LP The Hybrid Suns due 17th June via Unique Leader

French masters of technical death metal, Exocrine, have released their second single 'Dying Light',  taken from their forthcoming new full-length album The Hybrid Suns which is set for release via Unique Leader Records on 17th June. 

The Hybrid Suns is the career-defining fifth record from the Bordeaux-based group, a concept album studying the voyage between life and death, and showcases a jaw-dropping level of musicianship. Continuing to push the boundaries of extremity and precision playing, Exocrine are the bridge between the ferocity of Archspire and Cryptopsy, and the potent progressive leanings of Obscura and Gorod.

Watch the visualiser here: https://youtu.be/oXmE3uwkcGc
Pre-order The Hybrid Suns here: https://orcd.co/thehybridsuns

Comments the band on the new single: "Here comes our brand new single 'Dying Light' from our upcoming album Hybrid Suns. It reveals a little more about the album concept, some links will start to appear. Still on high speed as usual but we focused on the more melodic aspects which includes an important female vocal part. Thus we tried to accentuate the contrast, to amplify the feeling of distress and the dramatic side in connection with the concept."

Written and produced by guitarist Sylvain Octor-Perez, the album was recorded at Triceraprod Studio and mastered at Roadster Lab, with the album artwork created by concept artist Tania Sanchez-Fortun. 

Since their inception in 2013, Exocrine have cemented their reputation as one of France’s most fearsomely technical and revered acts, beginning life as the brainchild of prolific guitarist Sylvain Octor-Perez. 

Their 2015 debut Unreal Existence (Great Dane Records) caught the attention of keen-eared aficionados; not content to rest the band immediately set to work on their profound second record, Ascension, released 2017, again via Great Dane Records. Anchored in a sci-fi universe supported by a spatial sound design and cinematographic atmosphere, Ascension expanded on their trademark technical and brutal riffs, flowing melodies and sumptuous solos.

Determined to grow within technical death metal, Exocrine joined Unique Leader Records for the release of their third album Molten Planet in 2018, taking their sounds to the stage across Europe and Japan with bands such as The Faceless, Obituary, Obscura, Archspire and more. Maelstrom, the bands transcendental fourth album followed in 2020, pushing the genre to its outer limits, exploring extreme tempos, technicality and brutality with a progressive approach and Synth Wave inspired synths.

Now with their fifth offering due for release in June 2022, The Hybrid Suns is the sound of a band hitting their full potential, intent on carving out their own style within the realms of technical death metal. With a sound unlike anything else, Exocrine are the masters of intricate technical experimentation and The Hybrid Suns is a formidable offering.

Catch the band live at Hellfest, France in June with further tour announcements to follow. 

Exocrine are:
Sylvain Octor-Perez - guitars
Jordy Besse - bass & vocals
Nicolas La Rosa - guitars
Théo Gendron - drums

Exocrine online:
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Unique Leader Records online:
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Tracklisting:
1. The Hybrid Suns
2. Dying Light
3. Horns
4. Watchtower
5. Vortex of Shadow
6. End of Time
7. Burning Sand
8. Blast
9. Shrine

The Fundamental Slimes and Humours album out now

'Bones' video streaming now

The self-proclaimed "Best Goblin Metal Band on the Planet" known as Nekrogoblikon, have shared new video 'Bones', taken from their new album The Fundamental Slimes and Humours, out now.

Watch John Goblikon wreak havoc in a bowling alley in new video 'Bones' here: https://youtu.be/lNTesmfospM

The band comment: "We're excited to bring you another John Goblikon narrative video! We hope you enjoy 'Bones' and know that no elderly people were harmed during the making of this clip (but they were afterwards)".

Nekrogoblikon will be hitting the UK / EU this summer for a number of festivals, with dates confirmed at Bloodstock, Summer Breeze, Brutal Assault, and Vagos Metal Fest.

Watch the videos to previous singles:
'Golden Future': https://youtu.be/kvBEWx473K0
'This Is It,': https://youtu.be/DAf1j3u8i-M
'Right Now': https://youtu.be/0Ij38K5iCfk

Nekrogoblikon online:
Website || Facebook || Twitter || Spotify || Instagram

Tracklisting:

1. Right Now
2. Golden Future
3. Yin
4. Supernovas (Exploding in Space)
5. Bones
6. Going to Die
7. A Lesson in Hate
8. This Is It
9. Fancy Wind
10.Carousels
11. No Such Thing as a Key

Los Angeles, California's Nekrogoblikon are melodic hard rock pranksters who deploy gnarly death metal earworms filled with crafty hooks, claw-pumping choruses, lightning-fast riffs, and over the top, EDM-style keyboard flourishes. With their ostentatious goblin hypeman John Goblikon, the band takes cues from hyperbolic horror-metal enthusiasts like GWAR, Finntroll, and Dethklok, while maintaining an affable, self-referential sense of humour. The group's early outings, like 2007's Goblin Island, were largely low-fidelity affairs, but by the early 2010s, Nekrogoblikon were operating at a far higher technical level, and employing a rotating cast of talented players.

Founded in 2006, Nekrogoblikon self-produced their debut album, the relatively lo-fi Goblin Island, in a basement. The LP was released in 2007, and an expanded line-up was quickly assembled to help flesh out the fledgling group's audacious live shows. The more technically proficient Stench arrived in 2011, and included the single 'No One Survives' — the video written and directed by Brandon Dermer (Panic At The Disco, Every Time I Die, Diplo, Dillon Francis) became a viral hit, and landed the band festival slots at Download Festival in the UK and Rock Im Park/Rock Am Ring in Germany. The Power EP was issued the following year, and in 2014 the band joined Limp Bizkit on the Kerrang! Tour. In 2015 they released the concept LP Heavy Meta via their own Mystery Box label, and in 2018, Nekrogoblikon issued their fourth studio long-player, Welcome to Bonkers, which was followed by extensive touring including performing on the entirety of the final cross-country Vans Warped Tour and Summer Slaughter. In between touring stints, the band (along with Brandon Dermer and writer/actor Dave Rispoli) released three seasons of RIGHT NOW, a comedic talk show starring band mascot John Goblikon. The series features a wide array of high profile guests including comedian Bobby Lee, The Used, Keith Buckley from Every Time I Die, Wes Borland from Limp Bizkit, and Joe Trohman from Fallout Boy.

Photo credit: Alina Chernohor

New album Wallflowers out now via Napalm Records

Jinjer drummer Vlad Ulasevich has released a brand new drum playthrough for the track 'Copycat'. The song is taken from Jinjer's latest and most successful album yet, Wallflowers (2021 Napalm Records), which hit the top of the charts all around the globe upon release and was met with stellar critical acclaim.

Watch the drum play-through of 'Copycat' here: https://youtu.be/YFwvnRtrmj0

The 'Copycat' playthrough video was directed by Kadim Tarasov of Mriya Productions and filmed at the LED cave “One” location in Kyiv. It marks the first in a three part drum playthrough series to be released. Originally planned to be unveiled in late February, the band and label decided to delay the video release due to the unexpected breakout of war in the band’s home country on 24th February 2022.

After wading through nearly two years of the pandemic, Jinjer released their most in-demand studio album, Wallflowers, in the summer of 2021. In addition to several other top spots, the band landed at #7 on the German charts, #5 on the official UK Rock & Metal album charts, #1 on both the US Billboard Top New Artist Album charts and Canadian Hard Music album charts, and #2 on the US Hard Music album charts.

The Ukrainian four-piece played a short but successful European summer festival and club tour, and ended 2021 with a sold-out North American tour, making them one of the few bands that managed to grow organically during such tough times.

