Defocus, one of Germany’s most exciting progressive metalcore acts, return with their crushing new single ‘COMA’. Packed with razor-sharp riffs, atmospheric melodies and a chorus that refuses to leave your head, the track showcases the band’s unique ability to capture today’s spirit.
Lyrically, ‘COMA’ dives into the struggle of being consumed by trauma and despair, yearning for cryosleep as an artificial escape from suffering without giving in to death.
German metalcore outfit Annisokay close their Abyss saga with Abyss – The Final Chapter which will beout 21st November. After Pt. I (2023) and Pt. II (2025), this release completes the journey with raw emotion and power. The new single ‘Splinters’ launches the pre-order, blending heartbreak and defiance.
With “Doomsday Clock”, Danish doom/death collective EMPIRE DROWNS unveils today the third harbinger of their forthcoming album “Endless Nights”. A fast-burning descent into tension and inevitability, the track entwines massive, churning riffs with mournful melodies and a suffocating atmosphere, embodying the looming shadow of its namesake. Equal parts apocalyptic and elegiac, “Doomsday Clock” is a stark reminder of the fragility of existence, carried through Empire Drowns’ signature blend of weight and melancholy, mixed with a mid-tempo urgency that fits the theme.
Once again mixed and mastered by Tue Madsen (Moonspell, The Haunted, Baest), the single sharpens the duality at the heart of Empire Drowns: bleak yet strangely beautiful, melodic yet crushingly heavy. “Doomsday Clock” not only extends the band’s desolate vision but also cements their place among the modern torchbearers of atmospheric doom and death metal.
“ADoomsday Clock” is available now on all streaming services and has also been released in a music video, which can be seen below.
Empire Drownschallenge the boundaries of melodic doom and death metal on their haunting new album “Endless Nights”, delivering a sonic experience where melancholy, atmosphere, and aggression collide in compelling fashion.
“Endless Nights” is a record that breathes with its own pulse: melodic yet crushing, introspective yet vast, bleak yet strangely beautiful.
Across its tracks, “Endless Nights” weaves powerful growls, mournful guitar leads, pounding rhythms, and spectral keyboards into a cohesive whole that pays homage to genre titans like Paradise Lost, My Dying Bride, Katatonia, and Amorphis – while carving out an identity all its own.
The album was recorded by Marco Angioni (Tygers of Pan Tang, Thorium) at Angioni Studios, and mixed and mastered by Tue Madsen at the renowned Antfarm Studios (Moonspell, The Haunted, Baest). The result is a deep, enveloping production that enhances both the weight and nuance of Empire Drowns’ sound.
“While the music retains a core of Scandinavian winter and grey skies, “Endless Nights” was forged not only in Denmark, but also in the vibrant heart of East Africa – a region of majestic landscapes and rich cultures, scorching sun, devastating cycles of drought and flood, profound political tumult, unforgiving poverty and deep resilience”, the band states. “The album’s inspiration is a paradox born of the extremes that shape these vastly different worlds, it stands as a powerful sonic reflection of life’s relentless contrasts”.
Looking ahead, Empire Drowns will take “Endless Nights” to the stage in 2026, with live performances that promise to channel the album’s emotional depth and sonic weight into an immersive concert experience. This is not a studio project or a fleeting collaboration; this is a real band, committed to the long haul, ready to connect with audiences and make their mark on stages across Europe and beyond.
“Endless Nights” will be released on LP (grey vinyl, limited to 150 copies), CD and digital on 31.10.2025, via Mighty Music.
“Endless Nights” tracklist:
1. Volcanic Funeral 2. A Choir Of Fallen Angels 3. Doomsday Clock 4. Stoneheart 5. Santiago Sunrise 6. The Great Flood 7. Endless Nights 8. Silence 9. Life Is Fading
Lineup: Michael Hvolgaard Andersen – vocals Thomas Birk – guitars Anders Ro Nielsen – keyboards Marco Angioni – bass Kim Jørgensen – drums
With their most ambitious album “Wounds“, COLD IN BERLIN expand their DOOM GOTH ROCK sound further – bringing in synths, free-jazz brass, and off-kilter rhythms.
