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On May 16, 2025 Dutch Death Metallers ANTROPOMORPHIA will release their sixth full-length “Devoid Of Light” on CD, vinyl LP and in digital formats via Testimony Records. It was recorded and mixed by Marco Stubbe at Aftermath Studio in Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands, accompanied by Daan Janzing at Pitchfork Studio in Tilburg, The Netherlands. The mastering was done by Dan Swanö at Unisound Studio in Osterby, Germany and the cover artwork was created by Richard Schouten. A video for the the first single ‘Cancerous Bane’ can already be watched over here. The album’s complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘The Withering Stench Of Hope’, ‘Devoid Of Light’, ‘Funeral Throne’, ‘In Writhing Rapture’, ‘Cancerous Bane’, ‘Unending Hunt’, ‘Ash Drapes The Earth’, ‘In The Shade Of The Devil’s Horns’ and ‘Triumphant Death’. www.facebook.com/antropomorphia
On April 11, 2025 Season Of Mist will re-issue “Ungentle Exhumation”, the first demo from Canadian Death Metallers CRYPTOPSY, on CD and 12″ black vinyl with B-side etching. www.facebook.com/cryptopsyofficial
THERION‘s classic old school Death Metal demos “Paroxysmal Holocaust” and “Beyond The Veil Of Inner Wickedness” will be re-released together via Hammerheart Records as “Beyond The Darkest Veil Of Time” in early April on CD (limited to 1.000 copies) and vinyl LP. The whole material was restored and remastered by Erwin Hermsen at Toneshed Studio. It comes as a jewelcase and the booklet features old photos and an interview. The CD edition also features the tracks from the “Time Shall Tell” EP. www.facebook.com/therion
Ohio’s Black / Death Metallers GENOCIDAL RITES have just premiered the track ‘Ceremonial Beheading The Sons Of Abraham’ at this location. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming debut full-length “Genocidal Upheaval Of Subservient Abrahamic Law”, which will be released on March 14, 2025 via Hells Headbangers. The previously revealed ‘IX Gods / IX Graves’ can still be streamed over here. More GENOCIDAL RITES at https://genocidalrites.bandcamp.com
American Death Metallers MASSACRE will be touring Australia and Asia in support of their new album “Necrolution”, which was released at the end of last year via Agonia Records. The tour will kick off on May 07, 2025 and runs through New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, China and India. The final shows will be in the United Arab Emirates and Turkey. Jason Banning has joined MASSACRE as their second live, rhythm guitarist. Vocalist Kam Lee commented on it as follows: “Meet and welcome MASSACRE’s newest initiate addition. Jason has stepped in to add that extra heaviness and thick second guitar sound to our live performances. Friday night was his first performance with us and he will eventually be joining us onstage live on our up coming European tour in July. Unfortunately he won’t be able to join us in May for our Australian / Asian run – as his ‘real job’ as a video game designer takes precedent over playing Death Metal – and truthfully the tour was already set prior to his joining. Some may also know him from being the manager / producer for the band OVERTHRUST from Africa. So if you’re thinking he’s some unknown guy who isn’t familiar with Death Metal – you would be wrong!” www.facebook.com/massacrebandusa
German Thrashers FABULOUS DESASTER will release their third full-length “Crucify This!” on April 17, 2025 via MDD Records. It was recorded, mixed and mastered by Armin Rave at Soundsight Studio and the cover artwork was once again created by Guatemalan artist Mario W. Lopez M. For regular updates make sure to follow the band at www.facebook.com/fabulousdesaster
Lithuania based Death Metallers GRIEFGOD have just released a new track entitled ‘Traitor’s Throne’ at this location. It will be featured on their upcoming sophomore full-length, which will be released later this year. www.facebook.com/griefgod
