CORONATUS Announce New Album “Dreadful Waters” + Release First Single & Lyric Video ‘The Maelstrom’

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German symphonic metal collective CORONATUS proudly announce their upcoming studio album “Dreadful Waters”, a dark and ambitious exploration of the mysteries, dangers, and mythic forces of the sea. Scheduled for release on January 23rd, 2026 via Massacre Records, the album will be available as Mediabook CD and in digital formats. Alongside the album announcement, the band unveil the first single and lyric video “The Maelstrom”, offering a dramatic and immersive first glimpse into the record’s nautical world.

Stream / Download the single: https://save-it.cc/massacre/the-maelstrom

Inspired in part by Edgar Allan Poe’s tale “A Descent Into the Maelstrom”, the new single describes a heroic, deliberate plunge into a colossal turmoil: a symbolic journey toward the unknown, undertaken with purpose and sacrifice. Musically, “The Maelstrom” weaves folk-tinged passages, dramatic tempo shifts, atmospheric interludes, and orchestral metal intensity, mirroring the surge, retreat, and raw power of extreme tides.

The track perfectly sets the tone for “Dreadful Waters”: a symphonic metal voyage that dives into the darkest, most mysterious facets of the ocean.

For CORONATUS water becomes a symbol of all that is deep, unseen, dangerous, and awe-inspiring. While the previous album “Atmosphere” focused on threats in the “airy” realm, “Dreadful Waters” shifts the narrative toward oceans and seas: environments rich in myth, peril, and emotional metaphor.

Musically, the band once again offer an expansive spectrum of styles: symphonic metal as the foundation, enriched by folk elements, dramatic orchestrations, and experimental touches that have become a trademark of the CORONATUS sound.

The songwriting comes not only from drummer and founder Mats Kurth, but also from vocalist Nemesis and guitarist Harry Zeidler, widening the creative scope of the album.

“Dreadful Waters” was produced by Markus Stock and Mats Kurth at Klangschmiede Studio E, where Stock also handled mixing and mastering. His signature depth and clarity amplify the album’s dark maritime atmosphere.

The cover artwork, created by Michael Krebes, visually captures the album’s descent into the unknown, merging mysticism, danger, and the elemental force of water.

“Dreadful Waters” Track listing

  1. The Maelstrom
  2. Through The Brightest Blue
  3. To The Reef!
  4. The Ship’s Cook
  5. Southern Cross
  6. The Siren
  7. A Seaman’s Yarn
  8. Dark Ice
  9. Die Hexe und der Teufel

CORONATUS will celebrate the new album with an exclusive release show:

–Saturday, January 24th, 2026
–Bryggaren, Västervik, Sweden

The band will perform the entire new album live, along with a selection of fan-favorite older pieces.

CORONATUS are

Leni Eitrich – Mezzo Soprano
Sabine Prechtel – Mezzo Soprano
Nemesis – Rock Voice
Tine Jülich – Violin
Harry Zeidler – Guitars
Simon Gutbrod – Bass
Mats Kurth – Drums

CORONATUS online:
https://www.coronatus.de/
https://www.facebook.com/CoronatusOfficial/
https://www.instagram.com/coronatus_official

SMASH INTO PIECES Announce Headline Tours for 2026

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SMASH INTO PIECES are excited to share more details about their two newly announced headline tours for 2026!

After an intense run of festivals, tours and releases, we’re leveling up our live show once again and taking it across Europe and Sweden next year.

EUROPE TOUR 2026

Our 2026 European headline run marks the start of a new chapter.
Expect a renewed show, elevated production, and a setlist crafted to bring the full Smash Into Pieces energy back to the continent.

SWEDEN TOUR 2026

We’re also bringing our biggest-ever Swedish headline tour across the country (+ one show in Finland).

Bigger venues, bigger production, and the full experience – this is the one we’ve been waiting to share with you.

Both tours are officially on sale. Some cities are already showing strong demand – secure your spot before tickets run out.

We can’t wait to see you on the road in 2026.

Find all dates and details here: https://www.smashintopieces.com/shows

IMMORTALIS to Re-Issue Classic Album “Indicium De Mortuis” on 20th February

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Death metal stalwarts Immortalis have announced the re-issue of their one and only album Indicium De Mortuis via Hammerheart Records. This dark, fluid and malevolent extreme metal masterpiece from 1991 will be released on vinyl and double CD on 20th February, 2026.

Pre-orders are now available here: https://immortalis.lnk.to/indiciumdemortuis

Welcome to the bizarre world of Indicium De Mortuis by Immortalis, a record where nothing is what it seems. This is a death metal album that channels the spirit of Possessed and Slayer. The album is menacing as hell, do not proceed with caution… go in and prepare to be kicked back out. If you want some dark, cryptic death metal with no mercy, then this is the stuff of kings. The production (courtesy of Andy Classen from Holy Moses) sounds like an early Dan Swanö recording and has aged well. The vocalist roars like Barney Greenway of Napalm Death, the riffs reminds one of Florida death metal (Deicide and Massacre especially), the eccentric rawness is not too distant from Austrian bands (e.g., Pungent Stench, Disharmonic Orchestra).

