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SONS OF RA: Chicago Progressive/Jazz Fusion Trio To Release Debut LP, Standard Deviation, On Free Electric Sound April 11th; ‘Disintegration (Alabama Revisited)’ Video And Preorders Posted

Two decades have passed since SONS OF RA emerged onto Chicago’s scene with their fusion of heavy prog, jazz, math rock, and elements of avant garde music. Initially a line-blurring experiment, the trio’s most recent work has proven the band’s sound to jazz fusion aficionados, math and progressive rock purists alike while holding their own on bills on the Midwestern heavy music scenes. Formed by guitarist Erik Oldman Vecchione (Mare Crisium, Afrofuturistics), drummer Mike Rataj (Arbogast, Mine Collapse), and saxophonist/bassist Keith Wakefield (Jan King And Medicine Ball, Afrofuturistics), SONS OF RA independently released four EPs since 2016, culminating with the […]

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GLORIOR BELLI: French Black Metal Insurgents Release First Single, ‘Weltschmerz Wield Power’, From Upcoming Self-Titled Album

Dark Empire Records is proud to announce the long-awaited eighth album from Gallic black metal insurgents GLORIOR BELLI, an eponymous assault due out next month via the recently-reformed label. No Clean Singing has graciously premiered the video for the band’s first single ‘Weltschmerz Wield Power’, describing the single and video as such: “True to the roots of black metal, the video has no more use for the trappings of The Cross and its carriers than GLORIOR BELLI has ever had, but instead confronts them with levitating horned lords of Hell and their hooded emissaries (among whom are the band members […]

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RWAKE To Release First New Album In Over 13 Years, The Return Of Magik, On March 14th Via Relapse Records; New Video/Single Now Playing + Preorders Available

After thirteen years of silence, an unsettling sound that is strangely familiar yet somehow even more haunted re-emerges from the Arkansas depths. There is no mistake as to what this is. RWAKE has released a new transmission. The Return Of Magik, set for release on March 14th via Relapse Records, has arrived. Years have now fed into an album that reaches into a swirling, cosmic unknown – RWAKE has grown, and the perspective of the material has shifted accordingly. Overwhelming at its peak and haunting during moments of respite, The Return Of Magik is undeniably RWAKE. Every movement feels like […]

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VACUOUS Announces Relapse Records Debut Album, In His Blood, Out February 28th; New Video/Single Now Playing + Preorders Available

Hailing from the withering depths of the UK, VACUOUS makes their Relapse Records debut with their new album, In His Blood, set for release on February 28th. An overdose of death metal, In His Blood is a compelling mix of blazing speeds, chilling atmospherics, and angular riffing that brings the band into their own unique space. “We’ve talked about having different influences, and it felt like a bit of a dare to push things further,” guitarist Michael Brodsky says. “Back in death metal’s formative days, with bands like Autopsy, Obituary, and Incantation, none of those bands sounded like each other: […]

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-(16)- To Release Guides For The Misguided Full-Length February 7th Via Relapse Records; ‘Proudly Damned’ Video/Single Now Playing + Preorders Available

Nearly thirty-five years on, -(16)- remains one of the most enduring, hardest sounding rock and metal entities from North America. The San Diego band redefines heavy on their new album, Guides For The Misguided, set for release on February 7th via Relapse Records. Bobby Ferry returns at the helm as the band’s visceral vocalist and guitarist, and in true -(16)- fashion, belts out stories of pain and unhinged anguish. Standout tracks like ‘Proudly Damned’ see the band playing at the crowd while Ferry shares tales of personal strife and depression: “To defile and offend/These are the demons found within/The sullen […]

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OCTOPLOID – ‘Coast Of The Drowned Sailors’ [feat. Tomi Koivusaari] lyric video & first headline tour

OCTOPLOID, fronted by bassist Olli-Pekka “Oppu” Laine (known for his work with AMORPHIS, BARREN EARTH, and MANNHAI), are wrapping up an eventful 2024 with the release of a brand-new lyric video for ‘Coast Of The Drowned Sailors.’ This year marked the release of their highly praised debut album, Beyond The Aeons, as well as their first live performance. Taken from the album featuring an impressive roster of prestigious guest musicians, ‘Coast Of The Drowned Sailors’ highlights vocals by none other than Laine’s AMORPHIS bandmate, Tomi Koivusaari. Known for his iconic growls, Koivusaari lends his signature style to the track, creating […]

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Final Coil release new video – ‘The Making Of Stay With Me’ – before heading out to Europe

As they prepare for their first live dates on European soil FINAL COIL have released a fascinating new film documenting the creation of their amazing recent video, ‘Stay With Me’. ‘Making Of Stay With Me’ takes fans behind the scenes and gives a great insight into the work that goes into creating a top class promotional video. FINAL COIL front man Phil Stiles shares his thoughts on this very different video release for the band and on an incredible 2024… “As we countdown to our first ever live dates in France and Belgium, it’s amazing to look back across a […]

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NOROTH/GRAVE INFESTATION: Two-Song Split Out Now On Carbonized Records; New Video Now Playing

Carbonized Records is pleased to announce a brand new split between Seattle, Washington’s NOROTH and Vancouver, British Columbia’s GRAVE INFESTATION. Featuring two new tracks of rabid death metal, the split release coincides with the bands’ Sacrificial Carnage Japanese Tour set to commence on October 27th in Nagoya and run through November 1st at Asakusa Deathfest in Tokyo. NOROTH’s ‘Trepanation Ritual’ was recorded by Nick Emard. GRAVE INFESTATION’s ‘Necroslaughterhouse’ was recorded by Greg Wilkinson. Both tracks were mixed and mastered by Greg Wilkinson at his famed Earhammer Studio. Cover art was created by Paolo Girardi with additional artwork by Kyle Bowen. […]

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Prog/Trad-Metal Outfit, SLEEPLESS, Release Video for ‘Lost Star’

Portland (OR) – Progressive/Traditional Metal outfit SLEEPLESS have released a lyric video for ‘Lost Star’, the second single from forthcoming album, Through Endless Black! Watch the video for ‘Lost Star’ SLEEPLESS are set to release Through Endless Black, their second full-length album, on October 31! The album will be available on vinyl and digital formats through Necromantic Press Records. The CD version will be released on Metal Warrior Records. Soon after the release of critically acclaimed, 2022 full-length debut album, Host Desecration, writing team Eric Sexton-Dorsett and Kevin Hahn dug in deep with a single minded purpose: to create a […]

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Exiled Hope Releases Symphonic Power Metal Track ‘Over For You’

Blackened power metal soloist EXILED HOPE is stretching her symphonic metal wings with her new track ‘Over For You’. The anthem, constructed by multi-instrumental mastermind Sofia Frasz, is off of her upcoming album, Apocrypha, launching April 11th, 2025. Sofia comments “My lyric videos started as an easy way to generate promotional content, but they quickly turned into a way to showcase each song’s personality and story through subtle details and by putting the focus on the lyrics. By adding small effects such as changes in lighting throughout the video and flowers falling from the trees featured in the 500-year-old cover […]

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