After ending a 17 year hiatus with their recent single “End of Everything,”COLEPITZ are back again and proud to announce their long awaited new album ‘The Time Between,’ set for release on October 23rd via High River Records. Offering fans another taste of new music, the band also shares their new single, “The Living Dead,” alongside a lyric video, available below.
COLEPITZ vocalist Rob Korhonen comments on the making of the album:
“Nobody planned a third record. I was taking guitar lessons from Ray, just lessons. I’ve played my whole life and Ray could still show me things. Meanwhile, I was sitting with Shane and Dave Gutter, building songs, because that’s what you do when songs demand building. Ray heard and liked the songs. Lessons turned into something else. What came out was fury, heart, and songcraft. We called it ‘The Time Between.’“
About the new single, he continues:
“‘Living Dead’ is a classic zombie song. It’s also about when people stop thinking for themselves — the kind of thing that’s easy to see happening in the US, although we didn’t set out to write a political song. The riff came first, heavy and Sabbath-leaning, and the rest followed from there. We just let the riff do the work.”
COLEPITZ started in Biddeford, Maine, a beat-up mill town. Birmingham had Sabbath. Biddeford had this.
They tore through the Portland scene in less than a year, leading Wonderdrug Records out of Boston to sign them. The band released its self-titled debut in 1999. Touring behind the record, they played hundreds of shows, crossing the country in a van with Chimaira and sharing stages with Glassjaw, Candiria, Shadows Fall, and Unearth. One song, “Puppet,” ended up in an episode of Supernatural, introducing the band to a whole new audience.
Then they stopped.
In 2008, original members Ray Suhy and Rob Korhonen rekindled their friendship, seven years after the band dissolved. They started writing again. ‘No Tomorrow Tonight’ came out of it, self-released, expansive, ambitious. The two of them were a creative force again.
Life moved on. Rob had two boys and wanted them to have what he did not. They did. Ray went on to join East of the Wall, then Cannabis Corpse, then Six Feet Under. He also released jazz quartet records on Sunnyside. Shane built a booming drum shop and business.
Now, the band returns swinging like they never left with their brand new album, ‘The Time Between.’
This is not a reunion, it’s a continuation. The reaper takes his time.
After reaching crushing new peaks and delving into the deepest, darkest and most personal depths of their storied career during its opening chapters, the Norwegian prog bards Green Carnation are ending their critically-acclaimed album trilogy with a bold and uncompromising exclamation.
“A Dark Poem is by far our biggest achievement since Light of Day, Day of Darkness”, Green Carnation vocalist Kjetil Nordhus. “Our new album trilogy returns to the epic storytelling that put us on the map back in 2001. While the reception to Part I and Part II has been overwhelmingly positive for us, we do believe that Part III saves the best for last”.
Metal Temple agrees. “[…]it is the trilogy’s most cinematic entry that serves as both an emotional farewell and a reflection on the entire journey”, Dave Campbell writes in a 10/10 review.
Today, Green Carnation are releasing the title track as the second advanced single from A Dark Poem, Part III: The Messiah Complex. By performing a prog miracle, trilogy highlight “The Messiah Complex” reveals a dark truth about human nature.
“The title track from Part III of A Dark Poem is about our need to find external excuses for our behavior”, Green Carnation bassist and primary lyricist Stein Roger Sordal says. “This is nothing new, but with our uncritical way of working with our increasingly digital world, we seem unable to cope with the consequences of our actions”.
“‘The Messiah Complex’ is a standout song in the trilogy”, Nordhus adds. “The vibe to this song is quite unique for us, but it doesn’t take long to recognize that it is still very much a Green Carnation song. Bjørn’s guitar work lifts the song up, together with Jonathan’s drumming and, of course, Stein Roger’s bass and vocals during the bridge”.
A Dark Poem, Part III: The Messiah Complex comes out September 4, 2026 on Season of Mist.
