After THE NARRATOR announced their signing to Nuclear Blast Records a couple of weeks ago, the band today releases its brand new song ‘Unbind Me‘.
‘Unbind Me‘, which was mastered by Ted Jensen,captures THE NARRATOR at their fiercest, with an unrelentingly heavy composition, encompassed within anthemic melodies, proving that once again that THE NARRATOR is a must-have on every playlist.
THE NARRATOR commented: “Unbind Me marks a fresh chapter for us – with our new partners and a strong team by our side. The video, brought to life by the amazing Daniel Prieß, captures all the energy we put into this song. We can’t wait to play it live on our upcoming shows this summer and fall.“
About THE NARRATOR:
THE NARRATOR were founded in 2017 in the Ruhr area and have been captivating audiences with their energetic songwriting and electrifying live performances from the very beginning. After successful tours and festival appearances, THE NARRATOR steadily made a name for themselves in the German metalcore scene.
In September 2024, THE NARRATOR released their highly anticipated debut album Lore – 10 tracks that speak volumes, boasting an impressive 6.5 million streams on Spotify. Their latest single, ‘Unbind Me‘, mastered by Ted Jensen (STERLING SOUND – BRING ME THE HORIZON, GREEN DAY, KORN, and many more), and accompanied by a striking music video directed by Daniel Prieß, proves once again that THE NARRATOR is a must-have on every playlist. One thing is certain: the best is yet to come!
Svalbard have released an important, heart-wrenching statement for their fans:
After much reflection, we have decided that 2026 will be the final year of Svalbard. Our final UK tour will be in November 2025. Following that, we plan to do a final EU tour, a final Japanese tour and a few more select farewell shows in 2026. Thank you to everyone who has supported us during our 15 years as a band. Your support has meant the world to us. We’ve shared so many unforgettable moments with you all throughout our career, and we look forward to commemorating our final year as a band with you in 2026.
SVALBARD – FINAL UK TOUR NOVEMBER 2025 w/ Cage Fight and Knife Bride 19 Nov UK – Glasgow, Slay 20 Nov UK – Manchester, Rebellion 21 Nov UK – Newcastle, Think Tank 22 Nov UK – Bristol, Thekla 23 Nov UK – London, Oslo Hackney
Svalbard will reveal more final show dates in due course…
Svalbard‘s latest and final record, The Weight Of The Mask, is their most devastatingly raw and beautiful work to-date, overflowing with mesmerising performances from Serena Cherry, Liam Phelan, Mark Lilley and Matt Francis, transcending boundaries across shoegaze, post-hardcore, black metal and more. Uncompromising and highly charged, the record spans themes intrinsic to humanity, such as emotional strength and depression, to unrequited love and vulnerability.
Across a fifteen-year career, Svalbard have released four studio albums, three EPs and several split releases. Whilst continually refining their distinctive blend of euphoric black metal, post-rock and d-beat, theyincorporated a few more surprising influences along the way. From soft, mournful singing to progressive guitar leads, which showcased a sensitive dynamic, lending impact to their most crushing moments – of which there are undoubtedly many. There’s been no poetry, no ambiguity – just direct, raw honesty as the quartet have tackled some very uncomfortable subjects head on. Svalbard are heavy in the most evocative sense of the word, with blunt lyrics equally as important as the music.
In light of today’s news, Serena Cherry has also shared a message:
“From the moment we formed Svalbard in 2011, all we wanted was to play loud and play shows. Every single moment was exciting to us, from playing DIY squat shows to major metal festivals all over Europe. I think we will always feel a slight state of disbelief over what our noisy little band from Bristol managed to achieve. We never wanted to create music that was easy to pigeonhole, and I feel proud that we always stayed true to ourselves musically and never restricted our creativity within the genre rule book. The support we received over the years as a band is something that I will carry in my heart forever. It’s a testament to the openmindedness of the metal community that our sound and our outspokenness was embraced with open arms. I would like to say a very heartfelt thank you to everyone who has supported Svalbard, it’s been an incredible journey and we could not have done it without you.”
British metal heavyweights CONJURER have announced a EU + UK headline tour in October/November 2025, with support from Frail Body in mainland Europe as well as Pijn and Death Goals in the UK.
