Devastating Costa Rican thrashers ENIAM have signed a deal with Punishment 18 Records for the release of their new full-length, which will be out by the end of the year in both CD and digital formats. The album was produced, mixed, and mastered at DNR Studio by Josue Madrigal.
Known for their chuggy sound and lyrics inspired by iconic films, they are now ready to make you bang your head the way true thrash metal is meant to.
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Wanikiya Record/Promotion is proud to announce the release of the new and highly anticipated album by Broken Wings, titled “23”, available from October 31st on all digital platforms, CD, and vinyl.
Broken Wings represent one of the most authentic and promising rock bands on the Italian and European scene. With “23”, the band confirms its unique identity and its ability to blend energy, melody, and raw emotion into a powerful, visceral, and instantly recognizable sound.
Formed in Udine in 2018, Broken Wings are the result of a deep friendship and a shared musical vision: a rock sound that merges hard rock, heavy metal, and the immortal spirit of 70s and 80s rock’n’roll — reimagined in a modern and personal way. Every song strikes a perfect balance between technique, emotion, and passion, taking the listener on an intense journey where music becomes both storytelling and freedom.
LINE-UP:
🎤 Sabrina Coianiz (Sabu R’n’R) – Vocals
🥁 Ilenia Serini – Drums
🎸 Gabriele Plai – Bass
🎸 Massimo Zanuttini – Guitar
With major international experience — from the legendary stages of the Rainbow and Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles, to sharing the stage with bands such as Europe, Wolfmother, The Dead Daisies, Crashdïet, The Cruel Intentions, Vicious Rumors, Pretty Boy Floyd and Pino Scotto — Broken Wings have built a solid career based on electrifying live shows and a strong musical identity, where every note is raw and alive.
After the acclaimed debut “Against the Wind” (2022), the band returns with a mature, energetic and inspired work. The single “Crossroad,” released on September 15th, has already anticipated the artistic direction of the new album, showcasing evident growth and flawless production — making “23” a true manifesto of their journey.
THE MEANING OF “23”
Why “23”?
Because it represents us. It was born spontaneously during the early writing sessions, when the first song titles began to take shape in the rehearsal room. From the very beginning, we felt that number was a symbol capable of embodying the spirit of our new work.
In rock culture, the number 23 evokes mystery, rebellion, and transformation. It is the number of those who explore the unknown, challenge the rules, and seek their own truth — walking between solitude, freedom, and revolution.
But above all, “23” speaks of choice: the choice to be yourself, to take unbeaten paths, to embrace your limits and turn them into strength. Each track tells a story of a decision, a crossroad, a moment where music becomes freedom and courage.
This album is a deep sonic journey, an invitation to choose who we are, to get lost and find ourselves again through the music.
“23” cannot be explained — it must be felt. Lived. Chosen.
TRACKLIST “23”:
Metal Ghost
Away
Crossroad
Rebels
Last Song
Loser
Rock’n’Roll 23
Summer Holidays
Back in Town
War
SPECIAL GUEST MUSICIANS:
CROSSROAD – Mr. Fabio Drusin: Instruments: Harmonica, Tambourine, Maracas
METAL GHOST – Mr. Andro Peressutti: Vocal Performance
Who is Fabio Drusin:
Founder, singer, bassist, harmonica player, and main composer of W.I.N.D., a legendary Friulian trio with six albums released since 2000.
With over 40 years of career, Fabio has performed on countless stages and collaborated with legendary names such as Johnny Neel (Allman Brothers Band), Marc Ford (Black Crowes), Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top), Warren Haynes & Gov’t Mule, Tishamingo, Supersonic Blues Machine, Ian Siegal and many more.
Since 2008, he has been the bassist of Alvin Youngblood Hart’s Muscle Theory (USA), touring Europe and Brazil, including a German tour opening for Gary Moore in 2009.
He currently collaborates with Gwyn Ashton and is part of Blues Factory, a power trio from Friuli that recently released the album “III”.
His harmonica — though not his main instrument — appears in several international albums and collaborations. Author of over a hundred songs, Fabio continues to write, compose and arrange with passion and dedication.
Who is Andro Peressutti:
A historic voice of Friuli’s first Metallica tribute band, Metal Ashes, he was for years the frontman of Revoltons, with whom he recorded four albums and toured across Europe.
He later founded Endangered Pirates From Outer Space, releasing two singles, and is now also the singer of Bijou, a Queen tribute band.
A versatile and charismatic artist, his voice is now featured on “Metal Ghost”, included in Broken Wings’ new album.
CREDITS
All songs written, arranged and performed by Broken Wings
Recorded at Broken Rehearsal Room
Mix and master by Francesco Marzona – http://www.francescomarzona.it
Artwork by Sheila Franco – http://www.sheilafranco.it
NIAMH is an alternative metal band formed in 2016 in Vercelli, Italy, with roots in hardcore and electronic music.
