Photo Credit: Lame Perfect

Leading the way for their upcoming studio album Monumental, out on 23rd October 2026, via Napalm Records, Ukrainian modern metal architects IGNEA today unveil their third single, entitled 'Prefab.' The track arrives as a highly industrial metal anthem feat. aggrotech and electro-industrial icon Andy LaPlegua of Combichrist, whose voice perfectly complements the offering of IGNEA’s vocalist Helle Bohdanova as well as the song’s atmosphere and theme, thus turning it into a true rave soundtrack for metalheads.

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/Ce5XostPo3g

Pre-order the album here: http://lnk.to/Ignea-Monumental/napalmrecords

IGNEA’s new record Monumental is set around the concept of nostalgia, with 'Prefab' getting in line with this idea, as it’s looking at two sides of the album’s overall theme - architecture and collective memory.

Vocalist Helle Bohdanova commented: “‘Prefab’ reflects on the darker side of nostalgia -prefabricated socialist buildings, originally meant to give everyone a roof over their heads. But like many socialist ideals, the concept was flawed at its core: uniform, industrial, stripping people of individuality and personal choice, making them feel like ants inside their own homes. Remnants of this architecture still stand across Europe - from Ukraine and Poland, from Germany to France - and while people may recall personal memories of them, that nostalgia is often bittersweet at best, rooted in poverty and authoritarian regime.

"As Ukrainians from a post-Soviet country, we grew up surrounded by the physical remains of a system that promised a bright future and delivered the opposite. What’s stranger is that even knowing how flawed it was, many people still feel a pull toward certain parts of Soviet life. And it’s not just us - plenty of Westerners romanticize Soviet aesthetics too, nostalgic for a past they never lived.

"In the ‘Prefab’ video, we wanted to convey the feeling of a confined, uniform space, a cramped room representing a typical Soviet apartment, where only the tenants ever change.

"When we shaped the demo around ‘Prefab’, we were basically hearing Andy’s vocals in the back of our minds, and we’re so glad he agreed to lend his voice. Having Combichrist as part of the industrial metal banger on our upcoming album—what could be more iconic? 

Tune into this ‘cemetery for serial dreams’ and try not to headbang!”

Monumental is IGNEA’s second full-length album that was written during the full-scale war in Ukraine. The recording process mostly took place in the winter of 2025-2026, during icy temperatures and long power outages in Kyiv.

Helle Bohdanova says about Monumental: “Back in the 17th century, nostalgia was considered a deadly disease - and in many ways, it still is. It’s a universal feeling experienced by every human being, pulling us toward a past that felt gentler than it truly was, especially during the bitter moments of the present. Much of this album was inspired by modernist architecture - concrete giants built to signal progress and a brighter future, now slowly decaying. They’ve become a sort of memory box: monuments to unrealized dreams, where the future that was once imagined never arrived, yet continues to echo through the ruins and bright mosaics.”

On Monumental, IGNEA takes the listener on nostalgic rides, with all their ups and downs, expressed in music and lyrics, carrying a sense of gentle sadness and reflection, as nostalgia can bring back beautiful memories, darkened by the awareness that these moments will never happen again. 

Following Dreams of Lands Unseen (2023), the band navigates through unique facets of the past across nine tracks - from the grandeur and ambition of Cold War space dreams to the melancholy of urban decay and forgotten modernist structures, all the way to the emotional weight of personal and collective memory. All lyrics on Monumental were written by vocalist Helle Bohdanova. The music was composed by keyboardist Yevhenii Zhytniuk, with additional contributions from Helle Bohdanova. Mixing and mastering were handled by Grammy Award-nominated producer Jacob Hansen, known for his work with bands such as DELAIN, Amaranthe, Volbeat, Amon Amarth, Arch Enemy, and Epica.

UK dates with Evergrey:

25.11.26 UK - Southampton / The Brook
26.11.26 UK - Birmingham / Asylum
27.11.26 UK - London / The Underworld
28.11.26 UK - Leeds / The Key Club
29.11.26 IE - Dublin / Opium
30.11.26 UK - Belfast / Limelight 2
01.12.26 UK - Glasgow / G2
02.12.26 UK - Newcastle / Anarchy Brew
03.12.26 UK - Manchester / Rebellion
04.12.26 UK - Bristol / Strange Brew
05.12.26 UK - Nottingham / Saltbox

IGNEA are:

Helle Bohdanova – Vocals
Yevhenii Zhytniuk – Keys
Dmytro Vinnichenko – Guitars
Oleksandr Kamyshyn – Bass

 IGNEA online:

WEBSITE
FACEBOOK
INSTAGRAM
NAPALM RECORDS

Track-list:

