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DVNE Announces Live At Hellfest Release, Ahead Of Igorrr Support Tour

Posted in Metal, metal albums, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , on February 5, 2026 by Metal Odyssey

Scottish progressive metal band DVNE announces the release of their powerful performance at Hellfest Open Air 2023. Live At Hellfest features a selection of songs exclusively from DVNE’s acclaimed album Etemen Ænka, showcasing the band’s crushing heaviness, atmospheric depth, and commanding live presence. Recorded in front of a massive festival audience, the release captures the raw energy and immersive sound that has made DVNE one of the most compelling acts in modern progressive metal.

Live At Hellfest arrives as DVNE prepares to hit the road as support for Igorrr, marking an exciting new chapter for the band and offering fans a raw snapshot of their live presence.

Watch the full release HERE. Download it HERE.

Photo by Alan Swan

Formed in Edinburgh in 2013 by displaced Frenchman Victor Vicart and native Scot Dudley Tait, post-metal prog-sludge artisans DVNE have been building a powerful head of steam since their second album, 2021’s kaleidoscopically mesmerizing Etemen Ænka. Their first release for the legendary Metal Blade Records label, the LP was a concerted hike up the greasy pole for this enigmatic outfit, enabling DVNE to embark on UK and European headline tours and win spots at such discerning festivals as Hellfest, ArcTanGent, Desertfest, Damnation, and Resurrection. Then the stunning third album Voidkind in 2024 propelled this expanded five-piece lineup (welcoming Maxime Keller on keyboards) to the top of their game.

Certainly, Voidkind succeeds in finding new modes of expression for DVNE. The songs are more pointed, direct and memorable, but the soundscape still has a radiant, evolving, hypnotic flow, the effect achieved with fewer layers of sonic ornamentation, consciously urging closer to DVNE’s incendiary live sound. 

The band will embark on their European tour as support for labelmates Igorrr today:

DVNE w/ Igorrr, Thoughtcrimes:

2/05/2026 La Boite Noire – Meisenthal, FR

2/06/2026 Im Wizemann Hall – Stuttgart, DE

2/07/2026 Backstage Werk – Munich, DE

2/08/2026 Alcatraz – Milan, IT

2/10/2026 Kino Siska – Ljubljana, SI

2/11/2026 Gasometer – Vienna, AT

2/12/2026 Roxy – Prague, CZ

2/13/2026 Barba Negra – Budapest, HU

2/14/2026 Progresia – Warsaw, PL

2/16/2026 Loftas – Vilnius, LT

2/17/2026 Helitehas – Tallinn, EE

2/18/2026 Kulttuuritalo – Helsinki, FI

2/20/2026 Fryshuset – Stockholm, SE

2/21/2026 Rockefeller – Oslo, NO

2/22/2026 Amager Bio – Copenhagen, DK

2/24/2026 Metropol – Berlin, DE

2/25/2026 FZW – Dortmund, DE

2/26/2026 Tivoli – Utrecht, NL

2/27/2026 L’Aeronef – Lille, FR

2/28/2026 Le 106 – Rouen, FR

DVNE:
Victor Vicart – guitars, vocals
Daniel Barter – guitars, vocals
Dudley Tait – drums
Alexandros Keros – bass
Maxime Keller – keys

https://www.facebook.com/DvneUK

https://www.instagram.com/dvne_uk

https://songs-of-arrakis.bandcamp.com

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Source: EARSPLIT PR

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WIELDED STEEL – Alabama Death Metal/Hardcore Outfit To Unleash Sins Of Your Domain Full-Length On March 13th, via 1126 Records | New Video/Single Now Playing + Preorders Available

Posted in Death Metal, hardcore, hardcore bands, Heavy Metal, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on February 5, 2026 by Metal Odyssey

Photo by Sarah Wilkes

Watch WIELDED STEEL’s video for “In The Line Of Fire” HERE. Stream the track HERE.

Birmingham, Alabama metallers and recent 1126 Record signees WIELDED STEEL will unleash their annihilating Sins Of Your Domain full-length on March 13th.

WIELDED STEEL isn’t looking to make friends with Sins Of Your Domain, a violent fusion of death metal and hardcore. “I’ve got a lot of feelings when it comes to the word deathcore,” notes vocalist Jesse Clark. “It’s used to describe every stadium band that tries to tune their guitar the lowest and have the longest breakdown possible.” But the group doesn’t like that sound, citing bands like Internal Bleeding or Irate as inspiration.

“That sound has evolved over time,” adds drummer Cyrus Patel. “We started out somewhere between death metal and hardcore, but we’ve been quietly adding more and more death metal influences as we’ve progressed.”

That’s more than obvious on Sins Of Your Domain. “Musically, this record is the sum of us diving further into our influences and pushing ourselves harder than we ever have before, in terms of songwriting,” says Clark, “Lyrically, Sins Of Your Domain is a record about how people I see as evil should be made to acknowledge and, in one way or another, atone for their sins committed by their ‘domain.’ Whether that’s their country, their class, their corrupt belief systems, or the people they surround themselves with.”

The record opens with an ominous meditation on T.S. Eliot’s Hollow Men, a haunted chant of “this is the way the world ends” that gives way to a sonic assault over a crushing rhythm. Lyrically the track is quite literally an introduction to the themes of the record and the idea of paying for the “sins of your domain,” as in the things you stood idly by and allowed to happen for the sake of your own comfort.

Watch WIELDED STEEL’s video for “In The Line Of Fire” HERE. Stream the track HERE.

