Canadian metalcore outfit The Veer Union return with their powerful new single ‘Venom In My Veins’, offering another intense glimpse into their upcoming album Reinvention, set for release on 20th February, 2026 via Arising Empire.
Driven by massive hooks, gritty guitar work, and the unmistakable vocal presence of frontman Crispin Earl, ‘Venom In My Veins’ blends raw aggression with emotional weight. The track captures The Veer Union at their most focused and personal, balancing modern metalcore intensity with the band’s signature hard-rock songwriting, resulting in a song that hits hard while remaining deeply relatable.
Following a series of strong releases that have steadily shaped the narrative of Reinvention, the new single continues to underline the album’s core theme: transformation through adversity. Rather than reinventing themselves for the sake of change, The Veer Union refine everything that defines them, heavier, sharper, and more honest than ever before.
With Reinvention arriving on 20th February, 2026, The Veer Union are building toward one of the most defining chapters of their career. ‘Venom In My Veins’ stands as another clear statement of intent: this is a band fully in control of their sound, their message, and their momentum.
California’s hardcore heavyweights Lionheart continue their unstoppable run with the release of Valley Of Death II, dropping today, 9th January 2026 via Arising Empire. The record marks the long-awaited sequel to their 2019 fan-favourite and promises a darker, more aggressive, and uncompromising chapter in the band’s career.
In celebration of the release, the band drop a new music video for the single ‘Chewing Through The Leash’ ft. Matt Honeycutt from Kublai Khan TX.
On January 16th, 2026, Satan Takes A Holiday release Covering Our Tracks: Part 1 via Icons Creating Evil Art — the first installment of a broader album project that began with a series of singles released in 2025 and will continue unfolding through summer 2026.
As the title suggests, Covering Our Tracks: Part 1 collects reinterpretations of classic songs from different eras and genres, all filtered through the band’s raw energy, garage-rock grit, and punk swagger. The EP showcases the band’s evolving creative process while honoring the music that helped shape their sound.
EP Tracklist — Covering Our Tracks: Part 1 01. Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World (Ramones) feat. Rockenrollex 02. Gettin’ Away With Murder (Baby Grande) feat. Nicke Andersson 03. You’re the One That I Want (Travolta/Newton-John — Grease) 04. I Can’t Stop Thinking About It X Shady Lady & The Malefactor (The Dirtbombs) feat. Danne McKenzie 05. Rumble! 2026 (Link Wray)
Focus Track:Today Your Love, Tomorrow the Worldfeat. Rockenrollex The EP opens with Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World, a high-voltage cover of the Ramones classic, reimagined as a punk duet with longtime friend Rockenrollex. A staple of the band’s live show for years, this studio recording injects fresh aggression and melodic bite into one of punk’s most irreverent anthems. – “Ramones’ bold and tongue-in-cheek portrayal of a young German boy longing for love, approval, and belonging remains both courageous and disarmingly timely today. We’ve had this song in our setlists for a couple of years now, but for the studio recording we wanted to give it something special — so we brought in our friend, the Sekt’s own Rockenrollex, to turn it into a punk rock duet.”
Collected alongside the opening track are the three singles released across 2025 — each a reinterpretation of a well-known or cult favorite, now given the band’s visceral garage-punk touch:
Gettin’ Away With Murder feat. Nicke Andersson — a cover of the Australian glam-rock track by Baby Grande. In this version, Nicke Andersson (noted for his work with The Hellacopters, Imperial State Electric, Entombed and more) delivers a fiery guest guitar solo that elevates the song into high-octane rock territory.
You’re the One That I Want — taken from the iconic Grease soundtrack (originally performed by John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John), the band recasts the 1970s pop favorite as a gritty, guitar-driven doomy rock stomper — equal parts swagger and subversion.
I Can’t Stop Thinking About It X Shady Lady & the Malefactor feat. Danne McKenzie — this hybrid cover brings together elements of The Dirtbombs’ garage-rock classic with additional flavors from collaborators Shady Lady & the Malefactor. With Danne McKenzie stepping up as lead vocalist, the song becomes a sweeping, hypnotic journey through fuzz, groove, and sing-along hooks.
The EP closes with Rumble! 2026, a modernized take on Link Wray’s instrumental groundbreaking classic — a piece of rock history reinterpreted with taut muscle and contemporary edge.
An Album Built in Chapters
Covering Our Tracks: Part 1 is more than a collection of covers — it’s an intentional snapshot of an album unfolding in real time. By revisiting foundational songs from across decades and reshaping them with sweat, stance, and spirit, Satan Takes A Holiday embrace the lineage of rock music while charting their own creative path heading into 2026.
Satan Takes A Holiday are one of Sweden’s most dynamic rock acts, blending classic rock’n’roll, garage rock, punk attitude and modern edge into a sound that’s at once familiar and fiercely their own. With multiple albums and extensive touring across Europe, the band has earned a reputation for energetic live shows and fearless reinterpretations. With years of touring experience across Europe, they’ve shared stages with acts such as KISS, The Sonics, Mustasch, Juliette Lewis, Backyard Babies, and Imperial State Electric, earning a reputation as a must-see live act that grips audiences with raw energy and infectious groove.
The band’s singles have attracted attention across major platforms and media — including support from BBC 6 Music (featuring Iggy Pop) as well as regular rotation on Sweden’s P3 and Bandit Rock, and critical praise from Classic Rock, Louder Sound, and Rock Hard.
Rather than treating rock history as untouchable, the band approaches it as raw material — something to honor, test, and make personal. Covering Our Tracks: Part 1 continues this tradition, weaving collaboration and reinvention into a multi-chapter album project that unfolds throughout 2026.
