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Fresh off the chaos and acclaim of their latest sonic assault, Hymns in Dissonance, WHITECHAPEL is headed back to Europe—and they’re bringing hell with them. Set to ignite festival stages and headline clubs across the continent, the band has officially announced their Summer 2025 European Tour, featuring select co-headlining dates with Australian heavyweights Northlane.

With Hymns in Dissonance dominating international charts since its March 7 release, the Knoxville titans are more lethal than ever—pushing their signature deathcore sound into darker, denser, and more devastating territory.

“We attempted to write our heaviest album to date,” says guitarist Alex Wade. “Something shockingly menacing and brutal. We wanted to go deeper, darker—and that’s exactly what we did.”

The tour will see the band perform at some of Europe’s biggest festivals—including Rock am Ring, Download, Hellfest, Graspop, and Tuska—alongside a string of club shows destined to leave scorched earth in their wake.

WHITECHAPEL // SUMMER 2025 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES

04.06 – Gdańsk, PL – Mystic Festival
05.06 – Prague, CZ – MeetFactory (w/ Northlane)
06.06 – München, DE – Backstage Werk
07.06 – Nürnberg, DE – Rock Im Park
08.06 – Nürburgring, DE – Rock Am Ring
10.06 – Tilburg, NL – 013 Poppodium
11.06 – Liège, BE – Reflektor (w/ Northlane)
12.06 – Heidelberg, DE – Halle02 (w/ Northlane)
13.06 – Nickelsdorf, AT – NovaRock
15.06 – Donington, UK – Download
16.06 – Bristol, UK – SWX (w/ Northlane)
17.06 – London, UK – Islington Academy (w/ Northlane)
18.06 – Paris, FR – Bataclan (w/ Northlane)
19.06 – Clisson, FR – Hellfest
21.06 – Dessel, BE – Graspop
22.06 – Saarbrücken, DE – Garage (w/ Northlane)
25.06 – Oslo, NO – Tons of Rock
26.06 – Stockholm, SE – Broken Summer
29.06 – Helsinki, FI – Tuska

🎟️ Get Tickets Now

Chart Positions for Hymns in Dissonance

🇺🇸 US – #2 Current Hard Rock Albums, #3 Indie Label Albums, #4 Current Rock Albums
🇬🇧 UK – #6 Rock & Metal Albums
🇩🇪 Germany – #28 Official Albums Chart

About WHITECHAPEL

Formed in Knoxville, Tennessee in 2006, Whitechapel has redefined deathcore through sheer sonic force and relentless evolution. From This Is Exile to Kin and now Hymns in Dissonance, the band continues to forge a path that balances brutality and introspection with razor-sharp precision.

WHITECHAPEL IS:
Phil Bozeman – vocals
Ben Savage – lead guitar
Alex Wade – rhythm guitar
Zach Householder – guitar
Gabe Crisp – bass
Brandon Zackey – drums

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Danse Macabre Records, New Music Release

🕯️ PROTOKOLL 19 Unleashes Haunting New Single “When Will It End” — First Glimpse of Upcoming EP 💀

March 29, 2025 Evol Radio

American dark electronic outfit PROTOKOLL 19 has just revealed their latest sonic descent with the release of “When Will It End,” the chilling first single from their forthcoming EP Somewhere Between Purgatory and Hell, out via Danse Macabre Records.

Blending harsh, melodic synths with vocals that snarl and sear, the track is a perfect taste of what’s to come: bleak beauty, throbbing atmosphere, and emotional catharsis wrapped in electronic aggression.

“When we find ourselves in a dark place, it often feels like there’s no way out,” the band shares. “The longer it continues, the harder it becomes to engage with life. We isolate, haunted by thoughts that never quite leave—they lurk, just out of reach.”

Each track from the EP will be released as a single in the months ahead, culminating in a full digital package with bonus remixes once the final song drops. Somewhere Between Purgatory and Hell promises to be a slow-burning confession—an unraveling of trauma, darkness, and the will to survive it.

🎧 “When Will It End” is now streaming on all major platforms.

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🦾 KLUTÆ (Klute) Returns with New Album “Godsent” — Out May 2nd 💀

March 29, 2025 Evol Radio

The wait is over! Electro-industrial provocateur KLUTÆ (aka Klute, the infamous side-project of Leæther Strip’s Claus Larsen) is back with a brand-new full-length Godsent, set to drop May 2nd.

Dark, pounding, and unapologetically confrontational, Godsent delivers another round of KLUTÆ’s signature fusion of distorted aggression, thundering beats, and anti-authoritarian fire. Expect brutal club energy, sarcastic sermonizing, and enough voltage to short-circuit your psyche.

Pre-order now to lock in the limited edition CD or grab the digital version directly from the source.

🛒 Pre-order “Godsent” on Bandcamp

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New Music Release, Testimony Records

🔥 DESERTED FEAR Unleash “Veins of Fire” — A Blazing Statement from Germany’s Death Metal Vanguard 💀

March 29, 2025 Evol Radio

East German death metal titans DESERTED FEAR are back and burning hotter than ever with their upcoming sixth full-length, Veins of Fire, arriving April 25, 2025 via Testimony Records. If you thought they’d peaked—you weren’t paying attention. This isn’t a band resting on old bones. This is a band melting the throne to forge a new one.

From the very first track, Veins of Fire erupts with sharpened songwriting, tighter grooves, and a noticeable step forward in vocal dynamics from frontman Manuel “Mahne” Glatter. Their trademark blend of punishing riffage and melodic sensibility is still front and center—but there’s a newfound precision, clarity, and fire that sets this release ablaze.

Thematically, DESERTED FEAR dig deep into the shadows of modern life—confronting disillusionment, division, environmental collapse, and the enduring will to resist. Veins of Fire doesn’t sermonize—it reflects, with an unflinching stare and clenched fists. It’s a mirror held up to a world unraveling, but also a torch for those refusing to be swallowed by the dark.

Recorded and produced by Fabian Hildebrandt at Eisensound Studio, the album is brought to life with stunning cover art by Roberto Toderico and layout by Chris Orosz. It’s bold, blistering, and absolutely essential.

Since their 2012 debut My Empire (produced by Dan Swanö), the band has steadily climbed the ranks with albums like Kingdom of Worms and Doomsday, earning a spot at the top of Germany’s extreme metal scene. Their live pedigree includes over 250 shows across Europe and appearances alongside Obituary, At The Gates, Morbid Angel, and more.

Now, with Veins of Fire and a full-blown tour on the horizon, DESERTED FEAR are sounding more confident, dangerous, and relevant than ever.

🎧 Pre-order “Veins of Fire” here

Veins of Fire Tracklist

Into the Burning Lands
The Truth
Blind
Storm of Resistance
Embrace the Void
Rise and Fight
At the End of Our Reign
Echoes in the Silence
We Are One
Veins of Fire

Line-Up
Manuel “Mahne” Glatter – vocals, guitar
Fabian Hildebrandt – guitar
Simon Mengs – drums
John Gahlert – bass (live)

Formats

Ltd. hand-numbered Digipak CD (1,000 copies)
Jewel Case CD
Black vinyl LP
Marble green vinyl LP
Transparent green vinyl LP
More exclusive colors via desertedfear.de

Live: Veins of Fire Tour 2025

w/ KVAEN, FALL OF SERENITY & MESSTICATOR
24.04 – Hamburg, DE – Bahnhof Pauli
25.04 – Essen, DE – Turock
26.04 – Jena, DE – F-Haus
27.04 – Osnabrück, DE – Bastard Club (Matinée)
28.04 – Kassel, DE – Goldgrube
29.04 – Hannover, DE – Musikzentrum
30.04 – Berlin, DE – Cassiopeia
01.05 – Wiesbaden, DE – Schlachthof
02.05 – München, DE – Backstage (Halle)
03.05 – Stuttgart, DE – Club Zentral

🎟️ Tickets & Info

Summer Festival Appearances
03–05.07 – Ballenstedt, DE – Rockharz Festival
01–02.08 – Dortmund, DE – Deathfest

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⚔️ AVENGER OF BLOOD Return to the Frontlines with “Revenge Is My Name” and a New Era of Thrash 💀

March 29, 2025 Evol Radio

Once forged in the fires of the Bay Area thrash scene, AVENGER OF BLOOD has spent the past two decades carving a path of pure sonic devastation. After relocating to Las Vegas following a pair of raw and furious demos, the band scored a deal with JCM Records, unleashing their 2005 debut Complete Annihilation—a scorched-earth statement that quickly earned them global underground recognition.

From there, AVENGER OF BLOOD hit the metal circuit hard, storming festivals like Minneapolis Mayhem, Monsters of Metal, and Northwest Deathfest, and landing a coveted spot on the legendary Speed Kills… Again compilation alongside rising acts like Warbringer, Toxic Holocaust, and Enforcer—a release that helped ignite the modern thrash resurgence.

Their momentum built to a crescendo with the 2008 full-length Death Brigade, issued via Heavy Artillery Records and featuring blistering artwork by the iconic Joe Petagno (Motörhead, Krisiun, Sodom). But the machine hit a snag when founding frontman Eric Greaney and bassist Shawn Loureiro departed, briefly stalling the band’s upward trajectory.

Undeterred, co-founders Shannon Frye and Marc Flores pressed forward, rebuilding the ranks and keeping the flame alive with releases like the Spawn of Evil EP (2012), a split 7” with Witchaven, and the raging On Slaying Ground LP (2016).

Now locked and loaded with their most solid lineup to date—featuring Sal Lalli on vocals, Chris Garcia on guitar, and Corey Sorrenti on bass—AVENGER OF BLOOD is officially back with sharpened teeth and a vendetta to match.

Last year, the band revisited their roots by re-recording their debut as Completely Re-Annihilated, bringing fresh blood to classic cuts and hitting the stage at Blades of Steel Fest alongside legends like Flotsam & Jetsam, Exciter, Vio-lence, and Jag Panzer. They also supported Death Angel and Ruthless on select shows in California and Nevada, signaling their official return to the live battlefield.

Their upcoming full-length Revenge Is My Name is now in the works, with a 2026 release planned—and the band has already begun to unveil what’s next through unrelenting live performances.

The blood is still fresh. The riffs are still lethal. And AVENGER OF BLOOD is here to remind you that thrash never dies—it just gets louder.

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🕳 Room 23 Music Releases “Under Your Skin” by CN^2 & Mel Agony — A Dark Descent into Sonic Intimacy 💀

March 29, 2025 Evol Radio

Room 23 Music has just unveiled “Under Your Skin”—a brooding new collaboration between CN^2 (the introspective alias of Cubic Nomad) and the hauntingly evocative Mel Agony. This single-track release isn’t here to get stuck in your head—it’s here to burrow under your skin, where it belongs.

A slow-burning elegy dripping in melancholic mood, “Under Your Skin” lives in the tension between trip hop unease and dark ambient erosion. Fractured rhythms stumble beneath ghost-like vocals, with Mel Agony’s voice floating like a sorrowful memory you can’t quite shake. The result is a minimalist fever dream—sensual, unsettling, and utterly captivating.

A poisoned lullaby for lovers of the void.

Elegantly restrained and emotionally raw, “Under Your Skin” captures the fragile line between detachment and desire, where every breath feels like it’s echoing from the bottom of an abandoned cathedral. It’s not just a song—it’s a feeling left behind in a room long after the light’s gone out.

🎧 Listen to “Under Your Skin” now

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🛸 LOCKJAW Emerges from the Shadows with New Single “We Are Alien” 💀

March 29, 2025 Evol Radio

Milwaukee’s own industrial insurgents LOCKJAW have dropped a fierce new transmission from the edge of the dark dance dimension: “We Are Alien”, self-released on February 18 and already shaking the speakers of the underground.

A slow-burning banger laced with dystopian dread and rhythmic defiance, “We Are Alien” plunges deep into themes of social isolation, identity, and equality—a brooding anthem for those who’ve never fit the mold and never wanted to.

With a sonic blend that hovers somewhere between electro-industrial, darkwave, and EBM, the track offers gritty synth textures, distorted basslines, and vocals that bite with both sorrow and fire. It’s a direct message from the margins: We are alien… and we are not alone.

LOCKJAW isn’t new to the abyss. They’ve shared stages with the likes of Marilyn Manson and Powerman 5000, carving their name into the alt-industrial underground with brutal honesty and dancefloor menace. “We Are Alien” solidifies their place as Midwest torchbearers for dark sonic rebellion.

👁️ For the outcasts, the overlooked, the overcharged—this one’s for you.

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⚡ LAUREN BABIC Shatters Expectations with Debut Solo EP “Too Much and Never Enough” 💀

March 28, 2025 Evol Radio

Alt-metal shapeshifter Lauren Babic has officially stepped into the spotlight with the release of her long-awaited debut solo EP, Too Much and Never Enough—a bold, emotional, and genre-blurring statement from one of modern metal’s most compelling voices.

Known for fronting Red Handed Denial, CrazyEightyEight, and SKYLIMIT, and for racking up hundreds of millions of streams across her viral covers and original work, Babic now takes full creative command on this four-track record, blending soaring hooks, gut-punch breakdowns, and raw vulnerability.

“This EP has been a massive turning point for me—musically and personally,” says Babic. “I’ve always done things independently, and this release is proof that hard work, belief, and kindness really can get you there.”

The EP features fan-favorite singles “Breathe You In,” “Let It Die,” “I’m Bored,” and now the final single: “Sanctuary”—which arrives today with a brand-new music video.

🎥 Watch “Sanctuary” Now

“‘Sanctuary’ is the first track on the EP, but the last to drop—it perfectly captures everything this project is about: melody, heaviness, fierceness, and versatility.”

Produced by Adam Bentley (Arch Echo, Plini) and Lee Albrecht (Silverstein, Hollow Front, The Devil Wears Prada), Too Much and Never Enough isn’t just a debut—it’s a manifesto. It’s Babic proving she can take the mic, the moment, and the metal world by storm—all on her own terms.

🎧 Stream the full EP here

Tracklist

Sanctuary
Breathe You In
I’m Bored
Let It Die

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Cutting Edge Culture Updates, FiXT, New Music Release

🧬 FiXT Unleashes “DATAMOSH” by HIGHSOCIETY — Stream It Now 💀

March 28, 2025 Evol Radio

Brace for impact—FiXT has just detonated “DATAMOSH,” the latest cyber-scorcher from bass music disruptor HIGHSOCIETY.

This isn’t just a track—it’s a neural meltdown. DATAMOSH slams glitch aesthetics into dubstep chaos, fusing futuristic distortion with floor-punching grooves and digital delirium. Think: a rave in a server crash, orchestrated by a circuit board on fire.

It’s loud. It’s warped. It’s unreasonably danceable.

🔊 Stream “DATAMOSH” now

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Cutting Edge Culture Updates, New Music Release, Re:Mission Entertainment

🩸 Frontal Boundary Unleashes “Hollow” — Out Now via Re:Mission Entertainment 💀

March 28, 2025 Evol Radio

The wait is over. Frontal Boundary has officially dropped their crushing new album Hollow, a relentless, emotionally charged ride through the darker edges of industrial and EBM. And they didn’t come alone…

Hollow features a powerful collaboration with Unter Null, merging harsh beauty with chaos-driven precision. As if that wasn’t enough, the album also includes a stacked remix roster featuring the likes of Rotersand, Leæther Strip, Mortal Realm, genCab, Antibody, and Manufactura—each dragging the track through their own sonic underworld.

This is industrial reimagined, refined, and rebuilt for the damaged and defiant.

🛒 Grab it on Bandcamp via Re:Mission Entertainment
🎥 Watch the official video
🎧 Stream the full album on Spotify

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🕯️ Simon Carter Drops Techno Inferno “Dusk Till Dawn” — Out Now 💀

March 27, 2025 Evol Radio

The night belongs to the beat—and Simon Carter is back to claim it with his latest sonic seduction, “Dusk Till Dawn”, a pulsating follow-up to January’s darkly seductive “Pain & Pleasure.”

Dubbed his personal “Techno Thursday”, the release is anything but casual. “Dusk Till Dawn” fuses relentless club energy with sultry female vocals, oozing late-night heat and unfiltered adrenaline. Whether you’re in the booth or beneath the strobes, this track is built to ignite.

The single comes packed with three distinct versions:

“Dusk Till Dawn” (Extended Version) – A DJ-ready blast of hypnotic techno
“After Dusk Version” – A darker, post-peak hour dive into late-night euphoria
“Dance All Night” – A no-nonsense floor-filler designed to keep bodies in motion until sunrise

Officially landing on all major platforms tomorrow (March 28th), the track is available early for the lucky few who just can’t wait to descend into the dark.

With a full slate of fresh releases on the horizon for 2025, Simon Carter continues to dominate the underground with style, stamina, and a steady BPM.

Cheers to the next dance.

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Cutting Edge Culture Updates, Metal Blade, New Music Release

🦠 Cattle Decapitation Announces Massive European Summer Tour for 2025 💀

March 27, 2025 Evol Radio

Europe, prepare for extinction-level intensity. Cattle Decapitation, the undisputed kings of eco-apocalypse deathgrind, have just announced their triumphant return to European stages for Summer 2025. The tour includes a punishing mix of headlining club shows and high-profile festival appearances—some long overdue, some completely unhinged.

Frontman Travis Ryan comments:

“It’s been too long since we hit the June fest circuit in Europe. This run finally brings us to fan-demanded fests like Download, Copenhell, and Graspop, plus long-absent stops like Nummirock, Mystic Festival, and Rock Imperium. We can’t wait to see you in the pit—or under it.”

This tour marks the continued fallout of their acclaimed album Terrasite, a sonic detonation that cemented their place atop extreme metal’s food chain. Expect songs from that record—and enough aural violence to make the Earth bleed.

🧬 Tickets + info here
🎥 Watch the “Solastalgia” video
Also check out: “We Eat Our Young”, “Scourge Of The Offspring”, “A Photic Doom”

CATTLE DECAPITATION // EUROPE SUMMER 2025

Headline Shows
06/08 – Bratislava, SK – Randal =
06/09 – Budapest, HU – Barba Negra +=
06/11 – Schweinfurt, DE – Stadtbahnhof +=
06/12 – Eindhoven, NL – Dynamo #=
06/14 – Brighton, UK – Chalk =
06/17 – Oberhausen, DE – Kulttempel #
06/23 – Karlsruhe, DE – Substage >
06/24 – Milan, IT – Legend Club

= w/ Skeletal Remains

w/ Incantation

w/ Severe Torture

co-headline w/ Fit For An Autopsy

Festival Dates
06/04 – Sölvesborg, SE – Sweden Rock
06/06 – Gdańsk, PL – Mystic Festival
06/07 – Reichenbach, DE – Chronical Moshers
06/13 – Leeuwarden, NL – Into The Grave
06/15 – Donington, UK – Download Festival
06/18 – Copenhagen, DK – Copenhell
06/19 – Nummijärvi, FI – Nummirock
06/21 – Dessel, BE – Graspop
06/22 – Clisson, FR – Hellfest
06/26 – Spalene Porici, CZ – Basinfire
06/27 – Leipzig, DE – Impericon Festival
06/28 – Hauteville, CH – Abyss Festival
06/29 – Cartagena, ES – Rock Imperium

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⚡ FIRSTBORNE Ignites a New Era with M-Theory Audio and Blazing New Single “Wake Up” 💀

March 27, 2025 Evol Radio

Brace yourself—FIRSTBORNE, the hard rock and heavy metal juggernaut featuring some of the genre’s heaviest hitters, has officially joined the ranks of M-Theory Audio. To celebrate, the band has dropped a blistering new single and music video, “Wake Up,” now streaming for those brave enough to hit play.

🎥 Watch “Wake Up” now
Directed by Drew Kaufman (Two Minutes to Late Night), the video blends thunderous riffs with tongue-in-cheek flair, giving fans a dose of FIRSTBORNE’s signature mix of shred, swagger, and self-awareness.

FIRSTBORNE isn’t just a supergroup—they’re a full-throttle collision of talent and tone. Featuring legendary drummer Chris Adler (Lamb of God, Megadeth), guitar hero Myrone (yes, the soft shred pioneer himself), and powerhouse vocalist Girish Pradhan (Girish and the Chronicles, The End Machine), the band fuses classic metal roots with modern energy, soaring hooks, and surgical-level precision.

Formed in 2019, FIRSTBORNE made early waves with a series of independently released EPs and singles from 2020–2023, blending melodic mastery with enough groove to shake tectonic plates. Now they’re leveling up with their first full-length album Lucky, produced by the one and only Machine (Clutch, King Crimson, Crobot)—and due out July 18th via M-Theory Audio.

🛒 Pre-order Lucky now on limited-edition colored vinyl, CD, or digital.

Guitarist Myrone offers a glimpse into the creative chaos:

“When Chris, Girish, and I finally got in a room together, it was a dream. We wrote everything in real-time at Machine’s barn in Texas. I came in with 150 songs… and we used zero. What you hear was born right there, right then.”

Between Adler’s iconic rhythm work, Myrone’s neon-shred precision, and Pradhan’s genre-defining vocals, FIRSTBORNE is an electrified fist to the face of the modern metal scene—built for stages, playlists, and repeat button abuse.

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🧠 Front Line Assembly Unleashes “Neuromotive” (Stacks Remix by Rhys Fulber) 💀

March 27, 2025 Evol Radio

The machine has reawakened. Front Line Assembly has just announced “Neuromotive (Stacks Remix)”—a reimagined version of Bill Leeb’s cerebral cyber-industrial cut, retooled by none other than long-time sonic co-conspirator Rhys Fulber.

This remix reprograms the circuitry of the original, trading steady pulses for twisted glitchscapes, synthetic grime, and futuristic paranoia. Fulber’s touch is both clinical and chaotic—a perfect upgrade for those wired into FLA’s legacy of dystopian electronics.

Think: analog nerves twitching in binary spasms.

🧬 Stream “Neuromotive (Stacks Remix)” now

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🌌 KARDASHEV Plants the “Seed of the Night” with New Single & Video from Upcoming Album “Alunea” 💀

March 27, 2025 Evol Radio

Progressive deathgaze voyagers KARDASHEV have released their stunning new single “Seed of the Night”—a beautifully heavy piece of cosmic philosophy wrapped in melodic breakdowns and emotional gravity. The track arrives ahead of the band’s next full-length transmission, Alunea, set to drop April 25th via Metal Blade Records.

🎥 Watch the “Seed of the Night” video now

🌱 Of Myth, Meaning & Melody

The single’s title might suggest fantasy—but “Seed of the Night” is pure Kardashev: deeply human, painfully introspective, and spiritually celestial.

“This is Sky-Brother explaining to a newly born being—Atlas—that they were created to carry humanity’s legacy to a place our species could never reach,” explains vocalist Mark Garrett. “That burden shapes them, and in that weight, they find purpose… and pain.”

Musically, the band trades tired deathcore chugs for what they call the “funk-down”—a melodically rich, rhythmically diverse evolution of the breakdown. Think space opera meets math rock meets soul-punching post-metal.

“We wanted to deconstruct the ‘epic moment’ trope,” adds guitarist Nico Mirolla, “and build an entire song that earns it through patience and progression—not just brute force.”

💿 Alunea Drops April 25th via Metal Blade Records

A direct sequel to The Almanac, Alunea continues Kardashev’s mythos with intricate lore, introspective lyricism, and sonic world-building. The album features:

Guest vocals from Erin (Genital Shame) on “Speak Silence”
Ethereal duduk instrumentation by Pawel JJ Przybysz on “We Could Fold The Stars”
Artwork by Karl E.
Mixed/mastered by Zack Ohren (Entheos, Machine Head, Fallujah)

The album also incorporates constructed language (“conlang”) created by Garrett, adding new linguistic and cultural layers to the story of Atlas and Sky-Brother.

“I used to make up grammar rules while working at a call center,” Garrett admits. “Eventually, that evolved into a language that became part of this universe we’re building.”

🎨 Alunea – Physical Format

CD & Digital
Vinyl Variants:
- White Black Dust (US)
- White Black Marbled (EU – Ltd. 300)
- Gold Black Dust (EU – Ltd. 300)

🛒 Pre-order now at metalblade.com/kardashev

🎧 Previously Released:

“Reunion” – Stream it here

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⚔️ HATE Wages “Bellum Regiis” Upon the Masses This May via Metal Blade Records 💀

March 27, 2025 Evol Radio

Polish blackened death metal war machine HATE has just declared their thirteenth full-length record Bellum Regiis will land with full force on May 2nd via Metal Blade Records—and it’s coming for blood, bone, and belief systems.

🎥 The first strike? “Iphigenia.”
Watch it here

With nearly three decades of sonic devastation behind them, HATE isn’t resting on their corpse-pile of accolades. Bellum Regiis (“The War of Kings”) channels a new era of calculated aggression—icy, atmospheric, and epically brutal. Think tectonic riffs, scarred vocals, orchestral whispers, and drums that don’t just blast—they detonate.

Produced by David Castillo (Candlemass, Carcass, Katatonia), this nine-track juggernaut sees ATF Sinner, Domin, Nar-Sil, and Tiermes dissecting the nature of power, sacrifice, and the scars etched into human history by kings, tyrants, and blind obedience.

💀 From Iphigenia to Inferi: Themes That Bleed

Lead single “Iphigenia” draws from Greek tragedy—a tale of ritual sacrifice, choice, and fate, drenched in betrayal and divine pressure.

“Is it monstrous to offer your child to the gods?” asks Sinner.
“Or is it divine to willingly die for your people?”

This is the kind of existential devastation that HATE thrives in.

Meanwhile, the album’s title track explores the eternal struggle for power—its seduction, its cost, and its scars. Female vocals from Eliza Sacharczuk and sweeping orchestration add haunted grandeur, while black metal elements cut through with sharpened precision.

🧬 Bellum Regiis – Track Listing

Bellum Regiis
Iphigenia
The Vanguard
A Ghost of Lost Delight
Rite of Triglav
Perun Rising
Alfa Inferi Goddess of War
Prophet of Arkhen
Ageless Harp of Devilry

💿 Formats & Collectible Editions:

180g Black Vinyl
Grey Marble
Silver Blackdust (Limited to 300)
Gold Blackdust (Limited to 200)
Black/White Splatter (US Exclusive – 350 copies)

🛒 Pre-order all formats at MetalBlade.com/HATE

🌍 2025 Tour Dates – Europe, Latin America, Polando

🔥 2025 Tour Dates

w/ Venom Inc., Krisiun, Ater

April–May 2025

4/23 – Cafe Central – Weinheim, DE
4/24 – DVG – Kortrijk, BE
4/25 – The Bread Shed – Manchester, UK
4/26 – Lost Lane – Dublin, IE
4/27 – The Fleece – Bristol, UK
4/28 – 229 – London, UK
4/29 – Effenaar – Eindhoven, NL
4/30 – Paard – The Hague, NL
5/01 – Iduna – Drachten, NL
5/02 – Kulturpalast – Hamburg, DE
5/03 – Forum – Trier, DE
5/04 – Backstage – München, DE
5/05 – Rock Café – Prague, CZ
5/06 – Orwo Haus – Berlin, DE
5/07 – Progresja – Warsaw, PL
5/08 – Kwadrat – Krakow, PL
5/09 – Barba Negra – Budapest, HU
5/10 – Boogaloo – Zagreb, HR
5/11 – DK ZSR – Zvolen, SK
5/12 – Form Space – Cluj, RO
5/13 – Quantic – Bucharest, RO
5/14 – Joy Station – Sofia, BG
5/15 – Principal – Thessaloniki, GR
5/16 – Gagarin – Athens, GR
5/17 – MKC – Skopje, MK

Festival Appearance

8/21 – Kaltenbach Open Air – Kaltenbach, AT

w/ Vltimas – Latin America

October 2025

10/02 – Fabrique Club – São Paulo, BR
10/03 – Mister Rock – Belo Horizonte, BR
10/04 – Teatro Cariola – Santiago, CL
10/05 – Miami Receptions – Quito, EC
10/08 – Peppers Club – San Jose, CR
10/09 – The Yard – San Pedro Sula, HN
10/10 – Ace Of Spades – Bogota, CO
10/11 – Circo Volador – Mexico City, MX

Headline Shows – Poland

November 2025

11/14 – Kosmos – Szczecin, PL
11/15 – 2 Progi – Poznań, PL
11/16 – Zaklęte Rewiry – Wrocław, PL
11/21 – Podwórko Art – Gdynia, PL
11/22 – Klub Odessa – Warszawa, PL
11/23 – Hype Park – Kraków, PL

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🎂 The Birthday Massacre Reveals New Single “All of You” via Metropolis Records 💀

March 27, 2025 Evol Radio

The veil lifts once again—Metropolis Records has officially announced “All of You,” the brand new single from the shadow-drenched dreamweavers The Birthday Massacre.

