Neaera has unleashed a new video single dubbed “Pacifier”, which you can check out below. It represents the first piece of material to emerge from the Münster, Germany-based death metal horde since their self-titled album, which came out through Metal Blade Records in 2020.
Faroese ambient neofolk artist Eivør has premiered the official music video for her new song “Hugsi Bert Um Teg” below. It is included on her upcoming album “Enn”, which was detailed in our earlier news item and is set to be released through Season of Mist on June 14th.
She will play at this year’s edition of Copenhell in the Refshaleøen industrial area of Copenhagen on Friday, June 21st. Tickets for the festivities are still available for purchase over at Ticketmaster.dk, with the partout option costing 2755 DKK (+ fees) and one-day options setting you back 1305 DKK (+ fees). For more details, check the official Facebook event.
Eivør will also return to Denmark later this year as well with Sylvaine in tow, to play headlining concerts at Train in Århus on October 22nd and Store VEGA in Copenhagen on October 23rd.
Tickets for the first show can be bought from Ticketmaster.dk for 275 DKK (+ fees), whilst more information is available in the official Facebook event.
Tickets for the second concert are available for purchase over at Billetlugen.dk for 290 DKK (+ fees), with more details likewise found in the official Facebook event.
A complete overview of Eivør’s upcoming European touring plans is listed in our dates section.
Umbra Vitae has dropped a new video single titled “Velvet Black” online below. It is featured on the death metal supergroup’s approaching record “Light of Death”, which is set to be released on June 07th, and the details around which were revealed in our earlier news story.
Copenhell, which will take place in the Refshaleøen industrial area of Copenhagen between June 19th and June 22nd, has added one last band in the shape of the Danish metalcore and thrash fusionists Persecutor to its 2024 line-up.
The festival has also now revealed the full running order (subject to any last minute changes), which you can peruse right here:
Tickets for the festivities are still available for purchase over at Ticketmaster.dk, with partout options selling for 2755 DKK (+ fees) and one-day options costing 1305 DKK (+ fees). For more information, see the official Facebook event.
Persecutor dropped their sophomore album “Vendetta” via independent means in 2023, and you can listen to the track “Sand of Sahara” from it below.
Brooklyn, NY-based punk rock outfit MakeWar will release a new studio album titled “A Paradoxical Theory of Change” through Fat Wreck Chords on June 28th. It comprises the following tracks:
01. “Magic Worlds”
02. “Underachiever”
03. “Goodbye to All That”
04. “P.A.N.”
05. “Skate”
06. “Tell Me”
07. “Enemy”
08. “Discord”
09. “Not Today”
10. “Idols”
11. “Dark Thoughts”
12. “This Fucking Year”
You can peruse 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 “Tell Me” below.
Royal Metal Fest, which is set to take place at Radar in Århus on September 13th and September 14th, has added two Danish bands in the shape of the technical death metal unit He Who Saw The Abyss and the melodic death metal ensemble MurderCell to its 2024 line-up.
Tickets for the festivities are available for purchase over at Yourticket.dk, with the partout option setting you back 666 DKK (+ fees) and one-day tickets selling for 385 DKK (+ fees). Further details can be found in the official Facebook event.
Kyiv, Ukraine-resident symphonic, progressive metallers Ignea have shared an in-studio live performance of their track “Camera Obscura” below. It is found on their latest studio album “Dreams of Lands Unseen”, which came out through Napalm Records in 2023.
Rivers Of Nihil have debuted a new video single titled “Criminals” below. It is the third piece of material to emerge from the Reading, PA-based progressive death metal faction since their latest studio album “The Work”, which came out through Metal Blade Records in 2021.
Gaerea has unleashed a new video single dubbed “World Ablaze”, which you can check out below. It is expected to be part of the Portuguese black metal group’s next studio album, the details around which are, however, yet to be disclosed by their record label Season of Mist.
Danish fans can look forward to watching the band live at this year’s edition of A Colossal Weekend in Copenhagen on Thursday, May 16th. Tickets for the festivities are still available for purchase over at Billetlugen.dk, with the partout option costing 880 DKK (+ fees) and one-day options selling for 430 DKK (+ fees). Further information can be found in the official Facebook event.
For an overview of Gaerea’s upcoming European touring plans, see our dates page.
German rapcore outfit Ghøstkid has lined up a headlining European tour later this year, and their itinerary includes a concert at Pumpehuset in Copenhagen on October 09th.
Tickets for that show are priced at 235 DKK (+ fees) and can be bought from Ticketmaster.dk, while more information is available in the official Facebook event.
