Superior Rage continue their resurgence with the release of the new lyric video for “Soleright”, a striking symphonic black metal track that captures the spirit of rebirth, self-discovery, and transformation.
After returning in 2024 with Anthology, Superior Rage have shown no signs of slowing down. Reinforced by a lineup of talented session musicians, the project reopened its creative path by revisiting selected classics while introducing new material through the promo release Back to the Crypt and the EP In Memoriam, the latter released with the support of WormHoleDeath.
Now, as work progresses on the forthcoming full-length album, Superior Rage reveal the lyric video for “Soleright” — a key track featured across the project’s recent releases and a defining statement of this new artistic chapter.
“Soleright” is a symphonic black metal piece driven by a powerful and introspective message: an inner rebirth achieved by breaking free from false demons and moving toward knowledge, self-awareness, and personal growth.
“Phoenix, phoenix, you’ll rise from your ashes. Soleright is waiting for you.”
About SUPERIOR RAGE
SUPERIOR RAGE began in 2006, delivering raw black metal with atmospheric, dark, and symphonic tones. The core lineup features Superior Rage (vocals, synths), Pagan Fury (guitars, synths), and Hyemens Kaiser Tszar (bass).
The first demo (2008) earned strong national reviews, followed by Through Infinity (2010), a mix of unreleased tracks and new material. Between 2010 and 2011, the project released several live recordings with temporary session musicians.
In 2011, SUPERIOR RAGE shifted toward symphonic black metal with III. Two Fire Eternal EPs followed, covering classic black metal songs—first in their original style, then in an ambient approach.
In 2012 the lineup expanded, producing new online recordings, additional covers, and a remake of “The Night of Rains.” The project paused in 2014, briefly resurfacing in 2017 with a new version of “Indecent Condition.”
SUPERIOR RAGE returned in 2022 with the single Boobs Explosions. This led to Anthology, a 2024 collection of re-recorded key tracks, including a new prog-influenced take on “Cuore Sincero.”
In 2025, the promo Back to the Crypt introduced two re-recorded tracks and a new song, “Soleright,” with four session members. The EP In Memoriam followed, adding a new version of “Asmodeus Bacchic” and the unreleased “Death of the Red Dragon.”
Brazilian death/thrash titans Torture Squad have officially unleashed the full routing for their massive upcoming European tour today, Wednesday, May 27. Marking the grand finale of the ‘Devilish European Tour,’ this punishing 17-date trek will tear through Europe’s most legendary metal strongholds. The band will be hitting the road as special guests, opening for a powerhouse lineup featuring Sepultura, Venom Inc. and Crypta.
This stands as one of the most monumental international runs in Torture Squad’s storied career. Crisscrossing the continent throughout June and July, the tour is set to invade major venues and high-profile festivals. Across nearly a month on the road, the onslaught will hit countries including Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Sweden, the Czech Republic, and Belgium, bringing the sheer ferocity of their latest studio album, Devilish (2023), to European audiences and cementing their dominance in the global extreme metal scene.
The band shared their excitement for the upcoming ‘Devilish European Tour’:
“This will be one of the most important tours in our history. Sharing the stage with bands that helped forge global metal and reconnecting with the European crowd is a massive honor. We are bringing an incredibly heavy live set, and we can’t wait to experience every single one of these nights.”
Torture Squad is currently firing on all cylinders with the final cycle for Devilish, which is available across all digital streaming platforms and on physical formats. Concurrently, the band is already gearing up for their next chapter, preparing to unleash a brand-new studio album slated for late 2026 via the Italian label Time To Kill Records.
