Connecticut’s own self deprecating, noise rock entity INTERCOURSE have signed with Brutal Panda and will release their fourth studio album in autumn 2025.
In celebration of the signing, the band have unveiled their new song ‘Running A Cemetery Without A License’.
Music for Aliens, Made by Mutants. INTERCOURSE formed in 2013 and have been annoying ever since. With the lofty (or pointless, depending on who you ask) goal of ditching the pretension of noise rock and fusing it with the immediacy of hardcore, they’ve managed a release a year since 2014. 2023’s Halo Castration Institute helped the band reach a new level of notoriety with positive reviews across the board. With the release of a last year’s EP Egyptian Democracy,the band is sure to become the high watermark for annoying adults who dress like they’re 17 and simply will not quit.
INTERCOURSE have played sold-out shows with the likes of Chat Pile, Deadguy, The Red Chord and The World is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die. The quartet have been featured on notable websites Decibel, Lambgoat, New Noise Magazine and were recently featured on The Needle Drop’s top 15 EPs of 2024.
These JUNO Award winners have worn the horned crown as the most vile band in death metal since the mid-’90s. But with the latest single off their upcoming ninth album, Cryptopsy are making blasphemy sound fresh. “Malicious Needs” feeds into a human urge that is so revolting, so shameful, that it couldn’t be shown on YouTube. Still, even the censored version of the new video from An Insatiable Violence uncovers the evil obsessions that lie beneath our digital fantasies.
The concept forAn Insatiable Violence came to Cryptopsy in a dream. A person spends all day building a machine, only for it to torture them through the night. As if that thought wasn’t malicious enough, this person likes being tortured. In fact, they like it so much that, come morning, they wake up feeling rejuvenated, eager to tweak their creation until it runs perfectly in their mind.
“When I woke up, I grabbed my phone and wrote down the words that would become the title of our new album”, says vocalist Matt McGachy. “Because, you know, we all have to have our phones with us all the time”.
While nightmarish, An Insatiable Violence feeds into our all-too-real obsession with social media. “It’s something that I don’t like about myself”, admits McGachy, who’s caught himself spending more and more time online since starting his Vox & Hops podcast. “I’m trying to break the cycle, but on those days where I’m just doom scrolling, I get so depressed”.
“Malicious Needs” is the final frenzied feeding on An Insatiable Violence, so it’s appropriate that the song’s video brings its dark fantasy to a truly crushing conclusion. Things start innocently enough. A bald-faced CEO of the not-at-all-nefarious-sounding “Neural System Corporation” takes pity on one of his cash-strapped underlings. But when this social media engineer gets a little too addicted to his boss’ hidden scheme, their office culture really goes to hell.
“The cold steel / sends shivers down my spine“, McGachy growls in sadistic pleasure. “I yearn for its touch. The malefaction divine“.
Though eerily prescient about our latest brain rotting obsession, An Insatiable Violence is influenced by the many mutations that have spawned Cryptopsy’s Hall of Fame discography. The cover art for their new album was created by the band’s late, great vocalist Martin Lacroix, who would scream in ear-piercing delight at the freshly dug depths of McGachy’s gutturals. “We did at least 140 shows since our last album. While performing None So Vile and Blasphemy Made Flesh, I exclusively did my false chord screams. When we did go into the studio for our new album, Chris would be like, ‘Deeper, you must go deeper!'”
Even the beating heart of Cryptopsy pumps out some unheard tricks of the trade on An Insatiable Violence. “Since our last album, I’ve developed techniques that make it easier for us to go even faster”, says Flo Mounier, who literally wrote the book on extreme metal drumming. “Malicious Needs” is cracked open by blast beats so raw and unnerving that they’re impossible to program. Producer/ architect of the fishhook riff Christian Donaldson and brutal bass technician Oli Pinnard lock into a thick, neck-breaking groove that’s scrambled by haywire hammer-ons and fret slaps. But as the song’s video reveals its stomach-turning twist, the band bust out a new finishing move, slithering to a crawl before soaring like a bat through blackened clouds of smoke.
