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FUTURE PALACE Announce New Album “Resurgence” + Share Video for New Single ‘Resurge’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on May 31, 2026
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Germany’s FUTURE PALACE are thrilled to announce their forthcoming fourth album RESURGENCE. It arrives July 31 via Century Media. Pre-order it here. 

The album is a powerful exploration of isolation, inner conflict, and the struggle to rebuild oneself. Blending post-hardcore intensity with cinematic electronics, soaring melodies, and crushing breakdowns, the Berlin trio dives deep into themes of depression, doubt, and emotional transformation.

Ultimately, Resurgence captures the fragile moment where despair slowly turns into strength — and is proof of the redemptive power of music.

Alongside the album announcement, the band invites fans and listeners to dive deep into their world with the video for the new single “RESURGE.” Watch it here.

The track finds the band playing with nu metal textures and buzzsaw riffs, retaining their ear worm hooks and signature sonic swells.

Vocalist Maria Lessing displays her multi-layered vocals talents, effortlessly shifting from scaled-the-bowels-of-hell screams to stunningly sweet melodic bursts.

“Musically, ‘Resurge‘ felt very nu metal right from the start when writing it,” says guitarist Manuel Kohlert.” So you can call it another experiment since we didn’t do that kind of music yet. Sidenote: When writing the instrumental I had a Japanese video game in mind, which I really liked as a kid, the soundtrack was also phenomenal. It is called ‘Solatorobo.'”

Lessing weighs in, saying, “This song is about doubting everything and every decision you’ve made so far in your life. Thinking about what it would be like if you would completely restart and be a totally different person — but also sacrifice everything and everyone you have in your life currently. It’s supposed to convey deep despair and self-doubt. What would life be like, if you were reborn today?”

She furthers, “It also picks up the music video story from our previous release ‘Deep Blue.’ At the end of the video, the crew of the submarine gets lost in the ocean, after the submarine sank. Their old friend, the siren, which attacked them because of a misunderstanding, welcomes them again in a new world, but the submarine crew has to sacrifice their human form to survive and become a new creature.”

Lessing finishes, “Musically, this song a strong nu metal energy, which has a nostalgic, but also modern feeling to it. It’s supposed to catch you but also portray the despair of the message, which I find the chorus represents best.”

Cover by Peter Leukhardt

RESURGENCE TRACK LISTING:
“Deep Blue” 
“Resurge“
“Supernova“
“Disintegrate” 
“The Shades” 
“Nixy” 
“Thorns” 
“Ebb and Flow” 
“Nightfall” 
“Symphony of the Clouds” 
“Tidal Waves” 
“Cyclone“

Future Palace, whose lineup is rounded out by drummer Johannes Früchtenicht, embody the emotional highs and lows of human life through a constantly shifting artistic lens. Their songs delve deep into internal struggles and shed light on issues surrounding mental health, topics that remain far too stigmatized in modern society. Over the past years, Future Palace have become one of Europe’s most exciting alternative metal acts, propelled by their intense live energy and a constantly growing international fanbase. Their recent North American tour marked their first major venture across the Atlantic, earning widespread praise and further expanding their global reach. In Europe, their latest headline tour set new milestones with numerous sold-out and upgraded shows across the continent. With a rapidly growing catalogue, rising streaming numbers, and a global fan community, Future Palace are entering their most ambitious era yet. 

Future Palace will spend the bulk of 2026 touring, with festival appearances and a fall tour on deck. All dates are below, including a return to the U.S. to appear at the Louder Than Life Festival in Louisville in September.

