Moonlight Haze will release the new record “Beyond” on May 23 through Scarlet Records.
Lead by sensational frontwoman Chiara Tricarico (currently one of the live vocalists of Avantasia and special guest on the “Highlights From The Revenge Of Odysseus” 2022 Manowar EP), Moonlight Haze has joined forces with extraordinary producer Sascha Paeth for their upcoming fourth studio album.
“Beyond” is a perfect mixture of heavy, melodic and super catchy songs recorded in the old fashioned way with little to no edits – Moonlight Haze went ʻorganicʼ this time, with a little help from Sascha Paeth that was able to make some of the classic features of the band emerge and shine even more.
The Italian unit keeps delivering its trademark killer refrains while exploring new musical territory, further experimenting throughout ten tracks highlighted by yet another stellar vocal performance courtesy of Chiara Tricarico.
Moonlight Haze’s fourth record is a journey through time and space, galactic landscapes and earthly elements; a never-ending quest for a deeper reality and a purest inner truth. Soul searching symphonic power metal, if you please.
artwork by Beatrice Demori/Oround Studio
Produced by Moonlight Haze at Bridge Produzioni Audio and Studio & Sascha Paeth at Pathway Studio, and illustrated by the talented Beatrice Demori, “Beyond” will be released in the following formats:
1 Beyond 2 Tame The Storm 3 Crystallized 4 Chase The Light 5 Would You Dare? 6 L’Eco Del Silenzio 7 D.N.A. (Do Not Apologize) 8 Untold 9 Time To Go 10 Awakening 11 A Brand New Sky (CD bonus-track) 12 Alive Again (vinyl bonus-track)
Total running time – 40:05
Moonlight Haze are:
Chiara Tricarico – vocals Marco Falanga – guitar Alberto Melinato – guitar Alessandro Jacobi – bass Giulio Capone – drums and keyboards
Hammerheart Records is excited to announce the release of a compilation featuring Therion‘s classic demos Paroxysmal Holocaust and Beyond the Darkest Veils of Inner Wickedness, along with their debut mini LP Time Shall Tell. This collection, which includes fully restored audio, will be available for the first time on April 18th, 2025.
Paroxysmal Holocaust 1. Morbid Reality 2. The Return 3. Bells of Doom 4. Animal Mutation
Beyond the Veil of Inner Wickedness 5. Macabre Declension 6. Megalomania 7. Paroxysmal Holocaust 8. Genocidal Raids
Time Shall Tell (CD only) 9. Time Shall Tell 10. Dark Eternity 11. Asphyxiate With Fear
Both classic Therion demos and their debut mini LP Time Shall Tell are collected for the first time on this killer compilation with all audio fully restored.
Paroxysmal Holocaust is Therion’s first blast of raw and feral aggression. Written on instinct and recorded in a single frantic day, it’s a collision of thrash fury, doomy darkness, and death metal power. No polish, no pretension but pure, reckless energy.
Beyond the Darkest Veils of Inner Wickedness is Therion’s second demo. Longer, more professional and more ambitious.
The final recordings on the compilation is Time Shall Tell, which captures Therion at their rawest; brutal, dark, and unpredictable. These four tracks are packed with sinister riffs, chaotic tempo shifts, and crushing heaviness. Recorded at Studio Sunlight in ’89, it’s pure, unfiltered death metal; abrasive, complex, and now available on CD for the first time.
Line up: Christofer Johnsson – Guitar, vocals Peter Hansson – Guitar Erik Gustafsson – Bass Oskar Forss – Drums Matti Kärki – Vocals on Paroxysmal Holocaust
Dutch blackened death metal architects Misanthropia have released a harrowing new lyric video for their track “Malediction And Laughter.” The track is taken from their critically acclaimed album Envy The Dead, which is out now via Wormholedeath.
Drenched in blood-soaked imagery and sinister storytelling, “Malediction And Laughter” delivers an intense narrative of violence and psychological horror. With its relentless seventeen strikes motif and cinematic execution, the track immerses listeners in a raw, visceral experience. Inspired by the infamous Lizzie Borden case—one of the most notorious unsolved murders in American history—the song fuses historical reality with extreme metal’s macabre imagination, making it a haunting and unforgettable listen.
