At the beginning of the year, Boston post-hardcore band the Saddest Landscape announced their return with a new album Alone With Heaven, their first in over a decade. We’ve already heard a few from the project, which is out next month, including “From Home They Run,” “Hexes,” and “Forever, Undone.” Today they’ve shared another preview of…
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When we last posted about death metal outfit Frozen Soul, they’d released a single featuring My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way as a featured vocalist. This time around, they’re back with a new single and a new collab with Machine Head frontman Robb Flynn.
The new track in question — “Invoke War” — is a heavy hitter by any measure. Beefy riffs, thunderous rhythm, and the kind of dark and deep vocals you’d expect from Frozen Soul. According to frontman Chad Green, the track is all about perseverance.
“It’s about getting back up. It’s meant to be the anthem to your day, the background music to your story, the extra weapon you might need to help conquer whatever you’re struggling with. Robb’s lyrics add a whole new layer of power and emotion to the song. This is a follow up to ‘Arsenal of War,’ which was about remembering and carrying the light and memories of your lost loved one with you.”
“Invoke War” is the third single off their forthcoming album No Place Of Warmth, due out on May 8 via Century Media. You can preorder your copy today.
If you’d like to catch Frozen Soul live, maybe play a little Magic: The Gathering in the pit, you can do so at any of the tour dates listed below. Tickets are available right now.
No Place of Warmth tracklist:
1 – No Place of Warmth (Feat. Gerard Way)
2 – Invoke War (Feat. Machine Head)
3 – Absolute Zero
4 – Dreadnought (Feat. Sanguisugabogg)
5 – Chaos Will Reign
6 – Eyes of Despair
7 – Ethereal Dreams
8 – Skinned by the Wind
9 – DEATHWEAVER
10 – Frost Forged
11 – Killin Time (Until its Time to Kill)
Frozen Soul US Tour Dates:
w/ Avatar and Fleshgod Apocalypse
Apr 16: Sacramento, CA – Channel 24
Apr 17: Los Angeles, CA – Novo
Apr 19: Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theater
Apr 20: Albuquerque, NM – Revel
Apr 22: San Antonio, TX – Aztec
Apr 23: Oklahoma City, OK – Criterion
Apr 25: Omaha, NE – Steelhouse Omaha
Apr 26: Des Moines, IA – Val Air
Apr 28: Lawrence, KS – Liberty Hall
Apr 29: Moline, IL – The Rust Belt
Apr 30: Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live at 20 Monroe
May 01: Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Club Stage
May 02: Fort Wayne, IN – The Clyde
May 04: Huntsville, AL – VBC Mars Music Hall
May 05: Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
May 06: Knoxville, TN – Mill & Mine
May 07: Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues
May 10: Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
May 12: Richmond, VA – The National
May 13: Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall
May 15: New York, NY – Palladium Times Square
May 16: Buffalo, NY – Buffalo Riverworks
May 19: Wallingford, CT – The Dome
May 20: Hampton Beach, NH – Hampton Beach Casino
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Reviewed by Dan Barnes
Canadian doom death duo, Funelore, release their debut EP, The Dissolution of Consciousness, on vinyl via Me Saco un Ojo Records, after it having been available in digital formats since mid-January.
Comprised of bassist/ vocalist, and former KickxAssxViolence, Décryptal, Névrose and WhiteNails member, AE, with all Guitars, Synthesizers, Drum programming being handled by MB, The Dissolution of Consciousness is twenty-minutes of soul-suffocating devastation.
With just two tracks to shatter any hope you may have, the journey begins with Tides in Agony’s morose keys and ghostly voices, AE’s prominent basslines give musical form to the titular tides, as MB’s cymbal washes create the effect of waves breaking against the bases of cliffs. While not as slow as some of the other genre exponents, Funelore have an icier vibe, with huge drops seeming to shake the foundations of the world. At the mid-point we’re met with a moment of respite, a sole piano evoking an altogether Gothic feel. From here to the song’s climax, it’s a blend of bleak breaks and morbidly hypnotic guitars.
Tides in Agony feels like the upbeat warm-up for the ten-minute title track, which wastes no time dropping weighty slabs of musical misery. Fuzzy, doom-laden riffs lay a platform for stark, dreary guitars as every beat tolls like a death knell. It’s gloriously widescreen in its presentation, all-encompassing crushing anguish, taking us back the fall of man with some sibilant vocal pronouncements.
The second half of Dissolution… has the feel of tectonic plates moving against each other, and howls emitting from the comic void, all with a bowel-loosening low end and guitars stripped bare of any emotion other than submissive solitude. The track concludes with the possibility of light at the end of the tunnel, faint though the glimmer is, there is still hope.
It’s great to hear new voices in the genre, pushing their own spin on the material and not being afraid to experiment with styles. Crushingly heavy riffs and funereal atmospherics make this an interesting listen and, as someone who prefers his Doom with a big ol’ dose of Death, I’m imagining The Dissolution of Consciousness and I will be getting to know each other over the next few months.
