Finnish melodic death metal journeymen Insomnium released the first new single from a yet unnamed tenth studio album.
According to the band's website, the album is expected in October.
Regarding the single and the album itself, long time guitar player Markus Vanhala said:
"Shadowlife opens the dreamy next chapter of INSOMNIUM with a certain self-aware catchiness. I set out to write an obvious hit—perhaps even a so-called banger—to kick things off, but don’t worry: the deeper cuts will follow. Album No. 10 is truly a defining milestone for us, so we wanted to honor our history while also introducing some new nuances. Living on the edge."
Rock trio The Warning released a new single titled 'Ritual'. Along came the official announcement of their fifth studio album - Everything's Falling - set to premiere on August 28. Regarding the record, the three sisters stated:
'Everything's Falling' is a snapshot of where we are in our lives right now. We've grown so much over the past few years, not just as musicians, but as people. This album reflects everything we've experienced, the lessons we've learned, and the challenges we've overcome. At its core, it's about accepting that life can be messy and unpredictable. Things fall apart, plans change, and sometimes you lose your footing. But those moments can teach you the most about yourself, and they're often what make you stronger in the end.
Post metal giants Cult of Luna have released a new single, "In the Shadow of Your Shadow", the title track of their upcoming album slated for a November 6th release.
Interpol return this summer with a brand new album, This Mirror Weighs a Ton, due out on August 28 through Partisan Records. The LP was produced by Andrew Wyatt (Charli XCX, Rosalia) and mixed by David Fridmann (Sleater-Kinney, MGMT). Together, they sought to expand the band's sound by utilising “strings, woodwinds, layered vocal harmonies, acoustic guitar and experimental sound design”. Also, longtime touring bassist Brad Truax wrote and recorded the bass lines for the first time since joining Interpol in 2011.
The first two singles released are ''See Out Loud'' and the title track. Listen to them below:
Tracklist:
‘This Mirror Weighs a Ton’
‘See Out Loud’
‘Iron City’
‘Wounded Sold ...more
New York hardcore band Show Me The Body recently announced the upcoming July 10 release of their fourth full-length album, Alone Together, via Loma Vista Recordings.
The band will be hitting the road for a month of shows across the USA and Canada in September and October 2026 in support of the record. Stretches of the tour will feature support acts like Whispers (Bangkok), Lip Critic (New York), Jivebomb (Baltimore), and Holder (Western Massachusetts).
09/15 Boson, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
09/16 Toronto, ON @ East End United Basement
09/17 Detroit, MI @ Tangent Gallery
09/18 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
09/20 Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
09/22 Kansas City, KS @ Idle Free
09/23 Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
09/25 Las Vegas, NV @ Grey Witch
09/27 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
09/28 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
09/30 San Francisco, CA @ August Hall
10/01 Fresno, CA @ Strummers
10/03 ...more
Polish metalcore/melodic death metal band Dark Side released a music video for their song "Depresja". The clip promotes their third album, W Matni, set to premiere on June 13th. This will be the group's first album since 2019's Upadek as well as the first with bassist Góral and drummer/graphic designer Seeg.
"Depresja":
The band's Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/darkside.poland
Three years after the release of her "least personal album yet" Higher Than Heaven, Ellie Goulding has announced her sixth studio album, I Know Too Much, set for release on September 4.
Described by the singer as a "very personal album", the record was inspired by major life changes, including her divorce, mental health struggles, and the birth of her second child. The project was created in collaboration with Grammy Award-winning producer Jack Rochon (Beyoncé, Daniel Caesar), who worked on the entire album.
About the album, the electropop singer-songwriter said: "Making this album allowed me to bring everything together honestly, like journalling through music, a collection of songs that represent a certain time in my life. I have always loved exploring different sounds and tempo. The album came about from the idea that maybe we can know too much, freedom comes from the ease of not knowing…. - Ellie x"
5 days after the release of their debut album These Graven Halls, Balmora bassist Danny Cuneo has stated via Instagram that the band has been "nuked" after grooming allegations were brought against founding guitarist Jay Torblaa. This comes a mere 1 day before their headlining tour was scheduled to start in Boston, MA. A full statement can be found below.
