Photo by Peter Kunz — Artwork by Björn Gooßes / Killustrations
German death metal powerhouse DISCREATION release “Iron Times MMXXV” via Massacre Records. The record is a newly reworked version of the band’s successful 2023 album “Iron Times”, featuring fully re-recorded vocals by the band’s new frontwoman Skadi.
To mark the announcement, DISCREATION have unveiled the music video for “Blood Ritual”, offering the first official preview of Skadi’s vocal interpretation of the material.
Guitarist Sebastian Schilling comments: “Initially, we only wanted to re-record the track Blood Ritual with Skadi to shoot a video for it. But once we were in the studio, we decided to re-record the vocals for the entire album. This gives fans the opportunity to hear the songs not only live with Skadi on vocals. Skadi has put her own stamp on the songs, allowing Iron Times MMXXV to stand on its own as a separate version alongside the original recording with Marc Grewe (Asinhell, ex-Morgoth).”
With “Iron Times MMXXV”, DISCREATION open a new chapter while offering a forceful reinterpretation of their most recent material – expanding the martial, war-fueled identity of Iron Times without diminishing its impact.
UPCOMING SHOWS
Eternal Death Rituals w/ Fleshcrawl, Slaughterday & Soul Grinder 20.02.2026, Oldenburg, MTS Records 21.02.2026, Remptendorf, Hirt´s Bräu 27.02.2026, Weiher, Live Music Hall 28.02.2026, Aalen, Rock It 04.04.2026, Siegen, Vortex 04.04.2026, Pälzer Hell, Schneckenhausen 30.05.2026, Bremen, tba 06.06.2026, Boarstream Open Air, Buchenbach 12.06.2026, Hamburg, Bambi Galore 26.06.2026, Rock & Metal Dayz, Oschersleben 11.09.2026, Erfurt, Club From Hell 26.09.2026, Aschaffenburg, tba 03.10.2026, Celle, CD-Kaserne
Switzerland’s rock heavyweights GOTTHARD return with a brand-new single, “Smiling in the Pouring Rain”, a stripped-down, heartfelt moment led by Nic Maeder’s warm, comforting voice. The song is about finding strength in hard times and remembering that the storm always passes.
“The idea was to give it a positive vibe. Even if sometimes life could be sad, or sometimes even sadder. What you always have to keep in mind is that something good is always going to come sooner or later. So you have to keep believing in what you do, and especially in yourself. We’re trying to give a little bit of hope. That’s the idea behind this song.” — Leo Leoni
“This song is basically about life and the unexpected great things that can come out of bad times. Life can feel like a never-ending roller coaster, and this track is kind of our take on ‘Singing in the Rain’.” — Nic Maeder
“Smiling in the Pouring Rain” showcases once again GOTTHARD’s ability to craft emotionally resonant rock music that uplifts as much as it moves.
“Smiling in the Pouring Rain”will be included in GOTTHARD’s upcoming mini-album, “More Stereo Crush”, set for release on March 13, 2026 through RPM. Produced by Charlie Bauerfeind and Leo Leoni, mastered by Sascha “Busy” Bühren, and featuring artwork by Manuel Schütz and Thomas Ewerhard, the album continues to highlight the band’s signature mix of melodic hooks, powerful vocals, and rock-solid instrumentation.
“More Stereo Crush“ – Tracklist: 1. Right Now 2. Ride The Wave 3. Liverpool [feat. Marc Storace] 4. Smiling In The Pouring Rain 5. Snafu 6. Don’t Miss The Call 7. Mayday 8. Burning Bridges [Radio Edit]
GOTTHARD live:
06.06.2026, CH, Bellinzona, Nevermind Music Fest 07.06.2026, CZ, Plzen, Metalfest 03.07.2026, ES, Barcelona, Barcelona Rock Fest 05.07.2026, SWE, Knislinge, Time to Rock Festival 11.07.2026, BG, Mogilovo Village, Midalidare Rock 16.07.2026, D, Schopfheim, Sommersound 17.07.2026, A, Thüringerberg 18.07.2026, A, Innsbruck, Innsbruck Music Hall 23.07.2026, D, Tuttlingen, Honberg Sommer 24.07.2026, D, Mosbach, Rock FM Open Air 25.07.2026, D, Esslingen (Neckar), Burg Esslingen Open Air 22.08.2026, CH, Aarburg, Riverside 28.08.2026, CH, Arbon, SummerDays 29.08.2026, CH, Spiez, Seaside Festival 06.11.2026, CH, Fribourg, Bellarena
With meanwhile 17 number one albums, a Diamond Award for selling over one million units in Switzerland, and multiple platinum records, including their quadruple platinum album “Homerun,” GOTTHARD have an unmatched legacy of successes, rounded off by over 3.5 million units sold worldwide and more than 2,000 live performances. Their tracks like ‘Heaven,’ a platinum single, and seven top 10 singles have cemented the band in the international music scene.
