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Ukrainian progressive, symphonic metal warriors IGNEA have posted a video for "DREAMS OF LANDS UNSEEN", a track from the bands anticipated new release "MONUMENTAL", due to be unleashed 10/23/2026 via NAPALM RECORDS.
Photo by Lame Perfect
IGNEA'S studio was effected by a RUSSIAN STRIKE.
IGNEA unleashed "DREAMS OF LANDS UNSEEN", 4/28/2023 via NAPALM RECORDS.
FROM IGNEA and NAPALM RECORDS: :
Cosmonauts,
This is your pre-launch briefing.
Today, we're sending the first transmission from our upcoming album, Monumental — a song called "Dreams of Lands Unseen."
This song is about the blend of ambition and illusion, where space wasn't an escape but a conquest shaped by ideology and dreams. Across Ukraine and many post-Soviet countries, mosaics still depict this promised future: cosmonauts, rockets, bold visions of worlds yet unseen.
This song isn't nostalgic for space exploration itself, so much as for an aesthetic that was itself already nostalgic, looking back at a future that was already passing.
Still, I guess each of us has dreamt of becoming an astronaut at least once... haven't you?
Premiere today at 2 PM CET. See you there.
Video: Lame Perfect
Mixing & Mastering: Jacob Hansen
__________________________
New album "Monumental" to be out on October 23, 2026, through Napalm Records. Digital & physical pre-orders are up and running.
VIDEO BELOW: IGNEA: NEW TRACK "DREAMS OF LANDS UNSEEN" (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF IGNEA):
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A. death metal, death, doom metal warriors
ABYSSAL RIFT have posted "SPHERE OF PERPETUITY" , a track from the bands
anticipated new release "RELICS OF GREAT ASH", due to be unleashed
8/14/2026 via TRANSCENDING OBSCURITY RECORDS.
ABYSSAL RIFT unleashed "EXTIRPATION DIRGE", 11/30/2023 via SENTIENT RUIN LABORATORIES
VIDEO BELOW: ABYSSAL RIFT:. NEW TRACK "SPHERE OF PERPETUITY" (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF TRANSCENDING OBSCURITY RECORDS):
U.S. hard rock legend ROB ZOMBIE has posted a video for "TARANTULA" , a track from his anticipated new release "THE GREAT
SATAN", unleashed 2/27/2026 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS.
ROB ZOMBIE has announced SUMMER 2026 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES WITH MARILYN MANSON.
ROB ZOMBIE has posted a video for "HEATHEN
DAYS" , a track from his anticipated new release "THE GREAT SATAN",
due to be unleashed 2/27/2026 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS.
ROB ZOMBIE unleashed "THE LUNAR INJECTION KOOL AID ECLIPSE CONSPIRACY", 3/12/2021 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS.
VIDEO BELOW:
ROB ZOMBIE :"TARANTULA"(VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS)"
French blackened, sludge, doom metal warriors VERDUN have posted the bands anticipated new
release "ABYSSAL WOMB", due to be unleashed 6/26/2026 via TRANSCENDING
OBSCURITY RECORDS.
VERDUN unleashed "ASTRAL SABBATH", 11/15/2019 via THROATRUINER RECORDS.
FROM TRANSCENDING OBSCURITY RECORDS.
NEW RELEASE PREORDER: Verdun (France) - Abyssal Womb (Black Metal/Sludge)
Verdun
from France emerge after a prolonged gap of seven years, armed with a
sound more potent and lethal than ever before. They've evolved to play a
form of blackened sludge with a dissonant edge. Their music on the new
album is riff-driven through and through; without wasting time on
ambience or buildup, they go straight for the jugular and leave things
filthy. The music is mind-numbingly heavy yet catchy and direct, making
it highly effective and memorable. To balance the blackened spite
dripping from the well-enunciated vocals, the music includes atmospheric
elements and possesses emotional depth. The album doesn't drag on and
seems to end sooner than later but only after exploring various aspects
of their sound that keep it engrossing and thoroughly satisfying.
"Abyssal Womb" is a fine representation of the style, having a sublime
sound and faultless execution, and more importantly, it will stay with
you long after the album is over.
For fans of - Drofnosura, Coffinworm, Thou, Indian
Line up -
David Sadok - Vocals
Jay Pinelli - Guitars
Florian Celdran - Bass
Geraud Jonquet - Drums
Artwork by David Sadok (Jaxartattooer)
VIDEO BELOW: VERDUN:NEW RELEASE "ABYSSAL WOMB" (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF TRANSCENDING OBSCURITY RECORDS):
Norwegian progressive, Gothic, metal warriors GREEN CARNATION have
posted a video for "UNCONDITIONAL ARTIFICIAL CHEMISTRY", a track from the bands anticipated new release A DARK POEM PART III: THE MESSIAH COMPLEX", due to be unleashed 9/4/2026 via SEASON OF MIST.
GREEN CARNATION have
posted a video for "SANGUIS", a track from the bands anticipated new
release "A DARK POEM PART II: SANGUIS", unleashed 4/3/2026 via SEASON
OF MIST.
GREEN CARNATION have
posted the bands
anticipated new release "A DARK POEM PART II: SANGUIS", unleashed 4/3/2026 via SEASON OF MIST.
GREEN CARNATION, via BANDCAMP, are streaming the
bands anticipated new release "A DARK POEM PART 1: THE SHORES OF
MELANCHOLIA", unleashed 9/5/2025 via SEASON OF MIST.
Photo: Lars Gunnar Liestøl
GREEN CARNATION, via YOU
TUBE, have posted a video for the title track from the bands anticipated
new release "THE WORLD
WITHOUT A VIEW", unleashed 11/13/2020 via SEASON OF MIST.
FROM SEASON OF MIST:
The final chapter begins.
Dive into the Green Carnation's new music video for the lead single "Unconditional Artificial Chemistry"
'A Dark Poem, Part III: The Messiah Complex', is out September 4 on Season of Mist.
Delving into their deepest and most personal depths yet, the progressive icons return to complete their musical universe.
Listen to the single on all streaming platforms today and pre-order the album at the Season of Mist shop.
U.S.A. death metal/crust metal warriors FUMING MOUTH have posted a
video for "CHEAT DEATH" , a track from the bands anticipated new
release "THE RINGING BELL", due ro be unleashed 7/17/2026 via TRIPLE B
RECORDS.
VIDEO BELOW:FUMING MOUTH: NEW TRACK "CHEAT DEATH" (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF FUMING MOUTH):
Tasmania, Australia technical death metal warriors PSYCROPTIC have
posted a video for "NO BLADE OF GRASS", a track from the bands
anticipated new release "THE PULSE OF ANNIHILATION", due to be unleashed
7/17/2026 via METAL BLADE RECORDS.
PSYCROPTIC have
posted a video for "ARCHITECTS OF EXTINCTION", a stand alone single,
unleashed 5/28/2025 via METAL BLADE RECORDS.
PSYCROPTIC unleashed "DIVINE COUNCIL", 8/5/2022 via PROSTHETIC RECORDS.
PSYCROPTIC unleashed the bands
anticipated new EP release "THE WATCHER OF ALL", 11/27/2020 via AGONIA RECORDS.
FROM PSYCROPTIC:
'The Pulse of Annihilation' out July 17. Get your preorders now from www.psycroptic.com
VIDEO BELOW: PSYCROPTIC:NEW TRACK "NO BLADE OF GRASS" (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF METAL BLADE RECORDS):
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