Australian-Finnish dark progressive gothic metal collective THE ETERNAL have announced their upcoming EP “Celestial“, set for release on January 16, 2026 via Reigning Phoenix Music, and have dropped the first video single, ‘It All Ends‘.
Pre-save / pre-order the EP, available on all major digital platforms and as an extremely limited-edition eco-friendly recycled vinyl: https://theeternal.rpm.link/celestialPR
‘It All Ends’ marks the first preview of “Celestial” and sets the tone with a powerful mix of haunting atmosphere, melancholic weight, and progressive finesse. The track unfolds slowly and deliberately, pulling the listener into its storm of brooding riffs, somber melodies, and an emotional vocal performance that feels both intimate and colossal. The song’s dynamics build toward a towering, epic finale that showcases the band’s cinematic approach to heavy music.
Lyrically, ‘It All Ends’ cuts deep. Vocalist and guitaristMark Kelson, who also designed & edited the video, explains:
“The lyrics of “It All Ends” convey a stark meditation on betrayal, disillusionment, and the collapse of trust. Through the recurring imagery of “empty words” and “broken shards,” the song captures the futility of promises that have lost their meaning and the devastation left in their wake. The repetition of the phrase “it all ends” underscores the inevitability and finality of this unraveling, while the storm imagery reflects the emotional turbulence beneath the surface. At its core, the song portrays the painful recognition that fractured communication and faithlessness lead to irreversible endings, leaving behind a lingering sense of loss that feels both suffocating and inescapable.”
With Mark Kelson (vocals/guitars) and Richie Poate (guitars) in Melbourne, joined by Jan Rechberger (drums, Amorphis) and Niclas Etelävuori (bass, ex‑Amorphis/Flat Earth) in Helsinki, THE ETERNAL are proving themselves a genuinely international collaboration and with the forthcoming EP, fans and first-time listeners alike get a first taste of the band’s signature intensity and powerful new material.
“Celestial” Track Listing:
Absence Of Light
Celestial Veil
It All Ends
Bleeding Into Light
Casting Down Shadows
Everlasting MMXXVI
THE ETERNAL is: Mark Kelson / Guitar & Vocals Richie Poate / Guitar Niclas Etelävuori / Bass Jan Rechberger / Drums & Percussion
Riding on the recent success of having two more songs featured in the acclaimed HBO/DC series Peacemaker, the Scandinavian menace known as THE CRUEL INTENTIONS are back in full force launching a new single together with a hard-hitting music video.
Today, the band releases “Beating in My Chest,” a high-octane burst of Sunset Strip swagger that digs into the heart of Lizzy DeVine’s years in Los Angeles.
The track mixes nostalgia, grit and melodic sleaze-rock energy into one roaring anthem, an electrified postcard from a time filled with wild nights, big ambitions and zero regrets.
“‘Beating In My Chest’ channels the rush of my L.A. years, a roaring mix of nostalgia, grit and heart straight from the Sunset Strip. It’s basically my love letter to L.A.,the nights, the chaos, the dreams. That city still runs in my veins, no matter how far I go,” says DeVine.
Fueled by racing riffs, sharp hooks and the band’s signature blend of melodic hard rock and modern sleaze, “Beating In My Chest” lands as a raw and irresistibly catchy modern-rock anthem. At the same time, they’re releasing a new music video directed by Max Ljungberg, adding even more edge and attitude to the track. Together, this release strengthens their status as one of the most relentless forces in today’s rock scene.
With two critically acclaimed albums on Indie Recordings and millions of global streams, the band has already carved out a solid international presence. Their profile rose even higher with a total of five songs featured in HBO/DC’s Peacemaker, accompanied by praise from director and DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn. Building on that momentum, the Oslo-based Swedish/Norwegian outfit continues to grow their reach while staying true to their raw, adrenaline-fueled roots.
