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BLACK RIVER DELTA Sign with Despotz Records, New Album Coming Later This Year

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Black River Delta, the blues rock quartet from Bollnäs, Sweden, have made a name for themselves since their inception with a raw and soulful sound deeply rooted in the Swedish forests of Hälsingland.

Raised among pine trees, gravel roads, and long winters, their music carries a unique blend of darkness, melancholy, and drive—where influences from blues legends meet modern rock. The band has previously released the acclaimed albums Devil on the Loose (2016), VOL II. (2018), and Shakin’ (2021), shaping their sound through everything from Robert Johnson and R.L. Burnside to contemporary acts like The Black Keys, Gary Clark Jr., and BRMC.

Rather than looking toward American landscapes, Black River Delta draw inspiration from what’s closest to them—the surrounding forests, the roads along the E4 highway, and the constant tension between wanting to leave and wanting to stay. Carl-Marcus Gidlöf of Despotz Records comments on the signing:

“Black River Delta have had a great journey to get here, and we believe that with our international network of PR agents and our strong physical and digital distribution network via Virgin/Universal, we will be able to take things to new heights.”

Later this year, the band will release their new album via Despotz Records. On the upcoming record, they return to their roots and further deepen their sound—where modern rock meets classic blues, filtered through a Nordic melancholy in which silence, darkness, and solitude hold just as much weight as the music itself. More information about the album will be announced soon. The band members conclude:

“We’re joining forces with Despotz Records and together we’re cooking some hot shit. It feels incredibly exciting and we believe this will be a long lasting friendship.”

TORCHIA Release New Music Video ‘Hellmouth’ from Upcoming Album

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Following the ominous tension of their single “Nekromanteion”, Finnish extreme metal force Torchia unveils the official music video for their next single, “Hellmouth,” from their forthcoming album “They Are Born Under Rules of the Darkness,” due out on May 8th, 2026, from Rockshots Records.

Produced by Janne Saksa and mastered by Dan Swanö, the track strikes with surgical precision and unrelenting force, driving Torchia’s sound into even darker, more extreme territory without sacrificing its unmistakable melodic core. “Hellmouth” signals a pivotal turn in the album’s narrative and sonic arc, throwing open the gates to its infernal center with a sharper, more immediate, and hard‑hitting assault.

Musically, “Hellmouth” captures the band at their most dynamic. The verses lean into tight, groove-driven riffing with a raw, almost physical immediacy. At the same time, the chorus expands into a triumphant melodic surge, revealing a strong connection to classic heavy and power metal traditions. For the first time, Villemorte introduces a clean vocal hook, adding a new dimension to Torchia’s sonic identity while retaining its full force.

Lyrically, the track initiates a three-part descent into Hell. A fallen angel renounces its divine nature, tearing away its wings to step beyond the threshold of damnation. The Hellmouth stands as both a passage and a point of no return, setting the tone for the album’s unfolding journey through the underworld.

Positioned as the second track, “Hellmouth” stands as a defining moment within the record, bridging atmosphere and impact while reinforcing the band’s ability to merge memorable songwriting with controlled aggression and darker textures.

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Hailing from Tampere, Finland, Torchia has carved a distinctive identity rooted in thrash-infused melodic death metal, progressively enriched with darker tonal layers, orchestral arrangements, and a strong narrative backbone. Across their work, the band has shaped a cursed fictional realm inhabited by old gods, forbidden rituals, and supernatural forces, now fully realized within the gothic horror framework of “They Are Born Under Rules of the Darkness“.

With “They Are Born Under Rules of the Darkness“, Torchia consolidate their artistic direction, expanding their sound toward a more shadowed and blackened dimension while preserving the melodic and guitar-driven foundations that define their identity.

Recommended for fans of Behemoth, Cradle of Filth, and Children of Bodom, Torchia’s new album “They Are Born Under Rules of the Darkness” will be available on May 8th, 2026, from Rockshots Records.

