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Heavy Southern Stoner Devil Metal HELLFIRE 76 Shares Music Video “The Omen” Off New Album “Rags to Rage” Out End of November 2024

Taboo lyrics served over blues-infected grooves! This is the unique blend of sounds that HELLFIRE 76 brings to the table. With influences ranging from ZZ Top, Killing Joke, and Kyuss to the Melvins, HELLFIRE 76 delivers a sound sure to satisfy doom, stoner, and psych rock fans alike!

Formed by founding members Von Bury (formerly of the Southern Gothic act LOVESUCKER and the Occult Rock act and Napalm Recording artist BLOODY HAMMERS) and Mike McGuiness (formerly of the Industrial Metal act FACE THE WORLD), HELLFIRE 76 set out to create a brand of Heavy Southern Stoner Devil Metal that has been missing for quite some time.

All killer-no filler, this two-piece brings 110% to their first full-length “Rags To Rage” due out at the end of November 2024. The overall theme of this album is dark, taboo, spooky, tongue-in-cheek, fuzzed-out southern metal. Von Bury explains further:

“The album RAGS TO RAGE is a continuation of our first release, in that the subject matter is all thought-provoking. As for a lot of music, we want the lyrics to be literal but also open to the listener’s interpretation. Sticking with the theme and ideas of Voodoo, Witchcraft, The Occult, and other oddities. We want to take the listeners on a dark and ominous journey into a place they don’t normally think about.”

To give the first glimpse into the album, HELLFIRE 76 is sharing their new music video for the first single “The Omen”.

“We wanted to have a song on the album (last track specifically) that we wouldn’t really play live as there are Organ sounds and whatnot that we can’t replicate live. I wanted a closer on the record in the vein of No Quarter, something that has a completely different vibe from the rest of the album,” adds Von Bury.

Watch and listen to the video for “The Omen” via its premiere on DoomedandStoned HERE.

For fans of Melvins, Clutch, Killing Joke, and Fu Manchu, “Rags To Rage” is due out on November 29, 2024.

Album pre-order – https://hellfire76.bandcamp.com/​

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Track Listing:​
1. Rags to Rage – 3:33
2. Steal Your Soul – 3:25
3. 1000 Crimes – 3:38
4. As Above – 3:44
5. The Keepers – 3:40
6. Magic and Religion – 3:23
7. Black Angel – 3:43
8. The Omen – 5:45
Album Length: 30:52

More info: Hellfire76.com | Facebook.com/Hellfire76nc | Instagram.com/hellfire76nc​

Finnish hard rock band Rimbacher releases their debut album “High Hopes On The Rocks”

Finnish hard rock band Rimbacher releases their debut album “High Hopes On The Rocks” on November 1st via Inverse Records. The album presents classic AOR vibes, 80’s stadion rock sized attitude and also some hard straighforward rock and roll. The skillful band seasons their music with spices like powerful vocal harmonies, catchy melodies and classical art of guitar heroism.

Listen to the album on music services (Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, Tidal etc.): https://push.fm/fl/rimbacher-hhotr

Bass player Reisca Morani tells about the album:

“High Hopes On The Rocks is a very traditional classic rock album including tight brawl and lovesongs. The atmosphere revolves around big riffs and guitar heroism combined with very melodic and harmonic vocals. The lyrical themes are either timeless stories about the struggles of a sensitive narrator as well as having fun. The soundscape itself has very high energy and spirit throughout the whole album and the songs are delightfully diverse compared to each other. However the the core essence stays solid and the band’s enthusiasm is well heard.”

Guitar player Osku ”Sticky” Kilpi continues:

”This album is what we think rock ’n’ roll is all about: plain, simple and straightforward hard rock with all the ups and downs of a typical rock album. No politics, no exceptions, no bulls**t.”

