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ANTIMOZDEBEAST AND SUM OF SEVEN FEATURED IN METAL INJECTION’S WEEKLY NEW RELEASE ROUNDUP

Metal Devastation PR is proud to announce that two of its client releases have been featured in Metal Injection Weekly Injection of New Releases, placing them alongside major names in the global metal scene including Periphery , Jungle Rot , Crown Lands , Gozu , and Held .
This week’s feature highlights two distinct and powerful releases:
AntiMozdeBeast – “Unkempt Grave”

AntiMozdeBeast is the solo project of Gabriel Palacio, delivering a bold fusion of industrial and black metal that cuts deep both sonically and thematically.
Born in Queens, New York in 1985, Palacio’s creative vision was shaped by a life marked by adversity, including congenital heart disease requiring multiple open-heart surgeries, personal loss, and the pressures of an extremely religious upbringing. Rather than silence him, those experiences sharpened his artistic focus.
Founded in 2019, AntiMozdeBeast stands as a direct confrontation of religious, political, and societal corruption, while also pushing listeners toward introspection, awareness, and personal awakening. “Unkempt Grave” continues that mission with uncompromising intensity and purpose.
https://antimozdebeast.bandcamp.com/album/the-vagrant-unkempt-grave
Sum of Seven – Echoes of the Hypermind

Sum of Seven return with their most ambitious release to date, the concept album Echoes of the Hypermind , out May 15, 2026 via Inverse Records.
Blending intricate musicianship with emotional weight, the album expands their signature sound into new territory, combining soaring melodies, razor sharp riffs, and layered storytelling. Fans of Haken, Threshold, and Vola will find plenty to connect with, while the band continues carving its own distinct identity.
Originally formed in Turku under the name Sonus Corona, Sum of Seven began as a passion project between friends before evolving into a serious creative force. Their 2019 release Time Is Not On Your Side earned recognition from Prog Magazine and strong reviews from Finland’s Inferno.
Their momentum was later challenged by the pandemic, lineup changes, and a serious accident involving guitarist and primary composer Ari Lempinen during the final stages of the new album’s creation in 2024.
Most bands would have folded under that pressure.
Sum of Seven didn’t.
With vocalist Marko Loukamaa now leading the charge, the band returned stronger than ever, culminating in a packed hometown comeback show in Turku in September 2025. That same resilience and forward drive pulses through every moment of Echoes of the Hypermind .
https://sumofsevenofficial.bandcamp.com/album/echoes-of-the-hypermind


Metal Devastation PR extends a massive thank you to Metal Injection for continuing to support underground and independent heavy music, and for helping amplify these releases to a global audience.
More announcements coming soon. Stay loud, stay independent.
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Award-winning British blues and roots artist Sunjay has released his new single, “I’ll Never Fall In Love Again,” ahead of an extensive run of UK headline dates. The track is the first taste of his tenth studio album, Split The Sheets, which is set for release on 18th September 2026 (pre-order now!). Written by George … Continue reading Sunjay releases “I’ll Never Fall In Love Again” ahead of UK headline tour

Duane Betts has released the new single “Best Wishes,” the latest preview from his upcoming album Isle of Hope, due out June 12 via Sun Records. The album marks Betts’ first project with the label.

Of the track, Betts shares, “Life is like this constant accumulation of experiences. Sometimes, they come so fast, they kind of pile up before we can fully appreciate them. The idea of ‘Best Wishes’ is a reminder to take some time to reflect and appreciate those experiences.”

Produced by Dave Cobb and recorded over five days at Cobb’s Savannah, Georgia studio, Isle of Hope features 10 tracks, including the previously released “Down to Houston” and “Heartache.” The latter was written in reflection of the passing of Betts’ father, Dickey Betts, and commemorates the two-year anniversary of his death.

In addition to Betts and Cobb, the album includes contributions from Johnny Stachela, J.D. Simo, Brian Allen, Philip Towns and Derrek Phillips.

Betts will continue touring with his band Palmetto Motel throughout the fall, with upcoming performances scheduled at venues including Gramercy Theatre, Troubadour, Lincoln Theatre, Majestic Theatre, SPACE and Sweetwater Music Hall.

Isle of Hope follows Betts’ 2023 solo debut Wild & Precious Life, which featured appearances from Derek Trucks, Marcus King and Nicki Bluhm.

