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Virginia Beach, VA blackened death metal duo FORETOKEN are currently premiering their new single, The Wraith That Weeps, via Metal Injection, along with an accompanying lyric video by Aimed&Framed. The Wraith That Weeps is the second single to be taken from FORETOKEN’s upcoming sophomore album, Triumphs, which will be released via Prosthetic Records on March 17.

Richmond, VA grind outfit .GIFFROMGOD have emerged from the hive with their first set of new material since their 2019 full-length, approximation_of_a_human. Titled Digital Red, .GIFFROMGOD’s latest EP is a ponderance on the group’s fragmented nightmares, anxious days and nausea toward waking life.

St Louis, Missouri fantasy-driven technical death metal band SUMMONING THE LICH are today premiering a new single, titled The Forest Feasts, via Sirius XM Liquid Metal. The Forest Feasts is the first glimpse of new material since their 2021 debut album, United In Chaos and comes ahead of their forthcoming US tour in support of Gorod, with Cognitive and Flub - dates and details below.

New Jersey sludge and noise band SUNROT has today announced their second album, and first under the Prosthetic Records banner, The Unfailing Rope - due out on April 7. Alongside the album announcement SUNROT has also shared a music video for lead single Gutter, which features additional vocals and lyric contributions from Bryan Funck (Thou) & Emily McWilliams (Silver Godling).

Oakland, CA blackened progressive metal band DAWN OF OUROBOROS have today announced their upcoming second album, Velvet Incandescence, due out on April 21 via Prosthetic Records. Alongside the album announcement, DAWN OF OUROBOROS are currently premiering the lead single and accompanying music video, Rise from Disillusion, via Knotfest.

WATCH THE MUSIC VIDEO FOR RISE FROM DISILLUSION VIA KNOTFEST HERE.

Pre-order Velvet Incandescence here.

Speaking on the announcement and premiere, DAWN OF OUROBOROS' Tony Thomas (guitar / synths) comments: "We are happy to reveal the first song, Rise from Dissolution, from our upcoming album. We hope to have developed on our brand of harsh beauty. Bringing emotionally aggressive genre-bending metal mixed with plenty of dynamics."

Formed in 2018 by Tony Thomas (Botanist, Cailleach Calling) and vocalist Chelsea Murphy (Cailleach Calling, Tegmentum), DAWN OF OUROBOROS’ formative years saw the band solidify their core lineup to a five-piece before releasing their debut album, The Art of Morphology, in 2020. The Art of Morphology showcased the young band’s penchant for hybridising the extreme and canorous qualities of progressive, atmospheric black and death metal, ushering in a warm reception from both fans and critics.

Invigorated by the response to their debut album DAWN OF OUROBOROS came together in November 2021 to commence recording of Velvet Incandescence, once again opting to team up with Nick Loiacono at Fang Studios in San Mateo, CA for recording and mixing, before being mastered by Jack Shirley (Deafheaven, Oathbreaker, Bosse De Nage) at The Atomic Garden Studio. Placing an emphasis on melody and feel above technical virtuosity, Velvet Incandescence’s eight tracks revel in sanguine triumph both musically and lyrically.

Album highlights Rise from Disillusion and Iron Whispers both rise and fall with a beguilingly ethereal quality, thanks to additional vocals provided in the form of a choir. Elsewhere, precise and calculated bursts of tremolo picking and resplendent lead guitar from both Thomas and Ian Baker (Red Rot) coalesce in dizzying fashion on Testudines. Rhythmically bolstered by the talents of David Scanlon (Deliria) on bass and Ron Bertrand (Botanist, Red Rot) on drums, album closer Velvet Moon musically encompasses Velvet Incandescence’s dual nature of serenity and volatility.

Both lyrically and vocally, DAWN OF OUROBOROS’ Chelsea Murphy interfuses a deeply personal approach with the cosmic and universally human need for healing and a feeling of home across the album’s 46 minute runtime, with tactful hope and heart at the forefront of all things over solemnity and resignation. The thematic melding of the universal and personal is conveyed in arresting fashion by album cover artist Jilly Colbert at Manfish Inc.

Three years on from their debut statement, DAWN OF OUROBOROS’ latest offering refines and redefines their sound. Velvet Incandescence will no doubt serve as a luminous spark for the quintet’s increasingly bright future.

DAWN OF OUROBOROS Velvet Incandescence album release tour

w/ Ashbringer
21 April - Thee Parkside - San Francisco, CA
22 April - Supply and Demand - Los Angeles, CA
23 April - Til Two Club - San Diego, CA
24 April - Yucca - Phoenix, AZ
25 April - Kilby Court - Salt Lake City, UT
26 April - The Shredder - Boise, ID
27 April - The Plaid Pig - Tacoma, WA
28 April - Substation - Seattle, WA
29 April - Mano Oculta - Portland, OR

Connecticut, US based melodic death / doom metal band FIRES IN THE DISTANCE have today announced their much anticipated sophomore album, Air Not Meant For Us, due for release via Prosthetic Records on April 28. Alongside the album announcement, FIRES IN THE DISTANCE are currently premiering the lead single, Harbingers, and its accompanying lyric video via Knotfest.

Virginia Beach, VA blackened death metal duo FORETOKEN have today announced their second album, Triumphs, set for release via Prosthetic Records on March 17. Alongside the announcement, the band has shared lead single, Demon Queller, with an accompanying visualizer by Aimed&Framed.

Four years on from their debut album, London, UK melodic doom band SERMON have today announced their return and shared details of their upcoming sophomore full length, Of Golden Verse. Alongside the album announcement, SERMON have also shared the lead single, Golden, via Bandcamp with an accompanying visualizer.Of Golden Verse is due for release via Prosthetic Records on March 31.

Italian post-hardcore group STORMO are today premiering Endocannibalismo, the title track and third single to be taken from their upcoming fourth album, via Decibel Magazine. The single sees STORMO incorporate a further experimentation within their hardcore punk sound, with sludge and industrial influences playing a prominent role on Endocannibalismo.

UK black metal trio DAWN RAY’D has today shared the lead single from their forthcoming third album, To Know The Light, with an accompanying music video for the track, titled Ancient Light. On their latest full-length DAWN RAY’D return as a reinvigorated version of themselves, presenting a reimagining of exactly what black metal is and can be in the future. To Know The Light will be released via Prosthetic Records on March 24, supported by UK tour dates (more details below).