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WARNING: Sign To Relapse Records

Relapse Records has today announced the signing of legendary British doom band, WARNING. The label will reissue albums from the band’s back catalogue and will release the first new WARNING material for twenty years. Shortly after the release of their now-iconic album, Watching From A Distance, in 2006, WARNING disbanded and was dormant until reuniting in 2017 for a series of performances playing the album in full. This return resulted in a Live At Roadburn album which will be reissued in addition to the original studio album, and their 1999 album, The Strength to Dream. The existing WARNING catalogue is […]

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Finnr’s Cane – new single

From northern Ontario comes ‘Awaken the Sleeping Forest’ – the second single from FINNR’S CANE’s forthcoming self-titled album, arriving August 29 via Nordvis. A surge of raw energy and reverent power, the piece channels the spirit of the vast Canadian wilderness through blast-driven black metal riffing, symphonic flourishes, and the band’s hallmark chordal richness. Piano arpeggios weave throughout, evoking both grandeur and introspection. Like much of the album, the song was born of spontaneous creation – shaped during an improvisational jam and recorded in the solitude of a Sudbury winter. Its title speaks to a deeper intent: a stirring of […]

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UK Heavies CULT BURIAL Premiere New Track, ‘Beseech’

London (UK) – Blackened Death Metallers, CULT BURIAL, in partnership with No Clean Singing, have premiered ‘Beseech’, the second single from forthcoming album, Collapse Of Pattern, Reverence Of Dust. Stream ‘Beseech’ In other recent news, CULT BURIAL has announced that Blastbeats Vinyl will be the exclusive U.S. distributor for the vinyl LP variants of Collapse Of Pattern, Reverence Of Dust. The LPs will be available for purchase in the U.S. on September 5, the album’s official release date. Collapse Of Pattern, Reverence Of Dust is a record about erosion — of structures, of certainty, of meaning. Across eight tracks, CULT […]

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CRYPTODIRA: Genesis Of Error EP From Progressive/Experimental Metal Architects Out Now On Silent Pendulum Records

“The metalcore revival has gone in a whole bunch of different directions over the years, but it feels like it’s been a minute since we’ve gotten this type of chaos – or at least this type of chaos done this well.” – BrooklynVegan Stream CRYPTODIRA’s Genesis Of Error EP With their latest offering, CRYPTODIRA are once again pushing themselves beyond the boundaries of metal and into a space of their own. Notes Brooklyn Vegan of the band’s ‘The Same River Twice’ single, “[It’s] an under-two-minute frenzy that’s cut from that same BTBAM/DEP cloth, with a little Converge in there too, […]

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ALPHA DESTROYER (Featuring Members of CRASHDÏET, BUCKCHERRY & SLEEPLESS) Share Title Track To Fast Lane

ALPHA DESTROYER, the explosive new band featuring Martin Sweet (Crashdïet), Kelly LeMieux (Buckcherry), and Eric Sexton-Dorsett (Sleepless), has launched the first single off their upcoming debut album, Fast Lane. The album is out this fall on Necromantic Press Records. “The first single and title track, ‘Fast Lane’, really sets the pace for the LP,” comments Sexton-Dorsett. “Though the album is super diverse, Fast Lane comes right out of the gate with a straightforward, almost punk vibe that is matched by Martin’s heavy yet melodic lyrical approach to life’s struggles.” Watch the video for ‘Fast Lane’ Stream the song on Spotify […]

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TRIBUNAL: Vancouver’s Somber Doom Metal Quintet Announces Summer West Coast Tour Dates; Acclaimed Second LP, In Penitence And Ruin, Out Now On 20 Buck Spin

Vancouver, British Columbia-based orchestral death/doom metal quintet TRIBUNAL continues to book new tour dates across the continent in support of their acclaimed second LP, In Penitence And Ruin, released earlier this year on 20 Buck Spin. From August 21st through 24th, TRIBUNAL will perform in Portland, Seattle, Vancouver, and Kelowna, a co-headlining run with New Skeletal Faces. The following week, TRIBUNAL will play two shows on Vancouver Island – in Victoria September 5th and Nanaimo September 6th – with support from Kayas and Empress. The band will play In Penitence And Ruin in its entirety at both the Vancouver and […]

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DWELLERS: Decibel Magazine Premieres ‘Headlines’ Animated Video From Salt Lake City Progressive Blues Rock Outfit Featuring Members Of Iota, Failure, More

Salt Lake City-based progressive blues rock outfit, DWELLERS, are pleased to unveil their new video for ‘Headlines’. Now playing at Decibel Magazine, the track comes off the band’s Corrupt Translation Machine full-length, released via Small Stone Recordings in May. DWELLERS’ story has always been one of diversion and redirection. Forged in Salt Lake City by guitarist/vocalist Joey Toscano, also of Iota, the band’s 2012 debut, Good Morning Harakiri, and its 2014 follow-up, Pagan Fruit, helped establish a distinct creative voice in psychedelia and Americana-tinged blues rock, expressive and vulnerable in ways that heavy rock ‘n’ roll is rarely willing to […]

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STOMACH: No Clean Singing Streams Low Demon LP From Chicago-Based Merciless Sludge Act Formed By Weekend Nachos, Sick/Tired, Sea Of Shit Members; Album Out July 18 On Hibernation Release

Chicago-based miserable sludge/doom henchmen STOMACH deliver their merciless second LP, Low Demon, now streaming in its entirety at No Clean Singing ahead of its street date this Friday through Hibernation Release. STOMACH began as a duo featuring drummer/vocalist John Hoffman (Weekend Nachos, Ledge) and guitarist Adam Tomlinson (Sick/Tired, Sea Of Shit), who previously played together in the very first Weekend Nachos lineup. The duo released two demo tapes and their monstrous debut album, Parasite, prior to their upcoming second album, Low Demon, the band having since evolved into a live three-piece with the addition of bassist Kirk Syrek (Sick/Tired, Exalted). […]

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DUSTED ANGEL: new album + track announced on HPS Records

Santa Cruz, California’s stoner rock veterans DUSTED ANGEL (with Bl’ast frontman Clifford Dinsmore) return after fifteen years with their new album This Side Of The Dirt this September 19th on Heavy Psych Sounds, and unleash a rip-roaring first track with ‘Death Crushed Hope’. Blast DUSTED ANGEL’s new single ‘Death Crushed Hope’ Says frontman Clifford Dinsmore: “‘Death Crushed Hope’ was always meant to be an uplifting song. It was inspired by the frustration I felt with getting older and the pain we all feel losing friends and loved ones along the way. Later, during my personal battles with cancer, it provided […]

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APPALOOZA: new single ‘Tarantula’ streaming, The Emperor Of Loss release impending

Brittany-based heavy rock powerhouse APPALOOZA deliver a roaring new excerpt taken from their forthcoming fourth album The Emperor Of Loss, to be issued on September 12th through Ripple Music. Listen to APPALOOZA’s new single ‘Tarantula’ APPALOOZA are purveyors of a massive and fire-driven sound that blends stoner rock, grunge rock, metal and tribal percussions in a highly organic way, all propelled by Wild Horse’s magnetic baritone vocals. Their new album, The Emperor of Loss, is powerful and visceral concept album that explores the psychological depths of emotional captivity, domestic violence, and the mourning of one’s identity. Through a circular narrative, […]

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