QUICKSAND ANNOUNCE FIRST ALBUM IN FIVE YEARS
Equal Vision Records/Civilians and Quicksand are excited to announce the Friday 17 July release of Bring On The Psychics, the brand new album from the New York City post-hardcore veterans. Marking an entirely new era for the storied three-piece
EP REVIEW: THE CLOUD OF UNKNOWING BY SEPULTURA
Sepultura close out their 40-year career with ‘The Cloud of Unknowing’, a final EP that blends heavy intensity with melody and reflection. Across four tracks, the band delivers a closing statement that captures their legacy while looking toward what comes next.
TERROR RELEASE TENTH ALBUM STILL SUFFER
Today, long standing hardcore band TERROR release their tenth album, STILL SUFFER, available through Flatspot Records. Working with producer (and former guitarist) Todd Jones, the band created ten fast, aggressive, in-your-face tracks that embrace the themes that made TERROR so influential in the first place.
SEETHER’S NEW EP BENEATH THE SURFACE OUT NOW
Multi-platinum rock band SEETHER return with Beneath The Surface, a powerful new digital EP. Expanding on the emotional depth and sonic intensity that have defined their career, the EP offers fans a deeper look into the band’s creative core—where raw honesty and heavy-hitting melodies collide.
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘…BEGINNING OF THE END’ BY PORTRAYAL OF GUILT
‘…Beginning Of The End’ sets a dark, brooding tone as Portrayal of Guilt explore religious imagery, darkness and socio-political ideas across 11 songs. With heavy basslines, intense vocals and moments of hypnotic melody, the album delivers a raw and unsettling soundscape with plenty to think about.
DEVILDRIVER TO UNLEASH FEROCIOUS NEW ALBUM STRIKE AND KILL
After numerous world tours, ten full length albums, and globally recognized acclaim, DevilDriver remain full speed ahead. The band announces their explosive eleventh full length, Strike and Kill, out July 10, 2026 via Napalm Records, returning to their carnivorous origin and reigniting the incendiary sound that founded their legacy.
ALBUM REVIEW: GOD FORBID A GIRL SPITS OUT HER FEELINGS BY LØLØ
LØLØ delivers a raw, diaristic turn on God Forbid A Girl Spits Out Her Feelings, trading pop-punk gloss for acoustic intimacy. Across 12 tracks, she dissects heartbreak, situationships, and self-doubt with sharp, witty songwriting, blending stripped-back emotion with bursts of punchy pop-rock energy.
EP REVIEW: IT CALLS ME BY NAME BY WAGE WAR
The ‘It Calls Me By Name’ EP is short and does not overstay its welcome. It offers a good overview of Wage War’s music as it moves around the heavy metal range from, nu-metal, aggressive hardcore territory, to melodic atmospheric and metalcore soundscapes while maintaining the hooks that keep people engaged and listening. It’s a great taster!
BRING ME THE HORIZON ANNOUNCE 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS
Bring Me The Horizon announce the release of a special re-recorded 20th anniversary edition of their seminal debut album, Count Your Blessings, available Friday, 10th July on vinyl, CD and streaming platforms. A defining statement that brought deathcore to a global audience, the album remains as uncompromising as it is influential.
KHEMMIS ANNOUNCE NEW SELF-TITLED ALBUM
KHEMMIS returns! Denver’s colossal heavy metal band is back with their massively anticipated fifth album, due out June 12th via Nuclear Blast Records. The self-titled record — the follow-up to 2021’s heralded Deceiver — represents KHEMMIS in their truest form: disciples of the riff.
ALBUM REVIEW: HOTWIRE TRIP SWITCH BY PRINCE DADDY & THE HYENA
Prince Daddy & The Hyena return with Hotwire Trip Switch, a fast, loud and quirky pop-punk ride. The album blends humour, heartbreak and restless energy, from “grinding teeth” to wanting to “get my girl back on Friday”, delivering a rush of hook-driven quirkiness that hits hard and doesn’t slow down.
MORK: NORWEGIAN TITAN RETURNS WITH NEW ALBUM
Norwegian titan, Mork, was created by Thomas Eriksen in 2004, with the debut album ‘Isebakke’ eventually surfacing in 2013. Since then, Mork has been ceaselessly rising through the echelons of Black Metal, and on the heels of 2024’s intense and groundbreaking ‘Syv’ opus - which has resulted in the band branching out with tours in the Far East & Australia
PROJECT X: XMUSIC ARTISTS UNITE AND DELIVER EPIC TRIBUTE
Several artists on Australia's fastest growing rock label, XMusic have come together under the name, Project X to record their own version of one of the most powerful songs of the early 90's and arguably the one song that birthed an entire sub-genre. Temple of the Dog's immortal, Hunger Strike.
BRING ME THE HORIZON RELEASE L.I.V.E. IN SÃO PAULO
Bring Me The Horizon release L.I.V.E. IN SÃO PAULO (Live Immersive Virtual Experiment) a full-scale live album capturing their biggest headline show to date, performed to 50,000 fans at São Paulo’s Allianz Parque. More than a live record, L.I.V.E. IN SÃO PAULO documents a band operating at absolute peak, stretching the idea of what a live release can be.
ENTER SHIKARI RELEASE SURPRISE ALBUM ‘LOSE YOUR SELF’
With zero announcements or teasers from the band, Enter Shikari have today surprise released their brand new album! Lose Your Self (released via So Recordings/Civilians) spans 12 tracks exploring themes of desolation, futility and complete despair at the state of the world, but with glimmers of hopefulness and optimism threaded throughout.
ALBUM REVIEW: THE WORLD IS TO DIG BY THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS
They Might Be Giants treat the entire history of popular music as a chemistry set where genres and musical flavours can be mixed and matched. An 18-song collection provides an optimistic spin on the world, packed with esoteric references, mischievous lyrics and left-field musical detours. It’s a classic!
PRINCE DADDY & THE HYENA SHARE TWO NEW SONGS OFF UPCOMING ALBUM
Fresh off the release of "Big-Box Store Heart"and "24-03-04_BIRTHDAY_B4," Prince Daddy & the Hyena present two more tracks from their forthcoming album, Hotwire Trip Switch, out Friday 17 April on Counter Intuitive Records/Civilians:"30days30days30days" and "SHITSHOW or Boulevard of Soaking Dreams."
SEPULTURA RELEASE NEW SINGLE ‘BEYOND THE DREAM’
As the curtain falls on an extraordinary career spanning more than four decades, SEPULTURA are preparing to close their final chapter at the end of this year. With over 40 years of band history, 14 gold records, and performances across more than 80 countries, SEPULTURA stand as Brazil’s uncompromising emissary to the global stage and one of today’s most influential metal bands.
ALT. ANNOUNCE NEW CONCEPT EP 'NEVERMORE'
Adelaide alternative metal quintet alt. have announced their dark new concept EP, Nevermore, out Friday 15th May via Resist Records (AU) and SharpTone Records (ROW). “‘Nevermore’ is a concept EP set in the year 2073, where Earth has been pushed to the brink of collapse by war, corruption and unchecked consumption.”
THE PLOT IN YOU ANNOUNCE ‘THE VOLUME SERIES’
Genre-blending heavyweights The Plot In You have announced The Volume Series, a full-length culmination that unifies that band's preceding four EP installments into one complete collection, set for release on Friday, July 10 via Fearless Records.