Blog

“Wrath Unbound” is the latest single from Swedish death metal institution VOMITORY. The brutal new track comes by way of the band’s In Death Throes full-length, set for release on April 10th via Metal Blade Records. Comments drummer Tobias Gustafsson, “‘Wrath Unbound’ is inspired by dark powers and built for headbanging! This is probably the heaviest song on […]

Source

Portuguese Gothic Metal pioneers Moonspell have released a music video for the first single and title track of their upcoming studio album Far From God, offering a first glimpse into what promises to be one of the band’s most defining offerings to date. Far From God will be released on July 3 via Napalm Records.

Born out of five years of creative searching, doubt, and ultimate rediscovery, the album marks a powerful return for the band. Far from playing it safe, Moonspell delivers a work that feels like a rebirth: Darker, sharper, and emotionally unfiltered.

Rather than bending to modern trends, the band doubles down on identity and substance, presenting a bold and beautiful statement of gothic metal in its purest form: Dark, romantic, dramatic, and unapologetically heavy!

The first single, “Far From God,” sets the tone with burning intensity. A hymn to tragic vampiric love, the song revives the mystique and romantic darkness that once defined the genre, while layered keyboards subtly expand the atmosphere without softening its heaviness. Dense guitars, deep resonant vocals, and dramatic dynamic shifts evoke a timeless gothic aesthetic, restoring danger, and elegance to the narrative of the vampire.

Fernando Ribeiro comments on the track: “I lost my faith and hope in vampires for quite a few years. They became the clowns of Hollywood, the cheap Halloween shop customs, the old and disgraceful Princes from the East. Until the film director Robert Eggers brought us Nosferatu in 2024 and I was immediately attracted back to that tragic, romantic character who Bram Stoker immortalized in his letters. I wrote “Far from God” in just one breath and it’s our first song about vampiric love in ages. I confess I felt the urge of, together with Moonspell, saving the face of gothic metal which became hostage of semi-tuned operatic female vocalists, simpleton and crunchy guitar riffs; and of lyrical content that would make Dracula impale himself with a stake in his bloodless heart. This song is the essence of this album, its title, its video, its soul. And you can even feel the fire of daylight burning into yours and your lover’s skin.”

Thematically, Far From God moves through Baudelairian love, existential guilt, and redemption, Christ-like resurrections and the quiet nobility of creatures of the night. Vampires, werewolves, and sacred symbolism are not escapism here, but vehicles for genuine dark emotion: Solemn, romantic, and unfiltered. The album rejects artificial gloss in favor of fantasy grounded in sincerity, rediscovering the heart of gothic metal in its most authentic form.

“To create Far From God, we had to wait for the muse,” Ribeiro admits. “Again, she didn’t fail us and revealed herself in the most mysterious and beautiful ways to us. It took us five long years of hit and miss, of despairing to the point of thinking we didn’t have it anymore, and why should we at all create new music? But I’m glad we persisted. Far From God is a true crusade against the decline of the style in the past few years, a darkly crafted statement that Moonspell is here to stay and to claim our throne. No politics, no socials, no intervention, just sickly romantic love, vampires, werewolves so we can all die of beauty, in peace and elegance. Goth bless you.”

Moonspell‘s forthcoming magnum opus — produced with Jaime Gomez Arellano (Paradise Lost, Sólstafir, Ghost, among many others) — shines like a black diamond, luminous yet shadowed in texture and color, both musically and sonically. It reconnects with the darker spirit of the band’s classic era while sounding powerful and contemporary. Far From God is a gothic metal hallelujah. It’s not only a powerful reminder that Moonspell remains a defining force in the genre they helped shape, but an album that will truly save Gothic Metal from boredom and predictability.

Far From God will be available in the following formats:

• 2CD 24p Mediabook (t. Bonus CD: Demo Versions)
• 1CD Jewel Case
• 1-LP Gatefold Vinyl Black (ft. Lyric Sheet & Printed Innersleeve)
• 1-LP Gatefold Vinyl Solid Viola (ft. Lyric Sheet & Printed Innersleeve)
• 1-LP Gatefold Vinyl S053 Splattered Creme Black (ft. 24p Booklet + Printed Innersleeve)
• Wooden Boxset (ft. Mediabook 2-CD + A5 Band Photo + Flag + Cross Pendant + Handnumbered Certificate of Authenticity)
• 2CD 24p Mediabook + Shirt Bundle
• 1-LP Gatefold WHITE LABEL (ft. 12” 24p Booklet, Certificate [dated hand-numbered], Covercard)
• Digital Album
• 1-LP Gatefold Vinyl CIRC002 (ft. Lyric Sheet + Printed Innersleeve + Vertical Poster A3 Cover + Band Photo Postcard) – Bandshop exclusive

Pre-Order Far From God here.

The post MOONSPELL Announces New Studio Album “Far From God” & Shares Music Video For Title Track appeared first on Sonic Perspectives.

