Grymheart has released “Wake Not The Beast”, the titletrack and first single taken from the new album to be released on November 20 by Scarlet Records.
“Wake Not The Beast” is about how unleashing an ancient evil force is not always a good idea. Don’t play with fire, because you will get burned. A powerful and energetic track, it also works perfectly as the album’s opening song, setting the mood for rest of the album. The guitar arrangements incorporate more black metal-inspired elements in several sections, giving the song a subtle northern atmosphere.
“Wake Not The Beast”:
Second studio album for the up’n’coming Hungarian epic folk metal band;
Grymheart is led by Gábor Kovács (Gabriel Blacksmith), founder of Hungarian power metal legends Wisdom;
produced, mixed and mastered by Gábor Kovács at Blacksmith Studio;
cover artwork by Gyula Havancsák (Accept, Ensiferum, Stratovarius, Burning Witches);
Grymheart is officially part of the Dragon Productions booking roster; FFO: Ensiferum, Wintersun, Children Of Bodom, Amon Amarth, Powerwolf, Wind Rose;
“Wake Not The Beast” tracklist: 1 Wake Not The Beast 2 Spirits Of The Frozen Brave 3 From Hell Into The Dark 4 Demon Of Dreams 5 Somber Saga 6 Dark Son Of The Night 7 The Blood Ritual 8 Prowler Of The Void 9 Killing Gaze 10 Hunters’ Oath 11 Kingdom Of Chaos Total running time – 47:14
artwork by Gyula Havancsák
“Wake Not The Beast” is a direct continuation of the successful debut album ’Hellish Hunt’, combining the energy of power metal, the harmonies of folk metal, the epicness of symphonic metal and the harsh vocals of leader Gabriel Blacksmith.
The Grymheart trademark catchy melodies are now accompanied by heavier guitars, more epic orchestrations, and an even greater emphasis on battle choirs.
The overall Grymheart aesthetics come from iconic monsters & demons hunter characters, and the lyrics draw inspiration also from mystical locations known from mythology and literature while also weaving in deeper philosophical themes.
DOMKRAFT drop the music video ‘Eclipse (Outlast the Night)‘ as the next advance track taken from their forthcoming new full-length “Night Songs“. The fifth album from the heavy psychedelic rockers from Sweden is set for release on November 20, 2026, via Magnetic Eye Records.The album isavailable for pre-order at THIS LOCATION.
DOMKRAFT comment: “This is one of the cleanest, most airy songs we have ever written, yet it still brings decent heft, groove and some melancholy, with a kind of punch-drunk feel“, vocalist and bass player Martin Wegeland explains. “It is the sense of fighting to stay awake, trying to battle back sleep and be there for the sunrise, and all that happens in your head while doing so.”
Tracklist
Unnamed
Lights On
Aurora
Void Runner
Eclipse (Outlast the Night)
Dead Rocket
Tunnels
Personal experience of any kind has always inspired artists. It is therefore hardly surprising that the traumatic medical crisis which DOMKRAFT guitarist Martin Widholm faced in 2025 has found an echo on the Swedes’ fifth album “Night Songs”. Although his band mates didn’t have to undergo several complicated surgeries as he did, they were of course also affected as bystanders in less threatening but nonetheless meaningful ways.
Their collective outlook on life and what is truly important shifted during this period of terror. When the band started working on new songs during Widholm’s long phase of recovery, many contradictory feelings surfaced in both the music and the lyrics. From fear bordering on panic, the pendulum swung to cautious relief. And through sadness and joy, hope and despair, they went all the way to finally arrive at the humbling realisation that they were still able to do what they dearly love: creating music.
The album title, “Night Songs”, partly stems from the Swedes’ experiences during the past year, but also crosses into the broad idea of darkness versus light. This can mean personal hardships, the present state of the world, or the concept of actual night itself. The night may turn into a time of regret, solitude and insomnia but also into the opposite, as a calm phase of relief, relaxation, and even debauchery. All of this happens at night. And just maybe, these “Night Songs” could foremost deal with resilience.
Nordic trio DOMKRAFT have always been true to their musical course, but also grew audibly in maturity with each new release, honing their considerable songwriting skills on each outing. Gradually and through determination and small tweaks and nuances, their stylistic range shifted from towering doom anthems towards heavy rock with psychedelic influences.
