Canadian metal maverick Devin Townsend released his long-awaited, ambitious, orchestral-metal opus ‘The Moth’, earlier this year in May. A new stand-alone live version of the album, titled ‘The Moth (The War-Live in Groningen), is set for release as a CD & Blu-ray edition, as well as digital audio, on 6th November 2026.
Pre-order the album: https://dvn.lnk.to/TheMothLive
You can watch the newly released live performance of “War Beyond Words (Live in Groningen)” now here:
Italian metal outfit Red Code have officially unveiled the brand-new lyric video for their high-octane rendition of Godsmack’s classic track, “I Stand Alone.” The song is featured on the band’s latest release, Traces of Unease and Discomfort, Ep. 1, available now worldwide via Wormholedeath.
With their take on “I Stand Alone,” Red Code revisit the Godsmack classic through their own musical identity. Driven by crushing riffs, a strong groove and shifting dynamics, the track stays faithful to the raw power of the original while taking on a different character through Lenina’s distinct vocal identity.
Rather than simply recreating the song, Red Code reshape the anthem through their own heavy and energetic sound, combining the aggression of alternative metal with the band’s powerful, live-oriented approach.
About Red Code
Red Code was formed in Trieste as a live act, founded by vocalist Lenina, drummer Ivo and bassist Andrea Bossi, who later passed away. Lenina and the rest of the group decided to carry on. The sound is built around her vocals and the four instruments, with no backing tracks or studio sequencing live.
Over the years, the band have played small clubs, festivals, and motorcycle rallies, opening for Cristina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil), Exilia, Nicola Manzan (Bologna Violenta), Pierpaolo Capovilla (Il Teatro degli Orrori), Underwaves, Tystnaden, Logical Terror, and Break Me Down. They’ve also been featured on Radio Rai.
“Traces of Unease and Discomfort” is the band’s first studio release after years of live performance. The sound combines the aggression of alternative metal — with reference points like System of a Down and Godsmack — with the structural influence of prog acts like Dream Theater and Fates Warning.
Stream “Traces of Unease and Discomfort, Pt. 1” here: orcd.co/touad
Connect with Red Code
Website: redcode.taplink.ws
Facebook: www.facebook.com/RedCodeBandTrieste
Instagram: www.instagram.com/redcode_band
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@redcode8288
SCARLET ANGER are set to release the new studio album “Echoes Of The Past” on January 22nd 2027 at Metalville.
With “Echoes of the Past”, SCARLET ANGER present their fourth album to date.
Musically, the new songs take a slightly more modern and experimental direction.
“Our thrash metal roots are still clearly audible, but this time we’re moving further towards modern thrash metal, experimenting with new elements and exploring different musical approaches. Our aim was to develop our sound further without losing our identity.”
The band’s evolution over the years is reflected in the songs on the new album. The tracks sound more modern, more mature and more varied. Rather than simply repeating what SCARLET ANGER have done before, the band members wanted to explore new possibilities and take their music into new dimensions.
The cover artwork was designed by Fred Molitor and visually realised by Jeff Buchette. Jeff, who is also a guitarist with SCARLET ANGER, was additionally responsible for the design of the booklet.
As always, the recordings took place at our guitarist Fred Molitor’s studio, where he was also responsible for the mix. Tony Lindgren handled the mastering at the renowned Fascination Street Studios in Sweden, with whom the band had already had a very positive experience on the album “Freak Show”.
“With ‘Echoes of the Past’, we want to show where Scarlet Anger stand today: as a band that remains true to its roots, continues to evolve musically and has the courage to break new ground.”
TRACK LISTING
LINE-UP
Joe Block • Vocals
Jeff Buchette • Guitars
Fred Molitor • Guitars
Vincent Niclou • Bass
Rod Sovilla • Drums
DISCOGRAPHY
2009 • La Realidad Es Triste … • EP
2011 • Kill The King • EP
2012 • Dark Reign • Full-length
2016 • Freak Show • Full-length
2024 • Martyr • Full-length
LINKS
https://scarletanger.com/
https://www.facebook.com/ScarletAngerBand
https://www.instagram.com/scarlet.anger/
https://www.youtube.com/scarletanger
https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/artist/14LgiR3FmLQEdv29yK0HEw
https://music.apple.com/de/artist/scarlet-anger/433142394
https://www.deezer.com/de/track/117730450
From the battle-scarred strongholds of Portland, OR rises a new force in epic heavy metal: UNCHAINED VENGEANCE. The newcomers are pleased to now make their debut with ‘Unbound and Unforgiving,’ an anthemic offering with epic soundscapes that conjure the feeling of valiantly riding into battle on horseback with sword and mace in hand. The band is now streaming the offering in its entirety ahead of its release this Friday via the NWOTHM YouTube at THIS LOCATION.