1. Darkness   
2. Dreams of Lands Unseen    
3. Presence of the Past        
4. Prefab (feat. Combichrist)
5. What Buildings Dream of   
6. I am in Hell 
7. Between No Longer and Not Yet    
8. Harmony Manufactured (feat. Hiraes)
9. Nadir

Monumental will be available in the following formats:

·       1-LP Splatter Vinyl, incl. LP-Sized Booklet – strictly limited (Napalm Records EU Shop only)

·       Bundle 1-CD Jewelcase + T-Shirt (Napalm Records EU Shop only)

·       1-LP Solid Silver Vinyl

·       1-CD Jewelcase

·       Digital Album

Photo Credit: Levi Price

Slothrust are pleased to present 'Hearst Castle,' the new single from the acclaimed LA-based alt-rock veterans. The single comes ahead of their new album What They Grow In The Garden, out 18th September via Equal Vision / Rude Records.

Stream 'Hearst Castle' here: https://youtu.be/UIceAA7es4Qd

Pre-save What They Grow In The Garden here: slothrust.lnk.to/WhatTheyGrowintheGarden

Pre-order What They Grow In The Garden here: https://www.ruderecords.com/collections/what-they-grow-in-the-garden

The band comment: "This song is a fictionalized retelling of the kidnapping of Patty Hearst from the perspective of Hearst Castle itself. It addresses cycles of wealth and the moments where we choose to look away, and the moments we choose to wake up and consider the lack of equality in the system. The way we chose to tell this story is emblematic of the way that history always gets distorted to favor the narrative of whoever has the microphone. In this case, we pass the microphone to the castle itself, as well as to the elephant seals that surround the castle. Neither of these things generally get a voice unless you listen very carefully. Perhaps it is true that the soul speaks the quietest. The elephant seals have been on this planet longer than any of us. As Patty’s story progresses, they offer three whispered pieces of wisdom that humans seem to forget as their minds are polluted by greed and power. Consider their words a warning. “Everything you build on the shore will be swallowed”, “Anyone you trap in a towel will betray
you”, and “You better be careful what you toss in the wishing well”."

Produced by Slothrust and Jordan Witzigreuter (The Ready Set), What They Grow In The Garden, the band’s forthcoming Equal Vision Records debut, is the result of a band pushing itself to the absolute limit: the riffs hit harder, the hooks are catchier, the stylistic shifts even more unexpected. Billed as “dystopian theatre rock,” the album’s 12 tracks make good on that promise — a band once compared to Nirvana now sounds more like a grungier Queen, or the best album Muse never made. 

Lyrically, the album is also an examination of the hive mind that explores what it means to be human and live in a system designed to exploit our perceived weaknesses by means of capitalism. The band wanted to explore old archetypal places like “the garden” and “the lake” through an allegorical and surrealist lens that encourages listeners to look inward for their big truths instead of at their phones. "We really want people to take away a message from this album of self-liberation amidst the flickers of seemingly inescapable dread," Leah Wellbaum and Will Gorin of Slothrust said. "Despite the permeating blue light of the external world, it is still possible to find your freedom and identify your core truths if you go within." 

Gravitating toward demos that spoke to a more universal dissatisfaction, Wellbaum kept in mind their musical peers suffering in a collapsing industry; they thought of the screen-addiction epidemic; they thought of life under late capitalism and overconsumption. All of these, of course, are connected: it keeps us numbed. “We're getting further and further away from tactile, organic humanity,” Wellbaum says, and urges listeners to access the agency they have within these systems. A backlash against digital dependency, the songs on What They Grow In The Garden detail the impossibility of truly outrunning complicity, but they make some leeway into stepping away from the cold blue light of phone screens. 

Every Slothrust album is more ambitious than the last, from their lo-fi beginnings on 2012’s Feels Your Pain to the polished rock on 2021’s Parallel Timeline, produced by longtime Garbage engineer Billy Bush. While the band has changed a lot over the years, they’ve never lost their capacity for surprise. What They Grow In The Garden may be Slothrust’s first album as a duo, but it’s their biggest and wildest record to date. 

Slothrust online:
Official | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Apple Music | Spotify

What They Grow In The Garden track list:

1 - Dissolve The Delusion
2 - Burn The Deck
3 - Smile
4 - Ring The Bell
5 - Twisted Paradise
6 - Hearst Castle
7 - 00101001
8 - What A Night
9 - Absolute Power
10 - Keep Us Thirsty
11 - The Lake
12 - Dystopian Cemetery

Photo Credit: Eleftheria Kalpenidou

Greek psychedelic rock visionaries VILLAGERS OF IOANNINA CITY have unveiled a brand-new music video for 'Requiem', another striking cut from their forthcoming studio album, Venceremos, out this Friday via Napalm Records.

