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Prophets Tomb Unleash a Death Metal Storm with “Last Man Standing” Single & Video

Prog Death Metal discovery Prophets Tomb have unleashed their blistering new single, “Last Man Standing.” The track is taken from their highly anticipated upcoming album Through Pain, which is set for release on June 13, 2025, via Wormholedeath.

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“Last Man Standing” is a powerful death metal track that explores guilt, corruption, and the aftermath of abuse. With raw, intense imagery and a relentless message, it challenges the listener to confront moral decay and personal reckoning. A brutal and visceral journey through a broken world, this track demands accountability and reflection on the choices that destroy lives.

Following the critical underground success of The Third Wave and Magni Mori, Prophets Tomb take their sound to even darker, more expansive places with Through Pain — an album that promises to be a landmark in modern extreme metal.

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Marsh Tea returns with a renewed lineup – including members from Children Of Bodom and Red Eleven

A couple of years ago, Marsh Tea from Jyväskylä appeared on the Finnish heavy music scene, and his ability to conjure progressive music that penetrates the central nervous system immediately attracted attention in industry circles and music media. The lineup for the debut album consisted of hard-core professionals, Teemu Liekkala (Rioghan, Red Eleven), Valtteri Revonkorve (Rioghan, Leverage) and Nils Ursini (Trio Niskalaukaus), around whose compositions the band was built.

Marsh Tea’s singles, such as Mirrors, Chairs and Convert My Dreams, raised high expectations for the band’s upcoming debut album, but the radio silence that began after the single Stenched Pride left the promising rise unfinished. The walls had come up, and Marsh Tea was ready to be buried. Now, however, the band has found new wind in its sails, and the band’s primus motor Nils Ursin tells us what has happened since the release of the last single:

“After Disturbances In Movements was finished, my hunger grew to such proportions that our time together with Teemu and Valtteri was simply not enough. I had a strong desire to get the band in live shape and I was pushing the guys, way too much. At some point, our conversation led to the conclusion that in the face of other projects and personal life situations, I had to accept that I would continue alone, if at all. Naturally, I was really disappointed and wondered if this was it.”

“My wife saw that disappointment and strongly encouraged me to continue. Heta Hyttinen and a few other people joined that choir. I thought for a long time, ‘Will I be able to put together a new line-up? I don’t know, but we’ll see.’ We are still friends with Valtteri and Teemu. I’m working on other musical projects with both of them, and Teemu will definitely be Marsh Tea’s external ears when planning and making the next stage.”

The next stage is the release of the finished album, which has been maturing in the drawer. Disturbances In Movements, created with the old line-up, will be released on June 6th. You can pre-record the album here. The album was recorded and mixed, except for the drums, by multi-instrumentalist and studio wizard Teemu Liekkala. The drums were recorded under the direction of Tuomas Kokko at Electric Fox studio.

“The new Marsh Tea is a start, one of them, but definitely the last. I’ve learned to calm down, but I try to keep the reins in my hands without squeezing too much. We’ve slowly started to hoe the soil, with no rush remaining as the guiding principle.”

“New material is constantly being created. With the new Marsh Tea music, we’ve practically started from scratch, because the band is completely new. We’ll take over old material when the time comes. There’s a really tough group, professionals with a capital P and some damn good guys,” Nils Ursin enthuses.

The new line-up consist of – Tony Kaikkonen (Red Eleven) as singer, Mikki Rousi (Dead Season, ex-humavoid) on guitar, Jaska Raatikainen (Children Of Bodom, Mercury Circle) on drums, and of course Nils Ursin himself commands the low frequencies. He says that the band plans to tour in the future, but first it’s time to create new music.

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Award-winning Taiwanese extreme metal band CHTHONIC release MEGAPORTAL 2425 live EP

Extreme metal band CHTHONIC, which has toured large stages in the Far East, Europe and the United States, ended its long silence in March by releasing the single Endless Aeons, accompanied by a very opinionated video.

