Alternative synthpop artist Holly Humberstone unveils second album "Cruel World", out 10th April24/1/2026  credit Silken Weinberg Holly Humberstone has announced her highly anticipated second album "Cruel World", to be released on 10 April 2026. One of the defining voices of her generation returns with an album that captures the tension between pain and pleasure, where chaos and acceptance exist side by side. Renowned for her forensic song writing ability - nominated for an Ivor Novello for her debut EP and winning the BRIT Rising Star in 2022 - Holly has grown into a global force, whose lucid storytelling resonates far beyond her own walls. Entering Cruel World, Holly escapes into a dark fairytale world of her own making, where childhood relics, monsters and memory collide. Now Holly allows us to look through the looking glass with the soaring new single “To Love Somebody", accompanied by an enchanting video directed by Silken Weinberg (Ethel Cain). Inspired by Victorian theatre, Brothers Grimm and Nosferatu, “To Love Somebody” is a visceral opening statement for the 26-year-old, as the new year begins. Love now, for Holly, is both grounding and destabilising. “The record explores love as beautiful and inherently painful,” she says. “In To Love Somebody I wanted to capture that contradiction: to love somebody, is to hurt somebody and to lose somebody, well at least you got to love somebody. In order to feel extreme happiness, you have to know extreme sadness. That’s the tension of the record,” says Holly. The past two have been defined by repair, belonging, and rediscovering talismans to her past, moments that were forgotten when she was catapulted into the public sphere at just 20-years-old. Where her top 3 debut album Paint My Bedroom Black was marked by turbulence and longing, Cruel World is anchored in stability and recollection. Visually, Holly has built a world with her sister Eleri and creative director Silken Weinberg, inspired by childhood trinkets unearthed while leaving the Haunted House she grew up in. From ballet shoes, to Alice in Wonderland books, and films like Edward Scissorhands and James and the Giant Peach, sifting through her girlhood belongings reframed the ghosts of her past into something playful and magical. From winning the BRIT Rising Star in 2022 having only released two EP’s and an Ivor Novello nomination for "Haunted House”, to releasing her top #3 critically acclaimed debut album Paint My Bedroom Black in 2023, Holly has become known for her unflinching honesty and ability to articulate the quiet turbulence of young adulthood. Selling out Brixton Academy and Eventim Apollo, to headline tours in North America, Holly recently joined Sam Fender on his Australian tour in November with a run of headline dates. This February Holly will tour Europe for a run of intimate headline dates, with a UK tour in March and April, culminating at Shepherds Bush on 2 April 2026. Holly’s story began with Falling Asleep At The Wheel, the breakthrough EP that revealed a young woman translating her haunted childhood home and three-sister household into vivid, unforgettable songs like “Vanilla,” “Overkill” and “Deep End.” The intimacy and precision of her lyrics marked her as a diarist of the small details that make up big emotions. That voice quickly carried her from her gothic family home to the international stage: performing “London Is Lonely” live to millions at the BRIT Awards in 2022, supporting Olivia Rodrigo and Girl in Red across North America, and releasing her acclaimed debut album Paint My Bedroom Black in 2023, written partly in hotel rooms while living the dream she had imagined as a girl. Cruel World was written with a new discipline through daily studio sessions with collaborator Rob Milton and draws deeply on love - romantic, platonic, and feminine. Raised among strong women, Holly speaks to the way girls are taught to see one another as competition, unlearning that instinct and reclaiming solidarity as survival. Gothic love songs on the record like “Die Happy”, which was BBC Radio 1’s Hottest Record in November, explore devotion, danger and desire, pulling from fairytales, Dracula and the ache of seasons changing. UK TOUR DATES 29 March 2026 — Old Fruit Market, Glasgow, UK 30 March 2026 — New Century Hall, Manchester, UK SOLD OUT 01 April 2026 — Electric, Bristol, UK SOLD OUT 02 April 2026 — Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, UK SOLD OUT Follow Holly Humberstone: YouTube/ Instagram / Twitter / Facebook / Spotify / Apple / TikTok
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 Darker, heavier, grittier… ”Valley Of Great Dismay” showcases a whole new side of Lamori’s unique take on gloomy and dark gothic metal. The song is a great representation of what to expect from the new heavier side of the upcoming album Neon Blood Fire. ”I absolutely love this one”; says guitarist Marcus Pellas. ”It's different, but in a good and headbanging way. I think it’s one of the best songs from the album”. The song, which is the second single of the new album, also features an awesome lyric video to support the release. Prepare yourself for a new era of LAMORI.
