Italo-British Indie rock band Reversed Chakra unveil “Stars Are Forever”, the first single and official video from their forthcoming debut album, Healing Heart Rehab, due in 2027.
Bringing together the atmospheric depth of post-rock and darkwave with the immediacy of alternative rock, “Stars Are Forever” moves through tension, resistance, and emotional release.
Darkness runs through the song, but so does the determination to preserve something fragile when everything around it threatens to collapse.
At its heart is the struggle to hold on to a meaningful connection across distance, silence, and time. The stars become a distant point of reference — something still burning when familiar surroundings disappear from view.
Marking the beginning of a new chapter for Reversed Chakra, “Stars Are Forever” gives that struggle a voice, finding strength in vulnerability and release in the refusal to let go.
Band Statement
“There is a kind of darkness that enters slowly. It settles into the spaces between people, turns silence into distance, and makes everything you once trusted feel unfamiliar. ‘Stars Are Forever’ lives inside that darkness. It is about reaching for someone when you can barely recognise yourself, and about carrying a connection through grief, exhaustion, and the fear that there may be nothing left on the other side. When we look at the stars, some of the light reaching us has travelled for longer than we can comprehend. Its source may already be gone, yet the light is still arriving. There is something beautiful and terrifying in that. This song is our attempt to hold on to that light. Bruised, afraid, and still reaching.”
About Reversed Chakra
Drawing inspiration from the likes of Interpol, Editors, The Cure and Sigur Rós, the project combines atmospheric textures, dark melodies and emotionally charged songwriting.
With more than 5 million streams and three previously released singles — “Game of Chess”, “Dust” and “All The Way Down” — Reversed Chakra have been steadily building an international audience. Their latest EP, Rarefied, was released via Los Angeles-based label Dungeon Media and features the three singles alongside a striking reinterpretation of Duran Duran’s “The Wild Boys”. Produced and mixed by John Fryer and mastered by Alan Douches, the EP further established Reversed Chakra’s distinctive blend of atmospheric textures, dark melodies and emotionally charged songwriting.
Now, “Stars Are Forever” opens the next chapter.
With Healing Heart Rehab due in 2027, Reversed Chakra are turning emotional turbulence into a sound that is atmospheric, expansive and deeply human.
UK black metal outfit NECRONAUTICAL has announced their fifth full-length record, “The Second Death”, set for release on December 4 via Vendetta Records.
In support of the album, the band has unveiled the first single “Enemy Of The Grave”, accompanied by a lyric video, which can be viewed below.
Speaking about the track, vocalist/guitarist NAUT shares: “Today Necronautical are proud to share music from our new album ‘The Second Death’. Check out our new track ‘Enemy of the Grave’, with the accompanying lyric video / visualisation by Killian Monson, and released in conspiracy with our new label Vendetta Records. The song is about the strength and resolution we gain through our enduring suffering and perseverance, with the visualiser dragging you through the madness and chaos of the music before finding it’s somber resolve. For me, this track is the crown of the album, closing out the chaotic journey it follows.“
Tracklist: 01. The Spoils of Dominance 02. I Find You Weak and Wanting 03. Three Winters 04. Flesh Forms Fated 05. The Insurmountable 06. A Volatile Symphony of Inner Chaos 07. I Crave the Night 08. Heartworm 09. Implicit Massacre 10. Shadow Work 11. The Second Death 12. Enemy of the Grave
Crafted through five years of painstaking and passionate dedication, “The Second Death” stands as the band’s most ambitious and diverse work to date. Spanning from spacious ambient Gothic passages to all out Extreme Blackened death, this album takes you on a twisted journey: leaving no stone un-turned. The diverse themes are tied together with an emotional and impassioned vocal delivery, and lyrics that expose dark and personal reflections on the darkest times in the life of the writer, creating a surprisingly personal and emotive album from the total chaos of painful existence, taking the listener on an ice cold voage through anguish and despair, towards a stoic and resolute conclusion.
This is an album about seeing, knowing and defeating your demons: Death is when you leave this world, The Second Death is the last time anybody utters your name. The distance between them is the measure of the impact of a live.
Swedish band WOLF stands for traditional 80s inspired heavy metal in its purest form. With their upcoming 10th studio album, „Hour of the Wolf“, the cult band cements its importance and high standing within the metal scene.
Today, WOLF release their third new single & video clip for the track “Walpurgis Night“. It is a dark and true heavy metal anthem.
