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SYMETRIA Release New Single ‘XIII’ + Celebrate 10 Years with New EP & Expanding Tour Schedule

Posted by tarjavirmakari on August 16, 2026
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Hard rock/metal band Symetria are turning the page on their next chapter with the release of “XIII” (Thirteen), the second single from their forthcoming EP All or Nothing, due out via Curtain Call Records. Following the overwhelmingly positive response to the EP’s lead single, “The Game,” Symetria return with a track that showcases the band’s signature blend of melody, rhythm, harmony, soaring guitar leads, and thunderous intensity.

“XIII” (Thirteen) finds Symetria pushing their sound forward while maintaining the raw energy and musicianship that have defined the band throughout their journey. The track weaves together intricate melodies, driving rhythms, powerful instrumentation, and an engaging lyrical presentation, delivering a dynamic hard rock/metal experience built for both the headphones and the live stage.

“‘XIII’ isn’t just a song, it’s a celebration, a gift, a tribute if you will to all the bands and artists who paved the way for heavy music from the beginning.  We, as a band, don’t do covers.  We write music.  When the idea of paying tribute or homage to our predecessors came along it was never about who’s song to cover, or what band to tribute.  That’s not our style.  We’re artists.  We create.  So we decided to pay tribute to those who we look up to, thank them for what they did, who they are, the risks they took, and the music they created that inspired us and so many others to start out on this journey in music for ourselves by writing a song about it.  Honestly, what better way is there to truly pay tribute to a legend than to write a song about them, about the music, and maybe a little bit about what it meant to us. A song that will live forever in tribute to them just as the music they created will,” shares the band.

Recorded at SoundMine Studio in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, “XIII” was produced and mixed by acclaimed producer Dan Malsch, whose work helps capture the power, dynamics, and expansive sonic character of Symetria’s latest material.

The release arrives during a significant milestone for Symetria, as the band celebrates 10 years of creating music, performing live, and continuing to evolve their sound. With All or Nothing on the horizon, the band is showing no signs of slowing down, instead, they are expanding their reach with an increasingly ambitious touring schedule and plans to bring their music to audiences around the world.

Tonight at the Schuylkill County Fairgrounds, Symetria is in the company of an impressive list of local and national talent selected to support the Coal Region Music Fest. This is an event put on annually to raise funds and awareness to the local veterans support agencies in the region.

Then comes a huge road trip out to Bloomville, Ohio, where Symetria gets to stretch their legs for the Smoking Cole’s Bike Rally an 8 Day event where the band lands themselves a Saturday night slot opening for the legendary Lita Ford. After that run of 4 shows Symetria makes their first appearance in Allentown PA in 8 years at the Allentown Arts Gallery.

The band then wraps up it’s current schedule with their 2nd straight appearance on B’N’R fest Saturday November 7th in Birdsboro PA a local Reading area music festival that brings together some of the longest running local and regional acts in the eastern PA music scene. The band has plans in the works to tour for the first time with intentions of late summer or fall of 2027.

Following the release of “XIII,” Symetria is also preparing an airplay campaign launching in the coming months, designed to further amplify the EP and introduce the band’s music to new listeners while supporting their growing live presence.

The momentum surrounding All or Nothing has also sparked an obvious question: How much more music does Symetria have in the vault, and how soon will they be back in the studio? With the band continuing to write, perform, and build on the response to their latest releases, fans may not have to wait long to find out.

With 10 years behind them and an entirely new chapter ahead, Symetria are proving that All or Nothing isn’t just the title of their upcoming EP, it’s a statement of intent.

Along with the new single, Symetria has launched an official website that you can find at :  http://symetria.band

“XIII” (Thirteen) is available now via Curtain Call Records.

STREAM “XIII”: https://orcd.co/mjp3bnd

For More Information Please Visit: Official Website – Instagram – Facebook – TikTok – YouTube

BADSQUATCH Releases New Single + Video ‘Nakupenda’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on August 16, 2026
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Photo by Jennifer Studanski Photography

The continuously polarizing artist known as BADSQUATCH offers up the fourth single from his debut album, a fourteen-track double EP that he refers to as a mental health piece. The dark and light contrasts that have been present in the first releases by this new creative are even more present as this song “Nakupenda” almost seems to come from a completely different world as the previous single.

