April 22, 2026
“Toward Dead Temples”, the forthcoming split release from Baltimore’s Black Metallers NIXIL and Portland based Black / Death Metallers DROUTH, can be streamed in its entirety over here now. It will be released on April 24, 2026 on vinyl LP, cassette tape and digital formats. More band information you will find at www.facebook.com/nixilnothing or www.facebook.com/drouthpdx
On May 29, 2026 Hells Headbangers will release “Vertebrae After Vertebrae”, the third full-length from Japanese Goregrinders PHARMACIST, on CD, vinyl LP and cassette tape formats. You can already check out the album opener ‘Propelling Inwards’ at this location. The complete “Vertebrae After Vertebrae” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Propelling Inwards’, ‘Vertebrae After Vertebrae’, ‘Endogenica’, ‘Lazure Sphacelation’, ‘Mimicring The Organics’, ‘Bubonic Malacia Bloom’ and ‘Zenith Of Mnemonic Forensication’. www.facebook.com/pharmacistgore
Polish blackened Death / Thrash Metallers MAUSER are streaming their debut EP “Casualties Of War” in its entirety over here. It was released in early 2026 on CD and in digital format. All songs were written by the band’s leader, Krzysztof Leja, who also recorded the bass and guitar parts, including the solos. The vocal parts were performed by Tymon Wiekiera, who is also responsible for the lyrical concept of the release. The drum tracks were recorded by Krzysztof Klingbein (TOTENMESSE, BELPHEGOR – live, ex – VADER). Piano parts on the track ‘Prelude Of Fear’ were performed by Tomasz Kowalczyk. The EP was mixed and mastered by Witold Nowak at Bourbon Ranch Studio and the artwork was created by DK13 Design. MAUSER are currently looking for a musician to complete the band’s line-up and perform live shows. www.facebook.com/mauser.band
Dutch blackened Death Metallers SOULBURN have just released a lyric video for ‘M87 – What Hopes To Be Born?’ at this location. The track will be featured on the band’s upcoming fifth full-length “Quantifying Cosmic Doom”, which will be released on June 12, 2026 via Testimony Records on digipak CD (hand numbered, limited to 500), jewelcase CD, cassette tape, gatefold 2 vinyl LP with obi strip (black), gatefold 2 vinyl LP with obi strip (grey with black splatter, limited to 250) and in digital formats. It was recorded, mixed and mastered by Erwin Hermsen and Fons van Dijk at Toneshed Recording Studio in Horst, The Netherlands. The drums were recorded by Jörg Uken at Soundlodge Studio in Rhauderfehn, Germany and the guitars were recorded by Tom Meier at Tom Meier Studio Recording & Live Sound in Enschede, The Netherlands. The cover artwork was created by Manuel Tinnemans. Here’s the complete “Quantifying Cosmic Doom” tracklist: ‘The Braveheart Of Nightmares’, ‘Powehi, The Embellished Dark Source Of Unending Creation’, ‘A Pyramid Absurd’, ‘An Impious Journey Through The Cathedral’s Mouth’, ‘Stalactites Of Molten Flesh’, ‘M87 – What Hopes To Be Born?’, ‘Iconox Spew Black At The Razor’s Edge’, ‘Down Among The Stars’, ‘The Desolationist’, ‘In The Very Time That Will Rot Us’ and ‘An Innocuous Swathe Of Sky’. www.facebook.com/officialsoulburn
Dutch Black Metallers WRANG are streaming their upcoming third full-length “Verwording” in its entirety over here now. It will be released on April 24, 2026 via Dominance Of Darkness Records. www.facebook.com/wrangblackmetal
Finnish Thrashers WHERE VICTIMS LIE have just digitally self-released a new five-track EP entitled “What Was Left Behind”. You can stream it in its entirety at this location. For all additional band information please visit www.facebook.com/wherevictimslie
Klagenfurt, Austria based melodic Black Metallers VERBA SERPENTIS will digitally self-release their new EP “Torchbearers” on May 15, 2026. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam’, ‘Ascension Of The Golden Age’, ‘Consciousness’, ‘Torchbearers’ and ‘Spheres Of Darkness’. www.facebook.com/verbaserpentis
Slovakian Doom / Death Metallers HROB are streaming their debut full-length “Brána Chladu” in its entirety over here now. It will be released on April 27, 2026 via Memento Mori (CD edition), in co-operation with Night Terror Records (vinyl and cassette tape editions). www.facebook.com/hrob.death
Spanish Death Metallers AVULSED have just released a live video for the title track of their eighth full-length “Phoenix Cryptobiosis” at this location. It was filmed with multiple cameras at the band’s album release show in Madrid on May 10, 2025. www.facebook.com/avulsed91
British Black Metallers BLOOD COUNTESS are streaming their sophomore full-length “Imperatrix Sanguinis” in its entirety over here now. It will be released on April 24, 2026 via Dominance Of Darkness Records. www.facebook.com/bloodcountessofficial