Brazilian blackened Speed Metallers WHIPSTRIKER have just premiered the track ‘Rush Of Fury’ over here. It will be featured on the upcoming fifth WHIPSTRIKER full-length “Cry Of Extinction”, which will be released on March 07, 2025 via Hells Headbangers. The previously revealed title track ‘Cry Of Extinction’ can still be streamed at this location. The full tracklist of the album reads as follows: ‘Intro’, ‘Cry Of Extinction’, ‘Six-Eyes Crow Division’, ‘Rush Of Fury’, ‘WWVI’, ‘Heartrippers’, ‘Khaalou’s New World’, ‘Satan’s Vengeance’ (DESTRUCTION cover feat. Daniel Avenger) and ‘Military Scum’. www.facebook.com/whipstriker
“Hateful Draugar From The Underground”, the debut full-length from Swedish Black Metallers HERSIR, will be released via Darkness Shall Rise Productions on March 28, 2025 on CD, vinyl LP and cassette tape formats. It will feature the following tracks: ‘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’. You can already check out ‘Holocaust Winter’ over here. More HERSIR music you will find at https://hersir.bandcamp.com
On April 21, 2025 Memento Mori, in co-operation with Rotted Life, will release “Irreverence Of The Divine”, the third full-length from Los Angeles based Death Metallers INSINERATEHYMN. Memento Mori will handle the CD version, while Rotted Life will handle the vinyl and cassette tape versions. A vinyl version will be released on June 20, 2025. Here’s the complete tracklist already: ‘Revelations…’, ‘Irreverence Of The Divine’, ‘Cosmic Abominations’, ‘Delusive Ominscience’, ‘Sempiternal Suicide’, ‘Mephitic Anamnesis’, ‘Covenant Of The Virtuous’, ‘Visage Of The Infinite’, ‘Acolytes Of God’s Disease’ and ‘Empyrean Desolation’. The cover artwork was created by Edgar Roldan. You can already check out ‘Irreverence Of The Divine’ at this location. More about INSINERATEHYMN at www.facebook.com/insineratehymnofficial
Portuguese progressive Thrash / Death Metallers DESTROYERS OF ALL have just released a video for ‘Insaniam’ at this location. The track will be featured on the band’s upcoming fourth full-length “In Darkness We Remain”, which will be self-released on March 01, 2025 on jewel case and slipcase CD. It was recorded by DESTROYERS OF ALL and João Dourado at Golden Jack Studios and mixed and mastered by João Dourado at Golden Jack Studios. The cover artwork was created by Guilherme Busato. The complete “In Darkness We Remain” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Welcome To The…’, ‘Ritual’, ‘Insaniam’, ‘Neurosis’, ‘Gehenna’, ‘Cold’, ‘Guile’, ‘Closure’, ‘Reliance’ and ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’. www.facebook.com/destroyersofall
“This is Not Lifelover”, the debut full-length from Swedish Black Metallers RITUALMORD, will be released on March 08, 2025 via Unjoy – Art & Ritualia. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Inandan’, ‘Stonerpop’, ‘Inåtblick’, ‘Spår’, ‘Tjära’, ‘Tid’, ‘Andetag’, ‘Inifrån Och Ut’, ‘Slutna Ögon’, ‘Se Mig’, ‘All Tid Rasar Samman’, ‘Vår Väntan…’ and ‘Totalitär Tomhet’. You can already stream the album track ‘Slutna Ögon’ over here. More about RITUALMORD at www.instagram.com/ritualmord.official
Nashville, Tennessee based melodic Black Metallers LENAX have just released a four song EP entitled “Hellscape Vol. I (The Voices)” on digital format at this location. It contains one new song (‘The Voices’) and remixed versions of ‘Leeches’ and ‘We Are Legion’ (from the upcoming album “Infection”), as well as a remastered version of ‘Inversion’ from the 2023 EP “Purity”. The digital edition on Spotify also includes the three original songs as bonus tracks. The EP’s cover art was created by David DeFigueredo. www.facebook.com/lenaxmetal
