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Italian Instrumental Trio TALAQAT to Release Self-Titled Debut Album on August 8th

Posted by tarjavirmakari on July 11, 2025

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Italian instrumental trio TALAQAT will unveil their self-titled debut album on August 8th, 2025.

“Talaqat” was born out of a need for total creative freedom—free from genre boundaries, labels, and classifications. The project is a pure expression of each member’s creativity, personal influences, and musical experience. All songwriting is collaborative, and ideas take shape organically during rehearsal sessions, never premeditated or forced. Each track is envisioned as a journey, telling a story without the use of lyrics, inviting the listener to interpret it in their own unique and personal way.

This approach gives the band’s sound a fluid and undefinable character. On first listen, it may defy easy categorization, but repeated plays reveal ever-shifting nuances that draw from post-rock, post-metal, progressive, and new jazz—a fusion of the members’ diverse backgrounds, shaped into a free, personal, and uncompromising musical identity.

“Talaqat” was recorded in the winter of 2024 at KONO Studio (Biella, Italy) and mastered by Harris Newman at Greymarket Mastering in Montreal, Canada.

The first single, “Idra“, is now streaming HERE.

Tracklist:

01. Pantalassa
02. Iter Circa Solem
03. XIII
04. Carminio
05. Idra
06. Penitenziagite
07. Talaqat

TALAQAT was formed in 2023 by three musicians with diverse backgrounds and a shared desire to push boundaries. Matteo Borzini (drums) and Adriano Fontaneto (guitar) have collaborated for years in several prominent underground acts such as Corey, One Fine Day, Steam, Fog In The Shell, Mathians, Postvorta, Killer Is Me, and The End Of Six Thousand Years. In recent years, Adriano has also explored electronic music, while Matteo continues to play with The End Of Six Thousand Years. Massimo Splendore (bass), who has occasionally worked with the pair in the past, brings a different trajectory—one that began in metal, passed through rock, and eventually touched Italian pop music.
The project sets no limits in terms of genre. Instead, it draws inspiration from extreme metal, jazz, progressive, and hardcore, combining these influences into a sound that’s both distinctive and deeply personal.

Line-up:

Matteo Borzini – Drums
Adriano Fontaneto – Guitar
Massimo Splendore – Bass

For fans of: Russian Circles, Opeth, All Them Witches

https://talaqat.bandcamp.com/
https://instagram.com/talaqatband

Exclusive Premiere for Finland: FURY ‘What’s It Gonna Be?’ Official Video

Posted by tarjavirmakari on July 11, 2025

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Blazing forward with a fresh vocal dynamic, “What’s It Gonna Be?”, the new video and single taken from the upcoming album “Interceptor”, is a bold and riff-heavy mission statement from British heavy rockers FURY.

This track puts co-lead vocalist Nyah Ifill in the spotlight, delivering fire and soul over stomping retro grooves and searing guitar work. Catchy, commanding, and full of intent, it’s a defiant anthem about owning your choices and standing tall. With razor-sharp energy and hooks that won’t quit, this is the sound of a band pushing forward with purpose.

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Fury are challenging the barriers of hard rock and metal genres once again with their exciting new album “Interceptor”. From the reassuringly old-school fast riffing and anthemic vocals the long lasting fans know from Fury, to the carefully composed, introspective auditory treats that might surprise listeners who expect metal bands to sit neatly in their box.

Since their previous album, “Born To Sin” (2022), Fury have moved into the territory of dual lead vocals, opening up a new soundscape for the band to explore. With the release of every album since their debut in 2014, vocal melody and harmony have become an increasingly significant part of their sound. Until no longer could the band remain a four-piece, and the powerhouse Nyah Ifill joined alongside founding member Julian Jenkins on co-lead vocals. The pairing of their two distinctive vocal timbres build a wall of sound on the “Interceptor” album, and doesn’t let up the intensity for their roaring live shows.

2022 was also a big year for Fury bassist Becky Baldwin, who found herself meeting heavy metal idols Mercyful Fate on their first tour in 23 years, and was invited by King Diamond to tour the USA, Canada and Mexico with Mercyful Fate in the absence of their bassist, Joey Vera. After taking this opportunity, Becky was invited to join Mercyful Fate permanently in January 2024. With frequent gaps in the touring schedule to allow King Diamond his many projects, Becky found herself busy with Fury, on the road and recording the high-energy new album “Interceptor”.

