Children Of Bodom To Play Mystic Festival (PL)

Children Of Bodom, Cryptopsy, Bodysnatcher and Celestial Sanctuary – four more names that will make up the upcoming edition of Mystic Festival, and with them, four different images of deadly metal.

Children of Bodom
1997 saw the birth of Children Of Bodom. The Finnish band developed the notion of melodic death metal in the vein of their own sensibility, which amazes with its raw energy, technical precision and catchy melodies. The band went on to release ten studio albums, of which they sold altogether more than two million copies and tour the whole world over.

In 2020, the children from the lakeside of Bodom became orphans. Alexi Laiho, a virtuoso and visioner, as well as the band’s leader, passed away prematurely. This year the surviving members of the band decided to resurrect Children Of Bodom to pay tribute to Alexi with the 30th anniversary concert tour and to allow fans to have one more encounter with their music. Henkka Blacksmith, Janne Warman, Jaska Raatikainen, and Alexander Kuoppala asked Samy Elbanna, the leader of Lost Society, to step in as the vocalist and lead guitarist. It won’t be a silent night, but a Bodom night for sure!

Cryptopsy
Orgiastic disembowelment – yes, it’s a title of one of their songs, but also a perfect encapsulation of the artistic credo of Cryptopsy, the Canadian masters of a brutal, technical death metal. Already with their debut album, Blasphemy Made Flesh, they secured themselves a spot among the absolute best of the genre, showcasing with each subsequent record that if this genre has any limits, only they know where they lay and how to go beyond them. If a tornado can have finesse, that’s exactly what Cryptopsy is.

Bodysnatcher
Hell is Here, Hell is Home – come close enough to the stage during the Bodysnatcher’s performance and you’ll be sure to spontaneously start chanting the title of the latest record from this four-headed monster. The very same record one Kerrang! reviewer called “an album which could punch a hole in the Earth.” Sure it can, straight through – the Florida band has been polishing their lethal deathcore, famous for its heaviness, brutality and intensity, since 2014.

Celestial Sanctuary
The UK has also something to say on the topic of death metal revival and one of the most important players from that side of the pond is, without a doubt, the four-piece Celestial Sanctuary. They started with a sound reminiscent of the genre’s earliest days, but currently, they are the vanguard, bringing death metal into the future. Celestial Sanctuary will come to Gdansk with new material – in January, they will release the album Cradle Of The Rotten, Shrine To Those Most Foul, a bloody tale of their hometown, Bury St Edmunds. A king beheaded by the Vikings, burning witches, crimes of passion… There’s no story more metal than history. More...

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BEAST TN Premiere New Single & Music Video

Knoxville, TN-based metalcore/deathcore quintet BEAST TN premiere a new single and music video titled "Black Water", streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below.

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Odious Sanction (Immolation) Premiere New Single

Painesville, OH-based death metal duo Odious Sanction - featuring Scott Bryant and drummer Steve Shalaty of Immolation fame - premiere a new single and music video by the name of "The Shield of Mind". The track is taken from their upcoming new album "Overwhelming Hatred for Humanity", due out in stores October 31, 2026.

Check out "The Shield of Mind" streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below.

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Sykes & LaPlante Perform @ VCT Champions Opening

Bring Me The Horizon vocalist Oli Sykes and Spiritbox frontwoman Courtney LaPlante performed their collaboration with Grabbitz, “If The Sun Burns Out Tonight,” during the opening ceremony of the Valorant Champions Grand Finals in Shanghai over the weekend. The trio recorded the track as the official champions anthem for the game’s latest-season grand finals. The studio version arrived roughly a month ago. Watch the live performance below, starting around the 08:50 mark:

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Fake Names (Bad Religion, Etc.) Premiere New Track

Fake Names are now streaming the title track from their forthcoming third studio album, “Punk Ruins.” The punk supergroup’s lineup features members of Bad Religion, Refused, Rocket From The Crypt, Girls Against Boys and The Faith, among others.

“Punk Ruins” is due out this Friday, October 23rd via Epitaph, with the band set to embark on the following tour dates in the new year: More...

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Artificial Brain Premiere New Track & Music Video

Progressive tech death outfit Artificial Brain have premiered an official music video for their track “Planet: Carrion.” The song appears on the band’s forthcoming album “Antillia,” which is due out November 13th through Profound Lore.

Guitarist Dan Gargiulo (ex-Revocation, etc.) had the following to say about the song, which features guest vocals from Andrea Collaro of Devoid Of Thought: More...

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Exist Immortal Premiere New Music Video

Exist Immortal have premiered a music video for “Fail To Find,” which arrived online streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below. The progressive metalcore outfit featured the track on their latest EP, “Afterglow,” released this past September. The band have shared the new visual without any accompanying commentary.

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Gradience Premiere New Single & Music Video

Blackened rap metal duo Gradience have unveiled a music video for their track “Vermin.” The song appears on the band’s Metal Blade debut album, “Anomaly,” which arrived earlier this year.

Guitarist/vocalist Jakob Harris offered the following thoughts on the track: More...

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