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CROBOT Unleash Lyric Video for Latest Single ‘Gun To My Head’ + Add U.K. Tour Dates

Posted by tarjavirmakari on November 22, 2025
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Today marks an exciting milestone with the release of the Official “Gun To My Head” lyric video, the song is now available on all platforms. It’s time to turn up the volume and immerse yourself in the electrifying sound of Crobot, as their music promises to propel you into an exhilarating journey beyond the stars. As the band wraps up their US tour, the anticipation builds for their upcoming adventure in the United Kingdom. Fans should prepare for an unforgettable experience, kicking off on December 2 in Southampton and culminating in a spectacular finale on December 14 in Brighton. Buckle up for a wild ride filled with energy and passion!

There’s a special kind of madness that happens when a band circles back to its roots — that wild-eyed realization that the thing you were chasing was behind you the whole damn time. CROBOT are standing right there now, staring down the beast they built, grinning through the smoke.

Brandon Yeagley still preaches his gospel from behind the mic like some back-alley shaman with a harmonica holstered for punctuation. Christopher Bishop remains the riff conjurer — tone soaked in engine grease and snake oil, as if the guitar itself were trying to escape the song. And with the arrival of brothers Willie (bass, vocals) and Nico Jansen (drums, percussion), the band’s pulse has started to sound downright dangerous again — thick, swinging, and impossible to fake.

Every band says they’re “getting back to their roots.” Most of them mean they’re out of ideas. CROBOT means it like a blood oath. They’ve stripped it all down to the muscle and marrow, rediscovering that holy intersection where Sabbath’s weight meets Funkadelic’s freak, where Clutch’s swagger shakes hands in the Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magic Chili-Peppers era. This isn’t nostalgia — it’s resurrection. The past few years have sanded off a lot of pretense. What’s left is a band that’s learned how to breathe again, how to groove again, how to trust the dirt under their boots. They’ve been through the industry grinder, the touring trenches, the ego traps, and the inner wars — and somehow came out grinning wider, riffing harder, and sounding more alive than they have in a decade.

That rebirth roars to life on “Gun to My Head,” the first shot fired from their upcoming album. It’s CROBOT at their most unfiltered — hook-heavy, groove-drenched, and thick with the kind of swagger that makes amps sweat. The song’s chorus swings like a pendulum between surrender and salvation, the sound of four musicians testing their own limits and finding freedom on the other side. It’s not about violence — it’s about the pressure of transformation, the push and pull between love, truth, and the kind of pain that forces you to evolve.

“Sometimes you’re forced to take a step back and reflect on what really matters,” explains Yeagley. “Every note has a reason, every word a purpose. We’re etching something in-blood into the CROBOT discography – and Gun to My Head felt like the best taste of what’s to come.”

CROBOT in 2025 isn’t chasing relevance. They’re chasing feel. That unspoken alchemy that happens when four lunatics hit a downbeat and the room levitates for a second. They’ve traded the smoke and mirrors for sweat and instinct, and it shows.

Call it rebirth, call it regression, call it whatever you want — CROBOT is back where they belong: knee-deep in the groove, grinning like thieves, and daring you to prove them wrong.

REMAINING US DATES

11/22 Baltimore, MD – Metro Gallery
11/23 Philadelphia, PA – MilkBoy

MIKE SHOUSE Releases New Video ‘Smiley Faced Emoji’ from New Album

Posted by tarjavirmakari on November 22, 2025
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Shouse has released a new video for “Smiley Faced Emoji” from his new album Jaded, released September 2025.

Shouse was born Michael Stephen Shouse on September 27th, 1970 in Jackson, KY. In 1992 he moved to LA and attended the Guitar Institute of Technology in Hollywood, CA. He has written articles and lessons for online sites such as chopsfromhell.com and guitar9.com, and has been featured in magazines like Progression, Fireworks and The Sound guitar magazines. He released “Enter the Soul” in 2001 and the song “Man” was on a compilation CD “International Anthems: Volume 1” in 2002. His second release Alone on the Sun was released in June 2010 and got rave reviews worldwide. The title track “Alone on the Sun” was featured on the new compilation cd “Gods of Indie Guitar 2011” and premiered on the Australian tv show “Guitar Gods and Masterpieces.”

