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OCT '25 THE METAL ROUND-UP Galway’s sludge/groove metal monsters Ten Ton Slug will be performing at Vulture Thrust: Anger Management Fest 2025 in Maun, Botswana on 1 November, plus a warm-up show in Ghanzi, Botswana on 31 October. Expect intense riffs and their signature heaviness. Post-black / shoegaze outfit Deafheaven have confirmed a show at The Button Factory, Dublin on 3 December 2025. If their recent albums are anything to go by, expect a soaring, atmospheric set. Tickets on sale NOW. Orange Goblin to call it a day with a final UK / Ireland tour in December. Stoner/doom legends Orange Goblin have announced that their UK & Ireland run in December 2025 will be their final tour in this region. With special guests Grand Magus and URNE, a big send-off for fans of riff-heavy, underground doom is expected. Get your tickets before it’s too late. Swiss thrash-metal veterans Coroner will drop their long-awaited album Dissonance Theory on the 17th October 2025, their first fulllength since Grin (1993). Expect technical precision, old school thrash fury, and that signature Coroner sound. Pre-orders are now live and feature streaming and vinyl packages. Visit https://coronermusic.lnk.to/DissonanceTheory to order Irish death metal juggernauts Malthusian are set to release a new album and perform in Dublin with Adorior and Hasturian Vigil in November 2025. Perfect timing for fans of brutal, uncompromising sounds. The band will be performing at LoSt Lane in Dublin on November 7th as part of an Invictious Productions event the full line-up is: ADORIOR (First Irish Show), MALTHUSIAN, HASTURIAN VIGIL, on Friday November 7th, Lost Lane, Dublin 2. Doors 6 pm Tickets available ONLY from Invictus Productions. Regular price €30. London contemporary Progressive Doom/Groove crew, URNE have announced the pre-sale of their long-awaited third studio album, ‘Setting Fire to the Sky’ which is due for release on October 31st. Featuring guest Troy Sanders of Mastodon, the new album is a huge aural statement from the now four piece. Pre-orders include CD, LP and digital formats, and singles “Harken the Waves” (with Sanders) and ‘Be Not Dismayed’. Expect crushing riffs, soaring melodies and unrelenting power. Order your vinyl copy via, www.urne.lnk.to/ SFTTS. Dublin-based alternative and metal artist glasseyed - aka Morgan Beausang - returns with his long-awaited new EP, Death Wish, arriving September 19th. Across its six tracks, the artist drags the listener relentlessly through grinding nu-metal riffs and breakdowns, allowing them occasional respite in the form of sensual, dreamy shoegaze sections and earworm choruses. “‘This EP is a true amalgamation of all of my sonic influences up to this point in my life.” glasseyed is slowly proving himself to be one of Ireland’s most uncompromising alternative artists, with his growing discography working tirelessly to blend the brutality of modern metal with ethereal atmospheres and electronic noise. Having worked extensively in the Dublin and London music scenes across the last number of years, his genre-bending solo music now forms the basis for a chaotic live show, which he and his live band have taken across Ireland and the UK throughout 2025. Dublin Thrash crew, UNMAKER have revealed the release date of their sophomore album ‘Status Zero’ for October 1st. The new album features added new bassist, Paul Cassidy (ex-Svet Kant) and boasts twelve, neck-breaking tracks that will ignite any pit, anywhere! The band are set to perform at a number of live shows including former NILE guitarist, Dallas Toler-Wade’s new band Narcotic Wasteland in Fibber Magees on November 24th. Tickets on sale NOW via https://www.eventbrite. co.uk/e/narcotic-wasteland. Dublin-metal insurgents Droptune have dropped their latest single “Reaper” (out 18 Sept), and it’s their most visceral strike yet. Featuring the soaring vocals of Niamh Van Rensberg, the track hammers in with crushing riffs, thunderous drums and scorching socio-political lyrics tackling corruption and modern war. Recorded at Track Mix Studios in Dublin, “Reaper” isn’t just heavy, it’s a rallying cry that shows Droptune going full force into extreme territory. Check out the single NOW on all good streaming platforms. 37