MAD MAX Announce New Singer Alan Clark – “Heavy Metal” Reissue Out November 28 + New Album “Stories Of Destiny” Coming in 2026

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German hard rock veterans MAD MAX proudly open a new chapter in their 45-year legacy with the announcement of their new lead singer Alan Clark from Durham, UK – also known from the band DARK HEART! Alan’s authentic British rock spirit and commanding melodic voice bring fresh energy to the band as they prepare for an exciting run of releases leading into their 45th anniversary in 2026.

“I feel super excited and honoured to be part of the Mad Max legacy, looking forward to getting started on the new album and playing a lot of shows with the guys… keep believing and keep the faith!” Alan Clark comments.

MAD MAX founding member Jürgen Breforth adds:
“When I founded Mad Max in 1981 all my idols and influences came from the UK like Def Leppard, Judas Priest, Status Quo or Iron Maiden. So it was always my dream to have a native speaker from the UK in the band but it never happened until now. I am excited to celebrate Mad Max’s 45th anniversary with Alan and to record the new studio album with him.”

Before entering the next era, MAD MAX are looking back where it all began: on November 28th, 2025, the band will re-release their legendary debut recordings – the EP In Concert (1981) and the groundbreaking full-length Heavy Metal (1982) – both newly remastered by Rolf Munkes (Crematory, etc.) and available on CD, LP, and digital via ROAR – A Division Of Reigning Phoenix Music.

The Heavy Metal reissue also includes unreleased photo material, detailed liner notes, and exclusive insights into the band’s early days, along with a special MAD MAX comic drawn by the acclaimed Latin American artist Arturo Said.

Pre-order now: https://madmax.rpm.link/heavymetalPR

Looking ahead, 2026 will see the release of the brand-new studio album Stories Of Destiny via ROAR. This monumental record resurrects extraordinary songs that had remained in the shadows for decades – now reimagined and brought to life by Breforth and the current line-up featuring new singer Alan Clark.

Adding to the excitement, Crush Concerts will now handle all national and international concert and festival bookings for MAD MAX, ensuring the band’s global return to the stage in style.

Fans can expect the ultimate MAD MAX experience: The legendary Heavy Metal reissue this November, the much-awaited new studio offering Stories Of Destiny in 2026, and a full touring schedule alongside their powerful new frontman. The legacy continues – stronger than ever!

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KAAMOS WARRIORS Release New Single And Music Video ‘Nightless Night’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on October 21, 2025
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Finnish pagan metal band Kaamos Warriors is set to release their yet untitled fifth studio album later in 2026 via Inverse Records. The second single ‘Nightless Night’ is released today and music video of the track is available below.

The guitarist Jani Moilanen comments:
“The new single “Nightless Night” continues the exploration into the Finnish paganism with ethereal and melodic approach. It is the second song of the upcoming album following the opening track “Seita”, which was released earlier this year.”

LISTEN to Nightless Night single on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/kaamos-warriors-nightless 

–Composed & lyrics by Mikko Ojala, Jani Moilanen & Inka Ojala
–ISRC: FI3FC2592702
–Single cover by Inka Ojala

The music video of first single ‘Seita’ can be seen here: https://youtu.be/rzjPK5KH9R4

The Finnish Pagan metal band Kaamos Warriors was formed in 2018 by Jani Moilanen (guitars) and Mikko Ojala (vocals, guitars). Their inspiration for the musical athmosphere is derived from the the beauty and the harshness of the Northern nature. The roots of the band rely heavily on the wilderness of the North. Current line-up includes also Inka Ojala (shamandrum) and Marjo Moilanen (bass guitar). Their presence in the band has further expanded the whole audiovisual atmosphere of the Finnish paganism. Jani, Mikko and Inka have also being playing together in the melodic metal band Dark The Suns. The former bass player for the Kaamos Wariors (played bass in the previous two albums) Jyri Moilanen is currently having a break from playing in the band. All the musical releases of the band have been released via Inverse Records.

Line-up:
Mikko Ojala – Vocals, Guitars & Drums
Jani Moilanen – Guitars
Inka Ojala – Shamndrum & percussions
Marjo Moilanen – Bass

Mikko Ojala & Inka Ojala – Synths & soundscapes

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https://kaamoswarriors.bandcamp.com

NARCOTIC WASTELAND Announce New Dates for European Winter Tour

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US extreme metallers Narcotic Wasteland, the brainchild of former Nile guitarist Dallas Toler-Wade, have announced extra dates to their upcoming European tour this winter. The announcement follows the recent tour announcement and release of their new single “Introspective Nightmares”.

Speaking ahead of the tour, Toler-Wade has said this of returning to Europe:
“I am very excited to bring my band, Narcotic Wasteland, back to Europe. We’ll be performing songs both old and new, along with the two Nile songs I wrote for the Annihilation of the Wicked album, ‘Lashed to the Slave Stick’ and ‘The Burning Pits of the Duat’ — in celebration of its 20th anniversary. This will truly be a must-see performance, as I will not be playing these songs again. Don’t miss it!”

The complete tour dates are:
13.11.25 – Oslo, Norway – Brewgata
14.11.25 – Lublin, Poland – Fabryka Kultury Zgrzyt
15.11.25 – Bratislava, Slovakia – Pink Whale
16.11.25 – Vienna, Austria – Escape Metal Corner
17.11.25 – Ostritz, Germany – AZ Meva
18.11.25 – Lübbenau, Germany – Kulturhof
19.11.25 – Kassel, Germany – Goldgrube
20.11.25 – Kortrijk, Belgium – DVG Club
21.11.25 – Alkmaar, The Netherlands – Herrie Metal Fest
22.11.25 – Milton Keynes, UK – The Craufurd Arms
23.11.25 – Belfast, UK – The Deer’s Head
24.11.25 – Dublin, Ireland – Fibber Magees
25.11.25 – Manchester, UK – Junior Jackson’s
26.11.25 – London, UK – Underworld
27.11.25 – Newcastle upon Tyne, UK – The Lubber Fiend
29.11.25 – Rennes, France – Ty Anna Tavarn
30.11.25 – Paris, France – Le Zorba
01.12.25 – Basel, Switzerland – Valhalla Bar
02.12.25 – Lonata Ceppino, Italy – Black Inside
03.12.25 – Bologna, Italy – Freakout Club
04.12.25 – Trodica Di Morrovalle, Italy – Drunk in Public
05.12.25 – Pordenone, Italy – Tune Music Lab
06.12.25 – Salzburg, Austria – Rockhouse Bar
07.12.25 – Graz, Austria – Explosiv
08.12.25 – Belgrade, Serbia – Zappa Barka – Bleed To Death Festival
09.12.25 – Sofia, Bulgaria – Grindhouse
10.12.25 – Bucharest, Romania – Encore Club
11.12.25 – Budapest, Hungary – Turbina
12.12.25 – Olomouc, Czech Republic – Sklub
13.12.25 – Krakow, Poland – Confession Club
14.12.25 – Bilbao, Spain – D8 Sorkuntza Faktoria
15.12.25 – Madrid, Spain – Wurlitzer Ballroom
16.12.25 – Barcelona, Spain – Sala Deskomunal

Narcotic Wasteland is a relentless force in the metal scene, delivering a crushing blend of technical precision, unyielding aggression, and raw energy. Fronted by Dallas Toler-Wade—renowned vocalist and guitarist best known for his work with Nile—he brings his signature technical prowess and intense energy to the band. On this tour, in celebration of the 20-year release of “Annihilation of the Wicked”, Dallas will perform two of the songs he wrote for the album: ‘Lashed to the Slave Stick’ and The ‘Burning Pits of the Duat’, giving Nile fans the unique opportunity to hear these tracks played live by the original voice and composer.

On drums, Joseph Howard unleashes a torrent of precision and power, driving the band’s pummeling rhythms with thunderous intensity. His dynamic performance creates the perfect foundation for the band’s heavy and often dark sonic atmosphere.

Kenji Tsunami commands the low end with inventive, hard-hitting bass lines that add both depth and texture, solidifying the band’s signature wall of sound. His stage presence and musicianship bring an extra dimension to Narcotic Wasteland’s live assault.

Together, Dallas, Joseph, and Kenji forge an unstoppable musical unit—one that captivates audiences with high-octane performances and uncompromising compositions. With unmatched technical skill and a shared vision for pushing metal’s boundaries, Narcotic Wasteland stands as a true powerhouse in today’s extreme music landscape.

More information: https://narcoticwasteland.com/

BELLE MORTE Return with Acoustic Version of ‘Exorcism’

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BELLE MORTE, one of the rising forces in symphonic female-fronted metal, return with a new acoustic take on their hit single “Exorcism”. Stripping the track down to its raw, emotional core, the video highlights the band’s signature dark atmosphere while offering a fresh perspective on the fan-favorite song.

Known for blending symphonic metal with an array of ethnic instruments from around the world, BELLE MORTE’s Pearl Hunting album features collaborations with artists from over a dozen countries, creating a unique global sound. The acoustic “Exorcism” offers both longtime fans and newcomers a chance to experience the band’s cinematic storytelling in an intimate, stripped-back form.

