Copenhagen, Denmark-resident symphonic black metal group Lamentari will release their long-awaited début album “Ex Umbra in Lucem” on May 24th. It is assembled from these songs:
01. “Spiritus Noctis”
02. “Tenebrae”
03. “Tragoedia in Domo Dei”
04. “Intra Muros Mentis”
05. “Appugno”
06. “Dolorum Memoria”
07. “Spiritus Diurnus”
08. “Arcanum Ignis Animae”
Pre-orders for the effort are yet to be launched, but you can watch the official music video for the lead single “Dolorum Memoria” from it below.
The band currently has these domestic appearances lined up in the coming months:
Kólga has unleashed a new single dubbed “Riptide”, which you can listen to below. It is featured on the Dallas, TX-based black metal and surf rock fusionists’ upcoming album “Black Tides”, which was detailed in our previous news story and is due to arrive via Otitis Media Records on March 29th.
Korpiklaani has premiered the official music video for their new single “Oraakkelit” below. It is taken from the Lahti, Finland-formed folk metal stalwarts’ approaching record “Rankarumpu”, which will drop through Nuclear Blast on April 05th, and the details around which were revealed in our earlier news post.
Los Angeles, CA-based powerviolence unit ACxDC has revealed “G.O.A.T.” to be the title of their next full-length album, which is due to be released by Prosthetic Records on April 26th. It comprises the following tracks:
01. “Wanna See a Dead Body”
02. “Boxed In”
03. “Clout Chaser” (feat. Elliott Morrow of Gulch)
04. “Greatest of All Time”
05. “Mortality Salience”
06. “At Midnight”
07. “Into the Void”
08. “Definition of Insanity” (feat. Henry Everitt & Roger Rivandeneira of No/Más)
09. “Fairweather”
10. “Thot Police”
11. “Flying Pigs”
12. “Inside Joke” (feat. Galaxy Eater of Greenwitch)
You can check out the artwork and pre-order the effort on a format of your preference here, and then listen to the first single “Thot Police” from it below.
Warsaw, Poland-born sludge and stoner metal crew Sunnata has set May 10th as the official release date for their new full-length album “Chasing Shadows”. It consists of the following songs:
01. “Chimera”
02. “Torn”
03. “At Dusk (Interlude)”
04. “Wishbone”
05. “Saviour’s Raft”
06. “Adrift (Reprise)”
07. “The Tide”
08. “Hunger”
09. “Through the Abyss (Interlude)”
10. “The Sleeper”
11. “Like Cogs in a Wheel, We’re Trapped Between Waves of Distorted Time”
Pre-orders for all formats of the effort have been launched over at Bandcamp, where you can also study the artwork, while a visualiser clip for the latest single “Chimera” is available for viewing below.
Danish fans can look forward to watching the band live at this year’s edition of Fuzztival in Esbjerg, Denmark on Friday, May 31st. Tickets for those festivities are still available for purchase over at Tikkio.com for 545 DKK (+ fees), while more information can be found in the official Facebook event.
A complete overview of Sunnata’s upcoming European touring plans is visible in our dates section.
Danish alternative / indie rock outfit Kindsight has made a new song called “Acid Island 45” available for streaming below. It resides on their approaching sophomore album “No Shame No Fame”, which was detailed in our earlier news article and is scheduled for release through Rama Lama Records on April 19th.
The band currently has these domestic appearances lined up in the coming months:
Hanging Garden has shared live footage featuring a performance of their track “The Fireside” below. It is included on their upcoming live EP “Citylight Sessions”, which is due to arrive via Agonia Records on April 19th. The studio version of the song is found on the Mikkeli, Finland-based doom metal ensemble’s latest album “The Garden”, which came out through the same label in 2023.
British metalcore troop Defects will release their début album “Modern Error” through the Mascot Label Group on May 24th. It is assembled from these tracks:
01. “Intro”
02. “Scapegoat”
03. “End of Days”
04. “Dream Awake”
05. “Another Heart to Bleed”
06. “Recurring”
07. “Lockdown”
08. “Echo Chamber”
09. “Interlude”
10. “Modern Error”
11. “Broken Bloodlines”
12. “Second to None”
13. “Gone to Waste”
You can peruse the artwork and pre-order the record on a format of your selection here, and then out the previously premiered, official music video for the song “Lockdown” from it below.
