Photo Credit: Jack Armstrong

UK extreme metal collective Abduction have released their new single, 'Blau ist die Farbe der Ewigkeit', from their forthcoming album, Existentialismus, set to be released on 21st February 2025 via Candlelight.

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/k0H5MopQS8w

Listen to the single here: https://abduction.lnk.to/Blau

Pre-order / listen to Existentialismus here: https://abduction.lnk.to/Existentialismus

The new track is a harrowing exploration of the band's signature sound, a masterful amalgamation of otherworldly atmospheres, searing aggression and apocalyptic tension. 'Blau ist die Farbe der Ewigkeit' offers a chilling, yet cohesive glimpse into the bleak, introspective universe the band continue to craft, drawing their listeners into a sonic abyss that is as unforgiving as it is captivating.

With Existentialismus, Abduction continue to push the boundaries of extreme metal, their sound a fierce embodiment of nihilistic intensity. And as the album's release date draws near, 'Blau ist die Farbe der Ewigkeit' serves as a potent warning of the darkness yet to come.

Comments vocalist A|V.  '
"The city swine are feasting, eyes fixated on all that is surplus, transitory, and inane. 
All at once was the flood. 
Unwilling rats, unknowing of their stench.
Spiralling towards the sewer... 
Perfect." 

Following their 2022 album, Black Blood, which showcased the band's fiercely expansive sound, Abduction are now poised to push their musical boundaries even further. With many bands currently paying homage to black metal’s glory years and just as many attempting to connect unrelated workings to that legacy, Abduction’s music manages to be both recognisably authentic and imbued with its own spirit. And never has this been truer than in the new album, Existentialismus.

The band will also be hitting the road for a series of exclusive live dates in March, bringing the intensity of Existentialismus to the stage in support of the album's release.

Catch them live: 

15 Feb: Howls of Winter Festival, Tallin, Estonia
7 March: Audio, Glasgow, UK
8 March: Scruffy Murphy's, Birmingham, UK
9 March: Downstairs at The Dome, London, UK
10 May: Winds of Agony Festival, Barcelona, Spain
1 June: Fortress Festival, Scarborough, UK
12 July: Mangata Festival, Nottingham, UK

Having become one of the UK’s most visible black metal acts on the live circuit, bringing their ritualistic and immersive performances to audiences at club shows and festivals as Damnation, Bloodstock, Incineration, Fortress, Doomsday, Mass Destruction, Samhain, Reaperfest and Eradication, Existentialismus has been recorded, for the first time, as a full band. 

“It’s inspired by the juxtaposition of this horrible post-truth era with its contradictions and the simple, metaphorical truths that began in ancient religions of the crumbling past. Somewhere between a biblical gospel and a Nietzschean nightmare. As a father, there’s a particular terror in seeing all that our grandfathers built, physically and morally, being torn apart and reduced to a commodity and wondering what kind of world my son will inherit.”
 
“I am by no means a philosopher – I desperately lack the patience,” A|V admits. “But my observations of the modern Western humane race have become particularly bleak, and this informs my lyrical writing process. Art as a reaction to life and experience. This is laid out in the first track, ‘A Legacy of Sores’, which posits that most of us here, in the current year, have become an alarming pairing of being both too sensitive and yet without any core beliefs to stand on. (‘Wet skin now paper thin, reveals a core of dust’) I think this is a mixture of a post-religious society and the acceleration of technology to the point at which its claws are deeply in us. Have you tried to live without a smartphone recently?”

Existentialismus was recorded and produced by Ian Boult at Stuck On A Name Studios in Nottingham, while the final touches of post-production and mastering were handled by Tore Stjerna (Watain, Mayhem, Deströyer 666) at Necromorbus Studios in Sweden. The striking and immersive cover art is the work of Julia Soboleva.

