It’s been about four years since the fired-up, emo-adjacent Albany pop-punkers Prince Daddy & The Hyena released their self-titled album, and now they’re ready to drop another one on us. The band recorded the upcoming Hotwire Trip Switch with longtime collaborator and Hop Along/Algernon Cadwallader member Joe Reinhart, and they say that it’s a “singles”…
Constantine Kanakis, the UK-based guitarist and member of power metal outfit Sorceress of Sin, has released a live playthrough video for his acclaimed guitar instrumental single “Ground Zero.” Captured in his home studio, the performance offers fans both a faithful rendering of the original track and an intimate glimpse into Kanakis’s expressive playing style. “There’s something incredibly energizing about playing […]
Indonesian death metallers EXHUMATION and US blackened death bringers FUNERAL CHANT have teamed up with Carbonized Records to unleash Sacred Oath: Temple Of Death, a savage, seven-track split set for release on April 3rd. Forged in 2008, EXHUMATION hails from Yogyakarta. Conceived as a project rooted in primordial darkness and uncompromising extremity, EXHUMATION quickly developed a distinctive presence within the Indonesian and deeper Asian […]
Jared James Nichols is pleased to share his new single, ‘Killing Time’, the third track taken from his upcoming fourth studio album,’Louder Than Fate‘, due out on June 5th, 2026 via Frontiers Music Srl. The single arrives alongside an official video, available below. Raw, unapologetic, and deeply rooted in the lineage of blues-driven hard rock, ‘Killing […]
Earlier today, indigenous solo black metal outfit Blackbraid announced that it will be releasing a three-track EP titled Nocturnal Womb this Friday, March 6. Not only that, but one-third of said EP is already online and streaming right now.
The new track, titled “Celestial Bloodlust”, is a black metal banger. It’s sharp, it’s furious, and if you’ve listened to Blackbraid before, it fits his style. In addition to the track’s release is the accompanying music video that dropped alongside it. Created by Moshmallows during Blackbraid’s performance at Kollektivet Livet Bar & Scen in Stockholm, it’s a hell of a display of the band’s intensity live. You can cehck that out below.
Aside from the EP’s fast approaching release date, Blackbraid also have a number of live dates lined up for 2026. You can find those below.
Tracklist:
Nocturnal Womb (08:38)
Celestial Bloodlust (04:34) [WATCH]
Barefoot Ghost Dance on Blood Soaked Soil – Acoustic (06:54)
BLACKBRAID UK + IE Tour w/ Winterfylleth + Noctem:
04/09/26: Bristol, UK @ The Fleece 04/10/26: Manchester, UK @ Rebellion 04/11/26: Dublin, IE @ Whelan’s 04/12/26: Belfast, UK @ Limelight 2 04/13/26: Glasgow, UK @ Slay 04/14/26: Birmingham, UK -@Asylum 04/15/26: London, UK @ The Garage
BLACKBRAID Upcoming Festivals:
April 04: Munich (DE) @ Dark Easter Metal Meeting April 05: Antwerpen (BE) @ Samhain Festival August 06: Jaroměř (CZ) @ Brutal Assault August 07: Helsinki (FI) @ Hellsinki Metal Fest August 09: Kortrijk (BE) @ Alcatraz August 12 – 15: Wittelshofen (DE) @ Summer Breeze Open Air
Last year, London electronic producer Loraine James released Whatever The Weather II, the second album from her ambient alter-ego Whatever The Weather, and collaborated with artists like Purelink and Shapednoise. Today, James announces a new album called Detached From The Rest Of You, the first one released under her own name since 2023’s Gentle Confrontation.…
A new Blackened Death Metal entity has formed. Featuring veterans of the Milwaukee metal scene, RELIC is set to release debut EP, Crown of Flies, April 3 on CD and digital formats. The EP’s first single, “Scavengers Daughter,” is streaming now at youtu.be/JHYByItCdFE, as well as on Bandcamp and Ampwall. Delivering Death Metal’s dissonant punishing riffage with Black Metal’s relentless chaotic speed. RELIC builds […]