​Mono & The Ocean. 2 bands from very different cultural origins, Japan and Germany... yet spiritually akin and connected by many similarities: a cinematic approach to music, based on lengthy, escalating compositions... the fact that both bands have existed for more than 15 years and released multiple albums since their inception; that they have toured many times around the globe, visiting off-the-beaten-track territories like Siberia, New Zealand, South East Asia and South America; and finally their shared passion for double albums, such as The Ocean's 'Heliocentric“ / 'Anthropocentric“, and Mono's 'The Last Dawn“ / 'Rays Of Darkness“. 

It only makes sense that these two bands will now tour together - and release new music just in time for their extended European run, in form of a split LP. Two songs, only one by each band – but 24 minutes of new music altogether. 

You can now pre-order the vinyl or cd version at Pelagic Records

Fall Tour Mono, The Ocean and Solstafir:

12.10.2015 DK Aarhus Voxhall 
13.10.2015 NO Oslo Vulkan Arena 
14.10.2015 SE Stockholm Debaser Medis 
16.10.2015 FI Turku Klubi 
17.10.2015 FI Helsinki The Circus 
18.10.2015 RU St. Petersburg Zal Ozhidaniya 
19.10.2015 RU Moscow Volta 
21.10.2015 LT Vilnius New York 
22.10.2015 PL Warsaw Proxima 
23.10.2015 DE Berlin Heimathafen 
24.10.2015 NL Leeuwarden Romein (Into The Void) 
25.10.2015 BE Antwerp Trix 
26.10.2015 DE Cologne Live Music Hall 
27.10.2015 DE Wiesbaden Schlachthof 
28.10.2015 DE Munich Backstage
29.10.2015 I Bologna Locomotiv
30.10.2015 I Mezzago Bloom
31.10.2015 F Lyon CCO Villeurbanne 
01.11.2015 ES Barcelona Bikini 
02.11.2015 F Toulouse Le Metronum
03.11.2015 CH Lausanne Les Docks
04.11.2015 CH Zürich Harterei
05.11.2015 F Paris Trabendo
06.11.2015 UK London Electric Ballroom
07.11.2015 UK Leeds Damnation Fest
08.11.2015 Gr Athens Fuzz Club
09.11.2015 Tr Istanbul Garajistanbul

Swiss instrumental stoner rockers Monkey3 are planning a little tour in their homeland and in Germany, France and Belgium.  On this tour they will premiere some brand new songs.

06.11.15 CH, Luzern, Sedel
07.11.15 DE, Mannheim, Mohawk
08.11.15 BE, Leuven, Sojo
09.11.15 DE, Hamburg, Rock Cafe
10.11.15 DE, Freiburg, White Rabbit
12.11.15 FR, Clermont-Ferrand, Raymond Bar
13.11.15 FR, Bordeaux, L'Heretic
14.11.15 FR, Nantes, Le Ferrailleur 
15.11.15 FR, Paris, La Flèche d'Or

French rockers Yeallow have released a new video for the single 'Stuck In The Ground' from the great 'Homebred' album.  Like we said in the review: "Yeallow smells like summer'" and it's quite nice to see this song passing by at the first day of autumn...

Desertfest Antwerp announce three more names to complete the line-up.   The Machine (NL),  Wucan and the Belgian BATHSHEBA, (with members from Serpentcult, SardoniS and Death Penalty will play on this already packed festival.


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Belgian post-rock/sludge band The Black Heart Rebellion is back.  Residing in the 'Church Of Ra' collective, this combo has been around for nearly ten years now and mesmerized audiences around the world.  After a short title in 'Har Nevo', released in 2013, the band now comes up with something a little different: 'People, when you see the smoke, do not think it is fields they’re burning'.  The album will be released on 9000 Records, a sub division of the highly acclaimed Consouling Sounds.

Today, The Black Heart Rebellion released the video for 'Near To Fire For Bricks'. About this new video, TBHR offered the following comments: The video for Near To Fire For Bricks will fix your eyes on the creeping portrait of a timeless space. Once inside, an hour may take a lifetime and you notice gravity has failed, twisting and turning seemingly at random. The viewer is absorbed in a story detached from time and space. Unhurried it compels, with enough time for all the detail to soak in. And it does. The video leaves you with a heavy feeling on your chest and a craving to return to the rhythmic pulse of the song.” 

Belgian experimental ambient project Misantronics is working on a new album.  With the album title 'Eristic Dialectics', the artist takes a step back from the mysteriously translated titles and takes on a new, in-your-face direction, inspired by the works of Arthur Schopenhauer.  

Musically too, Misantronics further diverts from the almost danceable beats on Mi Nahi and back into harsher ambient sounds.  Well, that's what he claims now.  The album will be released by Sombre Soniks, somewhere in the next few months.

Two new songs have been added to the official Soundcloud page but none of both will eventually appear on the album.  In fact, some of the new tracks will be created from field recordings at the Incubate festival in Tilburg, which Misantronics has been doing several times in the past and once with Im:Prod, the drone/noise act that spawned the solo project.

French industrial death metal combo Voron have just unleashed a new video.  The song is the title track for the 'Propaganda' album which was released earlier this year.  Read our review here

Belgian blackened post-rock doom sludge (I didn't invent that genre, don't look at me) band Hemelbestormer will release their brand new album, 'Portals' on 25 October.  Pre-orders for the vinyl release will start on 20 September on Sick Man Getting Sick Records.  

Belgian experimental doomers Ultraphallus have released a brand new video for the song 'Eva Ionescu'.  The song comes from the new album 'The Art Of Spectres' which will be released late 2015

The Desertfest Belgium line-up is complete.  Today the organisation added Maudlin, Belzebong and Deville to the already impressive list of bands on this year's edition.  From now on, you can also purchase day tickets on the official website.  There, you can also check out a complete day schedules.  Within a few days, we will add our ten recommendation for this massive festival.  Stay tuned...

A few weeks after releasing two first tracks with "Tainted impression" and then"Persona", French metallers Khynn just unleashed the third excerpt from their upcoming full-length effort 'Supersymmetry'.  The album is expected to be released in October.  Meanwhile, enjoy the song "Depersonalization". 

Yesss.  Desertfest Belgium has announced another bunch of names for this year's edition.  Earth, Stoned Jesus, Papir, USA Out Of Vietnam, Banda De La Muerte, Crystal Head, The Heavy Crown and Pendejo have been added to the line-up.  This is going to be massive!!!

- DESERTFEST BELGIUM 2015 -
October 9-10-11th at Trix Muziekcentrum in Antwerp 
3-DAY COMBI TICKETS (96€) ON SALE HERE