Die Progressive / Post-Metal-Band OCEANICA hat mit „Try Not To Dwell On It“ eine neue EP angekündigt. Dabei handelt es sich um einen einzigen, 21 Minuten langen Song, der von Solo-Künstler Benedict Harris-Hayes (INDECIPHERABLE LOGO, Ex-ENOCHIAN THEORY) als Reaktion auf den Tod eines engen Freundes und Mitarbeiters geschrieben wurde. Release-Termin ist der 1. Juli 2025 via Prog On! Recordings.

OCEANICA Line-Up
Benedict Harris-Hayes – All instruments, vocals, production
„The Lady“ – vocals

OCEANICA „Try Not To Dwell On It“ Tracklist
01 Try Not To Dwell On It

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Bruno und Stefan haben in ihren Studio DAT Archiven gekramt und alternative Mischversionen der beiden Alben ausgesucht. Alle Tracks wurden neu gemastered und als Digipacs veröffentlicht. Im Das Ich Shop gibt es die beiden Alben als Doublefeature zum Sonderpreis.

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Tour starts 07.08.2025

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Astari Nite, die Wave/Postpunker aus Miami, Florida warten in 2025 mit einer Menge neuer Tracks auf. Am 14.3. erscheint die neue Single „Unisex Games“ auf allen Plattformen. Vorab haben die Jungs um Michael Ghost schon mal ein Video abgedreht.

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Der Titel mag "Emo Song" heißen, aber das hier ist kein klischeehaftes Teenie-Gejammer – sondern eine packende Rückkehr der belgischen Indie-Sensation The Haunted Youth. Mit der neuen...

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Die Brutal Death Metal-Band UNMERCIFUL hat nach „Infernal Conquering“ und „Malice Unbound“ mit „Miracle In Fire“ den Opener ihres kommenden Albums „Devouring Darkness“ veröffentlicht. Es ist das vierte Album der US-Amerikaner aus Kansas rund um die ehemaligen ORIGIN-Gitarristen Jeremy Turner und Clint Appelhanz, der das Album auch produziert hat.

„Devouring Darkness“ wurde von Alan Douches gemastert und mit einem Cover-Artwork von Santiago Francisco Jaramillo ausgestattet. Release-Termin ist der 23. Mai 2025 via Willowtip Records.

UNMERCIFUL Line-Up
Clinton Appelhanz – Guitars / Bass
Jeremy Turner – Guitars / Bass
Trynt Kelly – Drums
Josh Riley – Vocals

UNMERCIFUL „Devouring Darkness“ Tracklist
1. Miracle in Fire (Audio bei YouTube)
2. Unnatural Ferocity
3. Malice Unbound (Audio bei YouTube)
4. Devouring Darkness
5. Relentless Malevolence
6. Vomit you out
7. Infernal Conquering (Audio bei YouTube)
8. The Reaping
9. Voracious Lunacy
10. Vengeance Transcending

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Die Hard Rock / Grunge-Band BLACKFYRE RISING wird am 6. Juni 2025 ihr neue und selbstbetitelte EP veröffentlichen. Es ist der erste Release der Schotten.

BLACKFYRE RISING Line-Up:
James Brown – Vocals/Guitar
Dave Taylor – Guitar/Backing Vocals
Magnus Tait – Bass/Backing Vocals
Tom Parker – Drums

BLACKFYRE RISING „Blackfyre Rising“ Tracklist
1. I’m Alright
2. The Cycle
3. Spellbound Woman
4. Tempest

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Der Juni bringt vermutlich nicht nur Hitzewellen, sondern auch einen musikalischen Temperaturanstieg der feinsten Sorte: Nuevayu meldet sich nämlich am 6. Juni mit „Emotions“ zurück – einem...

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  The legend of the wendigo continues to fascinate and prove a fertile subject for all manner of weird and horror fiction, even in musical form. Enter dark electro act KLLSIGNL with the “Wendigo” single, using the titular creature as a metaphorical representation for the internal struggles [..]

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Release 18.04.2025

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Artist: Peter Murphy Title: Silver Shade Genre: Alternative Rock Release Date: 9th May 2025 Label: Metropolis Records

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Die Death Metal-Band DEMIURGON hat einen Labeldeal bei Transcending Obscurity Records unterschrieben. Im Zuge dessen werden die Italiener ihr neues Album „Miasmatic Deathless Chamber“ veröffentlichen. Es ist nach „Above the Unworthy“ (2015) und „The Oblivious Lure“ (2019) das dritte Album der Band aus Modena. Vorab gibt es den Track „Worldwide Grave“ zu hören.

