Photo Credit: Charlotte Alana Wool

Amulets, created by Portland-based audio/visual artist Randall Taylor, has unveiled their new single 'Black Sheep', the first taken from new EP Rem(a)inders, out 10th April via Pelagic Records.

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

Against a hazy analogue backdrop, ambient guitars reverberate and echo through the sonic landscape, creating a sensation of weightlessness that is both calming and unsettling. Melancholic and soaring, ‘Black Sheep’ evokes a presence of isolation and longing in the emptiness. Through patient unfolding, this minimalist, poignant atmosphere raises in intensity, deliberate in its unhurried movement, leaving room for each sound to breathe, evolve, and fade into the next.

Amulets’ new album Rem(a)inders marks his debut on Pelagic Records, a fitting home for a record that thrives in the liminal space between heaviness and fragility. Deeply immersive, the album navigates the dreamy boundaries between the tangible and the ethereal, where sound behaves as memory itself: unstable, layered, and quietly transformative. 

Randall Taylor's work uses analog tape and its imperfections to explore themes like degradation and nostalgia and their relationship to technology and to the self. By constructing and modifying tape loops and repurposing antiquated cassette players, Taylor creates dense, never-ending, looping soundscapes for both his live performances and sculptural sound art installations.

Known for his ability to weave soundscapes that evoke powerful emotions with minimalistic instrumentation, Taylor’s newest project is a masterful exploration of mood, atmosphere, and texture.

Taylor commented: “Rema(i)nders started as a fragmented collection of songs, memories, ideas, and feelings that I wanted to mash and warp together beyond recognition. What I ended up creating was a beautiful mosaic of texture and light in this darkening world. To remain is to remind. To remind is to remain."

Amulets online:
https://www.instagram.com/amuletsmusic
https://www.facebook.com/amuletsamulets

Track list:

01 - Paths of Acceptance
02 - Former Shells    
03 - Coiled (ft. Patrick Shiroishi)   
04 - Black Sheep  
05 - Slow Motion_Somnia
06 - RemainRemind

Photo Credit: Lina Glasir

While modern progressive metal force of nature JINJER are currently headlining some of Europe’s biggest venues on their first European and UK headline tour in six years, the Ukrainian four-piece today drops another massive announcement, further underlining their status as one of the hardest-working live bands out there.

Only a few months after hitting 31 cities across the continent, JINJER will return to Europe as a special guest to Spiritbox on their Tsunami Sea UK + EU Tour 2026. The tour spans 18 shows in total, kicking off on 12th September in Glasgow and wrapping up on 9th October in Paris. US hardcore band Dying Wish complete the bill as openers.

This isn’t just another tour announcement - this is a collision of two of modern metal’s most boundary-pushing forces. From groove-laden heaviness to soaring atmospheres and pure, unfiltered intensity, this lineup is built to shake venues to their foundations.

UK dates:
12.09.26 UK – Glasgow / SEC Centre Hall 3
14.09.26 UK – Nottingham / Motorpoint Arena
16.09.26 UK – Manchester / Co Op Live
17.09.26 UK – Cardiff / Utilita Arena
19.09.26 UK – London / OVO Arena Wembley

With Duél, JINJER cement their status as metal trailblazers, delivering one of their heaviest and most dynamic records yet. Produced by longtime collaborator Max Morton, the album has already racked up millions of views and charted internationally, including #2 US Hard Music and #7 UK Rock & Metal. Featuring standout tracks like 'Rogue', 'Green Serpent', and 'Tantrum', Duél showcases the band’s technical mastery and Tatiana Shmayluk’s unmatched vocal intensity.