“Interceptor” also marks another sonic change for the band, bringing in the production expertise of Todd Campbell of Stompbox Studios. Fury met Todd while touring Europe supporting Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons in 2023, and it became clear that someone so close to Motörhead and Lemmy would understand the energy, rawness and dirty guitar and bass tones that Fury craved for their fifth studio album.

Since the band’s formation in 2010, Fury’s line up has undergone many transformations, but it is undoubtedly clear that Fury have found their stride in recent years, reflecting in their expansion into touring mainland Europe and a growing online following worldwide. Gig highlights include festivals such as Download (UK), Bloodstock Open Air (UK), UrRock (CH) and supporting bands such as Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons, Firewind and Florence Black.

The West Midlands of the UK have produced many excellent heavy bands, and with a shift from unapologetically DIY to signing with Danish label Mighty Music, perhaps this is another album from Birmingham to shake up the airwaves again!

“Interceptor” will be released on LP (black vinyl limited to 200 copies and purple vinyl limited to 300 copies), CD and digital on 05.09.2025, via Mighty Music.

Tour dates:
19/07 – Maid of Stone Festival, MAIDSTONE, UK
24/07 – Old Fire Station, CARLISLE, UK
08/08 – Firevolt Festival, MANCHESTER, UK
16/08 – Corporation, SHEFFIELD, UK
30/08 – Hella Rock Festival, COVENTRY, UK
04/09 – Waterloo, BLACKPOOL, UK
05/09 – Nightrain, BRADFORD, UK
06/09 – The Cluny, NEWCASTLE, UK
07/09 – Bannerman’s, EDINBURGH, UK
11/09 – The Patriot, CRUMLIN, UK
12/09 – Joiners, SOUTHAMPTON, UK
18/09 – Eleven, STOKE, UK
19/09 – Billesley Rock Club, BIRMINGHAM, UK
20/09 – Arena, TORQUAY, UK
21/09 – The Victoria, SWINDON, UK
15/11 – Aonia Fest, SHEFFIELD, UK
17/12 – The Black Heart, London, UK
18/12 – Exchange, Bristol, UK
19/12 – The Marrs Bar, Worcester, UK

Lineup:
Julian Jenkins – guitar, vocals
Nyah Ifill – vocals
Becky Baldwin – bass
Tom Fenn – drums
Tom Atkinson – guitar

Digital single: https://bfan.link/fr-wigb

Webshop: https://bit.ly/fury-tgt

More information:
https://furyofficial.co.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/furyofficial
https://www.instagram.com/furyoffic1al/
https://furyofficial.bandcamp.com/
https://x.com/furyofficial
https://www.tiktok.com/@furyoffic1al
https://open.spotify.com/intl-pt/artist/0WodW8A13GujZQyAUynr82
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/fury/1477548787
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvtlQbF0JfNOrnmp_vLhixA
https://tidal.com/browse/artist/40242609?u
https://www.threads.com/@furyoffic1al

Iceland’s Sátan Metal Festival Announces Next Wave of Bands: Sign, Misþyrming + Barnaveiki

Posted by tarjavirmakari on July 10, 2025

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Sátan, an emerging metal festival in Iceland, is now pleased to reveal the next wave of bands for 2026 and is now welcoming Icelandic natives, Sign, Misþyrming and Barnaveiki! The third edition of the festival will take place in Stykkishólmur on the Snæfellsnes peninsula from June 4-6, 2026!

Passes for next year are now available at THIS LOCATION.

The current lineup is as follows, with more TBA!

Dimma
Sign
Hamferð
Misþyrming
Skitsystem
Necrowretch
Devine Defilement
Carpe Noctem
Barnaveiki

The recent 2025 edition was a massive success, integrating an array of alternative genres from hardcore to extreme while showcasing some of the best that Iceland has to offer alongside international legacy acts. Wyatt’s Metal revered the three-day spectacle as “Iceland’s BEST Metal Festival,” for which his detailed review can be seen HERE.

Sátan is a three day metal festival happening in Stykkishólmur on the Snæfellsnes peninsula. The festival focuses on offering a variety of Iceland’s best metalbands as well as a carefully curated selection of international bands.

The organization behind Sátan consists of metalheads and musicians that have been active in the Icelandic scene for up to 30 years and have extensive experience of organizing music festivals and concerts as well as general band related activities.

