January 14, 2026
On February 20, 2026 international Black Metaller VORAGO will release their debut mini album “Morulus” on CD and 12″ vinyl formats via Amor Fati Productions. It was recorded, mixed and mastered at Scumlight Studio. “Morulus” will feature the following tracks: ‘Torquemada’, ‘Rädern’, ‘Impetous To Burn’, ‘Negative Response’, ‘Darkhammer’, ‘As Gazes Back’, ‘Blutkelch’ and ‘Morulus’. You can already check out ‘Impetous To Burn’ over here. For all further information please visit www.facebook.com/amorfatiprod
Canadian Black Metal two-piece COGADH will self-release their debut full-length “Kingmaker” on March 06, 2026. The material features Irish whistles, accordion and atmospheric sound effects, that were recorded in the woods of Quebec. COGADH was formed in 2021 and released their debut EP “Runetongue” in 2022. The group has performed live across Ontario and Quebec with the help from guest musicians. All further info you will find at www.facebook.com/cogadhofficial
French EIHWAR have just released a video for ‘Nauðiz’ at this location. The track will be featured on the band’s upcoming sophomore full-length “Hugrheim”, which will be released via Season Of Mist on March 13, 2026. The following tracks will be featured on it: ‘Nauðiz’, ‘Freyja’s Calling’, ‘Ein’, ‘Skuggaríki’, ‘Hugrheim’, ‘Ljósgarðr’, ‘Heill Óðinn’, ‘The Lake Of The Dead’, ‘Omenotharena (Warrior’s Training)’ and ‘Berserkr (Tim’s Memorial Version)’. The label info describes EIHWAR in general as Electro Nordic Folk or Viking War Trance and the track ‘Nauðiz’ in particular as follows: “[It] channels EIHWAR’s explosive blend of Nordic Folk, ritual percussion and raw vocal invocation. War drums and horns surge beneath trance-like chants, blurring the line between ceremony and combat. The track’s intensity mirrors its narrative core: collapse as a necessary passage toward renewal.” www.facebook.com/eihwar.music
Maryland’s dark, depressive Black / Death Metallers MOONCHAPEL will release their third full-length “Three Faced Trinity For A Two-Faced World” on February 13, 2026 on CD and digital formats via Horror Pain Gore Death Productions. Here’s the complete tracklist: ‘Ominous And Omniscient’, ‘Beyond Death Is A Parched Paradise’, ‘Burden Of Shadows, This Harrowing’, ‘Dispersed And Stone Still’, ‘Demonic Froth Behind The Frontal Lobe’, ‘Union Of Opposites’, ‘Eskhatos’ and ‘Three Faced Trinity For A Two-Faced Existence’. You can already check out ‘Dispersed And Stone Still’ over here. More MOONCHAPEL music you will find at https://moonchapel.bandcamp.com
Slovakia based progressive extreme Metal five-piece HOLOTROPIC has just released a video for ‘in_dividual (Pt.I: Animal)’, the opening part of the three-part title track of their upcoming new album “Individual”, at this location. The remaining parts of the track will be unveiled shortly with the release of the album, which is scheduled for late February of this year. It is HOLOTROPIC’s first studio recording since the album “Permeate”, and the first time the band can be heard with vocalist Vladimír Mikuláš. It was recorded, engineered and produced by Jakub Hríbik at PULP Studio and mastered by Alexandr Vatagin. www.facebook.com/holotropic
Detroit, Michigan based Doom / Deathers TEMPLE OF VOID will release their fifth full-length “The Crawl” on March 06, 2026 via Relapse Records. A video for the title track can already be watched over here. The album was recorded at Kurt Ballou’s GodCity Studio (GATECREEPER, HIGH ON FIRE) in Salem, Massachusetts, assisted by engineer Zach Weeks (DEAFHEAVEN, FUMING MOUTH). The mastering was done by Ace Brad Boatright at his Audiosiege Mastering Studio in Portland, Oregon and the cover artwork was created by Travis Smith. Here’s the complete tracklist of “The Crawl”: ‘Poison Icon’, ‘Godless Cynic’, ‘The Crawl’, ‘A Dead Issue’, ‘Thy Mountain Eternal’, ‘Soulburn’ and ‘The Twin Stranger’. www.facebook.com/templeofvoid