» News
“Visions Of Escape”, the sophomore full length from Turkish melodic Death Metallers METAL CHARM, will be released on May 23, 2025 via Bitume Productions on digipak CD and on all streaming platforms. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Respect Of Hate’, ‘Future In That Moment’, ‘Unjust World’, ‘Time To Restart’, ‘A Biased Side’, ‘Bare Souls’ and ‘Visions Of Escape’. www.facebook.com/metalcharmofficial
Nashville, Tennessee based melodic Black Metallers LENAX have just released another track from their upcoming debut full-length “Infection”. You can check out ‘Throne Of The Forsaken’ at this location. The album will be released on June 25, 2025 on all digital platforms. The band will also be launching a Kickstarter campaign to support a future vinyl release in the fall or winter of this year. Here’s the complete “Infection” tracklist: ‘Worship Hymn’, ‘Leeches’, ‘Chains’, ‘Crossroad Black’, ‘Hive Mind Apocalypse’, ‘We Are Legion’, ‘Plague Bringer’, ‘Overdrive’ and ‘Throne Of The Forsaken’. The cover artwork was created by David DeFigueredo. www.facebook.com/lenaxmetal
“Fabulae”, the debut full length from Polish Black Metallers NASCITURUS, can be streamed in its entirety over here now. It was recorded, mixed and mastered by Dominik Cynar at Dirty Sound Studio and the cover artwork was created by Rafał “Czarnuch” Chruścicki. The album will be released on April 30, 2025 in digital format and jewelcase CD through Via Nocturna. www.facebook.com/nasciturus
UK based atmospheric Black Metal trio AHAMKARA has just released their sophomore full length “The Harrow Of The Lost” via Bindrune Records. It features the following tracks: ‘The Circle Of Remembrance’, ‘Our Scars Shall Abide In The Thaw’, ‘Channelling Grief’ and ‘Ordeal Of Ascension’. www.facebook.com/theembersofthestars
Belgian Death Metallers REJECT THE SICKNESS have just released a video for ‘Signs Of The End’, the title track of their upcoming fourth full length, at this location. The album will be self-released on May 30, 2025. www.facebook.com/rejectthesickness
Austrian atmospheric Black Metallers KARG have just released a video for ‘Yūgen’ over here. The track is featured on their ninth full length “Marodeur”, which is out now via AOP Records. The previously revealed video for ‘Kimm’ can still be watched at this location. More band info you will find at www.facebook.com/kargband
Salt Lake City based Thrashers DEATHBLOW have just released the title track of their upcoming four track EP “Open Season” at this location. The EP will be released on June 16, 2025 via Sewer Mouth Records on CD, vinyl, cassette tape and digital formats. www.facebook.com/deathblowofficial
“Wreathed In Dead Angels”, the new mini album from US Black Metallers PROFANATICA, will be released via Hells Headbangers on CD, 12″ vinyl and cassette tape formats today. A full stream of it is available over here now. You can follow PROFANATICA at www.facebook.com/profanaticausa
California / Netherlands based instrumental progressive Metal fusion quartet QUADVIUM has just released a video for ‘Apophis’ at this location. The track will be featured on the band’s upcoming album “Tetradōm”, which will be out on May 30, 2025 via Agonia Records. The band features bass players Steve Di Giorgio (TESTAMENT, DEATH) and Jeroen Paul Thesseling (OBSCURA, PESTILENCE). www.facebook.com/quadviumofficial
Finnish melodic Death Metallers ECHOES OF THE EXTINCT have released their debut full length “Era Of Darkness” via Inverse Records today. A full album stream you will find over here. More band information is available at www.facebook.com/eoteband
Netherlands based Doom / Deathers CADAVER SHRINE will release their sophomore full-length “Into The Horrible Depths” on May 16, 2025 via Chaos Records on CD, cassette tape and digital. A first track, ‘The Writhing Desperation Of God’, is already available for streaming at this location. More CADAVER SHRINE you will find at https://gnawtheirtongues.bandcamp.com
“Helljjin Combat”, the sophomore full length from German / Basque Death Metal three piece SIJJIN, will be released via Sepulchral Voice Records today. A full album stream is available at this location. The material was recorded live at BlackStorm Studios in Karrantza, Basque Country. More about SIJJIN at www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063482105195
On July 11, 2025 Iron Bonehead Productions will release “Everlasting Wisdom Of The Ancients”, the debut full length from US Black Metal trio SIGORSPÉD, on CD and vinyl LP formats. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Ecstatic Trance Of The Warrior’, ‘Legacy’, ‘First Assault’, ‘Psychedelic Communion Under An Endless Sky’, ‘Venomous Betrayal Of The Sacred Dominion’, ‘Twin Blades Of The Order’, ‘Malefic Light Cast Upon The Coiled Serpent’, ‘Requiem For The Fallen’, ‘Trinity Of Ruin’ and ‘The Ties Which Bind An Eternal Brotherhood’. You can already check out ‘Malefic Light Cast Upon The Coiled Serpent’ over here. More SIGORSPÉD at https://sigorsped.bandcamp.com
Hungarian Death Metallers SIN OF GOD will release their third full length “Blood Bound” on May 19, 2025 on CD via Pest Records, in co-operation with Metal Ör Die Records. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Blood Bound’, ‘Black Waves’, ‘No Return’, ‘The Unbelief’, ‘Diabolical Agitation’, ‘Obolus’ and ‘Cerebral Malfunction’. https://sinofgod.bandcamp.com
Memento Mori have signed Canadian Death Metalles GLUTTED SWARM. The band is currently working on new songs that will be featured on the follow-up to their debut full length, “…Of Old”. Memento Mori will release the CD version of it in 2026. https://gluttedswarm.bandcamp.com
Finland’s Death / Grinders I, CURSED have just released a video for ‘Disfigurement’ at this location. The track will be featured on the band’s upcoming, as yet untitled, EP, which will be released later this year via Inverse Records, in co-operation with Meara Music. You can still listen to the previous I, CURSED EP “Death Holograms” over here. More band information you will find at www.facebook.com/i.cursed.grind
Finnish progressive Death Metallers SARGASSUS have just released a lyric video for ‘The Lone Idunn Grows In Shade’ over here. The track will be featured on their upcoming debut full length “Vitruvian Rays”, which will be released on June 13, 2025 via Inverse Records. The band also released a drum playthrough video of their first single ‘Spirit Of Gravity’ at this location. A video for the same song can be watched over here. The full tracklist of “Vitruvian Rays” reads like this: ‘Spirit Of Gravity’, ‘Carving The Veins Of God’, ‘The Lone Idunn Grows In Shade’, ‘Judgement Of The Four’, ‘Pahat Veräjät’, ‘On The Shoulders Of Atlas’, ‘Vitruvian Rays’ and ‘Zealot’. www.facebook.com/sargassusband
