Brighton “Nu-Gothika” metal band KNIFE BRIDE have released a raging new single ‘smother (make me suffer)’, which will feature on a new EP don’t dream too much – out August 25. Vocalist Mollie Buckley says the collection is “A trilogy of my gruesome dreams. A one night cycle of disturbing visions.” The music video for ‘smother (make me suffer)’ certainly conjures nightmarish thoughts. The track evokes some seriously messed-up feelings and marries an adoration of sonics spanning a spectrum of Spiritbox to Kate Bush. Says Buckley: “This is the flickery eye, heart racing, electric pulsing part of falling into sleep. I wanted to incorporate the word ‘smother’ into a song ever since being obsessed with the song ‘smother me’ by The Used from the age of 14 – the lyrical content is actually inspired as a response to this song. ‘smother (make me suffer)’ attempts to ‘poke fun’ at the male gaze. The chorus does this by saying “hope I stay fresh for you”, alluding to hoping my corpse is still beautiful, clean, and looking/smelling good – satirically commenting on being a subservient female and letting a man have his cake and eat it.”

Italy’s Raining Nails ft. members of Eternal Silence, Fallen Arise, Oracle Sun, and Sound Storm will be releasing their debut album Human Deeds later this year via Rockshots Records. To introduce their catchy, aggressive, and powerful heavy metal, they are unveiling their first single ‘Anthem’. Vocalist Marika Vanni goes into further detail. “When Max played this track for me, I was struck by the energy it exuded. I have to say that I was afraid that I couldn’t find the right words to express what the music had conveyed to me. I was thinking and thinking about what I could write, and then it was like suddenly waking up. I found myself laughing to myself and thinking, “Hey, but this song is about us!” And this “us” is not just about the members of the Raining Nails; it encapsulates the lives of underground musicians who elbow their way in so that their voices can be heard; it’s about all the men and women who tread this earth and day in and day out struggle to be able to get by and survive.”

Dream State have released a new single, ‘Chin Up Princess’. The track arrives ahead of their set at 2000trees this weekend, and a tour supporting As December Falls this winter. It marks the band’s first new music since the release of their EP Untethered in February this year. Speaking about the new song, the band comment: “’Chin Up Princess’ is a song about having to deal with a narcissist, who’s world falls apart around them as they start to lose everyone and everything close to them, due to bad habits and toxic traits. The music is dark, fierce, and all over the place, mirroring the theme of the lyrics. We worked with producer Dan Weller on this single, who had previously worked with us on our debut album Primrose Path. To us this track feels like a step up and natural evolution from our last release, and we hope you love it as much as we do!” [via Upset]

Los Angeles heavy rockers STITCHED UP HEART are charging toward the release of their new album To The Wolves, and amping it up each step of the way. The band has revealed not only the details of their latest opus, due out September 1 via Century Media Records, but a driving new single ‘Possess Me.’ Tinged with progressive elements, intricate and otherworldly electronics, and vocalist Mixi’s signature emotional scream, the track is both energetic and inspiring. Listeners will find themselves belting out each word right along with Mixi. “’Possess me’ is the most intimate song we have written so far,” Mixi shares. “We went back to our roots with familiar elements from our single ‘Monster’ but with a heavier and modern twist.” [via Metal Planet]

Liquid State are making some serious moves over in the UK at the moment. Delivering a blend of frantic, intricate post-hardcore, littered with atmospheric builds and soaring pop moments, they are on the hottest of streaks right now. And they are continuing that in some style with their latest single, ‘Russian Roulette’. Sitting on the heavier side of the band’s repertoire, it’s a track that grabs the throat, squeezes and smiles. Rallying riffs, break-neck drums and even a guttural breakdown for good measure. It’s bound to get moshpits spinning up and down the country. But the part that sticks out the most is vocalist Keren Ashley. With incredible control over her delivery and tone, bleeding everything she has into every word she utters, it’s a spine-tingling display. The result is a track that showcases a band at the height of their powers. And they are still only getting started. Keren had this to say about the track and what it represents for her: “It’s really about the battle so many of us have with ourselves. How it can feel as if there’s another voice inside of us that tries to lead us astray and take us down from within. It can feel so comforting to listen and lean into it when it feels like there’s nothing else, but it really never moves us in the right direction. That inner voice might be a part of us but it’s not what defines us as people.” [via idobi]

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Italian dark metallers False Memories will release a new album entitled Hybrid Ego System on June 9 via Frontiers. A first single and video from it for the song ‘Rising Tide’ is available now. Hybrid Ego System is the follow-up to 2021’s The Last Night Of Fall and it sees the band continuing to mine dark and progressive metal territory.

Talia Hoit is an American singer-songwriter from Colorado. She was classically trained at a young age and now she writes songs and various symphonic metal compositions. She has contributed to bands for the last two decades and also has a collection of solo works. Alongside a talented group of producers and musicians, she is bringing more of her most personal and intimate solo songs to life. Her latest piece is ‘Abandon’, in which the listener can immerse themselves in the haunting emotion. She shares her excitement for the video release: “When I wrote this song last year, it was not particularly intended to be something I would release, it was just a moment of vulnerability I had at my piano one day where this song unfolded into existence as I was going through something and had a moment of being emotionally overwhelmed and just started playing the keys and saying the words. It became a beautiful poem about letting go of something that had been really important to me but was dying in my life. I’m really grateful to all the amazing people who have helped me bring this music to life to be able to express my art both musically and visually, and to be able to share it with the world.”

Thrash metal band NERVOSA has released a new song, titled ‘Endless Ambition’. The track is accompanied by a music video and marks a new chapter and milestone in the group’s history, as it shows NERVOSA with a revitalized new lineup. Along with this blistering new offering, the marvelous force has finally lifted the veil on who will take over vocal duties on future releases. From now on, guitarist and founding member Prika Amaral will be the voice of NERVOSA. ‘Endless Ambition’ acts as a first harbinger for everything that is about to come and shows the incredibly powerful attitude and talent of Amaral ruling in this new position. NERVOSA brings another novelty with the addition of the immensely talented and well experienced Michaela Naydenova on drums, Hel Pyre on bass and Helena Kotina on guitars. [via Blabbermouth]

Burning Witches have released a new music video. The new music video, for the track ‘Unleash The Beast,’ is taken from the Swiss heavy metal band’s upcoming new album, The Dark Tower, which is scheduled to be released in May this year. Speaking about the new song and its accompanying music video, the band says, “we are ecstatic to present you our new single Unleash The Beast featuring the skillful Courtney Cox on lead guitar! The frantic track and video got visualized by DREAMFILM FACTORY, who already did an excellent job on our last video. Thanks for the wonderful teamwork and the awesome realization! We hope this powerful new track gets everybody even more excited about the release of album no. 5 on the 5th of May!” [via Distorted Sound]

Hot Milk have announced their debut album, A Call To The Void. The full-length is set for release on August 25 via Music For Nations, with the news arriving alongside lead single ‘Horror Show’. “To those on the outside of the lives that we lead, we may look odd, scary and different, so what?” Han Mee says off the track. “In their eyes we may be damned, lost, rebellious, and less than. This song accepts that difference, embraces it and shoves it back in their faces. Built to be obnoxious and written to be purposely aggressive, Horror show combines our loves of drum n bass n dirty riffs. fuck it, where are who are like it or lump it.” [via Dork]

Milan, Italy-based melodic power metal band Frozen Crown have filmed a music video for the track ‘Fire In The Sky’, which can be viewed below. Frozen Crown issued fourth full-length studio album Call Of The North on March 10, 2022 through Scarlet Records. [via Metal Forces]

Let’s say there’s a new band out on the horizon of modern metal music that doesn’t identify as just a ‘project’ or another ‘supergroup’, let’s say there is a new band that joins forces to embrace years of experience to show the world their passion for heavy music – checking out HOW WE END is a must. Their first video single ‘My Fighting Heart’ is out now and the six friends from Sweden, Spain, Germany and Switzerland are coming at you with a massive sound comprised of different styles including crossover metal, female death growls in combination with catchy clean hook lines and heavy headbanger guitar riffs. [via Metal Planet]

Modern symphonic metal band AD INFINITUM is back to make a stand with their eagerly anticipated third record, Chapter lll – Downfall, out now via Napalm Records. Along with the album release, the four-piece presents the stunning album opener, ‘Eternal Rains,’ as their fifth single off of the new offering. The song is represented by an impressively powerful music video that showcases AD INFINITUM as the energetic entity that they are celebrated as by their devotees. Shimmering ‘Eternal Rains’ proves the modern symphonic metal four-piece to be on top of their game, whirling the genre with their inimitable sound, topped by a breathtaking vocal performance by matchless rising star Melissa Bonny. This exciting ride showcases the massive talent of this uprising outfit, fanning the flames of a bright future! AD INFINITUM on ‘Eternal Rains’: “After the fire, here comes the rain! Today is the day, our third album Chapter III – Downfall is out. We decided to feature one more song with a music video: ‘Eternal Rains.’ ‘Eternal Rains’ is the opening track of this new record and sets the tone with a diverse palette of sounds and energies. Enjoy the new album, happy release day!” [via Outburn]

After a hectic 2022 that saw the band release 6 songs and bring their ferocious live show to packed crowds across the UK, Liquid State are back with their colossal new single, ‘Cynical.’ Produced, mixed and mastered by guitarist, Kray Zellinger-Mundy, ‘Cynical’ pushes the boundaries of the band whilst delving deeper into the mammoth sound that their fast becoming known for. Speaking to the story behind ‘Cynical’, vocalist Keren Ashley states: “Have you ever known someone who just seems so fucking negative regardless of the situation? Someone so dreary and mind-numbingly pessimistic that you can’t help leaving the exchange feeling like every ounce of happiness has been drained out of you. That’s what ‘Cynical’ is about. Sometimes you just have to take a step back and cut ties with the people who aren’t contributing to our lives in an uplifting way. Life’s just too damn short.” [via New Noise]

Greek stoner-rock collective Godsleep share a music video for a new track titled ‘Pots of Hell’, which is taken from the band’s third full-length album Lies To Survive, due out on April 7, via Ouga Booga and the Mighty Oug Records, the label owned by 1000Mods. Produced by Vanilla Films and directed by Valentin Rivera, the video for ‘Pots of Hell’ is now playing at The Obelisk, who had this to say about the new effort “Lies to Survive is a landmark for them in unveiling the scope of their intent as it is today, pairing awareness of that with the knowledge born of experience that not all of their audience is going to be on board for the sundry turns in the material. The album is bolder for that, and its boldness might be the greatest unifier of all.” [via Prog Rock Journal]

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