Purchase Wallflowers here: https://smarturl.it/Wallflowers-NPR

Although they were forced to cancel a North American tour with Slipknot as well as a Latin American headline tour due to the war in Ukraine, Jinjer called upon their fans to help raise funds for their countrymen and women by releasing two special donation T-Shirt designs that can be bought here: https://linktr.ee/JinjerOfficialMERCH

Jinjer are slated to play festivals throughout Europe this summer and hope to not only once again spread their music to as many people as possible but to also act as ambassadors of Ukraine to make sure that the situation back home is not forgotten.

EUROPEAN FESTIVALS 2022
10.06.22 CH – INTERLAKEN / Greenfield Festival
11.06.22 AT – NICKELSDORF / Nova Rock Festival
17.06.22 BE – DESSEL / Graspop Metal Meeting
18.06.22 DK – COPENHAGEN / Copenhell
19.06.22 FR – CLISSON / Hellfest Open Air
22.06.22 IT – ROME / Rock In Roma
23.06.22 IT – VERONA / Rock The Castle
24.06.22 NO – OSLO / Tons Of Rock
25.06.22 ES – CARTAGENA / Rock ImperiumFestival
26.06.22 CZ – SPALENE PORICI / Basinfire Fest
29.06.22 PT – LISBON / LAV - Lisboa ao Vivo
30.06.22 ES – BARCELONA / Rockfest Barcelona
01.07.22 ES – VIVEIRO / Resurrection Fest
02.07.22 FI – HELSINKI / Tuska Festival
08.07.22 DE – BALLENSTEDT / Rockharz Open Air
15.07.22 SE – GAEVLE / Gefle Metal Festival
16.07.22 DE – BORNHOEVED / Blizzarrrd Rock Festival
24.07.22 FR – SELESTAT / Rock Your Brain Festival
27.07.22 SI – TOLMIN / Metaldays
05.08.22 ES – VILLENA / Leyendas del Rock Festival
07.08.22 PL – GDANSK / Ergo Arena w/ Slipknot
10.08.22 CZ – JOSEFOV / Brutal Assault
13.08.22 UK – WALTON-ON-TRENT / Bloodstock Open Air
19.08.22 DE – DINKELSBUEHL / Summer Breeze Open Air
20.08.22 DE – HAMBURG / Elbriot Festival
21.08.22 NL – EINDHOVEN / Dynamo Metal Fest

Jinjer are:

Tatiana Shmayluk - Vocals
Roman Ibramkhalilov - Guitars
Eugene Abdukhanov - Bass
Vlad Ulasevich - Drums

Jinjer online:
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TWITTER
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HOMEPAGE
NAPALM RECORDS

Jord due 10th June via Unique Leader

Swedish titans of technical death metal, Soreption, have shared their intense new single and video 'The Artificial North'. The second track to be taken from forthcoming album Jord is set for release on 10th June via Unique Leader Records.

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/0CS_TDabluo
Pre-order Jord here: https://orcd.co/soreptionjord

The video, which was directed, filmed and edited by Anton Alfredsson with video footage of Ian Waye filmed by Renee Robyn, premiered at the official Unique Leader Youtube channel.

On the new single, vocalist Fredrik Söderberg explains: "The concept of the song, in short, is about the extremes we go to for survival. How we slowly but surely become more digital than organic. At the end of it all, we become what we feared from the start. In the video we follow a man trapped in this rapidly evolving artificial north."

A triumph of a record, Jord sees Soreption at their most streamlined and potent, demonstrating so viscerally why they previously drew rave reviews globally with Engineering the Void (2014) and Monument of the End (2018).

The band comments: “Our main focus, as it has been in every album since the beginning, is to write death metal with a blend of technicality and groove. The goal is to raise those two elements’ more and more for every release. Finding that balance keeping the music interesting is important aspects when we write.”