Stream “Pearl Hunting”: orcd.co/pearlhunting – CD: tinyurl.com/PearlHuntingCD

Previous videos from Pearl Hunting:
Pearl Hunting: Watch
“Exorcism” Ft. Ulziisaikhan Khoroldamba: Watch
“September” Ft. Ruben Monteiro: Watch
“Black Waters” Ft. Maulana Malik Ibrahim: Watch
“Blame me” Ft. Lernik Khachatrian: Watch

About Belle Morte

Formed in Minsk, BELLE MORTE combines dark symphonic metal with gothic, progressive, and melancholic elements. After their 2018 EP Game On, the band signed with Wormholedeath in 2021 to release Crime of Passion, a conceptual album inspired by John Fowles’s The Collector. Their second album continues this global approach, delivering unique symphonic metal experiences for fans seeking something different.

Stay connected with the band’s latest updates and releases:
www.facebook.com/bellemortemusic
twitter.com/bellemortemusic
www.instagram.com/bellemorteofficial
www.youtube.com/@bellemortemusic
bellemorte.bandcamp.com
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Italian Death Metal Horror Masters TENEBRO Unveil New Single ‘Impiccata’

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Italian death metallers TENEBRO are set to unleash their new album “Una Lama D’Argento” on December 12th, 2025 via Time To Kill Records.

Continuing their morbid devotion to the putrid sounds of classic horror and old school death metal, the band promises another slab of grotesque heaviness. The record features a striking cover artwork created by Julian Ibanez, perfectly capturing the nightmarish essence and macabre storytelling that have become TENEBRO’s signature traits.

The first single “Impiccata” is available now: https://ffm.to/tenebro-impiccata

The band commented:

“The first single, ‘Impiccata’, strikes with relentless intensity: a fast, uncompromising track that mirrors the shocking imagery of Dario Argento’s Suspiria. Inspired by the infamous hanging scene, the song channels the sense of sudden, inescapable terror that erupts without warning. With its direct, no-frills approach, ‘Impiccata’ captures the essence of Tenebro’s sound: sharp, immediate, and merciless, like a blade cutting through silence”.

With their horrific and claustrophobic death metal, TENEBRO reaffirm themselves as one of the most uncompromising and distinctive acts in the Italian extreme underground, ready to push even further with this new work.

With “Una Lama D’Argento”, TENEBRO take their most extreme and visionary step yet: an entire album conceived as a tribute to Dario Argento, the undisputed master of horror, giallo, and thriller cinema.
Eleven tracks that are not just songs, but episodes of a single nightmare, a journey through the dark and obsessive atmospheres of the films that shaped cinema history: Deep Red (1975), Suspiria (1977), Inferno (1980), Tenebre (1982), Phenomena (1985), and Opera (1987).

TENEBRO translate Argento’s universe into sound: riffs sharp as blades, guttural vocals emerging from the darkness, relentless drumming, and atmospheres shifting between pure violence and suffocating tension. Iconic scenes such as the mirror revealing the killer in Deep Red, the brutal mutilation in Tenebre, or the larva-filled bathtub finale in Phenomena are transformed into brutal, immersive sonic attacks, capturing the full horror and tension of the films.

As with every album, TENEBRO continue to evolve, introducing new symphonies, styles, and melodies, while remaining distinctly separate from the wider underground scene. Their music explores new horizons without ever betraying the pulsating heart that has always defined their sound: extreme, theatrical, and viscerally horror-driven.

In “Una Lama D’Argento”, TENEBRO do not merely evoke Argento’s universe: they embody it, rewriting his obsessions in Giallo Metal. It is an album that cuts, tears, and leaves no room for respite.
“Una Lama D’Argento” is not just an album: it is a sonic nightmare, a visceral tribute to the cinema that taught us to love fear.

Tracklist:

1. Inferno
2. L’angelo Caduto Tra Le Luci Del Teatro
3. Impiccata
4. Sangue Sui Muri
5. Lo Specchio… Omicida.
6. Il Corpo Come Spartito
7. Piume Rosse
8. Appare ala Bambola, Poi La Lama
9. Larve Affamate
10. Nel Sonno Della Veggente
11. Jennifer

Line-up:

Il Becchino – Guitars, Vocals
Il Beccamorto – Bass, Drums, Guitars

Preorders:
–https://timetokillrecords.com/collections/tenebro-una-lama-dargento
–https://tenebrohorror.bandcamp.com/album/tenebro-una-lama-dargento

https://tenebro666.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/tenebro.official/

ABYSMAL DAWN Pay Timely Tribute on New Single ‘Cradle of Affliction’

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Artwork by Pär Olofsson (https://parolofsson.se)

While they hail from the City of Angels, Abysmal Dawn remain one of death metal’s most consistently crushing creative forces. Two decades removed from their very first tour, next month, the L.A. mainstays are hitting the road hard once again with the mighty Krisiun. Only this time, they’ll be raising hell with their first new song since 2022.

