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CENOTAFIO stream new DEMONIAC album at No Gleaming Light
Today, Chilean black / death metallers Cenotafio stream the entirety of their highly anticipated third album, La Escisión Acausal: Por La Vía Inversa Hacia La Descarnación, at the No Gleaming Light YouTube channel. Set for international release on April 1st via Demoniac Productions, hear Cenotafio‘s La Escisión Acausal: Por La Vía Inversa Hacia La Descarnación in its entirety exclusively HERE. Cenotafio hail from the frontiers of southern […] -
Sepultura Drop Their New Ballad “Beyond The Dream”
A collaboration with members of Titãs.
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HEIDEN Release New Video for “Vodě (To the Water)” — A Haunting Final Visual Chapter from Upcoming Album Cma
Czech atmospheric post black metal band Heiden present their brand-new music video for “Vodě (To the Water)”, the second and final video release from their forthcoming album Cma, out April 24, 2026 via Epidemie Records. Watch the video: https://youtu.be/LonJ8t-_Cts?si=_YvOjVgkXJlSjJHJ “Vodě” is a deeply emotional and tragic composition, portraying water as an unstoppable natural force that takes […] -
BLOOD RED DELUSION Unleash Third Album “Bloodlust Awakening” – New Video Single “Now I Am” Out Now
Finnish melodic death metal act Blood Red Delusion return with full force as their third studio album, “Bloodlust Awakening”, was released March 13th. Following two previous full-length albums and over one hundred live shows, the band has evolved into a more uncompromising and focused force. The uncompromising and hard-hitting record showcases the band at their […] -
villagerrr – “Swimming”
When you read the band name “villagerrr,” how do you mentally pronounce it? Is it just like “villager” without the extra letters? Or do you drag out the last syllable like you’re high on cough syrup? What about the band members? How do they say it? When someone asks them what band they play in,…
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Album Review: Crème Flesh – For Your Ass Only
Album Review: Crème Flesh – For Your Ass Only
Reviewed by Eric Clifford
Sultry dusk swoops in to cradle the daylight, soft embrace split by a V of swans tracking their course overhead. She stands at the balcony, framed by green seas of oak and ash in silent vigil for miles around. A tail of cigarette smoke slips it’s languid coils skyward, lavish and unperturbed by the sturm und drang of impassioned human revelry two sliding glass doors away in the casino behind her. Profit and loss, jubilation and devastation, high highs, low lows. He watches her, a curvaceous eclipse of the dimming forestry splayed like a map before her. His pocket rings with her coin.
“All luck, you know” she says. Eastern European, by accent. “A pair of 3s. Who would’ve bet a kings ransom on that?”. Her “R”s roll like fine tobacco, and she turns to face him. Her eyes slant into dark slits, brows crunched into stark crags above them. Mouth pursed in a taut rouge wound, jaw set like plaster. Shadows lengthen, yet world seems darker still about her. He feels desire tighten within him; as though within the fury lay a lure, prey for the chasing, a sheer wall to scale with seduction. He takes an unhurried step forward, pale martini at a luxuriant oily swirl in it’s glass, cocks an insouciant eyebrow:
“As the lonely soldier would know, you don’t need a queen if you’ve a fine hand”.
“…what?” she responds. Rage fades, confusion reigns. He presses the advantage:
“Confucius says, the man who puts cream in a tart is not necessarily a baker”.
Bewilderment descends with the flutter of bank notes surrendered to the luck of an imbecile. She stares at him, contempt melting away in the furnace of his idiocy, and stammers only one of a million questions flooding her consciousness:
“I…you…who?”
“Shlong. James Shlong”.
Slam can be tricky thing to nail, but if you do it right the result is some of the most crushing music available. Bands like Agonal Breathing, Gargling or Diphenylchloroarsine feel like being caught in a collapsing cave system, or some other catastrophically violent end involving being smashed like toothpaste beneath a forklift. So the dream whenever I pick up anything slammy is always that I’ll be in for a similarly unremitting assault. Stepping up to the plate is Canada’s own irreverent sons Creme Flesh with a steaming bowlful of wholly tasteless palm-muted porn parodies. Irredeemable filth? From the band that made the “Casablumpkin” album? Surely you jest! (for those unaware, a blumpkin is the receiving of a blowjob while having a poo. Which seems unsanitary, but if you’re in the toilet anyway I suppose it’s a two-birds-one-stone sort of situation). Endearingly adolescent wordplay like “Lake Flaccid” is par for the course with this genre, but ultimately, what I’m hoping for is the sense of being rammed headfirst through a brick wall. How are we on that front?
