Photo Credit: Robert John

Gearing up for the release of the highly anticipated 50th anniversary album, Teutonic Titans 1976-2026 (out this Friday, 4th September, Napalm Records), heavy metal force ACCEPT have unveiled the final single of the record.

Today they release a new re-recorded version of 'Losers and Winners'. Originally appearing on Balls to the Wall (1983), the re-rendition of the track shines with guest vocals by Hansi Kürsch, guitar by Paul Gilbert, bass by Chuck Garric and Tommy Aldridge on drums.

Listen here: https://youtu.be/PCVldz0LkYM

Wolf Hoffmann about 'Losers and Winners':

“We’ve known Hansi for a long time. Funnily enough, we’ve never really toured together or hardly ever played at festivals together, but we’ve known and respected each other for many years. They’ve been around forever. I thought Hansi would be a cool guy for that song, and lo and behold, he did a fantastic job. I really like how much effort people put into it. Nobody phoned it in and did a half-assed job. Everyone gave it all.”

Marking ACCEPT's 50th anniversary, Teutonic Titans 1976-2026 contains 19 re-recorded songs from the band's iconic catalogue, produced, mixed, and mastered by the legendary Zeuss, and features 50 A-list guest artists. The fourth single off of the album, 'Losers and Winners' serves as further impressive proof of ACCEPT staying relevant and powerful throughout their 50-year career.

German heavy metal legends ACCEPT celebrate 50 years of pure power, bringing together the scene’s A-list musicians for a landmark release. Teutonic Titans 1976–2026 stands as a definitive statement of the band’s legacy, forged in steel and driven by unmistakable riffs. Arriving 4th September via Napalm Records, the album delivers some of the most iconic songs ever written in heavy music.

Led by guitarist Wolf Hoffmann, the longtime architect of ACCEPT’s sound, the band are joined by a staggering 50 guests across 19 reimagined versions of their biggest tracks. Teutonic Titans 1976-2026 is ACCEPT’s most ambitious and star-studded release to date, reaching far beyond their country’s borders. Featuring the biggest names in heavy music paying tribute to the German icons, the record cements the band’s standing on the global stage.

Wolf Hoffmann about Teutonic Titans 1976-2026:

“There is no better way to celebrate this 50-year anniversary than to have our musical peers, friends, and inspirations come together with us to record these classic ACCEPT songs, which I am honored and proud to share with the world. I hope everyone enjoys this very special record as much as we all enjoyed making it.”

Chronologically progressing through albums from their formative years, from I’m a Rebel (1980) to Eat the Heat (1989), ACCEPT present their songs with an all-new, all-star lineup, alongside the signature voice of Mark Tornillo and Wolf Hoffmann’s unmistakable riffs. By enlisting a Who’s Who of metal, no two songs on Teutonic Titans 1976-2026 are the same. Every track features a different combination of vocals, guitars, bass, and drums, giving each classic a fresh edge.

Tobias Forge delivers a commanding performance on the track 'Save Us' (I’m a Rebel, 1980), joined by Ray Luzier on drums. Phil Anselmo, Kirk Hammett, and Mikkey Dee tear through the speed metal classic 'Fast As A Shark' (Restless and Wild, 1982). 'Balls to the Wall' surges with the powerful range of Metal God Rob Halford, alongside the guitar work of Matthias Jabs, while the reimagined 'Love Child' is elevated by Billy Corgan and David Ellefson (both songs from Balls to the Wall, 1983).

Other guest stars on ACCEPT’s extraordinary release include K. K. Downing, Bobby Blitz, Hansi Kürsch, Chris Jericho, Ralf Scheepers, Billy Sheehan, Ola Englund, and Jeff Loomis. The album also features a re-recording of 'Hellhammer' (Eat the Heat, 1989), performed by ACCEPT’s current lineup: Wolf Hoffmann, bassist Martin Motnik, guitarist Philip Shouse and drummer Christopher Williams, joined by Jason McMaster on vocals. The album masterpiece was produced, mixed and mastered by legendary producer Zeuss.