‘Unbound and Unforgiving’ is due on October 30, 2026 via Nameless Grave Records. It can be pre-ordered now HERE.
The cover artwork was created by Silvana Massa and can be found below along with the tracklist
Tracklist:
01. Realms of Wonder and Might (01:18) INSTRUMENTAL
02. Enslaved No More (06:15)
03. The Whisper of Sorrowsbane (07:31) [WATCH]
04. Crowned in Crimson Dawn (02:28) INSTRUMENTAL
05. False Knight (06:15)
06. Warrior Heart (05:36) [LISTEN]
07. Swords Against Sorcery (01:40) INSTRUMENTAL
08. Only Ruins Remain (07:14)
09. Unchained Vengeance (06:25)
10. The Price of Conquest (01:48) INSTRUMENTAL
Full running time: 00:46:30
From the battle-scarred strongholds of Portland, Oregon rises a new force in Epic Heavy Metal: UNCHAINED VENGEANCE.
Forged by the union of powerhouse vocalist Nick Courtney (former member of Vicious Rumors and the acclaimed Iron Maiden tribute band Fear of the Dark) and multi-instrumentalist Nick Wusz (of Dolven and Travellers Rest), UNCHAINED VENGEANCE arrives with their debut full-length assault, Unbound and Unforgiving.
This is a journey into an age long forgotten—an time where honor outweighs gold, where warriors carve their legends in steel, and where the sword triumphs over sorcery. Across ten triumphant tracks, UNCHAINED VENGEANCE unleashes a relentless barrage of thunderous riffs, soaring vocals, galloping rhythms, and heroic melodies destined to echo across the battlefield.
From the bond between warrior and blade in “The Whisper of Sorrowsbane,” to the condemnation of false champions in “False Knight,” and the bittersweet return to a fallen homeland in “Only Ruins Remain,” Unbound and Unforgiving weaves tales of courage, loss, revenge, and redemption. Majestic acoustic passages and contemplative interludes, masterfully performed by dungeon synth maestro Fen Walker, provide moments of reflection before the next charge into glory.
Adorned with breathtaking cover art by Silvana Massa and a battle-ready logo crafted by Brendan Elliot, this debut stands as a banner for all who still believe in the warrior spirit.
Raise your steel. Break your chains. March into the fire. The age of UNCHAINED VENGEANCE has begun.
Carved in blood…Forged in fire…Unbound and Unforgiving
Lineup:
Nick Courtney – Vocals
Nick Wusz – Guitars, bass, drums
Interlude Tracks 1,4,7, and 10 by Fen Walker
Album credits:
Music recorded at Cirrus Studios, in Portland, Oregon by Nick Wusz
Vocals recorded at Perfect Audio, Vancouver, Washington
Mixed and Mastered by Pooya Entezari at Perfect Audio
Layout by Obscure Visions
Cover Artist: Silvana Massa
Logo Artist: Brendan Elliott
For fans of: Hammerfall (‘Glory to the Brave’ era), Doomsword, Crescent Shield, and Iron Maiden.
North Carolina’s melodic death metal force AETHER REALM strikes again with their explosive second single, “Broken Fist”, taken from their forthcoming studio album, Season of Bloodshed, out December 11, 2026 via Napalm Records. Featuring guest vocals from Taj Jewett, the ferocious new track arrives alongside an electrifying music video, showcasing yet another facet of the band’s ever-evolving sound.
Blurring genre boundaries with relentless energy, “Broken Fist” sees AETHER REALM push their sonic arsenal to new extremes. Combining infectious, groove-laden riffs and a massive, instantly memorable chorus with pounding 808s, mesmerizing synth arrangements, and sweeping symphonic elements, the track delivers a bold fusion of melodic death metal and modern influences. Adding to the song’s fierce intensity, Taj Jewett unleashes a commanding guest performance, making “Broken Fist” a powerful statement of the band’s fearless musical evolution.
Soaked in blood and craving more, AETHER REALM have undergone a violent transformation, emerging with their ferocious new album Season of Bloodshed. Since the band’s 2020 album Redneck Vikings From Hell, AETHER REALM have held on by the skin of their teeth through a global pandemic, the historic Hurricane Helene, and a mid-record lineup change, with former guitarist Donny Burbage departing and new guitarist Chris Jones entering the fray. Season of Bloodshed clutches you in its blood-soaked claws and guides you on an intense exploration of an existential transformation fueled by rage.
From its first heartbeats, the album bares its teeth. With thunderous kick drums, cataclysmic string arrangements, ornate guitar harmonies, and enveloping orchestrations, Season of Bloodshed heralds a new era as the band transforms into something darker. Always looking to experiment with the form, AETHER REALM fuse their trademark complex melodies and ferocious guitar attack with new influences, from infectiously bouncy grooves to explosive blackened folk elements.
