UNZUCHT Release New Single And Video ‘Katharsis’

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German dark rock band UNZUCHT releases their new single ‘Katharsis’. The song is the first single from their upcoming studio album ‘Neon Dom’, which will be released on 15 May by Metalville.

‘Katharsis’ is the outlet for cleansing the soul of old burdens, inner conflicts and struggles experienced. A way out of the darkness to befriend your own demons, to understand them and learn to love them. There is always light at the end of the tunnel, even if it cannot be seen yet.

With their new studio album ‘Neon Dom’, UNZUCHT herald a new era of musical darkness – without giving up the search for redeeming light.

The work combines brutal intensity with deep black emotionality, creating a soundscape that challenges, overwhelms and fascinates at the same time.

The songs lead like a controlled fall into a world permeated by shadows: carried by powerful guitars, uncompromising rhythms and the new voice of frontman Timm, who transforms pain, anger and unshakeable strength into pure energy.

‘Neon Dom’ is more than an album – it is a liberating blow. ‘Darkness is followed by light and I burn all bridges,’ says Feuerregen. Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, UNZUCHT rises anew: a musical monolith that only reveals its true power when you are ready to face your own demons.

Thematically, the album explores the boundaries of human existence: inner conflicts, a battlefield of fears and the disintegration of supposed certainties – and yet the tireless search for hope in a world that is increasingly slipping away.

Neon Dom breathes darkness in all its forms — no turning back. Or: Here begins the journey into the heart of darkness — no turning back.

Created from the shards of human fragility, reforged in the fire of an unyielding will.

TRACK LISTING

1 – Katharsis
2 – Neon Dom
3 – Feuerregen
4 – Krieger
5 – Chaos
6 – Nie mehr zurück
7 – 1000 Scherben
8 – Gegen die Zeit
9 – Koloss
10 – Apokalypsis
11 – Nachtschatten 1
12 – Nachtschatten 2

NEON DOM Release Shows (special guest Vlad In Tears)

15.05.26 DE Düsseldorf – Ratinger Hof
16.05.26 DE Stuttgart – Im Wizemann

LINE UP
Vocals – Timm Hindorff
Guitar, Vocals, Programming, Electronics – Daniel De Clercq
Bass – Don Canone
Drums – Toby Fuhrmann

DISCOGRAPHY
2012: Deine Zeit läuft ab (EP)
2012: Todsünde 8 (Album)
2013: Rosenkreuzer (Album)
2014: Venus Luzifer (Album)
2015: Schweigen/Seelenblind (EP)
2016: Kettenhund (EP)
2016: Neuntöter (Album)
2017: Widerstand (Live Album)
2018: Akephalos (Album)
2020: Jenseits der Welt (Album)
2022: Chaosmagie (Best Of Album)

https://www.unzucht-music.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Unzucht/
https://www.instagram.com/unzucht_official
https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/artist/2hfInImCCmb7zXIuCE15IN
https://www.amazon.de/music/player/artists/B007HCYTIS/unzucht
https://music.apple.com/de/artist/unzucht/508012767

THE MAGUS Invoke the Serpent Self with ‘Magia Obscura’ Single & Lyric Video

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The Magus, the Luciferian project helmed by Necromantia co-founder and ex-Rotting Christ musician, has unleashed the second single and lyric video from the upcoming sophomore album, “Daemonosophia”. Titled “Magia Obscura”, the track delves into the esoteric heart of the project, exploring the profound depths of spiritual and physical evolution.

Following the aggressive stance of the first single “Pseudoprophetae”, “Magia Obscura” arrives further expanding the diverse and uneasy atmosphere promised for the new record.

Listen to “Magia Obscura”: https://thecirclemusic.lnk.to/MagiaObscura

The Magus provided the following insight into the track’s theme:

“Magia Obscura is about transformation and evolution. Both in physical and the metaphysical plane. Through transformation comes enlightenment. Through the Serpent self you communicate with the Draconian core. A rite of passage for the sorcerer. A step closer to Daemonhood…..”

“Daemonosophia”, the follow-up to “ΒΥΣΣΟΔΟΜΩΝΤΑΣ”, is set to be released on 20 February 2026 via The Circle Music and is available to pre-order in CD and vinyl formats, along with a limited luxurious box set and merch bundles: https://thecirclemusic.gr/product-category/the-circle-releases/?filter_artist-name=the-magus

Pre-save the album on digital platforms: https://thecirclemusic.lnk.to/Daemonosophia

The Magus previously revealed that the new album promises a more aggressive and dynamic sound than the first album, “ΒΥΣΣΟΔΟΜΩΝΤΑΣ”, while keeping the devouring dark atmosphere the project’s music is known for. The album’s sound has some unexpected and diabolically diverse moments that will make listeners feel uneasy.

For the album cover art, The Magus collaborated with Mexican artist Nestor Avalos, known for his work with numerous bands, including Exodus, Deicide and Rotting Christ. The artwork is an Infernal Triptych that portrays six infernal entities: Lucifer/Samael, Leviathan/Tiamat, and Belial/Satan. Nestor created a majestic painting of infernal wisdom and occult meanings, giving prominence to the Luciferian tradition and the music of the album.

Tracklist:

  1. Pater Noster
  2. Pseudoprophetae
  3. Daemonosophia
  4. The six in three is all One
  5. The Era of Lucifer Rising- A Luciferian interpretation of the THOU ART LORD classic
  6. Magia Obscura
  7. Amelia
  8. The Chapel of Iniquities
  9. The Pact
  10. La Llorona Negra

The Magus was formed in 2022, following the dissolution of the legendary Greek black metal band Necromantia, which The Magus co-founded. He decided to end Necromantia after the death of his bandmate Baron Blood in 2019, releasing a final album, “To the Depths We Descend”, in 2021 as a tribute. A seminal figure in the extreme scene, The Magus’s storied history includes playing a pivotal role in the early days of Rotting Christ and co-founding the cult project Thou Art Lord alongside Sakis Tolis. For this new project, The Magus continues his legacy of uncompromising Luciferian Black Metal, bringing in long-time collaborators El on guitars and Maelstrom on drums to push the boundaries of the Hellenic sound.

The Magus online
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/themagus666
Website: https://www.themagus666.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themagus666
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themagus_666/
Bandcamp: https://necromantiathemagus.bandcamp.com
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/03nL7JCSHJeOEl9uBHXGK3

Season of Mist Signs VIA DOLORIS, Project of Composer & Multi-Instrumentalist Gildas Le Pape

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Season of Mist is proud to announce the signing of Via Doloris, the singular project of composer and multi-instrumentalist Gildas Le Pape. Conceived in solitude and shaped by discipline, Via Doloris traces a restrained and introspective path through black metal’s formal foundations, guided by melody, atmosphere and emotional clarity.

Via Doloris is rooted in an inward journey rather than orthodoxy. Across carefully structured compositions, Le Pape explores the architecture of the human psyche, moving through despair, inner rupture and fleeting moments of illumination. Melody stands at the center of the music, not as ornament but as its organizing force, leading expansive guitar lines through measured rhythms and subtle harmonic tension. Folk and pagan echoes surface quietly, lending the material a timeless, almost ritual quality without overt gestures or excess.

“I’m hugely excited by the signing with Season of Mist”, says le Pape. “Partnering with a label known for its professionalism and deep industry experience is a huge step forward for Via Doloris. With their support, VD will reach a much wider audience and gain the visibility I feel the project deserves. This is a major milestone in the project’s history, and I can’t wait to share what I’ve been crafting during the last years. Thanks to the team and everyone who has supported VD so far – this is just the beginning!”

The project’s first full-length work extends this vision into a unified and deliberately paced statement. Moving between languages and emotional registers, it traces a quiet passage through shadow and emergence, shaped by introspection rather than narrative clarity. Crafted in Norway under Le Pape’s sole direction, the material favors tension, texture and inner motion, allowing meaning to surface gradually, without resolution or insistence.

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Via Doloris is the vision of founder Gildas Le Pape. Through sound, he crafts a world where emotion, discipline, and atmosphere converge — a place to give shape to what cannot be spoken. Rooted in solitude and shaped by the interplay of darkness and beauty, the project confronts the gravity of existence: the quiet burdens we carry, the hidden wounds time buries deep, the road to death. This “Way of Suffering” unfolds as a passage through pain in search of meaning, and the distant, flickering promise of rebirth.

Via Doloris’ musical identity draws from the towering legacy of Nordic metal while forging a distinct path. At its core lies a commitment to detailed guitar work, high-level musicianship, and the art of songcraft. Rather than follow genre trends, Via Doloris returns melody to its rightful place: not as decoration, but as the driving force of the music. These strong, expressive lines guide the compositions with raw clarity, carving out a language that speaks directly to the listener’s inner world.

