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“Wallachian Emperor”, the debut full-length from Romanian Black Metal project SKADIN, is out now and available in digital format via Loud Rage Music. It features the following tracks: ‘Rot With Me’, ‘Infernal War’, ‘Fallen Echoes’, ‘Dark Woods’, ‘Last Man Alive’, ‘Vlad Draculea’ and ‘Outro’. https://skadin.bandcamp.com
Turku, Finland based Black Metallers BIRCHING have just released their debut demo, which is simply entitled “Demo”. The material was recorded at the end of last year, early 2026. A full stream of it is available at https://birching.bandcamp.com
Canadian POWERRAGE will release their debut full-length “Beast” on April 24, 2026 via High Roller Records. It was mixed and mastered by Dan Swanö at Unisound and the cover artwork was created by Mario Lopez. POWERRAGE consists of former EXCITER guitarist John Ricci, bassist Todd Pilon (formerly of WITCHKILLER), drummer Lucas Dery and vocalist Jacques Bélanger, who previously sang on the EXCITER albums “The Dark Command” (1997), “Blood Of Tyrants” (2000) and “New Testament” (2004). You can already watch a lyric video for the first single ‘Dark Wings’ at this location. The complete “Beast” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Dark Wings’, ‘Cremation Damnation’, ‘Dragon Man’, ‘Haunted Hell’, ‘I Torture I Kill’, ‘The Devil Is Screaming’, ‘Damned And Cursed’ and ‘The Black Mass’. www.facebook.com/powerragebeast
Swiss Black Metallers ERNTE have just revealed the track ‘Ritval Pyre’ over here. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming fourth full-length “Der Schwarzen Flamme Vermächtnis”, which will be released on February 13, 2026 via Purity Through Fire. The previously revealed ‘The Rise Of The Older Ones’ can still be checked out at this location. The complete tracklist of the album reads like this: ‘Warrior Of The Black Flame’, ‘The Rise Of The Older Ones’, ‘To Ashes’, ‘Lucifer’, ‘Lord Of Ascending Flame’, ‘Wo Sie Wandelt’ and ‘Ritval Pyre’. www.facebook.com/ernteblackmetal
“It Echoes In The Wild”, the sophomore full-length from Canadian Black / Death Metallers EGREGORE, will be released via 20 Buck Spin on March 20, 2026. It was mixed and mastered by Arthur Rizk (BLOOD INCANTATION, DREAM UNENDING, TOMB MOLD) and the cover artwork was created by Luciana Lupe Vasconcelos. Here’s the full tracklist: ‘Cast Adrift’, ‘Voice On The West Wind’, ‘Stair Into The Vortex’, ‘Craven Acts Of Desperate Men’, ‘From The Yawning Crevasse Shrieks A Transmorphic Gale’, ‘Corsairs Of The Daath Gulf’, ‘Nightmare Cartographer’, ‘Six Doors Guard The Original Knowledges’, ‘Servants Of The Second Death’ and ‘It Echoes In The Wild’. A video for ‘Stair Into The Vortex’ is already available over here. More about EGREGORE at www.facebook.com/egregore137
French old school Death Metallers TRAGOS will release their debut full-length “Bellicum” on March 13, 2026 via Fetzner Death Records. It was recorded and mixed by Nekomata Home Productions and mastered at Studio TSR. The cover artwork was created by Thibault Delferiere and the full tracklist reads as follows: ‘Lethal Suspiro’, ‘Fragmento Fugit’, ‘Penumbra Prolix’, ‘Narcissus Vortex’, ‘Labor Delusiv’, ‘Scherzo Patibul’, ‘Chthonian Exult’, ‘Random Punishment’, ‘Ritual Deflor’, ‘Sanguinolent’, ‘Egofabulist’ and ‘Opus Carnifex’. A visualizer video for ‘Narcissus Vortex’ is already available at this location. More band information you will find at www.facebook.com/tragosdeathmetal666
