Photo Credit: Andy Ford

UK prog metal titans TesseracT have today, 9th October, announced their forthcoming live album and concert film. RADAR is the culmination of a fifteen-year journey that has seen TesseracT rise from underground beginnings to one of the most vital forces in modern metal music. Set for release on 5th December via Kscope, RADAR and the accompanying soundtrack RADAR O.S.T. will be available on a variety of video and audio formats including Blu-ray, CD and vinyl LP.

Filmed at Radar Festival 2024 in Manchester, the new concert film captures the band at a peak moment in their career, performing to a sold-out crowd and delivering a performance for the ages.

Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/eVncgruq4Oo
Pre-order here: https://tesseractkscope.lnk.to/Radar_OST

RADAR and RADAR O.S.T. will be released on Blu-ray, Blu-ray + 2CD, black vinyl 2LP, Lagoon vinyl 2LP, transparent orange vinyl 2LP and 2CD.

In their own words, “The 90 minutes, or so, on stage, were proceeded by two full years of talks. Wild creative chats about ideas, and an ever increasingly ridiculous level of  ambition from both Joe at Radar, and Mos in TesseracT. Venue changes, schedule changes, album touring, none of these impeded the momentum once the ball was rolling”. The performance soars even higher with the addition of Choir Noir, led by the indomitable Kat Marsh, whose imprint was vital in shaping the vocals on 2023’s landmark War Of Being album.

TesseracT online:

https://www.tesseractband.co.uk
https://www.facebook.com/tesseractband
https://www.instagram.com/tesseractband
https://twitter.com/tesseractband
https://open.spotify.com/artist/23ytwhG1pzX6DIVWRWvW1r
https://kscopemusic.com/artists/tesseract

TesseracT are:

Daniel Tompkins (vocals)
Acle Kahney (guitar)
James Monteith (guitar)
Amos Williams (bass) 
Jay Postones (drums)

TesseracT – RADAR
1. Natural Disaster [07:59]
2. Echoes [04:21]
3. Nocturne [06:17]
4. Tourniquet [05:54]
5. Concealing Fate Part One: Acceptance [08:06]
6. The Grey [05:39]
7. Legion [06:26]
8. Tender [04:51]
9. King [07:11]
10. Juno [06:16]
11. Sacrifice [10:22]
12. War Of Being [12:23]

Photo Credit: Justin Reich

Black Label Society have dropped their newest single ‘Broken and Blind’ via MNRK Heavy / Spinefarm Records. This is the band’s third single release, pre-dated by ‘Lord Humungus' (2025) and ‘The Gallows’ (2024), leading up to the much-anticipated new Black Label Society album scheduled for early 2026. ‘Broken and Blind’ is available across all major digital streaming platforms, and the official music video directed by long-time collaborator Justin Reich can be seen on YouTube.

Watch the video for 'Broken and Blind' here: https://youtu.be/OdNhhCWPA7g

Stream and purchase 'Broken and Blind' here: https://blacklabelsociety.ffm.to/brokenandblind
 
“What’s going on gang? This is Zakk Wylde of Black Label Society. This is a new song called 'Broken and Blind'. The song is about peanut butter and chocolate and what happens when you don’t have any of it. My soul is broken and I’m blind with rage if I don’t have any peanut butter and chocolate, so there you go, it’s a new song called 'Broken and Blind'. Thank you, have a great day.”

Black Label Society were founded in Los Angeles, CA., in 1998 by Zakk Wylde, the legendary guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Zakk is also known for performing and writing for Ozzy Osbourne, Zakk Sabbath, and has played guitar in honor of the Abbott brothers in Pantera’s Legacy Celebration tour since 2022. Black Label Society’s debut album, Sonic Brew, was released in 1998 and was followed by the 2005 release of fan-favorite, Mafia and Doom Crew Inc. in 2021. The band have released eleven studio albums, two live albums, and one EP to date, with the twelfth full-length studio album set for release in 2026.

Black Label Society are:
Zakk Wylde – Vocals, Lead Guitar 
John DeServio – Bass, Backing Vocals
Jeff Fabb – Drums
Dario Lorina – Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals

Black Label Society oOnline:
OFFICIAL WEBSITE
INSTAGRAM
FACEBOOK
YOUTUBE

Photo Credit: Jennifer McCord

Acclaimed British metalcore band Shields have announced their new album, Death & Connection, to be released 30th January, 2026, via Long Branch Records. 

