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After a period of change and evolution, Japanese powerhouse Crystal Lake is ready to enter a new chapter.
The band is proud to officially announce PK as their new vocalist.
Known for his powerful and distinctive vocal style and dynamic live performances as the frontman of Prompts, PK joins Crystal Lake, bringing a new energy and perspective to the band as they move forward.
This marks the beginning of a new era for the band, and there’s much more to come!
Welcome back to 2005: Crazy Frog dominates cell phone screens, and everyone knows the legendary ringtone. With “Crazy Frog – Axel F,” The Butcher Sisters bring back this cult moment and infuse it with an intense dose of metal. Somewhere between a nostalgic flashback and a mosh pit attitude, they’ve created a cover version that (un)surprisingly sticks in your head. Following its live performances at Wacken Open Air and Summer Breeze, the Mannheim-based band now release their nostalgia-infused track for everyone to enjoy anytime.
Listen to the single here: https://thebutchersisters.lnk.to/CrazyFrog-AxelF-SingleNE
The Butcher Sisters LIVE
FESTIVALS 2026
26.08.2026 – Bochum, Germany – Zeltfestival Ruhr
23. – 24.10.2026 – Mannheim, Germany – Heimspiel 4 – Maimarktclub
DIE LUSTIGE SPAßTOUR 2027
07.01.2027 – Saarbrücken, Germany – Garage
08.01.2027 – Dortmund, Germany – Westfalenhalle Halle 2
09.01.2027 – Bremen, Germany – Pier 2
16.01.2027 – Dresden, Germany – Alter Schlachthof
17.01.2027 – Graz, Austria – Orpheum
28.01.2027 – Bielefeld, Germany – Lokschuppen
29.01.2027 – Ulm, Germany – Roxy
30.01.2027 – Zurich, Switzerland – Dynamo
Get your tickets here: https://thebutchersisters.de/
Kings of USBM, WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM have returned with sharpened teeth with their new album “Estuary” that is set for a release on October 23rd, 2026 via Century Media Records outside of USA/CAN and Relapse Records in USA/CAN.
The band comments: “The record is set 1000 years in the future. Survivors of a cataclysm wander the haunted ruins. It is a world of mutant creatures and open portals. Post-apocalyptic religion takes form in a wild landscape.”
“Estuary” is raw and volatile with the storming sensuality of noisy industrial elements, evolving through the domain of warm rain, majestic forests and diffused starlight. Massive percussion and seething gothic guitars wipe the listener’s psyche clear of all stagnation, transforming them into active, evolutionary conduits.
Listen to the single here: https://wolvesinthethroneroom.lnk.to/EstuaryNE
After captivating audiences at major European summer festivals such as Hellfest, Graspop, Midgardsblot, Party.San, and Summer Breeze, WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM will be opening portals and performing songs from “Estuary” on the “Knights of Tiamat Tour” across the UK and Europe this fall, followed by the USA in early 2027.
WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM
Supports: WORM, Final Dose
21.10.26 (GR) Athens – KYTTARO (WITTR only)
23.10.26 (DE) Leipzig – UT Connewitz
24.10.26 (NL) Maastricht – Samhain Festival
25.10.26 (BE) Bruges – Bruges is Doomed
26.10.26 (DE) Hamburg – Übel & Gefährlich
27.10.26 (DE) Berlin – Hole 44
28.10.26 (DE) Essen – Turock
29.10.26 (DE) Munich – Backstage – Halle
30.10.26 (DE) Stuttgart – Im Wizemann
31.10.26 (CZ) Prague – Futurum
01.11.26 (AT) Vienna – Simm City
03.11.26 (PL) Krakow – Hype Park
04.11.26 (HR) Zagreb – Močvara
05.11.26 (IT) Milano – Legend Club
06.11.26 (CH) Aarau – Kiff
07.11.26 (FR) Vauréal – Le Forum
08.11.26 (UK) Manchester – Damnation Festival
09.11.26 (UK) London – O2 Academy Islington
11.11.26 (DK) Copenhagen – Pumpehuset
12.11.26 (SE) Stockholm – Slaktkyrkan
13.11.26 (SE) Gothenburg – Momentum (w/ Rotting Christ)
14.11.26 (NO) Oslo – John Dee
Get your tickets here: https://wittr.com/
There’s a new name on the Australian rock landscape — MMMR Music — and its first release has arrived.
