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Active member of alternative underground scene and culture since early 1990-ies. Underground is a way of life!

(news – new single) Finnish symphonic progressive metal band Dominant Chain to release Wasteland Requiem EP – the first single ‘Kissed by This Life’ out now!

Promo picture by Sami Kettunen

Finnish symphonic progressive metal band Dominant Chain, formed in 2006, is set to release their debut EP ‘Wasteland Requiem’ later this year via Inverse Records. The first single ‘Kissed by This Life’ is released today and it’s available on all essential streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/dominant-chain-kissed 

The band comments the single:
‘Kissed By This Life’ is the first single release from Dominant Chain’s Wasteland Requiem EP. The track represents thematically and musically the core message of the EP, showcasing the band’s musical style at its best: Crushing riffs, progressive changes, and fast solos that culminate in catchy melodies and massive, symphonic choruses. The song’s lyrics explore the main character’s experiences with harsh interrogations in a dystopian dictatorship, where she wakes up tortured, unable to remember past events or who she is.

BIOGRAPHY:
Dominant Chain, hailing from Northern Finland, plays progressive symphonic metal. Their music is not only about complex time signatures and technical skills, but massive, catchy choruses too, along with influences from various other music styles.

The band was originally formed in 2006 in Sonkajärvi, Northern Savo. The musicians have seasoned backgrounds in the professional musicianship. Their first official release, the EP Wasteland Requiem, consisting of five tracks, will be released in the summer of 2025. The first single, Kissed By This Life, is released digitally on May 20, 2025.

Line-up:Bass: Tuomas Korkatti
Drums: Toni Balk
Guitars: Jarno Keränen
Keyboards & orchestrations: Juho Keränen
Lead & backing vocals: Marja Kettunen

 
Links:
https://www.facebook.com/dominantchainband 
https://www.instagram.com/dominantchainband 
https://dominantchain.bandcamp.com 

(news – new video) Finnish heavy sludge force Abysmal Rites unveils The Zone music video

Step into The Zone — a cursed expanse where reality warps, nature mutates, and escape is impossible. The latest slab of sonic dread from Finnish sludge metal conjurors Abysmal Rites drags the listener deep into a grey, lifeless swamp of distortion, despair, and doom-soaked atmosphere.

With monolithic riffs, guttural invocations, and lyrics steeped in cosmic horror and ecological decay, “The Zone” stands as a warning: some thresholds are not meant to be crossed.

‘This is the second song written for this album, and it was the first one played live at the shows,’ says the band. ‘It provides an oppressive and threatening introduction to the chorus, which then digs into a nice, heavy atmosphere. The lyrics are inspired by Andrei Tarkovsky’s ‘The Stalker’ film, as well as to some extent the original ‘Predator’ world. In a way, the story is about a person on the run, who has no chance of getting out of the situation he has found himself in. Nevertheless, survival instincts force you to fight. It’s a natural way of acting.’

Stay connected with Abysmal Rites:

linktr.ee/abysmalritesband
www.instagram.com/abysmalritesband
www.facebook.com/abysmalritesband
abysmalritesband.bandcamp.com
www.youtube.com/@abysmalritesband8874

(novi post – recenzija) Billy Idol – Dream Into It

Billy Idol se vratio novim albumom, prvim u zadnjih jedanaest godina. Zadnje je izdao E.P. 2022. Na novom albumu se nalazi devet pjesama i mogu napomenuti slobodno da mi je album sjeo vrlo dobro. Pjesme su himnične i melodične, graniče negdje između punk rock divljine starog Billy Idola i novije mračnije, skoro pop rock faze, ali taj glas se ne može promašiti i ne čuti. Odlične su mi suradnja s Avril Lavigne u pjesmi 77, koja je prava skoro pop punk pjesma, a govori o starim vremenima koja se nikada neće više vratiti, a još bolja mi je Still Dancing koja zatvara album i ima tako odličan himnični refren da mi ostaje u uhu dugo nakon slušanja. Tu moram napomenuti polu baladnu John Wayne i rockersku suradnju s Joann Jett u pjesmi Wildside kao highlighte albuma, no sve pjesme su odlične, i one malo nježnije i malo žešće, vrlo mi je drago da se Billy Idol vratio ovako dobrim albumom, koji ima taman toliko pjesama i trajanje kako treba, da je više ne bi bilo dobro, jer ovako nema pjesama koje su filler na albumu, već samo udarničke hitove.