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SUICIDE SILENCE Release Title Track of Upcoming Album “Graceless”

Posted by tarjavirmakari on September 12, 2026
Posted in: Int. News, News. Tagged: Suicide Silence. Leave a comment
Photo by Chris Michael Media

Deathcore didn’t invent itself. The crushing combination of classic death metal ferocity with hardcore-punk spirit was created in garages and grimy venues. It was celebrated on message boards, in comment sections, and in sweaty, anarchic spaces where hardcore kids and death metal obsessives gathered. As the burgeoning subgenre formed, teenage metalheads dared one another to get heavier. SUICIDE SILENCE made their logo synonymous with the most volatile and definitive stomp of the postmodern sound. Since their first rumblings in California’s Inland Empire in the early 21st Century, the band’s fusion of sonic violence, punk confrontation, and unapologetic nü-metal bounce put a fresh face on extreme metal.

Today, they are thrilled to share “Graceless,” the title track from their upcoming album, which is set for release on November 20, 2026. The band comments:
“This is the title track off our new record. It’s a short n sweet crusher that gives you a taste of what this record is all about. Check out our podcast where we go in detail about the song, video and album.”

Watch the ferocious video, which captures the essence of what put deathcore on the map in the early 2000s:

Be sure to check out the accompanying podcast, which offers in-depth background information on “Graceless”: https://youtu.be/4uAVo6Nt0w8

“Graceless” will be available in the following formats:
Standard CD Jewelcase
black LP
Ltd. pearlescent sunrise LP (300x) EMP / UK indie stores
Ltd. iridescent pearl horizon LP (400x) available from Impericon & Suicide Silence
Translucent Tan LP (US version)
Ltd. Caramel Cream LP (US version) (500x) available from US indie retailers
Ltd. Orange Smoke LP (US version) (300x) available from Metal Injection
Ltd. Mineral LP (US version) (300x) available from Revolver
Ltd. Gold Black Ice LP (US version) (400x) available from Suicide Silence
Digital album

First preorders are available here: https://suicidesilence.lnk.to/Graceless-Album

SUICIDE SILENCE remains stubbornly communal. They have always written best with bodies in a room, amps cranked, and friendly arguments evolving into arrangements. That collective instinct gives “Graceless” its strange comfort amid the chaos. It is vicious, ugly, physical, immediate, and fully inhabited by a band that survived every argument about what it was supposed to be.

As Garza puts it, the goal was to “just get out of the way and serve that band logo. When we choose to do that, great things follow. We’re back to doing it exactly as we did it when we were kids: just playing heavy shit and doing it from the heart.”

Deathcore was once a word thrown at them as a limit. Today, it’s a flag planted in the dirt. Twenty-four years after their first noise from SoCal, SUICIDE SILENCE stands in rare company: survivors who never mistook endurance for safety, craftsmen more than capable of making instinct sound like impact. “Graceless” is the circle closing, hard, with newly sharpened teeth, hungry for future conquest.

First on their agenda is the North American “Reminders of Hell” headlining tour, featuring support from Emmure, AngelMaker, and Synestia.

NOV 6 Riverside, CA – Riverside Municipal Auditorium
NOV 7 Mesa, AZ – The Nile Theater
NOV 9 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live Midtown
NOV 10 Dallas, TX – South Side Music Hall
NOV 11 San Antonio, TX – The Rock Box
NOV 13 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
NOV 15 Greenville, SC – Radio Room
NOV 17 Greensboro, NC – The Pyrle
NOV 18 Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
NOV 20 Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of The Living Arts
NOV 21 Worcester, MA – Palladium
NOV 22 Brooklyn, NY – The Brooklyn Monarch
NOV 24 Montréal, Canada – Club Soda
NOV 25 Toronto, Canada – The Concert Hall
NOV 27 New Kensington, PA – Preserving
NOV 28 Cleveland, OH – Globe Iron
NOV 29 Detroit, MI – Saint Andrew’s Hall
DEC 1 Chicago, IL – House of Blues Chicago
DEC 2 Maplewood, MN – Myth Live
DEC 4 Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
DEC 5 Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
DEC 6 Boise, ID – Treefort Music Hall
DEC 8 Seattle, WA – The Showbox
DEC 9 Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
DEC 10 Sacramento, CA – Ace Of Spades
DEC 11 Reno, NV – Cargo Concert Hall
DEC 12 San Jose, CA – The Ritz
DEC 13 Los Angeles, CA – 1720™