FUTURE PALACE ON TOUR:
FESTIVALS + SPECIALS:

6/13 — Nickelsdorf, Austria — Nova Rock
6/21 — Dessel, Belgium — Graspop Metal Meeting
6/26 — Leipzig, Germany — Impericon Festival
6/27 — Münster, Germany — Vainstream Rockfest
7/29–8/1 — Wacken, Germany — Wacken Open Air
8/6 — Dortmund, Germany — Junkyard (w/ The Ghost Inside)
8/7 — Villena, Spain — Leyendas del Rock
8/8 — Cercoux, France — Festival 666
8/12–8/15 — Dinkelsbühl, Germany — Summer Breeze
8/13–8/15 — Sulingen, Germany — Reload Festival
8/16 — Cudrefin, Switzerland — Rock The Lakes
9/20 — Louisville, KY — Louder Than Life
 
DEEP BLUE TOUR 2026:
9/29 — Warsaw, Poland — Hydrozagadka
10/1 — Helsinki, Finland — Tavastia
10/2 — Jyväskylä, Finland — Tanssisali Lutakko
10/4 — Gothenburg, Sweden — Pustervik
10/5 — Oslo, Norway — John Dee
10/6 — Copenhagen, Denmark — Pumpehuset
10/8 — Hamburg, Germany — Markthalle
10/9 — Amsterdam, Netherlands — Melkweg
10/10 — Cologne, Germany — E-Werk
10/11 — Sint-Niklaas, Belgium — De Casino
10/13 — Stuttgart, Germany — Im Wizemann (Halle)
10/14 — Frankfurt, Germany — Batschkapp
10/16 — Hanover, Germany — Faust
10/17 — Berlin, Germany — Festsaal Kreuzberg
11/2 — Essen, Germany — Zeche Carl
11/4 — London, England — The Garage
11/5 — Manchester, England — Manchester Academy 3
11/6 — Glasgow, Scotland — Slay
11/7 — Leeds, England — The Key Club
11/9 — Paris, France — Backstage by the Mill
11/10 — Lyon, France — Le Marché Gare
11/12 — Milan, Italy — Legend Club
11/13 — Zurich, Switzerland — Jugendkulturhaus Dynamo (Saal)
11/14 — Budapest, Hungary — Barba Negra
11/18 — Prague, Czech Republic — Rock Café
11/19 — Munich, Germany — Backstage (Werk)
11/20 — Nuremberg, Germany — Z-Bau

FUTURE PALACE ARE:
Maria Lessing — Vocals
Manuel Kohlert — Guitar
Johannes  Früchtenicht — Drums

FUTURE PALACE ONLINE:
Facebook
TikTok
Website
Instagram
Spotify
YouTube

Greek Dark Power Metallers THE SILENT RAGE Announce New Members

Posted by tarjavirmakari on May 31, 2026
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The Silent Rage issued the following press release:

“Legionnaires,

We are proud to officially welcome the newest members of The Silent Rage family: Constantin Maris (Forbidden Seed, I Abyssick) on lead vocals and Vassilis Batilas (Daylight Misery, ex-Fragile Vastness) on lead guitar.

Founding member and guitarist Nikos Siglidis comments: ‘It is a true pleasure to welcome Constantin and Vassilis to the band. We have known each other for many years, and they have always shown genuine respect and appreciation for The Silent Rage. Having them officially join our ranks marks an exciting new chapter for us, and I am truly looking forward to what the future holds.’

Vassilis Batilas states: “I am beyond stoked to join The Silent Rage as their new guitar player. Honored to be a part of the band as I have been a fan of the guys for quite a while. Onwards Legionnaires to our new endeavors. See you at An Club!”

Constantin Marris adds: “I’m really excited to be joining The Silent Rage. I couldn’t have asked for a warmer welcome to this new chapter. From the very first moment, it felt like we’d been playing together since always. I’m looking forward to see what the future holds for us on this new journey together. Gather the legions—battle is coming”.”

The Silent Rage will make their debut with the new line up alongside with Sunlight & Still Dusk at An Club in Athens, Greece, on Saturday, June 6th, 2026.