“‘Malcious Needs’ is the last song that we wrote for An Insatiable Violence andright away, we were all completely enamored with it”, Cryptopsy says. “It has a very weird, mechanical, rhythmic ambiance, which was brought to life by the dystopian horror story that you see in the video”.
Feast your eyes on the new vileness from Cryptopsy.
The video for “Malicious Needs” was directed by Gornoss.
Cast Romain Gonçalves — John (main character) 📸 @romaingoncalves_act Hervé Laget — The CEO 📸 @objectif_foto Andréa Deronzier — Andrea (the secretary) 📸 @andrea_deronzier Aude Ly — Aude (office colleague) 📸 @aude_visuel Renan “Ulcer” Garriguenc — Renan (colleague) 📸 @ulcer.me Paco “RK” Charry — Paco (colleague) 📸 @paco_rk Antonio Santolino — Antonio (colleague)
With the support of Metropole Toulon Provence Méditerranée Jonathan Martin — Development Officer Barbara Occhini — Project Officer Laurence Goniot — Head of Filming Office
Tracklist 1. The Nimis Adoration (4:10) 2. Until There’s Nothing Left (3:59) [WATCH] 3. Dead Eyes Replete (3:57) 4. Fools Last Acclaim (3:26) 5. The Art of Emptiness (4:16) 6. Our Great Deception (4:21) 7. Embrace the Nihility (3:50) 8. Malicious Needs (5:52) [WATCH] Total runtime 32:04
“Martin did None So Live, but he never really got to do a proper album”, Cryptopsy says about the artwork for their new album. “His art is amazing. The two pieces of his that we used for An Insatiable Violence are incredible. His family was super excited about it, too. We are honored to have him be an even bigger part of Cryptopsy’s lore”.
Cryptopsy are giving their hungry fans overseas an early helping of An Insatiable Violence. They’re currently playing songs off their new album while touring Europe alongside Decapitated, Warbringer and Carnation.
“Europe, get ready!”, Cryptopsy says. “This tour is bringing relentless energy, crushing riffs and unforgettable nights”
Infernal Bloodshed Over Europe 2025 May 13 – Lille, FR @ The Black Lab May 14 – Enschede, NL @ Metropool May 15 – Munich, DE @ Backstage May 16 – Aarau, CH @ KiFF May 17 – Lindau, DE @ Vaudeville May 18 – Vienna, AT @ Szene May 19 – Budapest, HU @ Dürer Kert May 20 Prague, CZ @ Fuchs2 May 21 – Schweinfurt, DE @ Stattbahnhof May 22 – Dresden, DE @ Blauer Salon May 23 – Krakow, PL @ Hype Park May 24 – Warsaw, PL @ Proxima May 26 – Berlin, DE @ Hole44 May 27 – Aarhus, DK @ Voxhall May 28 – Hamburg, DE @ Logo May 29 – Vechta, DE @ Gulfhaus May 30 – Dortmund, DE @ Junkyard May 31 – Sint-Niklaas, BE @ Casino June 1 – Paris, FR @ La Machine June 2 – Esch Sur Alzette, LU @ Kulturfabrik June 3 – Frankfurt, DE @ Das Bett June 4 – Karlsruhe, DE @ Substage June 5 – Milan, IT @ Legend Club June 6 – Bologna, IT @ Locomotiv June 7 – Lyon, FR @ Lions Metal Fest June 8 – Maastricht, NL @ South of Heaven *Decapitated Only
Metalheads who are chomping at the bit for An Insatiable Violence can further their appetite by revisiting Cryptopsy’s hallowed catalogue. Since signing with Season of Mist in 2024, the band have reissued their 1993 demo Ungentle Exhumation, the widely-worshiped None So Vile, their triumphant self-titled and The Book of Suffering Tome I + II, which is now available for the first time on one combined LP.
