Brazilian EPITAPH’s Second Full-Length “Digital Screams” Brings Heavy/Thrash Metal with Reflections about Social Medias & AI

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With 26 years on the road and over 100 shows across Brazil, the band Epitaph, formed in Porto Alegre in 2000, announced the release of their new album this Monday, May 25th, 2026.

“Digital Screams”, their second full-length album, consists of 8 unreleased tracks, and the work consolidates the characteristic fusion of Heavy Metal, Thrash and Hard Rock that has marked the group’s trajectory since their first demo, “Waiting for Your Death”, and their debut album “Getting Down to Business” (2009). 

The new album features the acidic and provocative lyrics of writer Denis Winston Brum, and also includes a special appearance by Gustavo Demarchi, from the Brazilian Progressive Rock band Apocalypse, on the title track, where, in addition to collaborating on the lyrics, he once again shares vocals with Joe F. Louder, as in “Death Belt” from the debut album.

Regarding the lyrics of the song “Digital Screams,” Demarchi was inspired by the fierce political and religious polarization on social media, as well as the advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, with its controversies, pros and cons, defenders and opponents.

“Digital Screams” will initially only be available in physical format, and can be purchased directly from the band through their official Instagram. The digital release will be available on a date to be announced.

A sample of the new work can be seen on the band’s YouTube channel, in the video for the track “The Girl Who Loves the Dead,” which was released on May 8th at a very special event at Legato studio in Porto Alegre, bringing together fans, musicians, friends, and press.

Regarding the album artwork, created by Rômulo Dias and with graphic design by Juliana Louis, the cover features the character that appears on the first album, and the band photo in the booklet contains various references to pop culture, rock, metal, and other things that have been and are part of the musicians’ lives.

Veterans of historical compilations such as Rock Soldiers VI, Roadie Metal Vol. 11, and the 10th anniversary of Garagem Hermética, Epitaph reaffirms its relevance in the national scene with a mature and relentless sound, and intends to take its metal even further.

Tracklist:
Loser’s Life
The Girl Who Loves the Dead
Epitaph
Road of Fire
Digital Screams
National Guard
Something Better than God
Blue Cave

Lineup:
Joe F. Louder: Vocals
André Carvalho: Guitars
Marlon Steindorff: Guitars
Fabio Figueiredo: Bass
César “Five” Louis: Drums

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/epitaph.br?igsh=bWw0OWp5Z2hudnIy
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0hIBkZQwi5oMyvJfDlxOZR

ARMORED SAINT to Join METAL CHURCH on US Co-Headlining Tour This Fall

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ARMORED SAINT will join Metal Church for a US co-headlining tour this Fall! The Metal Saint Tour 2026 will commence on November 2nd in San Juan Capistrano, California and runs through November 21st in Agoura Hills, California. Additional support will be provided by LiveKill.

Comments ARMORED SAINT vocalist John Bush, “Two classic metal bands from the ’80s on tour together doing headline sets and both with brand new awesome records out [ARMORED SAINT with Emotion Factory Reset and Metal Church with Dead To Rights]. If you call yourself a metalhead and you don’t come to this show when we roll into your town, you better have a damn good excuse. AS and MC. Let’s do this!“

Comments Metal Church guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof, “It’s incredibly exciting to be getting back on the road with our friends and an honor to be sharing the stage with one of America’s finest metal bands! Definitely a show you won’t want to miss!“

Tickets go on sale this Friday, May 29th at 10:00am local time. VIP upgrades will be available at: nationalactsvip.com/armoredsaint. See all confirmed dates below.