CD PRE ORDER “They Are Born Under Rules of the Darkness” – https://rockshots.eu/products/torchia-they-are-born-under-rules-of-the-darkness-cd
Vinyl PRE ORDER “They Are Born Under Rules of the Darkness” – https://rockshots.eu/products/torchia-they-are-born-under-rules-of-the-darkness-lp

Previous Singles:
Stygian Waters – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYW-oQpl7Yo
Nekromanteion – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRl4RQ9kgwU

Track Listing:
1. Nekromanteion – 4:23
2. Hellmouth – 4:08
3. Into Hell – 3:38
4. Hellstorm – 3:55
5. Die Amour – 4:12
6. The Tiamat Machine – 5:39
7. Black Cat – 3:19
8. Stygian Waters – 4:05
9. Sanguine Masquerade – 4:46
Album Length: 38:05

Torchia Line-Up:
Nox: Vocals
Villemorte: Lead guitar, Vocals
Henri von Hardy: Guitar
Vulkan: Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
Vincent Oscar Mill: Drums

More info:
https://www.rockshots.eu/
https://www.instagram.com/curseoftorchia/
https://www.facebook.com/TorchiaOfficial/

POST PULSE Release Final Single + Video ‘Incredible Creatures’ from Upcoming Album

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Post Pulse, who will release their third album in May, have unveiled one more single from the upcoming record. ”Incredible Creatures”, the final single from the Lupaus album, presents the band at their very best: the track grooves heavily, sounds massive, and offers strong melodic hooks. The track is also accompanied by a music video.

“’Incredible Creatures’ is one of the highlights of the album for me. The song feels especially meaningful, partly because it was still very different just a couple of weeks before we entered the studio. Even though all the elements seemed to be in place during pre-production, the track always felt like it was missing something, and that missing piece was brought in by our bassist Sam Roon during our final rehearsals before the drum recordings. Our drummer Anttoni Välimaa quickly picked up the new patterns, and suddenly an old song felt fresh again. The final result was crowned during the vocal recordings, where Tapani brought entirely new shades to the performance, both in the aggressive and clean parts. This song felt like it knew what it wanted — it revealed itself to us little by little, and we simply followed where it led,” comments the band’s main songwriter and guitarist Antti Karhu.

Post Pulse vocalist Tapani Rantanen found inspiration for the lyrics in the way Antti described the song’s contrasting moods: “Antti told me about a great idea he had, combining beauty and danger within a single character. I really liked the concept, so writing the lyrics based on that idea came very naturally.”

”Incredible Creatures” single: Spotify – Apple Music – Deezer – Tidal – Qobuz

Set for release on May 29, Lupaus is Post Pulse’s third full-length album. It continues the band’s evolution towards a more melodic, hook-driven, and expansive sound.

The album was recorded, mixed, and produced by Juhis Kauppinen, best known as the driving force behind the band Merta.

Founded in 2015, Post Pulse have previously released the debut album Halls of the Damned (2017) and Return to the Halls (2024).

Post Pulse: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Spotify

Cover artwork: Juuso Laatio / IG: artery.jl / https://juusolaatio.com

AMORPHIS Ignite Festival Flame with Cinematic Live Video ‘The Lantern’

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Finnish metal legends AMORPHIS have shared the official video for The Lantern, a centerpiece of their critically discussed fifteenth studio album Borderland, out since September 2025 via RPM. Borderland marks a milestone in the band’s 35‑year evolution, blending melodic depth and dynamic storytelling with a refreshed creative spark borne from their first collaboration with producer Jacob Hansen.

Drawing its imagery from mythic currents and nocturnal wanderers, The Lantern captures the haunting journey along Tuonela’s black river.

“The atmosphere on The Lantern is dramatic and evocative,” says guitarist Esa Holopainen. “From sonic depth to live energy, you can hear the emotional arcs and see them on stage in every frame.” The live footage underscores that cinematic pulse, transforming raw performance into a visual odyssey.

