In the wake of turning loose their fierce sixth album Devoid of Light on May 16, 2025, Dutch death metal veterans AntropomorphiA unleash another sinister track as a new video single: ‘Funeral Throne’.
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AntropomorphiA comment: “No god will save humanity as this excrement cesspool of the world around us slowly spirals into chaos and war”, frontman Ferry Damen prophesies. “We embrace the flaming crown of the funeral throne: ad me venite mortui.”
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FÏX8:SËD8 present the hard-hitting track ‘New Eden’ as the first single taken from the forthcoming sixth album of the German dark electro act: Octagram has been scheduled for October 3, 2025.
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FÏX8:SËD8 comment: “The song ‘New Eden’ comes with an epic buildup that is almost reminiscent of 70s progressive rock – just executed with electronic means”, mastermind Martin Sane explains. “I am particularly happy how the lyrics turned out and also with my vocals that change style several times over the course of those 8:45 minutes until it all culminates in an epic finale. The length of ‘New Eden’ is also not accidental but rooted in an ambitious concept that structures the whole album. Each of the 8 songs on Octagram consists of several different parts and is 8 minutes long. They were not created as ‘extended editions’ of shorter tracks, but every song follows a meaningful dramatic composition, with huge introductions, changing drum patterns and time signatures. I went to great lengths to ensure that nothing appears just stitched together but rather comes seamlessly fused into one complete piece – and admittedly to even my surprise: it finally worked out!”
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Get ready to dive headfirst into the neon-soaked daydream of your wildest VHS-era fantasies—Sex-O-Rama is back with their latest single, ‘Inside Your Dirty Mind.’
Taken from their recent double LP, Invaders from the Pleasure Planet, the new single is a full-frontal sonic seduction: dripping with synth-laced sleaze and tongue-in-cheek swagger. A cinematic throwback through and through, the track channels the voyeuristic thrill of late-night cable TV and the pulpy punch of vintage softcore scores—with a wink, of course.
“Inside Your Dirty Mind” captures everything that defines Sex-O-Rama’s signature “Porn-Funk” aesthetic: campy, cool, and completely uninhibited. A love letter to the decadent, neon-flooded excess of ‘80s softcore soundtracks, it fuses nostalgia with fresh production and sly social satire.
The mastermind behind the madness, Carvin Knowles, describes the music as a deliberate rebellion against classical constraints. “We wanted to make music that was free—groovy, dirty, unpretentious,” says Knowles. “’Inside Your Dirty Mind’ is about those taboo thoughts everyone has… and the freedom that comes from embracing them.”
Their return in 2025 marks a new era for the cult heroes of sleaze-funk. After stirring up controversy in the late ‘90s with their film placements and provocative sound, Sex-O-Rama’s resurgence is nothing short of intergalactic. Invaders from the Pleasure Planet features remastered cult classics and brand-new tracks that take listeners on a journey through laser-lit bedrooms and outer space discotheques.
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Returning after an eleven year absence, one of the UK’s most exhilarating death metal infused sludge bands TRUDGER return with their brand new album VOID QUEST, to be released on Vinyl, CD, Cassette and Digital formats on August 29th through rising label Floodlit Recordings (home to Pijn and Still). The Barnsley, Yorkshire based quartet made a strong name for themselves in the UK’s heavy underground scene, quickly becoming fearsome contenders on the UK’s live circuit, bringing a raucous hardcore energy to their hard-edged progressive sound. Trudger will now make their much overdue return, following up their 2014 debut album Dormiveglia. Void Quest will pick up right where Trudger left off just over a decade ago without skipping a beat, promising to push their intense, chaotic, blistering and unrelenting force to the next level.
