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  • STEVEN WILSON Shares “On Chapel Slope” From Forthcoming Album “Requiem For A Village”

    Today, Steven Wilson released a new track from his ninth album, Requiem For A Village, due out on Fiction on 6 November 2026. The accompanying music video, directed by Mike Bennion, is also live on the YouTube channel.

    Requiem For A Village takes a very different path from The Overview. I imagined a Wicker Man landscape: Stanley Spencer’s paintings hang in the local art gallery, the stories of M. R. James and Algernon Blackwood line the shelves of the public library, and the children of the stones play in the market square. Requiem For A Village is a sepia-toned snapshot of a hidden neverland, and 54 minutes of cinema for the ears.

    The album will be available on CD, Blu-ray, 140g black double vinyl, and oxblood double vinyl. There’s also a box set with 2 CDs and a Blu-ray, packaged in a 96-page hardback book box. A limited number of signed CDs will be available through Amazon, and CDs with exclusive packaging through HMV. For more information and a full list of format details, check here.

    Steven Wilson will play two sold-out shows at the Royal Albert Hall on 28 and 29 October, alongside his band, the Parallax Orchestra and the Sansara choir, conducted by Tom Richards. The shows mark the close of one album cycle and the introduction of the next, featuring newly created orchestral arrangements of The Overview, alongside tracks from Requiem For A Village.

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  • Five For Friday: October 2, 2026

    Greetings, Decibel readers!

    Before continuing with this week’s new releases, I’d like to direct your attention to Justin Norton’s tribute to Cronos of Venom, who sadly passed away this week. There’s little more I could add to this other than boosting the first Venom song I ever heard in 2003 while exploring extreme metal for the first time, the rerecorded version of “Die Hard.”

    Greatness speaks for itself. Enjoy the albums below.

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    Amon Amarth – The Allfather Awakens

    The thundergods return with their latest sacrificial offering of muscular metal! At this point in their history, audiences can reliably count on Amon Amarth to create catchy, cinematic music that’s tailor-made for arena-sized festivals. And I mean that in a very positive way, as there’s tons of writing talent on display, and the band has taken pains to retain their melodic-death metal core while adopting notes of pagan metal that make for great crowd work. Those looking for moments that recall their 90s and early-2000s work should check out “Oden’s Hunt.”

    Stream: Apple Music

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    Dissimulator – Artifice Dissolves

    The latest from the Canada-based technical death metal outfit that gave us 2024’s excellent Lower Form Resistance. And like the album’s theme, the music shows a dazzling level of musical proficiency while still being loose enough to bear the mark of its humanity. Essential listening for fans of Coroner, Cynic and Nocturnus.

    Stream: Apple Music

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    Dumal – The Trials of Existence

    Thunderous, melodic black metal. Dumal creates compelling and melodic passages that flow cohesively with a full and powerful sound that allows the riffs and rhythms to tell their stories. I’m especially partial to the album’s midsection of “The Alberta Cost” and “Mine to Destroy.”

    Stream: Apple Music

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    Haywire 617 – I Don’t Wanna Say Goodbye

    It’s kind of fitting that Amon Amarth and Haywire are together on the list this week, as I kind of view Haywire as the Amon Amarth of modern hardcore. I saw the band on its giant US tour last year and could immediately see what the hype was all about: giant props, limitless charisma, and lots of opportunities to join in gang vocals and stage dive. It was a party-like atmosphere that recalled 2000s pop-punk but had the edge and attitude of 2010s hardcore. The band’s latest album, I DON’T WANNA SAY GOODBYE, cranks up the pop-punk elements in several parts — basically like a hardcore version of Iron Chic — while turning it way down on songs like “Forever Alone” and “Flex Your Head.”

    Stream: Apple Music

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    Stryga – Upon Stygian Wings

    True New England Black Metal. Adorned by the incredible artwork from Luciana Nedelea, Stryga weaves a wicked spell of chaos and darkness on their debut full-length album, with crushing tunes like “Cursed from the Pit” reinforced by broadsides like “Queen of the Open Grave” and “Swords to the Necks of Tyrants.” According to the band:

    “This hellishly unique offering fuses the frozen melodic guitar work of 90s black metal; the aggressive, rage-driven songwriting of classic crust and hardcore; and somber lyrics steeped in metaphor and slavic folklore.