For those unfamiliar with the legend, Lizzie Borden was accused of hacking her father and stepmother to death with an axe in 1892, yet was controversially acquitted in a sensational trial. The eerie nursery rhyme, “Lizzie Borden took an axe…” still echoes through pop culture today, feeding the fascination with the case’s unsolved mystery.
A dark odyssey into historical horrors, Envy The Dead is a concept album dripping with themes of necromancy, murder, and madness, drawing inspiration from infamous figures like Jack the Ripper. Stripping away their previous symphonic influences, Misanthropia forge a path through progressive Death/Thrash aggression, with sonic nods to Dimmu Borgir, Cradle of Filth, Necrophobic, Mayhem, and Death.
The legendary Mike Wead engineered, mixed, and mastered the album (Mercyful Fate, King Diamond), ensuring its crushing impact and eerie atmosphere remain unmatched.
MISANTHROPIA is no stranger to sonic devastation. For over 20 years, they’ve carved a path through the metal scene with their unique blend of Blackened fury and Death Metal aggression. Their longstanding partnership with legendary producer/engineer MIKE WEAD (Mercyful Fate, King Diamond) continues on ‘ENVY THE DEAD’, ensuring a potent and punishing listening experience.
Line up: Bram Koller-Rythm Guitars and Vocals Dennis Schoenmaker-Rythm And Lead Guitars Pepijn Heilbron-Bass Hugo de Waal-Drums
Hoist the sails, sharpen your cutlasses, and fill your tankards—ALESTORM is back with their brand-new album, The Thunderfist Chronicles, set for release on June 20, 2025 via Napalm Records! The Scottish party pirates return with their eight album, containing eight new anthems packed with blistering riffs, wild shanty-driven riffs, and utterly ridiculous lyrics—taking the high seas of metal to new depths.
The Thunderfist Chronicles arrives as the successor to ALESTORM’s epic seventh studio album, Seventh Rum of a Seventh Rum, which peaked at #5 on both the US Current Hard Music and Top New Artist Albums charts, #7 on the German Album charts, and many more. After the release of last year’s Voyage of the Dead Marauder EP and extensive touring, the band returns for more! With The Thunderfist Chronicles, ALESTORM proves once again why they are the undisputed rulers of the Seven Metal Seas. So, grab your nearest jug of rum—this is going to be loud, chaotic, and absolutely legendary!
Christopher Bowes on the new album: “This album is weird and full of difficult riffs that I already regret. There’s a bunch of fun things to discover on the record though – we’ve got a cover of a song by our friends in Nekrogoblikon, a whole lot of other heavy stuff, plus the longest song I’ve ever written (over 17 minutes long) which features guest vocals from Patty Gurdy (everyone’s favorite hurdy gurdy player) and Sir Russel Allen (Symphony X singer and my favorite vocalist of all time).”
The Thunderfist Chronicles track listing: 1. Hyperion Omniriff 2. Killed to Death by Piracy 3. Banana 4. Frozen Piss 2 5. The Storm 6. Mountains of the Deep 7. Goblins Ahoy! 8. Mega-Supreme Treasure of the Eternal Thunderfist
Experience ALESTORM live: 18.04.25 NL – Schijndel / Paaspop 04.05.25 JP – Tokyo / Shibuya WWWX 05.05.25 JP – Tokyo / Shibuya WWWX 06.05.25 JP – Osaka / Ruido 07.06.25 CZ – Plzeň / Metalfest 13.06.25 ES – Zamora / Z! Live Rock Fest 19.06.25 BE – Dessel / Graspop 21.06.25 FI – Nummijärvi / Nummirock 25.06.25 NO – Oslo / Tons of Rock 27.06.25 CH – Grenchen / Summerside 29.06.25 ES – Barcelona / Rockfest 01.08.25 RO – Rasnov / Rockstadt Extreme 22.08.25 PT – Pindelo dos Milagres / Milagre Metaleiro 24.08.25 FR – Chateau Gontier / V & B Festival 19.09.25 US – Louisville / Louder than Life 19.10.25 NL – Den Bosch / The Rock Circus
ALESTORM are: Christopher Bowes – Vocals, Keytar Gareth Murdock – Bass Máté Bodor – Guitar Peter Alcorn – Drums Elliot Vernon – Keyboard
UNFOLD will release the new album “The Throne of Sumeru” on March 7th 2025.