ARMORED SAINT + Metal Church w/ LiveKill:
11/02/2026 Coach House – San Juan Capistrano, CA
11/03/2026 The Glass House – Pomona, CA
11/04/2026 The Nile – Phoenix, AZ
11/06/2026 Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM
11/ 07/2026 Sunshine Studios – Colorado Springs, CO
11/08/2026 The Federal – Denver, CO
11/10/2026 Neurolux – Boise, ID
11/11/2026 The Newberry – Great Falls, MT
11/13/2026 Dantes – Portland, OR
11/14/2026 Redwood Theater – Bremerton, WA
11/15/2026 Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, BC
11/17/2026 Great America Music Hall – San Francisco, CA
11/18/2026 Goldfield Trading Post – Roseville, CA
11/19/2026 The Whisky – Los Angeles, CA
11/20/2026 Observatory North San Diego – San Diego, CA
11/21/2026 Canyon Club – Agoura Hills, CA

Additionally, ARMORED SAINT has performances confirmed throughout the Spring and Summer months both Stateside and abroad, including a special meet-and-greet at Grill ‘Em All in Long Beach, California. Set to take place on May 28th, the event is in celebration of the band’s Emotional Factory Reset full-length, released last week on Metal Blade Records. The night will feature photo opps, raffles, ARMORED SAINT-inspirited fries, and more!

ARMORED SAINT Live:
5/17/2026 San Luis Metal Fest – San Luis Potosí, MX
5/21/2026 Cafe Nord – Essen, DE * Free Listening Party *
5/22/2026 Rock Hard Festival – Gelsenkirchen, DE * Record Release Show *
5/28/2026 Grill ‘Em All – Long Beach, CA * Meet-and-Greet Event *
6/06/2026 Milwaukee Metalfest @ The Rave/Eagles Club – Milwaukee, WI
7/30/2026 Pumpehuset – Copenhagen, DK w/ Metal Church
7/31/2026 Skogsröjet Festival – Rejmyre, SE
8/01/2026 Pustervik – Gothenburg, SE w/ Testament, Metal Church
8/02/2026 Mejeriet – Lund, SE * w/ Testament, Metal Church
8/05/2026 Brutal Assault – Jaroměř, CZ
8/07/2026 Alcatraz Festival – Dessel, BE
8/08/2026 Poppodium Boerderij – Zoetermeer, NL *ARMORED SAINT headlining show
8/09/2026 Keep It True Legions – Geiselwind, DE
8/11/2026 Progresja – Warsaw, PL w/ Savatage, Nevermore
8/12/2026 Collosseum – Košice, SK w/ Vio-Lence
8/13/2026 Klub Studio – Krakow, PL w/ Testament, Metal Church
8/29/2026 Stonedead Festival – Newark, UK

Emotion Factory Reset, ARMORED SAINT‘s ninth studio album since 1984’s March Of The Saint, is a resurrection of sorts, a tearing down and a rebuilding in eleven songs of diverse musicality and lyrical themes. Produced, as were the previous four albums, by bassist Joey Vera and mixed by Jay Ruston (Anthrax, Stone Sour), the record finds the quintet challenging themselves. Songs like “Close To The Bone,” “Hit A Moonshot,” and “Every Man-Any Man” have ARMORED SAINT honoring their past as one of the most respected and recognizable bands in heavy music while making forward-thinking music rooted in the present.

Emotion Factory Reset was recorded across several studios including 606 Studios, Secret Hand Studios, Skullseven Studios, Constantine Studios, and Bridge Recording, engineered by Oliver Roman, Bill Metoyer, Joey Vera, and Jason Constantine, and features cover art by DDKing.

Order here: metalblade.com/armoredsaint

ARMORED SAINT:
John Bush – Vocals
Joey Vera – Bass
Jeff Duncan – Guitars
Gonzo Sandoval – Drums
Phil Sandoval – Guitars

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SEPULTURA Announce Final Career Show in São Paulo – Brazil on 7th November 2026

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After more than four decades of bringing Brazilian heavy music to the world’s biggest stages, Sepultura have officially announced the final show of their career. The historic performance will take place on 7 November 2026 at the Mercado Livre Arena Pacaembu in São PauloBrazil, marking the end of one of the most influential journeys in the history of heavy metal worldwide.

The choice of the Mercado Livre Arena Pacaembu holds special meaning for the band. The venue has been part of Sepultura’s history since the early 1990s, especially because of the iconic concert held at Praça Charles Miller, in front of the stadium, which helped establish the band’s strength in Brazil. Decades later, Sepultura returns to the same place to close its story, where part of that legacy was also built.

Tickets for the general public will be available from 30th May via ticketmaster.com and at the official box office.

More than a farewell concert, the night is being conceived as a grand celebration of Sepultura’s history, bringing together different generations, eras and artists who have become part of the band’s journey over the past 40 years. The idea is to transform the final show into a unique moment of tribute, connection and celebration of Brazilian heavy music and its global impact.

Among the international acts already confirmed is Metal Allegiance, featuring some of the most respected musicians in the global metal scene, including Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater, Alex Skolnick and Chuck Billy of Testament, Phil Demmel, formerly of Machine Head, Troy Sanders of Mastodon, and bassist/founder Mark Menghi.

The line-up will also feature confirmed appearances by Krisiun, one of the world’s most respected death metal bands, and American thrash metal band Sacred Reich. Additional special guests will be announced soon.

Former members and musicians connected to Sepultura’s history over the decades are also expected to join the celebration, including Jean Dolabella and Jairo Guedz, who were part of the band’s original line-up.

Formed in Belo Horizonte in 1984, Sepultura helped redefine the boundaries of heavy metal and became the most internationally recognised Brazilian rock band of all time. Through landmark albums such as Beneath The Remains, Arise, Chaos A.D. and Roots, the band influenced generations and opened doors for Brazilian heavy music worldwide.

Throughout its career, Sepultura performed at some of the world’s most important festivals, including Rock in Rio, Lollapalooza, Wacken Open Air, Hellfest and Download Festival, building a legacy that transcends metal and has a permanent place in music history.

Sepultura’s final show at the Mercado Livre Arena Pacaembu promises to be a historic, emotional and unforgettable night, a farewell befitting the band’s importance to both Brazilian culture and the global heavy metal scene.

SEPULTURA are:
Derrick Green – vocals
Andreas Kisser – guitars
Paulo Jr. – bass
Greyson Nekrutman – drums

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GORGE Sign to Time To Kill Records for Release of Forthcoming Debut Full-Length Album

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Italian death metal act GORGE has officially signed with Time To Kill Records for the release of their forthcoming debut full-length album, marking a decisive step forward for one of the most exciting new names to emerge from the Italian underground.

Formed in 2025, GORGE was born from an idea by Edoardo Nicoloso (Fulci, Jorelia, TV-Crimes) and Roberto Sava (Jorelia), with a clear intent to strip death metal down to its most essential and violent form. The project pays tribute to raw two-piece acts such as Retch, Mortician and Christ Denied, as well as solo assaults in the vein of Putrid Pile, while channeling the spirit of ’90s American death metal.

The band’s approach is rooted in a direct, riff-driven philosophy that draws heavily from the foundational era of Suffocation, Dying Fetus, Gorguts and Malevolent Creation, updated with just the right amount of modern weight without compromising its original identity. GORGE blends death metal with a gritty hardcore sensibility, resulting in a groovy yet ferocious sound that avoids overused slam dynamics in favour of tighter songwriting and internal rhythmic variation. At the centre of everything lies the riff, treated as the primary narrative force across all compositions, supported by a constant attention to structural tension and release.

Further details regarding the album, tracklist and first single will be revealed in the coming months as GORGE prepare to fully introduce their debut statement.

Line-up:

Edoardo Nicoloso – Guitar, Vocals, Drum Programming
Roberto Sava – Guitar, Vocals

More info: https://www.instagram.com/gorgebrutality

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Unleash Video for Title Track of Upcoming Album “Rats In The Temple”

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Finally, the time has come, the first look into thrash legends FLOTSAM AND JETSAM’s new album Rats In The Temple, out August 28, 2026 via Napalm Records. The album’s title track is a ghoulish hit packing sweeping guitarmonies, thunderous drums, and exalted frontman Eric A.K. Knutson’s haunting wail. After four trailblazing decades, countless world tours, and 15 groundbreaking studio albums, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM remain refined and revered.
 