Following up that last tune about soul-crushing heartbreak wrought with heavy guitars and blistering vocals, the new song “Nakupenda” does a complete turnaround, opening with sounds of a babbling brook followed by slow and beautifully methodical acoustic chords that lead into BADSQUATCH’s soft, yet warm and inviting vocals. The name of the song, the phrase for “I love you” in Swahili, is confirmed to be a kind of title-track of the I LUV YOU side of the album, but it is also a nod to the African-inspired percussion instrumentation and lyrical themes of flowing with the river toward the ocean, mentioned by the artist to be further inspired by stories of the Nile River.

In this song, these lyrical themes set this single even further apart from the rest of his recent releases, speaking with an air of wisdom that can only come from somebody that has experience with not just pain and suffering, but also the coming to terms with it, the process of ‘healing’, and moving forward in life. Utilizing metaphors and thought-provoking lines alluding toward a search for peace, the themes of the song directly match the very calm, inviting, and disarming instrumentation delivered to us.

With this acoustic single, BADSQUATCH has now shown us four completely different looks as an artist: first an industrial anthem about self-loathing, followed by an 80’s dance/workout song about moving your body, and most recently, a gritty and gut-wrenching song painting a picture of the moment your heart breaks. Now, we get to experience this acoustic adventure down a river of gratitude and healing. It seems whatever BADSQUATCH has for us next, like Sasquatch legend, is a total mystery.

STREAM “Nakupenda” HERE

Upcoming Tour Dates:

Thurs. August 20th @ Culinary Dropout in Omaha, NE
Sat. August 22nd @ Fisher Cove Lake in Silver Creek, NE
Fri. August 28th @ Hurrdat Sports Bar in Gretna, NE
Sat. August 29th @ The Weekend Lakeside Bar & Grill in Ashland, NE
Thurs. November 5th @ 1867 in Lincoln, NE w/ With A Vengeance (Tommy Vext)

For More Information Please Visit: Official Website – Instagram – Facebook – TikTok – YouTube

Lithuanian JUODVARNIS Return with New Live Video ‘Dvasios Ligos’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on August 16, 2026
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Lithuanian progressive metal force JUODVARNIS return to the spotlight in a new live video released by KILKIM ŽAIBU, capturing the band’s powerful performance at this year’s festival in Lithuania.

The footage was produced by the KILKIM ŽAIBU festival and has now been premiered on the festival’s official YouTube channel, offering fans a chance to experience one of the standout performances from KILKIM ŽAIBU XXVI.

JUODVARNIS performed on Thursday, June 25, the opening day of the festival, appearing among the main acts on the Pikuolis stage. Their performance happened just before the legendary Swiss industrial black metal veterans SAMAEL took the stage. Playing in front of a huge festival crowd, JUODVARNIS delivered a set centered around material from their latest album, Tėkmės.

The newly released video features “Dvasios Ligos” the opening track of Tėkmės, which was released on January 23, 2026. The song showcases the band’s characteristic blend of progressive metal, blackened intensity and atmospheric, constantly shifting arrangements.

The new video is part of KILKIM ŽAIBU’s own effort to document and share the performances that defined this year’s festival. The professionally produced footage captures both the intensity of JUODVARNIS’ performance and the scale of the audience gathered for the band’s late-evening set.

For JUODVARNIS, the KILKIM ŽAIBU appearance marked one of the first major opportunities to bring Tėkmės to a large festival audience following the album’s release earlier this year.

About Juodvarnis:
Juodvarnis is a Lithuanian metal powerhouse blending elements of dark, death, black, and progressive metal to create a sound that is both brutal and introspective. With their poetic lyrics, cinematic visuals, and dynamic compositions, Juodvarnis continues to push the boundaries of the genre.

More info: https://linktr.ee/juodvarnis

50 Years Of Punk – JOHNNY THUNDERS Is Gonna Burn Out Your Brain

Posted by tarjavirmakari on August 16, 2026
Posted in: Int. News, News. Tagged: 50 Years Of Punk, Cleopatra Records, JOHNNY THUNDERS. Leave a comment

It’s 50 years since punk rock first arose from the streets of London to mortify great swathes of polite British society.  50 years since The Damned released their debut single, “New Rose,” in October 1976.  And 50 years since Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers stepped out of New York legend, and flew into London to tour with the Sex Pistols.

That tour largely fell apart in the aftermath of the Pistols’ profanity-laden live TV interview at the beginning of December, 1976 – up and down the country, outraged councils banned the band from ever setting foot in their local venues, and they meant it as well.  Gigs were canceled, protestors protested… ah, happy days.

