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Reversed Chakra Open Their Next Chapter With New Single and Video “Stars Are Forever”

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38 seconds ago

November 15, 2026

Reversed Chakra's four members posed together in front of a deep red curtain

Reversed Chakra posed together against a red curtain. Photo by Reversed Chakra.

Some songs are built to hold on. Reversed Chakra’s new single reaches for a connection that distance, silence and time keep trying to break, and refuses to let go — a fitting first step into the Italo-British band’s debut album era.

Italo-British Indie rock band Reversed Chakra unveil “Stars Are Forever”, the first single and official video from their forthcoming debut album, Healing Heart Rehab, due in 2027.

Watch “Stars Are Forever” (Official Video):

Bringing together the atmospheric depth of post-rock and darkwave with the immediacy of alternative rock, “Stars Are Forever” moves through tension, resistance, and emotional release.

Darkness runs through the song, but so does the determination to preserve something fragile when everything around it threatens to collapse.

At its heart is the struggle to hold on to a meaningful connection across distance, silence, and time. The stars become a distant point of reference — something still burning when familiar surroundings disappear from view.

Marking the beginning of a new chapter for Reversed Chakra, “Stars Are Forever” gives that struggle a voice, finding strength in vulnerability and release in the refusal to let go.

Band Statement

“There is a kind of darkness that enters slowly. It settles into the spaces between people, turns silence into distance, and makes everything you once trusted feel unfamiliar. ‘Stars Are Forever’ lives inside that darkness. It is about reaching for someone when you can barely recognise yourself, and about carrying a connection through grief, exhaustion, and the fear that there may be nothing left on the other side. When we look at the stars, some of the light reaching us has travelled for longer than we can comprehend. Its source may already be gone, yet the light is still arriving. There is something beautiful and terrifying in that. This song is our attempt to hold on to that light. Bruised, afraid, and still reaching.”

About Reversed Chakra

Drawing inspiration from the likes of Interpol, Editors, The Cure and Sigur Rós, the project combines atmospheric textures, dark melodies and emotionally charged songwriting.

With more than 5 million streams and three previously released singles — “Game of Chess”, “Dust” and “All The Way Down” — Reversed Chakra have been steadily building an international audience. Their latest EP, Rarefied, was released via Los Angeles-based label Dungeon Media and features the three singles alongside a striking reinterpretation of Duran Duran’s “The Wild Boys”. Produced and mixed by John Fryer and mastered by Alan Douches, the EP further established Reversed Chakra’s distinctive blend of atmospheric textures, dark melodies and emotionally charged songwriting.

Now, “Stars Are Forever” opens the next chapter. With Healing Heart Rehab due in 2027, Reversed Chakra are turning emotional turbulence into a sound that is atmospheric, expansive and deeply human.

Reversed Chakra are: C.B. Bass, L.M. Drums, A.B. Guitars, J.B. Vocals

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

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19 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.