Eric A.K. Knutson says about the track:
“We’re super excited to release the first single from the album, which is very fittingly the title track, ‘Rats In The Temple’!  This song has a lot to say, and we hope the fans love the song as much as we do. This is possibly one of the most technically challenging songs FLOTSAM has ever recorded, and we look forward to delivering this song live as well!”

Thrash metal icons FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, known for their trailblazing blend of blistering thrash and soaring power metal—established on breakthrough records like the Kerrang! championed classic Doomsday for the Deceiver, (1986), No Place for Disgrace, (1988), and Cuatro, (1992) and refined in their current renaissance with the German chart climbing The End of Chaos, (2019), Blood in the Water, (2021), and I Am the Weapon, (2024)—are back with their newest diamond, and Napalm Records debut, Rats In The Temple, out August 28, 2026. With nearly four decades on the scene, countless world tours, and appearances at prestigious festivals like Wacken, Graspop, Bloodstock, Alcatraz, and Rockhard, they’ve carved their sound down to a fine point, piercing listeners with earth-shattering blast beats, scorching guitars, epic string arrangements, and exalted frontman A.K. Knutson’s unmistakably haunting wail. 
 
Frontman Eric A.K. Knutson about the album:
“This record is a BEAST, truly our best effort to date!! Do yourself a favor. Dim the lights, grab a drink, put the headphones on, and crank this up. You will not be sorry you did!!!”

Pre-Order Your Copy of Rats In The Temple HERE

Rats In The Temple opens strong with the stadium-ready hooks and dizzyingly precise performances of “Harvesting The Hate” and “Damnation”, before delving into thrash virtuosity on “Absolution”. The iconic guitar duo of Michael Gilbert and Steve Conley paint vividly ghoulish images on tracks like “Blame The Knife” and “Rats In the Temple”, then continue to flex their metal muscle on “The Ghost Behind My Door” and “First on the Spike”, invoking pure first-wave excellence with a pummeling modern menace. “The Edge of Nowhere” builds inescapable suspense before firing listeners out of a gun, full throttle into “Last Rites”, another standout track for the band. The legendary rhythm duo of drummer Ken Mary and bassist Bill Bodily take center stage on the anti-war anthem “A Taste For War”, their methodical syncopation invoking images of tanks and boots on the ground. “Her Blood Your Pain” brings ornate, medieval guitarmonies before “Anthem For The Broken” goes full balls to the wall, and “Going Down That Way” hits listeners with heavy riffs and even heavier truths. Rats In The Temple remains enthralling throughout, giving listeners entry to numerous of the band’s metal chambers, sampling a refined and eclectic serving of influences.

Churning like magma beneath the Earth, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM have only been growing more and more fiery with time, and Rats In The Temple sees the band exploding to the surface in a magnificent and awe-inspiring blaze. For fans new and longstanding, you cannot escape them; they’re through the walls.

Rats In The Temple Tracklist:
1. Harvesting the Hate
2. Damnation
3. Absolution
4. Blame the Knife
5. Rats in the Temple
6. The Ghost behind my Door
7. First on the Spike
8. The Edge of Nowhere
9. Last Rites
10. A Taste for War
11. Her Blood your Pain
12. Anthem for the Broken
13. Not Going down that Way

