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On June 06, 2026 Austrian Black Metallers PLAGUEPREACHER will release their debut full-length “Abyssol” via Grazil Records on vinyl LP, cassette tape and in digital formats. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Dawnfall’, ‘Valravn I’, ‘Misanthropic Terror Squad’, ‘De Letzte Sun’, ‘Abyssol’, ‘Black Witcher’ (feat. Krámpn), ‘Plaguepreacher’ and ‘Valravn II’. You can already check out ‘Plaguepreacher’ over here. For more band information please visit www.facebook.com/plaguepreacher
“Elegier Fra Avgrunnen”, the upcoming split album between Norwegian Black Metallers ENEVELDE and GJENDØD, can be streamed in its entirety at this location now. It will be released via Terratur Possessions, with distribution by Amor Fati Productions, on June 06, 2026. www.terraturpossessions.com
Italian atmospheric Folk Black Metallers DUIR have just revealed a lyric video for ‘Del Giorno’ over here. The track will be featured on the band’s upcoming sophomore full-length “Catarsi”, which will be released on June 26, 2026 via AOP Records. www.facebook.com/duirofficial
Toronto, Canada based Death Metallers COPROLITH have just premiered the track ‘Sentenced To The Grave’ at this location. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming debut full-length “Putrescence”, which will be released on July 03, 2026 via Me Saco Un Ojo Records on vinyl LP and via Rotted Life on CD. The previously revealed album track ‘Possessed By Incoherent Violent Suggestions’ can still be checked out over here. The complete “Putrescence” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Sentenced To The Grave’, ‘Putrescence’, ‘Defiling Incantation’, ‘Birthed By Remorseless Flames’, ‘Another Skull To Claim’ and ‘Possessed By Incoherent Violent Suggestions’. https://coprolith.bandcamp.com
On July 17, 2026 Season Of Mist will re-issue four releases from the HULDER back catalogue: “De Oproeping Van Middeleeuwse Duisternis” (2019), “Godslastering: Hymns Of A Forlorn Peasantry” (2021), “The Eternal Fanfare” (2022) and “Verses In Oath” (2024). www.facebook.com/hulderus
On June 05, 2026 Signal Rex will release “Miekka Ja Varjo”, the debut mini album from Finnish Black Metal duo RIENA, on CD and cassette tape formats. You’ll find a full stream of it over here now. For more info please visit https://riena.bandcamp.com
German Black Metallers BELIALED have just revealed a lyric video for ‘Dornenwald’ at this location. The track is featured on the band’s sophomore full-length “The Echoless Chasm”, which was just self-released by the band, with distribution via Trollzorn Records. www.facebook.com/belialed
Italian Death Metallers INTO DARKNESS have just premiered the track ‘Uranus’ over here. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming debut full-length “Route To The Other Side”, which will be released on July 24, 2026 via Dying Victims Productions. The previously revealed album track ‘Jupiter’ can still be streamed at this location. For all additional INTO DARKNESS information please visit www.facebook.com/intodarkness
German Black Metallers GRABUNHOLD are streaming their upcoming sophomore full-length “Frostheim” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on June 05, 2026 via Iron Bonehead Productions. www.facebook.com/grabunhold
“Beneath The Veil Of Silent Woods”, the upcoming debut full-length from Swedish / German Black Metallers GRIMVEIL, can be streamed in its entirety over here now. It will be released on June 05, 2026 via Purity Through Fire. www.instagram.com/grimveil.official
“Blasphemy”, the debut full-length from Hungarian one-man Black Metal project MORTGRIM, can be streamed in its entirety at this location now. It was digitally self-released earlier this year. www.facebook.com/mortgrim.music
On July 20, 2026 Swedish Black Metallers ARCKANUM will release a strictly limited vinyl 7″ EP (218 hand-numbered copies) entitled “Motestandarin” via Darkness Shall Rise Productions. It will feature two songs from the band’s upcoming tenth full-length “Beswærilsin”, their first full-length in nine years, which will be released in October 2026. www.facebook.com/arckanum.official
On July 17, 2026 Caligari Records will release “Autogeddon”, the sophomore demo from UK’s old school blackened Speed Metal Punks ÄXE, on cassette tape format. It was engineered, mixed and mastered by Am of GRAVE MIASMA. The following tracks will be featured: ‘Warriors Of The Death Raid’, ‘Violent Hedonism’, ‘Gunned Down Dead’, ‘Weapon Creed’, ‘Dark Justice’, ‘Distortion To Hell’, ‘Proclamator Violator’ and ‘Rise From Your Tombs’. You can already check out the demo opener ‘Warriors Of The Death Raid’ at this location. More about ÄXE at https://unholyaxekution.bandcamp.com
Finnish melodic Death Metallers MONARCH OF HATE have just released their debut single ‘There Goes The Sun’ over here. For all additional information please visit www.facebook.com/monarchofhate
Italian technical Death Metallers AYDRA have just inked a deal with Rude Awakening Records for the re-release of the band’s 1999 debut full-length “Icon Of Sin”, which was remastered and expanded with four bonus live tracks. You can check out a AYDRA live video at this location. All further band info you will find at www.facebook.com/aydra
Marikina, Philippines based Thrashers CULT SIEGE have just released their debut demo “Suburban Swamp Thrash”. It features the following tracks: ‘Power Of The Witching Hour’, ‘Void’ and ‘Electric Ritual’. A full demo stream is available at https://cultsiege.bandcamp.com.