SUICIDE SILENCE:
Chris Garza – Guitar
Mark Heylmun – Guitar
Eddie Hermida – Vocals
Dan Kenny – Bass
Ernie Iniguez – Drums

SUICIDE SILENCE online:
https://instagram.com/suicidesilence
https://www.facebook.com/suicidesilence
https://suicidesilence.store/
https://www.youtube.com/@suicidesilence

AT THE GATES Launch Official “The Ghost of a Future Dead” Full Album Animated Movie

Posted by tarjavirmakari on September 12, 2026
Posted in: Int. News, News. Tagged: At The Gates. Leave a comment
Photo by Ester Segarra / Design by Robert Samsonovitz

Swedish melodic death metal pioneers At The Gates have released their latest studio album “The Ghost of a Future Dead” worldwide this past April via Century Media Records and the album marked a special tribute to frontman Tomas Lindberg, who tragically passed away in September 2025.

As part of the release campaign for “The Ghost of a Future Dead”, longtime At The Gates collaborator Costin Chioreanu / http://www.twilight13media.com/ prepared a massive conceptual visual storyline which enhances the entire album’s music and lyrics. Having previously already released the animated paintings in videos for the songs “The Dissonant Void” and “In Dark Distortion”, the rest of the videos for the other album songs as well as the “full album video” can now be experienced here:

Individual songs in album sequence:

  1. The Fever Mask (Official Animated Video): https://youtu.be/v9rAGqSuyAw
  2. The Dissonant Void (Official Animated Video): https://youtu.be/rJeYYC1l638 (previously already released!)
  3. Det Oerhörda (Official Animated Video): https://youtu.be/2yupfubMvDM
  4. A Ritual of Waste (Official Animated Video): https://youtu.be/S9-IfsSTq3s
  5. In Dark Distortion (Official Animated Video): https://youtu.be/O0OXz6g9jfI (previously already released!)
  6. Of Interstellar Death (Official Animated Video): https://youtu.be/CoguHotuaFQ
  7. Tomb of Heaven (Official Animated Video): https://youtu.be/Lzy4WZwRuRk
  8. Parasitical Hive (Official Animated Video): https://youtu.be/UIE_xFFmPrQ
  9. The Unfathomable (Official Animated Video): https://youtu.be/oRrsW4C9kQs
  10. The Phantom Gospel (Official Animated Video): https://youtu.be/o8I9BHwIo1Q
  11. Förgängligheten (Official Animated Video): https://youtu.be/ss-b7FrShlw
  12. Black Hole Emission (Official Animated Video): https://youtu.be/IXxO_8vWs7s

YouTube playlist in album sequence: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfg88azrqCmI

Costin Chioreanu, who handled the painting, filming, editing and producing the project, checked in with the following comment about it: “This is by far the most intense project I’ve done, not only due the circumstances but also because the album is so intense and it requires an insane rhythm for the whole dynamic. It is also the first time that I am doing a full album art video and, honestly, I think it will remain singular of this kind in my career, as I’ve been over several of my limits with this one. But I am so happy that I could finish this monument for my friend Tomas and for his magical band, who will remain with my heart and my memory till the end of my time here and beyond.”