DEMIURGON Line-Up:
Stefano Borciani – Voice
Emanuele Otani – Guitars
Dani Benincasa – Guitars
Riccardo Benedini – Bass
Riccardo Valent – Drums

DEMIURGON „Worldwide Grave“ (Audio bei YouTube)

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Danse Macabre, eines der dienstältesten Alternative-Labels Deutschlands – gegründet 1989 von den Machern von Das Ich – greift eine alte Tradition wieder auf. Nach den Label-Samplern der 90er Jahre präsentiert das Label nun vierteljährlich eine frische Werkschau, die die vielfältige schwarze Szene ins Rampenlicht rückt. Dieses Compilation Release vereint Darkwave, Postpunk, Elektro, EBM und Gothicrock in einem spannenden Mosaik aus[…..]

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Mesh – The Truth Doesn’t Matter Tour 2026

MESH have announced eight shows in Germany and one in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, under the headline of “The Truth Doesn’t Matter” to take place in April 2026. This electronical sonic journey is scheduled in advance to support the forthcoming next studio album of the British dark synthpop act, which will be announced later this year.

The latest release of MESH is the 25th anniversary reissue of their much sought after second album “The Point at Which It Falls Apart” in a remastered, beautiful physical version as a hardcover artbook, which came out in November 22, 2024.

The remastered version of “The Point at Which It Falls Apart” is streaming & available for publication via this link.

MESH live in Europe 2026

02 APR 2026 Oberhausen (DE) Kulttempel  
03 APR 2026 Berlin (DE) Huxleys  
04 APR 2026 Hamburg (DE) Docks  
05 APR 2026 Leipzig (DE) Felsenkeller  
06 APR 2026 Praha (CZ) Lucerna Music Bar  
08 APR 2026 München (DE) Backstage  
09 APR 2026 Frankfurt (DE) Batschkapp  
10 APR 2026 Köln (DE) Carlswerk Victoria  
11 APR 2026 Hannover (DE) Pavillon.

Tracklist
1. I Fall Over
2. Self Healing Lie
3. People Like Me (with this Gun)
4. Needle in a Bruise
5. These Empty Rooms
6. It Scares Me
7. The Damage You Do
8. Fallen
9. My Defender
10. Is Nothing Sacred
11. My Saddest Day
12. Not Prepared.

With their sophomore full-length “The Point at Which It Falls Apart” that was released in 1999, British dark synthpop act MESH achieved a breakthrough both artistically and in critical acclaim as well as commercially. In the year of the 25th anniversary of the album, MESH reissue this long out of print milestone in a beautiful artbook edition packed with bonus materials.

MESH had been conceived in 1991 when lead singer and guitarist Mark Hockings and keyboardist and vocalist Richard Silverthorn found friendship and mutual common ground, leading to the formation of the band.  This musical partnership has ever since defined MESH‘s enduring legacy.

The duo was soon joined by Neil Taylor on keyboards, who had already been playing in another band with Silverthorn. MESH‘s creative synergy emerged from a complementary distribution of roles: Richard Silverthorn composed the music, while Mark Hockings penned evocative and profound lyrics, infusing depth and emotion into their soundscapes.

 

Links
www.mesh.co.uk
www.facebook.com/meshtheband
www.instagram.com/meshwecollide

Shop
http://lnk.spkr.media/mesh-the-point

Available formats
“The Point at Which It Falls Apart” is available as a 48-page 2CD hardcover artbook.

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Die Alternative Rock-Band RISING ALMA hat einen Labeldeal bei Sliptrick Records unterschrieben. Im Zuge dessen werden die Deutschen aus Berlin ihr neues Album „Cracking The Moment“ veröffentlichen. Release-Termin ist der 11. Juli 2025. Mit dem Lyric-Video zu „Games“ gibt es nun den ersten Vorab-Track.

RISING ALMA Line-Up
AlÄ�se Elme – Vocals/Keyboards
Máximo Marset – Guitars
Alican Sahin – Bass
Jonathan Olsson – Drums

RISING ALMA „Games“ (Lyric-Video bei YouTube)

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I got all the lights on me
Blinded, I can barely see
Know that’s where I wanna be
Right here next to you in this crowded room
Greece’s Paradox Obscur drifts onto the dance floor with Lose This Feeling, a radiant rewrite of Armin van Buuren’s trance-soaked club anthem, reimagined through misty synths and melancholia-tipped vocals. Duo Kriistal Ann and Toxic Razor, classically trained meets electronic obsessive, conjure an analogue alchemy here, trading high-energy euphoria for a lush, languid daydream.

The band call it “an allegory for what one dreams of and would like to keep within oneself—the sensations and emotions created by life’s moments.”

Kriistal Ann’s vocals curl with wistful warmth, her voice wrapping softly around synth waves and drum-machine heartbeats. Razor’s hardware hums and pulses, a twilight conversation between circuitry and sorrow, layered and luminous, evoking smoky neon reveries.

The pair’s real-time recording philosophy blooms fully here: organic, immediate, alive. Machines breathe, melodies bend, rhythms shimmer in half-light. The frenetic edges of van Buuren’s original fade away, replaced by contemplative currents and graceful gravity. Lose This Feeling holds longing gently, dancing through dusk toward something deeper, quieter, and beautifully unresolved.

We dream, perhaps, not of grandeur, but of a hand brushing ours in passing, the hush of dusk settling over a windowsill, the way a child’s laughter rings truer than any doctrine. In the clutter of time, it is these fleeting, fragile sensations we long to bottle: warm tea, soft rain, the hush before sleep. Not to possess them, but to carry them gently within, like secret stars tucked into the folds of the soul. These are the quiet truths that tether us to meaning, to wonder, to one another. The sacred ordinary. The holy, human now. Director Sheng-Yang Su takes this mindset to another level with the lovely video for Lose This Feeling, with lush cinematography and poignant, human moments shown in fractured vignettes.

Watch the video for “Lose This Feeling” below:

Lose This Feeling, out now via Metropolis Records, offers the first glimpse of IKONA, Paradox Obscur’s upcoming album set to arrive later in 2025. The new record promises a wide-ranging blend of retro and contemporary electronic forms. After signing to Metropolis in 2021 to release their Singles & Rarities collection, the duo followed with 2022’s Morphogenesis.

Listen to Lose This Feeling below:

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Tour starts 27.08.2025

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In our May/June issue, Chris Pohl from Blutengel and She Hates Emotions lets us take a look at his record collection. We find out which was the first album he bought, which albums from the past decades he considers particularly noteworthy and which he finds a little embarrassing. Blutengel – Tour dates:April 27, 2025 DE-Nuremberg, […]

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Die Black ’n‘ Roll-Band HEXELLA hat einen Labeldeal bei Hells Headbangers unterschrieben. Mit dem Deal in der Tasche wird das texanische Trio, welches aus Sängerin und Gitarristin Noelia Garza, Gitarrist und Drummer JD De La Rosa (SEVERANCE, DAGGRA) sowie Bassist Richard Casas besteht, ihr erstes Album veröffentlichen: „The Ancient Gaping Mouth“ wird am 27. Juni 2025 erscheinen. Zuvor hat die Band zwei Demos und eine Split mit WÜLFSKOL veröffentlicht. Nach „Black Earth“ gibt es mit „Ophitic Revelation“ nun die zweite Vorab-Single vom Album.

HEXELLA „The Ancient Gaping Mouth“ Traklist
1. Malefic Warpath
2. Leviathan Calls
3. Ophitic Revelation (Audio bei YouTube)
4. Into 218
5. No Return
6. Black Earth (Audio bei YouTube)
7. Obsidian Night
8. Storms of Uncreation
9. Voices of Vorsa
10. Nocturnal Fury
11. Where The Scythe Falls

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Die Sludge / Noise-Band BELIEVE IN NOTHING hat nach „What Would You Do?“ mit dem Video-Clip zu „Complete Desolation“ eine weitere neue Single veröffentlicht. Es sind mit die ersten Releases der Briten aus Eastbourne.

BELIEVE IN NOTHING Line-Up
Caine Hemmingway (vocals/noise)
Lawrence Rodriguez (guitar)
Steve Collier (guitar)
Jasper Lyons (drums)

BELIEVE IN NOTHING „What Would You Do?“ (Audio bei YouTube)

BELIEVE IN NOTHING „Complete Desolation“ (Video bei YouTube)

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Release 11.04.2025

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  Although best known as half of the Mexican duo of Hocico, this past summer saw Rasco Agroyam revive his Dulce Liquido solo outlet. With a similarly dark electro aesthetic geared more toward noisy industrial techno, “Get On Your Knees” marks the third single from the project’s forthcoming album [..]

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Release 30.05.2025

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Tour starts 03.09.2025

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  Experimental noise/rock outfit Zahn has released the music video for “Bain de Soleil,” the first track from the upcoming Seite E EP. Shot and directed by Nicolai Hildebrandt, the video sees the core trio of Chris Breuer, Felix Gebhard, and Nic Stockmann [..]

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  Swedish goth/rockers Then Comes Silence have established themselves as a reliable live act by opening for the likes of Vision Video and The Bellwether Syndicate, but had yet to break onto the North American circuit as headliners until earlier this year for Part II of the Trickery Tour. [..]

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Die Progressive Death Metal-Band FLOATING hat einen Labeldeal bei Transcending Obscurity Records unterschrieben. Im Zuge dessen werden die Schweden ihr neues Album „Hesitating Lights“ veröffentlichen. Es ist nach „The Waves Have Teeth“ (2022) das zweite Album des Duos aus Uppsala und wird am 11. Juli 2025 erscheinen. Das Cover-Artwork stammt von Påhl Sundström. Vorab gibt es nach den Tracks „Grave Dog“ und „I Reached The Mew“ nun auch den Song „Still Dark Enough“ zu hören.

FLOATING Line-Up
Arvid Sjödin – Guitars, vocals, synthesizers
Andreas Hörmark – Bass, synthesizers, programming

FLOATING „Hesitating Lights“ Tracklist
1. I Reached the Mew (Audio bei YouTube)
2. Grave Dog (Audio bei YouTube)
3. Cough Choir
4. Exit Bag Song
5. Hesitating Lights / Harmless Fires
6. Still Dark Enough (Audio bei YouTube)
7. The Wrong Body
8. The Waking

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Die Post Doom Metal-Band WASTE CULT hat nach dem Titeltrack mit „Ad Astra“ nun auch den Opener ihres kommenden Albums „Blame“ veröffentlicht. Es ist das erste Album der Italiener aus Bologna rund um Gitarrist und Sänger Francesco Di Fabio (RAKE-OFF), die 2022 mit einer selbstbetitelten EP debütierten.

WASTE CULT Line-Up:
Frank – Guitar and vocals
Pilvia – Guitar
Noise – Bass
Claudio – Drums and backing vocals

WASTE CULT „Blame“ Tracklist
1 – Ad Astra (Audio bei YouTube)
2 – Delirium Of Manners
3 – Blame (Audio bei YouTube)
4 – Blended As One
5 – Kerberos
6 – Pictures
7 – The Warmest Shelter
8 – Maze

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Die Black Metal-Band MYRKVID hat nach den Tracks zu „Pear of Anguish“ und „To Bleed a World“ mit „Sadistic and Demonic“ einen Video-Clip ihres kommenden Albums „Nihilist“ veröffentlich. Es ist nach „Pleasures of Hell“ (2013) das zweite Album der Franzosen, die in der langen Zeit dazwischen mit „Demons Are Inside“ (2018) eine EP veröffentlicht haben.

„Nihilist“ wurde von Ludovic Tournier gemixt und gemastert und mit einem Cover-Artwork von Angelica Addo ausgestattet. Release-Termin ist der 23. Mai 2025 via Immortal Frost Productions.

MYRKVID „Nihilist“ Tracklist
1. Nihilist
2. Pear of Anguish (Audio bei YouTube)
3. Wolfpack
4. Blackening Millenium
5. Sadistic and Demonic (Video bei YouTube)
6. Virgin Bitch-Bastard Son
7. The Neverending Running Snakes
8. The Old Temples Below
9. To Bleed a World (Audio bei YouTube)

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We wish the charismatic singer from Depeche Mode all the best for his 63rd birthday! Did you know? – Before Depeche Mode, Dave Gahan trained as a designer. – He also gave his name to Depeche Mode – inspired by a French fashion magazine of the same name. – In the nineties, Dave struggled with […]

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Die mysteriöse britische Band Sleep Token meldet sich mit ihrem vierten Studioalbum „Even In Arcadia“ zurück, das am 9. Mai 2025 über RCA Records...

