EMPIRE DROWNS Drop New Album “Endless Nights” on Halloween

Posted by tarjavirmakari on August 23, 2025
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EMPIRE DROWNS challenge the boundaries of melodic doom and death metal on their haunting  new album “Endless Nights”. The Danish collective, featuring former and current members from Withering Surface, Urkraft, and Saturnus, delivers a sonic experience where melancholy, atmosphere, and aggression collide in compelling fashion. 

“Endless Nights” is a record that breathes with its own pulse: melodic yet crushing, introspective yet vast, bleak yet strangely beautiful. 

Across its tracks, “Endless Nights” weaves powerful growls, mournful guitar leads, pounding rhythms, and spectral keyboards into a cohesive whole that pays homage to genre titans like Paradise Lost, My Dying Bride, Katatonia and Amorphis – while carving out an identity all its own. 

The album was recorded by Marco Angioni (Tygers of Pan Tang, Thorium) at Angioni Studios, and mixed and mastered by Tue Madsen at the renowned Antfarm Studios (Moonspell, The Haunted, Baest). The result is a deep, enveloping production that enhances both the weight and nuance of Empire Drowns’ sound.

“While the music retains a core of Scandinavian winter and grey skies, “Endless Nights” was forged not only in Denmark, but also in the vibrant heart of East Africa – a region of majestic landscapes and rich cultures, scorching sun, devastating cycles of drought and flood, profound political tumult, unforgiving poverty and deep resilience”, the band states. “The album’s inspiration is a paradox born of the extremes that shape these vastly different worlds, it stands as a powerful sonic reflection of life’s relentless contrasts”. 

“Endless Nights” will be released on LP (grey vinyl, limited to 150 copies), CD and digital on 31.10.2025, via Mighty Music. Pre-orders are now available via this link. All the pre-orders coming in through Targetshop or Target Group’s Bandcamp are signed by the band.

The first single of the album, “Volcanic Funeral,” is now available on all streaming services.

Looking ahead, Empire Drowns will take “Endless Nights” to the stage in 2026, with live performances that promise to channel the album’s emotional depth and sonic weight into an immersive concert experience. This is not a studio project or a fleeting collaboration; this is a real band, committed to the long haul, ready to connect with audiences and make their mark on stages across Europe and beyond. 

“One of the strongest Danish Metal albums of the year” – Devilution

Lineup:
Michael Hvolgaard Andersen – vocals
Thomas Birk – guitars
Anders Ro Nielsen – keyboards
Marco Angioni – bass
Kim Jørgensen – drums

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

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DYING AWKWARD ANGEL Celebrate Release of New Album “The Missing Frame” with Video Single ‘The Inner Paradox’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on August 23, 2025
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Italian melodic death metallers Dying Awkward Angel released yesterday, August 22nd, 2025, their most intense and uncompromising work to date, the new full-length album “The Missing Frame“, via Rockshots Records.

Formed in 1998 in the underground metal scene of Turin by guitarist and main composer Edoardo Demuro, the band forged its style drawing from the Gothenburg melodeath wave (In Flames, At The Gates, Dark Tranquillity) and the aggression of American thrash and death metal, adding its own unmistakable Italian touch. Over the years, they have shared the stage with Decapitated, Impaled Nazarene, Necronomicon, Forgotten Tomb, Node, and many more, building a solid reputation for their visceral and high-energy live shows.

“The Missing Frame” follows the critically acclaimed “Absence Of Light” (2018) and was anticipated by the singles “Music Kills” and “9.99”. Written during a period of renewed creative focus, the album is faster, heavier, and more deliberate, the result of what the band calls “a brutal and honest cooperation between us all.”

Lyrically, the record delves into themes of duality, good and evil, instinct and control, reality and illusion, often drawing from deeply personal experiences, stories, and nightmares of the band members. Tracks like “9.99” question the value of human life, while “Music Kills” explores the double-edged power of music itself.

Musically, the album delivers the cold precision of Swedish melodic death metal combined with the raw energy of American metal, all with a modern and direct production approach. “Don’t expect what you expect. Expect what you don’t,” the band warns.

Recorded at Bottleneck Studios in Turin and produced by the band, “The Missing Frame” is an album that stays true to the band’s roots while pushing their boundaries further than ever before.

Coinciding with the album’s release, the band unveils their newest music video for the track “The Inner Paradox”, a haunting allegory of deep depression. It portrays a layered prison that might almost seem bearable, if not for the grim reality that the world beyond its walls is even more harrowing.