Today, Abysmal Dawn are releasing “Cradle of Affliction”. Even though its various mutations have been banging around in their heads since Phylogenesis, the band’s new single proves timely. “‘Cradle of Affliction’ nods to the sound of our first record and our earlier melodic death metal influences like At The Gates”, explains vocalist, guitarist and founding member Charles Elliott. “This one is for Tomas (R.I.P.) and all the fans who have continued to support Abysmal Dawn throughout our journey for more than two decades now”.

“The music is written played, recorded and mixed  by humans”, Elliott continues. “The artwork was created by a human. The music video was shot and edited by a human. We hope you come out to a show and support four of your favorite semi-humans playing death metal while you still can. Cheers!”

Stream the single: https://orcd.co/abysmaldawncradleofaffliction

The video for “Cradle of Affliction” was directed by Robert Graves (Defiant Digital Productions)

Tracklist
 1. Cradle of Affliction (4:24)

“Cradle of Affliction” bears the bloodied markings of Abysmal Dawn. The production is crisp but thick with heavy double bass and bone-crunching riffs. Back-to-back guitar solos twist like two spires up the same darkened tower, circling back to a killer chorus that begs to be screamed with horns raised to the rafters. “Cursed in name / Blessed in death“. Indeed, few bands have ever possessed such unholy staying power.

Abysmal Dawn’s latest album Phylogenesis and their most-recent EP Nightmare Frontier are both now available through Season of Mist.

–Order: https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/absymaldawn
–Stream: https://linktr.ee/abysmaldawn

Get tickets for Abysmal Dawn’s North American tour with Krisiun at https://krisiun.com.br/tour/

Conquerors of Armageddon 25th Anniversary Tour
November 1 – Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom
November 2 – Bensalem, PA @ Broken Goblet
November 3 – Raleigh, NC @ Chapel of Bones
November 4 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Altar)
November 5 – New Orleans, LA @ Southport Hall
November 7 – Austin, TX @ Come and Take it Live
November 8 – Houston, TX @ Scout Bar
November 9 – Dallas, TX @ Trees
November 10 – Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th Street Collective
November 11 – Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
November 12 – Mesa, AZ @ The Rosetta Room
November 13 – San Diego, CA @ Brick by Brick
November 14 – Los Angeles, CA @ 1720
November 15 – San Francisco, CA @ DNA Lounge
November 16 – Portland, OR @ Nova PDX
November 17 – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
November 19 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall
November 20 – Denver, CO @ HQ
November 21 – Omaha, NE @ Reverb Lounge
November 22 – Iowa City, IA @ Wildwood
November 23 – Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s
November 24 – Detroit, MI @ The Sanctuary
November 25 – Lakewood, OH @ The Foundry
November 26 – Syracuse, NY @ The Lost Horizon
November 27 – Toronto, ON @ The Garrison
November 28 – Montreal, QC @ Foufounes Electriques
November 29 – Quebec City, QC @ Source de la Martinière
November 30 – Boston, MA @ Middle-East Upstairs
December 1 – Clifton, NJ @ Dingbatz

During the height of the worldwide apocalyptic dystopia of 2020, Abysmal Dawn persevered and released one of the greatest albums of their career, Phylogenesis.

In 2022, the technical death metal icons picked up where they left off and unleashed the harrowing four-song Nightmare Frontier. The EP includes an original track, a newly re-recorded version of the 2006 demo “Blacken the Sky”, and two epic cover songs that showcase the band’s musical versatility and limitless talent.

Now, as the completion of their fifth full-length draws near, Abysmal Dawn are celebrating 25 years of conquering Armageddon with their very first tour mates Krisiun. To commemorate this month-long run across the U.S., the band will debut their new single “Cradle of Affliction” live in all its accursed glory.

Lineup for “Cradle of Affliction”
Charles Elliott: Guitars, Vocals
Eliseo Garcia: Bass, Additional vocals
James Coppolino: Drums
Vito Petroni: Guitars

Production credits for “Cradle of Affliction”
Guitars, bass and vocals recorded at Tastemaker Audio by Charles Elliott (tastemakeraudio.us).
Drums recorded at Trench Studios by John Haddad.
Produced by Charles Elliott and Abysmal Dawn.
Mixed and mastered by Charles Elliott

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