THE CRUEL INTENTIONS are: Lizzy DeVine – Vocals & Guitar Kristian Solhaug – Guitar Mats Wernerson- Bass Robin Nilsson – Drums
Finnish melodic death/doom metal band The Harbinger released a new EP ‘Gates of Hell’ via Inverse Records. Also a brand new music video ‘Bleak Salvation’ is unleashed today and it’s available below.
EP cover by Aku Rundberg Recorded and mixed by Arto Kujala Mastered by Saku Moilanen, Deep Noise Studios
From the cracks of concrete hell, Kouvola, Finland, rises a new band with beautiful yearning doom metal melodies and crushing death metal riffs.
The band was formed in the cold winter of 2016. After some line up changes and finding their sound, the band released their first EP ”Shadows Dance” in three singles between 2020-2021. ”Dead Ends” EP was released in 2023 and it felt like the band had sharpened their sound and style.
A New EP “Gates of Hell” was released in December 2025 via Inverse Records.
Line-up: Aku Rundberg – Drums Arto Kujala – Guitar & backing vocals Lauri Korhonen – Bass & backing vocals Pasi Kanerva – Vocals Sami Karhu – Guitar
Enigmatic black metal horde UADA and industrial metal artist MORTIIS have teamed up for a very special co-headliner, featuring exclusive anniversary sets and supporting performances by Jerome Reuter’s ROME and WRAITH KNIGHT. UADA will be performing their seminal 2016 debut album ‘Devoid of Light’ in its entirety + a special CERMONIAL CASTINGS 30-year anniversary set featuring Wraith Knight. In addition, MORTIIS shall be performing songs from his groundbreaking 2001 full-length, ‘The Smell Of Rain,’ along with other volumes of dystopian despair.
UADA comments, “It has been a profound honor to play a central role in assembling this distinctive and richly diverse touring package. The line-up carries deep personal history and influence for me, while also embodying some of the most cherished milestones of my own musical journey.
“As someone who has always appreciated the artistry of thoughtfully mixed bills—an approach that feels increasingly rare in today’s landscape—this particular combination is especially meaningful and should deliver a strikingly unique, yet cohesive experience for those in attendance.
“Above all, this tour is my gift to the fans: an opportunity to witness a moment that may never come again, to discover extraordinary talents they might not yet know, and to share an evening that I sincerely hope will live on as an unforgettable memory.”
MORTIIS adds, “While creating and uncreating, sometimes composing, and occasionally violently invoking, the music and sounds that are set to be my new album, it is growing increasingly apparent to me, that I am occasionally calling upon some old ghosts of the past.
I can hear (sometimes clearly, other times faintly) some musical echoes from The ‘Smell Of Rain’ days, not to mention new sounds of the blurry, faint, but unmistakably strange, future, that is yet to unfold.
“It seems natural to me, to now unearth several of the songs from ‘The Smell Of Rain’ (and other music, of similar dispirit!) as a first step into the bleak dystopian dreamscapes Mortiis appears to be heading into from here on out.
“So here I am, clawing through a quarter century old recordings, preparing for 2026.”