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Existentialismus track list

1. A Legacy of Sores
2. Pyramidia Liberi
3. Truth is as Sharp a Sword as Vengeance 
4. Blau ist die Farbe der Ewigkeit
5. Razors of Occam 
6. Vomiting at Baalbek

Photo Credit: Richy Unsworth

London metallic hardcore powerhouse False Reality have kicked off 2025 at full throttle with the release of new single 'Cranium' via Hassle Records. The quartet have also been announced as support for Heriot alongside Grove Street, on their headline UK tour this April.

Directed by Richy Unsworth, watch the 'Cranium' video here: https://youtu.be/aVx7F-dval0

Stream the single here: https://false-reality.ffm.to/cranium

Vocalist Rachel Rigby comments on the single: “'Cranium' is about grappling with letting emotions lead our actions in a negative way. It’s about learning to grow as a person by wanting to deal with situations that have hurt you in the ‘correct’ way and fighting the feeling that you are doing yourself an injustice by not letting the anger out."

The recently announced tour with Heriot and Grove Street is an exciting addition to False Reality's already busy 2025 live schedule, with many more dates to be announced in due course.

Catch False Reality on the following dates:

02 Apr: Outpost, Liverpool, UK
03 Apr: Mabgate Bleach, Leeds, UK
04 Apr: Head Of Steam, Newcastle, UK
05 Apr: Norwich, Space Studios
06 Apr: Leicester, Matinee, Duffy’s Bar 

09 Apr: Glasgow, G2 @ The Garage (with Heriot, Grove Street)
10 Apr: Bristol, Fleece (with Heriot, Grove Street)
11 Apr: London, Underworld (with Heriot, Grove Street)
12 Apr: Birmingham, Asylum (with Heriot, Grove Street)
13 Apr: Manchester, Rebellion (with Heriot, Grove Street)

18 Apr: Manchester Punk Festival, The Bread Shed
14 May: Downstairs @ The Dome, London, UK (with Dead Pioneers & Jools)
31 May Foe Fest, Bristol, UK (with TRC)
28 Jun: Rock In Bourlon Festival, FR
19 Jul: Manchester, Aatma 
06 Sep: No Play Fest, Liverpool, UK (with Zulu) 

'Cranium' is the first new music from the band since the release of their underground breakthrough EP Path of Self Destruct. The EP features previous single 'Opposites React', a groove driven, empowering track that features vocals from Jem of Aussie hardcore band Speed.

Comprised of individuals deeply rooted in the underground music scene, False Reality are a London-based hardcore band that formed in 2023. Renowned for their thrash infused, hardcore crossover sound and fiercely energetic performances they draw influences from bands such as Trapped Under Ice, Broken Teeth and Backtrack as well as early era Sepultura and even Deftones.

False Reality have carved out a distinct identity, leaving an imprint on audiences who have witnessed their performances. Having already shared the stage with the likes of Speed, Jesus Piece, Madball, Buried Alive and Static Dress, garnering support both locally and nationally, False Reality are solidifying their status as one of the most exciting acts in the UK heavy music scene.

False Reality are:
Rachel Rigby - vocals
Dave Connolly - guitar
Louis Dale - drums
Joe Cornwell - bass

False Reality online:
https://linktr.ee/falserealityukhc
https://www.instagram.com/falserealityhc

The award-winning, genre-busting RADAR Festival has announced the second headliner for the 2025 edition, plus a further twelve stellar bands.

Joining the previously-announced headliner, darkwave legend Carpenter Brut, are metalcore legends UNDERØATH.

Also announced today are: 

Yonaka
As Everything Unfolds
Novelists
Allt
Lake Malice
Oni
Tropic Gold
Avralize
Arch Echo
Ġenn
Mother Vulture
Deity’s Muse

Co-founder and co-organiser of RADAR, Joe James, comments: "UNDERØATH! There is a lot for me to unpack here.

"Announce one of your all-time favourite bands! Check ✓
Have them close out the next edition of the festival! Check ✓
Book them for a 2025 UK Festival exclusive! ✓

"We’re pretty stoked to announce a band that has meant so much to so many people growing up. A band we’ve been after for a few years and finally made it work with a speculative email. 

