And the Zu-festival continues… a few weeks ago we gave you an interview with Massimo and Luca, then you got a record premiere for the Jazzisdead record and now we give you an album premiere for Luca’s newest release with DIVUS! Enjoy the Doom-Jazz meets Electronica side of the Moon!

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Varhara hails from the impressive St. Petersburg metal scene and their soundscapes stem from the inspirational pond that also has brought us Olhava, TRNA, Somn, Show Me a Dinosour etc. Since forming in 2019 they have released two singles and one full length (2021) and this summer, June 20th, will see the release of their new album, The first breath after. We are more than happy to give you a first taste of it!

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When we hear Atmospheric Black Metal, our ears go up. When it’s the kind incorporating their non-conventional musical roots in the form of folk elements, we listen. When it’s Romanian Atmospheric Post-Black Metal outfit Genune, we are in love. VoS proudly presents their new single “The Sun Will Always Shine”!

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Do you remember the biblical story of Jericho? The city was not conquered but destroyed via “sound”? I think that “noise” could have been made by Lähdön Aika and when listening to our new premiere today, you will surely think so too! Here is “Teuraaksi Kastettu”!

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The idea for this record is already a few years old, its performance happened a little under a year ago and tomorrow we can hold the result in our hands - the drummer of Japanese Noise pioneers Ruins partnered up with Massimo and Luca, the core Italian veterans Zu, for a collaboration record! And today we here at VoS can present you Jazzisdead Live as a premiere for your exquisite pleasure!

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The crunchy Cypress Hill-beats meets the classic Bristol Sound - et voila we got Casino Square! And as some of us grew up on “Hits from da…” and “Hymn(s) of the Big Wheel” we are happy to give you today’s premiere of their upcoming track “Tempe of the Mind”!</b>

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Shit! How can a track so out of my comfort zone and in no way streamlined in order to appeal give me so many shivers and goosebumps and have me on the edge of my chair for minutes on end? I mean Neo-Classical music is normally not my thing, I must admit that, but in this case it is sublime, it plays with rhythms, melodies and especially teaches me one thing: Never expect anything if you deal with Consouling Sounds or Pieter-Jan aka Innerwoud! We are so proud to premiere “DRAN” by Innerwoud!

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Did we already proclaim our love for the French scene this month? If not, then take the new upcoming record by Tours-based Indie-Rock band Moonback Stage as prime example why we do! Veil of Sound is proud to present their new full-length Echo Process!

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If a band is able to return after several years’ silence, book time at Electrical Audio only to notice Steve dying shortly before the session, then still go through with recording and finally comes out the other end with two different sides combined into one record full of noisey Helmet-Post-Hardcore - then that demands a lot of respect and in the case of Birth (Defects) a lot of admiration for the amazing record they are giving us!

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The two veterans of the Oslo metal underground, Ronny Flissundet and Kristian Liljan, who form Rule of Two, continue to explore the possibilities in the electronic realms of the 80s and 90s, mixing it with some modern Darkwave. We here at Veil of Sound are proud to premiere their next installment today - a single called ”Speechless” and the accompanying video. The video is kaleidoscopic, immensely creative and takes you through many emotions, from cosmic beauty to busy urban life to eerie blurred figures in indistinct, crowded streets.

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Somewhere within the music of Monnik’s upcoming record lies an audible connection to the core of human belief, no matter the system. Thus we are very happy to premiere the video for his new track “Wederopverisenisse” taken from his upcoming album out via Consouling Sounds on April 4!

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Pelagic Alert again! Keeping our tradition of talking to Pelagic artists who are about to release a new record on our Berliners’ label. This time this goes along with our love for the always-affable and feverish-favoritism of the UK-Post-scene, that we will never tire of promoting and pushing, be it labels (looking at you Ripcord Records!) or artists like the mighty Telepathy who are about to return with their new record “Transmissions” on March 28, so in just a few days. As you should get even more hyped about the album, we give you this interview and also a review on our website, so you see and understand even more why we love this record that much! Enjoy the interview - and tell us which record you love best by Telepathy?

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Support your local scene! Or in our post-globalized world - support your global scene! We love to do that here at Veil of Sound and as a scene is always a combination of people sharing similar tastes and ideas and when we were told to check out Pyramid Mass and their new EP “Gargling Rot” (out next week Tuesday, March 18) we did so and were soooo blown away that this review was not enough - we needed to talk to the Matt, Nic and Joey and, fortunately, all were available to talk about the EP, the way that Joey is their internal critic, how they go about composing the stuff and trimming the fat from them and more. We hope you like our little special and will check out “Gargling Rot” next week Tuesday! Enjoy!

