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Greek atmospheric Black Metallers LUCIFER’S CHILD have just released a video for ‘Ichor’ at this location. The track is featured on the band’s upcoming third full-length “The Illuminant”, which will be released on March 28, 2025 via Agonia Records. The album was produced, mixed and mastered by George Emmanuel at Pentagram Studio (DEMONICAL, SEPTICFLESH, NECROMANTIA) with the exception of the drums, which were recorded at Pale Blue Dot Studios. The album’s cover artwork was hand-drawn by Daniele Valeriani (DARK FUNERAL, MAYHEM). www.facebook.com/luciferschildmusic
Spanish Death Metallers UNBOUNDED TERROR have just released a video for ‘Divine Virtue’ over here. The track will be featured on their fourth full-length “Something Is Rotten In Humanity”, which will be released on April 01, 2025 via Xtreem Music on CD, vinyl LP, cassette tape and digital formats. The album was recorded during the second half of 2024 and already features Ancor Ramírez (HOLYCIDE) as the band’s new guitarist. Drummer Engelbert (INBREEDING SICK, MELTING FLESH) joined UNBOUNDED TERROR after the recordings of the album, so Italian Davide Billia (BEHEADED, ANTROPOFAGUS, HOUR OF PENANCE) was used as a session drummer, who also mixed and mastered the album at his own MK2 Studios in Ivrea (Italy). The cover artwork has once again been created by Juanjo Castellano. The complete “Something Is Rotten In Humanity” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Fear Of Dying’, ‘Destiny Of Evil’, ‘Demons In Your Mind’, ‘Reviving’, ‘Inside Death’, ‘The Disappointment’, ‘Divine Virtue’, ‘Believing Again’, ‘The Evil Cause’ (instrumental) and ‘I’m A Freak’ (WICKED LADY cover – CD bonus only). www.facebook.com/unboundedterror
German blackened Death Metallers THE INFERNAL DECEIT have just premiered the track ‘Schwarz’ at this location. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming sophomore full-length “The True Harmful Black”, which will be released on April 11, 2025 via Personal Records. The cover artwork was created by Roberto Toderico. The previously revealed album track ‘The Primordial Maze And The Crawling Chaos’ can still be streamed over here. More about THE INFERNAL DECEIT at www.facebook.com/theinfernaldeceitband
North American Black Metallers WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their original 2005 demo with a vinyl LP / CD re-release via Relapse Records on April 25, 2025. A full demo stream is available at this location. For all further WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM information please visit www.facebook.com/wolvesinthethroneroom
Italian Death Metal duo ENCELADO will release their debut EP “Pillars Of Creation” on April 29, 2025 via Regenerate Records. The EP opener ‘Dark Nebulas’ is already available for streaming over here. The complete “Pillars Of Creation” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Dark Nebulas’, ‘Gravety’, ‘Fragments Of Fear’ and ‘Pillars Of Creation’. The whole material was recorded and mixed at Umbra Studio in Italy and the artwork was created by Damien. https://instagram.com/enceladoband
Finnish melodic Death Metallers GOTHONY have just digitally re-released their first demo, “Demo 1995”, at this location. It was recorded and mixed by Hiili Hiilesmaa at MD Studios in Munkkiniemi, Helsinki in early 1995 and released in an edition of 200 cassettes tapes. The band’s debut full-length was released on January 12, 2024. www.facebook.com/gothonyband
On May 02, 2025 Signal Rex will release “Asservis Par L’espoir”, the debut full-length from Belgian Black Metallers SOLFATARE, on CD and vinyl LP formats. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Des Monarques Anhédoniques’, ‘D’hommes Et D’isoptères’, ‘Du Deuil Affairé’, ‘Ozymandias’, ‘Sous Des Cieux Absents’ and ‘Quand Ton Cerveau Te Surine Le Crâne’. You can already check out ‘Du Deuil Affairé’ over here. More about SOLFATARE at www.facebook.com/solfatare
Japanese Death Metallers INVICTUS have inked a deal with Memento Mori for the release of the CD version of their sophomore full-length in early 2026. All further details will follow in the coming months. www.facebook.com/invictusdeathmetal
Gothic / Doom Metallers TRIBUNAL will release their sophomore full-length “In Penitence And Ruin” on April 18, 2025 via 20 Buck Spin. You can already check out the first single ‘Armoured In Shadow’ at this location. The complete tracklist of the album reads as follows: ‘Incarnadine’, ‘A Wound Unhealing’, ‘Angel Of Mercy’, ‘The Sword Of The Slain’, ‘Ruin’, ‘The Penitent’, ‘Armoured In Shadow’, ‘…And The Thorn-Choked Flowers Grow’ and ‘Between The Sea And Stars’. www.facebook.com/tribunaldoom
Poznań, Poland based melodic Death Metallers DEATH REAPERS have just released a video for ‘Thirst For Chaos’ over here. The track will be featured on the band’s debut full-length, which is scheduled for a June 13, 2025 release. It was recorded entirely by the band and mixed and mastered by the band’s lead guitarist Hubert Potomski. www.facebook.com/deathreaperslive
Polish progressive Metal act TRYLION has just released a video for their new single ‘Wandering Soul’, featuring Heli Andrea (MOBIUS) and Nik ‘Kin’ Barker (TWELVE FOOT NINJA), at this location. It is a foretaste of their upcoming full-length “Golden Age”, which will be released in the second half of 2025. The band combines rhythmic riffs with ambient sounds and heavy, alternating clean vocals. www.facebook.com/trylionband
“This Is Not Lifelover”, the debut full-length from Swedish RITUALMORD, was released via Unjoy – Art & Ritualia today. A full album stream you will find over here. More about RITUALMORD at www.instagram.com/ritualmord.official
Swiss Black Metallers GHÖRNT have just released the first single from their upcoming third full-length “Bluetgraf”, which will be released on April 11, 2025 via Soulseller Records on CD, vinyl LP and digitally. You can stream ‘Wit Wääg Vo De Sonne’ over here. “Bluetgraf” was recorded at Chäuer Studios / Bär (drums, bass and guitars) and Hellvete Studio / Luzern (vocals) and mixed / mastered by Christoph Brandes at Iguana Studios. The artwork was created by Julian. The complete tracklist reads like this: ‘Bluetgraf’, ‘För Emmer’, ‘Jagd’, ‘Vlad’, ‘Dominator’, ‘Wit Wääg Vo De Sonne’ and ‘Hass’. www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063745171004
On April 25, 2025 Hells Headbangers will release “Wreathed In Dead Angels”, a new mini album from American Black Metallers PROFANATICA, on CD, 12″ vinyl and cassette tape formats. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Hung In Golgatha’, ‘The Sixth Hour’, ‘Descent From The Cross’, ‘The Entombment’, ‘Wreathed In Dead Angels’ and ‘By Thine Agony’. www.facebook.com/profanaticausa
Swiss Black Metallers MALPHAS have just revealed a first song from their upcoming fourth full-length “Extinct”, which will be released on April 11, 2025 via Soulseller Records on CD, vinyl LP and in digital versions. You can check out a video for ‘Trenches’ at this location. The album was recorded at Chäuer Studios Bärn and mixed and mastered by Markus Stock at Klangschmiede Studio E. The artwork was created by Misanthropic Arts and the complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Psychomachia’, ‘Eradicate.Manifest.Define’, ‘Trenches’, ‘Majestic Moon’, ‘Consumed’, ‘Gamygyn’, ‘Butcher’s Broom’, ‘Armada Christi’ and ‘Astral Dissonance’. www.facebook.com/malphasoccult
On May 09, 2025 Adirondack Black Mass will release “Absolute Dominion By Fire”, the debut full-length of Kentucky based old school Black / Death Metallers PYROMANCER, on CD and cassette tape formats. You can already check out the track ‘Perverse Immolation’ over here. More about PYROMANCER at www.facebook.com/pyromancerblackdeath
Greek / Swiss Black Metallers TAÄR have just released ‘Celestial Carnage’, the opening track from their upcoming debut full-length “Catharsis Till Dawn”, at this location. The album will be out on April 11, 2025 via Soulseller Records on CD, vinyl LP and in digital versions. It was mixed and mastered at Descent Studio in Athens and features a cover artwork by Belial Necroarts. The following tracks will be featured on it: ‘Celestial Carnage’, ‘Feathered Echoes Of Wrath’, ‘The Storm Of War’, ‘Perpetual Descent’, ‘At Depths Of Damnation’, ‘Undead’s Turn’, ‘Where Death Stalks Its Prey’, ‘The Impaler’s Triumph’ and ‘Catharsis Till Dawn’. www.facebook.com/taarofficial
German Thrashers EXTINCT have just released a video for the new track ‘Worship-Obey-Subjugate’ over here. For all further band information check out www.facebook.com/extinctmetal
Estonian Black Metallers SOERD are streaming their debut full-length “Keldrikojast” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released via Signal Rex, in co-operation with Lyndanise Coven, today. https://soerd.bandcamp.com
On May 23, 2025 Dying Victims Productions will release “Inferno Crematörio”, the third full-length from Italy’s blackened Speed Metal three-piece HELLCRASH, on CD and vinyl LP formats. You can already check out the album’s title track over here. The complete tracklist of the album reads as follows: ‘Flames Of Hades’, ‘Inferno Crematörio’, ‘Black Fire Demon’, ‘Purgatory Raiders’, ‘Sword Of Baphomet’, ‘Rapid Possession’, ‘Oathbreaker’, ‘Mark Of The Beast’ and ‘Templars’ Curse’. www.facebook.com/hellcrashmetal
Swedish Death Metallers DEATH PULSATION will release their debut demo, simply entitled “Demo 2025”, on cassette tape format via Caligari Records today. A full stream of it you will find at this location. For more information please visit www.facebook.com/caligarirecords
Italy’s progressive Death Metallers SADIST are streaming their new album “Something To Pierce” in its entirety over here now. It will be released via Agonia Records today. www.facebook.com/sadstofficial
“None So Vile”, the debut full-length from Canadian Death Metallers CRYPTOPSY, will be re-released via Season Of Mist on May 09, 2025 on jewel case CD and in various vinyl LP editions (black vinyl in a deluxe jacket, white vinyl with gold splatters, transparent yellow vinyl, blue-and-black marbled vinyl and crystal clear vinyl with blue and black splatters). A full album stream is available at this location. You can follow CRYPTOPSY at www.facebook.com/cryptopsyofficial
Finnish melodic Death Metallers RE-ARMED have just released a cover of the Haddaway song ‘What Is Love’. You can check it out at this location. More band info you will find at www.facebook.com/rearmed
Norwegian Black Metallers NATTVERD have just revealed the track ‘Doedsfugl’ over here. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming fifth full-length “Tidloes Naadesloes”, which will be released on March 21, 2025 via Soulseller Records on CD, vinyl LP and in digital versions. It was recorded at Caliban Studios and mixed and mastered by Ruben Willem. Here’s the complete tracklist: ‘Iskalde Horn’, ‘Doedsfugl’, ‘For Aa Kunne Bli Doedt’, ‘Hvisk Deg Vekk’, ‘Raate Og Raatt’, ‘De Sviande Ord Vaagar Ikje For Sitt Liv’, ‘Udyr’, ‘Med Kniven I Oeyet’, ‘Naar Vi Har Dolket Guds Hjerte’ (DØDHEIMSGARD cover) and ‘Ens Egen Grav’. www.facebook.com/nattverdofficial
On May 09, 2025 Personal Records will release “Ambis”, the sophomore full-length from Croatian Epic Doom Metallers ELUSIVE GOD, on CD format. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Kob’, ‘Ambisovi Krici’, ‘Vrata Vjecnosti’, ‘Ples Demona’, ‘Sapat Propasti’, ‘Onostran’ and ‘Iz Tame I Pepela’. You can already stream ‘Ples Demona’ at this location. More ELUSIVE GOD info you will find at www.facebook.com/elusive.god
Carl Fulli, former vocalist of San Francisco’s Thrashers EPIDEMIC, has a new Thrash / Death Metal band called BLEEDING EDGE. Their first EP “The Devil’s Door” was self-released on February 28, 2025 on all major streaming platforms and CD via Bleeding Edge Metal. The material was produced by Scott Sargeant and mixed by Juan Urteaga (TESTAMENT / MACHINE HEAD) at Trident studios. A lyric video for the first single ‘Frostbite’ can be watched over here. The band’s line-up gets completed by Scott Sargeant (SKINLAB / M.O.D. / LÄÄZ ROCKIT) on guitar and bass, Lennon Lopez (INCITE) on drums, Kosta Varvatakis (HATRIOT) and Kevy Rojas (BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY) on guitars. www.facebook.com/bleedingedgemetal
French Death Metallers MORTUAIRE are streaming their upcoming debut full-length “Monde Vide” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on March 07, 2025 via World Eater Records. www.facebook.com/mortuairebdx
San Franisco, California based technical brutal Death Metallers OMINOUS RUIN will release their sophomore full-length “Requiem” via Willowtip Records on May 09, 2025 on CD, vinyl LP and digital formats. The following tracks will be featured on it: ‘Intro’, ‘Seeds Of Entropy’, ‘Eternal’, ‘Bane Of Syzygial Triality’, ‘Divergent Anomaly’, ‘Fractal Abhorrence’, ‘Architect Of Undoing’, ‘Staring Into The Abysm’ and ‘Requiem’. A video for the album’s first single ‘Seeds Of Entropy’ can already be watched at this location. The album will already be available on March 07, 2025 on all digital platforms. www.facebook.com/ominousruin
Swedish Black Metallers HERSIR have just premiered the track ‘Purification By Fire’ over here. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming debut full-length “Hateful Draugar From The Underground”, which will be released on March 28, 2025 via Darkness Shall Rise Productions. The previously revealed ‘Holocaust Winter’ can still be streamed at this location. The album’s complete tracklist reads like this: ‘Dauðvána’, ‘Hateful Draugar From The Underground’, ‘The Ironclad Fighters Of Hjaðning’, ‘The Fiddler’, ‘Walking The Way Of Giants’, ‘Holocaust Winter’, ‘Valgaldr’, ‘Purification By Fire’, ‘Blood Runs From The Hörgr’ and ‘Divinations At The Old Springs’. https://hersir.bandcamp.com
Baltimore, Maryland based melodic Death Metallers CHIAROSCURO will release their self-titled debut EP on March 28, 2025 on digital and limited edition CD via Unholy Anarchy Records. The first single ‘A Song Of Ghosts’ can already be checked out over here. More about CHIAROSCURO at www.facebook.com/chiaroscurometal
Finnish old school Death Metallers MESSIAH PARATROOPS have just released a video for ‘Out Of Reality’ at this location. The track will be featured on the band’s upcoming debut full-length “Legions Of Tomorrow”, which will be released on April 04, 2025 via Inverse Records. It was mixed and mastered by Jari “Tupi” Tuomainen and the cover artwork was created by Niko Anttila. Here’s the complete tracklist: ‘Out Of Reality’, ‘Rats In The Walls’, ‘Messiah Paratroops’, ‘Morbid Prayer’, ‘Repulsion’, ‘Bloodlust’, ‘Legions Of Tomorrow’, ‘Murders Of The Lake’ and ‘Painful Sleep’. The album’s first single ‘Painful Sleep’ can still be checked out over here. More band information you will find at www.facebook.com/messiahparatroops
Brazilian blackened Speed Metallers WHIPSTRIKER are streaming their upcoming fifth full-length “Cry Of Extinction” in its entirety at this location now. The album will be released on March 07, 2025 via Hells Headbangers. www.facebook.com/whipstriker
German / Swedish Death Metallers LEPER COLONY have just released a lyric video for ‘Creature From The Deep’ over here. The track will appear on the band’s upcoming sophomore full-length “Those Of The Morbid”, which will be released on April 11, 2025 via Testimony Records on CD, vinyl LP and in digital versions. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Facing The Faceless’, ‘Master’s Voice’, ‘The Age Of Insanity’, ‘Flesh To Rot To Ashes’, ‘Realm Of Madness’, ‘Those Of The Morbid Inclination’, ‘Apocalypse Whore’, ‘Creature From The Deep’ and ‘A Story In Red’. LEPER COLONY features vocalist Marc Grewe (MORGOTH, INSIDIOUS DISEASE, ASINHELL), guitarist / bass player Rogga Johansson (PAGANIZER, RIBSPREADER, REVOLTING), lead guitarist Håkan Stuvemark (WOMBBATH) and British drummer Jon Rudin (MONSTROUS, DEAD SUN). www.facebook.com/lepercolonyband
International Black Metallers ARAN ANGMAR have just released the track ‘Crown Of The Gods’ at this location. It will be featured on their upcoming third full-length “Ordo Diabolicum”, which will be released on March 21, 2025 via Soulseller Records on CD, vinyl LP and digitally. The album was mixed and mastered by Psychon (SEPTICFLESH) at Sound Abuse Production and the cover artwork was created by Stefan Todorovic (Khaos Diktator Designs). Here’s the complete “Ordo Diabolicum” tracklist: ‘Dungeons Of The Damned’, ‘Aeon Ablaze’, ‘Ordo Diabolicum’, ‘Hêlēl Ben-Šaḥar’, ‘Crown Of The Gods’, ‘Chariots Of Death’, ‘Primordial Fire’ and ‘Vae Victis’. www.facebook.com/aranangmar
On May 23, 2025 Dying Victims Productions will release “Sexorcyzm”, the debut full-length from Polish Death / Thrashers SEXMAG, on CD and vinyl LP formats. You can already check out the track ‘Inkubus’ at this location. The album’s complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Intro (Total Metal)’, ‘Inkubus’, ‘Smród Palonych Dusz’, ‘Odurzony Śmiercią’, ‘Sex Z Diabłem’, ‘Córy Koryntu’, ‘Psalm I – Intronizacja Szatana’ and ‘Sexorcyzm’. www.facebook.com/dyingvictimsproductions
Nashville, Tennessee based melodic Black Metallers LENAX have just released a video for ‘The Voices’, the opening track from their recently released “Hellscape Vol. I (The Voices)” EP. You can watch the video over here. More about LENAX at www.facebook.com/lenaxmetal
International symphonic Black Metallers BELNEJOUM have just premiered a video for ‘Tower Of Silence’ at this location. The track will be featured on the band’s upcoming debut full-length “Dark Tales Of Zarathustra”, which will be released on April 04, 2025 via Antiq. It was mixed and mastered by producer Fredrik Nordstrom. The previously revealed album track ‘Prophet Of Desolation’ can still be checked out over here. The full “Dark Tales Of Zarathustra” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Prophet Of Desolation’, ‘The Day Zarathutra Turned Dark’, ‘Tower Of Silence’, ‘On Aeshma’s Wings’, ‘Elegie’, ‘In Their Darkest Aquarium’, ‘As She Drowns’, ‘Upon The Mortal Blight’, ‘The Flames, The Prophet, The Tears’ and ‘Zarathustra’s Last Requiem’. www.facebook.com/belnejoum
“The Chronicles Of Cardinal Pablo Mendoza”, the third full-length from Italy’s Death Metallers RISE OF TYRANTS, was released via Brutal Records on February 28, 2025. The album was recorded, mixed and mastered at ASDR Decibel Studio, Busto Arsizio (VA, Italy) by Carlo Meroni. www.facebook.com/riseoftyrantsdeathmetal
Belarusian Death Metallers SODOMIC BAPTISM have been signed by Brutal Records. Their sophomore full-length “Contra Christum” will be released on June 20, 2025. www.facebook.com/sodomicbaptism
On April 25, 2025 Hells Headbangers will release “Opera Medica”, a new mini album from Spanish Goregrinders HAEMORRHAGE, on CD and one-sided 12” vinyl, with a silkscreened side B. The following tracks will be featured on it: ‘Scalpels, Scissors And Other Forensick Instruments’, ‘Polyclinic Abattoirs’, ‘Obstetric Phantom’, ‘Nomenclator Pathologicum’ and ‘Deathevokation’ (DISMEMBER cover). You can already check out ‘Scalpels, Scissors And Other Forensick Instruments’ over here. For all additional HAEMORRHAGE information please visit www.facebook.com/haemorrhagegore
Hungarian Doom / Deathers ROTHADÁS have just premiered the track ‘Tetemek Tava… Lidércek Tánca’ at this location. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming sophomore full-length “Töviskert… A Kísértés Örök Érzete… Lidércharang”, which will be released on March 21, 2025. Me Saco Un Ojo Records will handle the vinyl LP version, while Pulverised Records will handle the CD version. The previously revealed album track ‘Vértükör’ can still be streamed over here. The complete “Töviskert… A Kísértés Örök Érzete… Lidércharang” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Urnaszellem… Szentek Csontpora’, ‘Vértükör’, ‘Sóhajok Kapuja’, ‘Tetemek Tava… Lidércek Tánca’, ‘Sikoltó Füst’ and ‘Az Örök Isten Lucifer’. https://rothadasdeathdoom.bandcamp.com
Finnish blackened Thrashers URN have just revealed a lyric video for ‘Burning Blood’s Curse’ over here. The track will be featured on the band’s upcoming seventh full-length “Demon Steel”, which will be released on March 28, 2025 via Osmose Productions. Here’s the complete tracklist: ‘Retribution Of The Dead’, ‘Heir Of Tyrants’, ‘Are You Friends With Your Demons’, ‘Burning Blood’s Curse’, ‘Turbulence Of Misanthropy’, ‘Iron Star’, ‘Wings Of Inferno’, ‘Cold Void Skin’, ‘Ruthless Paranoia’ and ‘Predator Of Spiritforms’. www.facebook.com/urnofficial
Norwegian Thrashers MALTUKA have just premiered their entire debut EP “Black Rite” at this location. It will be released via High Roller Records on March 07, 2025. A lyric video for ‘Blood Sacrifice’ can additionally be watched over here. For more MALTUKA information check out www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563413770301
“Schlachtenklang”, the new EP from German Pagan Black Metallers GRANITADER, will be released via Purity Through Fire on April 04, 2025 on digipak CD format. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Durch Die Felder’, ‘In Die Schlacht’ and ‘Wie Brüder’. You can already check out the EP opener over here. More GRANITADER music you will find at https://granitader.bandcamp.com
On May 02, 2025 Signal Rex will release the self-titled debut full-length from French Black Metallers ABYSSAL VACUUM on CD, vinyl LP and cassette tape formats. You can already check out the track ’37°11’18.4″N 86°06’10.3″W’ at this location. All additional information you will find at www.facebook.com/abyssalvacuum
Belgian Death Black Metallers DODENGOD have just released their sophomore full-length “Heralds Of A Dying Age” on CD and digital formats via Pest Records. It was recorded and mixed by the band itself. A full album stream is available at this location. More about DODENGOD at www.facebook.com/dodengod