Trudger have reunited with producer and engineer Joe Clayton (Pijn) to realise their heaviest and tightest set of songs to date, building riffs upon riffs, with rhythms that won’t sit still. "We’ve all had our own individual creative outlets over the years, but coming back together to create this album feels like it was the best decision we could have made." Trudger leave behind an impressive live legacy from their original phase of activity, performing across the UK with the likes of Oathbreaker, Conan, Downfall Of Gaia, Bongripper, Bismuth, Slabdragger, Boss Keloid, Coltsblood and Undersmile. Their last show to date saw Trudger opening for Primitive Man and Sea Bastard in Manchester, back in April 2015. Trudger are set to introduce their blistering sound to a new legion of metal fans, whilst sending a fierce reminder to their original fanbase.
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FAUNA reveal an excerpt from the over 14-minute long song entitled ‘Nature & Madness’, which is taken as the first single from the Cascadian black metal duo’s forthcoming fourth album Ochre & Ash that has been slated for release on September 26, 2025.
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FAUNA comment: “A door opens from primordial chaos: ‘Nature & Madness’ spills forth”, vocalist, guitarist, and drummer Vines states on behalf of the duo. “A fever dream of incarnation, suffering and ecstasy; the myth and the mirror of selfhood. Discordant threads emerge and gather, twisting spire-ward, pyre-ward, to assemble a monument of disparate yet interwoven strands, which comprises the whole tangled truth of existence. We scale onward unto that pinnacle, in desperation and inspiration, offering self as sacrifice against its own becoming. To travel shadowed paths toward further stages of incarnation, ascending toward the underworld, descending into celestial abyss. This segment of the greater work unraveled itself unbidden in a reverie inspired by the book of the same name by Paul Shepard, which speaks of the dissonance generated by the modern mind’s inability to reconcile two simultaneous but contradictory truths. This dissonance leapt to life in musical form, itself a contradictory truth. Winding its way through the serpentine mind as surely as water seeks its source, uniting highest peak with deepest ocean. Attuning ourselves to this dissonance, allowing it to permeate and take root within our spirits, we re-member another way of Being.”
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After years of gestation, hibernation, and (probably) procrastination, Norwegian punk outsiders Haraball are back with Fear of the Plow, their most unhinged and gloriously unpredictable album to date. The first taste, lead single ‘Prison Cheese’, is out now on all major digital platforms.
The band had this to say about the single: “’Prison Cheese’ is about volunteering as a gravedigger, helping the local village idiot sort the corpses “correctly”. It’s a morbid tale, but also a celebration of high quality gardening tools and the joys of manual labour.”
Following up 2019’s Hypno, this new record dives deeper into the sonic identity Haraball stumbled upon by accident and then decided to keep: a volatile blend of hardcore, 60’s psych-rock, post-punk, and whatever else they had lying around that didn’t make them cringe. Somehow, the result is even darker, rawer, and yes, uglier than before. But not without the occasional accidental beauty.
“This time, parts of it almost sound pretty,” the band admits. “Some might even say it sounds mature. And we’ll just have to live with that.”
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doubleVee is pleased to announce the release of the third single: ‘Maybe Tonight (What’s Inside of Me?)’, from their upcoming EP Periscope at Midnight. It’s their updated take on Allan’s Starlight Mints song ‘Inside of Me’, from the 2006 Starlight Mints album Drowaton.
Produced and recorded by Allan and Barb in their home studio, the EP was co-mixed by the pair and Wes Sharon of 115 Recording, with Wes handling the mastering. The EP’s artwork was created by Salt Lake City-based artist Grant Fuhst. Prior singles ‘Submarine Number Three Vee’ and ‘Everyone’s Lonely Under the Sea’ were released in April and May. EP Periscope at Midnight releases July 25th.
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The EP showcases four new tracks and Submarine Number Three Vee and Maybe Tonight [What’s Inside of Me?], re-imaginings of two of Allan’s songs from his time with his band Starlight Mints. New tracks include the driving beat of Diamond Thumb and second single Everyone’s Lonely Under the Sea, a dynamic song with detuned guitar leading the melody. The dreamy Natural Selection and the jaunty Modern Times also join the Vests’ satisfyingly unconventional musical library.
