More punishing touring schedules means more punishing albums or so it seems as Century Media signings Distant prepare to drop new album “Into Despair” with a music video for the title track. The Dutch Downtempo Deathcore skull splitters don’t have long to wait for that to appear either with a 6th November release date pencilled
Joined by Canadian Post-Punk operatives Bonnie Trash, Swedish Melancholic masters Katatonia will be treading the boards of Europe in the new year. Curiously the shows are in support of their current album “Nightmares as Extensions of the Waking State” which saw the warmth of dawns first light via Napalm Records last summer with sonic landscapes
After giving us the gift of four EPs since their inception in 2020 it is now finally time for Scottish Death Metal quartet Penny Coffin to deliver us to evil with a debut album. Titled “Transitory Fragmentation” it was recorded by the band themselves in tormented confinement with guitarist Joseph Edward Kelly mixing in the 36th
Having introduced their new vocalist Jerry Grimefeld to those who haven’t seen the fan filmed live footage floating around in cyberspace with new single “Squeeze“, Australian Deathcore titans Thy Art Is Murder have announced a tour. Whether the shows are intimate because they’re spending valentines day in Europe or if they’ll be upgraded remains to
“Driven by raw honesty and pure emotion, ‘Into Despair’ is an album born from personal battles and lived experiences. Every song carries pieces of each member’s own journey, with moments of pain, reflection, and resilience woven into a deeply intimate body of work. More than just a collection of songs, ‘Into Despair’ is a cathartic
It maybe a year away but that hasn’t stopped Swedish Extreme Metal legends Meshuggah from announcing another run of 40th anniversary shows. This time a run from Copenhagen to London has been announced with American DJent pioneers Periphery and Swedish Thall kings Vildhjarta also part of the package.
While it doesn’t have a release date or title as yet, a third and final advanced single in “Petrol and Spark” from an EP pencilled in for a late 2026 release via Inverse Records has arrived from Finnish Melodic Death Metal band Nemecic. It will be the third record from the band in a decade
It seems the Morbid Symphonies of Farsoth have seduced M-Theory Audio who have announced the signing of the Swedish old school Death Metal quintet. In celebration of that the band have unleashed a new single “Chainsaw Cult” alongside a music video, which serves as the crushing first taste of their third album, slated for release
An evolved version of the previously released song “Soulless Chasm” from Blackened Symphonic Death metal ensemble Illusion Of Fate serves as a first single from their upcoming EP “Exsanguination“. A brooding and bleak soundscape sets the tone for the 8th January arrival with a haunting piano melody and eerie synths enticing the listener into the gloomy
Finnish Metal band Garden of Stone have shared a cover of “Satumaa-tango” by Maija Vilkkumaa as the fourth single from their second album “For the World of the Obsolete“. An 11th December release via Inverse Records, the expectation is that it will once more find the band refusing to adhere to traditional genre boundaries. Though