Jaded is his first release in 15 years and he’s back with friends! Featuring guest solos from legends Michael Angelo Batio, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal and Tony MacAlpine. Filling out the band on drums, the best of the best, from NY, Charlie Zeleny (Drumageddon, Jordan Rudess and Terry Bozzio). Playing bass, from Los Angeles, James Amelio Pulli (Metal Hall of Fame bassist for Impellitteri). Mixed and mastered by Nashville legend Billy Decker. As Shouse states, “This album is a rebirth for me in many ways,” and critics from around the world are taking notice.

Watch “Bucket of Bolts” here: https://youtu.be/MZq6WXb4w9g

Get your copy here: https://www.dekoentertainment.com/inthesquare/mike-shouse

Track list:
(Prelude) Romeo and Juliet
Romeo Is Gone
A Bitter Cold
Let’s Go
Smiley Faced Emoji
Bucket of Bolts
Jaded
Memoriam
Upon Looking Back

For more information: www.dekoentertainment.com

FIREBORN Release New Single Video ‘Point Of No Return’ from Upcoming Album

Posted by tarjavirmakari on November 22, 2025
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Fireborn release the first single ‘Point Of No Return’ from their upcoming album ‘Dreamcatcher’, which will be released on 23 January 2026. This first song already reflects everything you can look forward to on the upcoming album: a distinctive raspy voice, unbridled enthusiasm and hard rock as it should sound today.

The accompanying video was created by Christopher Aschenbrenner (dein-videograf.de/) and produced by Schmier (Destruction).

Digital: save-it.cc/epr/point-of-no-return or SPOTIFY

The album will be released on CD, colored vinyl, and in a strictly limited collector’s box set, and is already available for pre-order at fireborn.epr.rocks.

Vinyl color: Curacao

Collector’s box set: individually numbered, bandana with FIREBORN logo, “Titans Of Fire” patch, and personally signed autograph card.

Tracklist:
01 – Dancing With The Villain
02 – Set The World On Fire
03 – Point Of No Return
04 – Likes For A Life
05 – Pull The Trigger
06 – Little Wanderer
07 – Crisis Of Youth
08 – Dreamcatcher
09 – Flashlight
10 – Out Of The Edges
11 – Human

Biography FIREBORN:
The focus is on Jenny, a singer who captivates audiences with her unique, raspy voice, her wide vocal range, and her ability to effortlessly switch between delicate tones and pure power. She is supported by Dennis (guitar), Raphael (drums), Chris (bass), and Rick (guitar)—a band that doesn’t just play music on stage, but unleashes energy. In 2019—then still under the name Dislike Silence—the band reached the finals of the 37th German Rock and Pop Awards, taking third place in the “Rock” category. The big step followed in winter 2021: recording sessions at Little Creek Studio in Gelterkinden, produced by Schmier (Destruction) and recorded by V.O. Pulver (Pro- Pain, Burning Witches, Nervosa). Their debut album, Reflections, was released in 2023 via the US label Deko Entertainment and not only landed Fireborn on the official rock and metal charts, but also on stages with Silbermond, Burning Witches, Destruction, and other major players in the scene. Musically, Fireborn combine the energy of modern American hard rock with the soul of classic rock – full of atmosphere, emotion, and memorable melodies.

We’ll be throwing a release party on January 24, 2026 at @VivaBar (ex Notlösung) in Lörrach, and we’d love to see as many of you there as possible! ALL INFOS HERE: www.facebook.com/share/17cSuUisCF/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Line-up:
Jenny Gruber – Vocals
Raphael Singh – Drums
Rick Götze – Guitars
Dennis Weber – Guitars
Christian Lehr – Bass

More Info: 
www.fireborn-official.com/
www.facebook.com/Firebornofficial
www.instagram.com/fireborn_band/
linktr.ee/fireborn_band

SEDNA Stream New “Sila Nuna” LP, Out Now

Posted by tarjavirmakari on November 22, 2025
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The full album premiere of SEDNA‘s new record “Sila Nuna” is now live at No Clean Singing. Following a long and intense creative process, the album marks the band’s most transformative chapter, blending raw aggression with immersive storytelling drawn from Inuit mythology. The exclusive stream offers listeners an immediate descent into the record’s dramatic tension, atmospheric depth and refined sense of pacing.

With “Sila Nuna”, SEDNA affirm their evolution while remaining anchored to the introspective core that has defined their identity, delivering a work that feels both violent and evocatively cinematic: a powerful new milestone in their artistic journey.

