COURSE OF FATE Celebrate Release of New Studio Album “Behind The Eclipse”, Out Now

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With the critically-acclaimed release of Behind The Eclipse, Norwegian progressive metal band COURSE OF FATE present their third studio album, available now via ROAR – A Division Of Reigning Phoenix Music.

The album takes listeners on a captivating journey through dark soundscapes and melodic, atmospheric moments, reflecting themes of contrast, conflict and clarity. Behind The Eclipse represents a defining chapter in the band’s career and their most mature release to date.

Following their concept album Mindweaver (2020) – hailed alongside classics like Operation: Mindcrime, Scenes from a Memory, and The Wall – and their powerful sophomore effort Somnium (2023), COURSE OF FATE return with their most dynamic and heavy material yet.

Behind The Eclipse presents a diverse collection of songs where light and darkness intertwine, both musically and lyrically. Though not a concept album, each track connects through this theme, showcasing the band’s signature mix of melodic depth, progressive sophistication, and emotional weight!

Order your album copy now at https://courseoffate.rpm.link/btealbumPR

[Artwork: Stan W. Decker]

Behind The Eclipse Track-List:

  1. Memories
  2. Behind The Eclipse
  3. Sky Is Falling
  4. So It Goes
  5. Acolyte
  6. Hiding From The Light
  7. Don’t Close Your Eyes
  8. Neverwhere

COURSE OF FATE is:
Eivind Gunnesen – Vocals
Kenneth Henriksen – Guitars
Fredrik Jacobsen – Guitars
Torstein Haakafoss – Bass
Per-Morten Bergseth – Drums

For More Info Visit:
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Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/courseoffate
YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@courseoffateband

SYBERIA Unveil New Album “Quan tot s’apagui”

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Following the critically acclaimed 2022 full-length “Statement On Death” (Metal Blade Records), Barcelona-based instrumental quartet SYBERIA return with a striking new chapter. Their fifth album “Quan tot s’apagui” is out now via Moment of Collapse Records, with Silent Pendulum Records handling the release in the United States.

Listen to the full album HERE

“Quan tot s’apagui” represents a major artistic and emotional shift in SYBERIA‘s trajectory. For the first time, the group delivers an album conceived fully in Catalan, a step that reinforces their identity and brings a new expressive depth to their sound.

The album stands as their darkest and most introspective release to date. It offers a symbolic exploration of the world’s end and the passage into nothingness – a sonic narrative where beauty and devastation coexist. The record leans more heavily into post-metal and black metal influences, expanding SYBERIA’s signature sound into more intense, atmospheric, and ferocious territories while keeping the melodic sensitivity that has long defined them.

Tracklist:

  1. En la foscor una llum que brilla,
  2. llampecs d’oblit d’uns records en vida,
  3. naixença d’una mort tranquil·la.
  4. Dins la meva ànima la sang em bull…
  5. quan me’n vagi no em tanqueu els ulls.

“Quan tot s’apagui” is out now and available for purchase HERE

Furthermore, to support the new album, SYBERIA will hit the road this spring. Tickets are on sale now and dates as follows:

07/02 Madrid, Sala Siroco, SPAIN
21/03 A Coruña, 981 United, Sala Tunnel, GALÍCIA

28/03 Wil, Gare Du Lion, SWITZERLAND
29/03 Wien, Arena Beisl, AUSTRIA
30/03 Munich, Glockenbachwerkstatt, GERMANY
31/03 Dresden, Riesa Efau, GERMANY
01/04 Jena, KuBa, GERMANY
02/04 Bonn, Kult 41, GERMANY
03/04 Ghent, Asgaard Gentbrugge, BELGIUM
04/04 TBA BELGIUM
05/04 Clermont Ferrand, La Raymonde, FRANCE

25/04 Stuttgart, Zentral Club, GERMANY
26/04 Hamburg, Gängeviertel, GERMANY
27/04 Neunkirchen, Stummsche Reithalle, GERMANY
28/04 BerlIn, Neue Zukunft, GERMANY
29/04 Poznan, Pod Minoga, POLAND
30/04 Prague, 007 Strahov, CZECH REPUBLIC
01/05 Strasbourg, Le Local Bar, FRANCE
02/05 Cascina Bellaria, Cascina Bellaria, ITALY

More dates to be announced…

SYBERIA are:
Oscar Linares – Guitar
Jordi Only – Guitar / Synth Programming
Quim Torres – Bass
Manel Woodcvtter – Drums

For more info visit:
https://linktr.ee/syberia
https://www.facebook.com/syberiaband
https://www.instagram.com/syberiaband/
https://syberia.bandcamp.com/
https://linktr.ee/momentofcollapse

RAM-ZET Unveil Video for Brand New Single ‘Zerocane’

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Norwegian progressive metal visionaries RAM-ZET have revealed the first sonic and visual statement from their long-awaited return. The band has premiered the video for “Zerocane”, the first single from their upcoming album “Sapien”, due out March 27 via Swedish label ViciSolum Productions. 
The track is now available on all major streaming platforms. 

