The self-titled album by Khroma, their fourth, sees the Helsinki-borne quintet at their most diverse: from straight-up death and groove metal passages to full-fledged grime, electro and trip hop, the band expands the boundaries of their electronic alternative metal. From the turbocharged opener “Abattoir (Chosen)” through the relentless rap skit “NPCs” to the complex, album-closing “Carnivorous”, “Khroma” is a limitlessly heavy album not chasing mundane genre thrills.
After amassing tens of millions of streams, shaking the charts, touring with bands like From Ashes To New, Asking Alexandria, and Skillet, and performing with 30 Seconds to Mars, all the while earning critical acclaim from Loudwire and New Noise Magazine, EVA UNDER FIRE return with the riveting and demon-conquering “Awakening.” Out since yesterday (October 17), it’s the first taste of new music in two years from the Detroit, MI quintet, signaling perhaps that this could be the start of a new album campaign.
“Awakening” is a blistering and inspirational anthem from Amanda Lyberg (vocals), Rob Lyberg (lead guitar), Chris Slapnik (rhythm guitar), Ed Gawlik (bass), and Dave Miller II (drums). “The guys and I are stoked about the upcoming album,” proclaims Amanda, whose gutsy vocals spectacularly cut through the raging guitars. “These songs are everything we wanted to write. We made sure it was the most honest version of our story. ‘Awakening’ is an anthem about conquering personal demons. The rest of the album is what it took to get there. It’s also a story packaged in the heaviest riffs we’ve ever played so I think listeners will be pleasantly surprised. Cheers to the new era!”
EVA UNDER FIRE are committed to delivering music that confronts fears, anxieties, traumas, and the past head-on. The bandamplify this kind of open-hearted honesty through tightly crafted and transformational hard rock anthems. They’ve tirelessly grinded out of the Midwest and built a faithful following by delivering raw and relatable truth without filter.
“We’ve slept in Walmart parking lots, and we still tour in a van,” says singer Amanda Lyberg. “The first album cycle was a reflection of what we like to call our ‘Detroit Grit.’ It allows us to find a way against a lot of odds. You have to really work to make it out of here.”
For “Awakening” and all their new music, Amanda drew on her career as a licensed therapist to foster an open dialogue among the band members, empowering everyone to be heard during the recording. Her work in therapy started in 2018 when she graduated with a Master of Arts in Psychology degree and went on to work at a mental health clinic in Detroit, Transcendence Behavioral Health (owned by Dr. Stephanie Williams). That same year, her father passed away due to a fentanyl overdose. Her mother survived the same batch that killed her father, and she’s been sober for the past six years. In addition to her thriving and busy music career, Amanda is currently a practicing psychotherapist specializing in trauma work, grief and loss, and addiction recovery.
Her story turned into a 2023 short film, “My Rockstar,” which used EVA UNDER FIRE music throughout, and has won over 20 awards in several film fests including Orlando Film Fest, Wild Rivers Film Festival, Toronto WILD film Festival, and many others.
Lauded as one of Sirius XM’s 2023 “Ones To Watch,” EVA UNDER FIRE released their critically acclaimed debut album, LOVE, DRUGS & MISERY via Better Noise Music in 2022. Its deluxe version includes the Top 20 Active Rock radio-charting single “Unstoppable” featuring country/rock artist Cory Marks. They’ve toured across the globe with acts including Bush, Bad Wolves, Pop Evil, Skillet, and Finger Eleven, while also appearing at some of rock’s biggest festivals including Aftershock, Inkcarceration, and Rock Fest. They will next hit the stage at Rocklahoma on August 30.
EVA UNDER FIRE substantially expanded their fanbase following their featured appearance in the horror-thriller The Retaliators (Better Noise Films) and the inclusion of their single “Blow (ft. Spencer Charnas of Ice Nine Kills)” on the film’s soundtrack. Their single “Heroin(e)” was also featured on the soundtrack for the 2020 film Sno Babies (Better Noise Films), which has over 65M global total streams. “Heroin(e)” has a combined total of over six million global streams, while “Blow (ft.Spencer Charnas of Ice Nine Kills)” has over 41.6M global total streams.
In touring news, the band will hit the road for shows with Buckcherry next month. View their current tour datesHERE.
Sun 10/26 Kansasville, WI 1175 Sports Park & Eatery Mon 10/27 Bloomington, IL The Castle Theatre Thu 10/30 Sauget, IL Pops Sat 11/1 Kansas City, MO Voodoo Sun 11/2 Springfield, MO Regency Theatre Tue 11/4 Oklahoma City, OK Tower Theatre
Finnish thrashers Krushor are set to release their debut EP ‘Taste of Hatred’ on January 9th 2026 via Inverse Records. The first single ‘Shockwave’ accompanied by lyric video is unleashed today and it’s available here: https://push.fm/fl/krushor-shockwave
The band comments: “Shockwave is about war, its madness, and maybe, fittingly for the times, a bit about why wars are fought, who starts them, and who benefits from them. In war, there are no winners at least not for us poor folks. I don’t like to politicize things, but in these times, wars are too present, and you can always write a song about how horrifying they are.”
