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UNPROCESSED Release New Single ‘Beyond Heaven’s Gate’ + Announce Tour with JINJER

Posted by tarjavirmakari on September 21, 2025
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German metal outfit Unprocessed have unveiled ‘Beyond Heaven’s Gate’, the powerfully emotive second single taken from their upcoming album Angel, due for release on Halloween 2025 (31st October).

Stream the single here: https://ffm.to/beyond-heavens-gate

Unprocessed comment on ‘Beyond Heaven’s Gate’: “We can believe in things beyond heavens gate – bats communicate with ultrasonic waves, dogs can smell diseases before they break out, cats can see in the night… so wouldn’t it be foolish to think that we can sense everything there is? This song represents a longing for something more than we can see, an answer to our internal questions about life and death. If you wish for it, you can be in touch with those who aren’t physically around anymore, and connect with a world ‘Beyond Heaven’s Gate’.

“Musically this may be our catchiest song on the album, with a more active rock approach while staying true to our progressive roots.”

‘Beyond Heaven’s Gate’ follows the single ‘Solara’ featuring Zelli of Paleface Swiss, a crushingly heavy track that combines an electronic approach with the signature Unprocessed downtuned riffage.

Unprocessed have also been announced as main support to Jinjer on their 2026 EU/UK headline tour, with Textures opening. Catch them on the following dates:

23.01.26 DE – Cologne / Palladium  
24.01.26 NL – Tilburg / O13  
25.01.26 BE – Brussels / AB Brussels  
27.01.26 UK – Glasgow / SWG3 
28.01.26 IE – Dublin / Olympia
29.01.26 UK – Manchester / O2 Ritz
30.01.26 UK – Birmingham / O2 Birmingham Institute
31.01.26 UK – London / O2 Kentish Town Forum
02.02.26 FR – Paris / Olympia  
03.02.26 FR – Lyon / Transbordeur  
04.02.26 FR – Toulouse / Bikini  
07.02.26 ES – Madrid / Wagon
08.02.26 ES – Bilbao / Santana 27
11.02.26 CH – Zurich / X-tra  
12.02.26 DE – Stuttgart / LKA  
13.02.26 DE – Wiesbaden / Schlachthof  
14.02.26 DE – Munich / Tonhalle  
16.02.26 HU – Budapest / Barba Negra  
17.02.26 AT – Vienna / Gasometer
19.02.26 CZ – Prague / Sasazu  
20.02.26 DE – Leipzig / Felsenkeller  
21.02.26 DE – Berlin / Astra  
22.02.26 PL – Warsaw / Progresja
24.02.26 FI – Helsinki / Kulttuuritalo
25.02.26 FI – Tampere / Tavara Asema
27.02.26 SE – Stockholm / Fållan
28.02.26 NO – Oslo / Sentrum Scene 
01.03.26 DK – Copenhagen / Amager Bio  
02.03.26 DE – Hamburg / Grosse Freiheit 36

Unprocessed is composed of Manuel Gardner Fernandes (vocals, guitar), David Levy (bass, synths), Christoph Schultz (guitar), and Leon Pfeifer (drums). Their upcoming album Angel marks another bold step in the band’s creative evolution. Expanding their sonic palette with heavier textures and emotive and intimate lyricism that highlights their poppier side. Angel features high-profile guest appearances from Zelli of Paleface Swiss and Jason Aalon Butler of Letlive and Fever 333. These collaborations add new layers of urgency and intensity to a record that explores themes of conflict, duality, and inner transformation.

The band speaks more about the themes of Angel: “This album is more than just a record by four boys from Germany – it’s a light shone upon the unknown, like memories from the afterlife. We explored the concept of “Angel” in various ways: becoming an angel through real-life actions, hearing angels serenade, a fallen angel telling his story and becoming the Antichrist, or seeing someone as an angel through glorification. This concept inspired both the music and the lyrics. While we’re leaning more into a polished metalcore sound, the record still maintains the essence of what makes Unprocessed unique. It features some of the craziest guitar, bass, and drum work we’ve ever showcased as a band. At the same time, we believe it’s more accessible to the broader metal and metalcore audience, with our strongest and catchiest hooks and melodies to date.”

Track-list: 
1. 111
2. Sleeping with Ghosts
3. Beyond Heaven’s Gate
4. Sacrifice Me
5. Snowlover
6. Terrestrial
7. Your Dress
8. Where I Left My Soul
9. Solara feat. Zelli from Paleface Swiss
10. First Tongue
11. Perfume
12. Head in the Clouds feat. Jason Aalon Butler from Fever 333
13. Dark, Silent and Complete

The band’s previous album, …and everything in between (2023), received widespread acclaim for its complex arrangements and specifically heavy compositions. The record launched a major touring cycle which saw the band complete headline shows with many sold out across North America, and Europe, as well as performing their largest shows in China, and venturing into Japan, Thailand, Singapore and Australia for the first time. They also appeared at prominent festivals such as Download (UK), Graspop Metal Meeting (Belgium), Mystic Festival (Poland) and Resurrection Festival (Spain).

