Australia’s’ metal warriors TEMTRIS will be touring Australia, the Netherlands, Belgium, the U.K. and Germany beginning on August 1st. Check out the tour mat above!
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TEMTRIS – Announce Queen Of Crows 2025 Tour | Dates, Cities & Venues Listed
Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags classic metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal albums 2025, metal music, Metal News, metal odyssey, temtris on April 8, 2025 by Metal OdysseyALLEGAEON Unveils “Wake Circling Above” Video | The Ossuary Lens Full-Length Out Now On Metal Blade Records
Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags allegaeon, Death Metal, Metal, metal albums 2025, metal music, Metal News, metal odyssey on April 7, 2025 by Metal Odyssey
Technical death metal architects ALLEGAEON today unveil their new video for “Wake Circling Above.” The track comes off the band’s latest full-length, The Ossuary Lens, out now on Metal Blade Records.
Comments guitarist Michael Stancel on the track, “So, one day in our group chat, [vocalist] Ezra [Haynes] was like, ‘Michael, I want something slow and heavy,’ and I was like, ‘DONE.’ I used a lot of inspiration from bands like Dimmu Borgir and Septicflesh to try and build these massive orchestral sections that set the tone as well as some noisy ‘ear candy’ sounds to add more dimension. This is probably the most different song on the record but still has all the ALLEGAEON-isms you’d want.”
Watch ALLEGAEON’s “Wake Circling Above” video HERE.
Watch ALLEGAEON’s previously released video for “Driftwood” HEREand “The Swarm” HERE.
The Ossuary Lens is available now on CD (jewel case w/ 16-page booklet) and digital formats as well as LP in the following color variants:
Ossuary Marbled (US)
Wine And Lust (US)
180g Black (EU)
Red Obsidian Marbled (EU)
Ossuary Crystal (EU – Ltd. 200)
Preview and purchase the record at: metalblade.com/allegaeon.
ALLEGAEON is wrapping up the final week of their North American coheadlining tour with Warbringer. The Vortex Of Violence Tour began on March 18th in San Diego, California and will conclude on April 12th in Los Angeles, California. Support is being provided by Skeletal Remains and Summoning The Lich. See all remaining dates below
ALLEGAEON w/ Warbringer, Skeletal Remains, Summoning The Lich [remaining dates]:
4/08/2025 El Corazon – Seattle, WA
4/09/2025 Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC
4/10/2025 Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR
4/11/2025 DNA Lounge – San Francisco, CA
4/12/2025 Teragram Ballroom – Los Angeles, CA
ALLEGAEON:
Greg Burgess – lead guitar
Michael Stancel – lead guitar
Jeff Saltzman – drums
Ezra Haynes – vocals
Brandon Michael – bass
https://www.facebook.com/Allegaeon
https://www.instagram.com/allegaeonofficial
Source: EARSPLIT PR
POSTMORTAL – Polish Funeral Doom Metal Entity To Release Profundis Omnis Debut Album via Aesthetic Death
Posted in doom metal, doom metal music, funeral doom metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags doom metal, funeral doom, Metal, metal albums 2025, metal music, metal odyssey, postmortal on April 6, 2025 by Metal Odyssey
Polish funeral death doom entity POSTMORTAL will unveil its debut album Profundis Omnis on May 9th 2025, via Aesthetic Death.
Meticulously crafted with an unwavering passion for the genre, this release sees the band channel the bleak, monolithic essence of funeral doom’s greats. With a deep understanding of the style’s fundamental elements, POSTMORTAL shape their sound into a crushing and immersive experience, delivering an interpretation that is both hauntingly atmospheric and devastatingly heavy.
Track-list:
1. Fallen
2. Darkest Desire
3. Decay of Paradise
4. Prophecy of the Endless
5. Queen of Woe
6. The Masterpiece of the Thing That Once Was but Will Never Be
The idea to create a funeral doom band was born in 2015 during the Czech metal music festival Brutal Assault, where most original members of the band were present: Michał (guitar), Karol (guitar), Sludge (bass) and Kamila (drums). In those days POSTMORTAL was officially created, joined soon by Dawid (vocals), and Sludge later replaced by Paweł.
Rehearsals and writing of the first songs began and by late 2017 and early 2018, the band were able to do two gigs in their hometown of Krakow, the only gigs to date.
In April 2018, Karol was replaced by Kamil and the band recorded the EP Soil. Shortly after these recordings, the drummer left the band.
Despite a lenghty search, it was not possible to find her successor and as a result the band went into hiatus.
Line-up:
Michał Skupień – music
Dawid Dunikowski – vocals, lyrics
In 2024 two original members, Dawid and Michał decided to reactivate POSTMORTAL as a two-person project with ideas and focus on creating a debut studio album. In the same year, Profundis Omnis was recorded, adapting tracks that were mostly written during the band’s early period.
Monolithic, bleak and primal, POSTMORTAL embraces the atmosphere of funeral doom overlords such as Thergothon, Tyranny, The Funeral Orchestra, Catacombs, Evoken.
POSTMORTAL:
https://postmortal.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/postmortalofficial
Aesthetic Death:
https://aestheticdeath.bandcamp.com/
https://www.aestheticdeath.com/
Marking 35 Years Of SIGH – The New, Fully & Flawlessly Re-Recorded Opus I SAW THE WORLD’S END (HANGMAN’S HYMN MMXXV)
Posted in Black Metal, Extreme Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags Metal, metal albums 2025, metal music, Metal News, metal odyssey, sigh on April 6, 2025 by Metal Odyssey
BLACKENED THRASH MEETS CLASSICAL MUSIC, SET FOR RELEASE ON PEACEVILLE ON JUNE 13th 2025
This year, Japanese black metal legends Sigh celebrate 35 years of existence. With a career that has seen the release of 12 studio albums, countless worldwide shows, and a relentless dedication to pushing musical boundaries, they have firmly cemented their status as one of the most revered and influential cult acts in extreme metal.
To celebrate, Sigh have decided to revisit their 2007 opus, Hangman’s Hymn. A compositional powerhouse in its own right, Hangman’s Hymn was notably Sigh’s first concept album, blending fast 80s thrash metal influences from bands like Wehrmacht, Sarcofago, and Repulsion with classical music, particularly German symphonies. However, Hangman’s Hymn was often seen as not fully meeting the band’s own standards in terms of execution and production.
As a result, frontman Mirai Kawashima has taken it upon himself to do justice to this at times overlooked masterpiece of intricate songwriting by re-recording it with the current Sigh sound and delivery, under the title I Saw the World’s End – Hangman’s Hymn MMXXV. Set for release on Peaceville on June 13th.
