  Watch The Video For “Flesh Throne” HERE Through a majestic shroud of symphonic black metal, adorned with cinematic grandeur and emotional weight, VESSELES has revealed the visceral and empowering new anthem “Flesh Throne”. Valira, a demon cast into the human world, has returned to the fiery realms of her homeland. “‘Flesh Throne’ is a regal, thunderous, and grandiose embodiment of demonic symphonic black metal from the depths of The Beneath. Drenched in sovereignty and transformation, ‘Flesh Throne’ is about Valira (demon composer) reclaiming her power over humanity. This song is the perfect first track for the new era. Upon writing the intro to the song, Valira immediately knew it had to have a powerful music video to go along with it, especially one with her sitting upon a throne judging the fate of feeble humans. That is exactly what it got.” Watch the video HERE: https://youtu.be/HosMIKKo2Fg?si=E5tL0A3PE1s3a-uD About VESSELES: Founded in 2023, VESSELES is the sonic vessel through which Valira speaks the language of her origins. As composer, orchestrator, and architect, she crafts bleak, incantatory soundscapes that fuse serrated guitars with haunted symphonic textures. Her voice, at once seething and spectral, now rises with increasing clarity, layered across both backing and lead roles in studio and on stage. This is not performance. It is possession. Through sound, she casts off the human shell and steps fully into her true form: demon, exile, survivor. VESSELES unveiled the debut EP I Am A Demon in 2024, a liturgy of identity dysphoria, rage, and revelation. In the new single, Valira steps out of the shadows reborn. Credits: Composed by Valira Pietrangelo. Performed by VESSELES. VESSELES Is: Valira Pietrangelo – guitar and backing vocals J Burial (Joel Ferry) – vocals Ron Graves – bass Nick Brown – drums Links: Bandcamp: https://vesseles.bandcamp.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vesseles/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Vesseles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vesseles666/ Music and merch: https://linktr.ee/vesseles Copyright © 2025 C Squared Music, All rights reserved. |
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Pagan Metal Band ARKONA Unveil Eerie and Epic New Single
 Pagan Metal Quintet ARKONA Surprise with Eerie New Single “Cectpa” | Watch the Official Music Video HERE! Order Your Copy of the Latest Album, Kob’ | Save Your Copy HERE!  [photo credit: Edaliana Rennenkampf] Following the critically acclaimed release of their apocalyptic concept album Kob’ (2023), pagan folk metal visionaries ARKONA return with a mesmerizing new single, “Cectpa” (English: Sister). Unveiling a darker, more introspective side, the track conjures a haunting atmosphere through solemn organ melodies, doom-tinged riffs, and the ethereal voice of frontwoman Masha Scream. Accompanied by an official music video, “Cectpa” weaves an emotional tale of inner grief and spiritual reckoning, continuing ARKONA’s tradition of blending folkloric mysticism with metal’s raw intensity. After a successful 2023 that included a tour with labelmates Patriarkh (ex-Batushka) and a well-received appearance at Summer Breeze Open Air in 2024, ARKONA now set out on their Summer Rituals tour across Europe. From intimate venues to major festival stages, the band continues to bring their intense blend of Slavic pagan tradition, blackened metal, and theatrical performance to devoted audiences. With over two decades of evolution behind them, ARKONA remain a commanding force—fierce, emotional, and spiritually resonant. ARKONA about the new single “Cectpa”: “The song ‘Cectpa’ (Sister) is a non-album single, which was spontaneously written by Maria specifically for the student who is learning vocal skills from her. Conceptually, the song tells about the deep mental anguish of a person who is on