Friday, May 2nd Sixteen years after disbanding, UK metalcore band Eternal Lord have officially announced their return via Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eternallord_
The band revealed they’ve begun rehearsing, recording demos, and are eager to return to the stage.
Originally active during the mid-2000s MySpace era, Eternal Lord made a name for themselves between 2006 and 2008 with their blistering blend of deathcore and metalcore. In April 2007, they joined All That Remains on the Fall of Ideals European Tour, sharing the bill with Textures and Misery Signals.
In 2008, drummer Stuart McKay abruptly left the group just before a scheduled U.S. tour alongside The Acacia Strain, All Shall Perish, and Since The Flood. Around the same time, vocalist Ed Butcher (formerly of The Hunt for Ida Wave and I Killed the Prom Queen) also departed to pursue a career as a firefighter.
To revisit their sound or discover it for the first time, stream som ... more
µ-Ziq’s independent record label Planet Mu turns 30 this month, announcing a V/A release to mark the occasion, with a double-CD version also available for pre-order. Originally a subsidiary of Virgin Records, Planet Mu was a pioneering force for IDM, jungle, and breakcore, and continues to platform forward thinking electronic music from around the world.
Simply titled Planet Mu 30, the compilation boasts a heavyweight roster of artists, including RP Boo, Luke Vibert, Traxman, and FaltyDL.
You can stream the pre-release tracks from JLin, Venetian Snares, and Rian Treanor on Planet Mu’s bandcamp.
https://planetmu.bandcamp.com/album/planet-mu-30
Kauan announced a brand new album, Wayhome, due out on November 7 through Artoffact Records. Reportedly the most ambitious project of the group so far, it utilizes a 22-piece choir and at certain moments 1000 tracks, maxing out Logic Pro's multitrack limit. Aside from the vinyl, CD and streaming, it will also be available on Apple Music in Dolby Atmos.
The first song available for listening is "leave / let go". According to the band it serves "as both a standalone meditation and a crucial piece of the record’s larger narrative, the track captures the emotional weight of release—whether that means parting with a person, a place, or a former self. The song explores the act of departure as a form of healing—a necessary unraveling. It’s a pause on the larger journey, a moment of both surrender and transformation. In the context of Wayhome’s evolving fabric motif, “leave / let go” is where the first signs of wear appear: slight tears, faded color ... more
Pop-Punk band New Found Glory released the first single off their upcoming yet unannounced album called "100%"
The new song is also a celebration of a new chapter for the band with Pure Noise Records.
You can listen the new song below :
Wednesday, April 30th
"Dreaming of the day I die," says Chris Daughtry on his band's newest single "THE DAY I DIE," released on Friday via Big Machine Records. Presumably the lead single to the band's expected forthcoming EP Shock to the System, Part 2, after Part 1 arrived in September, the track continues Daughtry's progression towards lyrically dark and sonically heavy material, boasting of punishing instrumentals and screamed vocals from the American Idol alum on the outro.
Listen to it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8SJzKZHlnM
Monday, April 28th
Low Before the Breeze have announced their debut record, A Hole Beneath The Home We Shared, to be released May 30th, 2025 via Terminus Hate City Records. Accompanying single, Cadaver Synod, expands on the bands' blackened hardcore sound with elements of post metal and doom incorporated.
Preorders / Streaming:https://lowbeforethebreeze.bandcamp.com/merch
Sunday, April 27th
Finnish medieval/epic black metal outfit Kaikkivaltias, is streaming a new album at its official Bandcamp location.
Titled Routaa Ra Rautaa, the long player is an independent publication since April 17.
You can listen to the entire release, right below:
https://kaikkivaltias.bandcamp.com/album/routaa-ja-rautaa
After 19 years in the underground, German symphonic death metal band Aeonyzhar have finally released their debut album, The Profane Era.
Tracklist:
1. A New Age of Enlightenment
2. I Spit in the Face of Forgiveness
3. Hymn of the Golden Age
4. Divine Hybrid Euphoria
5. The Profane Era
6. Proclamation
7. Illuminate
8. Ulysses
9. Dystopia
10. Non Serviam
Available here: https://aeonyzhar666.bandcamp.com/album/the-profane-era
Saturday, April 26th
German metal band ANCST unveiled their latest album "Dominion", which can be streamed on bandcamp: https://angstnoise.bandcamp.com/album/dominion
American metalcore outfit, Fit For A King, have released a new single - titled 'No Tomorrow'.
The track is expected to be featured on the band's upcoming eighth album, with this still yet to be announced following the 2022 release of their previous studio effort, The Hell We Create.
Listen to 'No Tomorrow' here:
Friday, April 25th
Danish experimental black metal outfit Martre, is streaming a new album at its official Bandcamp location.
Titled Hvor Lys Ej Når, the album is an independent release since April 11.
You can listen to the entire release, right below:
https://martre.bandcamp.com/album/hvor-lys-ej-n-r
British metalcore act Bury Tomorrow have released a new single - titled 'Forever The Night'.
