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SPIRIT ADRIFT launched a stunning surprise album
The end has come… long revered and widely acclaimed heavy metal giants Spirit Adrift have released their sixth and final album, “Infinite Illumination,” today via 20 Buck Spin. Bookending a monumental decade+ long run, the band’s bittersweet swan song is marked by one of their most ambitious and crushing records to date. Spirit Adrift mastermind… Continue Reading → -
Einherjer – Next Full Length Effort Coming In June
On the 19th of June 2026, Norwegian vikings Einherjer will return with their next full-length instalment dubbed Lifeblood. Comprised of 8 new tracks, it was recorded and mixed by Frode Glesnes. Mastered by Tony Lindgren. To to taste a first piece of the new music, give a listen to the “Bloodborn” single.
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ANTIPOPE unveil a new music video for “Doors of the Dead” Title Track Following the Conclusion of the “Doors of the Dead” Album Tour
ANTIPOPE reveal a new music video to celebrate their 7th album !! Finnish progressive metal outfit ANTIPOPE has released a new music video for “Doors of […]
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Listen to Bring Me The Horizon’s new L.I.V.E. In São Paulo album
Posted on April 10th 2026, 12:30p.m.
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YES Announces 24th Studio Album “Aurora” And Shares Video For Title Track
Yes, who is Steve Howe, Geoff Downes, Jon Davison, Billy Sherwood and Jay Schellen, are proud to announce their 24th studio album Aurora which will be released on the 12th June 2026 via InsideOutMusic/Sony Music.
As Howe explains: “Making this record was joyful, a chance to play, explore and give everything to the music. It’s always been about collaboration, somebody can write a song, but until everybody puts their contribution in it isn’t really a Yes song. We’re not trying to echo the past; we’re carrying the spirit of Yes forward and turning it into something new”.
The band is also launching the first single from the album, and a beautiful animated video for the title track, created by Matt Hutchings (Greg Lake, Oasis, Iron Maiden).
Aurora will be available as a Limited Deluxe 180g Light Green 2LP+2CD+Blu-ray Artbook & Poster, as well as a Ltd Deluxe 2CD+Blu-ray Artbook, both featuring the stunning artwork of Roger Dean and Freya Dean, as well as a bonus disc of instrumentals, and a blu-ray featuring Dolby Atmos, 5.1 Surround Sound & 24bit stereo mixes (by Curtis Schwartz). The album is also available as a Gatefold 180g 2LP + LP-booklet, Special Edition CD Digipak & as Digital Album. It can be pre-order now here.
When Yes first began sketching out ideas for what would become Aurora, the process was loose and exploratory. There was no preconceived concept at the start, just a collection of musical fragments that gradually began to find one another and take form. Among these early sketches was a piece titled “Aurora,” and it quickly became clear that the name carried certain gravity. It suggested light, emergence, and a sense of vastness, qualities that resonated deeply with the band. Jon Davison remembers how “the title immediately resonated with Steve Howe and sparked visual inspiration for artist Roger Dean, setting a conceptual tone that would guide the project.”
Work on Aurora began almost as soon as the Classic Tales of Yes tour ended in 2024. The idea of a new album surfaced quickly and with the label’s encouragement, the band had the time to develop material organically. Rather than gathering in a single studio for months, they embraced a modern workflow; ideas were born in home studios, shaped independently, and then woven together through constant collaboration. Downes and Howe often acted as the central creative axis, with Howe, as producer, serving as the point through which all ideas eventually flowed.
Across Aurora, each track carries its own character. Some echo the classic Yes approach, others push into new territory, but together they form a cohesive whole that honors the band’s heritage while embracing forward motion. With their 24th studio album, Yes demonstrate not just longevity, but a sustained curiosity, a desire to keep exploring, keep refining and keep discovering their capacity to create.
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Non Est Deus – Blessings and Curses Review
To receive the honor of reviewing duties for Noise’s latest as a superfan of his output is an exciting prospect. I tend to agree with Carcharodon when it comes to their critical consensus, and Kanonenfieber is one of my favorite acts around. So, when I was (presumptively) lucky enough to review the latest Non Est Deus record, Blessings and Curses, I was excited to say the least. We have lavished praise here at AMG across the Noise spectrum, and while his projects range in quality, that quality remains firmly in the top tier of melodic black metal. So, with all that out of the way, is the latest noise from Noise a blessing of black metal righteousness or a curse on the venerable artist’s output?Out of the gate, Blessing and Curses works to establish a more unique sound for Non Est Deus in comparison to Noise’s other projects. Whereas Legacy could lean a little too close to Kanonenfieber or Leiþa at times, this latest record makes a clear differentiation between the new Non Est Deus and the old. Noise’s vocals are clear and crisp, sung completely in English, and never hit the heaviness of Kanonenfieber or the tortured emotion of Leiþa. In fact, the first band that came to mind when spinning Blessings and Curses was Rotting Christ. At first glance, this feels like a clear step in a better direction for a project that needed a more unique identity, but upon further inspection, it hampers the album at nearly every turn.