UNFOLD is a new project of Adam R. Bryant – which runs alongside his work for the last decade with numerous projects; those familiar with Aesthetic Death will recognise his music from both Pando and Cave Dweller.
All these projects are unique, innovative, thought-provoking and inspired by the natural beauty he finds in his environment.
UNFOLD continues this creative direction but from a slightly different angle.
“The Throne of Sumeru” is best described as a guided meditation through frequency and noise.
As Bryant describes: “Unfold is a study on the contrasting principles of yin and yang. Its intention is to enhance meditation practices by subjecting the listener to the extreme pulses of nature and allowing for periods of reflection. The material is best experienced in its entirety to be utilized as a guide through various awakened states of consciousness and to promote the discovery of other forms of meditation”.
With that said, give yourself some space, kick back, open your mind and let it unfold…
Tracklist:
01. The Swaying Of The Spine (guided meditation in A) 16:45 02. Flow 5:53 03. Om Mani Padme Hum 5:20 04. Mount Sumeru (blowing of The Kangling) 10:24 05. Between Two Worlds 17:52
Though her new album was inspired by the dark and heavy winters of her homeland, Eivør is hot on the heels of the most successful North American tour in her long, celebrated career. Last month, the Faroese superstar sold out half of the dates on her headlining tour of North America in support of ENN with fellow Nordic luminary and Season of Mist labelmate Sylvaine.
“Every note, every story, every emotion conveyed was a testament to why she is one of the most compelling voices in music today”, mxdwn wrote after her sold-out show in Los Angeles.
“stunning, thick with mysticism” The Vinyl District wrote in praise of her sold-out show in Silver Springs, Maryland. “The fans at the Fillmore – many of whom arrived in Nordic costume – loved it and I did too”.
Eivør isn’t slowing down anytime soon. Starting this week, she’s once again joining Heilung as the world-renowned Nordic collective tour the UK, Ireland and Europe. Then this fall, she will embark on another headline tour of Europe behind ENN, this time with her friend, special guest and iconic Icelandic artist Ásgeir, along with her sister Elinborg.
“I am so honored to be sharing the stage with my incredible friend Ásgeir on my upcoming European headline tour”, Eivør says. “He’s one of the most talented artists of the Nordics and I have always loved his music dearly. And I am equally thrilled and excited to have my talented sister Elinborg along on this tour as well. I can’t wait for these special shows”.
“I’m very much looking forward to being a part of this tour” says Ásgeir. “Me and Eivør have become good friends through the years and I’ve admired her talent for a long time. I sure we’re going to have a lot of fun touring Europe together playing at some of my favorite venues in the world.”
March 7 – Helsinki, FI @ Ice Hall – TICKETS March 9 – Stockholm, SE @ Hovet – TICKETS March 12 – Oslo, NO @ Spektrum – TICKETS March 14 – Aarhus, DK @ ACC – TICKETS March 16 – Copenhagen, DK @ Black Box – TICKETS March 19 – Oberhausen, DE @ Turbinehalle – TICKETS March 21 – Zurich, CH @ Hallenstadion – TICKETS March 23 – Esch-Sur-Alzette, LU @ Rockhal – TICKETS April 15 – London, UK @ O2 Brixton Academy – TICKETS April 17 – Dublin, IE @ 3 Arena – TICKETS April 19 – Edinburgh, UK @ O2 Academy – TICKETS April 21 – Manchester, UK @ O2 Apollo – TICKETS April 23 – Lille, FR @ Zenith Aerna – TICKETS April 25 – Lyon, FR @ Halle Tony Garnier – TICKETS April 27 – Milan, IT @ Teatro Arcimboldi – TICKETS
Eivør European Headlining Tour with Special Guest Ásgeir + support from Elinborg
September 19 – Ghent, De Vooruit, BE – TICKETS September 25 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso TICKETS September 27 – Frankfurt, ZOOM, DE – TICKETS September 28 – Paris, Casino de Paris, FR – TICKETS September 30 – Metz, La BAM, FR – TICKETS October 1 – Rouen, Le 106, FR – TICKETS October 2 – Marseille, Espace Julien, FR – TICKETS October 3 – Toulouse, Interference, FR – TICKETS October 7 – Madrid, Mon Live, ES – TICKETS October 8 – Barcelona, Razzmatazz 2, ES – TICKETS October 11 – Vienna, Ottakringer Brauerei, AT – TICKETS October 12 – Stuttgart, LKA Longhorn, DE – TICKETS October 14 – Krakow, Klub Studio, PL – TICKETS October 15 – Prague, ROXY, CZ – TICKETS October 16 – Berlin, Huxleys Neue Welt, DE – TICKETS October 17 – Hamburg, DOCKS, DE – TICKETS
Eivør performs on the world’s largest stages. She’s serenaded crowds at the UEFA Champions League, bowled over The Game Awards with her songs from God of War:Ragnarök and starred in the Netflix series The Last Kingdom.