"Alongside UNDERØATH, we can announce some of the hottest bands of the moment, creating a weekend that you won’t want to miss out on. Yonaka, Novelists, As Everything Unfolds, Allt, Lake Malice, Oni, Tropic Gold, Avralize, Arch Echo, Ġenn, Mother Vulture, and Deity's Muse. 

"We’re nearly there with RADAR 5.0 - a few bands left to come on 3rd March with day splits, then it’s time to think about heading to Manchester!" 

Full list of bands announced so far:

Carpenter Brut (2025 UK Exclusive)
UNDERØATH (2025 UK Festival Exclusive)
Zeal & Ardor
Normandie
Yonaka
Intervals
As Everything Unfolds
Novelists
Allt
Lake Malice
David Maxim Micic
GHØSTKID
Oni
Pintglass
Future Palace
Floya
Tropic Gold
Avralize
Cyan Kicks
Tiberius
Arch Echo
Ġenn
Air Drawn Dagger
Continents
Hero In Error
Waterlines
Mother Vulture
Deity’s Muse

Get your RADAR Festival tickets here: www.radarfestival.co.uk/tickets

Alongside the acts announced, RADAR's commitment to a musical and gaming paradise continues: their music & gaming market will return. Expected to be wowed by a retro arcade, the best new instruments and music tech, and many more besides. 

Also demonstrating their commitment to new bands, RADAR will continue to donate a portion of ticket sales proceeds to Music Venue Trust and Save Our Scene's Liveline Fund, in order to support grassroots music venues.

RADAR - the UK's most exciting new progressive music festival - moved to Manchester for its 2023 edition, the third iteration of the festival.

RADAR pride themselves on providing a first home for the best international artists - previous years have seen Dirty Loops' (2022) and The Callous Daoboys' (2023) first UK shows. 

Joining the list were RADAR 2024's Friday headliners - synth royalty The Midnight, making their UK festival debut. Accompanying them were Saturday headliners TesseracT, as the UK prog metal titans delivered a special War Of Being album set. Finally, closing the festival on Sunday, modern progressive titans Leprous performed a world-first live, by request fan set. 

RADAR 2023 saw Friday headliners Sleep Token joining Periphery (Sunday) and Igorrr (Saturday) among a host of the best from the UK and global progressive underground.

RADAR capped their intensely impressive 2022 by winning the Best New Festival Award at the UK Festival Awards on 6th December in Manchester, and were shortlisted for Best Small Festival and Best Metropolitan Festival at 2023 and 2024's UK Festival Awards.

With their mixture of international talent and confirmed homegrown success, RADAR Festival has already positioned themselves as a champion of forward-thinking, guitar-led progressive music. No genre boundaries, welcome to all, RADAR Festival was launched in 2019 to acclaim, with performances from Animals As Leaders, Agent Fresco, Rolo Tomassi, among others. Following the COVID hiatus, RADAR Festival 2022 expanded to three days with triumphant appearances from Leprous, Haken, Dirty Loops, Plini, Conjurer, Soen and more.

RADAR Festival is all about pushing boundaries - this year introducing fresh genres to the line-up and stages - and this is just the beginning. 

For more information:
Instagram: RDRfestival // Facebook: RDRfestival
Twitter: @RDRfestival // Website: www.radarfestival.co.uk

For the past 40 years, the Bay Area thrash pioneers Heathen have abided by their never-say-die attitude. The Heathen brand of intelligent yet aggressive thrash appealed not only to the genre’s core demographic but also to metal fans looking for brains behind the brawn. On March 14th, the band will release their newest offering Bleed The World: Live via Nuclear Blast Records.

Bleed The World: Live features songs from each of the band’s albums, including recent tracks such as ‘Sun in My Hand’ and ‘The Blight’ as well as classics such as ‘Hypnotized’ and ‘Goblin’s Blade,’ mirroring the band’s crushing live setlist. Today, Heathen offers fans the first single with a live music video for the track 'Sun In My Hand'.

