THUNDERMOTHER Sign Worldwide Contract with Napalm Records

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Swedish rock’n’roll powerhouse THUNDERMOTHER has inked a worldwide record deal with Napalm Records! Founded in 2009 by guitarist Filippa Nässil, the band is well-known for their electrifying rock anthems and relentless touring – some live highlights include supporting the legendary Scorpions both in North America and Europe, playing the KISS Kruise and performing regularly at major festivals such as Wacken Open Air. In 2021, THUNDERMOTHER was even awarded the GAFFA prize for Best Hard Rock/Metal.
 
Earlier this year THUNDERMOTHER unleashed their highly acclaimed 6th album Dirty & Divine, first one with the new lineup consisting of Filippa Nässil, vocalist Linnéa Vikström Egg, returning bass player Majsan Lindberg and drummer Joan Massing, reaching the top 3 on the Official German Rock/Metal Charts. Now, they are ready to take this new era of the band to all new dimensions through joining forces with Napalm Records!
 
THUNDERMOTHER guitarist and founder Filippa Nässil comments:
“Napalm wanted to sign us for a long time, but we were under another contract. Now it feels really good to finally join them, because they’ve shown us they have the fire. They share strong visions like we do. We already started working on the next release and we’re stoked!“
 
Napalm Records Managing Director Thomas Caser adds:
“We are thrilled to welcome THUNDERMOTHER to the Napalm Records family! The band represents pure, high-energy rock’n’roll like few others, and we can’t wait to open the next chapter of their success story together.”

Dirty & Divine Tour 2025 Part II
17.10.25 SE – Uppsala / Katalin *^
18.10.25 SE – Stockholm / Debaser Strand *^
24.10.25 SE – Gothenburg / Pustervik ^#
25.10.25 SE – Norrköping / Arbis ^#
31.10.25 NO – Oslo / John Dee (Halloween Party) ^#
01.11.25 SE – Huskvarna / Folkets Park ^#
07.11.25 FI – Helsinki / On the Rocks ^#
13.11.25 DK – Copenhagen / Pumpehuset ^#
14.11.25 SE – Malmö / Plan B ^#
04.12.25 DE – Fulda / Kulturzentrum Kreuz *
05.12.25 DE – Bochum / Pott Out Festival
06.12.25 DE – Bremen / Schlachthof Bremen *
07.12.25 DE – Dresden / Strasse *
09.12.25 DE – Cham / LA Eventhalle *
10.12.25 CH – Rubigen / Mühle Hunziken *
12.12.25 DE – Augsburg / Rock Out Festival 
13.12.25 DE – Karlsruhe / Knock Out Festival (Swedish Lucia Party) 
14.12.25 DE – Lindau / Club Vaudeville *
Support: *COBRA SPELL, ^Crown Electric & #Felin

THUNDERMOTHER are:
Filippa Nässil – guitar
Linnéa Vikström Egg – vocals
Majsan Lindberg – bass
Joan Massing – drums
 
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GAIN Featured in 5 Episodes of Peacemaker Season 2

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Record label Fifth Island Music and label GAIN have included songs in 5 episodes of the latest HBO Max series Peacemaker season 2 where it’s clear that James Gunn (writer, director, producer) has a penchant for the Scandinavian hard rock sound. GAIN has included the following bands and songs in the series: 

  • Hardcore Superstar – Guestlist / Episode: #201 (August 21st)
  • Hardcore Superstar – We Don´t Need A Cure / Episode: #202 (August 28th)
  • Ammotrack – Break it Out / Episode: #203 (September 4th)
  • HEAT – A Shot at Redemption / Episode: #204 (September 11th)
  • Hardcore Superstar – Someone Special / Episode: #208 (October 9th)

“It is amazing that our hard rock catalog can be part of and contribute to such a large and extravagant HBO Max series as Peacemaker 2 and what about the scenes the songs are featured in, Absolutely incredible!” – Johan F. Gren (MD, Fifth Island Music/GAIN)

TORCH US Present Their Raw And Uncompromising Force with New Single ‘Sworn’

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“Sworn” introduces Torch Us as a raw and uncompromising force in the Finnish modern metal scene. Combining old-school death metal vibes with heaviness, aggression, and groove, the track captures both nostalgic and fresh intensity. It’s also the first taste from the band’s upcoming EP “To Non-Existence” to be released in November 27th!

Listen to “Sworn” on streaming services (Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, Tidal, Amazon etc.): https://push.fm/fl/torchus-sworn

–Composition: Ville Oksanen
–Lyrics: Mikko Nurmi

Torch Us is a four-piece metal band from Turku, Finland, founded in 2022. The band blends raw aggression with melodic darkness in a way that leaves a mark on the listener. Their sound moves along the boundary surface of melodic death metal and groove-heavy riffs, flavored with everything that feels old-school, raw, and unapologetically intense.

https://www.facebook.com/torchus
https://www.instagram.com/torchusband/

P+A+G+E+S Unveil Debut Single & Video ‘Shine On’ from Forthcoming Album “No More Can Be Done”

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Cape Town’s doom, atmospheric noise, drone, and sludge post-metal trio P+A+G+E+S emerge from the shadows with the release of their debut single and video Shine On, the first glimpse into their highly anticipated debut album No More Can Be Done (out 25th October), recorded with producer Simon Ratcliffe at Sound and Motion Studios in February 2025.
 
Carved from the same crushing bedrock as the album, “Shine On” strikes with a different force—driving and deliberate while retaining the band’s signature weight. “We wanted to contrast the album with something a bit more driving, while adhering to the overall weight of the rest of the tracks and to be strong against vile oppression,” explains the band.
 
Lyrically, the single distils a mantra of resilience: “When the clouds come to cover, let the light shine through.” “The message is simple but powerful,” they add. “It’s about strength in the face of adversity and oppression.”
 
The accompanying video unfolds as a ritual of fire and transformation—an alchemical act of destruction and regeneration. A paper doll serves as the vessel for change, embodying both fragility and intention. “This ritual is a symbolic metaphor for simple things we can do in reality to break fascist necks—like who you give your money to, as a small example, to challenging bigotry as a bigger one,” says the band.

No More Can Be Done is a stark, slow-burning monolith of existential dread, geopolitical despair, environmental decay, and raw emotional weight—yet it carries a glimmer of perseverance in a collapsing world. Since 2017, drummer Caitlin Mkhasibe, bassist Frank Lunar, and guitarist/vocalist/sound artist helo samo have honed their sound from post-rock/noise roots into a heavier, dissonant, and deliberately crushing territory.
 
“Grief and the depressing state of the world were big inspirations,” says the band. “We wanted to create something that embodies that state and cast a light on things that are often hard to address—while writing music we would want to hear ourselves.”
 
The album unfolds like a descent into shadow: chaotic noise mutating into industrial rhythms, fragile symphonics, and suffocating dissonance. Vocals delivering simple, spectral mantras designed to resonate through repetition.

VALONTUOJA Release Second Single ‘Välikappale’ from Upcoming Album

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Promo picture by JTR

Finnish one-man black metal band Valontuoja is set to unleash the second album ‘Tulesta syntynyt’ on November 14th 2025 via Inverse Records. The second single ‘Välikappale’ is unleashed today and it’s available here: https://push.fm/fl/valontuoja-valikappale

The man behind Valontuoja, Jal’zoroth comments the single:

“In the heart of the forest, where the wind speaks only in whispers and the stars vanish from the sky, a predator moves unseen.”Välikappale” is a raw invocation of the hunter spirit a vessel of death, a servant of bloodthirsty gods, cloaked in silence and shadow.

The wolves howl. The earth drinks. Fate is written in blood.”  

–Music & Lyrics by Jal’zoroth
–ISRC: FI3FC2552505
–Cover art by JTR

Tulesta syntynyt CD PRE-ORDER available HERE

Track list:

  1. Palaneiden Kasvojen Maa
  2. Ympyrä Joka Syö Itseään
  3. Kameleontti
  4. Aurinkoroihun Kirous
  5. Välikappale
  6. Asiat Jotka On Tähtiin Kirjoitettu
  7. Sinä Vastaat Teoistasi
  8. Korvessa On Kotini
  9. Kun Kaikki Muu Vaikenee

Album cover by Vhan Artwork

LISTEN to the first single here: https://push.fm/fl/valontuoja-ympyra

Valontuoja, meaning “Bringer of Light” in Finnish, is the one-man black metal entity forged in the icy depths of Helsinki by the Jal’zoroth. Formed in 2024, Valontuoja channels the primordial essence of black metal, weaving a sonic tapestry that is both ferocious and hauntingly melodic. Valontuoja’s soundscape is a maelstrom of raw, unyielding black metal fused with ethereal and melodic elements. Valontuoja conjures an atmosphere that is as brutal as it is beautiful, guiding listeners through the desolate realms of human despair and nature’s unforgiving majesty.

Line-up:
Jal’zoroth – vocals, guitars, bass & drums

https://www.facebook.com/Valontuojablackmetal
https://valontuoja.bandcamp.com

WILL O’ DUSK Unveil New Single And Video ‘Crossroads’

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Italian rockers Will O’ Dusk are set to release their latest single, ‘Crossroads’, on September 26th, 2025! The track, complete with a new video, comes ahead of their new album, “The Long Lasting Dusk”, which is set for release on November 28th, 2025, through Diotima Records Music Management Ltd!

Speaking about the new track, the band have said:
“”Crossroads,” dives into the burning tension between temptation, emptiness, and the desperate need for connection. Neon lights beckon with false promises, each deal and trade pulling the soul further into loneliness, yet the song refuses to collapse into despair. Its chorus is a cry against isolation — a raw, anthemic plea to not face the weight of existence alone. At once timeless in its imagery and urgent in its delivery, “Crossroads” marks our first step into the world, reflecting on how everyone is born to face solitude while still longing for bonds: how much are you willing to trade not to be alone?”

The band, made up of Riccardo Maria Barchiesi (vocals), Danilo Casali (guitar), Stefano Grossi (bass) and Luca Gambazza (drums), see “The Long Lasting Dusk” as a concept record in which the listener is implored to embrace their personal darkness and light in a voyage of personal discovery and acceptance.

“The album is a journey of awareness, of realizing one’s mistakes and accepting responsibility, culminating in a new love for oneself and those closest to us.” The band states. “To us, love isn’t about eliminating all character flaws, but on the acceptance and coexistence of an individual’s light and shadow, and how presenting only one of those halves dooms the individual to failure.

The journey is metaphorically taken by the listener, who moves from track to track, starting with the record’s darker songs, where destruction prevails over creation. In the second half of the album, the lighter and darker aspects of the album’s themes come together to create new perspectives with brighter tones.”

The first act, “The Descent”, charts a fall: from recognizing pain, to embracing destruction, to trying to connect at a cost, until everything collapses. The only option left is to escape. While the second act, “Resurgence”, begins with an explosion and revelations, reshaping chaos into pathos. From there comes resilience, then light, and finally, acceptance of the hard road — as the curtain closes with an anthem of belonging.

The tracklisting for “The Long Lasting Dusk” is:

  1. Break In Case Of Emergency
  2. Heartbreak Dust
  3. Crossroads
  4. Lucifer’s Tears
  5. White Shadow
  6. Let It All Explode
  7. Take It ‘Til You Make It
  8. Slowmo
  9. Whitehouse Road (Tyler Childers Cover)
  10. Last Drop

As their name insists, dusk is the place where light and shadow coexist, a moment of intimate emotional synthesis, experienced beyond good and evil. Will O’ Dusk play with the inextricable link between the lighter and darker parts of life. Drawing on a heady mix of southern rock and post grunge, to create songs that tell something more with each listen. The result is ten songs of heartfelt hard rock, packed with huge choruses and brimming with energy and emotion. “The Long Lasting Dusk” is fast approaching, and Will O’ Dusk want to remind audiences to embrace the beauty it offers.

More information: https://www.facebook.com/willodusk