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Pittsburgh deathcore band SIGNS OF THE SWARM have released a crushing cover of Rob Zombie’s “Dragula” as a standalone single through Century Media Records. The track arrives as the band celebrate the first anniversary of their sixth studio album, To Rid Myself of Truth. Its accompanying video turns the familiar industrial metal anthem into a […]

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Beartooth has officially put out its new album, Pure Ecstasy, on Fearless Records, marking the band’s first release with the label. Written and largely produced by frontman Caleb Shomo, the record pushes Beartooth into some of the most immediate and expansive territory of their career, pairing huge hooks with crushing heaviness and some of Shomo‘s most personal writing yet. The album has already landed a spot on NPR‘s NMF longlist, and select collaborations with Jordan Fish (Bring Me The Horizon, Halsey, Good Charlotte) add another layer to the record.

Alongside the release, Beartooth has put out the official video for “Beautiful Again.” Shomo describes the track simply: “It perfectly depicts the duality of my headspace while writing the album. Pure joy and pure despair, nothing in between.”

Beartooth will take Pure Ecstasy on the road with the Pure Ecstasy World Tour. Don Broco, Magnolia Park and Windwaker will support the U.S. dates.

Beartooth has spent the last decade turning into one of modern rock’s most volatile and vital bands. Led by Caleb Shomo, the Columbus, Ohio outfit built its audience by fusing hardcore aggression with arena-scale hooks and a level of emotional honesty rare for the genre. As a new wave of heavy bands takes over streaming, TikTok and rooms as big as Madison Square Garden, Beartooth has planted itself among the genre’s new frontrunners, standing alongside Bring Me The Horizon, Pierce The Veil, and Bad Omens in redefining what heavy-meets-melodic can sound like.

“‘Pure Ecstasy’ was birthed in a studio with Misha Mansoor, ridiculous loudspeakers, and the dumbest heaviest chugs we could chug,” Shomo says. “Once it was brought home and expanded on with Jordan Fish, there was no question it was the album opener.”

It’s a loud, disorienting opening statement, and it means exactly that. “Free” pairs towering hooks with brutal self-examination, catching Shomo in the act of refusing to hide anymore.

“The song is the start of the next chapter of my music and my life,” Shomo says. “The emotional roller coaster that is living can be very complicated at times. In one day you can equally experience pure fear and pure joy. “Free” is the most honest depiction of my soul I will most likely ever make.”

“Eyes Closed” and “Beautiful Again” push Beartooth‘s balance of heaviness and melody into new spaces. “There are so many fun riffs to play on ‘Eyes Closed,’” Shomo notes. “It was so fun to scream out and let go. The song was written from the ground up with Jordan, and the moment it was a demo, we knew we had something special.”

He continues on “Beautiful Again”: “‘Beautiful Again’ was the first song written during the sessions with Jordan after we wrote freely a few months prior. He was adamant that I dig in and write about exactly what I’m going through and how I feel. To me, this song perfectly depicts the duality of my headspace while writing the album. Pure joy and pure despair, nothing in between.”

Paired with the title track and “Free,” these songs add up to a record that feels massive and deeply personal at once, built for the outsiders who’ve followed Beartooth for years while cracking the door open for new ones.

That honesty has always been the band’s foundation. Shomo started Beartooth out of his Ohio basement back in 2013, writing, playing, and producing everything himself, turning anxiety, depression, anger, and isolation into songs fans could scream right back at him. Over time, Beartooth became both wound and cure, a way of transforming pain and self-destruction into something that connects with millions.

What started as a solo outlet has grown into one of modern rock’s biggest success stories, from the gold-certified Hated to the platinum In Between, sold-out tours and an audience that keeps expanding.

Pure Ecstasy marks a shift. It’s bigger and more open than anything Beartooth has done, and for the first time, Caleb Shomo didn’t make that leap alone. Where past Beartooth records tended to document survival, this one deals with what comes after it: acceptance, self-awareness, and finally letting people in.

Beartooth has historically run almost entirely as Shomo‘s solo vision in the studio, but Pure Ecstasy became the most collaborative record the band has made. Early writing input from Skyler Accord (Issues, Twenty One Pilots, Bilmuri) helped shape songs including “For Me By Me,” while sessions with Fish (Bring Me The Horizon, Poppy, Architects) pushed Caleb into deeper, more exposed territory than ever. Caleb calls the process “the single scariest thing I’ve ever done,” but doesn’t hesitate to call the outcome a gift.

“He was feeling those things with me and pushing me to express them,” Shomo says of Fish. “Every time I felt like I didn’t have it, he’d carry me to the finish line, and every time, a few days later, I’d listen back and think, ‘I’m so glad I didn’t back off. I’m so glad I didn’t hide.’”

That same collaborative energy carried through the recording sessions. Bassist Oshie Bichar, who’s been alongside Caleb since 2014, guitarists Zach Huston and Will Deely, and drummer Connor Denis have grown into a formidable live unit, and all took on bigger roles in the studio than ever before. Pure Ecstasy is also the first Beartooth album where Shomo didn’t play every instrument himself, with Denis performing on every song, much of it captured in complete takes at NRG Recording Studios.

