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News: Arch Enemy Drop Surprise New Single ‘Dream Stealer’
Sweden’s extreme metal titans Arch Enemy ring in a new musical chapter with a surprise single and video drop, ‘Dream Stealer’, which marks the first new music since their successful album ‘Deceivers’, released in August 2022. The track was mixed by Jens Bogren and mastered by Tony Lindgren at Fascination Street Studios. The video was directed and produced by Patric …
News: Eleine – Through The Mist
In eager anticipation of their forthcoming ‘We Shall Remain’ European headline tour starting on October 3, Swedish symphonic dark metal stalwarts Eleine have delighted their legion with a new digital 2-track single today: ‘Through The Mist’ (incl. its instrumental version) is now available on all streaming platforms! The song opens with punchy riffs and drums, featuring guitarist Rikard Ekberg‘s rarely heard clean vocals, …
News: Swamp Coffin Return With A New Album Of Sludge Misery Titled ‘Drowning Glory’; Listen To First Single ‘Know Your Worthless’
On 29th September 2021, the day before the launch of debut full-length Noose Almighty, Swamp Coffin bass player Martyn White attempted to take his own life. Following his treatment and recovery, shortly before the album’s release in November that year, Martyn’s father and vocalist/guitarist Jon Rhodes’ mother-in-law both passed away within hours of each other. …
News: Goat Announce New Album, Out 11th October On Rocket Recordings And Share Lead Single, ‘Ouroboros’
Rocket Recordings are excited to announce a new album from Swedish psych warriors, GOAT. The band return with their third album in three years (fourth if you include The Gallows Pole score). Simply titled Goat, this new eight track album is being released on 11th October 2024. Today, they release the ‘breakbeat driven’ single, ‘Ouroboros’ and explain “The cycle of rebirth means the refinement of the …
News: Robert Jon And The Wreck Share New Single ‘Hate To See You Go’ Ahead Of Autumn Tour
Southern California powerhouse Robert Jon & The Wreck have just unveiled their latest single, ‘Hate To See You Go’, now available on all digital platforms. As a special bonus track from their critically acclaimed album Red Moon Rising, ‘Hate To See You Go’ delivers a poignant and emotionally charged narrative about the pain of parting from loved ones. …
News: Amorphis Release ‘Tales From The Thousand Lakes (Live At Tavastia)’ Album And Concert Film; Watch live performance video ‘Into Hiding’
Exactly 30 years after its original release, Finnish metal icons Amorphis are proud to celebrate the anniversary of their milestone ‘Tales From The Thousand Lakes’ with a unique live edition of the record, which represents an essential collector’s item for every Amorphis connoisseur. The magic of this work, grandly transferred onto the stage of Helsinki, Finland‘s Tavastia Club, shows the band in their full …
News: Arka’n Asrafokor – RPM label debut ‘Dzikkuh’ out now; Watch Video For Track ‘Final Tournament’
A new era has begun for Togo based metallers Arka’n Asrafokor [Asrafocore = “Music of the Warriors” (“asrafo” means “warrior” in their mother language)]: their Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM) label debut is finally out, and this special day is even accompanied by a music video for the track ‘Final Tournament.’ It’s a song that celebrates the victory of truth, …
News: Getdown Services Share B-sides/Rarities EP ‘Crumbs’; Listen To New Single ‘I Got Views’
Accompanying the announcement of the band’s biggest UK Headline tour to date, Bristol/Manchester duo Getdown Services release B-sides/rarities collection ‘Crumbs‘ and share video for profanity-laden new cut ‘I Got Views’ via Breakfast Records. The companion piece to 2023’s acclaimed debut album Crisps – which saw extensive radio backing from BBC Radio 6 Music (Huw Stephens, Indie Forever, New Music Fix) and Radio X (John Kennedy), …
News: Kurokuma Return With New Album ‘Of Amber and Sand’ And Share First Single ‘I Am Forever’
Vicious psych trio, Kurokuma brought a fresh heaviness to the extreme music scene in 2022 with their debut album, ‘Born of Obsidian’. In August the genre-mashing threesome will return with their new record, ‘Of Amber and Sand’. But it’s not sludge, it’s not doom, it’s not death metal. It’s Kurokuma. While their Sanford Parker-recorded debut, …
News: King 810 Reveal ‘Glow’ Single/Video From ‘Under The Black Rainbow’
King 810 has revealed their next project, titled ‘under the black rainbow’, an episodic film series, accompanied by a soundtrack of the same name. Rollout of the film series has begun, with the music EP – the songs living inside the film – arriving at DSPs on 12th July. Pre-save at DSPs here, or pre-order the EP on CD, vinyl …