"Death & Connection is a body of work born from the absence of the people who no longer hold space in our lives", comment Shields. "This record was created from a necessity to express and soothe our deepest losses; however, that was never the intention — we simply set out to make an album we wanted to hear."

In conjunction with today's album announcement, Shields have also released their new single ‘Wolfskin’, featuring Left To Suffer's Taylor Barber, who contributed guest vocals.

Watch the video to 'Wolfskin (ft. Taylor Barber, Left To Suffer)' here:
https://youtu.be/bEFAJHvryR4

Stream 'Wolfskin' and pre-order the album here: 
https://shields.lnk.to/deathconnection

Founded in 2012 by primary songwriters Joe Edwards (vocals) and Samuel Kubrick Finney (guitar/vocals), Shields quickly made an impact in the heavy music scene with their viral single I Just Feel Hate - a track they re-released in a newly reimagined version in April 2025.

Their EP GUILT cemented their refined sound, blending brutal instrumentation with poignant, emotionally driven lyrics. With this release, they demonstrated an aggressive adaptability to the ever-evolving alternative music landscape, winning over fans from across adjacent genres. The momentum of their powerful breakthrough led to tour cycles alongside acts such as Loathe, Ice Nine Kills, and Escape the Fate.

Shields’ debut full-length album Life in Exile (2018) received critical acclaim for its raw honesty and musical maturity. However, the album cycle was tragically cut short by the sudden passing of guitarist George Christie - an event that ultimately led to the band’s untimely and abrupt disbandment.

Now, several years later, Shields are back - a bold decision, given the tragic circumstances surrounding their 2018 split. Yet, Shields re-emerged with the powerful single 'Abuser' (released via Long Branch Records), inviting audiences to witness the next evolution of their sound - matured, refined, and fearless. This new chapter is supported by a fortified lineup, featuring founding members Joe Edwards and Samuel Kubrick Finney, now joined by Alastair Wain (drums) and Krishan Pujara (bass).

If Shields’ discography is any indication of what lies ahead, audiences can expect a torrent of unrelentingly bold strides into new sonic territories.

Shields are:

Joe Edwards - Vocals
Samuel Kubrick Finney - Guitar, Vocals
Alastair Wain - Drums
Krishan Pujara - Bass

For more:
https://www.tiktok.com/@shieldsuk
https://www.instagram.com/shieldsuk
https://www.facebook.com/Shieldsuk

Tracklisting:

1 This Is Not A Dream
2 Abuser
3 Kill
4 Parasites
5 Lacerate (ft. Harvey Freeman from Graphic Nature)
6 Womb
7 Brother's Lament
8 Red & Green
9 Wolfskin (ft. Taylor Barber from Left To Suffer)
10 Loser
11 Death & Connection (ft. Jonathan Finney)
12 Miss Me

Photo Credit: Moritz Hartmann

Unprocessed are embracing spooky season with their upcoming Halloween (31st October) album release Angel. To celebrate the release, the band are connecting with their closest fans at a small run of release signings at select record shops, and two release parties with exclusive product launches. 

Unprocessed will mark their Halloween release date with a private album listening party and Q&A session taking place at Blondies Brewery on 30th October. The release party will also see the launch of an exclusive Unprocessed ‘Head in the Clouds’ lager. Fans will get to hang out and celebrate the album with the band, plus have the opportunity to purchase merchandise.

Tickets limited to 100: https://www.allotment.live/events/unprocessed-blondies-brewery-london-thu-30-oct-2025/

Following the party, Unprocessed will host an album signing and meet and greet at Rough Trade West on 31st October from 3-5pm, where fans can have access to an exclusive variant of their album Angel. 

Unprocessed - Angel - UK release week events details:

Album Release Party (UK)
Blondies Brewery - London, UK 
Thursday 30th October - 7pm-1am
Album release party, Q&A + Listening session
Featuring exclusive Unprocessed ‘Head in the Clouds’ lager.
258 Church Rd, London E10 7JQ, UK
Fancy Dress welcomed.
*No live performance.

Rough Trade West - London, UK
Friday 31st October - 3-5pm
Meet and greet, album signing 
130 Talbot Rd, London W11 1JA, UK

In Germany, the band will embark on an album release week tour of key record stores to celebrate Angel, culminating in a hometown release party in Wiesbaden, at the venue where it all began for the band. 

