On Cranial Devastation, DEAD VOID returns not with reinvention, but refinement of their singular, suffocating vision. Where the band’s debut Volatile Forms introduces a band steeped in cavernous atmosphere and psychological unease, their newest outing showcases something more deliberate, violent and far less forgiving.
Across five sprawling tracks, DEAD VOID invoke a form of doom-laden death metal that shuns clarity in favor of chaos. The album collapses inward under its own weight, lurching between glacial crawl and frantic rupture, with unearthly vocals screaming out like transmissions from beneath layers of sediment. The end result is controlled descent – oppressive, disorienting and relentless.
Recorded mostly live by Marcus Ferreira Larsen at No Master’s Voice, Cranial Devastation faithfully preserves DEAD VOID’s raw presence without sacrificing their dynamic range. The approach lends a sense of instability that permeates throughout the entire record. The album ends with a crushing Adrian Borland and The Sound cover.
Track list: 1. Regurgitation of Ancient Manifestations 2. Isolation’s Hold 3. Phantosmial Stench of Decay 4. Cranial Devastation 5. Jeg Kan Ikke Flygte Fra Mig Selv
Mastered by James Plotkin at Plotkinworks and featuring the artwork of French symbolist Odilion Redon, the album’s presentation mirrors its sound: surreal, decaying and steeped in tension.
All songs by Dead Void, except track 5 originally by Adrian Borland and The Sound. Track 5 lyrics translated by S. Boesen and K.
DEAD VOID: A.: drums, bass, vocals K.: guitars, bass, vocals
After a decade of conquest in the industrial landscape, ESOTERIK returns to ignite a new era with their highly combustible single, “Cycles.” Marking a significant sonic evolution, the track introduces a “gasoline-drenched” brand of grunge metal that perfectly bridges the gap between industrial precision and nu-metal aggression.
While “Cycles” features massive guitars and the raw vocal delivery expected of the genre, it remains grounded in the carefully crafted hooks that have become the band’s signature. The result is a high-octane anthem designed to resonate with both die-hard metalheads and the band’s long-time industrial following.
Formed in 2013 and led by Allison Eckfeldt and Brady Bledsoe, ESOTERIK has been a consistent powerhouse in the alternative scene. Having toured extensively across the U.S. and Europe supporting heavyweights like COMBICHRIST, Priest (Ex-GHOST), GRENDEL, and PIG (Ex-KMFDM), the band recently reached new heights in April 2024 when their single “Trickster” breached the Top 10 on the Deutsche Alternative Charts.
“We wanted to do something different on this next album and go back to the roots of what got us interested in picking up an instrument back in the ’90s,” says the band regarding the new direction. “It’s been a breath of fresh air, and the shift feels quite natural for us. It’s a big evolution, and we’re excited to bring that energy into our live show both visually and sonically.”
“Cycles” serves as the first glimpse into the forthcoming full-length album, Nü Skin. The title is a nostalgic nod to an era of raw, unfiltered energy; a time of wild mosh pits and carefree camaraderie. With several singles planned for release leading up to the album, ESOTERIK is positioning themselves as a formidable new contender in the 2026 metal scene.
About ESOTERIK:
Based in the U.S., ESOTERIK is an alternative metal/industrial duo comprised of Allison Eckfeldt and Brady Bledsoe. Since 2013, they have blended dark electronic textures with aggressive rock sensibilities. Following years of international touring and chart success in Europe, their highly anticipated new album Nü Skin marks their official transition into the world of metal.
Vinyl Maxi-Single To Be Released May 1st On 20 Buck Spin + Decibel Magazine Tour Nears
Stream FULCI’s Risorsero Dalla Tomba E Fu… L’apocalisse!HERE.
Coming on the heels of the band’s most successful LP, 2024’s Duck Face Killings, FULCI return with a special 12” maxi-single serving as the soundtrack to the short film Risorsero dalla Tomba e Fu… L’Apocalisse! (“They Rose From the Tomb and It Was… The Apocalypse!”).