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/nul8ViTNLAo

Pre-order the album here: http://lnk.to/VillagersOfIoanninaCity-Venceremos

With 'Requiem', VILLAGERS OF IOANNINA CITY now reveal another compelling facet of Venceremos. Reflective and uncompromising, the song turns its attention to endings and the final reckoning, when everything else falls away and all that remains is the truth of how a life was lived.

VILLAGERS OF IOANNINA CITY comment on the new single: “'Requiem' is a reflection on endings, where the journey fades, and only truth remains. It’s about facing yourself at the final moment, weighing a life lived. You lived your life or fell their fraud? Will you go with massive guilt or calm in serenity? ”

Standing at the emotional core of the record, Venceremos surges forward with dynamic shifts, crystal-clear vocal delivery and a commanding crescendo that masterfully balances tension and release. Blending crushing heaviness with soaring bagpipe melodies and an unrelenting forward momentum, the epic title track captures the band's signature sound while delivering a powerful message of resilience, hope and perseverance.

The band comment: "Venceremos is a promise that even in the darkest moments, hope endures. 'Venceremos' isn't about winning, it's about refusing to break. It’s about resilience and overcoming fear, choosing to stand your ground, and believing that freedom, no matter how distant, will come in the end."

Set in a dystopian future shaped by illusion, control and fear, Venceremos unfolds as a journey through exile, resistance and awakening. It follows those who rise against a broken world, rejecting gods and modern kings in order to reclaim freedom and meaning. Through struggles, hopes, fears and deep reflections on existence, one truth remains constant: the quest is one, and its name is freedom.

Driven by epic guitars, pulsating basslines and layered traditional instrumentation, VILLAGERS OF IOANNINA CITY’s first single 'Ghosts in the sky' builds a dense, immersive atmosphere where powerful heavy rock meets ritualistic psychedelia.

““Ghosts in the sky” is the vessel that carries all our hopes and dreams“, the band reveal. “It is a call to stand together in the face of fear, where hope travels like a distant star and freedom is worth every fight. It’s about defiance, unity, and believing in change, even when everybody says it won’t come.“

Rather than bending to trends, VILLAGERS OF IOANNINA CITY sharpen their identity. The upcoming album presents itself as heavy, direct and intense, driven by a raw and immediate energy. It leans decisively into heavy rock and metal, pushing into more aggressive territory while unfolding with a genuinely progressive spirit, where each composition evolves with purpose and depth.
Ritualistic rhythms, expansive arrangements and traditional instrumentation such as bagpipes and zourna are not mere embellishments, but essential elements of the band’s sonic language. Folk and Hellenic elements meet powerful riffs and dynamic structures in a sound that feels direct, distinctive and entirely their own.

Produced and recorded by Alex Karametis at Magnanimous X Studio in Greece, and mixed and mastered by Jacob Hansen at Hansen Studios, Venceremos captures clarity and depth in equal measure. With this release, VILLAGERS OF IOANNINA CITY deliver a powerful statement and a journey through darkness, defiance and the unbreakable force of rebellion. As one of the key names in post-stoner and heavy prog rock, the band once again reinforces their place within the scene, with Venceremos standing as a defining step in their ongoing evolution.

In support of Venceremos, VILLAGERS OF IOANNINA CITY will play an album release show in Athens taking place on September 20 at the Lycabettus Theatre, one of the city's most legendary open-air venues, before the band embarks on a series of shows across Greece's major cities and an extensive European Tour in March 2027 with dates to be announced soon.

VILLAGERS OF IOANNINA CITY online:
Website: https://www.vic-band.com/epk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/villagersofioanninacity
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/villagersofioanninacity
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/artist/0N8D2mPKMd3MWIhqdfpTBp
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/vicband2010
 
VILLAGERS OF IOANNINA CITY are:
Alex Karametis – Vocals, Guitars, Synths
Akis Zois – Bass
Aris Giannopoulos – Drums
Dimitris Brentas – Winds

Venceremos tracklist:
1. Alienation
2. Home
3. Ghosts in the sky
4. Venceremos
5. The Ruiner
6. No fear
7. Here and now
8. Epitaph
9. Requiem

