HUMMING WHALE Release Second Single ‘The Wake’ from Upcoming Debut Album

Posted by tarjavirmakari on October 24, 2025
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Photographer: Ville Kiiveri

Finnish progressive metal band Humming Whale has released the second single “The Wake” from their upcoming debut studio album “Chasing Rabbits” to be released in November 2025.

The band’s guitarist Lassi describes the song: “You are standing alone in a dark forest. The shadows cast by the trees move slowly around you. The battery of your flashlight is slowly running out. Your instinct says “Run!”. In writing The Wake we were inspired by the captivating stories and the unique atmosphere in the world of Alan Wake.”

Listen to “The Wake” on streaming services (Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, Tidal, Amazon etc.): https://push.fm/fl/hummingwhale-thewake

–Lyrics by Lassi Paunonen
–Music by Lassi Paunonen, Aki Hahto, Ville Kiiveri, and Antti Lumijärvi
–Record label: Whale Records (self-published)
–Produced by Lassi Paunonen and Ville Kiiveri
–Recorded at Sycamore Studios by Lassi Paunonen
–Mixed by Jussi Kulomaa
–Mastered by Jaakko Viitalähde at Virtalähde Mastering

The story of Humming Whale begun in 2006 in Tampere, Finland. Lassi Paunonen and Ville Kiiveri had already been friends for a long time, and had also been playing together in various bands. Their musical backgrounds steered the new band towards metal, but due to their broad tastes the band was from the beginning open to influences from a wide variety of genres. They especially embraced progressive elements in the form of nonlinear song structures and rhythmic experiments. Over the years, the band absorbed more and more influences from analogue synthesis and acoustic percussions, and their current sound begun to take form.

The band reached its first stable line-up in 2015 with Aki Hahto in vocals and Antti Lumijärvi in drums. The band begun to record its first full album in late 2016 based on the songs they had composed over the years. The recording took place in Lassi’s studio and the band took their time in shaping (and even rewriting) the songs. The process finally resulted in the album Chasing Rabbits, published in November 2025.

At the end of the year 2023 the band also arrived at their current line-up, with Matias Kuure in drums. 

Members:
Aki Hahto – Vocals and percussion
Lassi Paunonen – Guitar and synthesizers
Ville Kiiveri – Bass
Matias Kuure – Drums

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ADEPT Release Comeback Album Title Track ‘Blood Covenant’ with Video

Posted by tarjavirmakari on October 24, 2025
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ADEPT unveil their latest single “Blood Covenant”, further stoking the metal scene’s excitement for the eponymous Blood Covenant, their long awaited fifth studio album out October 24, 2025, via Napalm Records. The title track and album opener shows ADEPT wielding spacey, dancing guitar leads that bring you into the emotionally captivating world of Blood Covenant. Arriving nine years after their most recent album, metalcore pioneers ADEPT keep their sound diverse, making sure their triumphant comeback will have been well worth the wait!
 
Formed in the early 2000s in Trosa, Sweden, ADEPT helped shape the early European metalcore landscape, rising to prominence through passionate songwriting, high-octane live shows, and raw emotional energy, touring with genre mainstays like Bring Me The Horizon, Underoath, and A Day To Remember. Following their fiery comeback at Core Fest 2024 and numerous explosive festival performances, the band will hit the road for an anniversary headlining tour through Europe, celebrating Blood Covenant and two decades of ADEPT. You can find a complete list of dates below. 

