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When “Wheels Within Wheels,” the third full-length album from MEER hits the streets on the 23rd of August, fans of the band will be able to hear a piece of work that represents a significant evolution for the Norwegian progressive pop outfit, with eleven tracks that reach soaring heights, interspersed with […]
Neue Deutsche Härte kings Stahlmann released the last single before dropping their new album “Phosphor,” out on August 09th, 2024: ‘Asche zu Asche.’ “Phosphor” is the element that shines so bright, burns so hot, and destroys so easily. With this, Neue Deutsche Härte icons Stahlmann are back again! The band stands out from the masses with German […]
Kadebostany returns with the definitive summer anthem, ‘Back in Love Again’ featuring an unexpected and electrifying collaboration with Senegalese sensation Lass and Crimean Tatar indie-pop singer Naile. Challenging and irresistible, this new single blends Kadebostany‘s signature modern pop sound with vibrant afro-house and club music influences. Brainchild of songwriter/producer Guillaume […]
IGORRR, one of the most highly acclaimed experimental metal projects of the moment, enters the ARTmania festival line-up, which will take place between 26 – 28 July in Sibiu, Transylvania. IGORRR, a project named after the founder Gautier Serre’s gerbil (pet from the small rodent family), arose from Serre’s desire […]
When things get pretty nasty and chaotic, sometimes claustrophobic in your life, music is a very potent escape hatch to make sense of it all. Norway’s dark synth-pop innovators The Holy Mountain probably feel the same way, because their music holds you together in one piece, without the fear of […]
OCEANS OF SLUMBER defy any and all convention. For the past 15 years, the Houston band have come to redefine what it means to be Southern Gothic by mixing melodic death, doom, and black metal with subtle electronic flourishes and the overpowering heat of their hometown. Now, after signing with Season […]
French atmospheric doom collective IXION is now streaming their entire new EP “Extinction” after their release yesterday, April 16 via Finisterian Dead End / Season of Mist. Questioning how humanity will struggle with mortality in a world where android technology is rapidly growing and dominating, “Extinction” is the first part of the band’s forthcoming fifth studio album entitled “Evolution”, which […]
Lisbon heavy post-punk/industrial ensemble LOUVADO ABISMO has announced the details of their self-titled album, scheduled for 31 May via Half Beast Records on vinyl/digital with a CD release to follow. As the first preview from the album, the band shares ‘Corrida Lenta,’ the album’s third track. Despite being a new formation, LOUVADO ABISMO […]
VUUR & ZIJDE (“Fire & Silk”) present ‘Zusterzon’ as the first single taken from the Dutch blackened post-punk outfit’s debut full-length “Boezem”, which has been scheduled for release on July 12, 2024. “Perpetual images dance like a dervish above the clouds, set to driving drums and lilting guitars”, guitarist and keyboarder Nicky write. “A sudden quickening of bonded hearts – moving out […]
Hooooooooooly shit. Every once in a while, when reviewing albums, I encounter something truly beautiful. While wading through all the repetitive albums out there, I came across a real gem. This time, that diamond is The Neuromaniacs’ latest, and what a diamond it is! The Neuromaniacs came out of nowhere […]