Venceremos will be available in the following formats:
- 1CD Digipack
- 2LP Gatefold Black 
- 2LP Gatefold Solid White (Limited to 500 Copies, Greece Only)
- 2LP Gatefold Solid Baby Blue (Limited to 500 Copies, Germany/Austria/Switzerland Only)
- Full Digital Album
 Napalm Records Webstore/s:
- 2LP Gatefold Testpressing LP-sized Booklet, Covercard (numbered), Certificate of Authenticity (numbered, dated), Limited to 50 Copies Only
- 2LP Gatefold Circle  Translucent Red, Black Vinyl Booklet 20 pages (Limited to 300 Copies)
- 2LP Gatefold Circle Translucent Red, White (Limited to 300 Copies)
 Band Store Exclusive:
- 2LP Gatefold Marbled Cristallo Gold Black (Limited to 300 Copies)
- 2LP Gatefold Marbled White Gold Black (Limited to 300 Copies)

Photo Credit: Cristian Danner

Indiana-based blackened thrash/speed metal quartet Wraith will unleash their sixth full-length, Descent Into Darkness, on 13th November via Prosthetic Records. Drawing inspiration from the brutality, chaos and human cost of World War I, the album sees Wraith turn their trademark breakneck attack towards the consequences of conflict, the warnings that go ignored and the uncomfortable parallels between history and the world we find ourselves living in today.

The first taste of Descent Into Darkness arrives with 'Final Warning', a furious opening salvo of pummelling drums, razor-sharp riffing and Matt Sokol’s savage vocals. Built around the ominous refrain “No final warning. Planet in mourning,” the track barrels through punishing riffs before detonating into a crushing breakdown and screeching final solo.

Watch Wraith’s 'Final Warning' video here: https://youtu.be/AoKwUoXDj8w 

Pre-order Descent Into Darkness here: https://wraith.ffm.to/descentintodarkness 

"It’s a story about ignoring warnings,” explains Sokol. “No matter what side of the political spectrum you sit on, very scary things are happening in the modern world. We’re acting as if it doesn’t really matter though. At the start of WWI, there were signs politically that everything was soured and mistakes were being made. Unfortunately, it led to one of the largest military conflicts ever. It’s a cliché, but history repeats itself. Don’t ignore the warning. If you do, it could be too late.”

Across Descent Into Darkness, Wraith channel the speed and raw aggression of classic thrash and speed metal through a darker, distinctly contemporary lens. The riffs come fast and filthy, the drums hit with relentless precision and Sokol’s vocals deliver every line with a hostile urgency. But beneath the sheer velocity is an album with something to say. Rather than treating history as distant or safely contained in textbooks, Wraith use the events of WWI to examine the patterns of human behaviour that continue to repeat, and what happens when warnings are ignored until there’s no way back.

“It’s relentless,” says Sokol. “It’s fast, but it’s simultaneously crushing and heavy. We always say, ‘We’re a no-gimmicks thrash metal band’. We try to make the live show as intense as listening to the record in your car really loudly. When we play, it’s lean and mean. We definitely let the music do the talking.”

Recorded during 2026 with co-producer CJ Rayson, Descent Into Darkness sees Sokol draw more directly than ever on his background as a historian and history teacher. Much of the album is rooted in WWI, with individual songs drawing from different battles, periods and perspectives from the conflict.

“I majored in history, and now I’m a tenth-grade history teacher,” he notes. “I find a lot of inspiration from certain eras, so Descent Into Darkness is heavily themed around WWI. Most of the songs pull from some battle or phase of conflict. Even the artwork depicts a battlefield with a reaper in the clouds. We’re telling stories from various perspectives. I’m interested in what these events were like for the people you don’t necessarily read about: the folks working in the mills or the soldiers who didn’t want to be there. I try my best to envision the experience within the music.”

That fascination with history and human experience gives Descent Into Darkness an added dimension, but the record remains unmistakably Wraith. Since forming, the Indiana quartet have steadily sharpened their blackened take on thrash across Wraith (2017), Heed the Warning (2018), Absolute Power (2019) and Undo the Chains (2021), the latter spawning fan favourites including ‘Dominator’, ‘Cloaked In Black’ and ‘Gatemaster’. Their 2024 album Fueled By Fear earned praise from Metal Storm, who called it “one of the most fun metal rollercoasters of this year,” while Blabbermouth declared, “For those who prefer their thrash to be enthusiastically blackened prior to consumption, Wraith are getting everything right.” Along the way, they have brought their ferocious live show to stages including Dynamo and toured alongside the likes of EXCITER and Midnight.

Now, with Descent Into Darkness, Wraith take everything that has defined them, speed, aggression, stripped-back songwriting and an unapologetic love of thrash and give it a darker purpose. “We’re doing our best to push the boundaries,” Sokol concludes. “I’m immensely proud of this body of work. We’ve matured, but it’s still a Wraith record.”

Wraith are:

Matt Sokol – vocals, rhythm guitar, leads
Mike Szymendera – drums, backing vocals
Chris Petkus – bass, backing vocals
Jason Schultz – rhythm guitar, leads, backing vocals

Wraith online: 
Facebook || Instagram || Prosthetic Records

Descent Into Darkness Track-listing:

1. Descent Into Darkness
2. Final Warning
3. Atomic Queen
4. Terminal Embrace
5. Over The Top
6. Misery And Malice
7. Lord Of Wolves
8. Chainscraper
9. No Man’s Land
10. Back In The Trenches

Photo Credit: Dom Delfino

New York metalcore quartet Downswing have unveiled their new single ‘At My Worst’, just as the band prepare to hit the UK for a run of live dates this September with Casey. And, somewhat ironically, the track finds the band sounding anything but. A potent collision of crushing riffs, huge hooks and visceral urgency, ‘At My Worst’ sees Downswing sharpen their melodic metalcore attack without sacrificing any of the weight or emotional intensity that has defined them since their formation in 2016.

Listen to ‘At My Worst’ here: https://downswing.ffm.to/atmyworst

The band explains, “‘At My Worst’ at its core is about the struggle to find and maintain balance in all aspects of life. Trying to chase the hopes and dreams you once saw yourself attaining, but not fully realizing what the true cost of that was and how it would impact other aspects of your life.”

Since forming in 2016, Downswing have steadily carved out their own space within the modern metalcore landscape, building their sound around groove, atmosphere and emotional weight. Early releases including the Dark Side of the Mind EP (2017) and Good Intentions (2020) established the band within the underground, while their reputation for intense, high-energy live performances continued to grow. The New Lows EP followed in 2022, with Let This Life Devour You arriving in 2024 and further expanding the band's sonic palette. Their most recent album, And Everything Was Dark, released via MNRK Heavy in late 2025, saw Downswing push that evolution further, combining gargantuan riffs and crushing breakdowns with expansive atmosphere, massive hooks and increasingly introspective songwriting.
With ‘At My Worst’, that progression continues. Heavy without becoming one-dimensional and melodic without ever losing its bite, the track captures Downswing at a point where aggression and accessibility sit comfortably side by side, delivering a song that hits hard but leaves plenty to chew on afterwards.

With ‘At My Worst’ now out in the world, Downswing will take their new material on the road this September, heading across the UK and Europe with a run of dates alongside Casey. Whether playing packed hometown rooms or winning over new audiences on the road, the band continue to build on everything that has brought them here, growth, expression and authenticity. Having weathered hardships, lineup changes, personal loss and the ever-shifting landscape of heavy music, Downswing have emerged more assured than ever in who they are and where they’re headed next.
Downswing tour dates:

 * w/ Casey

Sept 22 - London, UK, Scala*
Sept 23 - Glasgow, UK, Slay*
Sept 24 - Cardiff, UK, The Globe*
Sept 26 - Nottingham, UK, Billy Bootleggers
Sept 27 - Manchester, UK, Star & Garter
Sept 28 - Leeds, UK, Hyde Park Book Club
Sept 29 - Birmingham, UK, The Flapper
Oct 1 - Cologne, DE, Die Kantine*
Oct 2 - Saarbrucken, DE, Garage*
Oct 3 - Vienna, AT, Flex*
Oct 4 - Leipzig, DE, Werk 2*

Downswing are:

Nicholas Manzella - Drums
Harrison Seanor - Vocals
Anthony Salvaggio - Guitar
Christopher Arnold - Bass

Downswing online: 
Facebook || Instagram || TikTok || MNRK Heavy website

Photo Credit: Aslak Junttu (@grimvisions)

Swedish progressive metalcore outfit Allt have released a video for 'High Hopes', taken from their stunning new full-length, Ataraxia, out now via Century Media Records.

Watch the video for 'High Hopes' here: https://youtu.be/CIAos5qWeZY

The band comment: "High Hopes is about becoming so used to feeling depressed that feeling good starts to scare you."

Purchase Ataraxia here: https://allt.bio.to/Ataraxia-Album

Watch the videos for the previously released singles below:
'Snowblind': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czWxJiQGmdA
'Omertà': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPddc0R5J_Q
'Avalon': https://youtu.be/2rsrpJkf23Y

Following appearances at some of the biggest festivals this summer, including Wacken, Mystic Festival and Jera On Air, Allt embark on a European headlining tour in November/December.

UK headline dates with special guests Avralize, Bite Down:

Nov 7 - Nottingham (UK) - The Rescue Rooms
Nov 8 - London (UK) - The Garage

Formed in 2020 in Karlskoga, Sweden, Allt are known for their audiovisual storytelling and innovative approach to metalcore. The name Allt, meaning "everything" in Swedish, reflects the band's philosophy: never to be confined within genre boundaries, continually delivering conceptually rich compositions inspired by the world around them and the stories and myths told through the ages.

