Putting together a list of songs with the word book in the title is an Earnest reminder of the old days when we used to actually read physical books. Now everyone reads off an iPad, a laptop, or even worse, a tiny phone screen. I don’t know about you, but I like a nice, solid book in my hand, smelling the paper, touching the ink, carrying it around, enjoying the cover. I like the physical aspect of reading a book. Just like I still read the newspapers, just like I still play records. Yeah, I’m old school, but it’s a
A great evil has returned to befoul our land. Devil Master, the darkly theatrical Philly punk-metal demons, will once again unleash a primordial plague of riffage upon our souls. None shall be safe from the headbanging wrath of these corpsepainted wraiths. Pray for deliverance, lest you give in and let the shred-stomp squalor sweep you away.
Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder was among the 66,925 football fans in attendance at the Seattle Stadium yesterday (July 6) as the USA men’s team crashed out of the 2026 FIFA World Cup following a 4-1 defeat by Belgium.
And while the performance on the field may not have given the USA team’s supporters much to cheer about, Vedder put smiles on faces with his own unique ‘hydration break’ during the Round of 16 knock-out game.
As the players on the field took their mandatory drinks break, and Pearl Jam’s Alive echoed around the stadium, TV cameras picked out Vedder in one of the corporate boxes holding a glass of champagne and a can of Stella Artois beer. After briefly ‘conducting’ the crowd in a singalong, Vedder proceeded to down the Belgian lager, deliberately letting it dribble from his mouth onto his T-shirt, to the amusement of all seated around him.
The game itself was overshadowed by controversy before a ball had been kicked, when USA striker Folarin Balogun’s one-match ban for a red card offence against Bosnia-Herzegovina was sensationally suspended by FIFA, after President Donald Trump took the unprecedented step of asking football’s world governing body to review the decision, because he “didn’t think it was a foul”.
Only once in the entire history of the World Cup – which has seen 189 other red cards – has a player escaped a suspension, back in 1962, before automatic bans were in place.
The decision outraged the world of football, with the Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA) saying it was “astonished”, but Trump said FIFA had “made the right decision”, claiming that it would have left a “big stain” on the tournament had the ban been implemented.
The Belgian team admitted after the match that the injustice had only fuelled their desire to win. Post-match, celebrating the win, the team’s Instagram account posted the message ‘Overturn this’.
Decibel Magazine is currently streaming The Darkness. The Dread. The Suffering., the quaking new full-length from Canadian blackened hardcore outfit SPREAD THE DISEASE. The premiere comes in advance of the record’s official release, Friday, July 10th via Hypaethral Records. The band’s first new studio output in twenty-seven years, The Darkness. The Dread. The Suffering. is the product of two years of […]
Natürlich sind wir auch beim WO:A 2026 wieder Cashless unterwegs. Das heißt, es wird wieder bargeldloses Bezahlen (Cashless Payment) geben und dies wird die einzige Bezahlmethode auf dem gesamten Festivalgelände sein!
Alle Fragen zum Thema beantwortet euch unser umfangreiches Cashless Payment FAQ, in dem ihr auch einen Quick Guide findet.
Wann geht es los?
Ab Mitte Juli könnt ihr euer Guthaben aufladen – und zwar genug Geld, um euch den Rest des Festivals keine Sorgen mehr machen zu müssen. Wir informieren euch, sobald die Plattform online ist.
Gibt es weitere Neuigkeiten?
Ähnlich wie bei Dosenmatrosen im letzten Jahr wird es beim Top Up im Eventportal eine Pre-Order für Getränke geben. Hier könnt ihr neben Bier auch Bembel, Cola, Wasser (mit oder ohne Sprudel) und natürlich Eiswüfel bestellen und direkt vor Ort im Farmers Market abholen.
Finnish one-man atmospheric black metal project Perkeleen Airut released its debut album, “Vakkarituaali,” on July 6. The project combines atmospheric black metal with traditional folk elements, incorporating ancient Finnish instruments such as the kantele and jouhikko into its sound. The album’s raw and ritualistic character is closely tied to Finnish folklore and mythology. The band […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
South Carolina Melodic Death Metal Unit HOMICYDE Unleash “The Riff Rampage Tour” Following 2024’s Crushing Immortal
Melodic Death Metal From the Swamps of South Carolina Hits the Road This July
For fans of The Black Dahlia Murder, Cattle Decapitation, Gojira, and Orbit Culture
Charleston, SC – The swamps have spoken, and now they’re taking the chaos on the road.
South Carolina melodic death metal force HOMICYDE are hitting the road this July with Alukah and Deathless for The Riff Rampage Tour, bringing their crushing live assault to venues across the East Coast and Southeast in support of their 2024 full-length album Immortal.