ACCEPT are:

Wolf Hoffmann – guitar
Mark Tornillo – vocals
Philip Shouse – guitar
Martin Motnik – bass
Christopher Williams – drums

ACCEPT online:
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Tracklisting: 

1. Fast as a Shark
2. Balls to the Wall
3. Aiming High
4. Run If You Can
5. Hellhammer
6. Metal Heart
7. Losers and Winners
8. Save Us
9. Up to the Limit
10. Wrong Is Right
11. Starlight
12. Fight It Back
13. Love Child
14. Breaker
15. Demon’s Night
16. T.V. War
17. London Leatherboys
18. Monsterman
19. Restless and Wild

French sludge metal quartet Love Sex Machine will release their mighty new album Thriving on 13th November via Pelagic Records.

In celebration, the group have streamed the first single from the record, the vicious 'The Herd'.

Watch: https://youtu.be/vCNQFoT1mIQ

Stream: https://orcd.co/lsm-thriving

The band comment: "This song is about being processed in a slaughterhouse run by cows. Probably unbearable. So is the song."

Formed in Lille, France, Love Sex Machine have spent more than a decade developing one of the most recognisable strains of contemporary sludge. From their earliest recordings the band established an approach built around weight, repetition and confrontation, stripping heavy music down to its most physical components while retaining a distinct sense of brutal humour. Love Sex Machine continue to expand through sludge, post-metal, post-hardcore and blackened extremity as a band with zero interest in restraint or convention.

Uncompromising, darkly humorous and physically overwhelming, Love Sex Machine‘s new album Thriving is “…uglier, more direct and more violent than anything we’ve done.“ Though routed in a violent approach to sludge, the band constantly distort that foundation through the angular precision of modern metal, the tension of post-hardcore and the colder, more hostile colours of black metal. The songs arrive and sustain such density and repetition that their massive depth of sound is unapologetically abrasive; rattling listeners to the core and giving direct access to the human shadow in all its vile glory.

Short and brutally immediate compositions give Thriving a particularly urgent character, whilst each song stands unique in the onslaught of ear-drums and curdling flesh. The result is music that is filthy yet precise, punishing yet strangely catchy, ugly yet meticulously constructed. Love Sex Machine make heaviness itself the organising principle, and then find increasingly inventive ways to make it stampede over all expectations and sensibilities.

Love Sex Machine online:
https://www.instagram.com/lovesexmachineband
https://lovesexmachine.bandcamp.com/album/love-sex-machine

Love Sex Machine are:

Xavier - Drums and Backing Vocals
JB - Guitar and Backing Vocals
Laurent - Bass and Backing Vocals
Yves - Guitar, Lead Vocals and Mix

Tracklisting:

1. Yellow Is Dead
2. Borrow The Will
3. The Herd
4. Dig
5. Holy Filth
6. Awaken
7. Born Erased
8. Polymorphism
9. Ultrasatan
10. Amputation
11. Thriving

Photo Credit: Oyèmi Hessou

Ahead of their performances at Reeperbahn Festival (Germany) and Envol et Macadam Festival (Canada) alongside Hatebreed and Despised Icon, Berlin-based trio LUTHER present their new single 'Five of Cups'.

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/TCkGP45KyLc

Stream here: https://luther.lnk.to/fiveofcups

“The lyrics tell the true story of a trip to Naples, where a vacation turns into an unexpected journey through mystical and folkloric experiences, including a prophetic tarot reading and a series of appearances of occult signs. These forced encounters trigger a harsh but inescapable revelation: sometimes in life, no one is ever completely on your side, and many of those around you may only be there to pick at the remains", explains singer Leo Luther.

Following a breakout start with their June 2025 debut 'Next Time Send a Killer' - which landed them support slots with Escuela Grind, Silly Goose, Predatory Void, and Urne - the band quickly doubled down with their Long Branch Records debut, 'Giving The People What They Want'. Backed by hype from major scene creators like Kasey Karlsen, Dominik Artefex, and Moo Smith, US radio airplay on SiriusXM’s Liquid Metal, and 2026 festival slots including Rock For People, the band keeps the momentum going with a provocative question: “Is Progressive Post-Hardcore Back?!”

The track showcases a new facet of LUTHER's sound. Whereas the last single drew heavily from nu-metal and deathcore influences, 'Five of Cups' explores progressive post-hardcore and melodic alternative metal - with a hint of emo. This sonic spectrum appeals to fans of bands such as Loathe, Knocked Loose, Poppy, Korn, Kim Dracula, and The Mars Volta. 

Production, mix, and mastering were handled by Enrico Tiberi, current lead vocalist of The Ocean Collective.

Emerging from Berlin’s underground metal and alternative scene in late 2024, LUTHER hit the ground running in 2025 with their debut single, 'Next Time Send a Killer', igniting big organic hype across social media and streaming platforms. Fresh off their recent performance at Rock for People 2026 in Czechia, the band has now been confirmed for Reeperbahn Festival 2026. Adding to the momentum, an invitation to Canada recently followed: at Envol et Macadam Festival in Quebec City, LUTHER will share the stage with heavyweights like Bad Religion, Hatebreed, and Despised Icon.

Stylistically influenced by powerhouses like Korn, Loathe, Grayhaven, The Mars Volta, and System of a Down, the band’s highly anticipated debut album is currently in the works. More details to follow soon.

LUTHER online:

https://lutherofficial.com
https://www.instagram.com/luther_band
https://www.tiktok.com/@luther.band

Photo Credit: Pep Williams

Metal juggernauts Darkest Hour have announced the release of their 11th studio album, Suffer Divine, which will land 30th October via MNRK Heavy. Recorded with producer Mark Lewis (Whitechapel, The Black Dahlia Murder, Cannibal Corpse) across 11 ferocious tracks, Suffer Divine distils everything Darkest Hour loves about heavy music from force to spirit. 

In celebration, the band have released the crushing and vengeful title track.

Listen: https://darkesthour.ffm.to/sufferdivine
Watch: https://youtu.be/wb3cAMPkOkI

Vocalist John Henry says, “Our first single and title track of the new album Suffer Divine is about justice and accountability. This one goes out to anyone who chooses to push and peddle hatred and division, to anyone who would break down others to feed their sadistic, insatiable ego." 

Darkest Hour’s music carries the passion, pressure, and purpose of hardcore with an unapologetic reverence for melodic riffs, death metal stomp, speed, and twin-guitar harmonies. The band’s forthcoming album Suffer Divine is a no-holds-barred, invigorated slab of aggression where hardcore urgency and emotional meaning behind every note continue to power their metal obsessions with tone, attack, and riffs. 

Guitarist Mike Schleibaum says, "This album is so special to us. We’ve had the support of an amazing team at the label, the incredibly talented Mark Lewis, and each other as we have navigated the process that gave birth to Suffer Divine. The result is one blistering album. It’s full of rage, thrash, and aggression but also feels musically dense. Sonically, this is an album born out of love for things like melodic death metal.

"Conceptually, the album touches on the idea that you can derive self-worth (and some value) from your own suffering. In fact, the creation of this album was the personification of that actual act. There is so much rage, anger, and pain put into this record, yet at the same time it holds in itself so much hope. It’s equal parts hope, rage, and empathy."

Darkest Hour will also perform as direct support for Fear Factory on U.S. dates this autumn.

After three decades of defining the intersection of melodic death metal and hardcore, Darkest Hour continue to deliver music as vital as it is visceral. Darkest Hour clawed their way out of the DMV area in 1995. Throughout the ensuing years, they tallied tens of millions of streams and quietly built a diehard fan base. Circling the globe, they packed hundreds of shows and touched down on every continent, save Antarctica. Along the way, they notably notched five Top 3 debuts on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart. 2017’s Godless Prophets & the Migrant Flora marked the group’s third #1 bow on the latter in addition to crashing the Top 10 of the Top Vinyl Albums Chart.

Darkest Hour are:
John Henry – vocals
Mike Schleibaum – guitar
Nico Santora – guitar
Aaron Deal – bass
Travis Orbin – drums

For more information:
https://www.instagram.com/darkest_hour_official 
https://twitter.com/darkesthourrock 
https://www.facebook.com/DarkestHourDudes/ 
https://www.tiktok.com/@darkest.hour.official 
https://www.youtube.com/@darkesthourdudes
https://www.mnrkheavy.com

Suffer Divine Tracklist:
1. All Cruelty Springs From Weakness
2. Gods of Decay
3. No Conquered Hearts
4. Salvation
5. Suffer Divine
6. Warrior 
7. Vile Angel
8. The Unforgiving Hand
9. Tribalist 
10. Everyday Horrors
11. A Story of Redemption

Photo Credit: Pelagic Records

The Ocean today release their new single 'Ultima Esperanza', the first half of the 20-minute closing piece of Solaris, their forthcoming 12th studio album (25th September, Pelagic Records).