“After “Death Satellite” and “Waltz Post-Mortem”, “Walpurgis Night” explores yet another side of WOLF. This song has a dreamlike intro that bursts into heavy riffing and a big chorus that even your tonedeaf grandma can sing along to. Add to that lots of melodies and fast guitar leads – what more could a metal song ask for”, asks vocalist and guitar player Niklas Stålvind and continues: “Just like “Death Satellite” the video for “Walpurgis Night” was directed by the Cannes award winning Snovone “Sno” Drake, who took this one further and added more of everything. Like a great Swedish philosopher once said: More is more.”
Formed in Sweden in 1995, WOLF was among the first bands to resurrect and rejuvenate the traditional heavy metal sound in the ’90s, when the genre was considered dead. Inspired by classic heavy metal bands from the ’70s and ’80s, WOLF laid the groundwork for the genre’s triumphant return in subsequent years. Over the course of their nine albums, the band has been seen by many as the originators of the new wave of traditional heavy metal.
Their upcoming tenth album, „Hour of the Wolf“, will be released on November 20th, and is an uncompromising release that stays true to the band’s roots while expanding the sound of classic heavy metal. WOLF has never tried to sound modern, or even retro, and has proven time and again that they follow no trends. They simply stick to their vision of what heavy metal should be. “We wanted to make an album that could fit on one side of a 90-minute cassette tape, just like the albums used to back in the day. Our goal was to create an album that you would want to listen to from start to finish and then play again. I think we accomplished that,” comments vocalist and guitarist Niklas Stålvind on the nine new tracks. „It’s diverse enough without losing the classic Wolf sound.“
“Hour Of The Wolf” will be released on November 20th. You can pre-order it on CD and three different vinyl editions: Red/Yellow Marbled, Red/Black Splatter (incl. signed autograph card and Indie exclusive) and Blue Marbled (Scandinavia exclusive), and digital.
Everything about WOLF is authentic. Thomas Holm, who created most of the previous WOLF front covers as well as iconic artworks like „Don’t Break the Oath“ and „Melissa“ (MERCYFUL FATE) and „Abigail“ and „Them“ (KING DIAMOND), once again created the eye-catching artwork. “I told him the album title, the song titles, and the mood of the album.The oil paintings are his visual interpretations of our music. His work is the antidote to the increasingly common AI “art.” We are the real deal, and we want the real deal,” states the frontman.
WOLF keeps it in the family. They recorded the entire album in their own studios and bassist Pontus Egberg took on the role as producer. “We’re fortunate to have so much talent in the band. We don’t need to outsource anything,” says the vocalist. He adds, “Pontus is a very good musician, and he’s much more structured than I am. That gave me the freedom to focus more on the artistic side of it all.”
Egberg’s part, who joined WOLF in 2019, becomes more important than ever. The bassist, who is also a member of KING DIAMOND a.o. is more than happy with the organic result: ”Throughout the whole production process Niklas and I had a very close collaboration, blurting ideas back and forth that I then tried to realize in the mix and the stellar performances from Johan, Simon and Niklas made the production flow very smoothly.”
The lyrical inspiration is totally varied and could come from books, movies, or imagined stories. “I want to write entertaining songs. Often, I see images in my mind from the music and lyrics. I try not to get in the way of the music and let the songs take me for a ride,” explains Stålvind, who founded the band in 1995. The title track „Hour of the Wolf“ is the perfect example: “Pontus sent me a demo with most of the music for ‘Hour of the Wolf,’ and I instantly got images in my head. I live far out in the Swedish countryside and have a Scandinavian forest right outside my door. I take walks in the forest almost every day. There’s a certain feeling on a starlit winter night or an early autumn morning, with the fog rolling in over the fields. I think that inspired me the most for that song.”
“Hour of the Wolf” is the tenth studio album by the quartet and 110% WOLF. “We’ve maintained our musical vision for over 30 years, and we’re thrilled that people enjoy our work. We have developed a lot but stayed true to the Wolf sound. In fact, I don’t even think about it. When I’m part of the songwriting process and sing, it just sounds like Wolf no matter what we do.”
There is still a lot to discover. The album opens with the first single, “Death Satellite,” which contains all the classic elements of a WOLF song: the WOLF style riffs, the twin guitars, Nik’s characteristic vocals and a that certain uptempo groove they are known for. However, there are also songs that explore the outskirts of the WOLF universe, which makes the album truly stand on its own. “My favorite track, ‘The Music of Erich Zann,’ doesn’t have a chorus. Instead, it has a drum solo and unusual harmonies for classic metal, as well as a story that takes you on a journey. Not only do the lyrics tell the story, but the music does too. The song is like a movie, but with sounds instead of images,” reveals the vocalist, who continues: “Another great example is ‘Waltz Post-Mortem,’ with a chorus in 3/4 time, like a waltz. Each section of the song is very different from the others, blending heavy metal riffs with harmonies inspired by classical composers and the song’s arrangement is unusual as well. If you want to take a skeleton out of your closet and dance with it, this is the song to do it to!”
Another exciting track is “Doppelgänger,” a German word that puts a big smile on Niklas Stålvind’s face. “I have always loved that word! I had the beginning of the song for years, and when I started working on it again, the word Doppelgänger came to mind. The concept of doppelgängers has always fascinated me. I was told that I had one in the small town where I grew up, but I never met him. What if you have a doppelgänger who takes over your life and does evil deeds, leaving you with the blame? What if it was really you? Your shadow self… Wouldn’t it be convenient to blame your doppelgänger for your own darkness instead of facing it?”
WOLF is: Niklas Stålvind – vocals and guitars Simon Johansson – guitars Pontus Egberg – bass guitar Johan Koleberg – drums
Finnish alternative rock band Delfoi Road has released its debut full-length album, Body Resonance, which is now available on music streaming platforms. Founded in 2001, the band went through a long period of inactivity before returning to action in 2020 to begin working on new material. Recorded as a live session at Astia Studio under the guidance of Anssi Kippo, the album features a diverse collection of alternative rock tracks crafted with great dedication.
Singer Jani Nivala shares his thoughts on the album’s release: “It’s absolutely fantastic to finally have the record out for everyone to hear. I personally listen to a lot of music in album format; about 40 minutes of songs is just the right amount for a single listening session. We poured our hearts into this record and these tracks. We are truly proud of this diverse, eight-track collection! Music is the best!”
The personalities of the band members and the dynamics of their playing come through in a very honest way when listening to this album, which was recorded live using analog techniques.
Guitarist Janne Halla explains: “Given that the band took its first steps back at the turn of the millennium—in 2001—it is truly an incredible achievement that our debut album is finally being released 25 years later, in 2026. A great deal has happened over those years; while Delfoi Road has matured and evolved significantly as a band, the core has remained unchanged: a deep, genuine love for music. Playing together, composing, and performing our own music has never felt as good as it does today. Recording onto analog tape was a beautiful, communal experience—a process where ‘less is more,’ the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, and every band member contributes their own musical input for the world to embrace.”
Drummer Sampo Oikarinen continues: “The live recording at Astia-studio was fantastic; on this album, the band plays and sounds exactly as I’ve always imagined. Live recording is the right way to capture us—getting everything down in one go. The album features a diverse range of songs, so the listener won’t get bored. There are accessible pop tunes alongside ambitious ‘epics.’ Something for everyone.”
Coinciding with the album’s release, the band is also launching a music video for the track “Another Way To Feel.” The video is compiled from footage shot at Astia-studio during the album’s recording sessions.
Focus track: Life Begins With You
Body Resonance -tracklisting:
Another Way To Feel – FIDE22600005
Red Monster – FIDE22600006
Corner Of Your Eye – FIDE22600007
Journey Inwards – FIDE22600008
Thoughts & Prayers – FIDE22600009
Take Me Away – FIDE22600011
Life Begins With You – FIDE22600011
Sunlight – FIDE22600012
Delfoi Road: Jani Nivala – vocals, guitar Janne Halla – guitar Miika Erkkilä – bass Sampo Oikarinen – drums
PESO666 released the debut album “B(l)ack in Time” on October 6th, available on all platforms. Today he reveals the second video for ‘Dark Sacrifice’, feat Eric Forrest, watch it below.
Tracklist & feat. guests:
Why?
Apollyon : feat. Mantas (Venom) lead guitar and backing vocals
Eternal damnation : feat. Alessio Medici (Violentor)add vocals & Pier Gonella ( Vanexa) solo guitar
The album is self-produced by Peso and will be limited to 300 copies. For any information, including live concerts, please email Ghostriderweb@libero.it.
Recently Peso revealed the members for their upcoming live shows:
Peso666 shared: “Here are finally my companions with whom I will start playing live in November: Luca Masperone vocals and guitar – Valentina Rosasco bass. Oscar Morchio bass and percussion and finally myself on drums. I would like to publicly thank Ponte del Diavolo for giving me the total inspiration for a live band with two basses!!”
New single ‘False Gods’ by witch rock artist Annicke Shireen takes a different route into the heavier themes of her upcoming debut solo album DELIRIUM (out Friday, the 13th November 2026). The track has a catchy, almost pop-driven groovy foundation, with prominent drums and bass carrying the song forward. It sounds energetic and accessible while carrying a more cynical and quite relatable message underneath as it deals with the experience of going through therapy and personal growth, then returning to everyday life and noticing how many of the same toxic patterns remain unchanged.
One of ‘False Gods’ defining musical details is the shift from D minor in the verses to D major in the chorus. Annicke deliberately used the change to create the cynical feeling of having “big feelings but make it positive.” The catchy surface of ‘False Gods’ is therefore part of its character: the music pulls you in before the disillusionment underneath becomes clear.
Annicke Shireen about ‘False Gods’: “We put so much faith in people, systems, and ideas because we want something to hold on to, but then we learn and change, and we begin to see things differently. Once we’ve done that internal work, the outer world doesn’t always accommodate us in the way it once did because it hasn’t changed with us.”
Annicke Shireen, known as the frontwoman of SHIREEN and through her work with Heilung and Pure Reason Revolution, has developed a career that moves between music, performance and visual art. Her solo work brings those disciplines together as writes and produces her own music while creating a visual world around it, from music videos and styling self-designed stagewear as she holds a degree in fashion design. Annicke’s visual approach has long been closely connected to her music and some of her music videos reached millions of views (‘UMAI’ 6.3 million views and ‘So Human of You’ 1.7 million views).
Her debut solo album DELIRIUM combines alternative rock, metal, synthpop, folk and dreamy grunge, while maintaining a recognisable core of heavy guitars, layered vocals and electronic textures. It grew out of Annicke’s interest in how we construct our understanding of reality, particularly through the perspective of a neurodiverse mind. DELIRIUM looks at the frameworks people inherit and the expectations they learn to live by: ideas about femininity, relationships, belonging, emotional behaviour and what is considered “normal.” Rather than presenting fragmentation or difficult emotions as things that need to be fixed, Annicke explores what can be learned from them.
That idea connects the album’s different subjects. DELIRIUM moves through love and obsession, personal growth, female empowerment, anger, belonging and the difficulty of trying to find change in yourself while the world around you seems to be set in its ways. Annicke is particularly interested in the relationship between feminine rage and what she describes as a softer kind of revolution: not necessarily becoming louder for the sake of it, but questioning why women are so often expected to make themselves smaller, more agreeable or easier to accept.
Musically, DELIRIUM relies on contrast without becoming fragmented. Heavy guitar-driven passages sit alongside spacious vocal arrangements, synth-led tracks, folk influences, lo-fi textures and moments drawing on gospel and psychedelic rock. Annicke’s layered vocals remain a consistent thread throughout, at times creating a large choral sound and at others bringing the songs into a much more intimate space. The album’s title reflects that tension. Annicke originally considered calling the record Hysteria, but chose DELIRIUM as it was more fitting to the genre of the album. For her, DELIRIUM describes the uncomfortable point at which the framework you have been living inside stops making sense.
Annicke Shireen about her debut solo album: “DELIRIUM is about the moment when the framework you have been living inside no longer fits. It’s the magic of the moment where we stop being acceptable and start becoming ourselves. I wanted to explore that uncomfortable space between losing control and finally taking the power back.
I wanted to give words to the beauty of a mind that does notalways move according to the expected rules. Rather than presenting fragmentation as something that needs to be fixed, I wanted to shed light on the wisdom, knowledge and power inside it. The songs of my debut album give shape to feelings of rage, grief, fear, euphoria and love, and I believe music is the best medium to speak from heart to heart.”
Tracklist: 1. Paper Skin Rite 2. Heresy 3. Come To Light 4. False Gods 5. How To Cure A Feeling 6. Not Your Mother 7. Loud Hag 8. To Belong 9. The Circle 10. Queendom
Upcoming live dates: Oct 31, 2026 – Capelle aan den IJssel, NL – Capsloc Nov 12, 2026 – The Hague, NL – Grey Space (record release show)
Line-up: Annicke Shireen – Vocals Davy Knobel – Guitars Jos Driessen – Bass Wouter Macare – Drums & Percussion Kati Rán, Anna Baumann – Backing vocals
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Kimmo Kuusniemi’s SARCOFAGUS return with a Historic 2010 Concert Video Premiere on YouTube! Click image to watch the video
