With âDemopathyâ set for release next 27th March via Punishment 18 Records, technical death metaller IRA have revealed the albumâs final tracklist. The record will feature eight tracks, starting with âIntroâ and moving through titles such as âObsessive Attraction,â âThe Darkest Sideâ and âSocial Deathworkâ for an outcome made of pure violence.
01. Intro 02. Obsessive Attraction 03. The Darkest Side 04. Cynic 05. Phobos Realm 06. Social Deathwork 07. Other Dimension of Reality 08. Forlon and Angry
The concept behind ĹšRENICE band emerged in June 2022, right after the final concert of the previous band formed by four of the groupâs current musicians. Choosing to close that chapter and start anew, the band spent the following months shaping the instrumental foundations of what would become their debut album “Ĺnienie“, all while searching for the right voice to complete their sound. In 2024, singer Kamila joined the band, whose presence propelled the creative process forward.
On “Ĺnienie“, Śrenice forge a distinctive sonic identity, weaving together elements of alternative rock and metal, post-rock, black and sludge metal, and touches of folk-inspired mysticism and dreamlike storytelling.
Music for “Ĺnienie” debut album was recorded by Krzysztof Godycki at Studio Roslyn (Mord’A’Stigmata). All was mixed and mastered by Haldor Grunberg at Satanic Audio (Behemoth, Dom ZĹy, Entropia, Terrestrial Hospice, Hostia). Album cover artwork was done by Emilia MrĂłz. Debut album is released today, on March 18, 2026 in digital format and as CD by Via Nocturna (order).
TRACKLIST:
01. Brama Lasu 02. Neuroza 03. Inni 04. Endymion 05. Stara Chata 06. Czarownica 07. Sam 08. …Lasu Skraj
The band comments their debut album: “The binding element of ‘Dreaming’ is the forest topos, which appears here and there, but it doesn’t constitute any specific concept. In the intro and outro of the album, footsteps can be heard, which are supposed to allow the listener to mentally transport themselves to an isolated place, and therefore suitable for listening, but ultimately it depends solely on the listener whether it will be a forest per se. After all, it’s just ordinary dreaming, from which one will have to wake up sooner or later. The lyrics partially refer to motifs taken from fairy tales, although their main subject remains the human being himself, and also directly the relationships between people“.
Stream “Ĺnienie” here:
LINE-UP:
Kamila KuĹ – vocal Maciej Ciupa – drums Ĺukasz Hawryluk – guitar Hubert “Huwer” PomykaĹa – bass Krzysztof K. PomykaĹa – guitar
Breakout hardcore wrecking crew BIG ASS TRUCK I.E. have returned with a brutal new single, âPUSHED BEYOND THE BRINK,â out now via Nuclear Blast Records.
BIG ASS TRUCK I.E.âs eagerly awaited follow-up to late 2025âs pit anthem âBACK WHEEL STOMP,â is the sound of pure mayhem; a runaway freightliner as it barrels through earholes on a path of sonic destruction.
Commenting on the track the band says: âWeâre super stoked for this track! This idea had been in the tank for a while and we were all very excited to finally bring it to fruition. The KILLDOZER is a legendary vehicle/event and id like to think we did it justice in showing how maniacal that whole situation was/is. Weâre hoping this track can resonate with anyone else who feels life is just punching down on you everyday.â
BIG ASS TRUCK I.E. is currently en route through Europe delivering their ferocious music to the masses with BODYSNATCHER and PSYCHO FRAME.
BIG ASS TRUCK I.E. European Tour Dates: Mar 17 – Berlin, DE – Hole 44 Mar 18 – Copenhagen, DK – Pumpehuset Mar 19 – Hamburg, DE – Logo Mar 20 – Hannover, DE – Faust Mar 21 – Prague, CZ – Rock Cafe Mar 22 – Warsaw, PO – Hydrozagadka Mar 24 – Munich, DE – Backstage Mar 26 – Aarau, CH – Kiff Mar 27 – Eindhoven, NL – Dynamo Mar 28 – Bochum, DE – Matrix Mar 29 – Antwerp, BE – Trix Club
About BIG ASS TRUCK I.E.:
Born in the inland empire. Fueled by diesel and bad decisions. 2000 horsepower breakdowns. 12-ton riffs. Anyone in the way catches the back wheel stomp. Not a band. A wrecking crew on bald tires. BIG ASS TRUCK I.E. isnât here to partake in hardcore. Itâs here to run it over, back it up, and run it over again.
