Stand out this week:

• Jotungrav - Debut album from progressive blackened folk metal band out of Finland. The songs on this album take the listener through war torn landscapes of the ancient world.

Also looking forward to: Fen - Noumena - Nekrodawn - Martyrium - Nethergate - Barbarossa

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Elegi by Jotungrav

• SUBGENRE: Progressive Blackened Folk Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Finland

• RECORD LABEL: Inverse Records

• FOR FANS OF: Noltem - Wayfarer - Falls of Rauros

• Buy on Bandcamp

Elemental Part One: Mourning Earth by Fen

• SUBGENRE: Atmospheric Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom

• RECORD LABEL: Prophecy Productions

• FOR FANS OF: Agalloch - Wolves in the Throne Room - Vallendusk

• Buy on Bandcamp

Maanääri by Noumena

• SUBGENRE: Melodic Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Finland

• RECORD LABEL: Haunted Zoo Productions

• FOR FANS OF: Insomnium - Omnium Gatherum - Be’lakor

The Pain Made Me Who I Am by AXTY

• SUBGENRE: Deathcore

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Brazil

• RECORD LABEL: Napalm Records

• FOR FANS OF: Into the Silo - Brand of Sacrifice - The Last of Lucy

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Sisyphean Life by Suffering Quota

• SUBGENRE: Grindcore

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Netherlands

• RECORD LABEL: Tartarus Records

• FOR FANS OF: Cloud Rat - Insect Warfare - Bloat

• Buy on Bandcamp

The Age of Collapse - As Above, So Below by Escapeinout

• SUBGENRE: Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Italy

• RECORD LABEL: Brutal Records

• FOR FANS OF: Imperishable - Entombed - Carnage

• Buy on Bandcamp

Enter the Realm of Fire by Rapid

• SUBGENRE: Blackened Speed Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Finland

• RECORD LABEL: Dying Victims Productions

• FOR FANS OF: Venom - Bulldozer - Sabbat

• Buy on Bandcamp

Reign of Terror by Deceptor

• SUBGENRE: Death / Thrash Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Dying Victims Productions

• FOR FANS OF: Possessed - Venom - Merciless

• Buy on Bandcamp

Rites ov Flesh by Cvinger

• SUBGENRE: Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Slovenia

• RECORD LABEL: Void Wanderer Productions

• FOR FANS OF: 1349 - Ragnarok - Dark Funeral

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Covenant of Carnage by Nekrodawn

• SUBGENRE: Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Sweden

• RECORD LABEL: War Anthem Records

• FOR FANS OF: Bloodbath - Vomitory - Hypocrisy

• Buy on Bandcamp

Malevolent by Martyrium

• SUBGENRE: Blackened Thrash Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Netherlands

• RECORD LABEL: Apostasy Records

• FOR FANS OF: Tyrannus - Eternal Evil - Atonement

• Buy on Bandcamp

Soledad & Orgullo by Argul

• SUBGENRE: Stoner Doom Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Peru

• RECORD LABEL: Personal Records / Mixuo Records

• FOR FANS OF: Weedian - WyndRider - bunsenburner

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Metalmorphosis by Triskelyon

• SUBGENRE: Thrash Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada

• RECORD LABEL: Moribund Records

• FOR FANS OF: Iron Kobra - Iron Slaught

• Buy on Bandcamp

Cold Velvet by The Night Eternal

• SUBGENRE: Heavy Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Germany

• RECORD LABEL: Metal Blade Records

• FOR FANS OF: In Solitude - Portrait - Morgul Blade

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Becoming After by Noveria

• SUBGENRE: Progressive Power Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Italy

• RECORD LABEL: Scarlet Records

• FOR FANS OF: Symphony X - Manticora - Pagan’s Mind

• Buy on Bandcamp

Nefelheim by Fejd

• SUBGENRE: Folk Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Sweden

• RECORD LABEL: Black Lodge Records

• FOR FANS OF: Týr - Heidevolk - Primordial

• Buy on Bandcamp

Omen II by Malamorte

• SUBGENRE: Heavy Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Italy

• RECORD LABEL: Moribund Records

• FOR FANS OF: Mercyful Fate - King Diamond - In Solitude

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No Future, No Light by Mind Affliction

• SUBGENRE: Blackened Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Poland

• RECORD LABEL: Via Nocturna

• FOR FANS OF: Altarage - Adversarial - Mitochondrion

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The Morning Darkness by Dysthymia

• SUBGENRE: Depressive Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Hypnotic Dirge Records

• FOR FANS OF: Thy Light - Austere - Farewell

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Hell Is Evil by Deathgrave

• SUBGENRE: Grindcore

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Tankcrimes

• FOR FANS OF: Repulsion - Blood - Macabre

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Existence Is Corruption by Street Tombs

• SUBGENRE: Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Carbonized Records

• FOR FANS OF: Undeath - Cemetery Reign - Tomb Mold

• Buy on Bandcamp

Into Sunless Gravescapes by Vrykolakas

• SUBGENRE: Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Singapore

• RECORD LABEL: Iron Blood and Death Corporation

• FOR FANS OF: Eskhaton - Impetuous Ritual - Cruciamentum

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A Kingdom Reborn by Funerarya

• SUBGENRE: Blackened Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Philippines

• RECORD LABEL: Iron Blood and Death Corporation

• FOR FANS OF: Malthusian - Antediluvian

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Power to Survive by Burning Sun

• SUBGENRE: Heavy Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Hungary

• RECORD LABEL: Pride & Joy Music

• FOR FANS OF: Helloween - Iron Savior - Grave Digger

• Buy on Bandcamp

Ride the Storm by Ristridi

• SUBGENRE: Melodic Power Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Germany

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Ardent Nova - Dark the Suns - Amon Amarth

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Civitas Lacrimarum by Cemetery Echo

• SUBGENRE: Gothic Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Unto Others - Idle Hands - Sentenced

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Iridescence by Colliding Worlds

• SUBGENRE: Melodic Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Germany

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Intestine Baalism - Dungeon Serpent - Garden of Shadows

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Hoist the Colours High by Tokyo Blade

• SUBGENRE: Heavy Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom

• RECORD LABEL: Cherry Red Records

• FOR FANS OF: Iron Maiden - Grim Reaper - Saxon

• Buy on Bandcamp

Unilluminate to Illuminate by Oddland

• SUBGENRE: Progressive Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Finland

• RECORD LABEL: Frontiers Records

• FOR FANS OF: Leprous - Pain of Salvation - Riverside

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Faerie Ring by Faerie Ring

• SUBGENRE: Stoner Doom Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: King Volume Records

• FOR FANS OF: Electric Wizard - Kyuss - Sleep

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Ordnance of Spiritual Warfare by Teratum

• SUBGENRE: Blackened Thrash Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Sweden

• RECORD LABEL: Dying Victims Productions

• FOR FANS OF: GraveRipper - Wraith - Hellripper

• Buy on Bandcamp

Shattered Reflection by Dogtak

• SUBGENRE: Groove / Thrash Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Germany

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Confess - Acrassicauda

• Buy on Bandcamp

Droga Total by Cobrafuma

• SUBGENRE: Crossover Thrash Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Portugal

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Municipal Waste - Gama Bomb - Nuclear Assault

• Buy on Bandcamp

Ihme by Ristiinnaulitseminen

• SUBGENRE: Depressive Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Finland / Russia

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Ghost Bath - Austere - Silencer

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Haze, Cacophony, and White Light by Shabti

• SUBGENRE: Technical Blackened Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Contemn Light

• FOR FANS OF: Cryptic Shift - Artificial Brain - Siderean

Neanderthal by Celophys

• SUBGENRE: Stoner Doom Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Ukraine

• RECORD LABEL: Robustfellow

• FOR FANS OF: Conan - Deadsmoke

• Buy on Bandcamp

Sanguivoria by Nethergate

• SUBGENRE: Technical Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Abyssal Rift - Incantation - Phrenelith

• Buy on Bandcamp

Tetric One by Tetric One

• SUBGENRE: Doom Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Brazil

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Fer de Lance - Scald

• Buy on Bandcamp

Carnal Lust of Blasphemy by Azatoth

• SUBGENRE: Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Finland

• RECORD LABEL: Extremely Rotten Productions

• FOR FANS OF: Cannibal Corpse - Malformed - Undergang

• Buy on Bandcamp

Olověné sny by War for War

• SUBGENRE: Industrial Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Czechia

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Master’s Hammer - Stíny Plamenů

• Buy on Bandcamp

The Rabid Dead by Thanatomass

• SUBGENRE: Blackened Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Russia

• RECORD LABEL: Nomad Snakepit Productions

• FOR FANS OF: Pseudogod - Grave Misma

• Buy on Bandcamp

Meaningless Existence by Utilize the Remains

• SUBGENRE: Slam

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: New Zealand

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Dysmorfectomy - Analepsy - Kraanium

• Buy on Bandcamp

Tales of Cruelty by Barbarossa

• SUBGENRE: Melodic Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Italy

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Ripper - Ignobleth

• Buy on Bandcamp

Cloven by Cloven

• SUBGENRE: Avant-garde Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada

• RECORD LABEL: Pest Productions

• FOR FANS OF: White Ward - Ashenspire

• Buy on Bandcamp

La dryade by Sylve

• SUBGENRE: Atmospheric Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Belgium

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Vemod - Fuath - Klage

• Buy on Bandcamp

When Language Fails by Carniwar

• SUBGENRE: Melodic Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Czechia

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Dungeon Serpent - Intestine Baalism - Vehemence

• Buy on Bandcamp

Two Ton Grudge by Bluto

• SUBGENRE: Sludge Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Katla - Ghostsmoker

• Buy on Bandcamp

Tales From The Past by AshenPlains

• SUBGENRE: Symphonic Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Finland

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Sacred Outcry - Rhapsody of Fire

• Buy on Bandcamp

Prevail by Mishipeshu

• SUBGENRE: Melodic Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Warrior Path - Bloody Valkyria

• Buy on Bandcamp

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French Groove Death Metal outfit SICKMIND has unveiled the official video for “New God”, offering the first glimpse into their upcoming full-length album, “Babel Tower”, due out October 9, 2026.

Formerly known as SILICIUM, SICKMIND operates within a dark and dystopian groove death metal universe shaped by themes of collapse, desolation, and a world on the brink of extinction. Drawing on post-apocalyptic imagery and an atmosphere of impending doom, the band’s music explores the darker side of a civilization pushed to its limits.

“New God” serves as a powerful introduction to the world of “Babel Tower”, combining crushing groove-driven riffs, dark atmospheres, and an uncompromising intensity. The accompanying video further brings SICKMIND’s dystopian vision to life, setting the tone for what promises to be the band’s most ambitious release to date.

Watch the video for “New God” here:

Stream the single HERE

The current lineup has revived SILICIUM, a band originally dating back to 2008, and began its new chapter by taking the stage as the opening act for Aephanemer. A sold-out show in Bordeaux in January 2023 marked the beginning of the new era for the band and laid the groundwork for what would become SICKMIND.

In 2024, the band recorded a new EP, released across all major streaming platforms in December, while continuing to build momentum on stage. Since 2025, the band has performed extensively across France, Spain, Portugal, and England, sharing stages at shows and festivals with acts including Eight Sins, Dagoba, Dygora, Gorod, and The Great Old Ones.

Tracklist:
01. While The Lights Are Still Shut (feat. Nicolas Alberny from Gorod)
02. The Chaos Beneath Our Feet (feat. Julien ‘Nutz’ Deyres from Gorod)
03. Dark Code
04. Dry Earth
05. New God
06. Shedding Skin
07. Humaless
08. Babel Tower
09. Moving Limbs
10. The Last Wandering

Now performing under the name SICKMIND, the four-piece is preparing to enter its next chapter with “Babel Tower”. Set for release on October 9, self-released by the band, the album expands SICKMIND’s dark and dystopian universe, drawing listeners into a world shaped by destruction, uncertainty, and the remnants of a civilization in decline. Furthermore, the album features contributions from Nicolas Alberny and Julien ‘Nutz’ Deyres of GOROD, adding their distinctive presence to the record’s dark and uncompromising sound.