I SAW THE WORLD’S END (HANGMAN’S HYMN MMXXV)
Introitus / Kyrie (MMXXV) [04:30]
Inked in Blood (MMXXV) [03:13]
Me-Devil (MMXXV) [03:19]
Dies Irae (MMXXV) [00:40]
The Master Malice (MMXXV) [04:46]
The Memories as a Sinner (MMXXV) [03:30]
Death with Dishonor (MMXXV) [03:08]
In Devil’s Arms (MMXXV) [04:32]
Overture (MMXXV) [01:14]
Rex Tremendae / I Saw the World’s End (MMXXV) [05:18]
Salvation in Flame / Confutatis (MMXXV) [05:22]
Finale: Hangman’s Hymn / In Paradisum / Das Ende (MMXXV) [04:47]
Mirai himself explains the background to the project:
“Hangman’s Hymn, which was released in 2007, is one of my best compositions of my whole career, but it does not necessarily mean that this is my favorite Sigh album. The excessively monotonous drumming must be the biggest issue. The guitars are sloppy. The production is far from the best. And my orchestrations and vocals could have been much better. So what if we re-record this with better musicians and today’s production?”
“The idea was always in my head, and finally the time has come to make it happen. I do know that re-recording can be the double-edged sword. “Scorn Defeat” has some flaws. So does “Imaginary Sonicscape”. But I will never ever re-record those albums as I am sure that it would lose their magic. But “Hangman’s Hymn” is an exception. You can easily tell what I mean if you listen to this completely re-recorded version”.
With Nozomu Wakai on guitar and the returning Mike Heller on drums, I Saw the World’s End – Hangman’s Hymn MMXXV is by far the fiercest, most brutal, and the most symphonic Sigh album to date, with the added flawless delivery of the new members and new orchestration with real orchestral instruments. The production by Lasse Lammert also brings a whole other dimension to the album with cover artwork courtesy of Eliran Cantor.
Japanese black metal legends Sigh formed in 1989/1990. The genre-classic debut Scorn Defeat followed on Euronymous’ Deathlike Silence Productions in 1993, and with each subsequent release, Sigh grew to become one of the country’s greatest and most revered metal exports.
With a journey through the strange and the psychedelic, incorporating a whole eclectic mix of genre styles & experimentation throughout their career, Sigh has remained a vital creative force in the avantgarde field, whilst maintaining their old school roots, as witnessed with the stellar 2022 album, Shiki.
U.S. Death Metallers OSSUARY To Release: Abhorrent Worship
Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags Death Metal, Metal, metal albums 2025, metal music, Metal News, metal odyssey, OSSUARY on April 4, 2025 by Metal Odyssey
Album out May 23 on Me Saco Un Ojo Records / Darkness Shall Rise
The band is now streaming album opener “Volitional Entropy.” Listen now at: mesacounojo.bandcamp.com
You find yourself two thousand meters below the Earth’s surface surrounded by overwhelming darkness. Cold and wet, the path has collapsed behind you. You have nowhere to go, but still you scream. You scream, and scream, echoing into the darkness, dissolving your throat like acid. It’s no use. There’s no way out. You die here.
OSSUARY has made this cave for you.
Abhorrent Worship is a relentless, pummeling assault. Six tracks in 37 minutes of cacophonous, suffocating evil punctuated with distorted, droning atmospheres. Hissing and dripping wet with bile, vocals incant beneath monstrous searing, chugging guitars and thunderous, pounding drums & bass at a primordial pace executed with precision and finesse.
OSSUARY takes their time between releases, which shows, and once again, Abhorrent Worship is worth the wait. Once you press play, there’s no going back, accept your fate happily or not. You die here.
OSSUARY;
M – bass
N – drums
I – guitars/vocals
Me Saco Un Ojo Records will release the vinyl edition of Abhorrent Worship with Darkness Shall Rise handling CD and cassette treatment.
Pre-order the album at:
mesacounojo.bandcamp.com/album/abhorrent-worship
Abhorrent Worship – tracklist:
1) Volitional Entropy
2) Inborn Scourge Unbound
3) Forsaken Offerings (To The Doomed Spirit)
4) Instinctual Prostration
5) The Undrownable Howl Of Evil
6) Barren Lamentation
Abhorrent Worship was mixed by Marcus at No Master’s Voice and mastered by Jack Control. Artwork by Morgan Sorensen (@see_machine). Stream more from OSSUARY on Spotify.
Source: ClawHammer PR
Dark Metal Icons CREMATORY Present Stunning Cover Version Of TYPE O NEGATIVE’s “My Girlfriend’s Girlfriend” From Upcoming Studio Album: Destination | Due Out On May 2nd via ROAR!
Posted in dark metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags crematory, Metal, metal albums 2025, metal music, metal music videos, Metal News, metal odyssey on April 4, 2025 by Metal Odyssey
The video clip is premiering HERE
May 2nd will see iconic dark metal pioneers CREMATORY release their much-awaited, new studio album, Destination, via ROAR. Coming on CD, colored 2-LP Vinyl (incl. 4 bonus-Tracks), 3-CD Earbook (feat. the regular album, 4-track bonus CD, album on instrumental versions + a 48-page booklet), an exclusive 18/CD bundle (new album, exclusive remix album + all 16 previous albums) and in digital formats, the album pre-sale is available at https://crematory.rpm.link/destialbumpr
Following previously-released singles, “Welt Aus Glas” and the epic album title track, today, CREMATORY present their stunning cover version of the TYPE O NEGATIVE classic “My Girlfriend’s Girlfriend”, featuring a guest performance by END OF GREEN‘s frontman Michelle Darkness!
“Our cover version from Type O Negative’s hit “My Girlfriend’s Girlfriend” is very special for us. We had the pleasure of playing a few shows and festivals with Type O Negative in the mid-90s, had some very good aftershow partys together and a nice friendship,” CREMATORY drummer Markus Jüllich remembers, and adds:
Pete Steele is a legend and this song fits our CREMATORY style perfectly. It’s our tribute to Pete and Type O, because they are one of the most famous bands from the good old gothic metal scene of the 90s, and we respect them very much. In addition, we invited Michelle Darkness (End of Green) as a guest vocalist for this song, who pays excellent homage to Pete Steel’s vocal range and delivers a terrific duet in combination with Felix.”