While fresh to the prog space, ONLY HUMAN are already on the brink of a major discovery with their debut album. On Planned Obsolescence, the Danish upstarts invent an existential form of prog metal that speaks to our not-too-distant dystopia.
â[âŚ] an outstanding progressive album, and in many ways, it might point towards where the genre is headed for the futureâ, Metal Templewrites in an early 9/10 review of Planned Obsolescence.
Today, ONLY HUMAN are releasing the third and final advanced single from Planned Obsolescence. âTechno Fascistâ confronts the forces corrupting our society with the bandâs cutting-edge fusion of prog, classic rock and modern metal.
âAt the core of âTechno Fascistâ is a confrontation with the privatized technocratic establishments of todayâ, Only Human vocalist Patrick GrønbĂŚch Christensen says. âThe song questions the acceptance of disruptive technology as an inevitability while also asserting that we all have a choice in whether we want to risk losing our humanity to a soulless system that guides our every moveâ.
Concept albums are standard entries in metalâs vaunted archives. But few bands are hardwired around a core idea. âWe like a lot of bands that just play rock musicâ, Christensen explains, âbut we wanted ONLY HUMAN to be about somethingâ.
Planned Obsolescence reckons with technologyâs increasingly hostile takeover. âTech companies often design their products to have an expiration date, so that weâre forced to replace them with the newest modelâ, Christensen explains. Like a virus, âTechno Fascistâ goes undetected at first. Electronics glisten like a dream of utopia before the song comes crashing down amidst a turbulent stream of low-tuned chugs.
âThe album is supposed to wake people up to all the ways technocracy is encroaching on societyâ, Christensen says. âThrough our social media and the adoption of influencer culture, we now live in a reality where humans are products to be consumed and disposed ofâ.
ONLY HUMAN arrive with a bleak vision for our future. While ushered in by an enchanting keyboard, âTechno Fascistâ culminates with a breakdown thatâs truly crushing. âCut from the cord, youâre obsoleteâ, Christensen warns with fearsome growls. But while Planned Obsolescence is fueled by existential dread, the bandâs inventive approach proves thereâs still hope. By toggling between headbanging riffs, an eye-opening solo, soothing cleans and progâs synthetic folds, they repeatedly find new ways to break the system.
âWhen the world is going badly, the reason is because people gave upâ, Christensen concludes. âThings arenât hopeless. We can absolutely fight back. Hopefully, this album gets people to think about valuing humanity over profitâ.
Tracklist 1. Drift (4:44) 2. The Sun and the Moon (3:54) 3. Steep Descent (5:56) 4. Death Cult (3:40) 5. Techno Fascist (6:01) [WATCH] 6. Automata (6:12) [WATCH] 7. Aspire (4:22) 8. Breach (5:41) [WATCH]
Full runtime: 40:32
Catch ONLY HUMAN live and in the flesh during their upcoming record release show, as well as at Sweden Rock Festival and Naestved Metalfest.
ONLY HUMAN Live in 2026 May 2 – Copenhagen, DK @ Rust (Record Release Show) June 3-6 – SĂślvesborg, SE @ Sweden Rock Festival August 27-29 – NĂŚstved, DK @ NĂŚstved Metalfest September 5 – Grindsted, DK @ Metalbox Festival November 7 – Hjortshoj, DK @ Viruphuset (with Cold Night for Alligators)
Despite evolving with greater speed and scope than other corners of the metal archives, progressive metal never strays from the cutting edge. ONLY HUMAN are fresh on the scene, having signed with Season of Mist at the beginning of 2026 ahead of an appearance at this yearâs Sweden Rock Festival. But the Danish band are already on the brink of a major discovery with their debut album. With Planned Obsolescence, theyâve invented an existential form of prog metal that warns of our not-too-distant dystopia.
âThe album is supposed to wake people up to all the ways technocracy is encroaching on societyâ, says vocalist Patrick GrønbĂŚch Christensen. âTech companies often design their products to have an expiration date, so that weâre forced to replace them with the newest model. Through our social media and the adoption of influencer culture, we now live in a reality where humans are products to be consumed and disposed ofâ.
