SATAN TAKES A HOLIDAY Dig into Their Musical Lineage on “Covering Our Tracks: Part 1” EP, Out January 16th

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On January 16th, 2026, Satan Takes A Holiday release Covering Our Tracks: Part 1 via Icons Creating Evil Art — the first installment of a broader album project that began with a series of singles released in 2025 and will continue unfolding through summer 2026.

As the title suggests, Covering Our Tracks: Part 1 collects reinterpretations of classic songs from different eras and genres, all filtered through the band’s raw energy, garage-rock grit, and punk swagger. The EP showcases the band’s evolving creative process while honoring the music that helped shape their sound.

EP Tracklist — Covering Our Tracks: Part 1
01. Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World (Ramones) feat. Rockenrollex
02. Gettin’ Away With Murder (Baby Grande) feat. Nicke Andersson
03. You’re the One That I Want (Travolta/Newton-John — Grease)
04. I Can’t Stop Thinking About It X Shady Lady & The Malefactor
(The Dirtbombs) feat. Danne McKenzie
05. Rumble! 2026 (Link Wray)

Focus Track: Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World feat. Rockenrollex
The EP opens with Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World, a high-voltage cover of the Ramones classic, reimagined as a punk duet with longtime friend Rockenrollex. A staple of the band’s live show for years, this studio recording injects fresh aggression and melodic bite into one of punk’s most irreverent anthems.
– “Ramones’ bold and tongue-in-cheek portrayal of a young German boy longing for love, approval, and belonging remains both courageous and disarmingly timely today. We’ve had this song in our setlists for a couple of years now, but for the studio recording we wanted to give it something special — so we brought in our friend, the Sekt’s own Rockenrollex, to turn it into a punk rock duet.”

Collected alongside the opening track are the three singles released across 2025 — each a reinterpretation of a well-known or cult favorite, now given the band’s visceral garage-punk touch:

Gettin’ Away With Murder feat. Nicke Andersson — a cover of the Australian glam-rock track by Baby Grande. In this version, Nicke Andersson (noted for his work with The Hellacopters, Imperial State Electric, Entombed and more) delivers a fiery guest guitar solo that elevates the song into high-octane rock territory.

You’re the One That I Want — taken from the iconic Grease soundtrack (originally performed by John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John), the band recasts the 1970s pop favorite as a gritty, guitar-driven doomy rock stomper — equal parts swagger and subversion.

I Can’t Stop Thinking About It X Shady Lady & the Malefactor feat. Danne McKenzie — this hybrid cover brings together elements of The Dirtbombs’ garage-rock classic with additional flavors from collaborators Shady Lady & the Malefactor. With Danne McKenzie stepping up as lead vocalist, the song becomes a sweeping, hypnotic journey through fuzz, groove, and sing-along hooks.

The EP closes with Rumble! 2026, a modernized take on Link Wray’s instrumental groundbreaking classic — a piece of rock history reinterpreted with taut muscle and contemporary edge.

An Album Built in Chapters

Covering Our Tracks: Part 1 is more than a collection of covers — it’s an intentional snapshot of an album unfolding in real time. By revisiting foundational songs from across decades and reshaping them with sweat, stance, and spirit, Satan Takes A Holiday embrace the lineage of rock music while charting their own creative path heading into 2026.

Satan Takes A Holiday are one of Sweden’s most dynamic rock acts, blending classic rock’n’roll, garage rock, punk attitude and modern edge into a sound that’s at once familiar and fiercely their own. With multiple albums and extensive touring across Europe, the band has earned a reputation for energetic live shows and fearless reinterpretations. With years of touring experience across Europe, they’ve shared stages with acts such as KISS, The Sonics, Mustasch, Juliette Lewis, Backyard Babies, and Imperial State Electric, earning a reputation as a must-see live act that grips audiences with raw energy and infectious groove.

The band’s singles have attracted attention across major platforms and media — including support from BBC 6 Music (featuring Iggy Pop) as well as regular rotation on Sweden’s P3 and Bandit Rock, and critical praise from Classic Rock, Louder Sound, and Rock Hard.

Rather than treating rock history as untouchable, the band approaches it as raw material — something to honor, test, and make personal. Covering Our Tracks: Part 1 continues this tradition, weaving collaboration and reinvention into a multi-chapter album project that unfolds throughout 2026.

