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MEMORIAM Confront The Cost Of War On “At The Point Of No Return” From Final Album Endgame

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2 days ago

November 13, 2026

MEMORIAM members Frank Healy and Karl Willetts

British death metal veterans MEMORIAM have released “At the Point of No Return,” the second single from Endgame, their upcoming and final studio album, set for release on January 29, 2027 via Reaper Entertainment.

Watch MEMORIAM’s “At The Point Of No Return” video HERE.

British death metal veterans MEMORIAM confront the devastating realities of war and human destruction with “At The Point Of No Return,” the second single taken from their upcoming and final studio album Endgame, set for release on January 29th, 2027 via Reaper Entertainment.

Following the emotionally charged first single “Nothing More To Say,” the band turns their attention to a world seemingly determined to repeat the same mistakes. At its core, “At The Point Of No Return” is a reflection on the consequences of power, the lives destroyed by decisions made far from the battlefield, and the terrifying moment when the opportunity to change course has passed.

It is a subject that has long been central to MEMORIAM’s identity. Yet, as the band approach the conclusion of their ten-year journey, these themes carry an even greater sense of urgency and personal significance.

Comments Karl Willetts, “‘At The Point Of No Return’ comes from a feeling that has become increasingly difficult to shake. Watching the world move towards disaster while the people with the power to change its direction continue to push forward. You see the destruction, hear the justifications and recognize the same rhetoric being used repeatedly. Another population is told to make sacrifices. Another generation is expected to fight. People are left trying to make sense of something that should never have happened.

“The older I get, the harder I find it to accept how readily human lives become expendable. Behind every report of casualties are people who had plans. They had someone waiting for them, something they wanted to do, somewhere they hoped to be. Then a decision is made, sometimes thousands of miles away, and all of that is taken from them. That is where this song begins for me. With the people who have to live with the consequences.

“I have spent a considerable part of my life writing and performing music that deals with conflict, death, and remembrance. Over the years, those subjects have become increasingly personal. You become more aware of how fragile everything is, how quickly circumstances can change, and how much we take for granted until it disappears.

“There is anger in these words, certainly. I still feel that anger when I see cruelty rewarded, division encouraged, and suffering explained away as though it is an unavoidable part of somebody else’s plan. Writing gives me somewhere to put that feeling. Getting those words out, and standing behind them, still matters to me.

“But there is also a great deal of sadness in this song. Sadness for the lives lost, for the people left behind and for the possibility of a different future that has been destroyed along with them. The title describes the moment when the warnings have all been there, the opportunities to step back have passed, and the consequences begin to unfold. There is Something terrifying about that moment. You can understand exactly what is happening and still be powerless to stop it.

With Endgame being our final studio album, I also hear something of our own situation in those words. Making that decision brings a lot of reflection. You think about the people you have shared the journey with and the reasons you started and everything that has happened along the way. I feel an enormous amount of pride in what we have created with Memoriam. I also feel the weight of bringing this chapter to a close. These songs contain things I needed to say while we still had this opportunity together.

“The people who have supported us are part of that. When someone tells you that a lyric has meant something to them, or helped them put their own feelings into words, that stays with you. It gives the work a significance that reaches far beyond the time spent writing or recording it.

“‘At The Point Of No Return’ carries a lot of those feelings for me. Frustration, sorrow, conviction and the knowledge that time is finite. As we move towards Endgame, I want every word to count. ‘At The Point Of No Return’ continues the path towards Endgame, bringing MEMORIAM’s longstanding commitment to remembrance and their anger at the human cost of conflict into a final, deeply reflective chapter. This Is The Endgame.”

Watch MEMORIAM’s lyric video for “At The Point Of No Return” HERE.

Watch MEMORIAM’s previously released lyric video for “Nothing More To Say” HERE.

Endgame will be released on CD and digital formats as well as vinyl (standard and limited collector’s editions).

Find preorders at: https://lnk.to/MemoriamEndgame.

