FATAL PARADOX releases on November 6th, via BLKIIBLK. Pre-Order HERE
HATEBREED’s new single“The Carrion Choir” – Watch and listen HERE
FATAL PARADOX – TRACK LISTING: Kill Count Increase The Carrion Choir Decisions Become Destinies Total Invincible Fatal Paradox Still A Threat Sacrifice Season” (Feat. John Tardy) Truth Is A Lion Make The Demons Obey None Left To Save Poison Planet
Symphonic metal ensemble SEPTICFLESH have announced four North American headline tour dates. Joining ARCH ENEMY and THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER for the Wrath Across North America 2026 tour as special guests, SEPTICFLESH will perform their headline shows alongside these tour dates. After completing another masterful full orchestral performance at the legendary Plotiv Ancient Roman Amphitheater in Bulgaria this past weekend, Greek titans SEPTICFLESH are ready to take on North America!
On October 29 SEPTICFLESH will perform at the Old Town Theatre, Old Town, Maine, with November 6th seeing the symphonic metal act appear at Skylark, Rock Island, Illinois. On November 17, the band are headed to the McDonald Theatre in Eugene, Oregon, and Ace of Spades in Sacramento, California, on November 18. These newly announced dates will see SEPTICFLESH present their immersive and highly emotive heavy sound in a headline setting.
SEPTICFLESH are joining CRYPTA and THROWN INTO EXILE as support for ARCH ENEMY and THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER’s co-headline tour, Wrath Across North America 2026. This upcoming explosion of ferocious heavy music acts kicked off on October 5th at the Municipal Auditorium, Riverside, California.
North America 2026 Tour Dates: 10/09 – Denver, CO – Fillmore 10/11 – Dallas, TX – Echo 10/12 – Houston, TX – House of Blues 10/13 – San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theatre 10/15 – Orlando, FL – Beacham 10/16 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution 10/18 – Tampa, FL – Jannus 10/20 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade (Heaven) 10/21 – Charlotte, NC – Fillmore 10/22 – Raleigh, NC – Ritz 10/24 – New York, NY – Palladium Times Square 10/25 – Silver Spring, MD – Fillmore Silver Spring 10/26 – Philadelphia, PA – TLA 10/28 – Worcester, MA – Palladium Worcester 10/29 – Old Town, ME – Old Town Theatre* 10/30 – Quebec City, QC – Videotron Centre Hall 10/31 – Montreal, QC – Olympia 11/01 – Toronto, ON – Danforth 11/03 – Chicago, IL – Concord Music Hall 11/04 – Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre 11/05 – Cleveland, OH – Agora 11/06 – Rock Island, IL – Skylark* 11/07 – Minneapolis, MN – Fillmore 11/08 – Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre 11/09 – Saskatoon, SK – Coors Event Centre 11/11 – Calgary, AB – MacEwan Hall 11/12 – Edmonton, AB – Midway 11/14 – Vancouver, BC – The Key 11/16 – Seattle, WA – Showbox 11/17 – Eugene, OR* – McDonald Theatre 11/18 – Sacramento, CA* – Ace of Spades
* SEPTICFLESH headline show
About SEPTICFLESH:
Formed in Greece in the early ’90s by Spyridon Antoniou a.k.a. Seth Siro Anton (vocals/bass), Christos Antoniou (guitar), and Sotirios Vagenas a.k.a. Sotiris Anunnaki V. (guitar/ clean vocals), SEPTICFLESH unveiled their first EP Temple of The Lost Race in 1991.The band’s first full length Mystic Places of Dawn arrived in 1994 with EΣΟΠΤΡΟΝ in 1995. The band’s sound shifted into symphonic realms as soprano vocalist Natalie Rassoulis was introduced with Ophidian Wheel in 1997.
SEPTICFLESH continued in this sonic direction revealed in subsequent albums, A Fallen Temple (1998), Revolution DNA (1999) and Sumerian Daemons (2003), the latter two albums produced by Fredrik Nordström. SEPTICFLESH disbanded shortly after as members chose to pursue their own personal projects.
In 2008, the band returned in full force with Communion, once again led by Fredrik Nordström. The symphonic composition by Christos Antoniou, and collaboration with the Filmharmonic Orchestra of Prague, became a permanent component of SEPTICFLESH‘s sound. The years that followed saw The Great Mass (2011) with Peter Tägtgren as producer, Titan (2014) with Logan Mader as producer and Codex Omega (2017) with Jens Bogren as producer. In 2020, the recording of the epic and fully orchestrated Live in Mexico entitled Infernus Sinfonica MMXIX, was released on CD/LP/DVD/Blu-Ray.
SEPTICFLESH signed with Nuclear Blast Records for their 2022 full length offering, Modern Primitive, with returning producer Jens Bogren. Continuing their collaboration with the Filmharmonic Orchestra of Prague, SEPTICFLESH recruited a full adult choir, a full children choir and a variety of ethnic instruments on Modern Primitive. The result is a sound that combines emotional, symphonic/soundtrack music with aggressive death metal.
Above photo: Ian Hill of Judas Priest trading card (1991/Impel)
From Judas Priest Instagram:
It is with heavy hearts that we are sending out this personal message from our Ian….he has been the backbone of Judas Priest for so long and will be greatly missed by us all….we wish him well in his retirement and welcome Davey into the Priest Family….
“Hello everyone, for a long time now, when asked “how long can you continue” – I’ve always answered “until my performances suffer”…. I hate to say it, but that time has come.
For some years now, I’ve been struggling with the onset of the evil arthritis, which is now in an advanced state in my left shoulder and right hand, established in my right shoulder, and present in both knees. I’ve been fighting this with painkilling pills, gels, and recently with cortisone injections in my shoulder and hand.
