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Matador are a post-metal band from the UK and this is their third album. Matador play a compelling mix of post-metal, doom, sludge, and post-rock. That’s a lot of tags, but the music brings them together quite seamlessly. Above, Below, and So contains 42 minutes of material, and it’s a record that is worth spending … Continue reading “Matador – Above, Below, and So (Review)”

Cryptic Shift are a death/thrash metal band from the UK and this is their second album. Do you remember when Cryptic Shift opened their 2020 debut album Visitations from Enceladus with a 26-minute song? Well, now they’re back with a new album called Overspace & Supertime, and, with a duration of 82 minutes, it sees them … Continue reading “Cryptic Shift – Overspace & Supertime (Review)”

Earlier today, some breaking news shocked the metal community when Better Lovers announced that they were splitting with vocalist Greg Puciato. At the time, not a whole lot of information was offered up by the band, only that they were continuing with the new album and they wished their outgoing vocalist the best.

Well, not long ago Puciato posted an Instagram story sharing the band’s statement and providing some commentary of his own:

“NO BAD BLOOD
EVERYONE’S COOL
DON’T SPECULATE
LOVE THESE PEOPLE AND LOVE THE BAND
ROOTING FOR THEM ALL COLLECTIVELY AND INDIVIDUALLY
THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR MAKING THE LAST FEW YEARS SPECIAL
LONG LIVE THE FROG”

As it stands, it sounds like Puciato and the rest of Better Lovers are parting ways amicably. Without any more details, that’s pretty much all we’ve got to go on at this time.

Looking forward, Puciato is going to be just fine, since he’s got his own thing going with the revival of The Black Queen.

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Story Of The Year are back bigger and better with A.R.S.O.N., marking the next evolution of the band’s signature sound and raw, personal lyricism – elements that have earned the band a dedicated global following. An acronym for All Rage, Still Only Numb, the album channels their trademark energy into a powerful exploration of anxiety, […]

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Berlin-based hardcore punks Zanjeer take aim at the systems reinforcing oppression in nations around the world on their new album, Seher-e-Maqhoor (English: “Dawn of the Oppressed”). Musically, it’s a concoction of classic hardcore punk, the band citing Ratos de Porão and Raw Power as major influences, with an outside coating of extreme on top, like you’ll hear on new song “Fuck Berlin, Free Falasteen.” “Falesteen” is the Arabic word for Palestine.

Vocalist Dozakhi (formerly of Pakistani hardcore punk bands Mulitnational Corporations and Dead Bhuttos) delivers lyrics in three languages.  On “Fuck Berlin,” Dozakhi primarily sings in Urdu, the national language of Pakistan. By singing in Urdu, Dozakhi draws lines between the politics of Pakistan and those of other oppressed people everywhere. “Fuck Berlin, Free Falasteen” also features vocals delivered in English and Hebrew.

“Lyrically mixing Urdu, Hebrew and English, ‘Fuck Berlin Free Falasteen’ talks about anti-Palestine positions among Germans who are compensating for Holocaust guilt,” Dozakhi says. “Over the years, these attitudes have also carried Islamophobic and orientalist perceptions of the Middle East, aligning with wars and narratives that support US imperialism in the region.”

You can listen to the new song, and view its accompanying video, below. Seher-e-Maqhoor is out on April 3 by way of Neon Nile Records.

The post Track Premiere: Zanjeer – ‘F*ck Berlin, Free Falasteen’ appeared first on Decibel Magazine.