Known for blending bittersweet melodies with brooding synths and post-goth guitar haze, “All of You” continues the band’s legacy of emotionally charged anthems dressed in violet melancholy and electric decay. It’s intimate. It’s cinematic. It’s unmistakably TBM.

💜 A love letter written in static, sorrow, and synth.
Stream “All of You” now

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🧟‍♂️ Glass Apple Bonzai Resurrects Retro Horror with “Bag of Bones” via Distortion Productions 💀

March 26, 2025 Evol Radio

Creeping in from the neon graveyard, Distortion Productions has just announced Bag of Bones—the latest offering from synth sorcerer Glass Apple Bonzai.

A love letter to VHS-era nightmares and vintage synth-driven terror, Bag of Bones is a haunting blend of dark synthpop, horrorwave, and 80s cinematic nostalgia, wrapped in blood-stained velvet. With haunting vocals and analog-driven textures, this release digs into the shadows of memory—where the past isn’t dead, just waiting.

🩸 Cue the fog machines. The bones are dancing again.
Listen to Bag of Bones now

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⚙️ FiXT Drops “Humanarchy” Single Edit by Circle of Dust & Celldweller 💀

March 26, 2025 Evol Radio

The future trembles under pressure—FiXT has just released the single edit of “Humanarchy,” a high-voltage collaboration between Circle of Dust and Celldweller.

This isn’t just a track—it’s a digital revolt. “Humanarchy” fuses razor-edged cybermetal with glitch-ridden industrial textures, embodying a dystopian cry for autonomy in a world buried under wires and obedience. The sonic chemistry between these two genre-defining forces creates a hybrid that’s both cinematic and savage.

💣 Circuits rebel. Machines break rank. The age of Humanarchy begins.
Stream the single now

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🩸KING810 release K6: Rustbelt Nu Metal — A Monument Forged in Fire 💀

March 26, 2025 Evol Radio

It’s done. K6: Rustbelt Nu Metal is in the can—and what happened inside that room was nothing short of legendary.

What was captured can’t be measured: not in decibels, not in hours, not in tracks.
It was raw devotion, feral love, and total surrender to the moment.
A monument was built in sound—and you were the mortar.
Every scream, every voice—your voices—now live inside this record.

🩸 Even the careless mind will never forget what happened here.

To our crew: your planning and execution made this impossible thing breathe.
To you, our FAMILY—whether you were in the room or pre-ordering from the shadows—this belongs to all of us.

We’ll reunite in June 2025 for K7 and build the next chapter. But until then, K6 is now in the hands of the mix and master engineers. It’s coming. Soon.

🔥 PRE-ORDER K6 BUNDLES NOW:

🩶 UPCOMING SHOWS:

March 26, 2025 – Cleveland, OH – Mercury Music Lounge
March 27, 2025 – Hobart, IN – The Hobart Arts Theatre

🌐 Deep Dive into the Universe of KING 810:

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💉 DAWN OF ASHES Declares War on the Pulse with “Hypertensive Crisis” 💀

March 26, 2025 Evol Radio

Los Angeles’ purveyors of industrial terror DAWN OF ASHES return with a new high-pressure dose of mechanized aggression: Hypertensive Crisis. This latest sonic assault marks a new chapter in the band’s legacy of apocalyptic audio warfare—where harsh electronics, blackened metal, and dystopian rage collide under a biohazard moon.

💀 This is not music. This is vital collapse.
Listen to Hypertensive Crisis here

Following the wake of 2022’s Scars of the Broken and 2023’s experimental deep cuts, Hypertensive Crisis finds Kristof Bathory and crew doubling down on chaotic BPMs, clinical distortion, and lyrical themes that bleed paranoia, medical horror, and psychic overload. Think surgical steel sharpened in a rave dungeon—frenzied, hypnotic, and violently cathartic.

⚠️ Sound Like Your Heart’s Exploding? Good.

From cyber-hospital aesthetics to BPMs that mimic cardiac arrest, Hypertensive Crisis is the sound of systems failing—on a personal, societal, and biological level. Fans of Psyclon Nine, Suicide Commando, and the raw early days of DOA will feel the pulse… or the lack of one.

The tracklisting and visuals for the release remain under wraps, but if the teaser campaign is any indication, this era will be DOA’s most volatile yet.

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🌑 V▲LH▲LL Conjures the End Times with New Album “Skymningsdjur” 💀

March 25, 2025 Evol Radio

Out April 4, 2025 via Artoffact Records

The veil is thinning. The twilight beasts are stirring.
Swedish duo V▲LH▲LL returns from the shadows with their long-awaited full-length album Skymningsdjur, arriving April 4, 2025 via Artoffact Records.

An evolutionary leap into sonic darkness, Skymningsdjur is the band’s first full-length release since 2021’s NEVERSLEEP—a cult classic in the witch house underground. This new offering plunges even deeper into spectral atmospheres, ritual electronics, and minimalist dread, fusing elements of neofolk, grave wave, and ritualistic witch house into a singular storm of apocalyptic beauty.

📦 Media and press received early access via Haulix on March 10. Reviews and rituals are now being summoned.

🕯 The Singles That Summoned the Storm

Over the past year, V▲LH▲LL have offered glimpses of their dark evolution through a series of haunting singles:

“Nocturnal Eyes” (April 2024): A spectral dirge that lingered like dream residue
“Little Noises” (June 2024): Sparse, creeping minimalism that whispered in static
“Hunger” (August 2024): Brooding and guttural, pulsing with ritual dread
“Calling for Storms” (Current single): The incantation before collapse

Each release served as a cryptic breadcrumb—leading us to this moment.
If Skymningsdjur signals the end of days, then V▲LH▲LL are the ones calling it down from the sky.

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🔥 AVERSED Unleash “Burn” Video Amid the Chaos of New Album ‘Erasure of Color’ 💀

March 25, 2025 Evol Radio

From the shadow-soaked corners of New England’s metal underground, AVERSED returns with Erasure of Color, a brutal and elegant firestorm of Gothic-laced melodic death metal—now out everywhere on digital and physical formats. To mark the occasion, the band has premiered a brand-new video for the track “Burn,” capturing the raw intensity of their live ritual in full flame.

Filmed in their home venue—The Middle East in Cambridge, MA—the video is pure adrenaline, fusing pit-swirling madness with visceral camera work and the band’s crushing stage presence.

“We unleashed our videographers into the crowd to brave the pit and capture the energy,” says guitarist Sungwoo Jeong. “They survived—and we’re glad we captured that amazing show for all eternity.”

But “Burn” isn’t just a pit anthem—it’s a multi-dimensional beast.

“It started as a big-stage anthem,” says drummer Jeff Saltzman. “Then we added a rumba-clave section, a bass solo, and lyrics about violent class revolution. Not exactly your standard metal banger—but that’s what defines AVERSED.”

