With the departure of long-time vocalist Avienne Low in May 2024, a vacant position emerged in VINTERSEA. That vacancy is now filled by Kayla Dixon, whom you may know from doom metal band Witch Mountain. A new single with Kayla is coming soon!

“Armored Heart” was the final single from AFTERTIME’s sophomore album “Arcane Horizons” and also the last release to feature Sarah Wolf on vocals. With the announcement of her successor Narcissa the band has started a new era: AFTERTIME III.

After a short break, ex-Butcher Babies singer Carla Harvey announces her return saying she was “not done making music and performing”. Carla and Butcher Babies split ways in July 2024, but immediately started a new project, THE VIOLENT HOUR.

Italian gothic/progressive/doom metal band INNO (Italian for “Hymn”) have a new singer named Tiziana de Amicis. She replaces Elisabetta Marchetti. Also, guitarist Riccardo Gioggi is no longer in the band. INNO is currently working on a new album.

Dutch symphonic metal masters EPICA announce a special live stream event from the Amsterdam AFAS concert on September 20th. EPICA will also release re-pressings from their earlier albums “The Divine Conspiracy” and “The Quantum Enigma”.