The CREMATORY cover version of “My Girlfriend’s Girlfriend” is out now and available on all digital streaming services at: https://crematory.rpm.link/mygfsgfPR
Album Tracklist:
- Destination
- The Future is a lonely place
- Welt aus Glas
- My Girlfriend´s Girlfriend
- After Isolation
- My own private God
- Days without sun
- Deep in the silence
- Banished forever
- Ashes of Despair
- Toxic Touch
- Das letzte Ticket
Bonus-Tracks (Earbook, 2-LP Vinyl):
- Tote Blumen
- Fail of misery
- Days without Sun – Centhron Dark Mix
- Welt aus Glas – Centhron Glas Mix
CREMATORY sound highly motivated, they are upping the ante and definitely still have a lot to say even after 34 years of a successful band history! In support of Destination, CREMATORY will embark on an album release tour kicking off on May 1st. Find all upcoming dates listed below!
CREMATORY Live:
May 1, 2025 – DE – Kaiserslautern
May 2, 2025 – DE – Leipzig
May 3, 2025 – DE – Stuttgart
May 4, 2025 – DE – Mannheim
May 9, 2025 – DE – Regensburg
May 11, 2025 – DE – Munich
May 16, 2025 – DE – Erfurt
May 17, 2025 – DE – Zwickau
May 29, 2025 – DE – Oberhausen
May 30, 2025 – DE – Potsdam
May 31, 2025 – DE – Coesfeld
CREMATORY:
Felix Stass – Vocals
Rolf Munkes – Gitarre
Oliver Revilo – Bass
Katrin Jüllich – Keyboards, Samples
Markus Jüllich – Drums, Programming
Visit RPM ROAR online:
Homepage: https://www.roar-records.de
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rpmroar
Source: RPM ROAR
INCITE – Unleashes Blistering New Single “No Mercy No Forgiveness” | New Studio Album Dropping August 2025
Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags incite, Metal, metal albums 2025, metal music, Metal News, metal odyssey, thrash, Thrash Metal on April 3, 2025 by Metal Odyssey
Prepare for an all-out sonic assault as INCITE returns with their latest earth-shattering single, “No Mercy No Forgiveness“. A relentless barrage of crushing riffs, thunderous grooves, and venomous vocals, this track is a war cry for the broken, the enraged, and the unstoppable. Fueled by unbridled fury and a refusal to bow, INCITE delivers a firestorm of aggression, ripping through the silence with hammering precision.
Their upcoming new album Savage New Times, set for release on August 15th, promises to be the heaviest, most unforgiving chapter in their legacy. With razor-sharp guitars, bone-crushing breakdowns, and riot-inciting anthems, this record is built for battle; unyielding, unrelenting, and unapologetically brutal. No mercy. No forgiveness. No turning back. Stay tuned.
INCITE comments on the single, stating: “No Mercy No Forgiveness is an absolute monster. This song is pure, unfiltered aggression – exactly what we wanted to bring to the metalheads. Lyrically- I found myself so worried about other people’s opinions which resulted in a-lot of personal failure. Once you show no mercy to achieving your dreams everyone’s words become silent.”
Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp-MxnYNx-c
Pre-Order/Pre-Save Savage New Times HERE: https://incite.rpm.link/savagenewtimes
INCITE:
Vocals – Richie Cavalera
Guitar – Layne Richardson
Bass – EL
Drums – Lennon Lopez
Track Listing:
1. Lies
2. Feel This Shit (I’m Fired Up)
3. Just A Rat
4. Chucked Off
5. Doubts and the Fear
6. Dolores
7. No Mercy No Forgiveness
8. Used and Abused
9. Never Die Once
10. Savage New Times
More on RPM:
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Source: C Squared Music
CRYSTAL VIPER – ANNOUNCE LIVE ALBUM!
Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags Heavy Metal, marta gabriel, Metal, metal albums 2025, metal music, Metal News, metal odyssey, traditional metal on April 3, 2025 by Metal Odyssey
Polish female fronted Heavy Metal act CRYSTAL VIPER announce the release of a live album entitled The Live Quest. It was recorded during last year’s ‘The Silver Key Tour’ at live shows in Poland, Germany, Austria, Denmark, Italy, France, Belgium and Czech Republic. The Live Quest which will come out Friday June 27 on Listenable Records and will be available on Vinyl , CD and Digitally.
Cover artwork was painted by Mario Lopez, who is also responsible for the last two CRYSTAL VIPER studio albums artworks: The Cult and The Silver Key.
CRYSTAL VIPER is a band formed and led by Marta Gabriel – vocalist, bassist and guitarist. Their last studio album The Silver Key came out in 2024 on Listenable Records and was promoted on a full European Tour and Summer festivals such as Wacken Open Air and Hellfest. While due to Marta’s presence, the band is very often compared to such female fronted acts as WARLOCK, their style is a mixture of Heavy and Power Metal, inspired by bands such as IRON MAIDEN and JUDAS PRIEST.
The Silver Key was once again inspired by the works of the father of Cosmic Horror, Howard Phillips Lovecraft, the album is a natural continuation of the previous full length release, The Cult (Listenable records – 2021).
It is without a doubt the most intense release that CRYSTAL VIPER ever recorded and the album received a roaring response from the press worldwide and featured Bathory and Misfits covers as bonus tracks.
The Live Quest first single “The Cult” live) will be released on Wednesday May 7th.
CRYSTAL VIPER are joining Riot IV on their 50th anniversary tour:
29/04 France, Grenoble, L’Ilyade
30/04 Italy, Milano, Legend
01/05 Italy, Rome, Traffic
02/05 Italy, Bologna, Alchemica
03/05 Slovenia, Medvode, Klub Jedro
04/05 Austria, Wien, Viper Room
CRYSTAL VIPER The Live Quest – Track-list:
- Return To Providence (01:43)
- Fever Of The Gods (4:27)
- The Silver Key (4:44)
- The Cult (4:54)
- Metal Nation (5:48)
- Night Of The Sin (4:35)
- The Witch Is Back (4:45)
- Still Alive (3:50)
- The Last Axeman (6:00)
Band line up:
Marta Gabriel – vocals, bass guitar, guitar, piano
Lukasz ″Andy Wave″ Halczuch – lead and rhythm guitars
Kuba Galwas – drums and percussion
Eric Juris – lead and rhythm guitars
Discography:
The Curse of Crystal Viper (Album – 2007)
Metal Nation ( Album – 2009)
Legends ( Album – 2010)
Crimen Excepta ( Album – 2012)
Possession ( Album – 2013)
Queen of the Witches ( Album – 2017)
Tales of Fire and Ice ( Album – 2019)
The Cult ( Listenable Album – 2021)
The Last Axeman (Listenable Album- 2022)
The Silver Key ( Listenable Album – 2024)
CRYSTAL VIPER – online :
www.facebook.com/crystalviperofficial
www.instagram.com/crystalviperofficial
U.S. Thrashers, EXECUSIONIST, Releasing Debut Full-Length, Sacrament of the Sick, in May!
Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags execusionist, Metal, metal albums 2025, metal music, Metal News, metal odyssey, thrash, Thrash Metal on April 2, 2025 by Metal Odyssey
Gallagher (WV) – U.S. Thrash Metal quartet, Executionist, will release their debut full-length album, Sacrament of the Sick, on May 16! In the four years since the release of their debut EP, the band has sharpened the blades of its attack, both in terms of songwriting and performance!
The official video for the album’s first single, “Serrated Shadows,” is available now at: youtu.be/9er9vxQnUk0. The single is available on Bandcamp, Spotify, and Apple Music.
Sacrament of the Sick is a monumental step forward from Executionist’s previous material. Improved production, performances, and writing have made the Executionist sound nearly unrecognizable compared to the band’s debut EP, Destined for Destruction.
Each track was meticulously crafted and poured over in Executionist’s home studio, and the final product shows that it was worth every ounce of attention. With a clear focus on melody and tighter songwriting, Sacrament of the Sick is a sonic journey sure to leave a lasting impact on the listener.
Pre-order:
executionist.bandcamp.com/album/sacrament-of-the-sick
FFO: Kreator, Children of Bodom
Track Listing:
1. Ultionum
2. Edge of Annihilation
3. Wheels of War
4. Serrated Shadows
5. Divided We Stand… United We Fall
6. Thy Kingdom Come
7. Strange Aeons
8. Palace of Kings
9. Sacrament of the Sick
10. Coup de Grâce
Credits:
Music written by Brett & Tristan Ash.
Lyrics written by Brett Ash.
Vocals, guitar, bass – Brett Ash
Drums – Tristan Ash
Produced by Brett & Tristan Ash.
Engineered & Mixed by Tristan Ash.
Mastered by Colin Davis of Imperial Mastering.
Album Artwork by Mitchell Nolte.
Logo by ModBlackMoon & HermanTwo.
Line-up:
Vocals/Guitar – Brett Ash
Drums – Tristan Ash
Bass – Austin Rose
Guitar – Mike Kinder
BIO:
Executionist was officially formed in 2021 by brothers Brett and Tristan Ash, who were 17 and 13 years old, respectively at the time. Their debut EP, Destined for Destruction, was released on January 27, 2021. Two years later, Executionist released “GENESIS 666” (March 2023).
After playing many shows together as a mere two-piece, Executionist finally added a bass player in 2024, in the form of Austin Rose. The three played more shows together before finally rounding out the lineup by adding Mike Kinder on guitar in March of 2025.
Around the same time, Executionist announced the forthcoming release of their debut full-length album, Sacrament of the Sick. The lead single “Serrated Shadows,” has already been released, with another single set to release on April 18.
With the release of their album on the horizon, Executionist aims to play live as much as possible while writing new music for their next project.
facebook.com/ExecutionistMetal
instagram.com/executionistmetal
Source: ClawHammer PR
KING WITCH Returns With III
Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, king witch, Metal, metal albums 2025, metal music, Metal News, metal odyssey on April 1, 2025 by Metal Odyssey
KING WITCH are releasing their much awaited brand new full length album III on June 27, 2025. The album displays a phenomenal leap forward in terms of songwriting and a massive production.
Formed in late 2015 on the streets of old Edinburgh, King Witch play a lead-heavy brew of rock and doom that draws comparisons ranging from Black Sabbath and Candlemass to Soundgraden and Alice In Chains. The band quickly earned themselves a reputation as a formidable live act and have toured the UK and Europe extensively with the likes of Green Lung as well as playing festivals such as Sweden Rock, Desertfest and Bloodstock..
After self releasing their extremely well received Shoulder of Giants ep, the band were picked up by Listenable Records through which they released their debut album Under The Mountain in 2018 followed by Body Of Light in 2020.
2025 sees the band return with their third and most accomplished full length album, III, featuring Andrew Scott on drums. Produced and mixed by guitarist Jamie Gilchrist in his own studio, Nameless City Sound, III retains the doom and heavy rock elements that characterise their earlier releases while ramping up the energy and focusing on more concise songwriting. The album focuses on where the human race is right now, our apparent desire to destroy ourselves, and the mental struggle to deal with it and carry on living a positive life.
PRE-SAVE ‘Swarming Flies’ HERE
Debut single ‘Swarming Flies’ is scheduled for Friday the 2nd of May, 2025. Don’t miss out on this crushing new track!
King Witch are:
Laura Donnelly – Vocals
Jamie Gilchrist – Guitar
Rory Lee – Bass
Drums performed by Andrew Scott
Track-listing:
- Suffer In Life 4:14
- Deal With The Devil 5:49
- Swarming Flies 4:49
- Sea Of Lies 6:48
- Behind The Veil 6:03
- Diggin In The Dirt 4:25
- Little Witch 3:24
- Last Great Wilderness 8:00
Produced and mixed by Jamie Gilchrist at Nameless City Sound.
Mastered by Grant Berry at Fader Mastering.
Cover art by Blasted Heathen.
Graphic design by Laura Donnelly.
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Source: Listenable Records
Out Now! Ecuador’s ANIMA INSIDE New Album: Alien
Posted in Hard Rock, hard rock bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags anima inside, Hard Rock, Metal, metal albums 2025, metal music, Metal News, metal odyssey on March 31, 2025 by Metal Odyssey
ALIEN, the brand new album from Ecuador’s Anima Inside, is OUT NOW! – as of March 28th via Rockshots Records. A bold and genre-defying release from one of South America’s most dynamic and boundary-pushing rock bands. Fusing heavy rock, Afro-Latin influences, and emotional depth, ALIEN is a striking statement of the band’s evolution. Intense, unique, and unmistakably Anima Inside.