Unprocessed will head to the EMP Store in Leipzig, Rough Trade in Berlin, and finish up with a hometown celebration at Kreativfabrik. The tickets to their Wiesbaden event will be limited to 100 for fans, and they’ll have the opportunity to purchase the album and merch at the event.

The signing event at Rough Trade Berlin will also see the presentation of the wine collaboration with Schottwein, a local winery close to where Unprocessed are from. There will be a wine tasting of two new wines - an Unprocessed Angel Riesling, and an Unprocessed ‘Deadrosé’ Spatburgunder Rosé wine.

German event details:

EMP Store - Leipzig, Germany
Monday 3rd November 5pm-6pm
Meet and Greet and signing 
Brühl 10, 04109 Leipzig

Rough Trade - Berlin, Germany
Tuesday 4th November 5-7pm
Meet and greet, album signing, wine tasting
Karl-Marx-Straße 101, 12043 Berlin
No ticket required but you must RSVP: https://dice.fm/partner/rough-trade-retail-germany-gmbh/event/oewp7r-unprocessed-angel-wine-tasting-signing-4th-nov-rough-trade-berlin-berlin-tickets 

Album Release Party (Hometown, DE)
Kreativfabrik - Wiesbaden, Germany 
Thursday 6th November - 7pm - Close
Hometown Album release party
Murnaustraße 2, 65189 Wiesbaden
Tickets limited to 100: https://www.impericon.com/collections/unprocessed

Smart link for all events: https://ffm.live/unprocessed-angel-events

Angel releases on 31st October, pre-order here: https://ffm.to/unprocessed-angel

Unprocessed is composed of Manuel Gardner Fernandes (vocals, guitar), David Levy (bass, synths), Christoph Schultz (guitar), and Leon Pfeifer (drums). Their upcoming album Angel marks another bold step in the band’s creative evolution. Expanding their sonic palette with heavier textures and emotive and intimate lyricism that highlights their poppier side. Angel features high-profile guest appearances from Zelli of Paleface Swiss and Jason Aalon Butler of Letlive and Fever 333. These collaborations add new layers of urgency and intensity to a record that explores themes of conflict, duality, and inner transformation.

The band speaks more about the themes of Angel: "This album is more than just a record by four boys from Germany - it’s a light shone upon the unknown, like memories from the afterlife. We explored the concept of "Angel" in various ways: becoming an angel through real-life actions, hearing angels serenade, a fallen angel telling his story and becoming the Antichrist, or seeing someone as an angel through glorification. This concept inspired both the music and the lyrics. While we’re leaning more into a polished metalcore sound, the record still maintains the essence of what makes Unprocessed unique. It features some of the craziest guitar, bass, and drum work we've ever showcased as a band. At the same time, we believe it’s more accessible to the broader metal and metalcore audience, with our strongest and catchiest hooks and melodies to date.”

The band’s previous album, ...and everything in between (2023), received widespread acclaim for its complex arrangements and specifically heavy compositions. The record launched a major touring cycle which saw the band complete headline shows with many sold out across North America, and Europe, as well as performing their largest shows in China, and venturing into Japan, Thailand, Singapore and Australia for the first time. They also appeared at prominent festivals such as Download (UK), Graspop Metal Meeting (Belgium), Mystic Festival (Poland) and Resurrection Festival (Spain).

In the past two years, Unprocessed have supported major heavy acts including In Flames, TesseracT, August Burns Red, Spiritbox, and Polyphia. Their collaborative work with Polyphia guitarists Tim Henson and Scott LePage on ...and everything in between highlighted  the potential Unprocessed continues to exhibit amongst the scene’s most exciting guitar focused acts.

Central to Unprocessed’s identity is guitarist and vocalist Manuel Gardner Fernandes, whose playing has garnered international attention across online platforms and beyond. His partnership with Ibanez, including a signature model, and his ongoing guitar clinics around the world, reflect his growing status as one of the leading voices in modern metal guitar.

Unprocessed continue to push their sound forward with each release. Angel presents their most focused and dynamic material to date, offering a deeper look into the extremes of human experience without losing the technical foundations that first set them apart.