-Composed by Joni Kärsämä, Juho Mattila, Saku Hirvimäki, Sami Keränen -Lyrics by Ville Lehtoranta -Arranged by Krushor -ISRC: FI3FC2595901
The band found its current identity through shared musical tastes, playing together, and a shared hobby. We are a group of people who enjoy making and playing music that works for all of us. A big part of this is that composing, writing lyrics, and editing songs is open to everyone. All songs and compositions are created by the whole group, not based on one person’s vision or goal.
Our influences definitely come from older metal, but that doesn’t matter, because mixing genres actually adds a lot to our music; there’s no one right way to do things. Krushor’s goal is to make music that sounds good and at the same time talk about the difficult things that are part of life. For many people, music can be therapeutic, and if even one person feels that way about our music, we feel we have succeeded.
Taste of Hatred Track list:
Shockwave
Vortex
Rise Above
Taste of Hatred
-Composed by Joni Kärsämä, Juho Mattila, Saku Hirvimäki, Sami Keränen -Lyrics by Ville Lehtoranta -Arranged by Krushor -EP cover by Joni Kärsämä
Line-up: Ville Lehtoranta – Vocals Joni Kärsämä – Guitar Juho Mattila – Guitar Sami Keränen – Bass Saku Hirvimäki – Drums
The furious Danish thrash metal band Hell’s Domain just recently signed a record deal with Punishment 18 Records for the release of their second full-length album, titled “Terminal State.” Scheduled for release on November 27th, the album marks a new chapter in the band’s relentless career, packed with aggression and raw energy. In the meantime, the first single ‘Coming Back for More’ has officially been released, offering a taste of the album’s explosive sound.
As they gear up for a headline European tour that begins November 7 in Tampere, Finland, 3x-Grammy-nominated and four-time #1 rock outfitNOTHING MORE (@nothingmoremusic) released yesterday their interpretation of “We’re in This Together” by Nine Inch Nails—currently on tour to promote their latest TRON: Ares(Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) album—from 1999’s The Fragile.It’s asong thathas always heldgreat meaning for theboundary-pushing alternative metal band—Jonny Hawkins (vocals), Mark Vollelunga (guitar), Daniel Oliver (bass), and Ben Anderson (drums)—and one they in fact started recording 11 years ago before being sidetracked by creating their own music.
“‘We’re in This Together’ sounds like a love song colliding with a war cry,” says frontman Jonny Hawkins. “Alan Watts [the British American writer and orator] once said that ‘you are the universe experiencing itself’—and this song embodies that truth. It’s us against the world, and this song is my inner monologue.”
The band’s guitarist Mark Vollelunga elaborates. “This song is from my favorite Nine Inch Nails’ album, The Fragile, and by far one of my favorite NIN songs. It’s such a beautiful cataclysm. Essentially, it’s a love song, but as I dove deeper, my interpretation shifted to it being about my relationship to my personal demons and mental trauma. It’s about making peace with those monsters and accepting who and what they are while realizing they will always be a part of me,” he adds. “It took a long time to achieve that cathartic clarity in regard to the very real nature of that evil’s presence. We actually started recording the song 11 years ago, and it’s just been lying in wait until recently. I was upset we hadn’t released it earlier, but I now believe its relevance and timing couldn’t be more immaculate.”
The standalone track “We’re in This Together” follows NOTHING MORE’s most recent single/video “EXISTENTIAL DREAD,” which marks the fifth release from their 2024 album, CARNAL. The album has notably spawned four back-to-back #1 rock singles—“If It Doesn’t Hurt,” “ANGEL SONG (featuring David Draiman),”“HOUSE ON SAND” (featuring Eric Vanlerberghe),” and “FREEFALL” (featuring Chris Daughtry)—on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay” and Mediabase “Active Rock” charts and amassed 193.5 million global streams. With this chart distinction, the band joins a special group of artists including Metallica, Linkin Park, Five Finger Death Punch, Papa Roach, and Falling In Reverse who’ve achieved the same honor.
A deluxe edition of CARNAL was released this past March and is also available on CD and vinyl. Five bonus tracks on CARNAL (DELUXE) include a new version of the bracing “FREEFALL,” featuring 6x Platinum-certified rock artist Chris Daughtry, and a live version of “ANGEL SONG.” The latter track was recorded at the band’s set at Aftershock Festival 2024 where NOTHING MORE was joined onstage by guest vocalist David Draiman.
