MUSIC EXTREME: 03/06/26

viernes, 6 de marzo de 2026

SPLENDIDULA RELEASE "ABSENTIA"

PRESS RELEASE:

Band: Splendidula

Album: Absentia

Release Date: April 3, 2026

Country: Belgium

Genre: Atmospheric Black Doom

Label: Argonauta Records

Written in the aftermath of several personal tragedies, Absentia opens a new and vulnerable chapter for Splendidula. The album was created during a period marked by the passing of loved ones, including bassist Peter Chromiak. Musically, the band blends black metal and doom with fragile atmospheric passages, creating a sound drenched in sorrow, tension and introspection.

Watch the official album teaser for Absentia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1saDUVzI0w

TRACKLIST

1. Absentia (Feat. Tim Yatras)

2. Echoes Of Quiet Remain (Feat. Aaron Stainthorpe)

3. Donkerte

4. Dalkuldar

5. Kilte

6. Let It Come To An End

Official videos:

Echoes Of Quiet Remain (Feat. Aaron Stainthorpe): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tuzT0jWt6A

Kilte: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaVqOM5BbrY

Under the banner Absentia in the Church, Splendidula will unveil their new album Absentia on Saturday, April 18, at GC Het Marca in Maarkedal, Belgium. The former Saint Eligius Church, well known for hosting the Church of Doom events, offers an unmistakably fitting setting for the band’s emotionally charged music and dark melancholy.

Thy Light is invited as special guest to headline the event. The Brazilian masters of depressive black metal are internationally acclaimed for their raw emotional intensity and atmospheric depth. They will be accompanied by Danish atmospheric black metal band Sunken, ambient/drone project Ashtoreth, and doom/death metal band My Lament.

Due to the unique nature of the venue, capacity is strictly limited to 250 attendees. Early ticket purchase is strongly recommended.

BUY TICKETS here: https://shop.stamhoofd.be/splendidula-thylight/

SPLENDIDULA is:

Drums, Bass and Synths - Joachim

Vocals - Kristien

Guitar and Vocals - Guy

BAND BIO:

Splendidula is an atmospheric black doom metal band from Belgium, active since 2008. Over the years, three full-length albums have been released: Splendidula, Post Mortem and Somnus, shaping a sound defined by crushing riffs, layered vocals and dense melancholy. In 2022, the sudden loss of bassist Peter Chromiak left a profound impact, leading to a lineup rebuild and a shift toward even more emotionally charged music. The standalone single Behind My Semblance (2024) offered a first glimpse into this evolution. Absentia, the upcoming fourth album, opens a new chapter. Themes of grief, depression,

and loss are explored, and guest contributions by Aaron Stainthorpe (My Dying Bride,

High Parasite) and Tim Yatras (Austere, Germ) lend the album even deeper emotional weight.

FFO: Alcest, My Dying Bride, Amenra, Sylvaine, Austere.

LINKS

Bandcamp http://splendidula.bandcamp.com/

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/splendidula.band/

Facebook http://www.facebook.com/Splendidula

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/SplendidulaOfficial

Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/2OkAaBRWXeHrCdShfzfkkH

GRAVEMASS RELEASE "THIS IS THE WAY"

PRESS RELEASE:

Rising from decades of West Coast metal lineage, Vancouver, BC's Gravemass erupts today with the release of their highly anticipated debut album, "This Is The Way." Formed by veterans of some of Vancouver’s most ferocious and influential metal outfits, Gravemass arrives fully armed, fully realized, and fully committed to sonic destruction.

Featuring members from Zimmers Hole, Punch Drunk, 3 Inches of Blood, Revocation, Just Cause, West of Hell, Savannah, Process, Subversion, and The Golers, Gravemass is less a new band and more a convergence of long‑standing forces. Their collective experience, over 30 years in the Vancouver metal trenches, has forged a sound that is unapologetically brutal, relentlessly fast, and steeped in darkness.

According to guitarist Mayan Hate, who wrote the music for the debut album over a concentrated two‑month period, the project came together naturally among longtime friends.

“We’re all West Coast metal heads who’ve known each other for decades. I wrote the music between breaks in other projects and showed it to Lorde Heathen. He immediately wanted in. From there, we recruited the rest of the band, guys we’ve all known forever,” adds guitarist Mayan Hate.

When asked to describe the band’s sound in five words, vocalist Lorde Heathen doesn’t hesitate:

“Brutal, angry, fast, dark, evil. If you like brutal… You will dig it,”

The album delivers exactly that. "This Is The Way" is a barrage of sinister riffing, death‑metal vocal ferocity, and an unrelenting rhythmic assault. It’s the culmination of decades of shared history and a unified desire to push extremity to its limits. Lyrical inspiration comes from the world’s current state of chaos.

“All the lyrics come from the shit‑hole world order that exists right now,” says Lorde Heathen.

While the debut album’s music was written entirely by Mayan Hate with lyrics by Lorde Heathen, the band confirms that their second album is already in progress and will be a fully collaborative effort.

The band also recently confirmed they will perform at Loud As Hell Open Air Festival 2026, joining a stacked lineup featuring Fallujah, Allegaeon, Summoning the Lich, Crimson Shadows, Edge of Paradise, and more. For more info on the festival in Drumheller, AB, from July 31st to August 2nd, please visit https://www.loudashell.ca.

Fans can expect a performance that channels the band’s influences, Slayer, Venom, Morbid Angel, Watain, and Napalm Death, while forging a sound unmistakably their own, shaped by decades of death, black, and speed metal. Gravemass is not just a studio project. Their live show is designed to be a full‑scale assault.

“The live show is where we bring it all together. We want to bring this experience to the masses,” says Heathen.

With "This Is The Way" now unleashed as of March 6th, 2026, via End Game Records Inc., Gravemass marks the beginning of a new chapter in West Coast extreme metal. The band promises more music, more brutality, and an even more collaborative evolution as they move toward their second album.

Add to your Spotify Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/album/0ROzZyUacjjY7dC6xOwtg5

Bandcamp - https://gravemass.bandcamp.com/

Music Videos:

This Is The Way - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sR9gy-AD8-E

Fallen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ4ws87xOJs

Spitting Hell - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r477FZl1VFo

Show Dates:

March 13 - The Cobalt - Vancouver, BC (Album Release Show)

July 31 - Aug 2 - Loud As Hell Open Air Festival - Drumheller, AB

Track Listing:

1. Slaves To Pain - 2:38

2. This Is The Way - 3:45