Today, pagan black metallers Asenheim stream the entirety of their highly anticipated tenth album, Elbenblut, at the No Gleaming Light YouTube channel. Set for international release on April 24th via Dominance of Darkness Records, hear Asenheim‘s Elbenblut in its entirety exclusively HERE. Although initially formed in 2004 under the moniker Sins of Desire, it wasn’t until 2006 when Asenheim emerged since the lyrics increasingly dealt with pagan themes […]

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Lucian Lacewing’s “Land Of Enchantment” unfolds less like a conventional single and more like an ancient ritual reborn in modern form.

Land Of Enchantment is Lucian Lacewing’s Single Out Now

The atmosphere suggests something Babylonian, ceremonial, almost sacred.

At the same time, there’s a futuristic undercurrent that hints at cosmic mythology, evoking images of the Annunaki and forgotten civilizations rising through digital mist.

Mysterious, slightly sinister choirs open the piece, wrapping around the listener like dense fog. These vocal layers do not rush; they hover and expand, creating tension through patience. The tonal palette carries an ancestral weight. You sense echoes of epic histories embedded within the harmonies. Yet the production remains contemporary, bridging myth and modernity with deliberate control.

Then the trumpet emerges, cutting through the choral mass with solitary grace. Its tone conveys vastness and isolation, as if calling across an empty desert at twilight. This instrumental choice shifts the emotional register. It introduces space into the arrangement while reinforcing the track’s epic dimension. Moreover, the subtle pads that follow stretch the atmosphere wider, adding air without clutter.

As the composition develops, the chants ascend step by step, almost like a staircase leading toward another realm. The progression feels intentional and structured. Each layer builds upon the previous one, expanding the sonic horizon. The track seems to stimulate the imagination directly, triggering vivid and cathartic visions. It avoids chaos. Lacewing maintains compositional discipline, ensuring that every element serves a clear purpose.

The balance between darkness and transcendence defines the single’s identity. The mystical tone sustains credibility through careful arrangement and dynamic pacing. The futuristic textures blend with the ancient vocal motifs, reinforcing the song’s thematic duality.

“Land Of Enchantment” stands as a visionary piece that transcends genre boundaries. Lucian Lacewing crafts a sonic ceremony that invites immersion and reflection. It’s an evocative and ambitious release that I would strongly recommend.

Land Of Enchantment is Lucian Lacewing’s Single Out Now!

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For more than two decades, California’s Ceremony have been leading lights in the global punk rock underground. They’ve continued to evolve sonically, from the frantic powerviolence of their early days to the New Order-style post-punk of 2019’s In The Spirit World Now, but all that works exists within the same continuum. If you go see…

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Portrayal Of Guilt’s return is almost upon us. On Friday, the Texan underground rock extremists will release their new album …Beginning Of The End. I have heard it, and it’s nuts. POG’s scrambling, guttural style doesn’t fit neatly into any subculture bucket. They’re noise-rock and hardcore and metal and screamo all at once, and …Beginning…

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After playing Coachella the last couple weekends, Cali-based punk outfit Ceremony released their new single “Other Hells” and its accompanying music video. It’s their first new single in more than five years, so they make the best of what they can with a little more than two minutes.

Bursting with energy and fervor, “Other Hells” is sure to get people moving, albeit in a “let’s open up this pit at a hardcore show” kinda way. Vocalist Ross Farrar explains what went into the new track.

“‘Other Hells’ started as a meditation on the dualistic arts and the interplay of opposing forces in our lives: awake/asleep, physical/spiritual, inhale/exhale. This is a constant theme in the work of Ceremony; beauty juxtaposed with the intensity of aggressive music, seeking to create a single, cohesive work through audible, visual, and structural elements. Amid the ongoing rise in politics that lean on tribalism and polarizing rhetoric in an attempt to divide, the song responds by aiming to unify, using punk’s great liberatory force: the slam.”

You can check out the full music video below. Their most recent release, Live at the Hollywood Palladium, was released earlier this year via Relapse Records. You can find that wherever you get your music today.

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BELUSHI SPEED BALL – Cosmo Joe’s Atomic Lounge, Dayton, Ohio – My buddy Troy and I took a short ride to downtown Dayton, Ohio to take in the fun from Kentucky’s very own BELUSHI SPEED BALL, last Friday night. Cosmo Joe’s Atomic Lounge became a welcomed free-for-all, with fans doing whatever the hell they wanted, to the crossover thrash of this good-times band.

No humans or animals were hurt in this joyous melee of airborne rolls of toilet paper, red solo cups, corrugated boxes, plastic bags and pool noodles. I did get involved myself and needed to be extra aware due to my terrible knees. I probably lost 50 calories, which is a plus. BELUSHI SPEED BALL kept their loyal fans (obviously) actively involved and elated to throw shit, non-stop, while laughs and smiles were contagious.

Vinny Castellano was a lively and charismatic frontman and should be proud of his band’s performance. We live during an unstable time right now and to be a part of this entertaining, comedic and thrash-tastic camaraderie is just what I have been yearning for! Metal be thy name – Stone