Metal masters OBSCURA have surprised fans today with a brand-new music video for ‘The Prolonging’, a standout track from their latest album, A Sonication. The video was once more directed by Mirko Witzki (Arch Enemy, Powerwolf, Kreator).
The surprise release drops just days before the band heads across the Atlantic to kick off the next leg of their A Sonication World Tour in Mexico.
Steffen Kummerer comments: “The Prolonging became one of the shortest and fastest tracks we have delivered to date — and quickly turned into a fan favourite during the recent tours supporting our latest album, A Sonication. We are looking forward to bringing The Prolonging back to the stage on our upcoming tours across North America, Europe & the UK. See you on tour — and don’t miss out.“
BEYOND THE SEVENTH SUN // Mexico 2026 w/ Abysmal Dawn, Thulcandra & Orion Rise
10/09 MX – Leon – Rockstar Burger 10/10 MX – Guadalajara – C3 Stage 10/11 MX – San Luis Potosi – Bunker 57 10/15 MX – Chihuahua – Pistoleros Bar 10/16 MX – Mexico City – Foro Veintiocho 10/17 MX – Monterrey – Terraza Sultan 10/18 MX – Durango – Leyenda De Analco
SHRED FEST Europe & UK 2027 w/ Pestilence, Cryptic Shift, Thus & Dvrk
01/20 DE – Aschaffenburg – Colos-Saal 01/21 NL – Utrecht – TivoliVredenburg 01/22 DE – Dresden – Club Puschkin 01/23 DE – Dortmund – Junkyard 01/24 DE – Berlin – Lido 01/25 PL – Warsaw – Proxima 01/26 CZ – Ostrava – Barrák Music Club 01/27 AT – Vienna – Szene 01/28 AT – Salzburg – Rockhouse 01/29 CH – Frauenfeld – Eisenwerk 01/30 CH – Geneva – Usine 01/31 IT – Treviso – New Age 02/01 IT – Rome – Orion 02/02 IT – Milan – Legend Club 02/03 FR – Grenoble – L’Ilyade 02/04 FR – Montpellier – Victoire 2 02/05 ES – Barcelona – Wolf 02/06 ES – Madrid – Revi Live 02/07 ES – Sevilla – Sala X 02/08 PT – Lisbon – República da Música 02/09 PT – Porto – Mouco 02/10 ES – Portugalete – Groove 02/11 FR – Toulouse – Le Rex 02/12 FR – Limoges – CCO John Lennon 02/13 FR – Angers – Le Chabada 02/14 FR – Paris – Petit Bain 02/15 UK – Southampton – The Brook 02/16 UK – Birmingham – O2 Institute 02/17 IE – Dublin – Opium 02/18 UK – Glasgow – Slay 02/19 UK – Manchester – Rebellion 02/20 UK – London – The Underworld 02/21 BE – Kortrijk – DVG Club 02/22 FR – Nancy – L’Autre Canal 02/23 NL – Leeuwarden – Neushoorn 02/24 DE – Hamburg – Uebel & Gefährlich 02/25 DE – Trockau – Music Center 02/26 DE – Lindau – Club Vaudeville 02/27 DE – Munich – Feierwerk
FESTIVALS 2027 01/14 USA — 70.000 Tons Of Metal 05/27 USA — Maryland Deathfest
Wormholedeath is proud to announce the signing of Abysmal Rage, the devastating new Death Doom Metal venture forged by multi-instrumentalist Aimeric Lerat / Hangsvart (best known as the mastermind behind the funeral doom entity Abysmal Growls Of Despair). The project’s oppressive debut full-length album, “A House No One Could Live In”, is scheduled for global release on November 06, 2026.
While Abysmal Growls Of Despair traverses the slow, ritualistic realms of funeral doom, drone, and sorrow, Abysmal Rage channels an aggressive, unfiltered sonic assault. Anchored by the crushing weight of 8-string guitars and 5-string bass, the project merges the suffocating doom atmospheres of Slow Transcending Agony-era Ataraxie and Stomach Earth with the violent death metal ferocity of Cannibal Corpse and Immolation.
A Sonic Architecture of Terror
“A House No One Could Live In” rejects technical excess and modern polish in favor of raw, suffocating intensity. Every riff and guttural vocal delivery exists to build a massive atmosphere drenched in human terror, blasphemy, and unfiltered rage.
The album’s theme is further amplified by original artwork and lyrics contributed by artist Ophidia XIII, weaving autobiographical experiences together with bleak spiritual metaphors.