Created in collaboration with director Domenico Montixi, the 30-minute film merges paranormal horror with Spaghetti Western atmosphere, drawing direct inspiration from Lucio Fulci’s City Of The Living Dead and Four Of The Apocalypse. The film is set to begin its international festival run soon, with a trailer premiering at FULCICON 2 in Milan, the event organized by the band FULCI to celebrate Lucio Fulci and Italian genre cinema.
photo by Alec Basse
The maxi-single features a suite of new FULCI compositions that drift between eerie, cinematic soundscapes evoking the Lovecraftian aura of Fulci’s films, and the band’s signature gore-giallo death metal.
It also includes a special cover of Fabio Frizzi’s “Apoteosi Del Mistero” from City Of The Living Dead. Risorsero dalla Tomba e Fu… L’Apocalisse! further expands the band’s cinematic universe where extreme music and cult horror collide, serving as a uniquely atmospheric release bridging Duck Face Killings, the band’s relentless touring schedule, and the eventual arrival of their fifth full-length album.
Produced by FULCI, recorded at Spvn, mixed and mastered by Stefano Santi, and completed with cover art by Lucas Ruggieri, title card by Caterina Solinas, and layout/design by ascionemagro, the record features guest vocals on “Apoteosi Del Mistero” by Nate Garrett (Spirit Adrift, Neon Nightmare). This is a must-hear release for fans of Cannibal Corpse, Obituary, Merauder, Suffocation, Madball, Goblin, Fabio Frizzi, and Slayer.
FULCI’s Risorsero dalla Tomba e Fu… L’Apocalisse! is now streaming everywhere including YouTube HERE and Bandcamp HERE.
Risorsero dalla Tomba e Fu… L’Apocalisse! will be released as a one-sided 12” vinyl maxi-single on May 1st. Preorder options can be found at the 20 Buck Spin webshop HERE and Bandcamp HERE.
Risorsero Dalla Tomba E Fu… L’apocalisse! Track Listing:
Risorsero dDlla Tomba e Fu… L’apocalisse!
Paura che Uccide
Apoteosi Del Mistero
FULCI is also preparing to return to North America as part of this year’s Decibel Magazine Tour, joining Necrot, Blood Monolith, and headliners Cryptopsy performing their seminal None So Vile album in its entirety. The tour runs from April 30th to May 28th.
FULCI Live:
The Decibel Magazine Tour 2026 w/ Cryptopsy, Necrot, Blood Monolith [tickets/info]:
4/30/2026 Palladium Upstairs – Worcester, MA 5/01/2026 Brooklyn Monarch – Brooklyn, NY 5/02/2026 Baltimore Soundstage – Baltimore, MD 5/03/2026 Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest – Philadelphia, PA 5/05/2026 Masquerade (Hell) – Atlanta, GA 5/07/2026 White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX 5/08/2026 The Studio – Dallas, TX 5/09/2026 Come And Take It Live – Austin, TX 5/12/2026 The Regent – Los Angeles, CA 5/13/2026 Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA 5/14/2026 Cornerstone – Berkeley, CA 5/16/2026 Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR 5/17/2026 El Corazon – Seattle, WA 5/20/2026 Oriental Theater – Denver, CO 5/22/2026 Fine Line Music Café – Minneapolis, MN 5/23/2026 Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL 5/24/2026 Crofoot Ballroom – Detroit, MI 5/25/2026 The Grog Shop – Cleveland, OH 5/26/2026 Preserving Underground – Pittsburgh, PA 5/27/2026 Lee’s Place – Toronto, ON 5/28/2026 Fairmount Theatre – Montreal, QC
FULCI: Jason Dahlke – vocals Fiore Stravino – vocals Klem Diglio – bass Edo Nicoloso – drums Dom Diego – lead guitar, synth Ando Ferraiuolo – acoustic and rhythm guitar
My first taste of the invincible OVERKILL was their second studio album Taking Over. Released back in 1987, this masterpiece of thrash metal has stood the test of Metal time, for me. Taking Over should be filed under mandatory old-school Metal, if one is to create such a list.
I purchased this album first on vinyl at a regional record store chain called Strawberries Records & Tapes, while living in Connecticut. This retail chain no longer exists, closing its doors in 2006. Years later I bought Taking Over on CD. I never owned this gem on cassette.
My favorite song on Taking Over is the powerful thrash hym: In Union We Stand. To this very day, this song galvanizes my Metal soul and creates positive chills through my body. Electro-Violence encapsulates everything that a thrash song should be; speed, aggression, explosive and short guitar solos with a blistering rhythm section that induces moshing and head-banging madness.
Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth is still my favorite thrash vocalist of all-time. I always felt that his vocals are so unique that no other vocalist remotely sounds like him. This OVERKILL lineup, with Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth were truly pioneering and legendary, with drummer Rat Skates, bassist D. D. Verni and guitarist Bobby Gustafson.
• Taking Over is the last OVERKILL studio album that drummer Rat Skates would perform on.
Renowned as one of the most powerful live bands in modern metal, SEVENDUST are preparing to hit the road in support of One. Their U.S. headline tour kicks off April 16 in Carterville, IL, and runs through May 20, concluding in Knoxville, TN. Atreyu, Fire From The Gods, and American Adrenaline will join as support. The band will also open for Alter Bridge at two special U.S. dates: April 26 in Atlanta, GA, and May 21 in Nashville, TN. Additionally, Sevendust will appear at major festivals including Welcome To Rockville and Sonic Temple.
16.04.26 US – Carterville, IL / Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort 17.04.26 US – Riverside, IA / Riverside Casino & Golf Resort 18.04.26 US – Larchwood, IA / Grand Falls Casino & Golf Resort 20.04.26 US – Indianapolis, IN / Egyptian Room at Old National Centre 21.04.26 US – Lexington, KY / Manchester Music Hall 22.04.26 US – Birmingham, AL / Iron City 24.04.26 US – Mobile, AL / Soul Kitchen Music Hall 25.04.26 US – Destin, FL / Club LA 26.04.26 US – Atlanta, GA / Coca-Cola Roxy* 28.04.26 US – Dallas, TX / House of Blues 29.04.26 US – Oklahoma City, OK / Diamond Ballroom 01.05.26 US – Denver, CO / Summit 02.05.26 US – Albuquerque, NM / Sunshine Theater 04.05.26 US – Wichita, KS / The Cotillion 05.05.26 US – Springfield, MO / The Regency Live 06.05.26 US – Fayetteville, AR / Ozark Music Hall 08.05.26 US – Daytona Beach, FL / Welcome To Rockville 09.05.26 US – North Myrtle Beach, SC / House of Blues 11.05.26 US – Norfolk, VA / The NorVa 12.05.26 US – Harrisburg, PA / XL Live 14.05.26 US – McKees Rocks, PA / Roxian Theatre 15.05.26 US – Columbus, OH / Sonic Temple 16.05.26 US – Baltimore, MD / Nevermore Hall 17.05.26 US – Sayreville, NJ / Starland Ballroom 19.05.26 US – Charlotte, NC / The Fillmore 20.05.26 US – Knoxville, TN / The Mill & Mine 21.05.26 US – Nashville, TN / The Pinnacle*
LIK, the modern-day purveyors of classic Swedish death metal, return to glorious action with a video for “They.” Taken from their latest full-length Necro, which was released last April via Metal Blade Records, the video was directed by the band’s own Joakim Antman.
LIK will return to stages next March when they kick off the Necrofeeling Over Europe Tour 2026! The band comments, “In March and April we drag Necro across European soil, a procession of stinking, rotten, and unspeakable volume. Join the march or be buried beneath it.”
LIK Live – Necrofeeling Over Europe 2026: 3/26/2026 Brewgata – Oslo, NO 3/27/2026 Östgötaslakt – Linköping, SE 3/29/2026 Monument – Gothenburg, SE 3/31/2026 Voodoo – Warsaw, PL 4/01/2026 Zascianek – Krakow, PL 4/03/2026 Kabinet Muz – Brno, CZ 4/04/2026 Modra Vopize – Prague, CZ 4/05/2026Dark Easter MetalMeeting – Munich, DE 4/07/2026 Urban Spree – Berlin, DE 4/09/2026 Stengade – Copenhagen, DK 4/11/2026 BD Riots – Borlänge, SE 4/12/2026 Kollektivet Livet – Stockholm, SE
Other festivals: 8/14-15/2026 Blasphemy Festival – Slnečné Skaly, SK
Standing loud and proud over so many imitators, LIK’s Necro is the musical equivalent of a classic shock-horror movie that’s drenched in blood and gore and packed with over-the-top extremities. Delve beyond the zombified cover art created by Stockholm-based tattooist and artist Jens Olsson (Ink Fanatics), Necro serves as a reminder of just how special and exciting the genre is: packed with blood-curdling fantasy stories about war, death, zombies, world apocalypse and murder all stacked with disgustingly-good rotten riffs.
