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Part of an upcoming new EP they have planned.

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Orlanda, Florida-based artist, F3arkultur3 just released their latest album "The Misery Files".

From the new album, we are taking a listen to "Outta Esuna". The track starts abruptly with an isolated scream before jumping into action with crushingly heavy guitar chugging, subtle ringing dissonance, and impactful drum grooves. The song quickly captures a sound that reminds me of a mix of hardcore and metalcore. At just under 3 minutes, the track is filled with suffocatingly heavy vocals that deliver percussive, slightly raspy screams that accent the brutality of the instrumentals excellently.

Despite only using screaming vocals, F3arkultur3 still adds melodic elements with a chorus that reminded me of a heavier version of Bring Me The Horizon, as screaming hits melodic notes while guitar and synth hooks add to the background of the chorus. F3arkultur3 does an incredible job of taking hardcore metal and keeping the visceral sound of the genre while still managing to add melodic elements without disrupting the intensity of the song at all. From start to finish, "Outta Esuna" is ferocious and filled with energy, keeping its runtime interesting.

You can stream F3arkultur3's new album "The Misery Files" available on all streaming platforms now!

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It’s not the only song Papa Roach will have on the soundtrack for that animated series.

The post Papa Roach & Hanumankind Premiere “See U In Hell”, Their New Collaboration For ‘Devil May Cry’ Season 2 appeared first on Theprp.com.

Instagram executed one of the most sweeping account cleanups in the platform's history on May 7, 2026, wiping out millions of bot, spam, and inactive followers in a single overnight wave.

The sudden drop occurred during what insiders are describing as a swift overnight sweep, part of Instagram's aggressive new effort to scrub spam, inactive accounts, and "non-organic" followers from the platform. Many major Instagram accounts from musicians to celebrities have been hit hard, dropping millions of followers in the last 24 hours.

Beginning on May 6, Instagram launched the platform-wide cleanup with a goal of removing bots, spam, and inactive accounts to give advertisers and creators more accurate audience metrics. The scale was big enough to give it a nickname: users across Threads and X quickly dubbed it the "Great Purge of 2026."

Meta confirmed the action through a spokesperson, describing it as a routine process, and clarifying that active accounts will remain unaffected.

The losses at the celebrity level were staggering and illustrate just how deep bot infiltration has burrowed into even the most-followed accounts. Kylie Jenner reportedly shed over 15 million followers, Ariana Grande lost approximately 7 million, and Taylor Swift dropped around 5 million. K-pop juggernauts BLACKPINK and BTS were among the hardest hit in the music world, losing approximately 10 million and 7 million followers, respectively.

The silver lining is that bot accounts don't like, comment, or share—meaning that removing them makes your active audience a larger percentage of your total count. In the eyes of the algorithm, a smaller, highly engaged audience is far more valuable than a massive, dormant one. By purging bot and inactive accounts, Instagram also creates a more authentic audience, showing real, human followers rather than inflated "fake" accounts.

The purge wasn't announced in advance, and its timing aligns with Instagram's broader 2026 push to clean up engagement metrics, satisfy advertisers who pay based on real reach, and respond to regulatory pressure around social media authenticity. Unlike previous minor cleanups, the May 2026 sweep utilized advanced AI to target accounts linked to third-party growth services and click farms, as well as profiles flagged for coordinated inauthentic behavior.

Interestingly, while Instagram sentiment has been low across the board, engagement on Threads has skyrocketed as users flooded the platform to vent— turning a chaotic morning for Instagram into a massive win for its text-based sibling app.

If your band's page took a hit today, Meta recommends heading to Settings > Account Status to check if your reach has been restricted, disconnecting any third-party follower tracker apps, and doubling down on original content, which aligns directly with Instagram's expanded creator policy that began rolling out May 5, discouraging accounts that primarily repost content from others.

The follower count was always a vanity metric. Engagement was always the real currency. Today, Instagram just forced everyone to reckon with that—whether they were ready to or not.

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A new band-exclusive vinyl variant of their new album has also just been launched.

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Motionless In White take to the cover of Rock Sound in preparation for the release of their savage and celebratory new album ‘Decades’.

Chris Motionless takes a moment to appreciate the journey on the band’s latest LP, celebrating their accomplishments while acknowledging the hardships and rough roads that led them here over the past two decades. With soul-baring, autobiographical lyrics and key guest appearances from friends and heroes, Chris explains how the support of their devoted fan community helped drive the band towards the creation of ‘Decades’.

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The post Motionless In White Are On The Cover Of Rock Sound appeared first on Rock Sound.

Mixtape, a new video game out today, tells a classic teen-movie coming-of-age story, following three kids who are trying to make it to a mythic party on their last day of school, avoiding getting caught along the way. It’s the latest game from Beethoven & Dinosaur, the Melbourne studio previously responsible for the music-themed platform game The Artful Escape. And as the title implies, music is pretty central to Mixtape, too.

The post New Video Game <em>Mixtape</em> Puts You In The Role Of An Aspiring Music Supervisor appeared first on Stereogum.