“Nothing sounds polished for the sake of sounding polished. Everything exists to create a massive, oppressive, suffocating atmosphere.”
With a second album already in production focusing on Hangsvart’s animistic beliefs, “A House No One Could Live In” marks the terrifying first chapter in Abysmal Rage’s discography.
1 – Non 2 – My Olympus 3 – The Chasm 4 – Exoneration 5 – A House No One Could Live In 6 – Hands of Gods 7 – Aries 8 – Black Is Not a Colour 9 – Black They Bloom
To celebrate the announcement, the band has unleashed the crushing title track single alongside an accompanying official music video for the title track “A House No One Could Live In”.
French atmospheric metal pioneers ALCEST have officially announced the release of their long-awaited first live album, Live at Hellfest 2022, set for release on December 4th, 2026 via Nuclear Blast Records.
Captured during a spellbinding appearance at one of heavy music’s most revered gatherings, Live at Hellfest 2022 stands as a monument to the group’s transcendent live presence. The performance seamlessly weaves together evocative fan favorites spanning their entire career prior to 2022 – tracing an emotional trajectory from their groundbreaking 2007 debut Souvenirs d’un autre monde through to 2019’s acclaimed Spiritual Instinct.
To mark the announcement, ALCEST have unveiled the album’s first single, ‘Protection (Live At Hellfest 2022)’. Listeners can stream the audio track now or experience the intense live performance video below.
ALCEST are currently finishing their Fall 2026 North American tour as special guests on MASTODON’s The Poisonous Weapons Tour, which also features DEAFHEAVEN.
Live at Hellfest 2022 arrives on all major streaming platforms on December 4th. Physical collectors can pre-order the exclusive, limited-edition 2LP Vinyl (Natural w/ Black Smoke finish) starting today.
For principal songwriter and frontman Neige, ALCEST has always been a gateway to the otherworldly, a means of exploring his spirituality. An elemental two-piece, completed by long-serving drummer and creative confidante Winterhalter, ALCEST seem to dip their toes in a multitude of musical genres without ever quite fitting in. “In the metal scene ALCEST is a weird band, in the indie/post-rock scene ALCEST is a weird band- we never quite fit in,” Neige reflects. “This is how I feel in life, always an outsider; It’s not a problem, it’s just the way it is.”
“Go Ahead” is the new single by guitarist, singer and producer JENGEANCE, released by Volcano Records and available on all digital platforms. The track is accompanied by an official video on YouTube, every bit as mysterious and unsettling as the project itself.
Some artists turn their image and outward persona into a defining part of their identity, placing personality at the centre of their work to amplify and personalize their message. Then there are artists who operate outside the usual boundaries: disruptive, provocative, completely focused on putting the message before everything else — even before their own recognisability. This is exactly the case with JENGEANCE, a multifaceted musician, singer, producer and composer with an academic background and a conservatory degree behind him. Yet none of this is put on display. On the contrary, everything is concealed behind a mysterious identity and a mask that reinterprets the archetype of Guy Fawkes and V for Vendetta through an original, postmodern perspective. The name JENGEANCE itself comes from a distortion of the English word vengeance, and with “Go Ahead” the artist delivers a disorienting track that combines dissonance and melodic inflections, the force of obsessive repetition and the originality of a layered composition. “Go Ahead” draws inspiration from artists such as Marilyn Manson and Black Sabbath, while reshaping those influences through a highly personal approach and a distinctive sonic architecture.
JENGEANCE is a project worth watching closely: one that promises unexpected developments while continuing to grow on its own terms, proudly independent.
MASON have released their video for new single ‘Stranger In Bloom’, new album “Edge Of Destruction”is out now on Eonian Records.
“Stranger In Bloom was actually the last song recorded for the album. Originally it was a rough idea with heavy overlaid guitars, less of a ballad and more of a slower rocker track. My good friend Ken Potocki really loved the song and suggested we trim it back to bass, drums and vocals and overlay some poppier slower keys on top, then “sprinkle” guitars throughout. Those subtle changes really changed the overall sound and feel as a ballad should be! Ken said to me… this song is missing one last piece… a saxophone, which is something you don’t hear much in the AOR genre, and it would be absolutely perfect. Much like groups like Men At Work and Quarterflash, we thought it would be the perfect complimentary sound for the intro and outro of the song. We found two players who submitted tracks and absolutely loved the final result from Aki Bouzid. Can’t thank Ken enough for his guidance, its one of my favourite tracks on the album.”