More than 30 years into their storied career, Montreal death metal innovators Cryptopsy return with their ninth studio album, An Insatiable Violence, set for release on June 20, 2025 on Season of Mist.
Revered in extreme metal circles for such groundbreaking classics as 1994’s Blasphemy Made Flesh and the 1996 magnum opus None So Vile, Cryptopsy find yet another gear on An Insatiable Violence, which further solidifies the band’s place in the upper echelon of death metal. Coming out of the pandemic, the band dedicated themselves to staying on top of their game more than ever before, with the intention of consistently putting out a new record every two years. That started with 2023’s acclaimed As Gomorrah Burns, and continues 21 months later with An Insatiable Violence.
“We had to write the majority of An Insatiable Violence while on the Death to All tour, which was something we’d never done before”, vocalist Matt McGachy says. “Flo [Mounier, drums] and Chris [Donaldson, guitar] really put their hats on. It was a feat”.
“Ever since COVID our focus is clearer, a lot of work gets done faster, and we push each other to get it done.”, Mounier says.
In addition to featuring some of the fastest passages Cryptopsy has ever recorded – keen listeners will even hear the odd gravity blast from Mounier, a rarity from the virtuoso drummer – the controlled chaos of their signature sound is offset by well-timed passages that ease off the gas pedal enough to allow listeners to come up for some air. That dynamic rage on An Insatiable Violence in turn makes the more aggressive moments hit even harder, which is immediately noticeable on the harrowing “Until There’s Nothing Left” and the chugging closing track “Malicious Needs”. Olivier Pinard anchors “Fools Last Acclaim” with stunning authority (keeping pace with Mounier is an unenviable task) while Donaldson offsets gnarly, atonal riffs with melodic passages throughout the record. “It’s a continuation of As Gomorrah Burns,” McGachy says, “We really wanted to make a groovy record, and we think we’ve done it.”
It seems as though nothing is scarier than real life right now, and An Insatiable Violence is a commentary on today’s society as though filtered through the transgressive, countercultural perspectives of J.G. Ballard and David Cronenberg.
“It all came to me in a dream in August 2023,” elaborates McGachy. “I woke up, I took my phone, and I wrote down the title of the record. It’s about a person that wakes up every day and fixes a machine. Tinkers with it, tries to make it better all day long, sweating in the sun, and then at night, they strap themself into this machine and the machine tortures them, and they love it. Then they wake up the next day and fix it again to make it more efficient, to keep harnessing it, and then just keep doing it over and over again.
While fantastically twisted, An Insatiable Violence mirrors our toxic relationship with social media. “We’re continuously trying to feed this algorithm of the machine while it’s totally tearing us apart socially and psychologically”, McGachy continues. “’The Nimis Adoration’ is about mukbang, these Korean people that eat too much food on the Internet. Piles and piles of food. A poor girl died on a live cam”.
At the center of the album is the mind-boggling percussion skill of Mounier, arguably the most imposing Canadian drummer not named Peart, who dominates such standout tracks as “Dead Eyes Replete”, “Fools Last Acclaim”, and “Embrace the Nihility”. “I look at Flo as an Olympic athlete,” says McGachy. “I want to push this guy to go a lot faster than Cryptopsy’s previous releases. We have so much more to give, and I wanted just drain it all out of him while he’s still at the top of his game, because he is. He’s crushing.”
“I mix up a lot of a physical activity, like resistance training into the drumming,” Mounier says. “I recently developed new techniques that make it easier to go even faster, so I tried to push that on this album. My focus is now more on dynamics and the touch of the snare, a certain snap of the snare, a rim shot on the snare, the toms, a light touch or a hard touch. Live, I can really let go, you know, give the sound guy a hard time,” he adds with a laugh.
