Finnish one-man dark folk band Nobody release a new single ‘Pompeii’. The track is taken from the forthcoming EP ‘Jesus Ain’t Cumming’ which is set to be released on December 18th 2025.
–Music & Lyrics by Tuomas Kauppinen –Cover art by Don Artvaara
The man behind Nobody, Tuomas Kauppinen comments the single: “The city of Pompeii was destroyed when it was founded in defiance of the people against the gods, next to a volcano that would eventually bring about its annihilation. The song is a memory of its people, their loves and hates, the downfall of an empire that could not survive its sicknesses, nor the remedies it would have needed to heal.”
Jesus Ain’t Cumming Track list:
North star
Pompeii
Crowspeak
The Gutter Screams
Truth Seeker
–Music & Lyrics by Tuomas Kauppinen –Cover art by Don Artvaara –Producer: Jimi (Stellar Sounds Studios)
Line-up: Tuomas Kauppinen – vocals, guitars, bass & drums
American death metal unit MALEFIC THRONE comprising guitarist Gene Palubicki (Angelcorpse, Perdition Temple), vocalist & bassist Steve Tucker (Morbid Angel) and drummer John Longstreth (Origin, Hate Eternal, ex-Angelcorpse) reveals new track & lyric video “Athirst for Dissonance” in anticipation of the band’s debut studio album “The Conquering Darkness”, set for release on November 28th via Agonia Records.
The trio was put together by Palubicki in 2020, after initially having met at Morrisound in 1997, where both Angelcorpse and Morbid Angel were recording their own albums side to side. “This bands roots can be traced all the way back to the mid 90s when Gene, Steve, and I first met at Morrisound studios,” John Longstreth comments. “It’s an amazing feeling to see those old conversations and hang outs develop into a true celebration of blistering infernal death metal. I have no doubt that this union will be absolutely crushing.” Palubicki stresses out that the music produced by MALEFIC THRONE has the imprint of all three members very present in every moment of the songs. The synthesis of the three members through delivery and writing is what makes band its own special entity, with an an increased dynamic within the form of death metal they generate.
“The Conquering Darkness” was recorded, mixed and mastered at Menegroth The Thousand Caves (Gorguts, Origin, Atheist) with Colin Marston. Drummer John Longstreth hints at the outcome as extremely brutal and infernal nuclear death metal. Its cover artwork was painted by renowned artist Daniele Valeriani (Dark Funeral, Mayhem). Christophe Szpajdel (Emperor, Moonspell) crafted the band’s logo.
Milwaukee Metal Festival 2026 is pleased to now welcome ACID BATH as the first headliner for next year!
Festival co-organizer Jamey Jasta comments, “For the last 3 years the #1 requested band the fans wanted for Milwaukee Metal Fest was Acid Bath! We could not be more excited to have them in 2026!”
Sammy Duet of ACID BATH adds, “We are delighted to return to the Milwaukee Metal Festival after our last appearance there 32 years ago. We are looking forward to seeing all of you there!”
The festival will now take place June 5 – 7, 2026, with the pre-party kicking off on June 4! The festival will take place once again at The Rave/Eagles Ballroom. Early bird tickets can be found HERE.
Stay tuned for the first wave of bands – you don’t wanna miss this!
Greek Death/Thrash Metal powerhouse CREMATE has returned with their fierce new official video, “Die As You Lived.” This track is a high-octane, unforgiving assault of pure thrash and death metal fury, cementing the band’s position as a titan of the Greek metal scene.
“Die As You Lived” is a declaration of death without redemption. It stands as a defiant call for absolute accountability, rejecting illusion and falsehood with unwavering intensity. The track delivers an uncompromising message, confronting the past, calling out hypocrisy, and demanding truth over deception.
Delivered through relentless, pounding thrash riffs and a driving, almost ritualistic rhythm, the single explores profound existential and social undertones. It is a violent, honest farewell to those who lived—and will die—without purpose, urging the listener to confront the lies they have built their lives upon.
