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10 Jaar Fleddy Melculy, 10 Jaar Helgië!

2026 wordt een feestjaar want niet alleen bestaat Fleddy Melculy 10 jaar, ook het debuutalbum HELGIË blaast dan evenveel kaarsjes uit.
Get ready voor 12 exclusieve shows op de plekken waar het in 2016 voor ons allemaal begon! Grab your tickets now, gezien sommige plekken heel limited zijn kwa capaciteit.
En yes, we spelen HELGIË integraal!

10.01.26: Oemtata - Ertvelde (BE) TRY OUT
23.01.26: Nijdrop - Opwijk (BE)
24.01.26: Yap - Leopoldsburg (BE)
29.01.26: Charlatan - Gent (BE)
06.02.26: De Klinker - Aarschot (BE)
07.02.26: Den Trap - Kortrijk (BE)
26.02.26: Mezz - Breda (NL)
27.02.26: Doornroosje - Nijmegen (NL)
28.02.26: Muziekgieterij - Maastricht (NL)
06.03.26: Vera - Groningen (NL)
07.03.26: Hedon - Zwolle (NL)
16.04.26: De Casino - Sint-Niklaas (BE)

Als kers op de taart brengt Fleddy Melculy HELGIË opnieuw uit onder de naam HELGIË REDUX. De plaat is compleet hermixed en klinkt nu zoals ze altijd al had moeten klinken. De plaat komt uit op vinyl, cd en op de streamingplatformen en bevat 2 extra bonustracks. Release 23.01.26.
Pre order vanaf nu available @ de Melculy webshop!

En dat is nog niet alles: er wordt momenteel hard gewerkt aan een nieuw full album. De opvolger van ANTICHLIST zal ook in 2026 in de rekken liggen.

LET’S GO!

Epica

Epica is a Dutch symphonic metal band formed in 2002, by guitarist and vocalist Mark Jansen. They have maintained career success, with their symphonic metal, especially with their latest release “The Quantum Enigma” making it into the Top 40 of seven different countries.

Doro

DORO PESCH - the phenomenal career of the Metal Queen

Doro Pesch already knew at the age of three that she wanted to be a singer. The initial spark was "Lucille" by Little Richard, which ignited a fire in Doro that still burns to this day. Doro wants to conquer the world with music and make people happy. At 16 she has her first band Snakebite. Beast and Attack follow and the big breakthrough with Warlock. The debut album "Burning The Witches" was released in 1983 and immediately won the hearts of metal fans worldwide. A major label immediately became aware of the band and Warlock switched from Mausoleum Records to Phonogram (today Universal). After the second record "Hellbound" the first successful European tours followed. In the course of the third album "True As Steel", Doro is the first front woman at the legendary "Monsters Of Rock" festival in 1986 in Castle Donington, England, and is frenetically celebrated. The first mega tour with Judas Priest in Europe and W.A.S.P. in England followed. "True As Steel" was also the band"s first worldwide release, including the USA. Since it has always been Doro"s great desire to conquer the USA, she goes on a promotional tour there. After two days, Doro falls in love with New York City and stays in America.

She works on her most successful album up to that point in time, "Triumph And Agony", with immortal hits such as "All We Are" and "Für Immer". The impressive video clips are shot by famous directors: "All We Are" is filmed in the L.A. River Basin, where well-known scenes from "Terminator 2" were also filmed, "Für Immer" is impressively staged in the swamps of Louisiana. The videos caused a sensation internationally and are shown on MTV on heavy rotation in the USA, where Doro also appears as a host on several occasions. In addition, "Triumph And Agony" is supported by a US tour with Megadeth and a European tour with Ronnie James Dio and achieves gold status. The follow-up "Force Majeure", released under the name Doro, is also immediately certified gold. The accompanying singles "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" and "Hard Times" are again being implemented in L.A. by great film and video directors.

After that, another dream comes true for Doro as a big Kiss fan. The album "Doro" is produced by none other than Gene Simmons in New York and L.A.