LISTEN “The Inner Paradox” at: https://lnk.to/z9xAx8

For fans of: At The Gates, Carcass, Dark Tranquillity

ORDER “The Missing Frame” here: https://rockshots.eu/TheMissingFrameCD

Add to your Spotify Playlist – https://open.spotify.com/album/5SpG2i3qgkqlAIZnbP1pWJ​

In additional news, Dying Awkward Angel will have the honor of performing at Rock Inn Somma, a special event where the band will present their brand-new album live on its release day!

Track Listing:​
1. The Ecstasy of God (Instrumental)
2. Black Waves
3. The Fallen
4. Music Kills
5. 9.99
6. Raptus
7. YOU MUST DIE!
8. Blinded
9. Skin and Bones
10. The Inner Paradox
11. Out of Mind (R’lyeh)
12. A Promise
13. The Missing Frame (Instrumental)

Line-up:​
Michele Spallieri: Vocals
Demuro Edoardo: Guitars,
Lorenzo Asselli: Guitars
Luca Pellegrino: Drums
Davide Onida: Bass Guitar

More info: https://www.rockshots.eu | http://www.dyingawkwardangel.com | https://www.instagram.com/dyingawkwardangel_official

VINTERSORG Share New Single ‘Störtsjö’ from Upcoming Album

Posted by tarjavirmakari on August 23, 2025
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Folk/prog metal legends Vintersorg are about to release their 11th studio album Vattenkrafternas Spel, which will be out 26th September via Hammerheart Records. Their epic new single, titled ‘Störtsjö’, is now streaming via the label.

Listen to ‘Störtsjö’ here: https://youtu.be/cHFaHYXEUG0
 
Pre-orders for Vattenkrafternas Spel are still available here: https://vintersorg.lnk.to/vattenkrafternasspel

Vintersorg comment: “‘Störtsjö’ (rapid waves) is a song that contains the classic Vintersorg elements, still it has some new perspectives on how the elements are incorporated. This piece show a very strong connection with the water theme and merge the natural sound of ocean waves into the folk melodies that is the backbone of Vintersorg Universe.“

Vintersorg is the enduring vision of Swedish vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter Andreas Hedlund, who has been blending harsh black metal, Nordic folk, and progressive soundscapes since 1994. What began in the frost-covered north of Skellefteå under the name Vargatron has grown into one of Scandinavia’s most unique and consistently evolving metal projects.

Early albums like Till Fjälls and Ödemarkens Son made a name for Vintersorg with their raw yet melodic take on pagan black metal steeped in nature, folklore, and sweeping clean vocals. Later records like Cosmic Genesis and The Focusing Blur took a sharp turn toward the philosophical and the cosmic, diving into metaphysics, astronomy, and avant-garde experimentation. 

Known for a signature mix of soaring baritone vocals, icy black metal shrieks, layered harmonies, and a refusal to play it safe, Vintersorg continue to carve their own path, untamed, cerebral, and deeply connected to the forces that shape both nature and sound.

Tracklist:

1. Efter Dis Kommer Dimma
2. Störtsjö
3. Malströmsbrus
4. Från Djupet Dunstar Tiden
5. Ur Älv Och Å
6. Kraftkällan
7. Regnskuggans Rike
8. Skyrök
9. Ödsliga Salar

Line-up:

Andreas “Vintersorg” Hedlund – vocals, guitars, keyboards, programming
Mattias Marklund – lead guitars
Simon Lundström – bass

Follow Vintersorg: FACEBOOK · INSTAGRAM · HAMMERHEART ARTIST PAGE

WE KILL COWBOYS Drop Their Dirtiest, Heaviest Track Yet ‘Cherry Lips’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on August 23, 2025
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Cape Town’s filthiest rock ’n roll troublemakers, We Kill Cowboys, are back with a track that bites, bleeds, and refuses to behave. Cherry Lips is the band’s first creation as a full five-piece, and it’s a snarling mix of punk grit, grunge dirt, and post-hardcore venom.
 
Born from the brain and battle scars of tattoo artist-turned-frontwoman Alex Muller, We Kill Cowboys aren’t here to play nice. Alex has ditched the guitar to unleash her voice at full force — raw, untamed, and impossible to cage. The latest lineup sees long-time ally Floris Le Roux join on second guitar, trading blows with Mornay’s razor-sharp riffs, while Andrew pummels the kit and Miggs drops bass lines thick enough to rattle your teeth loose.
 
“It’s heavy — the first song we’ve written as a five-piece. It’s about rejecting the idea that anyone needs to save you or mould you into their personal fantasy and refusing to let someone tame your wildness. It’s a feminist song, drawn from personal experience, but the message applies to everyone: don’t be anyone’s bitch — be your own.” – Alex Muller

Cherry Lips is taken from their upcoming album Back From The Dead, coming soon via Mongrel Records.

This isn’t background music. This is sweaty, stomp-the-stage, scream-until-your-throat-tears stuff. Cherry Lips is the sound of a band turning up the volume on their chaos, spitting in the face of conformity, and daring you not to move.

