Banks Arcade unleash their new album SECOND PLACE SUPERSTAR, a bold and emotionally charged statement from a band that has never been interested in fitting neatly into one genre.

Stream/Order here: https://arisingempire.com/banksarcade

Blurring the boundaries between modern metal, alternative electronic music and hip hop, the record captures Banks Arcade at their most ambitious, unpredictable and personal yet. Built on contrast, SECOND PLACE SUPERSTAR moves effortlessly between crushing heaviness, infectious melodies, electronic experimentation and moments of striking vulnerability. Rather than settling into a single sound, Banks Arcade use the album to push their identity further, bringing together the raw physicality of metal with the maximalist energy of contemporary alternative music. 

Catch the band live: 
​24.09.2026 I Second Place Superstar Album Party w/ SHOTKICKERS I Thornbury, Australia
26.09.2026 I Second Place Superstar Album Party w/ AMPM I Darlinghurst, Australia
09.10.2026 I From Ashes To New I Marrickville, Australia
11.10.2026 I From Ashes To New I Melbourne, Australia
13.10.2026 I From Ashes To New I Adelaide, Australia
15.10.2026 I From Ashes To New I Newstead, Australia
17.01.2027 I Hellbound 2027 I Sydney, Australia

Banks Arcade online:
https://www.instagram.com/banksarcade
https://www.tiktok.com/@banksarcade
https://www.facebook.com/banksarcade

With their brand new album Saferooms & Healing Frequencies, PLUME step fully into a world of their own. Blurring the boundaries between modern metal, hyperpop, alternative rock and electronic music, the band deliver a record that feels as emotionally exposed as it is sonically ambitious. Glittering electronics collide with crushing guitars, fractured rhythms and huge melodies, creating a sound that constantly shifts between vulnerability and impact. In celebration, the band have released a brand new video for the track 'Frankincense'.

Stream/order here: https://arisingempire.com/plume
Watch 'Frankincense' here: https://youtu.be/l8iJACfCQZI

At the heart of Saferooms & Healing Frequencies lies the search for safety in a world that rarely stands still. Across the album, PLUME explore anxiety, emotional overload, pain and the need to find somewhere to breathe, process and heal. Rather than separating heaviness from beauty, the band allow both to exist side by side, turning moments of fragility into explosive releases and intimate thoughts into towering choruses.

Catch the band live: 
19.09.2026 I Le Petit Salon I Lyon 07, France

PLUME online:
https://www.instagram.com/plumeofficial
https://www.tiktok.com/@weareplume
https://www.facebook.com/weareplume

Swedish heavyweights thrown have officially launched the pre-order for their highly anticipated new album UNWANTED, set for release on 6th November via Arising Empire.

Pre-order here: https://arisingempire.com/thrown

Few bands in modern heavy music have experienced a rise quite like thrown. In just a few years, the Swedish four-piece have gone from one of the scene’s most exciting new names to a genuine international phenomenon, building a massive global audience with a sound that is instantly recognisable, relentlessly heavy and impossible to ignore. Now, UNWANTED captures thrown at the height of that momentum.

Following the impact of their acclaimed debut album EXCESSIVE GUILT, the new record takes everything that has made thrown one of today’s most exciting heavy acts and pushes it even further. Crushing grooves collide with hardcore aggression, nu metal swagger and an almost instinctive sense for hooks, creating songs that are brutally direct without sacrificing their infectious quality.

Catch the band live: 
11.12.2026 I Academy I Manchester, United Kingdom
12.12.2026 I O2 Academy Glasgow I Glasgow, United Kingdom
13.12.2026 I Troxy I London, United Kingdom

thrown online:
https://www.instagram.com/thrownband
https://www.tiktok.com/@thrownband
https://www.facebook.com/thrownband

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 third single 'Palmistry', from forthcoming album Purity Spiral, to be released 16th October via Pelagic Records. 

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/oEBH2Jpvmm0

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

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 thrive 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

Photo Credit: Rafael Karelisky

World-renowned Brazilian death metal force CRYPTA enter a new era with 'A Portrait of Decay', the first track to showcase the band’s new line-up and offer a glimpse into what fans can expect from their future sound.