Before launching his solo career, Betts co-founded The Allman Betts Band alongside Devon Allman. Since forming in 2018, the band has released two studio albums and toured extensively, including the annual Allman Betts Family Revival, which has featured guests such as Jimmy Hall, Robert Randolph, Jason Isbell, Charlie Starr and Marcus King.

ISLE OF HOPE TRACKLIST

1. Heartache
2. Reckless
3. Into The Void
4. Pills And Liquor
5. Silver Afternoon
6. Down To Houston
7. Best Wishes
8. Manatee River
9. Winners of War
10. Keep My Hands Clean

DUANE BETTS CONFIRMED TOUR DATES

May 27 /// Ponte Vedra Beach, FL /// Ponte Vedra Concert Hall+
May 28 /// Stuart, FL /// Lyric Theatre+
May 29 /// Fort Lauderdale, FL /// Amaturo Theater+
May 30 /// Bonita Springs, FL /// Arts Bonita PAC+
May 31 /// Clearwater, FL /// Capitol Theatre+
June 6 /// Vail, CO /// Gerald Ford Amphitheater
– Allman Betts Family Revival*
June 9 /// New York, NY /// Gramercy Theatre
(acoustic set at Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul world premiere)
June 16 /// Emigrant, MT /// The Old Saloon#
June 17 /// Cheyenne, WY /// The Lincoln#
June 18 /// Arvada, CO /// Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities#
July 25 /// Jay Peak, VT /// Stateside Amphitheater*
July 29 /// Fall River, MA /// Narrows Center for the Arts+
July 30 /// North Truro, MA /// Payomet Performing Arts Center+
July 31 /// Springfield, MA /// Hope Center for the Arts+
August 4 /// Richmond, VA /// Tin Pan+
August 5 /// Raleigh, NC /// Lincoln Theatre+
August 7 /// New York, NY /// Gramercy Theatre+
August 8 /// Natick, MA /// The Center for Arts in Natick+
August 10 /// Ocean City, NJ /// Ocean City Music Pier+
August 19 /// San Diego, CA /// Music Box+
August 20 /// San Juan Capistrano, CA /// The Coach House+
August 21 /// West Hollywood, CA /// Troubadour+
August 22 /// Ventura, CA /// Ventura Music Hall+
August 26 /// Felton, CA /// Felton Music Hall+
August 27 /// Felton, CA /// Felton Music Hall+
August 28 /// Mill Valley, CA /// Sweetwater Music Hall+
August 29 /// Mill Valley, CA /// Sweetwater Music Hall+
September 3 /// Eugene, OR /// Hult Center for the Performing Arts+
September 4 /// Vashon, WA /// Vashon Center for the Arts+
September 6 /// Boise, ID /// Treefort Music Hall+
October 10 /// Kent, OH /// The Kent Stage+
October 11 /// Cincinnati, OH /// The Ludlow Garage+
October 13 /// Ann Arbor, MI /// The Ark+
October 15 /// Madison, WI /// Majestic Theatre+
October 16 /// Evanston, IL /// Space+
October 17 /// Evanston, IL /// Space+
October 19 /// Milwaukee, WI /// Shank Hall+
October 22 /// Green Lake, WI /// Thrasher Opera House+
October 23 /// Green Lake, WI /// Thrasher Opera House+
October 24 /// Minneapolis, MN /// Fine Line+
January 16 /// Fort Lauderdale, FL /// The Big Easy Cruise+

+Duane Betts & Palmetto Motel show
*The Allman Betts Band show
#supporting Blackberry Smoke

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Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week. The eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight. You can hear this week’s picks below and on Stereogum’s Favorite New Music Spotify playlist, which is updated weekly. (An expanded playlist of our new music picks is available to members on Spotify and Apple Music, updated throughout the week.)

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Metal Injection Features Matt Zane Interview Amid Ongoing Documentary Discussion

Metal Injection has featured the recent interview with filmmaker and Society 1 frontman Matt Zane , continuing the growing media attention surrounding his ongoing documentary project and public commentary.
The interview, originally appearing on We Were Loud Once Pod , has drawn significant discussion across the metal community as Zane speaks on the evolving situation surrounding his film project connected to the final years of Wayne Static and broader conversations around legacy, authorship, and creative control.
Zane’s remarks have been widely circulated across multiple outlets, with Metal Injection’s coverage further amplifying the conversation within the global metal media landscape.
At this time, the discussion continues to develop as interest in the project and its surrounding context remains active across industry platforms.
Media Contact: zach@metaldevastationradio.com
Check it out here: https://metalinjection.net/spout-off/filmmaker-matt-zane-details-what-he-thinks-is-the-reason-as-to-why-static-x-doesnt-want-him-to-continue-wayne-static-documentary

Including festival appearances and shows with Knocked Loose.

