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 […]

Fifteen years in, Kalandra are not looking back nostalgically. They are leaning forward, louder, broader, and absolutely unafraid of scale. Their new live album “Live In London”, out on 27/02/2026 via By Norse Music, documents a sold out night at Lafayette and captures a band […]

Metalcore crew ERRA are back with a vengeance, announcing their new album “Silence Outlives the Earth“, landing 6 March 2026 via UNFD and already sounding like their most existential trip yet. Details in the original press release. The record pulls together recent singles “Gore of […]

Teen Suicide are back and, for once, the word “announcement” doesn’t feel big enough. The band have confirmed their new album, “Nude Descending Staircase Headless”, is due out 17 April via Run For Cover Records, and it already feels like a line in the sand […]