THE ASTRONAUTS‘ new single ‘Ease Up‘ is a mellow, guitar soaked rocker that drifts between the indie/alt rock sound of today with a kick back to the likes of the ever inspirational Velvet Underground. A truly stunning single, melodic and mellifluous and with more music to come over the following months on Flip Flop Records, this really is a band to watch.
The Astronauts are Benjamin Fox and Gordon Cooper, American musicians collaborating transatlantically between Detroit and Ireland.
In addition to their work as The Astronauts, Fox and Cooper also compose and record under the name Irish Lights, an ambient instrumental project inspired by the timeless beauty and solitude of Ireland’s lighthouses.
Beyond their own music, the duo operates Sleeping in Space LLC, a boutique Detroit-based label dedicated to releasing independent and forward-thinking music.
“We make songs through satellites. Music is our rocket ship. Time to launch. We are ordinary citizens. Midwest till we die”
After recently making a new official video for the fan favourite “Illuminate The Path” available ARCH ENEMY are unleashing “Break The Spell” that comes with a lyric video by 12Inch Media, watch it below.
The band comments: “’Break The Spell’ is a raw, introspective journey through despair and resilience, ‘Break The Spell’ confronts mortality, fear, and emotional collapse—yet refuses to surrender. Haunting and defiant, it transforms pain into empowerment, offering strength to anyone fighting through dark times.” Arriving ahead of ARCH ENEMY’s massive European tour and the release of a digital deluxe edition of their acclaimed album “Blood Dynasty”, this anthem is a battle cry for survival and renewal.
ARCH ENEMY’s 12th studio album, ‘Blood Dynasty’, was originally released in March of this year via Century Media Records. The “Blood Dynasty (Deluxe Edition)” will be out October 10th, and it comes with 3 bonus tracks, one of which, “Lachrymatory”, is previously unreleased. Preorder it here: https://www.blood-dynasty.com
Upon the release of “Blood Dynasty (Deluxe Edition)” the extreme metal titans will embark on their European headline tour. Joining them on this unrelenting crusade are the mighty AMORPHIS and ELUVEITIE as co-support acts, with the crushing GATECREEPER set to open the gates of chaos.
Tracklist “Blood Dynasty (Deluxe Edition)” Dream Stealer Illuminate the Path March Of the Miscreants A Million Suns Don’t Look Down Presage Blood Dynasty Paper Tiger Vivre Libre The Pendulum Liars & Thieves
+bonus tracks: Break the Spell Moths Lachrymatory (previously unreleased)
Swedish blackened thrash metal outfit SARCATOR have dropped their blistering cover of Sarcófago’s cult classic “The Black Vomit” on all streaming platforms. Previously featured as a bonus track on their third full-length album “Swarming Angels & Flies”, the cover pays homage to the Brazilian extreme metal band that released “The Black Vomit” originally in 1986. The song remains as one of the most iconic and raw statements in South American extreme metal history.
Their album “Swarming Angels & Flies” is available for purchase here.
Listen to “The Black Vomit” on your favorite DSP here.
Sarcator LIVE 2025
27.09.2025 Eskilstuna (Sweden) – Lokomotivet 06-08.08.2026 Schlotheim (Germany) – Party.San Open Air
About Sarcator
At a juvenile age of 14-20, Sarcator released their first demo tape, “Visions of Purgatory”, via the American label Redefining Darkness Records in 2019. Just two years later the quadrumvirate got nominated for best rock/metal album for the Swedish music award P3 Guld with their 2020’s self-titled debut release for the same label. After releasing their 2nd album, “Alkahest”, via Black Lion Records in 2022, Sarcator finally got a proper chance to play live, captivating crowds with their intense, blackened live shows. With their current line-up fully committed to the band despite their young age (all members are between 19 and 25) it was time for them to record their 3rd album, which still features previous guitarist Emil Eriksson. Shortly after signing a new worldwide deal with Century Media Records and heading out on a debut European tour supporting Hellripper and Cloak, Sarcator released “Swarming Angels & Flies” on January 17th, 2025. With plenty of live activity in support of the new album, Sarcator are already at the forefront of an emergent, highly determined new generation of Scandinavian extreme metal bands and ready to take the rest of the world by storm soon too…
Sarcator are: Mateo Tervonen – Vocals, Guitar Felix Lindkvist – Bass Leo Buchalle – Guitar Jesper Rosén – Drums
As Everything Unfolds, who recently announced their signing to Century Media, have today released a brand new single, ‘POINT OF VIEW’, hot on the heels of ‘SET IN FLOW’, released earlier this summer.