For McGachy, who has always boasted a powerful, guttural death growl, the rigors of touring have enabled him to evolve as a vocalist, and he turns in a revelatory performance on An Insatiable Violence. In addition to ear-scraping screams that rival George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher, McGachy unleashes the deepest, filthiest death growls of his career. “Gomorrah was the first album that I recorded with my full false chord scream, which is something that I’d only just touched on The Book of Suffering: Tome II in little sections,” he says. “We did at least 140 shows since Gomorrah. I exclusively did my false chords during all the songs that we performed on None So Vile and Blasphemy Made Flesh. And then, when we did go into the studio for An Insatiable Violence, Chris would be like, ‘Deeper, you must go deeper!’”
Another fearsome vocalist from Cryptopsy’s lore pops back into the booth on An Insatiable Violence. “When we were recording the vocals for ‘Embrace the Nihility’, Chris had the idea of ending the song with the same vocal pattern as the end of ‘…and Then It Passes’”, McGachy remembers. “We figured if we were going to rip ourselves off, then we may as well get the real thing. We were honored that Mike DiSalvo accepted. We are all huge fans of Cryptopsy’s DiSalvo era. His vocals on this album are an ultra Easter egg for our fans”.
In addition to the effusive praise As Gomorrah Burns received from within the metal scene, the 2023 album achieved a first for Cryptopsy: earning them their first ever JUNO Award in 2024 for Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year. “We had little-to-no expectations of winning” says McGachy. ”We didn’t even go to the ceremonies because we were on tour in Europe with Atheist. On the day we found out that we won, we had a crazy 18-hour drive from Derby to Germany, plus a ferry ride. But we still partied for 48 hours. Flo bought an expensive bottle of champagne”.
Cryptopsy recognize that not every death metal band sticks around long enough to win a Canadian Grammy 30 years into their career. The cover art for An Insatiable Violence was created by the late, great vocalist Martin Lacroix. “The album artwork has got to be one of the most important things to us!”, the band says. “Martin Lacroix was one of our vocalists, one of our great friends and one of the nicest people that anyone could have the privilege to meet. We really wish he was here with us to share this moment. His perfect smile would say it all! Rest in peace brother”.
With Cryptopsy’s latest career renaissance showing no signs of slowing down, the recent accolades are only the beginning. An Insatiable Violence reaches a new peak in a career loaded with them.
Lineup Flo Mounier – Drums Matt McGachy – Vocals Christian Donaldson – Guitar Oli Pinard – Bass
Recording, Mixing & Mastering Studio Christian Donaldson’s Studio
Production, Sound & Mixing Engineer Christian Donaldson
Guest Musicians Mike DiSalvo performs vocals on “Embrace the Nihility”
The Burbs are back — and they’re not holding back. The Bells Beach trio known for their grunge-tinged, pop-hooked intensity deliver a raw, gut-punch of a track with ‘There’s No Time For Presents.’ Recorded at Sing Sing Studios with producer Aaron Dobos, the song channels dark, confessional storytelling into a visceral acoustic landscape, punctuated by the eerie, knife-sharp percussion of a pocketknife slicing through paper.
Fuelled by muted guitars and a rhythm section that simmers beneath Brook Mckeon’s haunting vocal delivery, the track builds from a melancholic pulse to a climactic chorus. The lyrics cut deep, reflecting on moments of powerlessness and the weight of failing those we love. “What a nice weight to get off your chest / All it took was a pocketknife and a press” — it’s a line that lingers, haunting in its simplicity, devastating in its impact.
Following their explosive debut demo album Sunlight Spills Across The Swimming Pool and radio success with Ladder To The Moon and Skin and Bones, The Burbs are solidifying their place as one of Australia’s most electrifying new acts. ‘There’s No Time For Presents’ is out now — a blistering reminder that sometimes the rawest wounds leave the deepest marks.
The Burbs are an Australian rock trio from Bells Beach, Victoria, who have quickly become one of the most exciting new acts on the Australian music scene. Formed in 2016, the band comprises Danny Valitutti, Peri Brown, and Brook Mckeon. Known for their energetic live shows and dynamic sound, The Burbs have gained a reputation for their unique blend of pop melodies, grunge attitudes, and dark, reflective lyricism. Their music resonates with a rebellious spirit, embodying the essence of Australian rock.
