Cognitive have premiered the official music video for their track “Insidious” below. It is taken from the Jobbstown, NJ-formed death metal horde’s newly arrived album “Abhorrence”, which came out this past Friday, May 17th via Metal Blade Records.
Philadelphia, MS-born county rock artist Hardy, who has been leaning into metal territory in recent times, will release a new full-length album titled “Quit!!” through Big Loud Rock on July 12th. It is built from the following songs:
You can take a look at the artwork and pre-order the effort on a format of your choosing here, and then watch the official music video for the latest single “Psycho” from it below.
BAT has dropped the official music video for “Revenge of the Wolf” online below. It is featured on the Richmond, VA-resident metal’n’roll troop’s latest studio album “Under the Crooked Claw”, which came out last Friday, May 17th via Nuclear Blast.
Peterborough, ON-born alternative rock group Thousand Foot Krutch and their Salt Lake City, UT-based colleagues in Citizen Soldier have debuted a new collaborative single called “Be Somebody”, which you can check out below.
Oni has made a new track dubbed “Control” available for streaming below. It is the first piece of music to emerge from the Ontarian progressive metal artist since his latest studio album “The Silver Line”, which came out through Ironshore Records in 2023.
Fort Collins, CO-based progressive death metal outfit Swelling Repulsion has revealed “Fatally Misguided” to be the title of their sophomore album, which is set to be released by Transcending Obscurity Records on June 07th. It includes these tracks:
01. “Vanquished”
02. “Basking in Fumes of Failure”
03. “Fatally Misguided”
04. “Sacred Doom”
05. “Cesspool of Dismembered Memory”
06. “Drug Induced Anti-Logic”
07. “Failure”
08. “Sullen Light of Expired Stars”
Pre-orders for all formats of the record can be obtained from the label’s European and North American webstores, as well as Bandcamp, all of which will also reveal the artwork, while the latest single “Basking in Fumes of Failure” is available for streaming below.
Kerry King has premiered the official music video for his song “Toxic” below. It appears on the former Slayer guitarist’s newly arrived solo début album “From Hell I Rise”, which dropped this past Friday, May 17th via Reigning Phoenix Music.
Danish fans have an opportunity to see King and his star-studded band live at this year’s edition of Copenhell on Friday, June 21st. Tickets for the festivities are still available for purchase over at Ticketmaster.dk, with the partout option setting you back 2755 DKK (+ fees) and one-day options selling for 1305 DKK (+ fees). Check the official Facebook event for more details.
For a full overview of King’s upcoming European touring plans, see our dates page.
Philadelphia, PA-based emo and pop punk group Grayscale has unveiled the official music video for their new track “Mum II” below. It is the second piece of music to arrive from the band since their latest studio album “Umbra”, which came out through Fearless Records in 2021.
Pallbearer has dropped the official music video for “Mind Burns Alive” online below. It serves as the title track on the Little Rock, AR-formed doom metal crew’s newly arrived record, which came out this past Friday, May 17th via Nuclear Blast.
Danish fans can look forward to watching the band live at this year’s edition of the Copenhell Metal Cruise, which will sail from the Danish capital to Oslo in Norway and back between October 25th and October 27th. Various ticket packages are available for purchase via the ferry operator’s website, while more details can be found in the official Facebook event.
Shortly thereafter, the group will return to Denmark to support co-headliners Baroness and Graveyard at Copenhagen venue Amager Bio on October 31st. Tickets for that show are available for purchase here for 405 DKK (+ fees), whilst more information can likewise be found in the official Facebook event.
The latter gig is part of a larger European tour, the full itinerary for which is listed in our dates section.
Berlin, Germany-born post-hardcore trio Future Palace has revealed September 06th as the official release date for their new full-length album “Distortion”. It will be issued through Arising Empire and includes these songs:
Pre-orders for all formats of the record have been launched via this link, which will also reveal the artwork, while the official music video for the latest single “The Echoes of Disparity” is available for viewing below.
Danish fans can look forward to watching the band live at Pumpehuset in Copenhagen on October 29th, and tickets for the show are still available for purchase over at Ticketmaster.dk for 265 DKK (+ fees). For more details, check the official Facebook event.
The concert belongs to a larger European tour, the full itinerary for which is listed in our dates section.
Mono has posted the official music video for their new song “Run On” online below. It is featured on the Tokyo, Japan-resident shoegaze luminaries’ approaching album “Oath”, which is due for release through Pelagic Records on June 14th and can be pre-ordered on various formats here.
The band will visit Denmark for a headlining concert featuring a chamber orchestra at Store VEGA in Copenhagen on October 28th. Tickets for that show are available for purchase over at Billetlugen.dk. For 340 DKK (+ fees), while more details can be found in the official Facebook event.
The gig is part of the group’s 25th anniversary European tour, the complete routing for which is listed on our dates page.
Ludvika, Sweden-born industrial metal outfit Pain has revealed the official music video for “Don’t Wake the Dead” below. It is taken from their newly released album “I Am”, which came out this past Friday, May 17th via Nuclear Blast.
Bewitcher has unveiled a lyric video for their new single “Starfire Maelstrom” below. It represents the first material to arrive from the Portland, OR-resident blackened speed metallers since their “Deep Cuts & Shallow Graves” compilation, which came out in 2023.
Auckland, New Zealand-based alternative rock group Written By Wolves will release their sophomore album “The Lighthouse” via independent means on July 26th. It is assembled from these songs:
01. “Adrift”
02. “Give ‘em Hell”
03. “Misery”
04. “Dark Places”
05. “Burn”
06. “Please, Just Breathe”
07. “Write the Ending”
08. “A Light in the Darkness”
09. “Goddess”
10. “The Lighthouse”
11. “Take Me Home”
12. “Memory”
13. “Altar”
You can take a look at the artwork and pre-save the effort on digital streaming platforms here, and then watch the official music video for the latest single “Please, Just Breathe” from it below.
D-A-D has debuted two new singles, respectively titled “The Ghost” and “1st, 2nd & 3rd”, both of which can be heard below. They offer a taste of the Danish hard rock icons’ upcoming album “Speed of Darkness”, which will tentatively arrive on October 04th through Warner Music Denmark, with more details still pending.
The band will play a headlining concert at the Royal Arena in Copenhagen on November 01st to mark their 40th anniversary. Tickets for that show can still be bought from Ticketmaster.dk for between 340 and 610 DKK (+ fees), while more information is available in the official Facebook event.
Belo Horizonte, Brazil’s death and thrash metal purveyors The Troops Of Doom have unleashed a new video single dubbed “Dawn of Mephisto”, which you can check out below. It lives on their upcoming album “A Mass to the Grotesque”, which was detailed in our earlier news post and is set to drop via Alma Mater Records on May 31st.