Despite the obstacles put in their path, AETHER REALM emerges revitalized, determined, and simmering with anger while maintaining their trademark complex melodies and ferocious guitar attack.
“This is an album born from an anger that was allowed to fester for too long“, the band recently said. “At the confluence of the great injustices of our time and the insignificant wrongs that get under our skin every day, we can find ourselves transformed into our worst selves. It is in the expression of this feeling—through these cruel riffs, shredding solos, and crushing breakdowns—that we may find peace.”
Season of Bloodshed Tracklist:
AETHER REALM Are:
Jake Jones – Bass, Vocals
Heinrich Arnold – Guitar
Tyler Gresham – Drums
Chris Jones – Guitar
AETHER REALM Online: INSTAGRAM – FACEBOOK – X – TIK TOK – NAPALM RECORDS
After orbiting each other for years, three of extreme metal’s brightest burning stars are making a powerful creative explosion as Void Sector Zero. Heshers from across the extreme metal galaxy are marveling at the modern spin on progressive thrash metal that guitarist Christian Muenzner (Necrophagist, ex-Obscura, ex-Alkaloid), Gabe Seeber (Decrepit Birth, Abigail Williams, Carach Angren) and Alex Weber (Revocation, Malignancy, Exist) launch into the stratosphere on their debut album, Dead Space Enigma.
“A new technical thrash project bringing together several prominent extreme metal musicians has emerged”, The Mosh Network wrote upon the announcement of Dead Space Enigma, which was also covered by BURRN!, Lambgoat, The PRP, Sonic Perspectives, BraveWords, Metal Underground, Chaoszine and other publications.
Today, Void Sector Zero are releasing the second advanced single from Dead Space Enigma. With a heavy dose of cosmic horror and guest vocals from Morean (Alkaloid, ex-Dark Fortress), “Extraterrestrial Disassembly” puts a frighteningly fun twist on progressive technical trash metal.
“‘Extraterrestrial Disassembly’ is about a DMT trip gone horribly wrong” Muenzner says. “Even though it’s the shortest song on Dead Space Enigma, it has lots of odd metric riffs, proggy riffs, a clean chorus and nods to hard rock and classic metal bands, specifically Coroner, Mercyful Fate, Annihilator, Helstar and Holy Moses”.
The video for “Extraterrestrial Disassembly” was filmed and directed by Jesus Hernandez.
Dead Space Enigma comes out December 11, 2026 on Season of Mist. Pre-order & Pre-save
The stars of Void Sector Zero first crossed paths in 2022. Muenzner, Weber and Seeber hit it off while all three were playing together in Obscura during the world tour for A Valediction.
“I’ve always wanted to play tech-thrash”, Muenzner says. “When I decided to start my own band in this style, I thought of Alex and Gabe. Not only are they both great players, but I knew from our time in Obscura that we had great chemistry both on and off stage”.
Despite the band’s lengthy incubation period, Void Sector Zero hatch something out of this world on Dead Space Enigma. Loaded with thrashing riffs and Muenzner’s technically exquisite guitar solo, “Extraterrestrial Disassembly” unpacks a truly alien hypothesis: What on earth would happen if DMT was extracted from a dead person? Seeber’s warp-speed drumming leads to a mind-blowing conclusion.
“Reality – forever altered”, Weber growls. Beneath Morean’s glowing harmonies, his groovy bass runs morph into a chorus so catchy it’ll beam into your skull like a signal sent from the deepest and darkest reaches of outer space.
“I am extremely excited to be creating music with Christian and Alex as Void Sector Zero”, Seeber says. “Playing with musicians of this caliber will push me to progress and become a better musician”.
“Dead Space Enigma was a real blast to work on”, echoes vocalist and bassist Alex Weber. “Chris wrote a very demanding set of tunes that really pushed my bass and vocal techniques to new levels. I can’t wait for everyone to hear it!”.
Tracklist
1. Dead Space Enigma (6:18)
2. Extraterrestrial Disassembly (3:24)
3. Zeta Reticulans (5:36)
4. Ammutseba (5:25)
5. Cybernetic Infantry (5:19)
6. Tyrnexus (4:45)
7. Vortex Divinium (4:36) [WATCH]
7. Megatropolis (4:49)
The vast world of extreme metal is governed by supernatural forces. So when three of its most hellaciously bright stars align, the creative explosion is more powerful than a supernova.
