GRAPHIC NATURE Return with New Single + Video â€˜Faceless’

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London quartet Graphic Nature have returned with new single, ‘Faceless’, a feral slab of nu-metalcore, digging into identity, pressure and the urge to strip everything back. It leans into that raw, cathartic side of the band while keeping things direct and grounded. The release, the band’s first for new label home Century Media, lands just ahead of their one-off London headline show on April 30th. ‘Faceless’ is a track to sit with when things feel a bit too real, or simply just to play loud and get out of your head for a minute.

“Faceless is the beginning of the new era of Graphic Nature,” states frontman Harvey Freeman. “We spent a lot of time working on what we wanted to get out of the new sound, our collective influences helped pave the way for what we’ve created. We are pleased to announce this single will be released via our new record label Century Media.”

Listen to the single here: https://graphicnature.lnk.to/Faceless-SingleNE

Graphic Nature are fast becoming one of the most uncompromising voices in modern heavy music, fusing the grit of nu-metal with the weight and precision of contemporary metalcore. Since emerging with their debut album â€˜A Mind Waiting To Die’ (2023) and its follow up, â€˜Who Are You When No One Is Watching?’ a year later, the band have built a reputation for crafting visceral, groove-driven tracks that channel frustration, identity and the pressure of modern life into something raw and immediate.

With a growing live presence and a string of increasingly confident releases behind them, Graphic Nature are stepping into their next chapter with purpose. Leaning further into heavier textures and sharper conceptual ideas, the band continue to refine a sound that feels both familiar and forward-thinking, positioning themselves as one of the UK’s most vital and confrontational new heavy acts.

FORTHCOMING LIVE SHOWS:

APRIL
30: LONDON The Dome

JULY
04: PILSEN Fajtfest

AUGUST
03: DUBLIN Academy (w/ Northlane)
04: BELFAST Limelight 2 (w/ Northlane)
06–09: KORTRIJK Alcatraz Festival
06–09: WALTON-ON-TRENT Bloodstock Festival

GRAPHIC NATURE is:
Harvey Freeman (vocal)
Pete Woolven (guitar)
Matas Michailovskis (guitar)
Jack Bowdery (drums)

SOULFLY Unleash Gritty Animated Visual for ‘Favela/Dystopia’

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Arizona extreme metal trailblazers SOULFLY unleash the groove-heavy onslaught of ‘Favela/Dystopia.’ Taken from their latest album, Chama, the track features Zyon Cavalera commanding the kit, injecting a modern intensity into the band’s signature tribal-infused sound.

For this visual journey, the band enlisted Matt Creeptoon to bring the track to life through haunting animation. The video offers a stark, unflinching portrayal of life within the Brazilian favelas, perfectly capturing the gritty reality behind ‘Favela/Dystopia.’ 

Max Cavalera states, “Nightmare Before Christmas meets City of God! This video showcases the struggles of Brazilians living in the favellas, with the thrash  Metal side of Soulfly’s Chama. Amazing animation by Matt Creeptoon!”

Order Chama: https://soulfly.bfan.link/chama

Watch the gritty new animated video for ‘Favela/Dystopia’—a visceral portrayal of the struggle:

The onslaught continues! SOULFLY are entering the home stretch of their U.S. trek, supporting the mighty GWAR on ‘The Gor-Gor Strikes Back Tour with KING PARROT.

04.14.2026  Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
04.15.2026  Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Hall
04.17.2026  Sacramento, CA @ Channel 24
04.18.2026  Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco
04.19.2026  San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
04.20.2026  Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theater
04.21.2026  Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
04.23.2026  Austin, TX @ Emo’s
04.24.2026  Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
04.25.2026  Mobile, AL @ Soul Kitchen Music Hall
04.27.2026  Chattanooga, TN @ The Signal
04.28.2026  Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
04.29.2026  Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore

Purchase the tickets here: https://www.soulfly.com/tour

Chama Track listing
1. Indigenous Inquisition
2. Storm the Gates
3. Nihilist
4. No Pain = No Power
5. Ghenna
6. Black Hole Scum
7. Favela / Dystopia
8. Always Was, Always Will Be…
9. Soulfly XIII
10. Chama

CHAMA was recorded at the Platinum Underground Studio in Mesa, Arizona by John Aquilino. John has worked with Max and company multiple times before and is not only a talented engineer but a family friend. The album was produced by Zyon Cavalera and Arthur Rizk. The latter was also responsible for the mixing and mastering. Rizk has not only worked with the Cavalera family numerous times before, but has also helped to shape the world of heavy metal in the modern day. SOULFLY enlisted Carletta Parrish to create the album artwork. For the album, Igor Amadeus Cavalera (GO AHEAD & DIE, NAILBOMB, HEALING MAGIC) played bass and Mike De Leon played guitar. The album also includes features from Dino Cazares (FEAR FACTORY) and Todd Jones (NAILS).

