UK RIFF SLAYERS ‘DEATHASSAULT’ ANNOUNCE DEBUT ALBUM & NEW SINGLE Diverse thrash metallers DeathAssault are poised to unleash their genre-expanding sound, fusing aggressive riffs with towering, atmospheric soundscapes. The band will release their self-titled debut album, DEATHASSAULT, on Friday, 13th February. Ahead of the album drop, DeathAssault have delivered their explosive new single and video, We Will Remain. Watch the…
Photo by Roinefoto Introduce your band, and describe your latest release: We’re The Riptide Rats from Kungsbacka, Sweden — action instrumental surf rock. Gustav on guitar, Joacim on bass, and Fredrik on drums. Our latest release is our album “Waves of Steel” — twelve tracks melodic reverb drenched surf with a few spaghetti-western twists and…
Sviir med singel fra kommendet album, 18 Til fest! 18 til fest, en låt om fredager og lørdager sett gjennom 90-tallets nostalgiske briller. 18 bjørnunger i påsan, Thåström og Ebba til vorspiel, og Black Sabbath til nachspiel. Planer, håp og forventninger om nye eventyr og nye høyder. Et romantisk tilbakeblikk på den formative tida. Energisk og…
RELEASE YEAR: 2025BAND URL: https://orcd.co/enthronedashspawn The Belgian black metal trailblazers known as Enthroned have been rather prolific since the band’s inception back in 1993, and the remarkable thing about this most unholy and impenetrably dark outfit is that they are getting better and better with time. With that in mind, let us take a closer look…
Photo Credit – Damian Becerra Progressive rock band Little King has released the official music video for “Who’s Illegal?”, a standout track from their latest album, “Lente Viviente,” which dropped this past September. Known for their dynamic, melodic, progressive, heavy rock sound, Little King continues to push boundaries with music that is both sonically adventurous and socially conscious. Frontman and songwriter Ryan Rosoff…
Photo (c) Bas van Gelder Jan Akkerman in a live setting is a beautiful thing to behold, and on his new record, ‘My Focus – Live Under the Rainbow,’ you can absorb his technical mastery and tone, where it was born to live – on stage. The live album will be released on 12 December via…
Photo credit: Travis Shinn Lamb of God have released “Parasocial Christ” (https://lamb-of-god.lnk.to/ParasocialChrist), a relentless three-minute assault that once again pairs the Richmond metal titans with longtime producer Josh Wilbur. The standalone single follows “Sepsis,” which has dominated the U.S. metal charts for the past two weeks. The song arrives alongside a stark, desaturated video directed by Jon…
CARTOONS CAN’T DIE ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM AND NEW SINGLE! Rising UK heavyweights CARTOONS CAN’T DIE are set to unleash their highly anticipated new album, Rebirth, on Friday 6th February. But first, the genre-bending metallers have dropped their enticing new single and video, Kinslayer. Watch the video here and listen to the band at – https://open.spotify.com/artist/5cEIMcDNZTLuZ41eZoYJ9S…
AWARD WINNING ALT ROCKERS ‘ATTIC THEORY’ UNVEIL NEW SINGLE AHEAD OF PLANET ROCKSTOCK Liverpool alt groove rock band ATTIC THEORY have just released their explosive new single, Savour The Moment, via ThunderGun Records. The release marks an exciting new chapter for the band, coinciding with their much-anticipated performance at Planet RockStock, where they’ll share the…
Photo Credit: Michal Dudulewicz (Bang Your Head Live Photography) BLOOD RED THRONE – Release New Track From New Album “Siltskin”out soon on Soulseller Records Norwegian death kings BLOOD RED THRONE have released another song from their upcoming new album “Siltskin”, scheduled for December 5th 2025 via Soulseller Records. “Vermicular Heritage” is breaking necks here: https://youtu.be/JAVgEF2rplc…
Photo by Jason Zucco For more than three decades, Converge have delivered musical and emotional catharsis, putting purpose before perception and intent before interpretation. Whether it’s their 2001 landmark recording Jane Doe or their 2021 Bloodmoon: I collaboration, Converge have created some of the most compelling music, lyrics, and visual art of the 21st century.…
RELEASE YEAR: 2025BAND URL: https://zebulondoom.bandcamp.com/album/come-day-of-reckoning-2 The splendid Norwegian doom metal outfit known as Zebulon unleashed this musically dynamic force of nature just a couple of weeks ago, and there is an exciting and emotive edge as well as heaps of gloom to the 6-track effort, which sports the evocative title Come Day of Reckoning, reflecting its…
Since the release of The Continuum Synergy in early 2023, Norway based Håvard Lunde has spent the last two and a half years writing and recording the fourth album for his progressive MOONSCAPE project, which will be released NOVEMBER 21st 2025. A list of guest performers also appear on the album, as listed below. The new album Entity, Chapter III: A…
Det populære Rauma-bandet Ogras har allerede gitt ut et album i år, men denne uka gjør de noe helt nytt:slipper en helt ny låt med punkete julestemning på Punkebjartes Punkeplater / Diger Det rocka Romsdals-bandet har spilt inn den egenkomponerte singelen «Hey Ho (I Don’t Want To Go Home)» på hjemmebane i Gjerdsetbygda, med miksehjelp…
Inferno Metal Festival nærmer seg full plakat for neste års festival, og denne gangen har vi nok en kraftpakke å by på: Cult of Luna, Der Weg Einer Freiheit, Svarttjern, 1914, Sadistic Intent, Hulder, Zatokrev, Bizarrekult, Swartzheim, Gloombound, Angell og Raumer. CULT OF LUNA Cult of Luna har i løpet av de siste to tiårene…
Foto: Marthe Amanda Vannebo Med det kritikerroste albumet «MERCY» fra 2024 friskt i minne og en ny låtserie på vei, legger Torgeir Waldemar ut på sin største norgesturné hittil. Hele 26 spillesteder fra februar til april står for tur, der Waldemar inviterer publikum til et nært og intenst musikalsk univers. Etter gjennombruddet i 2014 har…
Back From The Dead marks a fierce new chapter for Cape Town’s We Kill Cowboys — a five-piece rock outfit known for their explosive blend of punk rock, grunge, and post-hardcore. Formed by tattoo artist and singer-songwriter Alex Muller, the band has carved out a name for themselves through their raw, high-energy sound and emotionally…
Following their exploration of conspiracy theories and spirituality on Flat Earth Rider, Oslo’s Suncraft return with their sophomore album Welcome to the Coven, a fast-paced genre party where one foot remains firmly planted in stoner rock while the other gleefully kicks down the doors of garage rock, black metal, and even pop punk. Amid this wild sonic ride, Suncraft…
If Scandinavian noir had a post-apocalyptic soundtrack, it would sound like MONOGRAF. On their recently released second full-length album, Occultation, the Norwegian collective conjures a soundscape that draws on the brooding intensity of Saor and Godspeed You! Black Emperor, while threading through the haunting melancholy of Scandinavian folk instruments like the nykkelharpa and fiddle. The result is music that feels…
Full photo gallery: Photos: Jonathan Mazin Text: Andrea Chirulescu Few hours before the concert in Oslo, a work colleague asked what kind of concert I’m going to and I ‘uhmmmm’ed several times and realized I have no clue. I have seen Swans before and, despite the band members being the same, the outcome felt different…