After announcing Victoria Villarreal as their new permanent guitarist in April this year, completing the four-piece lineup alongside Fernanda Lira (bass, vocals), Luana Dametto (drums), and Tainá Bergamaschi (guitar), the band now unleash this brand-new track, building anticipation for CRYPTA’s next chapter.

Watch 'A Portrait of Decay' here: https://youtu.be/FohGGZLyynU

'A Portrait of Decay' is out now worldwide on all major streaming platforms and as a strictly limited 7" vinyl release. Purchase: https://lnk.to/Crypta-APortraitofDecay/napalmrecords

'A Portrait of Decay' hits like an aggressive death metal steamroller while exploring dissociation as a means of enduring pain and suffering. The track was recorded in Belgium in June this year and engineered, mixed, and mastered by Yarne Heylen at Project Zero Studio. The artwork was created by Brazilian artist Marcos Miller.

All of this is brought to life by an intensely aggressive yet atmospheric and melancholic instrumental attack, paired with the spine-tingling vocals of Fernanda Lira, one of the most outstanding artists in today’s extreme metal scene.

The track arrives just in time for CRYPTA to kick off their North American tour with Arch Enemy, The Black Dahlia Murder, Septicflesh, and Thrown Into Exile, beginning on 5th October.

'A Portrait of Decay' is accompanied by an official music video that, at first glance, may seem distinctive compared to the song’s sonic intensity. The script for the video was written by CRYPTA’s drummer Luana Dametto.

Drummer Luana states: “The video clip is both an almost poetic contrast to the harsh death metal sound but also a cinematic depiction of the lyrics: An ethereal and almost dream-like landscape that represents someone's true state of being, clear thoughts and light emotions, that slowly dissipate with the passing of time and changing of surroundings, and with the night and a much darker environment, after a while, feelings of being adrift and astray arise, showing that our conditions and time can directly change the way we see ourselves and the way we feel and interact.“

Formed in 2019 by former Nervosa members Luana Dametto and Fernanda Lira, and now featuring guitarists Tainá Bergamaschi and Victoria Villarreal, Crypta released their latest album, Shades of Sorrow, in August 2023, blending classic and modern death metal with elements of extreme and black metal. After numerous shows and festival appearances around the globe throughout the album cycle, their latest shows marked a farewell to the Shades of Sorrow era and now pave the way for new music – stay tuned for more!

Crypta are:

Fernanda Lira – bass, vocals
Tainá Bergamaschi – guitar
Victoria Villarreal – guitar
Luana Dametto – drums

 Crypta online:
Website
Facebook
Instagram
Napalm Records

Photo credit: Alex Bemis

GRAMMY-nominated extreme power metal pioneers DragonForce announce their tenth studio album, DragonForce, out 19th March 2027 via Napalm Records. Alongside freshly united lead vocalist and frontwoman Alissa White-Gluz and vocalist Alessio Garavello, longtime members Herman Li, Sam Totman, Gee Anzalone, Alicia Vigil and new addition Billy Wilkins together take their biggest step forward, elevating new sides to each of their artistry and virtuosic prowess, while building on all of the elements that have made DragonForce so beloved for nearly three decades and counting. Harkening back to their formative material, DragonForce promises high energy, relentless speed and heavy, triumphant hooks, all woven in ways unlike anything fans have heard from them before.

With 'Hunger of the Beast', DragonForce unleash the first single from DragonForce and offer the first taste of their new era.

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/VDh_SzEZR_0

Pre-order the album here: https://lnk.to/DF-DragonForce/napalmrecords

Rapid-fire guitars, driving drums, infectious melodies and the combined energy of two exceptional vocalists meet the virtuosic guitar work of Herman Li and Sam Totman. Written specifically for the multiple dimensions and double-sided skillsets of White-Gluz and Garavello’s ferocious range, the song serves as the first taste of the forthcoming album, immediately showcasing the new dynamic at the heart of the band.

'Hunger of the Beast' is available now exclusively on YouTube alongside its official music video. The song will be released worldwide across all streaming platforms on Thursday, 24th September.

DragonForce consciously brings back some of the raw energy and intensity of DragonForce’s early records while pushing those elements forward through the new lineup. 'Neverending Nightmare' continues the high-speed assault with captivating melodies and virtuosic guitar work, while 'The White Wolf' reveals another facet of the new material, combining melodic power metal with explosive instrumentation and monumental guitar work. Produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren, the tenth studio album is driven by the uncompromising musicianship and technical precision that have always defined DragonForce.