For years, Beartooth turned pain into anthems built to be screamed back at them. Pure Ecstasy captures the other side of that fight, not peace or perfection, but the possibility of actual freedom. It’s Shomo stepping into the light instead of running from himself. Looking at the band’s catalog, the path was always pointing here: Sick, Disgusting, Aggressive, Disease, Below, The Surface. Pure Ecstasy was always the destination.

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Undone is the latest single from alternative metallers ENTHEOS. The track comes by way of the band’s impending new studio offering, Empty On The Inside, set for release on October 23rd via Metal Blade Records. Serving as the definitive centerpiece of the record, the song effortlessly channels the untamed,emotional energy that characterizes the album as […]

French metal opera band AVALAND have released “Face the Eternal,” a new single and lyric video from their forthcoming third studio album, Chemical Poetry. The record arrives on October 30, 2026, through Storytium SAS. The track combines the band’s theatrical storytelling with prominent ’80s influences, melodic death metal riffing and elaborate choir arrangements. Joost van […]

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Dutch grindcore quartet SUFFERING QUOTA have released “Again,” another punishing preview of their fourth full-length album, Sisyphean Life. The record arrives on September 18, 2026, through 7 Degrees Records and Tartarus Records. Premiered by Decibel Magazine, “Again” compresses the album’s central idea into just 59 seconds. There is no gradual introduction or opportunity to prepare: […]

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That fest was held earlier this month in Dinkelsbühl, Germany.

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Danish Nordic doom band MAUNAH have premiered the official music video for “Solin Vaugna.” The song appears on their debut full-length, Hjarta, which will be released on September 18, 2026, through Prophecy Productions. Meaning “Heart,” Hjarta draws from melodic Scandinavian doom while incorporating elements of Nordic folk and modern metal. Its songs are given space […]

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Drammen-based death metal band OSKAAL have signed with Wormholedeath. The partnership will begin with the release of the group’s new seven-track album, (A)live, on September 25, 2026. The signing brings OSKAAL into the international spotlight while marking the beginning of a new chapter for the Norwegian five-piece. Rather than following a single established branch of […]

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The Warning just dropped its fifth full-length, Everything’s Falling, out now via Lava/Republic Records, and the timing could not be better. Lead single “Kerosene” just hit No. 1 on Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, a first for a Mexican act and a first for an all-female band on that particular chart.

Everything’s Falling finds the Monterrey trio digging into growth, self-discovery and the messiness of getting knocked down and getting back up, all delivered with the sharp songwriting and combustible playing that’s become their calling card.

To mark the release, The Warning has put out a video for “Bite My Tongue,” which you can watch below.

On the making of the record, the band said: “Everything’s Falling is a snapshot of where we are in our lives right now. We’ve grown so much over the past few years, not just as musicians, but as people. This album reflects everything we’ve experienced, the lessons we’ve learned, and the challenges we’ve overcome. At its core, it’s about accepting that life can be messy and unpredictable. Things fall apart, plans change, and sometimes you lose your footing. But those moments can teach you the most about yourself, and they’re often what make you stronger in the end.”

Making the record meant getting off the road entirely in 2025 so the band could zero in on writing. The Warning reconvened with longtime collaborator Anton DeLost and tracked the album at home in Monterrey, turning out what may be their tightest, most deliberate work to date.

The album covers a lot of ground. “Kerosene” brings the attitude and the riffs, “Ritual” leans into existential dread by way of tangled polyrhythms and eerie harmonies, “Ego” turns frustration into swagger, “Bloodsport” drifts toward a hazier, pop-tinged sound, and “Bite My Tongue” cuts straight to the point.

Everything’s Falling follows 2024’s Keep Me Fed, the album that pushed the band’s career streams past 710 million and landed them a Latin Grammy nod for Best Rock Song for “Qué Más Quieres,” alongside MTV VMA and MTV EMA nominations. Last year, the band closed out that album cycle with sold-out shows for 30,000 fans in Mexico City, later released as the live album and concert film Live From Auditorio Nacional, CDMX.

This year alone, The Warning has toured North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia, including a run supporting Yungblud on his “Idols” world tour, plus festival dates and headline shows of their own.

The band, made up of sisters Daniela “Dany” Villarreal (guitar, lead vocals, piano), Paulina “Pau” Villarreal (drums, vocals, piano), and Alejandra “Ale” Villarreal (bass, piano, backing vocals), has been at this since childhood, cutting their teeth playing shows together in Monterrey long before the world caught on. Independent releases built their early audience, and 2022’s Error and 2024’s Keep Me Fed took things to another level, the latter driving career streams past 710 million and earning that Latin Grammy nomination for “Qué Más Quieres” along with the VMA and EMA nods. Along the way, they’ve shared stages with Yungblud, Halsey, Evanescence, Muse and Foo Fighters.

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Finnish melodic death metal band BRYMIR have released “Tempestbound,” the second single from their forthcoming fifth album, What We Leave Behind. The record arrives on October 2, 2026, through Napalm Records. Driven by rapid guitar work and the band’s characteristically cinematic approach, “Tempestbound” confronts the contradiction at the heart of human progress. Mankind develops increasingly […]

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