Today, the band releases the MEGAPORTAL 2425 live EP, which also features the song Endless Aeons. The EP contains a total of five songs recorded from this and last year’s gigs at the Megaport Festival. These gigs have a recurring theme of breaking the boundary between reality and illusion and creating virtual time and space on stage. In 2024, technology was used that allowed virtual characters to be presented in real time on a large screen. In 2025, the characters appeared physically on stage and interacted with the characters on the screen.

“The concert screen acts as a ‘time and space tunnel’, or in time travel terms, a gateway. Virtual time and space connect to the real world through these gateways. We see the virtual character through the screen, and the character sees us in the real world. When we performed the song Endless Aeons, the character traveled through the gateway and appeared in reality,” says Freddy Lim.

In addition to Endless Aeons, the theme of time and space is also evident in other songs on this live EP. The opening track MEGAPORTAL INTRO layers different versions of the song Takao, creating a chaotic and exciting atmosphere. Quell the Souls in Sing Ling Temple is about the battle between this world and the afterlife. During the acoustic song Defenders of Bú-Tik Palace, Finn, who has appeared in several CHTHONIC music videos over the past decade, was seen on stage. He performed the classic scene where the characters shout the lyrics of the song. Finally, tens of thousands of fans sang the chorus of Takao together, bringing the concert to a perfect conclusion.

CHTHONIC says they will focus on making a new album next, and have no plans to tour in the short term. This live EP is a delicious snack the band serves up to their international fan base, who are eagerly awaiting the band’s next releases and the shows that follow.

MEGAPORTAL 2425 tracklist:

1. MEGAPORTAL INTRO
2. Quell the Souls in Sing Ling Temple
3. Endless Aeons
4. Defenders of the Bu-Tik Palace (acoustic)
5. TAKAO

They say rock can change the world, and Freddy Lim made that a reality during his two terms in parliament, pushing for reforms. He promoted legislation that made Taiwan the first country in Asia to recognize marriage equality, and he pushed for better protection of indigenous rights. He also supported budgets that provided humanitarian aid to Ukraine. He pushed for transitional justice, demanding that the government open secret documents from the authoritarian era so that truth and justice could be realized in society.

In 2023, these declassified archives unexpectedly revealed the tragic and previously unknown history of Freddy Lim’s family. Combining history and mythology, it seemed no coincidence that Chthonic’s music had previously told the sad but courageous stories of Freddy Lim’s grandparents. Freddy was deeply shocked to learn of the news. In a whirlwind of emotions, he decided to end his eight-year parliamentary career and announced that he would not run for office again. He paused to consider the direction of his life and where his music could still take him.

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Osiris Rex Video Interview

Osiris Rex is a Finland-based thrash metal band that features former members of Tornado and new talents. Although the name has changed, the core remains the same: high-energy, riff-driven thrash metal with a modern twist. The band will release their debut EP “Arrival Of The New Dawn”.
We had the opportunity to chat with Joey Severance and John Creweholm about the band, the upcoming EP and more.

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Wretched Path Video Interview

Formed in 2020 by experienced musicians from renowned bands such as Pestigore, Born of Thorns, Tukkanuotta and Warmen, Wretched Path was born out of a desire to return to their Death Metal roots. Their debut album received rave reviews from several magazines and websites. Last March, the band released their long-awaited second album, “Sea Of Death”, faster, darker and more intense than ever before. We had the chance to meet them before their show at Meara Klubi and talk about their latest album, influences, live shows and more.

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RIMMAR First Single & Video “Planet Mars” Off New Album “Raises” Out July 2025

It’s a dream come true, lasting for years. Now everything can begin!”. With these words, Marco Rinaldi announces the official debut of Rimmar, his visionary solo project, and unveils the first single, “Planet Mars,” released via Rockshots Records.