High Hopes On The Rocks

1. Worldkiller – FI3FC2449501
2. Luxury – FI3FC2449502
3. Dry Body Passion – FI3FC2449503
4. Loving You (Is Loving a Broken) – FI3FC2449504
5. Cocaine Eyes & Nicotine Stains – FI3FC2449505
6. Pluto – FI3FC2449506
7. Rock To Ruin – FI3FC2449507
8. Chasing Ghosts – FI3FC2449508
9. Out For More – FI3FC2449509
10. The Last Breath Of Rock ‘n’ Roll – FI3FC2449510

Line-up:
Niko Rimbacher – Vocals
Osku ”Sticky” Kilpi – Guitar
Jim ”Jimbo” Heikkinen – Guitar
Reisca Morani – Bass
Jouni Kauppinen – Drums

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Kaaos Festival Takes Over Vaasa This July, Featuring The Haunted, Fleshgod Apocalypse & In Mourning

Vaasa’s heavy music offering will get more colorful next summer, when the new metal music-focused Kaaos Festival will take place on the 25th and 26th of July in the former Wasalandia area in Vaskiluoto. The event is also organized by WsArena Oy, responsible for the More Löylyä festival, in cooperation with Kaaoszine.

Arto Mäenpää, editor-in-chief of Kaaoszine, who acts as the festival’s promoter, says the following about the new festival:

“The idea for a new festival started when I approached WsArena regarding the 2025 cooperation with the More Löylyä festival. Festival promoter Ari Rintamäki suggested creating a new festival in collaboration, and since the idea of ​​Kaaoszine’s own festival had been simmering in the back of his mind for a few years, it was quite easy to say yes to the proposal in the end. The program is becoming a whole that looks like Kaaoszine, so there is a very wide range of different tones of metal music available to the public.”

In the festival launch, half of the list of 16 bands have been announced: The Haunted, Fleshgod Apocalypse, In Mourning, Bloodred Hourglass, …And Oceans, Assemble The Chariots, Enemies Everywhere and Where’s My Bible.

“The bands on the smaller stage consist of well-established domestic metal music giants combined with newcomer bands, and on the main stage the main focus is on interesting and current foreign bands,” says Mäenpää.

Negotiations are currently underway with the festival’s international headliners, and there will also be a contest coming to the website later, through which you can win the opportunity to play on a smaller festival stage.

“Kaaos Festival is intended to be an annual event, so of course we hope that all long-time readers of the magazine and metal music lovers from all over Finland would pack their bags and come to the former Wasalandia area to check out the iron-hard bands. The Wasalandia area has been used in the More Löylyä festival and received nothing but praise from the public, so the framework for making the festival is very suitable for the area. See you all at the end of July in Vaskiluoto!”, says Mäenpää.

Kaaos Festival’s two-day super early bird tickets are now on sale at Ticketmaster and NetTicket. The festival’s other ticket types will go on sale in the spring of 2025.

The age limit for the festival is 18 years.

Kaaos Festival 2024 25-26 July 2025

Super early bird tickets are now on sale at Ticketmaster and NetTicket.

– 2 days €99.50 (limited edition)
– 2 days VIP €199 (limited lot). The VIP ticket includes:
* Own area with visibility to both stages
* Private toilet
* Own bar
* Tables and chairs for sitting
* Small bite

Artists released so far are:

The Haunted (SWE)
Fleshgod Apocalypse (ITA)
In Mourning (SWE)
Bloodred Hourglass
…And Oceans
Assemble The Chariots
Enemies Everywhere

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VICTORIA K Pays Tribute To Origins w/ “Humanity XXIV”

Rockshots Records is proud to announce the release of “Humanity XXIV” by Victoria K, which is now streaming on all digital platforms!