The album’s powerful opening song “The Fever Mask” was previously also launched with a heartfelt in memory tribute video to Tomas Lindberg assembled by longtime collaborator Patric Ullaeus / https://www.revolver.se, to be seen here: https://youtu.be/EEpFYm-S8qk

“The Ghost of a Future Dead” was recorded and mixed by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden, comes with artwork created by Robert Samsonowitz / http://www.rbrt.org/ and worldwide media praised the release with positive reviews and also named it “album of the month” in various outlets:

Metal Hammer (Germany) – Soundcheck #1
Rock Hard (Germany) – Soundcheck #1
Deaf Forever (Germany) – Soundcheck #1
Metal.de (Germany) – Soundcheck #1
Sweden Rock (Sweden) – Soundcheck #1

Metallian (France) – # 1 Editorial Top Albums
Rock Hard (France) – Album of the Month

“Tomas Lindberg’s last act is one of his finest, as At The Gates show why they were the best ever to do it on incendiary final album.” – 5/5 review / Kerrang! (UK)

“At The Gates’ emotional epitaph to frontman Tomas Lindberg is their greatest triumph in the face of tragedy.” – 9/10 review / Decibel Magazine (USA)

“The Ghost of a Future Dead” is available in the following formats: Ltd. CD Digipak & Poster, Standard CD Jewelcase, Digital Album and as LP with LP-Booklet, in either standard, unlimited black vinyl or various limited coloured vinyl editions (with an additional poster).

The album can be purchased from this location: https://atthegates.lnk.to/TheGhostofaFutureDead

In other news, the music of At The Gates will soon be honoured by the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra in a special event entitled “The Gothenburg Sound”, where several of the band’s iconic songs will be interpreted in symphonic form alongside other material by their peers In Flames and Dark Tranquillity. These special concerts will take place at the Gothenburg Concert Hall on December 3rd, 4th and 5th. More information and the final tickets (For the December 3rd date!) can be found here: https://www.gso.se/program/konserter/the-gothenburg-sound/

Adrian Erlandsson – Drums
Jonas Björler – Bass
Anders Björler – Guitars
Tomas Lindberg – Vocals
Martin Larsson – Guitars

At The Gates online:
http://www.atthegates.se
https://www.facebook.com/AtTheGatesOfficial
https://www.instagram.com/atthegates_official
https://atthegates.shop

ORBIT CULTURE Honor Their Fans with New ‘Nuclear God’ Video Ahead of “Death Above Life (Deluxe Edition)” & Major Touring Run

Posted by tarjavirmakari on September 12, 2026
Posted in: Int. News, News. Tagged: ORBIT CULTURE. Leave a comment
photo by Niklas Karlsson

While touring the world, ORBIT CULTURE worked on “Death Above Life (Deluxe Edition)”, the director’s cut of their cinematic and highly successful latest studio album, which will be released on October 9, 2026.

Today, ORBIT CULTURE would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to their fans with the release of the new single and video, “Nuclear God”.

The band comments: “‘Nuclear God‘ was originally released as a bonus track on the Japanese edition of ‘Death Above Life‘. When we started going through all the footage we had gathered from the summer festivals, we wanted to turn it into something that felt like a tribute to our fans and the community that has grown around this band. The relentless chaos of ‘Nuclear God‘ perfectly matched those moments. Riivata took all of that footage and brought it together into the video you see today.”

“Death Above Life (Deluxe Edition)” is available in the following formats:

Ltd. Deluxe transparent sea blue-golden yellow splattered 2LP Artbook
Ltd. 2CD Mediabook
Digital album
Both the vinyl and 2CD editions include four additional tracks and a 40-page booklet. For this special release, the band opened up their photo archives, offering an intimate collection of live shots and behind-the-scenes moments.

Pre-order here: https://orbitcultureband.lnk.to/DeathAboveLife-DeluxeEdition

Dive deeper into the world of “Death Above Life” with these cinematic videos:

“The Tales of War”: https://youtu.be/Y5SpGQMoaUU
“Hydra”: https://youtu.be/Kx3vRmXip5I
“Death Above Life”: https://youtu.be/4Z5KP0qRS3M
“Nerve”: https://youtu.be/GH7PAgHB9eM
“Bloodhound”: https://youtu.be/YPTAlZOH0jU
“The Storm”: https://youtu.be/KQJY-8logFQ

The release of the deluxe edition also marks the beginning of another touring cycle for ORBIT CULTURE. First, they will join Amon Amarth’s “The Allfather Awakens Tour” alongside Soilwork in Europe. Immediately afterward, they will embark on the second leg of Trivium’s “The Crown in the Grave Tour” in USA/Canada, which also features In Flames and Frozen Soul.

The Allfather Awakens Tour
Amon Amarth, ORBIT CULTURE, Soilwork

9th Oct (UK) Manchester – O2 Apollo
10th Oct (UK) London – Eventim Apollo
11th Oct (UK) Wolverhampton – Civic Hall
13th Oct (FR) Paris – Zenith
14th Oct (LUX) Esch sur Alzette – Rockhal
16th Oct (DE) Stuttgart – Schleyer-Halle
17th Oct (DE) Frankfurt – Festhalle
18th Oct (BE) Antwerp – Lotto Hall
20th Oct (NL) Den Bosch – Mainstage
21st Oct (DE) Hamburg – Sporthalle
23rd Oct (SE) Gothenburg – Scandinavium
24th Oct (SE) Stockholm – Hovet
26th Oct (FIN) Helsinki – Ice Hall
27th Oct ESTONIA – Tallin, Unibet Arena
29th Oct (PL) Gliwice – PreZero Arena Gliwice
30th Oct (DE) Leipzig – Quarterback Immobilien Arena
31st Oct (DE) Oberhausen – Rudolf Weber Arena
2nd Nov (HUN) Budapest – Barba Negra
3rd Nov (AT) Vienna – Gasometer
4th Nov (DE) Bamberg – Brose Arena
6th Nov (CZ) Prague – O2 Universum
7th Nov (DE) Berlin – Velodrom
8th Nov (DE) Munich – Zenith
10th Nov (IT) Milan – Alcatraz
11th Nov (CH) Zurich – The Hall
13th Nov (ES) Barcelona – Sant Jordi Club
14th Nov (ES) Madrid – Vistalegre
15th Nov (PT) Lisbon – Sala Tejo

The Crown in the Grave Tour
Trivium, In Flames, ORBIT CULTURE, Frozen Soul

11/20 Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
11/21 Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom
11/22 Madison, WI – The Sylvee
11/24 Nashville, TN – The Pinnacle
11/25 Chesterfield, MO – The Factory at The District
11/27 San Antonio, TX – Boeing Center at Tech Port
11/28 Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center
11/29 Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom
12/2 Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
12/3 Las Vegas, NV – The Pearl
12/4 Inglewood, CA – YouTube Theater
12/5 San Francisco, CA – The Masonic
12/7 Penticton, BC – Penticton Trade & Convention Centre
12/8 Vancouver, BC – Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre
12/9 Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
12/11 Reno, NV – Grand Sierra Resort
12/13 Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom
12/15 Tulsa, OK – Tulsa Theatre
12/16 Omaha, NE – Steelhouse
12/18 Pittsburgh, PA – Citizen’s Live at The Wylie
12/19 Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore

Hailing from the small town of Eksjö, Sweden, situated between the renowned metal hubs of Gothenburg and Stockholm, the quartet of guitarist and vocalist Niklas Karlsson, guitarist Richard Hansson, bassist Fredrik Lennartsson, and drummer Christopher Wallerstedt has evolved into a global force. Blending thrash, death metal, and industrial influences, the band combines crushing riffs with unforgettable hooks and a richly layered atmosphere. While inviting comparisons to Gojira, Metallica, and Static-X, ORBIT CULTURE continue to forge a sound that is unmistakably their own.

ORBIT CULTURE are the sound of modern metal at its most powerful and forward-thinking.

ORBIT CULTURE online:
https://deathabovelife.com/
https://www.orbitculture.com/
https://www.instagram.com/orbitculture/
https://www.facebook.com/OrbitCulture
https://www.youtube.com/user/OrbitCultureOfficial
https://twitter.com/orbitculture
https://www.tiktok.com/@orbitcultureofficial

OV SULFUR Release Slayer Cover ‘Disciple’ Celebrating 25 Years of “God Hates Us All”

Posted by tarjavirmakari on September 12, 2026
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Photo credit: Anabel DFlux

Blackened deathcore quintet Ov Sulfur are celebrating 25 years of Slayer‘s seminal God Hates Us All by giving fans a new cover off that same groundbreaking record: “Disciple”. Stream it now here or watch the video below.

