JARED JAMES NICHOLS Announces Exclusive Record Release Events

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JARED JAMES NICHOLS is proud to announce a series of exclusive record release events in celebration of his upcoming fourth studio album, ‘Louder Than Fate,’ due out June 5, 2026, via Frontiers Music Srl. Taking place across May and June, these special appearances will offer fans a unique and intimate experience surrounding the new record.

NICHOLS comments on the new album:

“For this new record, I poured in all my heart & soul & doused it with real live rock n roll. I want to celebrate music played by human beings, and I hope that the rock n roll community will come out and experience that with us at these intimate events in some of our favorite cities in the world.”

Kicking off in his hometown of Nashville with an album listening party and bourbon tasting, the run will feature a variety of one-of-a-kind experiences, including guitar clinics, Q&As, live sets, and many surprises. These limited events offer a rare opportunity to experience ‘Louder Than Fate’ in a truly immersive setting. A full list of dates is as follows:

May 26 – Nashville, TN @ Green Brier Distillery – (Album listening, Documentary Preview, JJN Bourbon tasting)
May 29 – Teaneck, NJ @ Debonair Music Hall
May 30 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Russo Music – (Gtr Clinic, Album Listening, Documentary Preview, Q&A)
June 3 – Sweden Rock Festival
June 4 – Berlin, DE @ The N HOW Hotel Gibson Stage – (Album Listening, Documentary Preview)
June 6 – London, UK @ The Lexington (SOLD OUT)
June 8 – Paris, France @ Kimpton Hotel – (Album Listening, Documentary Preview)
June 10 – Nashville, TN @ The Basement East
June 18 – Hollywood, CA @ The Gibson Showroom – (Album Listening, Doc Preview, Full Performance)

In addition, JARED has partnered with Gibson TV to debut an upcoming documentary chronicling his journey as an artist, set to release on June 18th. “The Long Road” is set to release on June 18th.

Watch the preview for the documentary:

On his relationship with Gibson, NICHOLS had this to say:

“Gibson is a major part of my musical journey, and they were the first believers in me years ago. They have been following me with a camera over the past 5-6 years, capturing some Hell & Back moments as well as some of the most creative times in my life. I am honored they decided to release my story.”

The new album was produced and mixed by Jay Ruston (Anthrax, Stone Sour, Amon Amarth, Skindred, and Steel Panther) with additional production by Roger Alan Nichols (Larkin Poe, Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown and Hayley Williams of Paramore), ‘Louder Than Fate‘ balances muscle and melody, combining thunderous riffs, searing solos, and emotionally charged vocals with a modern, punchy production. The songs move effortlessly between hard-hitting rock anthems and more reflective, dynamic moments, showcasing NICHOLS’ ability to fuse classic influences with a contemporary edge. Tracks like “Bending or Breaking” and “Killing Time” expand the sonic palette with subtle keyboards and cinematic string arrangements, adding depth without ever sacrificing power.

Since his breakout debut, JARED JAMES NICHOLS has built a reputation as one of the most electrifying guitarists and performers of his generation. Known for his unmistakable tone, fearless playing style, and commanding stage presence, he has toured extensively across the US and Europe, sharing stages with some of the biggest names in rock and earning praise from fans and critics alike.

‘Louder Than Fate‘ is not just an album — it’s a declaration. A record that speaks to resilience, conviction, and the unstoppable force of an artist who plays every note as if it truly matters. Loud, honest, and deeply human, this is JARED JAMES NICHOLS at his absolute best.

Pre-order the album here: https://ffm.bio/louderthanfate

‘Louder Than Fate’ Track List:

  1. Let’s Go
  2. Ghost
  3. Way Back
  4. Bending Or Breaking
  5. Killing Time *
  6. Dust N’ Bones
  7. Show Me *
  8. Looks Like That Felt Good *
  9. Runnin’ Hot
  10. Pretend

“Killing Time” (acoustic version) Bonus Track Japan
“The Death Of Love” (bonus track Digital)

Produced & Mixed by Jay Ruston
Except * Produced & Mixed by Roger Alan Nichols

More info: https://www.jaredjamesnichols.com/

GANDALF’S FIST Celebrate 10 Years of “The Clockwork Fable” with 44 Minute Song, New Merch And… Floppy Disk?

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Progressive rock wizards, Gandalf’s Fist, are marking the tenth anniversary of their acclaimed triple album rock opera The Clockwork Fable with a limited celebration release campaign featuring exclusive new products, a special discount on the original album, and newly unveiled merchandise for long-time fans and newcomers alike.