Watch: https://youtu.be/FGvFf1dh_Uc

Ultima Esperanza (Spanish for “last hope”) is the name of the southernmost province on the South American continent, named after the inlet known as Última Esperanza Sound. The inlet was given its name by Spanish navigator Juan Ladrillero in 1557, who hoped it would offer a passage to the Strait of Magellan. Instead, it leads to a glacier - and ultimately, a dead end.

The band comment: "'Ultima Esperanza' explores the intrinsically human notion of hope as the driving force behind all explorative endeavours, and loss thereof. It is a reflection on mental resilience, tracing the different stages of losing hope and the mind’s remarkable tendency to keep projecting it even onto the most dire realities, as an instinctive means of survival."

Pre-order Solaris here: https://orcd.co/theocean-solaris

Featuring members from six different countries in the core line up, The Ocean returns to their collective formation and is able to draw on the experiences and talents of a pool of extraordinary musicians. The Ocean’s signature atmospheric post-metal is embellished by the adventurous spirit of their new members, as well as the impressive contribution of Thorsten Quaeschning of Tangerine Dream on keys.

Solaris is an album that tells a story of cosmic escapism: a journey on that ship, which is essentially a celestial rescue boat escaping from a metaphorically sinking Mother Earth. The rescue boat can be imagined as a historic naval vessel, and the lyrics and episodes of the album  make reference to the real-life explorers of the past who set out to discover (back then) unknown continents and uncharted territories: Da Gama, Magellan, Sir Frances Drake, as well as the Polar explorers Amundsen, Scott, Rasmussen etc.

The stories of these historic journeys all share similar elements: storms, disease, wreckage, power games, personal rivalries, egos, belligerence, mutiny, finally the quest for truth and justice. While most explorers initially had noble motives and were driven by a limitless spirit of exploration and discovery which was stronger than the many hardships suffered along the way, their legacy is often stained with cultural imperialism, genocide and tales of dictatorial leadership.

Far from being a glorification of male, white explorers who sought to colonise unknown worlds, or a romanticization of patriarchal constructs, Solaris draws a line between these extremely driven explorers and present-day political leaders. 

The album serves as a critique of the underlying motives and psychological dispositions of an explorative mindset and a thirst for power. It is an existential questioning, a probe of reason of the general purpose of technological advance, in the specific light of the destruction of our habitat. It's a dystopian outlook into a future where Earth has become uninhabitable – not despite, but as a direct consequence of human intelligence, as the foundation of technological advance.

The Solaris album artwork is a collaborative effort by German artist Phillip Janta (Metallica, Queens Of the Stone Age, Envy) whose distinctive, highly detailed line work is instantly recognisable, and Norwegian artist Martin Kvamme who is the graphic designer behind most of Mike Patton's numerous projects. The deluxe version of the album will be accompanied by a hardcover, fabric-wrapped book with copper hot foil print, printed inner sleeves, a 32 pages book, seven art prints by Phillip Janta as well as a customised, retro-futuristic star constellation finder.

Solaris will be released via Pelagic Records on 25th September.

The Ocean Line-up:
Robin Staps – guitar, vocals
Mattias Hägerstrand - bass
Jordi Farré – drums, percussion
Enrico Tiberi – vocals, keys
Lane Shi – vocals
Emmanuel Jessua – guitar
Marco Gennaro – guitar

In addition, the following musicians performed on this record:
Thorsten Quaeschning – keys
Orestis Zafiriou – keys
Simen Eifring – trombone
Jiawei Zhang – vibraphone

The Ocean online:
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Track list:
1. 52°30'11" N, 13°26’12“ E
2. Departure Song
3. Light Pollution
4. Simulacra
5. Belligerence
6. Ultima Esperanza
7. Milk Of My Dreams
8. 51°28'30" S, 73°6'11" W

From Richmond, Virginia, SHY, LOW have a reputation as one of the most compelling voices within the modern instrumental underground. Their music speaks to fans of post-rock's emotional grandeur and post-metal's crushing intensity alike, while simultaneously appealing to listeners drawn to experimental, atmospheric, and cinematic forms of heavy music. The band's ability to merge these seemingly disparate qualities has resulted in a body of work that is immediately recognizable and continually evolving.