the verge of going into oblivion with the help of fire, which is eating away at the exhausted body from the inside. Sestra is the anguish which acts as a twin sister, the personification of her own internal mental suffering, and the heroine of the song has a dialogue with her, and ultimately says goodbye to her when death finally captures the heroine in its arms. The single cover artwork, created by the artists Rotten Fantom, fully reflects the concept of the song, visualizing its content in dark philosophical tones. The musical accompaniment is extraordinarily doom metal, closely echoing the melodic line and folk choral voices of traditional Arkona. It’s recommended for those who loved the songs such as ‘Strela’, ‘Oh, Pechal’-Toska’, ‘Zimushka’.” Watch the official music video for “Cectpa” HERE: ARKONA Summer rituals over Europe: 26.06.25 CZ – Spálené Poříčí / Basinfire Fest 27.06.25 RO – Timișoara / Road Patrol Open Air 28.06.25 RO – Cluj-Napoca / Machines Venue 29.06.25 RO – Bucharest / Quantic 04.07.25 HU – Budapest / Rock Maraton Fest 05.07.25 BE – Ghent / Litha Fest 06.07.25 DE – Weinheim / Café Central 17.07.25 FR – Montpellier / Secret Place 18.07.25 PT – Vila Nova de Famalicão / Laurus Nobilis Fest 19.07.25 NL – Amstelveen / P60 ARKONA are: Masha “Scream” – Vocals, Keyboards, Percussion Sergei “Lazar” – Guitars Ruslan “Kniaz” – Bass Vladimir “Volk” – Wind Instruments Alexander Smirnov – Drums ARKONA online: WEBSITE NAPALM RECORDS |
Progressive Metal Powerhouse Jinjer Release New Video of Fan Favorite “Fast Draw”
 NAPALM RECORDS NEWS  Ukrainian Metal Titans JINJER Unleash Ferocious New Video for Fan Favorite “Fast Draw” | Watch HERE Order Your Copy of Acclaimed Fifth Album, Duél, NOW  [photo credit: Lina Glasir] Ukrainian modern metal powerhouse JINJER has dropped a crushing new music video for “Fast Draw”, a standout track from their critically acclaimed latest album, Duél. Featuring explosive live footage from their recent European tours alongside metal legends Sepultura, as well as highlights from last summer’s festival circuit, the video offers a front-row seat to JINJER’s blistering live energy and commanding stage presence. Renowned for their genre-defying sound and electrifying performances, JINJER continues to rise as one of the most dynamic forces in today’s metal landscape. The band spent 2024 on the road with Sepultura as part of the iconic group’s farewell world tour, and 2025 has already seen them bring their ferocity to stages across Asia and Australia. This summer, JINJER will storm North America as direct support for Babymetal, with additional high-profile festival appearances set for Download UK, Graspop Metal Meeting, and more. Watch the official video for “Fast Draw” now and experience the unrelenting power of JINJER – live and unleashed. Watch the live music video for “Fast Draw” HERE: For latest album Duél – which features multiple music videos with multi-millions of combined views to date and broke into the charts at #2 US Hard Music Albums, #6 US Current Rock Albums, #2 CAN Hard Music Albums, #3 France Metal, #7 UK Rock & Metal and beyond – the band once again collaborated with accomplished producer Max Morton, who co-produced, mixed and mastered the album. This new masterwork lives up to JINJER’s reputation as metal visionaries, proving that they defy barriers of influence while charging a path entirely of their own making. This is proven with songs like “Rogue”, “Green Serpent” and “Dark Bile”, conjuring astonishing heaviness unlike ever before. Followers of world-class screamer and multifaceted singer Tatiana Shmayluk will revel in her display of unrelenting power and gripping emotional delivery as early as album opener “Tantrum” , while cruel stunners like “Fast Draw” and “Duél” showcase the acclaimed technical craftwork of drummer Vlad Ulasevich, guitarist Roman Ibramkhalilov and bassist