Listen & order – Digital & CD – https://lnk.to/aQn82a
Music Video – Through The Glass – https://youtu.be/NfgFRFP7Zhw
Track Listing:
1. Prophet’s Word
2. Through the Glass
3. Alien
4. Survive
5. The Ride
6. Immortal
7. Broken Men
8. Battled Me
9. What’s Wrong With The World Today
10. Free Man
More info: https://www.rockshots.eu | https://animainside.com | https://www.facebook.com/AnimaInside | https://www.instagram.com/animainside
Source: ASHER MEDIA RELATIONS
KATAKLYSM – GOLIATH II Summer Europe 2025 | Dates, Cities & Venues Listed
Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, melodic metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags Death Metal, kataklysm, melodic death metal, Metal, metal albums 2025, metal music, Metal News, metal odyssey on March 31, 2025 by Metal Odyssey
From KATAKLYSM Facebook:
Mark your calendars! We’re thrilled to share a massive update with more festivals and exclusive shows across Europe. It’s going to be an incredible summer and we can’t wait to see as many of you as possible!
25.07.25 SI Tolmin -Tolminator Festival
26.07.25 AT Vienna – Metal Fields
29.07.25 DE Nürnberg – Hirsch
30.07.25 DE Stuttgart – Wizemann
31.07.25 DE Dortmund – Dortmund Deathfest *warm up
01.08.25 DE Rojtzschjora – Full Rewind Festival
02.08.25 RO Rasnov – Rockstad Extremefest
07.08.25 DE Aschaffenburg – Colos-Saal
08.08.25 UK Derbyshire – Bloodstock Festival
09.08.25 CZ Jaromer – Brutal Assault Festival
10.08.25 DE Munich – Backstage
12.08.25 DE Karlsruhe – Substage
14.08.25 FR Carhaix – Motocultor Festival
15.08.25 CH Cudrefin – Rock the Lakes Festival
16.08.25 DE Sulingen – Reload Festival
17.08.25 NL Eindhoven – Dynamo Festival
Band & ticket info:
CHIAROSCURO Release Self-Titled Debut EP
Posted in Death Metal, melodic death metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags CHIAROSCURO, melodic death metal, Metal, metal albums 2025, metal music, Metal News, metal odyssey on March 31, 2025 by Metal Odyssey
Chiaroscuro Out now on Unholy Anarchy Records
Melodic death band CHIAROSCURO has given release to their self-titled debut EP. Chiaroscuro showcases this young, Baltimore-based band’s ability to weave complexity, melody, and extremity into a cohesive, immersive experience.
“Chiaroscuro is a converging point of careful study and artistic impulse, conducted through an interpretation of melodic extreme metal forms” -Cassiopeia, vocalist/lyricist
Chiaroscuro is now available on digital and limited-edition CD via Unholy Anarchy Records.
Order and stream the EP at:
unholyanarchyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/chiaroscuro
Tracklisting:
- Sunbeat
- Hekatomb of Malevolence
- Unbridled Darkness
- A Song for Ghosts
The band is set to hit the road in support of the EP. Tour dates are as follows:
4/03 @ Bonk’s Bar – Philadelphia, PA (w/ Bastard Cross & Frog Myst)
4/04 @ Ralph’s Rock Diner – Worcester, MA (w/ Caregiver & The Outlourdes)
4/05 @ El Bunker Del Diablo – Queens, NY (Del Diablo Fest)
4/06 @ Quinnz Pinz – Middletown, NY (w/ Grave Heist & Ape Metro)
4/07 @ Wax Atlas – Baltimore, MD (w/ Fear Agent & Julia Set)
Vocalist/lyricist Cassiopeia and guitarist/songwriter Nick Temoshok met during their brief stint in a local Baltimore band. The two soon pulled away from that project in a vie for a firm establishment of their collective creative endeavors.
Thus came CHIAROSCURO, by way of a self-produced demo quietly released in 2024. A full live ensemble was arranged shortly thereafter, playing multiple shows in and around the Baltimore area.
CHIAROSCURO:
Cassiopeia: Vocals
Nick Temoshok: Guitars/songwriting
Adam Smith: Percussion
Ben Baris: Bass
Clay Baucom: live rhythm guitarist
Drums for Chiaroscuro were recorded at The Sludge Factory in Baltimore, MD, with vocal tracking done at Eternal Rapture Studio. The EP was produced by Wes Walker at Eternal Rapture Studio in Aberdeen, MD.
Art by George Cruikshank, of “The Drunkard’s Children” series, Plate VIII (1848) “The Maniac Father and the Convict Brother are Gone — The Poor Girl, Homeless, Friendless, Deserted, Destitute, and Gin Mad, Commits Self Murder.”
instagram.com/chiaroscurometal
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Source: ClawHammer PR
Streaming Now! Canadian Progressive Death SYMBIOTIC GROWTH’s New Album: Beyond The Sleepless Aether
Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags Death Metal, Metal, metal albums 2025, metal music, Metal News, metal odyssey, symbiotic growth on March 31, 2025 by Metal Odyssey
Mixed and Mastered by Tom Maclean (Haken, Athemon, Brutta)
Canadian progressive blackened death unit Symbiotic Growth unleashes their sophomore album Beyond The Sleepless Aether, now available as of March 28th, 2025. Similar to the band’s predecessor, their 2020 self-titled full-length, Beyond The Sleepless Aether, is once again based in fiction and is lyrically conceptual, but dives more into thoughts and emotions of everyday life, and sometimes those thoughts are hard to deal with.
“I feel like this time around, the sound is a bit darker and experimental, with more synth-heavy sounds and a melancholy atmosphere. The lyrics were very loosely inspired by a dream I (Aaron) had about the multiverse theory intertwined with some of my challenges of dealing with a sense of being and why we are all here,” says Aaron Barriault (Vocals, Guitar, Bass)
Progressive, experimental, foreboding, and emotional, every song has its own identity and its place within the album’s story, taking its protagonist through the multiverse, placing him in places like dark wooded forests, wide open desert landscapes and the unending cosmos.
The full-length listening experience tackles strong topics of loneliness, a sense of being, self-hatred, and suicide. Some of these are blatant and easy to see, and others subtly, throughout the course of the album, lyrically and musically.
“I think the fans who have heard our previous album may be a bit surprised; the sound of this album is a bit different; it’s a little bit more experimental in its own way. Either way, we hope that fans enjoy what we’ve created. I feel like the listener may have feelings of uneasiness and wonder. An odd combination, but I feel like it’s fitting.”
Mixed and mastered by Tom Maclean (Twelve Tone Studio, Haken, Athemon, Brutta), “Beyond The Sleepless Aether”, features seven paryalzing sounds of technical metal created by the Sudbury, ON recording line up of Aaron Barriault (Vocals, Guitar, Bass), Devin Mcqueen (Vocals, Guitar), and Dan Favot (Drums)(ex-Wolven Ancestry, ex-Fractal Generator). The artwork was created by Erskine Designs and shows an entity standing at the foot of what the band likes to think of as Azathoth.