SICKMIND are:
Arthur Nouhaud - Vocals
Maxime Roget - Guitar
Thomas Darracq - Bass
Antoine Fourre - Drums

For more info visit:
https://www.instagram.com/officialsickmind/
https://www.facebook.com/officialsickmind/

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Stand outs this week:

• Warforged - Third album from progressive blackened death metal band out of the US.

• Burial Ruthless - Debut album from tech death band originally from Venezuela and now based in Spain. They combine progressive and technical while sticking with OSDM roots.

Also looking forward to: Soulgrind - Thorns of Ruins - Kholstomer - The Absolution Sequence - Invocation Ritual - Observers

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The Grove | Almanac by Warforged

• SUBGENRE: Progressive Blackened Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: The Artisan Era

• FOR FANS OF: Enfold Darkness - Singularity - Xenobiotic

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Held by Evil by Burial Ruthless

• SUBGENRE: Technical Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Spain

• RECORD LABEL: Great Dane Records

• FOR FANS OF: Krisiun - Vader - Decapitated

• Buy on Bandcamp

Relics of Great Ash by Abyssal Rift

• SUBGENRE: Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Transcending Obscurity Records

• FOR FANS OF: Incantation - Disembowelment - Cruciamentum

• Buy on Bandcamp

Ad Pulchram Mortem by Soulgrind

• SUBGENRE: Gothic Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Finland

• RECORD LABEL: Inverse Records

• FOR FANS OF: Trail of Tears - Gloomy Grim - Evig Natt

• Buy on Bandcamp

Toxic Noxious Undeath by Megascavenger

• SUBGENRE: Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Sweden

• RECORD LABEL: Xtreem Music

• FOR FANS OF: Grave - Severed Limbs - Ribspreader

• Buy on Bandcamp

Stellar Reverence by Thorns of Ruins

• SUBGENRE: Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Norway

• RECORD LABEL: Satanath Records

• FOR FANS OF: Frosthardr - Abbath - Verdun

• Buy on Bandcamp

Elegy by Kholstomer

• SUBGENRE: Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States / Poland

• RECORD LABEL: Satanath Records

• FOR FANS OF: Elsinore - Fire Magic

• Buy on Bandcamp

To the Great Monolith 2.5 by Death. Void. Terror.

• SUBGENRE: Blackened Doom Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Switzerland

• RECORD LABEL: Sentient Ruin Laboratories

• FOR FANS OF: Abyssal - Arkhaaik - Argonavis

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Death In The Family by Living Weapon

• SUBGENRE: Metalcore

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Closed Casket Activities

• FOR FANS OF: Vein.fm - Pipe Bomb

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Occult Master by Occult Master

• SUBGENRE: Doom Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Finland

• RECORD LABEL: Inverse Records

• FOR FANS OF: Tower - Void Vator - Time Rift

• Buy on Bandcamp

Prisoner by Raunchy

• SUBGENRE: Metalcore / Industrial Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Denmark

• RECORD LABEL: Target Group

• FOR FANS OF: Sonic Syndicate - Sybreed

• Buy on Bandcamp

Point Of No Return by Wizards of Hazards

• SUBGENRE: Heavy / Doom Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Finland

• RECORD LABEL: Inverse Records

• FOR FANS OF: Lucifer’s Fall - Eldritch Rites - Arkham Witch

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Dread Cycle by The Absolution Sequence

• SUBGENRE: Technical Death / Groove Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Australia

• RECORD LABEL: Bleeding Art Collective / Blood Blast Distribution

• FOR FANS OF: Orphalis - Fleshbore - Omnihility

Worlds to Conquer by Ironflame

• SUBGENRE: Heavy Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: High Roller Records

• FOR FANS OF: Visigoth - HammerFall - Holy Grail

Altered Reality by Invocation Ritual

• SUBGENRE: Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Malignant Altar - Morbid Angel - Incantation

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The Great Offensive by Death Kommander

• SUBGENRE: Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom

• RECORD LABEL: F.D.A. Records

• FOR FANS OF: Bolt Thrower - Hail of Bullets - Chainsword

Eyes of Evil by Show N Tell

• SUBGENRE: Heavy Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Enforcer - Skull Fist - Cauldron

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Maximum Clonage by Maidenhead

• SUBGENRE: Death / Thrash Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Into Darkness - Stress Angel - Possessed

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Obsidian Shores by Suffocate the Skies

• SUBGENRE: Symphonic Melodic Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Orbit Culture - Hollenthon

Prosthetic Memories by Coyote Man

• SUBGENRE: Instrumental Progressive Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Russian Circles - The Ocean Collective

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Wilt by Destroy My Brains

• SUBGENRE: Sludge / Doom Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Kurokuma - Eremit - Conan

• Buy on Bandcamp

The Emerald by Observers

• SUBGENRE: Instrumental Atmospheric Doom Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Australia

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Spirit - Narbo Dacal

• Buy on Bandcamp

Shed the Sleep by Coma Control

• SUBGENRE: Progressive Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Finland

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Beyond Creation - Augury - Alkaloid

• Buy on Bandcamp

Castle by Mean Green

• SUBGENRE: Stoner Doom Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Goya - Electric Wizard - Windhand

• Buy on Bandcamp

Black with Blood by The Blade Itself

• SUBGENRE: Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Ripper - Tyrannus - Ignobleth

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Exil by Gleichmacher

• SUBGENRE: Blackened Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Germany

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Altarage - Phasma - Belnejoum

Empty by Mortal Nihilism

• SUBGENRE: Depressive Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Austere - Thy Light - Trist

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Transfiguration by Shadowmare

• SUBGENRE: Melodic Death / Thrash Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Portugal

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Crimson Bridge - Moonshade - Path to Purgatory

Predetermined Extinction by Barbarism

• SUBGENRE: Brutal Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Indonesia

• RECORD LABEL: Grave Island Records

• FOR FANS OF: Putridity - Brodequin - Disgorge

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Latest track from the new album, released on 4 September, produced by legendary engineer Jens Bogren and with artwork by Pär Olofsson

Physical pre-orders, including limited marbled vinyl editions, are available through The Circle Music

Bergen, Norway & Athens, Greece; 5 August 2026: Bergen-based melodic black metal outfit Sworn have released the second single "The Entropic Void" from their fifth album, “Null Crowned the Infinite”, which will be released on 4 September 2026.

Listen to "The Entropic Void" via No Clean Singing: https://www.nocleansinging.com/2026/08/05/an-ncs-premiere-sworn-the-entropic-void/

The band stated that this is "the coldest and most eerie track of the album. As it's the second to last track, thematically this one is about the closure of the cosmos in the endless cycle of creation and unmaking."

The track will be available via all major streaming services from Friday 7th August (pre-save), and follows the release of title track “Null Crowned the Infinite”.

Three years following the critically acclaimed “A Journey told through Fire” (2023), the new album navigates a sprawling conceptual narrative, tracing the cyclical nature of the cosmos from its initial spark in the void to its inevitable dissolution.

Lyrically, the album explores the terrifying scale of cosmic darkness and the fragility of existence within a primordial emptiness. Sworn investigates the philosophy of becoming and unmaking, where reality and time emerge from nothingness only to eventually collapse back into the same unfathomable origin. Musically, “Null Crowned the Infinite” pushes the boundaries of the band's established sound, balancing their signature melodic tension with newfound levels of aggression and atmospheric depth. The record features "The Starless Origin", a twelve-minute epic that stands as their longest composition to date, alongside "Fracture of Aeons", which the band identifies as their most aggressive track ever recorded.

Sworn collaborated with renowned producer Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios, who handled the mixing and mastering. Bogren’s legendary portfolio, featuring giants such as Opeth, Arch Enemy and Behemoth, brings a polished yet devastating edge to the performances of Max Wilson, Christoffer Kjørsvik, Gøran Hope and Tom Ian Klungland. The album artwork is equally striking, created by Pär Olofsson, known for his iconic work with Aborted and Kreator.

While Sworn continues to operate as an independent entity for the recording and production, they have partnered with The Circle Music to handle the physical releases under a special licensing deal. The release includes a Digipak CD alongside two distinct vinyl variants: Marbled Smoke and Marbled Green.

Pre-order “Null Crowned the Infinite”: https://thecirclemusic.gr/product-category/distributed-stuff/?filter_artist-name=sworn

Track list:
1. The Starless Origin
2. Null Crowned the Infinite
3. A Cosmic Storm
4. Fracture of Aeons
5. The Entropic Void
6. Circle of the Eternal
​
Lineup:
Max Wilson - Vocals
Christoffer Kjørsvik - Guitars, Bass and Synthesizers
Gøran Hope - Guitars
Tom Ian Klungland - Drums

All music written by Christoffer Kjørsvik
Lyrics by Christoffer Kjørsvik and Max Wilson

All instruments except drums were recorded at Sworn Studio
Drums recorded at Taakeheimen Lydrike, engineered by Semming Haraldsen
Mixed and Mastered at Fascination Street Studios by Jens Bogren
Produced by Sworn and Jens Bogren
Cover artwork by Pär Olofsson

Since their debut “The Alleviation” in 2007, Sworn has evolved from a solitary vision into a powerful force in the black metal scene. Their history includes notable performances at major European festivals such as Summer Breeze, Ragnarök and Ultima Ratio, as well as tours alongside bands including Behemoth, Aborted and Helrunar. In 2023, Sworn released “A Journey Told Through Fire”, an album that became a defining moment for the band. Widely praised for its intensity, atmosphere and emotional depth, the record pushed Sworn to new heights and solidified their standing as one of Norway’s most well-known melodic black metal acts. Darker, sharper and more focused than ever before, the album captured the essence of everything Sworn had been building toward since their inception. Now, in 2026, Sworn return with “Null Crowned the Infinite”, a worthy successor that expands on the darkness and power that defined its predecessor while pushing deeper into bleak and atmospheric territory. The new album stands as the next chapter in the band’s relentless evolution. On stage and on record, Sworn continue to carry the fire forward with unwavering conviction.

Sworn online
Website: https://www.sworn.no/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/swornnorway/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swornnorway/
Bandcamp: http://swornnorway.bandcamp.com/
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Born from a cross-continental collaboration between Austria and Québec (Canada), Black Metal trio DÉTRESSE have announced their second full-length album, "Misères", set for release on October 9, 2026, via Vendetta Records. The announcement is accompanied by the release of the album's first single, "Verrottet", offering a first glimpse into the band's latest work.

Speaking about the track, the band comments: ''Verrottet is the first single from our upcoming album Misères. German for 'rotten', the title reflects the song's uncompromising vision of humanity at its core: corrupted, lost, and consumed by its own decay. With no hope of redemption, its only fate is an inevitable, self-inflicted demise.''

Following the foundation laid by their 2025 debut “Pessimismes”, “Misères” continues DÉTRESSE‘s uncompromising approach to Black Metal while pushing their sound further. The album deals with the misery of mankind and human hardship, exploring how oppression, deprivation, and despair shape everyday existence, blurring the boundaries between past and present. Shaped through raw, unadulterated soundscapes, “Misères” offers a journey into the darkest corners of humanity.

Musically, the album retains the band’s raw and uncompromising sound while cutting back on atmospheric passages in favour of greater intensity and harsh, relentless riffing. Built on relentless riffs, shifting tempos, and uncompromising vocal intensity, DÉTRESSE delivers Black Metal as it should be - without frills, gimmicks, or trends.

Tracklist:

01. Vallée de Misères
02. Verrottet
03. Schwefel
04. Les Nuits Jaunes
05. Peine Perdue
06. So Bitter, So Kalt
07. Verloren

Following the release of “Misères”, DÉTRESSE will bring the new material to the stage this winter as part of a European tour alongside Darvaza, Merrimack and Helleruin. The run will take the band across multiple countries and includes appearances at Eindhoven Metal Meeting (Netherlands) and
De Mortem et Diabolum (Germany), bringing the new material to the stage shortly after the album’s release.