JINJER are:

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

JINJER online:
FACEBOOK
TWITTER
INSTAGRAM
HOMEPAGE
NAPALM RECORDS

Duél tracklisting:

1. Tantrum
2. Hedonist
3. Rogue
4. Tumbleweed
5. Green Serpent
6. Kafka
7. Dark Bile
8. Fast Draw
9. Someone's Daughter
10. A Tongue So Sly
11. Duél

Duél is available in the following formats:
-1LP Gatefold SOLID RED BLACK SPLATTER Vinyl – strictly limited to 300 copies worldwide – Jinjer Shop exclusive
-1LP Gatefold CARTRIDGE GREY Vinyl – strictly limited to 300 copies worldwide – Jinjer Shop exclusive
-1LP Gatefold BLACK Vinyl
-CD Digisleeve + Shirt Bundle – Napalm Records Mailorder exclusive
-1CD Jewel Case
-Digital Album

The Veer Union have released their new album Reinvention today via Arising Empire.

Order/stream Reinvention here: https://arisingempire.com/theveerunion

With Reinvention, The Veer Union return sharper, louder and more focused than ever. The album doesn’t feel like a comeback, it feels like a band reconnecting with its core and pushing forward at the same time. Heavy, melodic and emotionally charged, Reinvention captures everything The Veer Union have built over years in the scene, refined into their most confident statement yet.

The album also marks the peak of an incredibly successful campaign cycle. Over the past months, The Veer Union rolled out a steady run of singles that kept momentum building, tracks like 'My Empire', 'Sea Of Fear', 'Caught In The Crossfire', 'Sunk Your Teeth In' and 'Meet Your Maker', each showing a different side of the band while staying unmistakably true to their sound. Each release pulled in more listeners, more attention, and more anticipation for what Reinvention would become.

That consistency paid off. With nearly 300,000 unique monthly listeners on Spotify, The Veer Union are proving that their reach is bigger than ever, connecting with longtime fans while constantly pulling in new ones across the global heavy scene. Reinvention isn’t about chasing trends or rewriting the past. It’s about evolution, resilience and rediscovering purpose. This is The Veer Union fully locked in and sounding stronger than ever.

Lost in Hollywood have released their new track 'Love Is Dying', taken from their upcoming self-titled album which will be out on 20th March via Arising Empire.

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/hkLUaq0lN1c
Order/stream here: https://arisingempire.com/lostinhollywood

With 'Love Is Dying', Lost in Hollywood tap straight into the moment where everything starts to crack and they don’t look away. Featuring Philip Strand of Normandie, the new single blends crushing metalcore weight with a haunting melodic pull, balancing raw aggression and fragile emotion in a way that feels both intimate and explosive. It’s not a polished love song or a dramatic farewell, it’s the sound of something falling apart in real time. Philip Strand’s unmistakable voice adds a fragile contrast to the band’s relentless energy, turning the track into a tense back-and-forth between vulnerability and rage. It’s heavy, melodic, uncomfortable and exactly the kind of song that sticks with you longer than expected.

Catch the band live:
20.03. Release Show, Passage Kino Hamburg

Photo Credit: Brocarde

Multi-talented artist and bridge to the ether realm Brocarde has unveiled her unhinged cover of the musical classic 'The Sound Of Music'. Famed for marrying a ghost following a near death experience, Brocarde's musical and visual work is a true reflection as as mind-bending as her life story, and this version of a cinema classic serves as the perfect introduction.

Watch the video for 'The Sound Of Music' here: https://youtu.be/MPUVfwy7OhE

Produced by Chris Collier (Korn, Whitesnake, Mick Mars), stream here:

Brocarde commented: "'The Sound of Music' is a song that means a lot to me and it’s a fundamental part of my journey. I felt like I’d reached the point in my life where I had almost become a caricature. In a world of ghosts, there was a hollowness and emptiness inside me.

"In order to move forward, I felt I had to go back to the roots of who I am as an artist, and even who I am as a person. 'The Sound of Music' was the first song I learned to sing as a child. My nan used to play the piano and I used to sing it. I had a love, hate relationship with that song. I’d hide under the piano and refuse to sing it, hiding from the happiness, the conformity, or something else altogether.

"Ironically, singing that cover made me want to have my own voice and write my own songs and share my own story, and here I am after almost coming full circle.

