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Today, Hypaethral Records is pleased to unveil a special reissue of Exordium, the debut full-length from Canadian black metallers SCALDING, on limited edition CD and vinyl.

Founded in 2021 in Vancouver, British Columbia, SCALDING emerged with a singular purpose: to push black metal’s second-wave tradition toward harsher, heavier, and more expansive territory. Rooted in classic Scandinavian black metal but drawing equally from death metal, crust, and traditional heavy metal, the band has quickly established itself as one of Western Canada’s most compelling extreme metal acts.

SCALDING’s sound thrives in contrast: violent without becoming one-dimensional, atmospheric without sacrificing immediacy, and melodic without losing its bite. Furious passages of blackened aggression break open into moments of towering harmony and anthemic release, creating music that honors black metal’s foundations while refusing to remain bound by them.

That approach has earned the band opportunities to share the stage with many acclaimed heavy acts including Uada, Rotting Christ, Antichrist Siege Machine, Abbath, and Pig Destroyer, steadily building a reputation for delivering the same intensity live that defines their recordings.

Originally released in 2022 digitally, SCALDING’s debut full-length Exordium introduced the band’s vision in full: an uncompromising statement of intent that fused second-wave ferocity with a broader palette of aggression, atmosphere, and melody. Now returning on LP and CD through Hypaethral Records, Exordium stands as both the foundation of the band’s identity and the opening chapter of a rapidly evolving trajectory. The reissue also includes the band’s Skull Collapse EP.

Comments guitarist/vocalist SM, “Re-releasing Exordium brings back a lot of memories for me. From writing these songs under lock down back in 2020, to playing our first shows in 2022, this was an incredibly exciting time for SCALDING. It felt like we truly created something special out of nothing, and people were taking notice right from the get-go. I’m honored to have Exordium released on vinyl for the first time, and with the Skull Collapse EP songs included on this release as well. This is the perfect encapsulation of SCALDING‘s first chapter.”

SCALDING‘s Exordium reissue is out now on CD (Ltd. 200 pro-pressed, 4-panel digipak) and vinyl (Ltd. 200 Graphite Vinyl, ECO).

Find physical orders at the Hypaethral webstore HERE and digital orders at Bandcamp HERE.

Exordium – Track Listing: 

1. Exordium

2. As Darkness Descends To Chaos

3. The Gate

4. Baku’s Realm

5. Exhaustion

6. Asunder

7. The Great Unknown

8. Back To The Grave

9. Skull Collapse

10. Exordium (Acoustic)

SCALDING:
SM – guitar, vocals
JD – drums
JM – bass, vocals
AS – lead guitar

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Pop music has spent the better part of its existence trying to convince us that love can survive practically anything, including geographical separation, emotional catastrophe, and the spectacular stupidity of the people involved. Judging by the historical evidence, humanity remains remarkably enthusiastic about testing this theory, usually with disastrous results. Fortunately, a good guitar record can make the entire miserable enterprise seem worthwhile.

Reversed Chakra enter this great romantic wreckage with Stars Are Forever, the first single from their forthcoming debut album, Healing Heart Rehab, a title suggesting somebody has finally decided to establish a rehabilitation facility for hearts that have been put through the emotional equivalent of a demolition derby. Paul Reeve, who produced and co-wrote the track, joins an impressive production roster that includes John Fryer on mixing and co-production, with mastering handled by Marco Malavasi, Leonardo Martera, and Alan Douches.

The song recalls that glorious period of early 1990s college alternative radio when Interpol, Editors, Kings of Leon, The Killers, The Cure, Sigur Rós, and Bloc Party. could turn private uncertainty into something approaching communal revelation, and the guitars seemed permanently suspended between emotional exhaustion and the possibility of redemption. There’s also a kinship with TV on the Radio’s more expansive arrangements, particularly in the way independent musical elements can accumulate into a considerable psychological force.

Justin Brett’s vocals carry the material’s emotional argument, while Alice Bianconcini’s guitars provide the architecture through which all this romantic damage travels. Carlo Bellotti’s bass and Leo Martera’s drums establish the foundation, with synthesizers and piano contributed by Bianconcini, Bellotti, and Marco Malavasi. The combination suggests an interesting marriage of indie rock’s melodic directness, darkwave’s emotional gravity, post-rock’s expanding horizons, and shoegaze’s appetite for enormous walls of amplified feeling.

At its center lies an almost embarrassingly sincere proposition: that human connection might possess some permanent value, even when circumstances seem determined to reduce everything to rubble. Such convictions have launched a million terrible love songs, but they have also produced some of popular music’s finest moments. The difference usually comes down to whether the musicians have actually experienced the existential indignities they’re describing.

The accompanying video, a series of neon animations, extends these concerns into visual territory.  “This video is not simply a visual accompaniment to the song,” Charly explains. “It captures its emotional core and transforms it into images, atmosphere and movement. We wanted every frame to feel authentic and to draw the viewer deeper into the world of the music.”