Dates as follows:
02.12.2026 – Krakow, PL at Klub Zaścianek
03.12.2026 – Vienna, AT at Viper Room
04.12.2026 – Berlin, DE at ORWOhaus (De Mortem Et Diabolum)
05.12.2026 – Weiher, DE at Live Music Hall Mörlenbach-Weiher
06.12.2026 – Aarburg, CH at Musigburg
07.12.2026 – Munich, DE at Backstage
08.12.2026 – Essen, DE at TUROCK
09.12.2026 – Colmar, FR at Le Grillen
10.12.2026 – Paris, FR at O’Sullivan’s Backstage by the Mill
11.12.2026 – Eindhoven, NL at Effenaar (Eindhoven Metal Meeting)
12.12.2026 – Dresden, DE at Puschkin Club

DÉTRESSE are:
S.P. - Guitars & Lead Vocals
C.S. - Bass
L.S. - Drums

For more info visit:
https://linktr.ee/detresse
https://www.facebook.com/detresse.official/
https://www.instagram.com/detresseofficial
https://detresse.bandcamp.com/
https://linktr.ee/vendettarecs

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The Pulse of Annihilation by Psycroptic

Technical Death Metal from Australia

These monthly lists are not typically in any specific order but this is my favorite one from this month. Absolute banger. I have a couple of their CD’s but after this one, I really need to revisit their entire catalog. Jon Barbas over at said we are missing groove when it comes to tech death. And he’s absolutely right. It fits in perfectly here.

Parable Of The Sewer by Faustian

Black Metal from Australia

Debut album after an EP from these guys. Formed from the members of death metal supergroup Werewolves. Which is all I needed to check this one out since I’m a big fan of theirs. The Werewolves release from last year was fantastic and they have another one coming out later this year so they’re keeping themselves busy.

Sink Towards The Light by In Throes

Atmospheric Post Black Metal from Australia

Another debut release from an Australian band. Really solid album. Some slow parts sprinkled in with the sludge-y post black metal with lyrics focusing on sorrow, grief and self loathing.

Dreaming by Litosth

Melodic Blackened Death Metal from Brazil

Fourth album from this duo. From their Bandcamp, “The album descends layer by layer through what remains when everything that was imposed is stripped away: faith, morality, purpose, and the illusion of ascent. What remains is not liberation. It is only ashes, emptiness, and silence.”

A Universe Bereaved by Destruction of the Healer

Melodic Death Metal from Australia

Fourth really good album from Australia this month. Second release from this band with this one being more technical and brutal than their previous album but still maintaining the melodic parts.

And the honorable mention section:

Death / Doom from Italy. Being an EP, it didn’t make the main list but it is still worth mentioning.

Groove Metal from the US. To me, this is their best release in years.

Debut album from these guys out of Canada spanning several subgenres and is worth a listen.

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Stand outs this week:

• Hulder - Third album from black metal band with melancholy and atmosphere out of the US. Session member Necreon joins Hulder as a full time member making this once solo project a duo.

• Aspen Sanctum - Debut album from atmospheric black metal band out of the US. Or as they call it, midwest black metal. Sounds very promising so far.

Also looking forward to: Dark Plague - Dymna Lotva - Spectre - Pull the Strings - Aphonic Threnody - Wallfahrer

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Verbolgen by Hulder

• SUBGENRE: Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: 20 Buck Spin

• FOR FANS OF: Immortal - Gorgoroth

• Buy on Bandcamp

To Withhold the Need to Conquer by Aspen Sanctum

• SUBGENRE: Atmospheric Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Pure Wrath - Vallendusk - Dusk in Silence

• Buy on Bandcamp

Revelations of Gore by Horrifier

• SUBGENRE: Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Norway

• RECORD LABEL: Personal Records

• FOR FANS OF: Conjureth - Incantation - Grave

• Buy on Bandcamp

Dreadspawn Dominion by Temple of Dread

• SUBGENRE: Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Germany

• RECORD LABEL: Testimony Records

• FOR FANS OF: Obituary - Autopsy - Bolt Thrower

• Buy on Bandcamp

Centurion’s Demise by Dishumane

• SUBGENRE: Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Blood Harvest

• FOR FANS OF: Undeath - Necrot - Disma

• Buy on Bandcamp

Masquerade by Dark Plague

• SUBGENRE: Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France

• RECORD LABEL: Fetzner Death Records

• FOR FANS OF: Alghol - Tarfania - Chambers of Gall

• Buy on Bandcamp

Nāgabhūtaṃ by Neptunian Maximalism

• SUBGENRE: Avant-garde Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Belgium

• RECORD LABEL: I, Voidhanger Records

• FOR FANS OF: Blud Aus Nord - Reverence

• Buy on Bandcamp

The Triumph of Time and the Disillusioned by Labor of the Negative

• SUBGENRE: Avant-garde Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: International

• RECORD LABEL: I, Voidhanger Records

• FOR FANS OF: Imperial Triumphant - Thantifaxath

• Buy on Bandcamp

Numinous Abditory Deflagration by Saprovore

• SUBGENRE: Avant-garde Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Italy

• RECORD LABEL: I, Voidhanger Records

• FOR FANS OF: Gnaw Their Tongues - Jute Gyte

• Buy on Bandcamp

Eclipse by Xandria

• SUBGENRE: Symphonic Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Germany

• RECORD LABEL: Napalm Records

• FOR FANS OF: Nightwish - Epica - Leaves’ Eyes

• Buy on Bandcamp

Å by Wormwood

• SUBGENRE: Melodic Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Sweden

• RECORD LABEL: Black Lodge Records

• FOR FANS OF: Vreid - Windir - Falkenbach

• Buy on Bandcamp

Blood Constellation by Kyrios

• SUBGENRE: Blackened Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Caligari Records

• FOR FANS OF: Convulsing - Portal - Ulcerate

• Buy on Bandcamp

Vyraj by Dymna Lotva

• SUBGENRE: Post Black / Doom Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Belarus

• RECORD LABEL: Prophecy Productions

• FOR FANS OF: Endlesshade - Psychonaut 4

• Buy on Bandcamp

Esox Lucifer by 10,000 Years

• SUBGENRE: Stoner Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Sweden

• RECORD LABEL: Ripple Music

• FOR FANS OF: High on Fire - Sleep - Red Fang

• Buy on Bandcamp

Incessant Affliction by Vertiginous

• SUBGENRE: Brutal Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Indonesia

• RECORD LABEL: Comatose Music

• FOR FANS OF: Wormed - Defeated Sanity - Kraanium

• Buy on Bandcamp

The Best Grind in the World by Avocado Pornujo

• SUBGENRE: Goregrind

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Russia

• RECORD LABEL: Coyote Records

• FOR FANS OF: Gutslit - Cartilage - Exhumed

• Buy on Bandcamp

Septicity by Fosse Septique

• SUBGENRE: Goregrind

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Denmark

• RECORD LABEL: Me Saco un Ojo Records / Extremely Rotten Productions

• FOR FANS OF: Septage - Pathologist - Haemorrhage

• Buy on Bandcamp

Worldwide Terror by Die Entweihung

• SUBGENRE: Blackened Heavy Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Israel

• RECORD LABEL: Morbid and Miserable Records

• FOR FANS OF: Finnr’s Cane - Sojourner

• Buy on Bandcamp

A Hen an Noz, a Noz, a Noz by Hanternoz

• SUBGENRE: Blackened Folk Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France

• RECORD LABEL: Antiq

• FOR FANS OF: Moonsorrow - Paydretz - Kroda

• Buy on Bandcamp

A Procession of the Dead by Spectre

• SUBGENRE: Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Spain

• RECORD LABEL: Solistitium

• FOR FANS OF: Antrisch - Houle

• Buy on Bandcamp

Griefbloom by Pull the Strings

• SUBGENRE: Depressive Post Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: My Last Promise - Mourir - Yellow Eyes

• Buy on Bandcamp

Onward by Lammoth

• SUBGENRE: Melodic Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Weald & Woe - Obsequiae - Majesties

• Buy on Bandcamp

Grace My Heart by Aphonic Threnody

• SUBGENRE: Funeral Doom / Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Evoken - Esoteric - Ahab

• Buy on Bandcamp

Via Discendi by SAROF

• SUBGENRE: Melodic Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Finland

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: The Haunted - God Forbid - Killer Be Killed

Pleasure of Torture by F.A.M.

• SUBGENRE: Deathgrind

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Poland

• RECORD LABEL: Selfmadegod Records

• FOR FANS OF: Suffocation - Malevolent Creation

Knochenkabinett by Wallfahrer

• SUBGENRE: Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Germany

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Der Weg einer Freiheit - Wiegedood

• Buy on Bandcamp

Undead Suffering by Immortui

• SUBGENRE: Death Metal / Grindcore

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Brat - Escuela Grind - Nails

• Buy on Bandcamp

Troubling Meditations by Righteous Goat

• SUBGENRE: Psychedelic Stoner Doom Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Türkiye

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: GodBud - Humbaba

• Buy on Bandcamp

Dreams of Home by Haast

• SUBGENRE: Stoner Doom Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Tuskar - Dark Mother - Acid King

• Buy on Bandcamp

The Endless Dream by Morrowinter

• SUBGENRE: Heavy Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Norway

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Tower - Dimhav

• Buy on Bandcamp

Soothing Lullabies by In Dying Times

• SUBGENRE: Melodic Death / Thrash Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Germany

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Integrity - Confess

• Buy on Bandcamp

The Last of All Calamities by Wolvenfrost

• SUBGENRE: Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Germany

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Krigsgrav - Heretoir

• Buy on Bandcamp

In Her Name by PallBear

• SUBGENRE: Doom Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Verdun - Kemmis - Warning

• Buy on Bandcamp

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Following years of relentless evolution, New York’s avant-garde black metal visionaries KRALLICE have unveiled “Living Useless Ritual”, the first single from their forthcoming full-length album “Scour Order”, set for release on September 18 via Profound Lore Records. Pre-orders are available HERE.

Serving as the first glimpse into the album’s formidable sonic landscape, “Living Useless Ritual” channels KRALLICE‘s unmistakable blend of labyrinthine riffcraft, unrelenting intensity, and fearless experimentation, offering a first taste of the dark and expansive world explored throughout “Scour Order”.

Stream the single HERE

With “Scour Order”, KRALLICE return to Profound Lore Records, the label that released the band’s first three albums, while revisiting aspects of their classic dual-guitar approach in a new chapter of their ever-evolving sound.

Formed in 2007 in Woodhaven, Queens, New York City, KRALLICE began as a collaboration between guitarists Colin Marston and Mick Barr, initially conceived as a black metal recording project. Following the release of their self-titled debut in 2008 with drummer Lev Weinstein, the project quickly evolved into a full band with the addition of Nicholas McMaster on bass and vocals.

Across twenty full-length albums and EPs, KRALLICE have continuously expanded the boundaries of black metal through dense, polyphonic compositions and an uncompromising spirit of experimentation. While their early releases established the band’s signature blend of technical precision and relentless intensity, subsequent works increasingly embraced atmospheric textures, unconventional songwriting, synthesizers, and shifting instrumental roles. Beginning with “Loum” in 2017, which introduced collaborations with Dave Edwardson (NEUROSIS), and continuing through the synth-heavy, lineup-shifting explorations of “Demonic Wealth” and its successors, KRALLICE steadily broadened their sonic identity without sacrificing the complexity at the core of their sound.

Tracklist:
01. Agonal Shining
02. Grievous Corrector
03. Kill the Guardian
04. Unceasing Path
05. Living Useless Ritual
06. Indecipherable Divinities
07. Her Green Arms
08. Scour Order

For the new album, “Scour Order”, KRALLICE returns to the old instrumentation with Colin and Mick on guitars and McMaster on bass, but Colin’s vocals have stuck around. The new album is raging and dark, dense but also expansive. It marks both a return to familiar foundations and a continuation of the band’s ongoing evolution.