“The album doesn’t touch on any Lovecraftian mythos (maybe a bit in The Sleepless Void), but the lore behind Azathoth, that we are all in his dream and once he wakes everything will cease to be, is very fitting to the album lyrically,” adds Barriault.
Recommended for fans of Ne Oblivisacaris, Der Weg Einer Freiheit, Cor Scorpii, and Gojira, Beyond The Sleepless Aether is available at the following links:
YouTube (Album Stream) – https://youtu.be/CSOzIaRlo6E
Bandcamp – https://symbioticgrowth.bandcamp.com/album/beyond-the-sleepless-aether-3
Spotify – https://spoti.fi/42m1Mlp
Track Listing:
- Of Painted Skies and Dancing Lights – 7:03
- Spires Of The Boundless Sunset – 7:28
- The Architect Of Annihilation – 10:57
- The Sleepless Void – 9:52
- Arid Trials and Barren Sands – 7:35
- Lost in Fractured Reveries – 8:44
- Trading Thoughts For Sleep – 10:02
Album Length: 1:01:43
Album Band Line Up:
Aaron Barriault – Vocals, Guitar, Bass
Devin Mcqueen – Vocals, Guitar
Dan Favot – Drums
Live Band Line Up:
Aaron Barriault – Vocals, Guitar
Dan Favot – Drums
Album Credits:
Mixed and Mastered By Tom Maclean of Twelve Tone Studio
Album Art by Erskine Designs
For more info:
Source: ASHER MEDIA RELATIONS
Canada’s Vortex Unveils “Haunting The Abyss” Music Video Ahead Of Canadian Tour With XAON | New EP Alien Realms Out April 2025
Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags Death Metal, Extreme Metal, Metal, metal albums 2025, metal music, Metal News, metal odyssey, vortex on March 30, 2025 by Metal Odyssey
Photo Credit – Giuseppe Calvinisti
Vortex has released a haunting new music video for their latest single “Haunting the Abyss” directed by Chris Kells (The Agonist). The track is the second single from their upcoming EP “Alien Realms” scheduled for release on April 11th, 2025. This is the second single off this record and fans can hear both live when the band tours Eastern Canada in April and Europe in the fall, supporting France’s XAON. Vortex comments on the single:
“This song begins with a melancholic black metal section before transitioning into a verse that I’d describe as a modern death metal take on the main riff of Metal Church by the band of the same name. For this EP, we focused on writing memorable, epic choruses, and this one is a perfect example of that. This song showcases Vortex at its best. We put a lot of hard work into it, and we truly believe it’s the standout track on Alien Realms.”
The video, crafted by Kells’ visionary direction, perfectly captures the band’s blend of technical proficiency and atmospheric intensity. Through striking visuals and masterful cinematography, the video enhances the track’s exploration of cosmic horror and discovery.
“Haunting the Abyss” demonstrates Vortex‘s evolution, featuring their trademark combination of guttural and black metal vocals alongside fry screams. The song showcases the band’s sophisticated approach to extreme metal, with intricate guitar work and massive orchestral arrangements working in perfect harmony. They are recommended listening for fans of Shadow of Intent, Fleshgod Apocalypse, and Dimmu Borgir.
Watch and listen to “Haunting the Abyss” via its video premiere on NoCleanSinging HERE.
Due out on April 11, 2025, “Alien Realms” is available for pre-order at https://vortexband.bandcamp.com
Track Listing:
1. When Humans Defy the Void – 5:03
2. Haunting the Abyss – 5:26
3. Ripping the threads of Reality – 4:10
4. Where Wonders Dwell – 3:00
EP Length: 17:40
First single “When Humans Defy the Void” at the following links:
YouTube – https://youtu.be/LRrpmT4Jaek
Spotify – https://spoti.fi/4inCj0i
Symphony For The Dead Tour – Vortex + XAON (QC, ON, NB)
April 15 – Montreal, QC – Le Petit Campus ***
April 16 – Edmundston, NB – Ateepic *
April 17 – Saint John, NB – Haven Music Hall and Cafe *
April 18 – Moncton, MB – Xeroz *
April 19 – Rimouski, QC – Coop Le Paradis *
April 22 – Ottawa, ON – The Rainbow
April 23 – Drummondville, QC – La Ste-Paix ****
April 24 – Quebec City, QC – L’Anti ****
April 25 – Saguenay, QC – Microbrasserie Port-Alfred
April 26 – Trois-Rivieres, QC – L’Entite **
* Omnivide
** Strigampire
*** Ulfhednar
**** Burning Attic
For more info (Official Website, Socials, Videos, Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music): https://linktr.ee/vortexband
Source: ASHER MEDIA RELATIONS
Metalist Magazine & Israeli Band Stormbound And More Unite To Release Memorial EP: The Final Hours – For Fallen Soldier & Metal Fan Jonathan Savitsky
Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags Heavy Metal, Israel, Metal, metal albums 2025, metal music, Metal News, metal odyssey on March 29, 2025 by Metal Odyssey
On October 7, 2023, approximately 6,000 terrorists infiltrated kibbutzim, moshavim, and Israeli Defense Forces bases near the Gaza border. Jonathan Savitsky, a dedicated soldier, gentleman, and Metalhead, fell heroically in the battle for the Kisufim outpost during its liberation. When the Egoz soldiers arrived, they found 32 female observers, three women, a baby, and 14 wounded Golani Brigade soldiers barricaded in the operations room.
The battle for the Kisufim outpost lasted about seven grueling hours. All 50 people in the operations room were rescued unharmed, but the cost was heavy: Jonathan and his comrades, Amit Peled and Elad Sasson, all 21 years old, were killed in action.
Days after Jonathan’s death, his sister Lina reached out to Metalist Magazine (https://www.metalist.co.il/) on Facebook. She shared that Jonathan was an avid fan of metal. After a few conversations, Metalist proposed with the magazine’s wide reach, that they can issue a “call to action” for Israeli bands interested in writing a song to honor Jonathan. The hope was to find one band willing to take on this important project. Instead, not one but five different songs were written!
The artists and bands who answered the call were Stormbound (Power Metal), Shiran Band (Modern Djent/Heavy metal), In Labyrinth (Death/Thrash), Yagon (doom metal), and D’arc Mother (Berlin based folk singer/pianist) featuring Yadin Moyal (guitarist).
The project was coordinated by Nimrod Friedrich, a music producer who oversaw all the musical materials and technical management. Mastering for the entire EP was handled by Maor Appelbaum, a top-tier professional who has worked with major rock and metal acts such as Sabaton, Faith No More, Rob Halford, Sepultura, Voivod, and many others.
