Swedish symphonic metal quartet Tungsten have revealed a video for 'Bliss', the new single and title track from their third album, which is due for release 17th June via Arising Empire.

Check out the video for 'Bliss': https://youtu.be/2qDSm3adQaA

The video was recorded and edited by guitarist Nick Johansson, who comments: "We already knew we wanted Volfram to be part of this video. Other than that I got some ideas from one of our band photos where we sit around an old black telephone, seemingly waiting for a call. This resulted in a concept for our video 'Bliss' which turned out pretty cool. The stressful feeling of the video suits the song and it’s lyrics well."

Pre-order Bliss here: https://tungsten.lnk.to/bliss

The quartet's third offering is their heaviest and darkest album to date, with the typical ingredients that define Tungsten's music also breaking new ground and exploring fresh territories. The hooklines are stronger and more dynamic, with lyrics taking a darker turn whilst still focusing on relatable themes.

Vocalist Mike Andersson explains: "It all came naturally. Creating and recording this album truly put us in touch with the feeling of bliss. Nick and Karl, who wrote the music, have really shown their skills and musical talents. Bliss explores new musical ideas but is still based in the genre that we established in the band from the beginning."

Bliss was recorded at Harm Studios, Trelleborg (Sweden). Nick Johansson once again took care of the mixing, mastering and production duties with the albums artwork taken care of by Andreas Marschall.

Bassist Karl Johansson states: "We really hope that Bliss will reach an even broader fanbase than before. So much pain, sweat and love has been put into this album so we're truly excited to introduce Bliss to the world".

Anders Johansson agrees; "This album might be one of the hardest ones I've had to record. Nick is close to a perfectionist at the production helm, so if I can find something that has been good about the pandemic it might be the fact I could spend many more hours in the drum studio just to practise and develop my technique".

Tungsten are ready to enter the live scene in 2022 and are already confirmed for Sabaton Open Air in August.

Tungsten were formed in 2016 when drummer Anders Johansson (Hammerfall, Yngwie J. Malmsteen’s Rising Force, Manowar) asked his sons Nick Johansson (guitars) and Karl Johansson (bass) if they were interested in starting a brand new band with him.

Tungsten's music has become synonymous with melodies, industrial power metal, and hints of Northern Folk music. Tungsten's first album, We Will Rise, was released in September 2019 with the track 'The Fairies Dance' close to passing 3 million streams on Spotify alone.

A year later, in November 2020, Tungsten released their second album, called Tundra. The song 'King of Shadows' was chosen as the first single, and has since gone on to become an anthem for Tungsten when performing live on stage.

Tungsten are:
Mike Andersson | Vocals
Karl Johansson | Bass & Screams
Nick Johansson | Guitar
Anders Johansson | Drums

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Stone Broken have released their new single 'The Devil You Know'. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album Revelation, due for release on 22nd April via Spinefarm Records.

Check out the video for 'The Devil You Know' here: https://youtu.be/wrc5aYdVnkw

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For studio album number three, Revelation, Stone Broken decided it was time to turn up the volume – to build on past glories with the intention of making everything bigger, bolder and generally the best version of Stone Broken there’s been. Enter new track 'The Devil You Know', a joyous earworm you’ll be sure to have on repeat.

As young performers with broad musical taste, the Midlands four-piece (together since 2013) have long held the desire to add other elements to their music, to give a more contemporary, commercial sheen to hard rock traditions. But it’s only now, with Revelation, that they’ve been able to bring these instincts fully into play. 

Working closely with producer / SikTh guitarist Dan Weller, whose CV includes the likes of Enter Shikari and Dream State, the band were determined to raise the bar right across the board, from pre-production through to final mix, with anything even vaguely hinting of cliché immediately cast aside. 

Pre-order Revelation in a variety of formats, including special bundles, here: https://stonebroken.lnk.to/Revelation

Stone Broken’s UK headline tour will take place later this month, running through to May 2022. The Revelation Tour sees Stone Broken take another big step up, playing larger venues nationwide, including performances at the 1,500 capacity Electric Ballroom in London and Institute, Birmingham.

APRIL 2022
WED 20: Glasgow Garage
THU 21: Newcastle Riverside
FRI 22: Manchester Academy 2
SUN 24: Bradford Nightrain
MON 25: Bristol Marble Factory
WED 27: Norwich Waterfront
THU 28: London Electric Ballroom
FRI 29: Birmingham O2 Institute
SAT 30: Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms

MAY 2022
MON 02: Exeter Pheonix
TUE 03: Cardiff Y Plas
WED 04: Brighton Chalk

For further information and tickets head to the band's website: https://stonebroken.com/

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Greek noise rockers, Krause, have announced their third full-length, The Art of Fatigue, which is set for release via Venerate Industries on 20th May.  The album represents another switch in the band's sound, delivering a scattered and relentless listen which showcases their undeniable presence and sonic expression. 

Ahead of the album release the band have delivered a trippy, animated music video for first single, the savage 'The Stuff of Tired Eyes'.

Premiered via Metal Injection you can now watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/ILFFqEyWW24
Stream the single: https://smarturl.it/icexbz
Pre-order The Art of Fatigue here: https://www.venerateindustries.store/krause

Comments the band on the new single: "Far from being representative of the new record, 'The Stuff Of Tired Eyes' is more of an outlier. The only instance of clean singing on the record but still pretty damn brutal, and we love the dynamics on it."

Heavy-as-all-hell Athens, Greece noise rock quartet Krause emerged in 2016, exploding onto an unsuspecting scene with the release of their debut LP 2am Thoughts (Riot Season, 2017). Following in 2019 came the the equally well received The Ecstasy OF Infinite Sterility, a brutal, sparsely melodic monolith of an album. In 2020 the band released The Vague Outlines of Almost Recognisable Shapes/The Fraternity of Lost Men-Children 7-inch, which served as a harbinger of things to come. Two monumental slabs of uncompromising sonic violence gave an inkling of where Krause’s future sound was heading.

Featuring veterans of various scenes and genres (active and past members of VULNUS, Cut off, Rita Mosss, Casual Nun, Progress of Inhumanity, Dusteroid and Straighthate), Krause play AmRep/Touch and Go inspired heavy noise rock and put on an equally unforgiving live show to go with it. 

Now, with their brand new full-length The Art of Fatigue set for release in May,  Krause are ready to lay down the next chapter in their noise-riddled, twisted, devastating course and meticulously take apart every single one of your expectations. The savage full-length may be the band's archetypal statement of intensity and despair made sonic.

On the upcoming album, the band comment:
"The tracks are essentially about urban decay and our disgust with politics, society and human life amidst the pandemic and the ongoing crisis. We are all rather misanthropic and pessimistic as people, so our lyrics tend to either be stories of urban isolation or reflect our disappointment with our own selves and humanity under capitalism. Our opinions were confirmed by the financial crisis and the resultant global situation, so I don’t see our themes changing any time soon.

"When we started Krause, all we wanted was to create an atmosphere and tone more than follow a style or genre. In our case, this harks back to the Amphetamine Reptile or Touch and Go bands which were characterised more by an attitude than a cohesive style or sound. As a result, the reference points that we do share (Unsane, Cherubs, Breach, Entombed, Cursed, Hammerhead, Killdozer, Helmet, Shellac, Today is the Day, Melvins, Whores, Gnod, Part Chimp etc) have more to do with a certain attitude and approach to music rather than the act of songwriting itself."

The Art of Fatigue will be released on 20th May via Venerate Industries. Pre-orders for the album can be found here, and the full tracklist plus artwork can be viewed below.

Krause are:
Babis Kourkoulis // guitar, vocals
Alex Vagenas // guitar, vocals
Kostas Kagkelaris // bass, vocals
Nick Prapas // drums

For more information:
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Tracklisting:

01. Ignorant Acts of Crippled Vision
02. Crowdfunded Assassination
03. Sloppy Human Excess
04. The Stuff of Tired Eyes
05. Talentless but Connected
06. Steeped in Disaster
07. Bootstrap Reactionaries and Alienated Intelligentsia
08. Ceremonial Aspects of Everyday Bloodbaths
09. Stressworld
10. Hot Bods and Prohibition
11. The Things I Love Affront Me with The Effort It Takes To Love Them

Electronic music legend Klaus Schulze has shared the first excerpt of his forthcoming album Deus Arrakis (10th June, SPV). 'Osiris - Pt#1' is available to stream and download at all digital platforms now.

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/E5dpZ_z1uQg
Listen to the song here: https://klausschulze.lnk.to/deusarrakis

Klaus Schulze has been rolling out his extensive sounds, playing his legendary sequences and creating this unique ‘Schulze atmosphere‘ for more than 50 years now. With Deus Arrakis the electronic legend now presents his new studio album that contains three brand new tracks with more than 77 minutes total playing time.