The Heartbreakers themselves were not heartbroken. Already they had seen and heard enough to know that the UK was the perfect base for operations.  Long before the ill-fated Anarchy tour, the British music press had been documenting their development, even as the American media all but ignored them.

The band did return to New York occasionally, though, and one of the greatest live recordings in Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers’ catalog emerged from one such moment, a frantic guest-star packed appearance at the Village Gate in New York City, in August 1977 – right around the same time as Elvis Presley died, and just a couple of days after Johnny Thunders got married.

Fiery, frenzied, a non-stop shock of pure punk slash and burn, those Village Gate shows, guitarist Walter Lure recalled, “were truly the peak of the Heartbreakers—particularly the second and third nights. For some reason, none of us had scored before the first show, so we loaded up on Billy [Rath, bassist]’s speed beforehand. We also blew out the PA on the first night. We learned our lesson and doubled our efforts to pick up some junk the next day.

“Periodically, or so I’ve heard, different elements of the Village Gate audience would break into their own bellowed response to Presley’s passing, but I can’t say it affected us. We just enjoyed playing for a huge hometown crowd… they must have been educated during the six months we went away. 

“They even danced to us there!  Pogo dancing!  We looked out and there they all were, jumping up and down, really up. There’s a live album out that was recorded at the Gate, and it’s really one of our better shows.”

Could there be a more trustworthy recommendation?

With special guests Robert Gordon and Thunders’ fellow New York Doll Sylvain Sylvain making appearances, LAMF – Live at the Village Gate 1977 is available on both CD in a deluxe mini LP gatefold sleeve, and on gorgeous opaque pink vinyl!

Meanwhile, punk’s 50 year celebration charges on, and Cleopatra Records joins the party with a catalog brimming with first wave punk rock giants. 

From The Damned to the Dickies, and ex-Runaway Cherie Currie to the Dead Boys;  from The Members and The Vibrators to 999, and The Skids, brilliant new releases and precious archive treasures alike have lit up the shelves, and every month through 2026, Cleopatra Records will be spotlighting a fresh classic from the catalog.

 Last time around it was Eater’s tribute to the first months of UK punk. Next month… hmm.  Wait and see.  But this month, we raise a glass to Johnny Thunder’s and the Heartbreakers, not only for what they did back then, but also for the fact that their influence continues to twist minds and corrupt should, and kick out some of the most exciting rock’n’roll of this, or any other era.

And look out for some more very special Johnny Thunders/Dolls releases from Cleopatra soon!

CD/VINYL: https://cleorecs.com/products/johnny-thunders-the-heartbreakers-l-a-m-f-live-at-the-village-gate-1977-cd

Track listing

1. Chinese Rocks
2. Pirate Love
3. Get Off The Phone
4. All By Myself
5. Let Go
6. Can’t Keep My Eyes On You
7. Chatterbox
8. One Track Mind
9. Take A Chance With Me
10. Born Too Loose
11. Boppin’ The Blues
12. Do You Love Me
13. I Wanna Be Loved

MIND AFFLICTION Return After 10 Years with New Album “No Future, No Light” & Video Single ‘Niebyt’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on August 16, 2026
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Polish blackened death metal band MIND AFFLICTION return after a decade-long break with their third studio album, “No Future, No Light”, set for release on August 21st, 2026 via Polish label Via Nocturna (pre-order).

Today, the band unveil a music video for the Polish-language track “Niebyt”, the second single from the upcoming album following “Awakening”.

The video was filmed at Rabsztyn Castle courtesy of MOK in Olkusz, and was directed, shot and edited by Maciej Dunin-Borkowski of Tentacles Studio.

Commenting on the song, the band state: “Niebyt (Polish for “Non-Existence”) explores themes of self-despair and an endless cycle of philosophical introspection, gradually leading to the complete dissolution of one’s identity“.

Formed in Kraków in 2009, MIND AFFLICTION combine the ferocity and technical precision of death metal with the cold, ominous atmosphere of black metal, further expanding their sound through progressive structures and dense, multilayered arrangements.

Following “Pathetic Humanity” in 2013 and “Into the Void” in 2016, the band now return with their darkest and most forceful release to date. “No Future, No Light” delivers crushing riffs, blast-driven percussion and an unrelenting wall of sound, contrasted with melodic elements and slower, atmospheric passages. Lyrically, the album explores human collapse, inner decay and existential darkness, portraying a world consumed by chaos and gradual disintegration.