All participants in the project volunteered their time and talents, driven by a genuine desire to honor Jonathan Savitsky’s memory – a metalhead and a hero.
Entitled “The Final Hours” (In Loving Memory of Jonathan Savitsky), the EP can be listened to at the following link: https://orcd.co/thefinalhours
YoutTube Playlist – https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLny6Z-J8kywXwXxGLT4KdJEfAVwx2WXJq
Track Listing:
1. Guardians of Light – Stormbound – 4:30
2. Angel Warrior – SHIRAN – 4:05
3. Metal Band – D’arc Mother Feat. Yadin Moyal – 2:33
4. Jonathan Lion Heart – Yagon – 6:04
5. Golden Ratio – In Labyrinth – 4:55
Source: ASHER MEDIA RELATIONS
WRETCHED PATH From Finland Makes A Triumphant Return With Their Highly Anticipated Second Album: Sea Of Death
Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags Death Metal, death metal bands, Metal, metal albums 2025, metal music, Metal News, metal odyssey, wretched path on March 29, 2025 by Metal Odyssey
Get ready to be blown away as Wretched Path from Finland makes a triumphant return with their highly anticipated second album, Sea Of Death! After the success of their debut album, Heavy Lies The Crown, the band took some time off to craft a masterpiece that’s faster, darker, and more intense than ever before. Now, just over two years later, they’re back and ready to unleash this beast upon the world!
Listen to the album on music services (Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Deezer etc): https://push.fm/fl/wretchedpath-seaofdeath
Formed in 2020 by seasoned musicians from renowned bands like Pestigore, Born of Thorns, Tukkanuotta, and Warmen, Wretched Path was born out of a desire to return to their Death Metal roots. Their debut album received rave reviews from various magazines and websites, and they played several gigs around Finland including the legendary Nummirock festival 2023.
Wretched Path – Sea of Death – Track List:
01. Release Of Violence
02. Death Machine
03. Apophis
04. False God
05. Rot Alone
06. Violence Within
07. Wretched Path
08. Sea Of Death
Record Label: Meara Music
Release date: March 26th 2025
UNDECAYED – Swedish Death Metallers To Release In Death’s Image Debut Album In May
Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags Death Metal, death metal bands, Metal, metal albums 2025, metal music, Metal News, metal odyssey, undecayed on March 28, 2025 by Metal Odyssey
Swedish death metal force UNDECAYED will unleash their long-awaited debut album, In Death’s Image, on May 21st, 2025, via Lethal Scissor Records.
Despite their origins, the band eschews the traditional HM-2-driven Swedish sound in favor of a raw and relentless approach deeply rooted in the ferocity of ’90s American death metal, recalling the percussive onslaught of Suffocation and the unholy aggression of Deicide. However, the album does not shy away from the merciless intensity of certain European acts, channeling the sheer force of early Sinister, Aeon and Severe Torture into a blistering assault of unfiltered death worship.
Likely the first album ever released with the word ‘death’ in the title of every song, “In Death’s Image” takes its thematic obsession to another level: in one track, the word for ‘death’ is even sung in 19 different languages. The album’s lyrics paint a grim and absolute vision of annihilation. “Death” arrives on Earth in a physical form, surpassing any concept of a god, to extinguish all existence. No one and nothing is spared: humans, animals, vegetation, water and air, everything dies. There is NO hope for life.
The first single “Death’s Only Demand” is now streaming HERE.
Track-list:
1 – The World Shall Know Only Death
2 – Death’s Only Demand
3 – The Descendants Of Death
4 – In Death’s Image
5 – Death Shall Come (Death Shall Prevail)
6 – Death’s Pallid Coat
7 – World At Death’s Door
8 – Entreating Death In Vain
9 – The Greatest Death
All music composed by Mikael Bergman.
All lyrics written by Tony Richter.
Cover artwork by renowned artist Jon Zig.
Biography:
UNDECAYED was formed in August 2008 by Tony Richter (vocals) and Mikael Bergman (guitars) as a result of lineup issues in their respective bands, 9th Plague and Disromance. The two had played together in several bands throughout the ’90s and early 2000s, most notably Gardens of Obscurity and The Darksend.
Initially, Richter and Bergman were joined by Disromance drummer Johnny Augustsson. Bassist Christoffer Svensson joined in 2009, and in 2014, drummer Jesper Leidbring replaced Augustsson.
Line-up:
Tony Richter – vocals
Mikael Bergman – guitars
Christoffer Svensson – bass
Jesper Leidbring – drums
The idea that every song should include the word “death” in its title emerged in 2010, both to emphasize that this was true DEATH metal and because such a concept had never been done before. The demo The Triumph of Death was recorded in late 2010 and released in January 2011. It was then decided that no further demos would be released before the debut album.
Over the years, family matters, work commitments, health issues, the loss of two rehearsal spaces, and lineup changes all contributed to periods of forced inactivity and delays. It wasn’t until the Covid-19 pandemic that the band was finally able to complete their album “In Death’s Image”.
UNDECAYED:
https://undecayedband.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/undecayed
https://www.instagram.com/undecayedofficial/
Lethal Scissor Records:
https://www.lethalscissor.com/
https://www.facebook.com/lethalscissor/
https://lethalscissor.bandcamp.com/
CIRITH UNGOL – To Release Live At The Roxy, On April 25th Via Metal Blade Records | “Down Below” Video Now Playing + Preorders Available
Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags cirith ungol, Heavy Metal, live at the roxy, Metal, metal albums 2025, metal music, Metal News, metal odyssey, traditional metal on March 28, 2025 by Metal Odyssey
Watch CIRITH UNGOL’s “Down Below” video HERE.
One of the world’s most iconic music venues – the Sunset Strip’s Roxy Theatre – hosted a legendary 2024 gig by one of the world’s most iconic metal bands, CIRITH UNGOL. The one-night-only performance was an album release show for the band’s 2023 Dark Parade LP. It captured the lineup at the height of its considerable powers, performing Dark Parade in its entirety, along with a set of classic songs including “Join The Legion,” “Frost And Fire,” “Black Machine,” and “Atom Smasher.” The end result is a stellar live album and DVD.
There was no choice other than the Roxy for CIRITH UNGOL to record this momentous live collection. “It’s owned by a Hollywood music legend, Lou Adler,” notes cofounding drummer Rob Garven, “and is next door to the famous Rainbow Bar And Grill. It’s a landmark Hollywood club, which includes the Whisky and The Starwood [now gone] so every time we played one of these historic venues, it was a special occasion. It was great to see many of our friends and fans from all over the world at the show.”