Heathen comment: "We're beyond stoked to announce the Bleed the World: Live album! We recorded both the band AND the audience at every show on our 'Bleed the World' tour to capture a true live experience in audio form. The most powerful performances of each song were mixed for the album and the results are incredible. Can't wait to share this with everyone to enjoy while we get ready to head into the studio for another dose of Bay Area thrash!"

Stream 'Sun In My Hand' here: 
https://bfan.link/sun-in-my-hand

Pre-order & pre-save Bleed The World: Live:
https://bfan.link/bleed-the-world-live

Recorded in several cities across the United States during the 2023 'Bleed the World' tour, Bleed the World: Live is the perfect audio representation of the Heathen live show. Produced by guitarist Kragen Lum and mixed by Zeuss, Bleed the World: Live transports the listener into the concert hall with a crystal-clear yet heavy production and captures the interaction between the band and the audience that makes every Heathen live show special. The cover artwork by Travis Smith depicts a steel Heathen logo piercing the bleeding Earth, held by a hand that encapsulates the world tour as a moment in time.

Bleed the World: Live is available for pre-order in CD jewel and red vinyl at 
https://bfan.link/bleed-the-world-live

Bleed The Earth: Live Tracklisting:
1. This Rotting Sphere (Live)
2. The Blight (Live)
3. Empire Of The Blind (Live)
4. Dying Season (Live)
5. Set Me Free (Live)
6. Sun In My Hand (Live)
7. The Heathen Horde (Live)
8. Goblin's Blade (Live)
9. Hypnotized (Live)

Photo Credit: Eivind Hansen

KERRANG THE SOUND OF 2025: “Industrial noise pop’ that’s both visceral and sensual, like finding true romance bumping bodies at 6am in a Berlin basement nightclub.”

METAL HAMMER: “Taking their cues as much from Lady Gaga as they do Nine Inch Nails, Tayne marry abrasive electronic beats and synths with a finely honed sense of melody, producing a tight, taut album that is greater than the sum of its parts.”

HOT PRESS (IRE) HOT FOR 25: “The missing link between Gaga and Nine Inch Nails with a soupcon of Depeche Mode thrown in for very good measure, it fair rattles the bassbins.”

LEGACY (DE): “Fans of experimental dark music will get their money's worth just as much as those of danceable industrial stompers, crude anti-pop numbers and uncomfortable noise rock.”

Dublin-born, London-based Tayne drop their highly anticipated debut album Love today via MNRK Heavy / Inside Job. A fearless fusion of metal, industrial, shoegaze and pop, Love is an electrifying sonic journey that pushes the boundaries of the genre. With blistering intensity, the album confronts the complex, often chaotic nature of love, unraveling its contradictions and the emotional conflicts that arise in its pursuit. It's an audacious exploration of what love really means, raw, unfiltered and unapologetically real.

“The contrast [of genres] is far more interesting to me,” Tayne frontman Matt Sutton explains. “I still love extreme metal and heavy bands, but I think there's something a little bit more exciting when you're trying to create something that isn’t what everyone else is doing.”

Order Love here: https://insidejob.lnk.to/TayneLOVE

Love showcases Tayne at their boldest, blending ferocious energy with genre defying exploration. The album includes 'Fear', anthemic enough for stadiums, featuring a blistering guest appearance from Rolo Tomassi’s James Spence; 'In This Trend', an industrial dancefloor monster that could easily tear through the walls of Berghain; and 'Wasted', a brutal, mechanical explosion channelling the raw power of Ministry and Fear Factory, while struggling to find peace in the chaos.

“'Wasted' is all about lust,” explains Matt. “It’s about getting swept up in those intense feelings, confusing them for something more meaningful, and then stripping it all away to expose the mess it leaves behind.”

Love is co-produced by Tayne & longtime collaborator Wayne Adams (Green Lung, Pet Brick), one of a number of collaborations with artists as diverse as Jesu, Cage Fight, Rolo Tomassi, Mastiff, Katie Kim & Poisonous Birds with Tayne supporting the likes of HEALTH, Author & Punisher and The Dillinger Escape Plan’s Greg Puciato.