Dutch Black Metallers DOODSWENS will release their self-titled sophomore full-length on April 17, 2026 via Svart Records. It will be available on cream white / yellow / orange vinyl, limited violet vinyl, classic black vinyl, CD and digital formats. You can already watch a video for the album track ‘Driven By Death’ over here. For all additional information please visit www.facebook.com/doodswensofficial
On March 27, 2026 AOP Records will release “Expedition III: Renitenzpfad”, the sophomore full-length from German atmospheric Black Metallers ANTRISCH. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Conquista – Prolog’, ‘Hidalgo Infernal – Der Baskische Wolf’, ‘Nattern & Narren – Los Marañones I’, ‘Bittergrün – Los Marañones II’, ‘Abkehr – Non Svfficit Orbis’, ‘Verschanzt – Perleneilandterror’ and ‘Canis Lvpvm Edit – Wolfsfalle | Verratener Verräter’. A lyric video for the album opener ‘Conquista’ can already be watched at this location. All further ANTRISCH info you will find at www.facebook.com/antrisch
On February 25, 2026 Polish Death Metallers MORRATH will release a new EP entitled “Obscure Abominations” digitally and as a limited CD (300 copies) via Necroscope Blasphemia. The CD edition will additionally include the three live tracks from the band’s split with LEPROZORIUM, which was released in 2025 on strictly limited edition cassette tape (80 copies). The “Obscure Abominations” material was recorded during the Fall of 2024. Guitars, bass and vocals were recorded at Świniarnia Studio in Trzcinica by Damian Duda and the drums were recorded in Poznan by Mateusz Wrobel. The mixing and mastering was done by Michał Grabowski and the cover artwork was created by Mieszko Jankowski. You can already watch a lyric video for ‘Gospel Of Heretics’ over here. The full tracklist of the EP reads as follows: ‘Gospel Of Heretics’, ‘Human Eradication’, ‘Where The Obscure Dwells’, ‘Blasphemy Reigns’, ‘Where Salvation Meets The Rot’ (live), ‘Crimson Demons’ (live) and ‘New God Exalted’ (live). www.facebook.com/morrathband
Swedish Death Metallers HELVETETS DJÄVLAR have just released a video for ‘Terror’ at this location. The track will be featured on the band’s upcoming debut full-length. For all additional info and regular updates make sure to follow them at www.facebook.com/people/helvetets-djavlar/61557614391305
Polish progressive Black Metal project UKĆ will release its third full length “Anomalie – Upadek Konającego Ćwierćwiecza” on March 06, 2026 through Via Nocturna. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Upadek Konającego Ćwierćwiecza’, ‘Anomalie’, ‘Nieobecność’, ‘Ślepe Uszy’, ‘Mętne Słońce’, ‘Czyściec’, ‘Odmęty’ and ‘W Ciszy’. The cover artwork was created by Rafal Kubisiak. A video for the title track, ‘Anomalie’, can already be checked out over here. UKĆ is the project of Łukasz “Icanraz” Sarnacki, known for his work with CORRUPTION, DEVILISH IMPRESSIONS, VIRGIN SNATCH, HERMH and CHRIST AGONY. All instruments and vocals on the album were recorded by Łukasz “Icanraz” Sarnacki at Hertz Studio with Karol Andres. Łukasz Sarnacki and Wojtek Wiesławski handled the mixes, while Wojtek Wiesławski, who has previously worked with bands such as BEHEMOTH, DECAPITATED and VADER, provided the final mastering. www.facebook.com/ukc.comingout
Helsinki, Finland based melodic Death Metallers GOTHONY have just released a video for the new track ‘Misery Ending’ at this location. The band’s self-titled debut full-length came out two years ago via Inverse Records and in 2025 the label also reissued GOTHONY’s 1995 demo. www.facebook.com/gothonyband