Adds bassist Jarvis Leatherby, “For years, there has been a live bootleg record famous in the underground from their last appearance there in1984 titled Cirith Ungol, Live At The Roxy. I felt it fitting for the band to return there 40 years later to officially document a live performance in a way the guys would be proud of. Metal Blade Records, The Adlers, Nanotear, and Goldenvoice all came together in support to actually make it happen.”
CIRITH UNGOL’s Live At The Roxy holds its own against other legendary live records. “The Who made an extremely powerful album with Live At Leeds, my favorite band of all time, Mountain, had several pretty spectacular live albums, and 1993’s Uriah Heep Live is another outstanding live album! It’s hard to accurately capture all the sound and feeling of a live concert. I think these bands achieved that, and I think our Live At The Roxy does also.”
Live At The Roxy will be released on April 25th via Metal Blade Records. In advance of its official unveiling, today the band presents a taste of the monumental event with video footage of “Down Below.”
Comments Garven, “This song strung together by the haunting acoustic guitar is a gift to all of you on this Doomed Planet! It was, and is, the culmination of all the pain and suffering absorbed into our being from the pandemic, the lost lives, cancelled shows, isolation, and stimuli deprivation. It features some of my best drumming and one of [guitarist] Jimmy [Barraza]’s best solos. As the song rises to the ultimate crescendo, all this pent-up emotion is unleashed on the listener with our final gasping breath. Truly a churning maelstrom of metal chaos descending!”
Watch CIRITH UNGOL’s “Down Below” video HERE.
Live At The Roxy will be available digitally and as a 2xCD/DVD set or 2xLP/DVD set in the following color variants:
Green Black Marbled (US – Ltd. 500)
180g Black (EU)
Light Blue Marbled (EU)
Green Black Marbled (EU – Ltd. 500)
Demon Blood Splatter (EU – Ltd. 300)
White / Blue Splatter (Band Exclusive – Ltd. 200 available HERE)
Find preorders at: metalblade.com/cirithungol.
Live At The Roxy – Track Listing:
1. Velocity (S.E.P.)
2. Relentless
3. Sailor On The Seas Of Fate
4. Sacrifice
5. Looking Glass
6. Dark Parade
7. Distant Shadows
8. Down Below
9. Atom Smasher
10. I’m Alive
11. Frost And Fire
12. Black Machine
13. Blood And Iron
14. Chaos Descends
15. The Frost Monstreme
16. Fire
17. Death Of The Sun
18. Master Of The Pit
19. King Of The Dead
20. Join The Legion
CIRITH UNGOL – Live At The Roxy Lineup:
Tim Baker – vocals
Greg Lindstrom – guitar
Robert Garven – drummer
Armand John Anthony – guitar
Jarvis Leatherby – bass
https://www.facebook.com/cirithungolofficial
https://www.instagram.com/cirithungolband
Source: EARSPLIT PR
MOB RULES – Unveil Rise Of The Ruler Album Details, Pre-Sale And First Spectacular Video Single “Back To Savage Land”
Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags Heavy Metal, Metal, metal albums 2025, metal music, Metal News, metal odyssey, mob rules, Power Metal on March 27, 2025 by Metal Odyssey
North German power metallers MOB RULES have unveiled the first details about their eagerly awaited, new album Rise Of The Ruler, slated for a release on August 22, 2025 via ROAR!
The follow-up to 2018’s successful album Beast Reborn (which reached a sensational #37 in the German and #59 in the Swiss album charts) is not only a work brimming with creativity, wit and quality, but also the conceptual continuation of their two early albums Savage Land (1999) and Temple Of Two Suns (2000), with which MOB RULES laid the foundation for their career.
Both albums are linked by an exciting concept story about life in a dystopian, hostile end-time world in which resources are becoming scarce. This is exactly where the band’s new offering Rise Of The Ruler comes in and keyboardist Jan Christian Halfbrodt (who is responsible for all the lyrics) continues the thread.
The album pre-sale of Rise Of The Ruler has just started at this location: https://mobrules.rpm.link/rotralbumPR
In addition to the eleven-track standard album (available as CD digipak and colored vinyl), MOB RULES have also been working on a very special fan item over the last few months: The limited earbook edition of Rise Of The Ruler comes with an exclusive bonus CD containing five additional, brand new songs, as well as a spoken version of the concept story, an alternative version of “Dawn Of Second Sun” and the two video clips for “Back To Savage Land” and “Dawn Of Second Sun”! The large-format, hardcover book-style 48-page earbook extensively documents the creation of the album, video shoot, photo shoot and provides insights into the concept story.
A music video for the first album single, “Back To Savage Land”, is now premiering below! “Back To Savage Land” is programmatic in this context. The band around singer Klaus Dirks has succeeded in creating a true power metal anthem that will take the hearts of metal fans by storm with its speed, strong melodies, heaviness and catchiness.
The spectacular music video for “Back To Savage Land” is now premiering HERE
The first taste of Rise Of The Ruler perfectly sums up the band’s strengths in its compactness. In collaboration with director Rainer Fränzen (Orden Ogan, Grave Digger, among others), the most extensive video concept in the band’s history was created! Stream the track now on: https://mobrules.rpm.link/back2savagePR
MOB RULES:
Klaus Dirks – Vocals
Sven Lüdke – Guitar
Florian Dyszbalis – Guitar
Markus Brinkmann – Bass
Jan Christian Halfbrodt – Keys
Sebastian Schmidt – Drums
The visual design was created by French cover artist Stan W. Decker (Masterplan, Primal Fear etc.), who perfectly staged the post-apocalyptic scenery of Rise Of The Ruler.
Rise Of The Ruler – CD Tracklist:
01 – The Fall Of Dendayar
02 – Exiled
03 – Future Loom
04 – Dawn Of Second Sun
05 – Back To Savage Land
06 – Trial And Trail Of Fear
07 – Providence
08 – Nomadic Oasis
09 – Coast Of Midgard
10 – On The Trail
11 – Equilibrium (Rise Of The Ruler)
MOB RULES Live:
02.05.2025 (DE) Bremen, Meisenfrei
14.06.2025 (DE) Hude, Klosterbeben
23.08.205 (DE) Oldenburg, Cadillac (Album Release Party)
For More Info Visit:
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/mobrulesband
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/mobrulesband
Visit RPM ROAR online:
Homepage – https://www.roar-records.de
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/rpmroar
Source: RPM-ROAR
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