FROM THE VASTLAND: INTERVIEWED BY INTO THE NECROSPHERE

 Norwegian black metal warriors FROM THE VASTLAND were recently interviewed by  INTO THE NECROSPHERE.. 

FROM THE VASTLAND have posted a video for "FALL INTO DUST", a track from  the bands anticipated new release  "SERVANT OF AHRIMAN", unleashed 9/11/2026 via THE CRAWLING CHAOS. 

 FROM THE VASTLAND, via BANDCAMP, are streaming  the bands anticipated new release  "SERVANT OF AHRIMAN", unleashed 9/11/2026 via THE CRAWLING CHAOS. 

FROM THE VASTLAND have posted "DECADENCE", a track from the bands anticipated new release  "SERVANT OF AHRIMAN", due to be unleashed 9/11/2026 via THE CRAWLING CHAOS. 

FROM THE VASTLAND, via BANDCAMP, are streaming the bands anticipated new offering   "TAURVI", unleashed 10/7/2022 via CRAWLING CHAOS.

FROM THE VASTLAND unleashed "THE HAFT KHAN", 4/30/2020 via SATANATH RECORDS and IRON,  BLOOD AND DEATH CORP DISTRIBUCION (CO RELEASE). 

 

FROM INTO THE NECROSPHERE: 

This week on Into The Necrosphere, I’m joined by Sina Winter, the man behind From The Vastland • Band, for a deep dive into one of the most fascinating projects in contemporary black metal. We discuss the band's latest album, Servant Of Ahriman, an ambitious concept record rooted in ancient Persian mythology. Sina talks me through the symbolism and cultural significance of the story, the suppression of Iran's pre-Islamic heritage, and the extraordinary circumstances that shaped his own journey from making black metal in a country where the music is forbidden to finding his place in the Norwegian scene. Along the way, we get into morality police arrests, threats from the Iranian authorities, the making of the acclaimed Blackhearts documentary, and the remarkable chain of events that ultimately brought him to Norway.

Then, on my Weekly News Rant, we kick things off with the long-awaited return of Leviathan and a first taste of the forthcoming Die To This, before getting into new music from Azarath, 200 Stab Wounds, Golgothan Remains, Gates Of Ishtar, OVÁTE, Death Barrel, Kalt Vindur and more. I also give you my thoughts on the new Carnivore A.D. single, run through some of my most anticipated releases for 2027, and tackle a couple of listener questions, including my ten favourite Type O Negative songs. And, self-appointed moral arbiters of the black metal scene are forced to face a watery reckoning on my Swirly Of The Week.

Plus: Austrian black metallers, Vargsriket, make their Unsanctioned Filth debut.

Out now on all digital platforms.

#blackmetal #deathmetal.#fromthevastland

VIDEO BELOW: FROM THE VASTLAND: INTERVIEW (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF INTO THE NECROSPHERE): Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-

MESHUGGAH: ANNOUNCE FALL 2027 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES WITH PERIPHERY and VILDHJARTA

 

Swedish progressive metal legends MESHUGGAH have announced FALL 2027 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES WITH PERIPHERY and VILDHJARTA..

MESHUGGAH have announced WINTER/  SPRING 2027 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES WITH TESTAMENT and BLOOD INCANTATION.. 

 MESHUGGAH , via SPOTIFY, are streaming the 30th anniversary  anticipated reissue of  "DESTROY, ERASE, IMPROVE",  re-unleashed 7/24/2026 via RPM.   

 

 Swedish progressive metal legends MESHUGGAH are set to reissue remastered versions of the bands classic releases "DESTROY, ERASE, IMPROVE" and "CATCH 33" , due to be re-unleashed 7/24/2026 via RPM. 

 

MESHUGGAH, via SPOTIFY, are streaming  the bands new release  "IMMUTABLE: THE INDELIBLE EDITION" unleashed 4/4/2025 via REIGNING PHOENIX MUSIC.  

Swedish progressive metal legends MESHUGGAH have announced COLLABORATIVE FOOD RECOMMENDATIONS at restaurants on stops during the bands anticipated  SPRING 2025 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR.

MESHUGGAH have announced  SPRING 2025 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES WITH CANNIBAL CORPSE, CARCASS.

MESHUGGAH  released the 25TH ANNIVERSARY (REMASTERED) EDITION OF "CHAOSPHERE",  re-unleashed 11/10/2023 via  ATOMIC FIRE RECORDS.  

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 MESHUGGAH unleashed "IMMUTABLE",   4/1/2022 via ATOMIC FIRE RECORDS..

 

 Oakland, California, U.S.A. thrash metal warriors TESTAMENT, via SPOTIFY, are streaming  the bands anticipated new release "PARA BELLUM", unleashed 10/10/2025 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS.  

TESTAMENT' have announced SPRING 2025  35th Anniversary of "PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH" U.S.A. TOUR DATES....

  TESTAMENT' have posted a lyric video for "TIME IS COMING", a track from the bands classic release "PRACTICE WATCH YOU PREACH", due to be re-unleashed soon (release date T.B.A.).

The classic TESTAMENT release  "PRACTICE WATCH YOU PREACH" was originally unleashed 8/81989 via MEGAFORCE RECORDS.

TESTAMENT' have announced FALL 2024 "KLASH OF THE TITANS" NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES WITH KREATOR and POSSESSED

TESTAMENT' have announced new drummer  CHRIS DOVAS.  

 NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS have acquired  Oakland, California, U.S.A. thrash metal warriors TESTAMENT'S back catalog...

 


TESTAMENT unleashed "TITANS OF CREATION",  9/9/2022 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS.

 

BLOOD INCANTATION, via SPOTIFY, are streaming  the bands anticipated AMBIENT release  "ALL GATES OPEN" (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK) , a documentary on the making of the bands album "ABSOLUTE ELSEWHERE", to be unleashed 6/5/2026 via CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS. 

 BLOOD INCANTATION, via SPOTIFY, are streaming the bands anticipated new release  "ABSOLUTE ELSEWHERE", unleashed 10/4/2024 via CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS.

 BLOOD INCANTATION have posted a video for "OBLIQUITY OF THE ECLIPTIC", a stand alone single, unleashed 9/16/2023 via STARGATE RESEARCH SOCIETY.

  BLOOD INCANTATION unleashed "TIMEWAVE ZERO", 2/25/2022 via CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS. 

 

FROM MESHUGGAH: 

THE FORTY-YEAR ANOMALY

Celebrating 40 years of Meshuggah.

European tour with Periphery and vildhjarta.

Tickets on sale Friday Nov 6 at 12pm CET.

Artwork by @Luminokaya

Sep. 29 - KB Hallen, Copenhagen (DK)
Oct. 01 - RTM Stage Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam (NL)
Oct. 02 - Palladium, Cologne (DE)
Oct. 05 - Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt (DE)
Oct. 06 - Rockhal, Esch-sur-Alzette (LU)
Oct. 07 - Inselpark Arena, Hamburg (DE)
Oct. 09 - Uber Eats Music Hall, Berlin (DE)
Oct. 10 - COS Torwar, Warsaw (PL)
Oct. 12 - Forum Karlin, Prague (CZ)
Oct. 13 - Barba Negra, Budapest (HU)
Oct. 14 - Gasometer, Vienna (AT)
Oct. 16 - Zenith, Munich (DE)
Oct. 17 - Gran Teatro Geox, Padova (IT)
Oct. 19 - Halle Tony Garnier, Lyon (FR)
Oct. 21 - Palacio Vistalegre, Madrid (ES)
Oct. 22 - Sagres Campo Pequeno, Lisbon (PT)
Oct. 24 - La Seine Musicale, Paris (FR)
Oct. 27 - 3Arena, Dublin (IE)
Oct. 29 - Aviva Studios, Manchester (UK)
Oct. 30 - OVO Arena Wembley, London (UK)

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l- 

SCORPIONS: ANNOUNCE SPRING/SUMMER 2027 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES

 

 German hard rock legends SCORPIONS have announced SPRING/SUMMER 2027 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES...