“Zerocane” offers an immediate glimpse into the renewed creative force behind RAM-ZET; a band known for bending the boundaries between progressive, avant-garde, and extreme metal. Musically, the song traces its origins back to the earliest writing sessions for “Sapien”. 

Guitarist and founder Henning “Zet” Ramseth explains: “The song is one of the first ideas for our album ‘Sapien’ and it is all built around a kind of folkish theme which got into my head, when playing with my new (at the time) 8 string.“

Vocalist Sfinx adds about the lyrics: 
“‘Zerocane’ is an alter ego, or a form of extra personality that emerges when one needs him the most. He eventually becomes the dominating character and one no longer has control over oneself. He becomes like a self-worshiping God.”

Tracklist:

  1. Zerocane
  2. Cranium
  3. Sleepers
  4. Bozzadevil
  5. Peace25?
  6. As Worlds Collide
  7. Psychosis
  8. In The Mirror
  9. Catching Flies
  10. Hangmans Jazz

“Sapien” marks RAM-ZET’s first full-length album since ‘Freaks in Wonderland’ (2012), ending a silence that lasted more than a decade. While the band never officially disbanded, activity slowed considerably as members pursued other creative paths. The turning point came in 2023, when Ramseth felt the time was right to fully resurrect the project. What followed was an intensive two-year period of writing, rehearsing, and recording, culminating in a celebrated return to the live stage in the summer of 2024.

The current line-up reflects both continuity and renewal. Longtime keyboardist Karoline “Ka” Amb stepped away as band activity increased, making room for Kai “Aazuu” Renton (Trollfest) on keyboards. At the same time, violinist Ingvild “Sareeta” Johannesen has returned after an extended break, once again adding her unmistakable signature to the band’s sound.

With “Sapien”, RAM-ZET deliver their trademark fusion of intensity, complexity, and atmosphere, infused with renewed focus, energy, and vision. The band’s next chapter begins now.

The album will be released as double vinyl, CD, and digital. Pre-orders are available at THIS LOCATION

Line-up:
Henning Ramseth / Zet – Guitar, vocals
Miriam Renvåg / Sfinx – Vocals
Lars A Lien / Lanius – Bass
Ingvild Strønen Johannesen/ Sareeta – Violin
Kai Renton / Aazuu – Keyboards
Kent Frydenlund/ Küth – Drums

For more info visit:
https://www.ram-zet.com
https://www.instagram.com/ram.zet.official
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063773281541
https://www.vicisolum.com/
https://www.facebook.com/vicisolumproductions
https://www.instagram.com/vicisolum/
https://www.vicisolum.com/
https://www.facebook.com/vicisolumproductions
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DRAKEN Announce New Album “Here Be Draken”, New Single ‘The Great Deceiver’ Out Now

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DRAKEN‘s upcoming album, “Here Be Draken”, has now got a release date, which is April the 17th. To celebrate this, the hard hitting and perfectly catchy opening song “The Great Deceiver” is being released today, and it can be heard here: https://orcd.co/draken

Draken’s bassist and vocalist Hallvard Gaardløs has this to say about “The Great Deceiver”:
More often than not, there’s a track or two on an album that I feel kind of encapsulates the spirit of that particular record. On this album its “The Great Deceiver” for me, definitively. I feel it sums up what we want Draken to be, musically. A barrage of non-stop riffing, an all-out assault of rock n roll.
 
Lyrically, this track is about someone who exploits people when they are at their weakest and most exposed. A person who preys on people who are alone and lonely.
 
Formed in 2019 by Even Hermansen (guitar/vocals), Hallvard Gaardløs (bass/vocals) and André Drage (drums), Draken has carved out a fierce sonic identity at the crossroads of heavy rock and metal. Drawing inspiration from bands like High on Fire, Motörhead and Entombed, their sound is defined by down-tuned guitars, massive riffs and raw energy.