The debut of the single follows the band's ongoing promotion for the upcoming release of their eight album, Will You Haunt Me, With That Same Patience, on May 16th.
The Will You Haunt Me, With That Same Patience tracklist is as follows:
1. To Dream, To Forget
2. Villain Arc
3. Wasteland
4. What If I Burn
5. Forever The Night
6. Waiting
7. Silence Isn’t Helping
8. Found No Throne
9. Yōkai
10. Let Go
11. Paradox
Listen to 'Forever The Night' here:
David Thomas, the iconic lead singer of 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗨𝗯𝘂, 𝗥𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗯𝘀 and 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝘆𝘀, passed away this Wednesday, April 23, at the age of 71. The news was released through a statement on the band's official Facebook page, informing that the musician passed away after a "long illness" in his hometown of Brighton & Hove, in the United Kingdom. According to the statement, he was surrounded by his wife, stepdaughter and his dogs at the time of his death, with the sound of MC5 playing in the background.
David Thomas formed Pere Ubu in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1975. Although the band achieved little commercial success, its influence was enormous in underground music in the following decades, influencing styles such as art-pop, post-punk and new wave on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
For the history, Pere Ubu released iconic albums such as ... more
Post hardcore/metalcore outfit, Dayseeker, have released a new single - titled 'Pale Moonlight'.
The track follows the band's 2022 release of their fifth studio effort, Dark Sun, with more details regarding an upcoming sixth album expected to follow later in the year.
Listen to 'Pale Moonlight' here:
Newly returned California rock act, Linkin Park, have released another new single, titled 'Unshatter'.
The debut of the track swiftly follows the recent release of previous single, ‘Up From The Bottom’ - with both set to feature on an upcoming deluxe edition of the the band's comeback album, From Zero, due for release on May 16th 2025.
Listen to 'Unshatter' here:
Listen to ‘Up From The Bottom’ here:
London, UK alternative metal outfit Sleep Token have released a third promotional single in anticipation of their upcoming fourth album, titled 'Damocles'.
The track follows previous singles 'Emergence' and 'Caramel', with all three set to feature on the band's upcoming fourth studio effort, Even In Arcadia - due to be released on May 9th.
Even In Arcadia tracklist:
1. Look to Windward
2. Emergence
3. Past Self
4. Dangerous
5. Caramel
6. Even in Arcadia
7. Provider
8. Damocles
9. Gethsemane
10. Infinite Baths
Listen to 'Damocles' here:
Listen to 'Caramel' here:
Pennsylvania, U.S. rockers, Halestorm, have released a new single - titled 'Darkness Always Wins'.
The track follows the 2022 release of Halestorm's fifth studio effort, Back From The Dead, with upcoming details regarding the group's sixth album expected to be announced later in the year.
Listen to 'Darkness Always Wins' now:
Thursday, April 24th
Up and coming hardcore/skramz/screamo/moshcore band Stential from New Jersey released their new EP Memento Mori. The EP was produced by Josh Jakubowski of Joshua Fit For Battle, Neil Perry, Hot Cross, and mastered by Alan Douches.
Check out the single Deforestation:
The EP is available on Spotify and below on Bandcamp.
https://stential.bandcamp.com/album/memento-mori
Australian progressive metal group and Eurovision 2023 entrants Voyager have released their first new music for 18 months, since their European tour was cancelled in light of frontman Danny Estrin's Stage 4 cancer diagnosis.
The new single, "Seen Better Days", lyrically confronts the effects of Estrin's battle with cancer since. Says Estrin:
“Difficult times yield dark music. It won’t come as a surprise that ‘Seen Better Days‘ is a personal account of the 18 months of hell, through chemotherapy, radiation and surgery that I have endured. Embracing the beautiful love and support I have received from friends, family and fans while often putting on a brave face in the horrid abyss of stage 4 cancer is no easy feat, so I felt it was right to put it to words and music.
Somehow as brutally vulnerable as the song is, it still maintains an uplifting melancholy and, despite its crushing ending, manages a breath of optimism through the b ... more
Death metal supergroup Sinsaenum have announced their first show since the death of Joey Jordison in 2021. Consisting of guitarists Frédéric Leclercq (Kreator, ex-DragonForce) and Stéphane Buriez (Loudblast), bassist Heimoth (Seth), and vocalists Sean Zatorsky (Dååth) and Attila Csihar (Mayhem) and a new to-be-confirmed drummer, they will return to the stage in October 2025 at Tyrant Fest. Other acts confirmed so far include Alcest, The Great Old Ones and Imperial Triumphant.
The group had announced in 2023 that work on their third studio album, which had begun with Jordison before halting after his passing, was nearly complete, but there has been little news since.
