Metal Local

12/13/2025

KILLERWITCH has unleashed their second full-length, Palace of the Dragon, a powerhouse of traditional Heavy Metal. Critics are praising the high-quality power and '80s-era twin-guitar harmonies, putting Malta's finest on the map for fans of Priest and Maiden. Grab the limited CD before it sells out!
https://metallocal.com/article-killerwitch_palaceofthedragonalbumrelease.html

12/12/2025

ON THE LOOSE claims their new album, Path to Serenity, delivers an atmosphere "heavy enough to crush stone" and cements them as Portugal's Doom Metal titans. But do they truly live up to the Candlemass/Paradise Lost comparisons? Is this the most essential Epic Doom release of 2025? Tell us your hot take! Read up and listen to new tunes here: https://metallocal.com/ontheloosealbumrelease_pathtoserenity.html

Algarve, Portugal’s Epic Doom Metal force ON THE LOOSE has delivered their most ambitious and devastating work to date with the release of their brand-new full-length album, Path to Serenity. Available now on all major streaming platforms, the record has been immediately heralded as the band’s "...

12/10/2025

Make sure to check out the next Metal Local Podcast; The Mistresses of Mayhem are doing a review on the new Dragged Out single, Xeno!

12/01/2025

What type of Metalhead are you? Singing along with Alice Cooper, or shielding yourself from the mistletoe?

11/29/2025

What brutal music is in you playlist lately? Tag a new band you found and share some love! 🤘

11/26/2025

Sometimes intense vıolence is the answer!

11/26/2025

Wouldn't have it any other way! 🤘🤘🤘

11/24/2025

Way to many boots in the back of the head for me to enjoy crowdsurfers.

10/01/2025

🚨 NEW METALCORE ALERT! 🚨 Pottsville powerhouse Phazed drops their crushing new EP, Ashes & Echoes! 🔥 Featuring singles "Cardinal" & "Crystallize," this 4-track assault is pure depth, energy, and soaring melodies. Read our full report and listen now:
https://metallocal.com/PHAZEDep

We are always looking for new artists coming to the scene. If your band has something recorded that the world needs to hear, drop us a lin and hoof us up with some MP3's. If you have Dropbox or Google Drive, you can share albums of tunes with ease. If you have any questions, please feel free to reac...

10/01/2025

MWAM are thrilled to return to RESURRECTION FEST in July 2026! 💥 Tickets on sale 30 September!

🖤 More info here: resurrectionfest.es

10/01/2025

Spain!! ! July 1–4, 2026. We’re hitting the stage at Resurrection Fest alongside and more. Tickets go on sale September 30 at 13:00.

10/01/2025

MDF XXI
May 21-24 2026
Tickets: http://www.deathfests.com/mdf-tickets

Thursday, May 21st @ Power Plant
Novembers Doom
Solitude Aeturnus

Thursday, May 21st @ Nevermore Hall
Avernus
Black Lung
Bongzilla
Lair of the Minotaur
Rwake

Thursday, May 21st @ Soundstage
Cephalotripsy
Cerebral Hemorrhage
Condemned
Emasculator
Putridity
Torsof**k

Friday, May 22nd @ Market Place & Power Plant
The Crown
Cryptic Shift
God Dethroned - 35th Anniversary set
Old Man's Child
Rotting Christ - Old School Set (1989-1995)
Witch Vomit
Wolfheart

Friday, May 22nd @ Nevermore Hall
Der Weg einer Freiheit
Lömsk
Oranssi Pazuzu
Pan-Amerikan Native Front
Wayfarer

Friday, May 22nd @ Soundstage
Diabolic Oath
Grave Infestation
Lividity
Melting Rot
Necrofier
Pathology
To Violently Vomit

Saturday, May 23rd @ Market Place & Power Plant
Destruction - 'Infernal Overkill' set
Kreator - Deep Cuts set, performing songs from Pleasure to Kill, Terrible Certainty, and Extreme Aggression
Macabre
Mortician
Pig Destroyer - 'Prowler in the Yard' set
Torture Rack
Warbringer
Whiplash

Saturday, May 23rd @ Nevermore Hall
1914
Acheron
Havukruunu
Hellbutcher
Poltergeist
Sardonic Witchery

Saturday, May 23rd @ Soundstage
Anatomia
Dead Void
Gestation
Mellow Harsher
Miasmatic Necrosis
Ossuary
Rotten Sound - Murderworks/Exit set
Terror Co**se
!T.O.O.H.!

Sunday, May 24th @ Market Place & Power Plant
Blood Red Throne
Cancer - 'Death Shall Rise' set
Chaotian
Death Angel - 'Act III' set
Dying Fetus - Old school set (Purification Through Violence, Killing on Adrenaline, Destroy the Opposition)
Grave - Old School Grave/Co**se set
Sarcófago (Performed by Gerald "Incubus" Minelli and the Laws)
Unmerciful

Sunday, May 24th @ Nevermore Hall
Aberration..And Oceans
Antichrist Siege Machine
Batushka
Stargazer
Wrathprayer

Sunday, May 24th @ Soundstage
Aftermath
Cephalic Carnage - Old school set (Conforming to Abnormality, Exploiting Dysfunction, Lucid Interval)
Excrescence
Haukago Grind Time
Hemmorhoid
S*x Prisoner
Slimelord
Soil of Ignorance