With their growing popularity and critical acclaim, The Burbs are fast becoming ‘hot property’ in the Australian music scene. Their melodic sound and energetic performances have garnered them a dedicated and growing fanbase and increasing recognition nationally.
Polish death metal legends VADER are pleased to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of their classic “Litany” album, which originally came out on Metal Blade Records in 2000 with a special vinyl reissue edition.
The original 11 tracks / 31 minutes of “Litany” come newly re-mastered for vinyl by Wojtek Wieslawski / Hertz Recording Studio and the LP also includes a 16-page booklet with new liner-notes by band leader, guitarist and vocalist Peter Wiwczarek.
The “Litany (25th Anniversary Reissue)” LP will be available in the following variants and limitations from Metal Blade Records on June 6th, 2025:
180g black vinyl LP (Unlimited)
Clear violet marbled vinyl LP (Unlimited)
Clear gold splatter vinyl LP (Limited to 500x copies)
Blue black splatter vinyl LP (Limited to 200x copies, Band-Edition)
Golden brown marbled vinyl LP (Limited to 400x copies, USA)
Vader’s Peter Wiwczarek commented in the liner notes as follows about “Litany”: “‘Litany’ was definitely our fastest and most brutal album ever recorded…This year the album celebrates its quarter-century and we want to remind you of the power of these brutal riffs. The album returns to the stages in full form. Many of the songs haven’t been played since the 2000-2001 promotional tour. Some of them have never been played. I invite you to the world of ‘Litany’! Remember…you enter here at your own risk!”
Just recently VADER released a music video for a brand new single called “Unbending’, which will be the official anthem of Poland’s renowned Mystic Festival this year. It’s also the closing track of VADER’s upcoming new EP Humanihility, set to be released on May 30th, via Nuclear Blast. Pre-order here: https://vader.bfan.link/humanihility
Five years after the much-lauded 12th studio album Solitude In Madness, VADER return with 3 brand-new tracks once again produced by Scott Atkins at Grindstone Studio, UK. Featuring excellent artwork by Marcelo Vasco (Slayer, Testament, Dark Funeral), this EP marks the first recording as a quintet with guitarist Mauser returning to the group and new drummer Michael alongside vocalist/guitarist Peter, bassist Hal and third guitarist Spider.
Artwork by Marcelo Vasco Arts
Humanihility offers scorching new songs that prove to be vicious, thrash-laden anthems perfectly blending old-school thrash with VADER’s unique straight-forward fury and neckbreaking tempos. Each of the songs was created by a different band member, giving them a more personal style.
The only physical edition will be a limited 12” (red vinyl, 700 copies).
Humanihility Tracklist
Genocide Designed
Rampage
Unbending (Mystic Festival Anthem 2025)
Watch the video for ‘Unbending’, by Robert Gasperowicz:
Vader – Live 2025 in Europe:
07.06.2025 Gdańsk (Poland) – Mystic Fest (“Litany” show premiere!) 15.06.2025 Leeuwarden (The Netherlands) – Into The Grave 19.06.2025 Zdunska Wola (Poland) – Alternatywna Zduńska Wola 20.06.2025 Legnica (Poland) – Spiżarnia 21.06.2025 Tarnów (Poland) – Przepraszam 26.06.2025 Spáleného Poříčí (Czech Republic) – Basinfirefest 28.06.2025 Viveiro (Spain) – Resurrection Fest 03.07.2025 Friesack (Germany) – Under The Black Sun Open Air 04.07.2025 Ballenstedt (Germany) – RockHarz Fest 11.07.2025 Torgau (Germany) – In Flammen Open Air 12.07.2025 Skępe (Poland) – Rockokop Fest 13.07.2025 Słupsk (Poland) – Motor Rock Pub 09.08.2025 Kortrijk (Belgium) – Alcatraz Fest 15.08.2025 Żilina (Slovakia) – Blasphemy Fest 16.08.2025 Dinkelsbühl (Germany) – Summer Breeze Open Air 22.08.2025 Spital Am Semmering (Austria) – Kaltenbach Open Air 29.08.2025 Łyski (Poland) – Lyski Rock Festival 30.08.2025 Zamość (Poland) – Zamość 31.08.2025 Barczewo (Poland) – Skarbiec Kultury Europejskiej