Unprocessed are:
Manuel Gardner Fernandes - Vocals, Guitars
Christoph Schultz - Guitars
David John Levy - Bass & Keys
Leon Pfeifer - Drums

For more:
www.unprocessed.band
www.facebook.com/unprocessedofficial
www.Instagram.com/unprocessedband

Track-list: 
1. 111
2. Sleeping with Ghosts
3. Beyond Heaven’s Gate
4. Sacrifice Me
5. Snowlover
6. Terrestrial
7. Your Dress
8. Where I Left My Soul
9. Solara feat. Zelli from Paleface Swiss
10. First Tongue
11. Perfume
12. Head in the Clouds feat. Jason Aalon Butler from Fever 333
13. Dark, Silent and Complete

Photo Credit: Jakob Ekvall

Long regarded as singular architects within European post-rock, EF have built a catalogue defined by dynamic patience, melodic clarity, and widescreen emotional reach. Across two decades of touring, the Gothenburg ensemble have carried that language to clubs and theatres at home and abroad, earning a reputation for meticulous, high-impact live shows and a body of work that has steadily gathered critical regard and a devoted international following.
 
In 2025, EF and Pelagic Records mark a double milestone: the 20th anniversary of Give Me Beauty… or Give Me Death! and Pelagic Records' 300th release. 
 
On 28th November 2025, EF will release a re-recorded version of their now classic debut album.

Pre-order: https://orcd.co/ef-noll

The band have marked the occasion with a brand new bonus track, 'Noll', which you can watch here: https://youtu.be/sXNeivYsIac
 
Reimagined and with expanded production, this edition is a considered re-engagement with the material that first crystallised EF’s voice. The band returns to these songs with the benefit of twenty years’ craft, presenting new arrangements that stretch time and deepen narrative, while retaining the quiet-to-catharsis arc that has always set their music apart.
 
“Since it’s our precious firstborn we wanted to give it the love it surely deserves. We felt we didn’t want to celebrate its big 20th birthday by just remastering it and we surely didn’t want to make the songs too modern and unrecognisable for the old fans. We wanted to give it a tighter, more dramatic and bombastic make over… a gentle touch of today’s EF.” (Niklas Åström)

Originally released in 2006, Give Me Beauty… or Give Me Death! introduced EF’s signature blend of cinematic guitars, patient dynamics and aching melody. For this new edition, along with an incredible cover illustration by Phillip Janta and brand-new bonus track ‘Noll’, the band returned to the material with fresh ears and clear intentions: to open more space in the arrangements and to enrich the melodic lines with orchestral colour.
 
"When we recorded the originals back in 2005 we didn’t know much about arrangements nor did we know many musicians playing strings or brass. We also didn’t have enough money to rent a studio for more than three days, which forced us to rock and record all the songs live with minimum retakes. The add-ons were later done in Daniel’s (Juline) apartment with a shitty microphone and you can hear someone doing dishes in the kitchen and the trams running by outside.

"This time we had money saved up and time to hang out in the studio to play around, arrange and track properly, but also to bring in professional musicians to fulfil our musical vision. It was intended 20 years ago but we couldn’t get it done." (Niklas Åström).
 
The compositions now open further, allowing phrases to breathe and themes to unfold with greater intention. Brass and strings thread through the arrangements to widen the harmonic field and intensify the music’s gravitational pull. Guitar architectures are voiced with more restraint and more consequence; percussion serving the songs whilst retaining the backbone. Dynamics have been sculpted with greater nuance; crescendos are permitted to unwind more slowly, and motifs are developed with discipline, small gestures accruing significance until the inevitable release, the swell of post-rock roars, in which we find EF’s lyricism within a larger, orchestral-adjacent palette.
  
For Pelagic Records, release number 300 is both a celebration and statement of intent: an affirmation that the label’s long-game approach to curation continues to reward artists who value evolution. For EF, this release closes a circle while drawing a new one around where they are now - seasoned, sonically expansive, and unafraid to reinvent and elevate.
 
Give Me Beauty… or Give Me Death! (20th-Anniversary Edition) is a document of growth rendered with care: more instrumentation, more time, more consequence. The album is an act of stewardship - both a homage and a forward-looking manifesto for EF and for discerning listeners everywhere.

EF are:
Erik Jardestig, Niklas Åström, Thomas Torsson, Kim Ruiz, Daniel Juline

For more information:
https://www.facebook.com/efmusic
https://www.instagram.com/efmusicsweden

1. Ett
2. Misinfom the Uninformed
3. Noll
4. Hello Scotland
5. Final Touch/Hidden Agenda
6. He Came, He Stayed, He Fell
7. Tomorrow My Friend...
8. ...We’ll Meet in the End

Photo Credit: Shane O’Neal

Dark Chapel, the riff-heavy powerhouse led by Black Label Society guitarist Dario Lorina, have released a new single, 'Sign of Life'. The track arrives alongside a cinematic black-and-white video, directed by Justin H. Reich, which reimagines a modern-day western posse against a dusty blacktop backdrop.