ONLY HUMAN were assembled through online and IRL connections. The band started in 2022 with Christensen on both guitar and vocals and drummer Andreas PrÜll. The two were soon joined by bassist Guillaume Blanjean. As their music grew in scope and became more ambitious, they decided to recruit additional guitarists. Martin Hastrup and JaCK Kijne joined in 2024, just as Planned Obsolescence was starting to take shape.
All five members of ONLY HUMAN are brought together by a vast host of shared interests. The bandâs name comes from a pivotal scene in The Matrix. Other late â90s totems â from drum ânâ bass to Linkin Park and Opeth â twisted together with the modern-day influence of TesseracT, Periphery and Bring Me The Horizon to inform their collective DNA. But from the very beginning, they were determined to deviate from the norm.
âWe like a lot of bands that just play rock music, but we wanted ONLY HUMAN to be about somethingâ, Christensen says. âWeâre interested in creating a musical universe that portrays a future on the brink of collapseâ.
Planned Obsolescence reckons with technologyâs increasingly hostile takeover. One of the first songs that ONLY HUMAN wrote together, lead single âAutomataâ expands from a scrolling syncopated rhythms into mainframe-shaking grooves, as the surrounding world narrows in on itself. âWeâve offloaded critical thoughtâ, says Christensen, who also took on all phases of the production process. âWeâre not really doing things because we want to do them. Itâs because an algorithm has decided thatâs what we should doâ. Brain rot might be the silent killer for todayâs digital age, but the steady intrusion of beats, blips and synthetic patches into the albumâs song wiring imitates how corporate greed and invasive technologies fight to control our day-to-day existence. Like a virus, âTechno Fascistâ emerges unsuspectingly before it comes crashing down amidst a turbulent stream of low-tuned chugs.
ONLY HUMANâs vision for the future verges on apocalyptic. âBreachâ closes the album by looking past the point of no return. Amidst its crushing despair, even the songâs glowing keys appear like a comet bound for Earth. But while fueled by existential dread, Planned Obsolescence isnât void of hope. After all, thereâs nothing broken, outmoded or dated about this new band. Unlike the attempts of artificial intelligence, their fusion of prog, djent, hard rock and electronic soundscapes is the product of much care and hard work. They had to tinker with several different versions before âSteep Descentâ finally reached its climactic bridge. “Cast your flame beyond this bleak realityâ, Christensen beckons as dizzying melodies and a stellar guitar solo propel him and his bandmates into the next stratosphere.
âWhen the world is going badly, the reason is because people gave upâ, Christensen concludes. âThings arenât hopeless. We can absolutely fight back. Hopefully, this album gets people to think about valuing humanity over profitâ.
Lineup Patrick GrønbĂŚch Christensen- Vocals Martin Hastrup – Guitars JaCK Kijne – Guitars Andreas PrĂśll – Drums Guillaume Blanjean – Bass
Recording, Mixing and Mastering Studio Only Human Studio
Production Credits Producer & Sound Engineer – Patrick GrønbĂŚch Christensen Mixing Engineer – Patrick GrønbĂŚch Christensen Mastering Engineer – Patrick GrønbĂŚch Christensen (Digital and CD), Brett Caldas-Lima (Vinyl)
Rotted Life (US) and Dawnbreed Records (Europe) announce a new vinyl and CD pressing of âViolence Inherent In The Systemâ, the debut album by Cleveland death metal outfit NOXIS, originally released in 2024, now set for a new reissue on March 27th.
Widely praised within the underground upon its initial release, âViolence Inherent In The Systemâ delivers eleven tracks of ferocious and twisted death metal, blending labyrinthine riffing, suffocating atmospheres and relentless aggression. From the crushing opener âSkullcrushing Defilementâ to the bleak closer âEmanations of the Sick,â the album unfolds as a dense and punishing listen, confirming NOXIS as one of the most compelling names in the contemporary underground death metal scene.
FFO: Demigod, early Cryptopsy, Demilich.
The new pressing will be available in the following formats:
THE ROCK ALCHEMIST â Italian Rock Band from Turin with a strong sonic identity that blends modern rock with progressive, hard, alternative, and pop elements!
Kimmo Kuusniemiâs SARCOFAGUS return with a Historic 2010 Concert Video Premiere on YouTube! Click image to watch the video
