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INSOMNIAC: US tour with Howling Giant announced

Atlanta-based transcendental doom unit INSOMNIAC just announced an extensive spring US tour in support of Nashville progressive metallers Howling Giant this spring. The band recently released their debut album, Om Moksha Ritam, on Blues Funeral Recordings. Atlanta’s INSOMNIAC coalesce onto our plane like a third eye opening into the beyond. On Om Moksha Ritam, they deliver a brooding, heavy, and psychedelic journey, both physical and abstract, towering and transcendent. INSOMNIAC drifts between this world and the next, hovering at the periphery of consciousness. REZN, King Buffalo and Dead Meadow are names that arise if trying to fit them into familiar […]

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PROFANE ELEGY Announces New Single, ‘And Then We Are Gone’, From Forthcoming Album Herezjarcha

Independent black metal band PROFANE ELEGY has released their newest single, ‘And Then We Are Gone’, a haunting and doom-oriented meditation on the fleeting nature of human existence. The track represents a notable shift for the band, featuring predominantly clean singing and a somber, crushing atmosphere. “This song was a fun switch up for us in that it is mostly clean singing and very doom oriented,” the band explains. “It’s essentially a comment on how we’re here one minute and gone the next and the world keeps turning. All we do and build in life snuffed out in a second […]

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Amon Amarth Announce UK + EU 2026 Tour Dates, Tease New Album

Ready your oars as the Allfather Awakens! Sweden’s Viking metal titans AMON AMARTH are pleased to share a huge string of live dates that’ll see them splitting oceans and rowing their way through the UK and EU in Autumn 2026. The all-Swede invasion includes ransacking support from modern death metal up and comers Orbit Culture and classic melodic death metallers Soilwork on The Allfather Awakens tour. Hot off the back of a busy summer across the tumultuous high seas supporting Slayer in Cardiff and London and their U.S. live takeover with Pantera, these upcoming dates will see AMON AMARTH bringing […]

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DISSENTIENCE Unleashes ‘Chaos Absolute’, A Frantic Descent into Power and Destruction

Progressive death-thrash band DISSENTIENCE has announced the release of ‘Chaos Absolute’, the second single from their forthcoming concept EP, Kaiju, due out February 20, 2026. Fall into ‘Chaos Absolute’ Kicking off with a high-tension, syncopated intro, ‘Chaos Absolute’ roars into life with a massive groove that is both ferocious and unexpectedly infectious. True to DISSENTIENCE’s trademark blend of precision and chaos, the track fuses dissonant harmonies, razor-sharp riffs, and relentlessly driving drums into a controlled sonic detonation. Exploring the human element behind cataclysmic destruction, ‘Chaos Absolute’ shifts focus from the towering monsters of Kaiju to the turmoil unfolding in the […]

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DEMONS MY FRIENDS: new video for ‘Ghosts Of You’ available

Austin, TX heavy rock powerhouse DEMONS MY FRIENDS unleash a stirring new video to celebrate the special LP and CD reissue of their debut album, Demons Seem To Gather, available on January 16th through Ripple Music. Get spellbound by their new video ‘Ghosts of You’ Initially released in 2023, DEMONS MY FRIENDS’ debut full-length, Demons Seem To Gather, is a powerhouse blend of drop-tuned grunge riffs, doom structures, soaring melodies, groove-laden rhythms and psychedelic harmonies. Sonic touchstones include Monolord, King Buffalo, All Them Witches and Soundgarden, while their musicianship brilliantly transcends most genre trappings. The album was recorded at Red […]

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WINDS OF NEPTUNE: New Noise Premieres ‘So Sayeth The Mouth Of The Void’ From Detroit Rock Trio Featuring Current/Former Members Of Flogging Molly, The Meatmen, 500 Ft. Of Pipe, And More

New Noise Magazine is currently streaming ‘So Sayeth The Mouth Of The Void’, the latest single from Detroit rock trio WINDS OF NEPTUNE. The track comes off the band’s self-titled debut set for release on November 21st via Small Stone Recordings. Comments bassist/vocalist Ross Westerbur, “‘So Sayeth The Mouth Of The Void’ was the last song we had written at the time we recorded the album, and it kind of hints at the direction we’ve been starting to head with newer material. It’s definitely become a regular in our live set, maybe partly because it ties together nicely with our […]

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OVERTOUN signs to Time To Kill Records

Chile’s OVERTOUN has signed with Time To Kill Records for the release of their third album, Death Drive Anthropology. The record is firmly rooted in the ’90s death-thrash tradition but features a modern edge that keeps it agile and current, bridging the gap from Carcass and Atheist to contemporary acts like Revocation. The music also incorporates a compelling Latin influence, adding a unique flavor to the band’s sound. Further details on the album will be announced soon. OVERTOUN is a death-thrash metal band based between Santiago, Chile, and Boston, MA, fusing the rich musical heritage of Latin America with the […]

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TEMPTRESS: new single ‘These Walls’ available

Dallas, Texas heavy unit TEMPTRESS share their blistering new single and video, ‘These Walls’, and reveal all details for their forthcoming album hear, to be released on January 23rd through Blues Funeral Recordings. The band will be touring the US West Coast extensively in support of the album. Watch the new TEMPTRESS video ‘These Walls’ + listen to the single on all streaming services Bombastic yet delicate, crushing yet ethereal, driving yet dark, TEMPTRESS are a jigsaw of sonic touchstones with no audible seams. Fusing drone, doom, post-rock, grunge and hardcore, the trio produce a molten blend that flows and […]

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RIPPLE MUSIC 15th Anniversary Party announced in San Francisco

Californian heavy rock label RIPPLE MUSIC marks 15 years of earth-shaking riffs with a special anniversary party at San Francisco’s legendary Bottom of the Hill featuring Fireball Ministry, ZED and Blackwülf. Tickets on sale now! For over a decade, Ripple Music has been a heavyweight powerhouse within the international heavy rock scene, releasing pure sonic gems from legendary acts such as Hermano, The Obsessed and Scott “Wino Weinrich” to underground pillars Wo Fat, Thunder Horse, Valley of the Sun, Steak and more. On December 6th, expect a full-blown earthquake at San Francisco’s Bottom of the Hill, as the Bay Area […]

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Imperial Triumphant announce Merkurius Gilded— a powerful new graphic novel experience

A 96-page, full color book written by guitarist Zachary Ezrin and illustrated by Halil Mete Incoming December 5, 2025 on Vile Luxe Press [Pre-Order] New York City Avant-death trio IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT have announced Merkurius Gilded, a 96-page softcover graphic novel that explores the band’s themes, lyrics and artwork. Written by Imperial Triumphant’s Zachary Ezrin and illustrated by Halil Mete, the book will be released December 5th on the band’s own Vile Luxe Press and is available for pre-order here. All preorders will come with an exclusive Caduceus gold patch in addition to the book. IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT’s Zachary Ezrin comments: “This […]

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