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Basque black metal project Aschen have unveiled the official video for Azken Arbolak, one of the standout tracks from their debut album, The Never Ending Search, released through WormHoleDeath. The album will receive its worldwide CD release on July 31st, with a Japanese edition following on August 28th. Translated as “The Last Trees”, Azken Arbolak…
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Heavy psych-doom duo Grin have returned with Fuller, a new standalone single that sets the stage for the band’s next chapter. Built around thick, bass-heavy grooves and slow-burning sludge-laden riffs, Fuller continues the duo’s fusion of doom metal and psychedelic heaviness, delivering the crushing weight and hypnotic atmosphere that have become central to their sound.…
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Atlanta blackened death/thrash outfit Malefic have unveiled the official video for Blood of the Throne, the opening track from their latest album, Impermanence, released in February via Terminus Hate City. One of the standout cuts from the record, Blood of the Throne blends high-speed blackened thrash riffing with intricate drumming and a soaring melodic passage.…
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Spanish heavy metal outfit Sons Of Cult have announced their second studio album, Revenge, which arrives on September 25th via Black Night Records. Following their 2023 debut Back To The Beginning, the band have continued to build momentum with the EP Desolation and the live release Live From Groove. Now, Revenge sees Sons Of Cult…
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Austrian deathcore collective Castiel have released their new EP, All Returns to Hollow and Silence, today via Seek and Strike alongside the final single, Act IV: Empty Throne. Closing the EP’s four-part narrative, Act IV: Empty Throne brings the story to its bleak conclusion, following on from Act I: Defile // Denounce, Act II: A…
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Swedish extreme metal pioneers Meshuggah have marked two major milestones with the release of Destroy Erase Improve: 30th Anniversary Edition and Catch Thirtythree: 20th Anniversary Edition, both available today through Reigning Phoenix Music. The newly remastered editions are available on vinyl, CD digipak and digital formats, pairing refreshed audio with the original album artwork. First…
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Ecuadorian progressive metal trio Minipony have released their third studio album, Detach, through Subsound Records. Drawing from progressive metal, mathcore and djent, the record combines knotty rhythms, crushing low-end grooves and angular riffing with electronic textures and subtle Latin influences. Guttural vocals sit at the centre of the band’s tightly controlled assault, giving the album…
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Tell me a bit about your own music career and business? BG: I’m BG creator of Local Band Smokeout which is an any genre any artist discovery show where we do interviews with bands that we find on our daily live show. Each show is usually 4-5 hours per day. Where are you based? BG:…
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Finnish psychedelic space rock trio Skyjoggers will release their sixth studio album, Frag Nicht Nach Sonnenschein, on November 13th through Sound of Liberation Records. Ahead of the release, the band have launched lead single Ancient Steel, now streaming across major platforms. The track delivers a high-velocity strain of fuzz-heavy space rock built on driving grooves…
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Finnish melodic death metal group Frostbite Terror have released their debut studio album, Into The Frozen Depths, available now via Inverse Records. Hailing from Turku, the band built the album around a mix of real-world experiences and folklore, tracking a narrative arc that moves from frigid landscapes to battlefields. Initially conceived as a shorter EP,…