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TEMPLE OF BONES Release Debut Walk The Winds on Relapse Records

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2 days ago

November 13, 2026

TEMPLE OF BONES, black and white band photo of the four members outdoors

Born from Ripping Corpse and Dim Mak, TEMPLE OF BONES make their Relapse Records debut with Walk The Winds, out now – six tracks of black, thrash and hardcore heaviness produced with Phil Caivano.

Rising from the ashes of the death metal legends Ripping Corpse and Dim Mak, TEMPLE OF BONES makes their Relapse Records debut with Walk The Winds, out now and streaming!

Featuring Scott Ruth (Ripping Corpse, Dim Mak) on vocals, Brandon Thomas (Ripping Corpse, Dim Mak) on drums, Mike Schweigert (Lord Sterling, Full Speed Ahead) on guitars, and Dennis Carroll (Torture Krypt, Dim Mak) on bass, TEMPLE OF BONES combines a homebrew of heavy musical elements to shred preconceptions of styles.

Writes Eternal Terror, “The outfit’s combination of various genres and styles as well as their ability to merge aggression and face-melting riffs with creative arrangements and a certain sense of immediacy ensures that it leaves an impression and possesses longevity. In many ways, this is a rather robust soundtrack to a world that is tearing itself apart at a rapid pace.” Nine Circles notes, “Their style is not exactly easy to define, but what I can assure you is that it is absolutely massive. I don’t care what corners of extreme metal you lean toward, there is something in these abrasive and pummeling passages for everyone.” Heavy Music HQ echoes the sentiment, “There’s an old-school flavor to these songs, from the frenetic pace of drummer Brandon Thomas to the weathered growls of vocalist Scott Ruth. It’s fantastic to hear Ruth behind the microphone again, as he’s been laying low following his stint with Dim Mak. Walk The Winds is not a recreation of the glory days, or a desperate cry for relevancy, but is a group of musicians dusting off their instruments to keep the spirit of death metal/thrash metal alive.” Adds White Room Reviews, “TEMPLE OF BONES proves that experience and a hunger for the days of yore can go hand in hand. Although Walk The Winds may only contain six tracks, it is very much a debut that shows TEMPLE OF BONES – in the year 2026 – is still intent on crushing everything in its path.”

Walk The Winds is out now on LP, CD, and digital formats.

In a modern age of endless wars, technological carnage, and ongoing genocide, humanity seems to be on an endless death spiral. Within the milieu of heavy music, the recently emerged TEMPLE OF BONES stands alone, their music is a bubbling cauldron of black, thrash, and hardcore.

“A couple years back I started coming up with some riffs and I really wanted to hammer them out with a drummer,” Mike Schweigert comments. “So, I sent Brandon a text asking if he’d want to work on them and see if we could make something of them and if we did, maybe demo them. Slowly, we realized we needed a bassist and vocalist and that’s when Dennis and Scott started jamming with us too and really solidified the band.”

The one unifying thread throughout Walk The Winds is unquestionably heavy metal. Produced by Phil Caivano (Monster Magnet) alongside the band, Walk The Winds sounds huge out of the gate. Lead single “Black Horizon” is fueled by thunderous double kick, as pointed riffs spark shards of darkness. Elsewhere, Scott Ruth’s vocals vent the frustrations and struggles of living in the madhouse world of today. Deathly tracks like “Sky Is Like Ocean” and “Lowly Demon” exorcise the vilest of human emotions. Walk The Winds tells stories of strife, the fight for survival, and overcoming.

Walk The Winds Track Listing:

1. Black Horizon
2. Sky Is Like Ocean
3. Walk The Winds
4. Locust Thorns
5. Lowly Demon
6. Cut With Rusty Saw

TEMPLE OF BONES Live

12/19/2026 Wild Air Beerworks – Asbury Park, NJ *Record Release Show*

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.