Here’s how the complete routing for the trek itself pans out:
September 10th - Junkyard, Tbilisi, GEO
September 12th - Bus, Astana, KAZ
September 13th - Zhest, Almaty, KAZ
September 27th - MusikZentrum, Hannover, GER
September 28th - Hole44, Berlin, GER
September 29th - Felsenkeller, Leipzig, GER
September 30th - Rock Café, Prague, CZE
October 02nd - Proxima, Warsaw, POL
October 03rd - Melna Piektdiena, Riga, LAT
October 04th - Paavli Kultuurivabrik, Tallinn, EST
October 05th - Lutakko, Jyväskylä, FIN
October 06th - Tavastia, Helsinki, FIN
October 08th - Kollektivet Livet, Stockholm, SWE
October 09th - Pumpehuset, Copenhagen, DEN
October 10th - Logo, Hamburg, GER
October 11th - Substage, Karlsruhe, GER
October 12th - Z-Bau, Nuremberg, GER
October 13th - Analog, Budapest, HUN
October 15th - Szene, Vienna, AUT
October 16th - Strom, Munich, GER
October 17th - KIFF, Aarau, CHE
October 19th - Club Academy, Manchester, UK
October 20th - Garage, London, UK
October 21st - Glazart, Paris, FRA
October 23rd - Batschkapp, Frankfurt am Main, GER
October 24th - TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, NLD
October 25th - Kulturfabrik, Esch-sur-Alzette, LUX
October 26th - Rocken Hilft Festival, Essen, GER
Ghøstkid released a new album titled “Hollywood Suicide” through Century Media last month, and you can watch the official music video for the song “FSU” from it below.
The itinerary for the trek, which is listed in full below, includes a concert at Pumpehuset in Copenhagen on November 20th, tickets for which are priced at 250 DKK (+ fees) and will go on sale at 11:00 a.m. this Wednesday, May 01st via Ticketmaster.dk. For more details, check the official Facebook event.
October 24th - Chinastraat, Ghent, BEL
October 25th - Engine Rooms, Southampton, UK
October 26th - Club Academy, Manchester, UK
October 27th - Slay, Glasgow, UK
October 28th - Fleece, Bristol, UK
October 30th - Electric Ballroom, London, UK
October 31st - Institute 2, Birmingham, UK
November 01st - Petit Bain, Paris, FRA
November 02nd - Core Fest, Stuttgart, GER
November 03rd - Bett, Frankfurt am Main, GER
November 05th - Hirsch, Nuremberg, GER
November 06th - KIFF, Aarau, CHE
November 07th - Legend, Milan, ITA
November 08th - Orto Bar, Ljubljana, SVN
November 09th - Flex, Vienna, AUT
November 10th - Backstage Halle, Munich, GER
November 12th - Hole44, Berlin, GER
November 13th - Proxima, Warsaw, POL
November 14th - Futurum, Prague, CZE
November 15th - Reithalle, Dresden, GER
November 16th - Grünspan, Hamburg, GER
November 17th - Musikens Hus, Gothenburg, SWE
November 19th - Kollektivet Livet, Stockholm, SWE
November 20th - Pumpehuset, Copenhagen, DEN
November 21st - Béi Chéz Heinz, Hannover, GER
November 22nd - 013, Tilburg, NLD
November 23rd - Essigfabrik, Cologne, GER
November 24th - Patronaat, Haarlem, NLD
Veil Of Maya released their latest studio album “[m]other” through Sumerian Records in 2023, and you can watch the official music video for the track “Red Fur” from it below.
Signs Of The Swarm, meanwhile, also dropped their latest outing “Amongst the Low & Empty” last year, and you can likewise watch the official music video for the song “Dreamkiller” from it below.
Dublin, Ireland’s post-punk group Fontaines D.C. have announced a headlining European tour later this year, with Wunderhorse providing support, and their route includes a stop at KB Hallen in Copenhagen on November 09th.
Tickets for the show cost between 350 and 400 DKK (+ fees) and will go on sale at 10:00 a.m. this Friday, May 03rd via Billetlugen.dk. For more information, see the official Facebook event.
Here’s how the complete routing for the trek itself pans out:
November 01st - Campo Pequeno, Lisbon, PRT
November 02nd - WiZink Center, Madrid, ESP
November 04th - Alcatraz, Milan, ITA
November 05th - X-tra, Zurich, CHE
November 07th - Zenith, Munich, GER
November 08th - Uber Eats Music Hall, Berlin, GER
November 09th - KB Hallen, Copenhagen, DEN
November 11th - Sporthalle, Hamburg, GER
November 12th - E-Werk, Cologne, GER
November 13th - Zénith, Paris, FRA
November 15th - Forest National, Brussels, BEL
November 16th - AFAS Live, Amsterdam, NLD
Fontaines D.C. will release a new full-length album titled “Romance” through XL Records on August 23rd, the details around which were revealed in our earlier news post. You can watch the official music video for the lead single “Starburster” from it below.
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:
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.
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 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.
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.