On April 25, 2025 Hells Headbangers will release a new mini album from Spanish gory Death Metallers HAEMORRHAGE, “Opera Medica”, on CD and one-sided 12” vinyl, with a silkscreened side B. A full stream of it you will find at this location now. www.facebook.com/haemorrhagegore
San Franisco, California based technical Death Metallers OMINOUS RUIN have just premiered a video for ‘Eternal’ over here. The track will be featured on their upcoming sophomore full length “Requiem”, which will be available on April 25, 2025 on all digital platforms. Willowtip Records will release “Requiem” on May 09, 2025 on CD, vinyl LP and digital formats. The album will feature the following tracks: ‘Intro’, ‘Seeds Of Entropy’, ‘Eternal’, ‘Bane Of Syzygial Triality’, ‘Divergent Anomaly’, ‘Fractal Abhorrence’, ‘Architect Of Undoing’, ‘Staring Into The Abysm’ and ‘Requiem’. www.facebook.com/ominousruin
American Black Metallers ABIGAIL WILLIAMS will release their sixth full length “A Void Within Existence” on July 18, 2025 via Agonia Records. Here’s the full tracklist already: ‘Life, Disconnected’, ‘Void Within’, ‘Nonexistence’, ‘Still Nights’, ‘Talk To Your Sleep’, ‘Embrace The Chasm’ and ‘No Less Than Death’. The album was produced by frontman Ken Sorceron and mixed by Dave Otero (ABORTED, AKHLYS). The drums have been performed by Mike Heller (FEAR FACTORY, GHOST BATH) and the cover artwork was created by Eliran Kantor (TESTAMENT, BLOODBATH). www.facebook.com/abigailwilliamsband
“Tyrants of Wrath”, the second full-length of Mexican Speed / Thrash Metallers PHANTOM, will be released on April 25, 2025 via High Roller Records. A full album stream is available at this location now. “Tyrants of Wrath” was recorded and mixed at Nehtron Studios Mexico by the band and Héctor Northen and mastered by Patrick Engel at Temple Of Disharmony. The artwork was created by Maegan LeMay. PHANTOM will be touring Europe in September / October 2025 with Brazil’s EVILCULT. https://linktr.ee/phantomthrash
German Death Metallers NIGHTBEARER have just released a second track from their upcoming third full-length “Defiance”, which will be released on June 13, 2025 via Testimony Records on CD, vinyl LP and in digital versions. You can watch a video for the title track over here now. The video for the previously released ‘His Dark Materials’ can still be watched at this location. The complete “Defiance” tracklist reads like this: ‘Dust’, ‘His Dark Materials’, ‘Defiance’, ‘One Church Over All’, ‘Dying Knows No Bounds’, ‘Reign Supreme’, ‘Under The Sun Of War’, ‘Ascension’, ‘Until We Meet Again’ and ‘Republic Of Heaven’. www.facebook.com/nightbearer
Finnish Death Metallers DEATHGOAT have just released a lyric video for ‘Dying To Be Dead’ at this location. The track will be featured on the band’s upcoming sophomore full length “Dragged Into Realms Below”, which will be released on June 10, 2025 via Xtreem Music on CD, vinyl LP, cassette tape and digital formats. The full tracklist reads as follows: ‘Alkulima’, ‘Pestilent Retribution’, ‘Congregation Of Disease’, ‘Dying To Be Dead’, ‘Compulsive Cannibalism’, ‘Monoxcide’, ‘Flashback Psychosis’, ‘Clinically Undead’ and ‘Dragged Into Realms Below’. www.facebook.com/deathgoatdeathmetal
On July 11, 2025 Iron Bonehead Productions will release “Solitary Forest Necromancy”, the sophomore full length from US Black Metal duo AZATHOTH’S DREAMS, on CD and vinyl LP formats. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Malefic Spellcraft’, ‘Death Denied’, ‘Ancient Black Blood’, ‘Solitary Forest Necromancy’, ‘Malevolence Enshrined’, ‘Coven Of The Ancient Black Flame’, ‘Exsanguinated And Impaled’, ‘Heed The Call’, ‘Under Cover Of Night’ and ‘Beyond The Veil Of This Reality’. You can already check out ‘Malevolence Enshrined’ over here. More AZATHOTH’S DREAMS at https://azathothsdream.bandcamp.com
“Corpus Hermeticum”, the third full length of Polish Black Metal project ZØRORMR, was reissued through Via Nocturna on digipak CD and strictly limited vinyl (classic black and galaxy ashes) on its 10th anniversary with brand new cover artwork by Paweł Kuranda and bonus tracks (on the CD edition). It was originally released on February 22, 2015 by Via Nocturna, limited to 500 CDs. A re-release of the album came out on More Hate Productions in May 2016. “Corpus Hermeticum” was remastered by Arek “Malta” Malczewski in January 2025. You can check out the track ‘Twilight Of The Idols’ at this location. More about ZØRORMR at www.facebook.com/zorormrofficial
“A Foreseen Loss”, the debut full length from German Doom Metallers LIGHTLESS, will be released on April 30, 2025 on digipack CD and digitally via Nespithe Records for North and South America. More info you will find at https://lightlessdoom.bandcamp.com or https://nespitherecords.bandcamp.com
“Death Chants Echo From Aphotic Void”, the debut full length from German Doom Metallers OBSIDIAN SCAPES, will be released via Darkness Shall Rise Productions on June 06, 2025, on CD, vinyl LP and cassette tape formats. It will feature the following tracks: ‘The Pettiness Of Life’, ‘My Utter Contempt For The Sun’, ‘Endless Sea Of Dead Mirrors’, ‘Despise Everything’ and ‘Trapped In Equilibrium’. www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562434551526
French melodic Black / Death Metallers MAESTITIA have just released their debut full length “Hate Of Sorrow” on CD and digitally through Polish label Via Nocturna. The guitars and vocals were recorded at their home studio, while the drums were recorded at Burning Wood’s Studio, where the entire material was also mixed and mastered by Boc. The cover artwork was created by George Grié. A full album stream you will find at this location. For more band information please visit www.facebook.com/maestitia.officiel
On June 06, 2025 Darkness Shall Rise Productions will release “Of Owls And Eels”, the sophomore full length from German Black Metallers CROMLECH, on CD, vinyl LP and cassette tape formats. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Old Incineration Hymn’, ‘Past Forever’, ‘Owls In The Fog’, ‘Ice Curse’, ‘Eels (Part I)’, ‘The Quiet Witness’ and ‘Mordlust’. The first CROMLECH live shows for 2025 are already planned, including a show in November together with GEHENNA and PENTHOS. For regular updates make sure to follow CROMLECH at www.facebook.com/cromlechxciv