“Fire’s Still Burning”, written by Mark Ritchie & Mick Malusa, is the first taste of what’s coming from a songwriting partnership that has already produced years of music together. Known for their work with Melbourne rock band Stonetrip, Ritchie and Malusa are taking another step forward with MMMR Music – creating a platform for their songwriting, recordings and the music still to come.
Order the single HERE.
“Fire’s Still Burning” is a powerful, melodic rock track built around the chemistry that has always driven Mark and Mick’s writing — big guitars, a strong hook and plenty of heart. The single carries the grit, melody and unmistakable rock DNA people familiar with their previous work will recognise, while marking the beginning of something new.
Sometimes in this industry, you have to think outside the box. MMMR Music is exactly that. It’s not the end of Stonetrip, it’s another avenue. Another creative outlet. Mark and Mick have spent years writing, recording and developing music together, MMMR Music now gives them a home for the next chapter of that creative partnership — and the freedom to take their music in new directions. This isn’t about closing the door on what came before. It’s about opening another one. Sometimes you have to think outside the box, take control of your own music and create a new path forward, and that philosophy sits at the heart of MMMR Music.
Alongside MMMR Music, the release is being supported by Duckfat Records, another part of the independent platform being built around Mark and Mick’s music. “Fire’s Still Burning” is the first release — but there is plenty more music to come.
SPOTIFY
https://music.apple.com/au/album/fires-still-burning/6799858476?i=6799858478
https://www.instagram.com/mmmrmusicpublishing
https://mmmrmusicpublishing.com.au/
Epic-Melodic Black Metallers OLD RUINS have released their new single & video ‘Tyrael’s Despair’, taken from the band’s upcoming album “Mount Arreat”, coming out on September 18th.
The band says of “Tyrael’s Despair”:
“The song is our tribute to one of the most dramatic video game endings of all time. Because, in a way, you’ve won, yet at the same time you feel as though you’ve lost. That sense of despair and the anger at the hopelessness of the situation… all of that is captured in this song.”.
Released on 21 August, “Tyrael’s Despair” is the second single, accompanied by a music video well worth watching – another hit from the upcoming album “Mount Arreat”. [ … find out more HERE » ]
STREAM HERE
“Mount Arreat”
▶ Full-length ◀
🗓️ 18 Sept. 2026
Sick Taste Music
Digital + CD + Multiple Colored Vinyl
⫸ Album pre-order
TRACKS
01. Once There Was Light 5:48
02. Gates Of Harrogath 4:52
03. Call To Arms 5:02
04. Uileloscadh Mor 7:27
05. Nihlathak 5:15
06. Mount Arreat 6:25
07. Lord Of Destruction 5:37
08. Tyrael’s Despair 6:16
total 46:42
DISCOGRAPHY
2020 • Old Ruins • EP
2023 • Always Heading East • Full-length
2026 • Mount Arreat • Full-length
More info: https://www.facebook.com/OldRuinsGE
PESO666 have released the first single and visualizer video ‘Apollyon’ from upcoming debut album. The single is featured by Mantas.
Peso666 shared:
“The first single, Apollyon, is finally ready. Thanks to Flegias and his Morbid Visions studio for the production, and to Mantas for his participation and availability.” –Peso
So far, Peso has revealed the following special guests who will be featured in the album he’s currently finishing with the supervision of Pier Gonella as producer:
Mantas (The father of black metal), Michael Amott (ex-Carcass / Arch Enemy), Luca Masperone, Eric Forrest (E-Force & Voivod), Valentina Rose, Alessio Medici (Violentor), Jennifer McDermott, Stefano Rumich (Sinister/Kryptonomicon), Oscar Morchio (ex Desecrate – Zorn), Michael Amott (Arch enemy), Zanna (ex-Sadist-Raza de odio), Daniele Piredda (Dohlmen), Adrie Kloosterwaard (Sinister), Sibylle Colin-Tocquaine (Witches), Manuel Merigo (Insidia), Brogi (Messiah), Ciardo (Delirium X Tremens), Steva (Deathless Legacy) and the extraordinary participation of my nephew Elias !!!!!
Peso about his new project:
December 27th, 2025, is a date I will always carry in my heart. It was the last live show by Necrodeath, the band that has been my life for the last 40 years. On January 1st, 2026, I felt the need to close myself in the studio for all these months to compose new songs, trying my hand on the bass and even vocals, something I had never done before, thus giving life to my new solo project: PESO666 Stay tuned…. (Marco “peso” Pesenti)
Stay tuned for next updates!
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