Though the instrumentation nods to black metal’s formal foundations, the project resists confinement. It blends harmonic depth with subtle dissonance, creating tension and richness without sacrificing cohesion. Folk and pagan influences run like ancestral threads through the arrangements, lending them a sacral, mythic quality. The result is a sound built on contrasts: luminous and shadowed, forceful yet introspective, epic yet intimate. Layered into this sonic landscape are lyrics written in French, English, and Norwegian. Each language brings its own weight, rhythm, and tone, unlocking emotional registers that feel both ancient and immediate.

Based in Oslo, Gildas Le Pape first gained attention in 2007 when he joined the legendary Satyricon as a guitarist. Over the next six years, he toured the world and contributed to the band’s recorded legacy, before stepping away to explore a broad range of musical directions. In time, this path led him back to extreme music, this time with a renewed creative vision and sharpened intent. In 2023, he invited his long-time collaborator, Frost — arguably one of the most accomplished drummers in the genre — to join him in bringing the debut release to life.

ABORYM Sign Record Deal with Avantgarde Music + Join District 19 Roster

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Industrial extreme metal masters Aborym announce a pivotal new chapter in their career, officially signing a worldwide recording contract with the legendary Italian label Avantgarde Music, who have once again put their uncanny ability to use, and have welcomed extreme metal veterans/pioneers to their roster.

Simultaneously, the band has joined forces with the premier booking agency District 19 for exclusive live shows.

The new record will be titled “Metachaos” and its recordings are scheduled from February 2026.

“Signing with Avantgarde Music feels like a homecoming” says drummer Atum. “We have long admired their commitment to music that pushes boundaries and defies easy categorization. We are currently in the final stages of our upcoming album’s pre-production, which we believe is our most violent and extreme work to date. And on the live front Aborym is now represented by District 19, the powerhouse agency behind lots of extreme metal heavyweights. We can’t wait to play our new songs and old classics on stage”.

ABORYM
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/aborymofficial
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/aborym_industrial
Bandcamp: aborym.bandcamp.com
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/AborymTV

Symphonic Metallers MEMOIRA Release New Music Video ‘Dollmaker’

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Symphonic metal band Memoira has released a new video for their latest single Dollmaker. The epic new video is loosely based on the world of the well-known Italian fairy tale, Pinocchio, and the song is now being heard in its entirety for the first time. The video was produced and shot by SOFT NEON AUDIOVISUAL, while the band members were heavily involved in the production of the video. The band’s bassist Niko Laaksonen is responsible for the lighting and lighting design of the video, and keyboardist Lassi Nuolivaara is responsible for the scriptwriting and directing the actors.

“The story of the video is seen from the perspective of a dollmaker, who desperately hopes for a son of his own, with whom he can share the joys and sorrows of life. He decides to build a doll out of wood and hopes that it will come to life. It’s also great to finally have the full version of the song out in video form and see the audience’s reaction.” – Lassi Nuolivaara / Keyboards

A single edit version of the song Dollmaker was released earlier this fall and is available on all streaming services.

–ISRC: FIA732500001
–Written/Lyrics/Arranged: Memoira
–Publisher/Distributor: Distrokid/Memoira

Memoira is a symphonic metal band from Finland formed in 2007. Known for it’s big atmospheric and epic sound, Memoira combines dynamic melodic metal and symphonic ethereal orchestrations into one, consistent flow of storytelling.

On it’s 15- year journey before the latest line-up changes, the band has released three albums and seven singles worldwide. 

With the current lineup, which has been active since 2023, and Krista Astrid Schröter as their vocalist, the band has already released three singles (Cryonic Heart 2024, Emerald Eyes 2024 and Dollmaker 2025), each of which has brought the band more listeners and streams. The renewed lineup has also brought a whole new energy to the band’s stage performance and image, which has already been noticed among fans.

MEMOIRA LINE-UP
Krista Astrid Schröter – Vocals
Lassi Nuolivaara – Keyboards & Piano
Serdar Ilter – Guitars
Niko Laaksonen – Bass
Kimmo Puhakka – Drums

https://www.memoiraofficial.com/
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https://www.instagram.com/memoira_official
https://www.youtube.com/@MemoiraOfficial
https://www.tiktok.com/@memoiraofficial

VICTORIUS Raise Their Banner with New Video Single ‘Kingdom Of The Strong’

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With “Kingdom Of The Strong”, power metal torchbearers VICTORIUS charge forward once again, delivering a blazing high-speed anthem packed with melody, grit, and heroic bombast. Galloping riffs, towering vocals, and relentless momentum make it clear: this is classic VICTORIUS, built for festival stages and fists in the air.