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Ani Glass announces the release of ‘Phantasmagoria’ on the 4th of July, the lush first single and title track from her forthcoming second album.
In February 2020, just before the release of her debut album Mirores, Ani Glass (Cardiff-based artist Ani Saunders) was diagnosed with a rare benign brain tumour. The diagnosis marked the beginning of a personal journey that shaped her second album, Phantasmagoria (released on the 26th of September), a lush, introspective concept album that delves deeply into her experience of navigating life with this diagnosis. With lyrics in Cymraeg (Welsh), Kernewek (Cornish), and English, as well as some BSL woven into her live performances, Phantasmagoria brings together all languages and mediums at Ani’s disposal to express a poignant time in her life.
Opening single ‘Phantasmagoria’ weaves themes of water and sleep into a beguiling sonic landscape layered with mystical ethereal vocals invested with a restless need for stillness and comfort. Lush instrumentation is underpinned by synth pulses played by co-producer Iwan Morgan and swirling flutes played by Laura J Martin. “I’m the prophet of sleep and silence/Phantasmagoria/We’ll rest until summer” Glass sings touchingly, in the arms of chiming classical textures, there are echoes of early Goldfrapp or the enveloping vocal swoops of Enya. Yet, it’s a moment of warm, transcendent beauty and comforting self-realisation. Now we rest, the storm will pass.
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Crafting a elegantlly drawn sonic world underpinned by electronica, samples and synth pulses yet informed by the spirit of Arthur Russell who inspired her to learn the cello, Glass crafts her most personal and inspirational work yet, she stretches her sonic tapestry with live instrumentation and innovative vocal performances, that push into the realms of the avant-garde and forward-looking pop, Phantasmagoria fascinates and invigorates at every turn, revealing intricate and innovative details with every listen.
The single Phantasmagoria is out on the 4th of July and her new album is released on the 26th of September.
Needlework caught our attention a few months ago when they supported Aural Aggravation faves Soma Crew.
They’ve just dropped the track ‘Saddle Rash’, and we dig. Check it here:
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Genre-defying UK-based music outfit Tian Qiyi presents their impressive new single ‘Dharma’ featuring the legendary Jah Wobble on bass. This is the final single to be released ahead of their sophomore album Songs For Workers, out June 27 via Pagoda Records.
Tian Qiyi is more than just a band, bringing together brothers John Tian Qi Wardle and Charlie Tian Yi Wardle with their father, Jah Wobble (John Wardle). Their unique sound reflects their rich family heritage, blending their father’s pioneering work in post-punk and dub with the Chinese cultural influences of their mother, Zilan Liao.
’Dharma’ flows with a captivating blend of Eastern psychedelic melodies and Charlie’s ethereal vocals, all underpinned by a hypnotic fusion rhythm and beautifully primordial percussion. As groovy as it is addictive, the trio serve up a truly grounding experience here.
This new offering follows their stunning lead track ‘Watch The Sunrise’ and Bandcamp exclusive ‘Mongolian Dub’, a fascinating ethno-psychedelic initiation into this 10-track musical journey. Like much of the goodness found on this album, Tian Qiyi’s music bridges generations and cultures, blending deep dub grooves with Eastern traditions.
“‘Dharma’ is a track that brings together our Irish, Chinese, and Mongolian roots. It features flowing, psychedelic melodies, with Charlie’s otherworldly vocals adding to the vibe. The rhythm section, anchored by a laid-back, hypnotic pulse from me on percussion and my dad on bass, creates a psychedelic dub fusion”, says John Tian Qi Wardle.
”And Songs For Workers is an album where we have moved away from influences and inspiration, instead embracing instinct and familiarity. Our background played a crucial role, from the traditional Chinese music we learned with our grandad and mum, to the improvisational, instinctive playing we developed from performing and recording with our dad.”
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