Completely written, composed, and arranged by Rinaldi himself, “Planet Mars” is more than just a song—it’s the first chapter in a sonic journey that blends the power of classic, progressive, and industrial metal with disco and electronic elements. A bold and cinematic opening track that sets the tone for Rimmar’s debut album “Raises”, “Planet Mars” hovers between the past and the future, echoing with the urgency of rebirth and the desire to rise from a stagnant world. As the artist explains, “This album was born in the past, matured in the present, and projected into the future like a spaceship.”

Rimmar is not a traditional band but a one-man artistic endeavor. Marco Rinaldi is the sole author of the lyrics and music, building his songs from riffs and rhythmic structures before enriching them with orchestration, synths, and pads. The words are deeply inspired by readings, dreams, and philosophical reflections, but always subordinate to the music itself — “The word is a servant of music in my case,” he states.

“Raises” features a refined blend of styles and moods, reflective of Rinaldi’s wide musical background and personal influences ranging from 80s metal to 90s prog and even Italian avant-garde artists. The production also benefits from a remarkable cast of guest performers from the Italian rock and metal scene: Fabio Lione (Rhapsody of Fire, Angra) on tow songs “Mighty Messenger” and “Vortex”, Kyo Calati (MindAheaD), Marco Andreotti (Imagine Dragons tribute), Mattia Fagiolo (White Thunder, Dragonhammer), and Alessandro Cola (Eldritch) all contributed their unique voices and energy to the project.

On stage, Rimmar transforms into a full live band with experienced musicians delivering a performance that merges metal intensity with the aesthetics of electronic dance. As Rinaldi explains, “All we are interested in is ‘increasing’, ‘raising’ the volume, the intensity, rising from the rubble of our indifference, superficiality, ignorance and difficulty to communicate with others!”

“Planet Mars” is now available on all digital platforms and marks the beginning of an ambitious musical vision—emotional, genre-defying, and unapologetically bold.

LISTEN: https://lnk.to/heoLct​
​VIDEO: https://youtu.be/O2JwJ8UtSO4​
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​ALBUM PRE-ORDER: https://rockshots.eu/products/rimmar-raises​

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Track Listing:​
1. Unreal (feat. Mattia Fagiolo)
2. Mighty Messenger (feat. Fabio Lione)
3. These Ruins (feat. Marco Bertuccelli)
4. 8th Sin (feat. Marco Andreotti)
5. Planet Mars (feat. Mattia Fagiolo)
6. Vortex (feat. Fabio Lione)
7. Queen of the Gold (feat. Marco Bertuccelli)
8. Cruel Summer (feat. Kyo Elisa Proietti)
9. Raises

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​Rimmar Line Up:​
​Marco Rinaldi: Guitars
​Tommy Pellegrini: Rhythm Guitars
​Marco Moretti: Drums
​Alessandro Cola: Bass Guitar

​More Info:

– https://rockshots.eu/​

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– https://www.instagram.com/rimmar_official/​

BERIEDIR Release Official Music Video for “Burnout” – The Quintessential Track from “Liminal Spaces”

Following the release of “Liminal Spaces” via Rockshots Records, Italian progressive metal act Beriedir unveils the Official Music Video for “Burnout”, the album’s emotional centerpiece.

Musically and lyrically, “Burnout” captures the very essence of the record. A song about mental exhaustion, the crushing weight of self-imposed pressure, and the relentless cycle of overexertion, “Burnout” blends technical complexity with emotional immediacy. The track opens with hammering rhythmic patterns and aggressive riffs before collapsing into a fragile, almost sobbing pause culminating in a melodic death-inspired finale of overwhelming intensity.

“Filling all the time we have, keeping the furnace burning as everything gets consumed. Writing page after page, until something breaks. Silence falls in an instant, like the noises in the forest when a predator is present. But the only threat to us, in the solitude of sleepless nights, is ourselves. The cycle never stops: our mind becomes incandescent, works non-stop, then burns out. Then it starts again.”

