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BLOODSTOCK reveal EMP stage line-up

May 6, 2025 carinadarkart Leave a comment

BLOODSTOCK is thrilled to be partnering with premier alternative lifestyle and merchandise brand EMP to unveil the next wave of rising metal talent set to storm the EMP Stage this August.

EMP declare, “After last year’s success, we are absolutely thrilled to announce our partnership again with BLOODSTOCK 2025! As proud sponsors of the 4th stage, EMP is ready to rock alongside the best in metal. Stay tuned for exciting giveaways and exclusive content in the lead-up to the festival. As Europe’s #1 for music, films & TV, gaming merchandise & alt fashion, EMP is honoured to be part of the UK’s biggest independent Metal Festival once again and can’t wait to join forces with BLOODSTOCK to make history on the EMP STAGE!”

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GHOST: SKELETÁ #1 ON THE BILLBOARD 200

May 6, 2025 carinadarkart Leave a comment

Transcending genre and defying trends, GHOST’s SKELETÁ has debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200. The #1 album in the country, SKELETÁ accrued sales of 86,000 in the week since its April 25 release via Loma Vista Recordings.

Currently the world’s biggest-selling album and the week’s lone Top 10 debut, SKELETÁ’s first week haul bests the nearly 70,000 moved by its predecessor IMPERA in its first week of release. SKELETÁ also landed at #1 on the U.S. Album, Vinyl Album, Indie Store Album, Independent Album, Rock Album, Rock and Alternative Album, and Hard Rock Album charts. Internationally, the album bowed at #1 in the GRAMMY-winning theatrical rock outfit’s native Sweden as well as Germany, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland and Finland, #2 in the UK, Netherlands and Norway, #4 in France and #6 in Ireland, among others.

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DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL UNVEILS THREE-DAY STAGE AT THE GREAT ESCAPE 2025

April 24, 2025 carinadarkart Leave a comment

Download Festival is bringing the noise to Brighton next month at The Great Escape with its very own stage under the famous city seafront arches at TheVolks. Spanning three days of heavy hitters, rising alt-stars and future Download favourites, the stage will spotlight the best of the new wave – all primed for bigger things.

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ALBUM REVIEW: GHOST – ‘Skeletá’

April 24, 2025 carinadarkart 1 Comment

By Carina Lawrence

Swedish theatrical rockers Ghost are back with their sixth opus, ‘Skeletá’, with founder Tobias Forge’s latest alter ego, Papa V Perpetua, signifying a new chapter for the band, which may be their most captivating offering yet.

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Matthew Kiichi Heafy releases original soundtrack for comic series ‘True Believers’ on 24th April, out on FiXT, ‘Dance Of The Dead’ out now.

April 10, 2025 carinadarkart Leave a comment

Matthew Kiichi Heafy, mastermind and frontman of the metal band Trivium (who are currently on their North American Tour with Bullet for My Valentine), unleashed an original 30-minute soundtrack for the crowd-funded slasher comic series True Believers, co-written by New York Times bestselling Bram Stoker Award-winner Stephen Graham Jones (The Only Good Indians, My Heart is a Chainsaw) and Denver Post bestselling writer Joshua Viola (Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, It Came from the Multiplex), with interior artwork by Ben Matsuya.

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SUM 41 SAYS FAREWELL WITH FINAL MUSIC VIDEO FOR ‘RADIO SILENCE’

April 1, 2025 carinadarkart Leave a comment

Today, the Grammy-nominated rock icons Sum 41 have released their final music video for “Radio Silence” via Rise Records. This release serves as a fitting final tribute and bittersweet goodbye to the fans and those that have been with the band over their 29-year career. Sentence about the video.

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