"When my nan passed away, it was her dying wish for me to perform it at her funeral. I was an absolute wreck. I couldn’t sing the words, I could barely speak them. A few years later, I decided it was time to honour my promise.

"At the time, it felt like I was making a rock, metal version of a classic, timeless song. Now it’s so apparent that the way I sing it has nothing to do with genre, it’s my internal grief and anger attaching to each note with confusion and rawness, a sense of what was and what now is.

"I’ve hidden the song for a while now, almost afraid to confront it. But on a recent trip to Salzburg, I had a strange epiphany. I realised that we never lose who we once were, it travels with us each day, and subconsciously and vicariously we live our lives based on the people and moments that have shaped us along the way. So The Sound of Music is a combination of who I was, who, I am and a chapter in the story of what I desire to be”.

Brocarde is the creator of an enchanting world where dark, haunting aesthetics meet passion-fuelled lyrics and design. Brocarde is a dynamic storyteller who marries both music and fashion in an orchestral explosion, designed to make the ears and eyes bleed. A onewoman horror story, if centuries aligned, Brocarde could almost be the secret lovechild of Edgar Allan Poe and Sylvia Plath.

Brocarde arrived on the music scene in 2019 presenting her debut single 'Last Supper'. She was hailed as “One to Watch” by Planet Rock Magazine, and secured airplay on Kerrang!, Planet Rock and BBC Introducing.

Since then, Brocarde has gone on to gain the praise of some of rock music’s biggest stars, with Whitesnake’s David Coverdale hailing her as an “electrifying, creative new artist” and describing her as “powerful stuff!” Brocarde’s follow-up single, 'Love Me ’Til I’m Beautiful', featured drums by Korn’s Ray Luzier described her writing as a dynamic, theatrical adventure and hailed her as a future star.

Brocarde recently experienced life outside of our dimension, when she found herself being introduced to the spirit world. One dark, stormy night when she was struggling to sleep Brocarde was visited by Edwardo, the ghost of a Victorian solider. Edwardo wooed Brocarde, and after a short whirlwind romance the couple tied the knot on Halloween 2022.

This lead to appearances on ITV’s This Morning, Say Yes To The Dress and a regular paranormal column in The Daily Star. Following their divorce six months later, she made an appearance on First Dates on Channel 4.

Last year Brocarde’s world of horror and music collided when she was invited to do a ghost hunt at Download Festival, and she travelled to Germany to conduct a special seance in memory of Lemmy of Motörhead at Wacken Open Air. 

2026 will see the the launch of Brocarde’s debut album. After ten years in the making, she is set to share some of her most heartfelt songs, a musical story book of colourful emotions and experiences that have made her the woman she is today.

Brocarde online:
https://brocarde.com
https://www.instagram.com/brocarde
https://www.tiktok.com/@brocarde

US metalcore outfit Foreword have released their new single 'Self-Immolate' to mark the release of their EP Exposition, out today via Seek and Strike. 

Watch the video for 'Self-Immolate' here: https://youtu.be/Ph8-tOSbxeU

Listen to Exposition here. 

Blistering and unrelenting, 'Self-Immolate' captures one of the EP’s most volatile moments. Driven by punishing riffs and a suffocating atmosphere, the track confronts the destructive pull of inner turmoil, the instinct to burn everything down in an attempt to cauterise self-inflicted wounds, only to realise that once the fire starts, it can no longer be controlled.

“With ‘Self-Immolate,’ we wanted to return to an otherworldly visual space, similar to what we explored on the ‘Sandman’ video, but with significantly more heat involved,” the band explain. “The song is about giving in to the fire inside you and trying to cauterize the wounds you create, only to realize that once something is burning, it is no longer under your control. Naturally, we decided the best way to convey this was to film in a Texas warehouse with almost no ventilation.”

What unfolds on screen is as punishing as the song itself. Shot in suffocating conditions, the video captures the band performing amid oppressive heat, with the physical strain becoming part of the narrative.

