metal press release keywords |

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – August 28, 2026

NEKOMATA’s New Single “Functional Beauty” Ignites The Band’s “Third Impact” Coming in 2027

NEKOMATA enter a new era in their story with “Third Impact”, a new creative cycle that begins with “Functional Beauty”, the first single leading towards the band’s third chapter expected in 2027.

“Third Impact” builds on the musical identity NEKOMATA have developed across their previous releases while pushing its defining elements further. Modern metal, tightly controlled grooves and a strong melodic drive remain at the core of their sound, now opening towards a broader range of influences rooted in classic heavy metal.

The new chapter also continues the band’s distinctive “concept-non-concept” approach. Rather than following a strict narrative, its songs explore individual ideas and imagery that stand on their own while contributing to a broader thematic framework. Obsession, transformation, and the pursuit of ideals emerge among the themes explored through the cryptic perspective that characterizes NEKOMATA’s writing.

“Functional Beauty” provides the first expression of this direction, examining the obsessive pursuit of beauty, attraction and perfection. At the centre of the song is the image of a modern-day King Midas, consumed by the desire to make everything around him perfect. Instead of achieving the ideal he seeks, that pursuit gradually corrupts him, transforming him into a figure incapable of satisfaction and trapped by his own expectations.

Musically, “Functional Beauty” pushes several recognizable elements of the NEKOMATA sound further. Melody and tightly driven grooves meet heavy galloping passages, an immediate chorus, and a succession of solos and rhythmic breaks blending modern metal with classic heavy metal influences.

“Functional Beauty” is the first step into “Third Impact”, with more music and further details surrounding NEKOMATA’s third chapter to be revealed in the coming months.

Listen to “Functional Beauty”: https://lnk.to/neoB3U
Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maSJXtKHJOw

Video Direction, Editing & Post-production: Gabriele Gafo Lei / Groundfloor Studio

For fans of: Monuments, Architects, Fear Factory, Periphery, Protest the Hero

NEKOMATA are:

Andrea Olivieri: Vocals
Andrea Cappellari: Guitars and programming
Filippo Zavattari: Bass and backing vocals
Mirko Fustinoni: Drums

For more info:

https://www.rockshots.eu
https://www.facebook.com/theprojectneko/
https://www.instagram.com/theprojectneko/

BIOGRAPHY:

Nekomata is an Italian metal band… Are you curious to know what they sound like? They call it Power Core – and yeah, it means exactly what it sounds like. Heavy riffs, soaring melodies, metalcore aggression, death metal growls, cinematic electronics, and a bittersweet glam edge that hits you when you least expect it. No genre boxes, no compromises. They released their debut album “…And Then, The Abusement Park Left Town” in October 2022. Their debut album crossed the ocean: in December 2023 it landed in Japan via WARD Records, peaking at #36 on Amazon JP’s bestseller chart. In July 2024, they signed with Rockshots Records for their second album. “Euphoria” hit Japan in November 2024 via Rubicon Records, backed by two live shows in Tokyo before its worldwide release in January 2025. Since then, the band has accumulated more than half a million YouTube views across their official music videos. Two albums in three years, two countries like two sides of the same coin, with a third record already on its way. Just four years into their career, Nekomata is establishing itself as one of the most prolific Italian bands in the heavy and melodic metal scene – and they’re just getting started. Now it’s time for a new chapter… are you ready???

– 30 –

—
ASHER MEDIA RELATIONS
Jon Asher – Music Publicist
#.514.581.5780
rockshots[@]ashermediarelations[.]com
Facebook @AsherMediaRelations
Instagram @AsherMedia
Tweet @AsherMedia

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – August 28, 2026

Blackened Thrashers ETERNAL DRAK Unleashes New Video “We Force It To Speak”

+ Quebec Tour Dates For Sixth Album “The Violence of Time” Out Now!

Eternal Drak has released the official music video for “We Force It To Speak”, taken from the band’s newly issued sixth album, “The Violence of Time.” The track, a dense and atmospheric black‑metal assault that opens up the record and embodies the album’s central thesis: that the human attempt to explain reality doesn’t clarify it; it distorts it.

“Trying to understand time doesn’t reveal it. It distorts it… Truth isn’t discovered. It’s enforced,” says the band.

The new video amplifies that tension, merging bleak imagery with the song’s shifting textures, from acoustic passages to suffocating walls of distortion, creating a visual and sonic immersion into Eternal Drak’s conceptual universe.

The video can be watched at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKSsZR39cYU

“The Violence of Time’ is a ten‑track exploration of time as a hostile force, not a neutral medium, but an active pressure that erodes memory, identity, and causality. The band frames time as something that “does not flow; it imposes… it does not reveal meaning; it destroys it.”

Musically, the album is built for old‑school metal devotees: those who crave the rawness of thrash, the darkness of black metal, and the severity of death metal. Eternal Drak’s evolution is on full display, from analog aggression to modern digital density. Each track is a conceptual “violent thesis,” demolishing traditional ideas of past, present, and future. Rather than telling stories, the songs function as reflections of a larger narrative: a short story written by Andres Martinez Torres (Drakar), the band’s main songwriter, about an individual who realizes that time cannot be described, only confronted.

Over the years, Eternal Drak has evolved from raw thrash‑and‑black foundations into a dynamic force shaped by death metal, groove, and even Latin folk influences. Their sound has grown alongside the metal scene itself, adapting to new tools and technologies while preserving the intensity and character that define the band.