Green Carnation left fans and critics more than satisfied after the first two parts of A Dark Poem, but Part III arrives as the trilogy’s missing key. All of its secrets won’t be revealed until the album’s 16-minute orchestral suite finally sees the light of day, but The Messiah Complex ties together the band’s ode to Arthur Rimbaud’s Ophelia with masterful strokes of prog. The title track doesn’t wander so much as it’s left to wonder amidst an existential desert, where rock-solid riffs magically transform into an oasis of swirling synth.
“Look, there it is / Can you believe it?”, Nordhus sings with aching conviction.
While inspired by a Shakespearean tragedy, A Dark Poem addresses the rapidly failing relationship between our inner lives and the outside world. The collective anxiety over encroaching technology, power-hungry leaders and social division that stirred below the surface of The Shores of Melancholia and Sanguis surges to a raging head on The Messiah Complex. The title track traces the evil root of these modern plagues back to biblical times. Fiery double bass drum invokes the wrath of King Herod, leaving no choice but to submit to the song’s sublime final melody.
“Would you guide my way if I believe?” Nordhus cries out. Our impulse might be misguided, but with “The Messiah Complex”, Green Carnation continue to reap endless rewards.
A Dark Poem – Orchestral Suite (16:47) Full runtime: 38:31
Catch Green Carnation during their upcoming hometown shows and European summer festival dates.
During their headlining show in September at the Kilden Performing Arts Centre, the band will perform A Dark Poem in its entirety for the first and final time. Already, fans from 18 different countries have purchased tickets for this once-in-a-lifetime event.
Green Carnation 2026 + 2027 Show Dates August 1 – Ungarn, Hungary @ Feke Zaj Festival [TICKETS] September 12 – Kristiansand, Norway @ Kilden Performing Arts Centre [TICKETS]# September 25 – Bucuresti, Romania @ Bucharest Prog Day II [TICKETS] September 26 – Barcelona, Spain @ Be Prog! My Friend [TICKETS] May 1, 2027 – Kopervik, Norway @ Karmøygeddon [TICKETS]
#Performing A Dark Poem, Part I-III
Since their very first journey into the night more than 25 years ago, Green Carnation have never shied away from a challenge. However, from the beginning, there was one tale – or three, to be exact – that eluded them. Until now. After reaching crushing new peaks and delving into the deepest, darkest and most personal depths of their career during its first two parts, the prog bards are bringing their critically-acclaimed album trilogy to a bold conclusion on A Dark Poem, Part III: The Messiah Complex.
“A Dark Poem is by far our biggest achievement since Light of Day, Day of Darkness”, Green Carnation vocalist Kjetil Nordhus says. “Our new album trilogy returns to the epic storytelling that put us on the map back in 2001. While the reception to Part I and Part II has been overwhelmingly positive for us, we do believe that Part III saves the best for last. The Messiah Complex ties the whole story together with our most ambitious statement to date”.
“The intention behind A Dark Poem was to build a completely new musical universe”, Green Carnation bassist and primary lyricist Stein Roger Sordal says. “While the direction revealed itself as the creative journey unfolded, The Messiah Complex was carefully planned with a clear vision for where we wanted the story to end. Our goal was for all three parts to stand on their own, but Part III brings them all together into a unified whole”.
Founded in the early ‘90s by Emperor’s original bassist Tchort, Green Carnation amassed a cult following behind critical acclaim for Light of Day, Day of Darkness, an album containing a single hour-long song that still resonates as one of the most ambitious epics in metal’s archives. Current members Bjørn Harstad (guitar) and Endre Kirkesola (keyboard, producer), along with Nordhus and Sordal, were already in place by 2001. But whether it was the gothic crush of A Blessing in Disguise or pitch-black hard rock of The Quiet Offspring, Green Carnation continued branching out through the mid-2000s. Even before going on hiatus in 2007, they still flashed a flare for the dramatic by performing their acoustic verses underneath a mountain dam.