Jord is an album of the highest skill by masters of their craft. Thirty minutes of brutal riffing and inspired songwriting goes by in a flash as Soreption stake their claim at the head of the modern tech-death wave. Never a band to shy away from a groove, the record continues the aggression-and-melody mix that has become the Swedish band’s calling card.

When establishing the concept of Jord the band focused on the concept of fragments of reality after the end of the world by way of an apocalypse. Jord is also the first album in Soreption’s repertoire where the lyrics are directed more towards fiction, whereas previously the band have commented on current or near-future world affairs.

Jord is mixed and mastered by Buster Odeholm (Born Of Osiris, Humanity's Last Breath, Vildhjarta, Hacktivist) at Odenholm Audio and featuring artwork by Caelan Stokkerman who handled artistic duties on their previous releases. Synths and Effects were arranged by James Carey with Drums and Vocals Recorded by Roger Bergsten at Nevo Studios.

Jord also features guest guitar solos from Ian Waye (Thanopraxia), Stefan Nordlander (ex-Soreption Live), Johan Andersson (Dråp), John Matos (Abiotic), Malcom Pugh (Inferi), Joe Haley (Psycroptic), Gottfrid Norberg Waxin (Independant), Dean Lamb & Tobi Morelli (Archspire).

Formed in 2005 in Sundsvall, Sweden, technical metal masters Soreption are known for their razor-sharp technical riffs, schizophrenic time signatures topped with catchy chugging grooves and intense vocals. From this they have created their signature sound, not yet replicated by any other modern band, and with a strong following to back.

The band’s debut full-length Deterioration Of Minds brought major attention to the band as a formidable force in the genre. Deterioration Of Minds was released by Ninetone Records in 2010 and was re-released by Unique Leader Records in 2014; their punishing follow-up album Engineering the Void was released February 2014 (also on Unique Leader Records) to critical acclaim worldwide.

Soreption only grew from there – 2015 saw them tour with Cryptopsy, Origin, and Cannibal Corpse. Following their touring success the band signed with Sumerian Records and in 2018 released their mighty Monument of the End LP.

With the world shuttered from a worldwide pandemic, Soreption took their chance to refocus their tech machine and create an album that is the natural continuation of Monument of the End.

Watch Soreption touring with Suffocation across North America this Spring.

5/26/2022 Brooklyn, NY - The Monarch
5/28/2022 Rochester, NY - Montage Music Hall
5/29/2022 Chicago, IL - Reggie’s
5/30/2022 Madison, WI - The Crucible
5/31/2022 Lawrence, KS - Granada Theater
6/01/2022 Denver, CO - Roxy Theater
6/03/2022 San Francisco, CA - DNA Lounge
6/04/2022 Los Angeles, CA - 1720
6/05/2022 San Diego, CA - Brick by Brick
6/06/2022 Pomona, CA - Glasshouse
6/07/2022 Mesa, AZ - Nile Theater
6/08/2022 Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater
6/09/2022 El Paso, TX - Rockhouse Bar & Grill
6/10/2022 Austin, TX - Come and Take it Live
6/11/2022 Dallas, TX - Trees
6/12/2022 Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall
6/13/2022 New Orleans, LA - Southport Hall
6/14/2022 Tampa, FL - The Brass Mug
6/15/2022 Jacksonville, FL - 1904 Music Hall
6/16/2022 Jonesboro, GA - Furnace 41
6/17/2022 Spartanburg, SC - Ground Zero
6/18/2022 Louisville, KY - Zanzabar
6/19/2022 Detroit, MI - Sanctuary
6/20/2022 Toronto, ON - Velvet Lounge
6/21/2022 Ottawa, ON - Brass Monkey
6/22/2022 Montreal, QC - L’Astral
6/23/2022 Quebec, City QC - Imperial Bell
6/24/2022 Boston, MA - Middle East Downstairs
6/25/2022 Clifton, NJ - Dingbatz

Soreption are:
Fredrik Söderberg - Vocals
Tony Westermark - Drums
Rickard Persson - Bass

Soreption online
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Unique Leader Records online:
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Tracklisting:
1. The Artificial North
2. The Forever Born
3. Prophet
4. Each Death More Hollow
5. A Story Never Told
6. The Chasm
7. The Nether Realm’s Machinery
8. Död Jord

Debut EP Spirals out now via Blood Blast 

New Parisian industrial metalcore quintet Glassbone have unveiled 'Kingdom' from their new EP, Spirals, out now via BloodBlast.

