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German hardcore four-piece Subject Delta premiere a new single and visualizer named "Troublemaker", streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below. Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Belgian brutal death metal trio BleedSkin premiere a new single and music video by the name of "Quiet Compulsion", streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below. LOCKED YEARS guests on this particular tracks. Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Platinum-certified post-hardcore band Story Of The Year have brought their latest single “See Through” to life with a new music video, lifting the track from their seventh studio album, A.R.S.O.N., which arrived in February through SharpTone Records. Directed by Jordan Phoenix, the clip places the band inside a laboratory, with frontman Dan … Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Edens’ Behind the Veil unfolds like a half remembered scene, beginning with the warmth and familiarity of a classic ballad before gradually introducing darker textures and a growing sense of mystery. The arrangement feels carefully layered, with each new musical element adding another piece to the track’s reflection on memory, nostalgia and the unreliable nature of looking back. There is a fascinating tension between what feels familiar and what slowly becomes uncertain, mirroring the way memories can shift as our understanding of the past changes. Edens give the song plenty of space to develop, allowing the atmosphere to evolve naturally rather than relying on sudden changes. The result is an introspective and cinematic piece that feels caught between the past and the imagined future, where nostalgia becomes less comforting and more ambiguous. Behind the Veil leaves plenty of room for the listener to question what is real and what has been reshaped by time.

Some memories hide more than they reveal.

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AquariO’s Get Some FCKN Therapy hits with a sleek, edgy blend of electronic pop and alternative dance, built around a steady pulse, dark synth textures and a deliberately provocative attitude. The track starts with restrained tension before gradually opening into a more cathartic and expansive final stretch, giving the arrangement a strong sense of progression. AquariO balances moody electronic production with layered vocals and sharp melodic details, creating a sound that feels futuristic without losing its human edge. There is also a playful quality in the way the track approaches emotional confrontation, using bluntness and dark humor to turn inner chaos into something danceable and energetic. Get Some FCKN Therapy feels designed for the moment when tension finally needs an outlet, combining atmosphere, groove and experimentation into a compact electronic rush.

Dark synths, sharp edges and pure emotional release.

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Some Days Are Darker’s Memorize You dives into a dark, feverish space where synth driven alternative rock meets goth atmosphere and noir like intimacy. The track builds its tension through a restless pulse, shadowy textures and a vocal performance that keeps the emotional focus close to the surface. There is a gradual sense of escalation as the song moves from something intimate and restrained into a much larger, more overwhelming sound, reflecting the blurred line between desire and desperation. Some Days Are Darker give the arrangement plenty of room to breathe before allowing the darker elements to take over, creating a hypnotic push and pull between vulnerability and intensity. The production feels cinematic without losing its rock foundation, while the synth textures add another layer of unease and movement. Memorize You is a compelling piece of dark alternative rock that turns longing into something beautifully unsettling.

When desire becomes impossible to forget.

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Mel Denisse’s Hunted moves through a dark, nocturnal alt pop and rock atmosphere, balancing delicate vocals against jagged guitars and distorted production. The track builds a tense space where attraction, fear and obsession seem to exist side by side, giving the song an uneasy emotional pull without sacrificing its driving energy. There is a sharpness to the production that keeps cutting through the softer vocal moments, creating an effective contrast between vulnerability and aggression. Mel Denisse embraces that duality throughout, allowing the arrangement to shift between atmospheric passages and heavier bursts of sound while maintaining a strong melodic core. Hunted feels cinematic in its mood but raw in its execution, with enough grit and unpredictability to keep the track from settling into a predictable alt pop formula. It is dark, restless and emotionally charged, capturing the feeling of being drawn toward something that may not be safe.

Dark desire, distorted edges and nowhere to hide.

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Much-loved Brit-rockers Little Angels have released their first new music in more than three decades. Hero (That Was Then, This Is Now) comes from the band’s upcoming Big Bad & Back EP, which will be released on November 6. It’s their first new music since the Too Posh to Mosh, Too Good to Last! album in 1994.

“This was never in the plan,” say the band, who announced their first shows in a decade earlier this year. “We would never make a new record unless we felt we still had something to say… and it turns out we do. Toby [Jepson] started writing new ideas, and while we were rehearsing the set for the tour, we started to jam around this new material, and it just felt great.”

“Lyrically, the challenge was always going to be: how do you take what Little Angels represented back then and bring it into the modern world with guys that are now in their mid-50s?” adds frontman Jepson. “We discussed what the past meant to us and the penny dropped.

“This wasn’t about youth anymore. Of course not. It’s about reflecting on where we had come from, and the kind of people we are now, and all of a sudden, it made sense – this is about returning home.”

The Big Bad & Back EP was recorded at Chapel Studios in Lincolnshire and mixed by Mike Fraser in Vancouver. Fraser, best known for his work with AC/DC, Bon Jovi and Aerosmith, also recorded and mixed Little Angels’ 1994 single Ten Miles High.

“We encouraged him to evoke the spirit of those great records that he mixed back in the day,” say the band.

The Big Bad & Back EP is available to pre-order now. Little Angels’ UK and Ireland tour kicks off in Dublin on November 9 – full dates below.

Little Angels: Big Bad & Back tour 2026

Nov 09: Dublin Opium, Ireland
Nov 10: Belfast Limelight, UK
Nov 12: Glasgow O2 Academy, UK
Nov 13: Manchester O2 Ritz, UK
Nov 14: Leeds O2 Academy, UK
Nov 16: Norwich UEA, UK
Nov 17: Newcastle O2 City Hall, UK
Nov 19: Oxford O2 Academy, UK
Nov 20: Nottingham Rock City, UK
Nov 21: Wolverhampton KK’s Steel Mill, UK
Nov 23: Cardiff Depot, UK
Nov 24: Liverpool O2 Academy, UK
Nov 26: Bristol O2 Academy, UK
Nov 27: Bournemouth O2 Academy, UK
Nov 28: London O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, UK
Nov 29: London O2 Forum Kentish Town, UK

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