Belgian doom/sludge noisemakers Ortega have just shared a full stream of their forthcoming second full-length “Sacred States” ahead of its release tomorrow via Consouling Sounds.

The album has premiered via Cvlt Nation, who stated “Over the course of five mind-expanding tracks, this band proves that they are carving out their own lane in the doom soundscape. ORTEGA’s music hits you in the places that your humanity is most alive.”

Recorded by John Bart van der Wal (Aborted/Herder) and mastered by James Plotkin, “Sacred States” features guest contributions by Gnaw Their Tongues’ Maurice de Jong and Primitive Man’s Ethan Lee McCarthy and is a collaborative effort between Consouling Sounds (CD), Narshardaa Records (Vinyl) and Tartarus Records (Cassette).

Since 2007, Belgian doom/sludge noisemakers Ortega have been exploring the murky depths of humanity's longing for the horizon. Perilous courses which drag carcasses ashore, sojourns that tell of the bells that chime on the sands below, collisions of doom, sludge and noise that tells tales of abyssal mankind.

Now, the group return with the follow-up to their 2010’s debut album “1634” and in a way “Sacred States” is the first glance upwards. But whereas the depths below are finite, the chasms above ridicule every human attempt to realise itself. Whether he looks above or inside, the void still remains. The tentative grasps into the great unknown will never hold anything but pain, and Ortega recounts every step into the understanding of this fate that we turn away from more often than not.

Recorded by John Bart van der Wal (Aborted/Herder) and mastered by James Plotkin, “Sacred States” features guest contributions by Gnaw Their Tongues’ Maurice de Jong and Primitive Man’s Ethan Lee McCarthy and is set for release on October 5th via a collaborative effort between Consouling Sounds (CD), Narshardaa Records (Vinyl) and Tartarus Records (Cassette).

Der Klinke presents the first Single from the fourth album to be released in 2017.

After 6 years full of blood, sweat and tears, AMBASSADOR21 strikes back with new mind-blowing studio album.

AMBASSADOR21 always balance on the edge, their music is a breaking point, where industrial, hardcore, rhythmic noise and ebm blend together in an unique apocalyptic mix. Celebrating their 15th Anniversary, AMBASSADOR21 dance with wolves and introduce "Human Rage".

"Human Rage" is ten new tracks which will feed your mind and heart and will make you dance. Ten tracks as ten words which AMBASSADOR21 use to describe the present - terror, fear, bigotry, war, money, freedom, action, courage, love, friendship.

From the feeling of an incoming storm in the industrial mid-tempo main title "Human Rage" to the blast of aggression in high-speed hardcore beast "Fear Level Red". From the martial beats and provocative lyrics in Russian and English in "Revelation" to the deep wobble bass and wall of noise in "Metal". From the fighting beats in brutal "Cannibals" to the trap synths in dance floor killer "Scream Your Name". From the fast moving guitar tracks "Do Or Die Time" and "Empire Must Fall" to the dark, cinematic and noisy title "Before We Die". From the straight industrial hammer-beats to the explosion of noise and cold transparent ambience at the end in "Black Dot". It’s hard, it’s catchy, it’s honest. With this new album AMBASSADOR21 do what they do best - blast your brains.

What are the keywords that come in your mind when you listen to "Human Rage"? Terrorism, religion, attitude. "Human Rage" is mature work of adult people with a strong position, who aren’t afraid to draw conclusions and speak out loud on their behalf.

Devaluation of human life. Terrorism, which has become a part of everyday life. Human life as a small coin in the ideological, financial and religious wars. Those are the main motives of "Human Rage". This album is addressed to thinking, open-minded people, who are responsible for their own acts, who ask the right questions and are searching for the right answers; who aren’t afraid to live and are in love with life; who can't imagine life without music.

Did you notice how many times the word “life” was mentioned? Yes, “Human Rage” is a martial dance in the name of life.

Too late to be cool. It's do or die time. Now listen to "Human Rage".

"Fact & Fiction" The second Tranquil Eyes album delivers poignant & exciting synthwave songs. Drenched in an eternal 80s feel, well crafted & complete.

Tranquil Eyes is a Dutch minimal synth band formed in 1982. Lex Grauwen and Paul Oosterbaan had worked together for about 8 years before they formed the band. They decided to turn their back to stage performances and started experimenting with home-taping. Using an array of electronics, they recorded a great amount of songs and made a fine selection on Walks. Their first and only release.

Today, after digging into the archives, a lot of restoring, recording & re-mastering, there’s Fact & Fiction. The album is an extension to the Walks album both in genre and in spirit. Comprising a selection of lost tracks, compilation only releases, unreleased songs and even two newly recorded songs, Fact & Fiction gives a great view on the bands musical abilities & influences over the years.

For fans of League Of Nations, Oppenheimer Analysis and Ensemble Pittoresque.

The Rock Rally winners of this year, Whispering Sons have something to do with the 80's and that’s what Peter Slabbynck (formerly Red Zebra, now EX-RZ) also heard.

For years, it was his dream to cover 17 Seconds by The Cure. Every time when Robert Smith sings “and the girl starts to sing ', Slabbynck really imagined a girl started to sing then.

It was a long wait to find the right singer, but this year the waiting was rewarded when Slabbynck heard Whispering Sons.

Slabbynck contacted singer Fenne Kuppens who fancied the idea. The result is a cover with a surprising additional vote.

Incidentally Slabbynck was in 1980 with Red Zebra in the finals of Humo's Rock Rally. Two Rock Rally-finalists with a difference of 36 years of working together. Besides, in 1980, Red Zebra played in Ghent the support of... (yes) The Cure.

17 Seconds (including video) appears on October 21 on all digital platforms through Starman Records.

Trackcredits:

Seventeen Seconds (Simon Gallup / Mathieu Hartley / Robert Smith /Laurence Tolhurst / Lol Tolhurst)

Zang: Peter Slabbynck / Fenne Kuppens

Muziekopname en mix: Frits Standaert

Productie: Frits Standaert / Peter Slabbynck

Mastering: Uwe Teichert

Picture: Ann Cnockaert