Recorded and mastered at Exodian Studios, Immortal showcases HOMICYDE’s signature blend of technical precision, relentless aggression, and swamp-forged groove. Packed with razor-sharp riffs, devastating breakdowns, and memorable melodic passages, the album continues the band’s evolution while delivering their heaviest material to date.
Formed in 2010 by brothers Carl (drums), Jacob (vocals), and Shane Parrott (bass), HOMICYDE expanded their lineup with guitarists Wayne Palmer and Thomas Weidick , creating the devastating five-piece fans know today. Drawing inspiration from bands like The Black Dahlia Murder, Orbit Culture, Cattle Decapitation, and Gojira, HOMICYDE have carved out their own identity through uncompromising songwriting and intense live performances.
Following their 2022 release The Sickening Tales , Immortal explores themes of resilience, mortality, and surviving against impossible odds. The album marks another milestone for the fiercely independent band, who continue to book their own tours, build their fanbase from the ground up, and represent the DIY spirit of the underground metal scene.
Now, with The Riff Rampage Tour kicking off July 17, fans across the East Coast and Southeast will have the chance to experience HOMICYDE’s devastating live show alongside Alukah and Deathless.
THE RIFF RAMPAGE TOUR
07/17 – Baltimore, MD @ Morseberger’s Tavern 07/18 – Winchester, VA @ Bright Box Theater 07/19 – Raleigh, NC @ Chapel of Bones 07/20 – Wilmington, NC @ Reggie’s (No Deathless) 07/21 – Charleston, SC @ Music Farm (No Deathless) 07/22 – Augusta, GA @ Joe’s Underground (No Deathless) 07/23 – Savannah, GA @ Wingmen Club 07/24 – Chattanooga, TN @ JJ’s Bohemia 07/25 – Oak Ridge, TN @ Elks Lodge 07/26 – Murfreesboro, TN @ Hop Springs
Tickets: https://linktr.ee/The_Riff_Rampage_Tour
Listen to Immortal: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/homicyde1/immortal-feat-shane-jost–cognitive
Watch on YouTube:
HOMICYDE Lineup
Jacob – Vocals Wayne Palmer – Guitar Thomas Weidick – Guitar Shane Parrott – Bass Carl – Drums
Photo by Alyssa Gill
Press Contact: zach@metaldevastationradio.com
Connect with HOMICYDE:
https://homicyde.bandcamp.com/album/immortal https://open.spotify.com/artist/1Q7sF8ahRxJFQOKoH6qP9y https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3kWmFPk5D1yaQmODwA2XFQ https://www.instagram.com/homicyde_metal/ https://www.facebook.com/homicydemetal/
CONTACT: HOMICYDESC@GMAIL.COM
Chat Pile have shared a new track, set to appear on their upcoming full-length ‘Who Loves The Sun’, and it is absolutely disgusting in all the finest ways.
Brilliantly titled ‘PEN I S MALL’ (make of it whatever you wish), it is a track pulled straight from the swamp. A contorting, blisterted, belligerant piece of industrially reinforced hardcore that feels like the Earth being scorched right before your eyes. A near six-minute ordeal of downtrodden chords, calloused howls and chaotic intent, it is a terrifyingly brutal listen that perfectly embodies the despair and dark decadence that sits at the heart of the band.
Bassist Stin had this to say about it:
“PEN I S MALL” is “…the heaviest Chat Pile song to date. The song and title refer to a stretch of time when Raygun was working as a maintenance man at one of the local shopping malls here in OKC. He screamed himself into a pretty brutal headache tracking this one if I remember correctly”
Whilst vocalist Ray B. continues: “If survival wasn’t so brutal in the United States, a maintenance job at a local mall could in theory be a fun gig… Of course, the awful beast known as Capitalism is extremely rickety with not enough to truly go around in fair share as those in the lower and even middle positions know all to well.”
‘Who Loves The Sun’ will be unleashed on September 04 via The Flenser.
The artwork looks like this:
Whilst the tracklisting is more like this:
1. Creature 2. Deep Blue 3. Same Rules 4. PEN I S MALL 5. Shrine 6. Intruder 7. Christabel ’26 8. Influence 9. Family Funeral 10. October All the Time
You can also check out ‘Deep Blue’ right now as well, which sounds like this:
(written by Islander) Three years ago we introduced the premiere of a Suffering Quota song with these words: “Adjectives like ‘terrorizing’ and ‘explosive’ have tended to surround the music of the Dutch grindcore band Suffering Quota like swarms of angry hornets. Of course, sensations of fury and violence are endemic to a lot of grindcore, […]
