Dialling up the energy with a nu-metal inspired rager, it features guest vocals from one of the genre’s undisputed kings, Mr. Fred Durst.
With the track now officially out in the world, we also have a brand-new music video to get stuck into.
A ridiculously cool black-and-white compilation featuring plenty of clips of Colson and Fred hanging out, check it out below:
Before playing ‘FIX UR FACE’ live for the first time at his Perth show, mgk said to the crowd, “I called up my friend Fred Durst. I said, ‘Sir, drop something on this’. What he dropped, the rest is history”.
You can check out some fan footage of the song’s live debut below.
Canadian metal maverick Devin Townsend recently announced the long-awaited release of his ambitious, orchestral-metal opus ‘The Moth’, out 29th May 2026 via InsideOutMusic.
An album over a decade in the making, 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; and with that moment The Moth stopped being an idea and began to become a reality.
Today, Devin is pleased to release the video for the track ‘Home At Night’; a track that shows a more delicate side of ‘The Moth’, but one that is no less expansive. Watch the video, produced by longtime collaborator Mike Zimmer, here:
Devin comments: “For the second song we release from ‘The Moth’, I present ‘Home at Night’. One of the first pieces written for the project, it came from the difficulty of being away from home with young kids and a family.
The video reflects my relationship with the more “drama student” side of my personality, with a healthy dose of the “trolololo guy” aesthetic
Within the arc of The Moth, the song is sung from the point of view of the antagonist on the verge of leaving for battle. The broader story will unfold in time (if people are interested), but at its core, ‘The Moth’ is a dystopian reflection on transformation—going through the fire to meet ourselves, maintaining equilibrium in difficult moments, and not letting our light fade as the old falls away and the new takes its place.”
Both the album version and ‘The Afterlife’ version of ‘Home At Night’ can be streamed now here: https://dvn.lnk.to/HomeAtNight
The Moth constitutes 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 more pure version of 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.
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 ‘The Moth’ and ‘The Moth – The Afterlife’. It will also be available as 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.
Pre-order now here: https://dvn.lnk.to/TheMoth
The full track-listing is as follows:
1. Semi-prologue
2. War Beyond Words
3. The Moth
4. Ode To My Eye
5. Enter The City
6. Covered By Causes
7. Lexin
8. Runaways
9. A Proxy For God
10. The Mothers
11. Orion
12. Stay There
13. Home At Night
14. Intermission
15. Lexin Returns
16. The Clergy
17. Prepare For War
18. The Big Snit
19. Silver Princess
20. A Life in Review
21. Metamorphosis
22. Stained Hearts
23. Let Go
24. We Don’t Deserve Dogs
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, James Leach played a huge part, as well as guests including the 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 that helped land this behemoth of a plane.
On July 3rd 2026, Spanish doomers TodoMal will unleash their third studio album entitled Graveyards Of Joy. The latter was recorded at Trinitat-Montseny, 7th Middle Street and Moontower Studios. Mixing was handled by Javier Fernández Milla at Trinitat Montseny and mastering by Jaime López Arellano at Arda Recorders. Read more…
North Carolina producer Travis Stewart, better known as Machinedrum, has been making dance music for a quarter century. In recent years, Machinedrum has made tracks with stars like Freddie Gibbs and Tinashe, and his most recent album 3FOR82 came out on Ninja Tune in 2024. Now, Machinedrum is relaunching his own label IAMSIAM and announcing the new mini-album BL00MS, his first instrumental record in years.
Today, Canadian black metallers Nocturnal Departure reveal the new track “Altars of Evocation.” The track is the second to be revealed from the band’s highly anticipated third album, Spiritual Cessation, set for international release on May 8th via Hells Headbangers. Hear Nocturnal Departure‘s “Altars of Evocation” in its entirety HERE at Hells Headbangers‘ official YouTube channel. In 2022, Nocturnal Departure made their presence felt in the international black metal underground […]
The American Gothic Road Trip: Chasing Ghosts on the Open Road
The open road promises freedom, but in the world of Noir, the horizon often hides something much darker. It’s time to take the American Gothic road trip.