Coinciding with the release of “Scour Order”, KRALLICE will embark on their first European tour. Although the band has historically prioritized writing and recording over extensive touring, they have shared stages with Wolves in the Throne Room, Gorguts, Portal, Ludicra, Withered, Vampillia, Pale Chalice, and most recently Blood Incantation, while also appearing at festivals including Maryland Deathfest, Incubate, and Roadburn, where the new material received its live premiere at the 2026 edition.

Dates as follows:
10/08 - Helsinki, FI @ Kuudes Linja
10/09 - Riga, LV @ Skanu Mezs Festival
10/10 - Vilnius, LT @ Sodas 2123
10/11 - Warsaw, PL @ Hydopzagadka
10/13 - Berlin, DE @ Berghain
10/14 - Karlsruhe, DE @ P8
10/15 - Utrecht, NL @ De Helling
10/16 - Antwerp, BE @ Desertfest Antwerp
10/17 - Bochum, DE @ Die Trompete
10/19 - Stockholm, SE @ Kollektivet Livet
10/20 - Borgholm, SE @ Dyestad Showroom
10/21 - Copenhagen, DK @ Vega
10/22 - Aarhus, DK @ Headquarters
10/23 - Hamburg, DE @ MS Stubnitz
10/24 - Leipzig, DE @ Bells Echo @ Eva refo Church
10/25 - Prague, CZ @ Fuchs2
10/26 - Munich, DE @ Hansa39
10/27 - Graz, AT @ Forum Stadtpark
10/28 - Vienna, AT @ Arena
10/29 - Budapest, HU @ Durer Kert
10/30 - Ljubljana, SL @ Cukrarna
10/31 - Dornbirn, AT @ Schlachthaus
11/01 - Basel, CH @ Valhalla
11/03 - Paris, FR @ Le Chinois
11/04 - Lille, FR @ La Malterie
11/05 - Bristol, UK @ Strange Brew
11/06 - London, UK @ Downstairs @ The Dome
11/07 - Manchester, UK @ Damnation Fest
Tickets are available HERE

“Scour Order” will be out September 18 on Profound Lore Records and is now available for pre-order HERE.

KRALLICE are:
Mick Barr - Guitars
Colin Marston - Guitars/Vocals
Nicholas McMaster - Bass/Vocals
Lev Weinstein - Drums

For more info visit:
https://www.instagram.com/ygghuur/
https://www.facebook.com/krallice/
https://krallice.bandcamp.com
https://krallicetour.com
https://www.facebook.com/profoundlorerecords/

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Stand outs this week:

• Cairiss - Debut album from atmospheric post black metal band out of the UK. From their Bandcamp: “The album was written during intense periods of pain and recovery, and reflects a personal journey in understanding, surviving and ultimately integrating experiences that once felt unlivable. Wilderness gives a voice to the parts of us we never tell anyone.”

• Die Tote Stadt - Debut album from Canadian melo death band.

Also looking forward to: Ceremonial Worship - As Bright As The Stars - Taberankel

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Wilderness by Cairiss

• SUBGENRE: Post Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Alcest - Heretoir - Old Silver Key

• Buy on Bandcamp

The Dead City by Die Tote Stadt

• SUBGENRE: Melodic Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Ghost of a Fallen Age - Ends in Tragedy

• Buy on Bandcamp

Nauseating Ecstatic Degeneration by Horrid Mass

• SUBGENRE: Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Night Terrors Records

• FOR FANS OF: Petrification - Grave - Obituary

• Buy on Bandcamp

Crucificial Imprecations by Hexorcist

• SUBGENRE: Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Invictus Productions / Godz ov War Productions

• FOR FANS OF: Morbid Angel - Necrovore - Immolation

• Buy on Bandcamp

Still by Finsterforst

• SUBGENRE: Folk / Viking Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Germany

• RECORD LABEL: AOP Records

• FOR FANS OF: Moonsorrow - Equilibrium - Falkenbach

• Buy on Bandcamp

Between Sleep and Death by Ceremonial Worship

• SUBGENRE: Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Greece

• RECORD LABEL: Eternal Death

• FOR FANS OF: Burial Hordes - Enshadowed - Nocternity

• Buy on Bandcamp

Godslaughter by Nothingness

• SUBGENRE: Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Everlasting Spew Records

• FOR FANS OF: Malignant Altar - Altars - Tomb Mold

• Buy on Bandcamp

Torn Between Realities by Cipher System

• SUBGENRE: Melodic Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Sweden

• RECORD LABEL: At Dawn Records

• FOR FANS OF: Nightrage - Soilwork - Within Y

• Buy on Bandcamp

Celestial Ascension by As Bright As The Stars

• SUBGENRE: Post Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Indonesia

• RECORD LABEL: Flowing Downward

• FOR FANS OF: Sunken - Altar of Plagues - Deafheaven

• Buy on Bandcamp

Förbannelser by Gast

• SUBGENRE: Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Sweden

• RECORD LABEL: Horror Pain Gore Death Productions

• FOR FANS OF: Black Curse - Necrophobic - Hate

• Buy on Bandcamp

Ataraxia by Allt

• SUBGENRE: Progressive Metalcore

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Sweden

• RECORD LABEL: Century Media Records

• FOR FANS OF: Erra - Architects

• Buy on Bandcamp

Diatriba Deorum by Rigor Sardonicous

• SUBGENRE: Death / Funeral Doom Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Meuse Music Records

• FOR FANS OF: Carma - Guthook - Evoken

• Buy on Bandcamp

Cogwheel by Altarage

• SUBGENRE: Experimental Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Spain

• RECORD LABEL: Sentient Ruin Laboratories

• FOR FANS OF: Portal - Thantifaxath - Convulsing

• Buy on Bandcamp

Bruul by Bruul

• SUBGENRE: Blackened Doom Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Martre - Zwiespalt

• Buy on Bandcamp

Bloom by Disfiguring the Goddess

• SUBGENRE: Slam

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Seek & Strike

• FOR FANS OF: Gutteral Slug - Abonimable Putridity - Waking the Cadaver

Aetherbound by Dreamtale

• SUBGENRE: Melodic Power Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Finland

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Stratovarius - Cain’s Offering - Power Quest

Boom Bang Goodbye

• SUBGENRE: Heavy Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Germany

• RECORD LABEL: Reigning Phoenix Music

• FOR FANS OF: Accept - Primal Fear - Armored Saint

…with Might and Vengeance by Sellsword

• SUBGENRE: Power Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Battleroar - Ironflame - Storrsson

• Buy on Bandcamp

Apex by Complexant

• SUBGENRE: Blackened Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Australia

• RECORD LABEL: Bleeding Art Collective

• FOR FANS OF: Phasma - Glorious Depravity - Devenial Verdict

Scheintaufe by Taberankel

• SUBGENRE: Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Germany

• RECORD LABEL: Iconoclasm Conquest

• FOR FANS OF: Aara - Silver Knife - Ulver

• Buy on Bandcamp

…and God Said Nothing by The Salt Pale Collective

• SUBGENRE: Sludge / Doom Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Lowen - Wallowing - Coffinworm

• Buy on Bandcamp

Death Shall Be Their Shepherd by Verfall

• SUBGENRE: Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Poisoned Furrows Records

• FOR FANS OF: Verdun - Oranssi Pazuzu

• Buy on Bandcamp

Ustanak by Arsis Thesis

• SUBGENRE: Stoner Doom Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Burn Ritual - Shamayna

• Buy on Bandcamp

Infernal Wounds of Ravenous Flesh by Lipoma

• SUBGENRE: Goregrind

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Reality Fade Records

• FOR FANS OF: Lymphatic Phlegm - Pathologist - Impaled

• Buy on Bandcamp

Feast Of Dregs by Vog Syet

• SUBGENRE: Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Lore - Prophetic Suffering

• Buy on Bandcamp

Welcome to the New Dark Ages, Part 3 by Beyond Grace

• SUBGENRE: Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Decapitated - Abysmal Dawn - Dyscarnate

• Buy on Bandcamp

Influencias Adversas De Un Sol Adyacente by Vastago

• SUBGENRE: Blackened Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Spain

• RECORD LABEL: Profaner Records

• FOR FANS OF: Amphisbaena - Antediluvian - Adversarial

• Buy on Bandcamp

Songnum by Egribor

• SUBGENRE: Post Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Russia

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: A Somber Funeral - Grima

• Buy on Bandcamp

Epitome of Solitude by Blodtåke

• SUBGENRE: Blackened Death / Doom Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Germany

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Ethereal Darkness - October Tide - Hinayana

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The Finnish atmospheric black metal band Beyond Seventh Dimension are set to release the debut album ‘Tähtien ikuinen suru’ on September 4th 2026 via Inverse Records. The new single ‘Eternal Love For The Unreachable’ is unleashed today and it’s available on all essential streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/b7thd-eternal-love

The band comments:
“This song is for all those who have lost someone you can never stop loving.
It tells what it’s like when you can’t touch anymore, but you can’t let go either.”

BIOGRAPHY:
Beyond Seventh Dimension is an atmospheric metal project from Finland that started as a one-man instrumental project in 2025 and quickly escalated. Vocals were added to the concept right after the first song, and suddenly there was talk of an EP or a full-length album. Now there is an album, and there has also been talk of making a proper band out of this at some point, but time will tell.

LISTEN to previous single ‘Silurian Seas’: https://push.fm/fl/b7thd-silurian-seas

Beyond Seventh Dimension - Tähtien ikuinen suru (Album)

­Track list:
1. Tähtien ikuinen suru
2. Blazing Tears of Nebulae
3. Silurian Seas
4. Eternal Love For The Unreachable
5. Dawn of Extinction
6. Ancient Worlds of Cosmos Redshift 7
7. Rogue Planet - Symbol Of Depression

-Composed & lyrics by Beyond Seventh Dimension

-Mixed & mastered by Saku Moilanen (Deep Noise Studios)

Album cover by Tiina Törmänen

Links:
https://www.facebook.com/B7thD/
https://www.instagram.com/beyondseventhdimension
https://www.tiktok.com/@beyond.seven.dime
https://beyondseventhdimension.bandcamp.com

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“I Hate”, the debut single from Murder Education, is out now. Hailing from Northern Italy and fronted by extreme vocalist Michele Spallieri, the new melodic death metal act introduces its sound with a powerful first release, available on all major digital platforms via Ad Noctem Records.

Listen to “I Hate” on Spotify:

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Although Murder Education is a new name, its members are far from newcomers. Emerging from the Italian underground metal scene, the band brings together experienced musicians with more than 20 years of activity across both national and international circuits.

At the heart of Murder Education’s sound are crushing, high-impact riffs combined with intense melodic atmospheres. The project was created with a clear purpose: to bring together the strongest elements of each member’s musical background and shape them into something fresh, powerful and built to make an impact on stage.

Line-up

Micke (Michele Spallieri) – Vocals
Extreme vocalist known for his work with Grievers and Dying Awkward Angel, and a former member of Kenos, Argesh and Symmetric Disorder.

Jerry – Guitar
Former member of Nameless Curse and Ancient Dome.

Luca – Guitar

Teo – Bass
An experienced live musician who has performed across Europe as part of major Metallica tribute shows.

Dina – Drums

Reflecting the strong early interest surrounding their debut, Murder Education have already confirmed several live dates in Italy and abroad, where audiences will have the chance to experience the band’s full wall of sound.