Released in 2016, The Clockwork Fable has become a landmark release within the band’s catalogue, praised for its ambitious narrative scope, guest performances, theatrical elements, and expansive progressive rock arrangements. To celebrate the album’s decade milestone, Gandalf’s Fist have launched a dedicated anniversary range featuring new items, pre orders, and limited stock exclusives.

As well a celebratory T-shirt Design, the band have marked the anniversary by offering 10% off the The Clockwork Fable 3-CD digipak, whilst also announcing a brand-new CD release: The Lamplighter Suite, available to pre-order via the Official Gandalf’s Fist website.

The new single, The Lamplighter Suite, is a 44-minute composition presented as a single uninterrupted piece. The track unites four seamlessly interwoven songs, previously released as sixteen individual parts across the band’s 2016 and 2019 Clockwork concept albums. Featuring new instrumentation, improved transitions, sonic refinements, and a meticulously tuned remaster, the Suite represents a definitive presentation of the band’s conceptual centrepiece. The song is set to release 1st June with a professionally manufactured 4 panel CD digipak currently available for pre-order.

Also available is a brand new collector’s item: Full Installation,  The Complete Digital Discography “Floppy Disk.”

Having previously released singles on Phonograph Wax Cylinders, Gandalf’s Fist are not adverse to intriguing formats.  Full Installation is a unique collectible, designed to resemble a classic 3.5 inch floppy disk. This high quality USB storage drive features a spring-loaded shutter cover which reveals a secret, hidden, removable USB stick. Included is the band’s complete digital discography with over 30 releases in studio CD quality, spanning studio albums, rock operas, original mixes, live bootlegs, EPs and singles. Many of these releases are out of print on CD and unavailable on streaming services. The collection also includes bonus tracks, audio documentaries, album artwork, and digipak booklets as PDFs. The bundle is available at a substantial discount compared to purchasing individually.

All anniversary items are available now in the official Gandalf’s Fist webstore, with limited stock across all products.

Webstore and Anniversary Offers: https://gandalfsfist.com/cds-and-merch

About Gandalf’s Fist:

Gandalf’s Fist are a progressive rock band known for their theatrical concept albums, rock operas, and detailed world building. Blending cinematic storytelling with classic Prog-Rock and NWOBHM-inspired riffs, the band have developed a devoted fanbase and a catalogue recognised for its ambition, musicianship, and humour.

Official website: https://gandalfsfist.com

BESTIA ARCANA Announce “Holókauston” Reissue, Out July 17th

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“And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; And the name of the star is Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.” (Revelation 8:10-11)

Originally released in 2017 by Dark Descent Records and long sold-out, “Holókauston” is – for now – the crowning achievement of BESTIA ARCANA, the occultist Black Metal outlet for Naas Alcameth  (AKHLYS,  AORATOS,  NIGHTBRINGER) alongside current and ex-members of NIGHTBRINGER.

The successor to 2011’s acclaimed “To Anabainon ek tes Abyssu” is a stark reminder of the labyrinthine depths Alcameth had mined prior to recent achievements with oneiric and nightmarish entity AKHLYS – outlandish, shadow-crafted, compulsive and still vital.

Tracklist:

01. Hellmouth
02. Obscurator
03. Howling
04. Iniquity

The artwork was created by David Herrerias (AKHLYS, GRAVE MIASMA, IRKALLIAN ORACLE).

BESTIA ARCANA is:

Ophis – main vocals
Naas Alcameth – vocals, guitars, bass, keyboard
Menthor – drums

Additional vocals recorded by T. Kaos.

All music composed by Naas Alcameth, all lyrics by Naas Alcameth & Ophis. Mixed and mastered by Dave Otero (AKHLYS, COBALT, KHEMMIS).

In celebration of this heretical and apocalyptic black opera, DMP will reissue “Holókauston” on CD, vinyl – including an exclusive DMP edition – and digital on July 17th. This edition reaffirms the album’s enduring and strikingly prescient cataclysmic stance, as Naas Alcameth reflects:

“When we recorded “Holókauston“, it expressed eschatological vision and apocalyptic dread, reaching toward archetypal depths. Nearly a decade later, we find ourselves in a time of greater uncertainties and eroding paradigms. Its themes feel less like distant myths or parables and more like something fearfully close and inevitable. This re-release reminds us that “Holókauston” was never tied to a single moment but continues to resonate wherever the looming shadow of Armageddon falls.“

Listen to the album via Bandcamp!

Pre-orders for “Holókauston” on CD, vinyl and digital are available via DMP’s EU, US and Bandcamp shops – including a new specially-crafted t-shirt design.

Heretical black opera forged in adverse esoteric and eschatological tradition. A marriage of cacophonous pandaimonic black metal and amorphic ritualistic death ambient. The gnosis of the Old Enemy espoused within the clamor of Apocalyptic Revelation.

BY MILLION WIRES’ New EP “Not Over” Out Now – a Raw And Mature Story of Survival

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BY MILLION WIRES is a Polish Tarnów-based band navigating the borders of alternative rock, progressive rock, indie rock, post-rock, and dream pop.
Founded in 2007, the group quickly gained a reputation as one of the most intriguing acts on the Polish independent scene. Following their enthusiastically received debut, “Letters to the Absent” (2012) — which garnered stellar reviews both at home and abroad — the band entered a phase of intense sonic exploration.


Fourteen years after the debut, the Polish band By Million Wires breaks their silence. Their newest release, the EP titled “Not Over“, is a chronicle of the journey the band has taken from dreamlike post-rock to a more mature, alternative form.

“Not Over” is material that was forged in the shadows. Although the first recordings were made several years ago, the band chose to release them only now, feeling that these sounds resonate most fully today. The most significant change is the vocal layer – guitarist Mirek Skrok has taken over frontman duties. His deep, emotional voice perfectly complements the dense guitar textures the band has been known for for years.


Musically, the new record is still the By Million Wires we remember – music full of contrasts, tension-building, and space – but in a more direct and raw version. It’s a record about survival, continuity, and the fact that some stories simply never end.

Today, By Million Wires returns with new energy and the self-produced album stands as a testament to maturity, patience, and an unwavering belief in the power of sound. 

New EP is available on all streaming services (link here) starting May 1st, 2026. Music was recorded at Raven Studio (Merkabah, Disperse)  in Skrzyszow, and was mixed and mastered by Krzysztof Krupa (Acid Drinkers, AnVision). Album cover artwork was done by leader of the band, Mirek Skrok.

TRACKLIST:

1. Over
2. Glass Gouses
3. I Know Better
4. Lost or Won
5. Runaway

Listen to the “Not Over” EP:

LINE-UP:
Mirek Skrok – vocal, guitar
Dawid Moździerz – guitar
Mateusz Ostafil – bass
Dawid Remian – drums

More info: WWW | Facebook | Bandcamp | Instagram | LinkTree

THROATCUT. Deliver Pure Heat with New Video Single ‘Moloch.’

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THROATCUT. deliver a crushing statement of intent, raw, unfiltered and unapologetically violent with new single ‘MOLOCH.’. Blending relentless metalcore aggression with a dark, almost ritualistic intensity, the track captures a world defined by manipulation, blind obedience and the collapse of false authority.

Stream here: https://arisingempire.com/throatcut

Driven by themes of guilt, negligence and control, ‘MOLOCH.’ dives deep into the psychology of submission and revolt. Lines like “Negligence is just a different way to say ‘I’m not responsible” cut through the noise, exposing the hollow justifications of those in power, while the recurring imagery of false prophets and rigged systems paints a bleak but familiar reality. Yet beneath the suffocating weight of it all lies a breaking point, a moment where silence turns into resistance.

Sonically, the track lives up to its message. Crushing riffs collide with punishing drums and feral, unrestrained vocals, creating a soundscape built for chaos, a soundtrack for circle pits, walls of death and total release. There is no subtlety here, only impact. Every breakdown feels like a collapse, every scream like a refusal to submit.

Rising rapidly from Germany’s underground scene, THROATCUT. have already made waves with viral releases and an increasing presence on festival stages. With ‘MOLOCH.’, they push their vision even further, sharper, darker and more confrontational than ever before.

This is more than just a song. ‘MOLOCH.’ is a reckoning.

Catch the band live:
 
02.05.2026 I VEB Bandhaus I Erfurt, DE
09.05.2026 I KJH Hüweg, Essen, DE (Shifter support)
13.06.2026 I Mobilat I Heilbronn, DE
22.08.2026 I LOGO I Hamburg, DE (Avoider support)

THROATCUT. online:
https://www.instagram.com/throatcut.hc

INFERNO Announce New Album “The Anthropic Sophisms”, Out July 17th

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Czech Black Metal legends INFERNO – actively shaping the genre since the mid ’90s – return with a successor to 2021’s highly acclaimed “Paradeigma“. The band’s electrifying ninth full-length, “The Anthropic Sophisms“, contains four epic tracks where deep space Black Metal, Industrial brutalism, malevolent motorik rhythms, crackling electronics and obscure vocals collide in an ecstatic, perma-climatic trance without hope of resolution or a semblance of light.

Tracklist:

01. Fission of the Soul
02. Dekranos Katexochen (Mých smrtí je bezpočet, mých nemocí mnoho)
03. With Raving Mouths They Utter Things Mirthless, Unadorned and Unperfumed
04. Circulus Vitiosus Deus (The Infinity Ravages All)

Cover paintings are by Dávid Glomba (ASCENSION, CULT OF FIRE, MALOKARPATAN) and the layout was designed by Heresie Studio. All music and lyrics composed by Ska-Gul, Sheafraidh, Morion, Adramelech, Matron Thorn & Spící hrdlo Antikrista.

“The Anthropic Sophisms” was mixed by Tim de Gieter at Much Luv Studio (AMENRA, DOODSESKADER, TREHA SEKTORI) and mastered by James Plotkin (KHANATE, THOU, BONG-RA).

Conceptually “The Anthropic Sophisms” rejects a human-centered, anthropocentric perspective. As the band states:

“The human being is neither measure nor destination here, only a witness. An infinitesimal point within a field of forces that surpass it. The senses fail, reason loses its footing, and yet something is happening. Something unnameable, existing beyond language and beyond control. This is not music that tells a story or offers consolation in a refrain. It is a movement unfolding regardless of expectation.“

INFERNO now unveil a first and only single for their ninth opus, supported by a surrealist video from Fabio Rincones (SELBST). ‘Circulus Vitiosus Deus (The Infinity Ravages All)‘ combines viscous deep space atmospherics and Industrial force into a relentless, hallucinatory spiral of tense dissonance.

INFERNO had this to say about the track:

“Every deed turns to dust, washed away by the waves of oblivion, and yet he walks forth, renouncing, silent and blind. Such a grotesque spectacle, which, however, lacks witnesses and script. It lays bare the fateful truth: Man is a mere footnote in the work of spontaneous creation without end. But are we not the heroes of the role given to us? The proud beings of free will?!“

Follow the band on Facebook and Instagram for updates!

“The Anthropic Sophisms” will be released on CD, vinyl – including an exclusive DMP version – and digital on July 17th. A specially designed t-shirt accompanies the release. Pre-orders are possible via DMP’s EU, US and Bandcamp shops.

INFERNO came into existence 1995 in the Czech Republic, with first demo offerings “Peklo Na Zemi” (1996) and “Temná Poselství Dávných Předků” (1997) gaining significant acclaim in the Czech scene and beyond, opening many possibilities within the Black Metal underground.

Following a number of successful split releases, in the first decade of the new millennium INFERNO recorded two full-length albums of defiant and warlike Black Metal – “Duch slovanské síly” (2001) and “V návratu pohanství…” (2003) – the raw and ominous “Nikdy nepokřtěni” (2006) and concluded this period of rabid Black Metal traditionalism with “Uctívání temné zuřivosti” (2008) which merged old currents into a more refined offering, aggressive yet triumphantly melodic.

The release of pivotal album “Black Devotion” (2009) reshaped and regenerated the creative forces within the band. INFERNO subsequently entered Necromorbus Studio to create the cacophonic and malevolent “Omniabsence Filled By His Greatness” (2013) another step-up which imbued band-members with the will to transcend their previous self-imposed limitations.

In the following years, INFERNO performed on prominent stages around the world, securing a reputation for being a savage and mystical live act. Dedicated to self-transformation and unconscious dialogue with the great other, the monumental and idiosyncratic “Gnosis Kardias (Of Transcension and Involution)” (2017) helped redefine contemporary Black Metal Art.

In 2021, INFERNO unveiled their most transcendent and dynamic work to-date, “PARADEIGMA (Phosphenes Of Aphotic Eternity)“, through Debemur Morti Productions. In the ensuing years, the band carried this singular vision onto stages across the globe, refining its intensity in the live realm while restlessly shaping new material in parallel. “The Anthropic Sophisms (On the Heights of Despair)” – an electrifying, hypnotic & profound 9th album from these Czech avant-Black Metal voyagers – will be released on 17th June 2026.

INFERNO is: Adramelech, Ska-Gul, Morion, Sheafraidh, Matron Thorn & Spící hrdlo Antikrista