Stream “Sila Nuna” at THIS LOCATION.

The album was released yesterday, on November 21st, 2025 via Dusktone.

The Cesena-based band, known for its introspective nature and a discography steeped in darkness and intensity, continues to follow a coherent path of growth, distant from trends, deadlines, and external expectations. Since their inception, the group has always taken the necessary time to create music that feels authentic, essential, and deeply lived.

“Sila Nuna” is a compound word of Inuktitut origin meaning “Sky and Earth.” With this new album, SEDNA move away from the mythological and astronomical themes explored in their previous four records to delve into Inuit mythology, narrating myths and legends from the peoples of the ice. From Tulugaq, the Raven god and bringer of light, to Amarok, the shadow wolf who guards the forest, to Torngarsuk, the protector of the spirit realm, passing through Arnajuinnaq, goddess of wind and ice, and finally reaching Sedna, the goddess of the sea.

With this record, the band embraces a more violent and aggressive sound, shortening song lengths to achieve a sharper, more immediate impact on the listener, while still preserving their experimental vein. This approach reaches its peak in the closing track “Sedna”, dedicated to the sea goddess and featuring S. D. Ramirez of PSYCHONAUT 4 and Agnese Alteri as guest vocalists.

The creation of “Sila Nuna” was marked by a long and turbulent process, spanning nearly two years and involving multiple lineup changes due to the accumulated stress of finding the right sound to embody such a complex thematic concept. The band regards this release as a turning point, both professionally and stylistically, aiming for a less instinctive yet more pragmatic, precise, and refined approach – a sign of human and artistic maturity for the project.

The album was recorded by Mirko Abà in Ravenna (guitarist of Stygian and now bassist of SEDNA) and mixed and mastered by Jack Shirley, “Sila Nuna”.

Tracklist:

1 Niruaq
2 Torngarsuk
3 (Qimmuktuq I)
4 Amarok (feat. Giò from P4)
5 (Qimmukruq II)
6 Tulugaq
7 (Qimmuktuq III)
8 Arnajuinnaq
9 (Qimmuktuq IV)
10 SednA (feat. Shoco from P4 and Agnese Alteri)

With this work, SEDNA reach a new synthesis of their sonic language. The album reveals a sound that is raw and instinctive yet more self-aware, one that merges the ferocity of black metal and the weight of sludge and post-metal with a refined melodic sensibility. It is an album that feels like both an open wound and a catharsis: visceral, direct, yet contemplative and profoundly human.

While atmospheric black metal remains the most accurate label, to confine SEDNA within a single genre would be limiting. Their music is made of nuances and deviations, a sonic flow that crosses darkness in search of balance between aggression and introspection. “Sila Nuna” stands as the testimony of a fully matured vision, from a band that has learned to turn chaos into form and tension into language.

With this new chapter, SEDNA reaffirm their nature as an ever-evolving entity, capable of introspection and of offering the world music that doesn’t seek answers, but digs deeper questions.

Album line-up:

Alex Crisafulli – Vocals/Guitar
Rolando Giulio Ferro – Drums
Edoardo Martinelli – Vocals/Bass
Fabion Dautaj – Guitar

Current line-up:

Alex Crisafulli – Vocals/Guitar
Rolando Giulio Ferro – Drums
Mirko Abà – Guitar
Lucio Minghetti – Guitar

https://sednablack.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/sedna_o/
https://www.facebook.com/Sedna.O/

GROS ENFANT MORT Unleash Video for New Single ‘Merci les cendres’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on November 22, 2025
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January 23, 2026 will see the release of “Le sang des Pierres”, the brand-new album by French post-hardcore four-piece GROS ENFANT MORT, arriving via Moment of Collapse Records. Following the first single, “Saigne Saigne Saigne” (Listen), the band now unveils its latest track, “Merci les cendres”. The song is accompanied by a new music video, directed and edited by Arthur Chowca, which you can watch below.

Stream the single HERE

Speaking about the single, the band explains: 

“This song captures the fragile moment when, after watching one’s life go up in smoke, depression finally begins to lift. Sensations return, colors reappear, and with them, the possibility of a future – even if uncertain, even if built on ruins. It speaks of the lucid and painful decision to keep moving forward, using the still-warm embers and ashes of the past as the foundation for rebuilding. Caught between hope and vertigo, it’s a tentative attempt to be reborn in a world that’s still burning“.

