Battle Inside is the third single from Finnish heavy rock/metal band Rugged Butcher from the Helsinki metropolitan area. The song is about conquering mental challenges that we all seem to face at times. Crushing guitars, great melody, this one you need to hear! Mixed by Teemu Aalto MusicProductions and mastered by Tony Lindgren from Fascination Street Studios.
The other band member Mikko Aittola tells about the song: “Battle inside started with a great intro riff by Timo and and was forged as a full song between Timo and me. Compared to previous two singles, this one is bit more melodic and on the heavier side of the spectrum. Lyrically this one follows our RB characters ongoing battles within him self and takes thing to next level!”
Listen to “Battle Inside” on music streaming platforms (Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, Tidal, Amazon etc.): https://push.fm/fl/ruggedbutcher-battleinside – Composition and lyrics by Mikko Aittola & Timo Vilén
RB is a band led by two good friends, Mikko Aittola and Timo Vilén, who have played together in different lineups for over 30 years. Now it’s time to spread Rugged Butcher’s message to the world!
Today, SQUID PISSER — the brainchild of Tommy Meehan (Grodius Maximus of GWAR) — are proud to announce their Tumors Across America Tour. The carnage will commence on August 19th in Long Beach, CA and runs through September 13th, where it concludes in Kansas City, MO. For a full list of dates, please see below.
In addition to the tour, SQUID PISSER are preparing to release new music with noise conjurer Toshi Kasai (Melvins, Big Business). The new filth is bubbling just beneath the surface, ready to rip open your brain with mutated riffs and corrosive noise.
Frontman Baxter Yogurt (Tommy Meehan) shares:
“We’re excited to take the van east with our giant rubber Pet Cockroach riding shotgun and a fresh batch of mucus in tow. We’ll be spreading mold spores, cold sores, and noisecore wherever possible. Please buy a t-shirt. The cost of existing has risen dramatically. The name of the tour is TUMORS ACROSS AMERICA TOUR btw…“
SQUID PISSER Live:
Tumors Across America Tour August 19 – Long Beach, CA @ Alex’s Bar August 20 – Sacramento, CA @ Cafe Colonial August 21 – Petaluma, CA @ Phoenix Theatre August 22 – Palmdale, CA @ Transplants August 23 – Cottonwood, AZ @ Queen B Vinyl August 24 – Silver City, NM @ Whiskey Creek August 25 – El Paso, TX @ EP Underground August 27 – Austin, TX @ Lost Well August 28 – Houston, TX @ The End August 29 – New Orleans, LA @ Poor Boys August 30 – Birmingham, AL @ The Nick August 31 – Atlanta, GA @ 529 September 1 – Piedmont, SC @ Tribbles September 2 – Charlotte, NC @ Snug Harbor September 3 – Asheville, NC @ Static Age Records September 4 – Cookeville, TN @ Muddy Roots September 5 – Harrisburg, PA @ Capitol City Music Center September 6 – Montague, MA @ RPM Fest September 7 – Wallingford, CT @ Cherry Street Station September 8 – Philadelphia, PA @ Nikki Lopez September 9 – Youngstown, OH @ Westside Bowl September 10 – Chicago, IL @ Livewire September 11 – Sioux Falls, SD @ The Den September 12 – Lincoln, NE @ Reverb September 13 – Kansas City, MO @ MiniBar
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SQUID PISSER are a chaotic hardcore/noise outfit blending industrial textures, fractured rhythms, and confrontational performance into a singular, abrasive identity. Featuring members of GWAR, Cancer Christ and Duck Duck Goose, the band fuses blown-out electronics, noise-drenched guitars, and volatile live energy into something deliberately unhinged and immediate.
The band has worked with acclaimed producers including Kurt Ballou and Steve Evetts, and has engaged with forward-thinking acts such as Melt-Banana, The Locust, and Nekrogoblikon. Releases through Three One G Records and Skin Graft Records position SQUID PISSER firmly within a lineage of boundary-pushing underground music.
Through relentless touring, SQUID PISSER has shared stages with GWAR, Weedeater, Nekrogoblikon, King Parrot, and Buñuel, while also performing alongside Thee Oh Sees, deathbyromy, and Siiickbrain, demonstrating a rare ability to cross scenes without compromise.
Internationally, SQUID PISSER has appeared at festivals including ArcTanGent Festival, bringing their volatile and confrontational live show to European audiences. In the U.S., the band has also performed at The Gathering of the Juggalos 2025 and Muddy Roots Fest 2026.
Their growing catalog – including “My Tadpole Legion,” “Dreams of Puke,” and “Vaporize a Neighbor” — has seen multiple vinyl pressings sell out, alongside a steady output of visually striking, concept-driven music videos.
Today, U.S. BASTARDS, spearheaded by Brent Purgason (ex-GWAR), proudly launch their new single, “Scenester Deceiver,” taken from their upcoming new album, ‘Negligent Discharge,’ set for release on June 19th. The new track arrives alongside an official no budget video, available below.
On the new track, Brent shares:
“This song is about coming up in a scene where you feel like an outsider no matter what you do or how many dues you’ve paid. I’m not the only one in Richmond who feels that way and I’m sure we’re not the only town that has a music scene with severe and unspoken gatekeeping problems. This is an anthem for the outcasts among the outcasts and for anyone that’s never going to be accepted by the cool kids crowd. You’re welcome in our gang, we are in this together.”
In a world full of pleasantries and kiss-assing, U.S. BASTARDS are neither. A four-piece hardcore punk criminal enterprise from Virginia, the band has re-formed after a chance meeting in county lockup. Brent and Robby knew the four members didn’t land in the same cell for no reason. It was fate calling them back to life on the road; back to sleepless trips, dungeon whips, gas station speed, and canned meat. Doug agreed fate was calling them back to teach the masses what a truly bad time could be. … and Brendan just happened to be in the room.
“I’ve been doing so much hard time lately, it’s time to be hard on the road.” – Brent
“…[two middle fingers]…” – Doug
Ran-when-parked, the outlaws took straight to the van to get the message out. After a ten-year hiatus, they have agreed to utilize their newfound freedom from the state to write harder, catchier, faster, harder-er, hell-raising songs glorifying their exploits and shine a light on the gatekeeping tendencies in the music scene that has never accepted them.
When the rest of the world goes quiet, the BASTARDS get loud and angry, blazing across the country with a wall of cranked Marshall stacks. This is the way punk rock should be: loud, unapologetic, pandering to no one, and having no qualms with being the bad guy.
U.S. BASTARDS new album ‘Negligent Discharge’ is set for release June 19th featuring bonus track covers of Judas Priest and Motorhead songs. 13 tracks of hard and fast music that kicks the door off its hinges. Best to listen with a shotgun in one and a 40oz duct taped to the other, these are anthems for the outcasts among the outcasts. Skip work! Give your neighbors kid a cig! This is full throttle, no brakes, speed-rocking crime metal. Full stacks and gun racks packed, these delinquents are coming to your town. Clutch your pearls! U.S. BASTARDS are back.
This summer, Metalville is releasing reissues of two out-of-print albums by CHRIS CAFFERY.
Pins And Needles (out 26.06.)
Faces (out 30.07.)
“Pins and Needles” (originally released in 2007) marks an important milestone in the career of CHRIS CAFFERY and showcases the long-standing Savatage and Trans-Siberian Orchestra guitarist as an artist in his own right with a clear vision.
TRACK LISTING
01 – Pins and Needles 02 – 66 03 – Reach Out and Torment Again 04 – Walls 05 – Y.G.B.F.K.M. 06 – Chained 07 – Worms 08 – The Sign of the Crossed 09 – The Time 10 – Mettle Eastern 11 – In the Midst 12 – Quaaludio 13 – The Temple 14 – Once Upon a Time 15 – Pisses Me Off 16 – The Time (Alternate)
Originally released in 2004, ‘Faces’ reveals the personal side of CHRIS CAFFERY. Oscillating between heavy metal and emotional moments, the album explores inner conflicts and identity. A raw, honest work that remains one of his strongest solo releases to this day.
TRACK LISTING
01 – Alas 02 – Faces 03 – Fade into the X 04 – Pisses Me Off 05 – Remember 06 – The Fall 07 – Music Man 08 – Life Crazy Life!!! 09 – The Mold 10 – Bag O’ Bones 11 – Evil Is As Evil Does 12 – Never 13 – So Far Today 14 – Jealousy 15 – Preludio 16 – Abandoned
Chilean death metallers ROTTEN TOMB are now streaming their entire new album “Vestiges of Tortured Souls” in an exclusive premiere hosted by Death Metal Promotion, ahead of its official release on June 6th, 2026 via Nuclear Winter Records.