The Silent Rage is
Nikos Siglidis / Guitars
George Haniotakis / Bass
Stamatis Katsafados / Drums
Vassilis Batilas / Lead Guitar
Constantin Maris / Lead Vocals

Follow The Silent Rage:
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Instagram
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IRONWILL’s New Album “Reforged Within” Out Now

Posted by tarjavirmakari on May 31, 2026
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The furnace is hot and the metal has been shaped. Today, the heavy metal band Ironwill drops their brand-new full-length album, “Reforged Within“.

This album brings a high-octane mix of crushing rhythms, soaring vocals, and expressive guitar work, balancing their classic heavy metal roots with a sharper, more modern sonic approach. Recorded, mixed, and mastered at Snooky Records (Italy) under the production of Salvo Ironwill Dell’Arte and Marzio “Mr. G” Francone, “Reforged Within” delivers a straightforward lyrical and musical journey about facing inner battles, resilience, and rising stronger from the struggle.

The wait is officially over. Crank the volume, headbang till it hurts, and blast the new tracks right now!

Stream “Reforged Within” on your favorite digital platform

Follow Ironwill on social media.

ZORNHEYM Unleash Epic Opener ‘Deus Rex’ of Upcoming Album

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Swedish symphonic metal visionaries ZORNHEYM present their second single and music video “Deus Rex”, taken from their upcoming studio album “Descending Into Madness”, set for release on October 2 via Noble Demon.

Following the first glimpse into the new chapter with “Somewhere Far Beyond”, the band now unveils a track that opens the album in a fast, heavy and cinematic way. “Deus Rex” serves as the prologue to the wider narrative of “Descending Into Madness” and dives deeper into the dark history of the Zornheim asylum universe.

Stream the single HERE

“We knew we wanted a fast, heavy-hitting epic as the opener for Descending Into Madness“, says mastermind Zorn. “The first idea that came to mind was an unreleased Devian song that was originally written for the third album. So this track is co-written with Emil Dragutinovic (ex-Marduk, ex-Devian, ex-The Legion). It started from his original idea, blended with some of mine. We kept the core spirit of it but fully ‘Zornheymified’ the song – I wrote new parts, and Scucca added the choir break. The result absolutely rips.“

He continues: “From a story perspective, this song serves as the prologue to the entire prequel. It takes us back to a time when the asylum functioned as a field hospital during the Thirty Years’ War, and to the dreadful night when a group of deserters were brutally executed by the shores of Sêlasee (the lake near the asylum) and hanged from the old oak. It also briefly touches on the period when the place served as a sanatorium for the dying.“

Tracklist:

  1. Prologue: From the Depths of Sêlasee
  2. Deus Rex
  3. Somewhere Far Beyond
  4. Deep Below
  5. Anneliese
  6. Alone in the Dark
  7. Gallow’s Oak
  8. The Funeral March
  9. Descending
  10. Come Sweet Death
  11. The Foreboding (CD Bonus Track)
  12. None For All (CD Bonus Track)

With “Descending Into Madness”, ZORNHEYM continue to expand their elaborate narrative universe centered around the infamous Zornheim asylum. Each release adds new layers to a story that blurs the line between horror, history and madness – where it is never entirely clear who the real inmates are.

Formed in Stockholm by multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Zorn (ex-Dark Funeral), ZORNHEYM have built their identity on the fusion of symphonic metal, cinematic orchestration and melodic death metal influences. Their work is further enhanced by visual storytelling, graphic novels and short-film-style music videos, turning each release into a multi-dimensional experience.

“Descending Into Madness” will be coming out on October 2 via Noble Demon and is available for pre-order at THIS LOCATION. The album will be available in a variety of exclusive formats, including colored marbled vinyl, a limited Collector’s Edition CD, a Digipak, and an A5 book.

For more info visit:
https://www.instagram.com/zornheym_official/ 
https://www.facebook.com/zornheym  
https://zornheym.bandcamp.com/ 
https://linktr.ee/nobledemon 

ELDER Release New Studio Album “Through Zero”, Out Now

Posted by tarjavirmakari on May 31, 2026
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ELDER return today with the release of Through Zero, a record that stands among the most immersive and ambitious works of the band’s career so far. Praised by the international music press, the album sees the band further expanding their distinctive blend of progressive rock, psychedelia and heavy sound while sharpening the dynamic depth and emotional weight that have defined their evolution over the years.