“Green Carnation use Leaves of Yesteryear to prove once again they are titans of the craft”, Metal Injection wrote about the band’s 2020 comeback album, which welcomed drummer Jonathan Pérez.
The idea for penning A Dark Poem after Arthur Rimbaud’s dreamy ode to Sheakpeare’s tragic Ophelia steams all the way back to Green Carnation’s earliest reflections of life and death. But when Part I of A Dark Poem was unfurled in 2025, right away, it was clear that the Norwegians had completed their masterpiece. While clouded by a gloomy worldview, The Shores of Melancholia reached newfound peaks of heaviness, swept out to sea by Floydian whirlpools and second wave black metal courtesy of Enslaved vocalist Grutle Kjellson. The album washed onto year-end lists at Loudwire , Angry Metal Guy and other major publications.
“Epic in both scope and sound, the latter being the band’s rich, melodic take on the genre best described as Rainbow’s Rising if it were a prog album”, PROG wrote. “Part I works as an entity in its own right while also leaving the listener desperate to hear the next installments”.
If Part I of A Dark Poem set sail from a familiar place of melancholy, then Part IIfound Green Carnation fighting to stay afloat against the storm raging in their mind’s eye. The heaviness from The Shores of Melancholia continued to age like a fine wine on Sanguis. Over the course of nine minutes, the title track vowed to forgive and forget familial wreckage, only for a traumatic memory to come flooding back during its doomy coda. But the album revealed the band at their most raw and intimate with ballads that unfolded like the grace of a wilted flower. In a rare appearance, Sordal stepped in front of the mic on aching centerpiece “Loneliness Untold, Loneliness Unfold” for the first time since “The Burden Is Mine…Alone”.
“Green Carnation have added another superbly realized song cycle to their catalogue, and the third part of this trilogy cannot arrive soon enough” wrote Blabbermouth.upon the release of Sanguis in April 2026. “Just be prepared to shed a tear or ten”.
While Part I and Part II left fans and critics more than satisfied, Part III arrives as the missing key to A Dark Poem. Whereas The Shores of Melancholia and Sanguis showcased Green Carnation’s command of metal, rock and folk, The Messiah Complex ties together the story of Arthur Rimbaud’s Ophelia with rich strokes of prog. The album’s cup overflows with riffs that evoke King Crimson’s majesty and the ghostly reverence of Opeth with every rhythmic maze-like twist and turn, though don’t get too lost in the pitch-perfect chorus of lead single “Unconditional Artificial Chemistry”.
“The world is moving with such frightening speed. You get the feeling like we’re no longer in control”, Nordhus says. “As individuals, we can’t really cope with everything that’s going horribly wrong”.
The collective anxiety over encroaching technology, power-hungry leaders and social division that stirred below the surface of Part I and Part II surges to a head on The Messiah Complex. “The urge to believe / Must be human”, Nordhus wonders amidst the title track’s endless mysteries. “Whether it’s religion, money or the media, we use things in order to justify our bad habits and get what we want” he grimly surmises. The divide runs so deep that it almost appears impassable on “Broken Souls, Common Enemies” were it not for a guitar solo that is, without a doubt, one of the highest of high points in the trilogy’s arc.
“Originally, that solo was quite different. You can hear our original idea on the bonus LP that comes with the box set for A Dark Poem”, Nordhus teases. “Luckily, we found the perfect place for it to just build and build”.
Of course, no final chapter would be complete without an epic finale. In keeping with the prevailing gloom and doom of Green Carnation’s discography, Part III of A Dark Poem does not end happily. But in classic prog fashion, the closing orchestral suite to The Messiah Complex is the veteran journeyman at their boldest. Over 16 minutes, the band weaves in themes from across the trilogy with returning flautist Ingrid Ose and her colleagues in the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra and Opera Choir. To the very last dark and doomy note, the results are resounding.