Single – https://victoriak.lnk.to/HumanityXXIV​

Youtube – https://youtu.be/dqGL_6lMMUE​
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This re-recorded fan-favorite track from their debut album “Essentia” captures a refreshed intensity, featuring new vocals from Victoria Knight herself – a powerful leap from the original recording.
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This release is part of Victoria K’s journey of both reflection and evolution, looking forward to a third album in 2025. Known for pushing the boundaries of their sound, Victoria K’s last album, “Kore”, embraced a conceptual approach inspired by Greek mythology. But with “Humanity XXIV” (and the upcoming “Lacuna XXIV”), Victoria K pays tribute to their origins, infusing these tracks with matured skill and spirit.
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These tracks are only the beginning, marking a new era in Victoria K’s Gothic Metal legacy, and follow the band’s recent chart-topping success with their “Frozen” cover, which reached the top 10 on Metal Contraband charts. As the anticipation builds for the 2025 album, “Humanity XXIV” serves as a powerful reminder of their journey from a rising name in the Melbourne metal scene to a band opening for legends like Eluveitie, Blind Guardian, and Katatonia.

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More info:
​Roc​kshots.eu ​
​Victoriakmusicofficial.com​

Goth rock superband For My Pain… will release a new album next year after a 22-year hiatus – WitchBitch Elite single out now

Founded in 1999 and released their first album “Fallen” in 2003 through Spinefarm Records, Finnish For My Pain… will release a new album next year. The band, which started as a side project of members of the bands Eternal Tears of Sorrow, Nightwish, Embraze, Kalmah, Charon and Reflexion, among others, once received positive reception both in Finland and abroad, and dark romance lovers still remember, for example, the songs “Dancer in the Dark”, “Autumn Harmony” and “Rapture of Lust”.

Now this story continues, and the release of the single “WitchBitch Elite” continues the return to the books of the living – or at least almost living in a gothic style – that began at the end of last year. The new single will be released with a stylish lyric video, which you can watch now here.

“When we decided to rekindle For My Pain, I immediately noticed that a fair amount of new ideas and musical material had been accumulated over the years, and it always seemed to come about effortlessly. WitchBitch Elite belongs to this newer material,” says singer Juha Kylmänen and continues:

“The song immediately created for me the image of a rock piece that sounds with black humor, a bit like Dear Carniwhore from the first album, so the lyrics started to come about with an immediate program in that direction. As I practiced and refined the arrangement for In the final form, the song got a few more ‘soft spots’ and the addition of crests and synharmonies was a breeze of candy opened forever.”

As the comeback comes to fruition, For My Pain… has moved into the workspace “Whiteleaf Studios” built by Kylmänen, where the new studio album that will be released next year will also be completed, where we will return to 2003 in other beautiful atmospheres as well.

“When Mikko Karmila, who is also responsible for mixing the album Fallen, was able to organize the mixing of the new single and the upcoming album, the final result began to bubble like Hartaanselkä during water jetting”, says Juha and thanks Travis Smith, the band’s creditor who created the cover.

For My Pain… celebrated its single “WitchBitch Elite” on Saturday November 2nd by performing at the club Toppila in Oulu. The next concerts have already been announced, Puolanga LankaFest on the last weekend of June and Loisto Festarit on August 2nd in Pudasjärvi. All concerts are updated on the band’s social media.

For My Pain’s 2024 model year is:
Juha Kylmänen: vocals (Reflexion, Full Nothing)
Lauri Tuohimaa: guitar (Embraze, Tuohimaa, ex-Charon)
Olli-Pekka Törrö: guitar (ex-Eternal Tears of Sorrow)
Altti Vetleinen: bass (Eternal Tears of Sorrow, ex-Kalmah, ex-The Man-Eating Tree)
Marco Sneck: keyboards (Poisonblack, Cha melion, Tuohimaa, ex-The Man-Eating Tree, ex-Kalmah)
Ari-Matti Pohjola: drums (Reflexion, ex-Soulrelic)

The original line-up also included Tuomas Holopainen (Nightwish) and Petri Sankala (ex Eternal Tears of Sorrow, ex-Kalmah).

