PALEFACE SWISS Announce 'The Wilted EP'; Unveil New Single & MV "Let Me Sleep"

Following the surprise drop of their recent single, "Instrument of War" feat. Stick To Your Gun, Switzerland’s heaviest export Paleface Swiss return with the announcement of The Wilted EP, scheduled for release on January 2nd, 2026. The band have also unveiled brand new banger, “Let Me Sleep" along with its accompanying music video, which will join "Instrument of War" and 3 further unreleased tracks to round out the new EP. Listen to "Let Me Sleep" HERE and watch the music video Below. Special pre-order merch bundles of The Wilted EP are available now HERE.

A visceral scream from the threshold of exhaustion and fear, “Let Me Sleep” drills into frontman Marc “Zelli” Zellweger’s spiraling struggles with insomnia and the mental fractures left in the wake of relentless touring. The track anchors a new era for the band, one that picks up where their critically-acclaimed, highest-charting-to-date album Cursed left off and digs deeper into the psychological and emotional terrain that followed.

“Do you know the feeling when you want to sleep but your head doesn’t allow it—maybe because you fear your dreams?” Zelli asks. “Or do my dreams fear me? Sleep is so important to me, but sometimes my mind just won’t let me.”

Musically, the track is classic Paleface Swiss: punishing breakdowns, cinematic scope, and a pulse of vulnerability beneath the weight. The video, inspired by Slender Man and Hellraiser, blurs the line between dream state and waking dread and offers yet another unsettling, high-concept entry in the band’s expanding visual universe.

The Wilted EP was born in the aftermath of relentless momentum. Written across months of mostly-sold-out touring through Europe, the U.S., and Australia, it traces the burnout, emotional collapse, and uneasy regrowth that comes in the wake of releasing a life-alteringly successful album and trying to learn how to navigate the aftermath. If Cursed documented the breaking point, The Wilted EP lingers in what comes after. The hollow quiet, the spiraling mind, the fragile attempts to maintain forward motion and continue to rise.

Its visual identity continues the band’s symbolic language of flowers: blooms that were once vivid when featured on the Cursed album artwork, are now curled and brittle. An unflinching depiction of decay and disintegration.

Known for their incomparable live performances and fearless approach to intense and vulnerable topics, Paleface Swiss has built a reputation as one of the most vital, unfiltered, and rapidly rising forces in the world of modern metal today. With their latest full-length album, Cursed, Paleface Swiss took listeners into their darkest, most intricate, and artistically diverse chapter yet, combining their trademark Nu-Core heaviness with raw vulnerability, a rare and special combination for a band within their genre. The album charted at #17 globally on Spotify, #3 in the U.S., and #1 in the UK, followed by an extended version - Cursed: The Complete Edition.

The album's success kicked off a year of career-defining momentum for Paleface Swiss that included back-to-back sellout tours across Europe & the UK, North America, multiple festival performances and their first ever tour of Australia. Refusing to rest on their laurels, Paleface Swiss will begin 2026 with the release of their freshly announced 'The Wilted EP', their biggest tour of Europe and the UK yet and will be heading back to the US in May to play major festivals Welcome To Rockville and Sonic Temple Festival.

ABOUT PALEFACE SWISS

Since their debut Chapter 3: The Last Selection in 2020, Paleface Swiss have risen from underground darlings to global heavyweights in the world of metal. With explosive riffs, punishing beatdowns, a brutally heavy rhythm section, and frontman Zelli’s signature vocal savagery, the band quickly gained momentum—landing four breakout tracks on Spotify’s Heavy Beatdown playlist Their 2022 follow-up Fear & Dagger pushed even further, earning praise for its emotional weight and unflinching heaviness, with standout reviews from Metal Injection, New Transcendence, and Wall of Sound. Singles like “The Orphan,” “Dead Man’s Diary” (feat. LANDMVRKS' Florent Salfati), and “My Grave / Lay with Me” solidified their place among the new wave of deathcore’s most innovative acts.

In the years that followed, Paleface Swiss took their chaos on the road—touring with Body Snatcher, Counterparts, and The Ghost Inside, and leveling festival stages from Sick New World to Hellfest. Their live reputation exploded, converting crowds with a show that fuses unrelenting brutality and raw vulnerability. Between headline tours and viral fan demand, they released standalone anthems “Best Before: Death,” “Please End Me,” and “The Gallow”—each now included on their latest offering Cursed: The Complete Edition, the most ambitious and complete chapter of their journey so far. To date, the band have amassed over 180 million streams, 53 million YouTube views, with their Spotify Monthly listeners recently peaking at over 1 million. Their recent, sold-out Cursed Tour across Europe, the UK, North America and Australia sold over 70,000 tickets.

PALEFACE SWISS are: 

Vox: Marc “Zelli” Zellweger

Guitar: Yannick Lehmann

Bass: Tommy-Lee Abt

Drums: Cassiano 'Cassi' Toma

L.A. Hard Rock Rising Stars S8NT ELEKTRIC Drop Video for Deeply Personal Track "MIRROR_IMAGE"

S8NT ELEKTRIC have quickly become a force in the heavy music scene, not just for their innovative rock sound — a collision of crushing riffs and infectious pop hooks — but for their commitment to truly living "OFF THE EDGE." 

This isn't just a motto — it's a lifestyle, demonstrated by their death-defying stunts including being circled by drift cars and skydiving.

Founded on the bold vision of singer Bri Carbajal and lead guitarist Niko Tsangaris, and brought to life by the talents of Trey Baker (drums), Sinner (guitar), and Harrison Forsythe (bass), S8NT ELEKTRIC use their adrenaline junkie attitude and honest songwriting to inspire listeners to confront their fears and chase their dreams. The band has toured Europe every summer, opening for artists like Wolfmother, Mammoth WVH, MC5, Dirty Honey, and WARGASM, as well as playing huge festivals such as Bottlerock, Rockville, Prague Rocks, and Azkena Rocks.

With "MIRROR_IMAGE," S8NT ELEKTRIC are releasing a personal new single and video today. It is the fourth track from their debut album OFF THE EDGE which will be released in 2026. 

Watch the "MIRROR_IMAGE" video below. 

Stream the single here. 

"'MIRROR_IMAGE' was written by Bri and I about our relationship," says Tsangaris. "We have now been together for six years, two years before the band started. In many ways, Bri and I are complete opposites; she's outgoing and bubbly, and I am serious and enjoy being alone. We are completely inverse as people, and as a result, we complete each other. She helps me become more expressive and I help her become more introspective. The one thing we have in common is our love for music, which is why this band started in the first place. This song perfectly expressed how we feel about each other, and it was almost magically written. In 10 minutes, Bri and I had written the whole song and took a video of it. The next day we brought it to the band and the rest is history."

S8NT ELEKTRIC ARE:
Bri Carbajal — Vocals
Niko Tsangaris — Guitar
Trey Baker — Drums
Sinner — Guitar
Harrison Forsythe — Bass

KURT DEIMER Releases “IN DEEP” with BUCKCHERRY’S JOSH TODD on His Hardest Hitting Single Yet

Rock powerhouse KURT DEIMER dives headfirst into the depths of human struggle and redemption with his explosive new single “In Deep,” featuring the unmistakable Josh Todd of Buckcherry. The track is a haunting, cinematic anthem that fuses hard rock swagger with raw emotional gravity — marking one of Deimer’s most compelling collaborations to date. The video has scenes from Kurt's upcoming movie Scared To Death, coming out in early 2026.

