Swedish thrash and melodic death metal band VILT strives to take the Scandinavian sound to new heights. Through aggressive riffs, fast drums, and intense vocal performances they have already established a unique signature style. Following the success of their two-track single Adversary in 2022, which led to a performance at In Flames’ Dalhalla Brinner festival, VILT released the EP …To Mourn The Death Of A Stranger in 2024. Last night, the band performed to a sold-out crowd at Lokverkstaden in Motala alongside In Flames.
The upcoming song is the fifth single from their forthcoming album, described as a straightforward and honest letter to a fractured past. With heavy riffs and powerful lyrics, VILT tears down the illusions that once shaped them.
The New Shadow fully captures both the band’s sound and message. Now the circle is complete as they took the stage again with In Flames – everything feels truly VILT.
Joe Stump’s Tower of Babel, the hard rock quintet who bring the finest European ingredients to their no-nonsense rock ‘n’ roll, release the high-octane video for ‘Rules Of Silence’. The track is taken from the new album Days Of Thunder out this week.
“‘Rules Of Silence’ feels to me like one of those old up-tempo Rainbow songs, such as ‘Lost in Hollywood’ or ‘Fire Dance’” explains Stump. “It’s one those ‘driving’ tracks, and it’s one of my favourite riffs on the record. I love the balls of something that rocks like that, it’s got a lot more vibe and it’s fun to play.”
Watch/Listen to ‘Rules Of Silence’ below – video by David Amore and Esther W.Pink.
Joe Stump’s supreme six-string shredding skills are known throughout the rock and metal scenes, both as the lead guitarist of Alcatrazz and as the shred specialist associate Professor at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, and having torn new earholes with their 2017 debut Lake of Fire, Stump & co take it a step further and higher with 10 glorious slices of riff-driven, Rainbow/Deep Purple styled anthems on Days Of Thunder.
Along with the soaring vocals of Jo Amore, the tight-fist-drumming of Mark Cross, the multi-dimensional Mistheria (aka The Maestro) on keyboards, and Nic Angileri nailing down the rhythms on bass guitar, Stump has once again prevailed in bringing heavy, energetic, yet gloriously melodic music to the table with a style and panache rarely seen in 2025.
“Released today, second single ‘Rules Of Silence’ is a frenetic hard rock anthem which kicks off with a glorious infectious Stump riff. “All of my influences are the classic European hard rock masters, whether it’s Ritchie Blackmore, Michael Schenker with the Michael Schenker Group, Gary Moore, Uli Jon Roth when he was with the Scorpions, and of course the early Yngwie Malmsteen stuff,” says Stump. “So, the record gives a modern take on those classic sounds… and all the guys in the band are of the same mindset and the same school, so I don’t have to mention anything to them and the tracks take on lives of their own. With Jo’s great vocals, Mark’s skill playing, and of course the Maestro destroying on the keys, everything on Days Of Thunder matches up perfectly.”
Watch the previously released ‘Days Of Thunder’ here – video by Very Metal Art.
On Days of Thunder, songs such as ‘Sacrifice’ and ‘The Princess’ dance the edge of speed and classic fireball rocking, the latter allowing some outrageous solos to unfold from both Mistheria and, of course, Stump, who proudly re-establishes his pedigree as one the world’s best axesmiths. The mysterious and hazy groove of hip-swinger ‘Alone In The Desert’ is a smokey backbeat dragging you into its soulful swagger. All in all, taking a ride with Days Of Thunder is a Jedi mind trick of vintage sounds with ultra-fresh and vibrant sensibilities that will transport you back to the Hammersmith Odeon and the days when unabashed hard rockin’ talent, power, colour, and flare were celebrated and venerated.
Days Of Thunder track-listing:
Dominum Rules Of Silence Days Of Thunder Blind Are Your Eyes Alone In The Desert In The Heat Of The Night Sacrifice Black Knight’s Prelude Trust Me The Princess
Days Of Thunder is out on July 4th and is available on CD and digital formats. Orders can be placed here
Joe Stump’s Tower Of Babel are:
JOE STUMP Guitars and Guitar Synth JO AMORE: Vocals MARK CROSS: Drums and Backing Vocals MISTHERIA: Keyboards NIC ANGILERI: Bass
Days Of Thunder is produced by Mark Cross Mixed by George Aspiotis and Mark Cross at Studio Aspiotis, Greece Mastered by Ade Emsley at Table of Tone Mastering, London, UK
German iconic blackened death metal duo, MYSTIC CIRCLE, has revealed a first track taken off their forthcoming, new studio album “Hexenbrand 1486”, that has been announced for a release in autumn 2025 via ROAR!
One month ago, the band released their critically-acclaimed “Kriegsgötter MMXXV” compilation album, featuring 8 tracks and furious cover versions of classics such as from BATHORY, CELTIC FROST, POSSESSED, ACHERON, and a completely re-recorded cover version of IRON MAIDEN‘s “Afraid To Shoot Strangers”. The record is available at this location: https://mysticcircle.rpm.link/krieg
MYSTIC CIRCLE‘s new single, “Boogeyman”, accompanied by an official video clip premiering below, is now available for stream/download at: https://mysticcircle.rpm.link/boogeymanPR
“We are fascinated by this story about the boogeyman,” Beelzebub states. “Evil lurks hidden and watches you until it strikes unexpectedly and pulls you into the darkness. What could be more natural than to summon the boogeyman and unleash him into the world of Mystic Circle?”