“No Future, No Light” was produced, mixed and mastered by Dominik Burzym at Studio 67 (Cemetery of Scream, Mord’A’Stigmata), with lyrics for “The Architect” written by Kamil Kamler, band photography by Monika Podolska, and cover artwork and layout created by Diana Sawicka (Nokturnal Mortum, Patriarkh).

TRACKLIST:
01. Festering Dreams
02. Purified Maggots
03. Eons of Blindness
04. Futureless
05. Niebyt
06. Awakening
07. Reckoning
08. Vishe III
09. The Architect

LINE-UP:
Dariusz Zabrzeński – guitars, vocals, keyboards & FX
Krzysztof Chomicki – bass, vocals
Kamil Poręba – guitars
Robert Błażyczek – drums

More info: Facebook | Bandcamp | Instagram

XION Reveal New Single & Video ‘Granted Wings (Let Me Fly)’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on August 16, 2026
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Photo by George Grigoriadis

Swedish metal newcomers XION are set to release their second album, „When Stars Collide“, on September 11th via Fireflash Records. XION’s fresh blend of speed and thrash metal sounds unique, and you can clearly sense the power, dedication, boundless energy and ambition of this young band.

Today, XION release their third new single, along with a lyric video, for the emotional track “Granted Wings (Let Me Fly”).

Stream/Download: https://save-it.cc/fireflash/granted-wings
Get it on Bandcamp: https://ff-xion.bandcamp.com/track/granted-wings-let-me-fly

“”Granted Wings (Let Me Fly)” is one of our most unique songs. It’s a dark themed song that hits you right in the heart. With vulnerable vocals and melodic guitar leads the dynamic track slowly builds up to an explosive climax. It is the emotional rollercoaster of the album. The themes in the lyrics are abandoment, lonliness, losing everything and the fear of the uncertainty when all is lost “, comments the band.

The quintet was formed in 2022, when some of the members were still under 18, yet they were already playing with the same precision and energy as more established metal bands. Since then, the band from Falun has taken the world by storm. The combination of the members’ young age and their extremely precise and virtuosic musical skills has made XION one of the most interesting and promising newcomers on the Swedish metal scene in many years.

In January 2024, XION released their debut album “Between Shadows and Gods”, produced by Johan Reivén (RAM, HOSTILIA, among others). They performed as the support act for IN FLAMES and the GENE SIMMONS BAND at the legendary “Dalhalla Arena” and played at several festivals, including “Gefle Metal”, “Sweden Rock Festival” and the “Sabaton Cruise”. Their concerts have been highly praised. Sweden Rock Magazine rated one of their live performances 9/10, and their performance at the “Sweden Rock Festival” itself received a rating of 4/5. In 2023, the band also won the “Imagine Sweden” music competition.

In June 2025, XION released the single “Wasteland of Time”, produced by Jonas Arnberg (METHANE, DEMONICAL, among others), who is also producing the band’s upcoming studio album, “When Stars Collide”. This track also convinced Fireflash Records to offer them a record deal.

“When Stars Collide” takes things a step further and showcases the band at their very best. The entire record is packed with surprises and metal anthems that stick in your memory. “This upcoming album consists of tracks we’ve worked on for a very long time and put a lot of effort into,” reveals the band – and every serious metalhead should definitely check out these young, up-and-coming stars. XION is the future!

“When Stars Collide” will be available on a CD Jewelcase, phantom purple Vinyl (incl. 4-page insert & signed autograph card), digtal and via Bandcamp with various bundle options, incl. new merchandise. 

Pre-order the album here: https://save-it.cc/fireflash/when-stars-collide
Get the album on CD, Vinyl & exclusive merchandise bundles on Bandcamp: https://ff-xion.bandcamp.com/album/when-stars-collide

XION Is:
Robin Björk – Vocals
Erik Zetterström – Guitars
Liam Rådman – Guitars
Johan Berg – Bass
Algot Brask – Drums

XION online:
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/xiontheband
Homepage: http://xiontheband.se/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/xiontheband
Instagram: https://instagram.com/xiontheband
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOBLLMlawAMG96LTtTRq1CQ
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@xiontheband
X: https://x.com/xiontheband
Bandshop: https://xiontheband.bandcamp.com/

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