“As expected, the conditions were brutal,” they continue. “The exhaustion you see on screen is completely real and no one was acting by the end of the shoot. Faces melting, patience wearing thin and the overwhelming heat all became part of the experience. In a strange way, that discomfort worked in our favor, turning the video into a very honest extension of the song’s themes and making the suffering feel earned.”

Often cited as a modern embodiment of classic early-2000s metalcore, Foreword lean into that lineage on Exposition but with sharpened edges and a wider sonic pallete. Across the EP, crushing rhythm-driven foundations collide with layered synths and cinematic atmospheres that allow the heaviness to hit harder. 

Foreword comment on the EP: "This EP carries a particularly personal weight for us as a band. It represents a moment where we allowed ourselves to fully lean into the sounds, textures and influences that have shaped us over the years, while still pushing our identity forward. A major source of inspiration came from modern gaming soundtracks, most notably titles like DOOM and Cyberpunk 2077, which encouraged us to think more cinematically and atmospherically in our writing.

“This EP means a lot to us because it feels real in a way that is sometimes scary. It captures a version of ourselves that is imperfect, searching, and still learning how to communicate honestly, both with each other and with the people listening. If someone connects with this music during a difficult moment in their own life, then the vulnerability it required was worth it.

“Thank you to everyone who gives this EP their time, their attention and their trust. We do not take that lightly, and we hope these songs meet people wherever they are and remind them they are not alone in what they are feeling.”

Exposition was recorded with producer Cory Brunnemann (Nonpoint, Upon A Burning Body, Zahna), whose collaborative approach played a key role in shaping the EP’s cohesive identity. Departing from their more prescriptive methods of the past, Foreword placed a higher level of trust in the studio process, allowing ideas to evolve organically.

“We brought Cory a wide range of ambitious and sometimes unconventional ideas,” the band explain. “His ability to translate our more chaotic and abstract concepts into something focused, impactful and consistent elevated the songs beyond what we feel we could have achieved on our own.”

Rooted in self reflection and internal conflict, Exposition documents moments of doubt, frustration, guilt and emotional tension as they were happening, rather than after resolution. The result is an immersive and deeply honest release that expands Foreword’s sound while preserving the intensity and emotion at its core.

For fans of Paleface Swiss, I Prevail and Landmvrks, Exposition marks a confident and compelling evolution.

Foreword are:
Vocals - Andy Alderson
Guitar/Vocals - Chris Se Cret
Guitar - Marco Gomez
Bass - Manny G

For more:
Instagram | Spotify

Track-list:
1. Shepard to the Black Sheep
2. Am I Dreaming (Wide-Awake)
3. Hunger Sickness
4. Read Between the Lines
5. Intimate Torment
6. Self-Immolate 

Pelagic Records today announce the release of their new label compilation entitled The Dungeon Tapes, featuring previously unreleased music and cover songs from a variety of album artists.

Appearing on The Dungeon Tapes are such esteemed groups as Psychonaut, Lost In Kiev, Pothamus, Gösta Berlings Saga, Telepathy, The Answer Lies In The Black Void, and Spook The Horses. 

The Dungeon Tapes also will feature a stunning My Bloody Valentine cover recorded by members of Spotlights, Rosetta, Failure, Shy Low and Hiroe, appearing under the name Pelagic United.

Streaming today is the first track from the record, sludge/post-metal trio Pothamus' single 'Heravis II.II (Let Light In)'.

Watch the video here [live from 5pm GMT]: https://youtu.be/izoo2ldPpBo
Stream the single and pre-order The Dungeon Tapes here: https://orcd.co/tdt-pothamus

The Dungeon Tapes will be released in physical (28th August) and digital (18th September) format.

