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Ancient seas, floods and the shifting course of the Demer provide the inspiration for OERHEKS’ debut album, De Stroom. Across four tracks and approximately 41 minutes, the Belgian black metal project explores water’s relationship with the landscape of Cagghenvinna, the Demer valley and the Hageland region. The album arrives on 24 November 2026, with Amor […]

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VICIOUS, the solo project from Thornhill’s Jacob Charlton, has shared a new track, showcasing the decadent depths of alternative pop they are willing to descend to.

The song is titled ‘Capulet’ and serves as the second release from the project, following on from 2025’s ‘Opium’.

Musically, it’s clear what elements of the project exist within the Thornhill universe, but even more clear the elements that have been waiting for their chance to shine in a vessel such as this.

A blend of woozy synths, sultry beats and gorgeously emotive refrains, it’s a song that allows Jacob’s voice to be the centre of attention. Pulling from the catchiness of modern pop as much as the experimentation at the core of RnB, it’s a stunning step into a new world.

Jacob had this to say about the roots of the project:

“At its core, this project is an exhale, a way to let the unfiltered sounds in my head spill out beyond any boundaries. It is about creating art alongside close friends, stepping into a space of comfortable tension, and gently cultivating a tight-knit community bound together by the spirit of VICIOUS.

Having cultivated this sound since my earliest years after high school, refining it required patience to unearth its true resonance within my own ever changing taste. Unbound by any single genre, the creative process has been guided simply by intuition, following each vision of inspiration while remaining open to evolution, knowing that the journey often reshapes the final sanctuary. To release it now feels like the weight I’ve been carrying has suddenly lifted off my shoulders.”

And here is ‘Opium’, so that you are all caught up:

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New single ‘False Gods’ by witch rock artist Annicke Shireen takes a different route into the heavier themes of her upcoming debut solo album DELIRIUM (out Friday, the 13th November 2026). The track has a catchy, almost pop-driven groovy foundation, with prominent drums and bass carrying the song forward. It sounds energetic and accessible while carrying a more cynical and quite relatable message underneath as it deals with the experience of going through therapy and personal growth, then returning to everyday life and noticing how many of the same toxic patterns remain unchanged. 

Watch the official music video for ‘False Gods’ here
Pre-order DELIRIUMhere
Early digital release on Bandcamp on 23rd October, 2026 here

One of ‘False Gods’ defining musical details is the shift from D minor in the verses to D major in the chorus. Annicke deliberately used the change to create the cynical feeling of having “big feelings but make it positive.” The catchy surface of ‘False Gods’ is therefore part of its character: the music pulls you in before the disillusionment underneath becomes clear.

Annicke Shireen about ‘False Gods’:
“We put so much faith in people, systems, and ideas because we want something to hold on to, but then we learn and change, and we begin to see things differently. Once we’ve done that internal work, the outer world doesn’t always accommodate us in the way it once did because it hasn’t changed with us.” 

Tracklist:
1. Paper Skin Rite
2. Heresy
3. Come To Light
4. False Gods
5. How To Cure A Feeling
6. Not Your Mother
7. Loud Hag
8. To Belong
9. The Circle
10. Queendom

Upcoming live dates:
Oct 14, 2026 – Online – Listening Party
Oct 23, 2026 –   Ede NL – Astrant
Oct 31, 2026 – Capelle aan den IJssel, NL – Capsloc
Nov 12, 2026 – The Hague, NL – Grey Space (record release show)

Line-up:
Annicke Shireen – Vocals
Davy Knobel – Guitars
Jos Driessen – Bass
Wouter Macare – Drums & Percussion
Kati Rán, Anna Baumann – Backing vocals

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HOSTILIA have released their second album, The Curse of Khamun, today, 23 October 2026, through Hammerheart Records. The nine-track record is available on CD, LP and digital platforms. It follows last year’s debut, Face the Fire, continuing a period that has taken the Gothenburg thrash band onto stages alongside The Haunted and Dismember. Founded in […]

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The Smashing Pumpkins frontman discusses his embrace of pop stars like Sombr and Olivia Rodrigo, his passion for guitar rock and has a few choice words for those who dismissed it.

“Cry Of Batariel” carries a clue in its initials. MENTAL CRUELTY wrote the release-day focus track as a tribute to Children Of Bodom, whose influence helped shape their new album, Echoes of a Forlorn Land. The record is out today, 23 October 2026, through Century Media Records. Vocalist Lukas Nicolai explains: “With ‘Cry Of Batariel,’ […]

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Danish metallic hardcore collective Lifesick will unleash their When Brutality Becomes The Language full-length on January 22nd, 2027 via Metal Blade Records. Other details and a couple of new songs can be checked out via Bandcamp widget below.
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“Paradox Of The Arrow”, the second single and title-track from Assumption‘s upcoming third studio record, has surfaced online. Death doomers will put out the new music output on November 13th.
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