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Watch: ‘No Way Out’ Official Lyric Video by Crawl
Posted: 10 September 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPsTags: Crawl, industrial death metal, No Way Out, Official Lyric Video, Single, Stream, THC: Music
Wisconsin’s industrial death metallers CRAWL dropped a new lyric video for the song ‘No Way Out’, taken from the album with the same name released on June 27th via THC: Music/Virgin Music Group.
Pioneering Midwestern Industrial-Metal act CRAWL initially formed in 1989 in Green Bay, WI, under their original moniker, Nothing Sacred. They recorded several well-received demos, before changing their name to BLEED. The band released its seminal EP Womb in 1993, marking a violent stylistic shift for the band, moving heavily into the realm of Industrial-Death Metal.
Showcasing bombastic drum machines coupled with grotesque samples, synthetic bass, ferociously growled vocals, and an ultra-modern down-tuned progressive thrash sensibility, making the band an immediate standout in the Glam/Grunge era of the early 90’s. Bleed quickly became a major draw throughout the Midwest, performing multiple times at the legendary Milwaukee Metal Fest, and becoming the go-to opening act for major Death and Industrial acts coming through Wisconsin, sharing stages with the likes of Godflesh, Entombed, Malevolent Creation, Grave, and many more.
After signing to Olympic Records in 1994, the band changed their name to CRAWL, unleashing the classic LP Earth, showcasing a brutal industrial edge, married with innovative tunings and time signatures. CRAWL quickly found a niche in the burgeoning Industrial-Alt-Metal scene, with the rise of bands like Godflesh, Entombed, Prong, Pitchshifter, and Fear Factory, receiving glowing reviews from top Metal mags like Metal Maniacs. Crawl would follow-up Earth with Construct, Destroy, Rebuild, their first and only release without Danz, who exited the band at the end of the Earth cycle. Featuring several songs co-written with Danz prior to his departure, DeJardin assumed lead vocal duties for Construct, Destroy, Rebuild, and the corresponding touring, showcasing a more stripped-down, hardcore approach to the band’s sound, reflective of the burgeoning underground post-hardcore and nu-metal scenes rapidly developing at the time.
CRAWL stayed active for the better part of 2 years supporting the album, including several dates on the ‘97 Vans Warped Tour with Blink 182, Limp Bizkit, Social Distortion, and tons more, as well as tours alongside Acumen Nation, 20 Dead Flower Children, and more. After a successful run in support of the latest album, the band went on an indefinite hiatus that would last for almost two decades.
In 2018, the band reconnected with fellow Green Bay native and record industry executive Thom Hazaert, president of THC: Music, then managing the relaunched COMBAT RECORDS with former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson, who would go on to reissue Womb in 2019. The band would reunite with the classic line-up of Danz, DeJardin, Pantzlaff, Kabacinski along with drummer Josh Hovland for a handful of live shows. This included several dates supporting Ellefson and Hazaert and their band ELLEFSON, Taproot, and more.
Now, 35 years out from the band’s formation, CRAWL prepares to unleash their latest Industrial-Metal masterpiece No Way Out. The band’s first studio LP in almost 30 years, in stores June 27th 2025 via THC MUSIC/Virgin Music Group. With a sound that is instantly recognizable to fans of the band and remains true to the band’s groundbreaking Industrial-Metal roots, CRAWL sounds as relevant in 2025, as they did in 1995.
Photo by Victoria Fischer
Watch: ‘Ill Intent’ ft. Xile by Brainwave
Posted: 8 September 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPsTags: Brainwave, Ill Intent ft. Xile, metallic hardcore, Official Video, songle, Stream
Hailed as a “hardcore Toxic Holocaust,” Wellington’s Brainwave channel the grit of Drain, Mindforce, and Forced Order into a thrashing, metallic hardcore attack all their own. After years of cementing their reputation as one of New Zealand’s most ferocious live bands, the five-piece now take the next step with their debut full-length Ill Intent, arriving October 22, 2025.
