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Port Noir has announced their 5thalbum “The Dark We Keep”, to be released May 15th, 2026, via InsideOutMusic. The newest record by the Swedish prog band will include 11 tracks, delivering their signature blend of alternative metal with progressive influences – creating a captivating journey told by powerful arrangements and pure emotions.
The band has also released the new single “Noir” and you can watch the video now here.
Pre-order here.
Canadian progressive rock duo Crown Lands deliver their new studio album Apocalypse, their most demanding and fully realized work to date, set for release on May 15th, 2026.
Conceptually, Apocalypse is designed as a complete, album-sides narrative experience, crafted with the classic album format in mind. At the heart of the album lies the 19-minute title track, a sprawling epic that anchors the record both musically and narratively.
You can check out the track now here.
Pre-order now here.
Australian quintet Karnivool have released their long-awaited album In Verses via Cymatic Records/The Orchard. Almost 13 years in the making, In Verses is a culmination of the last decade of life experiences that have brought Karnivool to this point. Meticulously formed and delivered, the LP’s ten tracks journey through collective feelings of frustration, catharsis, and a rediscovery of identity.
To accompany the LP release, the prog-metal stalwarts share the visualizer for Reanimation, a track featuring a solo by UK guitar legend Guthrie Govan.
Order or stream the album here.
Brooklyn-based noise rock / punk outsiders FOREIGN BODY today release their new single ‘Strung Out’, newly signing with Brutal Panda Records.
“Harsh, brutal, filthy, and vulgar” and “so dirty, so clean, so disgusting, so pure” are just a couple of ways that the band has been described by those who’ve experienced their aural onslaught.
Listen to ‘Strung Out’ here: orcd.co/foreignbody-strungout.
The single arrives ahead of the band’s second album, set to release this year.
‘Strung Out’ was produced, mixed, and mastered at STR in San Diego, CA by Matt Ibarra of Rectal Hygienics and recorded at Altered States in Chicago, IL by Matt Russell (REZN, Oozing Wound, Big Laugh).
FOREIGN BODY formed in New York City in 2022 and quickly released an EP and a pair of demos. Their debut album FIXED followed via the cult Malaysian label Menora Recordings in 2023 with a 2025 re-release on Reanimated Miscarriage. Described by CVLT Nation as “one of the filthiest, most f*cked in the head records of the year”, FIXED got the attention of many in the underground thanks to both the band’s ferocity and its raw, unflinching lyrics.
FOREIGN BODY will play a hometown show on 21st March in Brooklyn, NY @ The Gutter with Reaper’s Gong (ex-Full of Hell). Stay tuned for updates on the forthcoming album and live performance dates in the coming months.
Listen to FOREIGN BODY’s full discography on Bandcamp: https://foreignbodynyc.bandcamp.com
FOREIGN BODY are:
Hugh – Vocals/Saxophone
Nikolai – Guitar
Collin – Drums
Thomas – Bass
FOREIGN BODY online:
https://www.instagram.com/foreignbody_nyc/
https://foreignbodynyc.bandcamp.com/
Aeon Gods has released a video for “Reborn To Light”, third single taken from the eponymous new album to be released on February 20 by Scarlet Records.
After facing chaos, serpents, and the shadows of dissolution, the sun-god rises again. The song captures this moment of cosmic victory with a powerful metal hymn: driving riffs, thunderous drums, and an anthemic chorus that celebrates the defeat of the evil forces seeking to extinguish creation. “Reborn To Light” is both a mythic climax and a musical declaration – epic, uplifting, and forged in the heart of ancient legend. No matter how deep the night, dawn will always rise again.
video by KAILVVVEIT
With “Reborn To Light” Aeon Gods open a new chapter in their myth-driven metal universe, entering the radiant and shadowed realm of ancient Egypt.
The new songs blend power metal might with orchestral texture to create an immersive mythic experience, and the German band delivers a truly cinematic and dynamic work: fast and powerful anthems, dramatic battle hymns, dark atmospheric passages, symphonic grandeur, and a moment of calm emotional depth reminiscent of a ballad.
The concept follows the dramatic nightly descent of the sun-god Re into the underworld – alongside this central solar cycle, “Reborn To Light” incorporates other foundational Egyptian myths; these stories expand the album’s mythological scope and deepen its conceptual arc.
A cinematic journey of darkness, rebirth, and divine triumph elevating Aeon Gods’ signature blend of heavy riffs, grand choirs, and atmospheric depth!
