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One month ago, the Knife’s classic album Silent Shout celebrated its 20th anniversary. The Knife broke up a long time ago, but both halves of the duo have put out new music since that anniversary. Karin Dreijer, who now records as Fever Ray, just made their feature debut in The Bride!, a new movie that…

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Magenta have announced their upcoming tenth studio album due on Tigermoth Records on April 10. Here, Rob Reed, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer for the band Magneta, joins the podcast to talk about the band’s new album ‘Tarot,’ songwriting, and the greatness of ELO.

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Apple • Spotify • Amazon • PodBean • YouTube

Watch the video for Tarot here:

“Tarot is the closing track from the album, and also the title track,” says Rob Reed. “It was written towards the end of the making of the album, when we had decided on the concept. I also thought that the album needed a bit of a respite at the end, after five very intense and dense tracks. It features a great vocal performance from Christina and a lovely guitar solo to end the album and hopefully make you want more. There are also two mysterious vocal guests at the end of the track; my fellow Chimpan A sidekick Steve Balsamo, and Cyan/Tiger Moth Tales legend Peter Jones. It’s a treat to hear three of the best vocalists together.”

“We’re doing two intimate shows at the end of April to coincide with the release of the album, which is on April 10. These shows will feature Christina, Chris Fry and myself performing tracks from our back catalogue and new tracks from Tarot. The first half will be acoustic, stripped-backed arrangements and talking about the new album; the second half will have a more electric performance. The evening will open with an acoustic set by Chris Fry performing tracks from his new solo album, along with his brother and Magenta bass player Dan Fry.”

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Songs / Tracks Listing
1. The Lovers
2. Etude 1
3. The Magician
4. Etude 2
5. The World
6. Etude 3
7. Strength
8. Etude 4
9. The Empress
10. Tarot

Line-up / Musicians
– Christina Booth / lead vocal
– Robert Reed / keyboards, bass, piano, Rhythm guitars, recorders
– Chris Fry / lead & Nylon guitars

With:
– Nick D’Virgilio / drums
– Peter Jones / backing vocals
– Steve Balsamo / backing vocals
– Katie Axelsen / flute
– Sam Baxter / oboe

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A.A. Williams has unveiled the details of her upcoming new album ‘Solstice’, her first full body of work for new label RPM.

The record is set for release on June 05, and it serves as the follow-up to 2022’s ‘As The Moon Rests’.

The announcement is accompanied by a new track as well, the third to be taken from the album.

That is ‘Hold It Together’, a beautifully patient and stunningly affecting blend of atmospheres. From striking piano leads to euphoric post-rock vibrations, it’s a song that extends the emotions at the core of A.A. Williams and gives them space to breathe, grow, and flourish. It’s the sort of epic that comes so naturally to her, and one that shows how extravagant, delicate and touching this record is destined to be.

Williams had this to say about the track, explaining,“Silence exists where you long for answers, a bleak fragility that you daren’t disturb. Where beauty stood only the faintest glow remains, afraid of smothering it you shrink into a mould of your own making. Your edges dulled, your features disappearing, you put on that brave face not knowing whether you do it to protect others or yourself. You smile, you carry on, feeling everything, showing nothing.”

It joins ‘Wolves’:

And ‘Just A Shadow’:

The Summer will see A.A. Williams making her way around Europe for a series of festival shows and support slots.

MAY

09 – COPENHAGEN A Colossal Weekend
23 – LEIPZIG Wave Gotik Treffen

JUNE

03 – GDANSK Mystic Festival
06 – TAMPERE Ankea Festival
13 – FERRERA Summer Fest *
18 – ZAGREB SRC Salata *
23 – TILBURG 013 *
24 – AMSTERDAM AFAS Live *

AUGUST

07 – JAROMER Brutal Assault
22 – BRISTOL Arctangent Festival
29 – MAASTRICHT Pelagic Fest

* with A Perfect Circle

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Canadian metal maverick Devin Townsend has built a career on distinct creative worlds—heavy records, atmospheric detours, character-driven releases—each with its own logic and weather system.

