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The Ústí nad Labem-based band UDG are entering a new era following a dramatic line-up shake-up. After the group effectively split into two separate entities, the continuing UDG have moved forward with a revamped line-up. The band currently consists of original members Tomáš "Jugi" Staněk, Adam Kupera and Tomáš "Volt" Vohradský, joined by new...
German metalcore and alternative metal outfit GHØSTKID have released a new album. Although they have only been active since 2020, they have already made a strong name for themselves, including here in the Czech Republic. The band was founded by vocalist Sebastian "Sushi" Biesler after his departure from the popular formation Electric Callboy, then...
The band Harlej is heading out on the autumn leg of their Tak jdem dál tour and is releasing a new single and music video, Dávno vím. The elaborate video was filmed at several locations in Nová Paka, at the château in Chlumec nad Cidlinou and at Ruzyně Remand Prison, with popular actors Andrea Kalousová and Jan Komínek taking on the leading roles....
A pioneering band of Finnish melancholic metal Lyijykomppania came to an end in 2022 with the passing of founding member and drummer Esa Moilanen. However, a new lineup, KantalaSyndrooma, was formed in 2023 to carry on the band's legacy, featuring musicians who had played with Lyijykomppania over the years. Rather than a tribute act, it is...
Törr's album Inferno Nocturno is being released in a remastered reissue. It is also being released on vinyl for the first time.
Czech nu-metal icon Cocotte Minute are releasing an uncompromising single and music video titled Vyrostem a pak vás dostanem!, on which they collaborated with the children's choir Kvítka.
FAUSTOVY HRAČKY, the sarcastically biting project centred around Dan Faust, never one to miss the mark, are releasing their second single with the Baudelairean romantic title "Mršiny" ("Carrion"). Which soul will find itself in it?
Norwegian extreme metal pioneers EXTOL are back. Thirteen years after their self titled album Extol from 2013, they will release their sixth studio record, Aura of Decay. The new album will arrive on November 6, 2026 via Solid State Records and will also mark the return of the classic lineup, with guitarist Christer Espevoll rejoining the band.
Swedish band ELEINE return with a new studio album, The Water Taste Of Blood, set for release on December 4, 2026. It will be the band's fifth studio record and the successor to We Shall Remain from 2023. This time, however, an important change is also taking place behind the scenes. The new album will be released...
American deathcore veterans CARNIFEX open another chapter in a history spanning more than two decades. The San Diego band have prepared a new studio album, More Than Misery, following Necromanteum from 2023. The title alone suggests that the group are once again heading into familiar territory, toward darkness, inner decay and extreme music without...
Hungarian avant garde metal project THY CATAFALQUE opens another chapter in its remarkably distinctive history. The thirteenth studio album, XIII: Sárga erdő, will be released on November 20, 2026 through Season of Mist and follows XII: A gyönyörű álmok ezután jönnek from 2024. This time Tamás Kátai has created twelve tracks that are not connected...
Croatian band MANNTRA once again open the gates to their distinctive musical world. Over the years the group has developed its own combination of metal, folk influences, electronic elements and a strongly cinematic atmosphere. Now they return with Wild Hunt, a record that continues their journey through a landscape where heavy guitars meet...