St. Louis, Missouri based Black Metallers AHZIDAL have just self-released their debut full-length “Gaiar Alata” on CD and digital formats. It was recorded, mixed and mastered in 2024 by Dreathus Harris (XAEMORA) at Sweaty D’s Tone Dojo. You can check out the tracks ‘Order Of The Black Worm’ and ‘They Came In Droves’ here and here. The complete tracklist of the album reads as follows: ‘Alok Amativ, Ye Ahzidal’, ‘Order Of The Black Worm’, ‘Blighted Dreams’, ‘Charon’s Obol’, ‘The Return’, ‘Emblazoned Upon The Breast Of The Earth’, ‘They Came In Droves’, ‘The Shezarrine’, ‘Of Firmament And Flame’ and ‘Fulfilling The Prophecy’. www.facebook.com/ahzidal
On April 01, 2026 Demoniac Productions will release “La Escisión Acausal: Por La Vía Inversa Hacia La Descarnación”, the third full-length from Chile based Black / Death Metal duo CENOTAFIO, on CD and vinyl LP formats. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Atrabilis Taenia Solivm’, ‘Osario’, ‘Nigredo Transfixión’, ‘Acausal Escisión’, ‘Viperidarium’ and ‘Orbis Coagula’. You can already check out ‘Osario’ at this location. More about CENOTAFIO at www.facebook.com/cenotafiobanda
Boston, Massachusetts based progressive Death Metallers GRAVEBORN will release their fifth full-length “Metempsychosis” on April 03, 2026. You can already watch a lyric video for the album closer ‘Orthologs’ over here. The first two singles, ‘Ember Of Existence’ and ‘Temporal Sands’, can additionally be streamed at this location. The complete “Metempsychosis” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Embers Of Existence’, ‘The Archaea Paradox’, ‘Temporal Sands’, ‘Idols Of Bone’, ‘Paralogs’, ‘Metempsychosis’, ‘River Of The Eternal Mind’, ‘Epistatic Drift’, ‘Legacy Of Light’, ‘The Maw Of Recursion’ and ‘Orthologs’. www.facebook.com/gravebornma
Manchester, UK based Speed / Thrash Metal trio AGGRESSIVE PERFECTOR has just premiered the track ‘Fiend In You’ over here. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming sophomore full-length “Come Creeping Fiends”, which will be released on March 27, 2026 via Dying Victims Productions. Here’s the complete tracklist: ‘Dead Undead’, ‘Strange Companion’, ‘Fiend In You’, ‘Like A Beast’, ‘Gallows Eve’, ‘Obscene Cult Of Dracula’, ‘Harlot’s Spell’, ‘Denied By The Reaper’, ‘Creeping In The Dark’ and ‘Return Of The Axe’. The previously revealed album track ‘Dead Undead’ can still be checked out at this location. You can follow the band at www.facebook.com/aggressiveperfectorband
Polish Thrashers ABUSER will release their debut full-length “Blood Marks” on May 07, 2026 via Xtreem Music on CD and digital formats. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Cry Of The Innocent’, ‘Suspended In Torture’, ‘Blood Marks’, ‘Painbringer’, ‘Fin De Siécle’, ‘Monument Of Atrocity’, ‘Struggling For Reality’, ‘Lethal Obsession’, ‘Abuser’ and ‘Witnessing Madness’. You can already stream ‘Monument Of Atrocity’ at this location. More ABUSER info you will find at www.facebook.com/abuserthrash
Finnish Death / Thrashers INFINITE CHAOS have just released a lyric video for ‘Parasite’ over here. The track is featured on their self-financed debut EP “The First Chapter”, which was released at the end of last year. Here’s the full tracklist: ‘Parasite’, ‘The Existing Dimensions’, ‘For The Resistance’, ‘W.O.C.’ and ‘Blood Brothers’. The whole material was recorded, mixed and mastered at Noise Floor Studio in Helsinki by Mikko Herranen and the artwork was created by Mika Kanerva. www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562870955337
Finnish blackened Death Metallers KARELIAN WARCRY will release their third full-length “Veripellot” on March 06, 2026. You can already check out the album track ‘Horisontit’ at this location. For all additional band information please visit www.facebook.com/karelianwarcry