“For quite some time, I have been exploring the idea of setting Arthur Ribaud’s poems to music”, Sordal says. “For A Dark Poem, I chose to use Rimbaud’s interpretation of Ophelia, Shakespeare’s tragic character, as a source of inspiration, rather than directly adapting them – until the title track. Listeners will recognize Ophelia, whether through oneself or our society”.
“Everyone we’ve talked to is surprised by what we chose to do with the orchestra”, Nordhus says. “It’s a bold statement. But from the moment we started our journey into this trilogy, everyone in the band agreed that we were not going to accept any compromises. To end A Dark Poem with an orchestra and all its capabilities is a very proggy thing to do, like the great bands did back in the late ‘60s”.
With A Dark Poem, Part III: The Messiah Complex, Green Carnation finish a masterpiece that stands alongside Light of Day, Day of Darkness as the defining statement of their storied career.
Recording lineup Kjetil Nordhus – Vocals Stein Roger Sordal – Bass, Rhythm Guitars, Lead Guitars, Keyboards Bjørn Harstad – Lead Guitars, Effects Endre Kirkesola – Keyboards, Synthesizers, Organs, Effects Jonathan Alejandro Perez – Drums
Guest musicians Ingrid Ose – Flute on “Broken Souls, Common Enemies” Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra and Opera Choir on “A Dark Poem – Orchestral Suite”
Live lineup Kjetil Nordhus – Vocals Stein Roger Sordal – Bass Tchort – Guitars Bjørn Harstad – Guitars Trond Breen – Guitars Endre Kirkesola – Keyboards
Recording & Mixing Studio dUb Studio Mastering Studio Rorysound Studios
Production Credits Producers – Endre Kirkesola, Stein Roger Sordal, Kjetil Nordhus Mixing & Sound Engineer – Endre Kirkesola Mixing Assistant — Bjørn Harstad Mastering Engineer — Lawrence Mackrory
Credits for “A Dark Poem – Orchestral Suite” Recorded at Kilden Performing Arts Centre in Kristiansand, Norway Performed by the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra and Kristiansand Opera Choir Symphone Orchestra Conductor – Alexander Hanson Choir Preparation and Conductor – Anne Haugland Balsnes Mixing & Sound Engineer – Simen Endresen Hefte Mastering Studio – Rorysound Studios Mastering Engineer – Lawrence Mackrory
High-octane Finnish industrial metal masters TURMION KÄTILÖT have officially announced their highly anticipated 12th studio album, Resodance, scheduled for global release on October 23, 2026, via Nuclear Blast Records.
Produced by Mikko Tegelman alongside the band, the upcoming record perfectly captures the ferocious, raw energy of the band’s legendary live performances. Musically and lyrically, Resodance dives deep into sonic experimentation, exploring dark, interconnected themes of universal cycles, resonance, and personal transformation.
To celebrate the announcement, the band has unleashed the album’s fierce first single, “Raivotarjonta,” accompanied by a high-octane, sweaty, fast-paced music video. The track serves as a perfect blueprint for the album’s overall direction: crushing guitar riffs meet pulsating electronic beats, while aggressive vocal deliveries collide head-on with unforgettable melodic hooks.
The album comes in following formats: CD jewelcase, 1 LP sleeve red & black marbled vinyl, 1 LP sleeve transparent red & black marbled vinyl
Vocalist Shag-U comments on the single: “ The lyrics started from the saying, “It can’t really hurt if it doesn’t even draw blood,” which took on a life of its own as I watched the strange world of social media and the way people speak to one another. The idea that words can’t destroy someone is absurd. Most of us know, at the very least, of someone who ended up doing something irreversible because of them. From there, the story began to take shape around a person who finally snaps. Rage boils over from beneath despair as the situation hurtles towards its inevitable breaking point. Pain doesn’t need a face. All you have to do is look in the mirror. Add a touch of personal experience, the title Raivotarjonta suggested by MC Raaka Pee, and there it was.”