Artwork: Bruno Munayer
‘Devilish European Tour 2026’ dates:
09.06 – ITALY / Milan w SEPULTURA 10.06 – ITALY / Rome w SEPULTURA 13.06 – DEUTSCHLAND / Erfurt w VENOM INC 14.06 – DEUTSCHLAND / Würzburg w SEPULTURA 15.06 – DEUTSCHLAND / Heidelberg w SEPULTURA 18.06 – NETHERLANDS / Zwolle w VENOM INC 19.06 – DEUTSCHLAND / Kassel w VENOM INC 20.06 – AUSTRIA / Salzburg w VENOM INC 23.06 – DEUTSCHLAND / Oberhausen w SEPULTURA 24.06 – DEUTSCHLAND / Potsdam W SEPULTURA 26.06 – SWEDEN / Huskvarna w SEPULTURA 27.06 – CHECZ REPUBLIC/ Spalene Porici – BASINFIREFEST 29.06 – DEUTSCHLAND / Vechta w VENOM INC 30.06 – NETHERLANDS / Hengelo 01.07 – BELGIUM / Charleroi 02.07 – DEUTSCHLAND / Osnabrück w CRYPTA 03.07 – DEUTSCHLAND / Hamburg w CRYPTA
Torture Squad is seen by extreme music fans as one of the most visceral and powerful metal bands active today. Withmore than three decades of experience, including excellent live performances at the most important metal festivals in the world, the Brazilian group has gathered legions of fans playing throughout the country, Latin America, and Europe – breaking the record after performing at Wacken Open Air 2025, becoming one of the only Brazilian bands to play four times at the festival.
In their second album with the new lineup, Mayara Puertas (Vocals), Rene Simionato (Guitar), Castor (Bass), and Amilcar Christófaro (Drums) maturely transcend the sound of extreme metal, incorporating progressive metal, influences from Brazilian music, and symphonic elements.
The album also pays homage to Brazilian heroes with the participation of Andreas Kisser (Sepultura) on the track “Buried Alive,” and a tribute to Rickson Gracie, the resilient Jiu-Jitsu fighter considered one of the sport’s greatest legends, the subject of the track “Warrior,” which also became a single featuring singer Leather Leone from Chastain, as well as Alex Nasser on Arabic percussion in “Hell is Coming.”
The band also mobilized several musicians linked to indigenous causes to collaborate on the song “Uatumã” – Suzane Hecate (Miasthenia), Victor Rodrigues (Tribal Scream), and João Luiz (Golpe de Estado) – making an appeal for the preservation of the Amazon in a song that flows powerfully with the words of indigenous leader Raoni Metuktire and tribal rhythms. The band released seven high-production music videos to promote the album: “Hell is Coming”, “Flukeman”, “Warrior”, “Sanctuary”, “Thoth”, “Mabus” e “Find My Way”“Magnum Chaos”and“Buried Alive”
As a first taste, the band released the first single, titled “Mabus,” accompanied by a lyric video made by Wanderley Perna. ‘Devilish’ was recorded and mixed by Diego Rocha at Bay Area Studios, and mastered by Martin Furia, guitarist of Destruction and famous for working with the bands The Damnnation, Invisible Control, and Eskrota.
Artwork: Marcelo Vasco
Tracklist:
01 Hell is Coming 02 Flukeman 03 Buried Alive 04 Warrior 05 Sanctuary 06 Uatumã 07 Thoth 08 Mabus 09 Find My Way 10 Gaia 11 Farewell To Mankind 12 The Last Journey
On their new podcast, Heilung are inviting longtime converts and newcomers into their sacred realm, where history and spirit converge into a healing ritual. Hosted by founding member, singer and shamanic practitioner Kai Uwe Faust, The Podcast journeys into the lore, traditions and primal forces that shape the world-renowned Nordic collective and their unmistakable Amplified History.
Previously on The Podcast, Faust shared the mythological roots and historical references behind beloved songs “Alfadhirhaiti”, “Marduk”, “Traust” and “Nesso” . Now, during its fifth episode, he sits down with Songleikr vocalist Ingrid Galadriel to reflect on the origins of Heilung. Together, they look back to the time before Heilung existed, their first encounters and the slow gathering of voices that guides their collective path.
“This episode is a personal account of how human connection, memory and sound grew into Heilung’s Amplified History”, Faust says.
The release of this episode coincides with the arrival of the Blue Moon, which signifies a time of heightened energy and potential.