Polish Death Metal duo DORMANT ORDEAL will release their fourth full-length “Tooth And Nail” via Willowtip Records on April 18, 2025 on CD, vinyl LP, cassette tape and digital formats. Here’s the full tracklist: ‘Wije I Mary, Pt. 1’, ‘Halo Of Bones’, ‘Horse Eater’, ‘Orphans’, ‘Solvent’, ‘Dust Crown’, ‘Against The Dying Of The Light’, ‘Everything That Isn’t Silence Is Trivial’ and ‘Wije I Mary, Pt. 2’. You can already check out the album track ‘Halo Of Bones’ at this location. For more DORMANT ORDEAL information please visit www.facebook.com/dormant.ordeal
TIME AND THE HUNTER, featuring Niklas Sundin (ex – DARK TRANQUILLITY, MITOCHONDRIAL SUN) and Italian vocalist Enrico Longhin (THE MOOR), have just released a video for ‘Mycelium’ over here. The song was produced by Enrico Longhin and Niklas Sundin, mixed by Longhin and mastered by Lawrence Mackrory (KATATONIA, BLOODBATH, DARKANE). www.facebook.com/timeandthehunter
“The Fathomless Dominion”, the sophomore full-length from Colorado based symphonic melodic Death Metallers CANTU IGNIST will be released today. It can be streamed in its entirety at this location now. For all additional CANTU IGNIST information please visit www.facebook.com/people/cantu-ignis/100075152289039
French Black Metallers DECLINE OF THE I are streaming their fifth full-length “Wilhelm” in its entirety over here now. It will be released via Agonia Records today. www.facebook.com/declineofthei
Spanish Death Metallers UNBOUNDED TERROR have just released a lyric video for ‘Fear Of Dying’ at this location. The track will be featured on the band’s upcoming 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. www.facebook.com/unboundedterror
US blackened Death Metallers FLESHSPOIL will release their debut full-length “The Beginning Of The End” on March 28, 2025 on digital format. It was produced and mixed by Brett Portzer (SKINLESS, AUTHOR & PUNISHER, ARSIS). You can already check out the album track ‘Skies Turn To Graves’ the the band’s Bandcamp site https://fleshspoilofficial.bandcamp.com.
American symphonic Black Metallers BELNEJOUM will release their debut full-length “Dark Tales Of Zarathustra” on April 04, 2025 via Antiq. It was mixed and mastered by Fredrik Nordstrom. The following tracks will be featured on it: ‘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’. You can stream the album opener ‘Prophet Of Desolation’ at this location. More BELNEJOUM info is availalable at www.facebook.com/belnejoum
Swedish melodic Black Metallers ISTAPP have just released a lyric video for ‘Grýla’ over here. The track will be featured on the band’s upcoming fourth full-length “Sól Tér Sortna”, which will be released on March 06, 2025 via Trollzorn Records on CD, vinyl LP and in digital formats. The cover artwork was created by Ivan Bragin Design. The complete “Sól Tér Sortna” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Under Jökelisen’, ‘Nifelheim’, ‘Grýla’, ‘Storm Av Is’, ‘Frostdraken’, ‘Sól Tér Sortna’, ‘Ragnarök’, ‘Istronens Furste’, ‘Kallbrand’ and ‘Vinterkrig’. www.facebook.com/istappofficial
Texas based Black Metallers HEXELLA have just revealed the track ‘Black Earth’ at this location. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming debut full-length “The Ancient Gaping Mouth”, which will be released via Hells Headbangers in the first half of the year. www.facebook.com/hexella218
Spanish Thrash / Death Metallers EMISSARY have just released the track ‘At The Throne Of Chaos’ over here. It is featured on the upcoming EMISSARY album “Edritch”, which will be released on digipak CD and digitally on March 01, 2025 via Fetzner Death Records. www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565501303870
Raleigh, North Carolina based melodic Black Metallers FULAING have just released a video for ‘Like Deserts Dream Of Rain’, the b-side from their new two-song cassette tape single “An End Held Dear”. You can watch the video at this location. “An End Held Dear” was released on February 05, 2025. A full stream of it you will find over here. A video for the title track ‘An End Held Dear’ was previously released at this location. More about FULAING at https://instagram.com/fulaingband