    An ideal offering for this most hallowed month of October.

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  • Greta Van Fleet announce 59-city Into The Beginning tour across North America and Europe

    Greta Van Fleet have announced North American and European tour dates for 2027.

    The Michigan quartet’s Into The Beginning tour, in support of their forthcoming fourth album, Palace For The People, will visit 69 cities, beginning on February 3 at the Enmarket Arena in Savannah, Georgia, and running through to July 31, when the Kiszka brothers will return home to Michigan to play the Acrisure Amphitheater in Grand Rapids.

    In the UK the quartet will play arena dates in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow.

    For the band’s European shows, tickets will be available starting with a fan presale on Wednesday, October 7 at 10 am local time. Fans can sign up now for the pre-sale here. Additional pre-sales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale, which begins on Friday, October 9 at 10 am local time.

    For the North American dates, a fan presale will begin on Tuesday, October 13 at 9am local time. Additional pre-sales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale, which starts on Thursday, October 15 at 10 am local time.

    Visit the band’s website for full details.

    Greta Van Fleet – Into The Beginning tour dates 2027

    Feb 03: Savannah Enmarket Arena, GA
    Feb 05: Tampa Benchmark International Arena, FL
    Feb 06: Jacksonville VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, FL
    Feb 09: Atlanta State Farm Arena, GA
    Feb 10: Nashville Bridgestone Arena, TN
    Feb 12: Rosemont Allstate Arena, IL
    Feb 13: Omaha CHI Health Center, NE
    Feb 15: Minneapolis Target Center, MN
    Feb 17: Green Bay Resch Center, WI
    Feb 19: Louisville KFC Yum! Center, KY
    Feb 20 – Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena, PA

    Mar 02: Detroit Little Caesars Arena, MI
    Mar 03: Cleveland Rocket Arena, OH
    Mar 05: Boston TD Garden, MA
    Mar 06: Albany MVP Arena, NY
    Mar 08: Brooklyn Barclays Center, NY
    Mar 10: Philadelphia Xfinity Mobile Arena, PA
    Mar 12: Charlotte Spectrum Center, NC
    Mar 13: Knoxville Food City Center, TN
    Mar 15: Fort WorthDickies Arena, TX
    Mar 16: Tulsa BOK Center, OK
    Mar 19: Anaheim Honda Center, CA
    Mar 20: Phoenix Mortgage Matchup Center, AZ
    Mar 22: Reno Reno Events Center, NV
    Mar 24: Seattle Climate Pledge Arena, WA
    Mar 25: Portland Moda Center, OR
    Mar 27: Boise ExtraMile Arena (BSU), ID
    Mar 29: Salt Lake City Delta Center, UT
    Mar 30: DenverBall Arena, CO

    May 15: Munich Olympiahalle, Germany
    May 16: Milan Unipol Forum, Italy
    May 18: Hamburg Barclays Arena, Germany
    May 19: CopenhagenRoyal Arena, Denmark
    May 21: Berlin Uber Arena, Germany
    May 22: Prague O2 Arena, Czechia
    May 24: Amsterdam Ziggo Dome, Holland
    May 25: Brussels Forest National, Belgium
    May 27: Paris Adidas Arena, France
    May 28: London O2 Arena, UK
    May 30: Birmingham Utilita Arena, UK
    Jun 01: Manchester Co-op Live, UK
    Jun 02: Glasgow OVO Hydro, UK
    Jun 04: Dublin 3Arena, Ireland

    Jul 05: Vancouver Rogers Arena, BC
    Jul 07: Edmonton Rogers Place, AB
    Jul 08: Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome, AB
    Jul 10: Winnipeg Canada Life Centre, MB
    Jul 13: Kansas City T-Mobile Center, MO
    Jul 14: St. Louis Chaifetz Arena, MO
    Jul 16: Columbus Nationwide Arena, OH
    Jul. 17: Noblesville Ruoff Music Center, IN
    Jul 20: Raleigh Lenovo Center, NC
    Jul 21: Columbia Merriweather Post Pavilion, MD
    Jul 23: Hershey Giant Center, PA
    Jul 24: Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena, CT
    Jul 26: Gilford Bank NH Pavilion, NH
    Jul 28: Laval Place Bell, QC
    Jul 29: Toronto RBC Amphitheatre, ON
    Jul 31: Grand Rapids Acrisure Amphitheater, MI

    Greta Van Fleet’s fourth album, Palace For The People, is set for release on October 9 via Republic Records.