Everyone is welcome at Sátan regardless of origin, skincolor, religion, gender or sexual orientation and there is only one goal: that everyone, staff, bands and guests, go home smiling after a great festival!

Sátan is committed to zero tolerance against violence and violence of any kind invalidates your ticket!

More info: Facebook – Instagram – Official Website

YEAR OF THE GOAT Announce New Studio Album “Trivia Goddess” & Reveal Music Video for First Single ‘Alucarda’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on July 10, 2025

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Six long years since their latest offering, Swedish occult rock torchbearers YEAR OF THE GOAT return with their fourth studio album, entitled Trivia Goddess, slated for release on September 12, 2025 via Napalm Records!

Accompanied by a stunning music video, today, the band presents their first single “Alucarda”, captivating listeners with an irresistibly catchy 70s hard rock vibe.

The band states: “Alucarda came to us one late night and told us a story of how girls in particular have been accused of demonic possession, witchcraft and all sorts of evil throughout history. The spirit of Alucarda opened our eyes to the story of German girl Anneliese Michel, who went through 67 Catholic exorcism rites in the seventies and finally died from malnutrition and dehydration, due to neglect by her parents and priests. Anneliese was only one woman in a long row of women and girls mistreated by the misogynic and evil system of the Abrahamic religions.”

Following the opening installations of the band’s album trilogy, the award-winning “Angels Necropolis” (2012), and the much-acclaimed “Novis Orbis Terrarum Ordinis” (2019), Trivia Goddess ventures off on it’s own unique detour.

Inspired by the most harrowing moments in women’s history, Trivia Goddess sees the Norrköping, Sweden-based dark rock collective delve deep into the stories of real women, devalued as the lesser sex by churches and by men of a petty god, in true Satanic fashion, opposing the real structures of evil in the world.

Mixed by Tom Dalgety at Psalm Studios, Wiltshire, UK, and mastered by Magnus Lindberg / Magnus Lindberg Productions, YEAR OF THE GOAT returns to the scene more majestic, epic and melodic, while also sounding more evil than ever. The wait for a new studio album was worth it, as Trivia Goddess, driven by the dark sounds of the 60s and 70s, sees the band doubling down on all expectations, showcasing their many facets with grandeur. Bow down to the Trivia Goddess from the one and only YEAR OF THE GOAT!

Pre-Order Trivia Goddess HERE

Trivia Goddess track listing:

The Power of Eve
Trivia Goddess
Kiss of a Serpent
Mét Agwe
The Queen of Zemargad
Alucarda
King of Damnation
Crescent Moon
Witch of the Woods

YEAR OF THE GOAT is:
Thomas Sabbathi – Vocals & Guitars
Mikael “Pope” Popovic – Vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar
Jonas Waldhuber Mattsson – Guitars & backing vocals
David Olofsson – Guitars
Daniel Melo Ortega – Drums
Marko Kardum – Bass
Elin Gårdfalk – Backing Vocals

For More Info Visit:
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INSTAGRAM
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NAPALM RECORDS

MELANIE: The Complete Collection Available Now

Posted by tarjavirmakari on July 10, 2025

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MELANIE is back, aboard what has been described, by Goldmine magazine, as one of the most significant reissue campaigns of recent years.

And it’s hard to argue with that.

After years lost in the wilderness of deleted discs, budget compilations and bootleg downloads, Melanie’s entire post-1971catalog has at last returned to the shelves, in both its original form and across a slew of previously unissued archive releases. And a new digital publication, the 60 page, full color Deluxe Editions, tells the story.

In just two years, since the program launched in late 2023, Cleopatra Records in the US, and their UK licensee Easy Action/The Wintergarden, have remastered, repackaged and, in some cases, reinvented some 50 different albums.

Overflowing with studio rarities, live recordings, home demos and even a handful of song sketches, it’s a campaign that completely up-ends the industry norm of just two or three “archive” albums a year. “If we’d followed that,” Cleopatra head Brian Perera told Quillette in early 2025, “we’d still be releasing old Melanie albums in 2050.”

Deluxe Editions is a one stop catalog of this astonishing body of work, detailing not only the albums that have already been released, but also a clutch more scheduled for the future. These include a breathtaking collection of traditional songs recorded when Melanie was still in her mid-teens; a live recording of her epochal 1971 Broadway concert; and a deluxe remastering of her 1996 Christmas album Antlers, appropriately retitled Melanie’s Christmas Treasury.