Two decades into their existence, ELDER remain an anomaly in the heavy underground – a rare band with the ability to absorb and shed influences from a myriad of genres without falling into pastiche or losing their own identity. Through Zero stands as a strong reaffirmation of their commitment to pushing boundaries in the world of heavy rock and cements the group’s status as leaders of the pack in heavy psychedelic rock.

Through Zero is out now on Stickman Records (Europe/UK), Blues Funeral Recordings (North America), and Bird’s Robe (Australia). 

Over the past twenty years, ELDER have mastered crushing riffs, melodic jaunts, progressive patterns, hypnotic grooves and ethereal atmosphere. On Through Zero, the band channel these years of experience into what may be their most immediate and engaging record to date, while allowing seeds from outside the sphere of rock music to take root and bloom within their progressive framework. Listeners will find familiar elements of new textures, sequences, and sounds alongside ELDER’s iconic take on heavy rock. As always, every spin reveals new details. 

“In a diverse album, the title track of our new album sits on the middle of the spectrum and is a perfect first impression of what’s to come,” says guitarist and singer Nick DiSalvo. “Dreamy, heavy, raw, electronic, there’s a bit of everything that makes this album special to us. Through Zero is about impermanence, coming to terms with mortality and the long struggle to not only make peace but to find a sort of solidarity with the dead. The more time passes, the more this theme returns to me, and always in a new light – much as our music always returns in a slightly changed state reflecting who we are becoming.”

Recorded at Big Snuff Studios in Berlin across several months between tours in 2025, Through Zero marks the first album the band not only produced themselves, but also co-mixed together with longtime collaborator Richard Behrens. Mastered by Carl Saff, the result is a record that feels more like a full extension of the band’s creative intentions than ever before.

“Through Zero” is a term borrowed from engineering and the world of music,” DiSalvo reveals. “It describes the property of a frequency being able to pass through the zero point and continue into the negative. While it isn’t a concept rooted in philosophy, it resonates with me on a conceptual level: the zero point is not an end, but a midpoint along a partially unseen path. Interpretation is open: the journey is the destination, beginnings and endings may be arbitrary, or perhaps reality is simply less linear than we tend to assume.

The songs on the album explore related themes that reflect my own observations and personal philosophy. Life and death, frustration and fear, helplessness and hope – all of these exist along the same “signal path.”

Order Through Zero here: https://mailchi.mp/bluesfuneral/elder-through-zero-preorders

[Artwork by Adam Hill]

Through Zero Tracklist:
1. Sigil To Ruin
2. Capture/Release
3. Through Zero
4. Strata
5. Sight Unseen
6. Blighted Age

In support of Through Zero, ELDER will embark on an extensive European and UK summer run kicking off in June, followed by a North American headlining tour in September and October 2026.

 Visit https://beholdtheelder.com/tour for more info and tickets.

ELDER Live Dates Europe / UK 2026, remainig shows:

01.07. Thessaloniki, GR – Eightball Club
02.07. Athens, GR – Arch Club
07.07. Slunj, HR – Bearstone Festival
10.07. Pleszew, PL – Red Smoke Festival
23.07. Reutlingen, DE – Hafensounds Festival w/ Kadavar
24.07. Budapest, HU – Monolit Festival
25.07. Tolmin, SI – Tolminator Festival
26.07. Milan, IT – Circolo Magnolia Summer
28.07. Rockstadt, RO – Rockstadt Extreme Fest
30.07. Breitenbach am Herzberg, DE – Burg Herzberg Festival
31.07. Michelau, DE – Rock Im Wald
04.08. Rostock, DE – MAU Club
05.08. Josefov-Jaromer, CZ – Brutal Assault Festial
08.08. Âncora, PT – Sonic Blast Festival
14.08. Valais, CH – PALP Festival