On February 27, 2026 Antiq will release the fourth full-length from French atmospheric Black Metallers VIDE, ”Aux Enfants Des Ruines”. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Aux Enfants Des Ruines’, ‘Hymne Au Vide’, ‘Nourrir La Haine’, ‘Messe Des Ruines – L’Appel Aux Loups’, ‘Messe Des Ruines – Le Refuge’, ‘Messe Des Ruines – Testament’ and ‘Messe Des Ruines – Passage’. You can already check out ‘Le Refuge’ over here. For more info please visit https://hylgaryss.bandcamp.com
Belgian Thrashers CYCLONE have just revealed a lyric video for ‘Nothing Is Real’ over here. The track will be featured on their upcoming new mini album “Known Unto God”, which will be released on February 06, 2026 via High Roller Records in Europe. www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063577267482
On March 27, 2026 Caligari Records will release “Sword, Sorcery, Vengeance”, the debut mini album from Germany’s Black / Deathers BARBARIC OATH, on CD and cassette tape formats. You can already check out ‘Bestial Witchery’ at this location. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Crom Cult’, ‘Sword And Sorcerer’, ‘Bestial Witchery’, ‘Dragon Lord’ and ‘For Victory… (The Warrior Path)’. https://instagram.com/barbaricoath.dm
German old school Thrashers ZERRE have just premiered the track ‘Deception Of The Weak’ over here. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming fourth full-length “Rotting On A Golden Throne”, which will be released on March 27, 2026 via Dying Victims Productions. The previously revealed ‘Pigs Will Be Pigs’ can still be streamed at this location. The full tracklist of “Rotting On A Golden Throne” reads like this: ‘Intro’, ‘Pigs Will Be Pigs’, ‘Deception Of The Weak’, ‘Mental Vacation’, ‘Concrete Hell’, ‘Rotting On A Golden Throne’, ‘Killing Taste’ and ‘No Alibi’. https://zerrethrash.bandcamp.com
German Death Metal two-piece project UNINHIBITED has just digitally self-released a new EP entitled “From Flesh To Void”. You can check it out at this location. For all additional UNINHIBITED information please visit www.facebook.com/people/uninhibited-death-metal/61564262967861
On March 20, 2026 Adirondack Black Mass will release “Sub Janus”, the third full-length from Italy’s Black Metallers CALVANA on digipak CD format. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Twilight Song’, ‘My Prayer To Diana’, ‘Summer Storm’, ‘Fear Makes You Tame’, ‘Death Of Pan’, ‘Meine Süße Sternenkriegerin’, ‘Carnivore’, ‘Sorry’ and ‘Sub Janus’. You can already check out ‘Death Of Pan’ over here. More CALVANA info you will find at www.facebook.com/calvana
Austrian blackened Death Metallers GRAUFAR have just released a video for ‘Buried In Flames’ at this location. The track will be featured on the band’s upcoming sophomore full-length “Via Necropolis”, which will be digitally self-released on March 20, 2026. www.facebook.com/graufar
Italian blackened Doom Metallers DWELLNOUGHT have just premiered the track ‘Ill Whispers’ over here. It will be featured on the upcoming DWELLNOUGHT debut full-length “Monolith Of Ephemerality”, which will be released on February 20, 2026 via Caligari Records on CD format. The previously revealed ‘Crystalized Flesh Identities Condensed Into Wombs Of Matter’ can still be streamed at this location. For more information please visit https://dwellnought.bandcamp.com
French old school Death Metallers MUERTISSIMA have just revealed a video for ‘I Sleep With Demons’ over here. The track will be featured on their upcoming sophomore full-length “Prophecy”, which will be released on February 13, 2026 via Fetzner Death Records. The guitar and bass was recorded by Gevaudan at Nekomata Home Production, the drums, vocals and acoustic guitar were recorded by Edgar Chevallier at Lower Tones Place Studio. The mixing and mastering was done by HK Krauss at Vamacara Studio. www.facebook.com/muertissima.officiel