⚙️ About the Album: Erasure of Color

Released independently with support from Bandcamp, indie retailers, and limited physical editions—including 300 smoked-colored vinyl and 100 cassette copies—Erasure of Color is a monumental statement of intent. The album is a tempest of progressive death metal, gothic melody, and extreme emotional depth.

“This isn’t just another album; it’s a rebirth… a powerful exploration of grief, fueled by melodic death metal.” – Decibel
“Think the bounce of mid-career The Agonist with the haunting widescreen talents of Oceans of Slumber.” – New Noise

Featuring artwork from Adam Burke (Unto Others, Gatecreeper) and orchestral arrangements by Vikram Shankar (Redemption, Silent Skies), the album was produced by bassist Alden Marchand and guitarist Sungwoo Jeong, with mixing by AJ Viana (Wormhole) and mastering by Brad Boatright (Code Orange, Obituary).

📀 Available on all major streaming platforms + Bandcamp
💽 Order physical formats here

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🕳 PSYCLON NINE Descends Into Darkness with Eighth Studio Album “And Then Oblivion” 💀

March 25, 2025 Evol Radio

Twenty-five years into their reign, PSYCLON NINE have returned to the abyss with a vengeance. Their latest full-length offering, And Then Oblivion, out March 21, 2025 via Metropolis Records, is a genre-defying sonic invocation—a twisted ritual that fuses blackened industrial, deathcore, ambient, trap, and metal into something altogether untamed and unclean.

Helmed by longtime visionary Nero Bellum, the album shatters expectation with tracks like “CRWLNG FRM CNT T CSKT” and “I Choose Violence,” merging visceral textures with apocalyptic production and spine-splintering vocals. Bellum explains,

“I specifically set out to break as many genre limitations as possible, while staying true to the concepts and imagery Psyclon Nine evokes.”

Critics across the globe are already losing their minds over it:

🩸 “Doesn’t just cross boundaries – it tears them down…” – Sonic Seducer (DE)
🩸 “Black metal vocals matched with trap and glitch… blastbeats and atmospherics to die for.” – Metal Digest (UK)
🩸 “Creepy and awesome… nursery rhymes forged in hell.” – Jace Media (UK)
🩸 “Suspenseful, sinister, genre-bending.” – Tempelores (NL)

⚙️ Tracklisting – “And Then Oblivion”

DEVIL’S WORK
I CHOOSE VIOLENCE
SHOOT TO KILL
CRWLNG FRM CNT T CSKT
LOCUST OF EVERYTHING
SPEAK EVIL
SAY YOUR PRAYERS
APRÈS TOI LE DELUGE
TAXIDERMY
[Hidden Track]

The visual world of And Then Oblivion is just as intense. The official music video for “CRWLNG FRM CNT T CSKT” arrives 24 hours after the album’s global release, promising a brutal, cinematic descent into the core of PSYCLON NINE’s blackened psyche.

🎶 Listen Now:

🌍 European Tour Dates – Devil’s Work Tour 2025

1 July – Edinburgh, GB – Bannermans
4 July – London, GB – Camden Club
5 July – Leiria, PT – Stereogun
6 July – Madrid, ES – Sala Ya’Sta
9 July – Helsinki, FI – On The Rocks
12 July – Bolków, PL – Castle Party Festival
13 July – Leipzig, DE – Hellraiser Club
16 July – Munich, DE – Backstage Club
17 July – Berlin, DE – Badehaus
18 July – Hamburg, DE – Logo
20 July – Köln, DE – Amphi Festival

🩸 Note: Portugal date has moved to Leiria (5 July)

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🔥 Angelo D Lights the Void with New Release “Promethean” 💀

March 25, 2025 Evol Radio

Rising from the digital ash with a torch in hand, Angelo D has dropped his latest sonic incantation: Promethean—a burning tribute to resilience, rebellion, and raw industrial fire.

The title itself nods to the myth of Prometheus—the titan who stole fire from the gods—and this release carries that same outlaw energy. Promethean doesn’t ask for permission. It takes. With layers of scorched synths, thunderous percussion, and a post-apocalyptic heartbeat, Angelo D channels a brutal, cyber-spiritual force that feels ancient and futuristic all at once.

Each track pulses like a war drum for the wired generation—inviting listeners into a shadow realm where defiance becomes ritual. Whether you’re marching through neon ruins or meditating in chaos, this is the soundtrack to your inner uprising.

Promethean is now available across all major platforms.
🔥 Don’t just hear it—feel it burn.

🎶 Listen Now:

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🩸 Outer Darkness Records Unleashes “Inquisition Vol. II: The Scorn” — A Brutal Celebration of Industrial Unity 💀

March 25, 2025 Evol Radio

Industrial chaos. Sonic rebirth. Collective fury.
Outer Darkness Records returns to the void with “Inquisition Vol. II: The Scorn,” the latest chapter in its searing compilation series—dropping April 4th, 2025.

Following the scorched-earth reception of Vol. I in 2024, “The Scorn” digs deeper into the raw circuitry of industrial, dark pop, and synth-laced aggression. This isn’t just a collection—this is a declaration of allegiance to the underground. Every track bleeds with intent, each artist pushing genre boundaries and blurring the edges between beauty and brutality.

“With the second volume of our annual compilation series, ODR is continuing to focus on bringing fresh voices to the dark music scene while fostering a community of creatives and forward-thinking individuals. This time around we’re expanding our roster to include Asphodel Ivory and Fatigue, while also bringing new tracks from some familiar faces.”
— Patrick Brooks, Outer Darkness Records

Founded in 2022, Outer Darkness Records is more than a label—it’s a movement. A collective of visionaries fusing dystopian aesthetics with genre-defying sound, ODR remains devoted to ushering in the next generation of industrial destruction.

⚙️ TRACKLIST – “Inquisition Vol. II: The Scorn”

Hexen Prozess – Tears of the Guillotine
pixelgrinder – Louder than Death
Dilemma – 21 Grams
ANGER 奰 feat. pixelgrinder – Late Model Collapse
Fatigue – Agonizing Over the Filth
Arcane Strain – She’s got Scissors
9th Circle – Silence
Antidote for Annie – No Takebacks (Finality Mix)
Asphodel Ivory – Upgrade (Ground to Dust Remix)
Midi Nation, Dilemma – Industrialize
Null Aeon – Demon on the Dance Floor
Ground to Dust – Scalpel (Mechavian木鸢 Remix)
Hexen Prozess, Dilemma – Ritual/Sacrifice
Dream Feeder feat. pixelgrinder – Sometimes it Just Fits

💀 New faces. Familiar demons. All united in the sonic shadows.
“Inquisition Vol. II: The Scorn” drops everywhere April 4, 2025. Open your ears. Join the order. The inquisition continues.

🎧 Listen Now

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⚙️ pixelgrinder Electrifies with Cybernetic Industrial Anthem “Advanced Bionics” 💥

March 24, 2025 Evol Radio

💀 From Silence to Surge: pixelgrinder’s new single “Advanced Bionics” isn’t just industrial techno—it’s a resurrection.

Crafted from the ashes of deafness and rebuilt with the fire of machinery, “Advanced Bionics (pixelgrinder Theme)” is a raw, explosive soundtrack of rebirth. After enduring the isolating silence of hearing loss, pixelgrinder underwent a life-altering cochlear implant procedure—one that didn’t just restore his hearing, but reprogrammed his perception of sound itself. What emerged? A bionic mind, hellbent on sonic warfare.

“Advanced Bionics” slams open with thunderous precision—no soft intro, no easing in. It’s an all-out assault: pounding beats, metallic textures, and frenetic pulses collide in a dystopian symphony of power. The production is both visceral and cerebral, designed to make your bones vibrate and your mind spiral.

At its core lies a spoken-word monologue—intimate, defiant, and riddled with subliminal undercurrents. This isn’t just music; it’s memory reconfigured. The track functions like a digital diary, exposing pixelgrinder’s journey from muted existence to cybernetic resurrection.

The message is clear: you cannot silence the future.
This track screams for anyone who’s ever been ignored, underestimated, or shut out. “Advanced Bionics” is a manifesto—one forged in pain, rebuilt in code, and unleashed in rhythm.

💿 Out now on all major platforms—enter the machine, and feel the shift.

🎧 Listen Now

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SinThya Declares the Gospel of Glitch and Blasphemy with “Not Marilyn Manson, But Definitely Antichrist” 💀

March 23, 2025 Evol Radio

Dark, divine, and unapologetically unholy—SinThya steps out of the shadow and into the fire with “Not Marilyn Manson, But Definitely Antichrist.”

This isn’t cosplay. This is crucifixion couture. A twisted sermon of self-worship. A soundtrack for the damned.

Channeling industrial menace, glitchy glam, and snarling femininity, SinThya doesn’t aim to shock—he aims to ascend. This is not an echo of past provocateurs; it’s a fresh gospel carved into neon flesh. Think glitch-pop at a black mass. Think lips on the blade. Think sacred rage.

Unfiltered. Unrepentant. Unholy.
She isn’t your savior—she’s your reckoning.

🎧 Stream it now. Worship later.
💄🔥⛓️

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🔥 CIRCUIT PREACHER & CZARINA Conjure Majestic Darkness on New Single “Fall Damage” 💀

March 22, 2025 Evol Radio

Step into a realm where apocalyptic sermons and celestial incantations collide—“Fall Damage” is here. Out now via darkTunes Music Group, this hypnotic collaboration unites CIRCUIT PREACHER, enigmatic leader of the Church of the Final Days, and CZARINA, the mystical High Priestess of the Coast of Death, for a spellbinding dive into gothic elegance and cinematic intensity.

🖤 Listen + Watch “Fall Damage” now:
Stream + Music Video

With CZARINA’s haunting, ethereal vocals weaving through CIRCUIT PREACHER’s fiery proclamations of inner strength, “Fall Damage” creates a soundscape that is as emotionally transcendent as it is sonically immense. Orchestral darkwave, gothic synths, and brooding industrial rhythms merge into a track that feels like the soundtrack to a dream collapsing into starlight.

“Fall Damage” isn’t just a song—it’s a portal.
💫 A sweeping score for shadow travelers.
🕯️ A love letter to resilience in the face of chaos.

📽️ Directed by The Kitsunés
🎥 Galicia, Spain Cinematography by @deadlykawaii
🎥 Virginia, USA Cinematography by @electronicbodymemes

💎 Rarely do two singular forces align this perfectly—“Fall Damage” is the glorious result of such a union. A must-listen for fans of gothic electro, ethereal industrial, and dark cinematic soundscapes.

🎧 Deep Dive into the Universe of Circuit Preacher & Czarina:
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🔥 VOWWS Ignite New Era With Seductive Single “Hurt You” + European Tour with Jerry Cantrell Announced 💀

March 21, 2025 Evol Radio

Out now via Out Of Line Music, rising Australian darkwave duo VOWWS return with the haunting new single “Hurt You” — a brooding, sensual exploration of love, memory, and longing. Following the success of their hard-hitting track “Blood’s On Fire” featuring Josh Freese of Foo Fighters, “Hurt You” brings a more intimate, melancholic energy while maintaining their signature cinematic edge.

“This is probably as close as we’ll get to an actual love song,” VOWWS explain. “But it’s more like a memory of love. A rose-tinted longing… Sometimes these memories change and become their own entity, like an old, flickering movie of the past. That feeling is what the song represents to us.”

🖤 Stream + Watch “Hurt You” now:
Listen + Watch

Known for their fearless fusion of industrial, electronica, and alt-rock, VOWWS (Rizz + Matt James) have already captured the attention of legends like Deftones, Gary Numan, Korn, A Perfect Circle, and Billy Corgan. With their upcoming 2025 album, the duo have sharpened their vision further — collaborating with Billy Howerdel (A Perfect Circle) to bring their sonic storytelling to life.

Beyond music, VOWWS have also made waves in the fashion world, working with Commes des Garçons, Givenchy, Alyx, and Byredo for live performances and brand compositions, reflecting their multi-dimensional artistic impact.

🔥 Catch VOWWS Live — Headline Shows + Supporting Jerry Cantrell (Alice In Chains):

May

31 – Padua, IT – Hall (w/ Jerry Cantrell)

June

1 – Milan, IT – Magazzini Generali (w/ Jerry Cantrell)
2 – Munich, DE – Kranhalle (headline)
4 – Bochum, DE – Rockpalast (headline)
6 – Berlin, DE – Columbia Theater (w/ Jerry Cantrell)
7 – Rock Im Park, DE
8 – Rock Am Ring, DE
10 – Zagreb, HR – Culture Factory (w/ Jerry Cantrell)
11 – Rock For People, CZ
12 – Nova Rock Festival, AT
15 – Download Festival, UK
17 – London, UK – O2 Forum Kentish Town (w/ Jerry Cantrell)
18 – Portsmouth, UK – Kola (headline)
20 – Hellfest, FR
21 – Graspop Metal Meeting, BE
23 – Nijmegen, NL – Merleyn (headline)
24 – Paris, FR – Machine du Moulin Rouge (w/ Jerry Cantrell)
26 – Resurrection Festival, ES

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MARES OF THRACE Unleash Ferocious New Single “Anticipatory Grief” Ahead of New Album The Loss

March 21, 2025 Evol Radio

Canadian sludge-noise duo Mares of Thrace are back with another crushing chapter in their journey through sorrow and sonic chaos. Their latest single, “Anticipatory Grief,” is out now, offering a raw and relentless preview of their upcoming full-length record The Loss, due out May 16 via Artoffact Records.

Listen to “Anticipatory Grief”

The third track to emerge from The Loss, “Anticipatory Grief” erupts with an ominous guitar riff that spirals into crushing distortion. Thérèse Lanz delivers a feral vocal performance that feels like a cathartic exorcism, while drummer Casey Rodgers smashes forward with thunderous precision. Together, they create a suffocating wall of sound steeped in dread, anxiety, and inevitability.

Lanz explains the meaning behind the song:

“The songs on The Loss follow the sequence of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’ famous stages of grief, but in my reading I found descriptions of very specific flavors of grief that often go unacknowledged—bonus grief, if you will. Anticipatory Grief is the pain of watching loss creep slowly toward you, knowing it’s coming, and feeling helpless in that long descent.”

Following their previous release, Complicated Grief, this new single continues the band’s emotional excavation through the psychological terrain of mourning and survival. Gritty, visceral, and unapologetically dark, “Anticipatory Grief” is more than a song—it’s a confrontation with pain.

Pre-order The Loss now via Bandcamp

🎧 Stream “Anticipatory Grief”

💿 About The Loss

Produced by Scott Evans (Sumac, Sleep, Yautja), The Loss is the band’s fourth full-length and most personal release to date. A thematic reflection on the complex stages of grief, each track dives deeper into human vulnerability and strength. It’s an unflinching gaze into mortality, transformation, and the universality of emotional wreckage.

🔥 About Mares of Thrace

Formed in Canada, Mares of Thrace fuse sludge, doom, noise rock, and hardcore into a pulverizing sound that defies easy categorization. Frontwoman Thérèse Lanz (hailed as “an unrivalled monster of a frontperson” by Exclaim!), and drummer Casey Rodgers (also known for stepping in for Gene Hoglan in Zimmer’s Hole) bring a devastating presence to both stage and studio.

After re-emerging in 2022 with The Exile, the band toured extensively across North America and Europe with heavyweights like Conan, Bell Witch, and KEN mode, all while earning critical acclaim. Now signed to Artoffact Records (Kaelan Mikla, GGGOLDDD), their upcoming album marks their most ambitious evolution yet.

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🔥 ONI Drops Haunting New Ballad “Shouldn’t Feel This Way” + Tour With Pop Evil This Spring 💀

March 21, 2025 Evol Radio

Canadian alt-metal trailblazer ONI has returned with a soul-piercing new single, “Shouldn’t Feel This Way,” a powerful acoustic ballad that peels back the distortion to reveal raw emotion and heartbreak. Out now on all platforms, the track marks a distinct shift in tone for ONI—showcasing a softer, more vulnerable side of project founder Jake Oni.

📍 Stream “Shouldn’t Feel This Way”: Click Here

💬 Reflecting on the song, Oni shares:

“‘Shouldn’t Feel This Way’ is about mourning the loss of someone really close to you, and the constant struggle in life to live without feeling lost and alone… It isn’t like anything I have released before. I got to shoot the video on my farm in Canada which is a very important place for me.”

Co-written with John Boecklin, Seth Evans, and Kile Odell, the track follows the recent cover of The Kooks’ “Naive” and ONI’s emotionally charged Genesis EP, setting the stage for a dynamic and deeply personal year in the band’s evolution.

🎥 Watch the official music video: YouTube

💿 Stream the Genesis EP:

Listen Here

📅 ONI Tour Dates (w/ Pop Evil)

April 8 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
April 10 – Dallas, TX – The Echo Lounge & Music Hall
April 11 – Little Rock, AR – The Hall
April 12 – Columbia, MO – The Blue Note
April 13 – Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theatre
April 14 – Denver, CO – Oriental Theater
April 15 – Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep
April 17 – Los Angeles, CA – The Regent Theater
April 19 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
April 22 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
April 23 – Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre
April 24 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
April 25 – Salem, OR – Elsinore Theatre
April 26 – Reno, NV – Cargo Concert Hall
April 29 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre
May 1 – Calgary, AB – The Palace Theatre
May 4 – Winnipeg, MB – The Park Theatre
May 6 – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
May 7 – Green Bay, WI – EPIC Event Center
May 8 – Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s
May 9 – Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live at 20 Monroe
May 10 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore
May 12 – Lititz, PA – Mickey’s Black Box
May 15 – Charlotte, NC – The Underground
May 16 – North Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues
May 17 – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom
May 18 – Bloomington, IL – The Castle Theatre

🎫 Tickets available now at: ONI Tour Dates

🔥 About ONI

Formed in 2014, ONI has carved out a unique space in metal with his fusion of progressive songwriting, crushing metalcore, and melodic hooks. From his debut Ironshore (2016) to the powerful sophomore effort Loathing Light (2022) featuring Iggy Pop and Randy Blythe, to the genre-defying The Silver Line (2023) with collabs including Howard Jones and Sueco, Jake Oni has proven he’s one of the scene’s most versatile and ambitious voices.

The Genesis EP (2025) continues that upward trajectory with singles like “Deja Vu,” “Walk Away,” and “Erase” leading the charge.

Photo Credit: Alexander Bemis

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💀 DEATH COMES TO ALL 💀 OUT NOW🔥 GATES TO HELL Unleash ‘Death Comes To All’ Album + Drop Cinematic Horror-Inspired Video for “21 Sacraments” 💀

March 21, 2025 Evol Radio

Louisville’s harbingers of brutality, GATES TO HELL, have arrived with their long-awaited full-length release, Death Comes To All — a ferocious and unrelenting slab of molten death metalcore now unleashed upon the world via Nuclear Blast Records. 💀🔥

To mark the occasion, the band has also dropped a stunningly aggressive video for the fan-favorite “21 Sacraments,” inspired by the twisted lore of the Silent Hill game series. Directed and edited by Errick Easterday, the clip drips with horror aesthetics and iconic visuals that elevate the song’s sheer intensity. 💀📺

💬 The band shares:
“We are beyond stoked for Death Comes To All to finally be in your hands. We put everything into this record, and working with Randy LeBoeuf brought our sound to new depths. Huge thanks to Nuclear Blast and all the maniacs who’ve been streaming and pre-ordering. Now it’s time to hit the stage and raise hell.”

🎧 Order/Stream Death Comes To All
📹 Watch “21 Sacraments” Official Music Video 💀

💀 GATES TO HELL – LIVE ONSLAUGHT 2025 💀

🔥 Album Release Show –
03.22 | Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall
w/ INTERNAL BLEEDING, ORTHODOX, HOLD MY OWN, GORED EMBRACE, xGAARGOYALEx

🩸 “It Can Always Get Worse 2025” Tour
w/ THE ACACIA STRAIN, FROZEN SOUL, SNUFF ON SIGHT

05.02 | Amityville, NY
05.03 | Asbury Park, NJ
05.05 | Virginia Beach, VA
05.06 | Greensboro, NC*
05.07 | Charleston, SC
05.10 | Bloomington, IL*
05.11 | Springfield, MO
05.12 | Little Rock, AR
05.13 | Memphis, TN
05.14 | Nashville, TN
05.15 | Daytona Beach, FL
05.16 | Chattanooga, TN*
05.17 | St. Louis, MO*
05.18 | Milwaukee, WI

(* = no Frozen Soul)

🎟️ Full Tour Info

🗓️ Festival Appearances:

08.05 | Birmingham, AL @ Furnace Fest
09.21 | Louisville, KY @ Louder Than Life

🔥 Death Comes To All – Tracklist:

Rise Again
A Summoning
Weeping In Pain
Next To Bleed
21 Sacraments 💀
Sacrificial Deed
Death Comes To All 💀
Crazed Killer
Locked Out
Fused With The Soil

Recorded with Randy LeBoeuf, this record rips open the floodgates of sheer sonic annihilation. The art, created by WYRMWALK, visually channels the nightmarish dread echoed in every track.

🛒 Available on CD, multiple vinyl variants (purple swirl, light blue splatter, festival-exclusive splatters), and band merch:
Order Physical Formats + Merch 💿💀👕

GATES TO HELL is:
🎤 Ryan Storey – Vocals
🎸 Eli Hanson – Guitar
🎸 Seth Lewis – Guitar
🎸 Dustin Cantrell – Bass
🥁 Trey Garris – Drums

🎧 Stream GATES TO HELL:
Apple Music | Spotify

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