Heilung are known around the world for transcending the boundaries of sound and history. Since forming in 2015, the Nordic collective have made their unmistakable presence felt everywhere from the Billboard charts to Glastonbury, The Game Awards and major Hollywood films. Their performance rituals draw crowds into an intimate, mystical space that threads together earth, fire and incense with throat singing, primordial rhythms, subtle electronic textures, a mesmerizing light show and instruments made from human bone.
Heilung’s full discography, including their latest release Lifa Iotungard, is available now on Season of Mist.
HEILUNG don’t play shows. They perform a ritual. Every performance begins with Kai Uwe Faust leading Christopher Juul, Maria Franz and the rest of the Nordic collective in an ancient prayer. Soon after, the audience is swept into rapture, swayed by incense and throat singing, primordial rhythms, subtle electronic textures, a mesmerizing light show, an army of warriors and bursts of fire.
Since they began in 2015, Heilung have been paving melodic paths to the past with their unique and mystifying sound. Evading all conventional genre tags and the confines of any specific labels, the group aptly self-describes their sound as “amplified history,” emphasizing their ability to connect modern society with the rudiments of humanity’s beginnings through music.
“Our ancestral Nordic civilizations did not just pop up, exist and disappear in isolation”, says Faust, a throat singer and one of Heilung’s three composers. “With singing these primordial songs we want to give tribute to these cultures, reconnect to the beginnings and remember that we all, from East to West, from past to present, are connected through the exchange of ideas and inspiring each other”.
While Heilung features authentic and archaic instrumentation that ranges from rattles and ritual bells to human bones and throat singing, their captivating brand of music is far from primitive. Producer and founding member Christopher Juul implements subtle electronic elements that elevates the musical atmosphere and provides a more in-depth and layered soundscape.
Indeed, Heilung’s success has been unprecedented, achieving milestones in its few short years of existence that many do not see in a lifetime. The collective already had rapidly been growing a buzz upon the self-release of their first full-length Ofnir in 2015, but their dizzying upward trajectory really took off from the moment they set foot on the stage at Castlefest in 2017 for the now-legendary debut of their live ritual. Luckily for those who were not fortunate enough to bare witness to this magical event, the full ceremony was captured on film, having since been viewed by tens of millions of fans across the globe.
As Heilung trekked across Europe and brought their mystifying experience to new audiences, talk of this new band and their stunning ceremony made way to Season of Mist label owner Michael Berberian, who quickly offered the band a record contract after seeing their undeniable musical impact for himself.
By 2019, Heilung launched their second full-length record, Futha, which contrasted the masculine and battle-heavy themes of their debut with a feminine counterpart that celebrated fertility and female energy. Upon the first week of the record’s release, it graced the Billboard charts with coveted numbers, debuting at #3 on the Heatseekers Charts and #4 on the Billboard World Music Chart, placing on a total of seven Billboard charts while meeting critical-acclaim from the press on a global scale.
Their music has even appeared in places that extend far beyond typical concert venues. From hit television series like Game of Thrones and Vikings to video game giants like Conqueror’s Blade VII: “Wolves of Ragnarök and Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II to the blockbuster Robert Eggers film The Northman, Heilung’s music has risen far above the underground and has transcended into a greater world. Even a global pandemic couldn’t slow down Heilung’s success; it only strengthened them and gave them the gift of time to complete work on their third album. In English, Drif translates as “Gathering”. The music embodies this philosophy by tying together the beginning of civilization with today’s modern society.
Heilung now perform their rituals all over the world. They sold out their first North American tour in 72 hours. Upon returning to the United States in 2021, they were greeted by another sold-out crowd, this time at the historic Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado. This performance was released as a live album on vinyl and CD in 2024. A Blu-Ray edition of Lifa Iotungard will follow, along with the release of their 2023 performance at the Apollo Theatre in Hammersmith, London.