"I said this shit. Band is nuked. Don't real fuck with all this weirdo shit, My fault slimes, I'm out.
I started this shit years ago with my homie Brandon kinda just turned into a shitty monster of a band. Don't fuck with people using their bands to act weird talking to those who are younger/vulnerable."
Holder and Azshara will continue to play the dates as planned without Balmora, with Florida dates featuring Contention, and Texas stops featuring Outta Pocket and Fatal Realm.
Australian metalcore outfit Northlane have released a new song titled Evian. It features a much more electronic sound than previous efforts. It is as of yet unknown if this song is from an upcoming full length, or a standalone track. You can hear it below:
Mastodon release their first new music since the loss of founding member Brett Hinds with new single "Your Ghost Again". The new track initiates the release cycle for the yet unnamed ninth studio album. Hinds is replaced by guitarist Nick Johnston.
Featuring Polish native Marta Gabriel (ex-Crystal Viper) on vocals, rhythm section and guitars/bass, heavy metal outfit Leatherwitch has let out its first album at the official Bandcamp location of Listenable Records.
Titled The First Spell, the long player is an official publication since May 29.
You can listen to the entire release, right below:
https://listenable-records.bandcamp.com/album/first-spell
Frutiger Aero project After has released a new single, "Promise (When You Go)", that further grounds them into early 2000s pop sound.
The project proves to be a consistently nostalgic sound that pays homage to many bubble-gum pop artists from the era while continuing to carve a niche for themselves.
German post-hardcore trio Future Palace announced their fourth album, Resurgence, to drop on July 31st. Along with the announcement, they released "Resurge" as the fourth single off the upcoming record. The track sees the band experimenting with nu-metal, and its accompanying video serves as a continuation to the one for "Deep Blue".
Resurgence track listing:
1. Deep Blue
2. Resurge
3. Supernova
4. Disintegrate
5. The Shades
6. Nixy
7. Thorns
8. Ebb and Flow
9. Nightfall
10. Symphony of the Clouds
11. Tidal Waves
12. Cyclone
Alt-rock supergroup A Perfect Circle has released a new single 'Starless' ahead of their upcoming European tour. This is the band's first new music in almost 8 years, following 2018's Eat the Elephant. The new single also marks the return of Josh Freese on drums after his departure from the Foo Fighters last year.
Known from his extensive run with grindcore veterans Napalm Death, guitarist Mitch Harris has designed and built a service which connects bands, crews, promoters, venues and festivals, in order to mitigate the loss of income due to streaming, and the high cost/increasingly complex logistics of touring, while securing fair wages and pricing for all involved parties.
TourFlip is scheduled to be fully operational this summer, and in that light, Harris has launched a crowdfunding campaign at tourflip.com. Through the service, the aforementioned agents will be able to remotely perform complex transactions that forgo the traditional and often uneconomical routes for everyone with a stake in touring.
The way Harris sees it, institutions such as investors and labels cannot care less about the livelihood of the people involved in touring, so the service hopes to provide the latter with everything that they need, in order to work things out.
Dutch dark folk mastermind Jurre Timmer has dropped a brand-new song from his new Thurnin album, titled Termina. With the new single and announcement of the album, Thurnin posted the following on his Instagram page:
“Finally I am able to unveil the upcoming Thurnin release
I've been working on this release since before Utiseta, making this the longest I've worked on a Thurnin album
3 years+ in the making, I present to you ; Termina
As the name and art imply, I wrote this album with the impending sense of dread that this might be the last album I release for Thurnin
At least for a while, but I will find myself at peace if this would be the end of this path
Termina feels to me like the spiritual sequel to Menhir, with all the growth I've experienced as an artist since then
With a running time of well over an hour, in 10 tracks, this has been the biggest undertaking of my career,
At this point in time I am not fully ...more
Scottish idiosyncratic indie rockers Arab Strap have released the first single entitled "You You You" off their forthcoming album Half-Told Tales. The album is releasing on September 4th via Rock Action and will mark their 3rd reunion album after a 16 year hiatus.
