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I had a great time chatting with prolific guitarist, producer and film composer David Torn about his first solo album in a decade. Read the full feature at Guitar World: www.guitarworld.com/artists/guit...

“I wasn’t shocked by Angine de Poitrine. Microtonalism has always been there. When Hendrix played 20 cents sharp, it’s the most beautiful thing he played”: David Torn is playing louder and heavier tha...

The prolific guitarist, producer and film composer reflects on his first solo album in a decade, lessons learned across a long career, and his rejection of “guitarists living in the hero age”

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So glad to finally get this out in the world

Urzah @urzah.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We're incredibly proud to finally release A Tranquil Void 🌀✨ Thanks to @apfrecords.bsky.social and everyone who has supported us along the way 🖤 Listen now: lnkfi.re/eA8hwc16 @forthelost.bsky.social

"The verdict – one of Britain’s most exciting heavy bands" Huge thanks to That's Heavy for the in-depth review of our new album, out tomorrow! thatsheavy.co.uk/urzah-a-tran... Listen to 'A Tranquil Void' here: bio.site/urzah @forthelost.bsky.social @apfrecords.bsky.social

Urzah: A Tranquil Void : That's Heavy

Texas death metal force Tribal Gaze unleash Inveighing Brilliance - a brutal, focused record with old-school savagery and modern precision.

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Really proud of this album, so it's awesome to see it getting such a good reception so far.

"It's a country mile better than the new Neurosis album" We're huge Neurosis fans, so the comparison means a lot! Thanks to @intheabyssmetal.bsky.social for the incredible review of our new LP, A Tranquil Void, out 5th June on @apfrecords.bsky.social Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_DB...

Wild times, our new album got an 8/10 review in @metalhammer.bsky.social

Thanks to @metalhammer.bsky.social for their generous review of A Tranquil Void! Read the full piece in the July issue, available from newsagents, supermarkets and music retailers. Our new LP is out in a week. We can't wait to share it with you ✨🌀 @apfrecords.bsky.social @forthelost.bsky.social

Excited for this Bath show next Friday 👇

Urzah @urzah.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We're still buzzing from the Bristol Temple of Doom show on Saturday 💀🔥 Next up, Bath Fringe Festival this Friday with @sergeantthunderhoof.bandcamp.com Red Shift and Seven Crowns. 📅 Fri 29th May 📍 The Bell, Bath 🎟️ www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Bat... @bathfringe.co.uk @apfrecords.bsky.social

Tom spoke to @gbhbl.com about our new album, out in only a few weeks! 🌀✨

Grave Noise@gravenoisemedia.bsky.social · 3mo ago

In this interview, we dig into the detail behind their new album, 'A Tranquil Void’, with Urzah’s Tom McElveen (vocals/guitar), the journey to its release, playing live, and so much more.

In The Abyss Metal Podcast@intheabyssmetal.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Ed and Tom spoke to the guys at @intheabyssmetal.bsky.social about the new album, summer tour and future plans 👇

⚔️EPISODE DROP - URZAH CHAT⚔️ Beandog & Tregenza chat with Bristol's finest purveyors of sludgy post metal URZAH🤘 check it👇 @urzah.bsky.social @theoldbeandog.bsky.social #metalsky youtu.be/6S9LB9fzoiM?...

Check out our Behind The Music interview with @rte.ie where we share our earliest influences and what we're currently listening to! www.rte.ie/entertainmen... @forthelost.bsky.social @apfrecords.bsky.social

Behind the music - Urzah

Bristol-based progressive sludge quartet Urzah have released their new single, Hunter in the Veil, from their upcoming new album, A Tranquil Void. We asked them the BIG questions . . .

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🔥💀Temple of Doom Vol II - Sat 23rd May💀🔥 We can't wait for our first Bristol show of the year, playing some brand-new tracks off the upcoming LP at this stacked all-dayer🌀✨ 🎟️ www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/loc...

TEMPLE OF DOOM VOL. II at Loco Klub

Temple of Doom returns for its second edition, this time in the dark and foreboding tunnels of Loco Klub. Prepare for a day of total doom and sonic excess, bringing together a collection of bands from...

