Rainy, dreary Monday. So… ideal running conditions is what I’m saying.

• How about some prog rock out of France to kick off the week? Lizzard are releasing their fifth studio album on September 27 through Pelagic Records, titled Mesh. The latest single from that effort, “Elevate”, can be heard here.
• Switching gears completely, we have Austrian black metal project Ellende and their new single “Ballade auf den To”. That’s pulled from their new album, Todbringerin, which is slated for an August 30 release through AOP Records.
• We’re jumping all over the place today. Rising Canadian post-punk outfit Pøltergeist are releasing their debut album Nachtmusik on October 25 through Bad Omen Records. All of that news was preceded by the release of “Children Of The Dark” a few days ago.
• Sometimes you land on a press release and just think… this is fun. Enter: Axamenta. A video for “Spires” can be seen here, a track pulled from the EP of the same name… and that’s available here.
• Yeah, we can wrap up with the latest from Nails. Give “Lacking The Ability To Process Empathy” a listen below. As a reminder, Every Bridge Burning is out on August 30 through Nuclear Blast.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb