Available now on all digital platforms, “Ciò che l’acqua mi ha dato” is the brand-new single by Italian heavy rock band ARTEMISIA, released by Volcano Records.
With this new track, the long-running Italian band returns to explore intense and profound sonic territories, moving between heavy metal and progressive rock through a distinctive formula that blends power, experimentation, and storytelling. The result is a compelling piece that further strengthens ArtemisiA’s unmistakable artistic identity. Inspired by Frida Kahlo’s 1938 painting of the same name, the single transforms the artwork’s powerful symbolism into music, where water becomes a reflective surface of the unconscious — a vessel of memory, pain, and identity. Much like the Mexican artist’s vision, body and mind merge into a suspended space where obsessions, fragility, and deeper truths emerge.
Musically, “Ciò che l’acqua mi ha dato” strikes a balance between heavy-driven power, dark atmospheres, and progressive structures, preserving the evocative intensity that has always been a defining element of ArtemisiA’s songwriting. The track unfolds as an introspective journey, inviting listeners to dive into the unconscious and confront whatever rises back to the surface. Alongside the release, the official music video is now available on YouTube, featuring a combination of live footage and studio sessions that captures the band’s raw energy and artistic essence. The video highlights the intensity, chemistry, and emotional depth that stand at the core of both the song and ArtemisiA’s creative vision.
Founded in 2006 by Vito Flebus and Anna Ballarin, ArtemisiA have built a recognizable identity over the years through dark atmospheres, literary influences, and a powerful live presence. After six albums and important collaborations, including one with Omar Pedrini, the band is currently working on their new full-length album, set for release this September via Volcano Records, with this single serving as a significant preview of what’s to come.
Listen to the song on all digital platforms and watch the official music video on YouTube:
Brutally Delicious announces the release of its first original heavy metal audio drama, a 22-minute immersive production that merges narrative storytelling with the intensity and atmosphere of extreme metal.
The story follows a group of teenagers who discover a 19th century Victrola containing a hidden Latin incantation. When spoken, the phrase activates the device, transporting them into the world of whatever song is playing. Each track becomes a fully realized environment, where the characters must navigate hostile, shifting realities and survive until the music ends.
Failure is not an option. If the song finishes before they escape, they do not return.
The production features voice performances from members of Cruachan, Melechesh, and Caster Volor, bringing authentic metal presence and vocal intensity directly into the narrative. Each performance helps shape the tone and identity of the worlds the characters are pulled into, blurring the line between soundtrack and story.
Written, recorded, and produced by Bruce Moore of Brutally Delicious, the project draws from metal’s deep thematic roots, mythology, history, and existential tension, while presenting them in a cinematic, story-driven format.
Audio mixing and foley by Annabelle Kyle create a dense, immersive soundscape that places the listener inside the environment, while visuals by Noah Riopel extend the experience beyond audio, offering a surreal and evolving visual counterpart to the narrative.
The result is a hybrid of audio drama and metal experience that pushes beyond traditional genre boundaries.
Fashioned in high-top sneakers and sleeveless band tees, Northern Italy’s Miscreance proudly reflect the old-school spirit. Upon debuting with Season of Mist in 2022, the band were likened by the press to Death, Sadus, Voivod and other undying greats from the alternate timeline that is the history of extreme metal. But their upcoming second LP isn’t just another blast from the past.
Today, Miscreance are announcing their new album, Reminiscence, with a chilling music video for its lead single “Scalp Ceremony”. The band continue to pound and shred at a blood-thirsty pace, but as they cut through its unfamiliar passages, the song ventures into dark and strange new territory for the genre.
“Through a collective hallucination, a voyage through time led us to discover a moment in human history that was lost”, Miscreance says about the far-out path they took to Reminiscence. “This albumis a testimony of what we have seen, heard, perceived and imagined, told through our own perspective on old-school, thrashy, technical death metal”.
The video for “Scalp Ceremony” was created by Tulpa Studio in Ferrara, Italy.
Even extreme and obscene artists like Miscreance are well-versed in the classics. With its creepy, cultish, handcam video, underground tape collectors will feel at home watching “Scalp Ceremony”. “We still play old-school tech-thrash”, assures guitarist Andrea Granauro. But while faithful to both Atheist and Dark Angel, Reminiscence isn’t an attempt to recall metal’s glory days. With each sharp and fast turn that the band take during their new single, the genre’s signposts warp until they’re unrecognizable.
“No one ever even sees it comes”, growls drummer Andrea Feltrin with murderous delight. For their final sacrifice on “Scalp Ceremony”, Miscreance bang the long-haired heads of their captive audience with a flurry of bongos.
