Extreme Management Group (EMG), home to legendary extreme metal acts including Suffocation, Atheist, Cryptopsy & more, is proud to announce the signing of Rochester, New York-based blackened death metal band BLOOD DESECRATION to a worldwide management deal.
Formed in 2022, Blood Desecration combines the brutality of old-school death metal with the dark atmosphere of black metal, aggressive thrash influences, and melodic elements of modern extreme metal. Featuring crushing riffs, ferocious vocals, punishing rhythms, and relentless songwriting, the band draws inspiration from acts such as Cattle Decapitation, Hypocrisy, Slayer, Dissection, and Death while continuing to forge its own identity within the underground metal scene.
In April 2025, Blood Desecration released their six-track offering, DEMONVANGELIST, showcasing their blend of crushing death metal, sinister melodies, and uncompromising aggression. Since forming, the band has shared stages with an impressive lineup of established acts, including Whitechapel, Goatwhore, Vitriol, Obscura, Internal Bleeding, King Parrot, and others, steadily building its reputation throughout the underground.
With new music in development and ambitions to expand its reach internationally, Blood Desecration views this partnership with EMG as an important step toward the band’s future.
Commenting on the signing, Blood Desecration states:
“We are honored to join the EMG team. They have been a driving force within the extreme metal industry for over 20 years, and to be under their wing alongside some of our favorite bands is nothing but an honor. We cannot wait to get to work!”
Scott (Senior Artist Manager) of Extreme Management Group adds:
“I’m extremely excited to welcome Blood Desecration to the EMG family. The band has built a solid foundation in the underground with their aggressive sound, strong songwriting, and dedication to extreme metal. I believe they have tremendous potential, and I’m looking forward to working together to expand their reach, create new opportunities, and take the band to the next level. There’s a lot ahead for Blood Desecration, and we’re just getting started!”
With the worldwide support of Extreme Management Group behind them, Blood Desecration is ready to bring its brand of blackened death metal to an even wider audience. The next chapter begins now.
Swedish masters of melancholic heaviness, KATATONIA, are getting ready to embark on another tour. Their “Waking State Of Europe” shows see the band bringing the dark, heavy riffs and delicate atmospheric nuances captured on their latest album, Nightmares as Extensions of the Waking State, which was released last year, to new audiences and destinations across Europe. The band begins their tour in Hanover, Germany, on March 31 of 2027, and travels central Europe throughout the following weeks. The tour comes to a close in their home country of Sweden, with a concert in Lund on April 17. Accompanying the five-piece is Canadian post punk outfit Bonnie Trash, another special guest is yet to be announced. Please find a full list of dates, pre-sale times and ticket link below.
The artist ticket presale begins tomorrow, November 5, at 11am CET, the general sale starts the following day, also at 11am CET. Tickets can be purchased directly through: https://katatonia.com/#dates
Waking State Of Europe Support: Bonnie Trash, Special Guest tba 31.03.27 DE – Hanover / Capitol 01.04.27 DE – Dresden / Tante Ju 02.04.27 PL – Wroclaw / Zaklęte Rewiry 03.04.27 CZ – Brno / Fléda 05.04.27 SI – Ljubljana / Kino Šiška 07.04.27 RO – Cluj-Napoca / Form Space 08.04.27 RO – Bucharest / Quantic 09.04.27 BG – Sofia / Joy Station 10.04.27 RS – Belgrade / Hangar 12.04.27 HR – Zagreb / Boogaloo Club 13.04.27 HU – Budapest / Dürer Kert 14.04.27 PL – Kraków / Kwadrat 15.04.27 PL – Gdansk / B90 17.04.27 SE – Lund / Mejeriet
On Nightmares as Extensions of the Waking State, crystal-clear production highlights the interplay between silence and intensity, while the contrast of heavy riffs, delicate guitar harmonies, ethereal synthesizers, and atmospheric nuances create captivating tension. Tracks like “Thrice” and “Warden” pulse with dynamic energy, while “Lilac” sees Jonas Renkse’s unmistakable vocals intertwining with hypnotic rhythms and progressive elements. “Temporal” balances fragility and strength – its intense verses culminating in a soaring, emotionally charged chorus, while the breathtaking “Efter Solen” (Engl. After the Sun), featuring Swedish lyrics, mesmerizes with minimalistic yet striking instrumentation.
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Even after more than 30 years, KATATONIA continues to redefine the emotional spectrum of their genre, effortlessly shifting between haunting vulnerability and commanding artistry. With sonic landscapes that evoke dystopia, inner demons, purity, and beauty alike, Nightmares as Extensions of the Waking State stands as a testament to their enduring brilliance. The album was produced by Jonas Renkse, recorded by Lawrence Mackrory at NBS Audio and The City of Glass, mixed by Adam Noble, and mastered by Robin Schmidt at 24-96 Mastering.