Guitarist Chase Wilson comments: “‘God Hates Us All’ has always been one of my favourite Slayer records. I’m stoked we got to put our spin on one of the sickest songs on it!”

Vocalist Ricky Hoover adds: “I was excited when the guys decided to do a Slayer cover, as it allowed me to see if I could hit Tom Araya style vocals. He’s a unique, stand-out voice in metal, and it was fun to see if I could add his signature melodic shouting to my repertoire.”

Ov Sulfur released their latest album, Endless, earlier this year, with media hailing it as “heavy, dark, complex” (Metal Sucks) and “a confident and classy stride forward” (Blabbermouth). 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. Read the full bio here.

Purchase and stream Endless in its entirety now via: https://ovsulfurband.lnk.to/Endless-Album. The videos for the previously released singles can be seen below:

–“Forlorn” (vocal playthrough): https://youtu.be/fSJDtp7_GxU
–“Vast Eternal”: https://youtu.be/BVdKAKvITP0
–“Seed”: https://youtu.be/JgZyje1mA1A
–“Evermore”: https://youtu.be/y-OvSF2Bi8g
–“Wither” (the group’s first track to feature ONLY clean singing!): https://youtu.be/PN__njz7UiU

Having just finished a successful North American tour with DevilDriver, Ov Sulfur are now preparing to make their maiden European voyage this November/December — as co-direct support to Mental Cruelty alongside Extermination Dismemberment. See below for all dates!

Mental Cruelty tour dates
w/ Ov Sulfur, Extermination Dismemberment, Acranius, Sun Eater

Nov. 27, 2026 – Rotterdam (NL) @ Baroeg *
Nov. 28, 2026 – Köln (DE) @ Club Volta *
Nov. 29, 2026 – Nijmegen (NL) @ Doornrosje *
Nov. 30, 2026 – Birmingham (UK) @ Asylum *
Dec. 2, 2026 – Manchester (UK) @ Academy 3 *
Dec. 3, 2026 – London (UK) @ Downstairs At The Dome *
Dec. 4, 2026 – Paris (FR) @ Glazart *
Dec. 5, 2026 – Antwerp (BE) @ Zappa *
Dec. 6, 2026 – Hamburg (DE) @ Bahnhof Pauli ^
Dec. 7, 2026 – Copenhagen (DK) @ Hotel Cecil ^
Dec. 8, 2026 – Stockholm (SE) @ Kollektivet Livet ^
Dec. 10, 2026 – Jyväskylä (FI) @ Lutakko ^
Dec. 11, 2026 – Helsinki (FI) @ Ääniwalli ^
Dec. 13, 2026 – Gothenburg (SE) @ Monument ^
Dec. 14, 2026 – Berlin (DE) @ Hole 44 ^
Dec. 15, 2026 – Prague (CZ) @ Rock Café ^
Dec. 16, 2026 – Frankfurt (DE) @ Das Bett * ^
Dec. 17, 2026 – München (DE) @ Backstage ^
Dec. 18, 2026 – Aarau (CH) @ KIFF ^
Dec. 19, 2026 – Schweinfurt (DE) @ Alter Stattbahnhof ^
Dec. 20, 2026 – Karlsruhe (DE) @ Substage ^
^w/ Acranius
*w/ Sun Eater

Ov Sulfur line-up:

Ricky Hoover – vocals
Chase Wilson – guitars, vocals
Leviathvn – drums
Josh Bearden – bass
Christian Becker – guitars

Ov Sulfur online:

https://www.instagram.com/ovsulfur/
https://www.facebook.com/ovsulfur/
https://www.youtube.com/@OvSulfur
https://x.com/ovsulfur

INSOMNIUM Release Third Single & Video ‘Arch of the Sky’ from Upcoming Album

Posted by tarjavirmakari on September 12, 2026
Posted in: Int. News, News. Tagged: Insomnium. Leave a comment
photo by Terhi Ylimäinen

“I bow to unseen
I hear the spirits of the night
I will never walk alone”

With their new single and video, “Arch of the Sky,” Finland’s masters of melancholy delve into the realm of mythology. Ville Friman (guitar, clean vocals) comments: “‘Arch of the Sky’ introduces a proggier side of the ‘Netherworlds’, featuring time signature changes and Insomnium’s trademark blend of mellow passages and heavier sections. Lyrically, the song is inspired by Sámi mythology, in which celestial hunters pursue a deer across the arch of the sky in perpetual motion. According to the legend, if the deer were ever caught, the world would come to an end as the roof of the sky collapsed.”

Watch the accompanying video by Patric Ullaeus for rEvolver.se, which combines a band performance with traditional animation depicting the story:

It is the third track to be released from their upcoming album, “Netherworlds,” which is scheduled for release on October 16, 2026. The album is available in the following formats, with pre-orders now live here: https://insomnium.lnk.to/Netherworlds

Ltd. Deluxe 2CD Artbook
Standard CD Jewelcase
Gatefold black 2LP
Ltd. Gatefold pearlescent deep-blue 2LP (600x) Napalm Records/EMP/Nuclear Blast
Ltd. Gatefold sparkle starlight 2LP (500x) Band
Ltd. Gatefold iridescent pearl dawn 2LP (500x) Band
Gatefold translucent sea blue 2LP (US version)
Digital album

Art by Travis Smith

Following a run of selected summer festival appearances, INSOMNIUM will hit the road for extensive touring worldwide. The band will join Amorphis for a European tour in January and February 2027 and has also recently unveiled plans for a North American tour.

INSOMNIUM
support: Kaunis Kuolematon

16.10.26 (FIN) Helsinki – Kulttuuritalo
17.10.26 (FIN) Lahti – Möysä
23.10.26 (FIN) Seinäjoki – Rytmikorjaamo
24.10.26 (FIN) Tampere – Tavara-Asema
29.10.26 (FIN) Oulu – Tarkastamo
30.10.26 (FIN) Joensuu – Kerubi
31.10.26 (FIN) Jyväskylä – Lutakko
06.11.26 (FIN) Kuopio – Circus Live
07.11.26 (FIN) Kotka – Satama Areena

INSOMNIUM co-headline with Amorphis, support: Hinayana

Nov-17 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
Nov-18 – Montreal, QC – Theatre Beanfield
Nov-19 – Toronto, ON – The Concert Hall
Nov-20 – Columbus, OH – The King of Clubs
Nov-21 – Detroit, MI – Magic Stick
Nov-23 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
Nov-24 – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater
Nov-25 – Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theatre
Nov-27 – Denver, CO – The Gothic Theatre
Nov-28 – Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall
Nov-30 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre
Dec-01 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
Dec-02 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox Market
Dec-04 – Berkeley, CA – The UC Theatre
Dec-05 – Los Angeles, CA – The Regent Theater
Dec-06 – Mesa, AZ – The Nile Theater
Dec-08 – Austin, TX – Come And Take It Live
Dec-09 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
Dec-11 – Orlando, FL – The Abbey
Dec-12 – Jacksonville, FL – The Albatross
Dec-13 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
Dec-15 – Richmond, VA – The Canal Club
Dec-16 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
Dec-18 – Reading, PA – Reverb
Dec-19 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza

Amorphis + special guest INSOMNIUM, support: Unto Others

22.01.27 (DE) Hamburg – Große Freiheit 36
23.01.27 (DE) Leipzig – Haus Auensee
24.01.27 (DE) Berlin – Huxleys Neue Welt
25.01.27 (PL) Warsaw – Progresja
27.01.27 (HU) Budapest – Barba Negra
28.01.27 (AT) Vienna – Arena
29.01.27 (DE) Munich – Backstage
30.01.27 (DE) Wiesbaden – Schlachthof
31.01.27 (BE) Antwerp – Trix
02.02.27 (UK) Manchester – O2 Ritz
03.02.27 (UK) London – O2 Forum Kentish Town
05.02.27 (DE) Stuttgart – Wagenhallen
06.02.27 (CH) Pratteln – Z7 Konzertfabrik
07.02.27 (IT) Padova – Hall
09.02.27 (ES) Barcelona – Sala Apolo
10.02.27 (ES) Madrid – Sala La Riviera
12.02.27 (FR) Paris – Elysee Montmartre
13.02.27 (DE) Oberhausen – Turbinenhalle 2
14.02.27 (NL) Tilburg – O13

Ever since emerging from the mist-shrouded city of Joensuu in the heart of North Karelia, INSOMNIUM has stood as a beacon for those drawn to melancholy, introspection, and the beauty found within darkness. Over the course of their career, the band has carved out a unique place in the metal world, crafting epic soundscapes where sorrow and hope coexist, and where haunting melodies meet the raw power of melodic death metal.

Now, for the tenth time, INSOMNIUM opens the door to a new chapter. Their new album is a journey deeper into the shadows, steeped in the unmistakable spirit of Finnish melancholy and enriched by the band’s most nuanced and emotionally resonant songwriting to date. Sweeping atmospheres, poignant melodies, and crushing heaviness intertwine to create a work that is both deeply personal and universally affecting.

Never content to rest on past achievements or repeat familiar formulas, INSOMNIUM continues to evolve with each release. Rather than revisiting established ground, the band explores new emotional and sonic territories, broadening its artistic palette while preserving the qualities that have made its sound instantly recognizable. The result is an album that feels both fresh and timeless: a bold step forward that remains unmistakably INSOMNIUM at its core.

Behind the scenes, “Netherworlds” also marks the beginning of a new production era for INSOMNIUM. Taking on a pivotal role throughout the album’s creation, producer and engineer Miiro Varjus emerged as the band’s closest creative confidant, helping to shape and refine the record’s sonic landscape. His meticulous approach and deep understanding of the band’s artistic vision proved instrumental in bringing the album’s dark, immersive atmosphere to life.

Once again INSOMNIUM entrusted the album to the renowned team at Fascination Street Studios. Acclaimed producer and mixer Jens Bogren, together with mastering engineer Tony Lindgren, delivered the album’s powerful final sound. The result is a record that sounds both majestic and intimate, perfectly capturing the emotional weight and dynamic range that defines this new chapter in INSOMNIUM’s evolution.

Click here for the two videos previously released:
“Gleam in the Black”: https://youtu.be/26oH8EtWA58
“Shadowlife”: https://youtu.be/i5tMCCXKkD0?si=PwsGLXdjxpNBBOqT

INSOMNIUM are:

Markus Vanhala – guitar, clean vocals
Ville Friman – guitar, clean vocals
Tomy Laisto – guitar, clean vocals
Niilo Sevänen – vocals, bass guitar
Markus Hirvonen – drums, percussions

INSOMNIUM online:

www.insomnium.net
www.facebook.com/insomniumofficial
www.instagram.com/insomniumofficial
https://www.youtube.com/@insomniumofficial
https://www.tiktok.com/@insomniumofficial

GREEN LUNG Release New Studio Album “Necropolitan” with Video for ‘Dance To The Grave’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on September 12, 2026
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The long-awaited fourth album from Green Lung is finally upon us. The masters of occult riff-craft have officially released Necropolitan, which is out now via Nuclear Blast Records. A huge step forward in songwriting and vision, Necropolitan is the album Green Lung have been threatening to make since their inception.

As well as a portrait of the triumph and power of death and nature over the dreams and dominion of humankind, Necropolitan is a grand celebration of the folklore, occult and heavy music scene of the band’s birthplace, the city of London. The album title derives from the seven garden cemeteries (necropoli) circling the city, all built in the Victorian era.

Green Lung stated: 
“As the summer dies, the shadows start to move… Necropolitan is finally here. Thanks to everyone who has preordered, supported or spread the word about this album over the past few months – we are eternally grateful, and can’t wait for you to finally hear it. To celebrate the release, we commissioned Joseph Brett at Jackdaw Films to animate Richard Wells’s art and create our own danse macabre. Dance to the grave!’”

Today, the band have also revealed a visualiser for ‘Dance to the Grave‘, the record’s first track. The song delivers a memento mori to the current alliance between far-right politics and tech in the face of the climate crisis, with giant, swinging riffs and a chant-along mid-section. 

