With zero intention of playing it safe, ENEMY INSIDE return with their explosive new single ‘R.I.P.’, a track that doesn’t just close a chapter, it sets the whole damn book on fire.
‘R.I.P.’ is at its core about letting go, burying what no longer serves you, and moving on with clarity and intent. Armed with razor-edged riffs, industrial textures, and anthemic hooks, the band steps into a darker, heavier, and more uncompromising sonic identity than ever before – a bold evolution that signals the dawn of a new era.
“’R.I.P.’ might be one of the heaviest ENEMY INSIDE songs yet. A farewell to the past and everything that once tried to hold you back.” – Evan K. & Nastassja Giulia
Driven by the mantra “you cannot control me,” the track cuts deep, lyrically and sonically. Lines like “used to be the echo now I am the scream” perfectly capture the band’s transformation: louder, sharper, and impossible to ignore.
Musically, ‘R.I.P.’ pushes ENEMY INSIDE into heavier territory, combining their signature modern sound with heightened force, especially through more aggressive vocal delivery and powerful, cutting screams that underline the song’s emotional weight.
‘R.I.P.’also arrives with a high-end, cinematic music video, continuing the band’s tradition of visually striking productions that amplify their sonic intensity.
The single offers a first glimpse into the band’s upcoming album (set for release via RPM), dialing their already uncompromising sound up to a whole new level of intensity.
To bring this new chapter to the stage, ENEMY INSIDE will join SMASH INTO PIECES as special guests on their April and May 2026 tour, delivering their high-energy live show across Europe.
This isn’t just a release.
It’s a burial. And ENEMY INSIDE are the ones holding the shovel.
ENEMY INSIDE live:
On tour with SMASH INTO PIECES 16.04.2026 NL Zwolle, Hedo 17.04.2026 NL Haarlem, Patronaat 18.04.2026 DE Münster, Skaters Palace 19.04.2026 DE Berlin, Astra Kulturhaus 21.04.2026 DE Wiesbaden, Schlachthof Wiesbaden 22.04.2026 DE München, Backstage 23.04.2026 DE Stuttgart, LKA Longhorn 24.04.2026 DE Schapen, Mosh ‘ n May 2026 *Festival 25.04.2026 DE Leipzig, Felsenkeller Leipzig 26.04.2026 CZ Prague, ROXY Prague 27.04.2026 AT Vienna, Flex 29.04.2026 BE Antwerp, Zappa 30.04.2026 NL Tilburg, 013 02.05.2026 UK Nottingham, Rock City 03.05.2026 UK Manchester, 02 Ritz Manchester 04.05.2026 UK Glasgow, Garage 05.05.2026 UK Bristol, Thekla 06.05.2026 UK Camden, Electric Ballroom 07.05.2026 FR Paris, Elysee Montmartre 09.05.2026 DE Hamburg, Grosse Freiheit 36 10.05.2026 DK Copenhagen, Amager Bio
ENEMY INSIDE IS Nastassja Giulia | Vocals Evan K | Lead Guitar Dave Hadarik | Rhythm Guitar Dominik Stotzem | Bass Hanno Kerstan | Drums
Since the early 1980’s, lead by vocalist Sammy DeJohn, RUTHLESS has stayed true to its style of metal, from the classic first EP “Metal Without Mercy” (1984) and the debut cult album “Discipline Of Steel” (1986), to the later albums “They Rise” (2015)” and “Evil Within” (2019), they’ve never wavered on the power of bands like JUDAS PRIEST,ACCEPT and BLACK SABBATH, always staying true to their roots. Their previous album “The Fallen” was released in January 2024 on their new label Fireflash Records (WOLF, HOLY MOSES, MEZZROW a.o.), followed by a European tour as support act for their fellow believers JAG PANZER, cementing their reputation as a magnificent live band.
Today, RUTHLESS are proud to release the first single, along with a lyric video for the title track of their upcoming new album “Curse Of The Beast”, which will be released on July 17th.
Sammy DeJohn adds: “The song is about a guy getting hit by a werewolf, (bitten by the beast, now victim of the curse you’ve become) he’s a man by day then turns into the beast or werewolf by nite, (forever in pain, waiting for you souls release), so it would be like guy turning into a werewolf at nite, attacking people and waking in the morning, being a man again regretting what he’s done.”
Along with the release of the title track “Curse Of The Beast”, RUTHLESS also kick-off the album pre-order. The new album is released on a CD Jewelcase, as well as on bestial red colored Vinyl, which is limited to 500 copies.
The band has created an album full of power and passion, combined with the classic 80s metal sound, ready to become a future classic and a must-have for anyone who loves traditional heavy metal like METAL CHURCH,JUDAS PRIEST,EXCITER, and others.
“Curse Of The Beast” was recorded along with producer Ron Sandoval (KERRY KING a.o.), who also did the final mix and mastering. “We can’t wait for you all to hear it. We have a couple of surprises on this one and it’s going to destroy,” reveals vocalist Sammy. Immediately afterwards, the band will play selected shows in Europe, along with MINDWARS as well as THE TROOPS OF DOOM, including the legendary “Headbangers Open Air.”
“Curse Of The Beast” tracklist:
The Blood Moon
Curse Of The Beast
Raging Violence
Berserker
Suffocating Fear
Blood Coalition
Sign Of The Cross
Prophecy Of Chaos
Killed By Fate
On Sands Of Hell
Hallowed Ground
Metal Gods
RUTHLESS Live 18.07.2026 BE – Diest, Club Hell (w/ Mindwars) 19.07.2026 NL – Breda, Sound Dog (w/ Mindwars) 22.07.2026 DE – H.O.A. (Warm-Up Show) Hamburg 23.07.2026 LU – Esch Belval, MK Bar 24.07.2026 DE – Dresden, Chemiefabrik (w/ The Troops Of Doom) 25.07.2026 DE – Burglengenfeld – VAZ (w/ The Troops Of Doom) 26.07.2026 DE – Oberhausen, Kulttempel (w/ The Troops Of Doom) 27.07.2026 BE – Deinze, Elpee (w/ The Troops Of Doom)
RUTHLESS is: Sammy DeJohn – Vocals Glen Paul – Guitar David Servantez – Guitar Sandy K. Vasquez – Bass Joseph Aghassi – Drums
A cult chapter of Italian extreme metal history returns in its most complete form, as F.O.A.D. Records present the definitive archival collection of early material from LORD CRUCIFIER, “Cataclism”, now available as a gatefold 2xLP edition.
“Cataclism” – Gatefold 2xLP
An 18-track descent into pure psychotic thrash metal—self-described by the band as “psychic metal”—capturing the unhinged vision of these Italian maniacs who relocated to England during the 1980s in search of total sonic extremity.
This comprehensive release brings together the band’s early demo legacy and unreleased material, fully remastered at Toxic Basement Studio:
“Cataclism” Demo (1985)
“Myra’s Tape” (1987)
“Who Do You Trust” (1989)
Unreleased 3-track rehearsal/demo (1990)
Across these recordings, LORD CRUCIFIER’s evolution is laid bare—from raw, dark thrash steeped in Venom and Celtic Frost influences to a more personal and deranged style defined by speed, fractured structures and psychotic riffing intensity.
Packaging:
The release comes as a deluxe gatefold 2xLP edition accompanied by a 24-page full-color booklet, designed by Rich M. Walker (The Metalchemist). The booklet includes rare photographs, flyers, scans of original demo tapes, and archival excerpts from underground magazines and fanzines.
A vital document of a band that turned chaos into identity, now unearthed and preserved by F.O.A.D. Records. Essential listening for devotees of extreme, unfiltered thrash in its most disturbed form.
ONLY SONS was formed in Krakow in 2018 by Daniel Kesler and Andrzej Nowak (whose lineup lasts until 2022). From the outset, the group operated as a quintet of musicians involved in numerous projects within the broadly defined metal scene: Redemptor, Moanaa, Ketha, Deivos, Outre, Ulcer, Taraban, and Post Profession.
Only Sons was initially a stoner metal project. Their debut album, “Love, Drugs, Treachery, and Deceit” (EP, 2018), maintains this stylistic style. In 2019, the band recorded their debut album, “Lions & Unicorns” which incorporated elements of progressive music, blues, and classic hard rock.
Up to 2021, the Krakow-based group had played numerous concerts alongside bands such as Corrosion of Conformity, Valey of the Sun, Yawning Man, and Bison BC; and at several of Poland’s biggest metal festivals: Mystic Festival, Summer Dying Loud, Red Smoke Festival, Rockowisko Zwierzyniec, and Bałtów Open Air.
In 2024, Only Sons added a new vocalist: Daniel Bala Suder (ex-Taraban).
Today, the Krakow-based band, led by Daniel Kesler, releases second album, “Through the Night Again” and is released independently in digital format (pre-save), on CD (pre-order), and later on vinyl. The album was recorded at Zed Studio (Frontside, Decapitated) and Kossa Buena Studio (Sztywny Pal Azji, Crystal Viper). Tomasz “Zed” Zalewski (Medico Peste, Dieth) handled the mix and mastering, while Bart Gabriel (Avenger, Jag Panzer) handled the vinyl mastering. The album cover was created by Kuba Sokólski (Dormant Ordeal, Entropia), and the layout was created by Kontamination Design (Akhlys, Taake). The band’s logo was created by Xaay, and the band’s photo was taken by Pastor.