Eugene Abdukhanov. Eugene Abdukhanov, JINJER bassist on the new album:“ After all the releases we’ve made, finally having Duél in our hands and ready to be shared with the world, makes us very proud that our band still hasn’t run out of creativity and inspiration. The fact that we still challenge ourselves to release the best music we have ever made with each new release, is what keeps JINJER moving forward. This album was the longest songwriting process we’ve ever had and it took almost two years to complete. We worked very hard with every free minute we weren’t on tour, recording demos over and over again and always searching for the perfect sound for guitars, bass and drums. It was also the first time that Tatiana did vocal pre-productions, so it’s safe to say that none of our releases were so well thought out and calculated as this one. It pulverizes the boundaries of the modern progressive metal genre but still remains sophisticated, exciting and extreme all at the same time. We took up the challenge to expand our musical horizons even wider than before in order to cement Duél to be the next step in JINJER‘s musical growth and hopefully the evolution of metal music in general.” Order Your Copy of Duél NOW – only a few formats left! Duél tracklisting: 1. Tantrum 2. Hedonist 3. Rogue 4. Tumbleweed 5. Green Serpent 6. Kafka 7. Dark Bile 8. Fast Draw 9. Someone’s Daughter 10. A Tongue So Sly 11. Duél Duél is available in the following formats: ● 1LP Gatefold SOLID RED BLACK SPLATTER Vinyl – strictly limited to 300 copies worldwide – Jinjer Shop exclusive ● 1LP Gatefold CARTRIDGE GREY Vinyl – strictly limited to 300 copies worldwide – Jinjer Shop exclusive ● 1LP Gatefold TURQUOISE – strictly limited to 300 copies worldwide – Napalm Records Mailorder exclusive ● 1LP Gatefold BLACK Vinyl ● Music Cassette RED (White Print) – strictly limited to 150 copies worldwide – Napalm Records Mailorder exclusive ● 1CD Jewel Case ● CD Digisleeve + Shirt Bundle – Napalm Records Mailorder exclusive ● Digital Album [CD Digisleeve + Shirt Bundle – Napalm Records Mailorder exclusive] JINJER LIVE 2025 08.05.25 US – Columbus / Sonic Temple 16.05.25 US – Daytona Beach / Welcome To Rockville 01.06.25 LV – Riga / Palladium 02.06.25 EE – Tallin / Noblessner Foundry 03.06.25 LT – Vilnius / Compesa Hall 04.06.25 SE – Sölvesborg / Sweden Rock 06.06.25 PL – Gdańsk / Mystic Festival 07.06.25 DE – Nuremberg / Rock im Park 08.06.25 DE – Nürburg / Rock am Ring 10.06.25 SI – Laibach / Mediacenter 12.06.25 AT – Nickelsdorf / Nova Rock Festival 13.06.25 FI – Turku / Rock Fest 14.06.25 CH – Interlaken / Greenfield Festival 15.06.25 UK – Donington Park / Download Festival 17.06.25 BG – Sofia / Maimunarnika 19.06.25 FR – Clisson / Hellfest 20.06.25 BE – Dessel / Graspop Metal Meeting 22.06.25 IT – Milan / Dissonance Fest 25.06.25 ES – Viveiro / Resurrection Fest 26.06.25 NL – Ysselsteyn / Jera On Air 28.06.25 NO – Oslo / Tons Of Rock 29.06.25 PT – Lisbon / Evil Live Festival 02.07.25 DK – Roskilde / Roskilde Festival NORTH AMERICAN TOUR SUPPORTING BABYMETAL w/ Bloodywood: 05.07.25 US – Milwaukee / Summerfest 06.07.25 US – Maryland Heights / Saint Louis Music Park 08.07.25 US – Chicago / Aragon Ballroom 09.07.25 US – Minneapolis / The Armory 11.07.25 US – Denver / The JunkYard 14.07.25 CA – Vancouver / Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Center 15.07.25 US – Kent / Showare Center 17.07.25 US – San Francisco / Masonic 18.07.25 US – San Francisco / Masonic 20.07.25 US – Las Vegas / The Pearl 21.07.25 US – Salt Lake City / Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre 23.07.25 US – Phoenix / Arizona Financial … to be continued … JINJER is: Tatiana Shmayluk – Vocals Roman Ibramkhalilov – Guitars Eugene Abdukhanov – Bass Vlad Ulasevich – Drums JINJER online: X HOMEPAGE NAPALM RECORDS |
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