Portuguese Gothic Metal Veterans INHUMAN Unleash New Album “GLORIÆ”

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Portuguese gothic metal veterans INHUMAN are celebrating the release of their much-awaited, new studio album “GLORIÆ”, that is out now on Alma Mater Records! Get your copy HERE

Inspired by the Latin phrase for “of glory,” “GLORIÆ” is INHUMAN‘s most mature and daring album to date. Written during a challenging period for the band and once again produced by Daniel Cardoso, the new work delves deeply into themes of personal growth, overcoming obstacles, and self-discovery.

Lyrically, the album uses the concept of glory – and its absence – as a metaphor for personal struggles and triumphs. The band has also embraced a minimalist visual aesthetic, focusing on the interplay of presence and absence to invite listeners to interpret the subjective nature of glory.

Listen to the album HERE

Tracklist:

  1. Absent Glory
  2. Conspiratio
  3. Seed of Ancient Hate
  4. To Reign In Captivity
  5. Illuminate the Pain
  6. Semblance of Reality
  7. Overgone
  8. The Dreariest One
  9. Do Fim dos Dias
  10. Visionary State

Furthermore, to mark the release of “GLORIÆ”, INHUMAN will perform live at the first edition of Alma Mater Nights, a special label-curated event taking place on December 12 at República da Música in Lisbon.

Sharing the stage with labelmates Glasya, who will also present their new album “Fear”, the evening promises a celebration of Portuguese metal at its most authentic and powerful. The night will conclude with a special DJ set by FernandoMoon (Moonspell). Tickets are available HERE

INHUMAN are:
Pedro Garcia – Vocals
João Pedro Correia – Guitars
Guilherme Garboa – Bass
Ruben Patrício – Drums

For more info visit:
https://www.facebook.com/inhumanportugal/
https://www.instagram.com/inhuman.band/
https://www.almamaterrecords.com

GENUS ORDINIS DEI Release New Single And Video ‘East Of Eden’

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Italian symphonic death metal band Genus Ordinis Dei have released their brand-new single East of Eden, now available on all major streaming platforms.

The song serves as the opening act of the band’s upcoming concept album and opera, The Land East of Eden, which is set for release on January 16, 2026.

East of Eden marks the beginning of a new chapter in the band’s evolving narrative universe. The track portrays the first steps of Cain after his exile; desperate, alone, and cast away from both God and Blood, forced to walk into a land of shadows and forgotten spirits.

The single introduces the dramatic themes and cinematic soundscapes that define The Land East of Eden, which also features the legendary Roy Khan (Conception, ex-Kamelot).

Tommy, founder, producer and guitarist of the band, says about the new single: “Musically, East of Eden lays the emotional and sonic foundation of the album. Primal riffs, ritualistic drums, and a chorus melody that feels ancient and unforgettable. This track walks the line between epic storytelling and raw aggression, blending orchestral grandeur with the darker pulse of modern metal. It’s the gate opening, the fall echoing, the beginning of the exile.”

Nico, drummer, adds: “[…] there’s groove, violence, and moments of eerie tension… the heartbeat of a man who realizes exile is forever. This track marks the beginning of the fall, and I wanted the drums to make you feel every heavy step he takes into the unknown.”

Pre-orders for The Land East of Eden are now open on Bandcamp.

Exclusive editions of the album are available through the band’s official store, including limited collector’s versions.

Fans who pre-order will receive a special gift as a token of appreciation.

With The Land East of Eden, Genus Ordinis Dei continue to expand their unmistakable blend of symphonic grandeur, extreme metal intensity and narrative depth.

The forthcoming album promises to deliver a new chapter in the band’s ambitious mythological saga, The Divine Order.

GENUS ORDINIS DEI discography
The Beginning (album) – 2023
Glare of Deliverance (album) – 2020
Great Olden Dynasty (album) – 2017
EP 2016 (EP) – 2016
The Middle (album) – 2015

GENUS ORDINIS DEI lineup
Nick K (vocals & guitar)
Tommy Monticelli (guitar & orchestra)
Nico Pedrali (drums)

JAN AKKERMAN Reveals Live Version of Focus Hit ‘Sylvia’

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Jan Akkerman has revealed a stunning live version of the Focus hit single Sylvia. The song is taken from his upcoming album My Focus – Live Under The Rainbow, which will be released on 12 December via Artone/Music Theories Recordings. Take a listen to the live version of Sylvia.
 
Sylvia was originally released by the Progressive Rock band Focus in 1972 and featured on their Dutch No.1 album Focus 3. The song followed a year later as a stunning version on the Focus live album At the Rainbow. Jan was a founding member of Focus from 1969 to 1976, where he recorded several breakout albums.

My Focus – Live Under The Rainbow was recorded across Jan’s 2025 February UK  tour with his band Marijn van den Berg (Drums), David de Marez Oyens (Bass) and Coen Molenaar (Keys) as they played Bush Hall (London), The Fire Station (Sunderland), Philharmonic Hall (Liverpool), Oran Mor (Glasgow), The Met (Bury), The Stables (Wavendon), and The Apex (Bury St. Edmunds).
 
The album journeys through his timeless work with Focus, from the first song released from this collection, Answers Questions—Questions Answers, through to the mega-hit, Hocus Pocus, along with classic songs Focus I and Focus II—songs that are still close to his heart. “I play these songs because my soul and heart are in there. It’s a God given talent I have, which makes me feel proud of myself!” he says. The adventure winds through his distinguished solo career, up to 2019’s Close Beauty.
 
Jan Akkerman in a live setting is a beautiful thing to behold, and on his new record, My Focus – Live Under the Rainbow, you can absorb his technical mastery and tone, where it was born to live: on stage.
 
Live music needs to offer you something that you cannot get on a studio recording. It’s the sense of freedom and intimacy, wondering how the songs will be played and what the reaction will be. Live concerts give you the tingle where the hair stands up on the back of your neck. “Live audiences give you the tension and responsibility to be creative, for me, that’s the challenge I like,” says the iconic Dutch guitarist. After all of these years, you ponder what keeps Jan going out there, night after night. “It’s my love to play for people all around the world,” he smiles.

The supremely gifted guitarist is equalled by very few, and his legendary ability makes him impossible to pigeonhole. His position as Dutch royalty has been cemented; he received the Golden Harp Award in early 2005, Holland’s most prestigious music prize, and in 2012, he was appointed Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau. This royal honour recognised his contributions to Dutch music and his influence on musicians worldwide.
 
There is something about instrumental music that can connect with people worldwide. “A friend of mine made a remark in a song that says, ‘Words are made to lie!'” he ponders with a wry smile.
 
Put on My Focus – Live Under The Rainbow and soak up the atmosphere of one of the world’s most gifted guitarists.

Tour Dates:
Tickets are available from here: http://www.janakkerman.com

19 Dec – Poppodium Gebouw, Bergen op Zoom – Netherlands
20 Dec – Heyhoef Backstage, Tilburg – Netherlands
24 Dec – Podium Laurentz, Heemskerk – Netherlands
26 Jun – Parkbiografen, Skien – Norway
27 Jun – Cosmopolite Scene, Oslo – Norway
28 Jun -Bblå Grotte, fredrikstad – Norway

Track Listing

  1. Spiritual Privacy
  2. Answers Questions – Questions Answers
  3. Focus 2
  4. Focus 1
  5. Palace of the King
  6. Anonymous
  7. Big Sur.
  8. Tommy’s Anniversary
  9. Piétons
  10. Hocus Pocus
  11. Sylvia

Jan Akkerman Online:

janakkerman.com
facebook.com/JanAkkermanOfficial
instagram.com/janakkerman
twitter.com/JanAkkerman12

WILL O’ DUSK Unveil New Single & Lyric Video ‘Heartbreak Dust’ from Upcoming Debut Album

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With a sound that blends Southern rock grit, post-grunge intensity, hard rock power, and glam flair, Italian quartet WILL O’ DUSK continue to build anticipation for their debut album The Long Lasting Dusk, arriving on November 28th, 2025 via Diotima Records. Conceived as a visceral and cinematic journey, the record explores the fragile balance between destruction and renewal, solitude and belonging.

Following their debut single Crossroads, the band now unveil Heartbreak Dust — a darkly seductive new chapter and one of the pivotal moments of the album’s first act, The Descent. The track comes accompanied by a visually striking lyrics video, embodying the song’s mix of lust, pain, and transcendence.

“Heartbreak Dust is a danse macabre between lust, pain, and the weight of love’s collapse. Born to burn and bound to a golden cross, the song transforms suffering into ritual, where shadows, vows, and voices collide. Every scream in the chorus feeds the cycle until only dust remains — heartbreak inhaled and exhaled as fuel for survival,” explain the band. “It’s a desperate embrace of the darkest side of oneself — an acceptance of what is usually forced to remain hidden.”

STREAM/PURCHASE THE SONG HERE: https://open.spotify.com/track/6ddvgkjQgQ3O5Ko8ZAmpgY

The Long Lasting Dusk is conceived as a two-act journey. The first act, The Descent, explores the recognition of pain, the embrace of destruction, and the collapse into darkness. The second, Resurgence, rises from chaos toward resilience, light, and communion. From the brutal intensity of Lucifer’s Tears to the playful brightness of Slowmo and the communal closing hymn Last Drop, the album embraces the coexistence of shadow and brightness not as opposites, but as inseparable truths of the human experience.