Vocalist Aiden Moffat describes the track in a press release as “a sort of disco-metal incantation, with a message of future felicity and fellowship that—fingers crossed—might make you dance and giggle too.”
The tracklist is as follows:
1 I Get Noise 3:23
2 You You You 5:30
3 Be a Man 4:42
4 Fighting for You 3:06
5 Glamour Magick 4:30
6 Gape 4:33
7 Under Offer 2:36
8 Basic Physics 3:39
9 Sunsong 3:06
10 Dollar Park 4:19
11 Mr. Splitfoot 2:40
12 Ampersand 4:13
13 Fragments 4:17
14 Beats Per Minute 5:15
Check out the music video for "You You You" bel ...more
Mexican rock band The Warning released the studio version of "Ego" - an aggressive banger they debuted live earlier this year. Together with the previous single "Kerosene" and another live song "Ritual", they likely are components of the band's yet to be officially announced fifth album (which the drummer, Pau Villarreal, confirmed is in the works).
Australian pop-rockers Stand Atlantic came out with a new song titled "Velcro". This song makes a throwback to their earlier pop punk style, as opposed to their recent genre-mashing alt output. Whether it's a one-off affair or a long-term shift is yet to be heard.
The band's vocalist Bonnie Fraser commented:
“I’ve spent 10 years avoiding love songs and writing only about what ended in heartbreak. On Velcro, that curse is finally broken. It’s the most honest thing I’ve written in a long time - after a really intense period of writer’s block, so recording it live, raw and unfiltered felt like the only way to do it. The curse is officially broken, the gates are open, our lovergirl era is on, and Velcro says you’re welcome.”
Epic/atmospheric black metal band Sojourner have announced their first album in six years and released two singles ahead of its July 10 release. Gateways is the group's first full-length effort since 2020's Premonitions, and features new vocalist Heike Langhans, who joined the band after leaving Draconian.
In the words of guitarist Mike Lamb, “Gateways is a labour of love written over the last few years of outward silence, harnessing the soul of everything we've done before while carrying the band forward toward new horizons and opening the way for what comes next.”
Gateways will also see the band returning to its original label Avantgarde Music after a one-album side quest through Napalm Records. The LP will feature seven tracks, including "Epitaphs" and "Lunar Tear", currently available via production team Ghost Bird Studios' official channel. Pre-orders are currently available through Avantgarde Music and its merch partner Sound ...more
While they continue to work on their 10th studio album - their first album in 9 years and first new music since 2022's Conspiranoid EP, as well as their first with new drummer John Hoffman after the shock retirement of Herb Alexander - Primus have surprise released a new EP.
The EP, A Handful of Nuggs, features brand new track "The Ol' Grizz" which is expected to feature on the new album, alongside previous single "Little Lord Fentanyl" (ft. Puscifer), a live rendition of "Duchess (and the Proverbial Mind Spread)" and a cover of the Dio classic "Holy Diver" featuring Puddles Pity Party.
1. The Ol' Grizz
2. Holy Diver (Dio cover, ft. Puddles Pity Party)
3. Little Lord Fentanyl (ft. Puscifer)
4. Duchess (and the Proverbial Mind Spread) - Live from the Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA
A 12" vinyl of the EP is available for pre-order, due for release on 24 July 2026 and can be ...more
Under the LOR3L3I moniker, South African native Heike Langhans (Remina, ex-Draconian) is streaming her first solo album at the project's official Bandcamp location.
Titled Peace By Proxy, the long player is an independent affair since May 1.
You can listen to the entire release, right below:
https://lor3l3i.bandcamp.com/album/peace-by-proxy
Sadboy kings Movements have announced their new album, Happier Now, set for release September 4.
Along with the announcement, they’ve released two new singles, 'Dissolve Me' and 'Back in My Ways'.
The tracklist and music video for 'Dissolve Me / Back in My Ways' can be found below:
1. Pulse
2. Dissolve Me
3. Everything Is Fine
4. Happier Now
5. Flowerbed
6. Back in My Ways
7. Spellbound
8. Ill at Ease
9. Live by the Sword
10. Everyone I’ve Ever Been
11. Fragile Hands
12. Separate