Once again using uber-producer Lawrence Mackrory (Meshuggah, Katatonia, High Parasite, Decapitated), all music was recorded live over a three-day period, before vocalist/guitarist Tomas Åkvik headed to Uppsala to record his vocals at Mackrory’s Rorysound Studios. Mackrory has worked with LIK – whose name translates to “corpse” in Swedish, since their 2015 debut Mass Funeral Evocation and throughout their Metal Blade Records’ career that started with 2018’s Carnage.
Within Necro‘s ten tracks, LIK has created a seamless album, diverse in tempo but without losing any of their blood-soaked intensity and relentless in-your-face attitude listeners have come to expect. There are twists and turns that keep LIK on a progressive path without straying from their old-school trademark sounds inspired by the godfathers Dismember, At The Gates and of course, Entombed.
“We didn’t really want to repeat ourselves, but of course we wanted the LIK sound,” explains Åkvik on the writing trajectory of Necro.
LIK: Tomas Åkvik – vocals, guitar Niklas “Nille” Sandin – guitar Chris Barkensjö – drums Joakim Antman – bass
MIGHTY WARRIORS, READY YOUR HAMMERS! Next year we’ll be returning to Europe for a GIGANTIC TOUR across the continent in support of a BRAND NEW FULL LENGTH ALBUM!
We’ll be bringing an updated setlist that features songs from the new record as well as fan favourites, fresh production and of course all the energy and goblin-smashing antics that you’ve come to expect as we welcome you into the Gloryhammer universe once more.
As if that wasn’t enough, we’ll be joined by Swedish power metal pioneers MAJESTICA as well as Finnish melodic metal masters ARION as support. Truly a lineup of formidable strength!
Don’t miss the MIGHTIEST tour of 2026! Tickets on sale now.
Poster artwork by the legendary Dan Goldsworthy
16.10 🇫🇷 TOULOUSE – INTERFERENCE 17.10 🇪🇸 VILLAVA – SALA TOTEM ARETOA 18.10 🇪🇸 MADRID – SALA BUT 20.10 🇪🇸 BARCELONA – RAZZMATAZZ 2 21.10 🇫🇷 LYON – RAYONNE 23.10 🇩🇪 STUTTGART – LKA LONGHORN 24.10 🇩🇪 HAMBURG – DOCKS 25.10 🇳🇱 UTRECHT – TIVOLI VRENDENBURG 26.10 🇩🇰 COPENHAGEN – AMAGER BIO 28.10 🇫🇮 HELSINKI – TAVASTIA 30.10 🇸🇪 STOCKHOLM – FRYSHUSET 31.10 🇸🇪 GOTHENBURG – PUSTERVIK 01.11 🇳🇴 OSLO – ROCKEFELLER 03.11 🇩🇪 BERLIN – FESTSAAL KREUZBERG 04.11 🇵🇱 WARSAW – PROXIMA 05.11 🇨🇿 OSTRAVA – CLUB GARAGE 06.11 🇩🇪 HANNOVER – CAPITOL 07.11 🇩🇪 OBERHAUSEN – TURBINENHALLE 2 08.11 🇩🇪 SAARBRUCKEN – GARAGE 10.11 🇦🇹 VIENNA – ARENA 11.11 🇩🇪 NUREMBERG – HIRSCH 12.11 🇩🇪 FRANKFURT – BATSCHKAPP 13.11 🇩🇪 MUNICH – BACKSTAGE 14.11 🇩🇪 LEIPZIG – HELLRAISER 15.11 🇨🇭 PRATTELN – Z7 17.11 🇫🇷 PARIS – MACHINE DU MOULIN ROUGE 18.11 🇧🇪 ANTWERP – TRIX 20.11 🇬🇧 LONDON – ISLINGTON ASSEMBLY HALL 21.11 🇬🇧 MANCHESTER – ACADEMY 2 22.11 🇬🇧 GLASGOW – GARAGE
Helsinki-based progressive melodic death metal band NUMENTO unleashes their new single “Wrath” from their upcoming EP, a relentless, hard-hitting track exploring the dark side of human nature. Inspired by people forming abusive “relationships” with AI chatbots, the lyrics take the abuser’s perspective to question empathy, control, and violence in the digital age.
