Odessa, Ukraine-based post-black metal ensemble White Ward have posted a lyric video for their song “Phoenix” online below. It is taken from their latest studio album “False Light”, which dropped via Debemur Morti Productions a couple of weeks ago.
Volcandra have shared the official music video for their track “Resonance Cascade” below. It is included on the Louisville, KY-based melodic black metal crew’s recent EP “Border World”, which landed via Prosthetic Records last Friday, June 24th.
Gothenburg, Sweden-resident, dance-infused alternative metallers Amaranthe have unveiled the official music video for their song “Crystalline” and you can watch it below. It resides on their “Manifest” album, which came out through Nuclear Blast in 2020.
Danish fans have a chance to see the band live at Amager Bio in Copenhagen on November 08th in a co-headlining setup with Beyond The Black, as well as Butcher Babies and Ad Infinitum providing support. Tickets are still available for purchase here for 320 DKK (+ fees), while more details can be found in the official Facebook event.
The concert is part of a larger European tour, the complete routing for which is listed in our dates section.
Esbjerg, Denmark-born heavy metal crew Meridian have revealed September 23rd to be the official release date for their new studio album “The 4th Dimension”. It will be issued by From the Vaults and is built from the following tracks:
01. “Warning Shots”
02. “Life Is Today”
03. “Stay”
04. “Follow Your Heart”
05. “Trust”
06. “Dreamers”
07. “Say that You Want Me”
08. “The Road Back to Hell”
09. “Remove Your Crown”
10. “The Fourth Dimension”
You can inspect the artwork and pre-order the record on a format of your choosing here, and then watch the official music video for the lead single “Dreamers” off it below.
British blackened hardcore and post-metal fusionists Grief Ritual will be dropping a new EP titled “Spiritual Disease” on September 09th. It consists of these songs:
01. “Dissolution”
02. “Immurement”
03. “Telluric”
04. “Atrophy”
05. “Pareidolia”
You can take a look at the artwork and pre-order the effort on various formats here, and then watch the official music video for the latest single “Immurement” off it below.
Dub War have released the official music video for their song “Get Back Up”, featuring a guest appearance from Faith No More’s drummer Mike Bordin, and you can watch it below. It is part of the Newport, United Kingdom-resident Ragga metal troop’s upcoming album “Westgate Under Fire”, which was detailed in our earlier news post and which is set to arrive via Earache Records on August 05th.
Jyväskylä, Finland-based melodic death / doom metal ensemble Swallow The Sun and Säffle, Sweden’s Gothic doom metallers Draconian have announced a co-headlining European tour next year, with Shores Of Null providing support.
The itinerary for the trek, listed in full below, includes a concert at Pumpehuset in Copenhagen on April 04th, tickets for which are available for purchase here for 235 DKK (+ fees). For more details, see the official Facebook event.
April 01st - Slaktkyrkan, Stockholm, SWE
April 02nd - Parkteatret, Oslo, NOR
April 03rd - Valand, Gothenburg, SWE
April 04th - Pumpehuset, Copenhagen, DEN
April 05th - headCRASH, Hamburg, GER
April 06th - Doornroosje, Nijmegen, NLD
April 07th - Entrepot, Bruges, BEL
April 08th - Rebellion, Manchester, UK
April 09th - Slay, Glasgow, UK
April 10th - Limelight 2, Belfast, UK
April 11th - Whelan’s, Dublin, IRL
April 12th - Underworld, London, UK
April 13th - Essigfabrik, Cologne, GER
April 14th - Matrix, Bochum, GER
April 15th - Colas-Saal, Aschaffenburg, GER
April 16th - Im Wizemann, Stuttgart, GER
April 17th - Grillen, Colmar, FRA
April 18th - Backstage by the Mill, Paris, FRA
April 19th - Ferrailleur, Nantes, FRA
April 20th - Rex, Toulouse, FRA
April 21st - Story Live, Madrid, ESP
April 22nd - Bóveda, Barcelona, ESP
Swallow The Sun released their latest studio album “Moonflowers” through Century Media in 2021, while Draconian put out their latest outing “Under a Godless Veil” via Napalm Records in 2020. You can listen to some music from both records below.