The full itinerary is as follows:
THE WITCHES OF DYSTOPIA TOUR MMXXVI (UADA + MORTIIS w/ Jerome Reuter’s ROME + WRAITH KNIGHT):
04/10/26: Portland, OR @ Dante’s 04/11/26: Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw 04/13/26: Calgary, AB @ Dickens 04/14/26: Edmonton, AB @ Starlite 04/16/26: Winnipeg, MB @ Sidestage 04/17/26: Minneapolis, MN @ Skyway at Studio B 04/18/26: Madison, WI @ Annex 04/19/26: Chicago, IL @ Reggies 04/20/26: Detroit, MI @ Sanctuary 04/21/26: Indianapolis, IN @ Black Circle 04/22/26: Covington, KY @ Madison Live 04/23/26: Pittsburgh, PA @ Preserving Underground 04/24/26: Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace 04/25/26: Montreal, QC @ Cafe Campus 04/26/26: Quebec City, QC @ La Source 04/27/26: Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall 04/28/26: Brooklyn, NY @ Meadows 04/29/26: Bensalem, PA @ Broken Goblet 04/30/26: Baltimore, MD @ Metro 05/01/26: Raleigh, NC @ Chapel Of Bones 05/02/26: Atlanta, GA @ 529 EAV 05/03/26: Orlando, FL @ Conduit 05/05/26: Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live 05/06/26: Austin, TX @ Come And Take It Live 05/07/26: Dallas, TX @ Club Dada 05/08/26: Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad 05/09/26: Denver, CO @ HQ 05/10/26: Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge 05/11/26: Las Vegas, NV @ Swan Dive 05/12/26: San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick 05/13/26: Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo 05/14/26: San Jose, CA @ The Ritz 05/15/26: Eugene, OR @ John Henry’s 05/16/26: Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
Photo by Peter Beste @peterbeste (2016)
Ever since the cloaked Pacific Northwest band appeared on the music radar, UADA has always been electrified by both polar worlds. Their echelon was stark and meaningful. Within the stretch of three albums as well as dense and triumphant live shows across the globe, they have not only spiked the map of extreme metal music but their unrelenting touring schedule and unbridled will to push forward into new horizons has also earned them a reception in all the extremes imaginable, be it worship or spite.
Mortiis is a pioneering dark ambient and industrial metal artist, widely credited as the founder of the dungeon synth genre, whose work spans from haunting atmospheric soundscapes to abrasive, genre-defying electronic metal. With a legacy stretching over three decades, he remains one of the most influential and enigmatic figures in underground dark music
Italian death metal stalwarts TENEBRO are streaming their entire new album “Una Lama D’Argento” in full exclusively via Death Metal Promotion. Released on December 12th, 2025 through Time To Kill Records, the album’s premiere offers a complete immersion into the band’s grim, suffocating sound world, where nightmarish atmospheres, macabre storytelling and suffocating riffwork collide into one of their most unsettling and fully realised works to date.
Tune in now to experience TENEBRO at their darkest: stream “Una Lama D’Argento” HERE.
With their horrific and claustrophobic death metal, TENEBRO reaffirm themselves as one of the most uncompromising and distinctive acts in the Italian extreme underground, ready to push even further with this new work.
With “Una Lama D’Argento”, TENEBRO take their most extreme and visionary step yet: an entire album conceived as a tribute to Dario Argento, the undisputed master of horror, giallo, and thriller cinema. Eleven tracks that are not just songs, but episodes of a single nightmare, a journey through the dark and obsessive atmospheres of the films that shaped cinema history: Deep Red (1975), Suspiria (1977), Inferno (1980), Tenebre (1982), Phenomena (1985), and Opera (1987).
TENEBRO translate Argento’s universe into sound: riffs sharp as blades, guttural vocals emerging from the darkness, relentless drumming, and atmospheres shifting between pure violence and suffocating tension. Iconic scenes such as the mirror revealing the killer in Deep Red, the brutal mutilation in Tenebre, or the larva-filled bathtub finale in Phenomena are transformed into brutal, immersive sonic attacks, capturing the full horror and tension of the films.
As with every album, TENEBRO continue to evolve, introducing new symphonies, styles, and melodies, while remaining distinctly separate from the wider underground scene. Their music explores new horizons without ever betraying the pulsating heart that has always defined their sound: extreme, theatrical, and viscerally horror-driven.
In “Una Lama D’Argento”, TENEBRO do not merely evoke Argento’s universe: they embody it, rewriting his obsessions in Giallo Metal. It is an album that cuts, tears, and leaves no room for respite. “Una Lama D’Argento” is not just an album: it is a sonic nightmare, a visceral tribute to the cinema that taught us to love fear.