SOULFLY‘s line-up on Chama is :
Max Cavalera | Vocals & Guitar
Igor Amadeus Cavalera | Bass
Zyon Cavalera | Drums
Mike De Leon | Guitar

More information:
https://www.facebook.com/SoulflyOfficial
www.instagram.com/thesoulflytribe
www.x.com/thesoulflytribe
open.spotify.com/user/soulflyband
www.youtube.com/@soulfly
www.tiktok.com/@thesoulflytribe

True Norwegian Glam Invasion: NOTÖRIOUS Touring Germany from May

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The picturesque Hanseatic city of Bergen has more to offer than world-famous Black Metal: Norwegian lads from NOTÖRIOUS are coming to Germany and bringing their rousing live show to the continent – with the same fearless spirit as the Vikings who explored the unknown a thousand years ago.

Their latest, self-titled album was met with great acclaim in 2025 and catapulted the popularity of the four-piece, fronted by singer Chris Höudini, to new heights worldwide. Together with their two previous albums, it forms a powerful body of work that serves a single purpose: to turn every stage into a wild party! [ … learn more here » ]

FFO: MĂśtley CrĂźe, Van Halen & Scorpions

Tour Artwork: Precious Metal Design — Logo: Thomas Brudvik, Pete Alander

NOTÖRIOUS • Concert Dates 2026
Germany 09. Mai – 12. Sept.

🔘 May 09 • Rock Am Knick, Entrup 🎟️🎫 ☞ Tickets
🔘 June 20 • Winses Open Stage, Bremen-Obervieland 🎟️🎫 ☞ Tickets
🔘 June 23 • Meisenfrei Blues Club, Bremen 🎟️🎫 ☞ Tickets
🔘 June 26 • Clubhaus 06, Hannover 🎟️🎫 ☞ Tickets
🔘 June 27 • Rock On Isens, Butjadingen 🎟️🎫 ☞ Tickets
🔘 July 10 • Rock Area A7, Ehndorf 🎟️🎫 ☞ Tickets
🔘 Sept. 11 • Rock N Revel, Marienmünster 🎟️🎫 ☞ Tickets
🔘 Sept. 12 • Sinner Rock, Sinntal 🎟️🎫 ☞ Tickets

The band says of their upcoming tour:

“Do you miss the 80s – even if you weren’t born back then? Do you feel jaded by all that modern, overproduced AI rubbish? Are you in the mood for: Real music. Real performances. No playback. No compromises.

Then you’re already part of the band’s crew! When NOTÖRIOUS storm the stage, we give 110% – with rousing choruses to sing along to, blistering guitar solos, pounding rhythms and pure headbanging energy.

Our music transports you straight back to the past and ignites that authentic, electrifying feeling that only real rock ’n’ roll can create.”

LINE-UP
Chris Höudini • Lead vocals
Nikki DiCato • Guitar/Backing vocals
Andy Sweet • Bass/Backing vocals
Freddy Kixx • Drums/Backing vocals

NOTÖRIOUS deliver high-energy Rock heavily inspired by classic Hard Rock from the 70s and 80s – think MĂśtley CrĂźe, Van Halen and the Scorpions.

As they hail from Bergen, Norway – the capital of Black Metal – it’s only natural that the lads add a darker edge to their sound.

They themselves call their sound TRUE NORWEGIAN GLAM METAL!

More information: https://www.notoriousofficial.com/

PRO-PAIN Release New Single ‘Scorched Earth’ with Lyric Video

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“And so it begins…”: Hardcore juggernauts PRO-PAIN share the third single from their upcoming album, Stone Cold Anger, out May 15, 2026 via Napalm Records. “Scorched Earth” sets the tone for the future, accompanied by heavy riffs, catchy guitars, and sing-alongs. A sinister yet fiercely anthemic track, “Scorched Earth” is a pummeling demonstration of power, perfectly fitting for the band’s first album in 11 years. PRO-PAIN are back—and they stayed on top of their heavy game!
 
Gary Meskil about “Scorched Earth”:
“Scorched Earth explores what happens when ordinary people are pushed to their breaking point. Drawing inspiration from films such as the 1990s Michael Douglas drama Falling Down, the lyrics examine how pressure, frustration, and a sense of powerlessness can build over time. The song speaks to themes of reckoning, consequence, and the desire for genuine accountability”.

Legendary New York hardcore juggernauts PRO-PAIN make their debut on Napalm Records with their sixteenth studio album, Stone Cold Anger, out on May 15, 2026. Their first release in eleven years showcases the band’s explosive energy in its purest form: Stone Cold Anger unfolds heavy, angry, and ready as ever—proving PRO-PAIN haven’t lost even an ounce of strength. An exceptionally catchy offering, the new album fortifies its groovy melodies and stirring guitar riffs with furious and inciting, anthemic vocals, turning the ten new songs into worthy follow-ups to their 3.5M-stream hit â€œVoice Of Rebellion” (2015).