The band comments:

“‘Burnout’ is a vocal and instrumental challenge in every aspect. It’s the most representative track of “Liminal Spaces”, where every musical choice mirrors the content of the lyrics. It’s hard to stay emotionally untouched while playing it.”

The official music video, directed once again by Luca Rapuzzi, visually amplifies the tension and vulnerability expressed in the track. Through stark and immersive imagery, Rapuzzi brings the song’s inner conflict and emotional unraveling to life, reinforcing “Burnout” as the album’s defining statement.

With “Liminal Spaces, “Beriedir has taken a bold step away from their power metal roots to fully embrace a progressive, melancholic, and immersive sound. The album explores trauma, nostalgia, longing, and emotional fragmentation, offering a listening experience that resonates deeply with those navigating dark and complex emotional states.

The band’s stylistic shift is both natural and deliberate, shaped by years of personal growth and sonic exploration. As frontman and primary songwriter, Stefano Nusperli explains, it all began with a USB drive full of music from bands like Vision Divine, Dream Theater, Dark Tranquillity, and Children of Bodom—a discovery that sparked the initial flame of Beriedir and ultimately led to “Liminal Spaces”.

Now, with a more collaborative approach and a renewed focus on progressive and alternative metal, Beriedir’s sound draws comparisons to Pain of Salvation, Leprous, Katatonia, Gojira, Trivium, and Dark Tranquillity. The album was mixed and mastered by Simone Mularoni at Domination Studio, ensuring a sonic depth that matches its lyrical weight.
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​Video: https://youtu.be/YXvhjCx_o6s​
​Listen to “Liminal Spaces“: https://open.spotify.com/album/2l106cYkaLYZVQHodDqJVA​
​Order the album: https://lnk.to/AR9Bpc​

Previous Videos:

Music Video – “Neon” – https://youtu.be/R5WalIheULc​

Music Video – “Halo” – https://youtu.be/vb-QwoHrU8c​

Track Listing:
1. Halo
2. Neon
3. In The Corner Of My Eyes
4. As Tight As Phantoms Hold
5. F.I.V.E.
6. More Than Starlight
7. Burnout
8. Anemoia
9. Massive
10. In The Liminal Space

Line-up:​
Stefano Nüsperli: Vocals, Keyboards
Simone Bacchi Mottin: Guitars, Backing Vocals
Francesco Ideo: Guitars
Ciro Salvi: Drums
Daniele Cantaboni: Bass Guitar

More info: https://www.rockshots.eu | https://www.facebook.com/BeriedirOfficial | https://www.instagram.com/beriedirofficial​

Modern metal newcomer Tetrarch has released their third studio album “The Ugly Side Of Me”

Modern metal’s rising star, Atlanta’s Tetrarch, continues their upward trajectory today with the release of their third full-length studio album, The Ugly Side Of Me. Yesterday, the album’s final single, Best Of Luck, was released, featuring Jackson Guitars’ first female signature artist, Diamond Rowe.

“Best of Luck was a really fun song to write. Josh and I wrote this in just a few hours, and it became a favorite of the preview listeners on the whole album! The song’s title actually has a bit of a comical story. I remember when we were just starting out, we were constantly getting rejection emails from all sorts of people in the music industry. A lot of those emails ended with a polite ‘Best of Luck’ or ‘Best of Luck in the future’, and it was always funny because clearly they didn’t really wish us well!”, laughs Diamond Rowe, and continues:

“Now we’ve achieved a lot of things that were said to be impossible for us. This song is a bit like our ‘Best of Luck’ back at them. No grudges – just some humor thrown in. Maybe it’s just part of our own wickedly witty style.”