After a striking debut with Corax (2018), they made a name for themselves on the European scene with SuperSonic (2019) and Autumn Noir (2021), released under the U.S. label Electric Talon Records. They’ve shared the stage with acts like Enter Shikari, Dark Tranquillity, Lacuna Coil, and Arch Enemy.
In 2024, they signed with German label Lucky Bob Records and released People of the Underworld, pushing their sound into even more cinematic and intense territory.
Now, with a new dual-guitar lineup and an increasingly powerful live show, NIAMH continues to carve out a space in the heart of the European underground.
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Semper Acerbus is an American Melodic Metalcore band that brings us to the brink of poison and pain like exotic plague doctors bursting from the shadows and forging a path for us into the light! The band just dropped a brutal new single and music video entitled “Suffering Awaits“. The music video was directed by Marc Coronado at Gorzugis Lounge in Del Rio, Texas. This is the first single & music video taken from their upcoming full-length album Following Omens which will be released on January 9, 2026 via Eclipse Records. The album was produced by Chris Mora (Upon a Burning Body, Kingdom Collapse, Chimaira) at Warhorse Recordings (San Antonio, TX).
Watch the “Suffering Awaits” music video right now, here:
Suffering Awaits is a straightforward performance music video, with very little acting” says lead vocalist Nelson Acerbus. “We chose this track because it’s an in-your-face brutal song and we wanted to come back with the new stuff at full power. Initially we were thinking of a more intricate script and storyline but slowly we changed to a more straightforward music video. We tried to translate the song’s lyrics to visual imagery through colors and contrast acting, portraying a very subtle individual thinking about what’s bothering him vs the raw nature of the song.”
Semper Acerbus go straight for the jugular with their blistering third metalcore album titled Following Omens, blasting us across deserts, dunes, mountains, and woodlands deep and dark in the pit of the heart. The vocals are a nuclear fusion of rip-saw growls accented and built on in key moments with layers of traditional lead and harmony lines both modern and medieval, all meant to paint you pictures and sever your soul. The rhythm tracks crash like waves in the wild, and the lyrics are mirrors haunted by the shadows of our deepest and darkest emotional ghosts. Moreover, this album is a guitar-lover’s dream, often schemed with melodic soloing deep in the mix during the verse, and in effect, sounding like orchestral strings in a supernatural soundtrack echoing inside a damp cave, a deep tunnel, or the nave of some sinister, abandoned, desecrated church. The more nostalgic platform solos are intricate and aesthetically gratifying, and the massive rhythm riffs are often so rich and complex that it feels like knights, rooks, and kings have overtaken a checkerboard. The album was produced by produced, mixed, and mastered by Chris Mora (Upon a Burning Body, Kingdom Collapse, Chimaira) at Warhorse Recordings in San Antonio, Texas. Artwork for the album and singles was created by Federico Bossinga at Abstract Chaos Design (Dark Funeral, Dimmu Borgir, Oceano, Old Man’s Child). Following Omens by Semper Acerbus will be released on January 9, 2026 via Eclipse Records.
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Following Omens track listing
01. Suffering Awaits
02. Unwanted
03. One Day at A Time
04. The Gallows
05. Alluring Vendetta
06. Archangel
07. Wounded
08. Torn Inside
09. District Coward
Semper Acerbus lineup
Nelson Acerbus (vocals), Jaime Vargas (guitar), Joe Dragich (guitar), Sammy Farhat (bass), Tyler Thomas (drums)
For more information about Semper Acerbus and their “Suffering Awaits” metalcore music video, please visit them on Facebook, X/Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, or Eclipse Records and follow them on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Pandora, YouTube Music, Deezer, and Tidal now!
Exactly 40 years to the day since it was first released, Parlophone Records are pleased to announce a brand new, beautifully packaged, limited collectors 2LP colour vinyl edition of IRON MAIDEN’s classic album LIVE AFTER DEATH.
Featuring the original revered gatefold sleeve artwork, the album comes with two 140g vinyls (one in blue, the other in yellow) featuring the 2015 audio remastering. The package also includes a replica 24 page World Slavery Tour programme, bringing back to life the original tour programme for new generations.
Additionally, the vinyl features a replica tour pass and a glossy 12 page booklet, which contains the original eight page booklet alongside an exclusive and brand new essay entitled Rime And Punishment: Celebrating 40 Years Of Live After Death, where Iron Maiden fan club editor Alexander Milas interviews Steve Harris, Nicko McBrain, Rod Smallwood and acclaimed illustrator Derek Riggs about the legendary album.