“Every time we begin making another album, we just think, ‘Wow – I can't believe we're still doing what we love after all these years.’ The approach of the tenth album is as important as the first one, or any of the albums, because the way we look at music is we're making a piece of art that's going to be frozen in time,” says DragonForce co-founder and lead guitarist Herman Li. “We always try to use everything we've learned from our years of experience, and put that into the new music. This is unlike any DragonForce album you've ever heard, and unlike any metal albums out there. There's just nothing like it, and everyone listening will realize that straight away. We're not trying to be commercial. We're not trying to be popular. We're not trying to be famous. We make music because we want to make something that we love to hear and elevate our musicianship to the next level.”
 
“I have loved the entire process of making music with DragonForce. It’s great to connect with such elite musicians and work together to really bring out the best of our respective styles.” adds Alissa White-Gluz, who became DragonForce’s first frontwoman this past spring. “I think this new combo of speed and ferocity is refreshing and exciting. It's going to be so much fun to perform live.”

With their tenth studio album, DragonForce bring more than two decades of history into a new era. DragonForce combines the band’s signature high-speed sound with the new dynamic of frontwoman Alissa White-Gluz and vocalist Alessio Garavello, merging their melodic power metal DNA with raw energy, infectious hooks and uncompromising guitar work. The artwork was created by Mark Riddick.

DragonForce are:
Herman Li – Guitar, Backing Vocals 
Sam Totman – Guitar, Backing Vocals 
Alissa White-Gluz – Vocals 
Alessio Garavello - Vocals
Alicia Vigil – Bass, Backing Vocals 
Gee Anzalone – Drums, Backing Vocals

DragonForce online:
WEBSITE
YOUTUBE
INSTAGRAM
TWITTER
TIKTOK
FACEBOOK
 
Herman Li online:
WEBSITE
TWITCH
TIKTOK
INSTAGRAM
TWITTER
DISCORD
YOUTUBE
FACEBOOK

DragonForce will be available in the following formats:
- 1-LP Liquid Filled Vinyl – Black Liquid + LP-sized Booklet, Certificate – Napalm Records Mailorder exclusive, strictly limited
- 1-LP Gatefold White Label Edition + LP-sized Booklet, Certificate – Napalm Records Mailorder exclusive, strictly limited
- 1-LP Gatefold Splatter Silver/Black White Vinyl + LP-sized Booklet – Napalm Records EU Mailorder exclusive, strictly limited
- 1-LP Gatefold Solid White Vinyl – Napalm Records Mailorder exclusive, strictly limited
- 1-LP Gatefold Split Black/Milk Vinyl + LP-sized Booklet – Napalm Records US / IndieMerch exclusive, strictly limited
- 1-LP Gatefold Translucent Cristallo Vinyl – US Indie Retail Exclusive
- 1-LP Gatefold Translucent Lime Green Vinyl – Sweden Rock exclusive, strictly limited
- 1-LP Gatefold Black Vinyl
- 1-CD Digipak
- Digital Album

Photo Credit: V Valadez

Louisiana deathgrind powerhouse, BRAT, will release their new LP, Manslayer, on 25th September via Prosthetic Records.

Today, the quartet drop the third single from Manslayer, the hematic 'Speculum Bleed'. The snarky single arrives via a visceral video that BRAT vocalist, Liz Selfish, claims is inspired by volcanic death metal legends Cannibal Corpse. Stream the John Coglan directed video for 'Speculum Bleed' here: https://youtu.be/gzruxOJroYQ

Pre-order/save BRAT's Manslayer here: https://brat.ffm.to/manslayer

BRAT's eagerly awaited second album was tracked at Chicago's Bricktop Recording, produced, engineered, and mixed by Weekend Nachos' Andy Nelson, and mastered by Brad Boatright (Deadguy, Pig Destroyer, Lathe of Heaven) with maximum weight and minimum mercy. 

The follow-up to BRAT's 2024 debut, Social Grace, Manslayer features 17 tracks of primitive death metal, garrotting thrash, and swamp-drenched hardcore for devotees of the darkest reaches of the underground. 