Nightmares as Extensionsof the Waking State tracklist:
Thrice
The Liquid Eye
Wind of no Change
Lilac
Temporal
Departure Trails
Warden
The Light Which I Bleed
Efter Solen
In the Event of
KATATONIA are: Jonas Renkse – Vocals Niklas Sandin – Bass Daniel Moilanen – Drums Nico Elgstrand – Guitar Sebastian Svalland – Guitar
Following the announcement of their forthcoming self-titled new album via Napalm Records, out February 5th 2027, Grammy-nominated metalcore pioneers AS I LAY DYING return with their latest single, “The Cost To Stay”. For 25 years, the band has helped shape the global metalcore scene through eight acclaimed studio albums, uncompromising heaviness, and unmistakable melodic songwriting. This striking new chapter continues that legacy by turning emotional restraint into crushing metalcore intensity. Driving riffs, pounding drums, and soaring melodic tension frame a powerful song about self-erasure, invisible chains, and the cost of sacrificing who you are to preserve a false peace. As the track builds from suffocating calm to explosive release, its raw urgency and anthemic chorus deliver the exact blend of uncompromising sound and emotional impact that defines AS I LAY DYING.
Tim Lambesis on the new single: “’The Cost To Stay’ is about realizing that sometimes the life you’re trying so hard to hold together is the very thing you need to leave behind. For a long time, I confused endurance with strength, compromising until I was losing pieces of myself just to avoid conflict. Eventually, I had to recognize my own part in that cycle and accept that real change meant being willing to start over, even knowing there would be consequences. From the outside, that can look like everything falling apart. But sometimes walking away is the first step toward building something healthier. That willingness to change, rather than keep repeating the past, is a big part of the perspective behind this new AS I LAY DYING album.”
AS I LAY DYING on the new album: “Making this the first self-titled AS I LAY DYING album felt significant because the record feels like both a continuation and a reset. We weren’t trying to recreate one era of the band or force the songs into a narrow definition of what AILD should sound like. We wanted to bring together everything we naturally gravitate toward: melody, aggression, speed, heaviness, emotion, atmosphere, and big riffs, while making sure every song still felt unmistakably like AS I LAY DYING.”
The album represents a natural evolution of the band’s sound, bringing together melody, aggression, speed, heaviness and atmosphere without being tied to one particular era of AS I LAY DYING. As I Lay Dying was shaped through a highly collaborative songwriting and production process. Since forming around the turn of the millennium, AS I LAY DYING have played a defining role in modern metalcore, selling more than one million albums worldwide, earning Top 10 chart positions including on the Official German Album Charts and the US Billboard 200, and influencing generations of bands with their combination of crushing heaviness, melodic songwriting and technical precision.
Tracklist: 1. Satellites 2. Echoes 3. Relentless 4. The Cost To Stay 5. Polarized 6. Retribution 7. A Heart Meant To Break 8. No Way Out 9. If I Fall 10. After The Storm
As I Lay Dying combines the band’s signature heaviness with melodic and modern elements while moving through a wide range of dynamics across the album. Lyrically, the record explores transformation, letting go and personal growth. “If I Fall” combines raw intensity with vulnerability, confronting abandonment, judgment and the strength to rise again, while “Echoes” creates a darker, emotionally charged atmosphere centered around breaking free from destructive bonds. The album was produced by Chris Clancy and Tim Lambesis, with “No Way Out” produced by Dusten Boles, connecting the band’s past and future while expanding their sound.
AS I LAY DYING – Tim Lambesis (Vocals, Additional Guitars), Chris Clancy (Bass, Main Chorus Vocals), Don Vedda (Guitar, Vocal Harmonies), Bill Hudson (Guitar) and Tim Yeung (Drums) – deliver an album that captures a broad range of the band’s sound. Guest vocalist CJ McCreery of Immortal Disfigurement appears on “No Way Out”. The artwork was created by Corey Meyers, who has worked on the band’s visual identity since “My Own Grave”.
AS I LAY DYING – Shadows Are Security: Final North American Dates
AS I LAY DYING will return to North America in November and December 2026 with special guest The Curse Within for the final dates of their Shadows Are Security run. In February and March 2027, the band will embark on an extensive North American tour with special guest Immortal Disfigurement, bringing music from the new album directly to fans across the United States.
AS I LAY DYING with The Curse Within 18.11.26 US – Santa Cruz, CA / Catalyst 19.11.26 US – Berkeley, CA / Cornerstone 20.11.26 US – Roseville, CA / Goldfield Trading Post 21.11.26 US – Los Angeles, CA / The Whisky 22.11.26 US – Phoenix, AZ / Crescent Ballroom 24.11.26 US – Tucson, AZ / 191 Toole 25.11.26 US – Albuquerque, NM / Sunshine Theater 27.11.26 US – Corpus Christi, TX / House of Rock 28.11.26 US – Dallas, TX / Trees 29.11.26 US – Austin, TX / Come and Take It Live 01.12.26 US – Denver, CO / The Federal 02.12.26 US – Colorado Springs, CO / Black Sheep
AS I LAY DYING with Immortal Disfigurement 04.02.27 US – Indianapolis, IN / Deluxe 05.02.27 US – Grand Rapids, MI / Elevation 06.02.27 US – Joliet, IL / The Forge 07.02.27 US – Milwaukee, WI / The Rave 09.02.27 US – Ringle, WI / Q & Z Expo Center 10.02.27 US – Belvidere, IL / Apollo Theater 11.02.27 US – Detroit, MI / TSDMAAC 12.02.27 US – Columbus, OH / The King Of Clubs 13.02.27 US – Waynesboro, VA / The Foundry 16.02.27 US – Leesburg, VA / Tally Ho 17.02.27 US – Reading, PA / Reverb 18.02.27 US – Baltimore, MD / Baltimore Soundstage 19.02.27 US – Sayreville, NJ / Starland Ballroom 20.02.27 US – New Haven, CT / Toad’s Place 21.02.27 US – Buffalo, NY / Electric City 23.02.27 US – Warrendale, PA / Jergels 24.02.27 US – Cincinnati, OH / Bogarts 25.02.27 US – Cleveland, OH / Globe Iron 26.02.27 US – Cadillac, MI / Venue Event Center 27.02.27 US – McHenry, IL / The Vixen 01.03.27 US – Oklahoma City, OK / Tower Theater 02.03.27 US – Lubbock, TX / Jake’s 04.03.27 US – Las Vegas, NV / Backstage Bar & Billiards 05.03.27 US – Los Angeles, CA / The Whisky 06.03.27 US – Riverside, CA / Riverside Municipal Auditorium 07.03.27 US – San Diego, CA / Observatory North
AS I LAY DYING are: Tim Lambesis – Vocals Chris Clancy – Bass and Vocals Don Vedda – Guitar and Vocals Bill Hudson – Guitar Tim Yeung – Drums
NΩX – the sinister new creation from Vindsval – unveil ‘T.S. / Testimonium XII – Somniatoris Damnati‘ as the first and only single taken from their nightmarish upcoming debut album, “Stases“.
Enter this unsettling dimension below on Bandcamp, or via our YouTube channel.
Emerging from the shadow of BLUT AUS NORD, NΩX is its ominous echo. First manifestation “Stases” is a raw and primitive expression of abyssal avant-Black Metal: stark, nocturnal and uncompromising.
Vindsval comments:
“We are proud to present ‘T.S / Testimonium XII – Somniatoris Damnati‘, the first track unveiled from “Stases“, the debut album by the entity NΩX and the opening chapter of a new musical adventure … an incursion into territories where sonic matter distorts and decays, reaching its most extreme and sinister frontiers. NΩX was born of this necessity: to push the exploration of the abyss ever further, to probe the most inhospitable strata of sound, and to give form to that which lies dormant in the most obscure recesses of our musical universe.
We are fully aware that many will question the decision not to release this music under the name BLUT AUS NORD, given the unmistakable lineage. The answer is simple: this is not our intention. BLUT AUS NORD‘s short- and medium-term plans are taking an entirely different direction. Nevertheless, NΩX is inextricably linked to BLUT AUS NORD: it is a genuine offshoot, taking shape through its most obscure echoes…it is this unfathomable abyss that we intend to explore through “Stases“.
“MoRT“, “Deus Salutis Meæ” and “Nahab” are the dark foundations upon which the discography of NΩX will be erected…
Occult Audio Research.
V. / BaN / NΩX“
Find all album info here. “Stases” will be officially released on December 11th.
Pre-orders for “Stases” are possible on CD and vinyl (including an exclusive DMP-version for each format), digital, and associated merchandise, via our EU, US and Bandcamp shops.
Following their long-awaited return to the live stage after two decades, German extreme metal titans MYSTIC CIRCLE have released a brand-new tour aftermovie and video for “Seven-Headed Dragon”, taken from their self-titled album Mystic Circle. Filmed at the Hendrix Circus Bar in Mexico by Music Mike MX, the video captures the raw intensity, relentless energy and unmistakable atmosphere of their recent Latin American tour.
Marking their first live performances in 20 years, the tour saw MYSTIC CIRCLE return to the stage with renewed fire and determination. As a special thank-you to the bookers, promoters, stage crews and dedicated fans who made this long-awaited comeback possible, the band now share a glimpse of their experiences on the road and the electrifying moments that defined this new chapter.
