URATSAKIDOGI: TURNING TO ASH (FEAT. ANNA VERSHKOVA) (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

BONKERS RUSSIAN RAP-METAL BAND, INVENTORS OF 'BLACK HOP', A HYBRID OF BLACK METAL AND RAP... WITH ADDED ACCORDIONS

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MGK: FIX UR FACE feat. FRED DURST

MADONNA: I FEEL SO FREE

FROM THE FORTHCOMING ALBUM

CONFESSIONS ON A DANCE FLOOR PART 2

DURAN DURAN: FREE TO LOVE feat. NILE RODGERS

MEPHISTO ODYSSEY: CRASH feat. WAYNE STATIC (Original Batman Beyond) 4K 2025 Remaster

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FROM THE BAND: This is the 25th anniversary release of the original version of Mephisto Odyssey's song, "Crash," featuring Wayne Static of Static-X. The new release features updated production, a new mix and mastering and a fresh 4k edit of the video from the original 35mm film!

Originally written by Mikael Johnston with the help of Michael Julien Morris of Faith No Man (which later became Faith No More) and Wayne Wells (aka Wayne Static of the band Static-X), the song was slated for release on Mephisto Odyssey’s forthcoming album "The Deep Red Connection" under Warner Bros. Records. In 2000, the label approached Mikael about also using "Crash" for the soundtrack and in the movie for the animated feature "Batman Beyond: Return of The Joker," starring Mark Hamill as the Joker.

Mikael agreed, and a music video—directed by Len Wiseman—was shot, featuring the then-current lineup of Mephisto Odyssey, (Mikael Johnston, Orpheos DeJournette, Barrie Eves & Josh Camacho) as well as Wayne Static and Static-X guitarist Koichi Fukuda. However, both Mikael and Wayne felt that the original mix didn’t fully capture the song’s energy and that the video was too focused on promoting the animated feature rather than standing on its own as a music video. Talks of a remix and a re-edit of the video began, but for years, various demos and ideas remained unfinished.

Finally, in 2024—10 years after Wayne’s passing—Mikael revisited their demos and re-recorded and produced the original version from the original demos, notes and ideas talked about by Mikael and Wayne over the years. Mikael gave it new production an rerecorded the parts while keeping it faithful to the nostalgic sound of the original song, mixed it and then had it mastered by Maor Appelbaum. The video was also re-edited in 4K by Mikael Johnston and "Butcher's Bluff" director William Instone using the original 35mm prints, which had been dormant in the Warner vaults for 25 years.

These film canisters contained never-before-seen footage, which inspired Mikael and William to completely reimagine the "Crash" video from the ground up. Using what has been dubbed by ReGen magazine as the "lost track" demo as the foundation for both the song and the darker visual theme of the new video, this 25th anniversary version retains the original magic while making it bolder and closer to the vision Mikael and Wayne had when the track was originally recorded in 2000. This song embodies the sound of that era like a time capsule while modernizing the mix and video edit for today. 

Both the new mix and master of the original version and the newly reimagined "Falling Star" version of "Crash" will be released as an anniversary single under the title "CRASH: Reborn", along with Camacho's remix as well as other surprises.

PIG: SEX & SU1C1DE

RAYMOND WATTS, INDUSTRIAL MUSIC VETERAN AND CO-FOUNDER OF KMFDM, RETURNS WITH HIS 'OTHER' BAND!

'ALIENS EXPANDED' DOCUMENTARY: FINAL TRAILER

NINE INCH NOIZE: LIVE AT COACHELLA 2026

AS ALIVE AS YOU NEED ME TO BE

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Nine Inch Noize is a new collaborative project between Nine Inch Nails (Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross) and German-Iraqi electronic music producer Boys Noize (real name Alexander Ridha). 

Blending Nine Inch Nails' signature industrial sound with Boys Noize's high-energy electronic and techno influences (with guest vocals from Trent Reznor's wife Mariqueen Maandig), the set was well-received by the crowd at Coachella.

On April 8, 2026, they announced their debut self-titled studio album, cataloged as HALO 38 in the Nine Inch Nails discography. It's set for release on April 17, 2026. 

Alongside Nine Inch Noize, NIN will also be releasing a new album of remixes on June 5th 2026, called TRON ARES: DIVERGENCE, featuring contributions from various artists, including FUTURE-ROCKER faves, Pixel Grip.

Pre-save links are available via their official channel here.