Tayne have been announced for 2000 Trees & ArcTanGent festivals alongside fellow countrymen Kneecap, Taking Back Sunday, Rolo Tomassi, The Melvins, Between The Buried And Me, The Fall of Troy & more. 

Tayne are also throwing an unforgettable album release party at Camden’s iconic Black Heart on Wednesday, 5th February, the true home of heavy metal. Celebrate Love with the band as they bring their fierce energy to the stage, while LD’s Kitchen serves up Tayne inspired vegan dishes and custom cocktails to fuel the night. It’s a full-throttle, head-banging event you won’t want to miss.

Catch Tayne on the following dates:

5th February: Album Release Party at The Black Heart, London
24th Apr: Rough Trade Bristol
29 - 30th May 2025: Supersonic Bloc Party, Paris, FR
9 - 12th July: 2000 Trees, Cheltneham
13 - 16th August 2025: ArcTanGent Festival, Bristol 

Tayne are: 
Matthew Sutton (vocals / bass)
Tom Hancock (guitar)
Paul Traveller (drums)

Tayne online:
https://www.youtube.com/@tayneband
https://www.instagram.com/tayneband
https://x.com/TayneBand
https://www.tiktok.com/@tayneband
https://www.facebook.com/tayneband
http://www.mnrkheavy.com

Love tracklist:

01 Erased    
02 Down    
03 Coherent ft.Rachel Aspe (Cage Fight)    
04 Scars    
05 Cause Worthless    
06 Fear ft.James Spence (Rolo Tomassi)
07 We    
08 Wasted    
09 In This Trend    
10 Nothing

Photo Credit: Linda Florin

Acclaimed Swedish retro rock crew The Night Flight Orchestra’s highly anticipated seventh studio album, Give Us The Moon, is finally out today, 31st January via Napalm Records. To mark the occasion, the band have just kicked off another full European tour and revealed a beautifully cinematic music video for the final single, 'Paloma'.
 

Check out the video for 'Paloma' here: https://youtu.be/WB8rqlb-bOs

Purchase / stream Give Us The Moon here: https://lnk.to/TNFO-GiveUsTheMoon/napalmrecords

The multifaceted new offering continues The Night Flight Orchestra’s mission of protecting true AOR and will impress fans and critics alike with its spellbinding storylines, brilliant musicianship and unique sound.

THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRAcomment: “’Paloma’ is based on a real-life story - stewardess meets pilot, sweet music occurs but ends in despair. This is a liberation song for all those who are stuck in a toxic and abusive relationship.”

Founded in 2007 by members of celebrated bands such as Soilwork, Arch Enemy and Mean Streak, The Night Flight Orchestra have scored three Swedish Grammis nominations with their previous offerings, played several international tours and major festival such as Wacken Open Air, Alcatraz and Bloodstock, and even opened for Kiss on their last ever Swedish shows at legendary Dalhalla. 

Give Us The Moon takes the listener on an exciting sonic journey, balancing between uplifting escapism and captivating stories inspired by real life events. The album's themes span the likes of heroines and temptresses to liberation and romantic nostalgia, set to backdrops of abandoned cities and cosmic tides.
 
The intro track, 'Final Call', sets the scene for Give Us The Moon before impressive opening track 'Stratus'. The intro of 'Like The Beating Of A Heart' captures the listener from its first notes, leading into an irresistibly catchy chorus. The massive 'Melbourne, May I?' is a classic The Night Flight Orchestra anthem, featuring captivating solos that are equally prominent on following track 'Miraculous'. The Night Flight Orchestra slows it down for the emotional 'Paloma', before again diving into different soundscapes on the exciting, uplifting 'Cosmic Tide'. The title track, 'Give Us The Moon', builds into a singalong chorus, before the band continues their trademark of name-dropping streets and cities on 'A Paris Point Of View', that features fascinating instrumentation, including particularly 80s-inspired keys and groovy bass. Sentimental 'Runaways' feels like a part of a movie, only partially because of the attention-grabbing intro track before the first notes. The Night Flight Orchestra get the tempo up once more for 'Way To Spend The Night', before epic closing track 'Stewardess, Empress, Hot Mess (And The Captain Of Pain)' wraps up The Night Flight Orchestra’s most cinematic masterpiece so far.
 
