 Leaders and titans of Symphonic Black Metal, Hecate Enthroned return seven years since the release of the group’s last album with a new, vicious single! “Gallery of Rotting Portraits” is now online at all digital platforms, or watch the lyric video (created by Jack Maguire from artwork by Erskine Designs) here https://youtu.be/UyS7z94yEUk?si=BZWz2IUUh_CADwIt "The single takes its name from the morbid preservation of the peat bogs, where bodies like the Lindow Man have rested for centuries,” - explains bassist Dylan Hughes. “‘A Gallery of Rotting Portraits’ uses these 'pagan sacrifices' as a metaphor for obsolete devotion. It captures the jarring disconnect of unearthing a ritualized past only to find it stripped of its power. The song confronts the cold reality that while the bodies remain, the spirits and superstitions that put them there have long since rotted away, leaving us in a world devoid of its ancient magic." “Gallery of Rotting Portraits” gives us the first glimpse of the much anticipated new Hecate Enthroned album ‘The Corpse of a Titan, A Lament Long Buried’ to be released May 29 on Digipak CD, limited-edition coloured vinyl including 250 Boreal Light (EU) and 250 Draconic Vision (US) variants, and digital. Also pre-order package available with exclusive merch design. Pre-Order now at www.m-theoryaudio.com/store
‘The Corpse of a Titan, A Lament Long Buried’ is once again produced by Hecate Enthroned and Dan Abela (Akercocke, Bleed From Within, Annal Nathrakh), who also mixed/mastered the album with cover art created by Erskine Designs (Inanimate Existence, Bleed The Sky). Regarding the new Hecate Enthroned album Dylan continues, “Our first release since 2019, these are huge, epic, hard-hitting songs carved in the traditional Hecate Enthroned way with a menacing veil delivered with a crisp punch. Lyrically based around ancient British myths and legends.” HECATE ENTHRONED is: Joe Stamps – Vocals Nige Dennan – guitar Andy Milnes – guitar Dylan Hughes – bass Pete White – piano/keyboards Matt Holmes – drums www.m-theoryaudio.com www.facebook.com/hecateenthroned www.instagram.com/hecateenthronedofficial https://hecateenthroned.bandcamp.com
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 Photo: Nina Mönkkönen Finnish Theatrical Metal band Endless Exam returns from couple years of hiatus from releasing new music with a new furious single "Shut up!". Vocalist Nina Kuronen tells about the theme of the song: "The song is about mental violence. Intentional psychological violence. Belittling, threatening, blaming, manipulation that causes deep psychological wounds. A difficult topic that is often not visible from the outside." Guitarist Jukka Saarinen adds: "The song is the band's fastest and darkest release to date. The song combines two ideas that fit together perfectly." Watch the music video: https://youtu.be/8KV5zmcXl-o Listen to the single on music services: https://push.fm/fl/endlessexam-shutup Endless Exam from southern Finland is a theatrical metal band formed in 2020. The band combines atmospheric melodies with heavy rhythms, led by vocalist Nina Kuronen. The band's debut album, "Voice of Passion and Agony," was released in June 2023 through Inverse Records. https://linktr.ee/endlessexam  Promotional photo: Joonas Marjo Finnish Industrial Metal band Ruoska, will release their sixth studio album "Kade" February 27th. Now they have released the final single 'Ikirouta' from the upcoming album. When the mood darkens and despair rears its head, Ikirouta hits you in the face with memories, biting into your bones and core like a freezing winter wind. Based on audience reactions at recent gigs, Ikirouta proved that there is demand among Ruoska fans for heavy, slow-tempo tracks. The feedback on the song surprised the band members themselves, even though Ikirouta breaks the traditional boundaries of Ruoska. For the first time, Ruoska combines powerful distorted guitars with stunning orchestral arrangements in a way that reveals new nuances with each listen. Ikirouta keeps its listeners in its strong grip, creating a chilling and gloomy mental landscape that only a Finn can understand. Listen to the single on music services (Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, Tidal etc.): https://push.fm/fl/ruoska-ikirouta The band, which hails from Juva, Eastern Finland, and has already racked up nearly 25 million plays on Spotify alone, will also be heading out on an album release tour, which will be starting right after album release. https://www.facebook.com/ruoskaband