“Reborn To Light”:
Aeon Gods will support Victorius on their April/May 2026 “Tour Of The Strong” (Germany, Austria, Switzerland);
FFO: Manowar, Sabaton, Gloryhammer, Wind Rose, Brothers Of Metal;
“Reborn To Light” tracklist:
1 Birth Of Light
2 Flames Of Ember Dawn
3 Barque Of Millions (Amduat pt. I)
4 The Sacred Union (Amduat pt. II)
5 Soldiers Of Re (Amduat pt. III)
6 Reborn To Light (Amduat pt. IV)
7 Feather Or Heart
8 Rebellion (Re’s Dying Reign pt. I)
9 Blood And Sand (Re’s Dying Reign pt. II)
10 Farewell (Re’s Dying Reign pt. III)
Total running time: 43:04
Aeon Gods live supporting Victorius on the April/May 2026 “Tour Of The Strong”:
16.04. CH | MÜNCHENSTEIN – Rockfact
17.04. DE | FRANKFURT / MAIN – Nachtleben
18.04. DE | MÜNCHEN – Backstage Club
19.04. AT | WIEN – Viper Room
24.04. DE | BOCHUM – Rockpalast
25.04. DE | HAMBURG – Logo
30.04. DE | BERLIN – Badehaus
01.05. DE | DRESDEN – Pushkin
02.05. DE | LEIPZIG – Hellraiser
08.05. DE | KÖLN – Helios
15.05. DE | NÜRNBERG – Cult
16.05. DE | ANNABERG-BUCHHOLZ – Alte Brauerei
Aeon Gods:
Alex ʹSol’Ra-tuʹ Hunzinger – voice of the Gods (vocals)
Anja ʹSu’en -Chelʹ Hunzinger – harmony of the Gods (keyboards)
Robert ʹAbzu’Keanʹ Altenbach – power of the Gods (guitar)
Pat ʹUr’Athtarʹ Hesse – steel of the Gods (guitar)
Elias ʹIš’Taruʹ Knorr – thunder of the Gods (drums)
Swedish death metal outfit Xorsist have announced the release of their third full length Aberrations. The freshly signed band will release the new offering on 24th April via Hammerheart Records.
Pre-order Aberrations here: https://xorsistband.lnk.to/aberrations
The first single ‘An Elegy Unfolds’ is now streaming via on all digital platforms.
Xorsist comment on the track: “We’re extremely proud to finally release our new single ‘An Elegy Unfolds’. We know this is the right track to set the tone for what is to come. Prepare for a descent into darker territory!“
Listen to ‘An Elegy Unfolds’ here: https://xorsistband.lnk.to/anelegyunfolds
Hailing from the hallowed city that birthed classic death metal acts such as Entombed, Dismember and Unleashed, Stockholm, Sweden’s Xorsist stand firm as torchbearers of the city’s enduring death metal legacy. Since their formation, the band have forged a sound deeply rooted in the raw, uncompromising tradition of old school Swedish death metal while steadily sharpening their own identity within the genre.
Following their self-released debut album Deadly Possession in 2022 and their second full-length At the Somber Steps of Serenity in 2023, Xorsist built a formidable track record that earned them a growing reputation within the Swedish underground and beyond. Founded by Gustav Ryderfelt (vocals and guitar) and later solidified with Birk Castenmalm (vocals and bass) and Alphonse Bouquelon (drums), the band’s core sound balances deep reverence for tradition with a focused drive toward progression.
Now signed to Hammerheart Records, Xorsist prepare to unleash their third album called Aberrations, slated for release in April 2026. While their earlier recordings honored the path that defined the classic Stockholm sound, Aberrations marks a decisive step forward, eclipsing everything that came before it and presenting a clearer, more defined expression of the band’s musical vision. With this new chapter, Xorsist continue to carry the Swedish death metal torch into darker territory!
Track-list:
1. Rest Impending
2. Souls to Mourn
3. Draped in Sorrow’s Cloth…
4. An Elegy Unfolds
5. Of Where I Reside
6. Faceless
7. His Shrouded Gaze
8. …And Aged in Embers
9. Disbelief
10. Memorial Cries
Line up:
Gustav Ryderfelt – Rhythm guitar & lead vocals
Birk Castenmalm – Bass & lead vocals
Pavel Lindegren – Lead guitar & backing vocals
Alphonse Bouquelon – Drums
Follow Xorsist
https://www.facebook.com/Xorsistofficial-61555857207968/
https://www.instagram.com/Xorsistofficial
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