Following the release of their critically acclaimed debut album From The New World in 2024, a record exploring societal collapse, survival, and humanity through a fictional post-apocalyptic lens, the band now announces their sophomore album Ataraxia.

Ataraxia marks a shift inward; the album draws directly from lived experience. Musically, Allt continue to evolve their signature blend of modern progressive metalcore, placing greater emphasis on emotional space and restraint. The aggression remains, but is now placed in direct dialogue with vulnerability. The result is Allt's most intimate, human, and honest work to date.

Allt comment: "With Ataraxia, we wanted to write from the place we actually live in, not an ideal version of it. The album is about the search for peace, but also about the parts of you that resist it. We've all experienced moments where you know what would be better for you, but
something in you pulls in the opposite direction. That tension became a central part of the writing."

Allt are
Robin Malmgren (Vocals)
Olle Nordström (Guitar)
Adam Björk (Drums)
Viktor Florman (Guitar)
Samuel Mills (Bass)

Ataraxia is available in the following formats:

-Ltd. CD Digipak
-Standard CD Jewelcase (USA exclusive)
-Pearlescent deep-blue LP
-Ltd. black-white splattered LP (limited to 1000 copies via Allt)
-Clear LP (USA exclusive)
-Digital album
 
Allt online:
Website
Instagram 
Facebook  
YouTube
TikTok
Spotify  

Ataraxia track-list:

1. New Day
2. Omertà
3. Nevermind
4. Enemy
5. Ataraxia
6. Ultraviolence
7. Snowblind
8. High Hopes
9. Avalon

Photo Credit: Joyce Rodriguez

tAKiDA are back – and open the next chapter of their success story with 'In your bed', the second single taken from their upcoming studio album Numbers, out 8th January via Napalm Records.

Watch the video to 'In your bed' here: https://youtu.be/ghLSbA1jyJw

Pre-order Numbers here: https://lnk.to/Takida-Numbers/napalmrecords

The track combines a driving groove and infectious melodies with Robert Pettersson’s unmistakable vocals. 'In your bed' explores intense physical intimacy. An emotionally charged rock song that balances a slow tempo love song with an instantly memorable chorus. 'In your bed' also continues tAKiDA’s impressive radio success story: 'The loneliest hour' reached #1 on the German Rock Radio Airplay Charts, while “The Game” entered at #2 and also reached the Top 100 of the German Mainstream Radio Airplay Charts.

tAKIDA on 'In your bed': "A passionate story between two soulmates and a declaration of love – including a huge amount of sex."

tAKIDA on the new album: “Numbers is an album filled with rage and darkness but there’s also love and a bit of hopefulness in it. Sometimes that’s all we need. Because when those two worlds collide something scary but fascinating happen. How will your day and night be like? However, we had the best of times making it.”

With Numbers, tAKiDA enter the next chapter of their impressive career. Since forming in 1999, they have established themselves as one of the most successful rock bands in their home country, with seven platinum singles, five platinum albums and five #1 albums to their name. Having long since reached arena level in Sweden, the band’s international success continues to grow. Their popularity is also steadily expanding in Germany, where their 2024 album The Agony Flame reached #8 on the German album charts – their highest chart position in the country to date.

In January 2027, tAKiDA will bring their “Section 7 Tour” to Germany, Austria and Switzerland for a total of 16 shows. Continuing their steady rise into bigger and bigger venues, the band arealready playing arenas in their native Sweden. Ad Infinitum will join as special guests.

tAKiDA are:

Robert Pettersson – vocals
Kristoffer Söderström – drums
Chris Rehn – bass, guitars, keyboards, arrangements & programming
Tomas Wallin – guitars
Mattias Larsson – guitars
Anders Lundström – bass guitar

 tAKiDA online:
WEBSITE
FACEBOOK
INSTAGRAM
TIKTOK
NAPALM RECORDS

Tracklist:

1. Tale of four broken men
2. In your bed
3. Emma
4. When hope ends
5. The memory of us
6. Stay
7. Dirty Diana
8. Turn every stone
9. So far away
10. Everything’s wasted

Numbers will be available in the following formats:

·       Die Hard Edition incl. 1-LP Gatefold Vinyl, Inkplosion Cristallo / Black + Booklet, Tote Bag, Bottel Opener, 2 round magnets (5cm) – Napalm Records Mailorder exclusive, strictly limited