We’re O.k? If that makes sense. The band are clearly having a good time and no one is trying to push any envelopes here, and if I turn my IQ down low enough the chimpanzee fight riffs of “No Cunt for Old Men” are hard not to enjoy. The band are clearly having a good time and while there isn’t the raw menace of “Molesting the Decapitated” by Devourment (for example) the band are clearly steering for more lighthearted territory here. Its main drawback is how formulaic it is – every riff, groove, and gurgle is either deeply familiar (if you’re feeling charitable) or deeply generic (if you’re not). I’m not saying that it’s boring – when the coffee kicks in on “MILF of Magnesia” at 2.05 and that high-tuned snare starts blasting along with shrill pinch harmonic scalpels it’s a riot for all involved. There’s lethal grooves abounding, and they work in the moment, but nothing really stapled itself to my memory after the fact. I’ll get to that uncivilised bout of triplet-ridden unruliness at 1.35 of “Jagged Little Penis” where it grooves like it’s going out of fashion and there and then it entertains, but the appeal is ephemeral. Obligatory samples aside, I’m not sure I’d be able to match any of these songs to their names, and in a year’s time there’s not a chance I could distinguish any of these tracks from a lineup of genre compatriots. It all sits in this basket of “decent enough” that means the songs never got old or overstayed their welcome, but equally they never hung around even if I might have liked them to.
Slam is an acquired taste, and if you have it then Creme Flesh might well tide you over. I can appreciate their love of the game but it’s hard to recommend them over a similar but better band like, say, Party Cannon. That goes further still when we reach the real monsters of deep that lurk in lowest fathoms of genre. That said, it is undeniably fun, but like…I’m trying praise this in a way that that doesn’t sound dismissive, and I feel as though I’m coming up short. I listen to a lot of black metal that presents itself with a very straight face, and the same goes with much of the grindcore I listen to – often very political, often very earnest in it’s sentiments too. I was going to say that Creme Flesh present a nice palette cleanser to the endless cascade of deadly serious stuff life is chucking unconsented into our faces, but that feels ludicrously condescending towards something that someone put effort into, so lets close on a friendlier note: If you like slam, and you like brutal death, then “For Your Ass Only” will scratch a lot of itches for you. It blasts, grooves and grunts in complete accordance with the natural order of things. It doesn’t take itself remotely seriously, and is likely better for it. I can’t say it’s especially likely that it’ll be on my end of year list, but hey, sometimes a few fun slams is all you need for a good time.
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Wild Child’s Kelsey Wilson on Motherhood and Her Austin Band’s Venture into Family Music
Austin musician Kelsey Wilson, one-half of the duo known as Wild Child, shares her new adventures in motherhood and family music.
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DEVIL’S ISLAND featuring The Heir Apparition
DEVIL’S ISLAND featuring The Heir Apparition
Welcome to this weeks edition of Devil’s Island! Every week we maroon a band or artist on the island and see what they get up to, how they cope with being all alone on a small island in the middle of the ocean. It’s not your average desert island and we’ll see just how each person copes with the extreme conditions.
This week when we arrived at Devil’s Island we find The Heir Apparition sat on the beach. The island is far from their home, so how did they end up here and how did they cope with life on Devil’s Island?
Find out now…
Welcome to The Razors’e Edge and our somewhat lovely, warm desert island. Don’t worry about it’s name I’m sure it’s not as bad as that would suggest.
You’re marooned here on this island, but before you ended up shipwrecked you chose one album that you couldn’t live without. Which album did you each chose and why?
Reece: I mean I’d wanna say my favourite album which is Good Apollo by Coheed, but really I should pick something a bit more relaxing and optimistic, so I’d go with I/O by Peter Gabriel.
Adam: Maybe Smashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie & The Infinite Sadness, partly cause it’s a fantastic album but also because its really long. I’f were only stuck with a small amount of music
we need as much of it as possible hahaJake: Hell Is For Heroes – The Neon Handshake. I vividly remember hearing this album when it was new, I was like 10. I’m not sure what it is about that album but it just has “it”.
Just behind that palm tree is a shack for each of you to stay in, with enough space for you to put up a poster on the wall of one album cover. What album cover do you each chose?
Reece: Ah man, thats actually a tough one. I think a couple of my absolute favourite album covers are Dio – Holy Diver and Fair To Midland – Fables From A Mayfly, so one of those. I’d most likely
pick Fables.Adam: Purple Rain by Prince, i get to be reminded that Prince was the fuckin man and also thats a dope bike.
Jake: The Offspring, Conspiracy Of One. Again, this is a big nostalgia thing for me. I had a huge poster of it in my bedroom that I got years ago after a gig, it lasted ages.
There’s also a bar on this here island. But alas each of you only get to choose one drink for the entirety of your stay. What’s your tipple of choice?
Reece: I don’t drink alcohol in general but I love a summer fruit Oasis, especially if it’s ice cold. That’s the one.
Adam: A good whiskey sour, with two cherries and a slice of lime.
Jake: Jack Daniels. I’m basic.
Your suitcases were lost when your ship sank, but you each managed to salvage one item of band merch. What’s the merch and for what band?
Reece: I’m gonna cheat a bit here and say one of those Cave & Canary Meteora guitars. The Dear Hunter have their own line of guitars, that definitely counts as merch right?
Adam: Do any bands sell hunting equipment? Knives or something?
Jake: It’s always a shirt. I have so many band shirts, I’d have to grab one of my old band’s white t-shirts, it might not stay that way for long on a desert island though!
You’re sat on the island thinking “I’m stuck here on this island with my bandmates for eternity”… who would you rather have been shipwrecked with?
