Extortionist has unleashed a new video single dubbed “When It All Goes Dark”, which you can check out below. It is featured on the Spirit Lake, ID-based metallic hardcore and deathcore mixologists’ approaching record “Devoid of Love & Light”, which was detailed in our earlier news story and will arrive through Unique Leader on May 17th.
Birmingham, United Kingdom-resident shoegaze and dream pop outfit Graywave has made a new song called “Dark Spell” available for streaming below. It is part of their upcoming EP “Dancing in the Dust”, which will be released by Church Road Records and Deathwish Inc. on May 31st and the details around which were revealed in our previous news item.
Bodysnatcher has dropped a new video single titled “Severed” online below. It is found on the Melbourne, FL-resident deathcore mob’s “Vile Conduct” EP, which came out on physical formats last Saturday, April 20th and will hit digital streaming platforms on September 03rd. You can pre-save it here.
Danish fans have an opportunity to see the band live at Pumpehuset in Copenhagen tonight together with co-headliners Spite, as well as Boundaries and Mouth For War providing support. Tickets are still available for purchase here for 230 DKK (+ fees), while more information can be found in the official Facebook event.
The concert is part of an ongoing, larger European tour, the remaining itinerary for which is listed in our dates section.
Cleveland, OH-resident death metal horde 200 Stab Wounds will release a new studio album titled “Manual Manic Procedures” through Metal Blade Records on June 28th. It is built from these tracks:
01. “Hands of Eternity”
02. “Gross Abuse”
03. “Manual Manic Procedures”
04. “Release the Stench”
05. “Led to the Chamber / Liquified”
06. “Flesh from Within”
07. “Defiled Gestation”
08. “Ride the Flatline”
09. “Parricide”
You can take a look at 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 “Hands of Eternity” below.
Danish fans can look forward to watching the band live at Pumpehuset in Copenhagen on November 11th, supporting headliners Gatecreeper alongside Enforced. Tickets for the show are still available for purchase over at Ticketmaster.dk for 230 DKK (+ fees), while more details can be found in the official Facebook event.
The show belongs to a larger European tour, the complete itinerary for which is listed in our dates section.
Born Of Osiris has shared a new video single titled “Elevate” below. It is the third piece of material to emerge from the Palatine, IL-formed progressive metalcore troop since their latest studio album “Angel or Alien”, which came out through Sumerian Records in 2021.
New York City, NY-resident hardcore punk veterans Cro-Mags will visit Denmark for a headlining concert at Pumpehuset in Copenhagen on August 16th.
Tickets for the show are available for purchase over at Billetto.dk for 220 DKK (+ fees), while more details can be found in the official Facebook event.
For an overview of the band’s upcoming European touring plans, see our dates section.
Cro-Mags released a new EP titled “2020” that same year, and you can watch the official music video for the track “Life on Earth” from it below.
Insect Ark has debuted a new single called “The Frozen Lake” below. It is taken from the Brooklyn, NY-based psychedelic doom metal ensemble’s upcoming record “Raw Blood Singing”, which was detailed in our earlier news story and will arrive through Debemur Morti Productions on June 07th.
Copenhagen, Denmark-resident progressive metallers VOLA have lined up a headlining European tour later this year, and their itinerary includes concerts at VoxHall in Århus on November 01st and at Store VEGA in Copenhagen on November 30th.
Tickets for the first show cost 270 DKK (+ fees) and will become available for purchase at 11:00 a.m. this Friday, April 26th via the venue’s website, while more details can be found in the official Facebook event.
Tickets for the second concert are priced at 290 DKK (+ fees) and will go on sale at the same time via Ticketmaster.dk, whilst more information is likewise available in the official Facebook event.
Here’s how the routing for the trek itself currently pans out:
November 01st - VoxHall, Århus, DEN
November 02nd - Pustervik, Gothenburg, SWE
November 03rd - Vulkan Arena, Oslo, NOR
November 08th - Fryshuset Klubben, Stockholm, SWE
November 10th - Columbia Theater, Berlin, GER
November 11th - Hype Park, Kraków, POL
November 13th - Palác Akropolis, Prague, CZE
November 14th - Flex, Vienna, AUT
November 15th - Backstage Halle, Munich, GER
November 16th - Komplex 457, Zurich, CHE
November 17th - Live, Milan, ITA
November 19th - Kantine, Cologne, GER
November 21st - Petit Bain, Paris, FRA
November 22nd - Heaven, London, UK
November 23rd - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, UK
November 24th - G2, Glasgow, UK
November 25th - Academy, Manchester, UK
November 26th - SWX, Bristol, UK
November 27th - Rockhal, Esch-sur-Alzette, LUX
November 28th - Effenaar, Eindhoven, NLD
November 29th - Markthalle, Hamburg, GER
November 30th - Store VEGA, Copenhagen, DEN
VOLA unleashed a new video single titled “Paper Wolf” in 2023, which is expected to feature on their as-of-yet unannounced next studio album. In case you missed the premiere last year, you can check it out right here:
Brooklyn, NY’s post-punk and shoegaze mixologists DIIV have made a new single titled “Frog in Boiling Water” available for streaming below. It is the title track on their upcoming album, which is due to land via Fantasy Records on May 24th, and the details around which were revealed in our earlier news item.