More from Satan Takes A Holiday
Official webpage: www.satantakesaholiday.com
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3BZBnC18MJDRtneF9r7Qx7
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@STAH
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/satantakesaholiday/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/satantakesaholiday/
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MAMMON’S THRONE Announce New Album “My Body to the Worms”, Video for First Single ‘Elixir’ Out Now

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Australian death doom outfit Mammon’s Throne have announced the release of their third full length My Body to the Worms on 13th March, 2026 via Hammerheart Records. 

In celebration, the band has released the first heavy track ‘Elixir’ in the form of an official music video which is streaming via the Hammerheart Records YouTube channel. 

Pre-order My Body to the Worms here: https://mammonsthrone.lnk.to/mybodytotheworms

Mammon’s Throne comment on the track: “During the album writing process, we set out to have a no frills, in your face, pummeling track and thought it would be fun to include some influence from hardcore music by including a breakdown towards the end of the song. We jokingly referred to this new amalgamation as “Funeral-Slam”, a label which seems to be sticking.

The theme of the lyrics came together very organically while jamming the riffs and they have definitely hooked people in when we have performed the track live, as we are frequently asked when the “Nosferatu” song is coming.

‘Elixir’ was recorded to a live studio drum performance to capture the natural dynamics and tempo Mammon’s Throne is known for during our live shows. Amesh recorded and mixed the remainder of the track in his home studio, adding multiple guitar layers and heavy reverb to capture Nosferatu‘s foreboding presence in her castle, draining the life force of countless victims.

Some say the multiple screeches and shrieks heard in the track were the 2 guitarists’ pickups haunted and possessed by the vampire herself. Special guest vocals provided by Count Louis Peter Meoackovic, Nosferatu‘s feline minion and production superintendent. See if you can figure out where he’s lurking in the song!“

After relentless gigging and the success of their 2020 debut album Forward Unto Flame, Mammon’s Throne have established themselves as a force to be reckoned within the Australian live music scene. They followed this up with an epic offering of extreme doom on their self-titled release in 2023. This album saw the band fully embrace the death-doom and black metal aspects of their sound and was met with great admiration by listeners and reviewers.

On the back of the strength of their live performances and respect within the local music community, the band have supported multiple international touring acts such as My Dying Bride, Pallbearer, Conan, Triumph of Death and Rotting Christ to name a few and have done a run of shows in Japan in 2024.

Mammon’s Throne have signed with Hammerheart Records to release their third album My Body to the Worms, which is due on the 13th of March 2026 and represents their most ambitious work to date. The band effortlessly weaves elements of death metal, black metal, doom metal and more to create an engrossing and narrative atmosphere with poignant and memorable lyrics, intricate guitar work and diverse vocal styles that are sure to keep listeners coming back time and time again.

Track-list:
1. Senseless Death
2. Clandestine Unholy Rites 
3. Elixir
4. Every Day More Sickened 
5. At the Threshold of Eternity 
6. An Angel’s Grace
7. Departed

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SPEGLAS Confront Spiritual Emptiness on New Single ‘Dearth’

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Stockholm’s black/death metal outfit SPEGLAS has released a second single, “Dearth”, taken from their forthcoming debut album “Endarkenment, Being & Death”, due out on February 27th, 2026, via Trust No One Recordings.

Following the release of the first single “The Spirit Postmortem”, “Dearth” continues to explore the overarching conceptual framework of the album, delving deeper into its philosophical and spiritual themes.

Stream the single HERE

Vocalist and guitarist Isak Rosemarin comments: “The second single entitled ‘Dearth’ from our upcoming debut album ‘Endarkenment, Being & Death’ is much like the first single ‘The Spirit Postmortem’ a part of the overarching concept of the album itself. ‘Dearth’ deals with a kind of spiritual famine within the human being. In other words a lack or scarcity of values, aim and therefore meaning. Or in Nietzschean terms, which the album holds as a main inspiration – any answer to the question ‘why’ is lacking. The song itself has a bit more weight to it then the rest.“

Tracklist:

  1. Woe
  2. The Endarkenment
  3. Incessant Severance
  4. Dearth
  5. The Spirit Postmortem
  6. Ailing
  7. Hitherto Awry
  8. Rage Upon The Dying Fire

Formed in 2015, SPEGLAS has always operated with a singular aim: to fuse the visceral intensity of black and death metal with the driving force and melodic weight of classic heavy metal. The result is a sound that is raw, fierce, and atmospheric – yet unexpectedly heartfelt, vulnerable, and even empowering. Their so far released EPs – “Birth, Dreams & Death” (2015, Imperium) and “Time, Futility & Death” (2022, Pulverised) – already hinted at a band unafraid to wander beyond genre boundaries. With their forthcoming debut, SPEGLAS refine that vision into something even more nuanced and personal.

