Experimental Metal band Eye of Mensis have just dropped their new EP, The Drowning Circus on all major streaming platforms. The EP features 4 new songs as well as 2 demos and a Remix.
Their debut LP Dousing The Flames is set for release later this year.
Tracklist:
1. Part 1
2. Part 2
3. Part 3
4. Part 4
5. Nurture The Barbs (2022 Demo)
6. The Gleam (2019 Demo, Mastered)
7. She Looked Like a Bird (REMIX)
Christian progressive post-hardcore band My Epic have, at long last, announced their fourth full-length album, Loriella, out June 28th. After years on Facedown Records, the band has upscaled for their first release on the premier Christian indie label, Tooth & Nail Records.
Their new single "Northstar" is out today, too.
No new tour dates have been announced, but the band is set for an appearance at Audiofeed Fest in central Illinois, July 4 - 7.
Italian power/doom metal outfit In Aevum Agere, is streaming a new album at its YouTube-autogenerated channel.
Titled Darkness, Then Light, the band's fourth LP to date was officially published today (April 26), courtesy of compatriot label Metal On Metal Records.
You can listen to the entire release, right below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDRcjnoU9fE&list=OLAK5uy_kczDevUKktkBKbH8x 9j_Ik_qShtCcc928&index=1
Hair metal rockers Motley Crue have released their first new song in five years. "Dogs of War" is ostensibly the first of many new tracks in the pipeline, and showcases the band's new guitarist, John 5, since Mick Mars' departure in 2022.
Queens NY tech/progressive metal outfit Dysrhythmia, has uploaded a new track at its official Bandcamp location.
Titled "No Breath After Beauty", the track is part of the band's new album Coffin of Conviction, due out on June 7 through Nightfloat Recordings (CD)/Nerve Altar Records (LP).
You can listen to the single, right below:
https://dysrhythmia.bandcamp.com/track/no-breath-after-beauty
Knocked loose may be gearing up to release their new album You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To next month, but they sure are not taking the foot of the gas with their latest single "Suffocate".
Enlisting the help of Alt-Pop superstar Poppy, Bryan Garris and Co. have continued a winning streak of singles, a special nod was made to all reggaeton fans with what can only be described as the most violent Tresillo in history at around the 2 minute mark.
As for the collaboration process itself, the Kentucky quintet said "The song is about 'someone stabbing you in the back,” Guitarist Isaac Hale added about working with Poppy, “It was so fun because her voice allowed us to expand our palette and do some weird, off-the-wall things that we maybe wouldn’t do in another song. We felt that because we had Poppy’s voice involved, it allowed us to kind of push the boundaries of what we thought was feasible.”
Burzum is releasing a new metal album, as revealed by Varg on Twitter in recent weeks. According to Varg, it is intentionally going to retain a "demo tape quality" and was inspired by his recent autobiographical writing about the history of Black Metal. The plan is to release as a CD/LP once the album has been digitally uploaded.
The album is titled The Land of Thule and the first single "The Magic of the Grave" is now available for streaming on Youtube:
Meanwhile, follow-up "The Hidden Name" can be heard here:
Deathgrind / mathcore band Lotus Eater Machine have announced that they are going on an indefinite hiatus. The Boston, MA quartet posted to their social media to announce their dissolution, citing members losing passion for the project at the current time. The posts also note that their performance on April 20th at the "Beef Fest", a small music event involving various punk acts from the Boston area, would be their last for the foreseeable future. The band states that they intend to reunite in the future to complete the follow-up to 2023's Prisoner to Seven Demons and play more live shows.
You can see the full posts from Lotus Eater Machine here, which also detail what other projects the band's members are working on:
Eye, the new musical venture from Jessica Ball have released their second single, The Other Sees.
The group take many elements from Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard, who Ball is the lead singer of.
Ball created the project 'in part by the existential dread looming outside as well as the sudden ill health of her dear friend, MWWB guitarist Paul “Dave” Davies, then fighting for life after a Covid-related stroke.'
Eye announced their debut album Dark Light will be released on April 26th alongside their debut single In Your Night back in March.
Alcest have released the second single from their upcoming album Les Chants de l’Aurore, along with a music video available for streaming on the Nuclear Blast youtube channel, directed by Kendy Ty with artistic direction from Neige.
Neige states:
“Despite its more accessible vibe, this song is actually the most personal song of the album for me. “Flamme Jumelle”, which means “Twin Flame”, is about the idea of loss in general and the difficulty of coping with the absence of someone you deeply loved. It could be a family member, a friend, or a partner. On a more spiritual level, the title refers to the possibility that certain souls are connected in this life and beyond, and that separation is temporary and just a mortal concept.”
The album is available for pre-order at the following link and will be out June ...more
After an agonizing 14-year wait, Julie Christmas has announced her sophomore record under her own name. Ridiculous and Full of Blood releases on June 14 and is available to pre-order on multiple vinyl color variants, including an animated picture disc. The first single, “Supernatural”, is up now on streaming platforms, or you can watch the official visualizer video at the YouTube link below.