Although, I was able to put bass lines to the songs for the new album, there were questions whether I’d be able to complete the recent European tour without incident, so we asked our good friend Davey Rimmer from Uriah Heep, and of course Elegant Weapons, to learn the set list to stand in for me if I had to pull out, which I did for the London show. This was due to me snapping a tendon in my left shoulder (as if I didn’t have enough problems with it!) just before the encores during the Brussels show two days before. This led to me not being able to lift my arm enough to reach the neck of my bass. So we had to call Davey to stand in for me, who put in an incredible performance at such short notice!
I’ve seen specialists, who suggest I might get away without surgery, but even if I don’t there’s no guarantee either way that I’ll have enough strength in my shoulder/arm to complete a whole stage show.
In view of all this, and the fact that I’ve neglected my family life for fifty seven years, I’ve decided to retire and spend the remaining years making up for it, and doing things with them before it involves one of ‘em pushing me around in a wheelchair.
The obvious choice for my replacement is Davey. He’s a great bassist, and a genuinely nice bloke who’ll fit the job perfectly, and I wish him the very best of luck!
There’s not a day goes by where I don’t give thanks for the incredible journey I’ve lived through, and it just remains for me to say that I love you all, and thank you for the life you’ve let me live.” X
Norwegian titan, Mork, was created by Thomas Eriksen in 2004, with the debut album Isebakke eventually surfacing in 2013. Since then, Mork has been ceaselessly rising through the echelons of Black Metal, and on the heels of 2024’s intense and groundbreaking Syv opus – which has resulted in the band branching out with tours in the Far East & Australia – Eriksen continues on this evolutionary path with the new album, and what is undoubtedly set to be a new benchmark, MONOLITT, set for release on Peaceville on June 19th. Today, Mork has shared the second single from the album, titled “TORDEN” alongside a new video produced by Matthew Vickerstaff.
Photo Credit: V for 5
Following the release of their formidable latest album Monolitt, Norwegian black metal titans Mork are set to embark on an extensive headline European tour this week, taking in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy and beyond. Mork mastermind Thomas Eriksen said the following:
“MORK is heading out on our first-ever European headline tour. After years of playing individual club shows and festivals across Europe, it’s time for a full run.
Join us this October alongside Soulburn and the other bands sharing the stages with us along the way.
With MONOLITT released earlier this year, this tour will be a celebration of the new album. To mark the tour’s kick-off, we’re also releasing a new music video for SKRØMT through Peaceville Records.
MORK – MONOLITT Under Vekten Av Verden [05:57] Ødelagt [05:20] Torden [03:52] Skrømt [05:06] Ferdamann [04:47] Inn i en annen sfære [06:34] Martyr [04:27] Jutul [04:48] Utryddelse [05:50]
“Powerful, purposeful and utterly compelling, Monolitt is a new high-water mark” METAL HAMMER UK
Monolitt was recorded and performed primarily by Thomas Eriksen, with Asgeir Mickelson supplying drums, plus additional vocals coming from fellow Mork member Øyvind Kaslegard. The album was mixed at Toproom Studio by Børge Finstad (Mayhem), before being mastered by Jack Control at Enormous Door (Darkthrone), and at Appelbaum Mastering by Maor Appelbaum (Sepultura). The bold and striking cover image was created by Norwegian artist Kjell Åge Melland.
Italian epic/power metal band EMBRACE OF SOULS returns with a new official live video for “The Plague”, taken from their latest album The Battle Of The Dead, released on May 22nd, 2026, via Rockshots Records.
As the third track on the album, “The Plague” plays a central role in the story behind The Battle Of The Dead. Set in a medieval world divided into several kingdoms, the fantasy concept follows the spread of a mysterious plague that affects people’s souls, gradually pushing the continent towards a conflict between the living and the dead.
Captured during a live performance, the new video shows EMBRACE OF SOULS performing “The Plague” on stage, reflecting the direct and energetic approach of the band’s live shows, with keyboards played by Simone Fornasini.
Drawing from classic heavy and power metal of the ’80s and ’90s, as well as the epic and symphonic metal tradition of the early 2000s, “The Battle Of The Dead” combines melodic and theatrical elements with the contrast between Giacomo Rossi’s vocals and the operatic voice of Martina Mazzeo, playing a key role in the band’s sound.
The Battle Of The Dead was mixed and mastered by Alessio Garavello at Rogue Studios in London and features Morby (Domine) as a special guest vocalist on “The War”.
EMBRACE OF SOULS will return to the stage on October 24th, 2026, at Dedolor, performing alongside HEAVENFALL for the next Rockshots Night.
October 24th, 2026 ROCKSHOTS NIGHT EMBRACE OF SOULS + HEAVENFALL @ Dedolor
The band is expected to play live at these 2 shows:
Saturday 14th November @ Revolver Club in S.Donà di Piave with special guest: Arcana Opera – A.W. and opening act Lenity Lake
Sunday 29th November @ Druso Bergamo at the Malpaga Winter Night
Recommended for fans of Rhapsody of Fire, Stratovarius, Sonata Arctica, Nightwish,The Battle Of The Dead was released on May 22nd, 2026, in digital format and digipak CD edition, and it’s available to be ordered at the following links:
Track Listing: 1. The Battle Of The Dead 2. Eversun 3. The Plague 4. The Gathering 5. Spine 6. Who Can Save Us 7. Betrayal 8. The Dark Lord 9. The War (feat. Morby) 10. Sacrifice 11. Desolate Lands
Line-up: Giacomo Rossi – Vocals Martina Mazzeo – Vocals Edward De Rosa – Guitars Xavier Rota – Bass Davide Baldelli – Keyboards Michele Olmi – Drums
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