Drenched in vivid hues of red, Blood Covenant is a raw, unflinching reflection on scars carried, battles fought, and the hunger to feel something genuine. Opening with the intense title track “Blood Covenant”, the album sets a brooding tone that echoes through the record. “Heaven”, drags the listener through a storm of guilt and fast-paced riffs, while the hard-hitting “Define Me” follows with an imposing attitude and snapping aggression, underlining its uncompromising message of self-reclamation. Both tracks are marked by ADEPT’s signature blend of emotional intensity and unrelenting breakdowns. “YOU” dives deep into the emotional wreckage of love lost, with swelling, cathartic guitar leads and honest, bleeding heart lyricism. “Time Is a Destroyer” pulses with urgency and existential dread, unfolding over a haunting acoustic backdrop accented by swelling strings, while “Parting Ways” channels melodic death metal energy, shifting seamlessly between soaring clean vocals and anguished shouts, capturing a moment of vulnerability wrapped in restrained heaviness and reflection. “Filthy Tongue” dives headfirst into brooding industrial terrain, fusing harsh textures and hypnotic rhythms into a raw, relentless beast. Tracks like “Ignore the Sun” lean into darker, more cinematic territory, introducing eerie ambient layers and post-metal textures that enhance the record’s emotional complexity. “The Rapture of Dust”, the album’s closer, collapses the record into a final, sweeping moment of reflection—crushing and beautiful in equal measure.

Order Your Copy of Blood Covenant NOW

Produced by Henrik Udd (Bring Me The Horizon, Architects) together with guitarist Gustav Lithammer and vocalist Robert Ljung at Henrik Udd Recording, the album boasts a sonically expansive and emotionally intimate production. Mixed by Henrik Udd and mastered by Thomas “Plec” Johansson (Soilwork, Dynazty) at The Panic Room, Blood Covenant wields immense weight and clarity without sacrificing any of its raw energy.

Blood Covenant Tracklisting:

  1. Blood Covenant
  2. Heaven
  3. Define Me
  4. YOU
  5. Parting Ways
  6. Filthy Tongue
  7. Time Is A Destroyer
  8. Battered Skin
  9. No Matter The Years
  10. Ignore The Sun
  11. The Rapture Of Dust

With a legacy spanning two decades, ADEPT recently crushed stages at massive festivals across Europe like Nova Rock and Summer Breeze Open Air. The Swedish heavyweights indisputably stand at the threshold of their most vital chapter yet. As they prepare to embark on their massive 20-Year Anniversary Tour this winter, Blood Covenant doesn’t just mark a comeback. It redefines the band—scarred but unshaken, and more inspired than ever.

20 Year Anniversary 
EU/UK Tour 2025
27.11.25 DE – Berlin / Astra Kulturhaus
28.11.25 DE – Hamburg / Fabrik
29.11.25 DE – Dresden / Alter Schlachthof
30.11.25 NL – Tilburg / 013 Poppodium
02.12.25 UK – Manchester / Club Academy
03.12.25 UK – London / O2 Academy Islington
04.12.25 FR – Paris / La Maroquinerie
05.12.25 DE – Stuttgart / LKA Longhorn
06.12.25 CH – Aarau / KiFF
07.12.25 AT – Vienna / Flex
09.12.25 CZ – Prague / MeetFactory
10.12.25 DE – Frankfurt / Zoom
11.12.25 DE – Cologne / Essigfabrik
12.12.25 DE – Münster / Skaters Palace
13.12.25 DE – Saarbrücken / Garage
14.12.25 DE – Munich / Backstage Werk

ADEPT are:          
Robert Ljung – Vocals
Gabriel Hellmark – Drums
Filip Brandelius – Bass 
Gustav Lithammer – Guitar
Kasper Larcombe-Tronstad – Guitar
 
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INGESTED Drop New Video/Single ‘Nefarious Tongues’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on October 24, 2025
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UK death metal stalwarts INGESTED today drop their new stand-alone single, “Nefarious Tongues.”

Lyrically, the punishing track explores the decay of morality in a world consumed by vanity and self-interest. It reflects on the way society devours itself through ego and exploitation, as if we’re willingly feeding the very forces that will destroy us. It’s both a condemnation and a reminder of how easily we can lose sight of what truly matters.

Musically, it blends modern death metal riffing with hardcore-infused grooves, delivered at a measured mid-tempo that lets the riffs and drums breathe while giving space for the vocals to cut through with full impact. The structure stays tight and purposeful, building toward pointed, heavy-hitting moments that hit with absolute finality.

