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Soen release powerful and evocative new single ‘Discordia’


SOEN release the evocative third single ‘Discordia’ from forthcoming new studio album Reliance, set for release on January 16th via Silver Lining Music.  For pre-orders go to this location.

SOEN are a band who can tear your flesh apart with sheer power and moments later, balm the pain with beautiful melodies, and new single ‘Discordia’ is no exception. ‘Discordia’ takes the listener on a musical exploration, juxtaposing lush sombre moments with crushing waves of relentless propulsion.

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KATATONIA Unveils Dark, Innovative Cover of KISS’ “A World Without Heroes”


Swedish masters of melancholic heaviness, KATATONIA, have unveiled a hauntingly beautiful rendition of the KISS classic “A World Without Heroes”! Originally available as an exclusive bonus track on the mediabook edition of their latest studio album, Nightmares as Extensions of the Waking State (released in June via Napalm Records), the song is now finally available digitally, alongside the second bonus track, “Wind of No Change – Karin Park Remix”.

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SOEN release crushing new single ‘Mercenary’


SOEN unleash the crushing second single ‘Mercenary’ from forthcoming new studio album Reliance, set for release on January 16th via Silver Lining Music.  For pre-orders go to this location.

With Reliance, their seventh studio album, the Swedish progressive metal powerhouse, spearheaded by Joel Ekelöf (vocals) and Martin Lopez (drums), continue to find incredible new pathways into the spatial areas between light and dark, loud and calm, heavy and soothing.

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SABATON releases highly anticipated new album ‘Legends


Coming off the announcement of a massive 2025 worldwide tour including a 31-date North American run set for early 2026, SABATON today (17th October) release their much-anticipated new studio album Legends via Better Noise Music, marking the band’s label debut. It features the latest single and accompanying video, ‘I, Emperor’, based on the complex and controversial Napoleon Bonaparte, by the #1 Global Power Metal Band and one of Sweden’s most successful bands.

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Soen announce new album ‘Reliance’ & release new single ‘Primal’


SOEN announce their forthcoming new studio album Reliance, set for release on January 16th via Silver Lining Music.

With Reliance, their seventh studio album, the Swedish progressive metal powerhouse, spearheaded by Joel Ekelöf (vocals) and Martin Lopez (drums), continue to find incredible new pathways into the spatial areas between light and dark, loud and calm, heavy and soothing. And with its seamless march across deeply human emotional terrain, SOEN’s music continues to explore the human mind, heart, and soul with a visionary duty of care, plus an extra edge of heavy.

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Orbit Culture Release “Nerve” Video


 After releasing three cinematic performance videos, Sweden’s ORBIT CULTURE have another special audio-visual treat up their sleeves: An elaborate visualizer created by the 3-D wizards at Crystal Spotlight for their new single, “Nerve,” which takes you straight to another dark dimension.

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