November 05, 2026
Lima, Peru based old school Death Metallers HELL TREPANNER will release their recent full-length “The Consecration Of Eternal Impurity” as a cassette tape edition on November 27, 2026 via Fetzner Death Records / Thrashirts. The album was released on CD via Awakening Records / Thrashirts in March this year. A full album stream you will find over here. More about HELL TREPANNER at www.facebook.com/helltrepannerdeath
Drummer Chris Kontos has just left FORBIDDEN after a three-year run with the band. Here’s his official statement: “This does not come easy for me. I have been trying to not have to do this and resolve many issues with FORBIDDEN for quite some time now. I have expressed my concerns to the band members as well as our management, the legal team and accounting. Financial integrity, a lack of transparency of accounting, ongoing business decisions I did not agree with, or was not made aware of or told about till after the fact resulting in conflicts with the band. These issues have become irreconcilable. I have decided that I can no longer continue as a part of the band. I am stepping down as the drummer for FORBIDDEN effective immediately. I wish the band all the best moving forward. I am incredibly proud of the music we created together including the new album and videos. I have never worked harder on a project in my life. I put my heart and soul into every bit of the work. I’m truly grateful to the fans for nearly four years of incredible support. I want to thank BLKIIBLK Records as well as everyone that helped the band over my time in FORBIDDEN. This includes past band members, road crew, sound engineers, tour management, production companies and promoters. I’m very grateful and have a ton of appreciation and gratitude for you all. You know who you are. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I’m looking forward to what life has to offer moving forward. New opportunities and adventures. I respectfully ask for privacy at this time and will have no further comment. Thank you to everyone for your ongoing support.” The remaining members of FORBIDDEN issued the following separate statement: “Everyone in FORBIDDEN wants to wish Chris Kontos the absolute best in his future endeavors. We found out about his leaving the band the same way everyone else did. A social media post. What we created together with this album will hopefully stand the test of time. Chris was an integral part of the process. We wish him nothing but happiness.” www.facebook.com/forbiddenofficial
Finnish melodic Death Metallers NEMECIC have just released a video for ‘Petrol And Spark’ at this location. The track is featured on the band’s upcoming new EP, which will be released in late 2026 via Inverse Records. www.facebook.com/nemecic
Estonia based progressive Death Metallers SURGENT have just released a video for ‘Dismantle / Replace’ over here. The track is featured on their upcoming sophomore full-length “Sin Eater”, which will be self-released by the band on November 05, 2026 on CD, vinyl LP, cassette tape and digitally. www.facebook.com/surgentband
El Salvador based blackened Thrashers WITCHGÖAT have just premiered the track ‘Storming The Walls Of Eternity’ at this location. It will be featured on their upcoming third full-length “Serpent Hordes”, which will be released on December 04, 2026 via Personal Records on CD and Morbid Skull Records on cassette tape. The previously revealed title track ‘Serpent Hordes’ can still be checked out over here. More about WITCHGÖAT at www.facebook.com/witchgoatsv
Southern California based brutal Death Metallers VIROLOGIST have just released a video for ‘Maimed By The Therianthrope’ over here. The track will be featured on their upcoming debut full-length “Subjugation Of Anthropoid Forms”, which will be released via New Standard Elite on November 13, 2026. The album’s first single, ‘Opium-Induced Extrasensory Entrancement’ can still be streamed at this location. You can follow the band at www.facebook.com/virologistband
On November 06, 2026 Personal Records will release “The Veil Of Shadows”, a new mini album from Monterrey, Mexico based Black / Doom Metallers HAGEL, on CD format. A full stream is available of it at this location now. For all additional HAGEL information please visit www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063703533638