Danish metal outfit Gradience released their latest album ‘Anomaly’ with Metal Blade Records last Friday and has now shared a video for the track ‘Agony’!
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Modern metal outfit Siamese shared their latest new single ‘nevermore’, another highly relatable song from their recently released album ‘dissolution’, out with Long Branch Records!
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San Diego modern metal band Cascade Effect signs an exclusive worldwide deal with Eclipse Records for the release of their upcoming album ‘The Weight of Nothingness’, out early next year!
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Spiritbox release their new single ‘Mourning’, the first new music since the ‘Tsunami Sea’ album, out via Pale Chord/Rise Records just in time for their UK/EU tour with Jinjer and Dying Wish kicking off this weekend!
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Finnish alt-metallers Stråle unveiled the next step in their progression with the new single ‘Out Of The Loop’, out now everywhere via Frontiers Music!
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German heavy outfit Luther shared their latest new single ‘Five of Cups’, channeling some proper progressive post-hardcore vibes, out with Long Branch Records!
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Blind Channel is back with ‘Stars We See’, the next single and video from the upcoming album ‘Painstream’, out in October via Century Media Records!
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Last week, Australian breakthrough heavy act Future Static announced their new album ‘Ornaments & Memories’ to be out in November via Wild Thing Records and unveiled the title track with a video!
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Last week, Imminence expanded the world of upcoming album ‘Axis Mundi’ (out in October via Sumerian Records) with their latest single and video ‘If Not Now, When’!
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Belgian modern death metal band NOORD returned with their latest crushing single ‘Empress Of The Hollow Crown’, a taste of what is to come with their upcoming album ‘GODFALL’, out in 2027!
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Interviews
Lost Society’s new album ‘Hell Is a State of Mind’ (out March 6 with Nuclear Blast) might be their boldest step yet. We caught up with Samy Elbanna to talk about orchestras, challenging vocals, and why this record feels different.
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Fabienne Erni opens the gates to her own universe. In our interview, she talks about independence, invented languages, vocal experimentation, and why her debut solo album ‘Starveil’ is the start of something potentially big.
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Three months after the album release, we caught up with Johannes Eckerström again, the third time in about half a year now. We talk about their touring since we last met, from punk rock chaos on a Caribbean cruise to butchering his first live piano chorus in front of 8,000 people and how thankful he is how much people still care about Avatar.
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Before their show in Helsinki, we spoke with Josh Middleton of Sylosis about their new album ‘The New Flesh’ (out now with Nuclear Blast), the state of modern metal, and chasing that 16-year-old punch-in-the-face feeling again.
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Fear of Domination’s Saku opens up over a good craftbeer at Crafters Bar in Finland about the long, difficult road behind their recently released album ‘Katharsis’, finding the missing piece with producer Jarno Hänninen, and why this album became a true emotional release.
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Jinjer are bringing their full headline production back to Europe in 2026. We spoke with Eugene Abdukhanov about Duél, the special tour lineup, and reconnecting with fans after years away.
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Two months after our talk at Alcatraz Festival, we stepped back into the forest with Johannes Eckerström of Avatar to talk about their upcoming album ‘Don’t Go In The Forest’ (out next week October 31st), from disco death grooves and true crime commentary to piano-born love songs and the return of the metal circus among many other things.
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Bloodred Hourglass are back — heavier, sharper, and more focused than ever. We talked with them about their new album ‘We Should Be Buried Like This’ (out now with Out of Line Music), finding their sound, working with a producer for the first time, and what fans can expect from their upcoming tour.
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We sat down with Orbit Culture’s Niklas to talk about their upcoming album ‘Death Above Life’ (out now with Century Media Records), their journey from support slots to headliners, and why this new era feels like a true rebirth. Catch them live on tour with Gaerea and Atlas in Europe next month or at summer festivals in 2026 like the already confirmed Alcatraz Festival!
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At Alcatraz 2025, Avatar’s Johannes Eckerström opened up about the band’s next chapter: a new album that was not to be named (it has a name, but he was being a “good boy” in not unveiling the title), their fastest song in 15 years, and why independent festivals (like the one we were at) keep metal’s future alive.
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