The new album by Only Sons features six original compositions in a retro/hard rock style.
The band’s leader comments on the new release: “It’s all here: twisted and technical riffs, melodic choruses, crazy and catchy guitar solos. We’ve expanded the instrumentation with keyboards/pads and samples, adding a variety of spacious sounds to the songs, which, combined with the highly diverse vocal parts, give Only Sons a completely new quality. Fans of bands such as Mastodon, Katatonia, Graveyard, Sentenced, and All Them Witches should feel right at home with us.“
SISKA present “Gangster (Roaring Twenties)”, a new single taken from the album Broken Dreams, released on January 16, 2026. The track is accompanied by the official music video, now available online.
The album Broken Dreams was entirely mixed and mastered by Max Norman, a legendary producer known for his work with Ozzy Osbourne and Megadeth.
The record also features a special guest appearance by Tim “Ripper” Owens, vocalist of KK’s Priest and former frontman of Judas Priest.
Official statement on the video “Gangster (Roaring Twenties)”
A rock video, at times ironic, unfolding as a dark ceremony staged between theater and damnation, while also reflecting on power, identity, and the cost of a pact.
An old-fashioned hearse moves through the darkest night, chased by the police, carrying two faceless gangsters and a closed, silent coffin that weighs like a truth that cannot be spoken.
Inside, red light fills the space, while the two figures – smooth, featureless faces – move like suspended presences, almost like breathing mannequins.
The journey ends in a graveyard lost in the dark. The coffin is placed on the ground and observed like something that can no longer be changed.
The video builds a constant tension between life and death, silence and sound, raising a central question: can a guitar – and the visceral energy of heavy metal – break the silence and stop fate, even for a moment?
In the final scene, a faceless head bursts into flames, symbolizing an inner conflict: the real hell is born within the individual.
For aesthetics and visual style, the two gangsters recall the killer from Blood and Black Lace by Mario Bava, as a purely visual homage, with no narrative, conceptual, or thematic reference.
Video credits: Video makers and directors based on an idea by Mattia Sisca: Martino Sartori, Alessandro Ferrini Actress: Lorenza Caradonna
Tracklist – “Broken Dreams”
Last Days – 01:32 Time Machine – 04:42 Gangster (Roaring Twenties) – 04:04 We’ll Return – 03:42 In the Shadow – 04:23 Daydream – 01:16 Broken Dreams – 03:51 The Inexorable Passage of Time – 02:15 Lonely Tomb – 04:11 Thunderbird – 03:38 Mother Nature – 04:45
Worldwide physical and digital distribution via Big Tuna Records.
Over the years, SISKA have built their path through intense international live activity, sharing the stage with major artists in the rock and heavy metal scene, including:
KISS, Whitesnake, Skid Row, Children of Bodom, Sonata Arctica, Epica, Soulfly, Geoff Tate, Chris Holmes (W.A.S.P.), Paul Di’Anno (Iron Maiden).
In 2023, the band officially opened for KISS in Spain, marking one of the most significant milestones in their live career.
European tour dates will be announced soon, featuring Tim “Ripper” Owens performing live with SISKA.
Line-up – “Broken Dreams” Vocals (special guest): Tim “Ripper” Owens Lead guitar: Mattia Sisca Rhythm guitar: Marco Fragalà Bass: Bunny Bertetti Drums: Riccardo Fantinel Mix & Mastering: Max Norman
Today, after more than 40 eventful years of existence, Canada’s progressive sci-fi metal innovators VOÏVOD return with ‘Symphonique,’ a special live release together with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra, set for release on June 5, 2026, worldwide via Century Media Records.
‘Symphonique,’ which functions like an epic piece of cinema, showcases VOÏVOD’s pioneering futuristic metal with the strains of a symphony orchestra, and features a carefully curated VOÏVOD best-of setlist composed of 12 songs across 73 minutes, recorded live on June 4th, 2025, at the Grand Théâtre in Québec City, Canada.
Offering a first taste of ‘Symphonique,’ the band shares the first single, “Forgotten In Space (Symphonique),” alongside an official visualizer curated by Cloud Motion Design, available to view below.
VOÏVOD’s drummer and founding member Michel “Away” Langevin comments on ‘Symphonique’:
“This live album with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra is a longtime dream turned reality. Thankfully, we will experience it again in 2027 with the Orchestre Symphonique du Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean, right in the region where VOÏVOD formed back in 1983. We wish to take this show across the globe with local orchestras one day, but in the meantime, I hope you will enjoy this epic release. It’s the closest we’ve ever come to sounding like a dystopian sci-fi movie soundtrack, another dream of ours!”