In 2025, Heilung embarked on headlining tours of Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Along the way, they cast their spell over more of the world’s biggest stages, including Roskilde Festival, Download Festival and Glastonbury. But no matter where the future takes them, Heilung always begin their performance with a humbling reminder of where we all come from.
“Remember, we are all brothers. All people, beasts, tree and stone and wind, we all descend from the one great being that was always there, before people lived and named it, before the first seed sprouted.”
Line-up: Kai Uwe Faust Christopher Juul Maria Franz
Renowned drummer, and multi-instrumentalist Brian Tichy is stepping out front and into the spotlight with his latest musical venture, Led By Vultures, an explosive new band blending raw intensity, arena-sized hooks, uncompromising musicianship, and is poised to make a major impact on the modern rock landscape.
Known for his commanding work with legendary artists, Tichy now takes center stage as the driving creative force and frontman of Led By Vultures. The project showcases a bold evolution of his artistry, fusing crushing riffs, thunderous rhythms, melodic aggression, and emotionally charged songwriting into a sound that is both timeless and urgent.
Led By Vultures channels the spirit of classic hard rock while pushing into fresh sonic territory. The band’s music is built on a foundation of unapologetic energy, powerful storytelling, and an electrifying chemistry that reflects Tichy’s decades of experience at the highest levels of rock performance.
The new single “Massivity” showcases Tichy’s signature groove and features keyboardist Derek Sherinian. As Tichy puts it, “I had a word for the title, a riff on guitar involving an octave pedal, and a big drum groove. I sent the music to Derek Sherinian and he quickly sent back his bells and whistles which were all used! In that, he doubled the guitar with a heavy synth sound and some thick cellos making for an even more massive riff! Massivity is not a word but sounds like it could be. The song concept is loosely about questioning how much pressure a person can handle at once.
The debut release from Led By Vultures which drops in late summer, promises a dynamic collection of songs that capture the grit and fire of rock’s golden era while delivering a distinctly modern edge. Fans can expect soaring vocals, blistering musicianship, and a relentless sonic attack designed to resonate with both longtime rock devotees and a new generation of listeners. The release will be available on Limited Edition purple vinyl and will have a limited bundle with a personally signed 10×10 album flat by Tichy.
GET IT RIGHT MASSIVITY STRAIGHT TO THE BOTTOM BELOW THE CLOUDS OF JUPITER HE WHO GREETS WITH FIRE LUNATIC FRINGE LED BY VULTURES AN EVENING OF THE ODDS (CD ONLY) WAVES PSYCHED TO BE PSYCHO SAY NO MORE (CD ONLY) BETTER LEFT BEHIND
Twenty years on from its closure, CBGBs remains one of the most legendary clubs in rock history, and perhaps THE most important in the annals of punk rock.
So many of the bands that we now consider the founding fathers of punk took their first unsteady steps onto the stage at CBGBs, although genuine sonic documents of both venue and artists from the most crucial years in their development, 1976-1978, are very thin on the ground. Those who were there speak longingly even of the club’s failings – it was a long, thin room in a ramshackle building in the roughest part of town. It had poor acoustics, served weak beer and boasted some of the most disgusting bathrooms on the circuit.
But it was home to a long list of names whose music still rings loud today – Television, Patti Smith, The Ramones, Talking Heads… and the Dead Boys, the Cleveland quintet that arrived in New York in late 1976 with a high octane set that mashed the viscous showmanship of the Stooges with the garage swagger of the New York Dolls, then set it all to a Mach 1 soundtrack. Few people who saw the Dead Boys at CBs ever left with their hearing intact.
Of course the Dead Boys had an easy ride into that seething melting pot – venue owner Hilly Kristal was their manager. But they earned the audience’s respect regardless, and in this instance, we do have the evidence.
Recorded on that sainted stage on an uncertain date in 1978, Time Warp Baby is the third in a trilogy of brain charring Dead Boys live recordings released by Cleopatra Records this year – Down On The Bowery and From The Sleaziest Of Catacombs both caught the band in action at CBGBs, while 2025’s Night Of The Living Dead Dolls preserves that historic night when Dolls and Dead Boys (plus John Belushi!) joined forces as a benefit for drummer Johnny Blitz.