Borderland has drawn attention from press worldwide for its melodic sensibilities and textural richness, with critics noting a potent blend of AMORPHIS’ trademark atmospherics and a renewed clarity in songwriting.

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AMORPHIS will take this momentum across Europe with festival appearances in Finland (Tuska Festival, Rokki Raikaa, John Smith Rock Festival, Kuopiorock), Romania (Rockstadt Extreme Fest), Czech Republic (Brutal Assault,, France (Sylak Open Air) Germany (Party.San Metal Open Air, Summer Breeze Open Air, Reload Festival), Belgium (Alcatraz Metal Festival), and Netherlands (Dynamo Metalfest).

The band will also hit Japan later in the year with multiple club dates, followed by Australia and a full Latin America leg covering Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, and Brazil.

For dates and tickets visit: https://amorphis.net/tour

Triple Co-Headline: DESPISED ICON, SUFFOCATION & CARNIFEX Unite for ‘Death Dominion Tour’

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Canadian deathcore pioneers DESPISED ICON and New York death metal legends SUFFOCATION are joining forces this fall for a massive triple co-headline tour alongside deathcore juggernauts CARNIFEX. The 20-date ‘Death Dominion Tour’ presented by IMPERICON FESTIVAL kicks off on October 29th in Munich and concludes on November 20th in Karlsruhe, featuring GATES TO HELL as special guests.

DESPISED ICON comments: “Excited to finally return to Europe after two years and hit the road with our longtime friends in Carnifex and Suffocation. We’ll be covering every era of the band, from our new record Shadow Work all the way to The Healing Process. See you this Fall.”

SUFFOCATION state, “Can’t wait to rip some stages with our old friends and brothers Despised Icon and Carnifex! This will be a hell of a slamming family reunion!! Can’t wait to see you all out there and we have some surprises planned for you guys so keep an eye out!”

Purchase tickets here: https://lnk.to/DEATHDOMINION26

Confirmed dates for the DESPISED ICON, SUFFOCATION, CARNIFEX (Co-Headlining Tour)
with special guests GATES TO HELL are:
29.10.26 DE München @ Backstage
30.10.26 DE Essen @ Weststadthalle
31.10.26 NL Haarlem @ Patronaat GZ
01.11.26 BE Antwerp @ Kavka Zappa
03.11.26 UK London @ Electric Brixton
04.11.26 UK Birmingham @ O2 Institute
05.11.26 UK Manchester @ Academy 2
06.11.26 UK Sheffield @ Corporation
07.11.26 UK Bristol @ Electric Bristol
09.11.26 FR Paris @ La Machine du Moulin Rouge
10.11.26 FR Lyon @ La Rayonne
11.11.26 IT Milan @ Legend
12.11.26 AT Vienna @ Arena
13.11.26 HU Budapest @ Barba Negra
14.11.26 DE Leipzig @ Felsenkeller *
15.11.26 CZ Prague @ Meet Factory
17.11.26 PL Warsaw @ Proxima
18.11.26 DE Berlin @ Columbia Theater
19.11.26 DE Hamburg @ Gruenspan
20.11.26 DE Karlsruhe @ Substag

Order Shadow Work: https://despisedicon.bfan.link/shadow-work

Shadow Work Tracklisting:
1. Shadow Work
2. Over My Dead Body
3. Death Of An Artist
4. Corpse Pose
5. The Apparition
6. Reaper
7. In Memoriam
8. Omen Of Misfortune
9. Obsessive Compulsive Disaster
10. ContreCoeur
11. Fallen Ones

Shadow Work was produced by the band’s own Alex Erian and Eric Jarrin, while Christian Donaldson (CRYPTOPSY, SHADOW OF INTENT, SIGNS OF THE SWARM) handled mixing and mastering. The album marks a significant chapter for a band whose core lineup has remained largely unchanged since its inception. It’s a deeply introspective record that reflects both personal growth and the turbulence of the world around us. The artwork for the album was created by Eliran Kantor (HATEBREED, THY ART IS MURDER, CAVALERA).

