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  While 2025 has barely started, Italian metal legends LACUNA COIL are already going on full force with the release of their newest single 'Gravity'. The new single, which comes with a striking new music video, marks the fifth single from their upcoming record Sleepless Empire, which is set to be released February 14th 2025 via Century Media Records. Exploring themes of the inevitability of fate as well as the constant cycle of falling and rising, 'Gravity' delivers an important message on resilience. WATCH THE MUSIC VIDEO HERE The band shares about the single: “Balance is so difficult to keep as we navigate through desperate times, feeling lost and gasping as we ask for help. How do we deal with tough times? Do we ask for a hand? Or do we isolate ourselves from everything else to recollect in our own misanthropic golden cage? I hope you will love 'Gravity' as much as we do and that it will make you reflect on the time we have left and how to use it wisely.” S...

  Italian metal titans LACUNA COIL announce their 10th studio album, Sleepless Empire, their first collection of new songs since 2019’s Black Anima, with their new single 'Oxygen'. The new song comes with a mesmerising new music video, filmed in Latina and directed by Daniele Tofani, that shows singer Cristina Scabbia in the lead role. Watch the 'Oxygen' music video here . Stream 'Oxygen' here . Pre-order Sleepless Empire here . Cristina Scabbia commented on the track and her experience filming the video: “'Oxygen' is a powerful exploration of emotional struggle and inner conflict. The lyrics convey a sense of drowning in a toxic environment, both literally (in the video) and metaphorically, where attempts at salvation, represented by “oxygen” are somehow futile. This song encapsulates the feeling of struggling to break free from what holds us down, when the journey is filled with difficulty. It’s a raw anthem of vulnerability, resilience, and the cour...

  On their quest to become immortal Dutch/Slovakian downtempo/deathcore ensemble DISTANT are unleashing another epic audio-visual treat, “The Undying”. In typical DISTANT fashion the story was written by Elmer Maurits and Alan Grnja and directed by Pavel Trebukhin for the creative forge tre.film. Stream or download the song under the following link and hear DISTANT go ultra-heavy: https://distantband.lnk.to/TheUndying-Single And watch the stunning video: The band just finished tours with Austrian Death Machine and Ghost Iris and Suffocation in May and June before playing summer festivals and shows with Born of Osiris. DISTANT live: 03.08.24 (SK) Bratislava - Pink Whale Bar 05.08.24 (AT) Salzburg - Rockhouse-Bar (w/ Bodysnatcher, Humanity’s Last Breath) 06.08.24 (PL) Krakow - Klub Kwadrat 07.08.24 (PL) Warsaw - Klub Proxima (w/ Whitechapel, Aborted, Bodysnatcher) 09.08.24 (CZ) Jaromer - Brutal Assault 10.08.14 (IT) Bologna - Alchemia Music Club 11.08.24 (IT) Milan - Slaughter Club...

  Dutch/Slovakian downtempo/deathcore ensemble, DISTANT like to be busy and kept writing music despite their busy touring schedule and playing 117 shows in 2023 alone. Today they are unleashing “Loveless Suffering”, get ready to be swept away by the brutal intensity of DISTANT's latest deathcore anthem: https://distantband.lnk.to/LovelessSuffering-Single The band comments: “With its gripping portrayal of abusive relationships, this track demands attention.” Watch the video that is not for the faint of heart below. The band took another step into taking full creative control over their output by singer Alan Grnja directing the video yet again. Check out the video for 'Loveless Suffering' below but please note TRIGGER WARNING - Blood, Gore, Abuse As DISTANT gear up for European and UK tours alongside heavyweights like Austrian Death Machine and Suffocation, it's time to brace yourself for an onslaught of raw emotion and unbridled power. with Austrian Death Machine and ...

  Following the successful release of ' Never Dawn ' (over 2 million streams), the goth metal legends LACUNA COIL are back with their new single: 'In The Mean Time' featuring Ash Costello of New Years Day. The song’s title is a reference to the mean times the world is living in, as well as a reference to the state the band itself is in, between cycles. Stream 'In The Mean Time' here . Watch 'In The Mean Time' here . “’In The Mean Time’ is a reflection on how much our society has generally ‘lost the plot’. We are living in really mean times filled with unhappy people: lonely, anxious, depressed, destructive. The pressure that crushes from the outside doesn't allow us to see things with the right clarity. This song is like group therapy: not a lamentation, but acceptance that once broken, it’s hard to put oneself back together again. We need to take our minds off all the inescapable toxicity and find that there’s so much more to this life… and know t...

  After releasing their Century Media Records debut album “Heritage” in February the Dutch/Slovak down-tempo/deathcore juggernaut DISTANT has a new treat: “Heritage (Live from Rotterdam feat. Will Ramos)”. The band recorded and filmed their sold out release show at the legendary Baroeg in Rotterdam. Get a glimpse of the carnage that was captured by DER PAKT: DISTANT comments: “Nothing feels better than a start of an album cycle with a sold out release show. We had a great time with all of our amazing fans and playing ‘Heritage’ for the first time live was out of this world! We wanted to capture and share this moment with the rest of the world to see with this video.” After touring the US with Bodysnatcher, Angelmaker, and Paleface the band will embark on their European headlining tour shortly: DISTANT Extortionist, Dagger Threat, Abbie Falls 05.05.23 (DE) Hannover - Chez Heinz 06.05.23 (DE) Dresden - Club Puschkin 07.05.23 (DE) Hamburg - Logo 09.05.23 (DK) Copenhag...

  This Friday (February 10th), Distant - the multinational down-tempo/deathcore juggernaut from Rotterdam (The Netherlands) and the Slovak Republic - will release their third full-length, Heritage, via Century Media Records. For a preview of Heritage, the new single/video for the title track - feat. Lorna Shore's Will Ramos! - can be seen here: https://youtu.be/amt9dFlm8go Distant comments: "'Heritage', the title track from the newest Distant album, is a playful and colourful track featuring Will Ramos from Lorna Shore. "'Heritage' is a breathtakingly heavy track yet still emotional, with a huge chorus and pace to last you for days, showcasing the diversity of our Dutch/Slovak collective! "At last, the father and son cross blades; during this exhausting battle, they remember the times forgotten as the clash of their blades sparks new light and brings up the twisted revelation of this catastrophic deception." The videos for the previously releas...

  Swedish Grammis Award-winners TRIBULATION have announced their upcoming EP Hamartia, due for release 17th April via Century Media Records. In celebration, they've also shared the new single and video for 'Axis Mundi'. The track is the second recording to feature new guitarist Joseph Tholl, after their last stand-alone single ' Hamartia '. Watch the music video, (directed by Johan Bååth in collaboration with Astrid Bergdahl) 'Axis Mundi' HERE . Stream 'Axis Mundi' HERE . Purchase and stream 'Axis Mundi' HERE. TRIBULATION guitarist Adam Zaars comments on the new single: "'Axis Mundi' sees TRIBULATION entering The Machine Age through the lens of dystopian fiction in a journey to the centre of the world, and beyond. Being the first composition by Joseph Tholl (guitars), it offers the listener and the viewer a new set of flavours and hues to the palate, and from the palette that constitutes the egregore that is TRIBULATION. A new ye...

  On February 10th, Distant - the multinational down-tempo/deathcore juggernaut from Rotterdam (The Netherlands) and the Slovak Republic - will release their third full-length, Heritage, via Century Media Records. Their new single, "Argent Justice" (feat. 16 guest vocalists from Suicide Silence, Emmure, Bodysnatcher, Angelmaker, Cabal, Crown Magnetar, Paleface and more!). STREAM IT NOW HERE The video (directed by Dylan Gould / Stay Goulden) can be seen here or below:  https://youtu.be/ftI9pAMASMI Alan Grnja (vocals) comments: "The inspiration for that came from animated shows in the 90s where Spider Man would team up with X-Men and stuff like that! We did that on a track in 2020 called 'Argent Debt' where we had five other people. We were inspired by being on tour in America and so many of us jumping up onstage and playing together. Every vocalist on this track sounds unique. It's a bright, colourful rainbow of Deathcore singers!" See below for the fu...

  On February 10th, Distant - the multinational down-tempo/deathcore juggernaut from Rotterdam (The Netherlands) and the Slovak Republic - will release their third full-length, Heritage, via Century Media Records. The previously released album tracks - ' Exofilth ' and ' Human Scum ' - can be streamed online now, with new single, 'Orphan Of Blight', also available on all digital platforms here . Check out the video for 'Orphan Of Blight': Distant comments: "If there ever was to be a song that encapsulates everything Distant is, then it's 'Orphan of Blight' from our upcoming album, 'Heritage'. With our signature mix of theatrical and energetic delivery, 'Orphan of Blight' also includes an opera singer as the wonderful icing on a devastating deathcore cake!" Pre-order Heritage now at: https://DistantBand.lnk.to/Heritage - where the record is available in the following formats: --Ltd. CD Digipak --Black LP ...

  Distant - the multinational down-tempo, deathcore juggernaut from Rotterdam (The Netherlands) and Bratislava (Slovakia) - has launched another standalone single: "Human Scum". Currently streaming on all digital platforms, the bloodstained video (directed by the band's own vocalist, Alan Grnja; produced by Tomas Ferenc & Lukas Ferenc of VLN Production) for the track can be viewed below: Distant comments: "'Human Scum' is a deathtrap of a track, with a hooky chorus and an impeccable atmospheric soundscape. The tracks adds on to the never ending evolution to Distant songwriting capabilities and the sound of hellscape. After Tyrannt's crucible with his father - Tsukuyomi - he suffered a great defeat. Stranded in this new world in his mortal body, he's found by his silent worshippers of the Covenant, who work to help Tyrannt's rebirth into full power again - and, raising his army against the forces of Tsukuyomi to get the ultimate revenge....

Century Media Records is thrilled to team up with DISTANT, the multinational juggernaut that emerged from Rotterdam, The Netherlands as well as from Bratislava, Slovakia. DISTANT comment: “We are beyond excited for signing with one of the greatest metal record labels on earth, Century Media Records. With their perfect foundation for the next sagas of our lore, you can expect a lot more dark and evil albums coming from our camp!” Dive headfirst into darkness and enjoy 'Exofilth': Since their initiation in 2014 and the release of their inaugural EP, ‘Tsukuyomi’, DISTANT unleashed two studio albums, ‘Tyrannotophia’ (2019) and ‘Aeons of Oblivion’ (2021), as well as two EPs, ‘Dawn of Corruption’ (2020) and ‘Dusk of Anguish’ (2021). However, DISTANT have been breaking through the confines of deathcore and created no less than their own multidisciplinary universe by adding the fictional novel ‘The Rise of Tyrannotophia’ into the mix that is accompanying ‘Aeons of Oblivion’. In the p...