Links:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61587112061132
https://www.instagram.com/murder.education

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The Finnish progressive folk/black metal band Jotungrav are set to release their debut album ‘Elegi’ on August 20th 2026 via Inverse Records. The only single ‘Återfödd’ is unleashed today and it’s available here: https://push.fm/fl/jotungrav-aterfodd

The band comments:
“ “Återfödd” (Swedish for “reborn”) sees Jotungrav embrace its folk metal roots more than on any other song from the band’s forthcoming album. It is largely inspired by Finnish folk music and waltzes, with time signatures that are less common in metal. As a fast and energetic song it features both uplifting melodies and majestic passages, some of which can be surprisingly danceable. The song is a rather noticeable departure from Jotungrav’s usual style, as on “Återfödd” all black metal inspiration has been stripped down and replaced by elements found in progressive melodic death metal. During its eight minute runtime the listener can hear hints of Wilderun, early Ensiferum and Finsterforst, as well as 2000’s and 2010’s folk metal in general. For the band this has struck a balance between respecting the origins of Jotungrav and progressing as a band. The song focuses on one theme alone: the indomitable human spirit. It is a reminder that the cruelty of the universe cannot break one that is filled with purpose and remains unyielding. The cover art for the single reflects the flipside of this, where the death of someone beloved isn’t just a one–sided rebirth, but a turning point for both parties. Here change happens through tragedy; one lives on in memories, while the other is changed for life.”

BIOGRAPHY:
Jotungrav is the brainchild of singer-songwriter Matias Stenman, which incorporates elements of black metal and folk metal within a progressive metal framework. The project got its initial start in 2015, but most of the material composed back then ended up being discarded. It was in the summer of 2022 when the single Drängen was finished when Jotungrav finally materialized, with the help of fellow Sargassus members Matias Rokio, who provided percussive arrangements to the song, as well as Teemu Leskinen, who took on the mixing and mastering duties. Initially Jotungrav was a slowly progressing musical effort, but with time the project managed to accumulate enough material for a second single, Ulven, while working on more material for future releases. Both musically and thematically Jotungrav draws inspiration from early 2000s–2010s viking/pagan metal scene and mythology. The lyrics have a philosophical and symbolic focus on humanity. The songs evolve into vast soundscapes while maintaining a raw and genuine feel to them, paying homage to the early days of folk metal. As Jotungravi has developed, the band has moved closer to progressive, melodic folk metal, with the black metal influences familiar to the band playing a smaller role in the music. On the latest album “Elegi,” the songs stretch into even longer and more dynamic epics that take the listener through wartorn landscapes of the ancient world.

Jotungrav - Elegi (Album 2026)

­Track list:
01. Vansinnesvisdom (07:53)
02. Återfödd (07:51)
03. Segern (11:30)
04. Elegi (13:50)

-Composed & lyrics by Matias Stenman
-Mixed & mastered by Teemu Leskinen

Album cover by Matias Stenman

Line-up:
Vocals, guitars, bass, melodica, banjo, harmonica, orchestrations, composition: Matias Stenman
Drums, drum arrangements: Matias Rokio
Mixing and mastering, guitar solo on the track “Segern”: Teemu Leskinen

Links:
https://www.facebook.com/jotungrav
https://www.instagram.com/jotungravofficial
https://jotungrav.bandcamp.com

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Tickets go on sale this Friday, July 24th at 10:00 AM local time.

11/05/26 - Clifton, NJ | Dingbatz

11/06/26 - Hamden, CT | Space Ballroom

11/07/26 - Montreal, QC | Piranha Bar

11/08/26 - Quebec City, QC | L’Anti

11/09/26 - Ottawa, ON | 27 Club

11/10/26 - Toronto, ON | The Cave

11/11/26 - Detroit, MI | Sanctuary

11/12/26 - Chicago, IL | Reggie’s

11/13/26 - Milwaukee, WI | X-Ray

11/14/26 - Menomonie, WI | Zymurgy Brewing

11/15/26 - Winnipeg, MB | Sidestage

11/16/26 - Saskatoon, SK | Black Cat Tavern

11/18/26 - Edmonton, AB | Starlite

11/19/26 - Calgary, AB | Dickens

11/20/26 - Kamloops, BC | The Night Shift

11/21/26 - Seattle, WA | El Corazon

11/22/26 - Portland, OR | Star Theatre

11/24/26 - San Jose, CA | The Ritz

11/25/26 - Anaheim, CA | Parish Room at HOB

11/27/26 - Phoenix, AZ | Rosetta Room

11/28/26 - Las Vegas, NV | Backstage Bar

11/29/26 - Salt Lake City, UT | Aces High Saloon

12/01/26 - Denver, CO | HQ

12/02/26 - Omaha, NE | Reverb

12/04/26 - Indianapolis, IN | Black Circle

12/05/26 - Pittsburgh, PA | Preserving Underground

12/06/26 - Brooklyn, NY | Woodshop

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Stand outs this week:

• Eternal Mourn - Debut album from Italian death / doom metal band paying homage to 90’s death / doom acts such as Paradise Lost, Katatonia and Cemetery

• Faustian - Debut album from black metal band out of Australia formed from members of death metal band Werewolves.

Also looking forward to: Sallow Moth - Pox - Litosth - Emodiment - Heretic Cult Redeemer - Womquizitor

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Winds Of Sorrow by Eternal Mourn

• SUBGENRE: Death / Doom Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Italy

• RECORD LABEL: Terror From Hell Records

• FOR FANS OF: Paradise Lost - Katatonia - Cemetery

• Buy on Bandcamp

Parable of the Sewer by Faustian

• SUBGENRE: Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Australia

• RECORD LABEL: Apocalyptic Witchcraft Recordings

• FOR FANS OF: Serpent of Old - Sisyphean - Aosoth

• Buy on Bandcamp

Hydrophilous Brood by Sallow Moth

• SUBGENRE: Progressive Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Willowtip Records

• FOR FANS OF: Edge of Sanity - Artificial Brain - Cephalic Carnage

• Buy on Bandcamp

Monument aux mortis by Viande

• SUBGENRE: Blackened Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France

• RECORD LABEL: Transcending Obscurity Records

• FOR FANS OF: Incantation - Teitanblood - Dwelling Below

• Buy on Bandcamp

Route to the Outer Side by Into Darkness

• SUBGENRE: Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Italy

• RECORD LABEL: Dying Victims Productions

• FOR FANS OF: Nocturnal Vomit - Bolt Thrower - Autopsy

• Buy on Bandcamp

Ɖungeon Ɖescent by Torpor

• SUBGENRE: Blackened Heavy Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Poland

• RECORD LABEL: Dying Victims Productions

• FOR FANS OF: Armagh - Venom - Angel Witch

• Buy on Bandcamp

Desolate Echoes of Turmoil by Profane Burial

• SUBGENRE: Symphonic Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Norway

• RECORD LABEL: These Hands Melts

• FOR FANS OF: Carach Angren - Cradle of Filth - Limbonic Art

• Buy on Bandcamp

Towards Rebirth by Ripper

• SUBGENRE: Death / Thrash Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Chile

• RECORD LABEL: Dark Descent Records

• FOR FANS OF: Sepultura - Sadus - Possessed

• Buy on Bandcamp

Spawned in Viscera by Divulsive

• SUBGENRE: Brutal Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Comatose Music

• FOR FANS OF: Regurgitated Entrails - Submerged - Anatomize

• Buy on Bandcamp

Rampant Pulverization by Cobentrice

• SUBGENRE: Brutal Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Colombia

• RECORD LABEL: Coyote Records

• FOR FANS OF: Carnivore Diprosopus - Kraanium - Internal Amputation

• Buy on Bandcamp

Changing Places in the Fire by Changing Places in the Fire

• SUBGENRE: Post Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Venezuela

• RECORD LABEL: Wild Thing Records

• FOR FANS OF: Deftones - Oceansize

• Buy on Bandcamp

4. Assets for Psychedelic Warfare by Viscera///

• SUBGENRE: Psychedelic Post Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Italy

• RECORD LABEL: Time to Kill Records

• FOR FANS OF: Neurosis - Godflesh - Cult of Luna

• Buy on Bandcamp

Beneath the Weight of Worlds by Stay Dead

• SUBGENRE: Doom Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Ripple Music

• FOR FANS OF: Void Vator - Boss Keloid

• Buy on Bandcamp

Glints from the Crematorium by Reekmind

• SUBGENRE: Death / Doom Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Australia

• RECORD LABEL: Night Terrors Records

• FOR FANS OF: Spectral Voice - Mortiferum - Krypts

• Buy on Bandcamp

:BKW: (Brass Knuckles Witchcraft) by Pox

• SUBGENRE: Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Belgium

• RECORD LABEL: Void Wanderer Productions

• FOR FANS OF: Primeval Well - Svdestada

• Buy on Bandcamp

Call of the Void by The Vicious Head Society

• SUBGENRE: Progressive Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Ireland

• RECORD LABEL: Crime Records

• FOR FANS OF: Echotime - Odd Logic - Pyramid Theorem

• Buy on Bandcamp

Devouring Nameless Abyss by Godagainst

• SUBGENRE: Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Chile

• RECORD LABEL: Iron Blood and Death Corporation

• FOR FANS OF: Autopsy - Dismember

• Buy on Bandcamp

Cycles in the Infinite Dream by Rezn

• SUBGENRE: Psychedelic Stoner Doom Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Sargent House

• FOR FANS OF: Spaceslug - Alastor - Yob

• Buy on Bandcamp

Tales of Distant Worlds by Crusade of Bards

• SUBGENRE: Symphonic Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Spain

• RECORD LABEL: NoCut Entertainment

• FOR FANS OF: Epica - After Forever - Leaves’ Eyes

Dreaming by Litosth

• SUBGENRE: Melodic Blackened Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Brazil

• RECORD LABEL: Personal Records

• FOR FANS OF: Sacramentum - Thulcandra - Unanimated

• Buy on Bandcamp

Grave Seeker by Tyraels Ascension

• SUBGENRE: Melodic Death / Groove Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Rottweiler Records

• FOR FANS OF: 100 Demons - Torture Realm

Hymns from the Abyss by Gatsu

• SUBGENRE: Sludge / Stoner Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Electric Wizard - Sleep - Cathedral

• Buy on Bandcamp

Promised Land by Coven Japan

• SUBGENRE: Heavy Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Japan

• RECORD LABEL: No Remorse Records

• FOR FANS OF: Tokyo Blade - Blizard - Iron Maiden

• Buy on Bandcamp

Shadows in the Tower by The Scepter

• SUBGENRE: Power Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada / United States

• RECORD LABEL: No Remorse Records

• FOR FANS OF: Century - Heavy Load - Amethyst

Beyond the End by Crux Ex

• SUBGENRE: Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Spain

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Alghol - Tarfania - Chambers of Gall

Cryptomorph by Emodiment

• SUBGENRE: Technical Melodic Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Cognizance - Vale of Pnath - The Faceless

• Buy on Bandcamp

Into the Frozen Depths by Frostbite Terror

• SUBGENRE: Melodic Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Finland

• RECORD LABEL: Inverse Records

• FOR FANS OF: Dark the Suns - Insomnium - Noumena

• Buy on Bandcamp

Traversing Realms by Mountainscape

• SUBGENRE: Instrumental Post Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom

• RECORD LABEL: Road to Masochist Records

• FOR FANS OF: Russian Circles - Pelican - Sumac

In Oculum Chaos by Heretic Cult Redeemer

• SUBGENRE: Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Greece

• RECORD LABEL: Serpent Sun Records

• FOR FANS OF: Serpent Noir - Acrimonious - Nox Formulae

• Buy on Bandcamp

Shadows of the Past by Toxic Carnage

• SUBGENRE: Thrash Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Brazil

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Toxic Holocaust - Violator - Nuclear Assault

• Buy on Bandcamp

The Forever Silent by Svjetlost

• SUBGENRE: Stoner Doom Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Netherlands

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Weedian - Bog Wizard - bunsenburner

• Buy on Bandcamp

Golden Forest by Vokkr

• SUBGENRE: Blackened Folk Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Poland

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: The Sun’s Journey Through the Night - Mare Cognitum

• Buy on Bandcamp

Return to Helmbrook by Bryan Eckermann

• SUBGENRE: Melodic Blackened Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Nyktophobia - December Flower - Wolfheart

• Buy on Bandcamp

Esthetic of Fear by Womquizitor

• SUBGENRE: Blackened Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Belarus

• RECORD LABEL: GrimmDistribution

• FOR FANS OF: Blasphemy - Mystifier

• Buy on Bandcamp

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Stand outs this week:

• Ethereal Rot - Debut album after two EP’s from blackened tech death band out of the US.