GOZU Release New Single ‘Corinthian Leatherface’ from Upcoming Album

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“Corinthian Leatherface” is the latest single from Boston stoner/fuzz rock outfit GOZU. The track comes off their long-awaited new full-length, Gozu VI, set for release on May 15th through Blacklight Media/Metal Blade Records.

Comments GOZU singer/guitarist Marc Gaffney, “We wanted something that molded our love for Queens, Queen, and Motown harmonies. Lyrically, I needed an outlet and this was an amazing vehicle to add NOS [Nitrous Oxide] to.”

Stream GOZU‘s “Corinthian Leatherface” HERE.

Watch GOZU‘s previously released video for “Banacek” HERE.

“We wanted something that really moved and hit a nerve,” says Gaffney on composing the band’s sixth studio album. “I was pretty roughed up emotionally while writing. I played guitar more in the past two years than ever before. I would work, go to the gym, come home, eat and then play guitar until I went to bed.”

The end result is eight action-packed tracks, produced and mixed by Benny Grotto at Boston’s Mad Oak Studios. Emotion is writ loud and large for the band that’s been praised for their “deep grooves, thick riff mechanics, soulful melodies,” and for creating a “musical stew that intoxicates the listener, sweeping them into another aural universe.”

Gaffney has spoken about the band’s, “maturity mixed with a childlike enthusiasm to play music,” and Gozu VI‘s songs are proof positive. “I think this is more of a soulful, straight forward, guitar-driven album. Lyrically, this took on a whole different feel, and it wrote itself.”

With Gozu VI, the lineup’s melding of intense, fuzzy ’70s-inspired riffs, rich, catchy, grunge-esque vocal melodies, and a touch of oldschool stoner psychedelia has reached a zenith. Categorize them how you will. “We don’t mind if people think we’re stoner, doom, heavy, easy listening with a touch of cayenne pepper. I feel we’re just a heavy soulful band,” Gaffney notes. “We play music that people can shake their ass to and lyrics that are honest and deal with human nature.”

Gozu VI will be released digitally. Find pre-orders at: blacklightmediarecords.com/gozu

In celebration of the release of Gozu VI, GOZU will join New York stoner/doom metallers Restless Spirit for a US co-headlining tour. The journey begins on May 24th in Providence, Rhode Island and runs through June 27th in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Tickets on sale now. See all confirmed dates below.

GOZU w/ Restless Spirit:
5/24/2026 Alchemy – Providence, RI
5/26/2026 Photo City – Rochester, NY
5/27/2026 Centennial Hall – Erie, PA
5/29/2026 The Green Door – Lansing, MI
5/30/2026 Reggies Music Joint – Chicago, IL
5/31/2026 7th St Entry – Minneapolis, MN
6/02/2026 The Record Bar – Kansas City, MO
6/03/2026 HQ – Denver, CO
6/04/2026 The DLC @ Quarters Arcade Bar @ Salt Lake City, UT
6/05/2026 The Shredder – Boise, ID
6/06/2026 The Funhouse – Seattle, WA
6/07/2026 High Water Mark – Portland, OR
6/09/2026 Cafe Colonial – Sacramento, CA
6/10.2026 Humdinger Brewing – San Luis Obispo, CA
6/11/2026 Knucklehead – Los Angeles, CA
6/12/2026 PC’s Lounge – Sierra Vista, AZ
6/16/2026 The Lost Well – Austin, TX
6/17/2026 Siberia – New Orleans, LA
6/18/2026 Eastside Bowl – Nashville, TN
6/19/2026 Bogg’s Social & Supply – Atlanta, GA
6/20/2026 New Brookland Tavern – West Columbia, SC
6/21/2026 Chapel Of Bones – Raleigh, NC
6/23/2026 The Camel – Richmond, VA
6/24/2026 Metro Gallery – Baltimore, MD
6/25/2026 Gold Sounds – Brooklyn, NY
6/26/2026 Nikki Lopez – Philadelphia, PA
6/27/2026 Middle East Upstairs – Cambridge, MA