Order Necropolitan here: https://greenlung.bfan.link/necropolitan

Necropolitan – tracklisting
OUT: September 11th 2026

01. Open the Hellmouth
02. Dance to the Grave
03. Black Magick Radio
04. Necropolitan Line
05. Evil in this House
06. Together in Death
07. Ozymandias
08. Alostrael (Be My Babalon)
09. To the Gallows Born

On the week that Necropolitan is released, Green Lung will be visiting some selected record stores to sign vinyl and CDs, plus fans will have the chance for a photo op with their very own Goatwizard. Head to greenlung.co.uk for more details! And keep your eyes peeled for more events as we get closer to release…

Friday 11-Sep       London, UK Rough Trade East (1pm BST)
Saturday 12-Sep   Manchester, UK HMV Manchester (5pm BST)
Sunday 13-Sep     Birmingham, UK HMV Vault (2pm BST)
Monday 14-Sep     Bristol, UK Rough Trade Bristol (1pm BST)

Later this year, Green Lung will be embarking on their European Dance to the Grave Tour MMXXVI. Special guests will be High On Fire with support from Gnome. The tour poster was designed by the band’s frequent collaborator, Richard Wells.

GREEN LUNG
DANCE TO THE GRAVE TOUR MMXXVI

w/ High On Fire & Gnome

03-Dec   BE  Antwerp @ Trix
04-Dec   DE  Frankfurt am Main @ Batschkapp
05-Dec   DE  Munich @ Backstage
07-Dec   AT  Vienna @ Arena
08-Dec   DE  Leipzig @ Anker
10-Dec   DE  Hamburg @ Große Freiheit 36
11-Dec   DE  Berlin @ Astra Kulturhaus
12-Dec   DE  Cologne @ Carlswerk Victoria
13-Dec   NL  Tilburg @ O13
14-Dec   FR  Paris @ Bataclan
16-Dec   UK  London @ The Roundhouse
17-Dec   UK  Bristol @ Bristol Electric *SOLD OUT*
18-Dec   UK  Manchester @ Manchester Academy
19-Dec   IE  Dublin @ The Academy
20-Dec   UK  Glasgow @ SWG3 Galvanizers

For more information and tickets head to: https://www.greenlung.co.uk/

With producer Tom Dalgety (Opeth, Ghost) at the helm, this time handling everything from recording to mixing, the band decamped to Rockfield Studios in January 2026, following in the muddy footprints of some of their key inspirations, from Black Sabbath to Queen to Judas Priest. Sonically, they were set on capturing their megalithic live sound more accurately than ever – stripping back their usual dense, multilayered arrangements to their rawest, leanest form and recording much of the album live to capture their Sabbathian heaviness, frenzied Hammonds and haunting Mellotrons as faithfully as possible.

The result is an album that combines the soaring hookiness of This Heathen Land with an uncompromising rawness and heaviness, and takes the band’s distinctive brand of sonic storytelling to macabre new heights.  

If, a year after Black Sabbath’s Back to the Beginning show and the death of Ozzy Osbourne, you had any doubts about the future of traditional British metal, Necropolitan will lay them to rest. Here is a band taking the torch from the heavy metal godfathers and running with it, bursting with all the musicianship and storytelling flair that has kept the genre’s flame burning for a half-century, and using it to temper a lyrical and sonic world that is entirely their own. 

A cult band in every sense of the word, Green Lung emerged from London’s heavy rock scene with self-released debut EP Free the Witch (2018).

Drawing on a host of peculiarly British musical influences, from doomy hard rock to pastoral prog and psych to the Hammer Horror theatrics of the NWOBHM, the band have swiftly risen to the forefront of the UK metal scene.

Lyrically celebrating the folklore, myths and legends of Britain, they conjure the wild and witchy spirit of their forebears for a new generation.

Green Lung have released three critically acclaimed albums, Woodland Rites (2019), Black Harvest (2021) and This Heathen Land (2023). They have toured internationally with Clutch, Opeth and Unto Others, and performed on festival stages from Roadburn to Download. Their latest album This Heathen Land landed at #1 on the UK’s Official Rock and Metal Album Chart.

“This is heavy metal how it should be done”The Guardian

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