Read more: https://lamortdelamusique.blogspot.com/2025/04/sinsaenum-announce-return-with-tyrant.html
Wednesday, April 23rd
Following on from the debut of three prior singles, American shoegaze-meets-indie-rock outfit, Hundredth, have announced the upcoming release of their sixth studio effort: Faded Splendor.
The album, due for release on May 16th, 2025, also features the newly debuted single, 'Blitz' - now available for streaming worldwide.
The Faded Splendor tracklist is as follows:
1. Curve
2. Big Love
3. Dark Side
4. All The Way
5. Blitz
6. Waste
7. Blur
8. Glimmer
9. Dazzle
10. Faded Splendor
Listen to 'Blitz' here:
Swedish rock outfit, Ghost, have released their third promotional single in anticipation for upcoming sixth studio effort, Skeleta - this time titled 'Peacefield'.
Following prior singles 'Satanized' and 'Lachryma', 'Peacefield' sees the band leaning heavily into influence from the likes of Journey, Boston, and other similar 80s rock acts.
Skeletá is due to be released worldwide on April 25th.
Listen to 'Peacefield' now:
After several years of silence, Kars Landman finally released the first single of his upcoming album. Going back to more of a progressive metal foundation, found previously on 'Everlasting, Ever-Fleeting', the release process of a brand new full length has finally started.
'Distant Light' can be heard below, or on all popular streaming services. An instrumental is also available.
Sunday, April 20th
King Gizzard have released their newest single "Deadstick", alongside a music video. The video & song, follows up on previous album Flight b741. King Gizzard also announced that their upcoming record, Phantom Island, would be out June 13th.
Saturday, April 19th
Lithuanian chaotic post-metal force AORTES unveils their highly anticipated new album, "Carrion" a bold step forward in the band’s sonic evolution. The record weaves together eerie ambient textures, thunderous doom-infused riffs, ferocious blackened hardcore intensity, and the restless unpredictability of post-metal, solidifying AORTES place at the forefront of the genre’s experimental edge.
With seven tracks, "Carrion" takes listeners on a dynamic sonic journey, weaving through atmospheric soundscapes, crushingly slow heaviness, and bursts of searing aggression. The album highlights AORTES signature talent for blending raw emotion with complex arrangements, creating an immersive experience for fans of experimental and extreme post-metal.
The album also includes a special collaboration - title track “Carrion” f ... more
Friday, April 18th
Marilyn Manson has just dropped a cover of Phil Collins' multi-platinum classic, "In the Air Tonight". The track is part of a new Maxi Single CD release, containing "As Sick As the Secrets of (Sleep)" as the B-side, which reinterprets "As Sick As the Secrets Within".
You can listen to the cover of "In the Air Tonight" below:
Wednesday, April 16th
UK-based alt rock band Tummyache are embarking on the US leg of their 'Edge of Everywhere' Tour. Led by Soren Bryce, the band released their most recent LP "Egosystem" and a B-sides collection "The Theory of Relatability" in 2024. Nashville emo/shoegaze band Khamsin will be supporting on select dates.
The band will be touring with a documentary team to highlight the US independent music world, to explore "the people, venues, and spaces that sustain DIY music in America."
Tickets:
https://linktr.ee/tummyache
Dates:
4/17 - Amarillo, TX - The 806
4/19 - Jackson, MS - Sunflower Oven
4/21 - Davenport, IA - Raccoon Motel *
4/22 - Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club *
4/23 - Madison, WI - Communication Madison *
4/24 - Ypsilanti, MI - Dreamland Theater
4/25 - Chicago, IL - Graveface Record Shop
4/26 - Evansville, IN - Fuchsia Collective Presents at Wellspring Churc ... more
Less than two years following the release of their last effort, As Gomorrah Burns, Canadian brutal death metal veterans Cryptopsy has announced their next album along with a new single.
An Insatiable Violence is set to release on June 20th through Season of Mist.
Listen to the first single, Until There's Nothing Left:
Experimental Death Metal duo Eye of Mensis have released a new EP titled ‘Thorns’, which features one 10 minute re-imagining of their 2022 single ‘Wrapped In The Thorns of a Howling Ghost’ . The EP is meant to promote their upcoming sophomore full-length, ‘Echoes From Beneath’ out June 12.
https://eyeofmensis.bandcamp.com/album/thorns
Tuesday, April 15th
Countrygaze vets Greet Death have finally announced a follow-up to their 2019 modern classic New Hell titled "Die In Love". This comes after the band dropped the single Same But Different Now last fall and have released a new song for the album titled "Country Girl". According to female vocalist and guitarist Harper Boyhtari, the song is about “…identity, alienation, and detachment. It’s like trying to solve a murder mystery and finding out you were the killer the whole time.”
Die In Love comes out June 26th through Deathwish Inc.
Die In Love tracklist:
1. Die in Love
2. Same But Different Now
3. Country Girl
4. Red Rocket
5. Emptiness is Everywhere
6. August Underground
7. Small Town Cemetery
8. Motherfucker
9. Love Me When You Leave
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