Listen to the single on music services: (Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, Tidal, Amazon Music etc.) – https://push.fm/fl/numento-wrath
The band’s guitarists, Atte Asikainen and Aleksi Vehmassalo, tell a bit more about the new single. Aleksi states the following about composing and producing the song: “We started writing the song with the idea of making Numento’s heaviest song to date, one that would showcase our death metal influences. That’s what the song turned out to be, but we also added a few clean vocal phrases, albeit doubled with growls. Still, the song is our most aggressive song to date.”
Atte Asikainen continues about the production: “We continued the production together with German producer Chris Herrle to ensure that the world-class quality and impact familiar from our third album would also be present in the new music. However, this time we used less synths and focused more on the core sound of the band.”
01. Wrath
Composers: Atte Asikainen, Katri Hiovain-Asikainen, Simo Mattila, Aleksi Vehmassalo, Mikko Virtanen
We’re heading back to Australia in March 2026 for four shows — Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney. we can’t wait to bring the noise down under 🇦🇺
The tour will commence on Monday March 23 at Brisbane’s at Fortitude Music Hall, followed by Wednesday March 25 at Hindley Street Music Hall, Adelaide, continuing on to Melbourne’s Festival Hall on Thursday 26 March, before concluding at Enmore Theatre, Sydney, on Saturday 28 March.
We’re thrilled to announce the release of our powerful new LIVE album – Live At Stonedead!
Earlier this year we wrapped up an epic UK tour with our final show at Stonedead Festival set in stone! For those of you who couldn’t be there, you can now relive the raw, high voltage energy of that night with the digital release of ‘Live At Stonedead’! This isn’t a polished studio album – it’s pure, unadulterated Daisies power and really captures the grit and atmosphere we know you guys love when we play live!
“We were pumped to wrap up a great UK Tour at the Stonedead Festival in Newark. It turned out to be such a great show we decided to release it for you guys. The audience was fired up and it was an awesome night of Rock! Hope you enjoy this and see ya again as soon as possible” – Doug Aldrich
Finnish thrashers Indemon have released a music video for their song “Abuse.” The track is taken from their critically acclaimed debut album, Reclaiming Chaos, which was released last June via Inverse Records.
“Abuse show’s the narrator’s perspective on the conflict in which they want to break free from a person, yet at the same time want to keep that person under their control. The narrator has an obsession with control.
Alternatively, it could be that the other person does not exist at all, and the narrator is actually a voice inside the listener’s head, a kind of inner demon, telling the listener how it wants to get rid of them, while simultaneously keeping them in its grasp.”
Danish black metal band ORM delivers their fourth album, GULD, out today through their long-running allies at Indisciplinarian.
With GULD, ORM marks another important step in their musical development, building on their characteristic epic and progressive approach to black metal, this time in a more direct and intensified format with five shorter and more concise compositions. Musically, GULD is ORM’s most focused and uncompromising album to date.
The five songs, which range from six to twelve minutes, are built around intense riff structures, relentless rhythmic shifts and complex melodies that weave in and out of each other like a musical kaleidoscope. The album moves between furious aggression, deep sorrow, and ominous calm, placing ORM in a field of tension between traditional black metal and progressive elements drawn from both death metal and classic metal.
Thematically, GULD explores modern humanity’s self-destructive cultivation of negative emotions; a vain and manipulated pursuit of perfection and recognition that leads to fear, isolation and downfall. The album uses frameworks inspired by folklore and fables to portray human vanity, envy and self-deception as universal forces that have haunted mankind’s stories throughout history. Gold becomes a symbol of both wealth and decay, an alluring but poisoned promise that can never be fulfilled without a heavy price.
Listen to ORM’s crushing GULD today on Bandcamp HERE and all other streaming services HERE.
GULD is out now in three vinyl formats – 500 on Black, 150 on Red Gold, and 150 on Bio White – a CD digipak of 200 copies, a cassette run of 100 copies, and digitally at the Indisciplinarian webshop HERE and Bandcamp HERE.