GOTTHARD are: Nic Maeder | vocals Leo Leoni | guitars Freddy Scherer | guitars Marc Lynn | bass Flavio Mezzodi | drums
As Everything Unfolds are proud to announce the release date for their new album, ‘DID YOU ASK TO BE SET FREE?’, on April 10th via Century Media.
To mark the announcement, today also sees the release of a new single, ‘GASOLINE’. ‘Gasoline is a story about that unquantifiable and confusing human bond you get with someone else,” explains Charlie Rolfe. “That twin flame sensation, that mutual connection with an unknown person, almost like you were destined to be in each other’s lives. During this song it explores an explosive connection, the thought process, the denial in wanting it and the need to turn away from it, even though it feels wrong, you desperately try to keep hold of your life path, ignoring this fated sensation, how heartbreaking and soul destroying it can be. This idea tied in so neatly with the concept of Count Dracula and Mina’s relationship from Bram Stoker’s Dracula, that otherworldly, toxic and destined love. Similar to Set In Flow, we used the story to visually inspire the music video, to which shots from the video are homages to moments in the 1994 film.’
DID YOU ASK TO BE SET FREE? is a deeply personal record shaped by grief, trauma, escapism and the slow, uncomfortable process of confronting reality. Written across a period of profound upheaval, the album documents a journey from emotional safety and creative flow into loss, numbness and disorientation, before gradually finding movement again. Framed around the idea of maladaptive daydreaming and fantasy as both refuge and trap, the songs explore addiction, self-sacrifice, burnout, fractured relationships and the question of whether freedom is something to be desired or feared. Drawing inspiration from cinema, literature and subconscious writing, the record shifts sonically and lyrically as time passes, mirroring real change rather than resisting it. The result is an album that does not offer neat resolution, but instead captures the fragile, ongoing act of learning how to exist, grieve and continue.
TRACKLISTING
1) DENIAL 2) GASOLINE 3) POINT OF VIEW 4) FIND ANOTHER WAY 5) CUT THE LIES 6) BREAK IT AWAY 7) SET IN FLOW 8) WHAT YOU WANTED 9) IDOLS 10) REVERIE 11) EDGE OF FOREVER 12) SETTING SUN
Lamb of God have set a March 13 release date for their new album, Into Oblivion (Epic Records), marking the band’s first full-length release in four years.
Into Oblivion finds Lamb of God embracing their position as modern metal veterans, beholden to no one, with nothing left to prove. The 10-song collection references the band’s roots, doubles down on their signature groove, and expands their approach, resulting in an album that feels both deliberate and untethered.
News of Into Oblivion’s March arrival is accompanied by the debut of its title track, “Into Oblivion,” alongside a video, directed by Tom Flynn and Mike Watts. Aggressive and as unforgiving as ever, the song pairs the band’s musical ferocity with psychologically charged lyrics.
“For me, the album is about having the space to breathe creatively and not feeling like we have to keep up with any trend or expectation,” guitarist Mark Morton shares. “It feels nice to be untethered from any agenda beyond rallying around the notion of, ‘Let’s just make music that we think is cool,’ which is really where it all started.”
Vocalist Randy Blythe doesn’t mince words on why the band decided to name the album Into Oblivion, saying candidly: “Because that’s where we’re heading. In general, the album is about the ongoing and rapid breakdown of the social contract, particularly here in America. Things are acceptable now that would’ve horrified people just 20 years ago.”
In the months leading up to today’s announcement, the metal veterans released a pair of blistering singles that offered listeners a taste of the album’s range. “Sepsis,” the band’s first new song since 2022, paid homage to the early ‘90s Richmond underground that shaped Lamb of God’s formative years. Consequence, in their Heavy Song of the Week feature, noted the track’s fresh approach, saying “Morton’s riffs are bruising at this slower pace,” and adding that Blythe bellows “like a heavy metal Nick Cave.” “Parasocial Christ” followed, evoking classic Lamb of God with a three-minute onslaught that Revolver dubbed an “anti-tech thrasher.”