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The new alternative rock band Wrecking Lizzy presents the single Happy Happy / Sad Sad

Wrecking Lizzy is a new alternative rock band from Finland. The band, founded last year, bows especially in the direction of alt rock from the ’90s and ’00s, without missing a bit of gloom and emo. The band consists of Lizzy Wilde (vocals), musician John Curtain (guitar and vocals), also known from the band Verhot, and Viviane van der Rosa (bass and vocals). The foundation of the orchestra’s production is created by strong songs and singer Lizzy Wilde’s personal interpretation, and the distinctive voices of Lizzy and John Curtain also play well together. These elements, combined with Viviane van der Rosa’s tight rhythmic bass playing, create a recognizable characteristic sound for the band already from the first release, which is “Happy Happy / Sad Sad”.

“Happy Happy / Sad Sad sneaks up on the listener’s frequencies like an earworm and, in addition to a catchy melody, serves up juicy hooks and genuine emotional fire. Life is not always easy, especially when your head is being pushed in different directions. In the story of the song, there are adventures in the more fragile half of the inner world, where reality can be very shaky. The main character has an internal battle between two different personalities, and in the end there is only room for one and the other has to go…” the band commented.

A music video was also filmed for Wrecking Lizzy’s debut single, the theme of which is excellent for the release that happened at the end of October.

“Making the video was really fun and even therapeutic on some level. I hope this liberated joy is transmitted to the viewer as well! At some point, we realized that the video’s dark mirth with shriveled dolls would be a good fit for Halloween week, and here we are now!”

Wrecking Lizzy is:

Lizzy Wilde – vocals
John Curtain – guitar and vocals
Viviane van der Rosa – bass and vocals

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Heartkiller is set to release their debut album later in 2025 – First single ‘Hajsza közben (Prognózis Cover)’ out now

Hungarian metal band Heartkiller is set to release their debut album ‘Üdv A Világomban (Welcome To My World)’ later in 2025 via Finnish Inverse Records. The first single ‘Hajsza közben’ which is a cover of famous Hungarian rock band Prognózis is released with music video. 

WATCH music video here: https://youtu.be/qn7jABUQXEQ

The band comments:
“After a year and a half of listening and hard work in the background, the time has come to finally give you some serious news about us. We are the band Heartkiller from Debrecen Hungary, our record label is Finnish Inverse Records and we have a finished album that we are very proud of. It’s a melodic, sometimes melancholic monster full of emotions and heavy themes that we’re going to unleash in 2025. First of all, we would like to present you a cover of special importance to us, a cover of the former Prognosis band’s hit song, originally released in 1982. The special thing about our version is that the original composer of the song, István Vörös, is also involved in the recording. In addition, Akela’s guitarist Máté Arany sings and plays guitar in the song, to add to the rock classic with lots of vocals, rumbles and crushes. It’s a tribute to the work of István Vörös and Prognosis and the Hungarian rock music era of the ’80s. We will be back soon with more info and material. ” 

LISTEN the single on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/heartkiller-hajsza

Heartkiller – Hajsza közben (single 2024)

Track list:

01. Hajsza közben (Prognózis Cover)

Original composers:
– Jankai Béla – Lyrics
– Vörös István – Music

ISRC: FI3FC2587810

Single cover by Szabó Gergely

Heartkiller – Üdv A Világomban (Album 2025)

Track list:

01 – Intro (Üdv a világomban)
02 – Lépned muszáj (Néha fáj)
03 – Életre ítélve
04 – Haldokló belső, halott szív (Pengékkel ágyba hív)
05 – Félelmeiddel (F.E.A.R.)
06 – A szívnek nincs akadály (Küzdj az álmodért)
07 – Most már elég (Élvezd)
08 – Miért érdemlem?
09 – Üdv a világomban
10 – Hajsza közben (Prognózis Cover)

Album cover by Mihályfi-Tóth Alex

Line-up:
Scream, vocals and backing vocals – Nagy Gábor “Kenny”
Lead guitar – Kis Sándor
Rhythm guitar – Szabó Loránd
Bass – Gulybán Márton
Drums – Csiszár Gábor
Guest appearances on Hajsza közben:
– Vocals and backing vocals – Vörös István

– Vocals and backing vocals, solo guitar – Arany Máté (Akela)

Links: 
https://heartkillermusic.hu
https://www.facebook.com/heartkillermusic
https://www.instagram.com/heartkillerhungary
https://www.tiktok.com/@heartkillermusic?

