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Handfest London 2023

Handfest London 2023

UK skacore favourites Random Hand have been celebrating twenty years together as a band by hosting a series of events called Handfest. The first being in Leeds, followed up by Huddersfield. Impressively the Leeds event sold out immediately, something that doesn’t happen very often to events at this level. Perfectly timed for the release weekend of Random Hand's new self-titled album, we travel to London for the third instalment, where acts would alternate between The Dome and its slightly smaller next-door neighbour The Boston Arms....

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Slift premieres new video single: "Nimh"

Posted by AP on 7/12/23

Toulouse, France-based, psychedelic stoner rock crew Slift has premiered a new video single titled “Nimh” below. It resides on their approaching record “Ilion”, which is scheduled for release through Sub Pop Records on January 19th and the details of which were revealed in our earlier news post.


Danish fans have a chance to see the band live at Loppen in Copenhagen on March 24th, and there are still tickets left available for purchase for the show here for 240 DKK (+ fees). For more details, check the official Facebook event.


The concert belongs to an extensive European tour the band recently mapped out, the complete routing for which is listed on our dates page.


New Soilwork b-side "Kvicksilver" available for streaming

Posted by AP on 7/12/23

Soilwork have made a new b-side called “Kvicksilver” available for streaming below. It is a Swedish-language version of the Helsingborg, Sweden-resident melodic death and groove metal band’s song “Mercury Shadow”, which is found on their most recent album “Övergivenheten”. That effort was released by Nuclear Blast in 2022.


The band will play live at the Malmö Arena in Malmö in their home country on October 31st next year, opening the proceedings for headliners In Flames and their special guests Arch Enemy. Tickets for the show can be sourced from this location for between 815 and 860 SEK (+ fees), while more details are available in the official Facebook event.


The concert belongs to a larger European tour, the complete itinerary for which is visible in our dates section.


Ryujin drops new video single: "Gekokujo"

Posted by AP on 7/12/23

The Japanese, Samurai-themed melodic death and power metal fusionists Ryujin have dropped a new video single titled “Gekokujo” online below. It is included on their approaching self-titled album, which was detailed in our earlier news item and is set to arrive through Napalm Records on January 12th.


While She Sleeps unleashes new "Down" video single

Posted by AP on 7/12/23

While She Sleeps has unleashed a new video single dubbed “Down”, featuring a guest appearance from Malevolence’s vocalist Alex Taylor, and you can check it out below. The track is part of the Sheffield, United Kingdom-based metalcore faction’s upcoming record “Self Hell”, which is due to be released via independent means on March 15th and is available for pre-order on various formats here.


Roadburn Festival lifts veil on huge batch of artists for 2024 line-up

Posted by AP on 7/12/23

Roadburn Festival, which is set to take place at various venues across Tilburg, Netherlands between April 18th and April 21st next year, has lifted the veil on a huge batch of new artists for its 2024 line-up. Here are all the latest additions:


Alber Jupiter (fr)

Annelies Monseré (be)

Benefits (uk)

Birds In Row (fr) — performing “Gris Klein”

Body Void (us) — performing “Atrocity Machine”

Cult Leader (us) — performing “A Patient Man”

Darsombra (us)

Deaf Club (us)

drowse (us)

Eye Flys (us)

Forest Swords (uk)

Frail Body (us)

Fuck Money (us)

Full Earth (no)

Home Front (ca)

Health (us)

Kavus Torabi (uk) — commissioned performance: “Lion of the Lord’s Elect”

Knoll (us)

Lana Del Rabies (us)

Laster (nl) — performing “Andermans Mijne”

Patriarchy (us)

Ragana (us)

Ragana (us) & drowse (us) — performing “The Ash from Mount Saint Helens”

Richard Dawson (uk)

Royal Thunder (us) — performing “Rebuilding the Mountain” & a career-spanning set

Sunrise Patriot Motion (us)

Sunrot (us)

Thantifaxath (ca)

The Bevis Frond (uk)

Torpor (uk) — performing “Abscission”

Uboa (au) — artist-in-residence

Use Knife (be)


Tickets for the festivities can be bought from the this location, with the partout option setting you back 259 EUR (+ fees). More details can be found in the official Facebook event.