Summer Festival in 2025:
05 June – Stykkisholmur, ISL – Satan Festival 07 June – Gdansk, POL – Mystic Festival 15 June – Leeuwarden, HOL – Into The Grave Festival 19 June – Zdunska Wola, POL – Alternatywna Zdunska Wola 26 June – Spalene Borici, CZ – Basinfire Fest 28 June – Viveiro/Lugo, SP – Resurrection Fest 03 July – Friesack, DE – Under The Black Sun Fest 04 July – Ballenstedt, DE – Rockharz Festival 11 July – Torgau/Entenfang, DE – In Flammen Festival 12 July – Skepe, POL – Rockokop Festival 09 August – Kotrijk, BE – Alcatraz Festival 15 August – Slnecke Skaly (Zilina), SK – Blasphemy Festival 16 August – Dinkelsbuehl, DE – Summer Breeze Festival 22 August – Spital Am Semmering, A – Kaltenbach Open Art.Fest 29 August – Lyski, POL – Lyski Rock Festival
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VADER released their 16th studio album “Solitude In Madness” on May 1st 2020 via Nuclear Blast.
The Dead Cowboys are set to release their debut album on Shotgun Records June 21st. Blazing out of the American heartland, The Dead Cowboys are the sonic outlaws redefining what it means to ride the line between heavy metal and country. With a signature sound they’ve dubbed “heavy western”, this band is a hard-hitting fusion of roaring guitars, outlaw swagger, and dust-kicking groove that feels like Motörhead riding through a ghost town at midnight.
Originally formed in 2005 by Bobby Jensen—a powerhouse performer with a voice as wild as the frontier—The Dead Cowboys started as a passion project blending Bobby’s deep love for classic country storytelling and the raw energy of metal. But when his other band, Hairball (a high-octane heavy metal tribute juggernaut), exploded onto the national scene, The Dead Cowboys were temporarily put out to pasture.
Fast forward two decades and a pandemic later, and Bobby felt the winds of change howling. With the world paused and the road calling once again, he knew it was time to saddle up and resurrect The Dead Cowboys. What began as a side project is now a full-throttle mission to deliver a new kind of American music—one that’s loud, unapologetic, and rooted in both rebellion and tradition.
Whether they’re melting faces with a double-time riff or haunting souls with a steel-laced ballad, The Dead Cowboys are kicking down genre walls and leaving a trail of dust and devil horns in their wake.
Upcoming Tour Dates: 6/21 Album Release Party at Route 47 Pub and Grub, Fridley MN 8/29 Le’musique Room, St Micheal MN 8/30 St Croix Casino Hertel, Hertel WI
Tracklisting:
Bad Friends & Good Times Super Country Cowboy Crazy Horses The Lake Hot Rod Vega Mexico Jensen Road When The Cows Come Home Demon Desperado
Musicians on Album:
Bobby Jensen- L. Vocals / Guitar Katherine “Wild Kat” Ray – Fiddle Brian Reidinger – Drums / Vocals Matt Leonetti – Keys / Piano / Vocals Joey Shaheen – Bass / Vocals
You might already be familiar with Bobby Jensen, back on February 8, 2019 when he was a singer with the band Hairball Bobby was performing as Paul Stanley and had his hair catch fire during a pyro burst. Not many singers have ever experienced something like this.
Bobby was the singer in band Hairball. He was also the Starchild in KISS Tributes Strutter as well as the group KISS ARMY in the 90s and early 2000s. Touring North America with appearances on MTV as well as performing at KISS conventions.
