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Once again, we are back at it again and now halfway through June!
So, let’s see what’s out there…
Check this news…
PHILOSOPHOBIA Just over a week ago, Decibel Magazine hosted a video premiere for The Forgotten Part I by European progressive metal quintet Philosophobia! The track marks the second single to drop ahead of the band’s incoming second album, The Constant Void, nearing its July release on Sensory Records, so make sure you head over here right now to check out the video!
IMPUREZA Franco-Spanish outfit Impureza have unveiled their latest single Verdiales & Bajo las Tizonas de Toledo, taken from the upcoming concept album Alcázares, due out on July 11th via Season of Mist! Head over here right now to check out the video, and of course over here to pre-order and pre-save the album!
Goodies…
BLACK LION RECORDS While they are waiting for more arrivals, Black Lion Records is extending their summer sale for those not attending the festivals! Enjoy 50%off with the code BLACKLION50 right over here throughout June!
We need it…
RIVERS OF NIHIL Released on May 30th, the eponymous fifth full-length from Rivers of Nihil via Metal Blade Records reaped 2.8 million Spotify streams globally and toppled Billboard charts upon its first week of release! The band is currently wrapping up a month-long North American headlining tour with support provided by Holy Fawn, Inter Arna, and Glacial Tomb, but there are still a few days left so make sure you head over here to check out the remaining locations and tickets!
ORBIT CULTURE Following their triumphant main stage set at Download Festival, Orbit Culture returns to the UK this November on the Death Above Life tour, in support of their new album Death Above Life, due for a release on October 3rd via Century Media! Tickets go on sale this coming Friday, and until then you can pre-order the new album right over here, and check out the video to the album title track over here!
Future Must have…
SODOM Those ever-war-fixated thrash metal titans Sodom will release their latest album The Arsonist (their first album since 2020) on Napalm Records next Friday. You can pre-order the album on vinyl here (CDs are also available). Meanwhile, to hear three preview tracks from the album, visit the band’s bandcamp page.
HEAVEN SHALL BURN German metalcore unit Heaven Shall Burn release their latest slab of pulverising aggression next Tuesday via Century Media. Several tracks are available to listen to on bandcamp. Physical copies are available in various formats and from various stores. Why not go to those fine folks at Napalm Records right here?
Check the following links…
Having to pay gigantic sums for international postage is a real gear grinder. While it’s our default setting to link Bandcamp pages in the case of new and pre-releases, we thought it would be helpful to add some online stores that might provide a useful alternative.
So if you see a release you fancy, but it’s being sold in a far off land and you don’t want to fork out on exorbitant shipping, see if any of the links below can remedy the situation.
Dark Essence (Norway) Dark Essence (US)
Direct Merch (Australia)
eOne Heavy (EU) eOne Heavy (UK) eOne Heavy (US)
Metal Odyssey (EU) Metal Odyssey (US)
Napalm Records (Germany)
Prophecy Productions (Germany) Prophecy Productions (US)
Rough Trade (UK) Rough Trade (US)
Season of Mist (EU) Season of Mist (US)
Southern Lord (EU) Southern Lord (US)
Throne Records (World)
Transcending Obscurity (EU) Transcending Obscurity (US)
Well, we do hope you are using your summer well and we do hope you are doing so dressed up in some good looking merch and raising your horns at festivals and shows!
By Julia Katrin and Tom Osman
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