Recommended for fans of Dimmu Borgir, Watain, Kreator, Motörhead, and Desaster, experience “The Violence of Time” in its entirety at the following links

“The Violence of Time” (released July 17th, 2026) is available at the following links:

Band website – https://eternaldrak.com/the-violence-of-time

Bandcamp – https://eternaldrak.bandcamp.com/

Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/album/5wq0pSkPFNlU7BtqE0R5J2

YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS3ueL-cETg

Tour Dates – Eternal Drak
Sept 4 – Quebec City, QC – Sonum
Oct 17 – Saint-Marie, QC – Bar Café Notre-Dame
Oct 31 – Montreal, QC – Piranha Bar

Track Listing:
1. We Force It To Speak – 5:15
2. The Unborn Paths Rot – 3:51
3. Me Hice Simultaneo – 3:30
4. The Blasphemy of Time – 3:35
5. Chaos Is the Law – 3:34
6. Where Cause Is Buried – 3:55
7. Across the Watching Veils – 3:53
8. Breathing Once Again – 3:45
9. The Cosmos Rejects You – 4:09
10. No Direction Total War – 2:57
Album Length: 38:24

Album Band Line-up:
Andres Martinez Torres (Drakar) – Vocals, Lead Guitar, Bass
Michel Amyot – Rhythm Guitar

More info: https://www.eternaldrak.com | https://www.facebook.com/EternalDrak | https://www.instagram.com/eternaldrak

About:

Eternal Drak is an extreme metal band based in Quebec City, Canada, originally founded in Latin America in the late ’90s. Rooted in a fierce blend of thrash and black metal, the band has continually expanded its sound with elements of death metal, groove, and melodic experimentation. Lyrically, Eternal Drak explores human and cosmic darkness, a theme present across all seven of its official releases. The band is currently signed to the Canadian label FirstWave.

Formed in 1997 by brothers Drakar and Warhammer, later joined by guitarist Reijav, Eternal Drak quickly gained recognition, winning a City TV award for Best Metal Video in the early 2000s. After releasing early EPs and their first full-length, the band went on hiatus in 2007.

In 2020, the members reunited in Quebec to create The Past Is Gone, A New One Is Coming, honoring co‑founder and drummer Eduardo “Warhammer” Martínez. This revival led to a prolific new era, including the albums Drak Metal (2021), Shadow Storm (2022), Imprisoned Souls (2024), and multiple EPs. The lineup later expanded with guitarist Mike Amyot and drummer Patrick Auger.

Today, Eternal Drak (featuring Andres Martinez Torres (Drakar) – Vocals, Lead Guitar, Bass, and Michel Amyot – Rhythm Guitar) continues to evolve while staying true to its extreme metal roots, driven by intensity, melody, and a commitment to pushing its sound across continents.

-30-

“Ultimately, Eternal Drak have created something truly remarkable here. They have taken a genre that often gets stuck in its own formulaic mud and used it to deliver a profound, deeply atmospheric, and heavy-as-hell exploration of human mortality. It is a record that manages to be simultaneously intellectually stimulating and physically punishing. It is a pure example of modern, thoughtful extreme metal. If you are ready to let a Latin-infused hurricane tear through your speakers and remind you of the terrifying fragility of your own existence, do yourself a massive favor: turn this up as loud as it goes and let the violence wash over you.” – The Black Metal Archives

“ETERNAL DRAK delivers a thought-provoking and crushing sixth album ”The Violence Of Time” that balances old-school extremity with philosophical ambition. STANDOUT TRACKS: ”The Blasphemy of Time”, ”Chaos Is the Law”, ”The Cosmos Rejects You”. 9/10″ – Metal Rager 666

“With “The Violence Of Time,” Eternal Drak deliver a well-thought-out, superbly produced, and surprisingly catchy blackened thrash album.” – Metalunderground.at

“This is some pretty good Blackened Thrash that has sick riffs, icy tremolos and eerie harmonies with some solos added to keep it interesting, add it to your lists. Rating: 8.1/10 – Drako Metal Reviews (The Violence of Time – 2026)

“10 new songs that will simultaneously brighten and darken your world… Eternal Drak evolve while staying true to their roots… you need to make time in your life to experience and enjoy the deathly screams and raucous riffs of Eternal Drak.” – The Razor’s Edge

“a really entertaining album that’s relatively accessible for the genre.” – The Metal Crypt

““The Violence Of Time” is focused, severe, and written with an old school extreme metal instinct, offering a cohesive attack with enough variation to hold attention across the full album.” – Heavy Metal Darkness

“another great sounding recording from Eternal Drak and if you are a fan of blackened thrash
metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE “We Force It To Speak” “The Blasphemy Of Time” “Where Cause Is Buried” and “The Cosmos Reject You”. 8 out of 10.” – Bringer of Death Webzine

—
ASHER MEDIA RELATIONS
Jon Asher – Music Publicist
#.514.581.5780
jon[@]ashermediarelations[.]com
Facebook @AsherMediaRelations
Instagram @AsherMedia
Tweet @AsherMedia

Tag: metal press release keywords

0 NEKOMATA’s New Single “Functional Beauty” Ignites The Band’s “Third Impact” Coming in 2027

0 Blackened Thrashers ETERNAL DRAK Unleashes New Video “We Force It To Speak” + Quebec Tour Dates For Sixth Album “The Violence of Time” Out Now!