Skid Row bassist Rachel Bolan is releasing his debut solo album. Gargoyle Of The Garden State — credited under the Bolan banner — arrives 06/12 via earMUSIC.

The record was produced by Nick Raskulinecz, who helmed Skid Row‘s 2022 record The Gang’s All Here, and it comes loaded with guests: Skid Row bandmates Dave “Snake” Sabo, Scotti Hill, and Rob Hammersmith all appear, alongside Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour), Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme), Danko Jones, Steve Conte (New York Dolls), and Damon Johnson (Brother Cane, Lynyrd Skynyrd).

Bolan is direct about what the record means to him. “‘Gargoyle Of The Garden State’ is not a project; it is every bit of my soul,” he says. “Like me, it knows when to be serious and also knows where the party is.”

The first single, “At War With Myself”, features Danko Jones and is out now alongside an official music video. Gargoyle Of The Garden State will be available on CD digipak, LP gatefold, digital, and download. Pre-order the album here.

The album is rooted in the New Jersey grit and storytelling attitude that defined his formative years, pairing punk energy with melodic hooks and a raw swagger that early listeners have already called quintessentially Garden State. Beyond the bass — his primary instrument for four decades — Bolan plays most of the instruments himself, shaping the record largely on his own terms.

Speaking on the Rockstrap podcast — hosted by comedian Don Jamieson and radio veteran Keith Roth — Bolan broke down exactly how the album came together: “It doesn’t sound like Skid Row. I’m doing most of the singing. I’ve got a few guests on there. Our buddy Steve Conte is singing a song. The first single Danko Jones is singing with me. And then there’s another song that Corey Taylor sang. So there’s that. Snake played a solo. Scotti played a solo. Damon Johnson played a bunch of solos. Nuno Bettencourt played a solo. Hammersmith played drums on the whole thing. It’s a whole bunch of buds on there, and it’s cool, man. I’m really happy with the way it turned out. Nick produced it. He produced the [last] Skid Row record, and every worth-a-shit Active Rock band that’s out there, he produced. He’s so great to work with because he is such a fan of music.”

Working one-on-one with Raskulinecz, rather than running everything through a full band, made the process notably different from a Skid Row session. “Stuff didn’t have to clear the committee’s vote and stuff and shit like that,” Bolan says. “So it was cool, man. And to see him excited about something that I wrote again, it was awesome, man. It was a really, really fun process.”

The album also features a cover, one that arrived almost by accident. Bolan heard an Oasis track on the radio, didn’t immediately clock who it was, and decided to make it his own. As he tells it: “I’m not gonna tell you [what it is]… I did it just for the hell of it because I heard it on the radio and I was, like, ‘Man, I didn’t know that was them.’ And so I was, like, ‘It’s a cool tune.’ And I was, like, ‘I’m gonna completely change this — not change the chord structure or lyrics or anything, but I’m gonna change the vibe of it.’ So I did it, expecting the band never to be heard from again, and then they were. And I’m, like, ‘Oh, okay.’”

That cover turns out to be “Rock And Roll Star”, a fitting choice for an album that treats music as both a lifelong vocation and a personal reckoning.

“It was incredible to work with so many of my talented friends,” Bolan adds. “An experience I wish everyone could have at least once.”

The post SKID ROW Bassist RACHEL BOLAN Announces Debut Solo Album “Gargoyle Of The Garden State”, Shares Music Video For First Single “At War With Myself” appeared first on Sonic Perspectives.

Some footage from the sessions has been shared.

The post Left To Suffer Are In The Studio For Their New Album appeared first on Theprp.com.

“Wrath Unbound”, the newest single from Vomitory‘s upcoming full-length effort In Death Throes, has premiered online in the form of an official music video directed by Marcus Svensson.
Read more…

NYC thrash metal outfit Another Demon will officially re‑release their debut EP “As Above So Below” on April 18th, 2026, through Ragebreed Records, with global distribution handled by Earache Records. Originally unveiled independently, the EP now returns with expanded reach and renewed momentum as the band continues its rapid ascent through the East Coast metal ranks. Formed in 2023, Another Demon has quickly […]

Source

It was just a few years ago that Drayton Farley was recording songs in his bedroom. His new release, A Heavy Duty Heart, boldly announces that though they were recent those days are long in the rearview. Like his previous album, the project was produced by Sadler Vaden, guitarist for Jason Isbell and the 400 […]

24 years after their start, TERROR still reign as one of the most influential bands in hardcore. TERROR will release their tenth full length record, STILL SUFFER, on April 24th through Flatspot Records. Working with producer (and former guitarist) Todd Jones, the band created ten fast, aggressive, in-your-face tracks that embrace the themes that made TERROR so influential in […]

Source

American heavy metal veterans Armored Saint have revealed details and first single in connection with their new album announcement. Entitled Emotion Factory Reset, it’s due on May 22nd 2026 via Metal Blade Records. It was mixed by Jay Ruston and mastered by Paul Logus.
Read more…

The rise continues.

The post Kerry King Due In The Studio This Spring For His Sophomore Solo Album appeared first on Theprp.com.