Further productions with famous producers in Nashville, New York and New Jersey followed with "True At Heart", "Angels Never Die" and "Machine II Machine" and the first live album "Doro Live".

Then it"s back to New York, where Doro works for three years on one of her favorite albums - "Love Me In Black". The title track turns out to be another classic in Doro"s repertoire.

The following production "Calling The Wild" features Doro"s first duet with another icon, Lemmy Kilmister from Motörhead. The friendship between the two grows so much that they tour together, perform at many festivals together, celebrate various anniversaries together and record more great duets over the years. The last one is the heartbreaking "It Still Hurts" on Doro"s album "Raise Your Fist". Doro also releases an elaborate work with the "Classic Night Orchestra" entitled "Classic Diamonds" and also plays an opulent headliner show at the Wacken Open Air, where she has been a guest about twenty times to date, including many headlining shows.

After many more album and DVD/Blu-ray releases, soundtracks for film productions and the again very successful double album "Forever Warriors - Forever United", Doro starts her very successful own label Rare Diamonds Productions. Her releases include the German-language work "Für Immer", the triple album "Magic Diamonds", the cinema film and soundtrack "Anuk – The Path Of The Warrior" and the recent "Triumph And Agony Live".

In 2022, Doro was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award, having already received an Echo, the Metal Goddess Legend Award in Las Vegas, the Legend Award in England and Germany, the Angel Of Rock Award in England and awards as the sexiest woman alive, among others. She has also been voted Best Female Vocalist in Spain for 30 years and was inducted into the Hall Of Heavy Metal History in the United States.

Doro has given over 3,000 concerts in more than 60 countries.

She is currently working on a new album with many anthems and next year will celebrate her 40th stage anniversary at the world"s biggest festivals.

At the end of the festivities, Doro will play another unforgettable concert for her fans in her old hometown in Düsseldorf, where it all started, on October 28, 2023 in the Mitsubishi Electric Halle with many friends and companions.

2023 will be a very special year for the Queen Of Metal - Doro Pesch!

Records/CDs:

Burning The Witches (1983)

Hellbound (1985)

True As Steel (1986)

Triumph & Agony (1987)

Force Majeure (1989)

DORO (1990)

Rare Diamonds (1991)

True AT Heart (1991)

Angels Never Die (1993)

DORO – Live (1994)

Machine To Machine (1995)

Love Me in Black (1998)

Calling The Wild (2000)

Fight (2003)

Classic Diamonds (2004)

Warrior Soul (2006)

Fear No Evil (2009)

Under My Skin (2012)

Raise Your Fist (2012)

DORO – Strong And Proud – 30 Years Of Rock And Metal (June 24th, 2016)

Love´s Gone To Hell (April 1st, 2016)

Strong And Proud - 30 Years Of Rock (Dvd) (2016)

I Am What I Am (2017)

Für Immer - Deutsche Songs, Balladen und Raritäten (2017)

For Metal - Live At Rock Hard Festival 2015 (2018)

With The Classic Night Orchestra - Classic Diamonds (2018)

Forever Warriors, Forever United (2018)

Backstage to Heaven (EP) (2019)

Magic Diamonds - Best of Rock, Ballads & Rare Treasures (2020)

Triumph And Agony Live (2021)

DVDs:

Für Immer (2003)

Classic Diamonds (2004)

20 Years of Warrior Soul (2007)

DORO - 25 Years of Rock (2010)

NEW! DORO – Strong And Proud – 30 Years Of Rock And Metal (June 24th, 2016)

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Testament

The time has arrived for TESTAMENT to unleash new thunder to the masses and reveal their thirteenth studio album: Titans OF Creation. Just as the elements of this planet thrive within all living creatures, each musician in TESTAMENT represents a necessary component of this latest musical endeavor. Still filled with a massive and unstoppable energy since their last release, TESTAMENT has taken their style to the next level and present an album that is loyal to the roots of traditional thrash metal while still bringing alluring, brilliant, and progressive ingredients to the table. Bass is showcased, new vocals are introduced, and as expected, the guitarwork of Peterson and Skolnick is greatly complex and mesmerizing.