MC Raaka Pee adds: “Raivotarjonta doesn’t move forward – it breathes. Driven by restless rhythms and stripped-back harmonies, it draws inspiration from the cold, uncompromising machine music of the late ’90s and early 2000s, where simplicity becomes overwhelming through tension, contrast and sheer weight.”
Catch the band live: 07.08. FI Koria – Koria Roll 14.08. FI Mikkeli – Dinosaurock 15.08. FI Tampere – SaariHelvetti 21.08. FI Joensuu – Unholy Summer Fest 24.10. FI Helsinki – Jäähalli, Colossal Disco 07.11. FI Lahti – XXl Mössö
About Turmion Kätilöt: Formed in 2003, Turmion Kätilöt (Midwives of Destruction) have carved out a unique legacy as the undisputed kings of Finnish industrial metal. Melding fierce metal instrumentation with danceable electronic beats, the band has earned gold records, topped national charts, and built a reputation for delivering some of the most chaotic, energetic, and visually spectacular live shows in the European heavy music scene.
Line up: MC Raaka Pee – vocals Master Bates – bass Run-Q – keyboard DQ – drums Shag-U – vocals Bobby Undertaker – guitar
Italian modern metal act SOULS OF DIOTIMA are back to shock and delight fans with the surprise release of their brand-new single “Revenge”, taken from their highly anticipated fifth studio album, “Arcade”, set for release on October 2nd via Diotima Records.
Arcade marks a major milestone for the band, representing a bold and decisive stylistic evolution toward a deeply personal and experimental modern metalcore sound. This sonic journey was kicked off by the previous single Run Away (released on June 5th and currently performing exceptionally well – watch the official video : https://youtu.be/3Y2aimEFloI), which showcased the record’s nu-metal side.
With “Revenge”, Souls of Diotima push boundaries even further, revealing the fiercest metalcore face of the album. The track is a raw cry of pain and retaliation, driven by razor-sharp riffs, powerful screams, and the signature melodic touch that defines the band’s unique identity.
Watch the official visualizer for “Revenge” on YouTube:
But are there more surprises in store before Arcade officially drops on October 2nd? Stay tuned!
In the meantime, the band is gearing up to bring their explosive live performance to European stages right as the album hits the streets. Check out the first confirmed tour dates below :
OCTOBER 2ND | Le Stock – Mennecy, France (with special guests: Solitude Within + Corvius)
OCTOBER 3RD | Release Party @ Club Hell – Diest, Belgium (with special guest: Solitude Within)
OCTOBER 4TH | Popei – Eindhoven, Netherlands (Early show, starting at 3 PM! With special guest: Solitude Within)
Today, the Swedish kings of black metal, DARK FUNERAL, proudly launch their new single, “We Are The Apocalypse (Live in Stockholm),” taken from the band’s long-awaited upcoming live album, ‘A Beast To Praise,’ set for worldwide release via Century Media on August 21, 2026. The track marks the second single from the forthcoming release and arrives alongside an official live video, available below.
Recorded at Fållan in Stockholm in 2022, ‘A Beast To Praise’ captures DARK FUNERAL‘s devastating live performance in support of their acclaimed album ‘We Are The Apocalypse.’ Spanning 13 tracks and nearly 70 minutes, the release showcases the band’s relentless stage presence while celebrating an album that entered the charts across Europe upon it’s 2022 release, including #6 in Germany, #13 in Finland, #28 in Switzerland, #29 in Austria, and #31 in Sweden.