BRAT will tour the UK in October and November: 

Dates:

28.10 Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach
29.10 Manchester Star & Garter
30.10 Glasgow Room 2
01.11 Birmingham The Flapper (co-headline with Cage Fight)
03.11 Bristol The Crofters Rights
04.11 London The Black Heart

Ironically for such a violently heavy band as BRAT, a lyrical influence that helped shaped Manslayer was country music. More specifically, BRAT vocalist Liz Selfish gleaned inspiration from its songs about women’s revenge, in which they took their power back and left the lifeless bodies of the men who wronged them in their wake. Take 'Earl' by The Chicks, 'Before He Cheats' by Carrie Underwood, 'Gunpowder & Lead' by Miranda Lambert. They were metal as hell without even trying to be.

Shock-inducing album artwork by Wes Benscoter (Mortician, Slayer), hammers home Manslayer's macabre motif. 

"There’s not a lot of those tropes in death metal," Selfish says by way of contrast, "which I think primarily is because there’s not a lot of women in that space. I thought that was a really cool perspective and I really liked the storytelling aspect of it." In extreme music, it’s far too often been the other way around, where women end up as the corpses, not the ones holding the knives. This seed of an idea was the ideal means for BRAT to add extra dimensions to its sound, which coincided with Liz stepping up to write lyrics for the first time after guitarist and co-founder Brenner Moate had taken the reins on the group's debut.

"It’s quite new territory for me, and it wasn’t necessarily an intentional thing initially," Liz says. "I wrote the first song for the album, and I just loved writing, and I was like, ‘I really love doing this, and I want to do more, so I ended up writing the whole album. Brenner’s main focus is writing music – he wants to write riffs - so he wasn't too torn up about not writing the lyrics. It was a nice passing of the torch."

Above all, Manslayer represents a scaling up of ambition, sound, and vision for BRAT. The concepts are bigger, the music more widescreen, and it is all bound to translate into absolute mayhem live. As such, BRAT were one of the spotlight acts at Louisville's Louder than Life Festival on 17th September, where the band shared the stage with Pantera, Danzig, Mastodon, and more and as part of Chicago's Riot Fest on 18th September, alongside Iggy Pop, Pixies, and Sex Pistols.

“We’re evolving the bimboviolence and the campiness by making it all a little bit darker with this album, and bit more overtly violent,” says Liz. “I think that will probably reflect in our stage show and our imagery as well, keeping it fun, not a total 180, but definitely progressing into something darker with it.”

BRAT are:

Liz Selfish (vocals)
Brenner Moate (guitars)
Eoghan Mccarthy
Dustin Eagan (drums)
Ian Hennessey (bass)

Find BRAT online:

BratBand.com 
Apple Music 
Bandcamp
Facebook
Instagram
Spotify
TikTok
YouTube
X 

Manslayer tracklisting:

1. Intro
2. Aileen Wuornos
3. Speculum Bleed
4. Bone Spurs
5. Botch Tox
6. Media Slop
7. Trophy Hunting
8. Asking For Hell
9. Heretic Burning
10. Interlude
11. Manslayer (Hell Hath No Fury)
12. Bloody Mary
13. Femicidal Vengeance
14. Spit On His Grave
15. Ways To Kill Your Husband
16. Blistered Tongues
17. Outro

Photo Credit: A Killer's Confession

A Killer’s Confession have returned with 'Roses,' a dark and defiant new single from the band’s forthcoming sixth studio album, Victim 3, due 13th November via MNRK Heavy. The song arrives today alongside an official music video directed and produced by Dusten Boles.

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/1FmyFWHzyxEr

Pre-order Victim 3 here: https://ffm.mnrkheavy.com/victim3

Led by vocalist Waylon Reavis, 'Roses' turns feelings of disappointment, neglect and unfulfilled expectations into a statement about abandoning the need for outside approval. Rather than waiting for recognition that may never come, the track embraces the freedom of knowing your own reasons for the choices you make - even when no one else acknowledges them.

Reavis explains: “'Roses' was written from a point of view of where everything that you have done was in vain. We’ve all been to that point of feeling unappreciated, but I feel like roses is a statement of it doesn’t matter what you do as long as you and only you know why you did it. In the end, never look for a pat on the back, because you’ll never get the acknowledgment that you’re seeking. There will be no roses on my grave.”