Tracklist:
1. Inferno 2. L’angelo Caduto Tra Le Luci Del Teatro 3. Impiccata 4. Sangue Sui Muri 5. Lo Specchio… Omicida. 6. Il Corpo Come Spartito 7. Piume Rosse 8. Appare ala Bambola, Poi La Lama 9. Larve Affamate 10. Nel Sonno Della Veggente 11. Jennifer
Line-up:
Il Becchino – Guitars, Vocals Il Beccamorto – Bass, Drums, Guitars
While the state of the world falls further into disrepair, after three crust-ridden decades, Rotten Sound are still grinding. After outrunning the apocalypse on their last full-length, the Finnish vets are back with another devastating burst. Take cover, metalheads. Mass Extinction lays waste to societal plagues with take-no-prisoners grindcore.
“Mass Extinction is a nine-minute rail crash of an EP”, says No Clean Singing. “Rotten Sound have the art of frenetic annihilation down to a science and you want to be a witness to the next demonstration of them practicing what they know so well. Mass Extinction more than answers that call”.
“Rotten Sound is hands down one of the greatest grind bands ever”, writes Your Last Rites, “Mass Extinction is absolutely a great addition to their catalog”.
Mass Extinction was released on Friday, December 12, and you can hear all eight explosive tracks by listening to the full album stream on the Season of Mist YouTube channel.
With each release, Rotten Sound spew uncontrollable chaos, but there’s a method to their madness.
Since signing with Season of Mist in 2012, the band has followed each full-length barrage with a short but no less deafening statement. Like a mushroom cloud, Mass Extinction arose from the immediate aftermath of their previous album Apocalypse. All six off-the-rails tracks were laid down during the same recording sessions before getting mixed at Rain City Recorders and later mastered by Brad Boatright.
But Rotten Sound’s new EP is no half-life mutation. Mass Extinction opener “Recycle” whirs and churns with the all-consuming power of a supply chain. “Napalm Death and Nasum have both done longer albums, but that’s their thing”, explains the band’s vocalist Keijo Niinimaa. “Our thing is we want to be straight to the point”.
Rotten Sound know how to get their point across, too. In just under 10 minutes, Mass Extinction chews through toxic consumerism, labor exploitation and other plagues on society. Lead single “Brave New World” pushes for unity over divisive politicking behind a barrage of blast beats supplied by drummer Sami Lava. While our leaders certainly need to clean up their act, there’s nothing stale about this band’s high-speed blend of classic D-beat punk and Swedish death metal. Even the slightly optimistic “Idealist” gives way to Mika Aalto’s downright hostile groove upon Niinimaa’s screaming command.
“Wake up!” With so much atomic force, it’s impossible not to heed Rotten Sound’s warning on Mass Extinction.
Tracklist 1. Recycle (1:09) 2. Ride of the Future (0:45) 3. Gone (0:50) 4. Polarized (1:00) 5. Brave New World (1:21)[WATCH] 6. Empty Shells (1:05) 7. Idealist (1:35) [LISTEN] 8. Mass Extinction (1:58) Total runtime: 09:44
Next year, Rotting Sound will return to the grind with a fresh set of European headline dates in support of Mass Extinction. Following this blistering ride with Repulsive Feast and Teething, the band will return to the U.S. for a special set at Maryland Death Fest celebrating their classic albums Murderworks and Exit.