The single paves the way for the band’s upcoming studio album “World War Dinosaur”, set for release on April 17, 2026 via PERCEPTION – A Division Of Reigning Phoenix Music. Visually and lyrically, the new song dives headfirst into the band’s cinematic fantasy universe, where medieval warriors, dinosaurs, and over-the-top battles collide. The video matches the track’s explosive spirit with colorful chaos and unapologetic excess: power metal with a grin and a sword raised high. Sharpen your swords and saddle your dinosaur – you now enter the “Kingdom of the Strong”!

Listen: https://victorius.rpm.link/kingdomPR 

“With Kingdom of the Strong, we wanted to explore a medieval world – not musically, but thematically,” the band comments. “It’s the Middle Ages meeting dinosaurs! The result is a classic VICTORIUS high-speed anthem. We instantly felt how powerful it was, so releasing it as a single was an easy choice. And yes – we’ll play it live so all the noble knights can sing along!”

“World War Dinosaur” sees VICTORIUS unleash their most powerful and cinematic chapter yet. The holy war between dinosaurs and ninjas enters its next stage – louder, larger, and more explosive than ever before! Across twelve new tracks, forged in cosmic steel and powered by pure imagination, the band invites you into a universe where power metal meets Saturday-morning-cartoon chaos.

“With World War Dinosaur, we went deeper into the theme of the holy dino war and added a stronger military edge,” the band adds. “It’s the most epic and hymn-like album we’ve ever written 100% Victorius, but bigger, tighter, and more intense. We’ve never worked this hard on an album before. ‘Only more is more’ and this time, we went all in!”

Pre-Order “World War Dinosaur” now at: https://victorius.rpm.link/wwdPR

Album Track Listing:

  1. Kingdom of the Strong
  2. World War Dinosaur
  3. Dino Race From Outer Space
  4. Raptor Squad Attack
  5. Brachio Bazooka Batalion
  6. March to War
  7. Evil Mean Megalodon
  8. Dino Power Resistance
  9. Prehistoric Panzer Power
  10. Lazer Ninja Thunderstorm
  11. Golden Glory
  12. Lost Legacy

About VICTORIUS:


VICTORIUS deliver the soundtrack for a world that never truly disappeared: A world of Saturday morning cartoons, action figures, and boundless imagination. What started as a childhood dream has long since evolved into its own universe, captivating audiences around the globe.

Germany, Europe, Japan, the USA – VICTORIUS tour across continents, bringing a show to the stage that takes sound, story, and attitude to a new level. Every song is part of a larger story – and you can feel it live: thoughtful show elements, a strong visual style, and a performance that excites rather than just functions. VICTORIUS live means: full energy, no facade. A show that stands out, and stays with you.

With each album, the band refines their very own genre: “Power Metal from Outer Space.” Whether it’s cybernetic dinosaurs, galactic ninjas, or magical mammoths, VICTORIUS deliver power metal at maximum intensity – melodic, driving, unstoppable. Their discography reads like a cinematic adventure in multiple parts: from Dinosaur Warfare to Space Ninjas from Hell to The Great Ninja War.

With their upcoming studio album “World War Dinosaur” (out April 17, 2026), VICTORIUS open the next chapter in their ever-expanding universe. This time, the battlefield spans the entire globe, a full-scale military conflict between cybernetic dinosaurs and spacefaring ninja legions. It’s the most ambitious story the band has ever told: epic, explosive, and unapologetically over the top.

At the same time, the album marks a moment of transformation: a reinvention that is both bold and inevitable. VICTORIUS push their signature “Power Metal from Outer Space” to new heights; more cinematic, more intense, more fearless than ever before. With “World War Dinosaur”, the band doesn’t just continue their saga: they level up, redefining what power metal can be in sound, scope, and spirit.

VICTORIUS aren’t a retro show, but a nostalgic leap into the future. For everyone who still feels the fire of those old days, when heroes were immortal, adventures limitless, and imagination knew no bounds.

VICTORIUS on Tour: https://www.victoriusmetal.net/live/

VICTORIUS are:
T-Rex – Vocals
Pteranodon – Drums
Velociraptor – Guitar
Sabre-Toothed Tiger – Guitar
Triceratops – Bass

For More Info Visit:
https://www.victoriusmetal.net
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