Speaking of ‘POINT OF VIEW’, vocalist Charlie Rolfe says, “you give everything you have, your whole being, your whole life, to help someone but it’s never enough if they don’t want to help themselves. I really struggled to understand how someone close to me couldn’t see my point of view in the awful situation we were in. They were angry when I helped, they were angry when I gave them space, they were angry when I stayed, they were angry when I left.
She continues, “it destroyed my confidence and my self worth having to live in an environment where nothing I ever did was good enough. It hurts deeply to watch what can only be described as a car crash in slow motion, being unable to stop it but just having the strength to walk away and value your own mental health, your own sanity helped me gain back a small amount of those parts of me I lost. I really hope that some day, that person can listen to this song, and truly understand what it was like to be in that situation from my point of view.”
Ignoring traditional genre boundaries with their distinctive sound, As Everything Unfolds have aspired to create a unique listening experience, combining a multitude of genres within the alternative realm and beyond. With over 30 million streams of their catalogue to date, their craft does not go unnoticed.
As Everything Unfolds have been nominated for three Heavy Music Awards, including Best Album in 2024, and have appeared at iconic European festivals including Download Festival, Graspop, Rock For People, Resurrection and Wacken. They have also toured extensively alongside bands including Electric Callboy, Enter Shikari, Skindred, Bury Tomorrow, Holding Absence and many more.
Off the back of signing to Century Media, the remainder of 2025 and 2026 promise to be huge years for the band, showcasing their new era across numerous tours and festivals.
FORTHCOMING LIVE SHOWS
NOVEMBER 13: BIRMINGHAM Asylum 14: LONDON The Dome 19: BERLIN Urban Spree 20: HAMBURG Headcrash 22: STUTTGART Core Fest 23: COLOGNE MTC
AS Everything Unfolds are Charlie Rolfe – Vocals Adam Kerr – Guitar George Hunt – Bass Jon Cassidy – Synths/Programming
Finnish melodic death metal titans WOLFHEART have unleashed a new video for ‘Forefathers,’ from their new EP, “Draconian Darkness II,” out now via Reigning Phoenix Music. ‘Forefathers’ lets the dynamic nature of WOLFHEART’s sound shine with a blend of stormy orchestrations, layered vocals (featuring performances by members of BEFORE THE DAWN, SUOTANA and FULL HOUSE BREW CREW), and surprisingly delicate piano accents. With frigid and ferocious vocal deliveries and a massive chorus, the song spins a tale of revenge in a lonesome, bleak Northern landscape.
Vocalist/guitarist Tuomas Saukkonen comments: “‘Forefathers’ is a musical and lyrical combination of our mythology-themed “King Of The North” [2022] and our latest album “Draconian Darkness,” which painted a bleak and apocalyptic soundscape. Vengeful and violent text meets mighty Nordic riffs and melodies. A perfect partner for the ‘Carnivore’ single!”
This five-track release showcases every facet of WOLFHEART’s trademark sound: raw, poetic, and powerfully atmospheric. Featuring two new tracks (including orchestral and acoustic versions), plus a crushing live rendition from their latest album, “Draconian Darkness II” captures the band’s cold grandeur in both studio precision and on-stage intensity. Founder Tuomas Saukkonen continues to refine his vision with haunting melodies, relentless drumming, and evocative storytelling rooted in Northern landscapes. “Draconian Darkness II” is a journey through desolate beauty, bleak emotion, and thundering metal.
“Draconian Darkness II” is WOLFHEART at their best: melancholic, massive, and deeply melodic. With new songs, orchestral depth, and raw live energy, this EP is a cold flame burning bright in the dark.
WOLFHEART’s “Draconian Darkness II” EP is out now via Reigning Phoenix Music! Two new tracks (plus orchestral & acoustic versions) and a live cut of crushing Northern metal: cold, poetic, and unforgettable.
