Aldi Ho and Josie Silverman, the two members of the UK electroclash duo Lifeloose, met while studying opera and electronic music, respectively, at London’s Guildhall Middle School. Apparently, they became a live sensation before they even released anything, and they finally dropped their debut single, which is also called “Lifeloose,” earlier this year. Today, they follow that one up with a new song that’s got the catchy, memorable title “07XXXXXXXXX.”
VESPERIAN WELCOMES THE MOSAIC WINDOW, ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM ANSWERED PRAYERS
Black Metal Project Led by Andrew Steven Brown Returns to Its Rawest Roots With New Single “What Sage Could Not Cleanse”
Vesperian has officially welcomed The Mosaic Window , the black metal project of multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Andrew Steven Brown , to its roster. The signing arrives alongside the release of the project’s new single, “What Sage Could Not Cleanse,” which serves as the first preview of the forthcoming studio album Answered Prayers , due November 13, 2026.
With Answered Prayers , The Mosaic Window takes a deliberate step away from the more polished, progressive approach heard on 2024’s Hemasanctum , returning instead to the project’s original foundation of first and second wave black metal.
The result is described as a rawer and more stripped-down expression of the project, built around atmospheric rasps of despair, buried death growls, and an intentionally unpolished sense of darkness.
At the heart of Answered Prayers is a bleak nihilistic concept. Across ten tracks, the album explores a world in which humanity is erased retroactively, centuries before the Industrial Revolution, presented as the only possible cure for a poisoned world.
It is a concept that fits naturally with The Mosaic Window’s increasingly bleak musical identity.
“What Sage Could Not Cleanse”
The newly released “What Sage Could Not Cleanse” offers the first glimpse into this return to the project’s roots.
An older composition revived for Answered Prayers , the track represents the direction Brown wanted to take with the new record. Raw, atmospheric, and stripped of unnecessary polish, it establishes the album’s central philosophy: some things cannot be purified once they have already crossed the point of no return.
Rather than chasing a modernized or overly polished interpretation of black metal, The Mosaic Window embraces the genre’s darker traditions, allowing atmosphere, aggression, and bleakness to carry the weight.
The accompanying video for “What Sage Could Not Cleanse” is available now.
A Return to the Beginning
Answered Prayers follows a progression that has seen The Mosaic Window evolve across three previous releases.
Brown first introduced the project with the Hollow EP in 2021, followed by the full-length Plight of Acceptance in 2023. The 2024 album Hemasanctum expanded the project’s sound into a more progressive death/black metal hybrid.
With Answered Prayers , Brown is intentionally looking backward rather than forward, returning to the raw black metal foundation that originally shaped The Mosaic Window.
The album features Brown handling all instruments and vocals , with Dmitry Kim , known for his work with Jinjer and other projects, contributing session drums.
Production duties were handled by Alex Sedin of Ghostalgy Productions , who mixed and mastered the album. The cover artwork comes from Luciana Nedelea , whose work has also appeared on releases from Mare Cognitum , Sepulchral Curse , and others.
The Mosaic Window
The Mosaic Window remains a one-person black metal project centered entirely around Andrew Steven Brown, allowing the project’s musical and conceptual direction to remain firmly under his control.
The upcoming Answered Prayers continues that approach while stripping away much of the polish of its predecessor in favor of something harsher, colder, and more rooted in the foundations of the genre.
For listeners drawn to the atmosphere and uncompromising spirit of early black metal, Answered Prayers looks to be a significant return to form for the project, while “What Sage Could Not Cleanse” provides the first dark glimpse into what awaits in November.
Answered Prayers will be released November 13, 2026 via Vesperian .
Line-Up
Andrew Steven Brown – All Instruments, Vocals
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Trivium have revealed all of the details of their brand new full-length album ‘Crown In the Grave’, and it is arriving very soon, indeed.
The record will be released on November 20 via Roadrunner Records, and serves as the follow-up to 2022’s ‘In The Court Of The Dragon’.
Bassist Pablo Gregoletto had this to say about the making of the album and what they were pulling influence from:
“Crown In The Grave is our eleventh record, and when you get this far into a career, it’s easy to rest on what you’ve already done – or to reinvent yourself just for the sake of it. With this record, we wanted to find the space between those two things: Take everything we’ve learned and everything that makes Trivium what it is, but present it in ways we hadn’t before.
“We also wanted the record to exist within its own world. That began with the title track, inspired by Akira Kurosawa’s Throne of Blood, and led us deeper into Japanese horror and cinema from the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s. That influence grew into this darker, ghostly atmosphere that became a set of guardrails for the music, lyrics, artwork, and overall identity of the record.