• Niveous - Debut full length album from black metal band out of the US.

Also looking forward to: Psycroptic - Wehmut - Doomcult - Ambrotos - Skjult - Lost Vital Spark - Ecliptic - Eaten by Sharks

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Ethereal Rot by Ethereal Rot

• SUBGENRE: Blackened Technical Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Catalyst - Hideous Divinity - Hour of Penance

• Buy on Bandcamp

Cult of the Void Star by Niveous

• SUBGENRE: Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Hypnotic Dirge Records

• FOR FANS OF: Immortal - Tulus - Khold

• Buy on Bandcamp

The Pulse of Annihilation by Psycroptic

• SUBGENRE: Technical Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Australia

• RECORD LABEL: Metal Blade Records

• FOR FANS OF: Decapitated - Necrophagist - Spawn of Possession

• Buy on Bandcamp

Passage to a Neutron Star by Carbon Tomb

• SUBGENRE: Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Denmark

• RECORD LABEL: Transcending Obscurity Records

• FOR FANS OF: Devenial Verdict - Artificial Brain - Dysgnostic

• Buy on Bandcamp

IV: Sommer by Wehmut

• SUBGENRE: Depressive Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Germany

• RECORD LABEL: Naturmacht Productions

• FOR FANS OF: Ghost Bath - Austere - Silencer

• Buy on Bandcamp

Nowhere Speaks by Emptiness

• SUBGENRE: Blackened Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Belgium

• RECORD LABEL: Season of Mist

• FOR FANS OF: Howls of Ebb - Dolorian

• Buy on Bandcamp

Sacrifice All Life by Doomcult

• SUBGENRE: Death / Doom Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Netherlands

• RECORD LABEL: Meuse Music Records

• FOR FANS OF: Lying Figures - Necros Christos

• Buy on Bandcamp

Infinitum Mortis by Left to Die

• SUBGENRE: Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Relapse Records

• FOR FANS OF: Gruesome - Inhuman Condition - Death

• Buy on Bandcamp

Atrocious Chants by Ambrotos

• SUBGENRE: Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Greece

• RECORD LABEL: Satanath Records

• FOR FANS OF: Rotting Christ - Varathron - Necromantia

• Buy on Bandcamp

Shifting the Axis of the World by Novareign

• SUBGENRE: Progressive Power Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: M-Theory Audio

• FOR FANS OF: Dragonforce - Cellador - Dragonheart

• Buy on Bandcamp

Retaliate by Repentance

• SUBGENRE: Groove Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Noble Demon

• FOR FANS OF: Dimhav - Circus Maximus

• Buy on Bandcamp

Satanic Rites for the Undead by Agonia Black Vomit

• SUBGENRE: Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Italy

• RECORD LABEL: Symbol of Domination Productions

• FOR FANS OF: Brain Dead - Falce

• Buy on Bandcamp

A Perfect Devouring Light by Skjult

• SUBGENRE: Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Cuba

• RECORD LABEL: Satanath Records

• FOR FANS OF: Dark Funeral - Enthroned - Saidan

• Buy on Bandcamp

Between Blood and Silence by Mangled Carpenter

• SUBGENRE: Grindcore

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Broken Curfew Records

• FOR FANS OF: Meltification - Limbsplitter - Dying Fetus

• Buy on Bandcamp

For Eternity by Black Sites

• SUBGENRE: Progressive Heavy Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Mastodon - Voivod - Hammers of Misfortune

• Buy on Bandcamp

The Motion Paradox by Lost Vital Spark

• SUBGENRE: Melodic Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Austria

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Dungeon Serpent - Intestine Baalism - Arghoslent

• Buy on Bandcamp

Curse of the Beast by Ruthless

• SUBGENRE: Heavy Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Fireflash Records

• FOR FANS OF: Tyrant - Cities - Medieval Steel

• Buy on Bandcamp

The Violence of Time (Heresies Against the Flow of Time) by Eternal Drak

• SUBGENRE: Blackened Thrash Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada

• RECORD LABEL: Firstwave Studio

• FOR FANS OF: Eternal Evil - Odium - Atonement

Bortom by Hämnd

• SUBGENRE: Post Sludge Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Sweden

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Siberian - Kollapsed - Hidden Mothers

• Buy on Bandcamp

To Sima Semu’ul o Kuakul by Ecliptic

• SUBGENRE: Experimental Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Aeviterne - Portal - Pyrrhon

• Buy on Bandcamp

Cosmic Dawn by Coffin Hunters

• SUBGENRE: Heavy Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Angel Witch - Cauldron - Haunt

• Buy on Bandcamp

The Ringing Bell by Fuming Mouth

• SUBGENRE: Death Metal / Crust

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Creeping Death - Black Breath - Gatecreeper

• Buy on Bandcamp

Tracks From the Slither by Umbersound

• SUBGENRE: Melodic Death / Doom Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Grey Skies Fallen - Mother of Graves - Daylight Dies

• Buy on Bandcamp

Tomb Slab by Tomb Slab

• SUBGENRE: Sludge Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Spread the Disease - Verdun

• Buy on Bandcamp

Summoning the King of Death by Lord Gryphus

• SUBGENRE: Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Dungeon Serpent - Draghkar - The Chasm

• Buy on Bandcamp

Heroes of Egypt by Symphony of Destiny

• SUBGENRE: Symphonic Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Bloody Valyria - Moonlight Sorcery - Stormkeep

• Buy on Bandcamp

The Undertow of Hate by Eaten by Sharks

• SUBGENRE: Technical Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada

• RECORD LABEL: CDN Records

• FOR FANS OF: Cognitive - Devil’s Reef - Nocturnus

Emergo by Tyrant

• SUBGENRE: Thrash Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Evile - Warbringer - Slayer

• Buy on Bandcamp

The Devil’s Whisper by The Spectre Beneath

• SUBGENRE: Progressive Power Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Frozen Crown - Helion Prime - Elettra Storm

• Buy on Bandcamp

A History In Three Acts by ExpiatoriA

• SUBGENRE: Heavy Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Italy

• RECORD LABEL: Diamonds Prod.

• FOR FANS OF: Mercyful Fate - King Diamond - Crypt Sermon

• Buy on Bandcamp

Almas Poseídas by Bothrash

• SUBGENRE: Thrash Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Costa Rica

• RECORD LABEL: GrimmDistribution

• FOR FANS OF: Survival - Cranium

• Buy on Bandcamp

Evanescent Horizons by Darkwave

• SUBGENRE: Instrumental Progressive Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Hungary

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Devin Townsend - Ocean Machine

• Buy on Bandcamp

Dying to Live by Mothertomb

• SUBGENRE: Doom Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Death Box Records

• FOR FANS OF: Slowrepeat - Devil Electric - Benthic Realm

• Buy on Bandcamp

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Stand outs this week:

• Apogean - Second album from Canadian tech death band. Their previous album was in my top albums list in 2024 and I’ve been looking forward to this one for awhile. They are signed to The Artisan Era which is always a good thing. Not a bad band on that label.

• Volubilis - Debut album from melodic progressive death metal band out of Canada. Taking inspiration from several genres, this one should be an interesting listen.

Also looking forward to: Dysgnostic - Arise From Worms - Sojourner - Snorlax - Enfrenzied

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Waste Where Life Begins by Apogean

• SUBGENRE: Technical Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada

• RECORD LABEL: The Artisan Era

• FOR FANS OF: The Zenith Passage - Inferi - Symbolik

• Buy on Bandcamp

Theasterion by Volubilis

• SUBGENRE: Progressive / Melodic Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Cryptic Shift - Obscura - The Faceless

• Buy on Bandcamp

End Whispers by Dysgnostic

• SUBGENRE: Technical Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Denmark

• RECORD LABEL: Transcending Obscurity Records

• FOR FANS OF: Ad Nauseam - Ulcerate - Crown of Madness

• Buy on Bandcamp

What The Woods Took by What The Woods Took

• SUBGENRE: Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Fifth Funeral Records

• FOR FANS OF: Nechochwen - Panopticon - Falls of Rauros

• Buy on Bandcamp

A Bleeding Tree Hanging Self Destruction by Arise From Worms

• SUBGENRE: Technical Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States / Canada

• RECORD LABEL: Church Road Records

• FOR FANS OF: Cryptopsy - Spawn of Possession - Decapitated

• Buy on Bandcamp

Gateways by Sojourner

• SUBGENRE: Atmospheric Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: International

• RECORD LABEL: Avantgarde Music

• FOR FANS OF: Caladan Brood - Saor - Elderwind

• Buy on Bandcamp

Apparebat Eidolon Senex by Escumergamënt

• SUBGENRE: Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Sweden

• RECORD LABEL: Avantgarde Music

• FOR FANS OF: Ustalost - Yellow Eyes

Toxic Current by Snorlax

• SUBGENRE: Blackened Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Australia

• RECORD LABEL: Avantgarde Music

• FOR FANS OF: Dragged Into Sunlight - Grave Miasma - Mitochondrion

• Buy on Bandcamp

Advent of Suffering by Haserot

• SUBGENRE: Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Redefining Darkness Records

• FOR FANS OF: Necrophagous - Deicide - Malevolent Creation

• Buy on Bandcamp

Snowbound Horror by Ravaged By The Yeti

• SUBGENRE: Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States / Sweden

• RECORD LABEL: Testimony Records

• FOR FANS OF: Feral - Entrails - Crawl

• Buy on Bandcamp

Strike and Kill by DevilDriver

• SUBGENRE: Groove Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Napalm Records

• FOR FANS OF: Lamb of God - Chimaira - Machine Head

• Buy on Bandcamp

Vortex of the Dark Knowledge by Cranial Osteotomy

• SUBGENRE: Slam

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Russia

• RECORD LABEL: Comatose Music

• FOR FANS OF: Abnormality - Cerebral Incubation - Cephalotripsy

• Buy on Bandcamp

Global Dominion by Undertakers

• SUBGENRE: Grindcore

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Italy

• RECORD LABEL: Time to Kill Records

• FOR FANS OF: Asesino - Terrorizer - Repulsion

• Buy on Bandcamp

Nous, le venin by Mourir

• SUBGENRE: Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France

• RECORD LABEL: Pelagic Records

• FOR FANS OF: Celeste - Blut Aus Nord

• Buy on Bandcamp

Emanation of the Dying Perceptions by Necromonger

• SUBGENRE: Goregrind

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Bulgaria

• RECORD LABEL: Xtreem Music

• FOR FANS OF: Entrails Eradicated - Slaughterbox

• Buy on Bandcamp

The Darkness. The Dread. The Suffering. by Spread the Disease

• SUBGENRE: Blackened Metalcore

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada

• RECORD LABEL: Hypaethral Records

• FOR FANS OF: Dawn of Orion - Prayer for Cleansing - Gehenna

• Buy on Bandcamp

From Nation to Chaos by Sigyn

• SUBGENRE: Melodic Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Finland

• RECORD LABEL: Noble Demon

• FOR FANS OF: Deviser - The Elysian Fields - Vanity

• Buy on Bandcamp

Harbingers of Death by Grim Legion

• SUBGENRE: Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Horror Pain Gore Death Productions

• FOR FANS OF: Hemdale - Temple of Scorn - Imperialist

• Buy on Bandcamp

В первородном пламени (In The Primordial Flame) by Mizoteist

• SUBGENRE: Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Russia

• RECORD LABEL: Satanath Records

• FOR FANS OF: Verdunkeln - Lunar Aurora

• Buy on Bandcamp

Atmossomta by Atmossomta

• SUBGENRE: Blackened Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Centipede Abyss