'Roses' follows the recent release of A Killer’s Confession’s haunting, stripped-back interpretation of The Weeknd’s 'Blinding Lights.' The unexpected cover showcased a different side of the band, dialing down the heaviness to put Reavis’ voice and the song’s underlying melancholy front and centre.

The road to Victim 3 will also unfold onstage this fall as A Killer’s Confession embark on the “Everything Comes Full Circle Tour.” Joined by Dizasterpiece and Dead Things, the North American headline run kicks off 4th November and notably finds the band celebrating the release of Victim 3 from the road.

Fronted by former Mushroomhead vocalist Waylon Reavis, A Killer’s Confession turn the darkest corners of the human psyche into a collision of crushing riffs, sinister atmosphere, infectious melodies and punishing grooves. Since forming in 2016, the band has generated tens of millions of streams with songs including 'Numb'” and 'Angel On The Outside,' while collaborating with artists such as Brian “Head” Welch of Korn, Chad Gray of Mudvayne, Aaron Nordstrom of Gemini Syndrome and Reavis’ former Mushroomhead bandmate JMANN.

On their sixth full-length album, Victim 3 [MNRK Heavy], A Killer’s Confession bring their ambitious three-record narrative to its conclusion. Following Victim 1 and Victim 2, the new album finds its central character, a vigilante serial killer who targeted some of society’s worst offenders, finally facing the consequences of his actions on death row. What may have begun with a warped sense of justice has given way to something far more sinister, bringing the trilogy’s themes of morality, vengeance and accountability full circle.

 Created around the core of Reavis, Evan McKeever and Dusty Boles during sessions in Nashville and Denver, Victim 3 expands both the sound and storytelling of its predecessors. From the dark electronic textures and haunting melodies of 'Roses' to the violent grooves of 'Meat Hook,' the unhinged aggression of 'The One' and the final resignation of 'Worth Saving,' the album follows its protagonist the last stages of his descent and toward an ending from which there is no redemption.

For Reavis, the Victim trilogy has grown into something much larger than a series of records. “This is an art project of storytelling and madness,” he says. “It’s a collection of stories from different individuals in separate time periods with their own agendas. For me, it’s a big passion project. It’s closer to my heart than anything I’ve ever done. I’ve done great things in my career, but nothing compares to this. It gave me purpose. It gave me youth. It gave me fire. It gave me a universe.”

A Killer's Confession online:
Facebook | Instagram | TikTok | Bandcamp | Spotify | Apple Music

Tracklist:

1. The One
2. Meat Hook
3. Roses
4. Sick Condition
5. Blinding Lights
6. Sinners
7. Guillotine
8. Undertow
9. Never Alone
10. Pull Me Under
11. Worth Saving

Photo Credit : Chantik Photography

Norwegian pop/folk outfit Kalandra are now releasing the second new single 'Lost in the Dark', which is taken from the much anticipated third studio album The Other Side. The new album is set for 13th November via By Norse Music.

Watch 'Lost in the Dark' Here: https://youtu.be/QCQDw8GzxlM
Stream here: https://bfan.link/kalandra-dark
Pre-order here: https://bynorsestore.com/en/bnm-pre-orders

The song finds its origin in Kalandra’s early days as 'Lost in the Dark' was written and composed by Helen Morrisson, a dear university friend of the band, who is based on the Isle of Man. Those particularly invested in Kalandra lore may already know that Helen was once part of Kalandra herself, contributing as a songwriter, backing vocalist and pianist.

Katrine explains: "Timelines change, and life inevitably takes us down different paths, but the friendship and the deep love for music that reaches the soul has always remained. We are therefore incredibly honoured to bring 'Lost in the Dark' back to the surface and give this song a new life.

"The song is about self-discovery, and the sometimes relentless search for who we are and
where we belong. Yet the journey can be paradoxical: in searching so deeply for ourselves,
we can sometimes end up feeling more lost than found"

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 have recently announced 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 (DE) and ends 27th March in Amsterdam (NL). A full list of confirmed dates can be found below.

Tickets are on sale 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 
3. Lost in the Dark
4. Let Me Be Open
5. Chasing Dreams
6. A Ship Has Left the Shore
7. Beauty & the Beast
8. Descend the Stars
9. The Other Side
10. Melanchoholic