“Draconian Darkness Over Europe” w/ BEFORE THE DAWN, SUOTANA, FULL HOUSE BREW CREW Presented by Nahka Agency
21.09.2025 ES Madrid – Revi Live * 22.09.2025 ES Barcelona – Sala Wolf * 25.09.2025 NL Utrecht – De Helling 26.09.2025 DE Herford – KulturWerk 27.09.2025 DE Siegburg – Kubana 29.09.2025 FR Paris – Backstage By The Mill 30.09.2025 BE Kortrijk – DVG Club 01.10.2025 DE Hamburg – Logo 02.10.2025 DE Leipzig – Hellraiser 03.10.2025 DE Essen – Turock 04.10.2025 DE Weinheim – Café Central 05.10.2025 HU Budapest – Analog Music Hall 06.10.2025 PL Kraków – Klub Zaścianek 07.10.2025 SK Košice – Collosseum 08.10.2025 CZ Prague – Rock Café 09.10.2025 SI Ljubljana – Orto Bar 10.10.2025 IT Paderno Dugnano (MI) – Slaughter Club 11.10.2025 CH Zug – Chollerhalle (w/ PARASITE INC.) 12.10.2025 DE Lindau – Club Vaudeville 13.10.2025 DE Munich – Backstage *only WOLFHEART & BEFORE THE DAWN
30.04 – 02.05.2026 NO Kopervik – Karmøygeddon Metal Festival 21 – 24.05.2026 US Baltimore, MD – Maryland Deathfest
Founded by the hardworking multi-instrumentalist Tuomas Saukkonen (known for BEFORE THE DAWN, BLACK SUN AEON etc.), WOLFHEART represent a unique blend of sinister atmosphere and intense Northern European metal. Their music combines raw power with poetic depth, earning them significant acclaim within the global metal community.
While WOLFHEART’s art is primarily inspired by their Finnish surroundings, their albums weave eclectic stories that connect nature and human emotions. With each release, they have expanded their artistic horizons, continually enriching their musical expression.
SOULBOUND release the new single “sYn”. The song is also title-track of the new studio album wich will be released on 16 January 2026 by Metalville.
With “sYn”, SOULBOUND deliver a relentless opening to their new studio album. The track is anything but comfortable: loud, furious, and almost liturgical in its intensity. Blending heavy riffs, dark synths, and industrial elements, the band forges a sound that merges NDH, alternative metal, and electronic pathos, and makes a clear statement.
Lyrically, “sYn” explores the modern idea of sin, not as a religious dogma, but as a reflection of societal responsibility. It confronts guilt, denial, and moral hypocrisy, a scream against a world that prefers silence over truth.
“What if guilt doesn’t come from religion, but from everything we ignore?”, the band asks. “sYn” is their reckoning with inner darkness. Raw, direct, and unapologetic.
Following their last album “obsYdian”, which reached #12 on the German album charts, and a successful headlining tour, SOULBOUND return with “sYn” to show they’re not here to meet expectations, they’re here to break them.
With “sYn” SOULBOUND present their most uncompromising work to date. The melodic industrial metal band’s fourth studio album strikes a dark, direct tone and remains as catchy as it is uncomfortable. Between brutal self-reckoning, social criticism and sacred exaltation, “sYn” spins a dense thematic thread around the central motif of sin – rethought, interpreted in many different ways and bitterly personal.
Musically, the band remains true to itself: “sYn” combines hard riffs, brute synths, pounding beats and anthemic choruses. Somewhere between NDH, metalcore and electronically distorted world pain. But instead of bold provocation, it’s about attitude. It’s about admitting to being fallible. About contradicting dogmas and wrestling with one’s own precipice.
“If we’re considered sinners, might as well be it with purpose and flair!”, says the band. This is exactly how sYn sounds: raw, honest, angry, but also vulnerable. An album like a mirror that doesn’t embellish, but confronts. No pure accusations, but an outcry. Not enlightenment, but flames in which you stand.
“sYn” was recorded and produced entirely by the band themselves.
TRACK LISTING 1 Abaddon 2 sYn 3 No Kings Fo rMe 4 Cutting Diamonds 5 sYnfluencer 6 Chaos & Amen 7 Dark Throne 8 Neon Battlefield 9 Sacred Skin 10 Not Metal Enough 11 sYnners Crown 12 If U Seek Amy (Bonustrack / Cover) Original by Britney Spears
On 26 March 2026 the sYn Tour starts with 12 shows in Germany and Switzerland
26.03. DE Hamburg – Knust 27.03. DE Hannover – Musikzentrum 28.03. DE Köln – Luxor 10.04. DE Leipzig – Hellraiser 11.04. DE Berlin – Hole44 17.04. DE München – Backstage Halle 18.04. DE Stuttgart – Im Wizemann 24.04. DE Bremen – Tower 25.04. DE Wuppertal – LCB 30.04. DE Saarbrücken – Garage 01.05. CH Münchenstein – Rockfact 02.05. DE Frankfurt – Das Bett
LINE UP Johannes „Johnny“ Stecker – lead vocals, shouting Felix Klemisch – guitars Patrick Winzler – keyboards Jonas Langer – bass Mario Krause – drums
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
Metal Shock Finland (World Assault ) 