I, CURSED Reveal First Single + Video ‘Disfigurement’ from Upcoming EP

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 25, 2025
Posted in: Int. News, News. Tagged: . Leave a comment
Photo by Jerkka Perälä

Finland’s I, Cursed, who combine angry and furious death metal and grindcore, will release a new as yet unnamed EP later this year. Both the single and the EP will once again be released in cooperation with Finnish record labels Inverse Records & Meara Music which is also an agency and event producer based in Ulvila. 

Listen to Disfigurement single on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/icursed-disfigurement 

The band comments: 
” “Disfigurement” gives a hefty and harsh preview of the new I, Cursed EP set to be released later this fall. I, Cursed has updated its production to be more dynamic and organic, closer to how I, Cursed sounds live. “Disfigurement” reflects the mood of the upcoming EP, offering doses of fierce death metal and grindcore. The “Disfigurement” single is accompanied by a rather aggressive and pulsating music video, produced by Soft Neon Audiovisual.”  

  • ISRC: FI-HZL-25-00015
  • Music & lyrics composed & written by Ville-Veikko Laaksonen
  • Produced & arranged by I, Cursed
  • Engineered by Ville-Veikko Laaksonen, Nico Brander & Jesse Simola
  • Recorded at Firefield Avenue & Soft Neon Audiovisual Studio Mixed & mastered by Jerkka Perälä
  • Single cover by Jerkka Perälä

Combining angry and furious death metal and grindcore, I, Cursed, from the Pori / Ulvila area, is a brutal dredging of Ville-Veikko Laaksonen and Eero Haula, known from Atlases, Marto and Oceanwake, among others, which is fed to the Finnish metal scene in an atonal coldness. I, Cursed’s music is a mix of something old and familiar, the HM-2 sound of Swedish grind, and somewhat more modern and crushing production. The line-up of the band in July 2024 is completed by guitarist Nico Brander from Marto and drummer Arttu Leppänen from Atlases and Marto. FFO Coldworker, Gadget, Nasum & Rotten Sound.  

LISTEN to previous EP Death Holograms: https://push.fm/fl/icursed-death

Line-up:
Eero Haula – Vocals (Oceanwake)
Ville-Veikko Laaksonen – Bass & guitar (Atlases, Marto)
Nico Brander – Guitar (Blood Service, Marto)
Arttu Leppänen – Drums (Atlases, Marto)

https://www.facebook.com/I.Cursed.Grind
https://www.instagram.com/i.cursed.grind
https://icursed.bandcamp.com

CALIBAN’s Most Ambitious Work Yet “Back From Hell” Out now

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 25, 2025
Posted in: Int. News, News. Tagged: . Leave a comment
Photo by Moritz Hartmann

Today CALIBAN are releasing their most ambitious work yet. “Back From Hell” explores themes of inner struggle, resilience, and catharsis, blending their signature crushing riffs and guttural vocals with atmospheric melodies and modern production.

For over two decades, CALIBAN has stood as one of the defining forces in Metalcore. With their new album “Back From Hell” the German band continues to evolve their sound while staying true to the intensity and emotion that have defined their career. Led by founding members Andreas Dörner (vocals) and Marc Görtz (guitar), the band’s current lineup includes new vocalist and bassist Iain Duncan, whose clean vocals, songwriting skills and diverse perspective and experience bring a fresh dimension to their already powerful dynamic. Complemented by longtime drummer Patrick Grün and guitarist Denis Schmidt, CALIBAN’s formidable lineup is poised to deliver a relentless and emotionally charged experience that reaffirms their status as Metalcore pioneers.

“Back From Hell” is available in various formats here: https://caliban.lnk.to/BackFromHell-Album

CALIBAN have released a total of five singles and videos taken from “Back From Hell”:

All of these are more than valid reasons to allow the whole band to share insights into “Back From Hell” and stories from their past during an extensive 80min talk. Grab some snacks and drinks and get comfortable for a deep dive! Please note this is only available in their native German:

While getting ready for their upcoming tour the band also just dropped their own coffee, “Roast From Hell”, a bio fairtrade dark espresso that comes with flavours of dark chocolate and roasted almond. You can secure your extra dose of delicious coffee via the official bandstore: https://www.caliban-shop.com/

Tomorrow, Saturday April 26th, you can meet the whole band during their signing session at the EMP Store in Dortmund between 15:00-16:00. Come hang!

The weekend will also see them embarking on their European headlining tour with In Hearts Wake, Cabal and Assemble The Chariots.