DOMKRAFT sprung into being when singer and bass player Martin Wegeland, guitarist Martin Widholm, and drummer Anders Dahlgren realised that they had firmly bonded over a mutual love of bands such as SPACEMEN 3, MONSTER MAGNET, SLEEP, and HAWKWIND.
DOMKRAFT‘s monolithic 2016 debut album, “The End of Electricity”, drew equally from the heaviness, psychedelia, and hypnotic minimalism of their influences. Building on this foundation and with a curious lust for experimentation, the trio explored different sonic angles and musical avenues while building an ever-growing audience and continued critical acclaim with each following release: “Flood” (2018), “Seeds” (2021), and “Sonic Moons” (2023).
DOMKRAFT furthermore established an excellent reputation as a considerable live force and audience magnet on both sides of the Atlantic. The trio performed at such prestigious festivals as four Desertfests (BE, DE, UK & US), Psycho Las Vegas (US), Blow Up (FI), Sonic Whip (NL), Høstsabbat (NO) ArcTanGent (UK), and many more.
“Night Songs” was recorded at the renowned Studio Gröndahl in Stockholm by David Castillo (OPETH, CANDLEMASS, KATATONIA et al.). Karl Daniel Lidén (GREENLEAF, LOWRIDER, BREACH) was asked to maintain DOMKRAFT‘s sonic identity by again mixing and mastering the album.
“Night Songs” should be enjoyed like a feverish, dream-like cocktail that is expertly mixed from equal parts deafening quiet and soothing loud noises, then sprinkled with insomnia, relief, contemplation, and a dash of red-hot anger for raw spice.
Line-up Martin Wegeland – vocals, bass Martin Widholm – guitars Anders Dahlgren – drums
Recording by David Castillo at Studio Gröndahl, Stockholm (SE) Mix & mastering by Karl Daniel Lidén Artwork & layout by Björn Atldax
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Greek psychedelic rock visionaries VILLAGERS OF IOANNINA CITY have unveiled a brand-new music video for “Requiem”, another striking cut from their forthcoming studio album, Venceremos, out this Friday via Napalm Records.
With the release of Venceremos just days away, the album is drawing remarkable acclaim from the international music press. It has claimed several leading soundcheck positions and Album of the Month honors across Europe, while VILLAGERS OF IOANNINA CITY currently grace the cover of METAL HAMMER Greece with an extensive feature on their new chapter.
Germany’s METAL HAMMER declares that “with their heaviest album to date, the band have also delivered their finest work yet”, while ECLIPSEDMAGAZINE concludes that there is simply “no way aroundVILLAGERS OF IOANNINA CITYanymore”. LEGACY calls Venceremos“outstanding”, while METAL.DE describes it as “a modern-day rock opus”. Hungary’s UNDERWORLD hails the record as “a post-rock masterpiece”, while ROCK HARD praises an album carried by melodies “the likes of which haven’t been heard in psychedelic rock for ages”. Also DEAF FOREVER MAGAZINE sees a “truly strong album poised to further cement the status of this extraordinary and unique band”, and Norway’s SCREAM MAGAZINE perhaps puts it most simply: “Their best album of their career so far!”
With “Requiem”, VILLAGERS OF IOANNINA CITY now reveal another compelling facet of Venceremos. Reflective and uncompromising, the song turns its attention to endings and the final reckoning, when everything else falls away and all that remains is the truth of how a life was lived.
VILLAGERS OF IOANNINA CITY on the new single: “Requiem is a reflection on endings, where the journey fades, and only truth remains. It’s about facing yourself at the final moment, weighing a life lived. You lived your life or fell their fraud? Will you go with massive guilt or calm in serenity?”
Set in a dystopian future shaped by illusion, control and fear, Venceremos unfolds as a journey through exile, resistance and awakening. It follows those who rise against a broken world, rejecting gods and modern kings in order to reclaim freedom and meaning. Through struggles, hopes, fears and deep reflections on existence, one truth remains constant: the quest is one, and its name is freedom.
Rather than bending to trends, VILLAGERS OF IOANNINA CITY sharpen their identity. The upcoming album presents itself as heavy, direct and intense, driven by a raw and immediate energy. It leans decisively into heavy rock and metal, pushing into more aggressive territory while unfolding with a genuinely progressive spirit, where each composition evolves with purpose and depth.