All are blistering rampages through the band’s catalog. But Time Warp Baby might just be the one that stands out the loudest, capturing the band on one side or another of the release of their second album, We Have Come For Your Children, and so what if the sound is a little on the bootlegy side? It probably wasn’t much better on the night.
It’s a dramatic set, cherrypicking not just the best of the band’s two albums (“Son of Sam” is breathtaking), “Flame Thrower Love” is incendiary; and “Sonic Reducer” is… well, it’s “Sonic Reducer,” one of the most glorious blurts of noise to come out of punk on either side of the Atlantic.
But even among the favorites, there’s room for a surprise, as the band close their set with “Death May Be Your Santa Claus,” itself a distinctly punk-inclined number first heard on Mott The Hoople’s 1971 Brain Capers album. “Straight gut-tearing electric rock ‘n’ roll: is how the New Musical Express described the song back then, and the Dead Boys do not deviate far from Mott’s blueprint.
But still that combination of Stiv Bator’s vocals, Cheetah Chrome’s guitar, and the remainder of the band’s brutal battery conspires to bring a whole new edge of menace to the song – the same menace, of course, that glowered behind all the Dead Boys’ finest performances, and the audience was alongside them all the way.
The Dead Boys were not destined to last long – two studio albums and that was it. But they were never forgotten and, unlike some of the bands who eclipsed them in commercial terms, their music remains as much a part of the modern musical consciousness as it ever was back then. More so, in fact, if you check out the band’s reviews.
We are still awaiting the long promised new Dead Boys album, an epic reinvention of the classic band sound with contributions from the late Clem Burke, Sex Pistol Glen Matlock, Stoogeslegend James Williamson and Hanoi Rocks’s Michael Monroe – and more!!! More details on that to come. But with gifts like this to rock out to, the time just flashes past.
1. Sonic Reducer 2. All This And More 3. High Tension Wire 4. Son Of Sam 5. (I Don’t Wanna Be No) Catholic Boy 6. Hey Little Girl
SIDE B 1. I Won’t Look Back 2. Flame Thrower Love 3. 3rd Generation Nation 4. Ain’t Nothin’ To Do 5. Down In Flames 6. What Love Is 7. Death May Be Your Santa Claus
It was a hot day in the Polish summer, over 750,000 fans had crammed their way into the Czaplinek-Broczyno Airfield for the 2025 Pol’and’Rock Festival, a storied tradition for over 30 years. The Duke of Spook WEDNESDAY 13, hot off his smash hit album Mid Death Crisis (lauded by Metal Hammer, Loudwire, Blabbermouth, and more), took the stage and proceeded to decimate onlookers with a triumphant hit parade, commanding the crowd with excitement and awe. Thankfully, for us all, they had the soundboard tapped, and now that explosive performance will live on forever as Un-Alive from Pol’and’Rock 2025, dropping September 25, 2026 via Napalm Records.
WEDNESDAY 13 on Un-Alive from Pol’and’Rock 2025: “I’m so excited for the release of our new live album. And it’s not just a live record in front of a few people, this is the biggest concert we’ve ever played. Over 750,000 + people in attendance for the Pol’and’Rock festival where we deliver one of the most memorable Wednesday 13 concerts of our career.”
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A career spanning set of both WEDNESDAY 13 and Murderdolls hits, the band journeys through Mr. Motherfucker’s extensive catalogue. With Murderdolls classics like “Summertime Suicide” and “197666”, Weds takes us from the beginning through his solo catalog, featuring Transylvania 90210 hits “Look What The Bats Dragged In” and “Bad Things”, The Dixie Dead’s “Too Fast For Blood”, Horrifier’s “Good Day To Be A Bad Guy”, and a plethora of bangers from Mid Death Crisis including “In Misery”, “When The Devil Commands”, and “Rotting Away”. A bloody good time from beginning to end, this album is meant to be heard with the windows down, your accelerator through the floor, and bats on the moonlit horizon.