About the first single “Forgotten in Space (Symphonique),” bassist Dominic “Rocky” Laroche adds:
“Taken from the album ‘Killing Technology,’‘Forgotten in Space’ transports us to a Mad Max-esque science-fiction universe. Denis “Piggy” D’Amour was even inspired by it when composing parts of the original version. This incredible symphonic masterpiece, orchestrated by Hugo Begin, offers a powerful orchestral introduction that takes us on a musical journey where the fusion of metal and classical music invites us to imagine, for 6 minutes and 27 seconds, that humanity itself may have been forgotten in space…”
‘Symphonique’ follows the release of VOÏVOD’s latest Juno Award-winning studio album, ‘Synchro Anarchy’ (2022), which reached #7 on the official album sales charts in Germany, #64 in Switzerland, #67 in Austria, and #88 in the Netherlands upon release. It also arrives after the band’s special 40th anniversary release, ‘Morgöth Tales’ (2023), from which a selection of videos can be found below.
Symphonique’ will be available in the following formats: => CD Jewelcase in O-Card => Gatefold 2LP (On either unlimited Black 180g double vinyl, 300x copies limited Yellow 180g double vinyl from Sony Music Canada Shop and EMP, or 300x copies limited Orange 180g double vinyl from VOÏVOD) => Digital Album
VOÏVOD will next embark on comprehensive European touring runs in suitable timing for the upcoming live release starting in June. Don’t miss the following dates:
VOÏVOD – Live 2026:
June Europe Tour Thu 04.06 – Stykkishólmur (Iceland) @ Satan Fest Sat 06.06 – Emmen (The Netherlands) @ Pitfest
UK & Ireland Tour with Midnight & Cryptosis Mon 08.06 – London (UK) @ The Underworld Tue 09.06 – Southampton (UK) @ The 1865 Wed 10.06 – Bristol (UK) @ Thekla Thu 11.06 – Nottingham (UK) @ Rescue Rooms Fri 12.06 – Manchester (UK) @ Rebellion Sat 13.06 – Glasgow (UK) @ Slay Mon 15.06 – Belfast (UK) @ Limelight 2 Tue 16.06 – Dublin (Ireland) @ Whelans Wed 17.06 – Limerick (Ireland) @ Dolans Warehouse
June, July & August Europe Tour Fri 19.06 – Vitoria-Gastiez (Spain) @ Azkena Rock Fest Fri 10.07 – Milan (Italy) @ Frantic Fest Warm-Up Sat 11.07 – Cagliari (Italy) @ Cueva Rock Mon 13.07 – Zagreb (Croatia) @ Vintage Industrial Tue 14.07 – Budapest (Hungary) @ Analog Music Hall Wed 15.07 – Vienna (Austria) @ Arena Thu 16.07 – Vizovice (Czech Republic) @ Masters of Rock Fest Sat 18.07 – Leoben (Austria) @ Area 53 Fest Mon 20.07 – Salzburg (Austria) @ Rockhouse Tue 21.07 – Munich (Germany) @ Feierwerk Wed 22.07 – Weinheim (Germany) @ Cafe Central Thu 23.07 – Essen (Germany) @ Turock Sat 25.07 – Brande-Hörnerkirchen (Germany) @ Headbangers Open Air Fest Mon 27.07 – Gdańsk (Poland) @ Drizzly Grizzly Tue 28.07 – Warsaw (Poland) @ Hydrozagadka Wed 29.07 – Bratislava (Slovakia) @ Randal Club Thu 30.07 – Belgrade (Serbia) @ Zappa Barka Fri 31.07 – Brasov (Romania) @ Rockstadt Extreme Fest Sun 02.08 – Sofia (Bulgaria) @ Mixtape 5 Mon 03.08 – Thessaloniki (Greece) @ Eightball Club Tue 04.08 – Athens (Greece) @ Gazarte Ground Stage Fri 07.08 – Ancora (Portugal) @ Sonic Blast Fest Sun 09.08 – Kortrijk (Belgium) @ Alcatraz Fest Mon 10.08 – Trier (Germany) @ Mergener Hof Tue 11.08 – Aarau (Switzerland) @ Kiff Fri 14.08 – Francavilla Al Mare (Italy) @ Frantic Fest Sun 16.08 – Carhaix (France) @ Motocultor Fest
VOÏVOD – Live 2027: Sat 30.01 – Chicoutimi (Canada) @ Théâtre du Palais Municipal w/ Orchestre Symphonique du Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
THE ROCK ALCHEMIST – Italian Rock Band from Turin with a strong sonic identity that blends modern rock with progressive, hard, alternative, and pop elements!
Kimmo Kuusniemi’s SARCOFAGUS return with a Historic 2010 Concert Video Premiere on YouTube! Click image to watch the video
