Set to open for Crowbar in August, German riff lords Red Stone Chapel have announced a renewed collaboration with Argonauta Records and dropped new single “Evil Seed”. Rooted in the Sludge Metal spirit of the NOLA scene while embracing a broader Heavy Metal identity, lineup changes and a renewed creative vision solidified in late 2023,
Featuring guest vocals by Rachel Westerveld, Dutch Doom Death Metal collective OLTAS have unveiled their first single since signing with Octopus Rising and Argonauta Records. Confronting the many threats facing humanity in contemporary times while remaining true to the band’s artistic philosophy, “World Killer” avoids offering simple answers, leaving space for personal interpretation and individual
Argonauta Records have announced their first ever Argonauta Fest London, landing on 21st June at Helgis Bar in London for a night fully dedicated to the power of live heavy music, bringing together a diverse lineup of doom, sludge, stoner and psych-driven bands from across the underground scene. Three bands, one stage, total live immersion
The sonic landscape of despare has grown a little beaker as London Funeral Doom collective Dromos have announced their debut album “Failing Light” is slated for release on 15th May via Argonauta Records. The first of three monolithic cuts that surpass 45 minutes has been shared in “My Final Tomb” from the band who feature
A conceptual work rooted in the symbolism of frankincense and the spiritual dimension of smoke, a third album in “Olibanvm” from Italian Blackened Hardcore band laCasta will arrive on 8th May via Argonauta Records. Single “Melma” has been chosen as a preview as one of the most intense and visceral moments of the album. A track
Offering a powerful introduction to their upcoming album “Puca” and its bleak and visceral atmosphere, Wisconsin Doom Punk trio Thorgrim channel crushing riffs with a primal sense of urgency in “Children Of Doom“. A raw fusion of Doom, Sludge and Punk, enriched with dark and abrasive textures that rejects overproduction in favour of immediacy and emotional
Featuring a guest vocal appearance from Tim Yatras (Austere, Germ), the title track of the new Splendidula album “Absentia” has surfaced in music video form as the third single. The bands fourth studio record drops on 3rd April via Argonauta Records, blending atmospheric Black Metal and suffocating Doom with Aaron Stainthorpe (My Dying Bride, High Parasite)
Filmed by Randy Levine, a live rendition of “We are the Light” by American Epic Heavy Metal act Mourn the Light is now screaming. The song is cut from the bands set at the Wolf Den at Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville Connecticut on 6th March as they continue to tour new album “Sorrow Feeds the
Back in 2023 French occult Doom Sludge outfit Azken Auzi rose to prominence with their self titled album, a record which found the trio musing on themes of Apocalypse, War, Religion, Serial killers and Madness over riffs fit for worship. Three years on, following the departure of bassist Laurent Deramchi, who has been replaced in
Pulling together dark Hardcore influences with the ferocity of Black Metal while channeling anger and dissent through violent, dissonant soundscapes drenched in blackened tones Italians laCasta have long reflected a nihilistic and orthodox stance against hierarchical systems of power that dominate society, an ideology mirrored in their uncompromising sonic approach. Argonauta Records has warned of their