Un-Alive from Pol’and’Rock 2025 Tracklisting: 1 Blood Fades To Black (Un-Alive from Pol’and’Rock 2025) 2 Look What The Bats Dragged In (Un-Alive from Pol’and’Rock 2025) 3 Too Fast For Blood (Un-Alive from Pol’and’Rock 2025) 4 Rotting Away (Un-Alive from Pol’and’Rock 2025) 5 I Want You Dead (Un-Alive from Pol’and’Rock 2025) 6 When The Devil Commands (Un-Alive from Pol’and’Rock 2025) 7 Summertime Suicide (Un-Alive from Pol’and’Rock 2025) 8 197666 (Un-Alive from Pol’and’Rock 2025) 9 There’s No Such Thing As Monsters (Un-Alive from Pol’and’Rock 2025) 10 In Misery (Un-Alive from Pol’and’Rock 2025) 11 Good Day To Be A Bad Guy (Un-Alive from Pol’and’Rock 2025) 12 Nowhere (Un-Alive from Pol’and’Rock 2025) 13 I Walked With A Zombie (Un-Alive from Pol’and’Rock 2025) 14 Bad Things (Un-Alive from Pol’and’Rock 2025) 15 I Love To Say Fuck (Un-Alive from Pol’and’Rock 2025)
WEDNESDAY 13 LIVE 2026
Alongside the album, WEDNESDAY 13 will be embarking on the extensive Shocktober Blood tour across North America! Kicking off September 23 in San Jose, CA, the tour will haunt a slew of major cities across the United States including Portland, OR, Las Vegas, NV, Raleigh, NC, and Nashville, TN before its conclusion on Halloween in Denver, CO. See below for a complete list of dates!
WEDNESDAY 13 Shocktober Blood Tour w/Dead On A Sunday * = WEDNESDAY 13 Only 23.09.26 US – San Jose, CA / The Ritz 25.09.26 US – Seattle, WA / El Corazon 26.09.26 US – Portland, OR / Dante’s 27.09.26 US – Boise, ID / Shrine Social Club 28.09.26 US – Salt Lake City, UT / Urban Lounge 29.09.26 US – Las Vegas, NV / Backstage Bar 01.10.26 US – Anaheim, CA / Parish @ House of Blues 02.10.26 US – Pomona, CA / Glass House 03.10.26 US – Fresno, CA / Sanctuary 04.10.26 US – Los Angeles, CA / Teragram Ballroom* 05.10.26 US – Mesa, AZ / Rosetta Room* 06.10.26 US – Albuquerque, NM / Sunshine Theater 08.10.26 US – Lincoln, NE / Bourbon Theater 09.10.26 US – McHenry, IL / The Vixen* 10.10.26 US – Flint, MI / Machine Shop* 11.10.26 US – Lakewood, OH / Mercury 13.10.26 US – Hamden, CT / Space Ballroom 14.10.26 US – Lowell, MA / Taffeta Music Hall 15.10.26 US – Harrisburg, PA / Capitol City Music Hall 16.10.26 US – Syracuse, NY / The Song & Dance 17.10.26 US – Bensalem, PA / Broken Goblet 18.10.26 US – Clifton, NJ / Dingbatz 20.10.26 US – Leesburg, VA / Tally Ho 22.10.26 US – Raleigh, NC / Chapel of Bones 23.10.26 US – Richmond, VA / Canal Club 24.10.26 US – Columbus, OH / The Kings of Clubs 26.10.26 US – Nashville, TN / Basement East 27.10.26 US – Sauget, IL / Pop’s Nightclub 28.10.26 US – Lawrence, KS / The Bottleneck 30.10.26 US – Colorado Springs, CO / Black Sheep 31.10.26 US – Denver, CO / Marquis Theater*
WEDNESDAY 13 is: Wednesday 13 – Vocals Jack Tankersely – Guitar Ashes – Lead Guitar Troy Doebbler – Bass Mike Dupke – Drums
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
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