GULD was produced by guitarist/vocalist Simon Sonne Andersen and ORM, mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege (Obituary, Internal Bleeding, Vastum), and completed with artwork by Asger W. Krogh and photography by Lasse Høgh.
ORM was formed in 2015 and released its eponymous debut album in 2017, introducing the band’s melodic and ambitious approach to black metal.
ORM unites human synergy and analog craftsmanship – both in their music and in their visual expression, where collage artist Asger Krogh’s tactile artwork stands in contrast to today’s AI-driven aesthetics and emphasizes the album’s physical and organic undertone.
With GULD, ORM once again demonstrates their ability to combine extreme music with deep thematic layers and artistic ambition, cementing their position as one of Europe’s most visionary black metal bands.
The 12-track record pushes extreme metal into new territory, blending hardcore intensity with nü-metal, R&B, hip-hop, shoegaze, and beyond. Boolin Tunes awarded it 9/10, calling the album “an absolutely outstanding, and extremely promising modern metalcore debut,” while Uber Rock described Pure Light as “dynamic” and “eclectic.”
“Pure Light is the culmination of eight consistent years together as a group,” the band shared collectively. “Through thick and thin, every blessing and every curse, we have pressed on to eventually lead to this moment. This album is an invitation to join us in a conversation on the human experience and celebrate the good, bad, and ugly of life. We are beyond thankful to present this experience to anyone who listens. When you walk away from Pure Light, remember you are loved, cherished and wanted.”
In the lead-up to today’s release, the South Carolina-based band shared two previews. The first, “Front Door Phobia” featuring Andrew Herman from Johnny Booth, explores political unrest and social isolation, while the second song, “Obsolete,” is described by vocalist Nick Rendelman described as “the most abrupt callout-of-a-song we’ve ever written. This one is for anyone who has been harmed by someone they care for, and for the human reactions that come with it.”
Building on their earlier DIY EPs, Wiltwither expanded their sonic and conceptual scope with Pure Light. The album imagines a government experiment in which test subjects are dosed with a mysterious drug called Pure Light, unlocking telepathic bonds that are exploited and manipulated until the subjects lose their humanity. Across twelve tracks, the band narrates this descent with unflinching heaviness, cinematic interludes, and fearless experimentation.
Photo courtesy of Wiltwither
Wiltwither is Nick Rendelman (vocals), Dakota Brown (guitar), Joshua Davis (guitar), Anna Harper (bass) and Tyler Syphertt (drums). The quintet have quietly bulldozed their way out of the Carolinas with a venomous vision.
Their previous EPs, The House I Lived and Died In (2023) and The Yellow Wallpaper (2024), drew early praise from Knotfest (“excellent”) and saw them touring with VCTMS, Heavy // Hitter, and more. With their debut album, Pure Light, the band sharpen their concept-driven storytelling while leveling up sonically and emotionally.
Drawing from the raw bloodlines of blues, rockabilly, goth rock, and American country, Florida’s dark torchbearers THENOCTAMBULANT open the gates to the abyss with their new single “Bring The Sorrow.”
With this release, the band channels the haunted spirits of the South, where gospel hymns curdle into laments and salvation tastes of rust and whiskey. “Bring The Sorrow” is the first true blast of sound from a forthcoming chapter in THENOCTAMBULANT’s evolution, a forceful wake-up call from the shadows of the American heartland.
The track begins with the metaphorical crack of a Bible slamming shut on a pulpit, signaling the end of blind faith and the beginning of reckoning. Its lyrics twist the familiar words of Psalm 91, a passage once meant to promise protection and peace, into something deeply corrupted.
In the world of “Bring The Sorrow,” faith offers no refuge, only torment. The song reimagines the sacred as profane, echoing through the backwoods of Appalachia and the swamps below, where every prayer is answered with silence.
“Bring The Sorrow” captures THENOCTAMBULANT’s signature fusion of dark Americana and gothic metal, where howling guitars and funeral dirges collide. It is both a sermon and a curse, a lament for a world where redemption has lost its meaning.
About THE NOCTAMBULANT: In 2013, THE NOCTAMBULANT formed in Jacksonville, Florida, with a mission to spread the culture of Southern Appalachia through their unique interpretation of black metal. Merging the genre’s primal aggression with the crushing weight of blackened death metal and the haunting atmospherics of Southern Gothic, they sought to honor the myths, spirits, and eerie folklore of the region.