Watch the video for Stars are Forever below:

For all its celestial imagery, Stars Are Forever concerns the decidedly earthly business of surviving emotional ruin without surrendering one’s capacity for attachment. Romantic permanence remains a wildly optimistic proposition, of course, but rock music would be considerably poorer without people foolish enough to believe in it.

Healing Heart Rehab, set for release in 2027. Pre-save/Pre-order here.

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“The Time Between” is now available digitally.

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Humanity has spent several thousand years digging up dead civilizations, deciphering their peculiar symbols, and wondering whether the gods our ancestors worshipped might have been onto something. Of course, given our species’ remarkable talent for turning every promising belief system into an excuse for bloodshed, one suspects the ancient deities would be rather disappointed with their descendants. Yet the appetite for forbidden knowledge persists, especially among those who find the modern world spiritually bankrupt and considerably less interesting than whatever might be sleeping beneath six feet of prehistoric soil.

From the Lisbon area of Portugal comes Reptil Ibérico Emissões, the musical undertaking of Miguel Branco, whose latest album, Obsidian, ventures into the uneasy territory where gothic rock, post-punk, ancient mythology, and cosmic horror begin exchanging disturbing ideas. Featuring seven original compositions, the record draws upon the existential anxieties of contemporary life while entertaining the possibility that humanity’s troubles began considerably earlier than recorded history.

The album’s recent single, Permafrost, takes particular inspiration from H.P. Lovecraft, that wonderfully disturbed gentleman who spent much of his literary career suggesting that human civilization amounted to an insignificant accident in a universe populated by entities with appalling manners. Archaeology, geology, forgotten cultures, and the resurrection of ancient gods all feed Branco’s fascination with worlds buried beneath our own. Even the title suggests something preserved beyond its natural expiration date, awaiting the unfortunate fool who decides to thaw it out.

Its accompanying homemade video, meanwhile, offers a deliciously peculiar excursion into folk horror, complete with animal-masked figures gathered around a picnic table before embarking upon an increasingly bizarre dance at dusk.

There is considerable humour in the spectacle, particularly in the mundane domesticity of these costumed apparitions, whose mysterious gathering could equally concern agricultural fertility, supernatural worship, or an exceptionally eccentric neighborhood association. Echoes of The Blair Witch Project and John Carpenter’s cinematic sensibilities contribute to the atmosphere, while the production’s playful amateurism gives the proceedings an appealingly deranged personality. There are also references to The Wicker Man and the strange residents of Midsommar, only somebody forgot to explain whether the guests were attending a celebration or volunteering for sacrifice.

With Obsidian, Branco embraces the romantic absurdity of yearning for civilizations we never experienced and spiritual mysteries we might deeply regret solving. Perhaps the old gods really are coming back. Judging by the picnic, they’ve already reserved a table.

Watch the video for Permafrost below:

Active under the Reptil identity since 2020, Branco has released more than twenty songs in Portuguese and English. His parallel alter ego, Hiena, explores horror-inspired material, while Reptil pursues the romantic desolation of gothic rock, informed by the likes of The Sisters of Mercy, Fields of the Nephilim, Lycia, The Sound, and The Chameleons. More contemporary influences include The Soft Moon, Ritual Howls, and Bleib Modern, alongside the distinctive legacy of Portugal’s 1980s alternative rock movement.

“I’ve been doing music for a long time in bands and by myself, but now I’m closer to the sound I seek, a mix of old and new,” says Branco.

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Scott Weiland‘s first live album, Scott Weiland: Live, is out Friday (Oct. 23) on CD, limited-edition red vinyl and digital platforms. It is the first time the record has been available on CD or on streaming services. To mark the release, a visualizer for “Vasoline,” recorded at the House Of Blues in Anaheim, Calif., is online now and uses previously unseen footage from the show.

The recordings come from Weiland‘s 2009 tour behind his second solo album, Happy In Galoshes, and were found through his estate. The nine-track set mixes solo cuts with material from his days fronting Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver.

The album first appeared on limited-edition blue vinyl for Record Store Day and sold out fast. Fan demand brought it back in red, with CD and DSP releases added this time. The timing lands a few days before Weiland‘s Oct. 27 birthday.

Weiland fronted Stone Temple Pilots through the 1990s alt-rock boom and led Velvet Revolver from 2004 through 2008. He returned to STP in 2008 after a six-year break, then was dismissed in 2013 over erratic behavior. He was found dead on his tour bus in December 2015 at age 48, from a toxic mix of drugs and alcohol, while on the road with his solo band The Wildabouts. A January 2016 Billboard report said he had been dealing with hepatitis C, mental illness and the news that both of his parents had cancer in his final months.

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They’ll be hitting the stage in Florida in January.

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