The band’s lineup consists of vocalist and guitarist Isak Rosemarin (Sweven, ex-Morbus Chron, ex-Century), drummer Jesper Nyrelius (Sweven), guitarist Alexi Hedlund, and newly added bassist Victor Berg (New Keepers of the Water Towers). With Victor’s arrival completing the lineup, SPEGLAS are now gearing up to bring their dark, immersive sound to the stage in support of the album’s release.

“Endarkenment, Being & Death” was mixed by Simon Söderberg (Ghost, Henrik Palm) at Studio Mayfire and mastered by Magnus Lindberg (Cult of Luna, Ulcerate, Russian Circles etc). The album is available for pre-order at THIS LOCATION

SPEGLAS are:
Isak Rosemarin – Vocals/Guitar
Alexi Hedlund – Guitar
Jesper Nyrelius – Drums
Victor Berg – Bass

For more info visit:
https://linktr.ee/speglas
https://www.facebook.com/SPEGLAS/
https://www.instagram.com/speglas /
https://speglas.bandcamp.com
https://www.tnor.se/

PATRIARCHS IN BLACK Release New Single ‘The Ocean’

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PATRIARCHS IN BLACK have released a new single ‘The Ocean’.

Following the release of their critically acclaimed studio album ‘Home’ last August, PATRIARCHS IN BLACK present their brand new cover version of the Led Zeppelin classic ‘The Ocean’. 

With this, the band not only pays homage to one of their greatest idols, but also celebrates the birthdays of both PIB guitarist Dan Lorenzo and Jimmy Page.

In 2023, PATRIARCHS IN BLACK even received a Grammy nomination for their cover of Led Zeppelin’s ‘Friends.’

‘The Ocean’ was recorded by Johnny Kelly (Type O Negative) on drums, Dan Lorenzo (Hades / Non-Fiction) on guitars and guest vocalist Mark Sunshine (Unida).

More information:
https://www.instagram.com/PatriarchsInBlack
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559097640883

FEAR OF DOMINATION Release New Album “Katharsis” with Official Video for ‘Alone’

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Photo: Tapio Wilska

Finnish industrial metal band Fear of Domination’s seventh full length album “Katharsis” has seen the light of day! The album release is accompanied by a new music video to the opening track “Alone”. To celebrate the album’s release, FoD will kick off their album release tour tomorrow in Espoo Finland.

Listen to the “Katharsis” album on music services (Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, Tidal, Amazon Music etc.): https://push.fm/fl/fod-katharsis

FoD singer Saku Solin tells about the album:

”Katharsis is the culmination of our entire band’s evolution and the rebirth of its members. It’s often said that art requires pain and faith… and this album truly contains both. The process tested us through adversity and demanding production, but perhaps because of that, I am now incredibly proud of us for having the strength to fight our way through it.

When we now compare the final album to the original demos, it’s clear that every bit of work and effort was absolutely worth it.

For the songs themselves, we were able to carve out material from Lasse’s pen, some of which had been waiting to be born for years. At the same time, we created our first full-length album together with Anton and Jessica. On a personal level, the biggest thing for me was being able to write songs for FoD again after a long time with my close friends and to share my story through the music. Feel may be the most beautiful song of my entire artist career. At least one of the most important ones for me.”

Fear of Domination was originally founded in 2006. Over the years they have toured around the Europe with bands like Deathstars, Turmion Kätilöt, Velcra, Shade Empire, Hanzel and Gretyl, Amaranthe, PAIN and many many more. Read the full story of FoD from here.

Pre-order the limited CD-digipak (CD release day, January 23rd) from Inverse Store or Bandcamp.

Tracklist / ISRC -codes:

  1. Alone – FI3FC2653501
  2. Dead Anyway – FI3FC2653502
  3. Monsters – FI3FC2653503
  4. Imposter – FI3FC2653504
  5. Last Words – FI3FC2653505
  6. Primum Noce Apte – FI3FC2653506
  7. Rabbit Hole – FI3FC2653507
  8. All As One – FI3FC2553501
  9. Endgame – FI3FC2553502
  10. Feel – FI3FC2653510
Digicover by Tapio Wilska

UPCOMING SHOWS:
10.1.2026 Espoo, Louhisali [FIN]
16.1.2026 Kouvola, House of Rock /w King Satan [FIN]
17.1.2026 Helsinki, On The Rocks /w Let It All Burn [FIN]
23.1.2026 Turku, Apollo /w Herja, Morket [FIN]
24.1.2026 Tampere, Olympia /w King Satan [FIN]
30.1.2026 Jyväskylä, Freetime [FIN]
31.1.2026 Oulu, Kantakrouvi, Winter Massacre [FIN]
13.3.2026 Kuopio, Circus /w Ruoska [FIN]