Founded by E. Helvete (Guitars, Vocals) and D. Franseth (Drums) following the breakup of their psychobilly band, THE NOCTAMBULANT emerged as they delved into the darker realms of black metal. With the addition of Lars Goerschafft (Bass) and later Rev Beaumont (Guitar), the band fully embraced a sound that merges relentless intensity with ghostly Appalachian storytelling, crafting an auditory spell of sorrow, brutality, and mysticism.
Their music weaves a sonic tapestry of feral blackened riffs, ominous melodies, and immersive soundscapes steeped in spectral Appalachian lore. Drawing inspiration from metal legends such as VENOM, CELTIC FROST, BATHORY, and DARK FUNERAL, THE NOCTAMBULANT channels both ferocity and haunting atmosphere, merging the unrelenting force of extreme metal with the ghostly echoes of ancient myths and the desolation of the Southern Gothic landscape. Their next album is set to emerge in 2026.
RECORRUPTOR have unleashed “Bearing the Befouled Spawn”, the second single from their forthcoming album Sorrow Will Drown Us All, due out July 18th, 2025, via Time To Kill Records.
With this new track, the Michigan based death metal unit doubles down on the crushing weight and surgical precision that define their sound. “Bearing the Befouled Spawn” is a relentless assault – dark and sharpened to a lethal point, showcasing the band’s evolved approach to brutality and atmosphere. Fuelled by blistering riffing and unyielding aggression, the single offers a punishing glimpse into the abyss RECORRUPTOR are prepared to drag listeners through.
Stream “Bearing the Befouled Spawn” now and witness the next chapter in their descent.
“‘Bearing the Befouled Spawn’ is Recorruptor’s sick and twisted tale of a most vile, disgusting birth – a woman forced to birth a vicious, man-eating hellspawn that wreaks havoc upon the unsuspecting public. A conscious, spiteful nod to the current climate of Christian ideologies sending the world into a downwards spiral, so too does this fictitious public face an ultimate doom as a result of their religious beliefs”.
Track-list:
1. Bathe in the Ashes of Heaven 2. Sorrow Will Drown Us All 3. Bearing the Befouled Spawn 4. Within the Vault 5. Urn of Verglas 6. Envenoming 7. An Unnatural Lust 8. Devoured by Centipedes 9. Insidious Rot 10. Putrid Aberration of Malevolent Divinity 11. Death at the Hands of His Image 12. Scourge of Prometheus (Ft. Enrico H. Di Lorenzo of Hideous Divinity)
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9.17 – Ottawa, ON @ Canadian Tire Center 9.19 – Quebec City, QC @ Videotron Centre 9.20 – Montreal, QC @ Centre Bell 9.22 – London, ON @ Canada Life Place 9.25 – Winnipeg, MB @ Canada Life Centre 9.28 – Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome 9.29 – Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place 10.01 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
Phoenix nu-metal juggernauts SICKSENSE are back! Following two critically praised EPs, the band is readying the release of their debut full-length album, Cross Me Twice, on February 14, 2025 with Earache Records.
From the maleficent minds of dual vocalists Vicky “Killer V” Psarakis (THE AGONIST) and Rob The Ripper, comes a new wave of nu-metal. With the added arsenal of guitarist Agent Phil [Philip Lykostratis], bassist The Gothfather [Richard Regier] and drummer Smokin’ J [Joseph Polizzi], SICKSENSE have crafted their heaviest record yet, melting nu-metal elements with metalcore and electronic touches for a unique spin on the rejuvenated genre.
Commenting on the record, Killer V states:
“Our upcoming album, ‘Cross Me Twice’, takes the listener on an emotional rollercoaster of a journey. We evolved from our traditional nu metal sound, by incorporating more modern metal and electronic elements into this album. The heavy parts got heavier, the soft parts got softer and the catchy parts got catchier. ‘Cross Me Twice’ explores a wider dynamic range, which leaves the listener not knowing what to expect with each release.
We were going through numerous personal issues amongst ourselves as a band while working on this record, which inevitably led to us parting ways with former members and bringing in new ones to complete it. These issues inspired the lyrical themes for each song. It wasn’t easy to go through and create, but we’re extremely proud of the end result.