On March 21, 2025 Amor Fati Productions will release “The Eternal Flame Of Death”, a new EP from German Black Metallers NIGHTWALKER, on CD and 12″ vinyl formats. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Of Lurking Demons’, ‘The Eternal Flame Of Death’ and ‘In The Abyss Where Hope Must Die’. Amor Fati will also reissue the band’s “Grimoire Tenebrarum” album on CD and vinyl formats, as well as the EP compilation “Dark Sorcery / Witches Sabbath” on vinyl. www.facebook.com/nightwalkerbm
Italy’s progressive Death Metallers SADIST have just released a video for the title track of their upcoming tenth full-length “Something To Pierce” at this location. It was directed by the Italian filmmaker Andrea Larosa. The album was recorded, mixed and mastered by Tommy Talamanca at Nadir Music Studios in Genoa, Italy. The cover artwork was created by Andreas Christanetoff of Armaada Art (ABORTED). www.facebook.com/sadstofficial
Bosnian Black Metallers IZROD are streaming their new EP “Ulica, Trnje I Kamenje” in its entirety over here now. It will be released on February 14, 2025 via Signal Rex. https://voidprayer.bandcamp.com
Portuguese Black Metallers VENTR are streaming their upcoming debut full-length “Ubique Diaboli Voluntas” in its entirety over here now. It will be released on February 14, 2025 via Signal Rex. More VENTR music you will find at https://ventr.bandcamp.com
UK based Death Metallers CORPSING have just self-released a new four-song EP entitled “Viewing The Invisible” on CD and digitally. Here’s the complete tracklist: ‘Be The Pack’, ‘A Heart Works, A Heart Hurts’, ‘Soul Paralysis’ and ‘Viewing The Invisible’. AKERCOCKE guitarist / vocalist Jason Mendonça guests on ‘Be The Pack’, while GORGUTS guitarist / vocalist Luc Lemay can be heard on ‘Soul Paralysis’. You can check out the latter at this location. For more CORPSING information please visit www.facebook.com/corpsingmetal
Seattle, Washington based Death / Thrash / Black Metallers XOTH will embark on a five-date tour of British Columbia, Canada in April. The tour will kick off on April 25, 2025 in Victoria. Canadian DISSOLVER will join XOTH for all shows, while TORREFY, YEGG and ATRAE BILIS will appear on selected dates. www.facebook.com/beholdxoth
UK Death Metallers CAUSTIC PHLEGM have just premiered the track ‘Blister Bliss’ at this location. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming debut full-length “Purulent Apocalypse”, which will be released on February 28, 2025 via Hells Headbangers. The previously revealed ‘Soft Bones’ can still be streamed over here. The “Purulent Apocalypse” cover artwork was created by Gorey Corey Tornlimbs and the complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Cadaveric Spasms & Purge Fluid Showers’, ‘The Teratophilist’, ‘Fouled, Infected & Infested’, ‘Flesh Melt Contagion’, ‘Impose To Decompose’, ‘Soft Bones’, ‘Blister Bliss’ and ‘Purulent Apocalypse’. For more CAUSTIC PHLEGM music please visit https://causticphlegm.bandcamp.com
Swedish Death Metallers WOMBBATH will release their seventh full-length “Beyond The Abyss” on March 14, 2025 via Pulverised Records on CD, vinyl LP and in digital formats. It was recorded, mixed and mastered at Studio Unbound by Jonny Pettersson and the cover artwork was supplied by Julian Felipe Mora Ibañez (CONSUMPTION, MOLDER, WITCHTRAP). You can already stream the album’s title track at this location. The full “Beyond The Abyss” tracklist reads like this: ‘Intro’, ‘Words Unspoken’, ‘A Symphony Of Dread’, ‘Discord Of Doom’, ‘Beyond The Abyss’, ‘Malevolent’, ‘Faces Of Tragedy’, ‘Deep Hunger’, ‘The Damned And The Slain’ and ‘Consumed By Fire’. www.facebook.com/wombbathofficial