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/Jmt94sl0VUg

This Friday (10th October), fans can purchase a deluxe vinyl edition of the band's acclaimed album, Spirit in the Glass, originally released in February. The Laguna EcoMix variant special edition adds two brand-new tracks - 'Hit of Your Love' and 'Echoes of a Stone Heart II' - and comes pressed on striking blue vinyl. The expanded version will also be available digitally on all DSPs and will include 'Sign of Life' as a third bonus track.

Pre-order here: https://mnrkheavy.com/collections/dark-chapel

Dark Chapel will also hit the road with Zakk Sabbath on an extensive US tour, beginning on 1st November. The band will also open for Corrosion of Conformity on 17th October in Las Vegas. 

Dario Lorina began his professional career in 2006 at age 16 as the touring guitarist with the late Jani Lane (ex-Warrant). At age 19, he joined veteran metal act Lizzy Borden, whom he toured with for four years. Dario released two instrumental records with Mike Varney on Shrapnel Records in 2013 and 2017 titled Dario Lorina and Death Grip Tribulations. He joined Black Label Society on 1st January 2014, and has since been touring worldwide alongside Zakk Wylde, performing on guitar, piano, and backing vocals. Dario dueled solos with Zakk Wylde on Black Label Society's 2022 release Doom Crew Inc. and joined him on the January 2022 cover of Guitar World Magazine.

Dark Chapel are:
Dario Lorina (guitar / vocals)
Brody DeRozie (guitar)
Mike Gunn (bass)
Luis Silva (drums)

Dark Chapel online:
www.darkchapelband.com
www.facebook.com/darkchapelband
www.instagram.com/darkchapelband
www.x.com/darkchapelband
www.Tiktok.com/@darkchapelband
https://www.youtube.com/@darkchapelband

Tracklist:

1) Afterglow
2) Hollow Smile
3) We Are Remade
4) Corpse Flower
5) Glass Heart
6) Dead Weight
7) Dark Waters
8) All That Remains
9) Gravestoned Humanity
10) Bullet in Our Chamber

Bonus Tracks
11) Hit of Your Love
12) Echoes of A Stone Heart II (Instrumental)
13) Sign of Life (digital only)

Photo Credit: Shane J. Horan

Irish math/noise rock collective GOD ALONE will release their new full length, The Beep Test, this Friday, 10th October via Prosthetic Records.

In anticipation, the band have unleashed their latest bruiser, 'Tony Gawk'. Cymbals shudder and a frenzied guitar line claws its way over a rumbling low end, while guitarist and vocalist Jake O’Driscoll delivers a throat-shredding refrain that teeters between chaos and control.

“It’s super-fast, and it definitely nods to our mathcore influences,” says O’Driscoll. “We wanted to make an extremely heavy song. Lyrically, it’s about being really sick. One time when we played a gig in Nottingham, I was very sick because I drank loads. I was so sick I thought I was possessed when I was falling asleep. I was rolling around, and I decided to make up a story about it.

Stream 'Tony Gawk' here: https://godalone.ffm.to/thebeeptestalbum
 
Pre-order The Beep Test here: https://godalone.ffm.to/thebeeptestalbum

GOD ALONE charge through styles and vibes with the velocity of a high-speed bullet train, barreling forward at a breakneck pace, busting boundaries, and beckoning listeners to hold on for dear life. The Cork, Ireland quintet mash together math rock virtuosity, metal intensity, pop hooks, techno textures, and dancefloor-ready grooves equally at home under the glow of a disco ball or in the center of the mosh pit. This is what happens when you invite a cohort of highly skilled music nerds with all of their amps and gear beyond the velvet rope and into the V.I.P. section of the club. This is controlled chaos converted into a catchy collage of sounds. This is GOD ALONE.

Watch GOD ALONE's previously released videos for the record’s title track HERE and 'Pink Himalayan' HERE. 