There is a profound loneliness found on the highways of the American West. It’s a silence that stretches for miles, broken only by the hum of an engine and the encroaching shadows. This is the landscape of the “Gothic Road Trip”—a journey where the destination matters less than the ghosts you encounter along the way.
At Edgar Allan Poets, we believe the road is the ultimate muse. It is a place where you are stripped of your daily routine and forced to confront the quiet, restless parts of your own mind (source).
Buckle up. We are leaving the lights behind.
The Anatomy of the Dark Route
Why does the road feel so inherently gothic? It’s the impermanence. A motel room, a lonely diner, a flickering neon sign—these are “liminal spaces” where the rules of reality seem to blur. In the 70s, filmmakers mastered the art of using these spaces to trap their protagonists in a psychological prison.
When we write our music, we channel this exact feeling: the sensation of driving through an endless, foggy night with only a melody to keep you company.
The Ghosts of the Asphalt
You don’t need a haunted mansion to find the gothic. You only need a map of forgotten towns. The American landscape is littered with the remains of dreams—abandoned gas stations and rusted signage that tell a story of what once was.
These ruins provide the perfect visual backdrop for anyone looking to capture the “Noir” aesthetic in their own photography or film.
Curating Your Own Dark Journey
If you want to live the aesthetic, you need the right ritual. Pack the leather jacket, bring a film camera, and seek out the routes that don’t appear on the main GPS. Gothic travel is about the detour, not the arrival.
A road trip without the right music is just a drive. You need a rhythm that matches the shifting landscape—something that starts low and builds into a haunting, driving crescendo.
Listen to our road-trip-ready Noir Rock while you chart your course:
Wear the Open Road
The right attire is essential for the journey. Our latest merchandise collection is built for the long haul, combining durability with the dark, symbolic designs you’ve come to expect from the Poets.
The American Gothic Road Trip isn’t about escaping your life; it’s about discovering the parts of yourself you left behind. Embrace the detour. Chase the fog. And most importantly, keep the music loud.
Constant reader, do you have one minute—just one minute!—of your day for the new Gadget single, “Flatline”? Streaming below, the new ripper comes in advance of the Swedish vets’ upcoming EP, Coerced, which is slated for a May 8 release. The first significant collection of Gadget songs since 2016’s The Great Destroyer, it’s also the recorded debut of new guitarist Kristofer Jankarls and vocalist Emilia Henriksson, whose shrieks and screams pierce through the scorching instrumental.
“One of the earliest songs written for this release, ‘Flatline’ manifests both the typical later Gadget sound as well as giving a hint of what’s to come with the release as a whole,” Gadget offer of the song. “With lyrics penned by Emilia during the pandemic, it’s a bleak and dynamic track about isolation, sickness, frustration and giving up.”
Check it out now. Coerced is available for pre-order via Bandcamp and De Nihil Records.
Where they from?
Chicago, IL. The Stanley Cup Playoffs started this past weekend. My pick is the Dallas Stars to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning in the final. So glad they both lost their opening games of their series, makes me feel really confident in my picks!
Why the hype?
This duo does a wonderful blend of goregrind with neocrust while retaining an excellent sense of humor, which in today’s day and age, feels like an absolute miracle. The gore-soaked blasts and gurgles are augmented by these hauntingly catchy melodic flourishes that would make His Hero Is Gone rather proud. If you like D-beat in any sense of the term you should get hip to this band as they love to churn out rather punishing tornadoes of it.
Latest release? Split w/ Toughguy, self-released. One year at Ozzfest I got into an argument with my friend over the proper pronunciation of the word ‘behemoth.’ Turns out he was right and my Polish immigrant Mom had been pronouncing it wrong all these years. Twenty years later he’s a Wall Street banker and I’m sitting here writing about grindcore. No ragrets.
The Philadelphia duo Hooky have worked with some of the top names in modern shoegaze, including They Are Gutting A Body Of Water and Winter. Today, we get a fresh chance to hear them on their own. Monday night, with minimal notice, Hooky released World Music, a new 14-song album. These tracks conjure a woozy,…
