Jacksonville, FL’s alternative metal stalwarts Shinedown have a new music video out for their song “Special”, and you can watch it below. It is found on their latest studio album “Attention Attention”, which came out through Atlantic Records in 2018.
Cognitive has dropped a new video single titled “A Pact Unholy” online below. It is included on the Jobbstown, NJ-based death metal crew’s approaching album “Abhorrence”, which was detailed in our previous news item and is scheduled to arrive via Metal Blade Records on May 17th.
Danish fans can look forward to watching the band live at Stengade in Copenhagen on May 05th, supporting headliners Party Cannon. Tickets for the show are still available for purchase over at Billetto.dk for 140 DKK (+ fees), while more information is available in the official Facebook event.
The concert is part of a larger European tour, the full itinerary for which is listed on our dates page.
Greek blackened death metal stalwarts Rotting Christ have unveiled the official music video for the third single off their upcoming album “Pro Xristoy” in the shape of “The Apostate” below. The record itself is due to land via Season of Mist on May 24th and you can find more information about it in our earlier news post.
Danish classic hard rock outfit Freddy And The Phantoms have been revealed as the final act for this year’s edition of the Nordic Noise festival, which is set to take place at Kometen in Hvidovre on the outskirts of Copenhagen on May 10th and May 11th.
Tickets for the festivities can still be acquired from Billetto.dk, with the partout option setting you back 599 DKK (+ fees) and one-day tickets selling for 349 DKK (+ fees). For more details, check the official Facebook event.
Freddy And The Phantoms released a new studio album titled “Heathen Gospels” through Target Records earlier this month, and you can listen to the song “Blood” from it below.
Savage Lands — the non-profit musical project created to raise money for combating deforestation in Costa Rica — have unleashed their second video single “Black Rock Heart”, which you can check out below. You can make a donation to the cause here.
Asinhell has premiered the official music video for their track “Pyromantic Scryer” below. It resides on the multinational death metal unit’s début album “Impii Hora”, which came out through Metal Blade Records in 2023.
Danish fans can look forward to the supergroup playing their first ever concert at Pumpehuset in Copenhagen on May 30th, with sickOmania providing support. Tickets for the show are still available for purchase over at Ticketmaster.dk for 250 DKK (+ fees), while more details can be found in the official Facebook event.
The band will also play at this year’s editions of Copenhell and Næstved Metalfest on June 22nd and August 31st, respectively. Tickets for those festivities can be bought here and here, while more information is available in the official Facebook events here and here.
For a complete overview of Asinhell’s upcoming European touring plans, see our dates section.
Doylestown, PA-born emo and post-hardcore luminary Anthony Green will release a new solo album titled “Doom” via Born Losers Records on June 26th. It is assembled from these songs:
01. “Megadeath”
02. “All Hours” (feat. Moshtradamus / Death Barrier)
13. “Fucks Me Up” (Moshtradamus / Death Barrier remix)
You can peruse the artwork and pre-order the record on a format of your choosing via Bandcamp, and then watch the official music video for the lead single “Megadeath” from it below.
Potomac, MD-formed doom and stoner metal veterans The Obsessed have mapped out a European tour this coming summer, and their plans include a headlining concert at BETA in Copenhagen on August 17th.
Tickets for the show are priced at 180 DKK (+ fees) and are available for purchase over at Ticketmaster.dk, while more details can be found in the official Facebook event.
Here’s how the complete itinerary for the trek itself pans out:
July 31st - Ziggy, Turin, ITA
August 01st - Freakout, Bologna, ITA
August 02nd - Pietrasonica Fest, Osoppo, ITA
August 03rd - Magnolia, Milan, ITA
August 04th - Free & Easy Festival, Munich, GER
August 05th - Goldgrube, Kassel, GER
August 06th - Cassiopeia, Berlin, GER
August 08th - Brutal Assault, Jaromer, CZE
August 10th - SonicBlast Festival, Âncora, PRT
August 12th - Schlachthof, Wiesbaden, GER
August 13th - Trompete, Bochum, GER
August 14th - Bastard, Osnabrück, GER
August 16th - Hafenklang, Hamburg, GER
August 17th - BETA, Copenhagen, DEN
August 19th - Forum, Tunbridge Wells, UK
August 20th - Bunkhouse, Swansea, UK
August 21st - Corporation, Sheffield, UK
August 22nd - Audio, Glasgow, UK
August 23rd - University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
August 24th - Academy 2, Leicester, UK
August 25th - Underworld, London, UK
The Obsessed dropped a new studio album titled “Gilded Sorrow” through Ripple Music earlier this year, and you can watch the official music video for the track “Stoned Back to the Bomb Age” from it below.
The Spill Canvas has made a new song of theirs called “Ruiner” available for streaming below. It represents the first original material to arrive from the Sioux Falls, SD-formed emo / alternative rock band since their latest studio album “Conduit”, which came out through Pure Noise Records in 2021 and was reviewed by us here.
Wheel has posted a visualiser clip for their new single “Disciple” online below. It appears on the Helsinki, Finland-based progressive metal group’s upcoming album “Charismatic Leaders”, the details around which were revealed in our earlier news story, and which is due for release through InsideOut Music on May 03rd.
Danish fans can look forward to watching the band live at Pumpehuset in Copenhagen on December 11th, with Molybaron providing support. Tickets for the show are still available for purchase over at Ticketmaster.dk, while more details can be found in the official Facebook event.
The concert belongs to a larger European tour, the full itinerary for which is listed in our dates section.
Swiss-American avant-garde metal act Zeal & Ardor has debuted a new single called “To My Ilk” below. It offers the first taste of their next studio album, which is expected to arrive sometime in August, though more details are still pending.
Couch Slut has dropped the official music video for their track “Wilkinson’s Sword” online, but due to age restrictions, you’ll need to watch it directly on YouTube via the embedded link below. It is found on the New York City, NY-based noise and sludge metal group’s newly arrived album “You Could Do It Tonight”, which came out last Friday, April 19th via Brutal Panda Records.
Berlin, Germany-based crust and black metal fusionists Ancst will release a new full-length album titled “Culture of Brutality” through Lifeforce Records and Yenohala Tapes on May 03rd. More details regarding the effort are still pending, but you can watch the official music video for the lead single “Armed with Despise” from it below.
Swiss psychedelic blues rock outfit Dirty Sound Magnet has been confirmed as the main support band for Monkey3’s upcoming concert at Stengade in Copenhagen on May 14th. The bill also features the previously confirmed Summon King Sykes in the opening role.
Tickets for the show are still available for purchase over at Billetto.dk for 165 DKK (+ fees), whilst more details can be found in the official Facebook event.
Dirty Sound Magnet released their latest studio album “Dreaming in Dystopia” through Wild Thing Records in 2023, and you can watch the official music video for the track “Melodies from Distant Shores” from it below.
For a complete overview of the band’s upcoming European touring plans, check our dates page.
Danish sludge / post-metal ensemble Heksproces has been revealed as the opening act for Fen’s upcoming concert at Stengade in Copenhagen on August 17th. The bill also features the previously confirmed main support band Lysbaerer.
Tickets for the show are still available for purchase over at Billetto.dk for 130 DKK (+ fees), while more details can be found in the official Facebook event.
Heksproces released their début EP “Ligblomst” via independent means in 2023, and you can listen to it in full below.
Telltale has unveiled a new video single titled “MONSTER” below. It is part of the Richmond, VA-based grunge pop group’s upcoming self-titled début album, which was detailed in our earlier news item and is scheduled to drop via Rude Records on May 17th.