• FOR FANS OF: Blut Aus Nord - Aeviterne - Ulcerate

• Buy on Bandcamp

States of Conscious Matter by Omnitrocy

• SUBGENRE: Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Romania

• RECORD LABEL: Loud Rage Music

• FOR FANS OF: Funebrarum - Incantation - Abhorrence

• Buy on Bandcamp

Metallic Torments by Iron Slaught

• SUBGENRE: Heavy / Speed Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Running Wild - Blazon Stone - Helloween

• Buy on Bandcamp

Delyrio by Pylar

• SUBGENRE: Doom Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Spain

• RECORD LABEL: Cavsas

• FOR FANS OF: Gawthrop - Conguri

• Buy on Bandcamp

二次元コンプレックス 2D Complex by Dehumanizing Itatrain Worship

• SUBGENRE: Slam

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: China

• RECORD LABEL: Stillbirth Records

• FOR FANS OF: Septic Carnage - Onchocerciasis Esophagogastroduodenoscopy

• Buy on Bandcamp

Dream of the Mounds by Molh

• SUBGENRE: Atmospheric Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Ukraine

• RECORD LABEL: Attractor Records

• FOR FANS OF: Pure Wrath - Vallendusk - Downfall of Nur

• Buy on Bandcamp

Salem by Athabas

• SUBGENRE: Stoner Doom Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Weedian - Bog Wizard - Froglord

• Buy on Bandcamp

Parasite Chamber by Enfrenzied

• SUBGENRE: Technical Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Pathological Explicit Recordings

• FOR FANS OF: Emasculator - Unfathomable Ruination

• Buy on Bandcamp

Of Sin and Ruin by Solarus

• SUBGENRE: Power Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Borealis - Evergrey - Kamelot

Upon the Barricades by Lucid Dreaming

• SUBGENRE: Power Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Germany

• RECORD LABEL: El Puerto Records

• FOR FANS OF: Lady Beast - Frozen Crown - Helion Prime

Where the Wisest Fear to Tread by Slow Goat

• SUBGENRE: Stoner Doom Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Dust Lord - Dopethrone - Weedeater

• Buy on Bandcamp

Consumed by Frogs by Frog Mallet

• SUBGENRE: Slam

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Reality Fade Records

• FOR FANS OF: Snuffed on Sight - Bonginator

• Buy on Bandcamp

The Work by Pest Storm

• SUBGENRE: Technical Brutal Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Romania

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Conglaciation - Ulcerate - Artificial Brain

• Buy on Bandcamp

III. Hívogat a vér by Denevér

• SUBGENRE: Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Hungary

• RECORD LABEL: Pest Records / Metal or Die Records

• FOR FANS OF: Frost - Mactätus - Ahriman

• Buy on Bandcamp

A Universe Bereaved by Destruction of the Healer

• SUBGENRE: Melodic Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Australia

• RECORD LABEL: Grindhead Records

• FOR FANS OF: Carcass - Ghoul

• Buy on Bandcamp

Cosmic Vertigo by Black Death Cult

• SUBGENRE: Blackened Death / Doom Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada

• RECORD LABEL: Serpents Head Reprisal

• FOR FANS OF: Antediluvian - Howls of Ebb

• Buy on Bandcamp

Tales of Valhöll by Hrothgar

• SUBGENRE: Melodic Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Amon Amarth - King of Asgard - Wulfgar

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Black Galactic by Dissentient

Progressive Death Metal from Canada

Top notch progressive death metal. Some really nasty riffs with great drum and bass work. Any fans of progressive or technical death metal don’t miss this one.

The Silent Abscission by Inherits the Void

Melodic Black Metal from France

Fourth album from this solo project. I think it’s his best album and it’s quite amazing. From his Bandcamp: “For this opus, AS surrounded himself with exceptional musicians, for the first time expanding Inherits The Void to a full recording lineup: Romain Negro (Apolaustic, ex-Stortregn) on vocals and Nicolas Müller (Akiavel, ex-Artefact, ex-Svart Crown) on drums give shape and power to this vision.”

VI by Walg

Melodic Black Metal from the Netherlands

This duo formed in 2020 and have released an album every year since. I discovered them in 2024 when IV released and every one since then has been on my year end list with last year’s release being my AOTY. They are very consistent with releases and have not had a bad one. This one is again some incredible melodic black metal and should not be missed.

World of Decay by Suicide Forest

Atmospheric Depressive Black Metal from the US

Some of you may know that it’s been kind of a rough time for me lately so doom and depressive black metal have been fitting right in with me. This one came out right at the right time and it’s been helping. I’m not a huge fan of all depressive black metal but this one with the atmospheric elements is perfect.

The Roots Of My Neglect by Woewarden

Atmospheric Depressive Black Metal from Australia

I’ll echo the comments from the previous one on this list. This one came out a week later and it’s still in my regular rotation.

Miasmic Solitude by Goreworm

Technical Melodic Death Metal from Canada

Fantastic album blending technical, melodic and brutal death metal in a way that works extremely well.

Brenndar Rústir & Fuðrandi Fjörur by Forsmán

Black Metal from Iceland

Incredible album from Iceland. For a smaller country with a relatively low population, some really good metal comes out of there. Debut album from these guys and a definite listen for black metal fans.

And a few honorable mentions:

Blackened Death Metal from Germany

Black Metal from Norway

Melodic Black Metal from Greece

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Stand outs this week:

• Soothsayer - Second album from Irish atmospheric doom metal band. Featuring guest appearances from Dave Ingram (Benediction, Bolt Thrower), Paul Catten (Medulla Nocte, Lazarus Blackstar) and Eugene Robinson (Oxbow, Buñuel)

• In Throes - Debut album from atmospheric post black metal band out of Australia.

Also looking forward to: Helionight - Moonspell - TodoMal - Mylingen

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The Unbinding by Soothsayer

• SUBGENRE: Atmospheric Doom Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Ireland

• RECORD LABEL: Apocalyptic Witchcraft Recordings

• FOR FANS OF: Partholón - Domhain

• Buy on Bandcamp

Sink Towards the Light by In Throes

• SUBGENRE: Atmospheric Post Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Australia

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Eave - Grauwyler

• Buy on Bandcamp

Witches’ Sabbat by Hellionight

• SUBGENRE: Blackened Thrash Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Bahrain

• RECORD LABEL: Witches Brew

• FOR FANS OF: Cult of Horror - Witchnight - Primitive

• Buy on Bandcamp

Far From God by Moonspell

• SUBGENRE: Gothic Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Portugal

• RECORD LABEL: Napalm Records

• FOR FANS OF: Tiamat - The Vision Bleak - Heavenwood

• Buy on Bandcamp

Descending into Madness by Zornheym

• SUBGENRE: Symphonic Melodic Blackened Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Sweden

• RECORD LABEL: Noble Demon

• FOR FANS OF: Septicflesh - Carach Angren - Fleshgod Apocalypse

• Buy on Bandcamp

Graveyards of Joy by TodoMal

• SUBGENRE: Atmospheric Doom Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Spain

• RECORD LABEL: Season of Mist

• FOR FANS OF: Pallbearer - Godthrymm - Paradise Lost

• Buy on Bandcamp

Putrescence by Coprolith

• SUBGENRE: Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada

• RECORD LABEL: Me Saco un Ojo Records

• FO FANS OF: Fetid - Cerebral Rot - Undergang

• Buy on Bandcamp

The Devil And All His Works by Witchsorrow

• SUBGENRE: Doom Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom

• RECORD LABEL: Church Road Records

• FOR FANS OF: Serpent Venom - Reverend Bizarre - Black Magician

• Buy on Bandcamp

Mørketid by Mortem

• SUBGENRE: Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Norway

• RECORD LABEL: Peaceville Records

• FOR FANS OF: Arcturus - Emperor

The Unfolding At the End Of Light by Illwind

• SUBGENRE: Doom Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Peru

• RECORD LABEL: Personal Records

• FOR FANS OF: Grief Collector - Last Chapter - Epic Doom Metal

• Buy on Bandcamp

Lucifer Owns the Fence by Dichotomy

• SUBGENRE: Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Rottweiler Records

• FOR FANS OF: Alchemy of Flesh - Monstrosity - Sentient Horror

• Buy on Bandcamp

Fading Failing Ruin by Solace

• SUBGENRE: Stoner Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Magnetic Eye Records

• FOR FANS OF: Greenleaf - Howling Giant - Orange Goblin

• Buy on Bandcamp

The Second Fall by Nxmad

• SUBGENRE: Sludge / Doom Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom

• RECORD LABEL: APF Records

• FOR FANS OF: Battalions - Mastiff - Boss Keloid

• Buy on Bandcamp

Night Is Calling by Dominum

• SUBGENRE: Heavy / Power Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Germany

• RECORD LABEL: Napalm Records

• FOR FANS OF: Powerwolf - Bloodbound - Beast in Black

• Buy on Bandcamp

All That Remains by Sinsid

• SUBGENRE: Heavy Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Norway

• RECORD LABEL: Pitch Black Records

• FOR FANS OF: Sabotør - Tyrann

• Buy on Bandcamp

Pathological Decomposition by Septic Bowel

• SUBGENRE: Goregrind

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Spain

• RECORD LABEL: Iron Corpse

• FOR FANS OF: Morgue Supplier - Exhumed - General Surgery

• Buy on Bandcamp

(des) by Troy the Band

• SUBGENRE: Stoner Doom Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: WyndRider - Weedian

• Buy on Bandcamp

The Murder Trend by Agarwaen

• SUBGENRE: Melodic Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Finland

• RECORD LABEL: Over the Border Records

• FOR FANS OF: Cradle of Filth - Carach Angren

• Buy on Bandcamp

Legacies of Cybernetica by Frolic

• SUBGENRE: Thrash Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Hectic Records

• FOR FANS OF: Labyrinth - Phantom Witch - Warbringer

• Buy on Bandcamp

Blood Cathedral by WeedWizard

• SUBGENRE: Stoner Doom / Sludge Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Germany

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Chained to the Bottom of the Ocean - Thou

• Buy on Bandcamp

Never Untold by Winter in Eden

• SUBGENRE: Symphonic Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Trillium - Epica - Xandria

Beach Thrash by Crime Zone

• SUBGENRE: Thrash Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Norway

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Phantom - Ninth Realm - Power Trip

• Buy on Bandcamp

Let Anguish Embrace by Kryptess

• SUBGENRE: Death / Thrash Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Possessed - Poison - Merciless

• Buy on Bandcamp

Det inre mörkret by Mylingen

• SUBGENRE: Melodic Blackened Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Sweden

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Contrarian - Grey Skies Fallen

• Buy on Bandcamp

Return to Castle Death by Zorn

• SUBGENRE: Black Metal / Crust

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Sorry State Records

• FOR FANS OF: Devil Master - Cape of Bats - Final Dose

• Buy on Bandcamp

A Tempestade by DannaH Project

• SUBGENRE: Post / Heavy Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Brazil

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Laden - Mouth of the Architect

• Buy on Bandcamp

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Stand outs this week:

• Walg - Sixth album from melodic black metal band out of the Netherlands. I became a huge fan of this duo when IV came out in 2024 and have been looking forward to their releases every year since. Last year’s album, V, is my favorite from them and my AOTY last year.

• Solystalgia - Debut album from death / doom metal band out of the US with some funeral doom elements. Sounds amazing so far.

• Entropist - Debut album from progressive death metal band out of Denver. Sounds amazing so far and I always love promoting local (to me) bands.

