Modern rock and roll juggernauts The Nude are back with their latest lyric video, “If Misery?”, a gripping blend of heavy rock, metal, and blues that hits straight to the soul. The track, taken from their debut full-length “Stand and Be Recognized” (Epictronic Records), dives into enduring sorrow, self-reflection, and the fight to reclaim oneself amid life’s struggles. With powerful riffs, haunting melodies, and starkly honest lyrics, “If Misery” is a song that lingers long after the final note.
Hailing from Brooklyn, The Nude fuse metal, funk, punk, and blues into raw, contemporary compositions that explore vulnerability, truth, and the human psyche. Rejecting autotune and gimmicks, the band delivers music in its purest form. “Stand and Be Recognized” chronicles an emotional journey through hope, fear, courage, defeat, and the ultimate triumph of self-mastery.
The Nude line-up:
Henry Ott:Guitars
Derrick Duemler: Drums
Luke Bergstedt: Vocals, composition, lyrics, founder.
Nick Cageao: Bass. Recording, and Mixing.
Danish metallers Defecto are pleased to announce the release of their new studio album, “Echoes Of Isolation”, out now via Frontiers Music Srl.
The focus track, “Eclipsed By The Void”, along with an official lyric video, are also available now.
Nicklas Sonne commented: “Eclipsed By The Void captures the endless loop of trauma – the flashbacks, the noise, the weight that refuses to fade. It’s about the war that continues long after the battle is over.”
Defecto is a Copenhagen-based metal band formed in 2011 by guitarist/vocalist Nicklas Sonne, guitarist Frederik Møller, and bassist Thomas Bartholin.
Known for their combination of technical precision, melodic strength, and emotional intensity, the band has become one of the most respected names in the modern Danish metal scene.
With three studio albums, two EPs, and several acclaimed festival appearances (Copenhell, RockFest Finland) and support slots with Metallica and Rammstein, Defecto has consistently pushed the envelope of progressive and cinematic metal.
Now, Frontiers Records proudly presents “Echoes Of Isolation”, the band’s most personal, intense, and introspective record yet – a concept album exploring the haunting landscape of mental illness and psychological struggles.
Nicklas Sonne stated: “Each song inhabits a different psychological struggle – insomnia, schizophrenia, OCD, PTSD, paranoia, dissociation, trauma – giving voice to the war within. This isn’t just a metal album. It’s a mirror held to the mind”.
“For us, it’s about turning pain into power, and creating something that can connect deeply with anyone who has ever felt broken, isolated, or misunderstood”, he added.
Fans of Metallica, Symphony X or Evergrey will be captivated by the album’s cinematic power and progressive depth, driven by Sonne’s compelling vocals and razor-sharp songwriting.
“Echoes Of Isolation” Tracklist:
1. The Unraveling
2. Eternal Descent
3. Sacred Alignment
4. Eclipsed By The Void
5. Heart On Fire
6. Quantum Abyss
7. Through Cloak And Bones
8. Shattered Reality
9. Echoes Of Isolation
Line Up:
Nicklas Sonne – vocals, guitars Frederik Møller – guitars
Thomas Bartholin – bass
Morten Gade Sørensen – drums
Rising star of Finnish metal ARTKILLS has released a new single called Final Frontier. The song is the band’s third single for 2025, preceded by a successful cover of Robbie Williams’ hit Angels on TikTok, and Tightrope, which has increased the band’s popularity tremendously, featuring the award-winning Redrama.
The song is a strong follow-up to the Tightrope feat. Redrama single released in the fall, which took the band to completely new heights. Tightrope received a lot of media exposure and already collected tens of thousands of listeners and streams in the first month.
“Final Frontier is a tribute to our childhood idols. The song has been described among the band as ‘a testosterone-charged child of Slipknot and In Flames’, combining the nu-metal brutality of the early 2000s with the precision of modern metal,” says drummer Jesse Ågrén.
Founded in 2020, ARTKILLS is a modern metal band from Helsinki, whose music combines heavy riffs, danceable grooves and memorable vocal melodies. The band members are passionate musicians, all of whom share a touch of old school attitude. Together with the lineup that has developed a recognizable sound, these factors create a perfect addition to the field of modern metal.
The band’s debut single Last Goodbyes was released in September 2021. The song, which has been played over 50,000 times on Spotify, built a promising foundation and served as a trend-setter for the band seeking its place in the metal world.