“We built our studio so we could give ourselves the time and space to figure out exactly what an eleventh Trivium record should be, and Crown In The Grave is the answer we arrived at. It honors where we’ve been without living in the past, and pushes into new territory without abandoning what makes us Trivium. I think when you hear it, it’ll somehow feel both new and like a return.”
The artwork looks like this:
Whilst the tracklisting is more like this:
1. Jorōgumo 2. Crown In The Grave 3. Dead Inside Of Me 4. The Terror 5. The Haunting Never Ends 6. Lie Of It All 7. Blackout The Dawn 8. Paradise Of Sinners 9. Death Throes 10. The Agony 11. Devour Your Dreams 12. Serpent In The Flame
The band have also shared the title track, a punishing, technically demanding and powerful piece of chugging modern metal. A headbanger of the highest calibre.
Trivium are set to hit the road for a co-headline tour across the UK and Europe alongside In Flames at the start of 2027. Here are the dates:
MARCH 2027
29 – DUBLIN 3Arena * 31 – GLASGOW The OVO Hydro *
APRIL 2027
01 – MANCHESTER Co-op Live * 03 – LONDON Alexandra Palace * 04 – CARDIFF Utilita Arena Cardiff * 06 – BRUSSELS Lotto Arena 07 – PARIS Zénith 09 – HAMBURG Sporthalle 10 – DRESDEN Messe Dresden 11 – BERLIN Velodrom 13 – ESCH-SUR-ALZETTE Rockhal 14 – BERN Festhalle 16 – FRANKFURT Festhalle 17 – DÜSSELDORF PSD Bank Dome 18 – AMSTERDAM AFAS Live 20 – PRAGUE O2 Universum 21 – VIENNA Stadthalle 23 – STUTTGART Schleyer-Halle 24 – MUNICH Zenith 25 – BAMBERG Brose Arena 27 – COPENHAGEN K.B. Hallen ~ 29 – OSLO Spektrum ~
MAY 2027
01 – STOCKHOLM Avicii Arena ~ 03 – TAMPERE Nokia Arena ~ 05 – RIGA Xiaomi Arena 07 – KATOWICE Spodek
* Trivium headline, In Flames special guests.
~ In Flames headline, Trivium special guests.
All other dates: Trivium and In Flames co-headline.
Following the release of lead single Dead Inside Of Me last month, Florida metalcore greats Trivium have confirmed details of their long-awaited 11th album.
Crown In The Grave, the follow-up to last year’s Struck Dead EP and the band’s first full-length since 2021’s In The Court Of The Dragon, comes out on November 20. Preorders are now live; the tracklisting and artwork can be seen below.
The title track has been released accompanied by a music video inspired by Japanese cinema of the 50s through the 70s. Watch below.
Longtime bassist Paolo Gregoletto comments: “Crown In The Grave is our 11th record, and when you get this far into a career, it’s easy to rest on what you’ve already done – or to reinvent yourself just for the sake of it. With this record, we wanted to find the space between those two things: take everything we’ve learned and everything that makes Trivium what it is, but present it in ways we hadn’t before.”
He adds: “We also wanted the record to exist within its own world. That began with the title track, inspired by [Japanese director] Akira Kurosawa’s Throne Of Blood, and led us deeper into Japanese horror and cinema from the 50s, 60s and 70s. That influence grew into this darker, ghostly atmosphere that became a set of guardrails for the music, lyrics, artwork and overall identity of the record.”
Crown In The Grave will mark Trivium’s first album with new drummer Alex Rudinger (ex-Whitechapel), who replaced Alex Bent last year. It will also be their first full-length album recorded at The Hangar, their self-built studio and rehearsal space in their hometown of Orlando.
Trivium will promote Crown In The Grave on a North American tour with In Flames. Orbit Culture, Fit For An Autopsy and Frozen Soul will support. The shows kick off on November 5 at Jannus Live in St Petersburg, Florida, and conclude on December 19 at the Fillmore in Charlotte, North Carolina.
In the New Year, Trivium and In Flames will reunite for a European tour, with Paleface Swiss and Vola opening. See dates below.
