April 30, 2025
On June 27, 2025 Hells Headbangers will release “The Ancient Gaping Mouth”, the debut full length from Texas based HEXELLA, on CD, vinyl LP and cassette tape formats. The band has musically been described as “…from ripping to rocking, blasting to D-beating, the power-trio cover all facets of classic ’80s-rooted Black Metal.” You can already check out the album track ‘Ophitic Revelation’ at this location. The previously revealed ‘Black Earth’ can additionally be streamed over here. The complete “The Ancient Gaping Mouth” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Malefic Warpath’, ‘Leviathan Calls’, ‘Ophitic Revelation’, ‘Into 218’, ‘No Return’, ‘Black Earth’, ‘Obsidian Night’, ‘Storms Of Uncreation’, ‘Voices Of Vorsa’, ‘Nocturnal Fury’ and ‘Where The Scythe Falls’. www.facebook.com/hexella218
French Black Metallers ABYSSAL VACUUM are streaming their upcoming self-titled debut full-length in its entirety over here now. It will be released on May 02, 2025 via Signal Rex. More ABYSSAL VACUUM info you will find at www.facebook.com/abyssalvacuum
American blackened old school Death Metallers PESSIMIST will return to Europe in December 2025 on a co-headlining tour with SINISTER and GRACELESS. You can check out a teaser video for the tour at this location. For all additional information please visit www.facebook.com/pessimist.cult
Italian brutal Death Metallers PUTRIDITY will release their fourth full-length “Morbid Ataraxia” on June 27, 2025 on CD, vinyl LP and digital formats via Willowtip Records (it will already be out on May 02, 2025 on all digital platforms). You can now stream the first single ‘Mors Mater Nostra’ over here. The “Morbid Ataraxia” material was recorded in 2024, the guitars and bass were reamped by Andy Testori at Street Rec Studio. It was mixed by Luca Minieri at Dissonant Studio and mastered at Hertz Studio. The cover artwork was created by Paolo Girardi. The album’s complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Prenatal Obituary’, ‘Mors Mater Nostra’, ‘In Disgust They Shine’, ‘Adipocere Retribution’, ‘Molten Mirrors Of The Subjugated’, ‘Morbid Ataraxia’, ‘Overflowing Mortal Smell’ and ‘Immersed In The Spell Of Death’. www.facebook.com/putridity.official
Greek Black Metallers ΑΧΕΡΟΝΤΑΣ are streaming their new album “Νεκυια – The Necromantic Patterns” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released via Zazen Sounds, in co-operation with III Damnation Productions, today. www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087888198459
German Death Metallers HATRED INHERIT will release their sophomore full-length “Void” on June 13, 2025 via Pest Records, in co-operation with Satanath Records. It was recorded at guitarist Stipe Šimleša’s 3rd Floor Sounds studio and the artwork was supplied by Kai Ski (The Serpent Sun Tattoo). The following tracks will be featured on it: ‘Shrine’, ‘Feeding The Abyss’, ‘Violated’, ‘Deathmarch’, ‘New Gods’, ‘Fading From Within’, ‘Hatred (Instrumental)’ and ‘Weak’. www.facebook.com/hatredinheritband
Canadian / American raw Black Metal duo WALD KRYPTA has just premiered the track ‘Of Disenchantment’ over here. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming fourth full length “Disenchantment”, which will be released on May 30, 2025 via Eternal Death. The previously revealed album track ‘Opulent Insolence’ can still be streamed at this location. For more information please visit www.facebook.com/eternaldeathusa
Maltese Death Metallers BEHEADED will release their new full length “Għadam” on July 25, 2025 via Agonia Records. You can already watch a cinematic trailer for the upcoming single and music video ‘Il-Kittieb’ at this location. The album was recorded and mixed at MK2 Recording Studios (Italy) by Davide Billia (ANTROPOFAGUS, COFFIN BIRTH) with analog synth engineering done by Nicolò Brambilla at Echoes Studio (Italy). “Għadam” was mastered by Wojtek Wiesławski at Hertz Studio (Poland). www.facebook.com/beheadedmt
German Black Metal project NEBELFAUST has just released their debut full length “Das Kalte Eisen Des Mondes” via Bandcamp and as a limited self-released tape edition. It is the follow-up to their demo “Finsternisse”, which was released in July 2024. NEBELFAUST is musically influenced by early GORGOROTH, EMPEROR, ULVER and KVIST. https://nebelfaust.bandcamp.com
On July 01, 2025 Dominance Of Darkness Records will release “Agony Eternal”, the third full length from Finnish Black Metallers SARASTUS, on CD and vinyl LP formats. The album track ‘Towards Eternity’ is now available for streaming over here. The complete “Agony Eternal” tracklist reads like this: ‘Gravelust’, ‘Agony Eternal’, ‘Towards Eternity’, ‘Where Cruelty Never Ends’, ‘No Horizon’, ‘Metamorphosis’, ‘From Pride, To Shame, To Misery’, ‘Into The Lair’ and ‘1644’. www.facebook.com/sarastusjaikuisuus