Fear Of Domination are:
Jessica Salmi – voc
Saku Solin – voc
Johannes Niemi – gtr
Jan-Erik Kari – gtr
Lauri Ojanen – Bass
Lasse Raelahti – Synths
Anton Nisonen – Drums

https://www.fod.fi/
https://www.facebook.com/FearOfDomination/
https://www.instagram.com/fearofdomination
https://www.youtube.com/user/FoDofficial

INBORN TENDENCY’s Debut Album “Let There Be Sin” Out Now

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Photo: Jarmo Hänninen Photography

Finnish death metal band Inborn Tendency has been working on their debut album for the past three years and, after a long wait, released their highly anticipated full-length record on January 9th, 2026. The band describes the album and its creative process as follows:

“This album is the destination of a very long journey, and at the same time, a new beginning. While the process has been incredibly interesting and inspiring, for a band like ours — working primarily remotely — it has required significant effort. We’ve had to invent new ways of working and change many of our internal practices. From the very beginning, our goal was to create a debut so strong that we wouldn’t have to regret it years down the line. We believe we achieved that goal 100%. With the lessons learned, working on the next album will be a much faster undertaking.”

Listen to the album on music services (Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Deezer, Amazon Music etc.): https://push.fm/fl/inborntendency-lettherebesin

The band worked on the album with producer Juho Koskinen, who was responsible for the production as well as the final mixing and mastering.

“When we decided to start working on the debut in 2023, it became clear after a moment of reflection that we wanted an outside producer to provide fresh perspectives on the songs. We were looking for someone with experience producing music beyond just the metal genre. We happened to find Juho through mutual acquaintances, and that same year we released ‘Heritage.’ From that point on, it was clear that the entire album would be crafted with this team. Remote work has been a necessity and a natural way for us to operate since the band’s early days, so the collaboration with Juho ran smoothly. The singles released so far have received excellent feedback on both production and sound, and we believe the full album will live up to the expectations of both fans and new listeners!”

The cover art for the singles and the final album was created by Henri Tervapuro, an artist from Ostrobothnia.

“We started working with Henri years ago when we released the Godkiller EP. Henri’s style of creating graphics through painting works incredibly well for us; it adds just the right amount of edge and narrative to the songs. Henkka got to listen to the tracks and create the first drafts based on pure intuition. This way of working has been very effective, and Henri’s art often brings new, interesting perspectives to the music.”

The band’s lyrics and songwriting style have been atmospheric and thought-provoking since their inception. The band has refrained from explaining or opening up the themes of the lyrics, aiming instead to let the listener draw their own conclusions from the stories behind the songs. The band describes the debut album as follows:

“The overarching theme of the album is the inherent sinfulness planted in humans from the womb. The songs’ themes lead the listener to face their deepest fears and the evil that resides within every human being. Although the stories draw from Christian tradition, they provoke thought about the nature of evil, regardless of one’s personal convictions.”

“Something new, something old, something of our own, and something stolen,” describes Ville Herranen, who is responsible for the lyrics.

Tracklist / ISRC-codes:

  1. Defiled – FIITC2600016
  2. Heritage – FIITC2300010
  3. Flesh Eater – FIITC2500014
  4. Imperfected – FIITC2600017
  5. Exiled – FIITC2300012
  6. Ungod – FIITC2600018
  7. Fist Evangelist – FIITC2500013
  8. Lament – FIITC2600019
  9. Death Do Us Part – FIITC2300011
  10. Returnal – FIITC2600020

Credits:
● Mixing and Mastering: Juho Koskinen
● Cover Art: Henri Tervapuro

The band will kick off their album release tour on January 31st, 2026, at Ottopoika in Kuopio. You can catch the band during the spring at the following venues:

● Jan 31 – Kuopio, Ottopoika (FIN)
● Feb 20 – Seinäjoki, Bar 15 (FIN)
● Mar 7 – Helsinki, Bar Base (FIN)
● Apr 18 – Turku, Nirvana (FIN)
● May 9 – Espoo, Olarin Ossi (FIN)

See you at the shows!

Inborn Tendency:
● Mika Hänninen, Guitar
● Hugo Tiitinen, Drums
● Ville Herranen, Vocals

Links: https://lnk.bio/Inborntendency