Finland’s Asylum Metal band AGARWAEN will release their new full-length “The Murder Trend” on July 03, 2026 via Over The Border Records on 4-panel digipak CD, including a 12-pages booklet. It was produced by Teemu Aalto and mastered by Svante Forsbäck. The album will feature the following tracks: ‘False Arrival’, ‘Bad Beginning’, ‘God Complex’, ‘Orphan Son’, ‘La Colección’, ‘Circo De La Muerte’, ‘The Hunt’, ‘Clowny Business’, ‘Aenimus’ and ‘The Murder Trend’. You can already check out a video for ‘Circo De La Muerte’ at this location. More band information you will find at www.facebook.com/agarwaenband
German Speed Metallers CRUEL FORCE have just revealed a video for ‘Whips-A-Swinging’ over here. The track will be featured on the band’s fourth full-length “Haneda”, which will be released on March 27, 2026 via Shadow Kingdom Records. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘The Cross’, ‘Whips-A-Swinging’, ‘Savage Gods’, ‘Sword Of Iron’, ‘Crystal Skull’, ‘Warlords’, ‘Black Talon’, ‘Titan’s Awakening’ and ‘Haneda’. www.facebook.com/cruelforce
Polish Death Metallers BANISHER have just released their fifth full-length “Metamorphosis” via Selfmadegod Records on CD and limited CD today. The vinyl LP edition will follow a bit later. A full album stream is available at this location. For all additional BANISHER info please visit www.facebook.com/banisherofficial
“Wrathcult”, the debut full-length from Polish Black / Death Metallers SHINE, is now streaming in its entirety over here. It has just been released on CD, vinyl LP and digital formats via Dark Descent Records. www.facebook.com/shine.wrathcult
Hells Headbangers have just released a new mini album from Peru based Death Metallers EVIL DAMN, “Eons Of Horror”, on 12″ vinyl format. You can check it out in its entirety at this location. More EVIL DAMN info you will find at www.facebook.com/evildamn666
Austrian blackened Death Metallers GRAUFAR will digitally self-release their sophomore full-length “Via Necropolis” on March 20, 2026. You can already watch a lyric video for the title track over here. All further GRAUFAR info you will find at www.facebook.com/graufar
Finnish progressive Thrashers KRATEROS have just released their debut EP “Lost In Translation” via Inverse Records. A full stream is available at this location. You can follow the band at www.facebook.com/kraterosband
“Fetish Of Gore”, the split 7″ EP from French Goregrinders PULMONARY FIBROSIS and German Deathgrinders REPULSIVE FEAST, is available again via Lycanthropic Chants as a second press on green vinyl, limited to 200 copies. The first pressing was sold out from the label within a few days. You can check it out over here. More band info you will find at www.facebook.com/pulmonaryfibrosisofficialband or www.facebook.com/repulsivefeast
On March 27, 2026 Me Saco Un Ojo Records, in co-operation with Extremely Rotten Productions, will release “Infectious Pathological Waste”, the third full-length from Bristol, England based Death Metallers CRYPTWORM. Me Saco Un Ojo will release the CD and vinyl editions, while Extremely Rotten will release the cassette tape edition. “Infectious Pathological Waste” will feature the following tracks: ‘Gallons Of Molten Hominal Goo’, ‘Maimed And Gutted’, ‘Drowning In Purulent Excrementia’, ‘Infectious Pathological Waste’, ‘Embedded With Parasitic Larvae’, ‘Emanations Of Corporeal Pyosis’, ‘Gastrointestinal Seepage’ and ‘Encephalic Feast’. You can already check out ‘Drowning In Purulent Excrementia’ at this location. For all further band information please visit www.facebook.com/cryptworm