A. Blackwar comments:
“From the very beginning, we knew that our first tour had to take place in Latin America. Thanks to Jörg August and Vadim Khomich of The Flaming Arts Agency, we were able to turn that plan into reality.”
Watch the video for “Seven-Headed Dragon” filmed on tour in Mexico:
More than two decades away from the stage have done nothing to diminish MYSTIC CIRCLE‘s hunger for live performances. Quite the opposite: With a powerful stage presence and a revitalized lineup, the band have returned stronger and more determined than ever. Their uncompromising blend of extreme metal, memorable heavy metal melodies and razor-sharp guitar solos proves just as devastating live, combining sheer aggression with musical precision. The newly released video for “Seven-Headed Dragon” offers a taste of that explosive live experience and underlines that MYSTIC CIRCLE‘s return is only the beginning.
Beelzebub adds:
“We’re ready for more shows and have great musicians on board to conquer the stages of the world.”
With their sights firmly set on 2027, MYSTIC CIRCLE are already preparing for their next live assaults. After two decades of silence on stage, the message is clear: The circle has risen again, and there’s no turning back!
MYSTIC CIRCLE Live: 02.01.2027 (DE) New Evil Year Festival – Heidelberg, Halle02 with many more shows to be announced soon
JASMENO was founded in 2017 by Sławomir Nietupski, responsible for keyboards, synthesizers and programming. The project has released three records to date: “Jasmeno” (2020), “Elixir” (2021) and the “Lucid Horizon” EP (2022), blending progressive rock with melodic electronica.
After nearly four years, JASMENO returns with “Assemblage of Cinematic Idioms”, marking a new, distinctly cinematic direction built around the sound of a virtual symphony orchestra. Inspired by the art of Władysław Hasior, the album features six compositions spanning nearly 50 minutes, with lyrics by poet Izabela Turska-Kamrowska exploring doubt, alienation, faith and the search for joy.
The album features guitarist Michał Grall (Unblessed Divine, ex-Sinister), bassist Artur Ołkowicz (Mechanism, Art of Illusion) and vocalist Brian Gawaski, alongside numerous guests associated with Patriarkh, Morgoth, Thorns, DHG/Dødheimsgard, Armagedon, Yattering and Millenium.
The album was mixed and mastered by Jakub Mańkowski, whose credits include collaborations with Czesław Mozil, Justyna Steczkowska, Me and That Man and Blindead. Project founder Sławomir Nietupski was responsible for the graphic design, album layout and hand-painted watercolour illustrations.
“Assemblage of Cinematic Idioms” was released on September 11, 2026, via Tangled Records in physical format (CD, LP, MC) and September 21, 2026 in all popular streaming platforms (smart link URL). Orders could be purchased at Bandcamp.
Following the videos for “His Rebirth (feat. Bart Krysiuk)” and “A Code of Equivocation,” JASMENO, led by Sławomir Nietupski, presents the next chapter in the visual world of the new album: the first part of the video for its opening track, “Synesthesia Imperialis”, featuring Yusaf Parvez of DHG/Dødheimsgard (vocal) and Marek Depa (guitar solo).
Watch video for the single “Synesthesia Imperialis” Part I:
TRACKLIST: 1. Synesthesia Imperialis 2. A Code of Equivocation 3. His Rebirth 4. The Void 5. The Provocation ov Fate 6. Seduced by Ambiguity
LINE-UP: Brian Gawaski – vocal Michal Grall – guitar Artur Olkowicz – electric & fretless bass guitar Slavomir Nietupski – orchestrations, synthesizers, grand piano & programming
Guests:
Bartlomiej Krysiuk (Patriatkh) – vocal Piotr Filonowicz – electric guitar Marc Grewe (ex-Morgoth) – vocal Slawomir “Slavo” Maryniewski (Armagedon) – vocal Mariusz “Thrufel” Domaradzki (Masachist) – electric guitar Lecia Louise – electric & acoustic guitar, vocal Jakub Wagner – flamenco guitar Yusaf Parvez (Dødheimsgard) – vocal & electric guitar Snorre Ruch (Thorns) – vocal Joanna Zondlowska – vocal Marek Depa (ex-Pagan Forest) – electric guitar Sasha Janowicz – vocal Robert Kolakowski – synthesizer Tomasz Andrzejewski (ex-Oberschlesien) – electric guitar Łukasz Kowalski – electric guitar Ryszard Kramarski (Millenium) – synthesizers
THE ROCK ALCHEMIST – Italian Rock Band from Turin with a strong sonic identity that blends modern rock with progressive, hard, alternative, and pop elements!
Kimmo Kuusniemi’s SARCOFAGUS return with a Historic 2010 Concert Video Premiere on YouTube! Click image to watch the video