https://www.instagram.com/ruoskaband/ https://ruoska.bandcamp.com/  Band photo by Tom Hens, edit by Kristien Cools, background by Aaron Bonogofsky© Belgian Atmospheric Black / Doom Metal band Splendidula presents 'Kilte', the second single from their upcoming album "Absentia", set for release on April 3 2026, via Argonauta Records. Following the emotionally charged first single 'Echoes Of Quiet Remain', Kilte stands as the album’s most intense and searing moment. Tormented screams, relentless energy and hauntingly atmospheric passages ultimately unfold into a lingering climax, carrying the listener through a frozen landscape of grief, isolation and inner torment. Pre-orders for Absentia are now live at Argonauta Records and Bandcamp Written in the aftermath of several personal tragedies, Absentia opens a new and vulnerable chapter for Splendidula. The album was created during a period marked by the passing of loved ones, including bassist Peter Chromiak. Musically, the band blends black metal and doom with fragile atmospheric passages, creating a sound drenched in sorrow, tension and introspection. Watch the lyric video for Kilte: https://youtu.be/qaVqOM5BbrY Listen to the single Kilte on all streaming services: https://song.link/splendidula_kilte Vocalist Kristien comments: “The lyrics for Kilte (Dutch for Coldness) were written in the immediate aftermath of personal loss, born in tears and carrying an unbearable weight. Choosing our native language allowed the emotions to surface without filters. Grief, emptiness, and inner struggle are woven deeply into the song, with the music reflecting a journey through sorrow, isolation, and vulnerability. It has become the track we feel most intensely when performing live, and at first, singing it was almost too heavy to bear. We hope that same emotional intensity reaches the listener just as deeply.” Bandcamp YouTube Spotify https://www.argonautarecords.com/  Promo picture by Sami Kettunen Finnish Death metal band Hautajaisyö are set to release their fifth album 'Surun Paino' on March 20th 2026 via Inverse Records. The first single 'Maan Nielemä' is out now, accompanied by a music video available here: https://youtu.b/L4ygntH5stk The first single from the new Hautajaisyö album, Surun Paino (Weight Of Sorrow), comes with brutality. 'Maan Nielemä' (Swallowed by Dirt) showcases the band at their best. It features heavy riffs, violent drums and low-growl vocals. The song is inspired by the year 536, the "Year of Darkness", when the world was shrouded in darkness and nearly all of humanity perished. Amidst the chaos, a lone gravedigger toils endlessly. The song has a DIY music video which was filmed in one take at the band's practice venue. This fits well, as the album was recorded by the band themselves using their own equipment. "'Maan Nielemä' is one of my favourite songs from the new album. It hits like a hammer on hot metal, and you can feel the darkness of the song. Making the video was damn fun. We had a rough idea of what we wanted to do, and we tried to keep the costs down. Then we just 'hit our heads against the wall' until we had the finished video." says vocalist Janne Partanen
LISTEN to the single on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/hautajaisyo-maan-nielema Line-up: Janne Partanen: vocals Sami Lustig: guitars Simo Pesonen: bass Teemu Roth: drums https://linktr.ee/hautajaisyo  TarantisT is calling on artists, creators, and cultural voices around the world to stand with the Iranian people, to speak for those who have been silenced, and to help ensure that the suffering of an entire nation is seen, heard, and never ignored. Iran is currently facing an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe. What began as peaceful civilian protests against the occupying regime has escalated into a nationwide massacre, with the regime deploying heavy and military-grade weapons into city streets and brutally killing more than 30,000 people. Families are denied the return of their loved ones’ bodies or are extorted for outrageous sums, while reports describe piles of corpses and streets running with blood. In an attempt to conceal the scale of these crimes, the regime has imposed a total digital blackout—shutting down the internet and phone networks across the country—cutting off all communication between Iran and the outside world, and leaving the true depth of the atrocities unknown. Despite this, the Iranian people remain united, calling collectively for Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and demanding