On February 25, 2026 Seattle based Crossover Thrashers SUBVERSION TRIGGER, featuring Les Evans (CRYPTIC SLAUGHTER) and Brad Mowen (THE ACCÜSED), will release their self-titled 2025 debut demo via Nameless Grave Records on CD and cassette tape. You can check it out at https://subversiontrigger.bandcamp.com
Quebec, Canada based Black Metallers SANCTVS are streaming their sophomore full-length “De L’Abîme Au Plérôme” in its entirety over here now. It will be released on January 30, 2026 via Osmose Productions. www.facebook.com/sanctvsbm
On January 30, 2026 Caligari Records will release “Unending Descent”, the debut demo from Finnish Death Metallers CITRINITAS, on cassette tape format. A full stream of it you will find at this location now. For all additional information please visit www.facebook.com/caligarirecords
Belorusian Death Metallers EXIMPERITUS are streaming their upcoming third full-length “Meritoriousness Of Equanimity” in its entirety over here now. It will be released via Willowtip Records on January 30, 2026 on vinyl LP, cassette tape, CD and digital formats. www.facebook.com/eximperitus.official
Finnish Death Metallers HAUTAJAISYÖ will release their fifth full-length “Surun Paino” on March 20, 2026 via Inverse Records. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Surun Paino’, ‘Maan Nielemä’, ‘Kuusi Kantajaa’, ‘Kasvoton Kuljettaja’, ‘Hetki Viimeinen’, ‘Lyhyt Matka Hautaan’, ‘Eloton’ and ‘Haaskalinnut Minut Muistaa’. A video for the album’s first single ‘Maan Nielemä’ has just been revealed at this location. More about HAUTAJAISYÖ at www.facebook.com/hautajaisyo
Living Temple Records has released the debut full-length from Chile’s Black Metallers HOLOGRAMAH, “Abyssus.Versus.Versiculos” on CD and digital formats. The album was recorded, mixed and mastered at Abysmal Flame Studio during May / June 2025 in Santiago, Chile. Here’s the complete tracklist: ‘Blood Of Eden’, ‘Holograms Into The Octagram’, ‘The Veil Of Serpent’s Oracle’, ‘Abyssus. Versus. Versiculos.’, ‘Evocaciones Del Vacio Primordial’, ‘The Unmanifested Revelation’, ‘Entitas Ex Nihilo’ and ‘Amen’. You can check out ‘Holograms Into The Octagram’ and ‘Evocaciones Del Vacio Primordial’ here, respectively here. The band’s line-up features members and former members of HETROERTZEN, SELBST, ANIMUS MORTIS and HORNS. www.facebook.com/hologramah
Polish PERPETUAL have just released a new stand-alone single entitled ‘Meadows & Mires’ at this location. It was recorded, mixed and mastered by Mateusz Gorczyński at Blackened Future Productions. The band is around since 2016, mixes Thrash Metal with modern Hardcore influences and has released two EPs so far. www.facebook.com/perpetualpl
Polish Grinders ASS TO MOUTH will re-release their debut full-length “Kiss Ass” on January 30, 2026 via Selfmadegod Records. It features 21 tracks, including a cover of the MOTÖRHEAD classic ‘We Are The Road Crew’. The entire album has been remixed and remastered at Soundscope Studio and comes with refreshed artwork by Krzysztof Sikorski and a new layout designed by Paweł Ozon. Guest appearances on the album include Szczota (guitar solo on ‘We Are The Road Crew’) and Kwiatu (backing vocals on ‘We Are The Road Crew’). A full album stream you will find over here. For more band info please visit www.facebook.com/assgrindsystem