Guitarist Michael Carpenter cranks the volume up on songs like the title track, “Your Words Mean Nothing,” and today’s single, “In The Line Of Fire (Feat. Blaythe Steuer of No Cure),” each boasting stripped down technical riffs that mutate into intricate rhythms that don’t let up.

“In the Line Of Fire’ is just about using the people you hate for target practice,” explained Clark. “Blaythe of No Cure is featured and he fits really well with the metallic vibe of this song. His energy was perfectly suited for the big build up in the middle of the track.”

Watch the band’s previously released video for “Your Words Mean Nothing” HERE.

Sins Of Your Domain was produced, mixed, and mastered by Kevin Langley and will be released on CD, LP, and digital formats.

Find physical preorders at 1126records.com and digital orders at: 1126records.bandcamp.com.

Sins Of Your Domain – Track Listing:

  1. Intro
  2. Your Words Mean Nothing
  3. In The Line Of Fire (Feat. Blaythe Steuer of No Cure)
  4. Sins Of Your Domain (Feat. Jason Fraizer of Corpse Pile)
  5. Perpetual Hell (Feat. Nate Snitchler of Rejoice)
  6. Die By The Steel (Feat. Zebulon McMillan of Brass Tongue)
  7. Fabricated Integrity
  8. Martyr

WIELDED STEEL Live w/ Dysmorphia:
3/22/2026 Mad Malt’s – Huntsville, AL
3/23/2026 Mosey’s – Panama City, FL
3/24/2026 Skatepark Of Tampa – Tampa, FL
3/25/2026 Central Florida Skatepark – Orlando, FL
3/26/2026 Hard Love – Jacksonville, FL
3/27/2026 The Portal – Savannah, GA
3/28/2026 New Brookland Tavern – Columbia, SC
3/29/2026 The Shop – Atlanta, GA
** no Dysmorphia

WIELDED STEEL:
Jesse Clark – vocals
Cyrus Patel – drums
Michael Carpenter – guitar
CJ Moore – bass

https://www.instagram.com/wieldedsteel

https://1126records.com

https://www.facebook.com/1126Records

Source: EARSPLIT PR

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HYPERSPACE METALFEST (Vancouver, BC) Announces Full 2026 Lineup – w/ SANCTUARY, EDGE OF PARADISE, ATAVISTIA, VOIDCHASER, OWLBEAR, ARTIFICIAL LANGUAGE and More!

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal festivals, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , on February 5, 2026 by Metal Odyssey

Vancouver – April 16-17 (The Cobalt), April 18 (Rickshaw Theatre)

Vancouver, B.C.’s leading melodic and power metal festival, HYPERSPACE METAL FEST, is gearing up for its 7th edition after another year packed with unforgettable, high‑energy performances. 

Taking place at The Cobalt on April 16 and 17, and at the Rickshaw Theatre on April 18, the festival has unveiled its full lineup of 2026 performers, which includes: SANCTUARY, EDGE OF PARADISE, ATAVISTIA, VOIDCHASER, OWLBEAR, ARTIFICIAL LANGUAGE, and more.

“The full lineup for Hyperspace Metal Festival VII is here! Sanctuary will be performing a Canadian exclusive performance of Into The Mirror Black in its entirety! Atavistia will be headlining night 1, which will have a heavy emphasis on melodic death metal. Night two headliner Edge of Paradise will cap off a night of epic symphonic and melodic power metal! After this year, the festival will be going on indefinite hiatus, so if you’ve been wanting to make it to Hyperspace, this could be your last chance. Let’s rage together at the Rickshaw and the Cobalt one last time!” adds festival organizer Joey Hockin of Journeyman Productions.

Hyperspace Metal Festival VII – April 16th – 18th.
One-day passes and three-day passes are available at: http://hyperspace-vii.eventbrite.ca/

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/858534116963447

HMF 2026 Lineup Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/29rcYoWLyYXPFyN7OKdPDB?si=7Kke2MVVSyS6v_Lxe5-KSg

HYPERSPACE METAL FESTIVAL VII:

Day One – April 16
Atavistia
Inpathos
Hyperstrike
Ravensun
Kayas

Day Two – April 17
Edge of Paradise
The Scepter
Lycanthro
Ophelia Falling
Valley of Despair

Day Three – April 18
Sanctuary – (Performing Into The Mirror Black in its entirety)
Owlbear – Canadian Debut
Artificial Language – (Canadian Debut)
Voidchaser
Witchkiller

This year’s HMF headliner, Sanctuary, will make their exclusive Canadian appearance unforgettable by performing their acclaimed 1990 album Into the Mirror Black in full.

Formed in Seattle in 1985, Sanctuary quickly became a major force in the city’s metal scene, driven by the soaring vocals of the late Warrel Dane. Their debut, Refuge Denied (1988), produced by Dave Mustaine (Megadeth), put them on the global metal map, followed by the darker and more refined Into the Mirror Black in 1990. The rise of grunge paused the band’s momentum, leading members to form Nevermore, but Sanctuary reunited in 2011 and returned to major festival stages worldwide.

They released The Year the Sun Died in 2014 and the archival collection Inception in 2017. After Dane’s passing later that year, the band continued with Joseph Michael on vocals, earning strong support from fans. Today’s lineup features Michael, original members Lenny Rutledge and Dave Budbill, plus bassist George Hernandez, with a second guitarist joining them live.

Sanctuary will perform special sets of Refuge Denied and Into the Mirror Black at select 2026 festivals and is currently working on a new album, Transmutation. The band is ready to bring fresh music and a powerful new show back to Europe and beyond. See you on the road!

https://www.sanctuaryofficial.com/

Video – “Future Tense”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5NCBaPE3k0

Source: ASHER MEDIA RELATIONS

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