Tracklist:

  1. Cloué au sol
  2. Saigne! Saigne! Saigne!
  3. Château de cartes
  4. 3114
  5. Étranger à la Terre
  6. Paillasson 4ever
  7. L’art de perdre
  8. Merci les cendres
  9. Le sang des pierres

With “Le Sang des Pierres” GROS ENFANT MORT turn exhaustion into defiance. The Poitiers-based band – rooted in French screamo and post-hardcore traditions – craft a record that feels less like catharsis and more like survival. Born from emptiness and collapse, it captures the slow erosion of self under social pressure, isolation, and the absurdity of modern life. 

Where 2022’s “La Banalité du Mal” dissected everyday cruelty, “Le Sang des Pierres” internalizes it. Depression here isn’t treated as a personal flaw, but as the symptom of a system that alienates and consumes. The band doesn’t seek healing or redemption; they bear witness. 

Musically, the album hits harder than anything they’ve done before – dense, raw, and relentless. Guitars slash through walls of noise, drums hammer like a trapped heartbeat, while fleeting melodic fragments flicker through the ruins. It’s chaotic, but never directionless – a precise portrait of collapse and resistance intertwined. 

Yet, amid the heaviness, there’s light: the “smell of rain on dry earth,” a fragile reminder that life persists. GROS ENFANT MORT call it a “constructive rage” – not despair, but refusal. A decision to keep moving, even when the ground splits beneath you. 

“Le Sang des Pierres” isn’t a comfort record. It’s a document of endurance – a howl against resignation, and proof that even at the edge, something within us still insists on surviving. 

The album will be out on January 23, 2026 via Moment of Collapse Records and is available for pre-order at THIS LOCATION

For more info visit:
https://linktr.ee/grosenfantmort
https://www.instagram.com/grosenfantmort/
https://www.facebook.com/grosenfantmort
https://linktr.ee/momentofcollapse

SUN OF THE SUNS Release New Single ‘One With The Sun’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on November 22, 2025
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photo by Matteo Ermeti

Sun Of The Suns has released “One With The Sun”, second single taken from the new album “Entanglement” to be released on December 12 by Scarlet Records.

This song represents stages of the grieving process. Set in a cold, dark, and undefined cosmic expanse, the lyrics’ narrative is an astral journey through sorrow, capturing the pivotal moment when pain’s metabolization begins. It’s about transcending loss, culminating in a profound realization that allows the spirit to rise above suffering.

“Entanglement”:

  • produced, mixed and mastered by Simone Mularoni at Domination Studio;
  • featuring Francesco Paoli (Fleshgod Apocalypse) on drums and Ludovico Cioffi (Delain, Nightland) on guitar and bass;
  • illustrated by Erskine Designs;

“Entanglement” tracklist:

1 Wanderer Of The Cosmos
2 On The Last Day Of Earth
3 Ephemeral, Ethereal, Eternal
4 If I Could Hold The Sky
5 One With The Sun
6 Wanderer Of The Unknown
7 Please, Blackout My Eyes
8 The Void Where Sound Ends Its Path
9 Entanglement

Total running time – 45:19

artwork by Erskine Designs

Since their inception with the crushing 2021 debut album “TIIT”, Sun Of The Suns has carved out a peculiar space blending technical death metal, progressive groove, and futuristic soundscapes. Now, the band is set to re-ignite the extreme scene with “Entanglement”, a transcendent cosmic soundscape forged from the brutal rhythm of tech death and ethereal melodies.

The music showcases a singular creative vision and features the explosive and intricate drumming of Francesco Paoli (Fleshgod Apocalypse), whose performance adds a layer of precision that fits perfectly the Sun Of The Suns forward-thinking sound. “Entanglement” was expertly crafted and fine-tuned by producer Simone Mularoni, ensuring every element is delivered with stunning clarity.

Coupled with emotionally resonant lyrics forming a captivting concept, the second effort of the Italian unit is a punishing, intense, and shattering celestial voyage.

Sun Of The Suns:
Luca Scarlatti – vocals
Marco Righetti – rhythm guitar, lead guitar
Ludovico Cioffi – rhythm guitar, bass
Francesco Paoli – drums (guest appearance)

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