GOD ALONE initially surfaced back in 2016. They evolved in real-time with the likes of the Intivim EP (2016), Poll na mBrón (2018), God Alone EP (2019), and ETC (2022). Distorted Sound rated the latter “9-out-of-10,” going on to attest, “A must for any experimental rock and metal fan, GOD ALONE should be one of Ireland’s most talked about bands, and definitely one you should keep on your radar.” Nine Circles concurred, “It can’t be overstated how much ETC breaks away from the pack and does something that is so incredibly creative, and risky while they’re at it.”

Beyond packing venues in Ireland, the group lit up UK festivals such as ArcTangent, Portals, Strange Forms, Focus Wales, and more. The musicians parlayed this momentum into the creative process, co-producing The Beep Test alongside Joe Clayton of Pijn. Under the influence of everyone from LCD Soundsystem and Tears For Fears to Turnstile and Dillinger Escape Plan, the sessions maintained a D.I.Y. spirit.

“The only thing we recorded in a professional studio was the drums,” recalls O’Hanlon. “We did everything else at home – which was new for us. However, it really allowed us to experiment with tones, because nobody is telling you to hurry up or play better. We were able to take our time and make the music the best it could be.”

GOD ALONE are:

Jake O’Driscoll – guitar, vocals
Cian Mullane – bass, vocals
Jack O’Hanlon – drums
Dylan Kelly – synthesizer
Seán Thompson – guitar
 
For more information:

https://www.instagram.com/god.alone_cork
https://www.facebook.com/godalonecork

The Beep Test tracklist:

1. The Beep Test
2. Sir Laplage
3. Tony Gawk
4. Pink Himalayan
5. Hold Tight
6. Bluesine
7. Rinser
8. Rubber Hands
9. Yupasaid

Photo Credit: FRAYLE

In celebration of this Friday's release of their new album, Heretics & Lullabies (10th October Napalm Records), as well as their upcoming USA tour supporting occult rockers Dogma, USA doom unit FRAYLE have revealed their final pre-album single, 'Boo'. The track features a guest contribution from metal vocalist Jason Popson (ex Mushroomhead).

Watch the 'Boo' video here: https://youtu.be/QVAkrvi4RW8

Pre-order Heretics & Lullabies here: https://lnk.to/Frayle-HereticsandLullabies/napalmrecords

Accompanied by another one of the band's trademark high production, beautifully macabre music videos, 'Boo' injects mid-tempo flavour and multifaceted vocal balance into the album as crushing weight lands alongside each hook, with bending guitar tone and dark, sparkling atmosphere swirling around pounding percussion.

FRAYLE commented on 'Boo': “'Boo' was inspired by an incident in Germany, when Gwyn, walking alone on a dark street, startled a woman traveling with her companions. She screamed, and the entire group hurried to the other side of the road. The song is a tongue-in-cheek response to moments like these - because for some of us, every day is Halloween."

FRAYLE have revealed a slew of brand new live dates, supporting occult rockers Dogma on their fast-approaching headline tour of the USA. Dates

FRAYLE have been lauded as one of the fastest-rising, most haunting currently active modern doom metal outfits of late, infusing their sound with eclectic elements and now reinventing their trademark spectral sonic profile. Merging the heaviness of occult-driven doom and blackgaze with frontwoman Gwyn Strang's distinctively eerie vocal stylings and the crushing guitars of Sean Bilovecky, the band has fully realized their "lullabies of chaos" musical vision with Heretics & Lullabies.

Recorded by FRAYLE and produced, mixed and mastered by Aaron Chaparian at Iron Audio (Bleeding Through, Harms Way), Heretics & Lullabies is a must-listen for any fan of doom, post-metal or atmosphere-heavy alt-rock, but also a pristinely phantomic journey for any heavy music fan as it maintains its accessible edge throughout.

The album kicks off with first single 'Walking Wounded', a whispering wall-of-sound that crushes with spine-tingling stacks of harmony. The deeply punishing atmosphere continues into second track “Summertime Sadness”, an entirely reworked doom-laden cover of the Lana Del Rey hit. Airy anthem 'Boo' injects mid-tempo flavour and multifaceted vocal balance into the album as crushing weight lands alongside each hook, with bending guitar tone and dark, sparkling atmosphere swirling amid pounding percussion. Mid-album cuts such as 'Demons' and 'Glass Blown Heart' flirt with threateningly macabre lyrical poetry and otherworldly melody, while glacially-paced anthems 'Souvenirs Of Your Betrayal' – described as a deeply personal look at the depths of despair after a painful deception – and 'Run' double down on the aggressive, suffocatingly beautiful ambience and Gwyn Strang's shimmering, beckoning vocal timbre. Hair-raising 'Hymn For The Living' and standout single 'Heretic' inject heavy rock edge and arena-ready drums into the mix, before the album concludes with droning melodic masterpiece 'Only Just Once' – an unforgettable closer to this colossal modern doom compendium.
 
