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Full Blown Chaos & more complete Odense Metalfest's 2024 line-up

Posted by AP on 28/04/24

Odense Metalfest, which will take place at Posten in Odense, Denmark on October 25th and October 26th, has completed its 2024 line-up. This is how it stacks up:

Blazing Eternity (dk)

Crocell (dk)

Crown The Beast (dk)

Crucible (dk)

Detest (dk)

Fatal Image (dk)

Full Blown Chaos (us)

Henret (dk)

Illdisposed (dk)

Lifesick (dk)

Livløs (dk)

Maceration (dk)

Nexø (dk)

Obstruktion (se)

Paganizer (se)

Peace Of Mind (de)

Risk It! (de)

Withering Surface (dk)

Tickets for the festivities can be sourced from Billetto.dk, with the early bird partout option currently setting you back 499 DKK (+ fees), which will rise to 666 DKK (+ fees) once those have all been sold. For more details, check the official Facebook event.

Mortemia unveils music video for "A Thousand Light-Years Unfold"

Posted by AP on 28/04/24

Stavanger, Norway’s symphonic, gothic metal ensemble Mortemia has unveiled the official music video for their new track “A Thousand Light-Years Unfold”, featuring a guest appearance from Kalidia’s vocalist Nicoletta Rosellini, and you can watch it below. It is expected to be included on the band’s next studio album, the details around which are, however, yet to be revealed.

Nightmare unleashes new track: "Nexus Inferis"

Posted by AP on 28/04/24

Nightmare has unleashed a new track dubbed “Nexus Inferis” and you can listen to it below. It is featured on the Grenoble, France-formed heavy metal veteran’s upcoming album “Encrypted”, which is due for arrival via AFM Records on June 07th, and the details around which were listed in our earlier news post.

Lucifer debuts new standalone single: "I Would Follow You Babe"

Posted by AP on 28/04/24

Stockholm, Sweden-based occult rockers Lucifer have debuted a new standalone single titled “I Would Follow You Babe”, featuring a guest appearance from Graveyard’s frontman Joakim Nilsson, and you can listen to it below. It was written as an anthem for the band’s upcoming appearance at this summer’s edition of Mystic Festival in Gdansk, Poland.

Lamentari posts visualiser clip for new track "Tragoedia in Domo Dei"

Posted by AP on 28/04/24

Lamentari has posted a visualiser clip for their new track “Tragoedia in Domo Dei” online below. It is part of the Danish symphonic black metal group’s upcoming début album “Ex Umbra in Lucem”, which was detailed in our previous news story and is set to be released via independent means on May 24th.

The band has lined up three headlining concerts around the release date, and you can find more information about these by following the links below.

May 23rd - VoxHall, Århus, DEN

May 24th - Posten, Odense, DEN

May 25th - Hotel Cecil, Copenhagen, DEN

The Notwist lines up headlining European tour in October

Posted by AP on 28/04/24

Weilheim im Oberbayern, Germany-formed experimental indie rock outfit The Notwist has lined up a headlining European tour this coming autumn, and their plans include concerts at Lille VEGA in Copenhagen on October 09th and at Radar in Århus on October 10th.

Tickets for the first show are priced at 270 DKK (+ fees) and can be bought from Billetlugen.dk, whilst more information is available in the official Facebook event.

Tickets for the second concert are available for purchase via Yourticket.dk for 285 DKK (+ fees), with more details likewise found in the official Facebook event.

Here’s how the complete routing for the trek itself pans out:

October 02nd - Alte Mälzerei, Regensburg, GER

October 03rd - Arge, Salzburg, AUT

October 04th - MeetFactory, Prague, CZE

October 05th - Gladhouse, Cottbus, GER

October 07th - KFZ, Marburg, GER

October 08th - Schlachthof, Bremen, GER

October 09th - Lille VEGA, Copenhagen, DEN

October 10th - Radar, Århus, DEN

October 11th - Westand, Braunschweig, GER

October 12th - Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg, GER

The Notwist released their latest studio album “Vertigo Days” through Morr Music in 2021, and you can listen to the entire effort below.