Pre-order Deus Arrakis here: https://klausschulze.lnk.to/deusarrakis

Through his collaboration with Hans Zimmer for the Oscar-winning soundtrack to the remake of the classic film 'Dune', desert fever has broken out again in Klaus Schulze. "I needed more of that 'Spice,'" Schulze recounts. "From there I felt completely unleashed and just played and played… at the end of that second private ‘Dune‘ journey I realised: ‘Deus Arrakis‘ became another salute to Frank Herbert and to that great gift of life in general.“

74 year old composer, musician and producer Klaus Schulze, who was born in Berlin and now settled in rural northern Germany, is known all over the world as the pioneer of Electronic Music and master of the Moog synthesiser. He shaped the 'Berlin School' and is the forefather of innumerable Electronic Music styles and genres. The ‘godfather of Techno Music' – as he is fondly called by some internationally-known DJs and remixers – has rolled out his extensive sounds, played his legendary sequences and created his unique 'Schulze atmosphere' for more than 50 years now. Beginning with Tangerine Dream and Ash Ra Tempel, Klaus has created over 50 solo albums, including Irrlich, Mirage, X, Dune, Farscape, Kontinuum, Silhouettes, and now Deus Arrakis. Creating either under the moniker of Richard Wahnfried or in his various collaborations with great artists like Arthur Brown, Michael Shrieve, Rainer Bloss, Lisa Gerrard or lately Hans Zimmer: Klaus Schulze always remains faithful to his unmistakable style of making music, while keeping an open mind for innovations and experiments.

Deus Arrakis will be available as high quality triple LP edition in a 3LP gatefold with black 180g vinyl, etching and printed inner sleeves as well as CD version in a digipak.

Deus Arrakis Tracklisting:

1. Osiris [18:26]
2. Seth [31:45]
3. Der Hauch des Lebens [27:06]

'A New Responsibility' single/video streaming now

New album Fury out 6th May via Seek & Strike

Upon A Burning Body return with their much-anticipated new full-length, Fury, out 6th May via Seek & Strike. This new effort is aptly titled and is the band’s most ferocious offering of their storied career. It continues in the vein of Southern Hostility and showcases the band refining their signature sound with an added layer of heaviness. The new addition of Thomas Alvarez (bass, backing vocals) was the final element that helped craft this American Heavy Metal masterpiece. If you dig Lamb of God and Pantera, then this is right up your alley.

The album’s crushing opener, 'A New Responsibility', is the lead single and you can check out its music video below. The clip, directed by David Brodsky (Black Dahlia Murder, Cannibal Corpse), perfectly captures the band’s powerful live performance.

Watch 'A New Responsibility' here: https://youtu.be/jph_d7ICo4s

Ruben Alvarez (guitar) states: "After listening to the complete album we knew we had created something that represents what the band stands for on and off stage. Fury is a whole new monster. We’ve always been a band that experiments and Fury is definitely the stamp we needed on our own signature sound. We brought in elements from our first three albums and mixed them with our last two. If you like the heavy rifts from Red, White and Green or the groove of Southern Hostility, then you are going to be stoked on this!

"The biggest change on this album is Danny and my younger brother, Thomas Alvarez. Now having three biological brothers writing and performing together, what more can you ask for? Thomas has already brought so much to the table; helping us as a song-writer since Southern Hostility and now adding another vocal element. He has brought a ton of fresh ideas and writing has never been easier.

“Upon A Burning Body have been through a lot of changes throughout the years and we have come full circle back to our roots. We are ready to keep pushing forward on our albums and live performances. Fury is definitely a huge step for us to show the world that we are here to stay and American Heavy Metal is alive and stronger than ever!"

Upon A Burning Body are:
Danny- Vocals
Ruben- Guitar
Tito- Drums
Thomas- Bass

For more information:
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Track Listing:

1. A New Responsibility
2. Snake Eyes
3. Shapeshifter
4. Meltdown
5. Thunderheart
6. Kill The Ego
7. Clarity
8. Sweet Serenity
9. Who Am I
10. Code Of Honor
11. Humbling My Skin

[photo by Wombat Fire]

Sympathy For The Ignorant out now via MNRK Heavy

Chicago-based thrash trio Misfire have unveiled their third single, 'War Of Mine', in celebration of their thunderous debut full length Sympathy For The Ignorant which is out now via MNRK Heavy.

Watch the new video here: https://youtu.be/a4IT6ckdVNU
Order Sympathy For The Ignorant here: https://misfire.lnk.to/sympathyfortheignorant

Comments drummer James Nicademus, "It feels amazing to finally have this record out and to be able to share it with the world. We are really proud of this one and we can't wait to play these songs live!"

Latest single, 'War Of Mine', merges classic era thrash akin to early Megadeth with groove metal reminiscent of Pantera into a thundering symphony of horn raising rage!