In the past two years, Unprocessed have supported major heavy acts including In Flames, TesseracT, August Burns Red, Spiritbox, and Polyphia. Their collaborative work with Polyphia guitarists Tim Henson and Scott LePage on …and everything in between highlighted  the potential Unprocessed continues to exhibit amongst the scene’s most exciting guitar focused acts.

Central to Unprocessed’s identity is guitarist and vocalist Manuel Gardner Fernandes, whose playing has garnered international attention across online platforms and beyond. His partnership with Ibanez, including a signature model, and his ongoing guitar clinics around the world, reflect his growing status as one of the leading voices in modern metal guitar.

Unprocessed continue to push their sound forward with each release. Angel presents their most focused and dynamic material to date, offering a deeper look into the extremes of human experience without losing the technical foundations that first set them apart.

Unprocessed are:
Manuel Gardner Fernandes – Vocals, Guitars
Christoph Schultz – Guitars
David John Levy – Bass & Keys
Leon Pfeifer – Drums

For more:
www.unprocessed.band
www.facebook.com/unprocessedofficial
www.Instagram.com/unprocessedband

Brazilian GUTTED SOULS Punch with New Single ‘Zero-Sum Overlords’ from Upcoming Studio Album

Posted by tarjavirmakari on September 21, 2025
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GUTTED SOULS started in 2004 when the members of the band NECROPEDOPHILE, after releasing their demo “Fetal Gore” (2002), started deviating from their proposed path of making death metal in the vein of Cannibal Corpse, Sinister, Morbid Angel and such. As the musicians started to become more proficient in their respective instruments, the musical direction changed to something more technical and progressive side of death metal.

The band suffered countless changes since then, with numerous line-up changes, and the sole remaining founding member is Iron (IncognoscI, ex-Anopsy, ex-Diisgraça). After joining forces with Wellington Ferrari, the band decided to focus on death metal with politically infused lyrics about psychopathy, mediatic manipulation, and the corruption of science and religion, culminating in both the “Unconscious Automaton” EP (2012), “The Illusion of Freedom” album (2017) and single “Organic Portal (2019).

Within all years of existence Gutted Souls had a pleasure to play at Extreme Hate Festival and as a support of such great bands as: Obituary, Master, Carach Angren, Unleashed, Apocalyptic Raids and Krisiun.

Right now, band is preparing to unleash to the wider audience their new masterpiece, second studio album titled “Portals To Chaosium” which consist of 8 brand new songs (+intro & outro) fully marking a change of direction towards a darker, faster and even more brutal death metal worship.

This is how band describes new album: “What is Portals to Chaosium? It’s brutal & technical death metal with the raw energy and nostalgia of 90’s and early 2000 , but with modern production. Songs contains almost progressive solo sections, contrasting with breakdowns and fast blasts, with old school mid tempo beats in between – there is something for all lovers of the different subgenres of death metal. Lyrics are about cosmic horror, parasocial decay, alchemical transformation, entropy, transhumanism, existential dread, woven together to create a dark, dystopian narrative“.

“Portals to Chaosium” was recorded (between June 2024-January 2025), mixed, mastered and produced by Victor Mendonça (ex-Lacerated and Carbonized). The guitars used were crafted specifically for this record by Carreiro Guitars. Cover artwork & layout was done by Aeon Artwork. Release date is set up on September 26, 2025 and will be released digitally and on CD by the Polish label Via Nocturna. CD could be purchased at official webstore (here).

Listen to the “Zero-Sum Overlords“:

TRACKLIST:

01. Hallowed Chambers of Madness
02. Cosmic Ungod
03. Parasocial Parasitism
04. Kings of Nothing
05. Multicosmic Domination System (Blacken the Mercury – Corrupt the Silver)
06. Biotechnological Transhumanist Engineers
07. Spectacle of Charred Flesh
08. Apathic Anger
09. Zero-Sum Overlords
10. Praise be the Cosmic Devourer (Outro)

LINE-UP:

Iron – vocals 
Alexandre Carreiro – lead guitar
Bruno Tavares – guitar
Wellington Ferrari – bass
Braulio Drumond – drums 

More information: Facebook | Bandcamp | Instagram

MERIDIAN’s New Self-Titled Album Out Now

Posted by tarjavirmakari on September 21, 2025
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Photo by Dennis Askholm Jensen

With fists raised and amps cranked, MERIDIAN return today with their fifth studio album, a self-titled statement of intent and rebirth. “Meridian” is a no-frills celebration of classic heavy metal spirit, reconnecting with the raw energy, melodic power, and rebellious attitude of the genre’s golden era. From the first riff to the final scream, this is heavy metal the way it was meant to be: direct, honest, and electrifying.

Produced, mixed and mastered by guitarist Marco Angioni (Tygers Of Pan Tang, Steel Inferno) at Angioni Studios, “Meridian” was recorded with a live-first mindset and a stripped-down production ethos. Minimal studio tricks. Maximum impact. The album captures the tight interplay and raw stage energy that have long defined the band’s live shows.

This is not just another record – this is MERIDIAN. A bold restart. A love letter to heavy metal. And a reminder that the old school still rules.

“Meridian” is out today on LP (black vinyl, limited to 150 copies), CD and digital, via From The Vaults. 

Buy the album here: https://bit.ly/mrd-tgt – Stream it at https://bfan.link/mrdn-mrdn

“Meridian” tracklist:

1. Uprising
2. When The World Finds Out
3. Crown The King Of Violence
4. Last Words Of A Dying Man
5. B.U.R.N.
6. Swinging The Chain
7. The Way Back
8. Taking Power
9. Mask Of Anger

Formed in Denmark and active since 2013, Meridian have long stood at the crossroads of melodic metal, with flashes of AOR and progressive influences shaping their early records. But now, with a new frontman and a renewed sense of direction, the band strips everything back to essentials, delivering a hard-hitting, hook-filled album that proudly wears its ‘80s metal influences on its sleeve.

The shift in sound comes from two key moments: a conscious decision to sharpen their sonic identity, and the arrival of Søren Adamsen (ex-Artillery) as lead vocalist. His commanding presence and raw vocal style bring a harder edge to the band, perfectly suited to the record’s return-to-roots approach. The result is a collection of tightly crafted songs with thunderous riffs, melodic choruses, and blazing guitar solos, echoing the best of classic Maiden, Dio, and Saxon.

Lineup:
Søren Adamsen – vocals
Martin Jepsen Andersen – lead & rhythm guitars
Marco Angioni – lead & rhythm guitars
Klaus Agerbo – drums
Peter Bruun – bass

Webshop: https://bit.ly/mrd-tgt
Digital: https://bfan.link/mrdn-mrdn

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LOST IN HOLLYWOOD Release New Single + Video ‘Pretty Skin’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on September 21, 2025
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Hamburg’s breakout metalcore/alt-rock act Lost in Hollywood are back with their hard-hitting new single ‘Pretty Skin’. Fusing raw emotion, modern pop sensibilities, and crushing heaviness, the track thrives on sharp contrasts that demand attention.

Stream the single here: https://arisingempire.com/lih

Lyrically, ‘Pretty Skin’ delves into the haunting emptiness of a dead relationship, the struggle of holding on when you know it’s already over. 

For more information:
https://www.instagram.com/lostinhollywood.official
https://www.arising-empire.com/artists/lost-in-hollywood

BLOOD COMMAND Drop New Single And Video ‘Mariah’s Song’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on September 21, 2025
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Straight out of Bergen (NO), genre-bending rock/death-pop rebels Blood Command return with their blistering new single ‘Mariah’s Song’. 

Stream the single here: https://arisingempire.com/mariahssong

Fueled by Nikki Brumen’s ferocious vocals, razor-edged guitars and a hook that refuses to leave your head, this track delivers pure emotional chaos. At its core, it’s an emo-soaked anthem about a love so intoxicating it feels divine & destructive all at once, taboo, irresistible and worth burning for no matter the cost. 

For more information:
https://www.instagram.com/bloodcommand
https://www.facebook.com/Bloodcommand
https://www.tiktok.com/@bloodcommand

CALCRAFT to Release “Reborn Through Torture” Album, ‘Satisfying Strangulation’ Single/ Video Out Now

Posted by tarjavirmakari on September 21, 2025
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Texas-based hateful Death Metal outfit, CALCRAFT, recently signed to Lifeforce Records, are set to release their debut album, Reborn Through Torture, on November 21st (physical release January 30th).

With the uncompromising credo “Unrelenting death metal. No trends. No mercy.” CALCRAFT define their sound – and with their debut album “Reborn Through Torture”, they deliver a merciless statement against anything watered-down or trend-driven.

The Texas-based outfit stands for raw, hate-fueled death metal, deeply rooted in the legacy of Immolation, Suffocation, and Incantation. But CALCRAFT go further: their songs are steeped in dark atmosphere, thrashy aggression, and a cinematic violence that feels ripped straight from the bloodiest scenes of Giallo and slasher films.

Their name is no coincidence – William Calcraft, England’s infamous executioner, serves as a grim source of inspiration. Like their namesake, CALCRAFT show no mercy: their music is an auditory noose, each track an execution. “Reborn Through Torture” is a blood-soaked manifesto of riffs, madness, and horror, dragging the listener into a world of pain and cinematic carnage.

Each song tells a story – of insanity, torture, and final breaths. CALCRAFT don’t aim to entertain; they aim to disturb. Their goal is to create a threatening sonic landscape that sounds like “a blood-soaked soundtrack to the final scene you never survive.”

Those who face this album won’t be spared. CALCRAFT hold themselves to their own brutal standard – and deliver death metal in its most relentless, uncompromising form.

The album’s first single, Satisfying Strangulation, is available now on all digital platforms: https://orcd.co/calcraft_sast

Pre-Order / Pre-Save Reborn Through Torture here: https://orcd.co/calcraft_rtt

Track Listing:

  1. Satisfying Strangulation
  2. Fuck Blade
  3. Slovakian Carnage
  4. Perpetually Stabbed
  5. Interlude
  6. Wolves Sight
  7. Purest Pain
  8. Carving Flesh
  9. Outro

More information: INSTAGRAM | BANDCAMP | SPOTIFY | TIDAL

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