TORSO are back! Satanic Nirvana, taken from their forthcoming album Annihilation Day, is out today.

Aptly landing on Friday 13th it's a mass of buzzsaw guitars, swaggering groove, lo-fi horror and ear-splitting feedback... plus guest vocals from Paul Waller of OHHMS).

Get the vid in your eyes and the riffs in your ears. You can hear and watch on the TORSO page on the APF website, or via:

Video: https://bit.ly/satanicnirvana

Spotify and other streaming sites: https://linktr.ee/APFRecords

Annihilation Day is available to pre-order now on the APF website on limited edition (of 100) black blood vinyl, limited edition (of 40) cassette tapes housed in mini-VHS cases, digipak CD (with expanded artwork) plus a cool tee designed by Johny Bekavac.

Chi Lameo of Spider Kitten giddy at receiving his band's new album The Truth Is Caustic To Love on vinyl, in Wales, yesterday. 

The 4th and final single from it - Crying Towel - will be on the streamer of your choice tomorrow (13th June). You can, however, watch the video for it today on the APF YouTube.

Video Link: https://bit.ly/SKcryingtowel

This weekend we will be mostly packing up Spidery LPs, CDs, tapes and tees before shipping them out to international friends early next week, and UK folks shortly thereafter. Doormats will thus be landed on before album release day (27th June).

Happy Thursday all. 

TORSO emerged from the ashes of UK horror-metal cult heroes POSSESSOR, a new beast forged in neon fire and cinematic madness. Less than a year after POSSESSOR’s demise, in 2022, frontman, guitarist and horror aficionado Graham Bywater returned with a vengeance — reborn as TORSO, a snarling one-man wrecking crew fuelled by fuzz pedals, grindhouse trash, and the spirit of DIY. 

Following on from 2023 debut record A Crash Course in Terror and 2024’s sophomore album Brain Cells, TORSO is back with third full-length Annihilation Day, set for release on 29th August. A culmination of everything that came before, this album is TORSO’s most focused and ferocious statement yet — fusing the lo-fi horror grit of Crash Course, the snarling energy of Brain Cells, and adding layers of thrash, black metal and NWOBHM. The riffs are sharper, the mood darker, the vision clearer. 

Annihilation Day is TORSO’s first concept LP. Set on January 1st, 1984, it tells the twisted tale of a small-town university campus invaded by an escaped madman and ex-student on prom night. 

The town’s fate lies in the hands of two girls, Rita and Christine…and all hell breaks loose! 

Annihilation Day features a diverse range of guest vocal spots from Sam Marsh (Jacobs Mouse, Machismos) Paul Waller (OHHMS) and Thomas House (Charlottefield, Sweet Williams), all of whom have cult status in the world of indie, noise rock and sludge stretching as far back as the early nineties, adding an even more unhinged edge to proceedings. 

Annihilation Day will appeal to fans of Nirvana, Darkthrone, Church of Misery, Uncle Acid, Satan’s Satyrs, Mastodon and Acid Bath. 

You’ll be able to hear a cut from the album in mid-June.

In the meantime, for those keen to ensure they get their hands on the limited edition (of 100) Black Blood vinyl LP, or the limited edition (of 40) mini-VHS cassette tapes – both of which will likely sell out – pre orders are open now here on the APF website. The album is also available to order on CD, and there are t-shirts designed by artistic legend Johny Bekavac too. 

With one foot in a haunted video store and the other in a mosh pit, TORSO continues to carve out a unique place in the underground — a blood-soaked blend of nostalgia, noise, and nihilism.

OUT TODAY: SPIDER KITTEN - Revelation #9

Their brand-new single — a feedback-drenched, riff-heavy monster that packs in 2 minutes of pure sonic punishment.

Think Alice In Chains meets celestial doom, with 3-part harmonies and a choir of angels spiralling into the abyss.

LISTEN NOW on Spotify & all streaming sites

Includes B-side ‘Going Home’ – exclusive to this single, not on the album!

Taken from their new album The Truth Is Caustic To Love, out 27th June on APF Records.

Spotify and all other streamers via linktr.ee/APFRecords

Bandcamp: spiderkitten.bandcamp.com/track/revelation-9

The Truth Is Caustic To Love is available to pre-order now on vinyl, CD, tape and t-shirt through our store here on the APF website. It includes Revelation #9 and two other singles: The Dose and The Spoiler. Dig it!

Keep an eye on the streaming site of your choosing this Friday, 2nd May. Both Goblinsmoker and Spider Kitten are dropping new tracks.

Goblinsmoker's epic Shamanic Rights is the opening track on their forthcoming release The King's Eternal Throne, which is the final part of the Toad King trilogy. Pre-orders for that are open here on the APF website: vinyl, tape, t-shirt, bundles. The King's Eternal Throne is out 25th July.

Spider Kitten's The Spoiler is the second single from their The Truth Is Caustic To Love album, which enters the world on 27th June. A short, sharp song about reluctant but necessary betrayal: cutting off a figurative gangrenous limb to save the rest of the body. The album is available to pre-order here on the APF website: vinyl, CD, tape, t-shirt, bundles.

Two awesome bands. two killer cuts. A great Friday all round.