GLAKI & EVALLEKS: ON THE ROADS

CHELO HOP: AFRODITAS (LIVE SESSION)

TOKYO: TRANKILA feat. Julianno Sosa

SHARK: SPORT

JUTES: DISASSOCIATE

JAPAN EXHIBITION: 30 YEARS OF 'GHOST IN THE SHELL'

FJØRT: ÆR // MIR (OFFICIAL LIVE SESSION)

ANGÈLE: WHAT YOU WANT (FEAT. JUSTICE)

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LIKE THAT? THEN WHY NOT TRY -

- MARINA

- CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG

- ROSE GRAY

- VTSS

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DJERV: REIGNBREAKER

SAMAEL: HIDDEN EMPIRE

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FOR MORE SAMAEL, GO HERE

TARJA HAS RELEASED A NEW TRACK... and nobody knows about it??

SABLE HILLS: NAMU

MIND IF WE BORROW YOUR TEMPLE?

ULTRA-AGGRESSIVE BUDDHIST METAL FROM JAPAN!

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FREQGEN - ORBITAL DRIFT (LIVE MODULAR PERFORMANCE)

 ... IN OTHER WORDS, UBER-PRODUCER AND MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST, KLAYTON OF CELLDWELLER, TINKERING IN THE STUDIO

Klayton - and his music label FIXT - is the inspiration behind the establishment of FUTURE-ROCKER as a go-to for music that perfectly captures the feeling of the future that we are living through now...

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THRASH SATURDAY: TEEMU FROM MEGADETH SHOWS OFF HIS SHREDDING SKILLS... ON ICE!

FROM THE No. 1 ALBUM MEGADETH (2026)

SEPULTURA: THE PLACE

PART ART-ROCK, PART CLASSIC BRAZILIAN THRASH METAL, THE SEPS RETURN WITH A BEAUTIFULLY DYSTOPIAN VISION.

From their final album The Cloud of Unknowing, and featuring newest member, jazz wunderkind Greyson Nekrutman on drums.

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OUT ON APRIL 24th, PRE-ORDER THE ALBUM HERE

CONFIRMED: METALLICA AT THE SPHERE, LAS VEGAS (TRAILER)

1988's AKIRA IS BACK IN UK CINEMAS

THE GREATEST ANIME EVER?

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BREAKING NEWS: LAUREN HART, FORMERLY OF ONCE HUMAN, TAKES OVER FROM ALISSA IN ARCH ENEMY

NEW SINGLE FEATURES FLAVOURS OF THRASH, 90s BLACK METAL AND ARCH ENEMY'S TRAD METAL MELODIES

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UPDATE: ON INSTA, ANGELA GOSSOW, ARCH ENEMY VOCALIST FROM 2000 - 2012, AND NOW BAND MANAGER, WRITES:

 @ohlaurenhart My sister at🖤 Such a warm and genuine human. We share the same taste in music, the same vocal technique and dedication to music, people and fitness. We have known each other personally since many years. Been following her journey with Once Human, was hoping for her breakthrough. Then I crossed my fingers for her joining another known metal band. Didn’t work out. She never gave up! Then I was looking into putting a new band together for her - thinking a cross over between Dimmu Borgir, Arch Enemy/ In Flames and Machine Head/ Once Human style. I asked her to send in various cover tracks to get a full picture on her vocal skills ( she crushed!) and started scouting for musicians fitting her talent. And then things happened in the Arch Enemy camp. I thought hard about rejoining the band. I looked at my life, my age, my still young children, my workload as the manager for @archenemyofficial. And the answer was no. Both emotionally and also rationally. We received many applications from great vocalists all over the world. I put Lauren forward to the guys. Michael connected. She recorded vocals in December 2025. She rose. Like a Phoenix to the sky. So intense. So glorious. She is Angela reincarnate. Exceeding my skills. Ready to last for decades. I am honoured and humbled to be working with her. Finally. 🖤 PS: All the best to Alissa! She is gonna kill it with her solo album! Wanted to do it since 2016. She has got some great female talent at her side and will leave her mark in the world of metal for sure:) PPS: yes, I am down for doing single shows😉😉😉

SPIDER-NOIR: YET ANOTHER SPIN ON THE SAME CHARACTER!

THE WARNING w/ CARÍN LEÓN: LOVE TO BE LOVED

SOMETHING MELODIC FOR THE WEEKEND?

APASHE & ALINA PASH: KYIV

IGORRR: LIMBO

DEAD PONY: EAT MY DUST

SKUNT: FUBU (aka LADY LESHURR)

HANA LILI: UR GIRLFRIEND'S A LAWYER

VIOLENT MAGIC ORCHESTRA: BLACK METAL RAVE MUSIC FROM JAPAN

NEW CARPENTER BRUT !! : THE MISFITS / THE REBELS

APOLOGIES FOR YET ANOTHER VIDEO THAT RIPS-OFF AKIRA - PLEASE SEND ANY COMPLAINTS TO THE RECORD COMPANY

PERTURBATOR ft. GRETA LINK: LADY MOON

PIXEL GRIP: BET YOU DO (LIVE ON KEXP)

SYBREED + SAMAEL UPDATE: THOMAS 'DROP' BETRISEY LET'S IT ALL OUT

IS A SYBREED REUNION ON THE CARDS?