India based Death / Black Metallers DISSENTOR will release their debut EP “Flagella” on April 24, 2025 in digital format and limited 7″ vinyl as and independent release. The material was composed, written, engineered, produced and mastered by Aquib Rahman. The cover artwork was created by Peapounder. A full EP stream is available at this location now. More about DISSENTOR at www.facebook.com/officialdissentor
Cleveland, Ohio based Death Metallers SHED THE SKIN have just revealed the new track ‘The Mind’s Vermin’ at this location. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming fifth full length “The Carnage Cast Shadows”, which will be released on May 16, 2025 via Hells Headbangers. The previously revealed title track ‘The Carnage Cast Shadow’ can still be streamed over here. The complete tracklist of the album reads as follows: ‘The Carnage Cast Shadows’, ‘Crook Of The Sacred Skies’, ‘Ice Hearted Herald’, ‘Henge Tomb’, ‘The Mind’s Vermin’, ‘Scion Of Nyx’, ‘Formorian Hordes’, ‘Ancient Flames’, ‘Swarm And Talons’, ‘Ravenous Rage’ and ‘Stolen From The Storm God’. www.facebook.com/shedtheskin
Greek Black Metallers ELEVENTH RAY have just revealed ‘Nightside Of Damascus’, the opening track of their upcoming debut full length “Reviving Tehom”, at this location. The album was recorded by Haris V. at Eleventh Tower Studio. It will be released on CD, vinyl LP and digital formats via Dark Descent Records on May 16, 2025. The first single ‘Ha Illan Ha Hizon TrianAdohi’ is still available over here. More ELEVENTH RAY information you will find at www.facebook.com/eleventhray
Pan-European Black Metallers SILVER KNIFE are streaming their self-titled sophomore full length in its entirety over here now. It will be released via Amor Fati Productions, in co-operations with Extraconscious Recordings, today. www.facebook.com/silverknifeband
American Thrashers EXECUTIONIST have just released a visualizer video for ‘Wheels Of War’ at this location. The track will be featured on their upcoming debut full length “Sacrament Of The Sick”, which will be digitally self-released on May 16, 2025. www.facebook.com/executionistmetal
Hungarian progressive Death Metallers NEEDLESS have just released a video for their new single ‘Twilight Cradle’ over here. The song will be featured on the band’s upcoming third full length “Premonition”, which will be out on May 30, 2025 via Inertial Music on limited martian red vinyl LP and 6-panel digipak CD. www.facebook.com/needlesshun
On April 25, 2025 Osmose Productions will release the seventh full length from Ukrainian Black Metallers HATE FOREST, “Against All Odds”, on CD, vinyl LP and cassette tape formats. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Werewolves’, ‘One Way Ticket’, ‘Devil’s On Our Side’, ‘Ukrainian Thermopylae’, ‘Mariupol’, ‘Coprophagus Empire’, ‘The Reaping Hand’ and ‘Courage’. www.facebook.com/osmoseproductions
“Beyond”, the third full length from Belgian Black Metallers LHAÄD, will be released on April 19, 2025 via Amor Fati Productions, in co-operation with Extraconscious Recordings, on CD and vinyl LP formats. A full album stream you will find at this location now. More about LHAÄD at www.facebook.com/thenoxentity
Italy’s blackened Thrash / Speed Metallers HELLCRASH have just premiered the track ‘Black Fire Demon’ over here. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming third full length “Inferno Crematörio”, which will be released on May 23, 2025 via Dying Victims Productions. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Flames Of Hades’, ‘Inferno Crematörio’, ‘Black Fire Demon’, ‘Purgatory Raiders’, ‘Sword Of Baphomet’, ‘Rapid Possession’, ‘Oathbreaker’, ‘Mark Of The Beast’ and ‘Templars’ Curse’. www.facebook.com/hellcrashmetal
Swedish Death Metallers DEMONICAL have just released a video for their cover of ENTOMBED’s ‘Wolverine Blues’ at this location. The track is featured on their two-track live single “Välkommen Undergång”, which was released in February 2025. It is available in its entirety on Spotify, Apple Music and other streaming services. The single’s artwork was created by Seiya Ogino of Ogino Design. www.facebook.com/demonicalofficial
Finnish Thrashers INDEMON will release their debut full length “Reclaiming Chaos” on June 27, 2025 via Inverse Records. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Bring Down The Light’, ‘Internal Defeat’, ‘Passenger’, ‘Abuse’, ‘Necessary Evil’, ‘Shoot & Forget’, ‘Ruoja’ and ‘Reclaim Chaos’. The title track can already be checked out over here. The cover artwork was created by Sakari Vinko. www.facebook.com/indemonband
Polish melodic Death Metallers VALKENRAG have just released a video for ‘Descendant Of Chaos’ at this location. The track is featured on the band’s new EP “Fury Untamed”, which will be released on April 25, 2025 via Art Of The Night Productions. It was recorded, mixed and mastered by Mariusz Konieczny at Heavy Gear Studio (HELLSPAWN, ODIUM HUMANI GENERIS, WARFIST) and the cover artwork was created by Katarzyna Jakubska. The full “Fury Untamed” tracklist reads like this: ‘Fury Untamed’, ‘Retribution’, ‘Unreachable Horizon’, ‘Descendant Of Chaos’ and ‘Bleed To Be’. www.facebook.com/valkenragband
Buenos Aires, Argentina based blackened Death Metallers ATAUDES will release their sophomore full length “Tempus Edax Rerum” on April 21, 2025 via Memento Mori (CD), in co-operation with Obscure Disharmony Records (limited cassette tape, featuring full-body print cassette shells, gold and clear cases and an extended 12-panel JCard with lyrics and additional artwork). A full album stream is available over here. More ATAUDES information you will find at www.facebook.com/ataudesdeathmetal
Italy’s blackened Death Metallers PATRISTIC will release their debut full-length “Catechesis” on June 20, 2025 on vinyl LP, CD and digital formats via Willowtip Records. The following tracks will be featured on it: ‘A Vinculis Soluta I’, ‘A Vinculis Soluta II’, ‘Catechesis I’, ‘Catechesis II’, ‘Catechesis III’ and ‘Catechesis IV’. A video for the first single, ‘Catechesis I’, can already be watched at this location. All additional PATRISTIC information you will find at www.facebook.com/patristicblackmetal