The Night Flight Orchestra to release Give Us The Moon on January 31st – Shooting Velvet single video celebrates golden decades

The world’s coolest AOR airline, The Night Flight Orchestra will release their new album “Give Us The Moon” on January 31st, and the band warms up for what’s to come with the release of their single “Shooting Velvet”. The whole is embellished with a music video, where the magic of the entertainment industry of past decades is present.

The Night Flight Orchestra, made up of members of, among others, Soilwork and Arch Enemy, has characterized the upcoming seventh album as the band’s most cinematic production to date. The eight-member orchestra, which oozes retroness, has already won three Grammy awards in the past, and the band’s audience numbers are measured in the tens of millions.

“Here’s the first taste of the new TNFO universe that crystallizes as the Give Us The Moon album. Let yourself be mesmerized by all the glitter and the big chorus. This song is about keeping yourself high and moving while avoiding life’s bumps. We’re looking at the moon when you put on your shiny shoes” , the band rhymes.

The upcoming 13-track album is an interesting sonic journey, where art rises between the escapism that arises, but on the other hand, captivating stories derived from real life – without forgetting the heroes and the desire for freedom and romantic nostalgia. The sonic themes of the album, which boldly mixes different genres, fit the 80s in many songs. The album was produced together with the band by Sebastian Forslund, who is also responsible for mixing the album. The mastering was created by Plec Johansson of The Panic Room Studios.

“We’ve never worked so hard on an album, and what a journey it’s been! We feel like we’ve got it all in, and we couldn’t have done anything better. The end result is an explosion of emotions and landscapes that launch you into space and land back where you feel from home. It’s both a haven and a good escape. We hope that the listeners will also be able to take the album as their own.”


The upcoming album will include the following songs:

1. Final Call (Intro)
2. Stratus
3. Shooting Velvet
4. Like The Beating Of A Heart
5. Melbourne, May I?
6. Miraculous
7. Paloma
8. Cosmic Tide
9. Give Us The Moon
10. A Paris Point Of View
11. Runaways
12. Way To Spend The Night
13. Stewardess, Empress, Hot Mess (And The Captain Of Pain)

With the album, The Night Flight Orchestra heads to their Moon Over Europe 2025 tour, the dates of which are:

30.01.25 NL – Tilburg / 13
31.01.25 FR – Lyon / O Totem Live
01.02.25 UK – London / Garage
02.02.25 FR – Paris / Petit Bain
04.02.25 ES – Bilbao / Sana27
05.02.25 PT – Lisbon / Lisboa Au Vivo
07.02.25 ES – Madrid / Mon
08.02.25 ES – Barcelona / Wolf
11.02.25 IT – Milan / Legend Club
13.02.25 HU – Budapest / Durer Kert
14.02.25 AT – Vienna / Szene
15.02.25 DE – Munich / Backstage
16.02.25 CZ – Prague / Futurum
18.02.25 CH – Aarau / KIFF
19.02.25 DE – Aschaffenburg / Colos Saal
20.02.25 DE – Nuremberg / Hirsch
21.02.25 DE – Karlsruhe / Substage
22.02.25 DE – Berlin / Franz Club
24.02.25 DE – Hamburg / Bahnhof Pauli

“Give Us The Moon” is published in several different formats – not forgetting sleep masks or belt bags, which are essential for air travel! Pre-order the album here.

-1LP Gatefold Splatter Vinyl incl booklet, poster and flight ticket
-Digisleeve incl booklet, hip bag and sleeping mask
-1LP Gatefold Crystal Clear Vinyl
-1LP Gatefold Salmon Pink – band exclusive
-1LP Gatefold Vinyl Black Vinyl
-Digital sleeve
-Digital Album

 

The Night Flight Orchestra is:

Björn Strid – Vocals
Sharlee D’Angelo – Bass
Jonas Källsbäck – Drums
Sebastian Forslund – Guitar, Percussions
John Lönnmyr – Keys
Rasmus Ehrnborn – Guitar
Anna Brygard – Backing Vocals
Åsa Lundman – Backing Vocals

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Finnish metalcore quartet Cut Wide Open releases new song about walking on a tightrope of self-medication

Cut Wide Open releases their second single of 2024 with a heavy hitting ‘Hair Of The Dog’ via Inverse Records on October 30th. Blending melodic passages and crunchy riffing, the song is band’s one of the heaviest ones to date. 