SCARED TO DEATH WEBSITE HERE

KURT DEIMER ABOUT THE SONG

"I recently was very lucky to tour with Buckcherry and Josh and the band were really great. Towards the end of this most recent tour, I had been speaking with Josh and he was gracious enough to agree to collaborate on a song together. I had this song I thought he would be perfect on, originally called "He Was Good To Me," and it was about women unfortunately falling prey to men with bad intentions. He listened to it but wanted to re-do the lyrics. The song now is about how you can get in to a relationship and you are in it too deep. You gotta watch out for those situations. It's really about thinking before you act and get too involved."

"During the creative process when Josh and I got together at Chris Lord-Alge's studio and I saw Josh in the vocal booth being Josh Todd like he is on stage with Buckcherry and how in to it he was I just knew this had to be my next single. It's a blessing for me to be able to share my art and Josh was more than gracious to help and be a part of this killer tune "In Deep." I hope you all enjoy it.

STREAM KURT DEIMER MUSIC HERE

ABOUT KURT DEIMER

Everyone has dreams, but not many are bold enough to truly chase them. Kurt Deimer — the distinctively deep-voiced rock singer, scene-stealing horror actor, film producer, and ambitious businessman — almost took that path himself.   

"A lot of people die from stress and anxiety because they’re forcing themselves to do a job they don’t want to do," he says. "I was a nervous, unhappy wreck when I got into the oil business in corporate America. But I knew right away I wasn’t a corporate guy. I just knew I didn’t want to work 30 years to make a certain amount of money. It just didn’t make sense to me.”  

Luckily, Deimer followed his instincts—and now, in his 50s, he’s releasing his debut full-length album, the expansive and cinematic rock spectacle And So It Begins… that certainly draws on a wealth of life experience. The singer, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, was an artistic and inquisitive kid, taking piano lessons at age 7 and winding up as a first-chair percussionist at his middle school. Deimer started his first rock band at age 20 and wound up doing "a lot of partying" as a way to process intense anxiety.  

"I did a lot shit I shouldn’t have done until I was 20," he says. "But I knew I was gonna end up dead. I was realistic enough to know we couldn’t have made it out of Cincinnati. You’ve gotta go with your gut and know what you’re capable of and not.”   

So instead of taking a possibly doomed path to rock stardom, he went a more conventional route for an ambitious young man: graduating college and launching multiple start-ups — including the oil brand Starfire, a venture that inadvertently kick-started his acting career. The company’s signage wound up placed in the John Travolta action-drama Trading Paint, and Deimer negotiated himself a speaking role in the film, ultimately leading to a series of other roles, including a memorable spot as a gas station teller murdered by Michael Myers in the 2018 Halloween reboot.   

Through his relationship with director-actor Kevin Wayne, he wound up making a crucial connection: songwriter Ben Trexel, who showed Deimer some of his demos and asked him to get back in the singing game. As a college English Literature major with an affinity for poetry, Deimer knew he had the lyrical chops. And together, they knocked out a string of songs that were the first seeds of what became And So It Begins… 

There were plenty of other major signposts that fueled his musical drive: releasing an album under the name Bald Man, linking up with world-renowned mixing engineer & producer Chris Lord-Alge (Green Day, Bruce Springsteen, Guns N' Roses), launching his first tour by opening for Geoff Tate in 2021, continuing to build his acting résumé (including parts in the 2024 horror-comedy Scared to Death and the upcoming Hellbilly Hollow), and recruiting the expressive guitar work of Phil X (Bon Jovi), whose playing added another layer of sophistication to the diverse range of material on And So It Begins…” 

Phil first entered Deimer’s orbit with a heavy cover of Pink Floyd’s classic "Have a Cigar." “When I heard his solo, I was like, 'Jesus,'" the singer recalls. "I kept giving him lyrics and vibes and how I thought songs should sound, and we just kept writing. The next one we did was 'Naive,' and then we did 'Only Time Will Tell,' and then 'Live or Die,' which we wrote when we were on tour together.”  

The album covers a ton of stylistic ground — natural for a musician interested in everything from AC/DC to R.E.M. to Widespread Panic. It bounces from the thunderous hard rock riffs of "Naive" to the acerbic funk-metal of "Back of the School" to the "total Sunset Strip '80s vibe" of "Sunset Blvd" to the symphonic grandeur on his cover “Have a Cigar,” which masterfully fades into his take on The Doors single “Riders on the Storm” to close out the collection. One of the album’s most personal centerpieces is the thunderous "Live or Die," which chronicles a youth filled with fear — and his efforts to overcome it.  

"Everybody’s got dreams, and if they don’t, they just want to exist," he says. "We live in a free country where we’re allowed to take risks, and I’m kind of a risk-taker.” 

Deimer's winding journey and hard-hitting rock songs leave you with an overarching message of hope: It’s never too late to make shit happen. 

the band REVISER Ignites with Their New Single “DEAD EYES” An Anti-Love Letter

RE:VIS:ER have returned with their most visceral and emotionally charged release yet — the new single “DEAD EYES.”

"DEAD EYES" is Goth-Pop. A musical bit of sour bubblegum in the vein of the poppier side of The Cure, with guitars at the forefront spilling melancholy melodies that chime and angle around a dancey drum machine, a catchy bass-line, and moody organs for good measure. Lyrically, "DEAD EYES" is an anti-love-letter, a tale of a long-suffering narrator realizing the mistreatment they've endured as a result of their abuser's lack of a soul

REVISER bio :

Calling to mind classic 80’s bands such as Sisters of Mercy, The Cure, and Tones on Tail, REVISER sounds complimentary to such contemporaries as Actors, House of Harm, and Traitrs. REVISER collects and redirects its familiar influences into something both familiar and foreign, a sound that is dark, deep, and danceable.

REVISER is :

Krysztof Nemeth - Vocals, Baritone Guitar

Dedric Moore - Guitar

Dawn Don - Vocals

HELLRIPPER Unleashes Music Video for New Single, “Kinchyle (Goatkraft And Granite),

Recently signed to Century Media Records worldwide, Scotland's ibex-obsessed blackened thrash bastard of Hades, otherwise known as HELLRIPPER, returns with a brand-new single! “Kinchyle (Goatkraft And Granite)!" The vicious new track can be found along with a music video, which was directed by David Gregory, below.

HELLRIPPER mastermind James McBain, comments:

"'Kinchyle' is the McBain clan’s war cry and a fitting first glimpse at the upcoming album. 

"Lyrically, the track was inspired by my experience growing up in the North-East of Scotland in Aberdeen (the Granite City), and reflects on what it’s like to feel trapped in a certain environment. I wanted to show a side of Scotland that is not necessarily the magical 'postcard' that a lot of people picture when thinking of the country.