Pelagic Records online:
Instagram | Facebook | Website

Photo Credit: Martin Droste

Following their sold out tour with CALLEJON, German metalcore masters Rising Insane storm into 2026 with their new single 'Good Enough', featuring Matt Flood from Caskets. The single is an intense song about inner conflict, vulnerability, and the search for self-acceptance. Caught between doubt and inner storms, 'Good Enough' questions self-worth. Caskets frontman Matt Flood adds: “Being invited to feature on Rising Insane’s new single was an incredible experience, and I can’t wait to see how fans respond to ‘Good Enough.’ It’s a high-energy, powerful track, and I think both Rising Insane fans and Caskets fans are really going to connect with it.“

Watch the visualizer to 'Good Enough' feat. Caskets here: https://youtu.be/yqrSjNsDgss

Stream the single here: https://risinginsane.lnk.to/goodenough

While Rising Insane remain true to their post-hardcore and metalcore roots the band has evolved both collectively and individually, which is clearly reflected in their new and fresh sound. With over 25 million streams worldwide and top placements on some of the most influential playlists, including Kickass Metal, The Core and All New Metal, Rising Insane have recently created quite a buzz.

"...plenty of reasons why Rising Insane will continue to be at the forefront of the German hardcore and metalcore scene in the future." MoreCore

"Rising Insane do not need to hide behind their supposedly overpowering competitors from North America." Rock Hard

“passionate and all encompassing” Powerplay

“Utterly superb.” Metal Mance

Rising Insane are:
Aaron Steineker - Vocals
Sven Polizuk - Guitar
Ulf Hedenkamp - Bass
Florian Köchy - Guitar
Robert Kühling - Drums

Rising Insane are:
https://risinginsane.de
https://www.tiktok.com/@rising_insane
https://www.instagram.com/rising_insane
https://www.facebook.com/risinginsaneband

Photo Credit: Jim Louvau

EXODUS have unleashed the colossal title track from their new album, Goliath, out 20th March via Napalm Records. Revealed today with an accompanying music video, 'Goliath' simmers the tempo down with winding, malevolent leads, towering drums and ominous string work from violinist Katie Jacoby, coupled with intricate guitars by the legendary Gary Holt.

Watch here: https://youtu.be/eLmYGNKGNuQ
Pre-order Goliath: https://lnk.to/Exodus-Goliath/napalmrecords
 
Even over 40 years after their debut, EXODUS are steadfast in their refusal to settle for the safety of mediocrity and continue to forge their trademark just as resolutely as they did in their fruition. The band's highly anticipated 12th studio album is their most multifaceted offering so far, featuring several epic collaborations and marking the return of Rob Dukes as lead vocalist. 
 
EXODUS on 'Goliath':
"'Goliath' may quite possibly be the heaviest thing we have ever done, and certainly the slowest song in our catalogue, as close to doom metal as Exodus can get! Just pure evil, as sinister as it gets, featuring our friend Katie Jacoby, who laid down 18 tracks of strings in the middle harmony section, making the song go from just pure horror to a thing of beauty."

Flurried dueling solos, an isolated bass excursion, rigorous drum dexterity and a blend of both gritty vocal passages and cutting chants combine to serve as yet another prime example of the band’s ever-evolving musical mastery.
 
Produced by EXODUS, mixed and mastered by Mark Lewis (Whitechapel, Nile, Undeath), Goliath beams with the explosive authenticity that has set EXODUS eons apart from their peers since the release of their debut, 1985’s groundbreaking thrash blueprint Bonded By Blood. 40 years later, EXODUS are steadfast in their refusal to settle for the safety of mediocrity, fearing nothing and no one and continuing to forge their trademark just as resolutely as they did in their fruition.
 
EXODUS comment on new album Goliath: “Are we excited for this record? That’s an understatement. We put everything we had into this record (and it’s 80 percent complete follow up, but we’ll save that conversation for another day!) and it’s one of our proudest accomplishments. Wildly collaborative, the most band centric album to date with four songs written by Lee, lyrics by Gary, Rob, Lee and Tom, and just killer all the way around. The time to let the monster loose is coming! Bow Down!” 

