MoonJune 2026 Bringing Balinese glamor to the city of Golem, glory-attracting guitarist attaches symphonic strings to his fretboard and flies to the sun. There’s always something magical in Dewa Budjana’s arrangements, let alone the tunes Indonesian composer exported from their … Continue reading
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Cost Of Living is PILL-BOX’s Single Out Now
Swaggering!
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Lurking and stalking out from the Floridian wastes, black metal outfit Worm announced this morning that they’ll be heading out on tour this summer. The run has been dubbed the ‘Total Possession Of America’ tour and is in support of their most recent album Necropalace.
Set to kick off on June 2 in Dallas, Texas and coming to a close on June 28 in Orlando, Florida, the tour will see Worm make some key stops along the way. Some of those stops include Dan Diego, Los Angeles, Denver, Chicago, and more.
The band confirmed that they’ll play almost the entirety of Necropalace at each show, with “the finest local acts in town” serving as the evening’s openers.
You can find the full list of dates below. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. local time.
Worm tour dates
5/8 Seattle WA Northwest Terror Fest
6/2 Dallas TX Club Dada
6/3 Austin TX The Lost Well
6/5 Mesa AZ The Nile Underground
6/6 San Diego CA Brick By Brick
6/7 Los Angeles CA The Teragram Ballroom
6/9 Salt Lake City UT Metro Music Hall
6/10 Denver CO Marquis
6/12 Cudahy WI X-Ray Arcade
6/13 Chicago IL Reggies
6/14 Cleveland OH Grog Shop
6/15 Pittsburgh PA Thunderbird Café & Music Hall
6/16 Philadelphia PA Underground Arts
6/18 Worcester MA The Palladium Upstairs
6/19 Brooklyn NY The Meadows
6/20 Baltimore MD Metro Gallery
6/21 Richmond VA The Canal Club
6/23 Chapel Hill NC Local 506
6/24 Asheville NC Revival
6/26 Atlanta GA The Masquerade Purgatory
6/27 Tampa FL The Orpheum
6/28 Orlando FL Conduit
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Patterns is Cries of Redemption’s Album Out Now
Cinematic!
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Yes. In Flames have officially completed recording their fifteenth studio album, marking the follow-up to 2023’s Foregone and continuing their long-running collaboration with producer Howard Benson.
At this stage of their career, every new In Flames album raises the same question — which version of the band is about to show up?
This isn’t just another studio update. With a refreshed lineup and momentum from Foregone, this next record has real potential to redefine how In Flames are viewed in 2026.
Anders Fridén made it official with a studio update that captured the full process:
“Laughs, frustrations, genius ideas… it’s done. In Flames 15, here we come.”
That single line confirms the band has wrapped recording and is now shifting toward the next phase — rollout, singles, and ultimately release.
The album was recorded in Los Angeles with producer Howard Benson and engineer Mike Plotnikoff.
That partnership has defined the band’s modern era since Battles (2016), shaping a more polished, accessible sound while still maintaining elements of their heavier roots.
Benson’s track record with bands like Motörhead, Body Count and Sepultura adds another layer of expectation here — consistency, but also evolution.
This will be the first In Flames album to feature drummer Jon Rice.
Rice has already been on the road with the band since 2025, but this is where things really count — the studio.
His background includes work with:
That pedigree alone is enough to raise expectations around the album’s overall intensity and technical edge.
The band’s evolution hasn’t just been sonic — it’s structural.
Following the departure of Tanner Wayne in 2024, Rice stepped in behind the kit. On bass, Liam Wilson (formerly of The Dillinger Escape Plan) has already added a different dynamic since joining in 2023.
These aren’t small changes. They directly impact how the band writes, records, and ultimately sounds.
2023’s Foregone was widely seen as a recalibration — a record that attempted to reconnect the band’s modern era with the melodic aggression that defined their earlier years.
It wasn’t a full throwback, but it was a clear shift.
Now the question is whether Album 15:
That’s the tension — and it’s exactly why fans are already debating it.
While the album is finished, In Flames aren’t slowing down.
The band will return to the U.S. in May, appearing at:
alongside additional shows with support from Thrown, Distant and Upon Stone.
Fans planning to catch the band on this run can find ticket options here.