His latest release, The Moth, is different. It arrives without a pre-existing template, not as a pivot for novelty’s sake, but as a culmination: a project conceived from the beginning as orchestral, choral, and theatrical in scope, with the scale required to underline the emotional transformation at the heart of the concept.

An album over a decade in the making, The Moth finally arrives on the 29th May 2026. This 24-track record began as a vague vision more than a decade ago. It existed in the back of Devin Townsend’s mind as his “life’s work”. Then, about six years ago, after an acoustic show in Amsterdam, Townsend was approached by the head of the North Netherlands’ Orchestra and Choir with an offer: bring orchestral grandeur to Devin’s extensive discography.

Townsend’s response was immediate—and telling. If those forces were going to be assembled, he wanted to spend them on something new: this original work that had been circling him for years, waiting for a door to open. That was the moment The Moth stopped being an idea and began to become a reality.

Today, to coincide with the announcement, Devin is also pleased to reveal the first introduction to the world of The Moth, in the shape of the track “Enter The City”. The song is accompanied by a video created by Studio Sparks, which you can watch now below.

Pre-order now here.

As Devin explains, The Moth is “a loose story following someone who realises that old patterns of behaviour are no longer serving them. By digging in and sitting with themselves, an internal conflict is revealed, one they may have been resisting or unconsciously rationalizing for years”, and ‘Enter The City comes towards the beginning of that story arc.

The Moth consists of 3 distinct parts across its release. In addition to the main album, The Moth – The Afterlife highlights the grandeur of the orchestra & choir, in what might be considered a purer version of the The Moth experience. The Moth – The War is a recording of the live musical debut that took place in March 2025 in the Netherlands, showcasing the raw emotion of performing The Moth for the very first time.

If The Moth has a central gravitational theme, Townsend names it plainly: true self-acceptance. Something sturdier than slogans, closer to a practiced willingness to face what is uncomfortable without turning away. As Devin explains: “The most obvious metaphor for change within the concept of this project was a moth: from caterpillar to an entirely different creature—one so drawn to the light that it burns itself away. What remains is immutable—only the spirit.”

At the hardest moments, when abandoning the project might have seemed rational, Townsend points to the team as the decisive factor. A host of incredible musicians and contributors participated throughout the course of this process, as well as the North Netherlands Orchestra & Choir and orchestrators Joseph Stevenson & Niels Bye Nielsen.

Long-time band members Darby Todd, Mike Keneally, and James Leach played a huge part, as well as guests including Steve Vai, Anneke van Giersbergen, Lynn Wu (Ou), and artists Travis Smith & Eliran Kantor, plus key creative consultation from Mike St-Jean.

The technical teams that worked tirelessly included co-mixer Chris Edrich, recording engineers Ben Searles & Jacob Hermann, Atmos mixer Ron Searles, Mastering engineer Troy Glessner, choirs in various countries throughout the world, and peripheral individuals who helped land this behemoth of a plane.

The Moth will be available on several formats, including Ltd Deluxe 3CD+Blu-ray Artbook that includes the album on CD1, The Moth – The Afterlife on CD2 & The Moth – The War (Live) on CD3. The Blu-ray includes the full The Moth – The War live film, as well as Dolby Atmos & High Resolution Stereo Mixes of The Moth and The Moth – The Afterlife. It will also be available as a Limited 2CD Edition (including The Moth-The Afterlife on CD2), Standard CD Jewelcase, and as Gatefold Triple-Gatefold 180g 2LP & Fold-Out LP-booklet, as well as digitally.

The post DEVIN TOWNSEND Announces Ambitious, Orchestral Metal Opus “The Moth”; Share Music Video For First Single “Enter The City” appeared first on Sonic Perspectives.