Rotten Sound European Tour 2026 with Repulsive Feast and Teething
January 9 – Hamburg, Germany @ Bambi Galore+ January 10 – Göttingen, Germany @ Freihafen + January 11 – Maastricht, Germany @ Muziekgieterij+ January 12 – Herford, Germany @ Kulturwerk+ January 13 – Essen, Germany @ Don’t Panic Club & Pub+ January 14 – Nürnberg, Germany @ Zentral Cafe [NEW DATE] January 15 – Portugalete, Spain @ Groove# January 16 – Berlin, Germany @ Neue Zukunft [NEW DATE] January 17 – Lisbon, Portugal @ Xapada Fest January 18 – Granada, Spain @ Sala Riff January 19 – Madrid, Spain @ Sala Sol January 20 – Logroño, Spain @ Perpignan January 21 – Montpellier, France @ Secret Place January 22 – Touloise, France @ Axis Musique [NEW VENUE] January 23 – Zaragoza, Spain @ Sala Utopia January 24 – Barcelona, Spain @ Winds of Metal Festival
+with Repulsive Feast #with Teething
Rotten Sound North American Dates 2026 May 23 – Baltimore, Maryland @ Maryland Death Fest
more dates coming soon…
The state of the world has only fallen further into disrepair, but after three crust-ridden decades, Rotten Sound are still grinding. Despite production slowing to a halt during the pandemic, the Finnish vets outran the coming apocalypse on their last album. Now, two years later, they’re back with another brief but no less devastating burst. Take cover, metalheads. Rotten Sound are laying waste to social plagues with Mass Extinction.
“We like to make concise statements”, Keijo Niinimaa says about their whopping 11th EP. While the band’s longtime raging vocalist still has hope for the future, when it comes to our current state of affairs, his outlook on Mass Extinction is more dire than ever. “Bringing about real meaningful change seems to take forever. Misinformation, polarization, conspiracy theories and censorship have made everyone more distrustful”.
Few extreme bands have enjoyed the shelf life of Rotten Sound. Since emerging from underground Vaasa with their debut album Under Pressure, the Finnish exports have cultivated a reputation as one of the larger scene’s most pungent yet stabilizing presences. Niinimaa first grabbed the mic not long after guitarist Mika Aalto started the band back in 1993, while drummer Sami Lava has held the throne since 2004, when original stickman Kai Hahto left to found Wintersun. Early albums Murderworks and Exit are still widely cited road maps for grindcore, though their high-speed blend of classic D-beat punk and Swedish death metal has only sharpened with each successive stab in the studio.
“…an absolutely essential listen from a legendary band”, Invisible Oranges wrote upon the arrival of Apocalypse, Rotten Sound’s eighth and latest LP. “This is the sound of a band who have mastered the genre’s machinations and are now immortalized in its cannon”.
Each Rotten Sound release spews uncontrollable chaos, but there’s a method to their madness. Since signing with Season of Mist in 2012, the band has followed each full-length with a short statement. Like a mushroom cloud, Mass Extinction arose from the immediate aftermath of Apocalypse. All six off-the-rails tracks were laid down during the same recording sessions before getting mixed at Rain City Recorders and later mastered by Brad Boatright. But their new EP is no half-life mutation. “Recycle” whirs and churns with the all-consuming power of a supply chain.
“Napalm Death and Nasum have both done longer albums, but that’s their thing”, explains Niinimaa. “Our thing is we want to be straight to the point. After all the recording was done, we decided which songs would go on Apocalypse and which ones made sense together for Mass Extinction”.
Rotten Sound know how to get their message across. In just under 10 minutes, Mass Extinction chews through toxic consumerism, labor exploitation and other plagues on society. Lead single “Brave New World” pushes for unity over divisive politicking behind a barrage of blast beats. But while our leaders certainly need to clean up their act, there’s nothing stale about this band’s filthy brand of grindcore. Even the slightly optimistic “Idealist” gives way to a downright hostile groove upon Niinimaa’s screaming command.
“Wake up!” With so much atomic force, it’s impossible not to heed Rotten Sound’s warning on Mass Extinction.
Recording lineup Keijo Niinimaa – Vocals Mika Aalto – Guitars Sami Latva – Drums Matti Raappana – Bass, Backing vocals
All music written by Mika Aalto All lyrics written by Keijo Niinimaa
Producer Rotten Sound
Recording & Sound Engineer Janne Saksa
Recording Studio Sound Supreme for drums and vocals, Nordic Audio Labs for guitar and bass
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