Formed in 2016 through friendship, remembrance, and a shared desire to create music again, MEMORIAM has established themselves as one of the leading voices in modern British death metal. Across five studio albums, the band has developed an unmistakable identity built on crushing heaviness, intelligent lyricism, political awareness, and uncompromising artistic integrity.

Endgame represents the culmination of that journey. Musically, the album brings together every aspect of the band’s identity: monumental mid-paced riffs, crushing heaviness, and oppressive atmosphere meet moments of reflection and emotional depth. Lyrically, MEMORIAM once again confronts war, political manipulation, social division, environmental decline, and humanity’s repeated failure to learn from history, while themes of mortality, reflection and finality give the record an additional dimension.

Produced once again by Russ Russell and featuring artwork by legendary artist Dan Seagrave, Endgame brings two long-standing creative partnerships to their conclusion. The album also features Dirk Verbeuren on drums, whose powerful and dynamic playing brings fresh energy to MEMORIAM’s unmistakable sound.

Rather than looking back or indulging in nostalgia, MEMORIAM has approached their final studio album exactly as they approached everything that came before it: with conviction, honesty and no compromises.

Endgame Track Listing:
1. Nothing More To Say
2. The Trench
3. At The Point Of No Return
4. March Of Time
5. Another Battle Won
6. The Frontline
7. Close The Skies
8. The Final War
9. Endgame
10. Psychological Scars (Digipak Bonus Track)
11. No Tyrants Survive (Boxset Bonus Track)
12. Damage Done (Boxset Bonus Track)

MEMORIAM:
Karl Willetts – vocals
Frank Healy – bass
Scott Fairfax – guitar
Dirk Verbeuren – drums

EMPATH, Built From Volbeat, Rising And Anti-Ritual Members, Drop Their Self-Titled Debut Album

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16 hours ago

November 14, 2026

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EMPATH's four members in a black and white portrait against a dark background

Copenhagen has a new heavy rock band with serious pedigree. EMPATH, formed by members of Volbeat, Rising and Anti-Ritual, have released their self-titled debut album today, November 13th, on Indisciplinarian — a dark and dreamy take on heavy rock built on atmosphere, melody and crushing dynamics.

EMPATH is the sound of a new, dark and dreamy heavy rock band from Copenhagen, Denmark — one that revolves around atmosphere, presence and empathy. The constellation may be new, but the four members carry solid experience from bands such as Volbeat, Rising and Anti-Ritual.

In a digital and efficiency-driven age, where humanity is increasingly giving way to mechanical coldness, EMPATH — as the name suggests — is about presence, empathy and humanity. This ethos runs like a common thread through the band’s self-titled debut album, released today, November 13th, 2026, on LP, CD, cassette and digital formats via Indisciplinarian.

Across nine songs, EMPATH blends elements of progressive metal, doom, sludge and post-rock into a sound that is as dreamy and melodic as it is heavy and riff-driven. The music was recorded live with producer Lasse Ballade (Halshug, Slægt, Eyes) at Ballade Studios in Copenhagen, with vocals tracked at Grapehouse Studios by Morten Grønnegaard. Ballade also handled mix and mastering, while the artwork was created by illustrator Jon Gotlev (Nohr).

The album was first introduced by the single “Waves,” followed by “Vessel,” both pointing toward the band’s balance of melodic clarity and dense, riff-driven weight. EMPATH plays its debut show on December 11th at Hotel Cecil in Copenhagen.

EMPATH Track Listing

1. In Absence
2. Waves
3. Vessel
4. In Formation
5. In Bloom
6. In Thought
7. In Dissent
8. In Memory
9. In Return

Before forming EMPATH, guitarist/vocalist Morten Grønnegaard played with Volbeat on the albums Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies and Seal the Deal & Let’s Boogie. Bassist Christian Qvortrup played in the epic doom metal band Rising, while drummer Jakob Krogholt toured and recorded with Anti-Ritual.