Basque / German Death / Thrashers SIJJIN will release their sophomore full-length “Helljjin Combat” on April 25, 2025 via Sepulchral Voice Records on CD, vinyl LP and digital formats. It was recorded live at BlackStorm Studios by the band’s guitarist Ekaitz Garmendia and features the following eight new tracks: ‘Fear Not The Tormentor’, ‘Dakhma Curse’, ‘Trance Of The Mummified’, ‘Death Opens The Grave’, ‘Religious Insanity Denies Slavery’, ‘Horrific Distortions’, ‘Five Blades’ and ‘The Southern Temple’. More SIJJIN info you will find at www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063482105195
“Fantasmasis”, the 2009 debut full-length from Portuguese Occult Black Metallers MEDO, will be re-released on limited edition CD format (200 hand-numbered copies) via Haloran Records on February 13, 2025. The first 30 copies ordered directly from the label will include a signed postcard from Medo I and Medo II. The album was recorded in 2008 at Axe Farm Studios by Medo I on guitar, drums and keyboards and Medo II on vocals. You can check out the album track ‘Criatura’ at this location. For more MEDO info please visit www.facebook.com/medoblackmetal
Belgian Death Metallers DODENGOD will release their sophomore full-length “Heralds Of A Dying Age” on February 28, 2025 via Pest Records. The album leaves behind the industrial elements, that could still be heard on their debut full-length “Salvation”, embracing a more traditional and raw Death / Black Metal sound with subtle Doom Metal influences. Here’s the complete tracklist: ‘In Darkness’, ‘The Grinder Feeds On Hate’, ‘Breathe Deep The Dark’, ‘The Adversary’, ‘Devouring Fires’, ‘Heralds Of A Dying Age’, ‘Born’, ‘No Distant Flame Ahead’, ‘Flesh-Tech’ and ‘In Death’. You can already listen to ‘The Grinder Feeds On Hate’ over here. For all additional information on DODENGOD check out www.facebook.com/dodengod
“Crowned In Corpses”, the debut full-length from Boston’s progressive Death Metallers PATHOGENIC is out now via Skepsis Recordings. You can stream the album at this location. Videos for the title track ‘Crowned In Corpses’ and ‘Mass Grave Memory’ can be watched here and here. In support of the album PATHOGENIC will be on the road in the US with technical Metal band LEYLINES. The tour will kick off on March 01, 2025 in Nashville and ends on March 08, 2025 in Boston. www.facebook.com/pathogenicmetal
Little Rock, Arkansas based Death Metallers OPEN KASKET have just released their new album “Trials Of Failure” on digital format. It will be released on cassette tape via Barbaric Brutality Records around March 07, 2025. A full album stream is available over here. More band info you will find at www.facebook.com/openkaskethc
French Death Metallers MORTUAIRE have just premiered the title track of their upcoming debut full-length “Monde Vide” at this location. The album will be released on March 07, 2025 via World Eater Records. The previously revealed ‘Tranchant’ can still be checked out over here. “Monde Vide” will feature the following tracks: ‘Mauvais Présage’, ‘Pyramide D’or’, ‘Monde Vide’, ‘Tranchant’ and ‘Octogone De Fer’. www.facebook.com/mortuairebdx
French blackened Dark Folk one-man project WŸNTËR ÄRVN has just revealed the track ‘L’Astre Et La Chute’ at this location. It will be featured on the upcoming third WŸNTËR ÄRVN full-length “Sous L’Orage Noir – L’Astre Et La Chute”, which will be released on March 07, 2025 via Antiq. The previously revealed album track ‘Ad Versperam’ can still be streamed over here. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Un Voile Sur L’azur’, ‘Ad Vesperam’, ‘Remembrances’, ‘Appelé À L’abîme’, ‘Vingt Ans De Brouillard’, ‘L’astre Et La Chute’, ‘Sous L’orage Noir’ and ‘Ad Umbras’. WŸNTËR ÄRVN was founded in 2017 by Wÿntër Ärvn (HARDIESSE, VINTERGEIST, ex – AORLHAC, ex – BELORE). www.facebook.com/wynterarvnneofolk