Founding member of Finnish gothic metallers Silentium Matti Aikio has passed away

Theatrical emo rock group The Funeral Portrait today (April 19) share the first new music following their 2023 EP “Sounds From Beyond The Abyss (Vol. 1)” via Better Noise Music. “You’re So Ugly When You Cry” features guest vocals from Bert McCracken of seminal emo rock outfit The Used who boast 2X RIAA Platinum certified releases (2002’s self-titled debut “The Used” and 2004’s “In Love and Death”), a...

Evolving over a couple of years, Octoploid, the new musical endeavour of bassist Olli-Pekka “Oppu” Laine (Amorphis, Barren Earth, Mannhai), have shared the first digital single from “Beyond The Aeons,” their debut album which is set to hit the shelves on July 5, 2024 through Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM). ‘Human Amoral’ perfectly mirrors many of the influences that have found their way onto the record and features Oppu’s Amorphis band...