Watch the video to 'Kingdom' here: https://youtu.be/EvkamBWzFAM

Purchase Spirals here: https://glassbone.bfan.link/spirals

On the new single, the band explain: "'Kingdom' is a good taste of the artistic direction Glassbone is taking. A hectic but also heavy song that mashes up all of our influences, going from melodic choruses to tortured verses."

'Kingdom' serves as a great taster of the EP and introduction to this menacingly violent band, who have mastered a metallic mix of hardcore conviction, deathcore brutality and nu-metal quirkiness with an industrial sheen. Having only just formed in 2021, Glassbone instantly gained attention from fans and industry alike and have quickly become of this year's hottest underground prospects.

Glassbone are currently on a UK/EU tour supporting French heavyweights Landmvrks, Resolve and fellow newcomers ten56.. The package hits the UK in May, dates below.

The band comment on the tour: "We’re very pleased to join what is, for us, one of the most exciting European metalcore tours. We love how all the bands execute a different vision of the genre, and we’re so happy to be part of this great line up for our first tour!"

UK dates (full tour dates in poster below):

23.05.2022 - Birmingham, Asylum 2
24.05.2022 - Manchester, Rebellion
25.05.2022 - London, 229

The band will also appear at Hellfest Open Air 2022.

Glassbone formed in Paris early 2021 with the objective to create cold, dark metalcore. The band made a huge entrance with debut single 'Deep Blue Sea' and turned even more heads with follow-up track 'Misery'. Glassbone promise to solidify their future further with stunning new EP Spirals.

Glassbone online:
https://www.facebook.com/Glvssbone
https://www.instagram.com/glassbone_official/

New album A Call to Arms out now via Unique Leader

Death metal legends Jungle Rot have shared a ritualistic new video for 'Genocidal Imperium', the third single to be taken from their new album A Call to Arms, which is out now via Unique Leader. 

Watch the 'Genocidal Imperium' video here: https://youtu.be/tXdP39Lo-Vo

Stream and order A Call To Arms here: http://orcd.co/acalltoarms

For a band who’ve existed now for over 25 years, Jungle Rot are still hitting their prime with their savage new album.

Once again co-produced by Chris Djuricic and the band, A Call to Arms was mixed and mastered by Dan Swanö. It’s the band’s newest record since their acclaimed self-titled 2018 release, praised by Loudwire, Decibel, Revolver, Metal Hammer and a host of celebrated publications. 

Forever looking to push death metal groove with attitude, Jungle Rot are highly regarded globally. Jaded death metal purists looking for fresh kills need to add the band to their must-listen list – not just A Call to Arms but the band’s impressive and extensive back catalogue, including their 2013 reissue of their classic 1995 Skin The Living.

Shots firing overhead, out of breath, thankful to be alive, an exhausted, courageous soldier takes cover in a nearby trench. Overcome with tragedy, the cadet looks down to carefully remove his worn down combat boots to discover his feet numb and blue, knocking him back with an overwhelming smell of decay and gangrene. This phenomenon is known as “jungle rot”. With a little imagination, visualise this horrifyingly grotesque predicament as it would be in heavy metal form - teeming with despair, brutality, darkness and volatility.  The sinister picture you have just painted comes to life in four-piece death metal act Jungle Rot, who has been triumphantly destroying the metal scene since 1994. 
 