Adding a distinctive, haunting layer of darkness to the metallic assault is special guest Charalampos Paritsis AKA Lusty Apricot, whose chilling violin contribution drags the entire track deeper into its thematic abyss.
“Die As You Lived” is featured on CREMATE’s latest EP, Ready To Fight.
Greek Death/Thrash metal band CREMATE was originally formed in Alimos, Athens, in 1991, establishing a raw, aggressive sound influenced by titans like Kreator and Sodom. Their 1993 demo End of Time earned international acclaim, followed by the 1995 7″ EP Enchanting Black Recess, before the band disbanded.
In 2021, founder Christos reignited CREMATE alongside George (Drums) and longtime collaborator Akis Pastras (Guitar). The band revisited their seminal demo, re-envisioning the 90s Death/Thrash fury by infusing dark synthesized atmospheres and new arrangements under a contemporary production lens.
The resulting 4-track EP, Ready To Fight, embodies this powerful rebirth. It features three reworked classics—including “Die as You Lived” enhanced by haunting violin from Lusty Apricot—and the brand-new title track showcasing a solo from Marios Iliopoulos (Nightrage). Recorded and mixed by Akis Pastras and mastered by George Nerantzis (Rotting Christ, Abbath), the EP delivers an uncompromising, dynamic fusion of vintage aggression and modern dark textures.
It takes a very particular kind of genius to conjure up a confection such as this. Take one of the most critically maligned genres in modern pop history… let’s say Yacht Rock; and blend it with one of the most universally beloved… Heavy Metal for example.
The possibilities are endless.
Captain and Tennille taking on The Runaways’s “Dead End Justice.” Rupert Holmes tackling Rainbow’s “Kill The King,” and the Doobies going full velvet jacket on what used to be Spinal Tap’s “Big Bottoms.” And we’ll stop there because clearly, someone has got completely the wrong end of the stick and we must begin over. Sorry about that.
Or maybe not! True, Yacht Metal is an album full of metal acts embracing the yacht songs, as opposed to yachtsmen drowning in Behemothic riffs. But is one really any less mind-bending than the other?
Thor sings Jay Ferguson. The BulletBoys batter “Taking It To The Streets.|” Joe Lynn Turner (Rainbow) sails through “Ride Captain Ride.” And yes, talking of Captains, Lorraine Lewis (Femme Fatale) and George Lynch positively shred “Love Will Keep Us Together.”
The full Yacht Metal album docks on December 19 – the perfect last minute present for everyone you know. And it’s also the gift that won’t stop giving. The past almost-a-year has seen a slew of the album’s highlights spin out as digital singles… most of the above, for starters, and others besides. And it’s a hallmark of the collection’s unremitting brilliance that the highlights keep on coming.
Today, for example, former Girlschool guitarist/vocalist Kim McAuliffe strikes out with Leader of Down on Nicolette Larson’s version of Neil Young’s defenseless “Lotta Love” – and yes, we should pause for just a few seconds to recall what a fabulous band Girlschool were. A lot of people remember them best for their chart-busting link up with Lemmy and the lads, but there’s a couple of primal Girlschool live albums available on Cleopatra Records that you really need to check out as well.
“Nice to get out of my comfort zone on this brilliant project!,” says Kim. |Great players on this track too, Leader Of Down. Enjoy!”
Given the gulf that divides the two genres, it’s fascinating to learn that a lot of the artists here are fans of the original songs.
Thor, for example, says of “Thunder Island,” “I was there when this music genre hit the airwaves in the 1970s, and when I saw the song list I said right away ‘Thunder Island.’ It was the obvious decision. Thunder is true to my heart. Plus it’s a Thunderously fun track.”
Lorraine Lewis continues, “It was a no brainer to record the Captain & Tennille hit! I love the song and the funny thing is, long before Femme Fatale, I sang it in my lounge act back home. It’s a classic song and George [Lynch] and I did our own thing to it.”
