Kneecap will release their first mixtape on vinyl for the first time next month.
Featuring live favourites C.E.A.R.T.A. and Your Sniffer Dogs Are Shite, the right-song 3CAG originally emerged online in 2018. The West Belfast/Derry trio describe it as “rudimentary as fuck but still bangers.”
“Our label boss Jeff [Barrett] has been hounding us to put it on vinyl and we gave in,” the band say.
The trio – Naoise Ó Cairealláin (Móglaí Bap), Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh (Mo Chara) and JJ Ó Dochartaigh (DJ Próvaí) – outline the tape’s origin story in a post on their website:
“From inside a hazey attic on Hawthorn Street, 3CAG was born in 2018,” they write. “Two young fellas in West Béal Feirste on a quest to stay one step ahead of the RUC, using their connections with the Conamara Cartel to Smuggle Narcotics and sneak them past shite Sniffer Dogs.
“A madman from Free Derry was on the run, so the trio united.
“A new identity was born, with linguistic summersaults never heard before in the Irish Language.
“As fictionalised in the movie, the 3CAG mixtape was mastered by Ciarán Byrne in Dublin, only after we dug a big hole in his garden as payment.”
In additional news, it has been revealed that the band will guest on Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello’s new solo album, Everyone Gets Everything They Want.
The Irish band will appear on a song called Unconquered.
Everyone Gets Everything They Want, which also features cameos from System of Down frontman Serj Tankian and Beartooth vocalist Caleb Shomo, will be released on September 25 via Mom + Pop Music.
Louisiana deathgrind powerhouse BRAT will tour the UK in October and November in support of their new LP, Manslayer, arriving on 25th September via Prosthetic Records. Tracked at Chicago’s Bricktop Recording, engineered and mixed by Weekend Nachos’ Andy Nelson, and mastered by Brad Boatright, the 17-track record serves up primitive death metal, garrotting grind, and … Continue reading BRAT announce new album ‘Manslayer’ and hit the UK this autumn
Following the release of the triumphant debut single “Ashen World”, Kamelot reveal the second single from their forthcoming masterpiece, Dark Asylum, out August 28 via Napalm Records.
The grandiose “Godlike Alchemy” emerges larger than life with its soaring string arrangements accompanying frontman Tommy Karevik‘s goosebump-inducing wails. Dynamically expansive and rhythmically infectious, the band flawlessly oscillates between ornate and brutal, with Thomas Youngblood wielding some serious melodic firepower in the solo and breakdown department. Biblical atmosphere with an anthemic chorus, “Godlike Alchemy” sees Kamelot firing from all cylinders.
Singer Tommy Karevik on “Godlike Alchemy”: “This song encapsulates the overarching theme of the Dark Asylum. What if you don’t need to look outside of yourself to find peace and happiness… What if you already possess the power you need to heal and create the reality you want to see? What if we are all magical, powerful beings with unlimited potential? It’s a mind-boggling thought…”
Set within a shadowed Neo Victorian-era world, Dark Asylum invites listeners beyond the gates of RavenHill Asylum, an imposing institution once built as a grand cathedral, now repurposed into a place where science, faith, and madness uneasily coexist.
Kamelot pushes further into cinematic and atmospheric territory on Dark Asylum, diving deeper into theatrical darkness while preserving the signature hooks that define their sound. Candlelight trembles along towering arches and cold stone corridors as you are greeted by familiar spectres: Avantasia mastermind Tobias Sammet, Eluveitie’s Lea-Sophie Fischer, Visions of Atlantis‘ Clémentine Delauney, Decessus frontwoman and current reigning Miss World Chile champion Ignacia Fernández, Rannveig Sif Sigurðardóttir and Sólveig Sara Leupold, and Billy King. Identity fractures, reality bends, and control slips into unseen hands, guiding its central figure through a descent into psychological darkness that ultimately leads toward transformation… and perhaps sanctuary. From the cinematic sweep of “Ashen World” to the introspective depth of “Sanctuary,” and the layered mystique of “Ivy, My Dear,” Dark Asylum unfolds as a fully immersive journey, blending orchestral grandeur, haunting melodies, and theatrical storytelling into one cohesive vision.
Will you find sanctuary?
Or will you wander its halls for eternity?
Deepening the immersion of RavenHill, Dark Asylum will be released on a plethora of exciting platforms as follows:
Always committed to bringing their worlds beyond the studio, Kamelot will take RavenHill Asylum on the road this fall with the immersive Dark Asylum World Tour, spanning North America and Europe. Once you step inside RavenHill… there is no turning back.
Last year, Foxing announced an indefinite hiatus and played their goodbye show. Last month, frontman Conor Murphy revived his old solo side project Smidley and announced the new album Murphy Horse. Lucy Dacus appeared on lead single “Capstone,” and now Murphy’s got another new song.
Symphonic power metal titans Kamelot have unveiled “Godlike Alchemy”, the second single from their forthcoming studio album, Dark Asylum. Due out on 28th August via Napalm Records, the record promises a deep dive into theatrical darkness alongside the band’s trademark soaring melodies. Following the release of lead single “Ashen World”, “Godlike Alchemy” combines soaring string … Continue reading Kamelot announce new album ‘Dark Asylum’ and unleash grandiose single “Godlike Alchemy”
Norwegian progressive metal stalwarts Green Carnation have released “The Messiah Complex”, the title track and second advance single from their upcoming album A Dark Poem, Part III: The Messiah Complex. Set for release on 4th September 2026 via Season of Mist, the record serves as the grand finale to the band’s ambitious album trilogy. The … Continue reading Green Carnation release title track “The Messiah Complex” as second single from trilogy finale
LA popmeister Bleu doesn’t release a lot of his own music these days — he’s too busy writing and producing for television, film, and other artists. But personal experience provided the impetus for his new album: a tribute to two close friends he lost, longtime studio partner Ducky Carlisle and college best friend Alex Scutro. […]