Hailing from Kenosha, Wisconsin, Jungle Rot has steadily collected fans by the thousands since their 1995 demo release Skin The Living. Critics, blown away by their chillingly explosive live shows, rewarded the band with stellar reviews and were offered their first record deal with Pulverized Records. Through new representation, the men released their first full-length project, Slaughter The Weak (1998) and were greeted by a tremendous amount of support from both the metal community and critics everywhere. Responding to a flood of new fans, the band rearranged their line-up, adapted their sound, produced new material, and began to dominate the Midwest tour circuit. 
 
The following decade saw the band sign with Olympic Records in 2001, releasing Dead and Buried, and then in 2009 signing with Napalm Records, and their What Horrors Await LP.
 

The band have toured relentlessly across the world, including with Deicide, Entombed, Vader, Cattle Decapitation and many more. Inspired and motivated by their fans’ continued support, Jungle Rot went on to release the 2011 Kill on Command and eighth studio album Terror Regime (2013).

 
Now signed to the mighty Unique Leader, the veterans make no sign of wavering or slowing down with the legendary brand of old-school thrash, death, and crossover crust punk.

Catch the band touring the US this Summer. Support from Internal Bleeding:

June 02: Minneapolis, MN @ The Cabooze
June 03: Lincoln, NE @ 1867 Bar
June 04: Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep
June 06: Boise, ID @ The Shredder
June 07: Seattle, WA @ Club Sur
June 08: Portland, OR @ Bossanova Ballroom
June 09: San Francisco, CA @ DNA Lounge
June 10: Anaheim, CA @ Doll Hut
June 11: San Diego, CA @ Brick by Brick
June 12: Los Angeles, CA @ 1720
June 13: Mesa, AZ @ Nile Underground
June 14: El Paso, TX @ Rockhouse Bar & Grill
June 15: Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
June 16: Denver, CO @ HQ
June 17: Kansas City, MO @ BLVD Nights
June 18: Sturtevant, WI @ Route 20

For more information: 
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TRACKLISTING:
1 A Call to Arms
2 Asymmetric Warfare
3 Beyond the Grave
4 Death Squad
5 Genocidal Imperium
6 Haunting Future
7 Maggot Infested
8 Population Suicide
9 Total Extinction
10 Vengeance And Bloodlust

Inspiring new post-hardcore troupe New Habits have revealed their single 'Poor Old Me', featuring Charlie Rolfe of As Everything Unfolds.

Watch 'Poor Old Me' here: https://youtu.be/NbQXGPweebY

Stream: https://linktr.ee/newhabitsband

'Poor Old Me' is a song about self-destruction, another introspective look at the state of the human condition.

Combining elements of Bring Me The Horizon, Currents, Spiritbox and Underoath, New Habits are already being marked as a new band to watch through the quality of their songwriting and the immediacy of their approach.

Starting in 2020, everything New Habits have created focuses on this attitude - taking negative viewpoints and turning them positive; moving from problem-oriented lyrics to solution-oriented lyrics.

New Habits are fully DIY, managed and self-produced at will, featuring members of Chelsea Grin and I Am Haunted. Their collective life experiences make New Habits an important, real, new voice - experiences that echo throughout the band's music.

Members of New Habits have variously dealt with depressive episodes, existential crisis, drug dependence, anxiety, family bereavement and relapse - all events that could easily lead to nihilism and cynicism. Instead, the band focuses on overturning and overcoming these moments - an attitude that will surely resonate with those looking for hope in their hurt.

Their new single ‘Poor Old Me' (featuring Charlie Rolfe of As Everything Unfolds) is a powerful perspective on someone caught in the vicious cycle of self-sabotage. Blending together the band’s gritty instrumentals, Charlie and Aaron’s raucous screams, and intensely nuanced melodies from both Charlie and Zach, the song also leverages very raw and real lyricism to create a beautifully tragic piece of music. Listeners who have experienced self-sabotage personally or within others will surely find something strong to connect with throughout this single.