Produced and mixed by longtime studio collaborator Josh Wilbur, Into Oblivion was recorded across multiple locations tied closely to the band’s identity. Drums were tracked in Richmond, Va., with guitars and bass recorded at Morton’s home studio. Blythe recorded his vocals at the legendary Total Access studio in Redondo Beach, Calif., the birthplace of seminal punk records by Black Flag, Hüsker Dü, and Descendents.
Album pre-orders, including multiple limited-edition vinyl variants and signed copies, are available via the band’s website: Lamb-of-god.com.
Into Oblivion tracklisting:
Into Oblivion (linked) Parasocial Christ Sepsis The Killing Floor El Vacío St. Catherine’s Wheel Blunt Force Blues Bully A Thousand Years Devise/Destroy
Lamb of God previously announced a Spring North American tour in what promises to be the heaviest trek of 2026. Joined by Kublai Khan TX, Fit For An Autopsy, and Sanguisugabogg, the tour kicks off on March 17. Tickets and VIP packages are on-sale now via Lamb-of-god.com/tour.
Into Oblivion North American tour dates:
March 17 National Harbor, MD The Theater MGM National Harbor March 19 Montreal, QC Bell Centre March 20 Toronto, ON GCT Theatre March 22 Detroit, MI Fox Theatre March 24 Minneapolis, MN Armory March 25 Chicago, IL Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom March 27 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium March 28 Salt Lake City, UT The Union Event Center March 30 Portland, OR Theater of the Clouds March 31 Seattle, WA WAMU Theater April 1 Vancouver, BC PNE Forum April 3 San Francisco, CA The Masonic April 4 Inglewood, CA YouTube Theater April 5 Phoenix, AZ Arizona Financial Theatre April 7 Albuquerque, NM Revel Entertainment Center April 10 Austin, TX Moody Amphitheater April 11 Irving, TX The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory April 12 Houston, TX 713 Music Hall April 14 Nashville, TN War Memorial Auditorium April 15 Atlanta, GA Coca-Cola Roxy Theatre April 16 Raleigh, NC Red Hat Amphitheater April 18 Reading, PA Santander Arena April 19 Virginia Beach, VA The Dome April 21 Buffalo, NY Buffalo RiverWorks April 23 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Paramount April 25 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena April 26 Boston, MA MGM Music Hall at Fenway
Additional 2026 tour dates:
May 9 Daytona Beach, FL Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival May 17 Dayton, OH Welcome to Rockville May 20 San Juan, PR Coliseo de Puerto Rico July 24 Istanbul, TR Bonus Parkorman July 25 – 27 Plovdiv, BG Hills of Rock July 27 – 31 Râşnov, RO Rockstadt Extreme Fest August 1 Wacken, DE Wacken Open Air August 3 Leipzig, DE Haus Auensee August 5 Lisbon, PT Vagos Open Air August 6 – 9 Kortrijk, BE Alcatraz Open Air August 7 Walton-on-Trent, UK Bloodstock Open Air August 11 Copenhagen, DK K.B. Hallen August 12 – 16 Dinkelsbühl, DE Summer Breeze August 13 – 15 Sulingen, DE Reload Festival August 14 – 16 Eindhoven, NL Dynamo Metalfest October 30 – November 3 Miami, FL Headbangers Boat
Lamb of God is Randy Blythe (vocals), John Campbell (bass), Mark Morton (guitar), Willie Adler (guitar) and Art Cruz (drums). Formed in 1994, the Richmond, Va.-based band has released nine critically acclaimed albums, received five GRAMMY® Award nominations, sold over 3 million albums, packed arenas around the world, and tallied over one billion streams and counting. Widely regarded as one of the most influential and innovative forces in modern heavy music, Lamb of God’s most recent collection, Omens, arrived in late 2022, marking their sixth consecutive album to debut in the Top 15 on the Billboard 200. Kerrang! noted that the album finds the band “as reliably heavy, violent, and pissed off as ever,” and Consequence said the “album will break you down to nihilistic pieces.”
Before heading out on one of the most anticipated European tours of the new year supporting Lorna Shore Sweden’s masters of aural dissonance and unapologetic heaviness, HUMANITY’S LAST BREATH are dropping “Godhood”. The song comes with a dystopian video by Riivata Visuals.
The manager of the enigmatic four piece adds: “Humanity’s Last Breath let the music do the talking but as their manager I gladly add to this that ‘Godhood’ is the soundtrack that will give you this one extra repetition in the gym you long for. It is the cosy black hole that wraps itself around you like no weighted blanked ever could. Join in! For the joy of a Musical Event Horizons gravitational field warping the fabric of reality so severely that time itself grinds to a halt. Falling into it is to experience the crushing weight of the entire universe’s future, collapsing into a single, infinite second. TDLR: It is a Solid Song.”