Or Doogie White, discussing Elvin Bishop’s “Fooled Around and Fell In Love.” “I always liked the song.” It was, he says, |fun stepping out of the kinda music I am used to playing.” And Tim “Ripper” Owens (Judas Priest), covering Exile’s “Kiss You All Over,” makes haste to reminds us, the very foundations of Yacht Rock rest upon “so many amazing songs and songwriters. I actually like the so-called yacht rock music.”
So, it seems, do a lot of other people, and one wonders whether Yacht Metal is going to turn even more ears on to those smooth, easy sounds of yesteryear. After all, there’s not many metal albums out there that actually open us up to other musical genres, and certainly fewer that reach as far across the divide as this one.
But with Megadeth’s Chris Poland, Joe Lynn Turner’s fellow Rainbow alumni Graham Bonnet and Bob Daisley; Marcus Nand, Bumblefoot, Cherie Currie (Runaways), Mick Box (Uriah Heep), and Tantric among the manifold other metal masters to have thrown themselves into the Yacht Metal stewpot, you know you need to hear it.
Start now with “Lotta Love” and, by the time the album hits the shore, you’ll be kissing it all over as well.
New Miserable Experience, featuring an all-star cast with members of Rosetta, Model Prisoner and Rivers of Nihil, today announce their new album Gild The Lily, due 23rd January via Pelagic Records.
The band have also revealed their second glimpse of the record, the infectious, evocative ‘Ordinary People’.
True to their signature energy and rich tones, ‘Ordinary People’ is drenched in tension and melancholy. As the band state, it is “a song that is a reaction to rich and powerful men trying to convince us that they are ordinary people and that empathy is a toxic trait.”
New Miserable Experience area Philadelphia-rooted collective that reshapes heavy-music rigour into expansive, melody-forward songs through alternative synth-rock. What started as a file-trading collaboration between vocalist/bassist David Grossman (ex-Rosetta) and multi-instrumentalist Joshua Mahesh Kost (Model Prisoner)expanded into a full band that now includes Rosetta drummer Bruce “B.J.” McMurtrie Jr., technical-metal bassist Brett Bamberger (ex-Revocation), and guitarist Brody Uttley (Rivers of Nihil).
Each member of New Miserable Experience contributes a distinctive sonic fingerprint. The vocals act as the emotional centre, delivering lines that feel confessional and immediate; synths and guitars are constructed with shimmering arpeggios and decisive motifs; percussion and production choices blend groove and tension within electronic nuance; and bass work often functions as a countermelody, lifting refrains and anchoring transitions. Together the five players emphasise careful craft over spectacle, shaping a song that rewards patient listening.
Across the twelve tightly arranged tracks of 3rd album Gild The Lily, the band pares its palette to essential elements: clear melodies, precise dynamics, and richly textured production. The album trades overt bombast for craft, building emotional weight through small gestures and patient arrangements rather than moments of spectacle.
Elements of Gild the Lily combines alternative synth rock with chorus-tinted guitars, and a rhythm section that alternates between taut propulsion and roomy, reverb-soaked space. Elements of artists as lauded and disparate as Crosses, Ulver, The Black Queen and more combine to irresistible effect.
Tracklisting:
1. Heartsick 2. Ordinary People 3. The Devil We Know 4. In the House of Denial 5. Infinite Sadness 6. Payback From God 7. Yours to Bury 8. Perfect Things 9. Letters to Insomnia 10. Perfect Blue 11. Running the Fear of it Dry 12. Ataraxia
New Miserable Experience are: Josh Kost, Brody Uttley, Brett Bamberger, David Grossman and BJ McMurtrie
Kimmo Kuusniemi’s ASA unveil the long-overdue release of "Collective Failure" + first music video for title-track! Check it out and stay tuned for more news! Click image to watch the video
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