CONJURER comment: “It’s been a long time since we headlined around the UK and Europe, and to be able to do it with 3 bands we are extremely excited about is a real privilege. We’ll have plenty to share with you between now and then…“
Dates: w/ Frail Body Oct 28 – FR – La Bulle Café, Lille Oct 29 – FR – Le Point Ephémère, Paris Oct 30 – FR – Le Grillen, Colmar Nov 01 – IT – Ziggy, Turin Nov 02 – IT – Alchemica Music Club, Bologna Nov 04 – DE – Backstage, Munich Nov 05 – DE – Juha West, Stuttgart Nov 06 – NL – Doornroosje, Nijmegen (CONJURER only)
w/ Pijn & Death Goals Nov 09 – UK – Damnation Festival, Manchester (CONJURER only) Nov 11 – UK – The Joiners, Southampton Nov 12 – UK – The Underworld, London Nov 13 – UK – Strange Brew, Bristol Nov 14 – UK – Asylum, Birmingham Nov 15 – UK – Cathouse, Glasgow
About Conjurer: Páthos(2022, Nuclear Blast) is not an album for the half-hearted or faint-hearted. Elements of Sumac, Gojira, old Mastodon, and Oathbreaker, their last record is a multi-layered beast – sludge, death, doom, black metal, and hardcore influences clash and collide throughout, all masterfully finished by Will Putney’s exquisite mix and master. The fifty-minute runtime of Páthosis not without its moments of the sublime, with post-metal nods to Conjurer and Pijn’s acclaimed Curse These Metal Hands project throughout. That a band can be at once so triumphantly beautiful and gut-punchingly heavy is a testament to Conjurer’s quality and a surefire sign of their future longevity at the top of Britain’s heavy music scene.
Australian groove-death metal juggernauts DISTORTA are back with a vengeance. Their brand-new EP, Deadman, drops on September 5th, 2025, via Wormholedeath, and it’s a genre-bending assault of pure power.
Following their 2024 debut Devil in the Dust, Deadman is the sound of a band hitting its stride—fusing thrash, groove, death, and power metal into an explosive signature style. Massive riffs, pounding rhythms, and anthemic choruses you can shout ‘til your lungs give out—this is DISTORTA.
The EP was entirely recorded, mixed, and mastered by the band themselves, and shows a marked evolution in sound and precision.
1. When the War Is Over 2. The Reaper 3. Deadman 4. Longway 5. Deafening Sins
Band Line-up for Deadman: Dmitry Keremetskiy – Lead Vocals James Boger – Lead Guitar / Backing Vocals Dom Davey – Guitar / Backing Vocals Dave Prodanovic – Bass Chris Hanrahan – Drums
As they put the finishing touches on their seventh full-length album, GRAILKNIGHTS have already unveiled its first chapter with the release of their new single, ‘Necronomicon.’ Hailing from Grailham City, these superhero-themed metallers take on none other than Cthulhu; a monstrous, kraken-like entity. The single’s title is likely to resonate with many, as it draws inspiration from H.P. Lovecraft’s infamous book of the same name.
‘Necronomicon’ opens with an eerie echo, as if calling from beyond, before GRAILKNIGHTS plunge headfirst into the ocean’s depths with a singular mission: to stop the resurrection of the ancient beast whose return could spell the end of the world. Armed with thunderous drums, a blazing intergalactic guitar solo, and a rallying chorus forged to summon the bravest of metalheads, the band wage an epic battle to outwit Cthulhu in the sunken city of R’lyeh once and for all.
The GRAILKNIGHTS add: “Valiant Battlechoir, with ‘Necronomicon,’ we continue a journey we started on our “Knightfall” album in 2018. We’ve always been fascinated by the world of H.P. Lovecraft – the atmosphere, the mystery, the sense of something vast and unknowable just beneath the surface. This song is our way of diving back into that universe. It’s also a spiritual follow-up to our earlier track ‘Cthulhu.’ This time we wanted to explore a different corner of that mythos though – something darker, more haunting, and a bit more epic in sound. Producing and recording ‘Necronomicon’ along with talented Sascha Paeth was intense and creatively rewarding. We focused on capturing that eerie, otherworldly mood that Lovecraft’s stories are known for, while staying true to our heroic and uplifting sound. We’re proud of how it turned out, and we’re excited to finally share it with you!”
‘Necronomicon’ was recorded at GateStudio (Wolfsburg, Germany) under the watchful eyes of Sascha Paeth (AVANTASIA, KAMELOT, RHAPSODY OF FIRE etc.). Its live premiere already took place during the group’s Grailfest, where Battlechoir members from all around the world came together at MusikZentrum Hanover on May 2 and 3. Fortunately, GRAILKNIGHTS fan don’t have to wait too long until their return as their 2025 “Battle Of Metal” co-headline tour with ALL FOR METAL will kick off at the very same venue on October 16. Containing 21 shows in total, the journey will lead both band’s way across 8 European countries. All dates and ticket info can be found below!