Finnish Death Metal three-piece MORBIFIC is streaming their upcoming third full length “Bloom Of The Abnormal Flesh” in its entirety over here now. It will be released on April 21, 2025 via Memento Mori (CD), in co-operation with Me Saco Un Ojo Records (vinyl LP). www.facebook.com/morbific
On May 02, 2025 international Thrashers SANDFINGER will release a new EP entitled “Minus Illusion” on CD in a cardboard slipcase and as digital download. A visualizer video for the song ‘Welcome’ can already be checked out over here. The EP song ‘It Was Nothing’ can additionally be streamed at this loction https://konvolted.bandcamp.com
“Earthborn” (MCD 1994) and “Lowering Sunset” (Demo 1993), the early works of Finland’s defunct melodic Death Metallers AS SERENITY FADES and “Rosegardens”, the 1993 demo from AUGUST MOON, will be re-released on CD format via Personal Records on June 13, 2025. Dark Symphonies Records released the original collection in 2011 on vinyl only. As a bonus this CD edition has the three tracks from AS SERENITY FADES’ final 1996 demo “Deux” as bonus tracks. www.youtube.com/@augustmoonbase
Greek melodic / technical Death Metallers BLACK PATH have just released a lyric video for a new track entitled ‘Endless Madness’ at this location. The band is currently working on their sophomore full length, which will be released later this year. www.facebook.com/blackpathofficial
US old school Death Metallers GRUESOME will release their third full-length “Silent Echoes” on June 06, 2025 via Relapse Records. Like its two predecessors, “Silent Echoes” was once again produced by Jarrett Pritchard. The album will feature the following tracks: ‘Condemned Identity’, ‘A Darkened Window’, ‘Frailty’, ‘Shards’, ‘Silent Echoes’, ‘Voice Within The Void (Astral Ocean)’, ‘Fragments Of Psyche’ and ‘Reason Denied’. You can already check out a video for ‘A Darkened Window’ over here. For regular updates make sure to follow GRUESOME at www.facebook.com/gruesomedeathmetal
Spanish epic / melancholic Black Metallers MONHELL have just revealed a new lyric video for the song ‘Lotus In The Endless Grey’ at this location. The track will be featured on the band’s upcoming debut full length “A Last Sigh Of Pain”, which will be released on April 25, 2025 via Fetzner Death Records. www.facebook.com/monhell.bm
Finnish blackened Death Metallers PROGENY OF SUN will release their sophomore full length “Prophets Of The Void” in autumn 2025 via Inverse Records. It was mixed by Jaakko Hautamäki and mastered by Jonathan Mazzeo. The cover artwork was created by Joni Kiviniemi and Niko Aromaa. The following tracks will be featured on it: ‘Swarmspawn’, ‘Penance’, ‘Worldstone’, ‘Decimation’, ‘Colonus’, ‘Lifeless Light’, ‘Sun And Moon’, ‘Circle Of Keres’, ‘Diary Ender’, ‘Deface’, ‘Rain For Discouraged’ and ‘Forsaken Brigade’. A video for the album’s first single ‘Penance’ can already be watched over here. More band information you will find at www.facebook.com/progenyofsun
Candian brutal technical Death Metallers CRYPTOPSY will release their ninth full length “An Insatiable Violence” on June 20, 2025 via Season Of Mist. Here’s the complete tracklist already: ‘The Nimis Adoration’, ‘Until There’s Nothing Left’, ‘Dead Eyes Replete’, ‘Fools Last Acclaim’, ‘The Art Of Emptiness’, ‘Our Great Deception’, ‘Embrace The Nihility’ and ‘Malicious Needs’. You can already watch a video for ‘Until There’s Nothing Left’ at this location. All additional CRYPTOPSY info you will find at www.facebook.com/cryptopsyofficial
Austrian Black / Thrash Metallers TRANSILVANIA have just revealed a new demo track entitled ‘Hallows Of The Heir’ at this location. It is a taster of what’s to expect from their upcoming third full length “Magia Posthuma”, which will be released later this year via Invictus Productions. www.facebook.com/transilvaniaaustria
Poland’s depressive Black Metallers VICTIM PATH have released a lyric video for ‘Faceless Nameless’ over here. The track will be featured on the band’s upcoming sophomore full length “Lost In Stellar Dust”, which will be out on May 06, 2025 via Fetzner Death Records. www.facebook.com/victimpath
Polish Death / Thrashers SEXMAG have just premiered the title track of their upcoming debut full length “Sexorcyzm” at this location. The album will be released on May 23, 2025 via Dying Victims Productions. www.facebook.com/dyingvictimsproductions
Los Angeles, California based Death Metallers INSINERATEHYMN are streaming their upcoming third full length “Irreverence Of The Divine” in its entirety over here now. It will be released on April 21, 2025 via Memento Mori (CD version), in co-operation with Rotted Life (vinyl and cassette tape versions – the vinyl version will be released on June 20, 2025). The cover artwork was created by Edgar Roldan. www.facebook.com/insineratehymnofficial
Finnish Deathgrinders CANNIBAL ACCIDENT have just released a new single entitled ‘Kärpästen Juhlat’, which is a cover of Finnish Industrial / Electronic artist Mikko Saarela / ORGAN. The track features guest vocals from HellG ja Starling Nippelsson. You can check it out at this location. More band information you will find at www.facebook.com/cannibalaccident
Belgian Death Metallers REJECT THE SICKNESS will digitally self-release their fourth full-length “Signs Of The End” on May 30, 2025. It will feature the following tracks: ‘The Messenger’, ‘Acta Non Verba’, ‘Dark Times’, ‘We Enslave Angels’, ‘Fall From Grace’, ‘When I Became You’, ‘Chaos Vs. Chaos’ and ‘Signs Of The End’. www.facebook.com/rejectthesickness
German atmospheric Black Metallers THE GREAT SEA have just revealed the track ‘Walking At The Edge Of Death’ at this location. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming debut full length “Noble Art Of Desolation”, which will be released on April 24, 2025 via AOP Records. The previously revealed album tracks ‘Upright In Nothing’ and ‘No Peace Among Men’ can still be streamed here and here. More THE GREAT SEA information you will find at www.facebook.com/thegreatseaofficial
French melodic Black / Death Metallers MAESTITIA have just released the title track of their upcoming debut full length “Hate Of Sorrow” over here. The album will be released on April 18, 2025 in digital format and jewelcase CD through Polish label Via Nocturna. www.facebook.com/maestitia.officiel