  • King Hüsky – “Punks In The Beerlight” (Silver Jews Cover)

    Everyone loves David Berman. The late, great Silver Jews/Purple Mountains auteur commanded a faithful audience in his lifetime, but he increasingly feels like the most influential figure in 2020s indie rock. That apparently extends to artists outside the rugged, oblique, country-fried bands directly in Berman’s sphere of influence.

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  • GRETA VAN FLEET Announce ‘Into The Beginning’ 2027 North American and European Tour

    GRAMMY® Award-winning rock and roll band Greta Van Fleet announce their 2027 North American and European headline tour today. Promoted by Live Nation, the 59-city Into The Beginning Tour kicks off Wednesday, February 3 in Savannah, GA at Enmarket Arena and makes stops in Chicago, Brooklyn, Detroit, Dallas-Forth Worth, Berlin, Milan, Amsterdam, Paris, London, Toronto and more before wrapping back in their home state of Michigan on Saturday, July 31 at Grand Rapids’ Acrisure Amphitheater. Special guests Arc De Soleil, The Kooks, and Portugal. The Man will join as support on select North American dates. VIP Packages are available for North American dates only.

    TICKETS – NORTH AMERICA: Tickets to the Into The Beginning Tour will be available starting with a Fan Presale (details below) beginning on Tuesday, October 13 at 9am local time. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale beginning on Thursday, October 15 at 10am local time on GretaVanFleet.com.

    • FAN PRESALE: Fans can sign up now for the Greta Van Fleet Fan Presale at GretaVanFleet.com.
    • RESERVED BY SPOTIFY: Greta Van Fleet’s Reserved by Spotify tickets may be available to eligible North American Spotify Premium subscribers through Ticketmaster. These fans will be notified by Spotify via email and app notification and will have the opportunity to purchase up to two tickets during the Reserved presale.

    TICKETS – EUROPE: Tickets to the Into The Beginning Tour will be available starting with a Fan Presale on Wednesday, October 7 at 10am local time. Fans can sign up now for the Greta Van Fleet Fan Presale at GretaVanFleet.com. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale beginning Friday, October 9 at 10am local time on GretaVanFleet.com.

    Ticket prices have been priced in advance by the tour and won’t change during the presale or on sale (no platinum tickets). All tickets will be sold at face value plus fees through primary ticket sellers. Fans are encouraged to sign up for the Fan Presale through Gretavanfleet.com for first access to tour tickets.

    Today’s news follows the release of the band’s latest single “Tear It Down” from their forthcoming fourth studio album, PALACE FOR THE PEOPLE, which arrives Friday, October 9 via Republic Records. Pre-order/pre-save the album HERE. “Tear It Down” follows lead tracks “Play Your Games” and “Saw You Stand,” which the band performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and offers another look behind the curtain of their majestic new album.

    On PALACE FOR THE PEOPLE, Greta Van Fleet continue to explore themes of humanity, connection, resilience, and transcendence—building a body of work that feels both deeply personal and universally resonant. They’ve made a mysterious, monumental, and cataclysmic body of work, painting a sonic tableau out of powerhouse vocals, earth-rupturing riffs, and stunning solos. This is expressive, ethereal, and energetic rock and roll music delivered with apropos symphonic grace, revelrous excess, dynamics, and the glory of a collective who refuse to be boxed in musically, thematically, or spiritually. It’s also the brilliance of a bloodline committed to tape. They have taken another massive creative leap, building a new place for listeners to congregate and determining the tone for rock’s future in the process.

    Prior to the Into The Beginning Tour and in celebration of the forthcoming album, Greta Van Fleet will perform an intimate under-play residency next month at Nashville’s The Basement East on the first three Saturdays in October. For more information go to: GretaVanFleet.com.

    Since emerging from Frankenmuth, Michigan, Greta Van Fleet have become one of rock and roll’s defining voices of their generation. Across multiple platinum-selling releases and sold-out arena tours spanning the globe, the GRAMMY® award-winning band has consistently challenged expectations while forging a sound entirely their own. PALACE FOR THE PEOPLE represents the band’s boldest artistic statement yet. 

