On 15th October APF and Trepanation Recordings are jointly releasing John Cooke of Napalm Death's new project Lair Of The White Worm. You can listen to a track called Waster from the EP now over at The Sleeping Shaman.

APF-heads will know John is also in Corrupt Moral Altar, as well as Official Venomous Concept. Lair of the White Worm sees him exploring his industrial side. For fans of Godflesh, Ministry and Scorn.

Listen here:

https://www.thesleepingshaman.com/streams/lair-of-the-white-worm-waster/

This November Pale Wizard Records are releasing Killer: 50 Years Later, a tribute to Alice Cooper's 1971 classic album. Featuring APF's The Grand Mal, Trippy Wicked and the Cosmic Children of the Knight, Sound of Origin and Possessor. Plus APF favourites GREEN LUNG, 1968, Alunah, Mos Generator and more.

Got an early preview today. Can confirm it is indeed... Killer.

Released on vinyl and CD 27.11.21. For more information visit:

https://palewizardrecords.bandcamp.com/album/killer-50-years-later

For those of you enjoying UTOPIA's Stalker album, and wondering how they're going to pull off that level of insanity live... well, you'll get to find out in February, when the band hit the road for a 9-date UK tour.

Keep an eye on UTOPIA's social media for updates and ticket links in coming days.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UTOPIABANDMETAL

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/utopiaband_/

Stalker is out now. Featuring Billy Rymer (The Dillinger Escape Plan), Chris Reece (Corrupt Moral Altar), Baard Kolstad (Leprous), Lee Fisher (Fawn Limbs), Arran McSporran (De Profundis/Virvum) and keyboardist Mike Moran (Ozzy Osbourne/George Harrison/Queen/Extreme).

Those who've heard UTOPIA's violent, complex and brutal Stalker album may be interested to learn that main man John Bailey makes his living performing with Aled Jones, Russell Watson and Sting. I shit you not.

Read more about that, the making of the album, his love of Bach, UK tour plans, and much more in a new interview published today by Metal Digest.

Read here: https://metal-digest.com/2021/09/07/utopia-hard-crazy-music-that-requires-some-attention/

APF Stoner, Doom & Sludge Vol. 2

A free Bandcamp compilation. Featuring a dab of stoner, a dose of doom, a slab of sludge, plus some other cool shit. New stuff, old stuff, all of it good stuff.

Cover art: Ghost Woman by Chaina TP.

Listen here: https://apfrecords.bandcamp.com/album/apf-stoner-doom-sludge-vol-2