On June 20, 2025 Dying Victims Productions will release the debut full length from Polish Thrashers LUCILLE, “Dawn Of Destruction”, on CD and vinyl LP formats. You can already check out the album track ‘Genetic Curse’ at this location. The complete “Dawn Of Destruction” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Desolate Winds’, ‘Brand New World’, ‘Genetic Curse’, ‘Prophets Of Disease’, ‘Nightstalker’, ‘Dawn Of Destruction’, ‘On Your Knees’, ‘Thrash Resurrection’ and ‘Machine Of Death’. www.facebook.com/lvcille.thrash
Memento Mori have signed US Death Metal one-man band CADAVEROUS ODOUR for the release of the CD version of their debut full-length in mid / late 2026. But at first the label will put out a compilation CD that will collect all the pre-album material, including a brand-new demo that’s currently in the works. All further details will follow in the coming months. https://cadaverousodour.bandcamp.com
Polish melodic Death Metallers DEATH REAPERS have just released a video for ‘The Hermit’ over here. The track will be featured on the band’s upcoming debut full length, which is scheduled to be released on June 13, 2025. It was recorded entirely by the band and mixed and mastered by Hubert Potomski, the band’s lead guitarist. www.facebook.com/deathreaperslive
Topeka, Kansas based brutal Death Metallers UNMERCIFUL are streaming the new track ‘Malice Unbound’ at this location now. It will be featured on their upcoming fourth full length “Devouring Darkness”, which will be released via Willowtip Records on CD, vinyl LP and in digital formats on May 23, 2025. Here’s the complete tracklist: ‘Miracle In Fire’, ‘Unnatural Ferocity’, ‘Malice Unbound’, ‘Devouring Darkness’, ‘Relentless Malevolence’, ‘Vomit You Out’ (ORIGIN cover), ‘Infernal Conquering’, ‘The Reaping’, ‘Voracious Lunacy’ and ‘Vengeance Transcending’. “Devouring Darkness” was engineered and produced by Clinton Appelhanz at Waveworks Studio and mastered by Alan Douches (CANNIBAL CORPSE, HATE ETERNAL). The artwork was created by Santiago Francisco Jaramillo. www.facebook.com/officialunmerciful
Polish Death Metallers EMBRIONAL have just released an official live video for ‘Lies Of God’ over here. It was recorded at the Rudeboy Club in Bielsko-Biała, Poland on March 24, 2024. The track is featured on the band’s fourth full-length “Inherited Tendencies For Self-Destruction”, which was released in late March via Agonia Records. www.facebook.com/embrional
Spanish Black Metallers BALMOG have just released a first track from their upcoming fifth full-length “Laio”, which will be out on May 23, 2025 via War Anthem Records on CD, vinyl LP and in digital versions. You can check out a lyric video for ‘Mud To Gold’ at this location. The album was recorded and mixed at Moontower Studios (DESTROYER 666, TEITANBLOOD, GRAVEYARD) by Javier Félez and mastered at Orgone Studios (HEXVESSEL, ULVER, PARADISE LOST) by Jaime Gómez Arellano. The artwork was created by frontman Balc. www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063606525380
German / Swedish Death Metallers LEPER COLONY have just released the final advance single from their upcoming sophomore full length “Those Of The Morbid”. You can check out a visualizer video for ‘Those Of The Morbid Inclination’ at this location. The album will be released on May 02, 2025 via Testimony Records on CD, vinyl LP and in digital versions. It features the following tracks: ‘Facing The Faceless’, ‘Master’s Voice’, ‘The Age Of Insanity’, ‘Flesh To Rot To Ashes’, ‘Realm Of Madness’, ‘Those Of The Morbid Inclination’, ‘Apocalypse Whore’, ‘Creature From The Deep’ and ‘A Story In Red’. LEPER COLONY consists of Marc Grewe (vocals), Rogga Johansson (guitars, bass), Håkan Stuvemark (lead guitars) and Jon Rudin (drums). www.facebook.com/lepercolonyband
On June 06, 2025 Iron Bonehead Productions will release “Contra Hominem”, the debut full length from Italy’s blackened Death Metal duo AFFLICTION VECTOR, on CD and vinyl LP formats. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Antiuomo’, ‘Lethal’, ‘Cavern’s Murmur’, ‘Ephemeral Lifeless’, ‘Abyss Rises’, ‘Nero Gorgo’, ‘Animalis Irae’ and ‘To Lucifer’. You can already stream ‘Ephemeral Lifeless’ over here. More AFFLICTION VECTOR information you will find at www.facebook.com/ansav666
German blackened Death Metal duo THE INFERNAL DECEIT is streaming their upcoming sophomore full length “The True Harmful Black” in its entirety at this location now. The album was recorded, mixed and mastered at Soundlodge Studio and the cover artwork was created by Roberto Toderico. It will be released on April 11, 2025 via Personal Records. www.facebook.com/theinfernaldeceitband
San Francisco, California based technical Death Metallers OMINOUS RUIN have just premiered a lyric video for ‘Staring Into The Abysm’ over here. The track will be featured on the band’s upcoming sophomore full length “Requiem”, which will be released via Willowtip Records on May 09, 2025 on CD, vinyl LP and digital formats. The complete tracklist reads like this: ‘Intro’, ‘Seeds Of Entropy’, ‘Eternal’, ‘Bane Of Syzygial Triality’, ‘Divergent Anomaly’, ‘Fractal Abhorrence’, ‘Architect Of Undoing’, ‘Staring Into The Abysm’ and ‘Requiem’. www.facebook.com/ominousruin
Finnish Black / Doom Metal duo MOONFALL is streaming their upcoming debut full length “Odes To The Ritual Hills” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on April 11, 2025 via Iron Bonehead Productions. www.facebook.com/ironboneheadproductions
Polish Post Black / Sludge Metallers NASCITURUS have just released the song ‘O Czudca Powstaniu’ over here. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming debut full length “Fabulae”, which will be released on April 30, 2025 in digital format and jewelcase CD through Polish label Via Nocturna. The album was recorded, mixed and mastered by Dominik Cynar at Dirty Sound Studio and the cover artwork was created by Rafał “Czarnuch” Chruścicki. The full tracklist reads as follows: ‘Pomirki’, ‘Ogniem Uzdrowion’, ‘Potrójnie Przez Ziemię Wypluty’, ‘O Czudca Powstaniu’, ‘Pieklisko We Wróblowej’, ‘Silva Populo’ and ‘Pokuta’. www.facebook.com/nasciturus
“Havulinnaan”, the 2015 debut full length from Finnish Black Metallers HAVUKRUUNU, will be re-released via Svart Records on June 06, 2025 on black & white marble vinyl (Svart exclusive), limited clear & blue marble vinyl, classic black vinyl, CD and cassette tape editions. A full album stream is available at this location. More about HAVUKRUUNU at www.facebook.com/havukruunu