Stream/purchase the track at: metalblade.com/ingested

Alongside the release of “Nefarious Tongues,” INGESTED has launched a limited T-shirt designed around the single’s themes of moral decay and self-destruction. Featuring artwork by Rudi GorgingSuicide, the piece captures the song’s bleak atmosphere; direct, unsettling, and grounded in the world it reflects. Available now exclusively from the official INGESTED Indiemerchstore.

INGESTED‘s latest single comes in advance of the band’s North American headlining tour. Evisceratour 2025 runs from November 6th in Fresno, California through December 6th in Pomona, California. Additional support will be provided by Distant, Ov Sulfur, Cell, and Crucifiction.

Tickets are on sale now at: ingested.co.uk. See all confirmed dates below.

INGESTED w/ Distant, Ov Sulfur, Cell, Crucifiction:
11/06/2025 Full Circle Brewing Co. – Fresno, CA
11/07/2025 Goldfield – Roseville, CA
11/08/2025 Dante’s – Portland, OR
11/09/2025 El Corazon – Seattle, WA
11/11/2025 Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC
11/12/2025 Distrikt – Kelowna, BC
11/13/2025 Dickens – Calgary, AB
11/14/2025 Starlite Room – Edmonton, AB
11/15/2025 Black Cat – Saskatoon, SK
11/16/2025 Park Theatre – Winnipeg, MB
11/18/2025 Skyway Theatre (Studio B) – Minneapolis, MN
11/19/2025 X-Ray Arcade – Cudahy, WI
11/20/2025 The Stache – Grand Rapids, MI
11/21/2025 The Hub – Kitchener, ON
11/22/2025 27 Club – Ottawa, ON
11/23/2025 La Source de la Martinière – Quebec City, QC
11/25/2025 The King Of Clubs – Columbus, OH
11/26/2025 Preserving Underground – Pittsburgh, PA * No Ov Sulfur
11/28/2025 Black Circle – Indianapolis, IN
11/29/2025 The End – Nashville, TN
11/30/2025 Red Flag – St. Louis, MO
12/02/2025 Wave – Wichita, KS
12/03/2025 Beer City Music Hall – Oklahoma City, OK
12/04/2025 Launchpad – Albuquerque, NM
12/05/2025 The Rosetta Room – Mesa, AZ
12/06/2025 The Glass House – Pomona, CA

INGESTED:
Josh Davies – vocals
Sean Hynes – guitars, backing vocals
Lyn Jeffs – drums
Andrew Virrueta – guitars, backing vocals
Thomas O’Malley – bass

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SEIGMEN Celebrate 30 Year Anniversary of Platinum Album Success “Metropolis” with New Album “Dissonans”, Out Now

Posted by tarjavirmakari on October 24, 2025
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Photo: Tom Lund

The release date for Seigmen’s new album Dissonans on October 23 is no coincidence. The record marks a new chapter in a story where everything connects. Most notably, Dissonans is the second installment in a planned trilogy, following last year’s critically acclaimed and Norwegian Grammy-nominated Resonans.

The release also coincides exactly with the 30th anniversary of Seigmen’s breakthrough album Metropolis, which hit record stores on the same date in 1995. More subtly, several tracks on Dissonans draw inspiration from the band’s earliest years, when their music was sharper and more abrasive. Another circle completes itself.

Listen to the album here: https://ffm.to/dissonans

Dissonans is Seigmen’s second album in just over a year, which is remarkable in itself considering that before Resonans, the band had released only one studio album in 26 years, and that was nine years earlier. But again, this timing is no accident. Nor is it coincidental that a third and final album in the trilogy is planned to follow. The idea is that, in the end, the three albums can be experienced as a whole, created in parallel and tied together by a shared origin and a larger narrative.

Yesterday, on October 23, 2025, Seigmen presented chapter two of that story.

The first thing that stands out about Dissonans is its artwork. Where previous Seigmen albums have favored symmetry and minimalism, Dissonans offers something rawer, almost a stripped-down punk aesthetic. True to its title, not everything is as expected. Seigmen’s loyal followers will still recognize the band’s signature atmosphere, but they will also hear an unfamiliar playfulness, a willingness to break conventions and to let the songs evolve naturally, wherever that leads. And not least, the tempo has been turned up a notch or two.