NOTHING MORE’s upcoming headline European tour gets underway November 7 in Tampere, Finland, with support from Catch Your Breath, Solence, and Ankor. Early next year, starting January 14, 2026 in Silver Spring, MD, the band will launch another round of headlining shows throughout the U.S. and Canada, with support by Catch Your Breath, Archers, and Doobie. Tickets and VIP Meet and Greet packages are on sale now on their official website.
Check out NOTHING MORE at any of the following stops:
Headlining with Catch Your Breath, Solence, and Ankor: Fri 11/7 Tampere, Finland – Tavara-Asema Sat 11/8 Lahti, Finland – XXL Metalli Mosso Festival Mon 11/10 Stockholm, Sweden – Göta Lejon Tue 11/11 Oslo, Norway – Vulkan Arena Wed 11/12 Copenhagen, Denmark – Amager Bio Fri 11/14 Hamburg, Germany – Docks Sat 11/15 Berlin, Germany – Astra Kulturhaus Sun 11/16 Warsaw, Poland – Progresja Tue 11/18 Prague, Czeck – Roxy Wed 11/19 Wien, Austia – Arena Wien Fri 11/21 Munich, Germany – Backstage Sat 11/22 Stuttgart, Germany – Lka Longhorn Sun 11/23 Zurich, Switzerland – Komplex 457 Tue 11/25 Tilburg, Netherlands – Poppodium O13 Wed 11/26 Paris, France – Elysee Montmarte Fri 11/28 Frankfurt Am Main, Germany – Batschkapp Sat 11/29 Cologne, Germany – Essigfabrik Sun 11/30 Antwerp, Belgium – Trix Tue 12/2 Glasgow, Scotland – SWG3 Galvanizers Thu 12/4 Manchester, U.K. – O2 Ritz Fri 12/5 London, U.K. – O2 Forum Kentish Town Sat 12/6 Bristol, U.K. – O2 Academy
Headlining with Catch Your Breath, Archers, and Doobie: Wed 1/14 Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore Fri 1/16 Raleigh, NC – The Ritz Sat 1/17 Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore Mon 1/19 Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues Tue 1/20 Tampa, FL – Jannus Live Wed 1/21 Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Fri 1/23 Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom Sat 1/24 Austin, TX – ACL Live Tue 1/27 Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco Theater Wed 1/28 Riverside, CA – Riverside Municipal Auditorium Fri 1/30 Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas Sat 1/31 Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren Mon 2/2 Albuquerque, NM – REVEL Tue 2/3 Oklahoma City, OK – Criterion Thu 2/5 Kansas City, MO – VooDoo Lounge Fri 2/6 Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works Sat 2/7 Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room Thu 2/19 Montclair, NJ – The Wellmont Fri 2/20 Boston, MA – House of Blues Sat 2/21 Bethlehem, PA – Wind Creek Mon 2/23 Montreal, QC. – L’Olympia Tue 2/24 Toronto, ON. – History Wed 2/25 Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Fri 2/27 Grand Rapids, MI – 20 Monroe Sat 2/28 Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre Sun 3/1 Madison, WI – The Sylvee Tue 3/3 Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore Wed 3/4 Winnipeg, MB. – Burton Cummings Fri 3/6 Edmonton, AB. – Midway Sat 3/7 Calgary, AB. – Grey Eagle Casino Mon 3/9 Vancouver, BC. – Commodore Tue 3/10 Seattle, WA – Moore Theater Wed 3/11 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom Fri 3/13 Salt Lake City, UT – Union Event Center Sat 3/14 Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium Mon 3/16 St. Louis, MO – The Pageant Tue 3/17 Fayetteville, AR – Ozark Music Hall
Europe Festivals: Sat 7/25 Plovdiv, Bulgaria – Hills of Rock Mon 7/27 Rasnov, Romania – Rockstadt Extreme Fest Fri 8/7 Villena, Spain – Leyendas Del Rock Fri 8/14 Sulingen, Germany – Reload Festival 2026
Nightside Den is the title of Sirenia’s brand new song, the first single from the upcoming album Amanita Messis. The song was released one week ago and the videoclip premiered on Sirenia’s official youtube channel yesterday.
‘Nightside Den’ is in many ways a typical Sirenia song, it has a lot of those typical elements that the band loves to include in their songs. It’s a melodic and groovy mid-tempo song with a very catchy chorus and a nice Symphonic touch. The videoclip was shot in Marseille, France – the hometown of lead singer Emma Zoldan. The premiere will be hosted by Morten Veland, the band’s founder, songwriter and guitar player. Check out ‘Nightside Den’ on Sirenia’s official Youtube channel.
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