The second single The Fall, released in November of the same year, received welcome media attention. In conjunction with the song, ARTKILLS also released their first music video, which was directed and filmed by Esa Jussila, who has made videos for Battle Beast, among others.
The five-song EP KillGallery, which followed The Game and the Remix That Shi#t collection, was released in late 2022. Don’t Follow, which was released as a single earlier that year, offered a taste of what was to come, including a music video. Seamlessly polished elements combined with tight guitar solos further strengthened the band’s line.
ARTKILLS, who have been actively releasing music since the beginning, have received a lot of attention in the media. The band was chosen as the demo band of the month by the music magazine Inferno in spring 2022 and in 2024 by Kaaoszinen as one of the most interesting young metal bands of the moment.
Reversed Chakra, the rising indie rock / dark wave outfit, proudly releases their highly anticipated new EP Rarefied through Dungeon Media, available worldwide on all streaming platforms.
A centerpiece of the EP is the band’s reimagining of Duran Duran’s 1984 classic “The Wild Boys”, transformed into a brooding, atmospheric indie rock anthem. The track was produced and mixed by John Fryer, legendary for his work with Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, and HIM, and mastered by Alan Douches, whose credits span from Converge and Chelsea Wolfe to Fatboy Slim and The Chemical Brothers.
“Rarefied is a statement about contrasts: beauty and decay, danger and desire,” says Reversed Chakra. “Covering ‘The Wild Boys’ allowed us to pay homage to the spirit of the 80s while pushing it through our darker lens.”
With their previous singles — including “Game of Chess” (2.2 million views and extensive international radio play), “All The Way Down”, and “Dust” — Reversed Chakra have already made their mark as one of the most compelling new voices in alternative music. Rarefied sees the band expand their sonic palette even further, blending post-rock atmospheres with the urgency of modern indie rock.
Reversed Chakra’s sound explores deep emotions, crafting stories that transcend the ordinary. Imagine a fusion of Interpol and Editors, seasoned with hints of Kings of Leon and Placebo, all enveloped in the ethereal beauty of The Cure and Sigur Rós. This sonic journey defies genres and promises to leave you spellbound.
Reversed Chakra is: Alice Bianconcini: Guitar
Leo Martera: Drums
Justin Brett: Vocals
Carlo Bellotti: Bass
Breaking the year long silence since their acclaimed self-titled debut album, up and coming Phoenix AZ based industrial punkers There Is No Us release their first – and only – new music of 2025 on Halloween day.
Fronted by vocalist Jim Louvau (already renowned as an award-winning rock photographer) and multi-instrumentalist Andy Gerold (Marilyn Manson), There Is No Us launched back in 2015 with the There Is No Humanity EP, since when a steady stream of fresh releases, and sharp political commentary has seen the band stockpiling critical acclaim.
“[A] fiery industrial-metal band” – Revolver
“Jim Louvau really doesn’t give us any time to breathe, with non-stop screams, sounding metalcore at times… all tracks have their strong points with the endless guitar solos and riffs” – Heavymag.au
“Their live show truly is essential. Some bands don’t require any spectacle, and There Is No Us is clearly not one of those outfits.” – Phoenix New Times
Now comes “Fragments,” a thunderous collaboration with 8mm, the dynamite duo of Juliette Beaven and legendary producer Sean Beaven (Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, A Perfect Circle), and perhaps There Is No Us’s most attack-minded, assaultive release yet.
“We’ve been working with Sean for many years now,” says Jim, “and typically any new music we release goes through him to get his feedback, whether it’s in its infant stages or when we think something is done.So working with him and Juliette on a track seemed like a natural fit.”
He continues, however, “This song also has some elements that are a little bit out of our typical wheelhouse, by touching on a bit of a trip hop vibe that is seductive and almost inviting thanks to Juliette’s voice, before we bring our signature brand of aggression.”
It’s certainly going to turn up the volume on your Halloween plans… and if you want more (and you will), There Is No Us are headlining Hollywood’s Bar Sinister tomorrow, November 1.
As Jim says, “Some of our favorite shows we’ve ever played have taken place there and if you’ve seen us play there you know why. So don’t take off your Halloween makeup from the night before and come GET FK’D.”