The Ugly Side Of Me album tracklist:
1. Anything Like Myself
2. Never Again (Parasite)
3. Live Not Fantasize
4. Erase
5. The Only Thing I’ve Got
6. Best of Luck
7. Crawl
8. Cold
9. Headspace
10. The Ugly Side of Me

If anyone is still wondering if any band can truly take metal and hard rock into the future, the answer is TETRARCH. The band combines the aggressiveness of energetic modern metal and honest lyrics with massive choruses and unforgettable melodies. TETRARCH appeals to both metal fans and listeners outside the genre, offering newcomers a gateway to the world of heavy music.

TETRARCH is:
Josh Fore – vocals/guitar
Diamond Rowe – lead guitar
Ryan “Dooms” Lerner – bass
Ruben Limas – drums

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Candlemass covers Black Sabbath’s Sabbath Bloody Sabbath – New EP Black Star also out now

Swedish epic doom metal pioneers Candlemass are celebrating their 40th anniversary in doom metal today by releasing their new Black Star EP and their own version of Black Sabbath’s legendary song Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. Originally released in 1973, the song has now been given a new form and the new version has also been complemented by a music video.

Candlemass transformed the song with serious intensity and immense power into a dark funeral march that is on par with the most valuable tributes in the doom genre. The majestic tribute honors the past, but also shakes the walls of today’s crypts.

“Sabbath Bloody Sabbath needs no introduction – it’s one of the best songs ever recorded, if you ask me. Maybe not the most obvious choice, but it’s been a dream of mine to do my own version for a long time, and here it is,” says Candlemass founding member Leif Elding.

The EP features two completely new songs and two covers of timeless classics. Of the new songs, Corridors Of Chaos is a true old-school instrumental that combines classic metal riffs and Lars Johansson’s impressive guitar work, which highlights the band’s dynamics. The other cover is Pentagram’s classic Forever MY Queen.

Candlemass will be going on a tour this summer, which will include shows all over Europe.

20.–21.06.25 Germany – Daun Rengen / Der Detze Rockt
25.06.25 Norway – Oslo / Tons of Rock
04.07.25 Turkey – Istanbul / Headbangers Weekend
20.07.25 Italy – Cremona / Luppolo In Rock Festival
30.07.–02.08.25 Norway – Bergen / Beyond the Gates Festival
08.–09.08.25 Finland – Helsinki / Helsinki Metal Festival
08.–10.08.25 Belgium – Kortrijk / Alcatraz
12.–13.09.25 Greece – Athens / Rock Hard Festival
01.11.25 Sweden – Stockholm / Berns
06.12.25 United Kingdom – Wolverhampton / Bloodstock Winter Gathering

Candlemass is:
Johan Länquist – Vocals
Lars Johansson – Lead Guitar
Mappe Björkman – Comp Guitar
Leif Edling – Bass
Janne Lind – Drums

Black Star is available in a number of different formats, details of which can be found here.


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Kissin’ Dynamite surprises fans with music video for ‘Queen Of The Night’

German rock band Kissin’ Dynamite released the official music video for their song “Queen of the Night”. The song is from the band’s #1 album “Back With a Bang!”. The album was released by Napalm Records. “Queen Of The Night” delivers what Kissin’ Dynamite does best – fast-paced rock with a big-world feel!

The song was accompanied today by a brand new music video featuring stunning nighttime shots of the streets of Tokyo. The video was filmed during the band’s successful world tour. The tour visited Japan, Brazil and the United States in addition to Japan.

“We just returned from Florida and Brazil, and the feel of Queen Of The Night is strongly connected to the incredible experiences of our world tour. It symbolizes the life, the hustle, the sparkle and the magic that we have experienced on gigs all over the world. We were particularly impressed by the massive scale of Tokyo – that’s why we definitely wanted to shoot scenes at the legendary Shibuya Crossing and downtown for the video,” the band says.

With a true 80s stadium rock attitude, Kissin’ Dynamite has performed at numerous major international festivals, supporting rock legends Mötley Crüe, for example, and touring to sold-out shows of their own. This summer, the band will return to festivals, including the stages of top events such as Summer Breeze Open Air. In the fall, the world tour will continue on an even bigger scale.

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