Melanie left very firm instructions for how she wanted the series to proceed. Long before the reissues began, she began planning how her catalog ought to be presented, going through every album one by one, picking bonus tracks , discussing artwork and so on. The first reissue, 1984’s live One Night Only – The Eagle Mountain House, was released in early January 2024, just weeks before Melanie’s death.

In addition to the CDs and vinyl, Digital Editions also documents a wealth of digital singles, as a host of admirers stepped forward to record completely new versions of some of her best loved numbers – among then, Cactus, Ozric Tentacles, Terry Reid, Linda Gail Lewis, Charming Disaster, The Courettes and the Pink Fairies.

Download Deluxe Editions here: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/ files/1/0868/3379/1287/files/ melanieDeluxeEditions.pdf

There’s a lot to digest, but Cleopatra are definitely making it easier for anyone who wants to dive in.

To coincide with the publication of Digital Editions, Cleopatra’s own Pirate Radio Cleopatra counts down Melanie’s Top 20 albums with guests including her children Leilah and Beau Jarred, and archive commentary from Melanie herself. Listen on Mixcloud, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube and Cleorecs.com.

In addition, the label’s Cleorecs.com website this weekend launches a three day 30% off sale on all Melanie CDs and vinyl. It’s not quite Buy Two, Get One Free, but it’s close.

Happy shopping!

THE FUZZTONES Unleash Third Single ‘Third Time’s The Charm’ from Upcoming Album

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As the countdown to the release of the Fuzztones’ Buried Treasures album continues… July 18, in case it’s not already tattooed into your calendar… New York City’s favorite psycho-garage fuzzpunks unleash the third single from the set and it might well be the most aptly-titled of them all.

“Third Time’s The Charm” is an absolute swamp monster, a pile-driving melange of soupy organ, protesting guitars and panic attack percussion. A band composition, it has long ranked among the Fuzztones’s most deliciously realized time slips, a garage groove that simply bellows sixties suburban punk rock in your face. This take, however, screams louder than ever before, as Fuzztones frontman Rudi Protrudi explains.

“They say ‘Third Time’s the Charm,’ and we can’t help but agree.”

“Third Time’s A Charm” first appeared on the band’s 1990 release, Braindrops, before resurfacing on 2008’s Horny as Hell. Here, however, “is an updated version, recorded, but never released, by the Horny as Hell line-up, minus the horns, Hammond organ and female backing singers – along with newly recorded vocals and combo organ (provided by current Fuzztones organist Nico Secondini).”

The line-up is completed by head ‘Tone Rudi on lead vocals and wah wah guitar, along with Lenny Svilar on lead guitar, Surrealistic Pille on bass and Mad Mike Czeksj on drums.

Stream the single: https://orcd.co/thefuzztones_thirdtimesthecharm

And, looking ahead to the album, Rudi warns, “There’s plenty more where this came from!

“Most of the songs on the album will… be familiar to hardcore Fuzztones fans,” he acknowledges. But the performances most certainly won’t be. Buried Treasures is composed entirely of previously unreleased… kick ass studio versions, often recorded by line-ups differing from the ones who recorded them originally.”

It’s weird, sometimes, to think that The Fuzztones have now been with us for probably longer than all their primal influences put together… weird, but also gratifying. Because, no matter how long you’ve been a Fuzzmaniac, they never stop stunning you, and they never grow old. Some of the songs on Buried Treasures are positively ancient Fuzztone history. But they could have been recorded just now.

And two of them actually were. “69” is a reworking, and long -established re-wording of the Sonics‘ classic, “Strychnine,” while “One Night Stand” is the band’s take on the 60s garage classic by the Grotesque Mommies, with a few lyric changes thrown in to coincide with the Fuzztones’ philosophy. It was recorded on tour in Spain last year by the current Fuzztones line-up of Rudi and Nico, plus Marcello Salis (lead guitar), Pablo Rodas bass) and Marco Rivagli (drums).

The thrills don’t end there, either. The Fuzztones documentary, The Fuzztones Vs The World, directed by Danny Garcia, is already out and about, and if you’ve not caught a glimpse of it yet… where’ve you been?

Track List: