Notorious black metal collective WATAIN has issued the following statement:
Ladies and gentlemen, followers, allies and supporters, this is a solemn transmission from the Temple of Watain.
We hereby announce that in III years’ time – upon our 30th anniversary – Watain’s eighth and final full-length album will be released.
The album will mark the closure of a thirty-year-long magical Work, the last crossroad of Watain, after which the band will cease to exist. The ending of a triad of decades during which we have shared our sacred path through this strange world with you, our loyal audience, on a steady course towards the beckoning darkness of The End.
Deafheaven- Off the back of their critically acclaimed new album Lonely People With Power and incredible live set at Outbreak fest this month, the band have announced a twenty-five date tour for this Autumn/Winter and will see them playing Glasgow, Ireland, England, Germany, Spain, Greece and more.
IGNITES THE FLAME WITH FIERY NEW SINGLE “BURN” THE LATEST CHAPTER OF THEIR UPCOMING ALBUM ”BLACK SONATA” Due Out September 12
The circus of the macabre returns — louder, darker, and more ferocious than ever.
The haunting, genre-defying force known as RAVEN BLACK has unleashed the next chapter in their unfolding gothic metal opera. “BURN” — the second single from the highly anticipated full-length album
Black Sonata — “BURN” is available now across all streaming platforms.
“Burn” follows the success of “FXCK YOU,” the album’s first single, and continues the narrative arc of Black Sonata — an album that promises to be RAVEN BLACK’S most ambitious and immersive work to date. Drawing from classical influences, dark theater, and spine-rattling metalcore, this album is a journey into the void… with the devil grinning from the passenger seat.
Produced by Ulrich Wild (Static-X, White Zombie, Deftones), “Burn” is an infernal symphony of heavy guitars, industrial textures, and Raven’s unmistakable blend of haunting melody and psychotic screams.
Meet RAVEN BLACK, a theatrical metal act originally from Los Angeles. Their unique brand of metal, influenced by gothic, classical, and heavy metal music, serves as the soundtrack to vocalist Raven’s duality as she shares her story of being a hybrid of both dark and light.
Drawing from a myriad of musical inspirations, RAVEN BLACK expertly blends elements from their favorite art forms, including movies, ethnic backgrounds, and personal life experiences. Each song is crafted to take fans on an adventure, offering new perspectives and understandings. Their sound ranges from melodic to dark, fun to raging and psychotic—yet every track tells a story.
At the heart of their narrative lies a comic book character: a girl whose innocence was taken at a young age. Overcoming her demons and cursed by her predators, she discovers she is half human, half doll. The doll within her is dark, and as she embraces her inner darkness, she travels with her demons who protect her from those seeking to steal her inner power.
Following the announcement of their new album, The Shit Ov God,BEHEMOTH have unleashed their latest single, “The Shadow Elite,” alongside a gripping music video.
On an exclusive invite-only basis, the band’s legionnaires gathered at a secret location for a raw, primal live performance. Branded and tattooed with Behemoth’s sigils, the band’s most dedicated fans, known as “The Shadow Elite,” form a chaotic scene as the band performs from within a cage.
Deafheaven have shared “Heathen,” the second new song to be released from their forthcoming album Lonely People With Power– set for release March 28th via Roadrunner Records. “Heathen” is available on all streaming platforms and follows lead single “Magnolia,” which arrived last month joined by a Sean Stout and Chelsea Jade directed music video – watch it HERE or below:
RAVEN BLACK are a theatrical metal act originally from Los Angeles. Their unique brand of metal – influenced by gothic, classical, and heavy metal music – is the soundtrack to vocalistRaven’s duality, as she shares her story of being a hybrid of both dark and light.
THE MUSIC
Taking from all their musical influences and mixing them
with all their favorite art, movies, ethnic background and life
experiences, every song is created to take their fans on a journey, an adventure and come out of it with new perspective and understanding. Some songs are melodic, some songs are dark, some songs are fun. Some songs are raging and psychotic, bull all the songs tell a story.
THE COMIC BOOK
A girl whose innocence was taken at a young age, overcoming her own demons, cursed by her predators, she discovers, she is half human half doll. The doll within is dark, she embraces her inner darkness and travels with her demons who protect her from the ones who seek to take her inner power. She is the key.
RAVEN BLACK is an American metal band originally founded in Los Angeles, California. Hailing as a “Dark Metal Carnival” The band has released 3 albums since 2016 and toured rigorously since, supporting acts such as Cradle of Filth, DevilDriver, Jinjer, Mushroomhead and Static-X. The band previously managed by The Oracle, (Dez Fafara of Coal Chamber and DevilDriver) and has worked exclusively with their producer Ulrich Wild (Grammy -nominated with works of Static-X, White Zombie, Deftones).
The band is set to release their newest album in September 2025 , “BLACK SONATA” with first single “FUCK YOU” beginning
March 13, 2025 with several new singles and music videos to come, and their first live appearance of the year at Rock Fest 2025.
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