ACT III U.S. Tour 2026 ~ Performing the album ACT III in its entirety:

5/1/26 – Phoenix, AZ – Marquee Theater
5/3/26 – Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom
5/5/26 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
5/7/26 – Daytona, FL – Welcome to Rockville
5/10/26 – Charlotte, NC – The Underground
5/11/26 – Asheville, NC – Orange Peel
5/12/26 – Hobart, IN – Hobart Theater
5/14/26 – Detroit, MI – St Andrews Hall
5/15/26 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
5/16/26 – Norwalk, CT – District Music Hall
5/19/26 – Wilmington, DE – The Queen
5/20/26 – New York, NY – Gramercy Theater
5/21/26 – Buffalo, NY – Electric City
5/22/26 – Allentown, PA – Archer Music Hall
5/24/26 – Baltimore, MD – Maryland Deathfest
5/27/26 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade Hell
5/28/26 – Orlando, FL – The Abbey
5/29/26 – Ft Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room
5/30/26 – Tampa, FL – Orpheum
6/2/26 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
6/3/26 – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom
6/5/26 – Milwaukee, WI – MKE Metal Fest
6/6/26 – St Louis, MO – Red Flag
6/8/26 – Wichita, KS – Wave
6/9/26 – Greeley, CO – Moxi Theater
6/10/26 – Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep
6/11/26 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
6/12/26 – Boise, ID – Shrine Ballroom
6/14/26 – Seattle, WA – Showbox
6/16/26 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater
6/17/26 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
6/18/26 – San Luis Obispo, CA – Fremont Theater
6/19/26 – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory
6/20/26 – Ventura, CA – Ventura Music Hall
6/21/26 – Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalys

More DEATH ANGEL info: https://www.deathangel.us/

Prog metal icons Between the Buried and Me are looking to leverage their latest album The Blue Nowhere by announcing a rambling headlining tour across North America. And not only are they promising a “new set” with this particular run, they’ve got a rogues gallery of supporting acts.

Set to start on May 15 in Richmond, Virginia, the entire 31-date tour will run until its final date on June 20 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Throughout the tour, various supporting acts will hop on and jump off from the lineup. Those acts are: Imperial Triumphant, The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die, Thank You Scientist, and Fallujah.

Speaking of the tour, Tommy Rogers was optimistic that this tour’s going to be a hell of a time.

“I’m pumped to get back out on the road, especially with such phenomenal bands. Intensity in its full spectrum. It’s going to be a great night of music, and what better time than now to celebrate it with your friends? Friends rule. Shows rule. This tour rules. See you out there.”

So check out the list of tour dates to see when they hit a venue near you and then get your tickets today.

Between The Buried And Me Tour Dates
w/Imperial Triumphant & The World Is A Beautiful Place

5/15 Richmond, VA The National
5/16 Allentown, PA Archer Music Hall
5/17 Worcester, MA Palladium
5/18 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
5/20 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom
5/21 McKees Rocks, PA Roxian Theatre

w/Thank You Scientist & The World Is A Beautiful Place

5/22 Detroit, MI The Majestic Theatre
5/23 Cleveland, OH Globe Iron
5/24 Cincinnati, OH Bogart’s (+ Imperial Triumphant, no Thank You Scientist)

w/Imperial Triumphant & Fallujah

5/26 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue
5/28 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
5/29 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
5/30 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
5/31 Lincoln, NE Bourbon Theatre
6/2 Boulder, CO Boulder Theater
6/3 Salt Lake City, UT Grand at The Complex
6/5 Sacramento, CA Ace of Spades
6/6 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda
6/7 San Diego, CA Observatory North Park
6/8 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom
6/10 Austin, TX Mohawk Outside
6/11 Oklahoma City, OK Tower Theatre
6/12 Fort Worth, TX Tannahill’s Tavern
6/13 Little Rock, AR The Hall
6/15 Tampa, FL The Orpheum
6/16 Jacksonville, FL FIVE
6/17 Pensacola, FL Vinyl Music Hall
6/18 Birmingham, AL Saturn
6/19 Pelham, TN The Caverns
6/20 Winston-Salem, NC The Ramkat

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Philly-based punk veterans the Menzingers are in between albums right now. Some Of It Was True, their last one, came out in 2023. Since then, there’s been a deluxe edition and a compilation track, and now the Menzingers have a new standalone single. Today, they’ve got a new standalone single that pushes them in the…

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