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In the stillness of the night, I imagine David Lacroix to lay down and contemplate the world and its current state but also his own position in it and how both sides interfere and influence the other. At the end of this process he arrived at a new Appropriate Savagery album from which we proudly present the track “Confused, with Claws Made of Flesh (Scarify my Reflection)”!

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Another one of these French Heavy Rock bands illustrating that you do not need to be American to hit hard and that words are a commodity for a Heavy Psych band, not a necessity. Enjoy our premiere of the forthcoming The Baptized record Exilion!

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SURPRISES GALORE! Third interview in just a couple of days and the second week with a surprise interview with a Pelagic Records artist (man, we should talk about deeper collabs, guys!) and why? Because SOM rocks! We could end our little hype text here, but just to make it clear, their new record Let The Light In will be out on March 14 (next week Friday) and as it’s a really cool record we decided to give the record a “Special” treatment by combining a review and interview! Enjoy!

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Who remembers those early Sunday morning drives home after a long night out on the town, going from early cheap and bad dinner to concert to bar to club? Listening to your favorite Metal, Punk, Electronica or whatever soundtrack? Or maybe all of it together! And then those drives home at 6am were either very quite or one of you was still itching and hyped up and couldn’t keep his hands and body still? The new CARTHAGE single “wholivesinsideofyou?” is the perfect soundtrack for both! Enjoy our premiere of the day!

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Living in a post-modern age, one can assess the fact that many people have forgotten how to live a stressless life, how to calm down, how to be healthy. In former times, pre-Christian times, many European cultures believed in the powers of the voice, which can heal those wounded without bleeding. Myriads of people followed their spiritual leaders during their holy incantations, their holy chants, the Canto Sagrado as ATMAEN call them. We are happy to maybe give you a breather with this record premiere! Enjoy!

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When two of the major forces behind one of the most influential Post-Rock bands of the last 15 years once again join forces, we have to give it a spin. So we did with the self-titled debut by you, infinite - and we liked it so much that we sat down with Jeremy Galindo to talk about the record and more. Here you also get a short review of the record in order to raise your excitement for Friday’s release even more!

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It is February 19, and from this year onwards this will always be the day when you can find the final Veil of Sound Album of the Year lists. We will give you many myriads of artists and why we think they should be one here. Some will be VoS-related, others won’t. We will also give you some hints at great concerts our staff has seen or general things we loved about that year.

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It was a normal day for most parts of the world, that Friday 13th, February 1970. In hindisght, it was THE day that changed everything for metalheads. There watershed, the divide, the moment which defines the “before” and “after”. Why? Well, most of you will know it, right? It was the official release day of Black Sabbath’s eponymous debut album. We here at the Veil of Sound are fortunate enough to have somebody on board, who has followed the band ever since - yes, EVER since their debut. Thus, Knut sat down and gave us a lot more on the record than just the appraisal of Iommi’s riffs or Ozzy’s vocals. Many other VoS-writers also gave us a short statement, so you will get a lot of different angles. Enjoy and keep on headbanging!

Released 55 years ago today, Friday 13th, 1970, an eerie and doomy tritone (also called Devil´s Chord) opened a debut album unleashing Black Sabbath´s music that came to inspire a whole new sprawling musical genre, Heavy Metal.

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This record is something different even for the three-thinkers among us. Why, you ask, when VoS is already thinking out of the box frequently? Good question, for various reasons to be explained below - but believe me, when I say that Mótha’s Nieuwe Manen will maybe change the expectations you bring to music. No matter what, we are proud to present the record in full three days ahead of its release on Friday via our beloved Consouling Sounds partners!

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Can you include “Pagan” or “Folk” elements into Metal without directly sounding like Ensiferum? Answer: Yes you can! If you take the less obvious road and really put some effort into it! Example: The upcoming debut album by Fós called Níl mo chroí in aon rud out on January 27 via Fiadh Productions. You can listen exclusively to the whole record here on Veil of Sound! Enjoy!

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Is this still (Ritualistic) Black Metal? Or is it Grindy Harsh Electronics? Whatever it is, it’s the nightmare you wished for. Our new premiere on Veil of Sound is located at the other side of the color palette, the Dark Force one! “Enjoy”!

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Here we go with the first premiere on Veil of Sound for 2025! Let’s start with some very dense Atmospheric Black Metal from Roadburn City, aka Tilburg, Holland. Noctambulist are at it again and give us the second installment in their self-titled series. We are happy to present the single “Gevoelsmens” for you!

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