Captured in a small studio and engineered by bassist/vocalist Sean Coogan, the debut album for Misfire is free from click-tracks and other unnecessary frills, projecting the purity of what three musicians raised on Pantera and the Big 4 sound like in a room together. Sympathy For The Ignorant is heavy, brawny, and confident, filled with the kind of earworm thrash metal riffs that sends aspiring players to the guitar store.  

View the band’s previously released videos for their first single 'Fractured' here and second single 'Red Flag' here. 

Misfire are:
Jay Johnson – vocals/guitar  
Sean Coogan – vocals/bass  
James Nicademus – drums

For more information:
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About MNRK Music Group: 

MNRK Music Group is one of the largest independent music companies in the world, with recording, music publishing and management divisions operating in every major music market. MNRK is committed to discovering and guiding leading music creators and talent, and is home to numerous top tier artists, the iconic Death Row Records and the music publishing catalog of Chuck Berry, plus premier music companies Dualtone Music Group and Last Gang. Its catalog across divisions consists of 54,000 music tracks, including multiple GRAMMY winners and platinum selling hits. To learn more visit mnrk.com

Sympathy For The Ignorant Track Listing:

1. Fractured

2. Red Flag

3. War Of Mine

4. Skin Of Mirrors

5. Death Trap

6. No Offense 

7. R.I.P.

8. He Said, She Said

9. L.Y.S. 

10. Sympathy For The Ignorant

Photo Credit: Billy Zammit

A DANGEROUS METHOD VOL. 1 mixtape released 8th April

"trailblazers of the scene" - Rolling Stone
"an anthem in every sense" - Rock Sound

Australian alternative four-piece Triple One have released their striking video for new single 'Neon Dreamboat', taken from their forthcoming mixtape A DANGEROUS METHOD VOL. 1, coming 8th April.

Pre-save A DANGEROUS METHOD VOL. 1 here: https://ffm.to/111adm

Stream 'Neon Dreamboat' here: https://ffm.to/111neon

Watch here: https://youtu.be/H0Q53xsVH1Q

The new single is yet another glimpse of Triple One's talent, fully underscoring the global hype the group are building. A tempestuous mash up of trap, alternative rock, and drum n bass, Triple One's new mixtape breaks all the rules and establishes why they are one of the most forward thinking outfits in alt-rap.

'Neon Dreamboat' follows the release of 'Gunshow' and the smash success of previous singles 'Come Over' and 'Blood Rave', which have now amassed over two million streams, chart positions, and an award nomination.

Stay connected with Triple One:

Website | Facebook | Twitter |Instagram | Youtube

Triple One are impossible to categorise, and even harder to ignore. Brash bars come courtesy of rappers Marty Bugatti and Obi Ill Terrors, melodic hooks by Lil Dijon float in paranormal fashion while greyscale production is expertly crafted by Billy Gunns. Triple One are a sonic experiment between hard, soft, and all the textures in between. 

Triple One's early cult singles 'Doozy' and 'Overflow' scored millions of views and streams internationally, but 2019 was the year that Triple One broke into Australia's consciousness: their singles 'Showoff', 'Tarlo' and 'Valentine Kid' were added to high rotation on triple j, and they were also profiled by Complex, GQ and Highsnobiety. Their 2019 single 'Butter' also dominated radio airwaves and led to the group's debut UK/European tour and five sold-out shows across Australia. 'Butter' was later certified Gold in Australia.

In 2020, Triple One released their debut album Panic Force which debuted at #1 on the ARIA hip-hop charts, and #8 on the ARIA album charts. It was also crowned the triple j 'Feature Album of the Week'. Onstage is where Triple One truly state their case. Having earned a notorious live reputation through relentless gigging across Australia, 2021 saw the band sell out their Panic Force Tour nationally in the midst of difficult pandemic circumstances. The release of the group's new mixtape, following the successes of 'BLOOD RAVE' and 'COME OVER' heralds the exciting next chapter for Triple One.

'Inevitability (IT's Whip)' streaming now

IT album due for release 15th July via Unique Leader Records

Progressive death metal pioneers Deathbringer have announced signing to new label Unique Leader Records. In celebration of the new partnership, the band have also unveiled their latest single 'Inevitability (IT's Whip)', taken from their upcoming album IT, due 15th July.