Recently, the band have dropped a new video for the album’s title track ‘Ill Intent’, featuring guest vocals from Luke Manson of Xile. The track exemplifies the record’s dual spirit, deeply personal yet politically charged, raging with both despair and defiance.
“It’s an extremely personal record, albeit one set against the backdrop of a world tearing itself apart. It’s about hopelessness, the pain of loss, and the brutality of everyday life. But it’s also about conquering the summit, overcoming both yourself and your detractors,” the band shares.
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The making of Ill Intent marked a turning point for Brainwave. They grew from a four- to five-piece with the addition of guitarist Ian Moore, forged a close production partnership with Lewis Noke-Edwards, and invited some key figures from New Zealand’s hardcore scene, including members of Lucre, Molosser, Martial Law, and Xile.
The result is a ten-track album that captures both the personal and the political, a raw, unflinching document of struggle, but also a rallying cry to fight back.
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Watch: ‘Estrela Negra’ by Besta
Posted: 7 September 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPsTags: Besta, Estrela Negra, fierce, Grindcore, John Carpenter Redux, Official Video, Raging Planet, Single, Stream
Portuguese grindcore masters BESTA return this autumn with their fiercest work to date. Their reimagined album John Carpenter Redux will be released October 4th via Raging Planet in an exclusive limited vinyl edition.
Originally unleashed in 2013 and mixed by Steve Austin (Today Is The Day), the record has now been completely re-mixed and reimagined by the band itself, with long-time frontman Paulo Rui re-recording all vocals to deliver the most unhinged and powerful version yet.
As the ultimate homage to the master of horror, John Carpenter Redux bridges feral grindcore and politically charged punk, channeling the same tension, anger, and resistance that fuel many of Carpenter’s timeless films. The result is raw, uncompromising, and urgent, a soundtrack to chaos that feels both cinematic and confrontational.
This is BESTA at their fiercest: a band with over a decade of grinding, raging, and raging against the system, now paying tribute to one of cinema’s most visionary rebels.
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Watch: ‘The Awakening’ by Bliss of Flesh
Posted: 6 September 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPsTags: Black Lion Records, black metal, Bliss of Flesh, Death Metal, Metempsychosis, Official music video, Single, Stream, The Awakening
French black/death metal entity Bliss of Flesh has dropped the ‘The Awakening,’ accompanied by a gripping music video, as the first preview from their forthcoming fifth record, Metempsychosis — Life or the Pact with Death (EN). The most introspective entry in Bliss of Flesh’s discography, this album, scheduled for 17 October 2025 via Black Lion Records on CD, vinyl, and digital, continues the band’s tradition of weaving music into vast conceptual frameworks. Metempsychosis is defined as the transmigration of the soul after death from one body to another.
Of ‘The Awakening,’ Bliss of Flesh explains: “This piece expresses the moment when the individual becomes aware of their state and the new environment revealed to them, imbued with decrepitude and fatalism. ‘The Awakening’ is an introspective monologue between the individual and the inner forces that drive and consume them, allowing them to transcend themselves and finally overcome the fatality that gnaws at them, to bargain and seal the pact that will allow them to regain control of their existence at the twilight of this new life.”
UPCOMING LIVE APPEARANCES
Gorgoroth “33-Year Anniversary Tour 2025 Part II” – Northern Europe
w/ Carved Memories, Shemhamforash
16.10.2025 – Roskilde, DEN / Gimle
17.10.2025 – Flensburg, GER / Roxy Concerts
18.10.2025 – Malmö, SWE / Plan B
19.10.2025 – Göteborg, SWE / Monument
20.10.2025 – Stockholm, SWE / Kollektivet Livet
22.10.2025 – Jyväskylä, FIN / Lutakko
23.10.2025 – Helsinki, FIN / Anniwalli
25.10.2025 – Tallinn, EST / Tapper Club
26.10.2025 – Riga, LAT / Melna Piektdiena
Festival Appearances:
14.11.2025 – Metal Earth Fest, Brest, FR
07.02.2026 – Douceur Noire Fest, Crosne, FR
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Bliss of Flesh / Eukene Photography
Watch: ‘The Grind’ by The Lovely Eggs
Posted: 5 September 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPsTags: 20th Anniversary, Album, B-sides, Bin Juice, Compilation, DIY, Egg Records, Eggsistentialism, Limited Edition, Outtakes, Single, Stream, The Grind, The Lovely Eggs, Video
The most inspiring bands are the ones that can create a world around themselves that is about far more than just the music. The artwork, lyrics, sounds and ethos all merge together perfectly to create its own universe, a secret club. The Lovely Eggs are one such band. And against all the odds, 2025 sees them celebrate their 20th anniversary as a band! Stubbornly and heroically independent, The Lovely Eggs have forged their own path and have achieved mainstream success without ever compromising their DIY ethics.
To mark their 20th anniversary, The Lovely Eggs have announced a very special LTD release entitled Bin Juice – a collection of self-recorded outtakes from their last album Eggsistentialism, alongside rare B sides.
Released on their own label Egg Records, with eye watering artwork by Casey Raymond and hand packed in a black plastic bin bag on neon toxic slime green vinyl, this is yet another collectible release from a band who care as much about the art and ideas in their records as they do about the sound.
There will also be 300 copies exclusive to Rough Trade with alternative coloured sleeve and sticker art, on special edition transparent vinyl with toxic orange and slime green Bin Juice splatters.
“We had all these spare songs after we released our last album Eggsistentialism, and we didn’t really know what to do with them,” explained Holly. “They just didn’t seem to fit in with the vibe of Eggsistentialism, but we’d recorded them and wanted to get them out there.”
“They’re kind of a sketchbook of songs,” added David. “They’re not polished or laboured over but we thought it would be interesting to release them. It’s why we called the record Bin Juice. These were songs we had thrown away. But hopefully people like going through bins collecting trash.”
You can have a pre-release peak inside their bins with the just released track ‘The Grind’.
“Everybody wants an excuse to escape the 9-5 and day to day normality,” said Holly. “It’s our raison d’être for being in a band. ‘The Grind’ looks at all that stuff and is a bit of a paperback anthem for the disenfranchised and disillusioned."
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Catch The Lovely Eggs live on their 20th anniversary tour on the following dates in October. Tickets available HERE.
OCTOBER
Weds 22 – La Belle Angele, Edinburgh
Thur 23 – Òran Mór, Glasgow
Fri 24 – Newcastle University, Newcastle
Sat 25 – All day 20th Anniversary Party at The Brudenell, Leeds *SOLD OUT*
Sun 26 – Concorde 2, Brighton
Mon 27 – The Garage, London
Tues 28 – The Globe, Cardiff
Weds 29 – Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
Thur 30 – Academy 2, Manchester
Fri 31 – Metronome, Nottingham
NOVEMBER
Sat 1 – Trinity, Bristol
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Watch: ‘Beholder I: Downfall’ [Official Music Video] by Howling Giant
Posted: 4 September 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPsTags: Beholder I: Downfall, cosmic stoner metal, Crucible & Ruin, hevy, Howling Giant, Magnetic Eye Records, Official music video, Riff, Rock, Single, Stream
HOWLING GIANT reveal the video clip ‘Beholder I: Downfall’ as the next single from the cosmic stoner metal outfit’s forthcoming album Crucible & Ruin. The third full-length by the Nashville, Tennessee band has been slated for release on October 31, 2025.
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HOWLING GIANT comment: “Our current single ‘Beholder 1: Downfall’ is a riff-driven heavy hitter, and in my opinion is one of the heaviest songs on the record”, bass player and co-vocalist Sebastian Baltes states. “It was a pleasure to collaborate with Jerry Roe again on the video, having previously worked with him on the clip for ‘Glass Future’. It has been particularly exciting for me to follow the journey of this song from its inception with a simple riff to a full blown song and the making of the video. I can hardly wait for you all to hear this track live!”