Formed over a decade ago as brainchild and creative outlet for guitarist and producer Buster Odeholm (who also plays with Swedish progressive metal legends, Vildhjarta and drums with metalcore standard-setters, Thrown) and vocalist Filip Danielsson, HUMANITY’S LAST BREATH continue to raise the standards and expand the lexicon of extreme sounds for metal.
HUMANITY’S LAST BREATH on tour with Lorna Shore w/Whitechapel, Shadow of Intent
23.01.26 Frankfurt, DE Jahrhunderthalle (sold out) 24.01.26 Leipzig, DE Haus Auensee (sold out) 25.01.26 Prague, CZ O2 Universum 27.01.26 Warsaw, PL COS Torwar 29.01.26 Budapest, HU Arena 30.01.26 Wiener Neustadt, AT Arena Nova (sold out) 31.01.26 Munich, DE Zenith (sold out) 01.02.26 Padova, IT Kioene Arena 03.02.26 Zürich, CH Samsung Hall 04.02.26 Lyon, FR Halle Tony Garnier 05.02.26 Paris, FR Zenith 06.02.26 Brussels, BE Forest National 08.02.26 London, UK Alexandra Palace 09.02.26 Birmingham, UK O2 Academy 1 (sold out) 10.02.26 Manchester, UK O2 Victoria Warehouse (sold out) 12.02.26 Amsterdam, NL AFAS Live 13.02.26 Düsseldorf, DE Mitsubishi Electric Halle (sold out) 14.02.26 Hamburg, DE Inselpark Arena (sold out) 15.02.26 Copenhagen, DK K.B. Hallen 17.02.26 Gothenburg, SE Partille Arena 18.02.26 Oslo, NO Sentrum Scene (sold out) 19.02.26 Stockholm, SE Hovet Ice Hall 21.02.26 Helsinki, FI Ice Hall (sold out) 22.02.26 Turku, FI Logomo (sold out)
On January 16th, blackened deathcore quintet Ov Sulfur released their sophomore album, Endless, via Century Media Records. Propelled by the vocalizations of frontman Ricky Hoover, Ov Sulfur pushes the boundaries of their deathcore origins on this record, simultaneously embracing black metal while exploring a surprising degree of melody that never dilutes their genre-decimating approach. For a preview of Endless, a new vocal playthrough video for the album track “Forlorn” can be seen below.
Chase Wilson (Guitarist/Vocalist) on “Forlorn:
“My goal for ‘Forlorn’ was a melodeath version of a waltz. This song has an elegant kind of swing to it while also being crushingly heavy. It’s about someone suffering from loneliness and worrying they’ll never find someone to share their life with. Delivering that message in this vocal one-take performance, even with the key change toward the end, was a special challenge to show off how Ricky and I have grown as singers.”
Chase Wilson (Guitarist/Vocalist) on ‘Endless’ as a whole:
“The dreaded ‘sophomore slump’ is here, but we think we rose above that. Our debut LP‘The Burden Ov Faith’ was full of a lot of new elements and great ideas, but we really refined those and expanded further here. A huge benefit was having more time to really shape it and doing so in a dedicated studio session with Josh Schroeder, whereas LP1 was piecemealed together from many sessions across time and space. (We recorded vocals in LA, drums with Josh, guitars in Las Vegas, etc.)
“‘Endless’ is a journey through eternal struggles and trying to find what we need to come to terms with them. We have all been through a lot of these different emotions and wrestled with the possibility there could never be an end.”
Ricky Hoover (Vocals) on the album as a whole:
“This album pushed me to the edge! When it comes to vocal abilities, both in terms of screaming AND singing, accompanied by an increased presence by my co-captain Chase. Wait until you hear my falsetto in ‘Endless//Loveless.’ There’s actually a cell phone video from the studio where you can see and hear how mindblown we all were because I didn’t tell anyone I was going to try that and that first take made the album!
“It also pushed me lyrically. This album examines how real-life emotions and struggles would feel if they went on eternally: became ‘Endless,’ if you will. This forced me to really grapple with the emotions taken to their furthest point, which was taxing to say the least. Hopefully it resonates with listeners, who can find the joy in the here and now, rather than looking toward the ‘Endless.'”
