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Pink Floyd Saxophonist Dick Parry Dead at 83
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Soulgrind – Share New Song
The Finland’s Soulgrind have shared a brand new song, “JylhĂ€ MetsĂ€mies”, from their upcoming full-length opus Ad Pulchram Mortem.
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Sworn – Fifth Long Player Announced & Detailed
Norwegian black metal band Sworn has shared details on their newly announced fifth studio record. Entitled called Null Crowned The Infinite, it will land in stores on September 4th, 2026. Mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren. First single, the title track, will be out June 5th.
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MULCIBER Featured By Necromance Following Release Of Crushing New Single âAshes Of Gehennaâ – @thebeast
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MULCIBER Featured By Necromance Following Release Of Crushing New Single âAshes Of Gehennaâ
Cleveland, Ohio death metal destroyers Mulciber continue building momentum toward their upcoming full-length album Of Insidious Essence with a major feature from Spanish extreme metal outlet Necromance, spotlighting the bandâs latest single and video âAshes Of Gehenna.â
Originally released on March 13, 2026, âAshes Of Gehennaâ serves as the first devastating taste of Of Insidious Essence , due out later this year. Necromance praised the bandâs savage fusion of early 2000s death metal brutality, modern precision, and old-school riff worship, shining a light on MULCIBERâs unrelenting approach to extreme music.
Forged during the chaos of the 2020 global pandemic, MULCIBER emerged from Clevelandâs underground with a mission to combine multiple eras of death metal into one punishing sonic assault. The band delivers a crushing blend of blast-driven aggression, monstrous riffs, and abyssal vocal fury that hits with both nostalgic brutality and modern intensity.
The current lineup features underground metal veterans Aaron Gall (ex-EMBALMER, ex-LIMBSPLITTER), Dan Gates (ex-TON, VICAR BLOOD, MUTUAL HOSTILITY), alongside Ian Lanney and Bill Long. Following the release of their 2022 EP Misery Of One through Redefining Darkness Records , the band has continued sharpening its sound into something even more vicious and unforgiving.
Drawing influence from legendary acts such as Morbid Angel , Suffocation , Aborted , Blood Red Throne , Vile , and Aeon , MULCIBERâs sound channels the relentless aggression of classic death metal while maintaining a razor-sharp modern edge.
âAshes Of Gehennaâ was produced by Tony Tipton, while the official music video was created by Chris Walter Visuals. The track showcases the bandâs most extreme material to date and sets the stage for what promises to be a devastating full-length release with Of Insidious Essence .
With international media support growing and anticipation building around the upcoming album, MULCIBER are proving they are more than ready to carve their name deeper into the modern death metal underground.
Check out the Necromance feature here:
https://necromance.eu/mulciber-estrenan-el-video-de-ashes-of-gehenna-y-anuncian-su-nuevo-album-of-insidious-essence/
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Linktree: https://linktr.ee/mulciber
Website: www.Mulciberohio.com
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Finsterforst – Present ‘Stille Nacht’ Track
To promote their upcoming next studio album Still, German pagan black metal horde Finsterforst put out a music video for the first single “Stille Nacht”.
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Avatar – Confirm European Tour Dates
Avatar are thrilled to announce a headline tour across Europe in late 2026. The Danish death metal band Neckbreakker will serves as support on all dates.
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Danish IRON MAIDEN Super-Fan RASMUS STAVNSBORG Has Attended Over 300 Concerts & Amassed A 10,000-Item Collection Across Six Rooms
According to Danish newspaper Sjaellandske Nyheder, Rasmus Stavnsborg, 53, from SolrĂžd, Denmark, is the owner of what is believed to be the world’s largest collection of Iron Maiden memorabilia. More than 10,000 items dedicated to the legendary British heavy metal band are spread across six rooms of his villa in SolrĂžd Strand â floor to ceiling with memorabilia, pinball machines, a homemade Iron Maiden bar, drums, incense sticks, and countless other objects, all featuring the band’s iconic mascot, Eddie.
Stavnsborg first dreamed of creating his own version of a Hard Rock CafĂ© as a child after visiting the famous restaurant chain â only his would be devoted entirely to Iron Maiden. The collection originally occupied a 100-square-meter basement in the family’s former home in Karlslunde. Around 12 years ago, it outgrew the space, prompting Stavnsborg, his partner, and daughter to move to SolrĂžd Strand, where the collection grew from around 5,000 items to more than 10,000.
Among the most unusual items is a cigarette butt once smoked by former Iron Maiden singer Paul Di’Anno. Stavnsborg and his friends retrieved it after meeting Di’Anno at a bar. “He asked what on Earth we were doing and what we were going to use it for. We just said we were going to clone him one day when he died, and then he shook his head and said we were some strange idiots,” Stavnsborg recalls. Di’Anno died in 2024.
The stories behind the objects are as important to Stavnsborg as the objects themselves. “If I just wanted to buy things to plaster the place with Iron Maiden stuff, that would be the easiest thing in the world. But I like that things have a story, whether it’s personal or connected to the band,” he says. “A hunter hangs dead animals on the walls. I hang Iron Maiden things on the walls that I’ve hunted around the world.”