Lamori has been developing their own take on the goth rock / metal genre for over 10 years now. Combining gothic rock and metal with electronics and dark wave to produce their own neon-lit flavour. Founded in 2009 on the Aland Islands of Finland, the constellation has stayed unchanged – however, their sound is ever-evolving. "Neon Blood Fire", the band's fourth album to be released by Wormholedeath, will refine the soundscapes heard on the 2020 released "Neo Noir", but also introduce completely new elements to the mix. This album will have some of the heaviest Lamori songs ever heard! www.lamorimusic.com  Alpha Omega Management have pleasure to announce the signing of the Greek heavy melodic Goth Rock / Metal act Sede Vacante, formed in 2013. The band released their debut album “Skies Infernal” in November 2016 via Pride & Joy Music, receiving extremely positive feedback and the band was classified among the most promising goth bands of the current times. Besides having shared the stage with Delain and Sirenia in Athens, on June 29th 2017, Sede Vacante joined Evanescence in Romania (Arenele Romane), the reaction of the crowd was beyond any expectation. Currently the band is working on their second album. Stated the band on the signing: "Sede Vacante proudly announces the signing and collaboration with the highly respected Alpha Omega Management. We are more than sure that we will be able to perform for all of you on the globe our debut album ‘Skies Infernal’ and share our excitement...! Stay dark and see you on the road..!!!!" Alpha Omega Management adds: "We're truly glad to welcome Sede Vacante to our roster family! Their music is an exciting blend of dark and light colour shades, capturing your attention from the very first tunes. Stay tuned for next announcements!" www.sede-vacante.net www.facebook.com/sedevacanteband https://www.facebook.com/OfficialAlphaOmegaManagement  photo credit: Christian Barz Four musicians from four different countries with four entirely different biographies, yet all stemming from the world of Rock, now united in one band: Exit Eden The all-female four piece ensemble unites all attributes ascribed to the new millennium: cosmopolitan, self-confident-independent and ready to do their very own thing! Despite their diversity, the four singers Amanda Somerville, Clémentine Delauney, Marina La Torraca and Anna Brunner blend together personally as superbly as they do vocally with their very diverse vocal tones and techniques that go from opera style to raspy rock! This constellation created extraordinary and powerful ideas and finally became their unique plan to raise Exit Eden’s very own edge: to show the world that almost every classic song can be transformed into a solid metal-rock song. Exit Eden’s debut "Rhapsodies in Black”, which will be released on August 4 via Napalm Records (worldwide excluding Germany / Switzerland / Austria via Starwatch), is home to a colourful mix of international super hits from Rihanna to Madonna, from Depeche Mode to Adele, and many more! Still and all, it’s miles away from being just a cover album. A first video will present a grand entrance very soon! Stay tuned for more updates on Exit Eden Who the musicians are: Amanda Somerville: Amanda is a rock-solid authority of the music scene: both as a solo artist and sharing success and the stage with bands like Avantasia, Epica and Kamelot. Though her US-American roots are based in Pop & Rock, she fell in love with the Metal scene and made it her home. She has toured with Alice Cooper, Ian Gillan and many more legends with her commanding voice and fronts the projects Trillium and Kiske Somerville (with Helloween icon Michael Kiske). All of this, combined with her wide range of experience, grants her a unique edge and a permanent address in the Metal world. Anna Brunner: A natural talent, Anna began singing at a very young age. As a daughter of a German father and an American mother, she grew up bilingual and founded her first Rock band as a teenager. Due to a music study that lead her through different parts of the world, she garnered a multitude of experience and it became crystal clear to her: music has to rock – and vocals need to be emotional – just like a passionate scream. Marina La Torraca: Hailing from Brazil, Marina was born with rhythm in her blood. As the auspicious frontwoman of several Metal bands since the age of 15, her path led her to Europe, where she got to perform with Avantasia and to found her up-and-coming band, Phantom Elite. Since having studied musical theatre in New York, the versatile singer and actress can also be seen internationally in musical productions, including the upcoming German tour of the Broadway-Hit, RENT. For her, being close to the crowd is what counts – no problem for her and her natural convincing character. Clémentine Delauney: Clémentine was born near Paris 30 years ago. She has been a multi talent since her childhood days – no matter if she was dancing, playing the piano or singing – she enchanted her audience. At the age of 16, she joined her first Metal band, she is currently fronting Symphonic Metal outfit Visions Of Atlantis and also worked with Serenity and Melted Space. Another one of her career highlights is her participation on Kai Hansen’s (Helloween, Gamma Ray) first solo album, released in 2016. Thus, Clémentine has carved her way into being one of the great performers of the scene.
 Wormholedeath are proud to announce that Masquera Di Ferro (Gothic Rock from Greece) have signed a deal with them for the worldwide release of their sophomore album "Stalactites". Release dates TBA soon (Europe, Japan, U.S.). Check them out with the song "Sirens" (preview track taken from the upcoming album "Stalactites") (click here to stream the song)
Masquera Di Ferro is a Greek Gothic Rock band from Patras, born in October 2012. Their final line-up dates back to the middle of 2013. The same year they recorded their first album at Noisebox Studio with the producer Sakis Bastas. The album was released in February 2014. In September 2015 the band signed with Wormholedeath Records and flew to Italy (Parma) to record their second album at Realsound Studio with Coruzzi Cristian and Wahoomi Corvi. The band had performed several concerts all over Greece. Their live activity never stopped. Band Members: Tasos Psilovasilopoulos (Vocals / Lyrics) Fanis Badas (Guitar) Kostas Birbutsakis (Guitar) Panos Thoidis (Drums) Teo Karalis (Bass) https://www.facebook.com/masqueradiferro http://www.youtube.com/user/masqueradiferro http://www.wormholedeath.com https://www.facebook.com/WormHoleDeath |
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