·       1-LP White Label Vinyl Edition + Booklet, Certificate, Numbered Cover Card – Napalm Records Mailorder exclusive, strictly limited

·       1-LP Gatefold Vinyl, Inkplosion Cristallo / Black – Napalm Records Mailorder exclusive, strictly limited

·       1-LP Gatefold Vinyl, Translucent Turquoise – Retail Scandinavia exclusive, strictly limited

·       1-LP Gatefold Vinyl, Solid Royal Blue – Retail GSA exclusive, strictly limited

·       1-LP Gatefold Vinyl, Solid Red – Napalm Records Mailorder exclusive, strictly limited

·       1-LP Gatefold Vinyl, Black

·       1-CD Digisleeve

·       Digital Version

Hotly-tipped Essex punk duo The Meffs today release their long-awaited new album, Business, out today 11th September via FLG. 

Get Business here: https://ffm.bio/businessalbum

In celebration of the news, the band reveal the album's focus track, 'Like Gravity'.

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/G0VWvXT_8Z8

The Meffs are riding high with a non-stop 2026, including appearing alongside Twenty One Pilots at All Points East and supporting the legendary Joan Jett on her first UK headline tour in sixteen years.

The duo will shortly be off on a headline in-store tour. Dates as follows:

Fri 11th Sept - Oxford Truck (evening) [low tickets]
Sat 12th Sept - Banquet Kingston College (evening)
Sun 13th Sept - Marlborough Sound Knowledge (matinee) [low tickets]
Sun 13th Sept - Nantwich Applestump (evening) [low tickets]
Tue 15th Sept - Portsmouth Pie & Vinyl (matinee) [low tickets]
Tue 15th Sept - Bristol Rough Trade (evening) [low tickets]
Wed 16th Sept - Oakham Rockabuy (matinee) [low tickets]
Wed 16th Sept - Notts Rough Trade (evening) [sold out]
Thu 17th Sept - Bury Wax & Beans (matinee) [low tickets]
Thu 17th Sept - Liverpool Jacaranda (evening) [sold out]
Sat 19th Sept - Edinburgh Assai (matinee) [sold out]
Sat 19th Sept - Glasgow Assai (evening) [low tickets]
Sun 20th Sept - Leeds Crash (evening) [sold out]
Mon 21st Sept - Sheffield Arundel Emporium (matinee)

Despite a whirlwind 2025, which included supports with The Sex Pistols, The Undertones, selling out headline shows across the UK and Europe, Glastonbury, 2000trees, and Download Festival, Lily (guitar and vocals) and Lewis (drums) somehow managed to find the time to write and record 11 tracks of their most politically charged, hard-hitting music to date.

With producer Dan Weller at the helm, Business is a modern punk classic. Fan favourites like 'So Modern' (Keep Up)' are captured with all the energy and scuzziness from the band's live show, and title track 'Business' goes hard, taking taking aim at the challenges found within today's music industry.

There is no shortage of fast paced moments; 'Love To Lose' is the ideal hype song, while 'Fight' crams minutes of energy into one thirty second burst. Other highlights include 'Disorder (Wake Up)' - a commentary on the world as we know it; or 'Like Gravity', a journey of self-deprecation. On Business, The Meffs prove they are not a band to be pigeonholed. 

Since exploding onto the UK scene, The Meffs have built up a reputation as purveyors of frantic punk rock and an absolute must-see live sensation. A hugely impressive DIY outfit, they have already supported Alice Cooper, Kings of Leon at BST Hyde Park, Bearded Theory, Beautiful Days festival, and The Damned. The duo are also Music Venue Trust patrons and longtime supporters of grassroots venues.

Business will only see the band deliver their values to an ever-increasing circle - an unashamedly powerful record, political and astute, and begging to be played loud.

The Meffs are:

Lily Hopkins (vocals/guitar)
Lewis Copsey (drums/backing vocals)

Watch The Meffs live:

03/10/2026   North East Calling  Northumbria University   Newcastle upon Tyne   GB
10/10/2026   Cretin Hop Festival   La Boissière-de-Montaigu   FR