As Steve Harris explains of the time, “We were touring our arses off. It was literally just, ‘record, tour, record, tour’ – we didn’t stop. Rod was cracking the old whip, and that was the right thing to do. I mean, we were totally up for it, it’s not like we were doing stuff that we didn’t want to do. You think you’re invincible – ‘Yeah, we’ll take that on, no problem.’ That’s the way to crack it. It’s the only way for a band like us because we had no radio play whatsoever back then.”
Widely acclaimed as not just the greatest heavy metal live album of all time, but one of the most iconic live releases in any musical genre, LIVE AFTER DEATH was recorded mostly during the four nights that Maiden played at Los Angeles’ Long Beach Arena in March 1985. The final side of the double album was recorded during the four nights the band played at Hammersmith Odeon in October 1984.
Both sets of concerts were part of the ground-breaking World Slavery Tour, in support of the band’s 1984 album Powerslave, which started in Poland and featured 187 concerts across 331 days. The tour firmly established Iron Maiden as one of the most exciting live bands on the planet, a reputation that they carry to this day.
PRE-ORDER LIVE AFTER DEATH 40TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION HERE
Now in their 50th year Iron Maiden have released 17 studio albums and sold well over 100 million records worldwide, played almost 2,500 live shows across 64 countries, been the recipients of a Grammy Award and a Brit Award among many other accolades, most recently joining the Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd with their very own Royal Mail stamp set, and also honoured by the Royal Mint with a collection of official coins released in 2025.
Their beer, Trooper Beer, is now in its twelfth year and has sold in excess of 40 million pints and is distributed in 68 countries including six local variants in USA, Germany, Brazil, Spain, Sweden and Australia. 2025 marks the band’s official 50th year and is being celebrated by a two-year world tour entitled Run For Your Lives and a range of events and products including their first ever official hardcover visual history book, Infinite Dreams.
A documentary film about Iron Maiden by Universal Pictures Content Group will be released in early 2026, and the band will continue their two year Run For Your Lives World Tour through Europe and beyond. The tour includes a huge and historic performance at Knebworth Park in the UK on July 11th 2026.
RUN FOR YOUR LIVES EUROPEAN TOUR DATES 2026
MAY 2026
23 – Athens, GREECE – OAKA
26 – Sofia, BULGARIA – Vasil Levski Stadium
28 – Bucharest, ROMANIA – Arena Națională
30 – Bratislava, SLOVAKIA – Národný Futbalový Štadión
JUNE 2026
02 – Hanover, GERMANY – Heinz von Heiden Arena
10 – Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS – Ziggo Dome
17 – Milan, ITALY – San Siro Stadium
22 – Paris, FRANCE – Paris La Défense Arena
28 – Lyon – Décines, FRANCE – Groupama Stadium
JULY 2026
07 – Lisbon, PORTUGAL – Estádio da Luz
11 – Knebworth, UK – Knebworth Park
Iron Maiden online: https://ironmaiden.com
“Labyrinth of Distress” is the brooding new single from Belgian death metallers ABYSMAL DESCENT. The song, now streaming exclusively at Mystification Zine, is the latest single preceding the band’s debut LP, “Dismal Thoughts”, due out October 31st 2025 via Nuclear Winter Records.
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From the depths of Brussels’ death metal underground rises ABYSMAL DESCENT, a new entity forged from the ashes of Dehuman and strengthened by the twisted visions of R.S., L.L. (Putrid Offal, Echo Solar Void, Terrifiant) and M.D. (Echo Solar Void). Soon joined by R.M. (Neptunian Maximalism) and A.L. (Saqra’s Cult), the band completed a sinister line-up dedicated to conjuring a harrowing requiem of death metal.
Their debut full-length, “Dismal Thoughts”, will be released via Nuclear Winter Records on October 31st, 2025 – a suitably unholy date for this descent into sonic darkness. Drawing inspiration from legendary forces such as Immolation, Morbid Angel, and Incantation, the album weaves a tapestry of gloom and malevolence, crushing riffs and abyssal atmospheres.
“Dismal Thoughts” is a testament to death metal’s most oppressive traditions: a record that drips with menace, channeling both the cavernous weight of old-school brutality and the suffocating dread of modern extremity. It is a soundtrack to decay, despair, and the shadows that loom ever closer.
Prepare to be engulfed.
Tracklist:
01. Discordant Calls
02. Labyrinth of Distress
03. Death Rope
04. Dismal Thoughts
05. Obscured Visions
06. Fragmented Soul
07. Abyss of Despair
08. Imaginal Horror
Line-up:
Laye Louhenapessy – Drums
Martin Dozot – Guitar
Rafaël Sellekaerts – Guitar
Romain Martini – Bass
Adrien Luxen – Vocals
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