Apogean reveals details of new album "Cyberstrictive"

Posted by AP on 7/12/23

Toronto, ON-formed technical death metal unit Apogean will release their début album “Cyberstrictive” through The Artisan Era on March 08th. It is built from these tracks:


01. “Bluelight Sonata”

02. “Thousand-Yard Glare”

03. “Distance (Of Walls and Wails)”

04. “With Which Ear You’ll Listen”

05. “Imposter Reborn”

06. “Within the Bounds of a Smile”

07. “Hueman (The Pleasure of Burn)”

08. “Polybius”

09. “Spinthariscope”

10. “An(t)imus”


Pre-orders for all formats of the record have been launched via Bandcamp, where you can also inspect the artwork, while the official music video for the lead single “Thousand-Yard Glare” is available for viewing below.


Caligula's Horse posts "The World Breathes with Me" visualiser clip

Posted by AP on 7/12/23

Caligula’s Horse has posted a visualiser clip for their new track “The World Breathes with Me” online below. It is part of the Brisbane, Australia-resident progressive metal group’s upcoming album “Charcoal Grace”, which was detailed in our previous news story and is scheduled to land via InsideOut Music on January 26th.


Lucifer premieres music video for new single "Slow Dance in a Crypt"

Posted by AP on 7/12/23

Stockholm, Sweden-based occult rock band Lucifer has premiered the official music video for their new single “Slow Dance in a Crypt” below. It appears on their approaching record “Lucifer V”, which is set to be released by Nuclear Blast on January 26th, and the details around which were revealed in our earlier news story.


Danish fans have an opportunity to catch the band live at Stengade in Copenhagen on February 23rd, with Attic and The Night Eternal providing support. Tickets for the show can be bought from Billetto.dk for 175 DKK (+ fees), while more information is available in the official Facebook event.


The concert belongs to a larger European tour, the full itinerary for which is listed on our dates page.


Four new bands added to Metal Magic Festival's 2024 line-up

Posted by AP on 7/12/23

More bands have recently been added to the 2024 line-up of Metal Magic Festival, which is set to take place at Dronningepladsen in Fredericia, Denmark between July 11th and July 13th next year. The latest additions are:


Bezwering (nl)

Dread Witch (dk)

Necrotic Ritual (dk)

Spiter (us)


Partout tickets for the festivities are available for purchase over at Billetto.dk for 1099 DKK (+ fees), while more details can be found in the official Facebook event.


Idles post lyric video for new song "Grace"

Posted by AP on 7/12/23

Idles have posted a lyric video for their new song “Grace” online below. It resides on the Bristol, United Kingdom-based post-punk ensemble’s approaching record “Tangk”, which was detailed in our previous news article and is set to drop via Partisan Records on February 16th.


Danish fans can look forward to watching the group live at KB Hallen in Frederiksberg on March 19th. Tickets for that show are still available for purchase over at Billetlugen.dk for between 320 and 350 DKK (+ fees), while further information can be found in the official Facebook event.


The full extent of the band’s upcoming European touring plans can be viewed in our dates section.


Comeback Kid to release new "Trouble" EP in March

Posted by AP on 7/12/23

Winnipeg, MB-formed hardcore punk outfit Comeback Kid has set March 15th as the official release date for their new EP “Trouble”. It will be issued by SharpTone Records and comprises the following tracks:


01. “Trouble in the Winner’s Circle”

02. “Disruption”

03. “Chompin’ at the Bit”

04. “Breaking and Bruised”


You can inspect the artwork and pre-order the effort on a format of your preference here, and then watch the official music video for the lead single “Trouble in the Winner’s Circle” below.


Atheist lifts veil on rescheduled European tour dates

Posted by AP on 7/12/23

Sarasota, FL-based progressive death metal veterans Atheist have lifted the veil on the rescheduled dates for their previously postponed European tour. It will now take place in a co-headlining configuration with the Montreal, QC-based technical death metal unit Cryptopsy, whilst Almost Dead will be taking care of opening the proceedings each night.


