HELLRIPPER: INTERVIEWED BY INTO THE NECROSPHERE

 

JAMES MCBAIN, mastermind of Aberdeen, Scotland based black metal warriors HELLRIPPER was recently interviewed by INTO THE NECROSPHERE...  

  HELLRIPPER have posted a video for "MORTERCHEYN" , a track from  the bands anticipated new release "CORONACH", due to be unleashed 3/27/2026 via CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS.

  HELLRIPPER have posted a video for "KINCHYLE (GOATCRAFT AND GRANITE)" , a stand alone single, unleashed 10/22/2025 via CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS....  

  HELLRIPPER have announced SPRING 2026 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES WITH SARCATOR and SCHIZOPHRENIA. 

 HELLRIPPER  unleashed "GRIM AND WITHERED HAGS", 2/17/2023 via PEACEVILLLE RECORDS. 

 

 

 

FROM INTO THE NECROSPHERE: 

 

Hellripper mastermind, James McBain, joins me on the show this week to chart the band’s evolution from a one-man black/speed metal assault to one of the most electrifying forces in the underground. We get into his songwriting process, the evolution of the Hellripper sound, and how he overcame performance anxiety to emerge as one of metal’s most commanding frontmen.

On the Weekly News Rant, I react to two huge surprises from the past weekend: a new Darkthrone record and the long-awaited return of Neurosis. I also share first impressions of new material from Ashen Horde, High Parasite, and Samael, plus my take on the divisive new Exodus album—and plenty more.

PLUS: Unsanctioned Filth spotlights rising Mexican chaos merchants Ov Darkness I Breed.

Out now on all digital platforms.

 

 

 

 

VIDEO BELOW: HELLRIPPER: INTERVIEW (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF INTO THE NECROSPHERE):  

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

INCANTATION: INTERVIEWED BY GARZA PODCAST

 

Pennsylvania, U.S.A. death metal warriors INCANTATION were recently interviewed by  GARZA PODCAST...  

 

 INCANTATION have launched a food drive on the bands anticipated 2026 U.S.A. tour. 

 

INCANTATION, via BANDCAMP, are streaming the bands anticipated new release  "UNHOLY DEIFICATION", unleashed 8/25/2023 via RELAPSE RECORDS..

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO BELOW:INCANTATION: INTERVIEW (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF GARZA PODCAST ):

 

 

 

  

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SID WILSON AND KELLY OSBOURNE: SPLIT UP

 

 

 

SID WILSON (SLIPKNOT) and KELLY OSBORNE (OZZY OSBOURNE'S DAUGHTER) have called off their engagement just 7 months after WILSON proposed to KELLY at BLACK SABBATH'S and OZZY OSBOURNE'S final show 'BACK TO THE BEGINNING.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

FROM EXTRA: 

 

Kelly Osbourne and Sid Wilson have called off their engagement, Daily Mail reports.

The outlet says Kelly and Sid broke up just seven months after the Slipknot member proposed at her father Ozzy Osbourne’s final Black Sabbath show in July.

A source explained, “Kelly has been struggling following the loss of her father. The grieving process has been incredibly difficult, and she's been doing everything she can to cope."

The insider continued, "In truth, she and Sid have been facing challenges in their relationship for some time, and things were not as they appeared.”

Mentioning Osbourne and Wilson’s 3-year-old son Sid, the source said, "They tried to make it work, particularly for the sake of their child, but ultimately decided that separating is the best path forward."

 

 

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

INSOMNIUM: ANNOUNCE FALL 2026 FINLAND TOUR DATES

 

  Finnish melodic death metal band INSOMNIUM have announced  FALL 2026 FINLAND TOUR DATES... 

INSOMNIUM have announced WINTER 2025 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES WITH OMNIUM GATHERUM, HINAYANA

 INSOMNIUM have posted a video for "ONLY ONE WHO WAITS" (LIVE) , a track from the bands anticipated reissue of "ONE FOR SORROW", re-unleashed 3/1/2024 via CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS. .

INSOMNIUM have announced guitarist JANI LIIMATAUNEN has left the band. 

INSOMNIUM have announced SPRING 2024 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES WITH OMNIUM GATHERUM and WILDERUN.

INSOMNIUM unleashed "SONGS OF THE DUSK",  11/11/2023 via CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS....

INSOMNIUM  "ANNO 1696",  2/24/2023 via CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS.

 

 

 

 

 

FROM INSOMNIUM: 

We are excited to announce a special run of headline shows across Finland in October and November. These exclusive performances promise a first chance to hear new material on stage...

As special guest, Kaunis Kuolematon will join these evenings of supreme sorrow.

Tickets will go on sale Wednesday at 10:00 EET.

Grey Beard Concerts & Management presents:

 

• 16.10 Helsinki – Kulttuuritalo

• 17.10 Lahti – Möysä

• 23.10 Seinäjoki – Rytmikorjaamo

• 24.10 Tampere – Tavara-asema

• 30.10 Joensuu – Kerubi

• 31.10 Jyväskylä – Lutakko

• 06.11 Kuopio – Circus Live

• 07.11 Kotka – Satama Areena

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

VALDRIN: POST "BEYOND THE FOREST" (REISSUE)

 

Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. based melodic black metal warriors VALDRIN have posted the bands anticipated reissue of the bands debut release  "BEYOND THE FOREST", due to be re- unleashed 3/27/2026 via AVANTGARDE MUSIC.  





VALDRIN, via BANDCAMP, are streaming the bands anticipated new release "EFFIGY OF NIGHTMARES", unleashed 6/12/2020 via BLOOD HARVEST.


VALDRIN unleashed "TWO CARRION TALISMANS", unleashed 9/28/2018 via BLOOD HARVEST. 



FROM AVANTGARDE MUSIC: 

By now the name Valdrin is known to many ears. The melodic black metal band from Ohio has been constantly rising in the underground for over a decade now, gathering acclaim across the board thanks to its unique narrative approach, singing the deeds of Valdrin Ausadjur. Still, it is not known to many that the first Valdrin studio album, the first chapter in the Valdrin Ausadjur saga, is somewhat of a lost record. Originally crafted between 2011 and 2012, Beyond The Forest only saw the light through two small runs of CDs in 2013 and 2014, and has been unavailable since. Until now.

The renewed collaboration between Valdrin and Avantgarde Music brings forth the first proper edition of Beyond The Forest, scheduled for release on March 27th, 2026, just in time for the band’s first European tour ever (courtesy of Occult Booking). Valdrin’s very first effort, now made available on CD and double LP with a brand-new cover art by long-time collaborator Lucas Ruggieri Illustration and a dedicated vinyl mastering by Tim Yatras (Austere, Germ), tells the first steps of a hero. Here is how the legend was born…

Preorders available via Sound Cave and Bandcamp, links in the first comment.

VIDEO BELOW: VALDRIN:NEW RELEASE "BEYOND THE FOREST" (REISSUE) (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF AVANTGARDE MUSIC):  

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POSSESSED: ANNOUNCE SUMMER 2026 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES

 

San Francisco, California, U.S.A. death metal legends POSSESSED have announced  SUMMER 2026 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES.. 

 

 

 

 

POSSESSED unleashed "REVELATIONS OF OBLIVION", 5/10/2019 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FROM POSSESSED: 

 

Possessed are hitting the road!

The pioneers of death metal return to Europe with a run of shows across clubs and festivals this June. Get ready for relentless riffs, raw energy, and the unmistakable sound that shaped an entire genre.

Possessed is an American death metal band, originally formed in 1983. Noted for their fast style of playing and Jeff Becerra's growled vocals, they are often called the first band in the death metal genre, and paved the way for the 1980s Bay Area thrash metal scene, along with Metallica, Exodus, Testament and Death Angel. The band is also notable for featuring future Primus member Larry LaLonde, who was the lead guitarist for Possessed from 1984 to 1987.

After breaking up in 1987, and reforming from 1990 to 1993, the band reformed again under original bassist and vocalist Jeff Becerra in 2007. Since its inception, Possessed has released three studio albums: Seven Churches, Beyond the Gates and Revelations of Oblivion as well as one live album, two compilation albums and two EPs.

09.06 Sofia (BUL) "Joy Station"

10.06 Zagreb (HRK) "Boogaloo"

11.06 Nova Gorica (SLO) "Mostovna"

12.06 Torino (ITA) "Hiroshima Mon Amour"

13.06 Verona (ITA) "Damage Inc"

14.06 Eisenwerk (SUI) "Frauenfeld"

15.06 Oss (NLD) "Groene Engel"

16.06 Rotterdam (NLD) "Baroeg"

17.06 Leipzig (GER) "Conne Island"

18.06 Cerveny Kostelec (CZE) "Metalgate Czech Deathfest"

19.06 Dessel (BEL) "Graspop"

21.06 Clisson (FRA) "Hellfest"

23.06 Oberhausen (GER) "Helvete"

24.06 Hengelo (NLD) "Metropool"

25.06 Ukmerge (LIT) "Kilkim Zaibu Fest"

26.06 Oslo (Nor) "Tons Of Rock Fest"

27.06 Szczecin (POL) "Hells Bells Fest"

 

 

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

COGNIZANCE: POST VIDEO FOR NEW TRACK "A GAME OF PROLIFERATION"

 

UK based technical death metal warriors COGNIZANCE have posted a video for "A GAME OF PROLIFERATION" , a track from the bands anticipated new release "IN LIGHT NO SHAPE", due to be unleashed 5/1/2026 via WILLOWTIP RECORDS.  

 

 

 

COGNIZANCE, via BANDCAMP, are streaming  the bands anticipated new release "PHANTAZEIN", unleashed 1/26/2024 via WILLOWTIP RECORDS. 

 

  COGNIZANCE unleashed "UPHEAVAL", 9/24/2021 via PROSTHETIC RECORDS. 

COGNIZANCE:NEW TRACK "A GAME OF PROLIFERATION" (VIA YOU TUBE,, COURTESY OF WILLOWTIP RECORDS):  

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