Bobby has worked with Alice Cooper’s nonprofit “Solid Rock Teen Centers” for 12 years and built the show “Almost Cooper, The Alice Cooper Show” with assistance from Alice Cooper’s prop builders and costume team.
Bobby performed on the “Patriarchs in Black“ album with Johnny Kelly of Type-O- Negative / Quiet Riot, and Dan Lorenzo of Hades. He wrote and sang “Hallowed Be Her Name” and “Dead and Gone” with Dan Lorenzo for their “My Veneration” album.
Melodic hard rockers Laguna are excited to announce the release of their debut album, titled “The Ghost Of Katrina” and scheduled for July 11th, 2025, via Frontiers Music Srl.
Vocalist Andrés Espada described the new single by saying: “Ghost Behind The Mask” is a song with a dark aura. Exploring that insidious part of our minds that sows doubt and fuels insecurity, whispering criticism and messages of inadequacy. The song captures the internal struggle against those thoughts that tell us we’re not good enough, that we’re not worthy of love or success. It’s a reminder that often, the toughest battle we face is the one waged within our own minds”.
Drawing from the European and Scandinavian melodic hard rock scene, Laguna’s sound is an electrifying blend of powerful production, anthemic choruses, and in-your-face guitar riffs, with influences from the likes of One Desire, H.E.A.T., and other renowned acts from the scene.
The album, produced by Jimmy Westerlund (known for his work with One Desire and more recently Giant), perfectly captures Laguna’s high-energy and dynamic style, bringing to life a heavy yet melodic sound that’s both thrilling and emotionally charged. The songs feature strong hooks, vibrant instrumentation, and an intensity that reflects the band’s unrelenting passion for hard rock.
Formed in 2018 by a group of hard rock and heavy metal enthusiasts, Laguna’s sound is rooted in hard rock but with a distinctive modern twist. Their music is crafted to make listeners scream at the top of their lungs and throw their fists into the air – a perfect soundtrack for anyone who craves a high-octane, fist-pumping experience.
Laguna’s meteoric rise is a testament to their tireless dedication to their craft. Over the years, they have built a solid reputation in the North and Latin American rock circuits, performing at major festivals like Hell and Heaven Fest (one of Latin America’s biggest rock festivals) and the infamous KnotFest. The band has had the privilege of opening for iconic acts such as W.A.S.P., Timo Tolkki, and The Warning, further solidifying their place in the international rock scene.
Laguna’s music is a reflection of the barren desert from which they hail – a place where resilience and tenacity are born out of hardship. As guitarist José Mesta explains, “Long before it was a desert, it was a lagoon, but dried out thousands of years ago, leaving nothing but snakes and rats, yet deep down beneath the surface, water flows through the caverns of this great desert”. This metaphor speaks to the essence of Laguna – a band born from the depths of hardship, yet ready to rise with the power and energy that only hard rock can bring.
Laguna is set to make waves across the global rock scene. Their blend of melodic hooks, heavy riffs, and explosive energy will leave listeners craving more. This is only the beginning for Laguna, and they are poised to continue proving that Mexicans can indeed rock!
“The Ghost Of Katrina” Tracklist:
1. Intro – Katrina 2. Ghost Behind The Mask 3. Living On The Line 4. Punk Boy (ft. Jimmy Westerlund) 5. Wildfire 6. These Chains 7. Electric High 8. My Syndrome 9. Bring Me To Life 10. Sinner Of Tomorrow
Line Up: Andrés Espada – Lead Vocals José Mesta – Lead Guitars Firio Verástegui – Rhythm Guitars Daniel Mesta – Bass Sergio Mtz – Drums
THE ROCK ALCHEMIST – Italian Rock Band from Turin with a strong sonic identity that blends modern rock with progressive, hard, alternative, and pop elements!
Kimmo Kuusniemi’s SARCOFAGUS return with a Historic 2010 Concert Video Premiere on YouTube! Click image to watch the video
Metal Shock Finland (World Assault ) 