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM LIVE 2026
28.05.26 DE – Schönenberg / Iron Fest
30.05.26 DE – Essen / Turock
31.05.26 DE – Osnabrück / Bastard Club
03.06.26 BE – Kortrijk / DVG Club
04.06.26 DE – Siegburg / Kubana
05.06.26 NL – Zoetermeet / Boerderij
06.06.26 NL – Leeuwarden / Neushoorn
07.06.26 NL – Maastricht / South of Heaven Festival
28.–30.08.26 DK – Næstved / Næstved Metal Fest
30.09.26 AUS – Brisbane / Crowbar
1.10.26 AUS – Adelaide / Lion Arts
2.10.26 AUS – Melbourne / Max Watt’s
3.10.26 AUS – Sydney / Crowbar
27.–28.11.26 DE – Wangels / Metal Hammer Paradise
11.–12.12.26 NL – Eindhoven / Einhoven Metal Meeting

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Are:
​​Eric A.K. Knutson – Vocals
Michael Gilbert – Guitars
Steve Conley – Guitars
William Bodily – Bass
Ken Mary – Drums
 
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ALLT Reveal Details for Sophomore Album “Ataraxia”, First Video Single ‘Snowblind’ Out Now

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On July 31st, Swedish progressive metalcore outfit Allt will release their new full-length, Ataraxia , via Century Media Records – featuring 9 tracks of “third album energy”, even though it’s only their sophomore record.

Pre-order the album here: https://allt.bio.to/Ataraxia-AlbumNE

For a first preview of Ataraxia, listen to the new single “Snowblind” here; watch the video here:

Allt comments: “With ‘Ataraxia‘, we wanted to write from the place we actually live in, not an ideal version of it. The album is about the search for peace, but also about the parts of you that resist it.

We’ve all experienced moments where you know what would be better for you, but something in you pulls in the opposite direction. That tension became a central part of the writing.”

Around Ataraxia‘s release, Allt will appear at some of the biggest festivals this summer before embarking on a European headlining tour in November/December:

Allt EU festival dates 2026

June 4, 2026 – Mystic Festival (PL)
June 6, 2026 – Sweden Rock Festival (SE)
June 26, 2026 – Jera On Air (NL)
June 28, 2026 – Tuska (FI)
July 18, 2026 – Helltown Festival (SE)
July 29, 2026 – Rockstadt Extreme Fest (RO)
July 31, 2026 – Full Rewind Festival (DE)
Aug. 1, 2026 – Wacken Open Air (DE)
Aug. 6, 2026 – Brutal Assault (CZ)
Aug. 13, 2026 – Reload Festival (DE)
Aug. 14, 2026 – Rock The Lakes (CH)

Allt European Tour 2026

w/ special guests Avralize, Bite Down

Nov. 7, 2026 – Nottingham (UK) – The Rescue Rooms
Nov. 8, 2026 – London (UK) – The Garage
Nov. 10, 2026 – Paris (FR) – La Maroquinerie
Nov. 11, 2026 – Saarbrücken (DE) – Garage
Nov. 13, 2026 – Stuttgart (DE) – Im Wizemann Club
Nov. 14, 2026 – Munich (DE) – Technikum
Nov. 15, 2026 – Dornbirn (AT) – Conrad Sohm
Nov. 17, 2026 – Vienna (AT) – Szene Wien
Nov. 18, 2026 – Budapest (HU) – Dürer Kert
Nov. 19, 2026 – Prague (CZ) – Meet Factory
Nov. 20, 2026 – Leipzig (DE) – Conne Island
Nov. 21, 2026 – Berlin (DE) – Lido
Nov. 22, 2026 – Poznań (PL) – 2progi
Nov. 24, 2026 – Frankfurt (DE) – Das Bett
Nov. 25, 2026 – Münster (DE) – Sputnikhalle
Nov. 26, 2026 – Cologne (DE) – Essigfabrik
Nov. 28, 2026 – Hanover (DE) – Bei Chez Heinz
Nov. 29, 2026 – Hamburg (DE) – Übel & Gefährlich
Dec. 1, 2026 – Copenhagen (DK) – Pumpehuset
Dec. 2, 2026 – Oslo (NO) – John Dee
Dec. 4, 2026 – Helsinki (FI) – On The Rocks
Dec. 6, 2026 – Stockholm (SE) – Debaser