‘Hair of the Dog’ is about waking up to a new day, digging through the stone again and again and walking on a tightrope of self-medication between the good and bad ambience. 

Listen to the single on music services (Spotify, Apple Music, Bandcamp, Youtube, Deezer, Tidal etc.): https://push.fm/fl/cutwideopen-hairofthedog

The Finnish metalcore quartet has released singles ’Illusions of Dreams’ (2024), ‘Out of Sight, Out of Mind’ (2021), ‘Go Hard or Go Home’ (2019) as well as their debut album ’Entitled to Gravity’ (2019).

Cut Wide Open:

Oskari “Örf” Pihlajaniemi – vocals

Joonas Koivumäki – guitar

Martti Siiteri – drums

Pasi Lehtonen – bass, backing vocals

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Canadian Thrashers MUTANK Return With New Album “Think Before You Think” Out End of November 2024 via Boonsdale Records

Canadian thrash maniacs MUTANK return with their newest collection of bangers and first taste of new neck-breaking tunes in seven years since releasing their mosh heavy EP “W.H.A.T.S.T.H.A.T.” in 2017 via Boonsdale Records.

Entitled “Think Before You Think” will be released once again on Boonsdale Records on November 29th, 2024, and features ten volcanic thrash tracks to blaze a new path to jackhammer a pure audio assault. Live favourites such as “Running Reds”, “Abortron”, and “Thrash Primordial” are sure to please die-hard fans for easy repeat listens.

Vocalist/bassist Stephen Reynolds comments:

“We want this album to energize people and make them feel the way we do when we listen to some of our favourite artists. This album is the most material we have ever put out! 50 minutes of pure metal across 10 tracks. The songs really picked themselves as we kept writing tracks we really enjoyed playing.”

With a passion for classic thrash and a desire to play radical riffs, MUTANK made a deservedly big splash on the Canadian metal scene with their debut EP “M.E.C.H METAL” and a performance at Wacken Open Air after being declared champions of the 2014 Wacken Metal Battle Canada competition.

Live Video – MUTANK at Wacken Open Air 2014 – https://youtu.be/yQrLaG8BPL4​

With their distinctive sound, the band moved forward in 2017, touring across Canada supporting ANNIHILATOR alongside Australia’s MASON in support of their EP “W.H.A.T.S.T.H.A.T” (Boonsdale Records). Metal Injection also named the band “1 of 8 Hidden Gems in Canadian Metal You Need To Know” (Read here).

2024 will be a tour de force for MUTANK with the launch of “Think Before You Think”. Fans of D.R.I., Suicidal Tendencies, Havok, Megadeth, Overkill, and Exodus are sure to join them in the pit when it releases on November 29th, 2024 on Boonsdale Records.

CD Pre-Order (Limited to 250 copies) – https://boonsdale.bigcartel.com/product/mutank-think-before-you-think-cd-pre-order​

Spotify – https://spoti.fi/3NLOS88​

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Track Listing:
​1. Illuminatus – 6:14
2. Payback – 5:24
3. All Against All – 4:43
4. Channel Change – 5:11
5. Bad Magnitude – 5:30
6. Abortron – 3:37
7. Groundbreaker – 2:08
8. Metalheads For Hire – 5:37
9. Running Reds – 6:27
10. Thrash Primordial – 4:40
Album Length: 49:38

More Info: Boonsdalerecords.com | Facebook.com/bonebrainsnotdemolishers | Instagram.com/mutank_or_die | X.com/MUTANK​