Today, SHY, LOW reveal their new single 'Purity Spiral', the second from their forthcoming album album of the same name Purity Spiral, to be released 16th October via Pelagic Records. 

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/EPayOd47eJE

Stream the single here: https://orcd.co/shylow

The band comment: "'Purity Spiral' is an exploration of the feedback loop of technological dependency, and the effect it has on our relationships with others and ourselves. The more we worship the golden idolatry of growth, the further from our humanity we seem to stray. Self-isolation is a contagion destroying the bonds between us all." 

With ‘Purity Spiral‘, SHY, LOW continue their trajectory of artistic expansion and their fascination with movement, tension, and transformation, embracing a sound that is meticulously crafted and noticeably heavier; with devastating results. Building vast emotional landscapes through dynamic contrasts, layered textures, and patient, cinematic evolution, SHY, LOW use immersive repetition and tectonic weight to build tension through evolving patterns. While often associated with post-rock and post-metal, their music reaches beyond the familiar boundaries of either genre, drawing equally from cinematic atmosphere, crushing heaviness, ambient minimalism, and the emotional sweep of modern instrumental composition.

Luminous melodies, driving heaviness, layered textures, and carefully controlled tension allows Purity Spiral to move effortlessly between fragile moments of introspection and towering passages of intensity. Whether constructing intricate layers of harmony or driving songs toward explosive climaxes, there is a deep understanding of pacing, atmosphere, and the power of restraint. Momentum is at the heart of this album, through intricate rhythmic detail, and explosive bursts of energy, drums become the anchor and catalyst, supporting the band's expansive arrangements while pushing them toward moments of cathartic release. 

What distinguishes SHY, LOW is their ability to balance enormity with restraint. Their music unfolds patiently, allowing tension to accumulate through layers of texture, melody, and dynamics. Moments of delicate clarity often coexist with overwhelming weight, creating a sense of organic motion. At the core of the band's sound lies an acute understanding of contrast. From shimmering, expansive passages to towering walls of distortion, the rhythm section provides both propulsion and atmosphere, becoming integral narrative voices that shape the emotion. 

There is a disciplined sense of purpose in their writing, an understanding that every note serves a larger arc. SHY, LOW thrives in the space between introspection and catharsis, where subtle details become as impactful as the heaviest climaxes, and listeners are taken on a journey that is as visceral as it is profound. 

Line-up:

Dylan Partridge - Drums
Gregg Peterson - Guitar
Drew Storcks - Bass
Zak Bryant – Guitar
Kai Zamora – Guitar 

SHY, LOW online:
PELAGIC ARTIST * FACEBOOK * INSTAGRAM * BANDCAMP * SPOTIFY

Tracklisting: 

1. Grace
2. The Bloat 
3. Palmistry 
4. Burning Fields
5. The Charging, Brazen Bull
6. Purity Spiral 
7. Greenwood

Genre-defying heavy innovators Banks Arcade unleash their explosive new single ‘YUCK!’, the final taste of their highly anticipated sophomore album ‘SECOND PLACE SUPERSTAR’, arriving worldwide on 25th September via Arising Empire.

Stream the video here: https://youtu.be/NNeunhpU_P8

Stream the single and pre-order the album here: https://arisingempire.com/banksarcade

Unhinged, infectious and impossible to ignore, ‘YUCK!’ captures Banks Arcade at their most volatile. Built around crushing stomp riffs, electronic grit and rapid-fire vocal delivery, the track erupts with an energy that feels equal parts metalcore anthem, club-fuelled chaos and pure confrontation. Every element hits with intent, creating a track that feels unpredictable from the first second while remaining instantly addictive.

Beneath all of the chaos, ‘YUCK!’ also carries an undeniable sense of swagger. Its lyrics constantly move between threat, temptation and exhilaration, turning the feeling of losing control into something almost celebratory. The result is a song made to move bodies, equally suited to a packed club, a festival stage or the centre of a violent mosh pit.

As the final single before SECOND PLACE SUPERSTAR, ‘YUCK!’ offers one last glimpse into the sheer range of Banks Arcade’s upcoming record. Following previously released tracks including ‘SEVERANCE’, ‘ROCKSTAR’, ‘DON’T MISS’ and ‘MIRROR’, the new single adds another extreme to an album built around contrast, experimentation and the refusal to stay inside traditional genre boundaries.