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9 shows and a festival appearance.

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Roughly a week’s worth of routing shows.

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I’d disable downvotes on this if I could.

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The album marks the follow-up to their critically acclaimed 2023 release A Cell to Call Home.  Falling Together is an album about holding your beliefs under a microscope, and determining whether they are truly yours, or whether they were planted there by others when you were young and impressionable.

Falling Together is available to order now here:
https://www.adventhorizonmusic.com/merch-region-selection
The band is now releasing the second single from the album. 

To celebrate the album’s release, the band have shared a performance video for the album’s opening track, the 19-minute epic “In A Lone And Dreary World.” 

You can watch the video here: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbSs-kAXV2o

Vocalist/Guitarist/Songwriter Rylee McDonald on the track: “‘I’ve always been a big fan of prog epics (Close to the edge, Hemispheres, 2112, Anesthetize, Crystalized etc), and have long dreamed of crafting an epic of my own. Years ago, Mike and I decided to write an epic track telling the story of someone raised in a sheltered community who builds up the courage to leave the safety of their home and explore the “dangerous and evil” world outside, only to discover that the world is actually a place of beauty and wonder. I wrote/recorded the first draft of this song back in 2018-2019 during the ACTCH writing sessions. It was immediately apparent that this concept was too big to fit neatly within ACTCH, so we set it aside, knowing that it would become the centerpiece of our followup album to ACTCH. Over the coming years, it blossomed into the single biggest piece of music I’ve ever composed.  I’m immensely proud of how “In a lone and dreary world” turned out. It’s the longest, heaviest, most dynamic thing we’ve done to date, and I truly cannot wait to see people’s reaction to it.”

1. In A Lone And Dreary World (19:03)
2. Faith’s Window (5:20)
3. Patience (4:53)
4. Past Life Parable (5:03)
5. Gravity I (2:35)
6. Gravity II (4:49)
7. Animals (5:34)

“Falling Together” is available on CD and vinyl here
https://www.adventhorizonmusic.com/merch-region-selection
and digital here:
https://adventhorizon.bandcamp.com/

You can hear the singles on streaming services now. 
One additional song will be made available each month.

Watch the video for the first single from the album, “Past Life Parable”:
https://youtu.be/HmKbd8nfrhA

Watch the visualizer for “Faith’s Window” here:
https://youtu.be/iJcD5L6Rcns

Work on the new album traces back further than it might appear. Much of the material began taking shape during the sessions for A Cell To Call Home, when early ideas — including the expansive “In a Lone and Dreary World” — proved too large in scope to fit that record. Rather than force it into the previous release, the band set those songs aside and began shaping a follow-up built around the same musical DNA. By the time A Cell To Call Home arrived, roughly a third of the next album already existed, and the following year was spent refining and expanding it into a complete statement. The goal became clear: distill what makes the band distinct into something heavier, tighter, and more representative of their identity.

The writing ultimately unfolded in two distinct periods. Half of the material dates from 2018–2021, while the remainder was composed during the summer of 2024, when Rylee McDonald and drummer Mike Lofgreen spent Mondays working beside a remote mountain lake in northern Utah. The quiet surroundings and isolation shaped the tone of the newer material, with several key tracks emerging directly from those sessions.

Recording followed between January and May 2025 at Cold House Studios in Provo, Utah, co-produced by the band alongside engineer and mixer Zach Boorman. The album was mastered by Jens Bogren (Opeth, Haken, Leprous, BTBAM) and its visual presentation was completed with artwork by Travis Smith (Opeth, Devin Townsend, Lamb of God, Mastadon), helping bring the project’s sound and atmosphere fully into focus.
ADVENT HORIZON is:
Rylee McDonald – Vocals, Guitars, Keys
Mike Lofgreen – Drums and Percussion
Cason Wood – Bass, Keys
Grant Matheson – Guitar, Keys, Vocals
Kristen McDonald – Vocals

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