I remember spending countless hours working on keys and the overall sound design of ‘Cross Me Twice’, on top of all the vocal arrangements I normally task myself with. Teaming up with our producer, Joey Doherty, was the final step and best decision we could have made to bring you guys what we believe will be one of the absolute best sounding albums of 2025.
There’s something for everyone to enjoy here and we hope it means as much to our listeners as it does to us. It’s truly special.“
Today, the band has revealed their latest single, ‘Wildfires‘, from the impending album, accompanied by the music video below.
Adding about the song, Rob The Ripper says:
‘“Wildfires’ is a fun braggadocio anthem about being the best you can be and not feeling sorry about it. It’s a call-out song directed towards our peers for them to be better people and create better music. Too many artists are ‘fake nice’ to your face, then talk smack about you behind your back. If you feel a certain way about someone, just be honest. Many bands play it safe with their music too. They’re afraid to push boundaries. We aren’t. We’ll incorporate rapping, singing, screaming, R&B, hip-hop and electronic music. Whatever fits and feels right for each song. We did this with ‘Wildfires’. It’s got it all. From a songwriting and production perspective, we do it exceptionally well. ‘Wildfires’ is a special song for all the fans who love us and it’s especially for our fans in denial who love to hate us.“
1. Sellout 2. Wildfires 3. Throwback 4. Fever Dream 5. Invisible 6. On Repeat 7. Masquerade Parade 8. In This Carousel 9. Here Come All The Memories 10. Follow Me
About SICKSENSE:
It’s rare that a debut album inspires such fervent anticipation, but the thrill surrounding a full-length from Sicksense is concrete. A band who have nurtured their community from seedlings to an army of “Deli-boos” (if you know, you know), Sicksense made instant waves in the metal scene upon the release of their two EPs Kings Today and Fools Tomorrow.
These collections saw their music garner support from metal connoisseurs such as TankTheTech, feature in the ring with ex-NXT and NOAH pro-wrestler Stallion Rogers, and hit Spotify’s Alternative Metal and New Nü playlists alongside other trailblazers in the future of metal. These two small portholes into their vibrant world have turned heads in the industry and metal fandom alike, receiving comparisons to nü-metal titans like Slipknot, Evanescence and Limp Bizkit in the process.
Sicksense have now announced their debut album ‘Cross Me Twice’, news which will see anticipation on all sides finally relieved. With ‘Cross Me Twice’, the band take their nü-metal influences and Frankenstein them into a hydra monster that sees the heads of metalcore, progressive metal and power metal combine into a modern experiment gone very right. The album is all a nü-metal fan could hope for while bringing new color to the genre.
It’s this versatility that sets Sicksense apart in the nü-gen surge. The adventurous ‘Cross Me Twice’ is as fantastically otherworldly with luminous keys and glacial melodies as it is gritty with nü-metal grooves and stomach-lurching djent. Conjurers of jeweled light and chroma, commanders of shadow and moonbeams, Sicksense create such a thickly immersive atmosphere that it feels as though you can see the album just as much as you can hear it.
Los Angeles’ nu-metal band Bazerk return with their new single ‘On the Radio,’ their first release with Golden Robot Records.
The track signifies a new era with ‘On The Radio‘ being the first single from their upcoming 2023 album, giving listeners a clear insight into the sound and direction they are heading.
‘On the Radio‘ is sure to get the air waves buzzing with catchy melodic hooks and funky hip-hop beats. It will keep you dancing with a mixture of upbeat tones, guttural screams and a distinctive guitar riff that carries the tune.
Alternative rock/metal group from Los Angeles, Bazerk shock the world with their massive sound and uniqueness. Best known because of their song “Hello America” and for bringing a sick live stage show.
One of the most d diverse bands on the roster, breaking down the stereotype of this style of music, Bazerk create their own lane and boundaries, head-lining with major top streaming acts and spear-heading the way with concepts and originality.
With over 113k views of their outlandish video “Preacher Man,” over 3 million plays on Soundcloud and 90k + streams, the band has been featured in multiple magazines, writers/critics are calling them “the new Rage Against The Machine with a Twist.”
Get ready for Bazerk because, in their own words, “Our music has balls on it!”
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