On March 25, 2026 Me Saco Un Ojo Records will release the sophomore full-length from Berlin, Germany based Death Metallers TERATOMA, “Longing Veracity”, on CD and vinyl LP formats. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Exordium’, ‘Longing Voracity’, ‘Chaotic Bewilderment’, ‘Ravaged And Absorbed’, ‘Perpetual Anguish’, ‘Circle Of Perdition’, ‘Interim’, ‘Festering Realm’, ‘Spewing Atrocities’ and ‘Stertorous Whisper’. You can already check out ‘Exordium’ and the title track at this location. All additional TERATOMA info you will find at www.facebook.com/teratomaberlin
“Imperial”, the sophomore full-length from Washington DC’s Hardcore Death Grinders CRUSHUMAN, will be released via Horror Pain Gore Death Productions on February 27, 2026 on CD and digital formats. The first single, ‘Synthetic Religion’, can already be streamed over here. The complete “Imperial” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Bell Ringer’, ‘Lab Rat’, ‘5 Dollar Lobotomy’, ‘Synthetic Religion’, ‘Hive Mind’, ‘Die Young’, ‘Order Of The Dragon’, ‘Discord’, ‘The List’, ‘Trinity’, ‘Wet Works’, ‘Artificial Salvation’, ‘Last Drop’ and ‘OTTO’. The cover artwork was created by Walter Figueroa. The album features guest vocals from Frank Rini, Richard Johnson, Dave Kaye, amiiithiiist and Juan Ramon Lopez. www.facebook.com/crushuman
Austria’s Death / Thrash Metal one-man band SLAVESON will digitally self-release its fourth full-length “Heraklit” on March 06, 2026. It is seperated in two chapters and will feature the following tracks: Chapter I – Decay: ‘Zerfall’, ‘Schattengold’, ‘Between Steel And Silence’, ‘Martyrium’, ‘Heraklit’, Chapter II – Rebirth: ‘Toxic Empire’, ‘No King No Slave’, ‘Ruins Of Lies’, ‘Chains Of Tyranny’ and ‘Unbound At Dawn’. The album’s first single ‘Zerfall’ will have its premiere on January 30, 2026 at this location. More about SLAVESON at https://slaveson.bandcamp.com
Helsinki, Finland based melodic Death Metal four-piece DEADVOID INC. will release their debut full-length in March 2026 via Inverse Records. The single ‘The Wounds’, the fourth preview of the album, can be streamed over here now. For more DEADVOID INC. info please visit www.facebook.com/deadvoidinc
Finnish melancholic Death / Doom Metal seven-piece HANGING GARDEN will release their ninth full-length “Isle Of Bliss” on March 20, 2026 via Agonia Records on jewel case CD, cassette tape, vinyl LP (purple, blue, gold) and digital formats. A video for the album opener ‘To Outlive The Nine Ravens’ can already be watched at this location. The album was recorded at various studios in southern Finland and the drums were recorded at Klaukkala’s D-Studio with Jarno Hänninen. The mixing and mastering was done by Jaime Gomez Arellano (OPETH, MOONSPELL, GHOST) and the album artwork was created by Kalle Pyyhtinen (CHILDREN OF BODOM). Here’s the complete tracklist: ‘To Outlive The Nine Ravens’, ‘Eternal Trees Of Turquoise’, ‘Isle Of Bliss’, ‘To The Gates Of Hel’, ‘The Death Upon Our Shoulders’, ‘The Blights Nine’, ‘Arise, Black Sun’, ‘Her Waning Light’ and ‘Beneath The Fallen Sky’. www.facebook.com/hanginggardenofficial
On March 07, 2026 Amor Fati Productions will release “Only The Vile Will Remain”, the debut full-length from Belgian Black Metallers ERBEET AZHAK, on CD and vinyl LP formats. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Mother Of Serpent’, ‘The Weakness Of Our Cycle’, ‘The Wings Of Liberation’, ‘Lecherous Angels’, ‘Death To The Self’, ‘Only The Vile’, ‘Erbeet Azhak’, ‘Unworthy But Lucid’ and ‘The Inner Circle’. You can already stream ‘Lecherous Angels’ over here. ERBEET AZHAK is a new project of Corvus (WOLVENNEST, LVTHN, AERDRYK, CULT OF ERINYES). The album also features S. Iblis (POSSESSION) on lead guitar, Laye Louhenapessy (PUTRED OFFAL, DEHUMAN) on drums and Onbra Oscoura (TROGNE, ABYSSAL VACUUM) on bass. https://erbeetazhak.bandcamp.com