Ritualistic rhythms, expansive arrangements and traditional instrumentation such as bagpipes and zourna are not mere embellishments, but essential elements of the band’s sonic language. Folk and Hellenic elements meet powerful riffs and dynamic structures in a sound that feels direct, distinctive and entirely their own.
Produced and recorded by Alex Karametis at Magnanimous X Studio in Greece, and mixed and mastered by Jacob Hansen at Hansen Studios, Venceremos captures clarity and depth in equal measure. With this release, VILLAGERS OF IOANNINA CITY deliver a powerful statement and a journey through darkness, defiance and the unbreakable force of rebellion. As one of the key names in post-stoner and heavy prog rock, the band once again reinforces their place within the scene, with Venceremos standing as a defining step in their ongoing evolution.
Venceremos Tracklist: 1. Alienation 2. Home 3. Ghosts in the sky 4. Venceremos 5. The Ruiner 6. No fear 7. Here and now 8. Epitaph 9. Requiem
In support of Venceremos, VILLAGERS OF IOANNINA CITY will play an album release show in Athens taking place on September 20 at the Lycabettus Theatre, one of the city’s most legendary open-air venues, before the band embarks on a series of shows across Greece’s major cities and an extensive European Tour in March 2027 with dates to be announced soon.
VILLAGERS OF IOANNINA CITY is: Alex Karametis – Vocals, Guitars, Synths Akis Zois – Bass Aris Giannopoulos – Drums Dimitris Brentas – Winds
Following the recent release of their stirring acoustic version of “Horizon” (listen/watch here), Australian symphonic folk metal torchbearers VALHALORE have unleashed an epic new live video for “The Storm,” a track taken from the band’s latest studio album, Beyond The Stars. Capturing the power and energy of VALHALORE on stage, “The Storm (Live)” brings one of the record’s most intense songs to life in a striking live setting.
Composer Anthony Willis writes, “We are stoked to finally share this powerful live version of ‘The Storm’, captured on our Australian headline tour last year! This is the first live recording we’ve released as a digital single, and we think the atmosphere, rawness and intensity of this live performance takes the song beyond the original. Turn it up loud and enjoy!”
Originally released in April 2025 via ROAR – A Division of Reigning Phoenix Music, Beyond The Stars marked the long-awaited second full-length chapter in VALHALORE’s journey. Blending melodic death, power and symphonic metal with the band’s distinctive folk influences, the album combines crushing heaviness and sweeping melodies with atmospheric passages, further enriched by instruments including flute, cello and mandolin.
Upon its release, Beyond The Stars was met with an enthusiastic response from the international metal press. METAL ON TAP awarded the album a perfect 10/10, calling it “metal at its absolute finest, and a serious contender for Album of the Year.” Australia’s METAL ROOS praised it as “a perfect fusion of the modern metal with the traditional” and concluded with an emphatic “Highly recommended!” Germany’s METAL HAMMER, meanwhile, highlighted the interplay between growls and clean vocals on songs such as “The Storm” and “Horizon,” noting that it gives the tracks “a certain grandeur”.
With Beyond The Stars, VALHALORE opened a new chapter while staying true to the epic, emotional and cinematic qualities at the heart of their sound. “The Storm” stands as one of the album’s powerful centerpieces, bringing together heavy guitars, commanding rhythms, harsh and clean vocals, and the folk and symphonic textures that define the band’s musical identity.
Beyond The Stars Line-Up: Anthony Willis – Lead Guitars, Vocals Lachlan Neate – Lead Vocals, Cello, Mandolin Sophie Willis – Tin Whistles & Wind Instruments Lucas Fisher – Rhythm Guitars, Vocals Morgan Cox – Drums Joseph Dipisa-Fiorenza – Bass, Vocals
California’s ANTANIA return with their first single and official video “33”, unveiling their new album The Unholy 33, due October 16, 2026 via Argonauta Records. The duo will also hit the road across Asia alongside renowned Swedish extreme metal force The Crown.
Following the announcement of their signing with Argonauta Records, California-based experimental extreme metal duo ANTANIA, featuring Doc Luna and Kali Mortem, are ready to unleash their first new music for the label.
Today, ANTANIA reveal “33”, the first single and official video taken from their forthcoming new album, The Unholy 33, due for digital release on October 16, 2026 via Argonauta Records.