"Musically, the track is very 'Hellripper-sounding,' and is the most 'rocking' song that I’ve written in quite a while, though there are a few new elements in there that I had fun experimenting with. The track was influenced by the likes of Tank, Running Wild and Motörhead, as well as bands such as Opeth and Witherscape.

"All in all, a very personal song both in terms of lyrics and musical influences. Hope you enjoy it... All Hail the Goat!"

Enter the GOAT KVLT and check out a glimpse of what's to come HERE.

The brainchild of guitarist/vocalist/solitary force, James McBain, Hellripper has been running like a denim-vested, backpatch-encrusted William Wallace, bravehearting his way through metal's bloodiest battlefields since first coagulating his personal darkness in 2014. Taking armaments from “Kill 'Em All” era Hetfield and “Welcome to Hell” era Mantas, McBain has immersed his fascination with darkness and speed with Scottish history and come with bloody masterpieces like 2023's “Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags” that Metal Injection stated: "Bursts with growth and a mature exploration of darkness and eeriness while maintaining that original high-octane burning”. McBain is presently sharpening his blades and casting new spells that will transmogrify into Hellripper's Century Media debut, due around the vernal equinox of 2026. More details to follow soon…

Hellripper Lineup:

James McBain – All Instruments & Vocals

Hellripper live and video performance line-up:

James McBain – Guitar & Vocals

Joseph Quinlan – Guitar

Andy Milburn – Bass

Max Southall – Drums

Links:

Website

Instagram

YouTube

Spotify

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Photo by @Sethpicturesmusic

New Music is here as JON BABIN Ignites a New Era with Three Explosive Singles — “Bad Omen,” “Never Gonna Be The Same,” and “I’d Follow”

Chicago’s own JON BABIN has kicked open the doors of a new creative chapter with the release of three powerhouse singles — “Bad Omen,” “Never Gonna Be The Same,” and “I’d Follow.” Each track captures a different pulse of Babin’s evolving sound: dark, cinematic, and unapologetically human.



Blending the grit of alternative rock with the emotional gravity of modern pop, Babin continues to carve out a lane entirely his own.

"BAD OMEN"

is for anyone who is escaping a toxic situation. You do not have to ward off horrors of your life alone. This song is dreary, but the melody is infectious. Everyone will chant the lyrics

together as one!

"NEVER GONNA BE THE SAME"

is a beat that will have you dancing in your heels, laughing in your feels, and starting over.

BAND BIO:

Chicago native JON BABIN is a singer/songwriter. Jon combines rock n roll, ballads, and folk to create his own

musical flavor.

Jon has graced stages such as the world famous Cavern Club in Liverpool - the venue known as “the Birthplace of The Beatles” - as well as the Whisky A Go Go, also world renowned, and the most notorious rock club in America, located in West Hollywood.



Onstage, he uses an acoustic guitar and one vocal mic; while his albums (under his name) are full band recordings - with all instruments played by him.

You are guaranteed to have a wonderful time at his shows, as well as a fun and meaningful album listening experience.

CONNECT WITH JON BABIN

MICHAEL MONROE Announces New Studio Album OUTERSTELLAR Set For Release February 20: New Single "Rockin' Horse"

Surprises are rare and wonderful. When music decides to just show up and strut and rock and roll and stomp with swagger, swing and raw energy all over you, that’s the rarest surprise and Michael Monroe does not disappoint with his brand new studio album, Outerstellar, set for release via

Silver Lining Music on February 20th 2026.

The first video and single taken from Outerstellar,

‘Rockin’ Horse’ is out now and can be watched/streamed

below – video by Leigh Brooks.

“Rockin’ Horse is a cool, rockin’ song that we made a great fun video for with the fantastic director Leigh Brooks,” comments Michael Monroe. “We got into different characters on the so called ‘Waking Up With Michael Monroe’ TV morning show with me as the host.

And it’s the first time ever you can see me without make up(!). Great fun and good times. Hope you enjoy it!”

What ‘genre’ is Michael Monroe?’ Oh, go and throw yourself back into the shoebox you restrict yourself to if you need a genre… How about ‘sweet smelling leathery sweat wrapped in one of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll voices?’ How about ‘harmonies and vibes swimming in silk scarves and lounging on a beaten sofa in leather pants, with the AM hours alive and the melodies so, so intoxicating?’ And how about ‘attitude! Which screams carefree not carelessness, confidence not arrogance, a cocksure sense of

self-bathed in the sheer joy of playing the religious experience of real rock ‘n’ roll.’

From loud crashing guitars to harmonicas, to gorgeous acoustic moments, you’ll sing, you’ll dance, you’ll shiver, you’ll shake, and you’ll smell this wonderful exhilarating record in all its weathered biker jacket incense-coated glory and you’ll also realize that whatever the hell is going on in the world right now, when you put this album on, it’s an instant escape to carefree days and an emancipation from worries, fears and woes.

It is EXACTLY what rock ‘n’ roll in its truest sense is meant to be, and Michael Monroe is handing you permission to get lost in the love of it. In fact, just stop reading this, get off your ‘Rockin’ Horse’ and go see Michael Monroe on tour at your first opportunity! In support of the release of Outerstellar, Michael Monroe and band will embark on a UK co-headline tour with Buckcherry, kicking

off in Southampton on February 24th. For a full list of upcoming shows and tickets visit: michaelmonroe.com – more dates to be announced.

Outerstellar will be available on Limited Edition 12” White Viny, 12” Turquoise Vinyl, 12” Black Vinyl, CD Digipak, Digital Download, Streaming and special D2C bundles. Available to pre-order now at this location

Morgan Wallen Shares Simmering Music Video for “20 Cigarettes” as “I Got Better” Becomes 20th No. 1

As “I Got Better” becomes Morgan Wallen’s 20th Country Aircheck/Mediabase No. 1, and his fifth No. 1 from I’m The Problem, the 19x Billboard Music Award winner arrives with “20 Cigarettes” as most-added at Country radio today, while also sharing a simmering music video to coincide with impact. Watch the “20 Cigarettes” official music video Below. 
 
Celebrated by Billboard as a “smartly told tale” and “a full movie in a three-minute song,” the story-song of “20 Cigarettes” is once again brought to life by director Justin Clough. The moonlit video recounts love lost and found again under the haze of cigarette smoke. “20 Cigarettes” was written by Chris LaCorte, Chase McGill, Blake Pendergrass and Josh Miller.
 
Clough also produced Wallen’s recently-released music video for “I Got Better,” which uses a car accident as a metaphor for the wreckage of a relationship. The storyline follows Wallen as he walks away from the crash, his wounds gradually beginning to heal as he does so. Watch HERE. 
 
Both songs hail from Wallen’s fourth studio album, I’m The Problem, released on May 16. I’m The Problem spent 12 non-consecutive weeks atop the Billboard 200 albums chart and 13 non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart. It also became Wallen’s first album to debut at No. 1 on the UK Official Charts – making him one of only five artists to debut at summit with a country album. 
 
The project debuted at No. 1 in seven countries upon release. In Australia, I’m The Problem became the longest-running No. 1 album by a country artist in 10 years, with three consecutive weeks atop the ARIA albums chart, while “What I Want (feat. Tate McRae)” spent five weeks at No. 1 on Australia’s Country Airplay chart.

