Packed with atmospheric intensity and powerful lyrics, “creep.” weaves a narrative of self-reflection and resilience, all wrapped in THROATCUT.‘s signature blend of crushing riffs and emotive melodies. The single stands as a testament to the band’s ability to confront heavy emotional themes while delivering an unforgettable sonic experience.
“‘creep.’ is about the voice, or rather the person in your head, that lurks in the shadows and constantly follows you,” the band explain. “It criticizes you, makes you doubt yourself, and tries to take control. But instead of ignoring it, the song emphasizes the importance of awareness and acceptance. Reflecting on yourself and co-existing with this voice can help make it quieter.“
Alexander Strandell comments on the new single: “We are thrilled to share this exciting new perspective of Art Nation with you. In the music video for Set Me Free, you’ll witness us stepping into the animated world of Art Nation for the very first time. In this inaugural episode, you’ll follow me, Chris, and Rich as we discover the first portal to this otherworldly dimension.”
Hailing from Gothenburg, Sweden, Art Nation is the rising force in modern melodic Metal. Founded by Alexander Strandell and Christoffer Borg, the band is gaining acclaim for their astonishing hit-writing potential, their truly captivating sound and dynamic live performances.
With his powerful and emotive vocals, Alexander Strandell has captivated audiences on Sweden’s National TV and radio. A nominee for “Rock Voice of the Year”, his commanding stage presence and vocal mastery set him apart as one of the most dynamic performers in rock today.
A producer and guitarist celebrated for his precision and creativity, Christoffer Borg has worked with iconic names like Amaranthe, Anthrax, and Evergrey. His exceptional skills bring a polished and melodic edge to Art Nation’s signature sound.
Known for his incredible technical prowess and musicality, Richard Svärd has played with a lot of musicians and also toured with thrash legends Death Riders. His deep grooves and intricate bass lines lay the foundation for Art Nation’s unstoppable momentum.
Their debut album “Revolution” in 2015 received great reviews, earning them nominations at the esteemed “Gaffa Awards” in Sweden. In 2016, they penned the official anthem for the “Gothia Cup” soccer tournament, performed live on national TV, and in sold-out stadiums.
After touring excessively in and around their home country, sharing stages with iconic bands like Nightwish, Twisted Sister and Hammerfall, as well as playing all the relevant festivals such as Sweden Rock, Art Nation now seem destined for the break out all over Europe!
Alone by focusing on the Nordic countries, combined with the band’s growing presence on platforms like Spotify, the band is reaching over 1.2 million streams in the past 28 days, bringing the band’s total to over 15 million streams across all tracks.
Art Nation are now gearing up for an exciting new album release in 2025 and, on top of that, for the first time the band is seriously expanding their conquest outside the Nordic borders by teaming up with Decibel Touring for more concert performances throughout the entire European continent and the UK.
Experience the undeniable power of melodic metal with Art Nation – a band destined for nothing less than the top of Modern Metal! Let’s join the Nation!
Line Up: Alexander Strandell – Vocals Christoffer Borg – Guitar Richard Svärd – Bass
Photographer credit: Marco Vivaldi and Eugene Bonta
Long running Italian post-hardcore and noise punk band STORMO has today announced their forthcoming fifth album, Tagli/Talee, which is set for release on March 21 via Prosthetic Records. Alongside the album announcement, STORMO has shared the lead single and accompanying music video, Kallitype. Kallitype comes ahead of the groups debut UK tour dates – with full details below.
Speaking on the album announcement, STORMO‘s Luca Rocco (vocals) comments: “This album is about cuts; about the importance of making room for things to grow. It’s a record that speaks about paying attention to what’s around you, about staying silent and observing your self that mirrors the world around you. It’s about the importance of taking care of the empty spaces we fear most, because in those spaces something can blossom if we give it a chance.”
Of Kallitype, Rocco adds: “Kallitype was written on a ferry between Denmark and Norway during our spring tour in April 2024. With its screamo touch, it’s one of the songs I’m more attached to on this new record. Metaphorically referring to plants as we did in the artwork and in the album title, we could say we chose to start presenting this new record from a new fresh leaf, but there’s also thorns and roots that go down deep.”
Following the release of their well received 2023 full-length, Endocannibalismo, STORMO undertook an extensive touring schedule of Europe across their native Italy and the mainland over the course of a year which culminated in an appearance at the revered Roadburn Festival in Tilburg, NL. Having developed a live reputation for relentless intensity akin to first wave screamo, possessing noise rock’s angularity and black metal speed, Tagli/Talee was written exclusively whilst travelling across the continent.
Tagli/Talee’s focus on cuts and grafts symbolically collages and embodies the transient surroundings and characters that has filled their last few years, with Norway’s extreme metal scene seeping into their sonic assault on tracks such as Tagli, Kallitype and the fraught closer Come Fauce Che Divora. The pacing and structure of the songs themselves also inspired by their contemporaries whilst on the road, with vocalist Luca Rocco taking a keen interest in unifying the sequencing of a live set to that of the band’s recorded output.
Recording duties once again were placed in the hands of Diego Castioni at Cabot Cove, Bologna, ahead of mixing and mastering being handled by Maurizio Baggio. Further dissonant noise flourishes were added during and after recording, with Castion providing sound textures to Sabbia Pt. II and Alberto Bertelli (aka Holy Similaun) on Come Fauce Che Divora, adding a kinetic viscerality to proceedings. Art for Tagli/Talee was delicately crafted by Massimo Spadari, combining lithograph, etching and linocut processes to the piece in painstaking detail.
With Tagli/Talee, STORMO continue to carve out their own unique approach to punk as an umbrella term, with explosive repercussions, ahead of debut UK touring in early 2025 and their eyes set on bringing Tagli/Talee to the stage with their idiosyncratic volatility.
Tagli/Talee tracklist: 1. Tagli 2. Sabbia 3. Sabbia pt.2 Ghiaccio 4. Kallitype 5. Sciame 6. Rami 7. Talee 8. Bordi 9. Riva 10. Alte Mura 11. Come Fauce Che Divora
Upcoming STORMO tour dates: January 15 – Nice N Sleazy – Glasgow, UK January 16 – The Chapel – Nottingham, UK January 17 – The Tin Music and Arts – Coventry, UK January 18 – Moor Brewery – Bristol, UK January 19 – Reality Unfolds Festival – London, UK
STORMO is: Luca Rocco – Vocals Michael Barletta – Guitar Federico Trimeri – Bass Stefano Rutolini – Drums
Italian melancholic dark metal SHORES OF NULL announces they will be unraveling a live album for May 2025. Enitled “Beauty Over Europe” the live record features 10 tracks that were recorded during their monumental 2023 European tour with Swallow The Sun, Draconian, and Avatarium. Throughout that tour, Shores of Null performed 35 shows across 18 countries, including Norway, Denmark, Germany, the UK, Ireland, France, Italy, Switzerland, Netherlands, and Hungary, bringing their critically acclaimed album “The Loss Of Beauty” to the stage.
The live recordings, captured in the cities of Leipzig, Munich, Aschaffenburg, Budapest, and Belfast, preserve the raw and emotive energy of their performances. Each track reflects the band’s ability to blend melancholic melodies with crushing heaviness, offering fans a visceral live experience.
“Beauty Over Europe” is both a celebration of the tour and a gift to all fans of the band. Exactly two years after that unforgettable journey, this live albumoffers a chance to relive the emotional intensity and true essence of Shores Of Null’s live performances.
Guitarist Gabriele Giaccari comments:
“This tour was an incredible journey, the longest in our career, and a true milestone for Shores Of Null. As the promotional tour for The Loss Of Beauty, our latest and most acclaimed album to date, it was an honor to bring these songs to life across 35 shows in 18 countries. Sharing the stage with monumental bands like Swallow The Sun and Draconian—huge inspirations for our music—was unforgettable. Despite the melancholy of their sound, they’re some of the most fun and genuine people we’ve met, and by the end of this epic journey, we were proud to call them friends.
We owe special thanks to our incredible crew—Petri, Matti, Mikko, and Tero—who ensured everything ran seamlessly and made this experience unforgettable. To pay homage to this extraordinary chapter, we decided to produce a live album. Recorded during key moments of the tour, it captures the essence of these unforgettable performances and is dedicated to all the people who supported us live and shared these magical moments with us.”
Today, Shores of Null shares a live video clip from their tour stop in Aschaffenburg, Germany performing “The Last Flower”.
Setlist: 1. Transitory (Live intro) 2. Destination Woe (Live in Leipzig) 3. Nothing Left To Burn (Live in Leipzig) 4. Quiescent (Live in Munich) 5. The Last Flower (Live in Aschaffenburg) 6. Black Drapes For Tomorrow (Live in Budapest) 7. A Nature in Disguise (Live in Munich) 8. Darkness Won’t Take Me (Live in Belfast) 9. My Darkest Years (Live in Aschaffenburg) 10. Blazing Sunlight (Live Outro) Live Recording: Matti Kynsijärvi Mixing and Mastering: Marco Mastrobuono at Bloom Recording Studios
“The Loss of Beauty” is Shores Of Null’s fourth album and follows the acclaimed “Beyond The Shores (On Death And Dying)”, unanimously considered by fans and critics as one of the Doom Metal gems of recent years. The lyrics celebrate beauty in imperfection and transience and are meant to be an invitation to seek beauty in little things, especially those unexpected and ephemeral.
Stylistically, “The Loss of Beauty” continues along the sulcus set forth by “Quiescence” and “Black Drapes For Tomorrow”, its melancholic dark metal with a wide range of influences, from gothic metal to doom metal and melodic black/death metal, with frequent use of vocal harmonies and deep growls.
The album consists of 13 songs, while the LP version only contains 11, the two extra tracks are bonus tracks that can be found on the CD version as well as on the streaming platforms. Dark and heavy, tinged with feelings of despair and melancholy, “The Loss Of Beauty” was released on March 24th, 2023, and is recommended for fans of Swallow The Sun, Borknagar, and Paradise Lost.
Beriedir proudly releases their third studio album “Liminal Spaces”,now available as of January 10th from Rockshots Records.
With “Liminal Spaces”, Beriedir fully embraces a progressive and experimental sound, moving away from their power metal origins. The new record delves into melancholia, nostalgia, longing, and seclusion, delivering in both lyrics and music.
“It’s okay to bask in memories, we’re not alone in our burnouts, weird dreams can (and do) affect us, and it’s entirely possible to relapse into the same old sorrows. Sometimes we just need a song to accompany us in this. This is Liminal Spaces.” adds the band.
In the first half, fans are introduced to the album with the straightforward style of the opening track Halo, and explore the main theme of Liminal Spaces with the song Neon, followed by the tight rhythms and variations of In The Corner Of My Eyes. Listeners should be ready to break their neck in the “kyrie eleison” section of As Tight As Phantoms Hold and get carried by the deeply introspective style of F.I.V.E.
The record’s second half gets sweetened with More Than Starlight‘s romantic and wide-open style. Understand what Burnout really is, with the homonym track and its headbanging section followed by polyrhythmic-dying-heartbeat. Return straight to life with the “in your face” styles of Anemoia and Massive, dealing with the wildly incalculable facets of our human depth both in waking life and dreams. In the closure, enter In The Liminal Space, the empty room where you know that you don’t belong, and finally get out, following the familiar sound of a classic guitar playing, right in front of you, a sweet outro melody. Lyrics are a core part of this production, as they reflect introspective themes through an elevated poetic style. Make sure to read them while you listen.
Don’t miss the opportunity to dive into this new chapter of Beriedir’s story, prepare yourself to experience “Liminal Spaces”.
Track Listing: 1. Halo 2. Neon 3. In The Corner Of My Eyes 4. As Tight As Phantoms Hold 5. F.I.V.E. 6. More Than Starlight 7. Burnout 8. Anemoia 9. Massive 10. In The Liminal Space
Italian doom / sludge wizards DI’AUL unveil the lyric video for “Tar Wings,” the first single taken from the upcoming studio album “EvAAvE” which will be released on February 7, 2025 via Minotauro Records.
“Tar Wings” is a testament to human frailty and paves the way for “EvAAvE,” an album which promises to be equally raw and powerful. This record redefines the boundaries of Italian doom and sludge with a raw, powerful and authentic sound.
The band comments: “‘Tar Wings’ is a song for broken bones, a lament which climbs like ivy on the walls of a shattered mind. Every note is an uncertain step, every riff a distant echo of a past that holds us captive. As if time itself were a silent executioner, an invisible judge weighing each lost moment. The song begins with palpable tension, a slow walk toward a destination that, once reached, promises no redemption but only a warped mirror of our collective misery. There is a weight in every note, a slow and inexorable dragging between riffs that seem to be ripped from the bowels of the Earth and a rhythm that moves like a downhill hearse.”
Lirically the song was inspired by the poetry of Sylvia Plath and William Blake. “It’s about a generation consumed between living and dying, in a limbo that has no time or place. Analog production is not just a technical detail: it is a declaration of war on the sonic plastic that haunts the modern world. Every instrument lives and breathes, every note sweating its black sweat, recorded live as if to exorcise something too big to be held back. ‘A thing locked in a cage puts all Heaven in a rage’ (W. Blake),” add DI’AUL.
Video by Stefano Mastro
After releasing their latest “EP II,” last summer, the band delivers a unique sonic experience. Recorded entirely live and using only analog equipment, “EvAAvE” was crafted at Vacuum Studio in Bologna with Enrico Baraldi. Captureing the visceral energy of a live performance, the album translates it into an intimate and overwhelming listening experience. Mastered by Esben Willems (Monolord, Slower), “EvAAvE” blends the heavy soul of doom and sludge with a production that highlights every detail, from the lowest frequencies to hypnotic reverbs.
DI’AUL reache a new artistic maturity, merging a doom/sludge sound foundation with lyrics of rare depth. The album is a journey that delves into the shadows of the human condition, guiding the listener through powerful sonic and lyrical landscapes. “EvAAvE” stands out for its rich and layered poetic vision, rooted in symbolism, existentialism, and the darkness of the human condition. The lyrics range from dreamlike imagery to visceral reflections, alternating introspection and social critique.
Di’Aul’s journey began in 2010, characterized from the start by multifaceted musical influences and a penchant for slow, heavy sounds, with a strong focus on atmospheres and lyrics. The band released their first EP, GV 12.31, in 2010, followed by the albums And Then Came The Monsters (2013), Garden of Exile (2015, This Is Core Records), Nobody’s Heaven (2018, Argonauta Records), and the split EP with Mos Generator (2020, Argonauta Records). With Abracamacabra (2022, MooDDoom Records), Di’Aul further consolidated their sound. On June 7, 2024, they released their latest work, the EP II, marking a new creative phase. Di’Aul has performed on numerous stages across Italy and Europe, sharing the stage with bands such as Crowbar, Messa, Goblin, Jex Thoth, The Ossuary, Geoff Tate, Nibiru, Ahab, and many others, cementing their position as a commanding presence in the doom/sludge scene.
DI’AUL are MoMo – Vocals Lele – Guitars Rex – Drums Jeremy – Bass
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