Watch the music video to 'Inevitability (IT's Whip)' here: https://youtu.be/7ldYnx_RedE

On the brand new track, guitarist and songwriter Artyom Serdyuk states:

"You are about to see a completely new face to Deathbringer. Our new album, with a very laconic title IT, is a concept record. It’s about an entity that does not have a name or any specific form, an entity that existed long before the formation of the Universe that we know, possibly being the creator of the macrocosm and many other worlds, or perhaps even being the forefather and architect of the Universe that we know. An entity that is both a creator and a destroyer, one that devours the worlds and gives birth to something completely different, something that is beyond our understanding. The album focuses on the moment in time when our Universe is being devoured by IT. Each song describes this moment from the point of view of completely different characters. Musically it’s a very personal and dark album, reflecting the dark times I’ve been through. It was a challenging record to work on, there’s so much going on in it; a piece of complex, experimental, technical and vast material. We’re looking forward to presenting this album and really hope it will appeal to the tastes of connoisseurs of extreme progressive and technical death metal.”

On the signing to Unique Leader, the band comment:

"We're absolutely stoked to announce our signing to Unique Leader Records! We are very proud and honoured to join the family of this death metal monster and couldn’t be more excited about this collaboration and the new opportunities that are arising for us thanks to Jamie Graham and the whole ULR team. The new Deathbringer chapter begins and we can’t wait to share the first tracks of the forthcoming album with you!"

Formed in 2002 by guitarist Artyom Serdyuk, Deathbringer have toured across the globe sharing stages with Behemoth, Hate, Parricide, Dead Infection, and many more. Their debut album, Homo Divisis, came in 2007 and subsequently saw the band embark on their first European headline tour the following year to rave reviews.

IT emerges as the band's sophomore record which initially began in 2013, but due to health issues, personal lives, and a global pandemic, had to be postponed. Now, with guest appearances from Bobby Koelble (Death), Tommy Talamanca (Sadist), and Mariusz Domaradzki (Masachist, Yattering, Azarath), IT will finally see the light of day.

Deathbringer are:
Artyom Serdyuk // guitars
Krzysztof Bendarowicz // drums
Piotr Jablonski // vocals
Yahor Liatkouski // guitars
Tomasz Weglewski // bass

Deathbringer online:
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Photo credit: Martyna Bannister

They Fear Us album due 29th July via Hassle Records

"An absolute beast" - Rock Sound
"Scarily good" - Kerrang!

Acclaimed UK metallic hardcore troupe Ithaca have released their new single 'In The Way', the opening track on their their long-awaited second album, They Fear Us, due 29th July via Hassle Records.

Stream the single here: https://hasslerecords.ffm.to/intheway

Pre-order the album and stream the single here: https://orcd.co/theyfearus

Singer Djamila Boden Azzouz states of 'In The Way': "This is a revenge fantasy. Pleasure, blood, violent vengeance.

"There are moments that sound innocent and lure you into a false sense of security - contrasted with big riffs, aggressive breaks, whispers and sexual lyrics that reflect the true nature of the song."

Ithaca are one of the most exciting and vital voices in the UK heavy scene currently. Formed out of a mutual love of metallic hardcore but despair at its lack of ambition, Ithaca exist to challenge everything you thought a band that makes heavy music should look and sound like.

A glitter-covered nailbomb, Ithaca seamlessly blend the brutality of Relapse Records metalcore with blackgaze, 90s industrial metal, 70s prog and even tinges of 80s power pop. Their influences stretch beyond the musical - this album comes with a clear vision and aesthetic: drawing from members’ different ancestral heritage, queer/non-conforming identities and iconic figures in avant-garde, new wave and post-punk culture.

Their upcoming second album They Fear Us is the sound of a band healing from trauma - standing in their own, unapologetic voice. Furious and wildly inventive while also being more coherent and accessible, this album will introduce Ithaca to a wider audience than they’ve ever had before. In the words of the band: ‘those who oppose us; your sins will catch up to you. You will fear us’.

Ithaca's 2019 lauded debut The Language of Injury was followed by their early 2020 tour with Grammy-nominated indie-rock band Big Thief, starting at London’s Hammersmith Apollo.

Press support from The Guardian, Pitchfork, BBC R1, Metal Hammer, Kerrang!, Rock Sound, Revolver, Decibel, BrooklynVegan, and performances with Bleeding Through, Jamie Lenman, Anaal Nathrakh, The Number Twelve Looks Like You, at Boomtown Fair and ArcTanGent Festival position Ithaca as a great hope in the future of new UK music. Ithaca have also appeared on Ed Gamble’s Spotify podcast ‘Lifers’, Sky News and BBC3.

For more information:

https://www.facebook.com/IthacaUK
https://twitter.com/ITHACABAND
https://www.instagram.com/ithacaband
https://www.hasslerecords.com/

Tracklisting:

1. In The Way
2. The Future Says Thank You
3. They Fear Us
4. Camera Eats First
5. Cremation Party
6. Number Five
7. Fluorescent
8. You Should Have Gone Back
9. Hold, Be Held