DEMONESSA Return with New 2-Track Single Offering You “Taste Of Blood” for Halloween


Band photo by Kalle Salo

Finnish heavy metallers DEMONESSA are back with their brand new 2-song single ‘Taste Of Blood” (+ bonus track), coming just in time for Halloween, on October 31st!

“Taste of Blood” is a more horror-themed release for Halloween, featuring two brand-new songs that were written around the same time as the debut album Wild ‘N’ Loud. While they were ultimately left off the album, their darker similar themes made them a perfect fit for a new Halloween release. As a bonus track, there’s also a shortened version of the opening track of Wild ‘N’ Loud, “Till Death Do Us Part”, without the minute-long acoustic intro, so listeners can get to the meat of the song faster.

After Jones Tervas’ departure from the band, a man with steel calves, known as Jerry Iron, quickly decided to hop on the stool of heavy metal behind the drum kit and gave a thunderous performance that was mixed and mastered by an old familiar name, Aleksis Pelli at Mix Studio 1101, who also worked the magic on the debut album. The new drummer, new drums, new mics, and new recording space all came together wonderfully, providing an excellent next step for the sound the band is going for.

Artcover painted by S3nsku

The main parts of the new songs were once again written by guitarist John Creweholm, with input and ideas from the other band members. The singer S3nsku wrote the lyrics and came up with the vocal melodies.

To give the release a proper visual counterpart, and to show off the filmmaking skills, the release will be accompanied by a music video for the song “Taste of Blood”, which is inspired by old horror movies. Instead of just showing the band playing in the dark woods, there’s also a proper vampire-themed storyline about a vampire whose bloodlust ultimately becomes her downfall.

After attacking her victim in the woods, she becomes so lost in the ecstasy of the kill that she fails to notice the sun rising until it is too late. The story was written by John Creweholm, who also handled the main directing and editing duties, while S3nsku filmed the two beautiful actors, Fiona Fyhr and Sakari Mattila.

More on Demonessa:
Demonessa is a heavy metal band from Tampere, Finland, carving its path with pure power and attitude. Formed in 2019, the band combines the explosive force of 80’s heavy metal with the spectacle of glam metal creating an experience that must be witnessed live.

Line-up:
S3nsku – Vocals
John Creweholm – Guitars
Hugo M. Raze – Guitars
Peet von Rowanskerry – Bass
Jerry Iron – Drums

More information:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/demonessaofficial

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1VE0mtJfuhaipbhSp71OVt

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9M-icwvJgadP22iKvgvuRQ

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61587941337019

Bandcamp: https://demonessa.bandcamp.com/

Source: Tarja Virmakari PR for DEMONESSA

HATEBREED – New Studio Album, Fatal Paradox, Releasing On November 6th


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

Source: Hatebreed newsletter

SEPTICFLESH – Announce North American Headline Shows, Alongside Dates As Special Guests For ARCH ENEMY And THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER


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.

Connect With SEPTICFLESH:
Website: https://www.septicflesh.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/septicflesh_band/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/septicfleshband

Source: C Squared Music

Judas Priest Bassist Ian Hill Announces Retirement, After 56 Years With Band


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

IAN HILL

Thank you Ian Hill, for the Metal and memories!

Norway’s MORK Releases New Video For ‘SKRØMT’ Taken From The Latest Album MONOLITT


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.

See you on the road.”

WATCH THE NEW VIDEO FOR SKRØMT,
CREATED BY
 MATT VICKERSTAFF

MORK HEADLINE EUROPEAN TOUR
Special guest Soulburn
09.10.2026 – Iduna, Drachten, Netherlands
10.10.2026 – Hafenklang, Hamburg, Germany
11.10.2026 – From Hell, Erfurt, Germany
12.10.2026 – Live Club, Bamberg, Germany
13.10.2026 – Barak Club, Ostrava, Czech Republic
14.10.2026 – MTS Records, Oldenburg, Germany
15.10.2026 – Trompete, Bochum, Germany
16.10.2026 – Garage Rock Fest, Ronse, Belgium
17.10.2026 – UG Remains, Göttingen, Germany
18.10.2026 – MK Bar, Luxembourg
19.10.2026 – Valhalla Bar, Basel, Switzerland
20.10.2026 – Slaughter Club, Milano, Italy
21.10.2026 – Rockhouse Bar, Salzburg, Austria
22.10.2026 – Mostavna, Nova Gorica, Slovenia
23.10.2026 – VAZ, Burglengenfeld, Germany
24.10.2026 – Rock n Eat, Lyon, France
25.10.2026 – Samhain Fest, Maastricht, Netherlands

2027 LIVE DATES
XX.01.2027 – HardMetalFest 2027, Mangualde, Portugal

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MONOLITT album artwork

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]

MONOLITT IS OUT NOW ON GATEFOLD PEARL ARCTIC & BLACK MARBLE VINYL LP, GATEFOLD CLASSIC BLACK VINYL LP AND JEWEL CASE CD WITH 8-PAGE PRINTED BOOKLET. PURCHASE HERE.

“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.

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