Devin Townsend has shared footage of “Lexin” from “The Moth (The War – Live).” That set was recorded during a 2025 show at De Oosterpoort in Gronigen, NET and it will receive a standalone digital, CD, and Blu-ray release on November 6. The live effort was previously available as part of the deluxe artbook edition of Townsend’s latest album “The Moth.”
The Acacia Strain’s Devin Shidaker has launched a new doom metal project called Spirit Wound. His first single, “The Light Refuses Me,” can be found below. Shidaker said the following about the single:
“Continuing my commitment to writing and releasing music whenever I feel like it, this is Spirit Wound. This has been a year filled with tremendous personal loss and tragedy, and this first song, ‘The Light Refuse Me,’ is grief coming through my stream of consciousness into song. Written in an afternoon this past summer, it’s doom, but it’s something different for me. The song is live on Bandcamp now, with the link in my bio. If you’ve got 10 minutes to spare, give it a listen. Live on the other platforms next week.”
Misery Index are planning to release a new album in 2027. The band commented:
“STUDIO UPDATE!!! Our 8th album is incoming for 2027 via @seasonofmistofficial records! @jason_index is currently tracking vocals @soundwellstudio this week while @mckloeppenstein is hammering riffs and @darinindex is dropping leads in their home studios. @ajarvis007 handled his beats previously with @developing_nations We have at least 12 songs, let’s see which ones make the cut. More big news upcoming – stay tuned!”
Brujeria have announced a March 2027 European tour with Criminal. Here’s the dates:
03/04 Copenhagen, DEN – Stengade
03/05 Oslo, NOR – John Dee
03/06 Stockholm, SWE – Stockholm Extreme
03/08 Helsinki, FIN – Kult
03/09 Tallinn, EST – Paavli Kultuurivabrik
03/11 Vlinius, LIT – Loftas
03/12 Warsaw, POL – Hybrydy
03/13 Bielsko-Biala, POL – Rudeboy
03/14 Uherske, CZE – Mir
03/15 Prague, CZE – Futurum
03/16 Vienna, AUT – Viper Room
03/17 Budapest, HUN – Analog
03/18 Cluj-Napoca, ROM – Machines
03/19 Sofia, BUL – Mixxtape 5
03/20 Thessaloniki, GRE – Eightball Club
03/21 Athens, GRE – Gazarte Ground Stage
Colepitz have premiered a new song titled “Washed In Red.” You can check that out below. The track is from the band’s new album, “The Time Between,” which will be released on October 23. Vocalist Rob Korhonen said the following about the single:
“‘Washed In Red’s origin story is Boston in the early 2000’s. Mark Marenick and I co-wrote it and felt it never got its due. Ray and Shane took it apart and put it back together, heavier and meaner. It’s a straightforward horror song: a saw, the boiler room at 2 a.m. Every line darkly cuts two ways. The end of the world doesn’t always come for everyone at once. Sometimes it’s one house with the lights off.”
Korn guitarist Brian “Head” Welch recently reunited with the band’s estranged bassist Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizu. The two were spotted hanging out during a Whosoevers event in Boise, ID. Sevendust guitarist Clint Lowery shared the below photo:
Former GWAR vocalist Chuck “The Sexecutioner” Varga has sadly passed away at the age of 68. His death follows a battle with cancer.
Bassist Casey “Beefcake The Mighty” Orr issued the following statement via Facebook:
“Chuck Varga has left this earthly realm. He passed peacefully, his beloved wife Bambi holding his hand.
He was one of a kind. As an artist, as a performer; as a scholar and a gentleman. I’m better for having known him and the world is lesser for his leaving.
He is most likely being welcomed into Valhalla right now by [Dave] Brockie and Smooty [Cory Smoot] and all who went before.
Raise your glass and tell his tales. Legends never die. Hail Varga! Hail Sexecutioner!”
Fearless V (ex-Primal Fear, etc.) have premiered a new video for their new song “Fearless V.” That track is from the band’s new album, “Circus Life,” which will be released on February 26.
Guitarist Alex Beyrodt commented:
“With Fearless V, we seamlessly tap into the energy that has always driven us and capture the very essence of what defines us as a band: pure camaraderie and unconditional trust. The single is not just a powerful statement of our vitality, but the start of a chapter we are damn proud of — one that simply feels right from the very first second.”
Guitarist Tom Naumann added:
“When you start a new chapter together after so many years, one thing matters above all else: the chemistry has to be one hundred percent right. Fearless V demonstrates precisely that intuitive understanding and deep trust that have bound us together for years. We are simply incredibly fired up to make music together — without compromise, with absolute honesty, and as a tight-knit unit.”
Vanishing Point have premiered a new video for their new song “Bring Me The Night.” You can check that out below. The track is from the band’s new album, “Eremition,” which will be released on November 20.
Guitarist Chris Porcianko commented on the song:
“‘Bring Me The Night’ is about not letting other people’s negative emotions and actions steer your direction in life. It’s high energy, heavy and very melodic, with a big ’80s AOR influence, all presented in the characteristic Vanishing Point style.”
He also added the following about the album:
“For us as a band, it’s always been quality over quantity. When the quality is there, that’s when it’s the right time to put it out into the world. We feel we owe it to ourselves and to our fans everywhere to bring something truly special to light, something that sits perfectly within the long legacy that Vanishing Point has.
‘Eremition’ is in many ways an album about loss, gain, realization, understanding, letting go and moving forward without holding onto the negative energies that sometimes complicate our lives. We hope that these songs bring a little solace and connection to all our incredible fans out there.”
“Eremition” Track Listing:
01. “Sirens”
02. “Bring Me The Night”
03. “Faultline”
04. “EverLost”
05. “The Faceless”
06. “King Of Denial”
07. “A Year Turns To Nine”
08. “The Other Side”
09. “Eremition”
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