Since emerging from New Zealand and establishing themselves in Melbourne’s heavy scene, Banks Arcade have developed into one of the most distinctive and unpredictable acts in modern alternative music. Their 2022 debut album ‘Future Lovers’ introduced a fearless collision of metalcore, alternative, hip hop and electronica, while the 2024 releases ‘DEATH 2’ and ‘A Muse’ pushed individual sides of their sound even further.

That evolution has been matched by an increasingly impressive live presence. Banks Arcade have sold out headline shows across the Southern Hemisphere, appeared on major international stages including Download Festival, and shared stages with heavyweights including The Plot In You, Northlane, Thornhill, Highly Suspect and In Hearts Wake.

Banks Arcade online:
https://www.banksarcade.com
https://www.instagram.com/banksarcade

Photo Credit: Chantik Photography

Norwegian pop/folk outfit Kalandra unveil the first single 'Let Me Be Open', taken from the much anticipated third studio album The Other Side. The new album is set for 13th November via By Norse Music.

Watch 'Let Me Be Open' Here: https://youtu.be/TXVwWDO1hnI
Stream here: https://bfan.link/let-me-be-open
Pre-order here: https://bynorsestore.com/en/bnm-pre-orders

Kalandra take the listeners on a breathtaking journey through dreams and nightmares on their new full-length. 'Let Me Be Open' encourages the free and openmindedness we gradually lose more and more as we grow older. In dreamy and uplifting soundscapes, vocalist Katrine chants: "Let me be open and ready to recieve". The song expresses hope, and inspires to not be ruled by fear, and rather to explore and remember the curiousity and spark of childhood.

Katrine explains: "There’s a moment when you realise how much of yourself you’ve learned to hold back. 'Let Me Be Open' grew out of that feeling, the longing to loosen your grip, let go of some of the fear, and rediscover the sense of wonder you had as a child. It’s a song about making space for something softer to emerge, and trusting that not every shadow needs to be fought."

On the album, the band explores the mysterious imagery of the subconscious where memories, fears, and imagination quietly intertwine. Thematically following a series of vivid and recurring dreams over the past few years. Katrine, together with bandmate Jogeir Daae Mæland, began exploring the world of dream analysis. Keeping a notebook by the bed, they started writing down fragments of dreams the moment they woke. Those scattered images, emotions, and subconscious narratives, became the foundation for a new collection of songs.

Kalandra are simultaniously announcing their biggest headliner tour in Europe to date, with special guest singer-songwriter Finnegan Tui from New Zealand. The 2027 tour starts on 26th February in Cologne and ends 27th March in Amsterdam. A full list of confirmed dates can be found below.

Tickets will go on sale Monday 31st August at 11:00 CEST HERE

Kalandra Norway
26.11.2026 Folken, Stavanger 
27.11.2026 KICK, Kristiansand
04.12.2026 Kulturhuset, Bergen
05.11.2026 Sinus, Bodø
11.12.2026 SALT, Oslo
12.12.2026 HAVET, Trondheim

Kalandra 2027 EU/UK tour w/ Finnegan Tui
26.02.2027 Gebaeude 9, Cologne
27.02.2027 Backstage, Munich
28.02.2027 Im Wizemann Club, Stuttgart
02.03.2027 Trinity, Bristol
03.03.2027 Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
04.03.2027 Slay, Glasgow
05.03.2027 Manchester Academy 2, Manchester
06.03.2027 Islington Assembly Hall, London
07.03.2027 Botanique, Belgium
09.03.2027 Moritzbastei, Leipzig
10.03.2027 Szene Wien, Vienna
11.03.2027 A38, Budapest
12.03.2027 Hype Park, Krakow
13.03.2027 Niebo, Warsaw
14.03.2027 FRANNZ Club, Berlin
16.03.2027 Kollektivet Livet, Stockholm
18.03.2027 Monument, Gothenburg 
19.03.2027 Hotel Cecil, Copenhagen
20.03.2027 Logo, Hamburg
21.03.2027 Rock Café, Czech Republic
23.03.2027 Dynamo, Zurich
24.03.2027 Legend Club, Milano
25.03.2027 Rayonne, Lyon
26.03.2027 Machine du Moulin Rouge, Paris
27.03.2027 Paradiso, Amsterdam