Trivium – Crown In The Grave:
Crown In The Grave
Dead Inside Of Me
Lie Of It All
The Haunting
Agony
Paradise Of Sinners
Blood On The Throne
Blackout The Dawn
Death Throes
Devour Your Dreams
Shadow Of The Sun
(Image credit: Roadrunner)
Trivium and In Flames 2027 European co-headline tour:
Mar 29: Dublin 3Arena, Ireland (Trivium headline)
Mar 31: Glasgow OVO Hydro, UK (Trivium headline)
Apr 02: Manchester Co-op Live, UK (Trivium headline)
Apr 03: London Alexandra Palace, UK (Trivium headline)
Apr 04: Cardiff Utilita Arena Cardiff, UK (Trivium headline)
Apr 06: Brussels Lotto Arena, Belgium
Apr 07: Paris Zénith, France
Apr 09: Hamburg Sporthalle, Germany
Apr 10: Dresden Messe Dresden, Germany
Apr 11: Berlin Velodrom, Germany
Apr 13: Esch-sur-Alzette Rockhal, Luxembourg
Apr 14: Bern Festhalle, Switzerland
Apr 16: Frankfurt Festhalle, Germany
Apr 17: Düsseldorf PSD Bank Dome, Germany
Apr 18: Amsterdam AFAS Live, Netherlands
Apr 20: Prague O2 Universum, Czech Republic
Apr 21: Vienna Stadthalle, Austria
Apr 23: Stuttgart Schleyer-Halle, Germany
Apr 24: Munich Zenith, Germany
Apr 25: Bamberg Brose Arena, Germany
Apr 27: Copenhagen K.B. Hallen, Denmark (In Flames headline)
Apr 29: Oslo Spektrum, Norway (In Flames headline)
May 01: Stockholm Avicii Arena, Sweden (In Flames headline)
May 03: Tampere Nokia Arena, Finland (In Flames headline)
This is going to be something special. In a few weeks, Turnstile will play a free public outdoor show on the National Lawn in Washington, DC. The performance goes down at 3 p.m. on Oct. 24. While there’s no admission fee, the event will still be a benefit, with Human Concern International, the charitable organization hosting the gig, raising funds for humanitarian efforts in Palestine, Sudan, and Lebanon. You can RSVP and sign up for updates here, and you can make a donation here.
New single “What Sage Could Not Cleanse” out today, new studio album comes in November
Vesperian is pleased to welcome THE MOSAIC WINDOW, the Black Metal project of Andrew Steven Brown, to the roster.
On the band’s next album, Answered Prayers – out November 13, 2026 – Brown pulls back from the more polished, prog-tinged death/black hybrid of 2024′s Hemasanctum and returns to the band’s original core: first and second wave black metal, filtered through atmospheric rasps of despair and phantasmal, buried death growls. Across ten tracks, its nihilistic concept unfolds – humanity erased retroactively, centuries before the Industrial Revolution, as the only cure for a poisoned world.
Alongside the announcement, the band share the album’s first single, What Sage Could Not Cleanse. An older composition, it anchors Answered Prayers‘ back-to-roots direction: raw, stripped of any polish, a statement of intent – no ritual can purify what’s already beyond saving.
Find the video for What Sage Could Not CleanseHERE
And find more info on THE MOSAIC WINDOW and their new single What Sage Could Not CleanseHERE
Answered Prayers was mixed and mastered by Alex Sedin (Ghostalgy Productions), with Dmitry Kim (Jinjer and others) on session drums.
The cover artwork was done by Luciana Nedelea (Mare Cognitum, Sepulchral Curse and others).
(Australia’s Werewolves are still on track to release 10 albums in 10 years or kill themselves, and our guy DGR continues running right along with them. This time he has managed to write up their newest album (the 7th in the sequence) before its release — which arrives tomorrow via Back on Black.) Early on […]
HYPHEN has revealed his next big step with the announcement of a new EP called ‘Here To Stay’ arriving next month.
The EP will drop on November 20.
HYPHEN had this to say about what the release represents for him:
“Here To Stay is an EP about survival. My father surviving a car crash. Humans surviving political crisis. Immigrants surviving racism. Me surviving suicide. The world is undeniably dark. But there’s light everywhere. Humans’ adaptability and resilience is unquestionable. I hope the EP is something people can hold onto when they feel hopeless. I hope it gives focus to the rage we feel at the parasitic richest among us who would burn the world instead of confronting the abyss within them. ‘I used to think I was a human experiencing the universe, now I think I’m the universe experiencing a human.’ We are all part of the same fabric, the music is a reminder of that. I hope you find comfort in it.”
It will feature previously shared tracks ‘SAID WHAT I SAID’, ‘HYDRA’ and ‘Go Back’ as well as three more currently unheard songs.
Here is the former:
HYPHEN will be supporting Kid Kapichi on their upcoming tour around the UK next month, as well as putting on an EP release party at the Elephant’s Head in Camden next month.
Here are all of the dates:
NOVEMBER
03 – LONDON The Elephant’s Head (RELEASE SHOW) 12 – BRISTOL Electric Bristol 13 – FALMOUTH Princess Pavillion 14 – SOUTHAMPTON The 1865 15 – NORWICH Waterfront 17 – GLASGOW SWG3 18 – NOTTINGHAM Rock City 19 – MANCHESTER New Century Hall 20 – LONDON Outernet
