New obsession: mountain biking. Side note: Dan’s review of the new Dream Evil? Amazing.

• Nuclear Blast happenings to start. Oceans announced a new album titled Happy, which will be out on September 27. Check out the video for the new single “Parasite” here.
• Fuck it. Double dose out of Nuclear Blast. Grand Magus are releasing Sunraven on October 18, and “Skybound” can be heard here.
• Moving on, we have the second single from the upcoming new Winterfylleth album, this one titled “Upon This Shore”. As a reminder, The Imperious Horizon is out on September 13 through Candlelight and Spinefarm.
• If modern metal is your jam, you might be interested in what’s coming from Ad Infinitum. Abyss is out on October 11 through Napalm Records, and a video for the first single, “My Halo”, is available now.
• Alright. I’m ready for a shower and a beer. Simultaneously! Let’s wrap this up. Check out the video from Defiled for “Smoke and Mirrors” below. Horror Beyond Horror is out on September 20 through Season of Mist.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb