Power metal outfit Serious Black have announced their next studio album, Keeper Of The Light, scheduled for release on January 29, 2027, via Perception (a division of Reigning Phoenix Music). To support the release, the band will embark on an extensive European tour alongside Rhapsody Of Fire. The album maintains the band’s established power metal…
Progressive rock outfit Bastion Rose have released their new single, Someday, marking a powerful return following a prolonged period of enforced silence. The heavy, riff-driven track serves as the latest preview of the band’s upcoming album, Blue Rising. The driving energy behind Someday stands in stark contrast to the circumstances that preceded its creation. Only…
Athens-based progressive metal band Mother Of Millions have released The Wound, the lead single and music video from their upcoming studio album, T. The album is scheduled for a worldwide release on September 11th via ViciSolum Records. Serving as the opening track of T, The Wound introduces a cinematic, narrative-driven progressive metal sound that balances…
Finland remains a massive geographical anomaly for heavy music. It is borderline unfair. You can wander into a nondescript hardware store in a tiny town like Klaukkala, and the bloke mixing your paint is almost certainly the bassist for a band that sounds like they were birthed directly from a frozen lake. They have this…
Finnish dark metal project Vaaja have released their second single, Abalon, ahead of its accompanying music video premiering on July 31st. The atmospheric, theatrical track serves as a direct musical gateway into a larger dark fantasy and horror universe tied to an upcoming novel series penned by the band’s frontman. Named after a central character…
Black metal projects Hessian and YHWH are set to release a collaborative split EP, Rapture and Perversion, arriving on July 24th via Wormholedeath Records. Though the joint project was planned nearly a year ago, both bands paused its production to prioritize individual releases. The resulting split offers a seamless transition between two distinct, uncompromising approaches…
Reno, Nevada-based heavy rock four-piece Giant Skunk have released their debut full-length record, Nice To Meet You, introducing their self-described “indica punk sativa metal hybrid rock”โa volatile mix of ’90s grunge, modern groove metal, and traditional Brazilian rhythms. The title Nice To Meet You is a literal greeting from a band brought together entirely by…
Australian rock outfit Jeremy Harry Harris & The Treachery Of Ravens are heading to Europe this summer for an extensive 16-show run spanning eight countries. The Walking With My Darkness tour will see the band performing a mix of intimate club dates and major festival appearances across a concentrated four-week run. The tour is built…
If there is one thing modern society is exceptionally good at, it is squeezing every single drop of sanity out of us. We live in a world that behaves like a giant hydraulic press, slowly and methodically lowering itself onto our collective heads, expecting us to just keep absorbing the pressure without making a sound.…
Thirty-four years into their career, Finnish metal veterans Soulgrind are gearing up for the release of their tenth studio album, Ad Pulchram Mortem. Ahead of its August 14th arrival via Inverse Records, the band has shared their latest single, A Whispered Curse Upon the Gale. Since their formation in 1992, the band has continuously morphed…