DARK FUNERAL’s Lord Ahriman comments on ‘A Beast To Praise’:
“‘A Beast To Praise’ (Live at Fållan, Stockholm) captures a very important moment in the history of DARK FUNERAL — not only the live release ritual for ‘We Are The Apocalypse,’ but also our return to the stage after years of silence during the pandemic. That night at Fållan was intense in every possible way. The energy in the room, the fire, the audience and the atmosphere all came together into something far beyond an ordinary concert. This release is the immortal document of that night. With the release of this live album and the upcoming European touring cycle in the fall of 2026, we now close the chapter surrounding ‘We Are The Apocalypse.’ At the same time, we are already deeply focused on the next era of DARK FUNERAL and hard at work creating new material for what will become our next studio album, planned for release in 2027. And as one chapter closes, a new one is already taking shape — bigger, darker and more epic than ever before…”
1. Unchain My Soul 2. The Arrival Of Satan’s Empire 3. My Funeral 4. Leviathan 5. We Are The Apocalypse 6. Open The Gates 7. When I’m Gone 8. Goddess Of Sodomy 9. Vobiscum Satanas 10. Nail Them To The Cross 11. Let The Devil In 12. The Secrets Of The Black Arts
Where Shadows Forever Reign
‘A Beast To Praise’ will be available in the following formats: => Jewelcase CD => Gatefold 2LP on 180g black vinyl (Europe) => Gatefold 2LP on 180g transparent red vinyl (Europe, limited to 400x copies, available from Napalm Records, EMP and all Swedish retailers) => Gatefold 2LP on 140g black vinyl (USA) => Digital Album
DARK FUNERAL will next embark on the massive “In League With Satan” tour across Europe together with Behemoth and Dimmu Borgir in October. All upcoming tour dates currently announced can be found below.
DARK FUNERAL Live:
August 6-9 – Schlotheim, Germany @ Party.San Open Air August 28-30 – Câmpulung, Romania @ Posada Rock August 28-30 – Požega, Serbia @ Hellhammer Festival
“In League With Satan” – European Tour w/ Behemoth & Dimmu Borgir
October 9 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Halle 622 October 10 – Zwickau, Germany @ Sparkassen-Arena Zwickau October 11 – Esch sur Alzette, Luxembourg @ Rockhal October 13 – Milan, Italy @ Alcatraz October 14 – Munich, Germany @ Zenith October 16 – Paris, France @ Zenith October 18 – Den Bosch, The Netherlands @ Mainstage October 20 – Cologne, Germany @ Palladium October 22 – Hamburg, Germany @ Inselpark Arena October 23 – Berlin, Germany @ Columbiahalle October 24 – Brno, Czech Republic @ Hala Vodova October 27 – Helsinki, Finland @ Ice Hall October 29 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Hovet October 30 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ K.B. Hallen
Swedish rockers Degreed are excited to unveil a powerful rendition of Thin Lizzy’s “Still In Love With You”, out now via Frontiers Music Srl.
Vocalist Robin Eriksson commented: “We’ve been playing this song live a few times at an event called “King’s Call” in Stockholm. It’s a tribute concert to Phil Lynott, held every year. We’ve had great response every time we’ve played it. This year it’s 40 years ago since Phil Lynott passed and we felt that it’s the right time to record the song. This is our tribute to the man, the myth, the legend himself.”
Degreed have been releasing critically acclaimed music since the start of their career with their first album “Life, Love, Loss” in 2010. Over the course of their career, the band has gone from strength to strength with every release, touring and gaining fans all over the world. Their sound mixes classic melodic and hard rock sounds with more contemporary influences, offering the fans a very personal, fresh and exciting mix of great rock music.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the band wasn’t able to tour on the heels of the release of the album “Lost Generation” in 2019. The band released the song “The World We Knew”, their musical summation of the year 2020 (the song became “Track of the Week” at Classic Rock Magazine’s website a week after its release) and then in 2021, Degreed began working on what would ultimately become “Are You Ready”, released in 2022.
Degreed released “Public Address” in July 2023, followed by the EP “The Leftovers – Volume I”, in July 2025, diving deep into their vault of unreleased gems.
Their latest album “Curtain Calls”, was released last April, proving that Degreed remains fully true to their established sound while refining it with precision: a powerful, contemporary production, technically solid performances, and – most importantly – an outstanding sense of melody and accessibility.
Line Up: Robin Eriksson – Bass/Vocals Mats Eriksson – Drums Mikael Blanc – Keyboards Daniel Johansson – Guitars
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