Stone Cold Anger is an enthralling, memorable, and triumphant milestone for PRO-PAIN, and an impressive demonstration of power. See you in the pit!

Gary Meskil about Stone Cold Anger:
“Thank you to our fans worldwide for 35 years of unwavering support. After a decade away from the recording studio, we return with Stone Cold Anger—an album forged from global tension and the rising demand for accountability.”

Order your copy of Stone Cold Anger NOW

The highly anticipated new album (which features the return of former guitarist Eric Klinger) opens up with the punishing “Oceans Of Blood”, an energetic and captivating track which confirms once again that the hardcore icons have not lost one bit of their relentless anger in the last 35 years. The title track abruptly commences with soaring melodic guitars acting as sirens around frontman and bassist Gary Meskil’s commanding barks. Aptly named “March Of The Giants” is just that, a show of brute force layered upon an ever-so-heavy groove-laden foundation. “Uncle Sam Wants You!” displays a more rock ’n’ roll attitude, complete with a driving bass line and distinct social commentary; the raw and honest vibe continues throughout “Demonic Intervention” and “Rinse & Repeat”. Meskil’s raspy shouts fill the melodies of “Hell Or High Water” before PRO-PAIN forge onward and into the anthemic “Scorched Earth”—fiercely belting “And so it begins…” The following track, “Jonestown Punch”, galvanizes with stirring, up-tempo two-steps before “Sky’s The Limit” rounds off the album with catchy sing-along choruses.

Stone Cold Anger tracklisting:

  1. Oceans Of Blood
  2. Stone Cold Anger
  3. March Of The Giants
  4. Uncle Sam Wants You!
  5. Demonic Intervention
  6. Rinse & Repeat
  7. Hell or High Water
  8. Scorched Earth
  9. Jonestown Punch
  10. Sky’s the Limit

PRO-PAIN LIVE 2026
13.05.2026 DE – Essen / Turock
14.05.2026 DE – OsnabrĂźck / Bastard Club
15.05.2026 NL – Alkmaar / HAL25 Herrie Festival
16.05.2026 BE – Halle / Skallyfest
22.05.2026 DE – Loburg / Wir Leben Laut Festival
23.05.2026 BE – Malle / Kemphe Onderstroom
05.06.2026 NL – Emmen / Pitfest
06.06.2026 NL – Tilburg / Little Devil
12.06.2026 DE – Leipzig / Red Bull Arena
13.06.2026 DE – Leipzig / Red Bull Arena
14.06.2026 DE – Kassel / Goldgrube
19.06.2026 DE – Fehrbellin / Protzen Open Air Festival
20.06.2026 DE – Lubeck /Riders Cafe
26.06.2026 PL – Szczecin / Hells Bells Festival
27.06.2026 SE – Avesta / Krylbomangel Festival
02.07.2026 CZ – Trutnov / Obscene Extreme Festival
03.07.2026 DE – Frankfurt / Deutsche Bank Park
04.07.2026 DE – Frankfurt / Deutsche Bank Park
10.07.2026 DE – Cologne / MTC-Club
11.07.2026 DE – Gelsenkirchen / Veltins Arena Adenauer Allee
16.07.2026 DE – Nottertal-Heilinger Hohen / G.O.N.D. Festival
17.07.2026 DE – Marienberg / Rock Auf Dem Berg Festival
18.07.2026 DE – Marburg / KFZ Marburg
24.07.2026 DE – Munich / Free & Easy Festival
25.07.2026 CZ – Olomouc / Pod Parou Festival
21.08.2026 DE – Schmelz / Heartcore Island Open Air Festival
22.08.2026 DE – Freiburg / Crash
29.08.2026 DE – Wallesau / Wallesau Ist Blau Festival
14.11.2026 NL – Eindhoven / Helldorado Festival
21.11.2026 NL – Eindhoven / Revolution Calling Festival

PRO-PAIN is:
Gary Meskil – Bass, Vocals
Jonas Sanders – Drums
Greg Discenza – Lead Guitar
Eric Klinger – Rhythm Guitar
 
PRO-PAIN online:
FACEBOOK
INSTAGRAM
WEBSITE
NAPALM RECORDS

RED SKY Presents Second Video Single ‘404’ from Forthcoming Album

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Masked rapper-guitarist Red Sky returns with “404,” the second single from his upcoming album Nostalgia del Futuro, set for worldwide release on May 29, 2026.