Following their promising first single “Hangman’s Daughter”, released on September 5, the British band is now back with more: their new and second single “The Stranger” is now available to stream and. The band presents epic sci-fi synthesizers in this track!
🎥 🎬 ⚙️ Composition & Production: Cold In Berlin
SingerMaya shared: “‘The Stranger‘ is a song that is meant to allow for multiple interpretations … perhaps it is a song about addiction- the wound that doesn’t heal. The way the focus of an addiction sings to you, searching you out, twisting and flowing through the body- whispering beneath the skin until you answer the call and find home once more.
Perhaps it is a song about finding your place in the world- groups of people watching and experiencing something meaningful together- a way to heal and close old wounds. How live music can stay with you even as you are separated from it. How finding the strange songs, sang in dark places can actually bring you home to yourself.
Or perhaps it is a song about that sharp kind of love at first sight that can overwhelm, offering freedom and constraint all at once. When you are drawn to that person that you know can destroy you, but you cease to matter because they are somehow instantly your home and only resting place.
‘The Stranger‘ can be all these things- a healer, a cage, an addiction, but it is most definitely a call into the darkness, reaching out to the listener to join us in the howl of life, to wake up the bones and the skin. Be with us in the noise and know that whatever it is that led you to us, we are grateful you are home.”
Artwork by Derek R. Setzer
COLD IN BERLIN emerged from East London’s gothic underground in 2010, evolving into one of the UK’s most revered live acts. Blending dark Post-Punk, Doom, and Krautrock with Maya’s fierce, commanding vocals, their sound balances raw power with haunting beauty. Debut album “Give Me Walls” (2010) made waves with Artrocker Album of the Year, followed by acclaimed releases on Candlelight Records and New Heavy Sounds. [ … learn more here ]
LINE-UP Maya Berlin • Vocals Adam Richardson • Guitar Lawrence Wakefield • Bass Alex Howson • Drums
Recently being announced as a BBC Introducing Hereford & Worcester Featured Artist, just six months into their story as a band, and having received radio airplay across multiple stations, Falling into View are delighted to be able to bring you their next single. After the successful release and reviews of their first two singles “What is it like to Lose?” and “On with the Show”, Falling into View are very proud to release their third single “Things (that I thought might one day be useful)”.
As with their previous singles, “Things” (due for release on 24th October) has already received BBC Introducing airplay and is a crowd favourite at their live shows, often stopping people in their tracks and silencing the room as Lyss and Allan perform this song in a stripped back way. Written and composed by prolific songwriter Allan, this track came together in just thirty minutes whilst Allan was packing up boxes and preparing to move house after it had been the family home for many years, although turning it into a breakup song gave it a bit of a twist!
He goes on to write that everyone has that drawer or cupboard shelf full of precious, sentimental things gathered across the years and it is often lovely to rediscover them and occasionally, just occasionally, they may one day be useful!
Allan states: “We’ve heard it said many times that some of the best songs are conceived and written in a matter of moments and this song was certainly one of those. I recently moved house and whilst emptying drawer in an old cabinet I was struck by the amount of stuff it contained and why on earth we thought any of it would ever come in useful! It was later that day when the thought struck me that this experience was a kind of metaphor for the way in which we bank memories. How we use them to look back fondly over the path our journey has taken or conversely, use the more painful ones to remind us not to take that pathway again! So I sat down and wrote this song. In a matter of thirty minutes, I had the main body of the song and the melody. I took it to rehearsal and played it to the rest of the band and was struck by the stunned silence which greeted the final chords! Imagine my relief when they all said they loved it! After talking over with Lyss we decided that it needed another verse to complete the story and so I went home that evening and wrote the last verse. We all love this song, and we know how it affects people we play it to as they greet it with the same moment of stunned silence before the applause, it’s that split second that tells you the words you have written have resonated.”