“Edge Of Destruction” Marcus states: “Our third album, Edge of Destruction, has been the most fun and creative period we’ve experienced over the past year of writing and recording. The album’s title continues the post-apocalyptic story established by I Can’t Wait (2024) and Seconds to Impact (2025). We recorded many demos and explored a lot of ideas, but this time we really wanted to expand our sound and push the limits of the creative process during the song-development stage. That included bringing in two tracks from keyboardist Peter Penhallow’s band Timmy/Eye – ‘Here I Am’ and ‘Eye for an Eye’ (Bonus Track) – as well as John McAfee’s ‘This Thing Called Love.’ These songs have become some of the most important tracks on the album and complement our sound and musical style extremely well. So many amazing and legendary musicians have rejoined the project from our previous two albums, including John McAfee (The Affair, Big Game), Rick Mead (Syre, Helix, Platinum Overdose), Nilver Perez (The Revlin Project), and Sooraj K (Snarm). For this album, we were also incredibly fortunate to collaborate with legendary vocalist and songwriter Steve Overland (FM, Lonerider, Wildlife, Kings of Mercia), who contributed backing vocals to ‘This Thing Called Love.’ Bryan Hughes is another legendary AOR musician (Beau Geste, Bryan Hughes Group, Devay) who helped produce and performed guitar, bass, and keyboards on ‘Tomorrow Never Comes.’ In addition, we brought in Jeff Pilson (Dokken, War & Peace, Foreigner) to play bass on ‘Here I Am,’ adding even more punch and energy to the album’s opening track. Lukky S (Timson AOR), Aki Bouzid, Mike Bozzo, Gino Braun (Rotten Rose), Dylan Haines (Bryan Hughes Group), Eric Castiglia, and many others were also amazing guests who contributed additional guitars, solos, bass lines, and backing vocals throughout the album. Having so many talented musicians contribute to Edge of Destruction made the record even more special.”
Some artists spend years chasing the sound of their youth. Marcus Mason has spent a lifetime figuring out how to push it forward. Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, in 1988, Marcus Mason came of age at a time when the musical landscape was moving rapidly away from the sounds that fascinated him most. While rap, hip-hop, punk, and post-grunge dominated much of the late ’90s and early 2000s, Mason found himself looking backward: to the melodic hard rock, arena-sized choruses and polished AOR of the late ’70s, ’80s and early ’90s. It was not nostalgia for nostalgia’s sake. It was instinct.
Mason’s breakthrough came in 2024 with the release of his debut album, “I Can’t Wait”, through Lions Pride Music. The record introduced a songwriter with an unapologetic affection for classic AOR but enough personality to make the formula his own. Songs including “One Life,” “I Can’t Wait” and “My Desire” emerged as standouts, while the album drew enthusiastic reviews from outlets including Fireworks Magazine, ViriAOR and Rockposer. In Germany, Rock It! reviewer Jörg Bonszkowski ranked “I Can’t Wait” among his Top 10 albums of 2024, placing it at No. 6. For Mason, the debut established the blueprint. The next album would expand it.
In 2025, Mason signed with Eonian Records for sophomore release “Seconds to Impact”, a record that marked a noticeable leap in songwriting, performance, and production. Led by the July 2025 single “All I Ever Wanted,” and followed by “Hard to Tame” and “Waiting for You,” the album broadened Mason’s profile within the international melodic rock and AOR community. “Seconds to Impact” balanced the unmistakable DNA of classic AOR with a more contemporary edge: smooth, melodic hard rock built around muscular guitars, polished keyboards, memorable choruses, and Mason’s clear, melodic vocals.
Now comes the record designed to push Mason further still. Mason’s third album, “Edge Of Destruction” is not about abandoning what worked. It is about making everything bigger. Across eleven songs and an instrumental, Mason moves confidently between hard-driving melodic rock, mid-tempo AOR and sweeping ballads, with a renewed emphasis on songwriting, arrangements, and production. The hooks remain immediate, but the scope has widened. The guitars are still big. The keyboards still shimmer. The choruses still arrive with the intention of staying in your head long after the record stops spinning.
But by Edge of Destruction, Mason no longer sounds like an artist searching for his identity. He sounds like one who has found it.
Mason are: Mason (lead vocals, bass, rhythm guitar) Jimmy Katone (drums) Peter Penhallow (keyboards) Josef “Peppi” Gebhard (lead guitar)
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