“Infatuation With Premeditation”, the sophomore full-length from Illinois based Grinders MELTING ROT, will be released via Hells Headbangers on March 27, 2026 on CD and vinyl LP formats. Here’s the full tracklist: ‘Short-Term Memory, Long-Term Decomposition’, ‘Human Pavement Splatter’, ‘Blinded. Beaten. Stabbed.’, ‘The Surgeon Was Comatose’, ‘Submerged In Accelerant’, ‘Aiming For Construction Workers’, ‘Open Casket Vomit Spew’, ‘Morbid Infatuation’, ‘Torrential Continuous Arterial Bleeding’, ‘Physically Murdered’ and ‘Forklift Facelift’. You can already check out ‘Morbid Infatuation’ at this location. The track features EXHUMED’s Matt Harvey on guest vocals. https://meltingrot.bandcamp.com
The fifth pressing of the TERRORIZER “Before The Downfall” compilation will be released via F.O.A.D. Records in February 2026. It will be available on gatefold 2 LP, limited to 300 copies. 200 copies on black vinyl, with purple silkscreen print on side D and 100 copies on grimace purple vinyl, with black silkscreen print on side D. The new pressing will also include a fixed version of the bonus CD with one extra song (‘Funeral Bitch’ – MASTER cover), which accidentally didn’t appear on the first three editions. The 16 page booklet features extensive interviews, loads of never-seen-before photos, scans of old flyers, demo artworks and more plus an A2 poster. This early years anthology compiles all the band’s demos and unreleased tracks from 1987 – 1989, including ‘Collapse’, an unreleased song from the “World Downfall” session. www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565103555479
On March 27, 2026 Darkness Shall Rise Productions will release “Morbid Desires”, the eighth full-length from Oslo, Norway based TULUS, on CD, vinyl LP and cassette tape formats. You can already check out the album opener ‘Salme II’ at this location. The complete “Morbid Desires” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Salme II’, ‘Skabb’, ‘Tulus’, ‘Kistesmed’, ‘Vanvidd’, ‘Hedengangen’, ‘Fossegrimens Vakt’, ‘Skauånd’ and ‘Sabbat’. www.facebook.com/tulusband
On January 30, 2026 German melodic Black Metal project NEBELFAUST will digitally release its sophomore full-length “Die Krähenfüße Des Winters”. A physical edition is also planned. Interested labels should get in touch. You can already check out two album tracks over here. More NEBELFAUST info you will find at www.instagram.com/nebelfaust.band
Swedish melodic Death Metal one-man band NORRSKÖLD has just released a first single from its upcoming fourth full-length “Regentia”. You can check out ‘Corruptio Innocentia’ at this location. The album will be released on February 18, 2026 on all major digital platforms. For all additional NORRSKÖLD information please visit www.facebook.com/norrskold
On March 13, 2026 Defying Danger Records will release “Weltmarktführer Befiehl – Wir Entfolgen”, the third full-length from German Crust / Grinders VOR DIE HUNDE. Here’s the complete tracklist of the album: ‘Kaufrunstinfarkt’, ‘Deutscher Rasen’, ‘Siegheilpraktiker’, ‘ISO-Normkonform’, ‘Weltmarktführer Befiehl Wir Folgen!’, ‘Betriebsklimasünder’, ‘Verbraucherschutzanzug’, ‘Bonzenschussgerät’, ‘Privatsphärentransparenzverordnung’, ‘Passierschein A38’, ‘Einweglied’, ‘Kriegswirtschaftsnobelpreisträgerrakete’, ‘Kaufkraft Durch Freude’, ‘Kunstlederersatzimitat’ and ‘Sie Sagen’. A live video from the Metalheadz Village Festival 2025, including two new songs, is available at this location. More about VOR DIE HUNDE at www.facebook.com/4diehunde