The album opens with “Dyret (23 bud),” which also served as the first single. The track begins majestically with Espen Winther (Eldrim / Folket Bortafor Nordavinden) performing on his self-made string instrument, Gnaal. The song delivers, by Seigmen standards, a crystal-clear message: to recognize one’s own unique worth and to resist being shaped by others’ expectations. It can be read as a message to their younger selves back in the rehearsal room 35 years ago, but it has also resonated strongly with many listeners today.

The second single, “Disiplin,” raises the energy level considerably, driven by a drum riff that had been waiting in the drawer since 1990. Direct and uncompromising, it culminates in a cathartic chorus built around the line “for det som betyr noe for meg” (“what matters to me”), a phrase that lingers long after the song ends.

“Rosemalt” carries a darker emotional weight. Photographer par excellence Bjørn Opsahl had a long and personal relationship with Seigmen, both as the band’s “court photographer” and as a close friend. When Opsahl passed away earlier this year (2025), Rosemalt became, in a way, a tribute to him. He had often contributed ideas for Seigmen’s visuals and once suggested using traditional Norwegian rosemaling (decorative painting) as artwork for an upcoming release. The idea was tested but never used, and instead a song bearing that title appeared, its lyrics personal and haunting, written before anyone knew what was to come.

The final single before the album release is “Så Nært,” a song that ventures into new and unexpected territory. Airy and full of life, it features Alex Møklebust in a more intimate and expressive vocal performance than usual. The monotony of the verses gives way to a soaring refrain, a release, a breath, and yes, a true ballad.

Together with six other songs, these tracks make up Dissonans, an album from a band that has somehow rediscovered a fresh spark of energy, creativity, and joy in playing, decades after being one of Norway’s leading rock acts.

Fittingly, the release of Dissonans also marks the 30th anniversary of Seigmen’s platinum-selling breakthrough Metropolis.

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MORTEMIA Release New Song + Video ‘Wicked Game’, Feat. Leah

Posted by tarjavirmakari on October 24, 2025
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Morten Veland (SIRENIA, MORTEMIA and founder of TRISTANIA)  released the third Mortemia  song  from ‘The Cover Collab Sessions’ today. A collection of 12 cover songs featuring 12 different guest singers. This track is a cover version of ‘Wicked Game’ originally recorded by Chris Isaak, featuring Leah on guest vocals. The song is available on all digital platforms as of today  the 24th  of  October 2025.

Morten Veland:

“I’m proud and honoured to welcome Leah as my special guest for ‘The Cover Collab Sessions’. This is the third song to be released for this album. I discovered Leah’s music about 2 years ago, and instantly loved what I heard. Leah has a very unique, soothing and expressive voice. I’ve had Leah in mind for a possible collab for some time now, and I am very excited that the time now has finally come. The song we have chosen to do together is a cover of the late eighties classic ‘Wicked Game’ by Chris Isaak, a song that we both have loved since the day of its release. Leah did an absolutely amazing job, her beautiful voice makes a perfect match with this song. We have created a very cool and fresh version of this timeless classic.

I feel truly privileged and thankful to have Leah on board this project and we both can’t wait to share this song with you all. The song will be available on all digital platforms on Friday the 24th of October 2025”.

Leah:

“I was honored to be asked to be part of this project, and I thought, ‘Why not?’ the song Morten chose instantly played on my heart strings, as I have so much nostalgia from the late 80’s and loved this Chris Issac song back then. I thought his take on it was really fresh and fun, and I think together with the vocals, it creates a new atmosphere, which I hope everyone enjoys. If you do, please let us know!”

