Music News 20251223 (Dec 23, 2025)
featuring OREYEON , KARITI , DISSENTIENCE , CLOCKTOWERS , BLACK SEA OF TREES and Monuments in Ruin EP295
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Northern Italy's stoner rock stalwarts OREYEON return with their fourth full-length “The Grotesque Within” on Heavy Psych Sounds Records this February 13th, and unleash the fuzzed-out power of their new single and video "Echoes Of Old Nightmares"!
“Nothing” is the striking new video from KARITI. Now playing at Decibel Magazine, the moving new hymn comes by way of KARITI’s Still Life full-length, released earlier this month through Lay Bare Recordings.
https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2025/11/17/video-premiere-kariti/
Photo by Laura Sans
Progressive death-thrash band DISSENTIENCE has announced the release of “Chaos Absolute,” the second single from their forthcoming concept EP Kaiju, due out February 20, 2026.
Rising modern rock outfit CLOCKTOWERS have released their new single “Spirit Junkie,” from their forthcoming album Genesis, alongside a striking new music video.
Blending the aggressive edge of modern metal with the soul and grit of 1970s rock, CLOCKTOWERS continue to define their sound as one of the most dynamic forces in today’s rock scene.
Melbourne progressive metal visionaries BLACK SEA OF TREES return with their powerful new single “Servant to the Sun”. Known for blending death metal ferocity with atmospheric folk textures and immersive storytelling, the band now presents one of the most commanding and accessible tracks of their career.
and of course, Monuments in Ruin - Chapter 295 (music podcast)
Monuments in Ruin EP294
Track List:
00:00 Monuments in Ruin Intro
00:10 Take Me Home by Bygone - Bygone (Svart Records)
07:32 first break
08:06 Drifter by Elepharmers - Western Wilderness (Electric Valley Records)
13:04 Settle Down by The Lunar Effect - Fortune's Always Hiding (Svart Records)
16:23 Cold Bite of Steel by BURNING DEATH (USA) - Self-Titled (Caligari Records)
22:10 Suck by THOU - Best of Nine Inch Nails Redux (Magnetic Eye Records)
27:11 second break
28:04 Haaskalintu by Kuolemankello - Perkeet (Svart Records)
30:52 In Shadows Deep by MEZZROW - Embrace The Awakening (ROAR – A Division of Reigning Phoenix Music)
35:46 Buzzmonkey by Slôdder - Narcissist (Shit County Records)
38:29 Time Under Tension by Karate Steve - Time Under Tension (Independent)
42:13 Desolate Sands by STONE NOMADS - Empires of Stone (Ripple Music)
49:08 third break
50:35 Algol by REMINA - The Silver Sea (Avantgarde Music)
58:25 Still so Still by Old Deer - Someone in the House (Independent)
01:01:02 Sketches From The Dark by Nattradio - The Longest Night (Darkness Shall Rise)
01:05:38 YOU TRIED (YOU FAILED) by LáGoon - YOU TRIED (YOU FAILED) single (Independent)
01:09:30 Diminished to Ashes by Scorching Tomb - Ossuary (Time To Kill Records)
01:13:04 fourth break
01:14:34 THE VENGEFUL GHOST by ELSINORE - The Vengeful Ghost - Tombstone Hex - 7inch (Caligari Records)
01:18:14 take us home
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