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Orpheus Omega have paired the track Marionette with a new music video, drawing a close to the touring cycle for their recent album, Emberglow (Wormholedeath Records). The release signals a double transition for the Australian melodic death metal band, marking both a change in their creative environment and a lineup shift. The band captured the…
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Siberian black metal band Theosophy have signed with Apocalyptic Witchcraft. The new partnership comes as the band completes work on their upcoming album, Line Before the Event Horizon, which launches on September 25th across vinyl, CD, cassette, and digital formats. Since forming in 2008, the band has anchored their career on steady touring and a…
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Barcelona atmospheric black metal band Perennial Isolation have released Crimson Iconoclasm, a track featured on their upcoming autumn album, The Vermilion Farewell. Since forming in 2012, the group has established an international presence through four full-length records and European tours with acts like Harakiri for the Sky, Kampfar, and Nocturnal Depression. The song examines the…
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Vienna black metal band Ill Tidings have released Seeds of True Rebirth, their third full-length album. Since forming in 2018, the group has focused heavily on the underground live circuit, appearing at festivals such as Berlin’s De Mortem et Diabolum, London’s Cosmic Void Festival, and the Czech Republic’s Enter the Eternal Fire Fest. The album…
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Wap Shoo Wap Records has marked its 30th release by unearthing two 1974 tracks from Bastard, a short-lived British band featuring future punk icon Brian James (The Damned) and frontman Alan Ward (Elton Motello). Completely unheard for over five decades, the recordings are available on digital platforms and as a 7-inch vinyl edition limited to…
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Swedish sludge and doom band Kongh are ending a nearly ten-year hiatus with Staining the Ether, their first piece of new music since touring alongside acts like Meshuggah and Yob. Released with a lyric video via Trust No One Recordings, this ten-minute single is a specially edited version of a staggering nineteen-minute track found on…
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Editors Note: In a brand new interview for the Black Metal Archives, our roving reporter Krisanna Marie sits down for a chat with Joey Rival of Rival Order. Tell me about your musical career/projects? Who are you? Where are you based? Joey: I have had quite the journey that’s for sure and I am certainly…
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Austrian deathcore collective Castiel have released Act III: Vile Spirits, continuing the narrative arc established by their previous singles, Act I: Defile // Denounce and Act II: A Festering Wound. The track marks a bleak turning point in the conceptual storyline of their upcoming EP, All Returns to Hollow and Silence, which arrives July 24th,…
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Sydney thrash metal band Decimator have debuted their newly revamped lineup on the single The Gap, out now via Wormholedeath. The track features new drummer Ash Pollard behind the kit and acts as the initial taste of the band’s upcoming studio album. The song takes its name and concept from Sydney’s infamous coastal cliff landmark,…
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After a brief hiatus following a massive 2023 run of dates supporting Deep Purple, Kiss, and Mr. Big, Latin American hard rock quartet QueenMilk have returned with their latest single, Hold the Fire. The song draws its foundation from the heavy 1970s templates of Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, built on anchoring basslines from Gonzalo…