16/10/2026   Live Music Hall  Köln  DE (supporting Levellers)
17/10/2026  Muziekgieterij  Masstricht   NL (supporting Levellers)
18/10/2026  The Depot  Leuven  NL (supporting Levellers)
20/10/2026  The Picturedome   Holmfirth  UK (supporting Levellers)
22/10/2026  Mandela Hall  Belfast  UK (supporting Levellers)
23/10/2026  Vicar Street  Dublin  IE (supporting Levellers)
24/10/2026  Barrowland Ballroom  Glasgow  UK (supporting Levellers)
29/10/2026  York Barbican  York  UK (supporting Levellers)
30/10/2026  Venue  Llandudno  UK (supporting Levellers)
06/11/2026  Substage  Karlsruhe  DE (supporting Itchy)
07/11/2026  Sputnikhalle   Münster  DE (supporting Itchy)
08/11/2026  M.A.U.  Rostock  DE 
10/11/2026  TOWER Musikclub  Bremen  DE
11/11/2026  The Pump  Kiel  DE
12/11/2026  Kleine Freiheit   Osnabrück  DE
13/11/2026  Capitol Hannover  Hannover  DE (supporting Itchy)
14/11/2026  Beatpol  Dresden  DE (supporting Itchy)
19/11/2026  Rock City  Nottingham  UK (supporting Levellers)
20/11/2026  The Prospect Building  Bristol  UK (supporting Levellers)
21/11/2026  Eventim Apollo  London  UK(supporting Levellers)
12/12/2026  The Adrian Flux Waterfront  Norwich  UK (supporting Sham 69)

The Meffs online:
https://www.facebook.com/Themeffsuk
https://www.instagram.com/themeffsuk

Track list:

1. Dreamin'
2. What A Nightmare
3. Where Did It All Go Wrong?
4. Business
5. Law
6. Fight
7. Disorder (Wake Up)
8. Love To Lose
9. So Modern (Keep Up)
10. God Complex
11. Like Gravity 

UK progressive metal force Exist Immortal return with their long-awaited new EP Afterglow, out today, 11th September, via Seek & Strike. Marking the release with a fresh glimpse into the record’s darker emotional territory, the band have also unveiled new single ‘Something, Somewhere’, a raw, restless track that sits firmly in the uncomfortable space between regret, uncertainty and the things we’re not quite ready to confront. 

“The rawest, most restless track of the EP. It sits in the uncertainty, the regret, the second-guessing, the things you can’t quite bring yourself to face and doesn’t rush to fix any of it. The honest opening of our story,” the band explain.

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/sC7KrUc_FSs

Listen to Afterglow here: https://open.spotify.com/album/0msR4mo0MeBoU1Qj8XjpKj?si=54698adc37ef4a9e

For Exist Immortal, Afterglow is the beginning of a new chapter for the band. Shaped by upheaval and personal struggles, it's a record that reflects where they are now, with a renewed sense of purpose moving forward. 

For over a decade, Exist Immortal have established themselves as one of the UK’s most distinctive progressive metal acts, combining crushing metalcore, intricate technicality, soaring melodies and contemporary pop sensibilities into a sound that refuses to sit neatly within genre boundaries. Hailing from the South East of England, the band have continually evolved while retaining a focus on music that hits with equal measures of emotional weight and sheer physical force.

That evolution reaches a new level on Afterglow.  Written during a period of profound upheaval that saw the band navigate a line-up change, personal and health challenges and a period in which their future was genuinely uncertain, the five track EP became an exercise in creative renewal and ultimately, a reaffirmation of why the band exists in the first place.

"Afterglow is the sound of us finding out what this band actually is," the band explain. "We wrote and rebuilt it through a period of real upheaval, a lineup change, personal challenges, health challenges and a stretch that tested whether we'd keep going at all. Somehow it came out the most assured, most deliberate thing we've ever made."

The resulting record is Exist Immortal at their most focused. Stripping away anything unnecessary, Afterglow is colder, heavier and more deliberate than its predecessors, with sharper songwriting, greater dynamic impact and a newfound confidence running through every moment. Technical precision sits alongside huge melodic hooks and expansive atmosphere, while every riff and arrangement serves a clear purpose.

Away from the studio, Exist Immortal have built a formidable international reputation through relentless touring across Europe, Asia and the Americas. Their explosive live show has seen them perform at Download Festival, Bloodstock Open Air, MetalDays, Euroblast, Maximum Rock Festival and Complexity Fest, while sharing stages with progressive heavyweights including SikTh, Textures, LANDMVRKS and Cynic. In 2022 they headlined the main stage at UK Tech-Fest, before following it up with sold-out headline tours of Mexico and Japan, further cementing their status as one of the UK's most exciting modern progressive metal exports.

Now, with a renewed creative vision driving them forward, Exist Immortal are entering their most compelling era yet. Afterglow doesn't simply mark the band's next chapter, it redefines who they are, with a sound that leans cold, precise and deliberate, built on taut songwriting, dynamic arrangements and an uncompromising approach that balances technical mastery with memorable hooks and immense weight.

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Track-list:

01 - Something, Somewhere
02 - Fail To Find
03 - Afterglow
04 - Stuck In Motion
05 - Shadow Work