The dream world has inspired many great works of art over the centuries. The phantasmagorical terrain inhabited by Lewis Carroll, Salvador Dali and David Lynch is where we now find Scandinavian alt-prog-folk artisans Kalandra, whose elegant blend of Nordic pop savvy and dark atmospheric rock has been a developing sensation for 15 years. Formed while the core members were studying at Paul McCartney's Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts, their remarkably assured 2020 debut album The Line - over 54 million streams and counting - was followed by 2022's immersive video game soundtrack Kingdom Two Crowns: Norse Lands. In 2024, their captivatingly majestic A Frame Of Mind album powerfully affirmed Kalandra's ascendancy - as did their sold-out headline show at Oslo's 1300-capacity Rockefeller venue earlier this year. Their proven genius for weaving ethereal melodies into raw and eerie musical landscapes makes them a perfect fit for a concept album about dreaming, as we are presented with on The Other Side. 

Determining the theme before writing began, the band started 'dream journalling': jotting down their nocturnal visions and working them into songs. "It's been very helpful to write down my dreams," affirms singer Katrine. "It definitely affected how I wrote lyrics. I would love to do this again, have some sort of loose concept, it brings the record together."

"Knowing the theme was dreaming was helpful to me musically too," adds guitarist Florian. "We could have these dreamy effects in there. I feel most of the songs have nightmarish or dreamy parts, one way or another. There are still a lot of different themes here though, there's folklore, current events, introspective stuff, life and death... Everything can fit into dreams lyrically speaking, it's just life, it's all-encompassing." 

Kalandra have long since settled into their own versatile musical identity, embracing effective contrasts between shimmering joy and aching melancholy, sounding atavistically ancient but stylishly contemporary, otherworldly but firmly rooted in woodland soil. Kalandra's open-minded, open-hearted signature sound may take in several reference points, but it remains impervious to easy categorisation. Freely cited inspirations on The Other Side's heavy guitar quotient include Alice In Chains and Bring Me The Horizon, while neoclassical legends Dead Can Dance, Norwegian electro-alt-rockers Pyke and Oslo 'doomgaze' unit Leonov also made their mark on Kalandra's creative psyche. Even so, this is a band that will always obey their own singular muse:

"To me it's about trying to write something I haven't heard before," says Florian. "That's not to say it hasn't been done! But if I haven't heard it before, then it piques my interest."

Line-up:
Katrine Ødegård Stenbekk - Vocals
Jogeir Daae Mæland - Guitar, Keyboard
Florian Bernhard Döderlein Winter - Guitar
Oskar Johnsen Rydh - Drums

Follow Kalandra
https://www.kalandra.no
https://www.facebook.com/Kalandramusic
https://www.instagram.com/kalandramusic

Track-list:
1. In The Shadows 
2. Animal (feat. Elinborg) 
3. Lost In The Dark
4. Let Me Be Open
5. Chasing Dreams
6. A Ship Has Left The Shore
7. Beauty And The Beast
8. Descend The Stars (feat. Árstíðir)
9. The Other Side (feat. Árstíðir)
10. Melanchoholic 

Photo Credit: Timo Maczollek / Nat Enemede

Legendary symphonic metal unit KAMELOT unveil the final single from their forthcoming epic album Dark Asylum, out this Friday via Napalm Records. Iconic frontman Tommy Karevik is joined by labelmates and upcoming tour partners, Visions of Atlantis’s Clémentine Delauney and Decessus frontwoman and current Miss World Chile Ignacia Fernández, for an exhilaratingly dynamic vocal trio. With all of its bombast and bravado, 'Sanctuary' sees the band firmly planting their feet before leaping into their triumphant, intercontinental victory lap.

Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ_Yfxt0Bgo

Pre-order the album here: https://lnk.to/Kamelot-DarkAsylum/napalmrecords

Guitarist and founding member Thomas Youngblood commented on 'Sanctuary': “'Sanctuary’ represents the moment when the darkness of RavenHill is finally left behind. The song is about hope, freedom and finding your way back to yourself after everything you’ve endured. The video takes the story beyond the walls of RavenHill and gives us a glimpse of life after the escape, a new beginning, but one still shaped by the memories and scars of the past. With Tommy, Clémentine and Ignacia bringing three distinct voices to the song, it gives ‘Sanctuary’ an emotional depth that perfectly reflects the journey from darkness into light.”

