its third album, due 27 November 2026 via Immortal Frost.
The former Xandria session singer teams up with Dawn Of Destiny's Jens Faber for a digital single about loss, mixed and mastered by Dennis Köhne.
The former Delain vocalist's new record runs to 16 tracks, produced with Joost van den Broek, followed by a European tour from 4 February.
CANDACE KUCSULAIN's Detroit metalcore band returns with the album "System Error: Humanity", due 13 November, after a decade without a record.
Mixi Demner's STITCHED UP HEART release the official video for "Ex-Termination", taken from their 2026 album "Medusa".
Vocalist SONIA PINEAULT leads the Quebec symphonic power metal band's first new music in 17 years, from the album "Other Times", due 12 February on Rockshot Records.
IRA KERO's Spanish metalcore band return with their third single and a new video, after "This Is Our Time" featured LENA SCISSORHANDS.
The Bern doom band's new track precedes "Atropa", out 6 November on Prophecy Productions; I.R. and S.M. sing.