Pre-order:
https://usa.red-crk.com/products/julie-christmas-ridiculous-and-full-of-blood-lp-pre-order
“Supernatural” visualizer:
Danish noise punk rock band Amusi have re-released their first and only album, Adapt in Codes, for free through their bandcamp page with new color artwork and album information.
Post-Hardcore and Rise Records darling Dance Gavin Dance posted an announcement to Instagram on 4/14 confirming the departure of long-time lead vocalist Tilian Pearson. The statement reads:
"Dance Gavin Dance has always attempted to reconcile situations internally. But, after much consideration, we have as a collective decided to say farewell to our long time member and friend, Tilian. We wish him luck, along with our support and respect for his future endeavors in music and life.
We thank him for his years of friendship and contribution during his time in Dance Gavin Dance. As people grow and change, creative differences can arise and life paths and goals may no longer align.
We want to thank you for your support over the past two decades. We are truly grateful that we can continue to play music as a career and we are excited to move forward with this new era for the band.
Six Feet Under have dropped the 2nd new single off of their upcoming album "Killing for Revenge".
So far, the 2 singles released have shown a dramatic increase in speed and heaviness compared to the band's last album, "Nightmares of the Decomposed".
Swedish heavy metal outfit Century, has revealed a couple of new tunes at its official Bandcamp location.
Titled "Sacrifice" and "Avenging Force", the new cuts will be published in tape through Electric Assault Records. This special release, will be exclusively distributed during the Swedes' upcoming "The Conquest of Europe" tour.
"Sacrifice" will be part of the band's sophomore album, which will be released later in 2024.
You can listen to the new material, right below:
https://centuryswe.bandcamp.com/album/sacrifice-avenging-force
Michigan based screamo septet Heavenly Blue released their debut album, We Have The Answer, which can be streamed on various platforms: https://dthw.sh/heavenlyblue
Doom duo Darkthrone debuted "Black Dawn Affiliation" from their forthcoming record It Beckons Us All, slated for an April 26th release.
Said Fenriz: "Nocturno Culto sculpted 'Black Dawn Affiliation' and as much as I writhe in woe trying to describe riffs I did not make, we are certainly rocking hard and dark around a dungeon of slow Kreator 1986-era riffs."
New Jersey based Post Hardcore/Emo band Thursday have just released their first song in 13 years. Titled 'Application for Release from the Dream', the track is the first new song the band have released since reforming in 2016, and the first music released since their last album, 2011's No Devolucion. As well as this, it’s the first music from the band featuring ex-Texas is the Reason member Norm Brennan, who has been playing guitar in Thursday since 2021. It is unclear whether or not this song is a one off, or if more music will come from the band.
The band's statement on the release can be read here:
“ Tonight we release our first song in 13 years. It’s also our first release in 25 years WITHOUT a record label. That’s 25 years since we set out in a small white van to play basements and VFW Halls — attics, kitchens and back yards — with a bunch of burned CDRs marked in black Sharpie: “Summer Tour ‘99.” In those 25 years, there were so man ...more
Norwegian stoner rock band El Caco have announced that they will disband after a final show in Oslo on January 3rd 2025. El Caco was formed in 1997 and have since released 8 records, the final being 2023's Uncelebration.
Dead by April have announced the departure of longtime drummer Marcus Rossell, who has been with the band since 2014. An unnamed replacement is apparently in place for their upcoming shows.
CJ Snare, lead singer of glam metal band Firehouse, has died at age 64.
Snare had been diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in 2020, and took a hiatus from the band in 2023. He had been intending to return for shows this summer, but unfortunately suffered cardiac arrest.
The kings of British death metal Ingested unleashed their new album, The Tide of Death and Fractured Dreams, which can be streamed here:
Tracklist:
01. Paragon of Purity (00:00)
02. Endless Machine (04:23)
03. Where No Light Shines (08:00)
04. Expect to Fail (12:32)
05. Starve the Fire (16:50)
06. Numinous (20:56)
07. In Nothingness (24:47)
08. Pantheon (29:27)
09. Kingdoms of Sand (32:57)
10. A Path Once Lost (38:20)
US Store: https://metalblade.indiemerch.com/collections/ingested
EU Store: https://de.kingsroadmerch.com/metal-blade/artist/1282
Bandcamp: https://ingested.bandcamp.com/album/the-tide-of-death-and-fractured-dreams
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ingesteduk
Turkish death metallers Engulfed are scheduled to release their second full length album via Dark Descent Records on April 19th. The album, entitled Unearthly Litanies of Despair, is the band's first since 2017's Engulfed In Obscurity. A preview track named "In the Abyss of Death's Obscurity" is streaming on Youtube.