2002 formed Finnish industrial metal band Ruoska, will release their sixth studio album next February. Now they have released a new single Ihtiriekko from the upcoming album Kade. Both the single and the album are released worldwide through Inverse Records. The band’s more than three-year hiatus ends with a bang!
Ihtiriekko is perfectly in line with the band’s intense output, and the song’s story is not exactly cheerful either.
“Taken from Finnish folk tales, Ihtiriekko is a powerful and sad story about real-life tragedies that took place in the past, but which today’s listeners can also relate to. In times past, people have sought to explain difficult things through mythology and fantasy in order to find comfort in the midst of often miserable everyday life,” the band explains.
All the way from the demo stage of this powerful song, it was clear that it had to be finished.
“The final version came together quite painlessly. Ihtiriekko combines heavy sounds, electronic music, and classical elements. This is one of the latest and most significant songs that was worked on for the upcoming album.”
The band, which hails from Juva, Eastern Finland, and has already racked up nearly 25 million plays on Spotify alone, will also be heading out on an album release tour, which will be announced later.
Ruoska is:
Patrik Mennander (Vocals)
Samuli Rimmi (Guitar, Backing vocals)
Miika Kokkola (Bass, Backing vocals)
Teemu Karppinen (Drums)
Italian alternative rock trio epoimóriròmiope have unveiled the lyric video for their darkly poetic single “cenere”, taken from the album ricordi di un tempo mai esistito, out now via Epictronic Worldwide.
There’s no saving what was never meant to last. In “cenere”, epoimoriromiope conjure a world where love suffocates, bleeds, and devours itself—again and again.
A whispered plea. A gasp for air inside a spiraling connection, where the boundary between ecstasy and damage blurs.
This is the sound of two souls colliding, fracturing—laughing while they break.
Of blood as oxygen. Of eyes like venom. Of everything turning to ash.
With ricordi di un tempo mai esistito, epoimóriròmiope invite listeners into their world of raw emotion, fragile beauty, and haunting intensity.
Stream ricordi di un tempo mai esistito: orcd.co/rdtme
epoimóriròmiope is:
Erik Storari – Vocals, Guitar, Composition, Production
Sara Fioravanti – Bass
Giulio Barranca – Drums
Gothic metal supergroup For My Pain is getting closer to the release of their long-awaited album Buried Blue, which is due out on January 9th. Now, the band’s second full-length album received its final single release in the form of Windows Are Weeping, which was released with a lyric video.
The Windows Are Weeping single features a very special guest. English multi-instrumentalist Troy Donockley, known from Nightwish, plays all the wind instruments on the song. It features flutes and the Irish bagpipes “uileann pipes”.
“When I’m asked to guest on projects outside of my own, I want to hear authenticity. Honest music without commercial desperation attracts me. For My Pain… has exactly the kind of uncompromisingness that made the decision to collaborate easy. This song met all my criteria, and the end result is amazing. It has just the kind of massive atmosphere and classic rock power that hits you right away,” Donockley enthuses.
The singles Recoil Into Darkness, WitchBitch Elite and Time Will Heal Our Wounds have been released in advance from the Buried Blue album. In between, there was also a special interlude single – the band’s version of Tehosekoittim’s legendary hit Hetken Tie On Kevyt.
With the release of the album, For My Pain is embarking on a tour across Finland. You can see the Buried Blue tour dates below:
Wed 14.1. Tavastia, Helsinki
Thu 15.1. Olympia, Tampere
Fri 16.1. Teatro Logomo, Turku
Sat 17.1. Sawohouse, Kuopio
Sat 7.2. Kantakrouvi, Oulu
Current members of For My Pain:
Juha Kylmänen: vocals (Reflexion, Full Nothing)
Lauri Tuohimaa: guitar (Embraze, Tuohimaa, ex-Charon)
Olli-Pekka Törrö: guitar (ex-Eternal Tears of Sorrow)
Altti Veteläinen: bass (ex-Eternal Tears of Sorrow, ex-Kalmah, ex-The Man-Eating Tree)
Marco Sneck: keyboards (Poisonblack, Chamelion, Tuohimaa, ex-The Man-Eating Tree, ex-Kalmah)
Ari-Matti Pohjola: drums (Reflexion, ex-Soulrelic)
For My Pain’s debut album Fallen was released worldwide in 2003 by Spinefarm Records/Universal Music and received a very positive reception both in Finland and internationally. The album quickly became a classic of its genre, with the most famous songs being Autumn Harmony, Dancer in the Dark and Rapture of Lust. A year later, a 3-song EP Killing Romance was released, which was the last release of the then line-up before the project fell into the shadows of the past in 2005. The band members were previously known from groups such as Eternal Tears of Sorrow, Nightwish, Embraze, Kalmah, Charon and Reflexion.