Hallvard Gaardløs has this to say about the upcoming album:
For a long time, the main theme of “Here Be Draken” alluded me. But the more I think about it, this album is about new beginnings in so many ways.
Sonically, it’s a new beginning. After two albums with Vegard Liverød (a true gentleman and legend!), the time was right for a change of scenery. We went for Amper Tone, which, quite conveniently, is just a stones throw from where I live. I talked to Kim Lillestøl about engineering, we knew each other from music studies, and we all have heard great things about him the last couple of years. The result… well, hear for yourself!
 
As mentioned, the upcoming album “Here Be Draken” was recorded at Amper Tone in Oslo and produced by the band together with engineer Kim Lillestøl. With artwork by Per Spjøtvold, the track listing is as follows:

1. The Great Deceiver
2. Jólablót
3. Saturday Night Head Removal Extravaganza
4. Here Be Dragons
5. Crimson Sun
6. It Serves You Right
7. Wrath
8. Shirts of Black (F.O.A.D.)
9. Of Demise and Men
10. Endtyme
11. Shitshow

Their first two albums – Draken (2021) and Book of Black (2023) – were released on Swedish label Majestic Mountain Records and received strong reviews across Norwegian and European press. The upcoming album Here Be Dragons was recorded at Amper Tone in Oslo and produced by the band together with engineer Kim Lillestøl.
 
Draken has performed across Norway and Sweden and toured central Europe with Spidergawd. With a new label and a new album on the horizon, the band is ready to take things to the next level.
 
Set for a release on Dark Essence Records on April the 17th, “Here Be Draken” will be available on CD, Limited Edition Cream White Vinyl and digital formats, and can be pre-ordered from:

More information about DRAKEN can be found on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/drakentheband

EVOLUCIJA Release Brand New Version of Their Song ‘Seven Days of The Weak’

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EVOLUCIJA are among the great hopes of female-fronted metal, a Serbian-Swiss metal crew, and they have already made a name for themselves across Europe, sharing the stage with some of the biggest names in the metal scene, such as Paradise Lost, Doro Pesch, Children Of Bodom, Tyr and Pestilence.

Following the successful release of their album ‘The World is Full of Wrath’, they are now following up with a brand new version of their song ‘Seven Days of The Weak’, which is causing quite a stir. Like the album, the track was produced at the famous Swedish ‘Fascination Street Studios’ under the direction of Jens Bogren.

Evolucija create a sound that seamlessly combines tradition with contemporary modernity. No wonder the European metal press has already been buzzing, as evidenced by features and placements in Musix, Rock it, Break Out, Slam (A) Metalized (DK) and Spark (CZ).

A special highlight: a video packed with live impressions from their last tour will also be released to accompany the single.

If you want to see Evolucija live this year, you can do so on the following dates:
21 February 2026 – Sofia (BG), Live & Loud Club
09.07.2026 – Cluj-Napoca (RO), Machine Venue Club
10.07.2026 – Beclean (RO), Festivalul Celtic Transilvania
01.08.2026 – Ostrava (CZ), Ostrava v Plamenech
08/08/2026 – Krokos (GR), Krokos Open Air Festival
22/08/2026 – Bobâlna (RO), Rock Revolution Festival

More information: https://www.facebook.com/evolucijaofficial

OÏKOUMEN Unleash First Single + Video ‘Reign of Idiocy’ from Upcoming Album

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Oikoumen is a human-centered orchestral progressive symphonic project. It shares visceral emotions, often dark, always committed, through intense, embodied music, where the orchestra serves emotion. The project is led by Élie Veux on composition and guitar, Laura Mazard on lyrics, vocals and artistic direction, and Yaël Febvray on bass and synthesizers. The first album “Dystopia” was released in 2022, marking the true beginning of the project.

French band already released a music video for a song “Reign of Idiocy” from their upcoming album, which is scheduled for release on April 17, 2026.

Music for upcoming album was recorded, mix & mastered by Julien Prost. New single is available for listening at all popular streaming platforms (here). Below you can watch video to the new song which was filmed at Cité du Cinéma in Saint-Denis near Paris.

This is how Laura comments new song: “Reign of Idiocy is a symphonic metal song about school bullying, seen through the eyes of the victim with a powerful and violent intensity we tried to capture with grandiose orchestras, energetic riffs, and vocals deployed like a tear-stained scream“.

More information: Facebook | Bandcamp | Instagram