Watch: ‘Habibon’ [Official Video] by SANAM
Posted: 3 September 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPsTags: Arabit poetry, Beiruit, Constellation, Egyptian song, goth, Habibon, Hybrid, Improv, Jazz, kraut, official video avant-rock, Psych, Sametou Sawtan, SANAM, Single, Stream
Constellation are releasing the second album from the Beirut-based avant-rock sextet, SANAM this fall – who merge psych/kraut, improv/skronk, electronics, goth, and jazz elements with traditional Egyptian song and modern Arabic poetry in a compelling brew of widescreen hybrid avant-rock.
The new album, Sametou Sawtan expands on the genre-bending exploration of sound, memory, and cultural identity from their acclaimed 2023 debut Aykathani Malakon on Mais Um Discos, and is already garnering accolades from Uncut, Songlines, and Loud and Quiet.
Today, they share the track and video ‘Habibon’, a slow-burning, autotune-doused freakout, which follows their previously arresting lead single ‘Harik’ - check out the new video below.
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In support of the new album, SANAM has announced headline dates in the EU and UK from October-December.
SANAM LIVE
Oct-Dec 2025 • Europe and UK
09.10 Nantes (FR) Stereolux
14.10 Geneva (CH) Cave 12
15.10 Grenoble (FR) Le Ciel
16.10 Lyon (FR) Le Periscope
17.10 Briançon (FR) Bruit Blanc
18.10 Gap (FR) Le Gorille
22.10 Paris (FR) Petit Bain
23.10 Brest (FR) La Carène
24.10 Ghent (BE) De Koer
21.11 Milano (IT) Spazio Teatro 89
22.11 Ravenna (IT) Transmissions
28.11 Mestre (IT) youTHeater
30.11 Leeds (UK) The Attic
01.12 Glasgow (UK) The Flying Duck
02.12 Salford (UK) The White Hotel
03.12 Bristol (UK) Strange Brew
04.12 Brighton (UK) Patterns
05.12 London (UK) Rich Mix
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SANAM photo by Karim Ghorayeb
Watch: ‘Red Riptide (Official Video)’ by Whitehorse
Posted: 2 September 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPsTags: alternative, chaos, guitars, Indie, Official Video, Red Riptide, Sheffield, Single, Stream, The Blinders, Whitehorse
WHITEHORSE is the new band from Thomas Haywood, the former frontman of The Blinders. Their new single ‘Red Riptide’ is released on the 2nd of September, riven with urgency, with guitar licks like knives being unsheathed, dexterous basslines, scampering drums and a vocal that simmers, broods and reaches crescendo. It’s about being completely clear-headed and in a place of certainty in your mind, and the rushing feeling of violence that comes with determination when you’re cutting through the chaos and staying true to a vision you’re so certain of.
They say “It’s as heavy as we go at the moment and to me describes desire in a tune and screams ‘fucking come on then’ to anything thrown your way
"It was written when heavy rains burst the waters of a riverbank and the whole thing was just gushing all over the place and it set me off big time.”
Formed in Sheffield in late 2024 by Haywood alongside Bobby Bouché, John McCullagh & Nathan Keeble, and James Keith.
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Watch: ‘Galgeås’ by Uaar
Posted: 30 August 2025 in Recommended Streams and Videos, Singles and EPsTags: blacklened, D-Beat, dark, Fysisk Format, Galgeås, Hardcore, Single, Stream, Uaar, Video
From the cold depths of Norway, Uaar emerge with their punishing debut full-length: Galger og brann (“Gallows and Fire”), a brutal, blackened slab of d-beat hardcore that pulls no punches.
Written and produced by Jon Schaug Carlsen and the band, the album is set to be released on October 17th via Fysisk Format, on vinyl and digital formats.
The band has dropped the new video for the track ‘Galgeås.
Fans of Tragedy, Skitsystem, From Ashes Rise, and Sibiir will find themselves right at home in the storm: crushing riffs, pulverizing d-beats, and an atmosphere so suffocatingly dark it feels like the world collapsing in real time. This is the soundtrack to disorder, decay, and the slow grind toward oblivion.
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