Once again recorded at Magic Garden Studios in the West Midlands and produced by multi-platinum and BMA award winner Gavin Monaghan, this song will appeal to lovers of Americana, Country and Pop. Receiving fantastic reviews across their early live shows, Falling into View blend the best of Country and Americana with an unashamed nod to Pop, delivering a sound that will resonate with fans of multiple artists and genres.
Quotes from recent reviews of the first single “What is it like to Lose?”: “Falling into View nail the Country-Pop sweetspot” “Let’s get straight to it, Alyssa is the wildcard. Her vocals are the kind that stop you in your tracks” “Falling into View arrive fully formed, blending classic sounds with a fresh edge and fronted by a vocalist who truly stands apart” Quotes from recent reviews of the second single “On with the Show”: “Longtime fans will know Alyssa as the voice that can stop you mid-conversation soulful, sweet, but full of grit when it needs to be” “The sound they’re crafting feels far bigger than their roots. With On With the Show, they’ve proven they can produce tracks that hold their own against national and even international peers” “There’s no ceiling here. Falling into View have tapped into something that resonates beyond genre boundaries” “They are very good at transforming such profound meaning into songs and turning those emotions into anthems”
Singer Alyssa has previously made waves as a BBC Introducing featured artist. Allan, the band’s chief songwriter, carries the torch as its most seasoned musician, having also played alongside drummer Gordon in previous band The Idle Quiet. After that band’s chapter closed, Gordon suggested Alyssa take the microphone for a new project, bringing ex work colleague, and long-term friend, Rob on board to play bass. Lead guitarist and former bandmate of Rob, Bernie joined soon after, completing a lineup that came together as if it were meant to be, with everything “Falling into View” nicely!
With a rich mix of influences and an undeniable chemistry and an ability to not take itself too seriously, Falling into View is ready to make its mark—one song at a time.
Live show: 25th Oct, The Dragonffli, Pontypool 20th Dec, The Globe, Hay On Wye
Alyssa Wint (vocals and acoustic guitar) Allan Price (rhythm guitar) Bernie Eacock (lead guitar and backing vocals) Rob Beavan (bass guitar and backing vocals) Gordon (Gordy) Wint (drums and occasional backing vocals)
Irish nu-metalcore outfit Following The Signs return with their brand-new single “Stuck In Place”, the first official release from their forthcoming EP ‘Evolve’, to be released in 2026.
Formed in Cork, Ireland in 2018, the band have carved a reputation for blending crushing metalcore with the raw groove of nu-metal and progressive textures, as heard on their debut album Conflictions and subsequent singles Birthright and Stand Tall. Now, ‘Stuck In Place’ signals a new era for the band as they gear up for their most ambitious release to date.
Lyrically, ‘Stuck In Place’ is a fierce statement on the suffocating realities of modern life. Vocalist Alan Jevens explains: “When I wrote ‘Stuck In Place’ I was thinking about the modern world, where we are now and what I believe is to come. The verses reflect the frustration of working endlessly just to survive in such an expensive time, while pointing to the corruption of governments and the consequences of unchecked greed. The chorus speaks of what lies ahead, nuclear war, environmental collapse, but also the need to rise against those in power. The song travels through despair, rebellion, and the dream of a better world, tying into the broader narrative of our upcoming EP, Evolve.”
Musically, the track captures everything Following The Signs are about, massive riffs, towering breakdowns, searing screams and atmospheric cleans, all channelled into a visceral soundscape that reflects the chaos and hope within the lyrics.
The band will be bringing their new material to the stage with a string of live dates, including: October 17th – Fibber Magees, Dublin October 24th – Dali, Cork November 8th – Scream for Me Festival, Cavan November 15th – Pharmacia, Limerick November 21st – Warsaw, Poland November 22nd – Kraków, Poland
With ‘Stuck In Place’, Following The Signs prove they are not only one of Ireland’s most vital underground metal acts but a band with an urgent voice in today’s fractured world. Expect more details on the Evolve EP to be announced soon.
Following the Signs are: Alan Jevens – Vocals Noel Crowley – Guitars Vincent Renoux – Guitars Rory Taylor – Bass Chris Hanlon – Drums
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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