After orbiting each other for years, Void Sector Zero brings together the otherworldly talents of guitarist Christian Muenzner (Necrophagist, ex-Obscura, ex-Alkaloid), vocalist and bassist Alex Weber (Revocation, Malignancy, Exist), and drummer Gabe Seeber (Decrepit Birth, Abigial Williams, Carach Angren). The band are still inspired by the greats, but their debut album ventures into an alien dimension that’s fun, fast, fresh and frightening. Dead Space Enigma rips a hole through the space-time continuum with a modern spin on progressive thrash metal.
“We wanted to create a hybrid between late ‘80s technical thrash metal and early ‘90s technical death metal, mixed with neoclassical metal, U.S. power metal and jazz/fusion”, Muenzner explains. “But while our influences are old school, Void Sector Zero is not a retro or tribute band. With Dead Space Enigma, our aim was to make an album that feels both classic and modern. Both the pacing and production allowed us to explore rhythms and harmonies, which isn’t possible when everything is cranked to the maximum at all times”.
The stars of Void Sector Zero first crossed paths in 2022. Muenzner, Weber and Seeber hit it off while all three were playing together in Obscura during the world tour for A Valediction. Though never far from each other, eventually, they would split off into different factions of metal’s solar system. However, once Muenzner decided on a direction, he knew they would join him on his next trek.
“I’ve always wanted to play tech-thrash”, Muenzner says, citing Coroner, Voivod, Toxik, Martyr, Hexenhaus and Aspid as personal favorites. “I was listening to those bands long before I got into technical death metal. When I decided to start my own band in this style, I thought of Alex and Gabe. Not only are they both great players, but I knew from our time in Obscura that we had great chemistry both on and off stage”.
“I am extremely excited to be creating music with Christian and Alex as Void Sector Zero”, Seeber says. “Playing with musicians of this caliber will push me to progress and become a better musician, and there’s no better label to represent us and this sound than Season of Mist”.
“Dead Space Enigma was a real blast to work on”, Weber says. “Chris wrote a very demanding set of tunes that really pushed my bass and vocal techniques to new levels. To date, I feel like this album has the best recorded bass tone that I’ve ever gotten. It also led me to try new things with my voice that I didn’t know I could do. I can’t wait for everyone to hear it!”
Despite the band’s lengthy incubation period, like an experiment secreted at Area 51, Void Sector Zero hatch something truly mind-blowing on Dead Space Enigma. The album isn’t bound to one particular concept, but each song opens another portal into science fiction or cosmic horror. Lead single “Vortex Divinium” whirls at hyper speed through the warped mind of Bob Lazar. Propelled by gravity-defying bass runs, a dizzying guitar solo shreds the cosmic divide between tech-trash,‘70s prog rock and jazz fusion.
“Bluesy guitarists like Jimi Hendrix and Robin Trower influence my approach to soloing as much as Yngwie Malmsteen and other great metal guitarists”, Muenzner says. “Whether it’s neoclassical or classic heavy metal, I like to add contrasts to my solos by introducing new colors”.
While Void Sector Zero gravitate toward tech-thrash, Dead Space Enigma is teeming with life-forms from across the metal universe. Guest vocalist Morean commands the freakishly fast march of “Cybernetic Infantry” from behind an eerily catchy vocoder. Under the influence of hard rock and trad metal, the twisted time signatures of “Extraterrestrial Disassembly” unravel into a DMT trip gone horribly wrong. “I like albums that offer an escape from reality”, Muenzer says. “Ammutseba” bangs heads in honor of the great Lovecraftian deity, but the all-consuming power of its chorus speaks to this band’s place amongst the gods of extreme metal. “A prophecy / Was once foretold”.
On Dead Space Enigma, Void Sector Zero emerge with a star-studded explosion of progressive thrash metal.
Lineup
Christian Muenzner – Guitars, Synth
Alex Weber – Vocals, Bass
Gabe Seeber – Drums
Guest musicians
Morean (Alkaloid, ex-Dark Fortress) – Vocals on “Dead Space Enigma” & “Extraterrestrial Disassembly”
Recording credits
Guitars and synths recorded at Shredquarter Studios in Mexico City.
Bass and vocals recorded at Alex Weber’s home studio.
Drums recorded at Mayhemeness Recording Studio in Sacramento, California.
Production credits
Produced by Christian Muenzner, Pere Revert and Alex Weber.
Mastering, Mixing & Sound Engineer – Pere Revert
Mastering & Mixing Studio – SONNOS Andorra
Drums engineered by Robert Swanson
Cover art
Tim Kokott
Follow Void Sector Zero
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/p/Void-Sector-Zero-61573165450159/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/voidsectorzero/
Bandcamp:https://voidsectorzero.bandcamp.com/album/dead-space-enigma
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/void-sector-zero/6804730839
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3lU80TNIsN89szETw3iTTD
