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American hard rock band Xero Hour delivers a message of defiance with Bend the Knee, an original track aimed at those who have doubted, dismissed, or belittled others. The song is about standing your ground, rejecting other people’s expectations, and refusing to let anyone else define your worth. Fronted by United States Marine Corps veteran […]

Earlier this year, alternative rock outfit Anberlin announced CURRENCY, the band’s highly anticipated ninth studio album and the first full-length release to feature Matty Mullins as lead vocalist. Marking the beginning of a bold new chapter, CURRENCY builds on the momentum of 2024’s Vega, where Mullins made his recording debut on two tracks, and signals […]

After leaving jaws on the floor last month with the release of, Bring Me The Night, their first new music in six years, one of Australia’s most respected melodic metal bands, Vanishing Point have returned with the immaculate, Sirens. Long term guitarist Chris Porcianko says of the song, “Lyrically, it’s about the downfall of humanity, […]

NYC genre-bending collective breakkaway announce their debut EP It all feels the same from afar, out Nov 13, alongside video for new single I know featuring Softcult. Lush guitars and pulsing synths bloom alongside Jessica Li’s and Mercedes and Phoenix Arn-Horn‘s breathless vocals as they mourn a lost love. On the collaboration, Li shares, “Softcult […]

Comment sections are none too happy about the video.

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Their new album “Doomsayer” is set for a December release.

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We speak of losing time as though we might find it again, tucked into a coat pocket or waiting beneath the furniture. The hours spent enduring something difficult are especially cruel: they can feel endless while consuming whole stretches of a life. Grief, fear, and exhaustion can leave us suspended between the need to keep going and the suspicion that we are standing still. Swedish-German duo EFFATA give that uneasy reckoning the weight of a prayer on Losing Time, which they describe as “a psalm-like lament in the face of adversity.” With heavy electronics bearing down around its aching melodies, the song gives voice to the effort of holding on when consolation feels remote and the clock continues its indifferent work.

Bringing together Ralf Blagau and Linn Cleve, EFFATA combine industrial density, darkwave melody, and the emotional intensity of post-hardcore. Originally released on July 7, Losing Time now receives a performance video that places the duo inside the full glare of their light show and lets the song’s mounting urgency guide the camera.

A dense, repeating electronic surge opens the track, with broad cinematic synth pads spreading above its hard mechanical movement. When the guitar enters, its sun-warmed tone lends the arrangement a beautiful ache, the melodic figure stretching across the relentless electronics beneath it. Blagau’s wistful vocal sits deep within that activity, swimming through the mix as though struggling to keep his head above a mechanized sea. The distance between the tenderness of the voice and the pressure surrounding it gives the song much of its emotional pull.

As Losing Time develops, the guitar phrases grow more expressive and the singing gathers force, moving from submerged yearning toward something closer to a cry of appeal. Guitar and voice gradually gain the upper hand over the industrial weight, giving the closing stretch its sense of release. There is a psalm-like quality to that escalation, a lament made stronger through the act of singing it. Listeners drawn to Author & Punisher’s crushing electronics, The Soft Moon’s agitation, and Drab Majesty’s expansive guitar melodies will find familiar points of reference in the duo’s combination of physical force and exposed feeling.

An ornate cross at the opening establishes the video’s devotional undertone before the camera moves between Blagau at the microphone and guitar and Cleve at her keyboards. Vertical light bars cut through the smoke, shifting between purple, amber, and stark white, while close views of hands, faces, and instruments give way to shots of the pair performing together. Cleve raises an arm above her keyboard as Blagau leans into the microphone; by the final stretch, his whole body seems caught up in the effort. Shot by Stefan Heyn and edited by EFFATA, the film gives that escalating performance room to fill the frame.

Watch the video for Losing Time below:

EFFATA began in 2020, initially taking shape as a dark-folk and post-rock trio before developing into the partnership of multi-instrumentalist and producer Blagau and Swedish synthesizer player Cleve. Our earlier coverage of Worldless explored their singles Tabernacle and Forgetful, already revealing an affinity for spacious guitar arrangements and emotionally direct performances. Blagau has also spent years on the road managing and working as a technician for Einstürzende Neubauten, Melvins, Ulver, and Eyehategod. The duo bring that extensive live experience to performances accompanied by a custom, audio-reactive light show.

Listen to Losing Time below, and order the single here.

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KK’s Priest, the band formed by former Judas Priest guitarist KK Downing, have released a cover of Judas Priest’s 1974 classic Never Satisfied with ex-Judas Priest singer Tim “Ripper” Owens, and the accompanying video is creating something of a stir.

The clip, which features an AI-assisted recreation of a youthful KK Downing, opens with some words from the young guitarist.

“Yes, this is my life now, and I will not be content until I find out what is missing from all of our lives,” says KK. “There is something very special out there that so many need, and until I find it, I will never be satisfied.”

The video goes on to show the young KK staring wistfully into a guitar shop window and stepping off a bus, guitar case in hand, before embarking on the road to success and stardom. However, the film has been criticised by fans for its reliance on what the press release accompanying the news calls “modern technology”.

The video was made by JPSR Studio, whose website acknowledges the use of artificial intelligence in their productions.

“AI film today is where online video was twenty-six years ago – dismissed by the same rooms that will depend on it within a decade,” they say. “We were part of pioneering the first wave. We intend to be part of pioneering this one. This isn’t just AI. It’s videography, special effects and sound engineering – a full production discipline – with an AI-native pipeline inside it.”

But many commenters have expressed dismay at the video.

“Love the tune, AI not needed,” says one fan. “Rock on.”

“Great version, but AI ruins it,” says another.

“Too much stupid Al in this video,” adds a third.

“I am sorry, KK, I love you,” says a fourth, “but bollocks to AI.”

“Love the song, but goddam I hate the AI slop,” comments a fifth. “Wish they had not added that.”

“That video could not have been made without today’s modern technology – bringing myself to life in such an accurate way is quite beyond belief,” says Downing. “It’s basically bringing to life something that’s absolutely impossible to create or film today without it.”

Downing has also remarked on the differences between Owens and longtime Priest frontman Rob Halford, who sang on the original version of Never Satisfied.

“Two great singers and performers,” says Downing. “I mean, you know, it’s going to be tough. I guess the main thing is that Rob would be associated with the archive legacy, the original going back when. But obviously, Ripper is sort of capable of doing the same thing, but with a slightly different delivery and tonality of the voice.”

KK’s Priest are currently on tour in North America with W.A.S.P. Full dates below.

KK’s Priest: 2027 North American Tour

Oct 16: Milwaukee Pabst Theater, WI
Oct 17: Green Bay Epic Event Center, WI
Oct 19: Winnipeg Burton Cummings Theatre, MB
Oct 21: Edmonton Midway Music Hall, AB
Oct 22: Calgary The Palace Theatre, AB
Oct 23: Coquitlam Great Canadian Casino Vancouver, BC
Oct 25: Seattle Moore Theater, WA
Oct 27: San Jose Civic, CA
Oct 29: Rancho Mirage The Show at Agua Caliente, CA
Oct 30: Las Vegas House Of Blues, NV
Oct 31: Anaheim The Grove, CA

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The prog-hop artist will be touring with Periphery and more this fall.

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Filmed this past August.

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