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INTERVIEW WITH ALEX BOUKS OF IMMOLATION The long-running Yonkers death metal band, Immolation, has released a new album, DESCENT – another masterpiece in their extensive […]
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For the past few years, rap great Danny Brown has been collaborating heavily with underground hyperpop producers. He loves that stuff! Those collaborations built up to the release of Stardust, the album that Brown released last year, but they didn’t end there. Now, Brown’s got a new collaboration with an artist who I’d never heard…
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Yes—Judas Priest have already entered the studio and begun recording the foundation of their next album.
Judas Priest have already started recording a new album, with studio work completed in February. This isn’t early planning—the next record is actively in progress.
There was no announcement. No rollout. No signal this was happening.
Then it slipped.
Richie Faulkner revealed in a recent talk with The Metal Voice that the band had already spent a full month in the studio laying down the foundation of the next album.
When asked about new material from the band, Faulkner replied: “We’ve started recording it. Yeah, we were in the studio for a month in February laying the foundation. I don’t know if I’m allowed to say that, but I’ve said it.”
That’s not writing. That’s commitment already in motion.
Right now, attention is sitting on the band’s new documentary The Ballad Of Judas Priest. Meanwhile, the band is already pushing forward.
Most bands at this stage slow the cycle down.
Judas Priest just accelerated it.
They’re not revisiting the past—they’re stacking new material on top of it in real time.
Once recording begins, the conversation shifts.
Riffs become structure. Ideas become direction. Momentum replaces uncertainty.
That’s exactly where this project is sitting right now.
At this point, albums don’t reset—they move toward completion.
Invincible Shield didn’t just land—it performed.
Strong chart positions across multiple countries proved Priest are still operating at a high level globally.
Most bands would stretch that run.
Priest moved forward instead.
Faulkner described the rhythm simply—tour, write, record, repeat.
That only works if the drive is still there.
It clearly is.
That’s why this isn’t slowing down—it’s rolling straight into the next phase.
The Ballad Of Judas Priest is set to premiere in North America at the Hot Docs festival in Toronto this April.
It traces everything—from early Birmingham roots to defining heavy metal itself.
But this isn’t a closing chapter.
It’s happening at the same time as the next one is being built.
When bands reach this point, the pattern is predictable.
Celebrate the legacy. Slow down. Coast.
Judas Priest are doing the opposite.
They’re adding to it.
Yes. Recording has already begun, with confirmed studio sessions in February 2026.
Foundational recording has already taken place, meaning the album is actively progressing.
No official release date has been announced yet.
The Ballad Of Judas Priest covers the band’s rise, influence, and long-term impact on heavy metal.
Judas Priest formed in Birmingham, England and became one of the defining forces behind heavy metal. With more than 50 million records sold and a catalog including British Steel, Painkiller, Firepower, and Invincible Shield, the band helped shape the genre across multiple generations. Inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2022, Priest remain one of the rare legacy acts still actively recording and evolving.
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Do you wanna go to Welcome To Rockville for the low price of free? That means your airfare, hotels, and festival passes are all taken care of.
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Weezer have just announced a big North American headline tour, intriguingly entitled The Gathering.
Joined by The Shins and Silversun Pickups, the band will hit the road between September 8 (kicking things off at Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center) and October 24 (wrapping up at the Crypto.com Arena in LA), stopping off at 30 more arenas in between. Tickets go on general sale from Friday, April 3 at 10am.
Before then, though, there’s even more Weezer goodness on the way! They’ll be dropping new single Shine Again on April 1 (and it’s very much not an April Fool’s, they stress) from their next studio album. They also add – in all-caps, so they must really mean it – that, “THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING. THE GATHERING HAS A WAY OF TRAVELING.”
Check out the tour trailer below, featuring a snippet of Shine Again:
Catch them live at the following:
Weezer: The Gathering North American tour
September
8 Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center
9 San Francisco, CA – Chase Center
11 Portland, OR – Moda Center
12 Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
13 Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
15 West Valley City, UT – Maverik Center
16 Denver, CO – Ball Arena
20 Saint Paul, MN – Grand Casino Arena
22 Chicago, IL – United Center
23 Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
25 Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
26 Laval, QC – Place Bell
27 Boston, MA – TD Garden
29 Philadelphia, PA – Xfinity Mobile Arena
30 Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
October
2 Washington, DC – Capital One Arena
3 Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
4 Raleigh, NC – Lenovo Center
6 Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena
7 Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum
9 Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
10 Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
11 Orlando, FL – Kia Center
13 Sunrise, FL – Amerant Bank Arena
14 Tampa, FL – Benchmark International Arena
16 Houston, TX – Toyota Center
17 Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
18 Austin, TX – Moody Center ATX
20 Phoenix, AZ – Mortgage Matchup Center
21 San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena
23 Las Vegas, NV – T‑Mobile Arena
24 Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena
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Frozen Soul is back with a new single called “Invoke War”, made all the more brutal by Machine Head’s Robb Flynn.
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