Winter Haven, FL-born alternative rock / emo group Anberlin will drop a new EP titled “Silverline” through their new label home Equal Vision Records on July 29th. It comprises these songs:
01. “Two Graves”
02. “Nothing Lost”
03. “Body Language”
04. “Asking”
05. “Circles”
Pre-orders for various formats of the record have been launched via this link, which will also reveal the artwork, while the latest single “Circles” is available for streaming below.
Invent Animate have unleashed a new single titled “Shade Astray” and you can listen to it below. It is the first piece of music to arrive from the Port Neches, TX-born metalcore troop since their latest EP “The Sun Sleeps, as if It Never Was”, which arrived via UNFD in 2021.
Seattle, WA’s alternative metal ensemble Demon Hunter have premiered a new single dubbed “Silence the World”, featuring a guest appearance from Evergrey’s vocalist Tom S. Englund, and you can check it out below. It is featured on the band’s approaching record “Exile”, which was detailed in our previous news story and will be released through their own Weapons MFG label on September 09th.
Bad Wolves have posted a lyric video for their new single “The Body” online below. It offers a taste of the Los Angeles, CA-resident alternative metal crew’s upcoming EP, which will tentatively arrive later this summer, with more details still pending.
Danish fans can look forward to watching the group live at the Royal Arena in Copenhagen on October 20th, where they will provide support for Volbeat alongside Skindred. Tickets for the show are on sale now, costing between 355 and 645 DKK (+ fees) over at Ticketmaster.dk, while further information can be found in the official Facebook event.
The concert is part of a larger European tour, the complete routing for which is listed in our dates section.
Orange County, CA-born symphonic metalcore troop Bleeding Through have surprise dropped a new three-track EP titled “Rage”, which, in addition to the previously premiered title track, features “Piss You Away” and “Damage Done”. You can listen to the latter two songs below.
Oceans Ate Alaska have made a new track called “New Dawn” available for streaming below. It is the second piece of music to be released by the Birmingham, United Kingdom-based metalcore unit since they welcomed back their original vocalist James Harrison in 2020.
Los Angeles, CA-resident rap rock outfit Crazy Town X (the band formerly known as Crazy Town) have debuted their first new music in five years in the form of the single “Leeches” below.
Long Island, NY’s reunited deathcore mob Dr. Acula will return with a new self-titled album on October 28th. It will be issued by Silent Pendulum Records and consists of the following tracks:
01. “Epilogue”
02. “Apotheosis”
03. “The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena”
04. “How to Kill a Monster”
05. “Welcome to Dead House”
06. “Egg Monsters from Mars”
07. “Don’t Go to Sleep”
08. “Stay Out of the Basement”
09. “The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight”
10. “The Werewolf of Fever Swamp”
11. “The Barking Ghost” (feat. Kyle Medina of Bodysnatcher)
You can inspect the artwork and pre-order the record on a format of your selection here, and then listen to the lead single “The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena” off it below.
Pacific Northwestern atmospheric sludge metal group SUMAC have announced a short European tour later this year, and their plans include a concert at Lille VEGA in Copenhagen on October 03rd.
Tickets for the show cost 200 DKK (+ fees) and can be bought from Ticketmaster.dk, while more information can be found in the official Facebook event.
Here’s how the complete routing for the trek itself pans out:
October 01st - Gloomy Days, Stockholm, SWE
October 02nd - Tavastia, Helsinki, FIN #
October 03rd - Lille VEGA, Copenhagen, DEN %
October 05th - Trix, Antwerp, BEL %
October 06th - Hall of Fame, Tilburg, NLD %
October 07th - Trinitaires, Paris, FRA %
October 08th - Pont Rouge, Monthey, CHE %
October 09th - Rote Fabrik, Zurich, CHE %
October 11th - Bóveda, Barcelona, ESP %
October 12th - Mon, Madrid, ESP &
October 13th - Amplifest, Porto, PRT
# = with support from Pharaoh Overlord
% = with support from Patrick Shiroishi
& = supporting Deafheaven
SUMAC released their latest studio album “May You Be Held” through Thrill Jockey in 2020, and you can listen to the entire offering below.
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