The Finnish bunny metal duo Rabbit Cult have signed a major co-management deal: from this day, Rabbit Cult is represented by Till Dawn They Count together with Arc Flame Entertainment. The co-management deal combines two very experienced management teams (who stand behind names such as Nightwish, Beast In Black and Poets of the Fall), and they both have a shared vision for growing the international presence of Rabbit Cult.
“For our cult, this is groundbreaking! We’ve already been scheming with Mike Lynch for several years, plotting the bunny-apocalypse. Now Toni has joined forces with our devoted manager, to expand our bunny metal dominion”, Salla and Marianne of Rabbit Cult state.
Toni Peiju, the CEO of Till Dawn They Count comments on the new companionship:
“Till Dawn They Count is very proud to start a co-management for Rabbit Cult together with Mike Lynch of Arc Flame Entertainment. Rabbit Cult is extremely talented and an exceptional combination of pop and metal culture. We are very happy to be a part of their journey.”
Mike Lynch, who has been with Rabbit Cult for a while now, says:
“Good management is all about building a strong team around the artist. Working with Toni Peiju combines vast artist management experiences, an expanding knowledge base and international network — all focused on taking Rabbit Cult to the next level.”
Rabbit Cult is delivering new music to their fans already next week. The bunny metal duo will also be performing live in Finland in the upcoming months, supporting Turmion Kätilöt in November and Omnium Gatherum in January.
Finnish power metal squad Gladenfold announce their 4th studio album “Soulbound”out February 27th, 2026, via Reaper Entertainment.
With “Soulbound”, Gladenfold continues to evolve their self-forged style, blending power metal and melodic death metal into their own craft. Once again the band has recorded an album sweeping across a wide musical horizon, songs full of twists and turns.
While working on new material, the band realized that a couple of the new songs shared a common thread:
Guitarist Matias Knuuttila comments:
“One thought led to another, and eventually we found ourselves fleshing out those initial ideas into a full concept album. In short, the story follows two characters whose lives entwine and clash, endlessly caught in cycles of rebirth.”
To bring the theme visually alive, the band joined forces with Tuomas Valtanen, who drew and created the vivid cover art to showcase the concept of the album.
Gladenfold creates an inherently Nordic-sounding blend of metal music, rooted in melodic death metal aggression and energy while borrowing the grandeur of power metal and symphonic metal. Influenced by bands such as Children of Bodom, Nightwish, Wintersun, Kamelot, Blind Guardian, Gamma Ray, and Freedom Call, Gladenfold has managed to refine its own unique yet constantly evolving sound.
After several demo recordings, Gladenfold released the well-received debut album, “From Dusk To Eternity” (2014), which cemented the core of the band’s sound. The debut album was followed by the sophomore album, “When Gods Descend” (2019), expanding the boundaries and refining what had been achieved on “From Dusk To Eternity”. On “Nemesis” (2022), Gladenfold’s music took directions to more sombre and atmospheric landscapes, with a sinister undertow increasingly present in the songs.
On their upcoming fourth album “Soulbound” (2026), Gladenfold continues to evolve their self-forged style, blending power metal and melodic death metal into their own craft. Once again the band has recorded an album sweeping across a wide musical horizon, songs full of twists and turns. While working on new material, the band realized that a few songs shared a common thread. Eventually the band found themselves fleshing out those initial ideas into a full concept album. In short, the story of “Soulbound” follows two characters whose lives entwine and clash, endlessly caught in cycles of rebirth.
Tracklist:
1. Fire Wind
2. Wardens Of Time
3. For My Queen
4. Helix Of Hate
5. Mercy
6. Ghostlike
7. Chaos Waltz
8. Anthem Of The Broken
9. Soulbound Parallax
Gladenfold is:
Esko Itälä (vocals and acoustic guitars)
Matias Knuuttila (guitars)
Toke Gerdts (guitars)
Ville Vesa (bass)
Lauri Itälä (drums)
Paavali Pouttu (keyboards)
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