ELDER Live North America 2026:

September 09 – Richmond, VA – The Broadberry*
September 10 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel*
September 11 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade*
September 13 – Levitation Festival
September 16 – Mesa, AZ – Nile Theater‡
September 17 – San Diego, CA – Music Box‡
September 18 – Los Angeles, CA – Regent Theater‡
September 19 – San Jose, CA – The Ritz ‡
September 21 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre‡
September 22 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater‡
September 23 – Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre‡
September 25 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge‡
September 26 – Denver, CO – Federal Theater‡
September 28 – Chicago, IL – Avondale Music Hall‡
September 30 – Toronto, ON – Opera House‡
October 01 – Montreal, QC – Theatre Fairmount‡
October 02 – New York, NY – Webster Hall‡
October 03 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club‡

*with Bask
‡ with Blackwater Holylight

ELDER is:
Nick DiSalvo – Guitar/Vocals
Jack Donovan – Bass
Mike Risberg – Guitar/Keyboards
Georg Edert – Drums

For More Info Visit:
https://beholdtheelder.com
https://www.facebook.com/elderofficial
https://www.instagram.com/elderband
https://elder.bigcartel.com
https://www.stickman-records.com
https://www.bluesfuneral.com

EPOIMÓRIRÒMIOPE Release Unplugged Version of ‘Eclissi’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on May 31, 2026
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Italian alternative rock trio epoimóriròmiope have released eclissi (unplugged), an acoustic reworking of the track “eclissi” from their album “ricordi di un tempo mai esistito”, out now via Epictronic Worldwide.

The new version strips the original of its layered production, arriving as a more direct and exposed take on the song. The band approached the arrangement not as a reduction but as a rewrite from scratch — reconsidering what the track needed once the noise was gone.

The band said: “When we first wrote and produced Eclissi, it was a track full of layers, tension, almost ‘noisy,’ even on an emotional level. Taking it acoustic wasn’t simply a matter of stripping it back, but of rethinking it from the ground up. We asked ourselves what would remain once everything unnecessary was removed, and in doing so, we uncovered its most fragile and honest core. This version is more direct, more exposed. Where there was once anger or impact, there is now vulnerability. Certain lines carry a different weight, almost as if the song had grown with us over time. In a sense, this isn’t just a musical reinterpretation, it’s an emotional one too: the same song, seen through different eyes.”

eclissi (unplugged) is available now on all major streaming platforms.

Previous Singles and Videos: vertigine: Stream– Watch, coma: Stream – Watch, cenere: Watch

With ricordi di un tempo mai esistito, epoimóriròmiope invite listeners into their world of raw emotion, fragile beauty, and haunting intensity.

Stream ricordi di un tempo mai esistito: orcd.co/rdtme

About:

Emerging in 2021 from Bologna, Italy, epoimóriròmiope fuses Metalcore, EDM, and Alternative Rock into a genre-defying sound. Originally a one-man project, it has evolved in both style and lineup—from the dark trap influences of Vincoli (2021) to the electronic experiments of kabukimono (2023). Singles from these albums remain on YouTube but have been withdrawn from streaming platforms to mark a fresh start with the definitive lineup and sound.

Lyrically, the project has shifted from social observations to exploring the darkest corners of the human soul. The latest album, “ricordi di un tempo mai esistito”, delves into separation, loss, regret, anger, anxiety, and reflections on death and life’s fleeting nature. Its first single, “vertigine”, captures the dizzying weight of absence and memory, offering atmospheric, raw alt-rock where love, identity, and time seem to unravel.

epoimóriròmiope is:

Erik Storari – Vocals, Guitar, Composition, Production
Sara Fioravanti – Bass
Giulio Barranca – Drums

epoimóriròmiope online:

www.youtube.com/@epoimoriromiope
www.instagram.com/epmm_official
www.tiktok.com/@epoimoriromiope

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