New album “Sylfaera the Fair” completes the epic trilogy begun with “Pomegranate” and “Centaurea” New music features glossolalia (invented language) and weaves together elements of nordic, dark and ritual folk 30th studio album to be… Read More »ATARAXIA summon shamanic spirits of the North in new single “Alabaster”
DEEP PURPLE will release their new studio album SPLAT! July 3 on earMUSIC. The band—Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Don Airey, and Simon McBride—has once again teamed up with renowned producer Bob Ezrin (KISS, Pink Floyd, Lou Reed, Alice Cooper) and together,… Read More »DEEP PURPLE Announces ‘Heaviest’ Studio Album In Many Years, ‘Splat!’
Abandoned Ocean is a new project that introduces the English written material by Finnish post metal / doom metal artist Harri Kauppinen. Now released debut release Inner Dusk -EP could be described as post-metal. Kauppinen once again combines elements of… Read More »Finnish doom metal musician Harri Kauppinen introduces his new post-metal project Abandoned Ocean
French electro-metal trio Krystal System will release “Da Punch” on June 26, 2026 via Spleen+. The 13-track digital edition is available via Bandcamp, while the Alfa Matrix Store has the CD up for pre-order . Note that the “Da Punch” CD version… Read More »Krystal System set ‘Da Punch’ for June 26 on CD and digital
The Los Angeles-based riot grrrl/punk band Sour Tongue fuse hardcore punk, country, grunge and disco, utilising humour and a degree of sonic absurdity to convey a deeper message of angst and desperation. Formed in 2020 by Satori… Read More »SOUR TONGUE ‘Me-Mania’ : new video by US riot grrrl/punk band – from ‘Final Girl’ EP
Peter Coyte photography by Martin Elliott Shape Navigator is the electronic alter ego of the Kent-based composer, musician and sound artist Peter Coyte, whose recently issued debut album, ‘Journal’, has drawn favourable comparisons to fellow sonic explorers… Read More »SHAPE NAVIGATOR : ‘Tread Lightly On The Planet/Girl Taken’ w/video for opening track on ‘Journal’
James Scott & Dan Milligan photo by Derick Smith After Chicago alt-rock outfit The Joy Thieves‘ boisterous April with the release of ‘The Wrong End of Your Rifle’ and bombastic video from Lumbra Productions, they present the second taste of their… Read More »THE JOY THIEVES burn a beacon on new single ‘No Anchor’ feat. CHRIS CONNELLY, teasing new album
(May 5, 2026) Alternative/nu-metal force A Killer’s Confession has joined forces with internationally acclaimed producer Zardonic for a high-octane reimagining of “In Case Of Emergency (ft JMANN).” The remix brings Zardonic’s signature aggressive drum & bass sound to the track, bridging… Read More »A KILLER’S CONFESSION TEAMS UP WITH DJ/PRODUCER ZARDONIC TO RELEASE FEROCIOUS METAL AND DRUM & BASS REMIX OUT NOW
Frenchy and the Punk photo by Nicola Bee New York postpunk duo Frenchy and the Punk press on with their powerful single ‘War on War’, released via Pittsburgh label Distortion Productions — arriving at a particularly heavy moment for the band,… Read More »Frenchy and the Punk continue momentum with new ‘War On War’ single amid tour hiatus
NYC-based art-rockers Ecce Shnak are back with “Vincent”, the first single from their full-length album “Dandy Variances”, out later this year via Records, Man Records. Operatic trills collide with frantic rock energy in a high-decibel takedown of a formulaic antagonist through the power of… Read More »ECCE SHNAK launch tour with EMF & new single “Vincent” + FRENCHY AND THE PUNK press on with “War on War”