Australian death doom outfit Mammon’s Throne have announced the release of their third full length My Body to the Worms on 13th March, 2026 via Hammerheart Records.
In celebration, the band has released the first heavy track ‘Elixir’ in the form of an official music video which is streaming via the Hammerheart Records YouTube channel.
Mammon’s Throne comment on the track: “During the album writing process, we set out to have a no frills, in your face, pummeling track and thought it would be fun to include some influence from hardcore music by including a breakdown towards the end of the song. We jokingly referred to this new amalgamation as “Funeral-Slam”, a label which seems to be sticking.
The theme of the lyrics came together very organically while jamming the riffs and they have definitely hooked people in when we have performed the track live, as we are frequently asked when the “Nosferatu” song is coming.
‘Elixir’ was recorded to a live studio drum performance to capture the natural dynamics and tempo Mammon’s Throne is known for during our live shows. Amesh recorded and mixed the remainder of the track in his home studio, adding multiple guitar layers and heavy reverb to capture Nosferatu‘s foreboding presence in her castle, draining the life force of countless victims.
Some say the multiple screeches and shrieks heard in the track were the 2 guitarists’ pickups haunted and possessed by the vampire herself. Special guest vocals provided by Count Louis Peter Meoackovic, Nosferatu‘s feline minion and production superintendent. See if you can figure out where he’s lurking in the song!“
After relentless gigging and the success of their 2020 debut album Forward Unto Flame, Mammon’s Throne have established themselves as a force to be reckoned within the Australian live music scene. They followed this up with an epic offering of extreme doom on their self-titled release in 2023. This album saw the band fully embrace the death-doom and black metal aspects of their sound and was met with great admiration by listeners and reviewers.
On the back of the strength of their live performances and respect within the local music community, the band have supported multiple international touring acts such as My Dying Bride, Pallbearer, Conan, Triumph of Death and Rotting Christ to name a few and have done a run of shows in Japan in 2024.
Mammon’s Throne have signed with Hammerheart Records to release their third album My Body to the Worms, which is due on the 13th of March 2026 and represents their most ambitious work to date. The band effortlessly weaves elements of death metal, black metal, doom metal and more to create an engrossing and narrative atmosphere with poignant and memorable lyrics, intricate guitar work and diverse vocal styles that are sure to keep listeners coming back time and time again.
Track-list: 1. Senseless Death 2. Clandestine Unholy Rites 3. Elixir 4. Every Day More Sickened 5. At the Threshold of Eternity 6. An Angel’s Grace 7. Departed
Stockholm’s black/death metal outfit SPEGLAS has released a second single, “Dearth”, taken from their forthcoming debut album“Endarkenment, Being & Death”, due out on February 27th, 2026, via Trust No One Recordings.
Following the release of the first single “The Spirit Postmortem”, “Dearth” continues to explore the overarching conceptual framework of the album, delving deeper into its philosophical and spiritual themes.
Vocalist and guitarist Isak Rosemarin comments: “The second single entitled ‘Dearth’ from our upcoming debut album ‘Endarkenment, Being & Death’ is much like the first single ‘The Spirit Postmortem’ a part of the overarching concept of the album itself. ‘Dearth’ deals with a kind of spiritual famine within the human being. In other words a lack or scarcity of values, aim and therefore meaning. Or in Nietzschean terms, which the album holds as a main inspiration – any answer to the question ‘why’ is lacking. The song itself has a bit more weight to it then the rest.“
Tracklist:
Woe
The Endarkenment
Incessant Severance
Dearth
The Spirit Postmortem
Ailing
Hitherto Awry
Rage Upon The Dying Fire
Formed in 2015, SPEGLAS has always operated with a singular aim: to fuse the visceral intensity of black and death metal with the driving force and melodic weight of classic heavy metal. The result is a sound that is raw, fierce, and atmospheric – yet unexpectedly heartfelt, vulnerable, and even empowering. Their so far released EPs – “Birth, Dreams & Death” (2015, Imperium) and “Time, Futility & Death” (2022, Pulverised) – already hinted at a band unafraid to wander beyond genre boundaries. With their forthcoming debut, SPEGLAS refine that vision into something even more nuanced and personal.
The band’s lineup consists of vocalist and guitarist Isak Rosemarin (Sweven, ex-Morbus Chron, ex-Century), drummer Jesper Nyrelius (Sweven), guitarist Alexi Hedlund, and newly added bassist Victor Berg (New Keepers of the Water Towers). With Victor’s arrival completing the lineup, SPEGLAS are now gearing up to bring their dark, immersive sound to the stage in support of the album’s release.
“Endarkenment, Being & Death” was mixed by Simon Söderberg (Ghost, Henrik Palm) at Studio Mayfire and mastered by Magnus Lindberg (Cult of Luna, Ulcerate, Russian Circles etc).The album is available for pre-order atTHIS LOCATION
PATRIARCHS IN BLACK have released a new single ‘The Ocean’.
Following the release of their critically acclaimed studio album ‘Home’ last August, PATRIARCHS IN BLACK present their brand new cover version of the Led Zeppelin classic ‘The Ocean’.
With this, the band not only pays homage to one of their greatest idols, but also celebrates the birthdays of both PIB guitarist Dan Lorenzo and Jimmy Page.
In 2023, PATRIARCHS IN BLACK even received a Grammy nomination for their cover of Led Zeppelin’s ‘Friends.’
‘The Ocean’ was recorded by Johnny Kelly (Type O Negative) on drums, Dan Lorenzo (Hades / Non-Fiction) on guitars and guest vocalist Mark Sunshine (Unida).
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