BAND SPOTLIGHTS
Deep-dive articles and interviews with the bands on our radar.
- 2026-06-28
Hellgeist — Destination: Wacken
Italian modern thrash metal force Hellgeist talk to Metal Madness Weekly about their new single 'Bloodstain', their revamped lineup, songwriting process and their mission to hit the Wacken Open Air stage.
Read band article → - 2026-06-25
Wave Z — “Faith”: Belief Stripped to the Bone
Caserta alternative rock band Wave Z release new single ‘Faith’ — a song that strips belief down to its rawest form: not certainty, but the act of waiting for something that may never come.
Read band article → - 2026-07-01
AENYR — “Veil Of Glass”: Post-Human Metal From A Collapsing Universe
AENYR return with ‘Veil Of Glass’ — a cinematic post-human metal transmission built on crushing rhythmic precision, massive atmospheric layers and emotionally charged vocals from a fractured digital world.
Read band article → - 2026-07-02
Jonestown — “Promise Of Enlightenment”: Progressive Thrash From Stockholm
Stockholm's Jonestown return with their debut album ‘Promise Of Enlightenment’ — a 75-minute journey blending thrash aggression, classic heavy metal tradition and progressive songwriting, mixed and mastered by Sebastian Has (Behemoth) in Warsaw.
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