Buy and stream the single here: https://orcd.co/cherry-lips

More information at https://www.facebook.com/wekillcowboys

EVOCATUS Unleash Crushing New Single And Video ‘Serpent of Chaos’

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From the frontline of Australia’s melodic death metal underground, EVOCATUS charge ahead with their blistering new single, “Serpent of Chaos”.

The third strike from their upcoming full-length Inevitable Death, “Serpent of Chaos” conjures an apocalyptic vision where tradition crumbles and darkness reigns. 

The band commented on the track: “This was one of the first songs written for the album. Our previous album ‘Path to Tartarus’ had a lot of very technical songs, and I just wanted to write something more straightforward and catchy. The song evolved from there based on the feel of the intro riff, expanding and changing naturally as the song progressed. If you are familiar with other Evocatus songs, a dual guitar lead and big solo was a must. Once the music was completed, the lyrical theme was almost too obvious and basically wrote itself after a small amount of research.”

Stream the single: orcd.co/socsingle

About the video:

“The video idea was also very natural. We organised Gregoroth to produce the video for us and had a planning session to brainstorm ideas. One thing led to another, and a really solid plan was in place. On the actual day of shooting, there were quite a few obstacles that had to be overcome, but we got it done, and the final product speaks for itself!”

  • Video by @Gregoroth‬
  • Logo by Carlo Santos
  • ‘Serpent of Chaos’ music and lyrics by Jones
  • Produced, mixed, and mastered by Ryan Huthnance – /emissarystudiosaustralia
  • Apophis – Kiki
  • Wanderer – Dean Benham
  • Costume Design – Kylie Ratcliffe
  • Snake – Sunny
  • Snake Handler – Mason Aurino
  • Crew – Nat Jones, Jim Huthnance

Previous releases:
“In Graves Unknown”: Stream – Video
“To Live by the Sword”: Stream – Video
Pre-save Inevitable Death: orcd.co/inevitabledeath

Emerging from the scorched battlefields of New South Wales, EVOCATUS are no strangers to sonic warfare. With a sound forged in the fires of thrash, melodic death, folk, and symphonic metal, the five-piece continue their crusade with Inevitable Death — a towering, blood-soaked successor to 2020’s Path to Tartarus.

Produced by Ryan Huthnance at Emissary Studios, this upcoming release is an unrelenting march through myth, fate, and fury — for fans of Kreator, Amon Amarth, and Machine Head, but delivered with the uniquely epic and sharpened blade that is unmistakably EVOCATUS.

Follow EVOCATUS:
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www.youtube.com/@evocatusbandofficial
https://evocatus.bandcamp.com/music

STORM Drops Genre-Defying Debut Album “Join the STORM”

Posted by tarjavirmakari on August 23, 2025
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What were you doing at 16? STORM releases his first album after already building a remarkable career, with performances at major festivals like Tons of Rock and Download, millions of views on TikTok, and a sound that refuses to be boxed in.

Join the STORM is out now. And it’s more than just a debut. It’s a musical uprising from an artist who doesn’t care about the rules and is already helping define a new generation.

Listen to the album here: https://ffm.to/jointhestorm

Leo Davadi Sundli, better known as STORM, isn’t like other teenagers. With an attitude that kicks down doors and a sound that defies all labels, he’s already played some of Europe’s biggest stages. Now comes the album that brings all that chaos together in one explosive package.

There are no genre boundaries here, only raw intensity.
Join the STORM blends pop-punk, metalcore, EDM, rap, ballads, and electronic elements, and STORM couldn’t care less about what’s supposed to “go together.” This is music made to break rules, not follow them.

– I don’t follow any rules, says STORM. – I make music that hits hard, and I believe people love it. For me, there are no limits. This is the future.

And it really feels like it. The album is both grand and intimate, brutal and vulnerable, and STORM holds nothing back. It’s a manifesto for a new generation of artists who refuse to play by the old playbook.

Dream collabs and musical rebellion
The album features dream collaborations with established names. On the track “Fever Dreams,” STORM brings in Canadian rapper Snak The Ripper and throws him headfirst into his most extreme sonic universe. On the pre-summer single “Suffocating,” STORM teamed up with Norwegian rising stars Fixation. The track has already made waves, landing on genre-leading Kerrang! Radio and BBC Radio 1 Rock Show.

This isn’t an album that tries to fit into playlists. It’s trying to create its own.

Join the STORM is a musical explosion and a personal manifesto. An album that celebrates chaos, freedom, and the power of being unapologetically imperfect.

STORM isn’t just a name to watch. He’s a movement.
And the movement has already begun.

The album is out now. You can ride the wave or get blown away.