On June 06, 2026 Terratur Possessions will release “Waan Van De Leegte”, the debut full-length from Netherlands based Black Metallers NACHTHEEM. The worldwide distribution is handled by Amor Fati Productions. You can stream the album in its entirety over here now. https://nachtheem.bandcamp.com
Seattle, Washington based Groove / Death / Thrash Metallers TORMENTA will release their debut single ‘Jungle Dead’ on June 12, 2026. A teaser video for it already is available at this location. The song is taken from the band’s upcoming debut full-length, which will be released later this year. www.instagram.com/tormentawa
“From The Bloodlines Of Bram”, the debut full-length from New Jersey’s blackened Death Metallers DRAGSHOLM, will be released on July 03, 2026 on CD and digital formats. Here’s the full tracklist: ‘Irina’s Heart’, ‘The Wandering Relic’, ‘I Am The Impaler’, ‘A Coffin Unscathed’, ‘A Kingdom In The Land Of Shadows’, ‘Battling Through The Stormlands’, ‘Crosses Drowned In Blood’ and ‘Thorns For Mina’. You can already check out ‘The Wandering Relic’ over here. All additional band information you will find at www.facebook.com/dragsholmband
Costa Rica based Death Metallers ASTRIFEROUS have just premiered the track ‘Dissolution Of Eternity’ at this location. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming sophomore full-length “Atavistic Unraveling”, which will be released on June 26, 2026 via Me Saco Un Ojo Records on vinyl LP format. The CD edition will be released via Pulverised Records. The previously revealed album track ‘Arcane Demonomania’ can still be checked out over here. The full “Atavistic Unraveling” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Carriers Of The Curse’, ‘The Floating Catacombs’, ‘Dissolution Of Eternity’, ‘Proto Embryo (The Third Tribulation)’, ‘Arcane Demonomania’, ‘Mnemonic Phenomena’ and ‘Resonance Cascade’. https://astriferous.bandcamp.com
New Zealand’s Death Metallers FOURNIER are streaming their upcoming self-titled debut EP in its entirety over here now. It will be released on June 03, 2026 via Caligari Records on CD and cassette tape formats. www.instagram.com/fournierdeathmetal
On August 13, 2026 Darkness Shall Rise Productions will release a boxset of DISSECTION‘s third and final album, “Reinkaos”, on 6 CDs and 7 vinyl LPs. To celebrate the 20th anniversary since its original release, the album will also be available on three standalone formats: vinyl LP including a 24-page booklet (1000 copies on black and 1000 on white vinyl), jewel case CD with additional slipcase and cassette tape, available for the first time on this format since its release. The boxset will include the following recordings: “Reinkaos” (album), “Reinkaos” (instrumental rehearsal), “Midsummer Massacre Rehearsal” (2 LP, last DISSECTION rehearsal ever), “The Hall Recordings”, “Maha Kali” and “Roughmix 2005” / “Starless Aeon”. Each title will have an own booklet / insert and an own double-sided A2 poster. Next to the seven LPs, there will be four art-prints with album-related drawings from Timo Ketola. The box will be in leather optic with silver hot-foil print on the cover, limited to 333 black and 333 white vinyl boxes. The 6 CD slipcase-box will also come in leather optic with silver hot-foil print on the cover and six individual digipak CDs inside. www.facebook.com/darknessshallriseproductions
Swiss old school Death Metallers VORAX have just premiered a video for ‘Devouring Raw Flesh’ at this location. The track will be featured on the band’s upcoming debut full-length “Volcano Shock”, which will be self-released on June 27, 2026 on CD, vinyl LP and in digital formats. Here’s the full tracklist: ‘Magma Ocean’, ‘Devouring Raw Flesh’, ‘Volcano Shock’, ‘Burning Lava’, ‘Hunter Killer’, ‘Flight Of The Pteranodon’, ‘Reign Supreme’ and ‘The Great Dying’. VORAX features members from MESSIAH, OMOPHAGIA and DEATH KOMMANDER. www.facebook.com/voraxdeathmetal
On July 31, 2026 Eternal Death will release “Between Sleep And Death”, the third full-length from Greek Black Metallers CEREMONIAL WORSHIP, on CD format. Here’s the complete tracklist already: ‘Intro’, ‘Hate Spells’, ‘Towards Nothingness’, ‘Cursed Abominations’, ‘Where The Shadow Awakes’, ‘Esoteric Struggle’, ‘Shadows From Hell’, ‘Pantheon Of Suffering’ and ‘Tower Of Endless Nights’. https://ceremonialworship.bandcamp.com
Spanish Black / Thrash / Death Metallers FUNEBRE DEVASTATION have just released their third full-length “The Verminous Spawn” via Black Legion Records on CD, vinyl LP and digitally. The vinyl edition will also be released via Morbid Shrine Productions, Vertebrae and Morbid Kvlt Records. The album was recorded, mixed and mastered at Khazad-Dûm Studios, produced by Erun-Dagoth and the artwork was created by Vhan Spell ov Hatred. A full stream of it you will find at this location. For all additional band information please visit www.facebook.com/funebredevastation
American Death Metal three-piece MALEFIC THRONE, featuring guitarist Gene Palubicki (ANGELCORPSE, PERDITION TEMPLE), vocalist / bassist Steve Tucker (MORBID ANGEL) and drummer John Longstreth (ORIGIN, HATE ETERNAL, ex – ANGELCORPSE), has just premiered a video for ‘When Our Shadows Align’ over here. The track is featured on the band’s debut full-length “The Conquering Darkness”, which was released via Agonia Records in November 2025. www.facebook.com/maleficthrone
Polish technical Death Metallers ASPERATUS have just released their debut full-length “Shrines Of Human Waste” on CD and digitally via Mad Lion Records. Here’s the complete tracklist: ‘Intro’, ‘Decades Of Deceithful Faith’, ‘Age Of Lunacy’, ‘Blood Will Define Their Fate’, ‘Absence Of God’, ‘Throne Of Emptiness’, ‘Hell To Follow’, ‘Fall’ and ‘Extinction’. You can check out ‘Hell To Follow’ at this location. More about ASPERATUS at www.facebook.com/asperatuspoland
“The Ornaments Of Disturbing Perspectives”, the sophomore full-length from Polish Black / Death Metallers SARMAT, has just been released on CD via Mad Lion Records. It was previously only available digitally. You can stream the album tracks ‘Syndrome Of Dangerous Perspective’ and ‘Architect’ here and here. The complete “The Ornaments Of Disturbing Perspectives” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Architect’, ‘Syndrome Of Dangerous Perspective’, ‘Scarspike’, ‘Spectre Of Coercive’, ‘World Screeches / Triptych: The Left’, ‘The Fall / Triptych: Center’ and ‘Okrutnik / Triptych: The Right’. www.facebook.com/sarmat7v7
Copenhagen, Denmark based Grinders MELTIFICATION have just released their self-titled debut full-length via Extremely Rotten Productions on all physical formats and digitally. It was recorded, mixed and mastered by Lasse Ballade at Ballade studios in Copenhagen, Denmark. You can stream the album its entirety at https://meltification.bandcamp.com
Austin, Texas based one-man Black Metal band TEMPLE OV AHRIMAN has just premiered the track ‘White Death’ at this location. It will be featured on the upcoming debut full-length “Heretics Of Consensual Reality”, which will be self-released on June 26, 2026. The previously revealed album track ‘SPQB’ can still be streamed over here. The complete “Heretics Of Consensual Reality” tracklist reads as follows: ‘War In Heaven’, ‘Wrath Of Iblis’, ‘Infernal Imperium’, ‘SPQB’, ‘White Death’, ‘Heretics Of Consensual Reality’, ‘Baphomet’s Kiss’ and ‘Beyond The Veils Of Maya’. www.facebook.com/templeovahriman
Southeastern Michigan Death Metal / Hardcore act MY OWN WILL has just released a video for ‘ Rorschach’ at this location. The track will be featured on their upcoming EP “Misery”, which will be released on June 04, 2026 via Bleeding Art Collective, in co-operation with Blood Blast Distribution. The EP was mixed by Cody Stewart with additional mixing and mastering by Christian Donaldson (SUFFOCATION, INGESTED, SHADOW OF INTENT). www.facebook.com/myownwillofficial
Romania based blackthrashing Speed Metallers RUYNED have just revealed a lyric video for the title track of their upcoming sophomore full-length “Profanum Sacrificium” over here. The album will be released on June 26, 2026 via Osmose Productions. The full tracklist reads like this: ‘Intro’, ‘Speedchain’, ‘Sex’n Speed’, ‘Sex Commander 666’, ‘Orgasm Through Death’, ‘Daemonis Ritualis’, ‘Profanum Sacrificium’, ‘Malleus Maleficarum’, ‘Witches Gallöw’ and ‘Outro’. www.facebook.com/ruynedofficial
German Black Metallers DAUÞUZ are streaming their sixth full-length “Todeswerk: Uranium II” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released via Amor Fati Productions on CD and vinyl LP formats today. The cassette tape edition of the album will be released by the band on their respective labels, Archaic-Oath Productions and Moonstruck. A video for the album track ‘Joachimsthal – Jáchymov’ can additionally be watched over here. More about DAUÞUZ at www.facebook.com/dauthuzbm
Finnish melodic Death / Black Metallers SE, JOSTA EI PUHUTA have released their fourth full-length “Syvyyden Portit On Saatava Auki” via Inverse Records today. A full stream of it is available over here. You can follow the band at www.facebook.com/sejostaeipuhuta666
Italian Groove / Death Metallers OBBROBRIUS have been signed by Over The Border Records. Their sophomore full-length will be released later this year. You can check out the band’s debut full-length “Daisy’s Creepy Tales” at this location. For all further OBBROBRIUS info please visit www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61554773517658
Norwegian old school Death Metallers HORRIFIER have just revealed the track ‘The Ingestion’ over here. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming sophomore full-length “Revelations Of Gore”, which will be released on August 07, 2026 via Personal Records. The previously revealed ‘Compelled To Slaughter’ is still available at this location. More HORRIFIER at https://horrifiermetal.bandcamp.com
German Sludge / Doom / Death Metal one man project RODTGOD will digitally self-release its third full-length “Tales From Beyond The Tomb” on July 10, 2026. A video for ‘Hourglass’ is already available at this location. The full tracklist of the album reads like this: ‘Hourglass’, ‘Letter Of Thanks’, ‘Letting Go’, ‘Waters’, ‘Clouds Are Forever’, ‘Things Could Be Worse’, ‘Night Terrors Morning Horrors’, ‘Shadow Work’, ‘Fear Of The End’, ‘Adiabatic’, ‘All Is Not Lost’ and ‘Unfathomable Duck Invocation Of The Mighty Space Newt’. www.facebook.com/rodtgodofficial
“Liturgies Of The Vile Ones”, the sophomore EP of Berlin, Germany based Death Metallers BELLIGERENCE, can be streamed in its entirety over here now. It was released on CD, cassette tape and vinyl via Lycanthropic Chants today. The EP was recorded, mixed and mastered at LTMF Studios in Berlin. www.facebook.com/people/belligerenceband/61552152404677
From October 10 to October 24, 2026 Brazilian Death Metallers PODRIDÃO will be touring Europe with German supports CORPSEROT (for the first leg of the tour) and BELLIEGERENCE (taking over from the halfway point). If you’re interested in having these bands play in your city, contact Steffen at Lycanthropic Chants. booking@lycanthropic.de
Japanese Goregrinders PHARMACIST are streaming their upcoming third full-length “Vertebrae After Vertebrae” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on May 29, 2026 via Hells Headbangers. www.facebook.com/pharmacistgore
Romania based Death Metallers SCYTHE will release the CD edition of their debut full-length “Boiled Alive” on June 19, 2026 via Awakening Records. It was previously only released digitally. You can stream the album over here. “Boiled Alive” was recorded at Studio 88, mixed by Cheyenne Brandt, mastered by John Braddock and the cover artwork was created by Samuele Scalise. www.facebook.com/people/scythe-gash/61572293156207
Toronto, Canada based Death Metallers APOGEAN have just released a visualizer video for ‘Daughter Of The Oak’ at this location. The track will be featured on the band’s upcoming sophomore full-length “Waste Where Life Begins”, which will be released physically (CD, vinyl LP) and digitally on July 10, 2026 via The Artisan Era. A video for the previously released ‘Lie In Cinder’ can still be watched over here. The complete tracklist of “Waste Where Life Begins” reads as follows: ‘Daughter Of The Oak’, ‘Waste Where Life Begins’, ‘Lie In Cinder’, ‘White Trees, Black Leaves’, ‘Nassaru’, ‘Hologram (Singing Silently On An Empty Stage)’, ‘Ritual’ and ‘Black Smoke, Bleeding Earth’. www.facebook.com/apogeanofficial
Dutch blackened Death Metallers SOULBURN have just revealed the track ‘In The Very Time That Will Rot Us’ at this location. It 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 copies), jewelcase CD, cassette tape, gatefold double vinyl LP with obi strip (black), gatefold double vinyl LP with obi strip (grey with black splatter, limited to 250 copies) 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 by Tom Meier at Tom Meier Studio Recording & Live Sound in Enschede, The Netherlands. The cover artwork was created by Manuel Tinnemans. SOULBURN will be touring Europe in support of the album in October 2026. www.facebook.com/officialsoulburn
On May 29, 2026 Signal Rex will release “Desassossego”, the debut full-length from Portuguese Black Metallers SOMNIA FINEM, on CD format. A full album stream is available over here already. www.signalrex.com
Tokyo based Death Metallers DEFILED have just released a video for the title track of their upcoming ninth full-length “Altered State”. You can watch the video at this location. The album will be released on June 12, 2026 via Season Of Mist. Ahead of the album’s release, DEFILED will host a Bandcamp Listening Party on May 28, 2026 at 12:00 pm CEST / 6:00 am ET, during which the full album will be available to stream. www.facebook.com/defiled
International Death / Thrash Metallers CYCLOPIC will release their debut full-length “Flesh Of Chaos” on June 19, 2026 via Awakening Records. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Swords Of Savage’, ‘Flesh Of Chaos’, ‘Lich Seed’, ‘Abyssal Hordes’, ‘Cyclopic’, ‘Eye Of Rhynn’, ‘Vanishing Tower’, ‘Grotesque Feast’, ‘The Wanderer’ and ‘Doomed To Eternity’. The cover artwork was created by Mark Cooper. You can already check out the title track over here. More about CYCLOPIC at www.facebook.com/cyclopicdeath
On June 05, 2026 Purity Through Fire will release “Beneath The Veil Of Silent Woods”, the debut full-length from GRIMVEIL, on digipak CD format. The album track ‘Into The Depths Of Shrouded Pines’ can already be streamed at this location. The full tracklist reads as follows: ‘Where The Path Fades To Nothing’, ‘Into The Depths Of Shrouded Pines’, ‘Only Trees Bear Witness’, ‘Beneath The Veil Of Silent Woods’, ‘The Distant Murmur Of Trees’, ‘Where Beauty Breathes In Silence’, ‘As Fog Devours The Trail’ and ‘The Light That Lives In Leaves’. GRIMVEIL features Revenant (ORDER OF NOSFERAT, SARKRISTA, SIECHKNECHT, VELMORTH) and Simon Lindgren (TÅRFÖDD). www.purity-through-fire.com
Polish old school Death / Black Metallers NEOLITH will release their sixth full-length “Inbir” on September 12, 2026 on vinyl LP, CD and digital formats via Deformeathing Production. The album will feature the following tracks: ‘Inbir’, ‘Ashur Has Given Me A Brother’, ‘The Dawn Is Waking’, ‘Modlitwa Na Marny Czas’, ‘Of All The Gods’, ‘Ouroboros’, ‘The Four Etemmū Of Kurnugi’ and ‘Morte’. A lyric video for the title track can already be watched over here. “Inbir” was produced by Haldor Grunberg at his Satanic Audio studio and the artwork was created by Artur Szolc. www.facebook.com/neolith
Chile based blackened Thrashers NECROBEAST have just released their debut full-length “Iron Baphomet” via Witches Brew on vinyl LP, CD and digital formats. A limited cassette tape edition (50 copies) was released via Urolig Sjel Records. You can stream the album in its entirety at this location. More about NECROBEAST you will find at www.instagram.com/necrobeastofficial