About Morgan Wallen:
Morgan Wallen sets the pace in, and beyond, country music – with Billboard calling him “one of the biggest stars in the music world right now” and The New Yorker adding “[he’s] popular on a scale that seems to circumvent genre entirely.” With 20 No. 1 singles at Country radio, 19 Billboard Music Awards to-date, 198 weeks spent atop Billboard's Top Country Albums chart (the most in country music history), the highest selling country tour under his belt and more, Wallen has propelled country music to a global level in less than five years. 
 
Wallen’s fourth studio album, I’m The Problem, available now via Big Loud / Mercury, debuted at No. 1 globally across seven countries; while his preceding albums – Dangerous: The Double Album and One Thing At A Time – have remained in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart for more than 100 weeks each, making him the first artist ever to achieve that feat. I’m The Problem – which Hits Daily Double observes is “a 37-song cycle of self-reckoning” – has already yielded five No. 1’s at Country radio, including the title track, which remained at No. 1 for eight weeks. Wallen also broke his own record for the most simultaneous entries in Billboard Hot 100 History, with 37 songs charting on release week.
 
Wallen’s 20-stadium-show 2025 I’m the Problem Tour recently concluded in Edmonton, Alberta. In addition to his 20 stadium-plays, Wallen held his inaugural, personally-curated and multi-genre Sand In My Boots Music Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama in May. He also performed an intimate album release show at The Roundhouse in London.
 
Wallen donates a portion of every ticket sold to his Morgan Wallen Foundation — which supports youth music and athletic programs and gives communities access to essentials in times of crisis. More at MorganWallen.com.

Photo Credit: Spidey Smith

TRIBAL GAZE RELEASE NEW ALBUM, 'INVEIGHING BRILLIANCE

Texas death metal hellions TRIBAL GAZE have released their eagerly awaited sophomore album, Inveighing Brilliance, today with Nuclear Blast Records.

Since their introduction just four years ago, the five-piece has quickly slayed listeners and audiences around the world with their signature, modern twist on brutal old-school death that has propelled the band to pack leaders in their scene. Armed with an unbridled onslaught of riffs, the band cuts through the crowd with an intense, unrelenting new album of disorder, featuring furious stand out tracks like “To The Spoils of Faith” and “Beyond Recognition.”

Commenting on the record’s release, guitarist Quintin Stauts says:

“This album represents a different era for us. The world really seems like a different place than when the last record came out. This one focuses less on creative fictional story telling and more on truly feeling violent. We felt it was appropriate to take a more radical approach to riff and lyric writing.”

Along with the record’s release, TRIBAL GAZE has debuted a new visualizer for another one of their blistering heavy tracks “The Irreversible Sequence.” Watch it below.

Adding about the track, Stauts says:

“I probably listen to this song the most because its short and it just has parts that make me rewind it even though it’s our song and we’ve heard it a million times. The heavy parts in this song are the perfect representatives of the guitar tone our producer Taylor Young helped us achieve.”

TRIBAL GAZE will tour North America in mid-November in support of Inveighing Brilliance this fall with CATTLE DECAPITATION, ABORTED and FROZEN SOUL. Tickets are available HERE.

Stream/Purchase Inveighing Brilliance: https://tribalgaze.bfan.link/inveighing-brilliance

11.16 Mesa, AZ @ The Nile Theater
11.18 Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom
11.19 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
11.20 San Antonio, TX @ Vibes Event Center
11.21 Houston, TX @ Bad Astronaut Brewing Co
11.22 Baton Rouge, LA @ Chelsea's Live
11.24 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
11.25 Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum
11.26 Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution Live
11.28 Charlotte, NC @ The Underground
11.29 Richmond, VA @ The Canal Club
11.30 Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage
12.02 Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
12.03 Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
12.05 Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
12.06 Toronto, ON @ Concert Hall
12.07 Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrew's Hall
12.09 Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
12.10 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
12.12 Denver, CO @ Summit
12.13 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
12.15 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
12.16 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
12.18 Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
12.19 San Diego, CA @ Observatory North Park
12.20 Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco

About TRIBAL GAZE:

Arising from the scorched earth of Texas, Tribal Gaze return with “Inveighing Brilliance”, a death metal monolith shaped by ancient violence and unforgiving truth. Recently signed to Nuclear Blast Records, the band conjures visions of primal wrath and nihilistic clarity—a sound rooted in the rawness of old-school death metal but sharpened with modern intent. From their name, inspired by unseen forces watching from deep forests, to the crushing weight of their riffs, Tribal Gaze channels something ancient, unknown, and violently present.

“Inveighing Brilliance” is a meditation on the illusion of beauty in nature and existence, and how it pertains to both Mother Nature, and our wretched, human society. Even in moments of light, brutality lurks—eggs are stolen from nests, flesh is torn for survival. This album dissects this duality, revealing the suffering embedded in every living moment. With digital artwork by Dom Pabon (Final Resting Place) that evokes sci-fi decay and meditations of ancient ruin, the album looks and sounds like a lost realm where reality fractures under the pressure of its own contradictions.

Tracks like “Beyond Recognition” and “To the Spoils of Faith” expand on these apocalyptic themes. The former imagines an outside force annihilating humanity in judgment of its arrogance, built on some of the band’s most punishing riffs to date—swinging between chaos, groove, and sheer obliteration. The latter churns with mechanized fury and contempt for blind belief, echoing Meshuggah-like timing with lyrics that drag faith to its own ironic hell. Across the record, Tribal Gaze capture the violence of thought and sound in equal measure—uncompromising and vividly self-aware.

Their ascent to Nuclear Blast was anything but formulaic. After leveling stages on tour with Frozen Soul, the band caught the attention of legendary A&R Monte Conner, who waited outside a venue in New York just to share his admiration. That moment solidified a new chapter for Tribal Gaze—a label that values creative freedom and pushes bands to expand without dilution. With “Inveighing Brilliance”, they’ve done just that: stripped away illusion, stared into the abyss, and made it echo.

Follow TRIBAL GAZE:

Facebook | Instagram | Bandcamp | Spotify | Apple Music

Abysmal Dawn Return with "Cradle of Affliction"

While they hail from the City of Angels, Abysmal Dawn remain one of death metal's most consistently crushing creative forces. Two decades removed from their very first tour, next month, the L.A. mainstays are hitting the road hard once again with the mighty Krisiun. Only this time, they'll be raising hell with their first new song since 2022.

Today, Abysmal Dawn are releasing "Cradle of Affliction". Even though its various mutations have been banging around in their heads since Phylogenesis, the band's new single proves timely. "'Cradle of Affliction' nods to the sound of our first record and our earlier melodic death metal influences like At The Gates", explains vocalist, guitarist and founding member Charles Elliott. "This one is for Tomas (R.I.P.) and all the fans who have continued to support Abysmal Dawn throughout our journey for more than two decades now".

"The music is written played, recorded and mixed  by humans", Elliott continues. "The artwork was created by a human. The music video was shot and edited by a human. We hope you come out to a show and support four of your favorite semi-humans playing death metal while you still can. Cheers!"

Watch the video for "Cradle of Affliction" Below.

Stream

https://orcd.co/abysmaldawncradleofaffliction

The video for "Cradle of Affliction" was directed by Robert Graves (Defiant Digital Productions)

"Cradle of Affliction" bears the bloodied markings of Abysmal Dawn. The production is crisp but thick with heavy double bass and bone-crunching riffs. Back-to-back guitar solos twist like two spires up the same darkened tower, circling back to a killer chorus that begs to be screamed with horns raised to the rafters. "Cursed in name / Blessed in death". Indeed, few bands have ever possessed such unholy staying power.

Abysmal Dawn's latest album Phylogenesis and their most-recent EP Nightmare Frontier are both now available through Season of Mist.

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Get tickets for Abysmal Dawn's North American tour with Krisiun at https://krisiun.com.br/tour/

Conquerors of Armageddon 25th Anniversary Tour
November 1 – Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom
November 2 – Bensalem, PA @ Broken Goblet
November 3 – Raleigh, NC @ Chapel of Bones
November 4 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Altar)
November 5 – New Orleans, LA @ Southport Hall
November 7 – Austin, TX @ Come and Take it Live
November 8 – Houston, TX @ Scout Bar
November 9 – Dallas, TX @ Trees
November 10 – Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th Street Collective
November 11 – Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
November 12 – Mesa, AZ @ The Rosetta Room
November 13 – San Diego, CA @ Brick by Brick
November 14 – Los Angeles, CA @ 1720
November 15 – San Francisco, CA @ DNA Lounge
November 16 – Portland, OR @ Nova PDX
November 17 – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
November 19 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall
November 20 – Denver, CO @ HQ
November 21 – Omaha, NE @ Reverb Lounge
November 22 – Iowa City, IA @ Wildwood
November 23 – Chicago, IL @ Reggie's
November 24 – Detroit, MI @ The Sanctuary
November 25 – Lakewood, OH @ The Foundry
November 26 – Syracuse, NY @ The Lost Horizon
November 27 – Toronto, ON @ The Garrison
November 28 – Montreal, QC @ Foufounes Electriques
November 29 – Quebec City, QC @ Source de la Martinière
November 30 – Boston, MA @ Middle-East Upstairs
December 1 – Clifton, NJ @ Dingbatz

Now, as the completion of their fifth full-length draws near, Abysmal Dawn are celebrating 25 years of conquering Armageddon with their very first tour mates Krisiun. To commemorate this month-long run across the U.S., the band will debut their new single "Cradle of Affliction" live in all its accursed glory.

Lineup for "Cradle of Affliction"
Charles Elliott: Guitars, Vocals
Eliseo Garcia: Bass, Additional vocals
James Coppolino: Drums
Vito Petroni: Guitars

Production credits for "Cradle of Affliction"
Guitars, bass and vocals recorded at Tastemaker Audio by Charles Elliott (tastemakeraudio.us).
Drums recorded at Trench Studios by John Haddad.
Produced by Charles Elliott and Abysmal Dawn.
Mixed and mastered by Charles Elliott

Booking Agent:
North America:steph@continental-concerts.us
Europe:stephen.moss@echelonartists.com

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EMBERS OF DAWN Releases "Eden Unknown," a Dark Reflection on Emotional Disconnection in a Hyperconnected World

Emerging from the shadows with ferocious intent, EMBERS OF DAWN delivers their most intense and emotionally charged track yet with “Eden Unknown.” The single marks the band’s first release from their forthcoming debut album, and showcases the group’s evolution into a darker, heavier, and more immersive sonic territory.

From the first crushing riff, "Eden Unknown" hits with the force of a digital apocalypse. It is a visceral fusion of melodic death metal and cyber-metal, laced with gothic undertones that amplify the song’s mood of despair and transcendence. With Cliff Ross (guitars/programming), Scott Van Horn (bass/programming), and Kyle Sweeny (drums) at the helm, EMBERS OF DAWN crafts a sound that is both technically precise and emotionally raw.

The lyrics delve into themes of detachment, emotional numbness, and the search for authentic connection. Set in a world where people are digitally linked but emotionally absent, "Eden Unknown" paints a vision of a paradoxical paradise. It tells of a modern Eden that is cold, empty, and stripped of genuine feeling.

About EMBERS OF DAWN:

Formed in 2022, EMBERS OF DAWN is a genre-defying metal project born out of Jacksonville, Florida and Santa Barbara, California. The band blends elements of industrial, gothic, melodic death metal, and cyber-metal to create a sound that is both cinematic and punishing. Known for their thematic focus on alienation, modern decay, and emotional detachment, EMBERS OF DAWN delivers music that is as introspective as it is aggressive.

The band’s music features cold, mechanical precision layered with dark melodic textures, drawing influence from acts like PAIN, DARK TRANQUILLITY, MINISTRY, FEAR FACTORY, RAMMSTEIN, STATIC-X, ROB ZOMBIE, ARCH ENEMY, and TYPE O NEGATIVE. With each release, they continue to explore new sonic territory, balancing technicality with atmosphere, brutality with beauty.

Their upcoming debut album Infernal Culture features drums by ADRIAN ERLANDSSON (AT THE GATES, CRADLE OF FILTH, PARADISE LOST, THE HAUNTED), adding an explosive edge to their already dynamic sound.

EMBERS OF DAWN is:

• Cliff Ross – guitars, programming

• Scott Van Horn – bass, programming

• Kyle Sweeny – drums 

Connect With EMBERS OF DAWN:

• Website: https://embersofdawn.com/

• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1JuM68QzbKOljJmwGjs2P3

• Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/embers-of-dawn/1633162281

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWWUKLp0IMMwSFxlFmXo6YA

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/embers.of.dawn/?hl=en

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/embers.of.dawn

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Melodic Death Metal Newcomers THE HUNT Unleash Music Video for Second Single, "Onslaught"

Following the explosive success of their debut, melodic death metal rising stars THE HUNT are now unleashing their second single, "Onslaught," along with blistering performance video! The clip, which was directed by Gabriel Connor, can be found now below

THE HUNT frontman Tony Rauser comments, "'Onslaught' is about conflict. Its about facing the enemy, seeking victory and fortifying your soul."

Influenced by iconic bands across the genre like At The Gates, In Flames, Children Of Bodom, and others, The Hunt brings a unique blend of memorable guitar riffs, victorious melodies, and aggressive, dynamic vocal interplay to the stage.

The single is the precursor to a forthcoming EP from the band, for which more will be revealed soon... stay tuned! In the meantime, check out the first single, "Erratic," Below.

The Hunt is a Melodic Death Metal band originally from Redwood City, California, known regionally for their unique blend of Bay Area Melodic Death Metal. The band is fronted by Tony Rauser, features world class lead guitarist Cameron Stucky (Darkness Everywhere, Sea in the Sky), Jacob Lauing (Phantom Code, ex-Terrestria) on Drums / backing vocals and Dan Saltzman (Illucinus, Fleshspoil) on Bass / backing vocals.

Influenced by iconic bands across the genre like At The Gates, In Flames, Children Of Bodom, and others, The Hunt brings a unique blend of memorable guitar riffs, victorious melodies, and aggressive, dynamic vocal interplay to the stage. The Hunt's lyrics often explore themes of survival, death, triumph, the human experience, and much more.

THE HUNT Lineup:

Tony Rauser (Vocals / Guitar)

Cameron Stucky (Lead Guitar / Backing Vocals)

Dan Saltzman (Bass / Backing Vocals) 

Jacob Lauing (Drums / Backing Vocals)

Mixed and Mastered by Julian Gargiulo 

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Photo by: Cameron Nunez

REMEMBER THE MONSTERS Unveil New Single “INFECTED"

"INFECTED" expresses a powerful mix of internal suffering, emotional numbness, societal disillusionment, and ultimately, a desperate plea for awakening and self liberation.

It’s about hitting rock bottom mentally and emotionally and realizing the need to rise, see the truth, and take back control from the forces internal or external that have taken

over our lives.

As we put the music video together, I loved the characters inspired by John Carpenter’s “They Live” as a metaphor for the monster in each of us that can only be seen in glimpses and when you are aware of them

ABOUT THE BAND:

Founded in 2016 by guitarist Ashten Banks, Remember the Monsters quickly garnered attention with their debut single "The Pieces Remain", produced by Cameron Mizell (Memphis May Fire, Sleeping With Sirens). The band’s early years were marked by evolution and experimentation, including the release of 2019 singles “Sink” and “Close Encounters”, featuring vocalist Julian Comeau who later went on to form the acclaimed band Loveless.

Following a brief hiatus, Remember the Monsters returned in 2022 with renewed energy and a fresh creative direction. The lineup was solidified with the addition of powerhouse vocalist Andrew de Neef, formerly of Actual Villains and Close to Home (Razor & Tie Records / Artery Recordings). The group was completed in 2025 with the addition of drummer Elias Mallin know for his work with bands and artists like Filter, Noah Cyrus, Kesha & more.

To further shape their cinematic and genre-blending sound, Ashten collaborated with producer Matt Good, known for his work with Asking Alexandria, Hollywood Undead, and Sleeping With Sirens.

The Pretty Wild Unleash New Track "AFTERLIFE (feat. Magnolia Park)" + Official Visualizer via Sumerian Records

Rising metaphysical metalcore powerhouse The Pretty Wild has unleashed their latest offering, "AFTERLIFE (feat. Magnolia Park)" and the accompanying visualizer (via Sumerian Records). The track can be found in the band's forthcoming full-length 'zero.point.genesis', out Friday, November 21. Other tracks on the album include previously released bangers "PARADOX", "OMENS", "Button Eyes", "living ded", and the smash-hit "sLeepwALKeR" (as a physical bonus track). The songs so far have amassed over 23 million streams on Spotify alone and 3 million views on YouTube and counting. Speaking about today's drop, the band commented:

"'AFTERLIFE' circles the idea of star-crossed souls bound by something ancient and unbreakable. Conceptually it’s plucked from the kind of love you find in mythology and old tragedies, where you have this obsessive devotion and destruction. It isn’t perfect, but it's dark, beautiful, and eternal." -jules 

"'AFTERLIFE' explores the idea that love dynamics are rooted in codependent magnetism and resonance patterns. it asks, what happens when obsession doesn’t end with death, but carries ur soul into magnetizing eternal dynamics? the result is kinda tragic and romantically glitchy. it’s basically a pop-metal requiem." -jyl

Stream "AFTERLIFE (feat. Magnolia Park)" here, watch the official visualizer below, and pre-save 'zero.point.genesis' here.

After wrapping up a recent run with Sleep Theory earlier this month, fans will next have their chance to see The Pretty Wild hit the stage across the US alongside Set It Off, Fame On Fire, and VANA, starting Tuesday, October 28 in Atlanta, Georgia. For ticket information, please click here.

The Pretty Wild Upcoming Tour Dates:

10/28/2025 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade

10/29/2025 - Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works

10/30/2025 - Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom

11/1/2025 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues Cleveland

11/4/2025 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues Chicago

11/7/2025 - Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium

11/8/2025 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex

11/10/2025 - Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory - Spokane

11/11/2025 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom

11/12/2025 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo

11/14/2025 - Sacramento, CA @ Ace Of Spades

11/16/2025 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent Theater

11/17/2025 - Santa Ana, CA @ Observatory

11/20/2025 - Houston, TX @ House of Blues Houston

11/21/2025 - Dallas, TX @ Southside Music Hall

11/23/2025 - Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues Orlando

11/25/2025 - Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart's

11/26/2025 - Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrew's Hall

11/28/2025 - Indianapolis, IN @ Old National Centre

11/30/2025 - Buffalo, NY@ Buffalo RiverWorks

12/1/2025 - Toronto, ON @ The Danforth Music Hall

12/2/2025 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club

12/5/2025 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza

12/6/2025 - Allentown, PA @ Archer Music Hall

12/7/2025 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Philadelphia

12/9/2025 - Baltimore, MD @ Nevermore Hall

12/10/2025 - Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz

The Hirsch Effekt Announce Versatile New Album "Der Brauch" Out 1/30 + Share Title Track

Since their formation, The Hirsch Effekt have carved out a unique niche in the German-speaking music scene.

Yet, despite — or perhaps because of — their elusiveness, the band has captivated a devoted audience. Musically, The Hirsch Effekt have always embraced limitless possibilities. Acoustic, introspective moments — where bassist Ilja John Lappinbrings out his cello or guitarist Nils Wittrock returns to his classical roots — sit naturally alongside massive progressive metal onslaughts.

Today, the trio from Hanover, Germany, announced its seventh studio album, Der Brauch, out January 30 via Long Branch Records. At the same time, the band is giving fans a taste of the new work with the release of the title track. 

Watch the visualizer for "Der Brauch" below.

Stream the new single and pre-order the album here. 

While earlier works, despite their diversity, were still labeled "metal albums," this new record explores paths first hinted at on the multi-layered second album, Holon: Anamnesis — the same album that fans of VISIONS magazine voted the only German-language entry among the 20 best albums of all time. Der Brauch can be seen as a return to that pivotal point — and simultaneously as a bold step forward. Drummer Moritz Schmidt doesn't entirely forego blast beats, but the record demands a new heading. In the end, though, there is only one truth: It unmistakably sounds like The Hirsch Effekt.

THE HIRSCH EFFEKT ARE:
Nils Wittrock — Guitar, Vocals
Ilja John Lappin — Bass, Vocals
Moritz Schmidt — Drums, Vocals

Oakland's Sword Tongue unveils 'Murder White Noise', showcasing 'Bonfire In The Tempest' EP

Oakland alt-rock trio Sword Tongue presents 'Murder White Noise', a wry commentary on the state of the world and our attempts to soothe ourselves to get through it. The latest offering from their explosive 'Bonfire In The Tempest' EP - their fourth to date.

In an increasingly stressful world, this song explores how people try to externalize their anxieties by consuming content that allows them to feel better about their own lives. We attempt to cope with the pressure of maintaining equilibrium by coming together to grieve, worry, and comfort each other, often finding that the only way to feel good about our lives is to reflect on others' misfortunes.

Creating dark music for dark times, Sword Tongue is vocalist Jennifer Wilde and guitarist Gaetano Maleki, a husband and wife who launched this project in the pandemic year of 2020, now joined by renowned drummer-producer Dan Milligan.

“I started consuming true crime content as a way to turn off the thoughts that kept me awake at night and distracted me during the day. One day I told a friend I was a listening to a livestreamed trial where a lady put her husband on a burn pile. She said “WHOAH, what is that, murder white noise?” As I told people about the song, I found many others watch crime stories as a release from their stressful lives. It is important to bring that into the conversation about how we are coping today,” says Jennifer Wilde.

"Finding comfort in tragedy is new for me; during the pandemic and especially in the last year I find myself needing to look for reassurance that whatever I am facing is not as bad as it could be. 'Murder White Noise' was written as a way to come to grips that someone else's pain is that content, and what that says about where we are as a society right now. Gaetano wrote the perfect guitar line that hooks you in to get to the truth of the song."

On 'Murder White Noise', soothing vocals contrast with the song's macabre lyrical content, while steadily thrumming instrumentation lulls you into a false sense of security.  For a moment, the listener feels heard and encouraged, then questions their own motivations, left to wonder whether they are now the tragic victim in this story.
 
"From a songwriting perspective, this pulled a lot of anxiety out of me," says Gaetano Maleki. "While writing the guitar and bass lines, I wanted to bring out tension to mirror the vocals, but with some kind of seductive undertones. I feel the instruments really complement the lyrics, like a hard boiled soundtrack."

Showcased by 'We Are The Resistance' and 'Diamonds To Rust', this EP was galvanized during our current age of cultural upheaval. Bursting with raw emotion and tempered by sophisticated production, this collection blends alt-rock, post-punk and dream pop, giving voice to anguish, anger, transformation and triumph. Vocal lines that oscillate between a croon and a roar, seduction and rage, while shimmering guitar tones and bass lines mesmerize and intricate drum lines drive the message.

This EP was produced by Dan Milligan, brainchild of The Joy Thieves, who has co-created, produced and remixed such artists as Chris Connelly, PIG and Consolidated, and members of such bands as Ministry, Stabbing Westward, The Rollins Band, Killing Joke, David Bowie, Marilyn Manson, Depeche Mode and Nine Inch Nails, among others.

The 'Bonfire In The Tempest' EP is out now as a first-print red variant cassette, including a special album poem inside, and als

CREDITS
Lyrics by Jennifer Ryan Wilde
Music written & arranged by Sword Tongue (Wilde / Milligan / Maleki)
Jennifer Ryan Wilde - vocals
Dan Milligan - drums & percussion
Gaetano Maleki - guitar & bass
Produced by Dan Milligan
Publicity by Shameless Promotion PR

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156/Silence Announce Signing With Pure Noise Records + Drop New Track "Our Parting Ways" and Official Music Video

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania quintet 156/Silence have announced signing with their new label home, Pure Noise Records. In celebration of the news, the band has dropped their new track "Our Parting Ways" and the accompanying official music video, their latest release since their haunting 2024 full-length 'People Watching'. When asked about the song, the band shared:

"Our parting ways will always come together. The spaces left between what was and what is hold a place of their own to be remembered with grace. As the pages decrease in our story, we bleed to gain access to the memories of

the path we once shared."

Speaking about signing with Pure Noise Records, they commented:

"Pure Noise has always been a label we have all been fans of so when the option to sign with them was there we couldn’t pass it up. Everyone at the label has been so accommodating and supportive, very excited for the future of 156 with Pure Noise!"

Stream "Our Parting Ways" here, and watch the music video below.

The band has a stacked touring schedule for the remainder of 2025, and are currently on the road across North America with Counterparts, Thrown and Split Chain until October 26. Just a few days after the tour finale, they next hit the road with Fit For A King, Make Them Suffer, Spite, and Currents beginning October 30 before wrapping the year. Spring 2026 begins with their first EU/UK tour, reuniting with Fit For A King alongside Memphis May Fire and Acres. Click here for ticket information, and be sure to stay tuned for more 156/Silence news coming soon.

Supporting Counterparts and Thrown with Split Chain

OCT 15 Grand Rapids, MI – Elevation

OCT 16 Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theatre

OCT 17 Allentown, PA – Archer Music Hall

OCT 18 Baltimore, MD – Nevermore

OCT 19 Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom

OCT 21 Albany, NY – Empire Live

OCT 22 New Haven, CT – Toad’s

OCT 23 Huntington, NY – The Paramount

OCT 24 Worcester, MA – The Palladium

OCT 25 Quebec City, QC – Salle Montaigne

OCT 26 Ottawa, ON – The Bronson

Supporting Fit For A King, Make Them Suffer, Spite, Currents

OCT 30 Phoenix, AZ – Marquee Theatre

OCT 31 San Diego, CA – Soma

NOV 01 Anaheim, CA – House of Blues

NOV 02 Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco

NOV 03 San Jose, CA – The Ritz*

NOV 04 Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades

NOV 06 Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory

NOV 07 Boise, ID – Knitting Factory

NOV 08 Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex

NOV 09 Denver, CO – Fillmore

NOV 11 Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater

NOV 12 St. Louis, MO – The Pageant

NOV 14 Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre

NOV 15 Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre

NOV 16 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues

NOV 18 Toronto, ON – History

NOV 19 Montreal, QC – Olympia

NOV 20 South Burlington, VT – Higher Ground*

NOV 21 Worcester, MA – The Palladium

NOV 22 Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live

NOV 23 Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s

NOV 24 Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups*

NOV 25 Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall

NOV 26 New York, NY – Palladium Times Square

NOV 28 Raleigh, NC – The Ritz

NOV 29 Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works

NOV 30 Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle

DEC 01 Jacksonville, FL – Albatross*

DEC 02 St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live

DEC 03 Orlando, FL – House of Blues

DEC 04 New Orleans, LA – Gasa Gasa*

DEC 05 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall

DEC 06 San Antonio, TX – Vibes Event Center

DEC 07 Dallas, TX – The Bomb Factory

*156/Silence Headlining Date

Excide Share "Call Box" Video

EXCIDE — Tyler Washington, Gill Gonzalez, Gage Lanza, Caleb Hogue, and Jacob Paris — will drop their second album Bastard Hymns on November 28 via SharpTone Records. Pre-order it here.

Today, the band unleashes "Call Box."

Watch the video below.

"'Call Box' was the 'click' moment for the record," says Washington. "Though it formed from a later demo, it's the song that most coherently synthesized every component of our desired outcome, and ended up being sort of the stencil we worked backwards from when in pre-production for the LP. I've referenced them previously but it's got ALL the goodies derived from our influences. The Cast Iron Hike-sort of grooves in the verses, the fuzzy Queens of the Stone Age bridge, and the HUGE ending that nods to the greats in Failure."

He finishes, "This song is Excide at its purest and best form to-date. No doubt a favorite on the record, and the perfect conclusion for it. It's my 'F*** you, thanks for the inspiration' song." 

Bastard Hymnsis the logical next step from the band's debut album, Deliberate Revolver. "Having felt like we accomplished what we came to do on the first record, there were no guidelines or barriers around where we were to go next. This opened up so many avenues for our creativity and exploration. We were lucky enough to begin working with SharpTone the following year, which put the band back in gear and opened up new possibilities for the path forward."