Still, Eivør’s new album stands out amidst her two-decades long discography as a bold new venture. ENN ties back to the traditional folk music that she grew up with in the Faroe Islands, while also branching out into dark electronics and cosmic orchestration.
“ENN is the most nuanced and experimental album that I’ve created to date”, Eivør says. “There is an unyielding tide of destruction at the core of the album’s journey, but there’s also hope and comfort to be found in its blue embrace”.
The album’s gently pulsating first single “Jarðartrá / Dust to Dust” recently won a USA Songwriting Competition Award in the Best World Music category.
“When I wrote this song, I envisioned the earth in its rawest elements: oceans, volcanoes, storms, soil”, Eivør remembers. “We all have echoes of these elements within us, but maybe we tend to forget that we are part of nature and its endless circle of decay and growth”.
Tracklist 1. Ein Klóta (5:44) 2. Jarðartrá (4:47) [WATCH] 3. Hugsi Bert Um Teg (3:25) [WATCH] 4. Purpurhjarta (4:27) 5. ENN (7:11) 6. Lívsandin (4:35) 7. Upp Úr Øskuni (5:01) [WATCH] 8. Gaia (5:10) Total runtime: 40:25
Of course, fans can support Eivør by buying merchandise at any stop along her tour. But you don’t have to wait! Her new line of ENN-themed apparel is now available to order online, here.
Eivør calls her Nordic home in the remote Faroe Islands a landscape of extremes. Sitting in the North Atlantic Ocean just above Scotland and southeast of Iceland, with a total population of about 50,000, the climate is “full of contrasts—very dark, heavy winters and bright summers.” Growing up in a small village there, of about 400 people, it’s those contrasts that have inspired Eivør’s music throughout her career.
Often considered to be one of the most prolific and unique Nordic artists of her generation, Eivør has released 11 studio albums to date, crossing musical genres and always pushing the envelope of the expected. Awarded with the Nordic Council Music Price in 2021, Eivør’s musical journey continues to fascinate and has seen her perform across the globe; from Europe’s biggest festival stages to providing the soundtrack to Netflix’s hit series The Last Kingdom and the video game God of War: Ragnarök.
Her new album ENN ties back to Eivør’s Nordic roots. Most of the lyrics, sung entirely in Faroese, were penned in collaboration with the Faroese poet Marjun Syderbø Kjelnæs. Eivør calls the lyrics to the title track especially “hardcore.” The song is about war—“the wars that are going on in the world especially lately, but that have always been going on,” Eivør says, “and how to find a glimpse of light in this overwhelming darkness.” The guttural penultimate track, “UPP ÚR ØSKUNI / RISE FROM THE ASHES,” is a thrilling outlier mixing growling beatboxing with visceral throat singing (it’s certainly Eivør’s most metal moment).
ENN stands out among Eivør’s discography as a bold new venture. Her debut for Season of Mist, the album leans heavier into dark electronics. Her new Prophet-5 synthesizer hardly made it out of the box before she keyed up “HUGSI BERT UM TEG/STILL JUST YOU”, a swooning bit of dream-pop that dances like the colors of the milky way.
On a grand scale, ENN follows a cosmic arc. The title track is a symphonic, war-torn space odyssey. But the album also dwells on more earthly concerns. Lead single “JARÐARTRÁ/DUST TO DUST” is told from the perspective of a wounded mother earth, who calls to us with a steadily thumping bassline that’s as dark and warm as our planet’s molten core. “Come lie down in my blue embrace”, Eivør sings, reaching into her operatic register, as if beckoning us toward the light.
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