Italian Thrashers DEATHOX have just released a video for ‘No One Talks To Me’ at this location. The track is featured on the band’s sophomore full length “Hallucinations”, which was released on CD and digitally on March 14, 2025 via Backup Studio Records. The album was recorded by BeKy at Backup Studio, mixed and mastered by CreeZ at Blu Room Studio and the artwork was created by BeKy. A full stream of it you will find over here. More about DEATHOX at www.facebook.com/deathoxband
“Sacrosanct Demonopathy”, the third full length from Finnish Black Metallers WARMOON LORD, will be released via Werewolf Records on May 25, 2025, on CD, vinyl LP and cassette tape formats. You can already stream ‘A Hungering Yoke’ over here. The complete tracklist of the album reads as follows: ‘Warpoems & Tragedies’, ‘Invoking The Retribution Eidolon’, ‘A Hungering Yoke’, ‘Tartaros Offering’, ‘Uncreation’s Dragon’, ‘His Enigmatic Ways’, ‘Daemonic Supremacy Enthroned’ and ‘Torch Of Magickal Arte’. www.facebook.com/warmoonlord
Muncie, Indiana based Sludge Black / Death Metallers COCAINE CULTURE will release their self-titled debut full length via Horror Pain Gore Death Productions on May 09, 2025 on CD and digital formats. You can already listen to the single ‘Ritual Abuse’ at this location. The complete tracklist of the album reads as follows: ‘Cerebral Decay’, ‘Ritual Abuse’, ‘Home Surgery’, ‘Lifeless Endeavor’, ‘Prelude’, ‘Flesh Vice’, ‘Resin Breath’, ‘King Of Somber’, ‘Death Knell’ and ‘We Are Unwelcome Here (live)’. www.facebook.com/kocaineculture
Greek Black Metallers ΑΧΕΡΟΝΤΑΣ (ACHERONTAS) have just revealed the track ‘The Chalice Of Fiery Transmutation’ over here. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming tenth full length “Νekyia – The Necromantic Patterns”, which will be released on April 30, 2025 via Zazen Sounds, in co-operation with III Damnation Productions. The previously revealed ‘Serpent’s Oath – Hymns Of The Coiled Void’ can still be streamed at this location. The full tracklist of “Νekyia – The Necromantic Patterns” reads like this: ‘The Eleventh Inversion – Oracles Of The Abyss’, ‘Serpent’s Oath – Hymns Of The Coiled Void’, ‘Venomous Ascension – The Nexus Of The Void’, ‘The Chalice Of Fiery Transmutation’, ‘The Crimson Litany Of Eternal Return’, ‘The Elder Keybearer’s Awakening’ and ‘Truth Is A Pathless Land’. www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087888198459
Polish blackened Death Metal duo DORMANT ORDEAL has just premiered the third and final single from their forthoming fourth full length “Tooth And Nail”. You can check out ‘Horse Eater’ at this location. The album will be released via Willowtip Records on April 18, 2025 on CD, vinyl LP, cassette tape and digital formats. www.facebook.com/dormant.ordeal
On May 25, 2025 Hells Headbangers will release the fifth full length from Cleveland, Ohio based Death Metallers SHED THE SKIN, “The Carnage Cast Shadows”, on CD and vinyl LP formats. The following tracks will be featured on it: ‘The Carnage Cast Shadows’, ‘Crook Of The Sacred Skies’, ‘Ice Hearted Herald’, ‘Henge Tomb’, ‘The Mind’s Vermin’, ‘Scion Of Nyx’, ‘Formorian Hordes’, ‘Ancient Flames’, ‘Swarm And Talons’, ‘Ravenous Rage’ and ‘Stolen From The Storm God’. You can already check out the album opener ‘The Carnage Cast Shadow’ at this location. All additional SHED THE SKIN info you will find at www.facebook.com/shedtheskin
On April 11, 2025 Iron Bonehead Productions will release an expanded version of the self-titled debut demo from Australian Doom / Death Metal three piece GROTESQUE BLISS on CD and vinyl LP formats. The expanded edition additionally includes a cover of the MY DYING BRIDE classic ‘I Am The Bloody Earth’. A full stream of the demo is available over here. The band’s line-up consists of vocalist / bassist Bjorn (TEMPLE NIGHTSIDE, GRAVE UPHEAVAL), guitarist Chris Burton (PARAMÆCIUM, CRYPTAL DARKNESS, THE ETERNAL) and drummer Matthew Southcombe (INTERNECINE EXCORIATION). https://grotesquebliss.bandcamp.com
Kentucky based old school Black / Death Metallers PYROMANCER have just premiered the track ‘Volcanic Rapture’ at this location. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming debut full length “Absolute Dominion By Fire”, which will be released on May 09, 2025 via Adirondack Black Mass. The previously revealed album track ‘Perverse Immolation’ can still be streamed over here. The complete “Absolute Dominion By Fire” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Igniting The Sacrificial Pyre’, ‘Ancient Hatred’, ‘Perverse Immolation’, ‘Unholy Cremation’, ‘Barbaric Wrath’, ‘Fireborn Witchery’, ‘Inferno’, ‘Hellish Visions’, ‘Alchemical Red Death’, ‘Absolute Dominion By Fire’, ‘Pit Of Writhing Horror’ and ‘Volcanic Rapture’. www.facebook.com/pyromancerblackdeath
French melodic Death / Doom one-man band WURMIAN has just released their debut full length “Immemorial Shrine” on CD via Pest Records. A full album stream is available at this location. More WURMIAN information you will find at www.facebook.com/wurmian.band
Belgian Black Metallers SOLFATARE have just revealed the track ‘Sous Des Cieux Absents’ over here. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming debut full length “Asservis Par L’espoir”, which will be released on May 02, 2025 via Signal Rex. The previously revealed album track ‘Du Deuil Affairé’ can still be checked out at this location. More SOLFATARE information you will find at www.facebook.com/solfatare
On June 06, 2025 Iron Bonehead Productions will release “Tales Of Blood”, the third full length from Searles Valley, California based Black Metallers CHAMBER OF MIRRORS, on CD and vinyl LP formats. You can already check out the album opener ‘Dominion’ at this location. The complete “Tales Of Blood” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Dominion’, ‘Mistress Of The Blood Red Moon’, ‘Soul Of Sorrow’, ‘Ancient Ember Of Endless Time’, ‘Stolen Flame’, ‘The Serpent’, ‘Tales Of Blood’ and ‘I Am Eternal’. www.facebook.com/chamberofmirrors
Swedish melodic Black / Death Metal duo MYLINGEN has just released a lyric video for ‘Mörkrets Spiral’ over here. The track is featured on the band’s new EP “Svartsyn”, which was released on March 07, 2025. The following tracks appear on it ‘Svartsyn’, ‘Mörkrets Spiral’, ‘Hatets Avgrund’ and ‘Månens Kraft’. www.facebook.com/mylingenswe