Song on digital platforms: Wicked Game by Mortemia & Leah – DistroKid

After 11 years of silence Norwegian multi-instrumentalist, producer and artist Morten Veland activated his solo project Mortemia during the early stages of the Covid 19 pandemic, this time with a brand new concept consisting of collaborations with multiple guest singers. ‘The Pandemic Pandemonium Sessions’ was a series of singles released on a monthly basis, each song featuring a well known and highly profiled guest singer from the metal scene. Now he is ready to endeavor on the next project entitled ‘The Covid Aftermath Sessions’, once more the project will feature multiple amazing guest singers.

So far the following singers has contributed for his collaborations:

Madeleine Liljestam (Eleine)
Marcela Bovio (Stream of Passion, Ayreon, MaYaN)
Alessia Scolletti (Temperance, ERA)
Liv Kristine (Liv Kristine, ex-Theatre of Tragedy, ex-Leaves Eyes)
Melissa Bonny (Ad Infinitum, The Dark Side of the Moon)
Brittney Slayes (Unleash the Archers)
Maja Shining (Forever Still)
Erica Ohlsson (Metalite)
Heidi Parviainen (Dark Sarah, ex Amberian Dawn)
Zora Cock (Blackbriar)
Linda Toni Grahn (Anima Veil, ex Follow the Cipher)
Caterina Nix (Chaos Magic)
Federica Lanna (Volturian)
Ulli Perhonen (ex-Snow White Blood)
Ambre Vourvahis (Xandria)
Fabienne Erni (Eluveitie, Illumishade)
Lindy-Fay Hella (Wardruna)
Margarita Monet (Edge of Paradise)
Marina La Torraca (Exit Eden, Phantom Elite)
Nicoletta Rosellini (Alterium, Walk in Darkness)
Maxi Nil (Jaded Star, ex Visions of Atlantis)
Capri (Amberian Dawn)
Emma Zoldan (Sirenia)
Dianne van Giersbergen (DIANNE, Ex Libris)
Chiara Tricarico (Moonlight Haze)
Leah (Leah)

For more information: Mortemia – Startside | Facebook – Mortemia (@mortemiaofficial) • Instagram-bilder og -videoer – Spotify – Mortemia – ‎Mortemia on Apple Music – Mortemia on Amazon Music – Mortemia (bandcamp.com) – Mortemia – YouTube

SCARLET AURA Celebrate 10 Years with Open Wings

Posted by tarjavirmakari on October 23, 2025
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Scarlet Aura celebrates 10 years of activity with a special anniversary concert taking place on November 6th, 2025, at Club Quantic, Bucharest. The event marks a decade of passion, friendship, and loyalty on the Romanian rock scene — an evening dedicated to music, unity, and the people who make it all possible.

Sharing the stage with Scarlet Aura will be a lineup of artists and bands that define the strength and diversity of today’s rock community:

  • Static Reverie  – 18:30–19:00
  • Natalia Bendre  – 19:15–19:45
  • Monday Shadows  –  20:00–20:45
  • Scarlet Aura  –  21:00–22:00
  • ANTON  –  22:15–23:00

The event will be a true musical and emotional journey, built around the themes of unity and friendship.

Scarlet Aura chose to share this night with artists who, through their style and energy, bring light and power to the stage. From the lyrical intensity of Static Reverie, to the sensitivity and feminine strength of Natalia Bendre, the youthful energy of Monday Shadows, and the powerful attitude and loyalty of ANTON – every act is part of one story: the story of rock that unites us all.

The band ANTON, close friends of Scarlet Aura, will close the anniversary evening. This choice is no coincidence — the relationship of mutual respect, friendship, and support between the two bands perfectly embodies the central theme of the event: unity, loyalty, and strength.

“For us, this anniversary is not just about 10 years on stage – it’s about the family that has grown around our music. About people, about our audience, about everyone who has stood by us along the way. 

On November 6th, we open our wings and share the stage with those who inspire us and give us strength to keep flying,” says Aura Dănciulescu, lead vocalist of Scarlet Aura.

🎸 Scarlet Aura – 10 Years with Open Wings
📍 November 6th, 2025 | Club Quantic, Bucharest
🎟️ Tickets available at: https://iabilet.ro/bilete-scarlet-aura-10-ani-cu-aripi-de-rock-111891