MYSTIC CIRCLE is: Beelzebub – Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards A. Blackwar – Drums, Guitars, Keyboards
After the blistering release of their debut label single, ‘Large Quantities of Unnecessary Supplies’, genre-bending alternative act A Lost Asylum return with their next emotional gut-punch: ‘Shut Up Baby, I Know It,’ dropping July 11 via Golden Robot Records. The track is available for pre-save now across all major platforms.
Where their last single raged against internal chaos, ‘Shut Up Baby, I Know It’ dives headfirst into the pain of heartbreak. Raw, vulnerable, and heavy with emotion, the song captures the hollow ache of loving someone who walks away – and the wreckage left behind.
Driven by soaring vocals, cathartic guitars, and the band’s signature blend of post-hardcore, pop punk, and easycore, ‘Shut Up Baby, I Know It‘ shows A Lost Asylum’s growing depth and range – balancing melody and intensity with gut-wrenching honesty.
A Lost Asylum made a powerful entrance to the Golden Robot Records roster earlier this year, refusing to be boxed in by genre and instead building their sound on raw emotion, hard truths, and bold songwriting. With their next single, they’re proving that lightning can strike twice – and it hurts like hell in the best way possible. Pre-save ‘Shut Up Baby, I Know It‘ now and brace yourself for July 11.
A Lost Asylum was formed in November of 2016 in Salt Lake City. The band consists of Holly Watson (Lead Vocals), Tyson loveridge (Guitar), and Justin Bell (Drums/Unclean Vocals). Touring the West Coast within a year of forming, they have become an unstoppable force. Able to overcome any obstacle in their path in order to keep creating music.
A Lost Asylum brings hard hitting, dark Gothcore through melodic guitar riffs, rhythmic bass, energetic drums, brutal screams, and beautifully dark lead vocals.
They have played alongside The Dead Rabbitts, Famous Last Words, Spite, I Set My Friends On Fire, and The Funeral Portrait. They released their first EP May 2018 and released their first full length album in February, 2020. After a couple of line up changes, A Lost Asylum has found a solid lineup eager to bring a new style of emo music to the world. Proving time and time again the dedication, flexibility, and resilience to keep creating music for everyone to enjoy.
A Lost Asylum are: Holly Watson – vocals, Justin Bell – vocals, drums, bass, Tyson Loveridge – guitar
MAN WITH A MISSION announce the international release of “XV EP Across The Globe”, out September 19th via Sony Music Japan/Century Media. This special UK/EU edition celebrates the band’s 15th anniversary and features exclusive content on both CD and vinyl, including previously unreleased live recordings from their 2025 Japan arena tour.
The vinyl will be pressed on transparent magenta and includes live tracks from their 2024 Mexico City show on the Kizuna no Kiseki world tour. A live video of “REACHING FOR THE SKY” from K-Arena Yokohama is also out now.
The half-man, half-wolf collective return to the UK and Europe this October for the HOWLING ACROSS THE WORLD headline tour, with shows in London, Manchester, Birmingham, and 10 more cities across Europe.
Cleveland, Ohio based doom purveyors FRAYLE have begun their triumphant return with a brand new single, the chillingly dense “Walking Wounded”. The track impresses with a whispering wall-of-sound that crushes with spine-tingling stacks of harmonies, providing a haunting showcase of what’s to come from the band in 2025. The song arrives alongside a cinematic music video drenched in macabre aesthetics, blending both elegant and eerie imagery.
When asked to describe “Walking Wounded”, FRAYLE simply cited a profound quote by Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie: “We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller. We say to girls, you can have ambition but not too much. You should aim to be successful but not too successful. Otherwise you would threaten the man.”
FRAYLE are widely acclaimed by fans and media alike, and are set to stun with more upcoming music soon. The next era of FRAYLE will solidify recent nods from the likes of Revolver and Knotfest, crowning the band as one to watch in the heavy music scene. Helmed by frontwoman Gwyn Strang and guitarist Sean Bilovecky, FRAYLE merge the heaviness of occult-driven doom and blackgaze with eerie vocal stylings and rich atmosphere.
FRAYLE will kick off their European headline tour – featuring several festival stops at the likes of Brutal Assault, Bloodstock, Summer Breeze and more – on August 4 in Katowice, Poland. The band has also confirmed additional USA performance dates in 2025, before and after the European tour. See below for a full listing of where you can catch FRAYLE on the road!
FRAYLE 2025 PERFORMANCE DATES: Various USA Dates: July 25 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop Oct 11 – Jackson, TN – Tennessee Metal Devastation Festival
European Tour: Aug 4 – Katowice, PL – MCK Aug 6 – Fortress Josefov, CZ – Brutal Assault Aug 8 – Derbyshire, UK – Bloodstock Aug 10 – Kortrijk, BE – Alcatraz Aug 11 – Cologne, DE – Helios37 Aug 12 – Frankfurt, DE – Frankfurt Am Main Aug 13 – Dinkelsbuhl, DE – Summer Breeze Aug 16 – Hamburg, DE – Turmzimmier Aug 27 – Haarlem, NL – Patronaat
FRAYLE is: Gwyn Strang: Vocals Sean Bilovecky: Guitar
Kimmo Kuusniemi’s ASA unveil the long-overdue release of "Collective Failure" + first music video for title-track! Check it out and stay tuned for more news! Click image to watch the video
Kimmo Kuusniemi’s SARCOFAGUS return with a Historic 2010 Concert Video Premiere on YouTube! Click image to watch the video
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