METAL OVER

13/04/2026

We are proud to officially welcome Oussama Miskin as Co-Founder and CTO of Darkside Records Morocco 🇲🇦

Over the past months, Oussama has already been working closely with us behind the scenes, designing and developing Darkside’s new digital infrastructure, including our ticketing platform and upcoming online ecosystem. His contribution has been real, concrete, and strategic from day one.

With this new step, Darkside Records enters a new phase of growth.

Oussama will lead the technological and digital development of the label, including:

🎟 Ticketing platform development
🛒 E-store and digital sales tools
📊 Audience analytics and performance tracking
🌐 Web platforms and SEO strategy
⚙️ Marketing automation and internal digital workflows
🎧 Digital support tools for our artists
🚀 Long-term digital ecosystem expansion for Darkside and METAL OVER

This appointment strengthens our vision: building not just a label, but a structured international platform supporting artists, releases, live events, and new music experiences across the MENA region and beyond.

Welcome to the next chapter of Darkside Records.

Welcome to the family Oussama 🤘

Saïd Chebacheb
CEO & Founder
Darkside Records

13/04/2026

13/04/2026

11.4.2026 - Metal Over x Metal Station Vol. 4

This edition of Metal Station was insane. Family, fans, friends, new listeners, and we noticed some amazing foreign guests in the crowd too. With every show the Anemoya family grows and the energy you give us renews our passion for making music and playing live shows. So thanks to every single person who showed up on that day.

We couldn't have been there however without the planning and organisation from our brothers .slage and who gave this us opportunity and believed in us. This is is only the start of bigger and louder shows and may the Egyptian Metal Scene continue grow with such passion and mutual respect and support between its hardworking bands🖤🤘🏻🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬

To our brothers from .violence Hathorius and Infexion, we love you all. To our label and sponsor , your constant support is what keeps us going. And last but not least, to every Egyptian metalhead, we are always gonna be here doing what we do for you and only you🖤🤘🏻

Special shoutout to those who kept cheering and headbaanging during the short power cut that happened, you guys are the real deal😂🤘🏻

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22/03/2026

Darkside Records is proud to officially welcome Maddox Theory to the Darkside Records family 🤘🔥

Founded in Cairo in December 2016 (originally under the name Redemptoris), Maddox Theory has been steadily shaping its identity as one of the emerging forces of the Egyptian heavy scene. Established by vocalist Mustafa Gharib and bassist Hazem Eed, the band has continuously evolved its sound over the years, from its thrash metal beginnings with the release of Made of Steel in 2018 to a stronger modern and deathcore-oriented direction in recent years.

Their track Sukhoi! Sukhoi! from the debut album ranked among the Top 20 African Metal Songs of 2018, marking an early milestone in the band’s journey and highlighting their growing presence beyond their local scene.

Since then, releases such as Eye of Stryx and subsequent singles have confirmed the band’s commitment to pushing their sound forward with each new step.

Driven by intensity, experimentation, and a clear vision for progression, Maddox Theory represents a dynamic new voice from the Middle Eastern metal underground.

MADDOX THEORY is:
• Mustafa Gharib — vocals
• Salah Wahba — guitars
• Loay Abozaid — guitars
• Hazem Eed — bass
• Mohamed Talha — drums

Please join us in welcoming Maddox Theory to Darkside Records 🤘

20/03/2026

Metal Over is not just growing… it’s spreading. 🌍🔥

What started as a vision is now becoming a movement across continents.

From Egypt to Morocco, from Tunisia to the USA…
Metal Over is bringing the underground together, one stage at a time.

Here’s what we’ve been building, and what’s coming next:

🇪🇬 METAL OVER CAIRO — October 13th, 2025
🇪🇬 METAL “PUNK ATTACK” OVER — December 11th, 2025
🇪🇬 METAL OVER ZAYED — January 3rd, 2026
🇪🇬 METAL OVER x METAL STATION III — February 13th, 2026
🇪🇬 METAL OVER x METAL STATION IV — April 11th, 2026

🇲🇦 METAL OVER TANGIER — Coming 2026
🇹🇳 METAL OVER TUNIS — Coming 2026
🇺🇸 METAL OVER TEXAS — Coming 2026
🇩🇿 METAL OVER ALGIERS — Coming 2026
🇲🇦 METAL OVER RABAT — Coming 2026

This is only the beginning.

No borders. No limits.
Just music, energy, and a community that keeps growing stronger.

If you’ve been part of it… you know.
If not… your city might be next.

🔥

18/03/2026

15/02/2026

🔥 Four Shows. Four Months. One Relentless Movement. 🔥

Between October 13th, 2025 and February 13th, 2026, METAL OVER Egypt didn’t just organize concerts, it built momentum, unity, and fire across the scene.

In less than four months, we proudly supported and co-organized 4 powerful shows, bringing together raw energy and underground spirit.

⚔️ The bands who set the stage ablaze:
Hëllridër
Anemoya
Catharsis
زئيـر - Zaeer
Obscured Violence
Infexion

Each night was sweat, distortion, brotherhood, and pure dedication to heavy music.

A massive thank you to the venues that made this possible:
🏛️ ROOM Art Space & Cafe
🎷 Cairo Jazz Club 610

Respect to the technical crews, the sound engineers who shaped every riff with precision, the photographers who captured the intensity, and every backstage hand who kept the machine running flawlessly.

And above all… to the FANS.
You showed up. You raised your fists. You sang, moshed, and stood strong for the scene. Your energy is the reason this movement grows. Without you, none of this exists.

This achievement belongs to ALL of YOU.

And this is only the beginning.

⚡ METAL OVER Egypt 5 is coming.
⚡ The first edition of METAL OVER Morocco is rising.
⚡ METAL OVER Tunisia is preparing to ignite.

The expansion has begun.
Stay tuned. The next chapter will be louder. 🤘🔥