    2027 TOUR DATES:

    • Wed, Feb 3 – Savannah, GA – Enmarket Arena *
    • Fri, Feb 5 – Tampa, FL – Benchmark International Arena *
    • Sat, Feb 6 – Jacksonville, FL – VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena *
    • Tue, Feb 9 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena *
    • Wed, Feb 10 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena *
    • Fri, Feb 12 – Rosemont, IL – Allstate Arena *
    • Sat, Feb 13 – Omaha, NE – CHI Health Center *
    • Mon, Feb 15 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center *
    • Wed, Feb 17 – Green Bay, WI – Resch Center *
    • Fri, Feb 19 – Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center *
    • Sat, Feb 20 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena *
    • Tue, Mar 2 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena ^
    • Wed, Mar 3 – Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center ^
    • Fri, Mar 5 – Boston, MA – TD Garden ^
    • Sat, Mar 6 – Albany, NY – MVP Arena ^
    • Mon, Mar 8 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center ^
    • Wed, Mar 10 – Philadelphia, PA – Xfinity Mobile Arena ^
    • Fri, Mar 12 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center ^
    • Sat, Mar 13 – Knoxville, TN – Food City Center ^
    • Mon, Mar 15 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena ^
    • Tue, Mar 16 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center ^
    • Fri, Mar 19 – Anaheim, CA – Honda Center #
    • Sat, Mar 20 – Phoenix, AZ – Mortgage Matchup Center #
    • Mon, Mar 22 – Reno, NV – Reno Events Center #
    • Wed, Mar 24 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena #
    • Thu, Mar 25 – Portland, OR – Moda Center #
    • Sat, Mar 27 – Boise, ID – ExtraMile Arena (BSU) #
    • Mon, Mar 29 – Salt Lake City, UT           – Delta Center #
    • Tue, Mar 30 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena #
    • Sat, May 15 – Munich, DE – Olympiahalle ‡
    • Sun,  May 16 – Milan, IT – Unipol Forum ‡
    • Tue, May 18 – Hamburg, DE – Barclays Arena ‡
    • Wed, May 19 – Copenhagen, DK – Royal Arena ‡
    • Fri, May 21 – Berlin, DE –Uber Arena ‡
    • Sat, May 22 – Czech Republic Prague – O2 Arena ‡
    • Mon, May 24 Amsterdam, NL – Ziggo Dome ‡
    • Tue, May 25 – Brussels, BE – Forest National ‡
    • Thu, May 27 – Paris, FR – Adidas Arena ‡
    • Fri, May 28 – London, UK – O2 Arena ‡
    • Sun, May 30 – Birmingham, UK – Utilita Arena ‡
    • Tue, Jun 01 – Manchester, UK – Co-op Live ‡
    • Wed, Jun 02 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro ‡
    • Fri,  Jun 04 – Dublin, IE – 3Arena ‡
    • Mon, Jul 5 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena +
    • Wed, Jul 7 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place +
    • Thu, Jul 8 – Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome +
    • Sat, Jul 10 – Winnipeg, MB – Canada Life Centre +
    • Tue, Jul 13 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center +
    • Wed, Jul 14 – St. Louis, MO – Chaifetz Arena +
    • Fri, Jul 16 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Arena +
    • Sat, Jul 17 – Noblesville, IN  – Ruoff Music Center +
    • Tue, Jul 20 – Raleigh, NC – Lenovo Center °
    • Wed, Jul 21 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion °
    • Fri, Jul 23 – Hershey, PA            – Giant Center °
    • Sat, Jul 24 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena °
    • Mon, Jul 26 – Gilford, NH – BankNH Pavilion °
    • Wed, Jul 28 – Laval, QC – Place Bell °
    • Thu, Jul 29 – Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre °
    • Sat, Jul 31 – Grand Rapids, MI – Acrisure Amphitheater °

    * Arc De Soleil and Edgehill
    ^ The Kooks and Luna Li
    # The Kooks and Sana Sana Musica
    ‡ Larkin Poe
    + Portugal. The Man and Sun Room
    ° Portugal. The Man and Friko

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  • AMON AMARTH Release Title Track For Thier Just Rleased New Album “The Allfather Awakens”

    Swedish metal legends Amon Amarth unleash their essential new album The Allfather Awakens, today via Metal Blade. The ten-song masterwork marks the beginning of a new world and further cements the legacy of their spectacularly memorable riffs, unflinching melodic aural power and powerfully rendered lyrics. Three decades in, Amon Amarth remain a band of brothers, and that loyalty and unity allow for harmony and a united front that conquers both the stage and record.