Los Angeles, CA’s alternative rock icons Thirty Seconds To Mars have postponed parts of their upcoming European tour due to changes in their frontman Jared Leto’s filming schedule.
This means that the show in Copenhagen will now take place on October 06th instead of May 04th and the venue has also been changed to KB Hallen. All tickets remain valid, and there are still more available for purchase over at the venue’s website for 565 DKK (+ fees). For more information, see the official Facebook event.
Here’s how the updated routing for the trek pans out:
May 09th - Tauron Arena, Kraków, POL
May 10th - O’Nepela Arena, Bratislava, SVK
May 12th - Barclays Arena, Hamburg, GER
May 13th - Uber Arena, Berlin, GER
May 15th - Sportovni Hala Fortuna, Prague, CZE
May 16th - MVM Dome, Budapest, HUN
May 18th - Stadthalle, Vienna, AUT
May 19th - Olympiahalle, Munich, GER
May 21st - Accor Arena, Paris, FRA
May 22nd - Hallenstadion, Zurich, CHE
May 24th - Unipol Arena, Bologna, ITA
May 25th - Pala Alpitour, Turin, ITA
May 27th - WiZink Center, Madrid, ESP
May 29th - Altice Arena, Lisbon, PRT
June 01st - O Son do Camiño, Santiago de Compostela, ESP
June 03rd - Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham, UK
June 04th - O2, London, UK
June 06th - Hydro, Glasgow, UK
June 07th - AO Arena, Manchester, UK
June 09th - Utilita Arena, Birmingham, UK
June 10th - Utilita Arena, Cardiff, UK
June 12th - Forest National, Brussels, BEL
June 13th - AFAS Live, Amsterdam, NLD
June 15th - ZAG Arena, Hannover, GER
June 16th - Lanxess Arena, Cologne, GER
October 06th - KB Hallen, Copenhagen, DEN
October 07th - Hovet, Stockholm, SWE
October 09th - Spektrum, Oslo, NOR
Thirty Seconds To Mars released their latest studio album “It’s the End of the World but It’s a Beautiful Day” through Concord Records in 2023, and you can watch the official music video for the track “Stuck” from it below.
Grumpster have premiered the official music video for their new track “Bottom Feeder” below. It is part of the Oakland, CA-resident garage punk band’s upcoming self-titled album, which is set to be released by Pure Noise Records on April 26th, and the details around which were revealed in our previous news story.
Brooklyn, NY-formed hard rock / heavy metal crew Tanith will be touring Europe this spring and coming summer, with Tower providing support, and their plans include concerts at HeadQuarters in Århus on May 31st and BETA in Copenhagen on June 01st.
Tickets for the first show can be acquired from Ticketmaster.dk for 150 DKK (+ fees), while more information is available in the official Facebook event.
Tickets for the second concert, which also features Lucid Grave as the opening act, are available for purchase here for 130 DKK (+ fees), with more details likewise found in the official Facebook event.
The full itinerary for the trek itself is yet to be revealed, but will be visible in our dates section once published.
Tanith released their latest studio album “Voyage” through Metal Blade Records in 2023, and you can watch the official music video for the track “Snow Tiger” from it below.
Australian punk rock unit Fake News will release a new EP titled “Time & Place” on May 29th. More details regarding the effort are still pending, but you can listen to the first single “Moving On” from it below.
Birmingham, AL’s metalcore outfit ERRA has unleashed a new video single dubbed “Crawl Backwards Out of Heaven” and you can check it out below. It resides on their upcoming record “Cure”, which was detailed in our previous news article and is due to be released by UNFD on April 05th.
Darko has premiered a new video single titled “Aggro” below. It is part of the Guildford, United Kingdom-based hardcore punk unit’s approaching EP “Greyscale”, which is set to land via Lockjaw and Thousand Islands Records on May 17th and is available for pre-order on various formats here.
Portland, OR-formed death metal faction Witch Vomit has unleashed a new track dubbed “Black Wings of Desolation” and you can listen to it below. It is part of their upcoming record “Funeral Sanctum”, which was detailed in our earlier news post and is set to be released by 20 Buck Spin on April 05th.
Guiltless — the sludge and post-metal outfit uniting A Storm Of Light’s guitarists Daw Hawkins and Josh Graham, as well as drummer Billy Graves, with Intronaut’s bassist Sacha Dunable — have unveiled the official music video for “Dead-Eye” below. The track is taken from their début album “Thorns”, which came out through Neurot Recordings last month.