While recorded in Italy, Miscreance discovered the concept for Reminiscence by sifting through the sands of time. Along with splintering riffs and trippy tempo shifts, the band uncovered a hidden world where jungle-dwelling hunters and digeridoo coexist with strange tongues, telepathic surgeries and a burning celestial corpse. As imagined by Iranian artist Mona Shiraz, the album’s cover art is a modern interpretation of the kind of painting that was all the rage during the Stone Age.
“We are all very happy with how our first album turned out but we wanted to go bigger by tying Reminiscence to a specific concept”, guitarist Tommaso Cappelletti says.
Bassist Jean-Claude Rossignol explains further. “What we’ve created is a ‘lost album’, sent from an unknown civilization that’s both futuristic and extremely primitive. Through psychic powers and capabilities that transcend earthly comprehension, these primordial extraterrestrials have achieved total neural unity. Yet innate wickedness still lures inside of them, harboring the need for preys, scalps and lust”.
Tracklist
1. Trait d’Union (4:31) 2. Vision (3:59) 3. Scalp Ceremony (3:14) 4. Synaptic Cortex Dissection (5:02) 5. Oracle’s Rift (5:06) 6. The Moaning Hill (2:45) 7. Symbiosis (4:12) 8. Zenith of a Dying Sun (4:19) 9. Mirage (4:27)
As is the custom in Italy, even the most obscene artists are well-versed in the classics.
Upon signing with Season of Mist in 2022, Northern Italia’s Miscreance were likened to Death, Sadus and other undying greats from the alternate timeline that is the history of extreme metal. Fashioned in high-top sneakers and sleeveless band shirts, bassist Jean-Claude Rossignol, guitarists Andrea Granauro and Tommaso Cappelletti, and drummer/vocalist Andrea Feltrin proudly reflect the genre’s old-school spirit. But while its tech-thrash riffs and proggy tempo shifts will remind battle-tested heshers of the golden years, their second album isn’t just another blast from the past.
“Through a collective hallucination, a voyage through time led us to discover a moment in human history that was lost”, the band says about the far-out path they took to their new album. “Reminiscence is a testimony of what we have seen, heard, perceived and imagined, told through our own perspective on old-school, thrashy, technical death metal”.
In 2018, Miscreance quickly emerged onto the metal scene as a welcome mutation. While their initial incubation period under prior name Atomic Massacre fit the mold of Slayer, Kreator and Sodom, the band turned their morbid fascination with classic horror films and late ‘80s to early ‘90s tech-thrash into a debut that, while faithful to both Atheist and Dark Angel, gave the OSDM revival a much-needed jump scare. Convergence not only drew the favor of France’s premiere metal label but also attention from Decibel, New Noise and other international press.
“We’re left wondering how band members who look so young also seem so well-steeped in so many different genre influences, and how technically masterful and wildly inventive they are in their songwriting”, No Clean Singing wrote upon the album’s release in 2022. “They seem inherently resistant to taking the easy way forward, and equally resistant to just mimicking their most prominent thrash metal forebearers”.
Reminiscence isn’t an attempt to recall metal’s glory days. Opener “Trait d’Union’ doesn’t begin with blast beats but funky, bouncing, tribal percussion one associates with a time long before the dawn of Charvel guitars. “We still play old-school tech-thrash”, assures Granauro. With its eerie handcam footage, the music video for the album’s lead single will give tape collectors warm and fuzzy memories. However, while the band shred at a blood-thirsty pace, “Scalp Ceremony” bangs the long-haired heads of their captive audience with a flurry of bongos.
“We are all very happy with how our first album turned out, but we wanted to go bigger by tying Reminiscence to a specific concept”, Cappelletti explains. “Adding the tribal instruments to certain songs deepens the connection to the overall story that the album is telling”.
While recorded in Italy, Miscreance discovered the concept for Reminiscence by sifting through the sands of time. Along with splintering riffs and trippy tempo shifts, the band uncovered a hidden world where jungle-dwelling hunters and digeridoo coexist with strange tongues, telepathic surgeries and a burning celestial corpse. As imagined by Iranian artist Mona Shiraz, the album’s cover art is a modern interpretation of the kind of painting that was all the rage during the Stone Age. “What we’ve created is a ‘lost album’”, Rossignol says. “It comes from an unknown civilization that’s both futuristic and extremely primitive. Through psychic powers and capabilities that transcend earthly comprehension, these primordial extraterrestrials have achieved total neural unity. Yet innate wickedness still lures inside of them, harboring the need for preys, scalps and lust”. Climbing “The Moaning Hill” is not for the faint of heart, but the intricate twists along its perverse path lead to truly sacred pleasures.