“Mind Trap”, the third full-length from Florida based Death Metallers INHUMAN CONDITION, will be released on June 27, 2025 on CD, vinyl LP and cassette tape via High Roller Records in Europe. The cover artwork was created by Dan Goldsworthy (ACCEPT, ALESTORM). A video for the album opener ‘Severely Lifeless’ is already available at this location. Here’s the full “Mind Trap” tracklist: ‘Severely Lifeless’, ‘Face For Later’, ‘GodShip’, ‘The Betterment Plan’, ‘Mind – Tool – Weapon’, ‘Chaos Engine’, ‘Recollections Of The Future’, ‘Obscurer’ and ‘Science Of Discontent’. www.facebook.com/inhumanconditionband
Milwaukee, Wisconsin based Black Metal three piece NIVEOUS has just released their debut EP “Endless Snowfall” via Transylvanian Recordings on cassette tape and digitally. You will find a full stream of it at this location. For more NIVEOUS information please visit www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61573532996206
International symphonic Black Metallers BELNEJOUM are streaming their debut full length “Dark Tales Of Zarathustra” in its entirety over here now. The album was mixed and mastered by Fredrik Nordstrom. It was released via Antiq yesterday. A recently revealed video for ‘Tower Of Silence’ can still be watched at this location. You can follow BELNEJOUM at www.facebook.com/belnejoum
French Black Metallers ABYSSAL VACUUM have just revealed the new track ’17°07’42.1″N 88°51’02.5″W.’ at this location. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming self-titled debut full length, which will be released on May 02, 2025 via Signal Rex. The previously revealed album track ’37°11’18.4″N 86°06’10.3″W’ can still be streamed over here. All additional ABYSSAL VACUUM info you will find at www.facebook.com/abyssalvacuum
Swedish melodic Death Metallers IMPERISHABLE have just released a video for ‘Riding Demons’ over here. The track will be featured on the band’s upcoming sophomore full length “Swallowing The World”, which will be released on April 11, 2025 via Hammerheart Records on CD, vinyl LP and digitally. www.facebook.com/imperishableband
Spanish Black Metallers BALMOG will release their fifth full-length “Laio” on May 23, 2025 via War Anthem Records on CD, vinyl LP and in digital versions. It was recorded and mixed at Moontower Studios (DESTROYER 666, TEITANBLOOD, GRAVEYARD) by Javier Félez and mastered at Orgone Studios (HEXVESSEL, ULVER, PARADISE LOST) by Jaime Gómez Arellano. The artwork, cover and layout was created by frontman Balc. The following tracks will be featured on “Laio”: ‘Falling’, ‘Mud To Gold’, ‘Tongue In Pieces’, ‘Like God Who Knows’, ‘Ortus Umbra’, ‘Mashalam’, ‘The Silence Of The Trumpets’ and ‘Getsemaní’. www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063606525380
Austrian atmospheric Black Metallers KARG have just revealed the track ‘Annapurna’ at this location. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming ninth full length “Marodeur”, which will be released on April 18, 2025 via AOP Records. The previously revealed video for ‘Kimm’ can still be watched over here, while the previously revealed ‘Findling’ is still available for streaming over here. The complete tracklist of “Marodeur” reads as follows: ‘Schnee Ist Das Blut Der Geister’, ‘Findling’, ‘Yūgen’, ‘Verbrannte Brücken’, ‘Annapurna’, ‘Reminiszenzen Einer Jugend’, ‘Kimm’ and ‘Anemoia’. To celebrate the album’s release KARG will play a short tour through Europe together with labelmates HARAKIRI FOR THE SKY and Swiss trio E-L-R. www.facebook.com/kargband
Finnish old school Death Metallers MESSIAH PARATROOPS have just released their debut full length “Legions Of Tomorrow” via Inverse Records. A full album stream is available at this location. It was mixed and mastered by Jari “Tupi” Tuomainen and the cover artwork was created by Niko Anttila. A video for ‘Out Of Reality’ can be found over here. More band info you will find at www.facebook.com/messiahparatroops
Finnish melodic Death Metallers INBORN TENDENCY have just released a new single entitled ‘Fist Evangelist’. You can watch a visualizer video of it over here. The track will be featured on the band’s upcoming debut full length, which will be released sometime in 2025. www.facebook.com/inborntendency
Scottish blackened Death / Grinders CHESTCRUSH have just self-released their sophomore full length “Ψυχοβγάλτης”. A full album stream is available at this location. For all additional CHESTCRUSH info please visit www.facebook.com/chestcrushband
German Death Metallers UNINHIBITED have just released their new EP “Scourge”. It was produced, mixed and mastered by the band itself. You can check it out over here. More about UNINHIBITED at www.facebook.com/people/uninhibited-death-metal/61564262967861
Swiss Black Metallers MALPHAS have just revealed another track from their upcoming fourth full length “Extinct”, which will be released on April 11, 2025 via Soulseller Records. You can stream ‘Majestic Moon’ at this location. The album was recorded at Chäuer Studios Bärn and mixed and mastered by Markus Stock at Klangschmiede Studio E. The artwork was created by Misanthropic Arts. The complete “Extinct” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Psychomachia’, ‘Eradicate.Manifest.Define’, ‘Trenches’, ‘Majestic Moon’, ‘Consumed’, ‘Gamygyn’, ‘Butcher’s Broom’, ‘Armada Christi’ and ‘Astral Dissonance’. www.facebook.com/malphasoccult
On April 18, 2025 NoEvDia will release “Desert Psalms”, the debut from international Black Metallers SERPENTES. The band was founded by Ainvar Ara of Portuguese Black Metallers ANGRENOST. On the album you will hear contributions from MISÞYRMING members Dagur Gíslason and Magnús Skúlason, Erdsaf of ANGRENOST and Ólöf Rún Benediktsdóttir of SVARTÞOKA. A full stream will be revealed on the day of release. www.noevdia.com
Polish Thrashers TERRORDOME will release their new full length “Plagued With Violence” this coming summer on CD, limited CD box, vinyl LP and cassette tape via Selfmadegod Records. It was recorded and produced by Tomasz Zalewski at ZED Studio and the artwork was created by Marcin Białkowski. www.instagram.com/terrordomeband
On July 01, 2025 Dominance Of Darkness Records will release “Chapel Of Bones”, the debut full length from Finnish Black Metal four-piece BELETH’S TRUMPET, on CD and vinyl LP formats. Korpituli Productions will be handling the cassette tape version. Here’s the complete tracklist: ‘Triumphant Voice Of Beleth’, ‘Mass Grave (Of Angels)’, ‘Chapel Of Bones’, ‘Extermination Of God’s Dominion’, ‘Clandestine Ritual’, ‘Death’s Cold Hand’ and ‘Black Light’. You can already stream ‘Mass Grave (Of Angels)’ at this location. The cover artwork was created by Dhomth Art. https://belethstrumpet.bandcamp.com