The title “404” serves as a metaphor for the digital and spiritual “error” of modern life, the moment when a search for meaning returns no results. However, Red Sky argues that this void is not a dead end, but a canvas. The track posits that the meaning of life is not a discovery to be made, but a creation to be forged.

“Every individual is the variable in their own equation,” Red Sky notes. â€œWe spend our lives looking for a truth that isn’t there, forgetting that we are the only ones capable of giving meaning to the vacuum.”

The single explores themes of deep-seated alienation and a paradoxical “nostalgia for a future that does not yet exist”, a calling from a destiny that remains unwritten.

Stream “404”: orcd.co/404single

Previous single: “Il Paese Dell’Arte” : orcd.co/ipdasingle

Pre-save “Nostalgia del Futuro”: orcd.co/ndfalbum

ABOUT RED SKY

Red Sky is a masked rapper-guitarist who has been challenging musical conventions since 2011. Known for his “Kintsugi Music” philosophy, he blends rap, metal, electronic, and global influences—particularly from Japanese culture—into a genre-defying sound. Over 15 years, he has released 14 albums, opened for major Italian artists, and built a passionate international following. His music speaks to fans of conscious Italian rap (Caparezza, Rancore), modern metal titans (Linkin Park, Rammstein, Falling in Reverse), and anyone drawn to Japanese culture and music with substance. With Epictronic behind him and an album that promises to push every boundary, Red Sky is ready to make 2026 unforgettable.

CONNECT WITH RED SKY

YouTube: www.youtube.com/@RedSkyKintsugi
Instagram: www.instagram.com/redskykintsugi

REXORIA Share New Single + Official Music Video ‘Heart of Sorrow’, Feat. Johnny Gioeli

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Swedish royal metal band REXORIA proudly releases their new single â€œHeart of Sorrow,” taken from their upcoming album, ‘Fallen Dimension,’ set for release on May 8th via Sound Pollution / Black Lodge Records. The new track features Johnny Gioeli (Axel Rudi Pell / Hardline), uniting two distinctive metal voices in a collaboration aimed squarely at fans of melodic metal.

“Heart of Sorrow” is a grand, emotionally charged power ballad that fuses strong melodic hooks with heavy guitars, driven by a commanding vocal performance at it’s core. The interplay between Frida and Johnny Gioeli’s voices creates a striking dynamic: Gioeli’s raw, raspy delivery brings grit and weight, while Frida’s clear and emotive vocals soar above, adding depth, intensity, and power.

The single is accompanied by a cinematic music video, centered on visual storytelling and a strong aesthetic direction that reflects the band’s evolving image and artistic vision.

With “Heart of Sorrow,” REXORIA and Johnny Gioeli deliver a power ballad that leaves a lasting impression — emotional, dramatic, and impossible to ignore.

With their upcoming fourth studio album, REXORIA returns with their signature Royal Metal sound, delivering towering choruses, vivid storytelling, emotional depth, and raw, commanding vocals. The follow-up to the acclaimed ‘Imperial Dawn,’ also released via Black Lodge Records, the band takes a bold and focused step forward.

‘Fallen Dimension’ spans a wide emotional and thematic spectrum, from social commentary and war-driven narratives to heartfelt power ballads and uplifting, hook-laden anthems. Built on atmosphere and intensity, the album captures the unmistakable REXORIA spirit at its most refined.

A standout element of the record is its two exclusive duets, featuring guest performances from Mike Andersson (Tungsten) and Johnny Gioeli (Axel Rudi Pell / Hardline), adding further depth and dynamic range.

Mixed and mastered by Jonas Kjellgren (Sabaton, Bloodbound, Raubtier, Dynazty), ‘Fallen Dimension’ features 11 powerful tracks that capture the band’s evolved identity and sharpened musical vision.

Pre-order the album here: https://orcd.co/blod194album

‘Fallen Dimension’ Track List:

Side A

  1. Metallic Rain
  2. Awakening
  3. Dancing on the Ruins
  4. Malleus Maleficarum
  5. Running with the Stars
  6. Dominion (Feat. Mike Andersson – Tungsten)

Side B

  1. Break the Wave
  2. Himalaya
  3. Wasted Land
  4. Virtual Pain
  5. Heart of Sorrow (Feat. Johnny Gioeli – Axel Rudi Pell / Hardline)

REXORIA is a proven live force, with over 120 performances across Europe. The band has shared stages and toured with acts such as Battle Beast, Bloodbound, Dynazty, Sirenia, Semblant and Thobbe Englund (Sabaton), and has played at major festivals including Sweden Rock Festival and MalmĂśfestivalen in 2024.

With over 3 million streams on Spotify and nearly 500,000 YouTube views, REXORIA stands ready for the next step.

Royal Metal is fully formed – with momentum, purpose, and a clear artistic vision. 

More information: https://www.rexoria.com/