With “33”, ANTANIA further establish their singular approach to avant-garde black metal, industrial extremity and experimental electronics, delivering an uncompromising sonic assault built entirely without conventional guitars or bass. Synthesizers, crushing low frequencies, distorted textures and machine-like rhythms collide into a sound that is bleak, mechanical and ferocious.
Drawing from the pioneering extremity of Dodheimsgard, Mysticum and Thorns, alongside the dark electronic legacy of Skinny Puppy and Ministry, ANTANIA operate in a territory where the hostile atmosphere of black metal meets industrial precision and experimental sound design. Their music takes the intensity and darkness of extreme metal and rebuilds it through an entirely electronic arsenal, resulting in an unsettling and highly distinctive sonic identity.
The Unholy 33 expands this vision across eleven tracks, pushing ANTANIA’s experimental industrial black metal into even darker and more disturbing territory.
The Unholy 33 Tracklist
33
DVHM3R
Sn0wAnGeL
Gloomzday
ThUgG33
Cykl0pZ
Flies
AntVniV
Frazzledrip
Kultz
HEarSe
The album will initially be released digitally through Argonauta Records on October 16, 2026, followed at a later date by physical editions on CD and vinyl. Full details of the physical releases will be revealed soon.
But ANTANIA’s assault will not remain confined to the studio. Shortly after the album’s release, Doc Luna and Kali Mortem will take their extreme electronic black metal vision on the road, joining renowned Swedish metal force The Crown for a series of dates across Asia, followed by an additional appearance alongside Evergrey in India.
ANTANIA live
October 17, 2026 Dubai, UAE • Jimmy Dix’s October 20, 2026 Tokyo, Japan • Space Odd October 21, 2026 Tokyo, Japan • Space Odd October 22, 2026 Nagoya, Japan • 3STAR Imaike October 23, 2026 Osaka, Japan • Socore Factory October 24, 2026 Seoul, South Korea • The Gamma Hall October 30, 2026 Bengaluru, India • TBC Sky Lounge • with Evergrey November 1, 2026 Kolkata, India • Princeton Club
With The Unholy 33, ANTANIA are preparing to push their peculiar strain of avant-garde and industrial black metal even further beyond conventional boundaries. Built from synthesizers, distortion, crushing bass frequencies and mechanical rhythms, their music occupies a space where the coldness of industrial electronics collides with the darkness and extremity of black metal.
The Unholy 33 arrives October 16, 2026 via Argonauta Records.
More news and physical release details coming soon.
Collapsaris the second single from the new A SECRET REVEALED albumThe Ruin I Summoned Forth, which is set to be released on November 20th via Lifeforce Records.
The title of the fourth full‑length by A SECRET REVEALED already serves as a dark omen: “The Ruin I Summoned Forth” sounds powerful, oppressive, and inescapable. And that very weight permeates all eight songs of the album. The band from Würzburg crafts a sonic landscape defined by immense emotional force, urgent intensity, and a density that feels almost impossible to contain. Their wall of sound is never an end in itself, but the foundation of an existential expression that hits immediately and resonates long after.
Stylistically, the quintet moves within the tension field of post‑metal – a sound that doesn’t deny its core roots, yet highlights more clearly than ever their affinity for black metal, melodic death metal, and modern, forward‑driving heaviness. Time and again, fragile, searching passages open up, giving the massive sound room to breathe, occasionally interwoven with subtle, almost folkloric accents. Fittingly, the opener ‘Disheartened’ sets an early exclamation mark: with Nikita Kamprad of Der Weg einer Freiheit as guest vocalist, the track gains additional depth and sharpness.
“The Ruin I Summoned Forth” marks the band’s third release on LIFEFORCE RECORDS, following “Sacrifices” (2019) and “When The Day Yearns For Light” (2021). Their debut “The Bleakness” was released in 2015 via Bastardized Records. Across all four records, a clear narrative thread emerges: A SECRET REVEALED consistently strive to craft strong thematic arcs and a massive, uncompromising sound that grips listeners from the very beginning and leaves a lasting impact. Once again, the band presents a cohesive work in which individual elements rise into an overwhelming whole, until, in the end, the inevitable unfolds: “The Ruin I Summoned Forth”.
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