    For Amon Amarth, a new album marks the beginning of a new world. As with previous records, Oden, the Norse “all father” who is a deity of war, wisdom, death, magic, and poetry, is the through-line in Amon Amarth’s lyrics and artwork. Once again, Oden is the band’s inspiration, but The Allfather Awakens is not a concept album, rather a collection of historically inspired epic tales of conflict and sacrifice for a greater good.

    The Allfather Awakens includes Amon Amarth’s first-ever acoustic excursion “Upphaf” which carries the solemnity of an oral history whispered under the shadow of the Allfather. The album’s following singles “Gjallarhorn” and “Eight Legs of Thunder” arrived as furious Amon Amarth classics. Today’s focus track “The Allfather Awakes” encompasses the album’s overall theme – “wisdom, knowledge and facts need to become the guide for the future,” cautions frontman and lyricist Johan Hegg.

    To gain wisdom beyond mortal comprehension, Oden made the ultimate sacrifice — gouging out his own eye and casting it into the Well of Wisdom, Mímisbrunnr, in exchange for cosmic insight and foresight that would shape the fate of gods and men alike. Now, Amon Amarth bring that ancient reckoning to life and they are extending Oden’s offer to you. Those who received the eye know what must be done. Those who did not: seek it out. Sacrifice your sight. Gain your foresight.

    Amon Amarth took a new songwriting approach for The Allfather Awakens. The album came to life across two recording sessions, months apart, at producer Jacob Hansen’s studio in Denmark. The band began writing songs while touring, rather than waiting until they were off the road. The writing and recording process allowed the musicians to intensely focus on each track, resulting in an album where each song was treated as a single. Guitar-wise, Amon Amarth opted for a slightly less modern approach sonically, moving away from 5150 amps and back to Marshalls. The music was written before the lyrics, setting the tone for the words.

    The Allfather Awakens is yet another step up, introducing previously untried efforts, an impressive and conscious musical and lyrical feat after three decades of band-dom. This autumn, The Allfather Awakens will take physical form on stage as the band unveils an entirely new production inspired by Oden’s legendary Golden Hall, transforming their iconic concert experience into a living extension of the new album. Amon Amarth perform across the U.K. and Europe. For a full list of worldwide dates and to get tickets and more information check here.

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  • Secrecy Announce Debut EP Winter In A&E: Hear “Knife In My Dreams”

    Secrecy: Good name for a punk band! It calls to mind the Germs’ “What We Do Is Secret,” as well as the general sense of a hidden underground world that regards outsiders with suspicion. London’s appropriately mysterious Secrecy have a big, propulsive sound — coarse hardcore vocals, reverb-drenched guitar jangle, booming drums. They bring a sense of frenetic darkness that recalls the moment that goth first emerged out of punk. There’s at least a bit of Stone Roses glimmer in there, too.

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  • Shores Of Null – Streaming New Track

    Two weeks prior the official release of their fifth studio album Homesick, doomers Shores Of Null now stream a lyric video for the next new single-title track.
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  • Complete List Of Amyl and the Sniffers Songs From A to Z

    Amyl and the Sniffers Songs

    Amyl and the Sniffers formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 2016 around vocalist Amy Taylor, guitarist Declan Mehrtens, drummer Bryce Wilson, and original bassist Calum Newton. The band wrote, recorded, and uploaded its first EP, Giddy Up, in a remarkably short burst, establishing a raw mix of punk, pub rock, garage rock, and Australian rock and roll. Gus Romer later joined on bass, completing the lineup that carried the group from Melbourne’s club scene into international touring. The second EP, Big Attraction, arrived in 2017 with songs such as “I’m Not A Loser,” “Westgate,” and “Mole (Sniff Sniff).” The group’s momentum

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