5 June – Mama Roux’s Birmingham *  6 June – Rebellion Manchester 7 June – The Loft Southampton Get in touch with paris@thenoisecartel.com with any review, photo or interview requests. This June, two heavyweights of modern emo are touring the UK together. LIL LOTUS and MAGNOLIA PARK will be appearing in London, Birmingham*, Manchester and Southampton, as well as dates at Slam Dunk festival. Support will come from SMRTDEATH in what is sure to be a premiere night of modern emo and pop punk excellence. This tour comes off the back of LIL LOTUS dropping his video for ‘Girl Next Door’ featuring emo rap legend Lil Aaron. You can watch the video here.…

ARCH ENEMY RELEASE MONSTROUS NEW SINGLE ‘SUNSET OVER THE EMPIRE‘ TAKEN FROM UPCOMING STUDIO ALBUM ‘DECEIVERS‘ OUT JULY 29TH 2022 VIA CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS Single cover artwork by: CVSPE On July 29th, extreme metal masters ARCH ENEMY will unleash their 11th studio album, ‘Deceivers‘, via Century Media Records. For a preview of the record, the new single, “Sunset Over The Empire“, can be streamed worldwide now HERE. Directed by Grupa13, the video premiere for “Sunset Over The Empire” is set for 5PM GMT today at: https://youtu.be/E3mOvCMG24I ARCH ENEMY‘s founder and chief songwriter Michael Amott comments: “Behold the ‘Sunset Over The Empire‘, the 4th single from our upcoming ‘Deceivers‘ album! This is a faster song with some manic riffs and a…

  ARCH ENEMY TEAM UP WITH IRON MAIDEN  TO ANNOUNCE NEW GAME ‘LEGACY OF THE BEAST’ OUT NOW   Following successful collaborations last year, 2022 started with Legacy of the Beast teaming up with Disturbed and then Powerwolf and now ARCH ENEMY enters the fold.     Iron Maiden: Legacy of the Beast wanted a character that would fit perfectly into a story with Doomsday Eddie, a post-apocalyptic warrior whose portents of global annihilation went unheard (based on Iron Maiden’s classic track “2 Minutes to Midnight” from their legendary 1984 album Powerslave). The result of this collaboration is a week-long event called ‘Atomic Sunset’. The Queen Beast character is influenced by ARCH ENEMY‘s upcoming single and video for “Sunset Over…

  OCEANS OF SLUMBER RELEASE NEW SINGLE ‘HEARTS OF STONE‘ TAKEN FROM THE UPCOMING ALBUM ‘STARLIGHT AND ASH‘ OUT JULY 22ND 2022 VIA CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS     Check out an atmospheric Visualizer Video for “Hearts of Stone” here: https://youtu.be/WHw3NkP8zUE   Fronted by the inimitable power, range, and grace of vocalist Cammie Beverly, “Starlight and Ash” posits OCEANS OF SLUMBER in a league of their own. This is as much eloquent extensions of famed singer-songwriters Nick Cave and Chris Stapleton as it is the heartbreaking pulse of Type O Negative and Katatonia. “Starlight and Ash” isn’t Metal, but its edges are.   Cammie Beverly (vocals) says about the song: “Lost and alone from birth,…

ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINING TOUR   Genre-bending instrumental band Polyphia are back with “Playing God,” their first song since 2019. The track was produced by guitarists Tim Henson & Scott LePage, alongside JUDGE (Migos & Marshmello, blackbear, Young Thug), and features additional production by the band’s longtime collaborator Y2K (Doja Cat, Remi Wolf, Tove Lo), and Johan Lenox (Kanye, FINNEAS). Co-written with Wes Hauch (Alluvial), the instrumental track features a complex arrangement of nuevo flamenco guitars, bossa nova flair, and trap-influenced rhythms, and sees the band’s guitar virtuosos using nylon string guitars for the first time.   CHECK OUT “PLAYING GOD” NOW   Polyphia is also thrilled to announce their…

Announces Signing To World Renowned Independent Label SUMERIAN RECORDS   Friday, May 6th, 2022 – DTLA-based King Of The Underground, OMENXIII has dropped brand new single “Live Fast Die Slow” ft Travis Barker today. The track is accompanied by a new music video which can be watched here or by clicking the image below.   OMENXIII has also announced today that he has signed with world renowned independent label, Sumerian Records with “Live Fast Die Slow” being his first release via his new label home.     OMENXIII is the DTLA-based King Of The Underground, pushing the sonic limits of hip-hop/rap into rock and metal territory. Experimental music with mainstream…

  ELECTRIC CALLBOY ANNOUNCE HUGE 2023 TOUR INCLUDING LONDON’S BRIXTON ACADEMY FOR UPCOMING NEW ALBUM ‘TEKKNO‘ OUT SEPTEMBER 9TH VIA CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS ELECTRIC CALLBOY are currently one of the hottest live acts when it comes to modern heavy sound. Completely sold-out shows all over Europe and one record breaking single release after the next are proof of the exceptional status that the band from Germany has achieved by now. The band comments: “What an absolutely AMAZING feeling to be back on stage! The Hypa Hypa European Tour 2022 already fills our hearts with pure joy and happiness! This is what we make music for. And because it sold out…

To speak to Trevenial, the single-entity, multi-instrumentalist voice from the other side of the veil, is to speak to a spirit that transcends the veil of this world and crosses borders beyond time and place. But you will not speak to Trevenial, but hear the words put forth in IANAI. IANAI is the essence of music that will permeate culture and influence without thought of boundaries or convention. IANAI is mythos in the making.  Last month IANAI shared their first musical offering ‘Savoj Icoil’ with you. Today, they reveal new single ‘Elitha’ and with it a lyric video. ‘Elitha’ features on IANAI’s upcoming debut album Sunir, which is out 10th…