“You’ve never known the face of death / But now it becomes yours”, Feltrin growls amidst the many peaks hidden within “Oracle’s Rift”. As the band tear through a torturous passage with ruthless precision, the last thing you see – or hear – is death metal’s future mutating right before our eyes.
With Reminiscence, Miscreance unlock a mind-altering experience of old-school technical death metal.
Lineup Andrea Feltrin – Drums and Vocals Jean-Claude Rossignol – Bass Tommaso Cappelletti – Guitars Andrea Granauro – Guitars
Guest musicians Leo Di Angilla – Percussion, Digeridoo, Flute, Berimbau
Recording and Production Credits Recording Studio – Bridge Produzioni Audio in Susegana, Italy Mixing and Mastering Studio – Majestic Studio in Silea, Italy Producer – Marino De Angeli Mixing, Mastering and Sound Engineer – Marino De Angeli
As work continues on their fourth studio album, BEAST IN BLACK has officially welcomed Finnish guitarist Markus Venehsalo into the band’s ranks.
The group was deep into the recording sessions for the next release when the need arose for a second guitarist capable of handling guitar solos for the album. At that stage of production, the band was searching for a player who could contribute solos that would complement the album’s evolving sound while bringing something unique to the table.
Coincidentally, Venehsalo reached out to the band around the same time, sending a direct message along with videos showcasing his own original solo work. The material immediately caught the band’s attention. Venehsalo demonstrated a rare balance of speed, precision, melody, and expression, with a strong musical understanding evident throughout both fast and slow passages. The guitarist’s distinctly Eastern Finland sense of humor also struck a chord with the band, adding an unexpected layer of warmth and camaraderie to the collaboration. As a result, Venehsalo was selected to perform the lead guitar solos on the upcoming album.
At the same time, the band was conducting interviews with several candidates from both Finland and abroad as part of its search for a permanent guitarist to join the band. The process attracted numerous highly skilled musicians. Ultimately, however, Venehsalo had already demonstrated what the band describes as his ‘Beast mentality’. After extensive consideration, the decision was made to offer him the position.
“When I was 8 years old, my dad brought home a guitar he had bought from a work buddy. I plugged it into an amp, found the distortion channel, and said to my dad, ‘I’m going to be a rock ’n’ roll guitarist!’ Being now part of the Beast In Black lineup feels like an almost impossible dream come true for me, and I’m excited about what the future holds for us. Thank you for trusting me on guitar duties. I promise to do my absolute best!” says the new guitarist Markus Venehsalo.
Check out his skills here:
Fans will not have to wait long to see Venehsalo in action. He is set to make his live debut with the band at a festival in Germany on June 27, where the group’s new lineup will take the stage together for the first time.
The band would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to amazing Daniel Freyberg for stepping in on guitar during the recent run of live shows. His irreplaceable contribution on stage brought both stability and energy to the performances, and the band is deeply appreciative of his support during this transitional period.
“I wanna thank Beast In Black and the fans for this amazing adventure together. We all knew this chapter would be temporary due to my long-term plans with Crownshift, but I’m really glad we got to make some great memories around the globe. Although our paths are now heading in different directions, the friendship remains strong,” says Daniel Freyberg.
Freyberg tells he will now shift his full-time focus to his band Crownshift, which is currently working on a new album.
On March 20, 2004, early into a marathon outing that would keep them on the road across North America and Europe until July, the Pat Travers Band headed to Houston, Texas, to record what would become one of the most exhilarating live albums of his career.
Fronting a dynamite trio completed by southern rock maestro Greg T. Walker (Lynyrd Skynyrd/Blackfoot – bass) and Simon Wright (AC/DC – drums), Travers was delving deep into his musical roots on this tour, and nightly delivering a Texas-sized slab of electrified blues.
The set was flawless, ranging from epic versions of fan favorites “Boom Boom Out Go The Lights” and “Life in London”; some truly barnstorming work-outs… a colossal 13-minute version of Albert King’s 1967 stomper “Born Under A Bad Sign” among them… and some exquisitely well-chosen covers – the Allman Brothers’ “Statesboro Blues,” Jimi Hendrix’s “Voodoo Chile (Slight Return); and –Bob Dylan’s “Highway 61 Revisited”.