With “Vestiges of Tortured Souls”, ROTTEN TOMB take a significant step forward in their artistic development, delivering what is arguably their most accomplished and cohesive work to date. While remaining firmly rooted in the raw intensity and dark atmosphere that have characterized the band since its inception, the album reveals a more confident and deliberate songwriting approach, built around memorable structures and a stronger sense of identity.
Across its tracklist, each composition stands out through its own distinct character, allowing the record to maintain a compelling sense of variety without sacrificing cohesion. From relentless death metal aggression to darker and more atmospheric passages, “Vestiges of Tortured Souls” unfolds as a carefully crafted journey that highlights the band’s growing maturity as songwriters. The result is a powerful and distinctive statement that further solidifies ROTTEN TOMB’s position within the contemporary underground death metal scene.
Formed in 2016 in Iquique, ROTTEN TOMB have steadily risen as one of the most compelling acts within the South American extreme metal scene, blending death metal with doom-laden atmospheres and occult undertones. Following the strong impact of “Visions of a Dismal Fate” (2022) and the equally praised “The Relief of Death” (2024), the band now returns with their most ambitious and fully realized work to date.
“Vestiges of Tortured Souls” stands as one of the most anticipated death metal releases of the year. On this new record, ROTTEN TOMB refine their sonic identity without sacrificing intensity or authenticity. The riffs are sharper and more cohesive, while the melodies take on a more prominent role, painting soundscapes that feel more sorrowful and evocative than ever before.
Without losing any of the crushing heaviness and sense of decay that defined their earlier material, the band now delivers songs with an immediate and lasting impact. Each track strikes a balance between overwhelming force and carefully crafted lead guitar work, resulting in compositions that are both memorable and devastating.
The album channels the oppressive weight of the genre’s darkest pioneers alongside a deeply mournful and introspective atmosphere, while still maintaining a distinct and personal voice. This duality allows ROTTEN TOMB to push their sound forward, achieving a level of songwriting maturity that marks a clear evolution from their previous efforts.
“Vestiges of Tortured Souls” represents a major step forward for ROTTEN TOMB, solidifying their position at the forefront of Chile’s increasingly renowned extreme metal scene and extending their reach far beyond national borders.
For fans of: Incantation, early Paradise Lost, Krypts, Sonne Adam
Tracklist:
01. Horror Manifestations 02. Condemned Reality 03. Lost Memories 04. Waiting, Dying 05. Mortified 06. Mind of Chaos 07. Here Lies Death 08. Ancestral Preservation 09. Human Pyre
Line-up:
Deathbringer – Guitar, vocals C. – Guitar A. Prophaner – Drums Utukku – Bass
Today, WORMWOOD, one of Sweden’s most distinctive and internationally acclaimed metal bands, proudly announce their new EP ‘Å,’ a work that further cements the band’s position as one of the most innovative forces in modern extreme metal. The new EP arrives on August 7th via Sound Pollution.
The upcoming EP was mixed and mastered by acclaimed producer Sverker Widgren (Wing Studios, Stockholm), whose work highlights WORMWOOD’s ability to combine technical brilliance with raw emotional power. The result is a sound that is both refined and uncompromising – a journey through melodic intensity, atmospheric depth, and an artistic vision that continues to push boundaries.
Since their formation in Stockholm in 2014, WORMWOOD have developed a sound that is as unmistakable as it is atmospheric. With their characteristic fusion of extreme metal, Scandinavian melancholy, folk influences, and cinematic storytelling, the band has created a sonic landscape that both moves and mesmerizes. Their music effortlessly shifts between grand, epic scope and brutally grounded intensity – a balance few bands truly master.
With four full-length albums, one EP, a live release, and now the forthcoming ‘Å,’ WORMWOOD have built a catalog that continually evolves while deepening the band’s artistic identity. Their work has received widespread recognition: two nominations for “Rock/Metal of the Year” at P3 Guld, strong placements on the official Swedish charts, and recurring international praise from metal media around the world. WORMWOOD have also appeared on several global “Album of the Year” lists – a testament to their growing influence.
WORMWOOD’s reputation, however, is not confined to the studio. The band has toured extensively across Europe, performed at major festivals, and completed their own headline tours. Their audience continues to grow steadily, particularly in Germany, France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States, where their cinematic music videos and strong digital presence further enhance their visual and musical identity.
Today, WORMWOOD stands as one of the most forward-thinking and compelling bands in Swedish metal. With ‘Å,’ they take another step in their artistic evolution – one that promises to captivate both loyal fans and new listeners around the world.
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