 SCORPIONS have CANCELLED the bands anticipated 2026 tour of MEXICO and LAS VEGAS. 

 SCORPIONS have POSTPONED the bands anticipated 2025 LAS VEGAS RESIDENCY. as drummer MIKKEY DEE recovers from sepsis. 

 MIKKEY DEE, drummer of German rock legends SCORPIONS is battling sepsis and is expected to make a full recover
SCORPIONS have announced a 60th anniversary home town show at  Heinz Von Heiden Arena in Hannover, Germany with JUDAS PRIEST.  

 SCORPIONS unleashed "ROCK BELIEVER",  2/25/2022 via SONY MUSIC GERMANY.

FROM SCORPIONS: 

We are hitting the road in 2027 on the Love, Peace, & Rock ’N’ Roll Tour, running wild through Europe all Summer long. Rock Zone Community Members get first access to tickets starting this Wednesday, 4 November at 11a CET. To join or renew your membership, visit The-ScorpionsCommunity.com.

Tickets will go on sale Friday, 6 November at The-Scorpions.com/Tour

Apr. 29 - Barcelona, Spain @ Palau Sant Jordi
May 02 - Coruña, Spain @ Coliseum de La Coruña
May 05 - Bilbao, Spain @ Bizkaia Arena
May 08 - Madrid, Spain @ Movistar Arena
May 12 - Stuttgart, Germany @ Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
May 15 - Dortmund, Germany @ Westfalenhalle
May 19 - Frankfurt, Germany @ Festhalle
May 22 - Munich, Germany @ Olympiahalle
Jun. 03 - Kraków, Poland @ Tauron Arena
Jun. 06 - Vilnius, Lithuania @ Arena Vilnius
Jun. 09 - Prague, Czech Republic @ O2 Arena
Jun. 12 - Zagreb, Croatia @ Arena Zagreb
Jun. 15 - Vienna, Austria @ Stadthalle
Jun. 17 - Zürich, Switzerland @ Hallenstadion
Jun. 20 - Rotterdam, Netherlands @ Ahoy Stadium
Jun. 23 - Rättvik, Sweden @ Dalhalla
Jun. 26 - Oslo, Norway @ Tons of Rock
Jun. 30 - Dublin, Ireland @ 3Arena
Jul. 03 - Glasgow, United Kingdom @ OVO Hydro
Jul. 06 - London, United Kingdom @ O2 Arena
Jul. 09 - Manchester, United Kingdom @ Co-op Live
Jul. 12 - Paris, France @ AccorHotels Arena
Jul. 15 - Nîmes, France @ Arènes de Nîmes
Jul. 18 - Milano, Italy @ Unipol Arena
Aug. 30 - Mexico City, Mexico @ Palacio de los Deportes
Sep. 02 - Monterrey, Mexico @ Auditorio Banamex

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l- 

 

SERPENT: SET TO UNLEASH "THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM", POST VIDEO FOR NEW TRACK "SEASON OF THE WITCH"

 

Stockholm, Sweden death metal warriors SERPENT have posted a video for  "SEASON OF THE WITCH", a track from the bands anticipated debut release  "THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM", due to be unleashed 11/13/2026 via HAMMERHEART RECORDS. 

FROM HAMMERHEART RECORDS: 

Swedish occult melodic death metal outfit Serpent Cult presents new video for "Season of the Witch"! Taken from the upcoming album "The Pit and the Pendulum", out 13 november on CD, LP and digital.

“The Pit and The Pendulum” stands as a triumphant culmination of more than two decades of underground dedication. For devotees of intelligent, historically charged and uncompromising occult melodic Death Metal, this is essential listening

VIDEO BELOW:SERPENT:NEW TRACK "SEASON OF THE WITCH" (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF HAMMERHEART RECORDS):  

 Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-

FLOATING: SET TO UNLEASH "FIREWATCHING", POST NEW TRACK "HANDS OF HUNGER"

 Uppsala, Sweden based progressive death metal warriors FLOATING have posted "HANDS OF HUNGER" , a track from the bands anticipated new release  "FIREWATCHING", due to be unleashed soon (release date T.B.A.)   via TRANSCENDING OBSCURITY RECORDS. 

 FLOATING have posted  "EXIT BAG SONG"  , a track from the bands anticipated debut release  "HESITATING LIGHTS",  unleashed 7/11/2025 via TRANSCENDING OBSCURITY RECORDS. 

FROM FLOATING: 

Speak through the hands of hunger!

We are happy to announce that our third album, "Firewatching", is coming out on Transcending Obscurity in early 2027. Pre-order coming this Friday.

The first single, "Hands of Hunger", is out now. It was the first song that we wrote for the album. https://youtu.be/YNIToRclgA8?is=Ia-O9izHHqYNiJwf

The album was recorded during the hot, floating summer of 2026. Our longtime friends Påhl Sundström and Erik Sundström joined us, turning Floating into a four-piece.

The album artwork was made by Påhl Sundström.

This is a soundtrack to darker times. Keep watch!

Love,

FLOATING

Arvid Sjödin - Vocals, guitars

Andreas Hörmark - Bass, synthesizers

Påhl Sundström - Guitars

Erik Sundström - Drums

Tracklist:

1. Wet Grass

2. Hands of Hunger

3. Klepto

4. From the Cold Mouth

5. Larval Crown

6. Firewatching

7. Dollskin

8. Aftertaste

9. Lesser Thing

10. Talk Less

11. The Floating Garden

VIDEO BELOW:FLOATING NEW TRACK "HANDS OF HUNGER" (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF TRANSCENDING OBSCURITY RECORDS. ):  

 Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-

DEIPHAGO: SET TO UNLEASH "HEXESSENCE SATAN", POST NEW TRACK "UNDEIFIED"

 Philippines  based black metal warriors DEIPHAGO have posted "UNDEIFIED", a track from the bands anticipated new release  "HEXESSENCE SATAN", due to be unleashed SPRING 2027 (release date T.B.A.) via HELLS HEADBANGERS RECORDS. 

DEIPHAGO have announced the bands anticipated new release will be produced and recorded by former KING DIAMOND (and now LEX LEGION) guitarist ANDY LAROCQUE..


DEIPHAGO unleashed "I, THE DEVIL",  4/30/2019 via HELLS HEADBANGERS.

VIDEO BELOW:DEIPHAGO: NEW TRACK "UNDEIFIED" (VIA YOU TUBE,COURTESY OF HELLS HEADBANGERS RECORDS. ):  

 Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-

LEVIATHIAN: SET TO UNLEASH "DIE TO THIS", POST NEW TRACK "THE BLADE ALREADY FORGOTTEN YOUR NAME"

 California, U.S.A. black metal warrior LEVIATHIAN have posted "THE BLADE ALREADY FORGOTTEN YOUR NAME", a track from the projects anticipated new release "DIE TO THIS", due to be unleashed 11/27/2026 via  PROFOUND LORE RECORDS...

LEVIATHIAN, via BANDCAMP, is streaming the projects anticipated new release  "UNFAILING FALL INTO NAUGHT" (COMPILATION), due to be unleashed 5/7/2018 via ASCENSION MONUMENTS MEDIA.

LEVIATHIAN unleashed "SCAR SIGHTED", 3/3/2015 via PROFOUND LORE RECORDS.

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VIDEO BELOW: LEVIATHIAN:NEW TRACK "THE BLADE ALREADY FORGOTTEN YOUR NAME" (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF PROFOUND LORE RECORDS):  

 Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-