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Cryptopsy Announce New Album ‘An Insatiable Violence’

Posted on April 15, 2025

A person spends all day building a machine, only for it to torture them at night. As if this thought wasn’t malicious enough, they enjoy it. In fact, they enjoy being tortured so much that, come morning, they wake up rejuvenated, eager to tweak their creation until it runs perfectly in their mind.

Wrath of Logarius Usher in New Realm with Crown of Mortis

Posted on April 3, 2025

No matter what skeletal form they assume, Wrath of Logarius aren’t bound by black metal’s strict traditions. The band’s debut album crowns them kings of a new realm for the underground: formless black metal.

ANCIIENTS Win Second JUNO Award

Posted on March 31, 2025

After soul searching through the Canadian wilderness for the past eight years, once again, Anciients have reached the summit of progressive metal. The heavy, heady and heartfelt Canucks won Metal / Hard Music Album of the Year at the 55th annual JUNO Awards for their latest album Beyond the Reach of the Sun. Spiritbox, Devin Townsend, Kittie and Striker were also nominated.

Defeated Sanity Touring Latin America

Posted on March 27, 2025

Metal maniacs have been losing their minds over Defeated Sanity. Last year, brutal death metal’s most relentless innovators returned to the raw brutality of their early classics. In the process, the band’s latest album has taken their moribund legacy to even greater extremes. Not only did Chronicles of Lunacy land on notable year-end lists from across the world of metal, rock and pop. It also broke onto the Billboard charts.

Nightfall Unleash Righteous Anger on “The Cannibal”

Posted on March 25, 2025

For more than 30 years, Nightfall have stood as a shining pillar for Greek metal. Like darkness after sunset, the deadly Athenians rose through the underground alongside their current and former label mates Rotting Christ and Septicflesh. The band’s monumental eleventh album is solidified by the most electrifying hooks and thunderous production in their pantheon-level discography. But while the latest single from Children of Eve scrapes across the sky with a stadium-shaking chorus, “The Cannibal” digs deeper into the powerful message that has always served as Nightfall’s rallying cry.”Our new single speaks to an insatiable fear that’s been fueled by eons of catechism”, says Nightfall’s half-masked leader Efthimis Karadimas. “I hate the cannibal that lurks inside us, eating us alive from within”.

EIVØR Announces European Tour w/ Special Guests Ásgeir & Elinborg

Posted on March 21, 2025

Faroese singer-songwriter EIVØR will embark on a captivating European tour this fall. Joining her as a special guest is the acclaimed Icelandic artist Ásgeir, with support from EIVØR‘s talented younger sister, Elinborg. This tour promises an unforgettable musical experience, blending ethereal vocals, evocative melodies, and rich Nordic heritage. European Tour 2025: 19 September: Ghent, BE @ De Vooruit​ 26 September: Cologne, DE @ Carlswerk Victoria​ 27 September: Frankfurt, DE @ ZOOM​ 28 September: Paris, FR @ Casino de Paris​ 30 September: Metz, FR @ La BAM​ 1 October: Rouen, FR @ Le 106​ 2 October: Marseille, FR @ Espace Julien​ 3 October: Toulouse, FR @ Interference​ 4 October: Porto, PT @ Hard Club​ 7 October: Madrid, ES @ Mon Live​ 8 October: Barcelona, ES @ Razzmatazz 2​ 10 October: Pratteln, CH @ z7 Konzertfabrik​ 11 October: Vienna, AT @ Ottakringer Brauerei​ 12 October: Stuttgart, DE @ LKA Longhorn​ 14 October: Krakow, PL @ Klub Studio​ 15 October: Prague, CZ @ ROXY​ 16 October: Berlin, DE @ Huxleys Neue Welt​ 17 October: Hamburg, DE @ DOCKS​ 18 October: Copenhagen, DK @ Poolen​ 19 October: Lund, SE @ Mejeriet​ 21 October: Helsinki, FI @ House of Culture​ 22 October: Tampere, FI @ Tavara Asema​ 24 October: Gothenburg, SE @ Filmstudion​ 25 October: Stockholm, SE @ Fållan​ 26 October: Oslo, NO @ Sentrum Scene