Sonically, the band was inspired by the grooves and energy of late '90s post-hardcore bands such as Cast Iron Hike and Snapcase, while siphoning melody and textural elements much the same as Quicksand and Cave In. The band was not afraid to shift gears a bit and take influence from the likes of Queens of the Stone Age, Soundgarden, and Failure, which, Excide admit, " allowed us to really push the sonic needle into uncharted territory, even further accentuated by Austin Coupe's co-writing and production."

Overall, the album is a "fuzzy, rocky, groovy, angry record. Seeped in the woes of growing up in a hillbilly hellscape, and living to tell the tale. The result wasBastard Hymns."

Enthroned Release Scorching New Single "Ashspawn"

Belgian black metal institution Enthroned are opening a new chapter in their storied career with their upcoming twelfth album, which now stands as their most ferocious and personal work. Written in collaboration with occult author Gilles de Laval, Ashspawndescends into spiritual death, only to emerge reborn amongst the flames.

Today, Enthroned are releasing the album’s scorching title track as its second advanced single. “Ashspawn” embodies the band’s driving ethos, blazing into spiritual destruction as a path toward transcendence.    

Listen to “Ashspawn” below.

Ashspawn comes out December 5 on Season of Mist.

Pre-order & Pre-save

https://orcd.co/enthronedashspawn

More than three decades after their inception, Enthroned remain steadfast in their purpose: not to replicate the past, but to realign with the forces that birthed them. Ashspawn is the testimony of this alignment, a ritual weapon that rejects nostalgia and compromise. It is a resurrection of spirit through suffering, a reaffirmation of Enthroned’s place among black metal’s most visionary entities.

Line-up:

Nornagest — Vocals & Samplers

T. Kaos — Guitars & Bass

Menthor — Drums & Percussion

Production Credits:

Recorded at Ophiussa Studio, London, UK.

Produced by Menthor.

Mixed by Stefano Santi at SPVN Studio, Milan, Italy.

Mastered by Phil Bashford at The Hive, London, UK.

Cover Art:

Cover artwork by Jose Gabriel Alegria Sambogal
(https://www.instagram.com/josegabrielalegriasabogal/)

Photography:

Band photography by Emanuela Giurano

Pre-save & Pre-order: https://orcd.co/enthronedashspawn
  
Follow Enthroned:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Frater.Silurian
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/enthronedofficial/
Bandcamp: https://enthroned.bandcamp.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@enthronedofficial
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5lmT6zZl7aPNg8hv5UrJGz
Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/artist/enthroned/47713289
Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/14611
Tidal: https://tidal.com/browse/artist/3604477

Booking Contact:
Bart Gabriel — Dragon Productions
bart@dragon-productions.com

See Hellish Sanguisugabogg Billboard + "Hideous Aftermath" Out Now

Boundary-pushing brutalists (and recent Decibel cover stars) Sanguisugabogg — Cody Davidson, drums; Drew Arnold, bass/guitars; Devin Swank, vocals; and Ced Davis, bass/guitars —have unleashed their new album Hideous Aftermath via Century Media. Get it here. 

In the band's home base of Columbus, OH, a "hellish" billboard promoting the album has been unveiled, and it's located right across the street from the capitol building. It parodies the infamous "Hell is Real" billboards that were erected across the state in 2004 as a measure to promote Christianity to motorists.

"To have our logo plastered on a billboard just across our state capitpl building should be considered vandalism in some way," the band theorizes. "This is so cool. Thank you to Century Media for giving OUR city the sickest merch it could ever receive."

Known for being THAT band with the unpronounceable name and unreadable logos, the 'Bogg have made a record as gore-obsessed and violence-inclined as any of their prior works, including Tortured Whole (2021) and Homicidal Ecstasy(2023), but with a career-defining command over their ugly art. Says Swank, "It's the one where we rolled our sleeves up and brought our A-Game."

Hideous Aftermath is the work of a band who has already cut a bloody swath into the underground and beyond. Sanguisugabogg have emerged from the sweat and grime of countless U.S. and international tours with the likes of Cannibal Corpse, Lorna Shore, and Kublai Kahn as well as festival slots and their own headline runs. They've ensnared scores of new converts to their brand of the brutally absurd.

Now in 2025, the 'Bogg's third full length leaves any "caveman death metal" tags in the dust. This is the sound of Sanguisugabogg flexing every muscle they have.

Enlisting producer Kurt Ballou (Nails, High on Fire) the 'Bogg decamped to God City Studios in Salem, Massachusetts in the Spring of 2025. "We got off the road after A LOT of touring and wanted to drill down and be as purely creative as possible without distraction," says Swank of the band's decision to work with the Converge guitarist in Witch City. "Kurt mixed Homicidal Ecstasy, so he already understood what we were going for."   

While Sanguisugabogg have long been self-produced with Davidson handling production duties, this time, they put their sonic trust fully in Ballou's hands.

With Hideous Aftermath, Sanguisugabogg have proven themselves more than just an eccentric death crew on an acid-addled hateroll. They're both champions of the underground and a musical force unto themselves. "Eight or nine years ago, it seemed like what we were doing was pretty niche," Swank admits. "Where we've come, some of the rooms and festivals we've played is kind of remarkable." Big swings including recent appearances on more "mainstream" rock festivals including Columbus' Sonic Temple and Welcome to Rockville in Daytona, Florida, were never on the 'Bogg boys' charter underground agenda.

"I think we were a band that was set up to do nothing or a lot of something," Swank concludes. "Why 'normies' ever ended up liking it was weird. Who knows? Maybe we made pain and suffering fun."

Sanguisugabogg will be touring this November on a headline run, with Despised Icon, Defeated Sanity, and Corpsepile as support. All dates are below.

The 'Bogg's Fall 2025 headline tour dates are below. Get tickets here.

SANGUISUGABOGG LIVE:
WITH DESPISED ICON, DEFEATED SANITY, + CORPSEPILE:
11/4 — Detroit, MI — St. Andrew's Hall
11/5 — Chicago, IL — Metro
11/6 — Indianapolis, IN- Deluxe @ Old National Centre
11/7 — Lawrence, KS — The Granada
11/8 — Denver, CO — Summit Music Hall
11/9 — Albuquerque, NM — El Rey
11/11 — Phoenix, AZ — The Nile Theater
11/12 — Santa Ana, CA — The Observatory
11/13 — Berkeley, CA — UC Theatre
11/14 — Los Angeles, CA- The Regent
11/15 — Las Vegas, NV — Fremont Country Club
11/17 — Dallas, TX — Echo Lounge & Music Hall
11/18 — Austin, TX — Mohawk
11/19 — Houston, TX — White Oak Downstairs
11/21 — Tampa, FL — The Orpheum
11/22 — Atlanta, GA — The Masquerade
11/23 — Charlotte, NC — The Underground
11/25 — Pittsburgh, PA — Roxian Theatre
11/26 — Baltimore, MD- Baltimore Soundstage
11/28 — New York, NY — Irving Plaza
11/29 — Philadelphia, PA — Union Transfer
11/30 — Columbus, OH — The King of Clubs