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'Magic Square' out now alongside horror movie inspired music video

Fresh off a tour supporting Hacktivist, and having played with some of the UK’s best new heavy talent, including Death Blooms and InVisions, Brighton duo Lake Malice are primed to make their own indelible mark on the scene with their thunderous, soundclashing new single ‘Magic Square’.

The gut-punching track is out today with an accompanying horror movie inspired music video, starring vocalist Alice Guala in a bloody lead role. Guitarist Blake Cornwall (the other half of Lake Malice) brings the crucially original, invigorating riffs.

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/LsVY-Q7GVZ8

Stream/purchase 'Magic Square' here: https://lnk.to/LM-MagicSquare

Alice says of the new track: “The lyrics are a dark, yet ironic, take on the rise of true crime documentaries that unfurled during the pandemic, and the intricate duality of human nature in feeling entertained and horrified at the same time.”

‘Magic Square’ was recorded with Bruce Rintoul (Twin Atlantic, Vukovi) earlier this year and explores Lake Malice's ongoing fascination with the idea of mixing nu-metal, hip hop, electronic and dream-pop elements, inspired by artists such as System Of A Down, Grimes, and Enter Shikari. Lake Malice are ready to drag alternative metal, moshing and screaming, to the next step of its evolution.

For more information:
https://www.facebook.com/lakemalice
https://twitter.com/lakemalice
https://www.instagram.com/lakemalice

Photo Credit: Andreas Bryske

New album Through Life and Death out now via Arising Empire

Swedish modern metal four-piece Eyes Wide Open have released a video for their new single 'Cross My Heart' via Arising Empire. This is the first new music heard from the band since 2021's Through Life and Death album.

Check out the video for 'Cross My Heart': https://youtu.be/6XXKRjgNYcE

Stream 'Cross My Heart' here: https://arisingempire.com/crossmyheart

The band commented: "By going through crisis after crisis with both large-scale pandemics and more close to home issues, we’ve been through a rough patch in our lives. Life lies somewhere between butterflies and knives and whenever you get knocked down you have to get right back up again. Reignite the flame and vow to never surrender."

Based in Karlstad, Sweden, Eyes Wide Open carry the torch on behalf of the Swedish melodic death metal scene. Their sound, which is mixed with modern influences inspired by metalcore, combines catchy melodies, heavy drumming, pumping rhythms and versatile vocals.

Following on from their fourth album, 2019's The Upside Down, Eyes Wide Open's latest record Through Life And Death hits like a juggernaut and paves the road that leads to the top tier of the scene. Lyrically, the album explores depression, greed, betrayal, and every inner demon of the human mind.

"Through Life & Death is an extremely solid body of work" – Metal Hammer

"Great production, huge choruses, but never losing sight of the heaviness. You feel partly reminded of early BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE..." – FUZE

“This is going to set the metal world alight.” – Games, Brains & A Head-Banging Life

“Eyes Wide Open blend the past and future of Swedish metal in their latest album.” – A&P-Reacts

Through Life and Death is available on CD, coloured vinyl and special bundles via Impericon & EMP. Purchase here: https://eyeswideopen.lnk.to/throughlifeanddeath

Check out Eyes Wide Open's previous singles: 

'End of Days' video: https://youtu.be/bP01dkvsMJE
'Eraser' video: https://youtu.be/zMyMuvALbSY
'Burn 'Em' video: https://youtu.be/RGFnRgrfaTQ
'Devastation' video: https://youtu.be/_KPVJv6S_c0
'Brother' video: https://youtu.be/DTZKRUhoe-E

Eyes Wide Open are:
Erik Engstrand | vocals
Kristofer Strandberg | guitar
Jesper Lindgren | bass
Lucas Freise | drums

Eyes Wide Open online:
https://www.instagram.com/ewo_swe
https://www.facebook.com/Eyes.Wide.Open.Swe
https://www.e-w-o.net