If you’ve taken more than a cursory glance at this blog’s Top Ten List lately (bottom of page), it's not unreasonable to assume that the Swiss Industrial Metal outfit SYBREED is effectively Future-Rocker’s ‘house band’. Indeed, despite having disbanded in 2013 when singer Benjamin Nominet departed, thanks to their contemporary sound and ever-growing legion of fans on social media, Future-Rocker’s various Sybreed articles have continued to accrue by far the highest number of page-clicks. In response to this and the recent re-release of Sybreed’s impressive back catalogue, we got in touch with guitarist and production mastermind Thomas ‘Drop’ Betrisey to find out if there was a chance this much-loved band was finally getting back together. What was his answer? Read on…

Future-Rocker: Drop, we’ve heard your crushing cover of Tears For Fears’ classic anthem Shout. Is it a brand-new recording, or has it been sitting around in your vaults for a while? Benjamin sounds incredible on that single.

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Drop: When we started planning the reissues in 2022, we immediately thought about finally recording our cover of Shout. The version you hear today was recorded and mixed in 2022, but the cover itself isn’t new, we played it live a few times back in 2005-2006 (there’s even an old video on our YouTube). We just felt it deserved a proper studio treatment at last. And yes, this is exactly Benjamin’s alley: those new-wave vocals mixed with melodic yet aggressive screams. He really does sound fantastic on that single!

Future-Rocker: On a video-clip you mentioned that you are working on some Sybreed singles but are not in a position to tour yet. I take it that's because of your current duties? ( Indeed, both Drop and Ales - Sybreed’s bassist - are now full-time members of Samael ).

Drop: Yeah, with Sybreed we do have a handful of new demos. Some have been around for quite a while, others are more recent. The good thing is that we write very fast, usually a song comes together in a day or two, music and vocals included. The real issue is simply time: we just can’t dedicate the proper focus to them right now. And as for shows, we’re really not in a position to play live at the moment. Personally, I don’t want to juggle two touring bands at the same time, it’s too much stress, and sooner or later you end up disappointing one of them. It’s not about choosing between Samael or Sybreed; it’s about doing things the right way. Realistically, Sybreed won’t be able to perform live anytime soon. Meanwhile, Samael’s new album cycle is going to run much longer than people might expect.

Future-Rocker: I love the new Samael track, too, and the video is beautiful.

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Drop: Thanks a lot!

Future-Rocker: It has that classic 'Late 90's Black Metal' sound, which, to me, was my favourite era of that genre. Literally everybody was putting out classic albums back then, including Samael. Would you say the song Black Matter Manifesto is a good indicator of the rest of the album?

Drop: Sound-wise, yes, it’s a good indicator. The album has that powerful, modern, wide production. Musically, Black Matter Manifesto is actually one of the faster tracks, but there’s a lot of variety on the record. I can’t say much more for now, though.  

Future-Rocker: What’s it like playing that style of music? Difficult? Or fun?! (As yet, there is still no firm release date for the album.)

'when I was 12, Samael was my favourite band'

Drop: For me, Samael has never fit entirely into the “Black Metal” box, their sound has always carried a strong industrial pulse and a more intricate musical identity than the label suggests. The riffs are actually quite technical, even if they don’t always present themselves that way on the surface. What’s funny is that when I was 12, Samael was my favourite band. They shaped a huge part of my musical DNA. So having the chance to play in Samael today genuinely feels like fulfilling a childhood dream. And yes, it’s absolutely fun.

Future-Rocker: So, given these constraints, when might there be a new Sybreed single?

Drop: Honestly, we have no idea yet. I’m hoping maybe late 2026, but it could definitely be later. We just don’t know at this point, what’s certain is that it won’t be anytime soon.

Future-Rocker: Regarding the re-release of albums, ( including the all-time classic Antares ) and the others, can you confirm whether they are remixed or remastered?

Drop: It’s the exact same audio as the original release. We didn’t remaster it because I no longer have the original mixes for those albums ( The Pulse of Awakening and God Is an Automaton). They’re simply being reissued on vinyl and digipak CD, with bonus tracks added. Speaking of which, the bonus tracks for all three albums will be available digitally from December 11th, 2025.

 So there you have it - new Sybreed material is in the pipeline, but only when a band as busy as Samael pauses their album and tour cycle. Let’s hope we don’t have to wait until 2027 and beyond.

SYBREED OFFICIAL PAGE

SAMAEL OFFICIAL PAGE