an end to the regime’s occupation. Artists and musicians across Iran and the diaspora stand in solidarity with the people; among them, the Iranian Thrash Metal band TarantisT, which continues to release protest music and material in support of the movement. Their latest release, "Freedom", incorporates real footage from the current events in Iran, merged with digital technology, amplifying the voices of a nation silenced but unbroken. Relentless and prolific, TarantisT will be releasing a new single next week titled “Mission: Bloody Day”. Stay tuned! Formed in 2000 by a group of young underground metal heads, TarantisT originated in the basement alternative rock and heavy metal scenes in their native Tehran, Iran. Having to perform secretly but loudly often proved to be difficult, but after sparking a following via word of mouth in the underground, the band soon began to garner international recognition. Within just a few years, international media correspondents inspired by their story (including BBC, SKY, CNN, NPR, Metal Hammer and Kerrang) started visiting Tehran to meet and talk with TarantisT. These news reports and articles aided TarantisT in cultivating a worldwide following – motivating the band to relocate to the United States Los Angeles in 2008. Iranian metal band TarantisT have been active with their social-political content and music during all these years, dropping tracks like “Revolution” in 2022. “This is not a protest, this is a Revolution”. TarantisT continues to march towards this Revolution with all Iranians seeking freedom and liberty for their country with the main slogan of “Women, Life, Freedom”. Instagram, TikTok and some other social medias have put limitation and restrictions to TarantisT’s accounts due to posting images and footages of the protest, violence of the Islamic Republic authorities and due to the use of social-political hashtags. Since their inception, TarantisT has been invited to play several festivals like SXSW, CMJ, Canadian Music Week and Intergalactic Fest. TarantisT quickly added to their touring repertoire, performing on the same stages as Metallica, Motörhead, Stone Temple Pilots, Muse, Cheap Trick, Voivod, Sum 41, My Ruin, Ben Harper and many more. Website: www.tarantist.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tarantist/ X: https://x.com/tarantist Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/tarantist/289351697 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0e1CRZ2g8OBk2PIr5XvjXesi=2HSQXI6BQcGT5VEMg5_3gw  Photo: Uljas Blind Visions Finnish Blackened Death metallers Saasta's new single The Leeches is a grittily realistic depiction of present-day and past societies, in which the world’s small, blood-sucking elite disguised as sirs and lords - rip everything from the common person, down to their very hope and health. The story can be seen as the complete failure of a beautiful future utopia. A human being works throughout their life only to be drained dry and thrown into a pit once they are no longer considered productive enough by the ruling elite. In the end, does a civilized society differ at all from livestock farming? Musically, the track combines black and death metal in Saasta’s characteristic way, with death metal’s brute force ensuring that the black metal message reaches the listener’s deepest core. The single’s cover art and the music video were created with a raw DIY spirit by Saasta.
Saasta is an extreme metal band from Kotka, Finland. Formed in 2020 the band combines the mercilessness of black and death metal, with the more subtle nuances of doom. The combination is dark and groovy metal with its own distinctive sound, where strong lyrical expression meets raw energy. Saasta is known for their intense stage presence and uncompromising effort. Vocals – Leevi Kärsämä Guitar – Topias Jokipii Bass Guitar – Janne Hietanen Drums – Jimi Lahtinen https://www.saastaofficial.com/ https://www.facebook.com/saastaofficial https://www.instagram.com/saastaofficial https://saasta.bandcamp.com/  Indian metal veterans Demonic Resurrection who are celebrating 25 years have just announced the release of a new EP on 6th Feb 2026. The new EP is titled 'Apocalyptic Dawn' and has artwork done by Gaurav Basu aka Acid Toad. The EP features 3 songs recorded by the new line-up featuring Demonstealer, Aditya Swaminathan, Nikhil Rajkumar and Swarnava Sengupta. The band also recruited the talents of Anabelle Iratni (Veille/ex-Cradle of Filth) for the keyboards on the EP. While Keshav Dhar (Skyharbor) has mixed and mastered it.