Greece / Switzerland based War / Black Metallers TAÄR have just released a second track from their upcoming debut full length “Catharsis Till Dawn”, which will be out on April 11, 2025 via Soulseller Records on CD, vinyl LP and in digital versions. The album was mixed and mastered at Descent Studio in Athens and features a cover artwork by Belial Necroarts. The following tracks will be on it: ‘Celestial Carnage’, ‘Feathered Echoes Of Wrath’, ‘The Storm Of War’, ‘Perpetual Descent’, ‘At Depths Of Damnation’, ‘Undead’s Turn’, ‘Where Death Stalks Its Prey’, ‘The Impaler’s Triumph’ and ‘Catharsis Till Dawn’. You can check out ‘Where Death Stalks Its Prey’ at this location. For all additional TAÄR information please visit www.facebook.com/taarofficial
On June 06, 2025 Signal Rex will release “Portit Pohjolan”, the debut full length from Finnish Black Metallers IÄTÖN, on CD and vinyl LP formats. Here’s the complete tracklist: ‘Intro’, ‘Myrskyn Laulu’, ‘Korpin Musta Viisaus’, ‘Yön Hämärässä’, ‘Varjoista Ja Hopeasta’, ‘Vainajalan Vaeltaja’, ‘Korpimaiden Kutsu’ and ‘Portit Pohjolan Näkyvät’. You can already check out ‘Myrskyn Laulu’ over here. More information you will find at www.signalrex.com or www.signalrex.bandcamp.com
American Thrashers EXECUTIONIST will release their debut full-length “Sacrament Of The Sick” on May 16, 2025. An official video for the album’s first single ‘Serrated Shadows’ is already available at this location. The complete tracklist of the album reads as follows: ‘Ultionum’, ‘Edge Of Annihilation’, ‘Wheels Of War’, ‘Serrated Shadows’, ‘Divided We Stand… United We Fall’, ‘Thy Kingdom Come’, ‘Strange Aeons’, ‘Palace Of Kings’, ‘Sacrament Of The Sick’ and ‘Coup De Grâce’. www.facebook.com/executionistmetal
“Total Kommando”, the debut full-length from Italian Speed Metallers AWAKEN THE NIGHT, has been released on limited edition CD (300 copies) via Metal Coffin Records. It features the following tracks: ‘Nuclear Inverno (Intro)’, ‘Emerald Fog’, ‘Attila’, ‘Fast For Freedom’, ‘Little Pier The Mechanix’, ‘Behind The Blade (Interlude)’, ‘Terrorchain’, ‘Total Kommando’, ‘At The Stake’, ‘Speed Metal Attack!’ and ‘Awaken The Night’. A full album stream is available over here. For more AWAKEN THE NIGHT info please visit www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088657976985
Dutch Death Metallers PESTILENCE will kick off a headlining tour of Asia in May. The band will take a break from working on their tenth studio album, “Portals”, to play selected venues in Turkey, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, China, Thailand, Taiwan and Japan. www.facebook.com/pestilenceofficial
India based Death / Black Metallers DISSENTOR have just released a first song from their upcoming debut EP “Flagella”, which will be out on April 24, 2025 in digital format and limited 7″ vinyl as an independent release. The complete tracklist of the EP reads as follows: ‘Serving The Nails’, ‘Condemned To Fumes’, ‘Slaves After Life’ and ‘Defiler’. You can already check out ‘Serving The Nails’ over here. The songs were composed, written, engineered, produced, mixed and mastered by Aquib Rahman and the cover artwork was created by Peapounder. The drum parts were recorded by Polish drummer Krzysztof Klingbein (TOTENMESSE, live drummer of BELPHEGOR, VADER, HATE, BATUSHKA, KRANIUM and more). www.facebook.com/officialdissentor
On May 02, 2025 international Thrashers SANDFINGER will release their new 6-track EP “Minus Illusion” on CD and digitally. A visualizer video for the song ‘It Was Nothing’ is already available at this location. The material was recorded by musicians from Italy, Kazakhstan, Germany, Ukraine and Japan. It was mixed and mastered at The Dog Studios in Chile by Matias Bahamondes and the artwork was created by Navid Siyadat. Here’s the complete “Minus Illusion” tracklist: ‘Intro’, ‘It Was Nothing’, ‘Welcome’, ‘Borrowed’, ‘Electronic Sounds’ and ‘Disposable’. https://konvolted.bandcamp.com
Swiss Black Metal duo GHÖRNT has just premiered another song from their upcoming third full-length “Bluetgraf”. You can check out ‘För Emmer’ over here. The album was recorded at Chäuer Studios / Bär (drums, bass and guitars) and Hellvete Studio / Luzern (vocals) and mixed / mastered by Christoph Brandes at Iguana Studios. The artwork was created by Julian. The full tracklist reads as follows: ‘Bluetgraf’, ‘För Emmer’, ‘Jagd’, ‘Vlad’, ‘Dominator’, ‘Wit Wääg Vo De Sonne’ and ‘Hass’. “Bluetgraf” will be released on April 11, 2025 via Soulseller Records on CD, vinyl LP and digitally. www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063745171004
Finnish melodic Black / Death Metallers UNDERWATER FATHER will release their debut EP “Without Waves” on April 29, 2025 via Inverse Music. You can already watch a video for the EP track ‘Drowned’ at this location. It features guest vocals by Jere Harju (OF SPITE / THE DECLAWED). www.facebook.com/underwaterfather
French melodic Doom / Deathers WURMIAN are streaming their upcoming debut full length “Immemorial Shrine” in its entirety over here now. It will be released on CD via Pest Records on April 06, 2025. www.facebook.com/wurmian.band
“Прадавни” (“Pradavni”), the debut full length from Serbian Black Metallers OSKRNAVITELJ, will be available as a digipak CD on May 16, 2025 via Fetzner Death Records. It was originally self-released on CD and in digital versions between 2023 and 2024. You can stream the album tracks ‘Prognanik’ and ‘Oskrnavitelj’ here and here. More about OSKRNAVITELJ at www.facebook.com/oskrnavitelj
On July 01, 2025 Dominance Of Darkness Records will release “Cutting Through”, the sophomore full length from Finnish one-man band MUTANT SEX DEMON, on CD and vinyl LP formats. MUTANT SEX DEMON’s music has been described as “filthy Black’n’Roll, with (un)healthy doses of Speed Metal, Hardcore Punk and Horror Rock”. A full album stream is available at this location https://mutantsexdemon.bandcamp.com.
“The Beginning Of The End”, the debut full length from New York based blackened Death / Doom Metal trio FLESHPOIL, can be streamed in its entirety over here https://fleshspoilofficial.bandcamp.com now. It was released digitally at the end of March via Belgian label Death Farm Records. The band’s vocalist / guitarist, Jeff Andrews, recently passed away at the age of 51.