On Endless, Ov Sulfur delve deeper into the darkened sonic landscapes that defined the Las Vegas quintet’s 2023 landmark debut, The Burden Ov Faith. Catapulted by the return of ex-Suffokate vocalist Ricky Hoover, Ov Sulfur take a more metaphorical approach to the disdain for religion that drove their previous material. What would actually happen if eternal life existed? Eternal doubt, longing, grief, fear and more would drive humans mad. The message comes through loud and clear atop Leviathvn’s pummeling drums, with guitarist/vocalist Chase Wilson’s gravelly singing complementing Hoover; the vocal attack is pushed further live by latest additions bassist Josh Bearden and guitarist Christian Becker, bringing their performance to the next level.
The vocal dynamics and melodic choruses are extended to the max on Endless; songs like the hard rocking “Wither” and ballad “Endless//Loveless” are a logical extension to the band’s realization that Ricky could belt with the best of ’em.
“I was originally only going to sing a soft intro to ‘Earthen’ on our last album,” reveals Hoover. “Once Chase and our vocal producer [for that album] Morgoth heard it, we reworked a bunch of stuff for me to sing more. That’s pushed further here. Chase even taught me to do falsetto in-studio (he actually took a video on his phone where I looked genuinely shocked I hit the notes because it was so new to me).”
Wilson expands on the vocal growth: “There is a lot of vocal interplay between the two of us, hinted at on ‘The Burden Ov Faith‘s ‘The Inglorious Archetype,’ inspired by Alice In Chains‘ Layne Staley and Jerry Cantrell. You can hear that on ‘Evermore,’ and we practically split ‘Wither’ down the middle; the song is about us both losing grandparents, so it’s super personal.”
That dynamism is helped along by vocal features from Johnny Ciardullo (Carcosa), Josh Davies (Ingested) and Alan Grnja (Distant), joining Ov Sulfur’s illustrious guest list that includes Howard Jones (ex-Killswitch Engage, Light the Torch), Alex Terrible (Slaughter to Prevail) and many more.
Having already proved themselves as a formidable live act, touring with the likes of Lorna Shore, Signs of the Swarm, and Nekrogoblikon, Ov Sulfur will soon head back out on the road – this time, joining Orbit Culture and Atlas for a North American trek. See below for all dates!
Ov Sulfur tour dates w/ Orbit Culture, Atlas
February 18, 2026 – Roseville, CA @ Goldfield Trading Post February 19, 2026 – Portland, OR @ Star Theater February 20, 2026 – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon February 21, 2026 – Spokane, WA @ The Big Dipper * February 22, 2026 – Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theater February 24, 2026 – Calgary, AB @ Palace Theatre February 25, 2026 – Edmonton, AB @ Midway Music Hall February 27, 2026 – Saskatoon, SK @ Louis’ February 28, 2026 – Winnipeg, MB @ Park Theater March 3, 2026 – Toronto, ON @ Opera House March 5, 2026 – Montreal, QC @ Beanfield Theatre March 6, 2026 – Ottawa, ON @ The Bronson March 7, 2026 – Buffalo, NY @ Electric City March 9, 2026 – Allentown, PA @ Archer Music Hall March 10, 2026 – Silver Spring, MD @ Fillmore Silver Spring March 11, 2026 – New York, NY @ Gramercy Theater March 13, 2026 – New Haven, CT @ Toad’s March 14, 2026 – Worcester, MA @ Palladium March 15, 2026 – Syracuse, NY @ The Song & Dance * March 16, 2026 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues Cleveland March 17, 2026 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Preserving Underground March 18, 2026 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues Chicago March 19, 2026 – Indianapolis, IN @ Black Circle * March 20, 2026 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave II March 21, 2026 – Detroit, MI @ El Club March 23, 2026 – Lexington, KY @ Manchester Music Hall March 24, 2026 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade March 25, 2026 – Charlotte, NC @ The Underground March 26, 2026 – Greenville, SC @ The Radio Room * March 27, 2026 – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues Orlando March 28, 2026 – St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live March 29, 2026 – Pensacola, FL @ The Handlebar * March 30, 2026 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues March 31, 2026 – Dallas, TX @ The Echo Lounge & Music Hall April 1, 2026 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom April 3, 2026 – Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre April 4, 2026 – Grand Junction, CO @ Mesa Theater * April 5, 2026 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Grand at The Complex April 6, 2026 – Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl April 7, 2026 – Mesa, AZ @ The Nile April 9, 2026 – Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory April 10, 2026 – Los Angeles, CA @ Regent Theater *=Ov Sulfur, Atlas only
Ov Sulfur line-up: Ricky Hoover – vocals Chase Wilson – guitars, vocals Leviathvn – drums Josh Bearden – bass Christian Becker – guitars
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