Today, however, sees one of Travers’ own compositions (co-written with then-bandmate Pat Thrall) hit the spotlight, as a short, but so sharp “Snorting’ Whiskey” peels out as his latest single.
A firm crowd-pleaser since it appeared on the classic Crash And Burn album in 1980, “Snortin’ Whiskey” is both the guitarist’s tour de force and the rhythm section at its tightest, both wildly flamboyant and thrillingly concise. Travers’s mid-song solo is scarcely ten seconds long, but it wipes the floor with many more extravagant showcases.
Of course, there are longer (and equally thrilling) solos elsewhere across this breathtaking album, Travers and co playing like men possessed, determined that the energy should never flag. In fact, if anything, things grow even more intense as the show progresses, until that closing salvo of ”Born Under A Bad Sign” and “Statesboro Blues” hits such peak blues-blasting temperatures that the show literally had to end there. No band on earth could have followed that.
Cleopatra Records and Pat Travers go back a long way, with close to two dozen releases highlighting both his most recent recordings and a string of historic live albums dating back to 1980. We’re not going to say that Bluesed Out in Houston is the best of them all, because that’s for the listeners to decide. But it’s certainly high up among them!
1 Highway 61 Revisited 2 Life In London 3 Just Enough Money 4 Voodoo Child (Slight Return) 5 Crash And Burn 6 Rock ‘N’ Roll Susie 7 The Pain 8 Inside Looking Out 9 Snortin’ Whiskey 10 Boom Boom Out Go The Lights 11 Born Under a Bad Sign 12 Statesboro Blues
Nova Twins have hit the road with Evanescence and Spiritbox on one of the year’s biggest rock tours, fresh off their NPR Tiny Desk Concert and a run of standout festival sets on both sides of the Atlantic. The North American arena run kicked off June 11 in West Palm Beach, FL and carries the celebrated British duo across the U.S. and Canada through early August, bringing their acclaimed new album Parasites & Butterflies to the stage each night. Nova Twins also share the stage with Amy Lee and Spiritbox’s Courtney LaPlante to perform “Fight Like A Girl” for one of the show’s most unforgettable moments.
The tour is the latest milestone in Nova Twins’ remarkable ascent from underground disruptors to one of the most innovative and celebrated acts in modern rock. Comprised of Amy Love and Georgia South, the Mercury Prize and two-time BRIT Award-nominated duo have spent the last few years redefining genre boundaries with their fearless fusion of rock, punk, hip-hop, electronic music, and pop while earning praise from fans and icons alike.
Produced by Rich Costey (Foo Fighters, Deftones, Sam Fender), Parasites & Butterflies finds Nova Twins pushing their sound further than ever while embracing a newfound vulnerability, exploring anxiety, identity, mental health, empowerment and resilience. The album has further cemented their reputation as one of the most exciting bands working today, with Alternative Press praising their “heady mix of alt-rock, R&B, and grimey electro-punk” and Consequence calling standout single”Monsters” “a heavy dance-rocker with a powerful sing-along chorus.”
Beyond the music, Nova Twins have become one of the most influential voices for change in alternative culture. Their Voices For The Unheard initiative has helped spotlight underrepresented artists. Their campaigning in 2022 led to the MOBO Awards recognising alternative music with its own category for the first time, a category they went on to win in 2026. They have also established the Nova Twins Creative Musicianship Scholarship at ICMP, funding three years of tuition for aspiring musicians.
NOVA TWINS WITH EVANESCENCE & SPIRITBOX
North American Tour Dates June 17 – Raleigh, NC June 18 – Charlotte, NC June 20 – Camden, NJ June 21 – Mansfield, MA June 23 – Saratoga Springs, NY June 24 – Wantagh, NY June 26 – Holmdel, NJ June 27 – Bristol, VA June 29 – Toronto, ON June 30 – Montreal, QC July 08 – Tinley Park, IL July 09 – Noblesville, IN July 11 – North Little Rock, AR July 12 – Kansas City, MO July 14 – Albuquerque, NM July 16 – Phoenix, AZ July 17 – Chula Vista, CA July 20 – Mountain View, CA July 22 – Ridgefield, WA July 23 – Auburn, WA July 25 – Salt Lake City, UT July 28 – St. Louis, MO July 30 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH August 01 – Cincinnati, OH August 02 – Clarkston, MI
FESTIVAL APPEARANCES July 5 – FIFA Fan Festival, Vancouver, BC July 26 – Warped Tour, Long Beach, CA
For more information on Nova Twins and Parasites & Butterflies, visit the band’s official channels and catch them on tour this summer: Linktree
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