This Friday, alongside the album’s release, the band kicks off their extensive Dark Asylum World Tour in Orlando, FL, bringing audiences throughout into the spirit breaking halls of RavenHill Asylum cities like in New York, NY, Seattle, WA, and Dallas, TX for North America, and Tilburg, NL at Kamfest, London, UK, Warsaw, PL, and Barcelona, ES. This is a spectacle that should not be missed. 

Set within a shadowed Neo Victorian-era world, Dark Asylum invites listeners beyond the gates of RavenHill Asylum - an imposing institution once built as a grand cathedral, now repurposed into a place where science, faith, and madness uneasily coexist.

KAMELOT push further into cinematic and atmospheric territory on Dark Asylum, diving deeper into theatrical darkness while preserving the signature hooks that define their sound. Candlelight trembles along towering arches and cold stone corridors as you are greeted familiar spectres: Avantasia mastermind Tobias Sammet, Eluveitie’s Lea-Sophie Fischer, Visions of Atlantis’s Clémentine Delauney, Decessus frontwoman and current reigning Miss World Chile champion Ignacia Fernández, Rannveig Sif Sigurðardóttir and Sólveig Sara Leupold, and Billy King. Identity fractures, reality bends, and control slips into unseen hands, guiding its central figure through a descent into psychological darkness that ultimately leads toward transformation… and perhaps sanctuary. From the cinematic sweep of 'Ashen World' to the introspective depth of 'Sanctuary', and the layered mystique of 'Ivy, My Dear', Dark Asylum unfolds as a fully immersive journey, blending orchestral grandeur, haunting melodies, and theatrical storytelling into one cohesive vision.

Will you find sanctuary?
Or will you wander its halls for eternity?

Deepening the immersion of RavenHill, Dark Asylum will be released on a plethora of exciting platforms including standard gold, solid silver, and classic black vinyl editions, certified vinyl with the white label, white splatter, and blood filled variants, the latter of which are each paired with an official 24 page booklet. Multiple CD digipak available, with the two disc version including an instrumental version of the album, alongside cassette and digital options.

UK tour dates with Exit Eden and Temperence:
01/11/26 UK - London / Shepherd's Bush Empire
03/11/26 UK - Manchester / O2

KAMELOT are:
Tommy Karevik - Vocals
Thomas Youngblood - Guitars
Oliver Palotai - Keyboards
Sean Tibbetts - Bass
Alex Landenburg - Drums

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Dark Asylum tracklist:
1. Sanctorium
2. Ashen World (feat. Ignacia Fernández)
3. ⁠Dark Asylum
4. Sanctuary (feat. Clémentine Delauney & Ignacia Fernández)
5. Nocte Veritas
6. One Last Masquerade (feat. Tobias Sammet)
7. ⁠Ivy, My Dear
8. Godlike Alchemy
9. The Sleeping Mind (Orphic Paradigm)
10. Kaleidoscope
11. Enigma (Think of Me)
12. Cassandra’s Disease
13. Beneath the Moon (Tunglið) (feat. Rannveig Sif Sigurðardóttir, Sólveig Sara Leupold, Lea-Sophie Fischer)
14. ⁠The Puppet King
15. ⁠Sanctum Requiem    

Dark Asylum will be available in the following formats:

1-LP White Label Edition, incl. LP-Sized Booklet 24 pages, Certificate, Covercard – strictly limited (Napalm exclusive)

1-LP Liquid BLOOD FILLED Vinyl, incl. LP-Sized Booklet 24 pages, Certificate– strictly limited (Napalm exclusive)

2-CD 36 pages Earbook, incl. Instrumental Album – strictly limited (Napalm exclusive)

1-LP Zoetrope Vinyl, incl. LP-Sized Booklet 24 pages – strictly limited (Napalm exclusive)

1-LP White Splatter Vinyl, incl. LP-Sized Booklet 24 pages – strictly limited (Napalm ROW exclusive)

1-LP Solid Gold Vinyl – strictly limited (Napalm ROW exclusive)

1-LP Marbled Oxblood Red/Black Vinyl – strictly limited (Napalm US exclusive)

1-LP Solid Silver

1-LP Black Vinyl

Digipak CD

Cassette