The concept reflects the band’s own ethos: dusk as a place where contradictions meet — a moment suspended between good and evil, loss and rebirth. “Dusk is where light and shadow coexist,” says the band. “It’s not about erasing the dark, but about embracing both sides to truly find yourself.”

Pre-order the album HERE: https://bfan.link/the-long-lasting-dusk

Musically, WILL O’ DUSK craft songs that are layered and haunting, yet immediate in their impact. Their sound is steeped in contrasts: intimacy and explosion, vulnerability and defiance, cinematic atmospheres and raw edges.

The lineup features Riccardo Maria Barchiesi (vocals), Danilo Casali (guitars), Stefano Grossi (bass), and Luca Gambazza (drums). Together, they create a sonic and emotional landscape where listeners are invited to move through darkness toward light — to find in dusk not just an ending, but the will to face a new dawn.

With The Long Lasting Dusk, WILL O’ DUSK offer more than a collection of songs: they deliver an odyssey of contradictions, crafted for the misfits and the dreamers who recognize themselves in twilight. It is an album about survival and communion, about confronting shadows without fear, and about finding beauty in imperfection.

WILL O’ DUSK online
https://www.instagram.com/willodusk
https://www.facebook.com/willodusk
https://youtube.com/@willodusk
https://www.tiktok.com/@willodusk

HAKLA Release New Single ‘Ave Nihil’ from Upcoming Debut Album

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In Poland, deep in the Podlasie forests, where the fog persists even during the day, HAKLA was born – a black metal duo whose music is raw, and the album’s lyrical layer is an uncompromising tale of the fall of man, the decay of values, and the end of everything familiar.

The project is led by Andrzej Popławski (HORE, Chmury Wiersze Burze, Patriarkh) and Błażej Kasprzak (Shadohm, Grime Blood).

Musically inspired by Scandinavian black metal, but also imbued with Slavic darkness and nihilism, HAKLA creates a musical landscape where sounds collide with trance rhythms and vocals reminiscent of the screams of a dying world. This music is filled with spiritual destruction and anger aimed at modern chaos.

Their debut album, “Pieśni Końca” is a merciless anthem heralding the end – a sonic ritual burning away the last remnants of hope. The recordings were made in a private studio in Białystok, between July and August 2025. Andrzej Popławski, who also created the cover art, handled the mixing and mastering. The album layout was created by Fabian Filiks (Devilish Impressions, Naumachia, Zørormr).

The album will be released on November 28th, 2025 in digital format and on CD by Via Nocturna (pre-order).

The single “Pieśni Końca” (eng. Songs of the End) is released today. It’s a final prayer uttered with gritted teeth, an echo of the dying fire that once smoldered in people’s hearts.

TRACKLIST:

01. Pieśni Końca
02. Popioły
03. To my
04. Na własne podobieństwo
05. Pod ziemią
06. Ave Nihil
07. Rdzawy sierp
08. Szli tak jakby zwyciężyli

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SPIRAL FRACTURE Unveil Third Single & Lyric Video ‘Burning’ from Upcoming Album

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US progressive metal innovators Spiral Fracture unleash their third single & video “Burning”, alongside a compelling lyric video. The track comes from their eagerly awaited album Grace in Decay, due via Wormholedeath.

“Burning” is a revenge anthem forged from grief and loss. The track explores the transformation of sorrow into fiery resolve, blending crushing riffs, pounding drums, and soaring vocals into a narrative of poetic brutality. It’s metal with depth, a song that lingers in the mind and strikes at the core of human emotion.

Stream the single here: https://orcd.co/burningsingle

Pre-save “Grace in Decay”: https://orcd.co/graceindecay

Previous releases:
“Soul Allegiance”: Stream – Watch
“Defiance”: Stream – Watch

About Spiral Fracture

Spiral Fracture is a progressive metal band that bridges the past and future of the genre. Their sound blends thunderous drums, soul-shaking bass, and atmospheric guitar textures with the soaring clarity of a classically trained alto vocalist. Inspired by the Fibonacci spiral, their music mirrors the fractures of modern society through a fusion of prog, rock, death, black, and power metal.
Featuring David Givens (guitar), Brian Fisher (drums), Brian Tanner (bass), and Javier Ramos (vocals), the band creates a precise yet primal sonic tapestry. Now managed by Extreme Management Group, Spiral Fracture is set to expand their reach and connect with listeners worldwide.

Connect with Spiral Fracture:
https://www.spiralfracturemetal.com
https://www.youtube.com/@spiralfracture
https://www.facebook.com/spiralfracturemusic
https://www.instagram.com/spiralfracture