It is cold. And windy. And cold. But! Tomorrow is Friday.

• Another tour to start. Uada and Mortiis announced a co-headlining run in April and May with Jerome Reuter’s Rome and Wraith Knight in support. I do believe I will be skipping this one. But if you’re interested… here ya go.
• Power trio Voidhämmer have set January 9th as the release date for their debut demo, Noxious Emissions, which will be available on cassette through Caligari Records. Give “Cadaveric Bloat” and “Coffin Leakage” a listen through Bandcamp.
• Yet another 2026 tour announcement. Bat and Voivod are teaming up in March. This one actually sounds like a lot of fun… and it won’t be anywhere near me. Bummer! Tickets go on sale tomorrow.
• Epica dropped a new single titled “Avatar – The Final Incarnation” ahead of their upcoming European tour. But, there’s more. They’re also releasing the Aspiral Oracle boxset, which contains a 12-card oracle deck, out on January 7th.
• Swedish death metallers LIK released a new video for “They”, and that’s how we’re going to end Thursday. Necro dropped back in April through Metal Blade.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb