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Founded in 2022 in Timisoara, Romania, Berlin Division is an electronic music project that combines vintage synthpop and darkwave elements with modern techno rhythms. We are excited to premiere on CVLTARTES the Berlin Division‘s newest collab with Thea. ‘So Alive‘ is a love-fueled dichotomy, where nostalgia takes center stage alongside […]
W3 4R3 NUM83R5 is a band that has made a name for themselves since 2014 by releasing some of the nastiest and heaviest metalcore in Romania. So many of their peers have broken up or faded away, but W3 4R3 NUM83R5 are lifers who are still on a forward trajectory, […]
Dark singer-songwriter act THE DEVIL’S TRADE is proud to unveil the title track of his upcoming album “Vidékek vannak idebenn”. The brand-new album will be released on July 14, 2023, via Season of Mist and can be pre-ordered here. THE DEVIL’S TRADE comments on the track: “‘Vidékek vannak idebenn’ is the first song I have […]
Norwegian progressive metal trio GRANT THE SUN, comprised of current and former members of Insense and Beaten to Death, has recently shared a new track titled ‘Mariana,‘ which is taken from their first full-length album “Voyage,” set to be released on June 9th via Mas-Kina Records. The follow-up to the band’s critically lauded EP “Sylvain” is a 39-minute inventive […]
Chicago stoner doom four-piece HIGH PRIEST have released the heavy track ‘Cosmic Key’ as the next single taken from their forthcoming debut full-length “Invocation,” which is slated for release on June 23, 2023. John Regan comments on the single ‘Cosmic Key’: “While we were on tour, we talked about the cinematic masterpiece ‘Masters of the Universe,’ which inspired this song’s name: a musical […]
‘Ouroboros‘ is Peri Winkle‘s debut single, a euphoric introduction to her close encounter with death and the psychological implications of standing face to face with oblivion. In her caffeinated and vibrant pop world, it seems like every feeling is lit up in neon: from the life-changing near-death experience to the […]
Greek power-rock trio Frenzee has just shared a music video for a brand new track titled ‘Frenzy’ off the band’s self-titled debut EP, which was released last month via Ouga Booga and the Mighty Oug Records, the label owned by Greek stoner-rock pioneers 1000mods. Recorded by Aristotelis Telis, mixed by Nik Chimboukas at Spin Studio, Long Island City, NY, and mastered by Roger […]
It seems like whenever I try to sum up 4 Beat Grace exactly – and I’ve tried several times – ultimately, I fail. The Zurich-based band not only covers the post-punk genre but dives deep into the possibilities of all sounds microtonal. That implies applying their extraordinary technique to alternative […]
US post-metal trio Girih has just shared a new song off their forthcoming second album “Ikigai”, due out on vinyl and digital formats on October 14th via A Thousand Arms and dunk!records. Named after the Japanese conceptual philosophy of finding purpose and fulfillment, the eight-track release was recorded at Wachusett Recording Co. by GIRIH and Mike Moschetto, who also engineered and […]
Portuguese psych-doom metal occultists Lord of Confusion have just shared a new song off their debut album “Evil Mystery”, which is set for release on September 30th via Gruesome Records in cooperation with Morbid and Miserable Records. Greatly influenced by classic horror movies and tales of the supernatural and the occult, Lord of Confusion debuted in 2019 with a self-released […]