Work laptop is still open, but hey we got the Olympics (silent) and music (very not silent) on. And a beer. Could be worse. Could be better! But could be worse.

• Swallow The Sun (what an appropriate name to emerge this Friday) are releasing a new album on October 18 through Century Media titled Shining. Check out the visualizer for the new single “What I Have Become”.
• How about the latest from Castle? The second single from Evil Remains emerged today, titled “Black Spell”. That album is out on September 6 through Hammerheart Records.
• Alright, a quick tour. Abrams has a small handful of dates next month, nowhere near here unfortunately. They’ll be supporting Blue City, which is out through Blues Funeral Recordings.
• Since I’ve always wanted to see a show at Red Rocks, I’m also going to toss in the full Heilung performance from their 2021 show at said venue. That’s all. Enjoy.
• And to end this damn week… whatever kind of week it has, we’ve got a video from the just-released new HammerFall album. Give the title track from Avenge The Fallen a watch and listen below. That one is out through Nuclear Blast.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb