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WOLFHEART – Returns With EU Tour and New Single, “Carnivore” Ahead Of New EP Draconian Darkness II

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , on August 12, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Finnish melodic death metal titans WOLFHEART return with Draconian Darkness II, an ambitious EP that deepens their frostbitten legacy. Lead single “Carnivore” sets the tone for the EP with menacing riffs and vicious growls, growing in power and grandeur as the track creeps along.

Vocalist Tuomas Saukkonen comments, “Carnivore continues where ‘Draconian Darkness’ ended. Clearly, the full-length was not enough to extinguish the flame of inspiration ignited by the darker side of humanity. Instead of seeking balance and harmony with nature and other species around us, we feed and feast on the world we live in. Consume more than is our share. Where nature brings harmony, we bring the fire and darkness. Also musically, “Carnivore” is heavily drawn into the darker and more majestic side of Wolfheart.”

Watch the video HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTOAEX8sGfQ

This five-track release showcases every facet of WOLFHEART’s trademark sound: raw, poetic, and powerfully atmospheric. Featuring two new tracks (including orchestral and acoustic versions), plus a crushing live rendition from their latest album, Draconian Darkness II captures the band’s cold grandeur in both studio precision and on-stage intensity. Founder Tuomas Saukkonen continues to refine his vision with haunting melodies, relentless drumming, and evocative storytelling rooted in Northern landscapes. Draconian Darkness II is a journey through desolate beauty, bleak emotion, and thundering metal.

Draconian Darkness II is WOLFHEART at their best: melancholic, massive, and deeply melodic. With new songs, orchestral depth, and raw live energy, this EP is a cold flame burning bright in the dark.

WOLFHEART’s Draconian Darkness II EP arrives on September 19, 2025 via Reigning Phoenix Music! Two new tracks (plus orchestral & acoustic versions) and a live cut of crushing northern metal: cold, poetic, and unforgettable.

Draconian Darkness II Track Listing:

  1. Carnivore
  2. Forefathers
  3. Burning Sky (Live)
  4. The Gale (Acoustic)
  5. Grave (Orchestral)

Pre-Order HERE:  https://wolfheart.rpm.link/DD2PR

WOLFHEART – Draconian Darkness Over Europe 2025
+ Special guest: Before The Dawn
+ Supports: Suotana & FULL HOUSE B.C. (except for Spain)

20.09. Koba Live, Abadiño, ES *
21.09. Revi Live, Madrid, ES *
22.09. Wolf, Barcelona, ES *
25.09. De Helling, Utrecht, NL
26.09. Kulturwerk, Herford, DE
27.09. Kubana, Siegburg, DE
29.09. Backstage By The Mill, Paris, FR
30.09. DVG Club, Kortrijk, BE
01.10. Logo, Hamburg, DE
02.10. Hellraiser, Leipzig, DE
03.10. Turock, Essen, DE
04.10. Café Central, Weinheim, DE
05.10. Analog Music Hall, Budapest, HU
06.10. Klub Zaścianek, Krakow, PL (new show!)
07.10. Collosseum, Košice, SK
08.10. Rock Café, Prague, CZ
09.10. Orto Bar, Ljubljana SI
10.10. Slaughter Club, Milan, IT
11.10. Chollerhalle, Zug, CH ^
12.10. Club Vaudeville, Lindau, DE
13.10. Backstage, Munich, DE

  • Only Wolfheart & Before The Dawn
    ^ with Parasite Inc.

WOLFHEART are:
Tuomas Saukkonen | vocals, guitars
Vageliss Karzis | guitars, vocals
Lauri Silvonen | bass, vocals
Joonas Kauppinen | drums

More on WOLFHEART:
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Source: C Squared Music

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EDENSONG – NYC Eclectic Progressive Rock Quartet To Perform At ProgDay 2025 In North Carolina In Late August | Acclaimed Third Album, Our Road To Dust, Out Now On The Lasers Edge

Posted in Hard Rock, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , on August 12, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

photos by Kelly Robertson

Following the May release of their now acclaimed third album, Our Road To Dust, on The Lasers Edge, New York City’s eclectic progressive rock quartet EDENSONG has been announced to play the annual ProgDay festival this month.

ProgDay 2025 marks the 30th edition of the world’s longest-running progressive rock festival, the gathering set to take place Saturday, August 30th and Sunday, August 31st at Storybook Farm in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The event will include performances by Nospun, Ensemble Volcanic Ash, Mono Means One, Inner Ear Brigade, The Twenty Committee, Woodenhead, and Corima, with EDENSONG closing out the festivities on Sunday night.

The band’s James Schoen writes, “EDENSONG is incredibly excited to be making our third trip to ProgDay! It’s just a legendary festival, and you’d be hard-pressed to find a more eclectic ‘prog’ lineup anywhere else. Each of our performances has been with a different incarnation of EDENSONG and has marked a very different chapter in the band’s evolution. It’s exciting to get a chance to showcase new material from Our Road to Dust and breathe new life into some classic songs as a quartet. Thanks to Michael and the rest of the ProgDay crew for inviting us back!”

photos by Kelly Robertson

EDENSONG Live:

8/31/2025 ProgDay @ Storybook Farm – Chapel Hill, NC [tickets]

Since 2004, EDENSONG has delighted audiences throughout the US and abroad with their genre-bending blend: a hard driving rhythm section, flute playing that ranges from serenely melodic to avant-garde, lush vocal harmonies, and more than a touch of orchestral ambition. They have supported diverse acts including Kings X, Ozric Tentacles, Pain Of Salvation, Neal Morse Band, and Anglagard, and have headlined their own tours throughout the US, UK, and Canada.

EDENSONG’s acclaimed third album Our Road To Dust, their first album to be crafted as a quartet, embodies the ambitious, detailed, and eclectic sound they have cultivated over the years, yet is far heavier, more focused, and full of infectious melodic hooks.

With additional recording, sound design and production elements handled from EDENSONG allies across New York, London, and more, Our Road To Dust was produced and recorded by James Byron Schoen at Firecat Audio in New York City, and mixed by Johan Martin/mastered by Tony Lindgren at Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden (Katatonia, Opeth, Amorphis). The record is completed with photography by Kelly Robertson and artwork by Nate Dorr and Ben Wigler.

Listen to EDENSONG’s Our Road To Dust on all digital services and watch the lyric videos for “Hall Of Statues,” “Book Of Complaints,” and “Our Road To Dust” HERE.

Our Road To Dust is available on CD at The Lasers Edge label webshop HERE and Bandcamp HERE.

https://linktr.ee/edensongjbs

Source: EARSPLIT PR

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