BACK FROM HELL TOUR 2025
CALIBAN w/In Hearts Wake, Cabal, Assemble The Chariots

27.04. (DE) Karlsruhe – Substage
28.04. (DE) Berlin – Metropol
29.04. (DE) Hamburg – Gruenspan
30.04. (NO) Oslo – Parkteatret
02.05. (FIN) Helsinki – Ääniwalli
04.05. (SE) Stockholm – Kollektivet Livet
05.05. (DK) Copenhagen – Pumpehuset
06.05. (NL) Eindhoven – Dynamo
08.05. (UK) Bristol – The Fleece
09.05. (UK) Birmingham – Asylum
10.05. (UK) London – The Dome
12.05. (CH) Zurich – Komplex 457
13.05. (DE) Munich – Backstage
14.05. (AT) Vienna – Flex
15.05. (HU) Budapest – Dürer Kert
16.05. (PL) Krakow – Kwadrat
17.05. (DE) Leipzig – Conne Island
18.05. (DE) Cologne – Essigfabrik

CALIBAN are:
Iain Duncan – bass, vocals
Patrick Grün – drums
Andreas Dörner – vocals
Marc Görtz – guitar
Denis Schmidt – guitar

CALIBAN online:
http://www.calibanmetal.com
http://www.facebook.com/CalibanOfficial
http://www.instagram.com/calibanofficial

DEEZ NUTS Return with New Video for Latest Anthem ‘Kill This Shit’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 25, 2025
Posted in: Int. News, News. Tagged: . Leave a comment

DEEZ NUTS are back with a video for their latest anthem, “Kill This Shit”. The video was directed and edited by Michael Williamson and can be found below.

JJ Peters (vocals) on the song and video: “’Kill This Shit’ is about taking on the world, fighting for what you deserve, and doing what you want without giving in to self-doubt or criticism.”

Catch them live:

19.07.25 (BE) Dour Dour Festival
24.07.25 (DE) München – Free & Easy @ Backstage
25.07.25 (CH) Goms – RottenRockFest 2025
26.07.25 (DE) Wirges – Subwood
31.07.25 (DE) Weinheim – Cafe Central w/ Cro Mags
01.08.25 (CZ) Littomerice – Death Coffee Festival
02.08.25 (DE) Roitzscchjora – Full Rewind
04.08.25 (DE) Berlin – Huxleys w/ Landmvrks, Counterparts

Stay tuned for more new tunes from DEEZ NUTS shortly!

DEEZ NUTS are:
Matthew Rogers – Guitar
JJ Peters – Vocals
Jesse Labovitz – Drums
Apolinario Correia – Bass

DEEZ NUTS online:
https://www.instagram.com/deeznutsdtd
https://www.facebook.com/deeznutshardcore
https://twitter.com/deeznutsHC

TEETH Release New EP “I Am The Way To Oblivion” with Music Video for ‘Let It In’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 25, 2025
Posted in: Int. News, News. Tagged: . Leave a comment

Coming off a string SOLD OUT shows with the CANCER BATS and a North American direct support run with NORMA JEAN, Canadian hardcore/metal powerhouse TEETH delivers their newest offering in the form of a 2 song EP. l Am the Way to Oblivion is raw and features unrelenting aggression while serving blended chaotic riffs, crushing breakdowns, and visceral intensity. The EP is now available for purchase on all streaming platforms.

The cherry on top of the sundae is the music video for their latest track, ‘Let It In‘. Watch the  music video for the frantic assault of jagged guitars, pummeling drums, and feral vocals, capturing the chaos of confinement.

TEETH comments, “A descent into obsession, and the battle for control. ‘Let It In’ is about the cycles we can’t break, and the darkness that begs to be let inside”.

Stream l Am the Way to Oblivion: https://teeth.bfan.link/i-am-the-way-to-oblivion

I Am the Way to Oblivion Tracklist:
1. Let It In
2. Blue and Cold

I Am the Way to Oblivion EP was recorded earlier this year at Destroyer Studios in Hamilton, Ontario. It was produced by the band and engineered by Chris LeMasters. For the mixing and mastering of the EP, the band once again worked with Lance Prenc (ALPHA WOLF, POLARIS, VOID OF VISION). The album artwork was created by Tiltshift Visual and Chris LeMasters.

In May, they hit London Music Hall as direct support for IN FLAMES, headlining Pouzza Fest in Montreal, and were just announced as part of the lineup for legendary New England Metal and Hardcore Festival.  The band is set to announce more North American tour dates soon!

TEETH live dates
05.01 London, ON @ London Music Hall w. IN FLAMES
05.17 Montreal, QC @ Pouzza Fest
09.20 Worcester, MA @ New England Metal and Hardcore Festival

BLACKBRIAR Announce New Album “A Thousand Little Deaths”, Reveal Video for ‘The Fossilized Widow’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 25, 2025
Posted in: Int. News, News. Tagged: . Leave a comment

Dutch symphonic metal band BLACKBRIAR announce their brand new album A Thousand Little Deaths, which will be released on August 22nd 2025 via Nuclear Blast Records. Together with this exciting news the band shares their new single ‘The Fossilized Widow‘. The single channels the eerie spirit of the Victorian era, blending the mysticism of Ouija boards with the brooding passion of Wuthering Heights. A journey through dark love, spectral forces, and gothic intrigue. From October 2025 you can see BLACKBRIAR performing their new songs on their headline tour across Europe. All dates are listed below.