Goliath wastes no time proving as massive as its name, with a sinister introduction opening '3111'. Ode to owning one’s own volatility 'Hostis Humani Generis' features a palpable lyrical delivery from Rob Dukes that cuts like crystal amid frenetic riffs, before rolling into 'The Changing Me'. The track’s introductory notes cascade into hair-raising rhythms, forming one of the band’s most anthemic offerings – blending menace and melody with the cleans of guest Peter Tägtgren (Hypocrisy, Pain) together with Tom Hunting and at the end both Peter and Robb scream off the song.

Harmonic dual axe acrobatics from resident guitar legends Gary Holt and Lee Altus. 'Promise You This' incites mosh pit treachery with explosive energy, cyclonic riffs and turbocharged soloing from Holt and Altus, prior to colossal title track 'Goliath' simmering the tempo down with winding, malevolent leads, towering drums and ominous string work from Katie Jacoby coupling with intricate guitars.

The album standout showcases the band’s ever-increasingly dynamic approach, even decades into their historic reign. Tracks like 'Beyond The Event Horizon' and '2 Minutes Hate' provide EXODUS’ trademark deadly dose of thrash theatricality – the latter boasting one of the album’s most grimacing, grooving pit primers – while undeniably 90s-tinged metallic charm attacks alongside drummer Tom Hunting and bassist Jack Gibson’s unmistakable rhythmic rage on tracks like 'Violence Works'.

The nearly eight-minute epic 'Summon Of The God Unknown' turns the danger dial to max capacity, setting the stage with a wicked introductory passage before traversing a variegated passage of trudging riffs and heavy metal melody. Power packed closer 'The Dirtiest Of The Dozen' wraps the album on a manic high, showcasing EXODUS pulling out all the stops on all instruments.

EXODUS are touring the world extensively in 2026. First off with Megadeth and Anthrax in Canada in February and March, then Europe with Kreator, Carcass and Nails in March and April. The band then tour the US and Canada with Sepultura in April and May.

UK dates:

27.03.26 UK - London / O2 Academy Brixton
28.03.26 UK - Manchester / O2 Apollo Manchester
29.03.26 UK - Glasgow / O2 Academy Glasgow

EXODUS are:
Tom Hunting - drums
Gary Holt - guitars
Jack Gibson - bass, backing vocals
Lee Altus - guitars
Rob Dukes - lead vocals
 
EXODUS online:
FACEBOOK
INSTAGRAM
X
TIKTOK
WEBSITE

Goliath track list:

1. 3111     
2. Hostis Humani Generis  
3. The Changing Me (feat. Peter Tägtgren)
4. Promise You This             
5. Goliath  (feat. Katie Jacoby)
6. Beyond The Event Horizon          
7. 2 Minutes Hate 
8. Violence Works
9. Summon Of The God Unknown  
10. The Dirtiest Of The Dozen

Goliath will be available in the following formats:

2-LP Gatefold PICTURE with 12'' Booklet

2-LP Gatefold Liquid Purple Rain with 12'' Booklet, Certificate of Authenticity (exclusively available via Napalm Records Mailorder) – strictly limited to 200 copies

2-LP Gatefold Marbled Viola, Blue incl. 12'' Booklet (exclusively available via Napalm Records Europe Mailorder) – strictly limited to 700 copies

2-LP Gatefold Marbled Orange, Red with 12'' Booklet (exclusively available via Napalm Records North America Mailorder) – strictly limited to 500 copies

2-LP Gatefold Solid Red (exclusively available via Indie Market, US) – strictly limited to 1000 copies

2-LP Gatefold Glow in the Dark White (exclusively available via EMP) – strictly limited to 300 copies

2-LP Gatefold Solid Yellow

2-LP Gatefold Black

Cardboard Boxset (Embossed), with CD, Band Poster, Cover Art Flag, Guitar Picks, Patch (exclusively available via Napalm Records Mailorder) – strictly limited to 1000 copies

1-CD Digisleeve

Ltd. 1MC (Red transparent / yellow print) (exclusively available via Napalm Records Mailorder) – strictly limited to 300 copies

Digital Album