Master Peace has announced his new EP “Stupid Kids“, landing 27 February. It is loud, raucous, instantly recognisable, this is the sound of an artist sharpening his focus and kicking the door off its hinges. Produced by heavyweight duo Dan Carey and Julian Bunetta, “Stupid […]

The 80s are not a costume for LOVER. They are a language. On “Technicolor”, he channels the decade’s darker circuitry, the sci fi tension, the analogue melancholy that once sounded like the future whispering through a cracked speaker. This is not about neon gloss or […]

Źrenice return with the second single and video from their forthcoming debut “Śnienie”, and if you caught our recent interview with the band, you already know this record carries real weight. The new track, “Neuroza”, is now available across all major streaming platforms, accompanied by […]

There’s a difference between writing about darkness and having lived inside it. On “Meadowlands”, Swedish duo Moon Mother don’t aestheticise grief. They sound like they’ve walked through it, sat in it and survived it. Sara Mehner and Patriec Ahlström have been making music together for […]

Knocked Loose have finally unleashed “Hive Mind“, a new single and music video that drags rap and hardcore into the same pit and lets them swing. The track features Denzel Curry, a self-confessed student of hardcore and metal who already rattled cages back in 2019 […]

There’s a particular kind of modern metal band that doesn’t just flirt with pop culture but grabs it by the collar, drags it into the pit, and makes it scream along. Ankor are firmly in that camp, and with “NAGATO • Purple Eyes” they’ve sharpened […]

There’s a certain electricity that only appears once a year on the edge of the Baltic. Gdynia Kosakowo Airport stops being an airstrip and turns into a temporary city of noise, movement, exhaustion and revelation. Open’er Festival 2026 is shaping up as one of those […]

There is no safe way to stand still during “Freya’s Calling”. That much is immediately clear. With this new single and video, the French Eihwar kick the gates of Nordic mythology in, drums first, shoes abandoned somewhere in the moss. Built on shamanic percussion that […]