Blessings and Curses has a strong artistic foundation and conceptual structure, with three interludes (Prayer I, II, and III, respectively) and psalms scourging every major track. The album feels unique in the way that it follows a believer in God who loses their way and becomes disillusioned, directly mirroring the diptych on the album cover, as well as the title of the record. Phenomenal album cover aside, the musical progression isn’t as pronounced as I had hoped based on the concept, and Blessings and Curses is repetitive throughout. Nearly every track follows a similar structure, including choruses that repeat the same cadence and emotional beats on a majority of the songs. Noise returns to refrains that have a main line (usually the song title) followed by a “whispered” section that either repeats that same idea or only a slight variation on it (“Show Mercy”, “My Lord”, “The Forsaken”, “The Indulgence”). It leaves Blessings and Curses sounding like someone trying to replicate Noise as opposed to Noise himself.
To Blessings and Curses’ detriment, spoken word sections are back, and the album remains worse for it. The opening “Prayer I” feels entirely throwaway, and the interludes are so quick as to make them feel like an afterthought. The psalms on each track also kill momentum, with their placement typically towards the finale of the song. Derailing every track, the psalms are the vegetables before getting to the meat of it all. While they serve the album conceptually, they are half-baked throughout. The idea of splitting the album is an interesting one, and the best tracks are in the back half, but Blessings and Curses is sonically stagnant. “Show Mercy” and “Forgive Me” (an album highlight) play with some very light black n’ roll elements, making me wish the first half had gone all in on that idea, leaving the second half to be a blasting blackened death beast. Unfortunately, neither is that diverse, sitting in this mid space that just sounds a bit like Noise on autopilot. None of the songs are bad, some are even great, but the album as a whole feels like it wastes a phenomenal concept.
If you told me I would be reviewing Noise for AMG in 2026, I would call you a fuckin’ liar and that you shouldn’t play with my emotions. If you told me that I would be the one to give Noise a proper tongue lashing, I would be doubly upset. As a stalwart fan of the artist, I still enjoyed Blessings and Curses on a lizard-brain level, and there are some truly great tracks (Forgive Me, Kora, Transgression). I appreciate Non Est Deus doing more to differentiate itself from the rest of Noise’s work, but I would love to see it pushed even further and move out of its melodic black metal safe zone. As it stands, a mediocre Noise record is still better than most other offerings out there, but for an artist with such incredible albums under his belt, I prayed for more.
Rating: Mixed
DR: N/A| Format Reviewed: A dreamy streamy
Label: Noisebringer Records
Websites: Website | Bandcamp
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The Lumberjack Feedback – New Track Streaming
French instrumental sludge/post-metal force The Lumberjack Feedback has unleashed a brand new song “Sword Of The Sun”, which can be listened via YouTube player below.
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“On our first tour one of the venues burned down, and the cops would shut things down.” Police raids, venue fires and murderous rednecks: the story of Converge, the band who defined metalcore for a generation
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Country Recording Artist Sarah Harralson Draws Songwriting Inspiration From Famous Line In Nostalgic 90âs Film, The Crow, On New Single âIt Canât Rain All The Timeâ
[Single Art | Download JPG] Song exclusively premiered by Nashville.com with the official music video due out April 10 on YouTube Co-produced by Harralson with Dale Penner (Nickelback, Loverboy), and co-written & Bill DiLuigi (Bonnie […]The post Country Recording Artist Sarah Harralson Draws Songwriting Inspiration From Famous Line In Nostalgic 90âs Film, The Crow, On New Single âIt Canât Rain All The Timeâ appeared first on INFRARED MAGAZINE.
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WARGASM Release New Album ‘Live In London 2025’
WARGASM have bottled up some of their chaos and preserved it for all eternity with the reveal of a new live album.
Recorded at the band’s special show at London’s Here at Outernet back in September of last year, it is a comprehensive and contorted look at the mayhem they manage to incite every time they step on stage. The show itself was a phone-free event, so that the focus could be on the music and the music alone, and the result feels like a return to the way things used to be.
The band themselves sound monstrous, dealing out the behemoth-sized riffs and bile-drenched declarations they have become so renowned for with an extra spring in their step. It’s clear much of that comes from the energy being exuded from the crowd in front of them. Bodies put on the line, voices pushed to their limits, and every last drop of emotion left in the arena.
The record serves as a document of what is possible when you remember why you love this thing of ours so much.
The band had this to say about the record, stating, “Doing this show wasn’t an option, there was no album to promote no business reason to do a show – it happened because Wargasm is as an energy – a physical energy. The digital world is becoming a barrier between us all. To throw out the devices that connect us but also keep us apart was beautiful. The moment when the veil lifted needed to be immortalised. This is the first of many recorded Wargasm live events, and now we can all relive the moment in glorious audio and visual forever.”You can check out footage of the band playing ‘Spit.’ at the show right here.
And here is the record in all its glory:
The band are set to have a busy Summer around the UK and Europe. Here are all of the dates:
5 – NÜRNBERG Rock im Park
6 – NÜRBURG Rock am Ring
7 – PARIS Nouveau Casino
9 – STUTTGART Wizemann Studio
10 – ZURICH Plaza
11 – MILAN Legend Club
13 – WIESBADEN Schlachthof
15 – DORTMUND FZW
16 – BREMEN Tower
17 – BERLIN Lido
19 – WARSAW Summer Punch Festival
21 – DESSEL Graspop Metal Meeting
24 – STOCKHOLM Broken Summer Fest
25 – YSSELSTEYN Jera On Air
26 – MÜNSTER Vainstream
28 – TÁBOR Mighty Sounds Festival
30 – BRIGHTON Chalk
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