Next month, seasoned death metal outfit Six Feet Under will release their 15th album Next To Die. Their follow up to 2024’s Killing For Revenge, this new slate of tunes features 12 tracks that guitarist Jack Owen claims pushes the band to a more groove heavy sound while still maintaining their death metal bona fides.

“It started out as an album full of death metal songs with speed and aggression. Then Chris [Barnes] had the brilliant idea to keep half of those death metal songs and add some groovier songs in the vein of the early Six Feet Under material. Chris emphasized tempo, so keeping with the beats per minute for early SFU classics, I wrote a side of tasty groove-laden music with Chris doing all the lyrics.”

When released on April 26, Next To Die will be the third album to feature Owen since he joined the band following his 2017 departure from Cannibal Corpse. According to Barnes, he and Owen worked on the new album separately before coming together in the studio to put everything together.

“We don’t discuss lyrical themes. We each write what we’re feeling. We just write what we find interesting.”

To mark the album announcement, Six Feet Under released the first single, “Unmistakable Smell of Death”. You can check that out in the clip below to check it out.

With 2025 featuring the band’s first domestic tour since 2013, Owen said the new album will do well on tour and that the band can’t wait to get back out there.

“We enjoy being on the road, wherever it is. Every day is different. This album has enough great material to give us the opportunity to play these songs plus lots of our older classics to fans around the world.”

Next To Die will be released on April 26 via Metal Blade Records, but you can preorder your copy today.

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Last month we learned that Austin indie-pop group Touch Girl Apple Blossom had made an appropriate decision for a band that takes its name from a Beat Happening song, signing to K/Perennial for the release of new album Graceful. They’re following up the excellent lead single “The Springtime Reminds Me Of…” today with more transcendent…

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Today, the award-winning British blues icon Robin Trower announces a run of UK tour dates for 2026, beginning in Sunderland (Old Fire Station) on August 31st and then calling through Edinburgh (Queens Hall), Manchester (Academy), Cambridge (Junction) and finishing on the 5th of September in London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire.    Planet Rock pre-sale tickets will […]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
False Messiah Unleashes “Iron Sky” – First Single from Upcoming Album Seven (Out June 19)
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Prepare for impact. False Messiah, the visionary force in cinematic symphonic dark metal, announces the release of Iron Sky , the first single from their highly anticipated album Seven , dropping June 19 via Semetery Records.
Iron Sky is more than a track—it’s a declaration. Rooted in the raw energy of death and thrash metal while embracing modern sonic sophistication, the song constructs a dystopian universe where technology rises as the ultimate false messiah. As mass surveillance, automation, and algorithmic governance shape society, Iron Sky confronts humanity with a stark choice: submission or conscious resistance.
Musically, False Messiah constructs a massive soundscape, fusing dark orchestral arrangements, piercing modern guitars, electronic textures, and ritualistic atmospheres. The result is a seamless bridge between symphonic grandeur and extreme metal intensity, creating a narrative-driven, almost conceptual experience that invites listeners into a fully realized dystopian mythology.
At the heart of Seven , of which Iron Sky is the opening fracture, False Messiah rejects the notion of providential salvation. The message is clear: question systems, refuse false saviors, and embrace lucid survival in an age where apocalypse is manufactured and resilience is revolutionary.
Fans of Nightwish, Within Temptation, Epica, Amaranthe, Lord of the Lost, and In This Moment will find themselves drawn into this expansive, cinematic metal journey.
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Genres: Cinematic Symphonic Dark Metal
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Atlanta death dealers Father Befouled — one of the Decibel‘s long time favorites. The band has re-recorded a moldy oldie and make it sicker than ever just for the Decibel Flexi Series. The title track off the band’s 2010 EP, Rotting Godless Throne, has been re-recorded in all its gory glory and it is exclusively available to lovers of the old-school on our highly collectable flexi vinyl. So stream it below and then make sure to snag your copy of the April issue of Decibel. Do it now — your dark death metal kingdom awaits!

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