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91 additions added to Graspop Metal Meeting 2026!


With as many as 14 acts announced for #GMM26 last week, we are now fleshing out the line-up with another 91(!) bands for the upcoming 29th edition of Graspop Metal Meeting. A Day to RememberAlter BridgeAnthraxBlack Label SocietyForeignerIce Nine KillsMastodonThree Days Grace and Tom Morello are just a few of the heavy hitters that will grace the stage in Dessel next summer.

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Trivium Release “STRUCK DEAD” EP + Share Title Track Video 


GRAMMY-nominated heavyweights TRIVIUM — vocalist/guitarist MATTHEW K. HEAFY; guitarist COREY BEAULIEU; and bassist PAOLO GREGOLETTO — have released the three-song EP STRUCK DEAD on October 31, via longtime label Roadrunner Records. Get it here

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More confirmed acts for Graspop Metal Meeting 2026


So far we’ve unleashed six names for #GMM26 with the first bands for Thursday and Friday. High time for more new acts! On Saturday 20 June, Bring Me the Horizon will close out proceedings on the South Stage while Bad Omens will do the honours on the North Stage. Architects (South Stage) and BABYMETAL (North Stage) will also raze the festival grounds that day.

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REMEMBER THE MONSTERS Unveil New Single “INFECTED” A Vicious and Visceral Decent Into The Darkness Of The Human Condition


“INFECTED” expresses a powerful mix of internal suffering, emotional numbness, societal disillusionment, and ultimately, a desperate plea for awakening and self liberation.

It’s about hitting rock bottom mentally and emotionally and realizing the need to rise, see the truth, and take back control from the forces internal or external that have taken over our lives.

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Testament Cover “Seek & Destroy” As Part Of “No Life ‘ Til Leather – A Tribute To Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All”


Silver Lining Music to release No Life ‘Til Leather – A Tribute to Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All on November 14th. The third single from the all-star compilation is from thrash metal icons Testament, the full-throttle cover of Metallica’s anthem ‘Seek & Destroy’.

You can divide the history of heavy metal into two distinct chapters: ‘before Metallica’ and ‘after Metallica’. When the Four Horsemen galloped to the top of dozens of countries’ charts with their self-titled album in 1991, they became the new measuring stick for their genre, and their standard is one that no hard rockers since have matched, let alone outdone. Yet – for all the sellout tours, broken records and reinventive efforts over the last 45 years – they started the same way almost every other noisy band do: ferocious kids driven to shove metal up your ass.

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SABATON releases highly anticipated new album ‘Legends


Coming off the announcement of a massive 2025 worldwide tour including a 31-date North American run set for early 2026, SABATON today (17th October) release their much-anticipated new studio album Legends via Better Noise Music, marking the band’s label debut. It features the latest single and accompanying video, ‘I, Emperor’, based on the complex and controversial Napoleon Bonaparte, by the #1 Global Power Metal Band and one of Sweden’s most successful bands.

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