At this point, In Flames don’t just release albums — they reset expectations.
Every era of the band has its own identity, its own sound, and its own audience.
Album 15 now carries that same weight.
And the real conversation has already started:
Are In Flames about to go heavier again… or evolve even further away from their roots?
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A release date has not yet been announced, but recording has officially been completed.
The album was produced by Howard Benson and engineered by Mike Plotnikoff.
Yes. This is his first studio album with In Flames.
The band’s previous album Foregone was released in February 2023.
In Flames formed in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1990 and became one of the defining forces behind melodic death metal. Over the decades, the band has evolved its sound while maintaining global influence across metal, rock, and alternative scenes.
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Tarja will unleash her brand new metal album Frisson Noir on June 12 via earMUSIC, and it’s the heaviest record of her career and a powerful statement of identity, strength and belonging. After years of exploring different musical landscapes, Tarja stands firmly where she belongs — in metal.
Kicking off the album is the first single “At Sea”. The song embodies the core idea behind Frisson Noir – the physical reaction that music can provoke, the shiver that runs through the body when sound, emotion, and performance align in a real moment. With “At Sea,” Tarja captures that moment, reminding listeners what happens when sound, emotion, and human performance collide. The track combines Tarja’s voice with live musicians, orchestral arrangements, and choir performances recorded in Budapest with the Budapest Art Orchestra and Budapest Art Choir, conducted by Gyorgy Gulyas Nagy. The result is a heavy metal endeavor within a cinematic sonic landscape that mirrors the emotional journey of the song itself: The tension between fear and determination when facing the unknown.
Frisson Noir reflects Tarja’s ongoing dialogue between cinematic orchestration, classical heritage, and the power and intensity of contemporary metal. The album moves between intimate piano passages, dramatic orchestral textures, and powerful, guitar-driven moments.
At the center of the soundscape is Tarja’s distinctive voice, moving effortlessly between fragile emotional expression and operatic power. Around it, orchestral arrangements, choirs, and layered instrumentation create a cinematic world that constantly shifts between darkness and light, exploring deeply human themes such as fear, beauty, nostalgia, resilience, defiance, transformation, identity, disappearance, independence, trust, and perseverance.
Across 10 tracks, Tarja delivers intensity, emotion, and strength, joined by special guest Dani Filth (Cradle of Filth), Apocalyptica, Marko Hietala (ex-Nightwish), and Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers). Mixed by GRAMMY-winning producer Neal Avron (Linkin Park, Skillet, Disturbed), the album blends a modern, hard-hitting sound with the dramatic and emotional elements that define Tarja’s unmistakable metal identity.
The album will be available in retail as CD Digipak, Black 2LP Gatefold and Ltd. Purple 2LP Gatefold. The first pressing of all formats is finished with high-quality copper foil and logo embossing. Further exclusive formats as signed editions and a strictly limited Collectors Box Set (incl. Black 2LP Gatefold (180g) with 24-page vinyl size booklet of illustrations, photographs, and lyrics, CD Digipak with 28-page booklet, Box Set exclusive 7″ vinyl single with “I Don’t Care (Tarja Solo Version)” and “I Don’t Care (Dani Mix)”, four Box Set exclusive animal print postcards, Box Set exclusive DIN A2 Frisson Noir poster, and a fine art print signed by Tarja) will be available in the official album store.
Since launching her solo career, Tarja has consistently charted internationally and built one of the most loyal fanbases in the genre, willing to follow her in every new adventure. Across more than two decades, Tarja has released a highly successful catalogue, reaching the Top 10 of multiple European album charts and establishing herself as an artist of rare consistency and presence. Her live performances have become a defining element of her career: touring worldwide and appearing as a celebrated guest at major metal festivals, Tarja creates a powerful and emotional connection with audiences, turning every show into a memorable experience.
Following the release, Tarja will embark on the International Frisson Live Tour 2026, launching 30th September 2026 in Berlin. Full tour dates can be found below and here.
Frisson Noir is available to pre-order here.
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At the end of the month Stuck will release their new album Optimizer, from which we’ve heard a couple of singles already: “Instakill” and “Deadlift,” both of which we named some of the Best Songs Of The Week. Today the Chicago band are back with another preview int he form of “Sicko,” a blast of…
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