The Narrator reveals details of début album "Lore"

Posted by AP on 28/04/24

Essen, Germany-based metalcore troop The Narrator will release their début album “Lore” through Blood Blast Distribution on September 13th. It comprises the following tracks:

01. “Breach”

02. “Purgatory”

03. “Stained Glass Reality”

04. “No Answer” (feat. Maik Nehrkorn of Elwood Stray)

05. “Compulsions”

06. “Devastator”

07. “Sinister”

08. “Die Down”

09. “The Witch”

10. “Impaled”

You can take a look at the artwork and pre-order the record on a format of your preference via the band’s website, and then watch the official music video for the lead single “Devastator” below.

Puya to release "Potencial" in May

Posted by AP on 28/04/24

Puya — the Puerto Rican band known for their fusions of progressive metal, jazz and salsa — will release their first new album since 2014’s “Vital” on May 24th. Entitled “Potencial”, the effort will initially land on digital streaming platforms via The Orchard, with a physical release planned for later this year. And while more details regarding the record are still pending, you can listen to the previously premiered track “Falling Illusions” from it below.

Party Cannon drops music video for "Bonus Ambulance"

Posted by AP on 28/04/24

Dunfermline, United Kingdom-resident brutal slam death metal jesters Party Cannon have dropped the official music video for their track “Bonus Ambulance” online below. It is taken from their newly released album “Injuries Are Inevitable”, which came out this past Friday, April 26th via Unique Leader.

Danish fans can look forward to watching the group live at Stengade in Copenhagen next Sunday, May 05th, with Cognitive providing support. Tickets for the show are still available for purchase here for 140 DKK (+ fees), while more details can be found in the official Facebook event.

The show is part of an impending, larger European tour, the full itinerary for which is listed in our dates section.

Deicide premieres "From Unknown Heights You Shall Fall" music video

Posted by AP on 28/04/24

Deicide has premiered the official music video for their cut “From Unknown Heights You Shall Fall”, which, due to age restricted content, you’ll need to watch directly on YouTube via the embedded link below. The track is found on the Tampa, FL-based death metal veterans’ newly arrived record “Banished by Sin”, which came out this past Friday, April 26th via Reigning Phoenix Music.

Thy Will Be Done unleashes new "Prelude to Apostasy" video single

Posted by AP on 28/04/24

Providence, RI’s groove metal outfit Thy Will Be Done has unleashed a new video single titled “Prelude to Apostasy”, which you can check out below. It represents the first material to emerge from the band since their 2020 song “Last Ghost to Kill”.

Linkin Park shares live footage featuring rare "QWERTY" performance

Posted by AP on 28/04/24

Linkin Park has shared live footage featuring a performance of their track “QWERTY”, recorded in Tokyo, Japan in 2006, and you can check it out below. The rare cut is included on the Agoura Hills, CA-formed alternative metal icons’ greatest hits compilation “Papercuts”, which came out through Warner Records earlier this month.

Islander drops new "Ritual of Death" single

Posted by AP on 27/04/24

German alternative metal group Islander has dropped a new single dubbed “Ritual of Death”, dedicated to the child victims of the so-called ‘West Memphis Three’ murders, and you can listen to it below. It will be included on their crowdfunded album “Grammy Nominated”, which is expected to arrive later this year, with more details still pending.

Glassing premieres "Wake" music video

Posted by AP on 27/04/24

Glassing has premiered the official music video for “Wake” below. The song is taken from the Austin, TX-based blackgaze and screamo fusionists’ newly arrived album “From the Other Side of the Mirror”, which came out this past Friday, April 26th via Pelagic Records.

Hands Like Houses post lyric video for new track "Hollow"

Posted by AP on 27/04/24

Canberra, Australia-resident post-hardcore outfit Hands Like Houses have posted a lyric video for their new track “Hollow” online below. It is part of their upcoming EP “STRATO”, which is expected to arrive in the coming months, with more details still pending.

Black Veil Brides share new "Bleeders" video single

Posted by AP on 27/04/24

Black Veil Brides have shared a new video single titled “Bleeders” below. It is included on the Cincinnati, OH-born glam metalcore ensemble’s upcoming EP of the same name, which also features a cover of U2’s hit single “Sunday Bloody Sunday” and the band’s take on “My Friends” from the musical “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”. The EP will arrive via Spinefarm Records on June 21st.