The band has also tied up with Transcending Obscurity Records to release merchandise worldwide. Their new designs are available at https://tometal.com/?s=demonic+resurrection Demonstealer says: "Not many bands make it to 25 years. Even few bands make it to 25 years being from India 🇮🇳. To celebrate this monumental milestone we are proud to announce our brand new EP ‘Apocalyptic Dawn’ which celebrates the legacy of the band but also kick stars the next chapter in our journey." The EP releases independently and can be streamed on all digital music services.  Swiss force Vicious Rain unveil 'Trading Hearts', their new single that turns emotional conflict into a crushing metalcore statement. This is taken from their album "The Anatomy of Surviving", set for release on 13th March 2026 via Arising Empire.
'Trading Hearts' lyrics portray a relationship spiralling into warfare, where pride outweighs connection and words become weapons. Driven by heavy verses and a huge, cathartic chorus, the track balances raw aggression with melodic weight. Known for intense live energy and a growing European following, Vicious Rain deliver a hard-hitting anthem that cuts deep and stays honest. The single follows the massive momentum of previous singles 'Silent Therapy', 'IKIGAI' and 'Spitting Blood Again', which have firmly established the band as one of Europe’s most exciting modern heavy acts. New album The Anatomy of Surviving promises to be their most personal and dynamic work to date, capturing the struggle, resilience, and emotional weight that define both the band and their growing international fanbase.  The Industrial / Nu Metal Shock Rockers Amerakin Overdose are blowing up 2026 with three confirmed festival appearances (more dates TBA) and newest track "Time Bomb"! Vocalist Cody Perez shares: "'Time Bomb' is a raw exploration of the internal war we fight when pressure, trauma, and expectation collide. The song lives inside the mind of someone running on an invisible clock, holding everything together while feeling dangerously close to unravelling. Thoughts go unspoken, emotions stay buried, and the past becomes the only thing others seem to recognize, even as the real self remains unseen beneath the surface. As the verses unfold, opposing forces clash: angel and devil, saint and sinner, love and hate. These contradictions represent the constant voices in the head—judgment, temptation, righteousness, and rage—each pulling for control. Every setback, every unaddressed wound, adds weight, tightening the fuse and feeding the growing urge to finally snap. 'Time Bomb' captures that moment of restraint right before release—the choice between control and chaos, silence and eruption. Whether it’s about mental health, identity, societal pressure, or personal demons, the song leaves space for interpretation, asking one central question: How long can someone keep holding on before they explode?" Listen / Watch here - AMERAKIN OVERDOSE "Time Bomb" Guest vocals from Tauren Blackman. Music produced by Nikolas Roy Quemtri and Jonny Santos (Spineshank) Video: Shot, directed and edited by Drumwell Media Amerakin Overdose is Cody Perez - Vocals Pete Perez - Vocals Justin "B" Coleman - Guitar Josh Rommel - Bass Brick Drumwell - Drums Website: www.amerakinoverdoseband.com Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/amerakinoverdose YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AmerakinOverdose Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amerakinoverdose Instagram: https://instagram.com/amerakinoverdose X: https://x.com/amerakin_od TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@amerakinoverdose Bandcamp: amerakinoverdose.bandcamp.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4oiAusieN3xjumcHrn8STP?si=lN56UEotSvOwdlG0FFf0_A |
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