Give Us The Moon is free from the limitations of one genre or style, although many of the soundscapes of the album draw inspiration from the 80s, making the album a varied, exciting adventure. The album was produced by The Night Flight Orchestra and Sebastian Forslund, who also mixed the album, and is mastered by Plec Johansson at the award-winning The Panic Room Studios. The galactic artwork was once again created by the talented Giorgia Carteri. Boarding is completed - fasten your seatbelts and enjoy the flight!
 
The Night Flight Orchestra comment on their new album:
 
“We have never worked harder on an album before and what a journey it’s been. We feel that this album has it all and there’s no way we could have done any better. It’s an explosion of emotions and cinematic landscapes where you’ll be catapulted into space and then land smoothly, while feeling right at home. It will be your haven and your grand escape all at once. We hope you will connect to this album with every fibre of your body and mind, just like we do. Please do enjoy Give Us The Moon!”

See The Night Flight Orchestra on their Moon Over Europe 2025 tour: 

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 / Frannz Club
24.02.25 DE - Hamburg / Bahnhof Pauli

Moon Over Scandinavia 2025 Tour:

27.02.25 SE - Uppsala / Katalin
28.02.25 SE - Karlstad / Nöjesfabriken
01.03.25 SE - Gothenburg / Gothenburg Filmstudios*
06.03.25 DK - Copenhagen / Vega
07.03.25 SE - Norrköping / Arbis
08.03.25 SE - Malmö / Plan B

*w/ NESTOR

The Night Flight Orchestra are:

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

For more information:
NAPALM RECORDS
WEBSITE
FACEBOOK
INSTAGRAM
TIKTOK

Give Us The Moon tracklisting:
 
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)

Give Us The Moon will be available in the following formats:   

• 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

• Digisleeve

• Digital Album

The wait is over, today, 31st January, finally sees the release of Overdriver, the fantastic new album by high-energy rock'n'roll royalty, THE HELLACOPTERS, who are commemorating their 30th anniversary as a band with their ninth full-length.

The successor of their glowingly praised, chart-storming comeback album, Eyes of Oblivion (2022), is filled to the brim with roaring guitars and earth-shattering grooves, fist-raising energy and anthemic choruses, while keeping the variety richer than ever before. 

Singles such as 'Leave A Mark', and the instant hits '(I Don't Wanna Be) Just A Memory' and 'Do You Feel Normal' have only shown a small part of the stylistic range you can find on Overdriver. With fast-paced bangers like 'Wrong Face On' and 'Faraway Looks', THE HELLACOPTERS even nod to their early days. 

In celebration of its release day, a full album stream of Overdriver is now available on YouTube. Go check it out below and turn the volume all the way up: https://youtu.be/zM7DrKMmXCw

THE HELLACOPTERS have also released the focus track 'Don't Let Me Bring You Down'. 'Don't Let Me Bring You Down' is the second track found within Overdriver.

THE HELLACOPTERS will play a couple of release shows in Sweden, Finland and Norway, most of which are already sold out. Their guests will be the Swedish rock band Spiders. More headline shows in Germany and Denmark, with support by legendary US rock'n'roll heroes Supersuckers, will follow in April, as well as a few selected summer festival shows later in the year. Get your tickets now as they're moving fast! 

Purchase/stream Overdriver:
https://hellacopters.bfan.link/odlp

AVAILABLE FORMATS:

- Ltd Edition Digipak CD /w Patch & 2 Bonus Tracks * (3.500)

- Ltd. Deluxe LP (Apricot & Black Marbled)
  + Bonus Maxi 12'' * (via NB Mailorder & band store US) (1.200)

- Ltd. Deluxe LP (Magenta Transparent)
  + Bonus Maxi 12'' * (only via band store EU) (1.000)

       * Bonus Tracks: Wild Night (Van Morrison Cover), What's Going On? (Al Stewart Cover)

- Black LP (unlimited)
- Brick Red LP (unlimited)
- Apricot + Purple Black Splatter LP (1.500)
- Apricot LP (only in Nordic countries) (1.000)
- Yellow Transparent LP (only in Sweden) (1.000)
- Oxblood LP (via Sound Pollution) (500)
- Red Gold LP (via Sweden Rock) (500)
- Picture LP (only via band) (1.000)

- Cassette (only via band) (200)

- CD Jewelcase

- Digital Album

ABOUT THE HELLACOPTERS
Less than three years after their triumphant, chart-storming comeback record, Eyes Of Oblivion, which entered on #1 in their home country, on #3 in Germany, and on #6 in Finland, Sweden's most consistently great rock outfit is back with another banger of an album called Overdriver, due out on January 31st, 2025.

In the meantime, THE HELLACOPTERS have celebrated their triumphant return by playing a show with the mighty Iron Maiden in Gothenburg in July 2022, and gigs with Ghost in Germany in June 2023, apart from their own string of headline shows throughout Europe. Eager to keep the rock flowing, February 16th, 2024 saw THE HELLACOPTERS release not one, but two stunning versions of their classic Grande Rock album, which was originally released in 1999. Grande Rock Revisited included a remastered original version and a remixed and partially re-recorded version as a companion piece, showing how the album could have sounded in a parallel universe with guitarist Dregen being in the band at the time. After making rock grande again, the group set sights on new material, debuting the phenomenal single 'Stay With You'  in May 2024 and releasing it as limited 7inch via Lightning Records.

Their ninth full-length Overdriver was recorded at Strawberry Studio & The Honk Palace and is the first THE HELLACOPTERS album entirely produced by Nicke Andersson. As you might expect from a THE HELLACOPTERS album it's filled to the brim with roaring guitars and earth-shattering grooves, fist-raising energy and anthemic choruses, while keeping the variety richer than ever before. The striking cover for Overdriver was created by German illustrator Max Löffler.

For more:
https://www.facebook.com/thehellacopters
https://www.instagram.com/thehellacopters
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCXYfoQipr6Unnyb-WKbkjw
https://linktr.ee/thehellacopters

Overdriver tracklisting:

1    Token Apologies    03:21
2    Don't Let Me Bring You Down    03:15
3    (I Don’t Wanna Be) Just A Memory    03:23
4    Wrong Face On    02:57
5    Soldier On    04:15
6    Doomsday Daydreams    03:13
7    Faraway Looks    02:52
8    Coming Down    03:53
9    Do You Feel Normal    03:35
10    The Stench    03:56
11    Leave A Mark    05:21

British metalcore force TheCityIsOurs have officially released their highly anticipated new album Will You Still Love Me?, delivering an emotionally charged and sonically intense collection of tracks.

Featuring standout singles like 'Shame', 'In The Dark' and 'Psycho', the album blends crushing riffs, anthemic choruses, and raw, introspective lyricism, solidifying the band's place in the modern metalcore scene.

Stream / Purchase here: https://arisingempire.com/willyoustillloveme

With Will You Still Love Me?, TheCityIsOurs explore themes of love, loss, and self-doubt, offering a deeply personal yet universally relatable listening experience.

Catch TheCityIsOurs live:
05/03 – Manchester – Academy 3
06/03 – Bristol – Exchange
07/03 – London – The Underworld
08/03 – Birmingham – Asylum
09/03 – Glasgow – Garage 2

Swedish metalcore powerhouse Aviana are back with a vengeance, delivering an electrifying new single 'Storm Ablaze'. Known for their intense soundscapes and relentless energy, Aviana continue to push boundaries, further solidifying their place among the heavyweights of modern metalcore.

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/oQOTDnfwNXY

Stream here: https://arisingempire.com/circles

Following the massive success of their 2022 album Corporation, which has amassed over 32 million streams on Spotify, Aviana prove once again why they are one of the most formidable acts in the scene.