Reece: I mean I love these guys but I think Bear Grylls or some survivor type fellow would probably be a better outcome. Thinking less practically, Tom Hanks. He was shipwrecked once
and got home in the end, that’s a true story.Adam: I’m good with these guys if we’ve got access to instruments?
Jake: Someone with experience of escaping desert islands.
There’s a walkman in your pocket, on the tape inside is the recording of the one live show that stands out for you. It could be any show, from any band, anywhere in the world. What show is on that walkman?
Reece: Pink Floyd – Pulse, the earls court show from 1994, or Frank Zappa – Halloween 77.
Adam: Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells 2 live at Edinburgh castle. I had the VHS as a kid, I was fascinated by it.
Jake: Sum 41 at Manchester Academy, 26/2/2008. Watching videos of live performances is one thing but its totally different to actually be there experiencing it. This was my first gig
on my own and it was a wild experience. The energy remains unmatched to this day.You’re getting desperate, you decide the only course of action is to put a message in a bottle and hope someone finds it. Your message could be to any member of any band, but should be the most suitable for a rescue attempt. Who is it?
Reece: Bon Jovi seems like the kind of guy to mount a rescue attempt from his yacht or whatever, I’ll go with him.
Adam: You’d want to go with someone who could actually rescue you, so I’m going with Bruce Dickinson.
Jake: Yeah Bruce would do it, but I’d pick Dexter Holland for the same reason.
You’ve been stuck here a while and food supplies are running low. There’s only one thing for it… which fellow band member gets sacrificed to help the others survive?
Adam: Jake would be easier to scalp, from a cookery standpoint, but I feel like Jake would also probably be a good hunter so, I’m gonna say Reece. Sorry, hope you taste good.
Jake: Well I’m a vegan, but I’d also be quite practical in survival situations so… It’d be Reece.
Reece: Honestly I’m just gonna take one for the team here.
Finally, when the ship sank you each managed to save one person from the wreckage. That person is the one musician that has influenced your career the most, shaped your way of thinking and your outlook on life. Who did you save?
Reece: Claudio Sanchez, easy.
Adam: Frank Iero, I’ve toured the world thanks to the inspiration I got from him. He’s exactly what I’ve always wanted to be as a musician and a performer, somehow i’ve never met him, but I’ve
come close!Jake: Tim McIlrath of Rise Against.
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Babymetal Announce North and Latin American Dates of Their 2026 World Tour
Kawaii-metal is going to be heading out across the world yet again, as Babymetal announced they’ll be heading out on a world tour this year. And they’re going to start the whole thing off in North and Latin America.
Kicking off on August 30 in San Diego as a supporting act for My Chemical Romance, Babymetal will then play a total of 20 shows in North America. That run will come to an end on October 3 in Sacramento, California. Supporting Babymetal on their North American run will be Halestorm and Violent Vira.
As for the Latin American run, those dates will begin more than a month later on November 28 in São Paulo, Brazil and will run until December 12 in Mexico City, Mexico.
Tickets for dates in the US and Canada will be available starting with an artist presale that begins on Monday, April 6 at 10 a.m. local time, and you can sign up for that presale now until April 5. A Citi presale will begin on April 6, with additional presales running throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale starting Friday, April 10 at 10 a.m. local time.
Tickets for the Latin American dates will be available starting with an artist presale on Monday, April 20 at 10 a.m. local time through April 21 at 11 p.m. local time. Tickets go on sale to the general public starting on April 22.
You can find the full list of tour dates below.
In addition to the tour announcement, Babymetal revealed a deluxe edition of last year’s Metal Forth, featuring bonus live tracks and some remixes, as well. That will be released on June 26.
Babymetal Tour Dates
North America Tour DatesAugust 30 – San Diego, CA* – Petco Park
September 2 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
September 4 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
September 5 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center
September 7 – Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre
September 9 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
September 10 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
September 12 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
September 13 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
September 15 – Charlotte, NC – Truliant Amphitheater
September 16 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
September 18 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
September 19 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life**
September 21 – St Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
September 23 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
September 25 – The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Sponsored by Huntsman
September 26 – Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater
September 29 – Albuquerque, NM – First Financial Credit Union Amphitheater
October 1 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
October 3 – Sacramento, CA – Aftershock Festival***Supporting My Chemical Romance
**FestivalLatin America Tour Dates
November 28 – São Paulo, Brazil – Espaço Unimed
December 1 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Movistar Arena
December 3 – Santiago, Chile – Arena Movistar
December 7 – Lima, Peru – Costa 21
December 12 – Mexico City, Mexico – Estadio Fray NanoThe post Babymetal Announce North and Latin American Dates of Their 2026 World Tour appeared first on MetalSucks.
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Sepultura share “Beyond the Dream” from upcoming farewell EP
As the sun starts to set on a legendary four-decade career, Brazilian icons Sepultura are making sure they go out with a bang rather than a whimper. Following the announcement of their final ever release, The Cloud of Unknowing EP, the band have just dropped a brand new single titled “Beyond the Dream”. The track … Continue reading Sepultura share “Beyond the Dream” from upcoming farewell EP