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  • Sarcasm – Put Out ‘Essence Of Existence’ Song

    Sarcasm have released “Essence Of Existence”, the newest single from their forthcoming sixth long player Lifeforce Omnibound which comes out on May 29th via Hammerheart Records.
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  • Malleus Maleficarum — Marie Ann Hedonia Blends Grunge and Experimental Synth in “Lunar Eclipse” EP

    A lunar eclipse, astrologically speaking, has a way of shaking loose what we thought we had neatly packed away. Feelings go off-script. Old grief, old longing, old questions can come back with new force. It can feel disruptive, even chaotic, but that upheaval is often the point: something false or outgrown is being eclipsed so something more honest can emerge. The heart, under this kind of pressure, changes shape. In that brief, unsettling shadow, people sometimes find themselves a little cracked open, and therefore a little closer to the truth.

    Just in time for the full Pink Moon, Marie Ann Hedonia’s intense Lunar Eclipse comes at you like a diary ripped from its hiding place and read through a blown speaker. This is an autobiographical record full of rage, revenge, and personal pain. Across five songs, she drags those feelings out by the hair and gives them names, faces, cut-and-paste samples, and a microphone. The entire album lands somewhere in a nightmarish no man’s land of slam poetry, musique concrete and grunge.

    Anseka’s Song opens the EP with a hard stare and a persistent bad memory. Hedonia takes aim at humanity’s appetite for violence, that ugly little habit of dressing cruelty up as spectacle, and she sings within the disgust.

    The track spills straight into Family Trauma, which lands even harder because there is no decorative distance between the experience and the expression. The droll, dissociative spoken-word passages rub against abrasive grunge textures like exposed wire against brick, and the friction gives the song its force.

    Lunar Eclipse cuts deepest in the way it lets satire, bile, and exorcism crowd into the same cracked space. You can catch traces of Patti Smith, Alanis Morissette, and even Scott Walker at his most unmoored, yet Hedonia pulls those threads tight around her own fury.  The EP carries the weight of unstable ground without ever sinking into self-pity. It is about what remains when loyalty thins, when love clears out, and when anger becomes the last plainspoken tongue left.

    “My family was messed up, screaming fights, job loss, arrests, and it generally made me a pretty angry person,” says Hedonia. “I thought one day I would write this all down, maybe as a quirky memoir. Instead, life guided me to music, and so I channeled my rage and sadness into this EP. I want…to release these emotions for myself and for the listener.”

    Listen to Lunar Eclipse below and order the album here.

    Marie Ann Hedonia is a synthesist and composer working in the spheres of techno, synth pop, dark ambient, jazz, and more.  Located in Baltimore, Maryland, she’s the co-owner and operator of the label, Paul and Marie’s Country Kitchen with her husband, Paul M’Olive. Hedonia’s work encompasses four studio albums and numerous collaborative efforts across the spectrum of electronic sound and genre.

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  • Evergrey – Unveil Summer Touring Plan

    Progressive/power metal collective Evergrey has disclosed a set of headlining and other shows along several festival appearances in Europe for the upcoming summer.
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  • Sevendust – Launch New Track

    Less than a month prior the release of their next studio record One, Sevendust have put out a music video for their newest track in advance “Threshold”.
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  • Alas – “Hän pukeutui aurinkoon”

    We love Finnish screamo here at Stereogum. OK, that’s a little broad. More specifically, I’ve enjoyed everything I’ve heard from the Jyväskylä-based band Alas. That includes “Hän pukeutui aurinkoon,” a new track that hit their Bandcamp today. Alas say “Hän pukeutui aurinkoon” is a preview from an upcoming album, and as a sonic promo campaign…

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  • Darkswoon drop new darkwave record ‘Antivenom’

    Portland-based trio Darkswoon have officially unleashed their latest full-length album, Antivenom, today. If you’ve been following the dark alternative scene for a bit, you’ll know these three don’t exactly do “cheerful,” but they do “atmospheric” better than most. Combining darkwave, post-punk, and a healthy dose of shoegaze, the new record is a bit of a … Continue reading Darkswoon drop new darkwave record ‘Antivenom’
  • Arch Enemy Respond to Kiko Loureiro’s Copyright Claim

    Arch Enemy issue video response to Kiko Loureiro claims of similarity with their recently released single. Continue reading…
  • Glasgow’s Pyroclast drop heavy new single “Break the Tide”

    Local Glasgow metal outfit Pyroclast have just released their latest single, “Break the Tide”, and it’s a bit of a belter. This is the third track we’ve seen from their upcoming full-length album, following on from the punchy “Pyroclast” and the more atmospheric “Brought by a Flame.” While their previous releases had more of an … Continue reading Glasgow’s Pyroclast drop heavy new single “Break the Tide”
  • Blues Rock Weekly – 4/3/26

    Blues Rock Weekly highlights the lineup announcement of Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2026, plus new music from Danielle Nicole, Joanne Shaw Taylor, and Eliza Neals.

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