musicMonday, October 5, 2026
Today's music news splits between a major new international competition and a deep dive into industrial metal's origins. Thailand gets its Eurovision Asia representative while Pitchfork revisits Godflesh's mechanized pain. A handful of album announcements and retrospectives fill out the rest of the day.
Two stories stand apart from the usual album cycle: one looks forward to a new stage, the other back at a foundational sound.
MANG x DAOU won Thailand's national selection and will represent the host country at the first Eurovision Song Contest Asia in November. The competition is a genuine expansion of the Eurovision format into a new region, not just a one-off.
Pitchfork's review of Godflesh's 'Decay' is framed around Justin Broadrick's origin story, wanting a 'repulsive,' mechanized sound from his Birmingham roots. It's less a track-by-track and more a thesis on why industrial metal still matters.
A few notable album announcements and retrospectives landed today, each with its own angle.
Tschaikowsky & Kann's debut album 'A New Way to Life' opens for pre-order today, with two standalone singles already out. The duo's name suggests a classical-meets-modern approach worth watching.
Nihilus, a technical death metal band from Bangalore, dropped 'Borealis' today. The album pushes extreme music further, continuing a strong run for Indian metal on the global stage.
A Far Out Magazine piece traces how 'a bucket of whiskey' led to John Martyn's finest album, likely 'Solid Air.' It's a classic rock-and-excess origin story, well told.
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How many of these adorable royal baby debuts do you remember?www.hellomagazine.com
Here we take a look back on the special moments a royal newborn was first welcomed to the world from Princess Charlotte to King Charles and more
Rupert Everett on trading Hollywood for Wiltshire - and the cause close to his heart: 'I'm living a completely different life'www.hellomagazine.com
Rupert Everett talks exclusively to HELLO! about a charity close to his heart, losing his mother, working on Rivals, and moving to Wiltshire
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GENERATIONS challenge their ‘AGEHA’ legacy with ‘VIBE’ a decade later – watchwww.bandwagon.asia
GENERATIONS are taking on their own dancefloor legacy with ‘VIBE’ . Released digitally on 28 September , the EDM-driven single was created to stand alongside ‘AGEHA’ , a defining track for the Japanese group released a decade ago. A physical release follows on 28 October , markin
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Megiapa Intentions LA-based artist is adventurous and experimental, still emanating warmth Intentions by megiapa Born out of a period of change and movement, Intentions is a debut album that acts as a snapshot of producer, vocalist and visual artist Megiapa’s journey over the pas
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