Zora Cock comments: “The Fossilized Widow tells the story of a girl frozen in time, desperately holding on to someone she can never let go. She’s slowly descending into madness by all those words left unsaid, all those questions left to be asked. As the years pass, her home has turned into ruins, yet the legend says she still remains, trapped in her sorrow, waiting and watching. They call her The Fossilized Widow”

Stream `The Fossilized Widow’ here: https://blackbriar.bfan.link/the-fossilized-widow

Pre-Order the new album A Thousand Little Deaths here: https://blackbriar.bfan.link/a-thousand-little-deaths

A Thousand Little Deaths – Tracklisting:

  1. Bluebeard’s Chamber
  2. The Hermit and the Lover
  3. The Fossilized Widow
  4. My Lonely Crusade
  5. Floriography
  6. The Catastrophe That is Us
  7. A Last Sigh of Bliss
  8. Green Light Across the Bay
  9. I Buried Us 
  10. Harpy 

A Thousand Little Deaths headline tour with special guest FOREVER STILL:
Oct. 25 – Westwerk, Osnabruck, DE
Oct. 26 – DVG Club, Kortrijk, BE
Oct. 28 – The Underworld, London, UK
Oct. 29 – Backstage by the Mill, Paris, FR
Oct. 30 – Rock n Eat, Lyon, FR
Oct. 31 – Wolf, Barcelona, ES
Nov. 1 – Groove, Portugalete, ES
Nov. 2 – Le Rex, Toulouse, FR
Nov. 4 – Kiff, Aarau, CH
Nov. 5 – Legend Club, Milan, IT
Nov. 7 – Szene, Wien, AT
Nov. 8 – Hellraiser, Leipzig, DE
Nov. 9 – Hydrozagadka, Warsaw, PL
Nov. 11 – Hole 44, Berlin, DE
Nov. 12 – Pumpehuset, Copenhagen, DK
Nov. 13 – Logo, Hamburg, DE
Nov. 14 – Luxor, Cologne, DE
Nov. 29 – IF Performance Hall Beşiktaş, Istanbul, TR **
** BLACKBRIAR only

SARGASSUS Release Second Single ‘The Lone Idunn Grows in Shade’ from Upcoming Debut Album

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 25, 2025
Posted in: Int. News, News. Tagged: . Leave a comment
Photo by Leevi Törnblom

Finnish progressive death metal band Sargassus is set to release their debut album ‘Vitruvian Rays’, out in June 13th 2025 via Inverse Records. The second single ‘The Lone Idunn Grows in Shade’ is out now with a lyric video. 

LISTEN to the single on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/sargassus-idunn

‘The Lone Idunn Grows in Shade’ is one of the earliest songs written for the upcoming album. It displays the meditative side of Sargassus’ music, with droning riffs and repetitive motifs with an underlying sense of angst and unease. The song deals with themes of change, rationality and spiritual growth amidst life-changing revelations. 

The song’s lyrics tell a story of a priest finding a religion outside of his own faith. While  confronting this new, opposing yet strangely similar worldview, he remains unmoved, but his rationality ends up poisoning his faith, leaving him spiraling. The song is a critique of those individuals who turn to wrath in the face of opposition rather than examining their own shortcomings.

  • Composed by Teemu Leskinen, Matias Rokio & Matias Stenman
  • Lyrics by Matias Stenman
  • ISRC: FI3FC2591603
  • Vocal Production by Raging Cannon
  • Mix & Master by Joona Muistola @ HAW Studios
  • Cover art by Matias Stenman

The Band Comments: 
“‘The Lone Idunn Grows in Shade’ is one of those songs that underwent barely any changes since its inception. We are very pleased with the song, as it has it all: dissonance, atmosphere and aggression, all being carried by a dynamic flow throughout the song. Halfway to the song, there’s also Rokio’s brainchild for all the prog fans out there. This one’s bound to be one of Sargassus’ most impactful live songs!”

The band also released an official DRUM playthrough video of their first single Spirit of Gravity. “Let us introduce to you: not gravity blast but “spirit of gravity”-blast! Real take with real audio, of course. The drum playthrough filmed, edited and mixed by Joona Muistola at HAW Studios.”

Spirit of Gravity Drum Playthrough video available here: https://youtu.be/_aOGjFOo1vY

WATCH official music video of the first single Spirit of Gravity: https://youtu.be/IZ4S5DrNBgs

Track list:

  1. Spirit of Gravity
  2. Carving the Veins of God
  3. The Lone Idunn Grows in Shade
  4. Judgement of the Four
  5. Pahat veräjät
  6. On the Shoulders of Atlas
  7. Vitruvian Rays
  8. Zealot

Vocal Production by Raging Cannon
Mix & Master by Joona Muistola @ HAW Studios
Cover art by Matias Stenman

Line-up:
Matias Rokio – Drums
Teemu Leskinen – Guitar
Matias Stenman – Vocals
Mertta Halonen – Bass

https://sargassus.com
https://www.facebook.com/sargassusband
https://www.instagram.com/sargassusband
https://sargassus.bandcamp.com
https://www.tiktok.com/@sargassusband