Also looking forward to: Duir - Thætas - Astral Alchemy - Angest - Alkuharmonian Kantaja - Seven Chains - Temple of Ahriman - Entgeist - Forsmán - Valosta Varjoon

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VI by Walg

• SUBGENRE: Melodic Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Netherlands

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Wiegedood - Der Weg einer Freiheit - Vorga

• Buy on Bandcamp

Solystalgia by Solystalgia

• SUBGENRE: Death / Doom Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Nameless Grave Records

• FOR FANS OF: Hooded Menace - Mortiferum - Dream Unending

• Buy on Bandcamp

The Vision by Entropist

• SUBGENRE: Progressive Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Equipoise - First Fragment - Beyond Creation

• Buy on Bandcamp

Nekromanthra by Psicorragia

• SUBGENRE: Death / Doom Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Peru

• RECORD LABEL: Satanath Records

• FOR FANS OF: Total Death - Temple of Void - Asphyx

• Buy on Bandcamp

Catarsi by Duir

• SUBGENRE: Atmospheric Black / Folk Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Italy

• RECORD LABEL: AOP Records

• FOR FANS OF: Saor - Panopticon - Sojourner

• Buy on Bandcamp

Atavistic Unraveling by Astriferous

• SUBGENRE: Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Cost Rica

• RECORD LABEL: Me Saco un Ojo Records

• FOR FANS OF: Abhorrence - Demigod - Incantation

• Buy on Bandcamp

Sacraal by Iskandr

• SUBGENRE: Psychedelic Folk Doom Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Netherlands

• RECORD LABEL: Eisenwald

• FOR FANS OF: Fell Voices - Solar Temple - Skagos

• Buy on Bandcamp

The Irredeemable Age by Thætas

• SUBGENRE: Dissonant Brutal Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Profound Lore Records

• FOR FANS OF: Wormed - Malignancy - Defeated Sanity

• Buy on Bandcamp

Profanum Sacrificium by Ruyned

• SUBGENRE: Blackened Thrash Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Romania

• RECORD LABEL: Osmose Productions

• FOR FANS OF: Bütcher - Bewitcher - Deathhammer

• Buy on Bandcamp

Weaving Chilling Magical Dreamworlds by Astral Alchemy

• SUBGENRE: Symphonic Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: New York

• RECORD LABEL: Naturmacht Productions

• FOR FANS OF: Helgafell - Nocturnal Reveries

• Buy on Bandcamp

Mountains of Doom by Fyrgast

• SUBGENRE: Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Sweden

• RECORD LABEL: War Productions

• FOR FANS OF: Primeval Well - Darkthrone

• Buy on Bandcamp

Perpetual Anguish by Angest

• SUBGENRE: Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: International

• RECORD LABEL: Vendetta Records

• FOR FANS OF: Groza - Human Serpent - Dødsferd

• Buy on Bandcamp

Seeds of True Rebirth by Ill Tidings

• SUBGENRE: Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Austria

• RECORD LABEL: Vendetta Records

• FOR FANS OF: In Crucem Agere - Carpe Noctem

• Buy on Bandcamp

Temptation’s Gates by Amberian Dawn

• SUBGENRE: Symphonic Power Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Finland

• RECORD LABEL: Napalm Records

• FOR FANS OF: Nightwish - Edenbridge - Xandria

• Buy on Bandcamp

Abyssal Womb by Verdun

• SUBGENRE: Sludge / Doom Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France

• RECORD LABEL: Transcending Obscurity Records

• FOR FANS OF: Coffinworm - Thou - Drofnosura

• Buy on Bandcamp

Washington State Charm by Monument of Misanthropy

• SUBGENRE: Brutal Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Austria

• RECORD LABEL: Listenable Records

• FOR FANS OF: Dying Fetus - Deeds of Flesh - Benighted

• Buy on Bandcamp

Filth Majesty by Hoc est Bellum

• SUBGENRE: Blackened Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Finland

• RECORD LABEL: Time to Kill Records

• FOR FANS OF: Lunar Blood - Frozen Soul - Diabolic Oath

• Buy on Bandcamp

Retrospectre by Dead Kosmonaut

• SUBGENRE: Heavy Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Sweden

• RECORD LABEL: Edged Circle Productions

• FOR FANS OF: Grand Magus - The Dagger

• Buy on Bandcamp

Poison Riot by Iron Bones

• SUBGENRE: Heavy Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Chile

• RECORD LABEL: Morbid and Miserable Records

• FOR FANS OF: Onslaught - Bulldozer - Motörhead

• Buy on Bandcamp

Ashes of the Damned by Royal Infanticide

• SUBGENRE: Brutal Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Belgium

• RECORD LABEL: Vivisect Merch

• FOR FANS OF: Gutslit - Limbsplitter - Defeated Sanity

• Buy on Bandcamp

Expand Crimson Chaos by Stonecast

• SUBGENRE: Heavy Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France

• RECORD LABEL: Pitch Black Records

• FOR FANS OF: Livin’Evil - Vulcain - H-Bomb

• Buy on Bandcamp

Melas Khole by Alkuharmonian Kantaja

• SUBGENRE: Avant-garde Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Finland

• RECORD LABEL: I, Voidhanger Records

• FOR FANS OF: Ved Buens Ende - Fleurety - Dødheimsgard

• Buy on Bandcamp

Swollen, In Flux by Seven Chains

• SUBGENRE: Experimental Blackened Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: I, Voidhanger Records

• FOR FANS OF: Portal - Imperial Triumphant - Altarage

• Buy on Bandcamp

Twilight of the Golden Star by Zørza

• SUBGENRE: Post Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Poland

• RECORD LABEL: Godz ov War Productions

• FOR FANS OF: Harakiri for the Sky - Deafheaven - Anomalie

• Buy on Bandcamp

Cimbrian Rites by Speedslut

• SUBGENRE: Speed Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Denmark

• RECORD LABEL: Listenable Records

• FOR FANS OF: Phantom - Vulture - Whiplash

• Buy on Bandcamp

Metalmorphosis by Masterplan

• SUBGENRE: Power Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Germany

• RECORD LABEL: Frontiers Records

• FOR FANS OF: Helloween - Thunderstone - Edguy

Not Midnight Yet by Phantom

• SUBGENRE: Thrash / Speed Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Mexico

• RECORD LABEL: High Roller Records

• FOR FANS OF: Cruel Force - Toxic Holocaust - Division Speed

Requiem for the North by Eternios

• SUBGENRE: Blackened Symphonic Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Belnejoum - Dimmu Borgir - Covenant

• Buy on Bandcamp

In the Shadow of the Cross by Anxious Arms

• SUBGENRE: Sludge Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Sunday Drive Records

• FOR FANS OF: Tort - Horn of the Rhino - Swamp Coffin

• Buy on Bandcamp

Volcano Shock by Vorax

• SUBGENRE: Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Switzerland

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Grand Cadaver - Sentient Horror - Carnal Ruin

Heretics of Consensual Reality by Temple of Ahriman

• SUBGENRE: Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Primeval Well - Koreltsak

• Buy on Bandcamp

The Mincecore Manifesto by Haggus

• SUBGENRE: Goregrind

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Tankcrimes

• FOR FANS OF: Golem of Fore - Heinous - Toughguy

• Buy on Bandcamp

Welk by Entgeist

• SUBGENRE: Blackened Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Germany

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Bihargam - Esoctrilihum

• Buy on Bandcamp

Trip Meadow by Druidess

• SUBGENRE: Psychedelic Doom Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Green Lung - Sergeant Thunderhoof - Weedian

• Buy on Bandcamp

Ultima Requies by Feralia

• SUBGENRE: Atmospheric Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Italy / Sweden

• RECORD LABEL: Aeternitas Tenebrarum Musicae Fundamentum

• FOR FANS OF: Dawn of a Dark Age - Selvans - Vorga

Brenndar Rústir & Fuðrandi Fjörur by Forsmán

• SUBGENRE: Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Iceland

• RECORD LABEL: Vesperian

• FOR FANS OF: Sinmara - Zhrine - Carpe Noctem

• Buy on Bandcamp

Agent Steel by Crying Steel

• SUBGENRE: Heavy / Power Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Italy

• RECORD LABEL: Pride & Joy Music

• FOR FANS OF: Vanadium - Venexa - Strana Officina

Crowned in Grey Skies by Mace ‘n’ Chain

• SUBGENRE: Heavy Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Sweden

• RECORD LABEL: No Remorse Records

• FOR FANS OF: Megaton Sword - Eternal Champion - Ironsword

• Buy on Bandcamp

Luxuria Sanguis Plenilunium by Vampryiia

• SUBGENRE: Ambient Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Italy

• RECORD LABEL: Void Wanderer Productions

• FOR FANS OF: Wynter Myst - Escaping Aghartha

Cannot Be Controlled by Ill Omen

• SUBGENRE: Death / Thrash Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Black Breath - Tyrannus - Eternal Evil

Path to Emptiness by Plaguestorm

• SUBGENRE: Melodic Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Argentina

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Intestine Baalism - Arghoslent - Vehemence

• Buy on Bandcamp

…with a Stone in My Maw by Fallen Moon Servant

• SUBGENRE: Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Thrawsunblat - Këkht Aräkh

• Buy on Bandcamp

The Fifth Essence by Broadslab

• SUBGENRE: Stoner Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Electric Desert Records

• FOR FANS OF: SlowRepeaT - Hibernaut - Doomherre

• Buy on Bandcamp

..In Which Evil Dwells by Der Jäger

• SUBGENRE: Heavy Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Indonesia

• RECORD LABEL: Witches Brew

• FOR FANS OF: Vixen - Sacred Steel - Tokyo Blade

• Buy on Bandcamp

O Além Ser by Agona

• SUBGENRE: Progressive Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Brazil

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Gojira - Mastodon - Rivers of Nihil

• Buy on Bandcamp

The Ugly Facets Of The Modern World by Internal Damage

• SUBGENRE: Grindcore

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Russia

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Trauma Bond - Pig Destroyer - Wormrot

• Buy on Bandcamp

The Experiment by Abductions

• SUBGENRE: Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Spain

• RECORD LABEL: Acid Vicious

• FOR FANS OF: Avulsed - Putrevore

Seventh Act of a Death Foretold by Revoltons

• SUBGENRE: Power Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Italy

• RECORD LABEL: Elevate Records

• FOR FANS OF: Metal Church - Crimson Glory - Fates Warning

Blut, Stahl und Leid by Valosta Varjoon

• SUBGENRE: Black Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Germany

• RECORD LABEL: Folter Records

• FOR FANS OF: Viha Surma - Wolves’ Winter

• Buy on Bandcamp

Totalitarian by Sinthetik Sentienz

• SUBGENRE: Progressive Death Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Parasitic Entity - Kalaveraztekah - Sallow Moth

• Buy on Bandcamp

Rebels by Steelballs

• SUBGENRE: Power / Speed Metal

• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Argentina

• RECORD LABEL: Independent

• FOR FANS OF: Helloween - Blind Guardian - Grave Digger

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Brazilian death metal band Ereboros releases “In the Depths of Misery,” the first single from the upcoming album From Oblivion to the Grave, due out independently on October 30.

“In the Depths of Misery” addresses social inequality, psychological control and the way fear and ignorance can become instruments of domination. At its core, the song deals with a form of imprisonment that does not depend on walls: the one created inside the human mind.

The track introduces the central themes of From Oblivion to the Grave, an album shaped by real experiences of suffering, anxiety, disillusionment and the search for meaning during periods of personal instability. Much of the material was influenced by difficult moments experienced by the band’s vocalist and drummer.

Musically, the album is built around aggressive death metal, heavy riffs and oppressive atmospheres, balanced by melodic sections that reinforce the emotional weight of the songs. Its ten tracks maintain a constant sense of tension, reflecting the psychological and emotional themes behind the lyrics.

Tracklist

1. From Oblivion to the Grave

2. Distorted Man-made Concept

3. The Agony of Existence

4. Salute to Disorder

5. Dissonant Soul

6. Nocturnal Paranoia

7. One Last Pulse

8. In the Depths of Misery

9. Progenies of the Unseen

10. At the Gallows of Doom

Links:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ereborosofficial/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Ereboros
Spotify:

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/br/artist/ereboros/1630718156
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ereborosofficial/

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