Heretics and hypocrites beware – Heretics & Lullabies will perpetually etch itself into the darkest corners of your psyche, taking deeper hold with each spin.

Tracklist:

1. Walking Wounded
2. Summertime Sadness
3. Boo
4. Demons
5. Souvenirs Of Your Betrayal
6. Glass Blown Heart
7. Hymn For The Living
8. Run
9. Heretic
10. Only Just Once

Heretics & Lullabies will be available in the following formats:
-1 Digipak CD   
-1 LP Black Gatefold    
-1 LP Inkspot White/Red with 8-Page Booklet (available via Napalm Records international mailorder only, limited to 400)
-Digital Album

Photo Credit: David Cleland

PREYRS, a visceral new force in alternative rock and metal, have unveiled their new single 'Bring Ur Bruises', taken from their mesmeric debut album, The Wounded Healer, out 14th November via Pelagic Records. 

Stream and pre-order here: https://orcd.co/preyrs

'Bring Ur Bruises' radiates resplendent, self-empowering positivity. Centred on the concept of the wounded healer, 'Bring Ur Bruises' implores the listener to welcome their trauma in, to own it and wear it as a paradoxical means of ultimately letting it go as triumphant, reverb-soaked guitars soar ever higher.

PREYRS are the brainchild of Belfast rock artist Amy Montgomery and drummer/producer Michael Mormecha. Fusing raw alternative rock energy with the weight of metal, the quartet's music is an electrifying clash of aggression and euphoria, darkness and uplift, chaos and control. Elements of artists as disparate as Nine Inch Nails, Chelsea Wolfe, Sonic Youth, and Julie Christmas combine to delirious and heady effect.

Busking on the streets of Belfast from the age of 15, Amy Montgomery met multi-instrumentalist Michael Mormecha a few years later and they’ve been working together ever since. Both songwriters in their own right, Michael fronted renowned Irish post-hardcore outfit Mojo Fury and worked as a producer for artists including The Bonnevilles, Mojo Fury and Joshua Burnside. They're joined as PREYRS by longtime guitarist Nolan Donelly and new bass player Ciarán McGreevy.

Known for electrifying live performances, PREYRS made their UK festival debut at Bloodstock Open Air this August, as well as appearing at Stendhal Festival in Ireland. Nominated as 'Best Live Act' and 'Best Artist' at the Northern Ireland Music Prize, Amy’s undeniably fierce and captivating frontperson energy has been her secret weapon often described as ‘otherworldly’ or ‘a force of nature’. For those seeking the epic, the healing, the aggressive and the unrelenting pulse of alternative rock and metal, PREYRS are it.

PREYRS will be supporting punk legends New Model Army across Europe this winter. 

November 
11 Legend Club, Milan IT (Supporting New Model Army) 
12 Fri-Son, Fribourg CH (Supporting New Model Army) 
13 Halle 02, Heidelberg DE (Supporting New Model Army) 
14 Sudhaus, Tübingen DE (Supporting New Model Army) 
15 Meet Factory, Prague CZ (Supporting New Model Army) 
17 Werk2, Leipzig DE (Supporting New Model Army) 
18 Capitol, Hannover DE (Supporting New Model Army) 
19 Aladdin Music Hall, Bremen DE (Supporting New Model Army) 
20 Jovel, Munster DE (Supporting New Model Army) 
21 Venlo, Grenswerk NL (Supporting New Model Army) 
28 Kyttaro, Athens GR (Supporting New Model Army) 
29 Mylos Club, Thessaloniki GR(Supporting New Model Army) 

December 
20 Palladium, Cologne DE (Supporting New Model Army) 
21 Melkweg, Amsterdam NL (Supporting New Model Army) 

PREYRS are:

Amy Montgomery - Vocals
Micheal Mormecha - Drums
Nolan Donelly - Guitars
Ciarán McGreevy - Bass

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1. Humble Eyes
2. Wave Of Wisdom
3. Into The Blue
4. Zeros, Ones & Lies
5. Bring Ur Bruises
6. Crucify
7. Change Change
8. Nova
9. W.D.I.F.L?
10. Life Is Kind