Eliran Kantor stepped up once again to create a new piece of artwork for the cover of this release. His classic, almost Renaissance style of painting melds beautifully with the ancient, psychological, and enlightened subject matter of the songs. Three monstrous titans stand in the place where the planets are formed. One pours molding liquid which the others hammer into human DNA, twisting and turning into the ring of a newborn planet. Each titan has the flame of a dying star burning in their chest; the origin of the atoms making up the bodies that are bubbling and boiling on the curves of the spiraling helix.

Titans OF Creation has many moods and material contained within; all of which somehow tie into a common philosophy of creation and its necessary counterpart: destruction. “Children Of The Next Level” smashes through the gates as the opening track with a flood of sound that prepares the listener for an abundance of violent thrash. Meanwhile, the lyrics rage about the outrageous philosophies of the Heaven’s Gate cult (founded in 1974).

Songs like “Dream Deceiver” carry more old school sound that will tickle the senses of any common TESTAMENT fan. The lyrics describe being trapped in a dream by an otherworldly female force who is slowly working to degrade the mind. Dreams are part of existence, but when we are asleep we are entirely vulnerable; one of the many mysteries of being human. “Someone’s haunting you and won’t leave you alone; the only time they pick at you is at night when they can control the way you sleep,” describes vocalist Chuck Billy.

“Night of the Witch” features frightening and captivating vocals from Eric Peterson. Carrying a vibe far more akin to Black Metal, Peterson swoops in with a power that melds perfectly with Billy’s ground shaking, guttural growls. Taking some influence from Robert Egger’s 2015 horror masterpiece “The VVitch: A New England Folktale,” the song carries with it a magical quality that directly reflects the mood of the film. At the very end of the track, a theremin howls through the air much like witches rising towards the moon; setting the final tone. “The album has a lot about it that’s fresh to the ear,” explains Peterson.

Written by guitarist Alex Skolnick, “Symptoms” is filled with detailed with intricate guitar work that well represents the complicated and spellbinding journey that comes along with handling depression, mood swings, and a countless list of mental health frustrations. The lyrics in this song discuss a sad truth: that mental illness is more common than we all think, and than many of us are willing to acknowledge. On a lighter note, a vibrant track entitled “The Healers” swings back and forth between waves of death and thrash, heavy and melodic, light and dark. The words are spiritual, and extremely personal. They describe Billy’s own experience dealing with all natural medicine men; the elders of the earth, and how they managed to help him pinpoint and heal his past illness. “City Of Angels” comes bearing an entirely new sound for TESTAMENT. The creeping sludgieness and slow, stalking tempo, walk hand in hand with the almost unbelievably gruesome tale of the Nightstalker Richard Ramierz, all combining to form another stand-out track on the record.

In 2020 the days of writing an album all together in one room are far gone, but to be able to take advantage of technology allows for TESTAMENT to go about a very similar writing process to what they always have. Basic songs are molded, structures are added by everyone in the group, instrumentals are highlighted, and finally the lyrics and vocals are created to finalize the sonic story. Facetime and human on human contact still remain crucial elements to TESTAMENT’s song writing process and at some point throughout, every member physically interacts and writes with one another. In between writing this album, the band toured relentlessly which allowed for less stress, more time in between, and greater inspiration for this album cycle. There was also plenty of anxiety-free and level-headed time for pre-production and the initial recording process with Juan Urteaga of Trident Studios. Andy Sneap was then able to tweak, mix, and master this album to his usual perfection.

TESTAMENT’s process of creation has evolved and progressed yet they’ve remained steadfast over the course of literal decades. While always managing to present the genuine aspects of thrash metal that solidify their existence, they spread into unique horizons through developing crisp and fascinating sounds.

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