Stavnsborg has attended more than 300 Iron Maiden concerts since first seeing the band at Copenhagen’s KB Hallen in 1988. During the band’s 2006 “A Matter of Life and Death” tour, his dedication earned him an official “Super Fan Pass” granting him free admission to every concert on the tour. “I was completely overwhelmed. It’s an insane recognition to get from a band,” he says.
Stavnsborg appears in the new documentary Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition, which premiered in early May and explores the band’s history and the devotion of fans around the world. His plans this year include shows in Sweden, Denmark, Paris, London, Los Angeles, Peru, and Ecuador, with a hike to Machu Picchu also on the itinerary. “We experience the world together, and it brings us closer together as a family,” he says.
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The 5 Best Songs Of The Week
Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week. The eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight. You can hear this weekâs picks below and on Stereogumâs Favorite New Music Spotify playlist, which is updated weekly. (An expanded playlist of our new music picks is available to members on Spotify and Apple Music, updated throughout the week.)
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Nothingâs New In-Studio Session For KEXP Released
They ran through a five-song set.
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Live Review: Alphawhores â Manchester
Live Review: Alphawhores – Kamera, Manchester
21st May 2025
Support: BLDSUGR
Words: Matthew Williams
One of the many joys about going to festivals, is the depth of bands that are available to watch, however, that also means that there will be inevitable clashes. Armed with that knowledge, I went to watch a different band on Sunday afternoon at Desertfest, as I knew that I had the pleasure of seeing Alphawhores later in the week.
It appeared that a few others had applied my weekend logic, as we piled upstairs into Lloyd & Platt and Kamera in Chorlton for a night of music. Now, take a breath and some ear plugs if you get to see support BLDSUGR, as my word, does singer Lolly have a set of lungs on her. Whether its soft mellow moments or barking out some high-pitched squeals, she certainly gives it her all in an animated fashion.
The Birmingham trio, with Leigh on guitar and Jake on drums, have a unique sound based around punk, doom and gothic melodies, allowing Lolly to apply her full vocal range, and as a person with âa masterâs in literatureâ which she never shuts up about apparently, they are a quirky bunch. With songs like âS.W.R.Mâ and âThe Depthsâ they tell a mixed bag of stories as the singer expresses herself fully.
There are elements of 90âs grunge in some songs, but I felt that the high-pitched squeals were a bit over the top and unnecessary on times, because she has a good and varied tone, used in a very theatrical way. âManiaâ and âCarmillaâ have a cool punk vibe to the guitar riff, before she explains about the viral success of âThe Ant Burns Under the Magnifying Glassâ. They finish off with âIâm Not The Sameâ and a new song of their upcoming EP called âThe Fieldsâ which sums up their feistiness perfectly.
Ambling up through the crowd, Alphawhores just look so damn cool as they walk onto the stage. They have a few mic issues to begin with but Massiel shouts out âHow you doing guys?â just before Juan Carlos says, âwe are Alphawhores from a small country called Panamaâ and they lead with âSame Teamâ.
They are an intriguing duo, as they blend stoner/sludge but with shifting melodies and emotional vocals from both. The cymbals are certainly getting a working over from Massiel who is constantly smiling as he sings and plays drums. âYou Could have been Something (But instead You are You)â has some wonderful, harmonised vocals with a small drum fill midway that mixes well with the guitar riffs. âT-REX Masseuseâ has a trippy beginning and her vocal gets lost a bit in the mix at times, but the smooth heavy solo is a pleasure to watch.
They play my two favourite songs next with âHouse of Doomâ having a sumptuous introduction, leading to a haunting yet seductive vocal. The guitar part is equally wonderful ahead of âPirate Modeâ which due a broken drumstick, is re-started, but the meaner, moodier notes aid the zippier transitions with the guitar at times sounding like a bass. They dedicate their next song, âI Can Manageâ in an ironic way possibly, who knows, to the crew and management team, and the dual vocals work powerfully alongside some bluesy sounding rhythms.
They are certainly one of those bands who bring a fresh and distinctive sound to the scene, as a fuzzy guitar tone from Juan Carlos emerges on âThe Glass Between Usâ alongside a heavier and hypnotic drumbeat. âBeautiful Music, Awful Personâ is a quite beautiful track, and I was intrigued by Juan Carlos playing with some buttons on top of his Orange Amp Head, as they alter his sound impressively.
Then, they change instruments for a few songs and immediately Massielâs vocal is more dynamic as he sings the wonderful âDays of Sinâ followed by âRaw Nerveâ. They switch back after two songs, but itâs great to see the skillset of both musicians and shows how they understand each other and their instruments. âBloodsportâ elevates their music to new levels, with awesome soundscapes over the vocal range.
The show has demonstrated what happens when two people work harmoniously as one, and just before they finish with âStay Normalâ they end by telling us theyâve started writing their third album and will be back. And on this evidence, theyâll be playing in bigger venues than this next time.
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