Category: news
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CLAWFINGER Release New Album “Before We All Die”; Drop Furious Title-Track Video!
“Finally, the band is back with the album that will bring them back to the top where they belong!”SCREAM MAGAZINE (NOR) “Before We All Die has become a versatile album for listeners without blinders!”8/10 – ROCK TRIBUNE (BE) “Imposing and intimidating as it was in the good old days!”8,5/10 – ROCK HARD (IT) “Welcome back […] -
BLOODRED – Release New Album “Colours Of Pain” + Unveil Lyric Video “Ashes”
German blackened death metal force BLOODRED proudly announce that their brand-new studio album “Colours Of Pain” is officially out now via Massacre Records. To mark the release, the band present a brand-new lyric video for “Ashes”, the explosive opening track of the album. WATCH THE LYRIC VIDEO HERE: https://youtu.be/NkLBAzWHhUk ORDER / STREAM THE ALBUM HERE: https://massacre-records.com/bloodred_colours_of_pain_sale/ Following the previously released official video for […] -
NEQUIENT – Chicago Grind/Hardcore Outfit To Deliver Third LP, Avarice, April 24th Through Nefarious Industries
How can artists and musicians respond to an era when jackbooted thugs descend on U.S. cities, tech billionaires blithely deploy technologies calculated to wipe out the livelihoods of millions, and misinformation controls the rage of the masses? For Chicago’s grinding metallic hardcore misfits NEQUIENT, the answer is to get even angrier and weirder. NEQUIENT’s second album Darker […] -
DAN MARSALA From STORY OF THE YEAR Opens Up About ‘3am’
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 forAll Rage, Still Only Numb, the album channels their trademark energy into a powerful exploration of anxiety, emotional […] -
XASTHUR embark on European Tour today
XASTHUR are scheduled to kick off their European tour at the Kollektivet Livet Bar in Sweden’s capital Stockholm today, on February 20, 2026. This extensive road trip is supposed to last for a month and to lead across Europe from North to South and East to West in February and March 2026. The American dark acid folk act in the person of Scott Conner will […] -
LÖMSK – Swedish black metallers unleash music video for “Of Iron and Blood”
Swedish black metal force LÖMSK has unveiled a brand new music video for the track “Of Iron and Blood”, taken from their forthcoming full-length album “Act II – Of Iron and Blood”, set for release on March 6 via Vendetta Records. Following the previously released opening track “Fields of Elysium”, the band now presents the title track as a fierce audiovisual statement. “Of […] -
NECROTTED – new single “Origin Of Human Sins” released / new music video / Pre Order Started
Swabian death metal band NECROTTED have started the new year with the release of their brand-new single “Origin Of Human Sins” and the announcement of their upcoming studio album “We Are The Gods That Tear Ourselves Apart”, scheduled for release in April 24, 2026 via Reaper Entertainment. Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlD_dzIs2rM The new track delivers a fierce and politically charged statement, addressing […] -
NYTT LAND release new album “Aba Khan” today
Today, on February 20, 2026, NYTT LAND reveal their highly anticipated new album “Aba Khan” in its full magical glory. Shop link: https://spkr.store/collections/nytt-land Tracklist1. Aba Khan2. Taiga3. Totem4. Uitag5. Mansi6. The Oath7. Prayer8. Tygir Tayii (Heavenly Sacrifice) On their tenth full-length “Aba Khan”, NYTT LAND pick up the stylistic thread that they had previously woven with “Ritual” (2021). This means, the music is generally based on […] -
NIXIL / DROUTH U.S. West Coast Tour Set for May
Baltimore Black Metallers, Nixil, and Portland Black/Death quartet, Drouth, will hit the road in May for the Toward Dead Temples West Coast Tour 2026.
The bands will be touring in support of their forthcoming split LP, Toward Dead Temples, which is set for an April 24th release on vinyl, cassette tape, and digital formats. Stay tuned, album details coming soon!
Tour dates are as follows:
May 7: Seattle, WA – Neumos (Northwest Terror Fest)
May 8: Eugene, OR – John Henry’s
May 9: Redding, CA – The Dip
May 10: Sacramento, CA – Cafe Colonial
May 12: Los Angeles, CA – The Moroccan Lounge
May 13: San Diego, CA – Tower Bar
May 14: Palmdale, CA – Transplants Brewing
May 15: Santa Rosa, CA – Arlene Francis Center
May 16: Eureka, CA – Savage Henry Comedy Club
May 17: Portland, OR – The High Water MarkNixil released released From The Wound Spilled Forth Fire in August 2023.
Drouth released The Teeth of Time in May 2025.
Nixil Photo Credit: Shane Gardner (rocknrollsocialite.com)
Drouth Photo Credit: Jason DeSomer (whatever.photo)
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Source: ClawHammer PR
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