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Release 13.06.2025

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Die Speed / Thrash Metal-Band HELLCRASH hat nach dem Lyric-Video zu „Black Fire Demon“ mit dem Lyric-Video zu „Mark of the Beast“ eine dritte Single ihres kommenden Albums „Inferno Crematörio“ veröffentlicht. Es ist nach „Krvcifix Invertör“ (2021) und „Demonic Assassinatiön“ (2023) das dritte Album der Italiener und wird am 23. Mai 2025 via Dying Victims Productions erscheinen. Vorab gibt es auch einen Video-Clip zum Titeltrack.

HELLCRASH Line-Up:
Skullcrusher – Bass
Hellraiser – Vocals, Guitars
A.R. Evilbringer – Drums

HELLCRASH „Inferno Crematörio“ Tracklist
1. Flames of Hades
2. Inferno Crematörio (Video bei YouTube)
3. Black Fire Demon (Lyric-Video bei YouTube)
4. Purgatory Raiders
5. Sword of Baphomet
6. Rapid Possession
7. Oathbreaker
8. Mark of the Beast (Lyric-Video bei YouTube)
9. Templars‘ Curse

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Die Jazzgrind / Mathgrind-Band BYONOISEGENERATOR hat nach dem Video-Clip zu „IQ69Exaltations“ und dem Opener „Eb(D#)“ mit „UVB-76“ einen dritten Track ihres kommenden Albums „Subnormal Dives“ veröffentlicht. Es ist das dritte Album der Russen aus Perm und wird am 13. Juni 2025 via Transcending Obscurity Records erscheinen. Das Cover-Artwork stammt von Dmitry Rogatnev.

BYONOISEGENERATOR Line-Up:
Tim – Vox
Hal° – Guitar
M1t – Bass
Sh3la – Saxophone
NOx – Drums

BYONOISEGENERATOR „Subnormal Dives“ Tracklist
1. Eb(D#) (Audio bei YouTube)
2. IQ69Exaltations (Video bei YouTube)
3. NULL.state = PERMANENT; return VOID;
4. NoSuccessToday!
5. UVB-76 (Audio bei YouTube)
6. LoveChargedDiveBombs
7. I’mNot20Anymore (21Ne)
8. 4-HO-DMTNzambiKult
9. deBroglieNeverExisted
10. 5mgInspiredVibes

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Die Symphonic Metal-Band BECOME ETHEREAL hat mit „Never Ending“ eine weitere Single mitsamt Video-Clip veröffentlicht. Der Song reiht sich in eine umfangreiche Liste an Singles, welche die US-Amerikaner aus Salt Lake City in den vergangenen Jahren veröffentlicht hat.

BECOME ETHEREAL Line-Up:
Mike Deeringer – Bass
James Vyrtus – Guitars
Sydnie Ireland – Vocals
Jessie – Keyboards

BECOME ETHEREAL „Never Ending“ (Video bei YouTube)

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Die Progressive Stoner Rock-Band SHEEV hat einen Labeldeal bei Ripple Music unterschrieben. Im Zuge dessen wird die internationale und in Berlin beheimatete Band ihr neues Album „Ate’s Alchemist“ veröffentlichen. Es ist nach „Mind Conductor“ (2021) das zweite Album der Band.

„Ate’s Alchemist“ wurde von David Bottrill (u.a. für MASTODON tätig) gemixt und von Karl Daniel Lidén (u.a. für THE OCEAN COLLECTIVE tätig) gemastert. Release-Termin ist der 11. Juli 2025. Vorab gibt es den Track „Martef“ zu hören.

SHEEV Line-Up:
Joshan Chaudhary – Bass
Philipp Vogt – Drums
Nitzan Sheps – Guitars, Vocals
Songwut – Guitars

SHEEV „Ate’s Alchemist“ Tracklist
1. Ate’s Alchemist
2. Martef (Audio als Stream)
3. King Mustard II
4. Elephant Trunk
5. Henry
6. Cul de sac
7. Tüdelüt
8. Sabress

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Mit ihrer neuen Single 'Dein Anker', die am 2. Mai 2025 als limitierte 7’’-Vinyl erschienen ist, zeigen Mono Inc. erneut, wie sie emotionale Themen mit musikalischer Tiefe...

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In our May/June issue, Sven Friedrich(Solar Fake, Zeraphine) takes a thoughtful “pause for reflection”. He answers questions such as: – What does timekeeping mean to you personally?– How do you deal with a lack of time?– What time do you find particularly valuable?And much more. SOLAR FAKE – Tourdates:May 24, 2025 DE-Hallig Langeness, Schwarze Wellen […]

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LOCUS NOIR haben einen Labeldeal bei Listenable Records unterschrieben. Dieser Deal sieht den Release des Albums „Shadow Sun“ vor, welches 2026 erscheinen soll. Es wird das erste Album des neuen Gothic Rock Solo-Projekts von Benjamin Nominet (LUCIFER ASCENDING, Ex-SYBREED) sein.