For old school death metal, it’s as special and haunting as they come, but with more doom as the special ingredients. Where Hypocrisy’s Penetralia was bludgeoning with its tone, this one is heavy as shit but laidback at the same time, it kills you with the rhythm rather than the massiveness of the guitar tone. It isn’t the Swedish chainsaw, but deafening and cavernous like bastardized thrash on crack. Most of the riffs are mid-paced crushers while the drumming is ballistic bombs bombarding the earth. You could play this album to five death metal veteran listeners and they would all find new comparison points. The only consistency is the interplay between paranoia-inducing Possessed riffs (i.e., ever-decreasing circles that threaten to reduce the musical space to a singularity) and evil af Slayer riffs.

Indicium De Mortuis is brilliant, but requires concerted effort and attention. The result is some of the most adventurous and fluid death metal of its time. No exaggeration.

Track-list:
CD 1/LP 
Indicium De Mortuis
1. Burning Existence
2. Intro
3. Subordinate Gods
4. Bleeding Inheritance
5. Quo Vadis (Everlasting Life)
6. Indicium De Mortuis
7. My Requiem
8. Voices of Forgotten Soul
9. Blasphemous Process
10. Countess Bathory
 
CD 2 
Final Death (Demo ‘93)
1. Immortalis
2. The Cross
3. Blood in, Blood Out
4. Brotherhood of Snakes
5. Final Death

GAME OVER to Release “Crimes Against Reality (2026 remaster)” on February 20th

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photo by Adam Gritco — artwork by Mario López

Game Over will release “Crimes Against Reality (2026 remaster)” on February 20 through Scarlet Records.

Originally released by Scarlet Records in 2016, “Crimes Against Reality” was the third studio album for Game Over, at that time one of the youngest and most promising up’n’coming bands in the European thrash metal scene.

The record followed the widely successful “Burst Into The Quiet”, which put Game Over on the map and displayed their massive potential. Inspired by the classic Bay Area thrash scene of the Eighties, Game Over mixed those influences with modern sounds and a very distinctive personality.

Carefully remastered by the original top-notch producer Simone Mularoni, “Crimes Against Reality (2026 remaster)” contains ten tracks that mix sharp riffs, anthemic choruses and powerful rhythms, enriched by the use of unusual instruments such as Moogs and Hammonds, plus a wild bonus track recorded live by the present line-up. Lyrics vary from B-movie scenarios to social-political themes, science fiction, mythology and dystopian visions.

A killer work ten years ago, an even more ferocious headbanging rollercoaster right now!

  • third studio album for the Italian manic thrashers, originally released by Scarlet Records in 2016;
  • Game Over’s most commercially successful release ever;
  • originally produced and currently remastered by Simone Mularoni at Domination Studio;
  • cover & artwork by Mario López (Skeletal Remains, Toxik, Vulture);
  • FFO: Exodus, Testament, Metallica, Cro-Mags, Suicidal Tendencies, Excel;
  • “Crimes Against Reality (2026 remaster)” will be released in the following formats: jewel case CD, vinyl LP (100 transparent clear; 200 marbled red), digital

“Crimes Against Reality (2026 remaster)” tracklist:

1 What Lies Within…
2 33 Park Street
3 Neon Maniacs
4 With All That Is Left
5 Astral Matter
6 Fugue In D Minor (Allegro Ma Non Troppo)
7 Just A Little Victory
8 Gates Of Ishtar
9 Crimes Against Reality
10 Fix Your Brain
11 Neon Maniacs (Live At Tolminator 2025)

Total running time: 45:19

Line-up (2016):
Renato ʻReno’ Chiccoli – vocals, bass
Luca ʻZeero’ Zironi – guitar, backing vocals
Alessandro ʻSanso’ Sansone – guitar
Anthony ʻVender’ Dantone – drums

Presently working on the follow-up to the acclaimed “Face The End” album (2025), to be released in the second half of 2026, Game Over have been confirmed for the Ferrara Summer Festival (Italy) on June 14 supporting Megadeth, Anthrax, Black Label Society, Cavalera and Gaerea.

Game Over are:
Danny Schiavina – vocals
Luca ʻZeeroʼ Zironi – guitar, backing vocals
Alessandro ʻSansoʼ Sansone – guitar
Leonardo ʻLeoʼ Molinari – bass
Anthony ʻVenderʼ Dantone – drums

KALANDRA Share Beautiful Lyric Video for ‘Hymna til Blåfjell’ from New EP

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The Norwegian collective KALANDRA unveils a captivating lyric video for “Hymna til Blåfjell” (Hymm to Blue Mountain). The song reimagines a deeply cherished hymn from the beloved Norwegian NRK Christmas TV series. 