The Danish show included on the trek will take place at Stengade in Copenhagen on February 26th, and due to lots of people holding onto their previously purchased tickets, only a few remain available for purchase over at Billetto.dk for 242 DKK (+ fees). For more information, see the official Facebook event.


Here’s how the full itinerary for the trek itself pans out:


February 25th - ORWOhaus, Berlin, GER

February 26th - Stengade, Copenhagen, DEN

February 27th - 2Progi, Poznan, POL

February 28th - Hydrozagadka, Warsaw, POL

February 29th - Kwadrat, Kraków, POL

March 02nd - Black Pes, Prague, CZE

March 03rd - Barrák, Ostrava, CZE

March 05th - Mocvara, Zagreb, HRV

March 06th - Explosiv, Graz, AUT

March 07th - Alchemica, Bologna, ITA

March 08th - Revolver, San Donà di Piave, ITA

March 09th - Traffic, Rome, ITA

March 10th - Slaughter, Paderno Dugnano, ITA

March 11th - Sunset, Martigny, CHE

March 12th - Musigburg, Aarburg, CHE

March 13th - Underground, Heidenheim, GER

March 14th - Fluor, Amersfoort, NLD

March 15th - Dynamo, Eindhoven, NLD

March 16th - Exil, Göttingen, GER

March 17th - Chinastraat, Ghent, BEL

March 18th - Underworld, London, UK

March 19th - Opium, Dublin, IRL

March 20th - Limelight 2, Belfast, UK

March 21st - Slay, Glasgow, UK

March 22nd - Corporation, Sheffield, U

March 23rd - Hairy Dog, Derby, UK

March 24th - Resonanzwerk, Oberhausen, GER


Atheist dropped their latest full-length offering “Jupiter” through Season of Mist in 2010 and we reviewed it here. You can listen to the track “Fraudulent Cloth” from it below.


Cryptopsy, meanwhile, released a new studio album titled “As Gomorrah Burns” through Nuclear Blast earlier this year, and you can likewise watch the official music video for the song “Flayed the Swine” from it below.



KK's Priest unveils "Sons of the Sentinel" music video

Posted by AP on 7/12/23

KK’s Priest has unveiled the official music video for their track “Sons of the Sentinel” below. It is found on the British heavy metal troop’s latest studio album “The Sinner Rides Again”, which came out through Napalm Records this past autumn.


Silent Planet posts visualiser clip for "Nexus"

Posted by AP on 7/12/23

Yet another visualiser clip from Silent Planet has seen the light of day, this one for their song “Nexus”, which you can check out below. It resides on the Azusa, CA-formed metalcore faction’s latest full-length outing “Superbloom”, which came out through Solid State Records last month.


Danish fans can look forward to watching the group live at Pumpehuset in Copenhagen on March 28th, providing support for headliners Polaris alongside Thornhill and Paledusk. Tickets for the show can be acquired from Ticketmaster.dk for 260 DKK (+ fees), while more information is available in the official Facebook event.


The concert belongs to a larger European tour, the complete itinerary for which is listed in our dates section.


Dragonforce reveals music video for "Power of the Saber Blade"

Posted by AP on 7/12/23

Dragonforce has revealed a new video single dubbed “Power of the Saber Blade”, which you can check out below. It is included on the sixth original soundtrack for the VR game “Beat Saber”, and as such, it is not part of the London, United Kingdom-based progressive power metal ensemble’s upcoming record “Warp Speed Warriors”, which is set to land via Napalm Records on March 15th and the details of which were listed in our earlier news article.


Danish fans have an opportunity to catch the band live at Amager Bio in Copenhagen on February 27th in a co-headlining configuration with Amaranthe, and Infected Rain providing support. Tickets for the show are still available for purchase over at Ticketmaster.dk for 360 DKK (+ fees), while more details can be found in the official Facebook event.


The concert is part of a larger European tour, the full routing for which can be viewed on our dates page.


The Libertines share new video single: "Night of the Hunter"

Posted by AP on 7/12/23

London, United Kingdom’s indie rock / punk icons The Libertines have shared a new video single titled “Night of the Hunter” below. It is featured on their approaching album “All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade”, which is scheduled for release through Virgin EMI on March 08th. More details regarding the effort can be found in our previous news post.


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