Det finske metallbandet SONATA ARCTICA inntar Tapperiet i Trondheim den 13. september og Vulkan Arena i Oslo den 16. September 2024 under deres verdensomspennende turné “Clear Cold Beyond” for sitt nye album. Spesielle gjester på hele turnéen vil være det ikoniske greske metallbandet FIREWIND, sammen med det tyske power metallbandet SERIOUS BLACK. Line-upen for den…
Prepare to descend into the depths of sonic chaos and transcendence as Pretoria’s very own Acid Magus releases their latest single, Wytch, from their eagerly anticipated third studio album out via Mongrel Records. Known for their self-proclaimed “garage doom on shrooms” sound, the band takes listeners on an intense journey that blends the psychedelic energy…
Photo: Olafur Kiljan Etter en imponerende festivalsommer er Fixation tilbake med sin nye singel “Tyrannical Miracle”, som setter standarden for hva vi kan forvente av deres kommende EP. Tønsbergsbandet har raskt blitt et navn å merke seg, og med debutalbumet “More Subtle than Death” og over 60 konserter internasjonalt i 2023, kunne de starte 2024…
The new Blood Incantation album, Absolute Elsewhere, is unlike anything you’ve ever heard before. Yes, that’s an audacious, possibly hyperbolic claim, but few can claim a sonic watershed as readily as this Denver, Colorado quartet. Hovering at nearly 45 minutes, their longest full length recording yet, the album’s two sprawling movements – “The Stargate” and…
Photo by Daniel Johansson Swedish death metal icons THE CROWN will unleash their Crown Of Thorns full-length on October 11th through Metal Blade Records. Crown Of Thorns serves as the band’s twelfth studio album as THE CROWN and is the dynamic, groundbreaking follow-up to 2021’s Royal Destroyer. The band made distinctly different creative choices to…
The Norwegian underground legend Schwein will release his new album “WAR” via Apollon Records / Gymnocal Industries 13. September 2024. The two digital “Darkness” and “Autocrats” have already been released, and “Naivety” will drop soon Schwein is known for playing in bands such as Russian Amcar Club, Kaare & Partiet, Ym:stammen, Schweinhund and more, and…
Høstsabbat has announced a new batch of artists last week, announcement heavily focused on fresh and exciting acts, set to set the bar for the future afar. Verkstedet will of course see crazy talent tearing the place apart this year as well. As every year. While some of you were sobbing when Queens of the…
RELEASE YEAR: 2024 BAND URL: https://omnibuspress.com/products/nirvana-the-true-story Another excellent entry in Omnibus Press’ Remastered series is the classic Nirvana: The True Story by Everett “The Legend” True, the renowned music journalist who experienced the Nirvana phenomenon in ways that would leave most others green with envy. Just to list a few examples, True introduced Kurt to Courtney…
Lørdagm, den 31. august, er du invitert til POWERDONG sin slippfest for deres nye album “The Divine Phallusy” på SKUR 4!Klokken 18 fyrer de i gang med tekst på storskjerm og lytter på god satirisk metal sammen med et par kalde rett fra krana. Her kan du lese litt mer – på engelsk – om…
Ravn er tilbake med ny musikk og slipper albumet Svartedans den 30.08.2024. Denne gangen har den folk-inspirerte metallen blitt mer aggressiv og mer dynamisk. Oppskriften er fortsatt den samme, med en vakker, trøndersk kvinnevokal over et lag med klassisk metal. Verden har blitt mer mørkt, og historiene mer dystre. Noe musikken også gjenspeiler med innslag…
RELEASE YEAR: 2024BAND URL: https://omnibuspress.com/products/kate-bush-under-the-ivy-omnibus-remastered Omnibus Press recently launched the perfectly titled Remastered series, which sees some of the older and most popular entries in their catalog having been updated and expanded upon. One of those is the beautifully written and evocative Under the Ivy, which offers an incredibly sympathetic and heartwarming portrait of the…
RELEASE YEAR: 2024 BAND URL: https://tusm-rke.bandcamp.com/album/dawn-of-oberon With Norwegian prog rockers Tusmørke you never quite know what you are going to get, but one thing that you can count on is that they are going to fry your brain and offer something that is musically eclectic, unique sounding, perfectly charming, and outright quirky. Such is the case…
The Norwegian satiric metal band POWERDONG is where satire binds songs within a creative bubble. Their 2024 album, “The Divine Phallusy” uniquely blends jazz metal, avant-garde, and classic old-school metal, maintaining a tongue-in-cheek attitude. This eclectic approach showcases their commitment to humor and genre fusion, ensuring that satire remains the central, unifying element in the…
Maldivian Black Metal Horde ABYSMAL OCEANS Released Debut EP “Ravenous Abyss”! Maldives-based bandABYSMAL OCEANS invites black metal fans to descend into the depth of darkness with its debut EP “Ravenous Abyss” – released on June 8th independently. “Ravenous Abyss” showcases a tapestry of mixed Maldivian fantasy and folklore tales that evoke the sinister allure of…
RELEASE YEAR: 2024 BAND URL: https://floodgatemoodsproductions.bandcamp.com/album/solemn-traits Late August sees the digital release of the full-length opus titled Solemn Traits, which is a brand-new sonic curse that is firmly rooted in dark ambient drone experiments and disquieting textures – the kind that require and reward patience on the part of the listener. Spawned by thoughts and notions…
by:larm er sjangeroverskridende, skal ta pulsen på trender og kan sies å være et årlig tidsvitne om hvor musikkscenen står og beveger seg. 12.- 14. september tar festivalen over scener i Oslo, og på Vulkan scene og Pokalen vil et brennhett og glødende rock- og metalmiljø presentere 14 band vi vil se mye av fremover. …
I 2022 byrja Utflod å krype ut i frå skuggane. Dei vart lagt merke til av mange arrangørar, og vart skrive om i aviser. NRK tok til og med kontakt! Så gjengen i Utflod bestemde seg for å lage eit album! Da dei byrja å røre rundt i heksegryta skjedde det noko forunderleg. PLUTSELEG, da…
KYLESA Amerikanske Kylesa har trollbundet sine lyttere med sin tunge psykedeliske sludge metal helt siden 2001. Men i 2015 sa det stopp og bandet ble lagt på is. Endelig er bandet tilbake og vil i 2025 gjøre et utvalg eksklusive konserter for feire 25 års jubileum. Kylesa, som hele veien har blitt ledet av gitar-vokal-duo…
Foto:Tanya Ghosh Devin Townsend announces new studio album ‘PowerNerd’; video launched for title track POWERNERD – noun1. A person of any gender who has, through tenacity and perseverance, turned what society may deem as a ‘weakness’ into a superpower.2. A total fucking badass.3. You. Devin Townsend is pleased to announce the release of his forthcoming…
Groove Factory : Unknown er Alf Wold sitt studioprosjekt, og sammen med vokalist Nils Ivar Martila fra CLAYMORDS og MARTILA har inngått et samarbeid på noen produksjoner. Først ut er sangen TRACE THE DEMON. All musikk er laget og spilt inn, mikset og mastret av Alf Wold i hans studio i Fyllingsdalen i Bergen. Tekst…