GRAILKNIGHTS live:
– 25.09.2025 DE Kiel – Full Metal Cruise XII (Teil I) SOLD OUT/NEU
– 30.09.2025 DE Kiel – Full Metal Cruise XII (Teil II) SOLD OUT/NEU
„Battle Of Metal“-Co-Headlinetour 2025 GRAILKNIGHTS & ALL FOR METAL w/ special guests Präsentiert von Rock It!, musix, metal.de, Tasmanian Devil Agency, RPM & PERCEPTION
16.10.2025 DE Hannover – MusikZentrum NEW 17.10.2025 DE Leipzig – Hellraiser 18.10.2025 DE Berlin – Lido 19.10.2025 DE Hamburg – Markthalle 21.10.2025 DE Aschaffenburg – Colos-Saal 22.10.2025 CH Pratteln – Konzertfabrik Z7 23.10.2025 DE Bochum – Matrix 24.10.2025 DE München – Backstage (Werk) 25.10.2025 DE Schirnding – Gemeindehalle 26.10.2025 CZ Zlín – Masters of Rock Café 27.10.2025 HU Budapest – Analog Music Hall 29.10.2025 AT Wien – Viper Room 30.10.2025 DE Stuttgart – Im Wizemann (Club) 31.10.2025 DE Köln – Club Volta 02.11.2025 FR Paris – Nouveau Casino 03.11.2025 ES Bilbao – Sala Groove NEW 04.11.2025 ES Madrid – Revi Live NEW 05.11.2025 ES Salamanca – Sala B Caem NEW 06.11.2025 FR Lyon – Rock n’ Eat 07.11.2025 BE Kortrijk – DVG Club 08.11.2025 DE Löffingen – Rocknacht
08/09.05.2026 DE Braunschweig – Rock in Rautheim *NEW*
About GRAILKNIGHTS
If it’s on their 2004 debut album “Across The Galaxy,” its follow-ups “Return To Castle Grailskull” and “Alliance” or their tales of the past 15 years (“Calling The Choir,”“Knightfall” & “Muscle Bound For Glory”), GRAILKNIGHTS’ goal has remained the same – the Holy Grail must be returned to Grailham City! Their mission also led their flight path to stages around the globe, which they boldly dominated as headlining act and shared with acts such as SABATON, FEUERSCHWANZ, BROTHERS OF METAL and TWILIGHT FORCE among others, always supported by their brave fan base aka the Battlechoir.
During the years, some of these equally brave musicians have also lent their additional vocal support to the Hanover, Germany based squad: Tracks like ‘Turbo Boost [feat. FEUERSCHWANZ]’ but especially ‘Pumping Iron Power,’ which was graced by SABATON’s Joakim Brodén, crafted additional intergalactic bondings between the band and metalheads worldwide, and saw GRAILKNIGHTS’ success numbers go through the roof with ‘Pumping Iron Power’ heading for 15 million Spotify streams only.
Highly experienced in both studio and live battles, the superheroic metal group have faced and overcome several evil powers over time, and now they are set to oppose Dr. Skull in full length once again with their 7th adventure, followed by yet another journey across Europe. Joining forces with label family members ALL FOR METAL in autumn 2025, the “Battle Of Metal” can actually only end in another victory against all evil.
GRAILKNIGHTS are: Sir Optimus Prime | vocals Sovereign Storm | guitars, vocals Count Cranium | guitars, vocals Duncan MacLoud | bass, vocals Lord Drumcules | drums
Swiss Goth / Horror / Shock Metal band DARKFLOW have released their highly anticipated new album Imminent End, out now!
Produced, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Andy LaRocque (legendary guitarist of King Diamond) at Sonic Train Studio in Sweden,Imminent End is a concept album that takes listeners through a dark and chaotic vision of the world’s collapse. LaRocque not only helmed the production but also contributes a blistering guest solo on the epic track “The Last Symphony.” Brian Bendahan did the orchestration of all the songs.
The album Imminent End explores themes of divine judgment, human depravity, and cosmic destruction. DARKFLOW crafts a world where each track reveals a different path to ruin—tsunamis, wars, existential despair—culminating in a battle between heaven’s wrath and hell’s vengeance.
“This album is about the world’s end, each track a vision of how everything falls apart. I embody Sean Horror, returning from hell to destroy the Earth before God can. It’s a race for apocalypse. ‘Press The Button’ finds Sean forcing a powerful man to unleash nuclear chaos. And the final song, ‘Whistles From The Sky,’ is my laughter as I’ve outdone God—winning the destruction of mankind and ushering in the end of all civilization.”
With Imminent End, DARKFLOW cement their place as masters of sonic horror, blending goth, shock metal, and theatrical narrative into a terrifying and unforgettable experience.
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