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Los Angeles-based electro-industrial duo Patriarchy have launched their 2025 ‘Summer of Singles’ series with the...

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Release 17.04.2025

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Release 12.04.2025

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If you wanna keep your boy on a leash,
the strategy is catch and release.
Unapologetically subversive—and gleefully tongue-in-cheek—LA duo Patriarchy return with their new single, “Boy on a Leash.” Known for their razor-sharp wit and flair for theatrical irony, the band revels in the delicious contradiction of a group called Patriarchy releasing a song about male submission. Here, the leash isn’t just a symbol—it’s a smirk, a shrug, a sly subversion of control that flips expectations on their head. Taut and teasing, the title plays with power in both name and nature, straddling the line between dominance and decadence, and style and submission, like Martin Gore dressed up for a Berlin nightclub circa 1984. Produced by acclaimed musician Twin Shadow, the track heralds the release of their highly anticipated third album, Manual for Dying, set for release in September 2025.

When Patriarchy initially discussed their new album with George Lewis Jr. (Twin Shadow), he suggested collaborating on a track. Among the demos presented to him was an early analog version of “Boy on a Leash.” Instantly impressed, Lewis selected the song, initiating what became a fruitful partnership.

“We were kinda curious how it would turn out since we’re somewhat on different ends of the sonic spectrum,” the band shares. “But after the first session, we fell in love and realized he gets all our references and speaks the same studio language, which is so rare to find.”

Both Twin Shadow and Patriarchy aimed to capture the notoriously intense energy of the band’s live performances. Having already refined “Boy on a Leash” through nearly 100 shows, Twin Shadow suggested incorporating live drum tracks from an unreleased performance, recorded during the same session as their recent Suffer With Me (Live in London). This decision infused the studio version with the raw fervor of their stage presence, making the track feel vividly alive.

The song itself is sparse, minimalist, and darkly electro, driven by sizzling hi-hats and buzzing bass synths that tighten like the titular leash. Patriarchy channels flirtation into fixation, playing power games through playful rhyme and biting command. “If you wanna keep your boy on a leash, the strategy is catch and release,” Actually intones, her voice both invitation and warning. The track slips between seduction and satire, teaching technique like a dominatrix with a doctorate: “You’re not going anywhere, until the rats come chew through the rope.” It’s sleek, sly, and sharply self-aware—with a wicked grin and a chokehold grip.

The video for “Boy on a Leash” is directed by Patriarchy themselves and offers a stark visual companion to the song’s minimalist, provocative soundscape. Featuring a white studio backdrop, the visuals showcase Actually Huizenga and The Drummer contorting in chains and leashes. “You can see we both have fresh red marks on our knees and necks from all the takes,” the duo notes, emphasizing the raw authenticity of the performances. Adding a personal touch, the video includes a cameo from the duo’s son, affectionately referred to by fans as Babyarchy.

Watch the video for “Boy On A Leash” below:



Patriarchy is an industrial electronic band based in Los Angeles, led by multidisciplinary artist Actually Huizenga. The band is known for its provocative fusion of music, performance art, and striking visuals, exploring themes of power, identity, and desire. Huizenga serves as the band’s vocalist, primary songwriter, guitarist, video director, and illustrator, shaping its distinct vision.

Since their debut album, Asking For It (2019), produced by Andrew Means of 3Teeth, Patriarchy has continued to collaborate with notable figures, including Matia Simovich of Inhalt and John Fryer, known for his work with Nine Inch Nails and This Mortal Coil, on their sophomore album, The Unself (2022). The band’s energetic live performances have drawn comparisons to Nine Inch Nails, Rammstein, The Prodigy, and Skinny Puppy, establishing their reputation as an act that should be experienced visually and audibly.

Boy On A Leash, out now, launches Patriachy’s series of summer singles. Order the track here.

Boy On A Leash by Patriarchy

Patriarchy is embarking on an extensive European tour beginning May 21st. Full tour dates are listed below:

Patriarchy European Tour Dates:

21/05/25 – Stockholm, SE – Hus 7
22/05/25 – Dublin, IE – The Grand Social
23/05/25 – London, UK – Wide Awake Festival
24/05/25 – Prague, CZ – Bike Jesus
27/05/25 – Vienna, AT – Arena
29/05/25 – Freiburg, DE – Slow Club
30/05/25 – Aarau, CH – KiFF
31/05/25 – Messina, IT – Retronouveau
04/06/25 – Bordeaux, FR – IBOAT
05/06/25 – Paris, FR – Point Ephémère
06/06/25 – Utrecht, NL – dB´s
07/06/25 – Karlsruhe, DE – P8
08/06/25 – Leipzig, DE – Wave Gotik Treffen
06/08/25 – Berlin, DE – RSO
07/08/25 – Josefov Fortress, CZ – Brutal Assault Fest
08/08/25 – Munich, DE – Backstage
09/08/25 – Ancora, PT – Sonic Blast Fest

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Mit „Time of the Dragon“ wird am 15. Mai 2025 via No Dust Records das neue Album der Progressive Power Metal-Band ECHOSOUL erscheinen. Es ist nach „The End of Darkness“ (2020) das zweite Album der US-Amerikaner aus Indiana rund um den schwedischen Sänger Rob Lundgren (MENTALIST, REVEAL).

„Time of the Dragon“ wurde von Artem Iefimov in den Red Ghost Studios gemixt und gemastert, während das Cover-Artwork von Mathew Hiron und Scott La Rock stammt.

ECHOSOUL Line-Up:
Guy Hinton- Guitars, backing vocals
Rob Lundgren- Lead vocals
Randy Walton- Bass
Tyler Witte- Drums
Fabio Alessandrini- Drums

ECHOSOUL „Time of the Dragon“ Tracklist
1. Prologue
2. Time Of The Dragon
3. Path Of The Righteous (Lyric-Video bei YouTube)
4. Sister Suicide (Lyric-Video bei YouTube)
5. Instruments Of Chaos
6. Hollowed Ground (Lyric-Video bei YouTube)
7. Invisible Empire
8. Split (Instrumental)
9. Die Demon Die (Lyric-Video bei YouTube)
10. A New Conspiracy

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Die Grindcore-Band KING PARROT hat mit „Get What Ya Given“ den Opener ihres kommenden Albums „A Young Person’s Guide To“ als Video-Clip veröffentlicht.

Davor hat die Band nach den Video-Clips zu „Fuck You And The Horse You Rode In On“ und „Target Pig Elite“ sowie dem Track „Punish The Runt“ mit „Look Away I’m Hideous“ einen weiteren Video-Clip veröffentlicht. Der Song wird von einem verstörend grotesken Video begleitet. Die Band hat sich mit dem renommierten australischen Künstler „The Art Of Fox“ zusammengetan, um eine Sinnesüberflutung zu kreieren, die in die Welt der modernen Körpermodifikationskatastrophen eintaucht.

„A Young Person’s Guide To“ wurde gemeinsam mit Luke Walton in den Dangertone Studios in Melbourne aufgenommen und wird am 6. Juni 2025 via Housecore Records erscheinen. Es ist das vierte Album der Australier aus Melbourne, die sich dafür aber länger Zeit als zuletzt genommen haben, erschien doch das letzte Album „Ugly Produce“ bereits 2017.

KING PARROT Line-Up
Youngy – Vocals
Squiz – Guitar
Mr White – Guitar
Slatts Everyday – Bass and Vocals
Toddy – Drums

KING PARROT „A Young Person’s Guide To“ Tracklist
1. Get What Ya Given (Video bei YouTube)
2. Fuck You And The Horse You Rode In On (Video bei YouTube)
3. Cunning As A Dunny Rat
4. It’s A Rort
5. Punish The Runt (Audio bei Bandcamp)
6. Target Pig Elite (Video bei YouTube)
7. I Got The Right
8. Look Away I’m Hideous (Video bei YouTube)
9. Glazed And Diseased In Defeat
10. Pissing On The Fist Of The Law

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While the walls came down
You waltzed around goodbyes
In the puddle of tears
Dancing like a harlot’s kite
Silver Tears is a name that flickers with contradiction—metallic and fluid, sharp and smudged, unflinching and undone. A fitting moniker for the collaborative venture between Berlin-based baron of brooding beats Luca Venezia (Curses) and the ever-enigmatic Damian Shilman (Skelesys). The duo emerged on the 2023 Next Wave Acid Punx Deux compilation with a single track that slithered with deep basslines, skeletal guitar strokes, and the crack of drum-machine discipline. But that was just the first glint of the blade.

Now, after two years of careful corrosion, Silver Tears unveil their first full-length album—and with it, the single and video for “No Retribution.” It’s a track that glows like an ember in the ruins: haunted, hungry, and half-lit by regret.

“No Retribution” unfolds as a baritone-laden tease of poetic menace, swaying between tenderness and twisted wit. Venezia struts through the track with charismatic swagger—imagine John Foxx after Ultravoxx, nursing heartbreak and a hangover. Shilman, meanwhile, lays down a gothic-tinged 80s rock groove that feels both timeless and venomous. Sexy, cinematic, and chill-inducing— the song is a seductive slow-burn that aches like an after-hours prayer to a wishful sinner; a lost soul possibly beyond saving.

Directed by Last Veil and shot in Berlin’s beloved Urban Spree—the citadel of the city’s underground music scene—the accompanying video flickers in high ISO grit. Silver Tears slink through shadows and strobes. Cinematographer Mike Sacchetti bathes the scene in noir gauze, while the edit (helmed by Venezia himself) slices between intimacy and abstraction. The result is something sensual, spectral, and searing.

Watch the video for “No Retribution” below:



Silver Tears’ debut full-length offers eight tracks that shimmer with lacquered melancholy and pulse-driven muscle—elegant electronic coldwave shaded with gothic rock drama. There are sharp arpeggios and slower, seductive passages, but always with a sense of propulsion—like dancing in place while the floor sinks beneath you. At times, the two trade vocals like bitter lovers passing blame. It’s a record steeped in contrasts: restraint and excess, collapse and elegance, romance and rot. Proof that the gothic subculture doesn’t just endure—it evolves, elegantly and eerily.

Silver Tears’ self-titled debut album is available on deep purple vinyl, digipak CD, and digital streaming services. Order from Avant! Records here.

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  As the latest entry in the label’s ongoing “disco plate” series, On-U Sound has announced The Grand Designer EP from producer and dub pioneer Adrian Sherwood. With the opening title track serving as the lead single, the EP presents the artist’s signature exploratory rhythms and avant-garde soundscapes [..]

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Die Hardcore / Death Metal-Band YOUR SPIRIT DIES hat mit „My Gnawing Pains Will Never Rest“ ein neues Album herausgebracht. Es ist das erste Album der US-Amerikaner aus South Carolina, die davor zwei EPs veröffentlicht haben. Release-Termin war der 2. Mai 2025 via MNRK Heavy. Zum Release teilte man den Clip „Born Forsaken“.

Vorab gab es außerdem ein Musikvideo zu „Unjust God“ sowie einen Video-Clip zu „Serpentine“, wo Dan Weyandt (ZAO) als Gast zu hören ist.

Zur ersten Single „In the Depths of Grief“ äußerte sich Sänger Brandon Byars zudem wie folgt:

„Es ist etwas Persönliches. Meine Mutter ist einundsiebzig und sie ist gerade aus dem Krankenhaus zurückgekommen. In ‚In The Depths Of Grief‘ geht es darum, zu sehen, wie geliebte Menschen älter werden, verwelken und schließlich sterben. So weit ist sie noch nicht, aber sie hat schwere Herzprobleme. Als ich ein Teenager war, hatten wir unsere Differenzen. Ich habe rebelliert und mich in Dinge eingemischt, die ich wahrscheinlich nicht hätte tun sollen. Ich bin nicht mehr so wütend wie damals, und unsere Beziehung ist definitiv besser als je zuvor.“

YOUR SPIRIT DIES Line-Up
Brandon Byars – vocals
Tyler Dorman – guitars
Keagan McChesney – bass
Brannon Crumpton – drums
Holden Hall – guitars

YOUR SPIRIT DIES „My Gnawing Pains Will Never Rest“ Tracklist
1. Trenches Of Pain
2. Serpentine (feat. Dan Weyandt of Zao) (Video bei YouTube)
3. A Rose For Every Stone
4. In The Depths Of Grief (Video bei YouTube)
5. Monochrome
6. Born Forsaken (Video bei YouTube)
7. Shrouded In Silence
8. Ritual Sacrament
9. A Snow In Summer (feat. Blaythe Steuer of No Cure)
10. Unjust God (Video bei YouTube)
11. Night Pierces My Bones (feat. Carson Pace of The Callous Daoboys)
12. An Effigy Of Failure

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