Eat Defeat have unveiled the official music video for their new song “My Money’s on Me” below. It serves as the title track on the Leeds, United Kingdom-formed pop punk unit’s approaching album, which was detailed in our previous news story and is set to drop via Uncle Style Recordings on May 10th.
British post-punk outfit Deadletter will release their début album “Hysterical Strength” through SO Recordings on September 13th. It is built from the following tracks:
01. “Credit to Treason”
02. “More Heat!”
03. “Mother”
04. “Bygones”
05. “A Haunting”
06. “It Flies”
07. “Hysterical Strength”
08. “Relieved”
09. “Deus Ex Machina”
10. “Practise Whilst Your Preach”
11. “Mere Mortal”
12. “Auntie Christ”
You can peruse the artwork and pre-order the record on a format of your preference here, and then watch the official music video for the lead single “Mere Mortal” below.
Young Acid — a new Swedish post-punk supergroup uniting Greenleaf’s vocalist Arvid Hällagård with Let Them Hang’s guitarist Alex Stjernfeldt, Domkraft’s bassist Martin Wegeland, Besvärjelsen’s guitarist Andreas Baier, and The Moth Gatherer’s drummer Svante Karlsson — have set May 31st as the official release date for their début album “Murder at Maple Mountain”. It will be issued through Majestic Mountain Records and comprises the following songs:
01. “Into the Depths”
02. “Bigger Little Man”
03. “Fightmaker Street”
04. “PV 444”
05. “Woodshed Blues”
06. “The Crust”
07. “The Kids of Rumble Village”
08. “Shortcomings and Long Stockings”
09. “Run Boy Run”
10. “2002”
Pre-orders for all formats of the effort have been launched via the label’s webstore, where you can also see the artwork, while the official music video for the lead single “Into the Depths” is available for viewing below.
Wacken Metal Battle Denmark has lifted the veil on the bands participating in this year’s contest for a final spot at the prestigious Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany this summer. Here’s how will be battling:
The Danish final will take place at Gimle in Roskilde on June 08th and you can find more information about it in the official Facebook event.
All of the rounds, including the final, will feature a headlining performance by last year’s winners Swartzheim, with Blood Red Throne also joining the festivities in Kolding.
Byron Bay, Australia’s metalcore faction In Hearts Wake will release a new studio album titled “Incarnation” through UNFD on July 12th. It is assembled from these tracks:
01. “Spitting Nails”
02. “Hollow Bone”
03. “The Flood”
04. “Orphan”
05. “Gen Doom”
06. “Shishigami”
07. “Tyrant”
08. “Feeding the Dead”
09. “Michigama”
10. “Shellshock”
11. “Transmission”
You can study 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 “Hollow Bone” from it below.
Swiss-American avant-garde metal outfit Zeal & Ardor has revealed a headlining concert at Amager Bio in Copenhagen on August 28th.
Tickets for the show are priced at 275 DKK (+ fees) and will go on sale at 10:00 a.m. this Friday, April 26th via Ticketmaster.dk, while more details can be found in the official Facebook event.
For an overview of the band’s upcoming European touring plans, see our dates section.
Zeal & Ardor will release their new full-length album “Grief” through Redacted on August 23rd, with pre-orders set to go live simultaneously with the ticket sales opening via the band’s official website. In the meanwhile, you can check out the previously premiered lead single “To My Ilk” from it below.
Candy has unleashed a new video single titled “Love Like Snow”, featuring guest spots by MIRSY and mmph, and you can check it out below. It is included on the Richmond, VA-based metallic hardcore unit’s upcoming album “It’s Inside You”, which is scheduled for release through Relapse Records on June 07th, and the details around which were revealed in our earlier news story.