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It’s been 2 years today since we released 'The Scorching Gaze' and it's been a whirlwind ever since!🎉✨ Massive thank you to Andrew @apfrecords.bsky.social for his continued support, and to all of you who listen. Listen to our debut and preorder our new LP 'A Tranquil Void' here bio.site/urzah

Guitar World [Unofficial]@guitarworld.com.web.brid.gy · 4mo ago

Check out this deep dive with our lead guitarist Tom on our upcoming album @idioteqcom.bsky.social 🌀✨ Full feature here: idioteq.com/progressive-... @apfrecords.bsky.social @forthelost.bsky.social

Progressive post metal sludgers URZAH talk earthen heaviness, vocal lessons and 13-minute closers ahead of June 5 release of "A Tranquil Void" - IDIOTEQ.com

The Wolfess arrives somewhere between worlds. On "Hunter in the Veil," the second single from Urzah's incoming LP, that figure carries the whole song —

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“Danny Gatton and Jimmy Bryant have the otherworldliness that I saw in Dimebag Darrell and Randy Rhoads”: Baroness shredder Gina Gleason on 75 years of the Fender Telecaster, the magic that binds its players, and why it works for metal

The face of Fender’s 75th Anniversary Telecaster campaign shares all about her new death metal project, recent technique breakthroughs and where she thinks the future of metal tone lies

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Dan Bradley @danielgbradley.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Had a great chat with Gina Gleason of Baroness for Guitar World about new death metal project Ecliptor, Baroness album news and the enduring appeal of the Telecaster 🔥 Read here: www.guitarworld.com/artists/guit...

Really proud to finally share this one, streaming links below 👇

We're excited to share our new single 'Hunter In The Veil', out now on all streaming platforms lnkfi.re/FxvLy4RJ Sophomore LP 'A Tranquil Void' out 5th June on APF Records. Preorder vinyl, CD & merch bundles apfrecords.co.uk/albums/a-tra... @apfrecords.bsky.social @forthelost.bsky.social

Can't wait for people to hear this new one 🖤

✨🌀Our latest single is out TOMORROW 11am GMT 🌀✨ Preorder our new album A Tranquil Void: apfrecords.co.uk/albums/a-tra... @apfrecords.bsky.social

With my Welsh Horror PhD postponed until next year due to lack of funding, I'm returning to my fiction after a (painfully) long break. Here's the last story I published, an eldritch ecohorror for @grantamag.bsky.social granta.com/sing-stone-s...

Sing Stone, Speak Fire

‘The emergency cords have been removed from the carriages for some time.’

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We're really excited to see our latest single on Guitar World's Editors' Picks playlist 🖤 "Infernal Star I is a barreling rager that channels the majestic blood and thunder of Mastodon and adds a serrated edge of post-hardcore." www.guitarworld.com/artists/musi... @apfrecords.bsky.social

“An unlikely combo of samba and shred – it shouldn’t work but it kinda does”: March 2026 Guitar World Editors’ Picks

Collaborative instrumental greatness from six-string aces new (Jack Gardiner and Matteo Mancuso) and old (SatchVai), bossa nova guitar bliss from Mei Semones, sublime slide work from Duane Betts, swas...

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🔥SOUTH WALES TOUR DATE CONFIRMED 🔥 Another awesome lineup added to our June album launch tour, with @rootzerobanduk.bsky.social , THE RIVER, and AT WAR WITH THE SUN 🖤 📅 Fri 26 June 📍 Newport, McCann's Rock N Ale Bar 🎟️ £7 adv: www.tickettailor.com/events/drown...

Thanks to KNOTFEST for adding 'Infernal Star I' to their new music playlist 🙏✨ Listen here: knotfest.lnk.to/PulseOfTheMa... @knotfestofficial.bsky.social

Pulse Of The Maggots

Go to Pulse Of The Maggots.

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Another Urzah show in Hitchin next weekend, get involved 🤘

Very excited to join this stacked lineup of sludge, doom and filth next weekend, with the mighty ACID THRONE, BLACK GROOVE & NOMADIC REIGN 🖤 📍 Club 85, Hitchin, Hertfordshire 📅 Sat 28 March 🎟️ £11 Tickets and info here: club-85.co.uk/event/locust... @acidthrone.bsky.social

Scott Evans @gse.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Started a live in-studio series with friends. I am so happy these are, and I love our scrappy little team. Make stuff with your friends. First up the brilliant PILE, one of the best bands doing it

Pile “Born At Night” // Amps In The Room

YouTube video by Amps In The Room

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🔥 PORTSMOUTH tickets now live 🔥 Tickets for the Portsmouth leg of our June tour are now available: www.wedgewood-rooms.co.uk/events/2026-... 📅 Weds 10th June 📍 Edge of the Wedge, Southsea 🎟️ £10

On tour this June!