Through Kalandra’s mesmerising Nordic charms, the track becomes both a nostalgic hymn and an atmospheric ode to the timeless spirit of Blåfjell. 

Kalandra comments: 
This song is our take on one of the most beloved songs from a classic Norwegian Christmas TV series. The original was composed by Geir Bøhren and Bent Åserud, with lyrics by Gudny Hagen.
Blåfjell – or “Blue Mountain” – is the mythical home of the Blånisser (blue elves). Every winter, there’s a moment between sunset and darkness that we in Norway call Blåtimen – the blue hour – when the snowy mountains glow in deep shades of blue.

Bringing this song to life felt like revisiting a piece of our own childhood. We wanted to capture that same sense of wonder and magic we felt watching the series and translate it into the world of Kalandra. We hope our fellow Norwegians will feel the nostalgia – and that listeners everywhere can sense a bit of that northern winter magic, even if they’ve never heard the original.”

video was created by riivata.com

The song is taken from the recently released EP ‘Mørketid’, which features four tracks in total, two of which are carefully reimagined covers, alongside two of their original compositions.

The EP is out digitally via By Norse Music and can be found HERE.

Tracklist
01. Mitt Hjerte Alltid Vanker WATCH HERE
02. Till The End
03. Ghosts
04. Hymna Til Blåfjell WATCH HERE

Special anniversary show at Rockefeller!

On the 18th of February 2026, Kalandra will be celebrating 
their 15th anniversary. This special occassion will be marked with a concert at Rockefeller —their first performance in Oslo in almost two years, and their biggest headlineshow in Norway to date, together with special guest Sylvaine and IBEN. Tickets for the show are available down below.

Kalandra Shows 2025
19-11-2025 Amplifier – Perth (AUS)
21-11-2025 Stay Gold – Brunswick (AUS)
22-11-2025 Oxford Art Factory – Darlinghurts (AUS)
23-11-2025 The Bright Sight – Brisbane (AUS)

2026
18-02-2026 Rockefeller – Oslo (NO) Special anniversary show

Get your tickets here: https://www.ticketmaster.no/event/kalandra-billetter/96185708

Kalandra is a Norwegian/Swedish quartet that blends melancholic Nordic influences with gritty guitars and ethereal melodies, crafting haunting musical landscapes rooted in raw emotion and cinematic depth. Formed in 2011, the band has spent over a decade shaping a sound that is uniquely their own—building a dedicated studio space, refining their musical identity, and supporting acts such as Leprous, Gåte, Wardruna, Heilung and Eivør.

Following the success of their 2020 debut album The Line and their atmospheric soundtrack for the video game Kingdom Two Crowns: Norse Lands, Kalandra returned in 2024 with their second album A Frame of Mind. Drawing from their years of growth and collaboration, the new record is their most expansive to date—showcasing versatility while staying true to the immersive soundscape that defines them.

A Frame of Mind invites listeners on an introspective journey, reflecting on how life’s experiences shape our perception of the world. The album explores what we choose to include—and exclude—within the frame of our everyday lives, revisiting memories of hardship, childhood, and the growing uncertainty of the future.

With performances at major festivals like Hellfest, touring Australia and Europe, Kalandra continues to expand their audience across the world. 

BLOODRIDE Unveil New Video for ‘Kill without Hate’

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Old-school thrash metal veterans Bloodride return with their new video for the song, “Kill Without Hate,” a relentless attack on the cold, emotionless face of modern warfare. The track portrays the grim reality of violence removed from human consequence, where killing becomes as impersonal and routine as a video game.

Fast, brutal, and unflinching, “Kill Without Hate” is classic Bloodride: old-school thrash intensity fused with sharp, thought-provoking commentary.

“Kill without Hate” is a track taken from the band’s album Deafening, out via Wormholedeath Worldwide. The album is a thrash metal assault that pushes boundaries and leaves no neck unthrashed.

Stream Deafening: orcd.co/deafening

Previous videos: Come In Peace: youtu.be/NTyMVdclhxY, Erase and Replace: youtu.be/6poreFkybRA, King Of Pain: youtu.be/aSDmZ79LQo0

About Bloodride

Fierce Finnish thrash metal veterans Bloodride formed in 2000. They debuted with the EP Bloodridden Disease in 2004, followed by their first full-length album Crowned in Hell in 2011. Their fourth album, Idiocracy (2021), earned critical acclaim worldwide. Their sound blends old-school thrash with darker death metal tones and the raw edge of hardcore—pure neck-breaking intensity.
Over the years, Bloodride has torn through stages across Europe, sharing the stage with acts like Exhumed, Exodus, Nunslaughter, Toxic Holocaust, Whiplash, and Prestige. Live, they deliver nothing short of a perfect storm.

Follow Bloodride:
bloodride.com
www.facebook.com/bloodride
www.instagram.com/bloodride666
bloodride.bandcamp.com