November 07, 2025
American Black / Death Metallers ACHERON have signed a deal with Hells Headbangers. The band will enter the studio in 2026 to record new material for an album that will be entitled “Aevum Luciferi”. The following song titles have already been revealed: ‘God Can’t Save You’, ‘Holy Vileness’, ‘Aevum Luciferi’ and ‘Herd The Black Sheep’. Apart from Vincent Crowley, the band’s line-up features Art Taylor, Eric Stewart and Cody Johns, who have all been part of ACHERON in in the past already. In 2026 ACHERON will be playing Dead By Dawg 2 Fest in Cleveland, Ohio. For more information and regular updates make sure to follow the band at www.facebook.com/acheronband
On December 12, 2025 Signal Rex will release “Liito Hengen Ja Veren”, the debut full-length from Finnish Black Metallers DARK DIVINATION, on CD and vinyl LP formats. The title track can already be checked out at this location. The album’s complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Selvännäkijä’, ‘Pride Of Victory’, ‘Burn’, ‘Dark Divination’, ‘Hymn Of Hate’, ‘Kohti Ikuista Tuhoa’, ‘Katse Menneisyyteen’, ‘Liitto Hengen Ja Veren’ and ‘Fall From Power’. https://darkdivination.bandcamp.com
Slovenia’s blackened Death Metallers ENSANGUINATE have inked a deal with Soulseller Records. The band’s sophomore full-length “Death Saturnalia” will be released on February 06, 2026. www.facebook.com/ensanguinate
Portugal’s dark Death Metallers THE OMINOUS CIRCLE have just revealed the track ‘Writhing, Upturning, Succumbing’ over here. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming sophomore full-length “Cloven Tongues Of Fire”, which will be released on November 28, 2025 via Osmose Productions. The previously revealed ‘Through Tunnels Ablaze’ can still be streamed at this location. “Cloven Tongues Of Fire” will feature the following tracks: ‘Thus Beckons The Abyss’, ‘Lowest Immanations’, ‘Through Tunnels Ablaze’, ‘In Ira Flammae Devoratur Qui Salvatur’, ‘Black Flesh, Sulfur, And All In Between’, ‘Writhing, Upturning, Succumbing’ and ‘Utterance Of The Formless’. www.facebook.com/theominouscircle
Polish Black Metal duo HAKLA will release their debut full-length “Pieśni Końca” on November 28, 2025 in digital format and on CD through Via Nocturna. It was recorded in a private studio in Białystok, between July and August 2025. Andrzej Popławski, who also created the cover art, handled the mixing and mastering. The album track ‘Ave Nihil’ can already be checked out at this location. The complete tracklist of “Pieśni Końca” reads as follows: ‘Pieśni Końca’, ‘Popioły’, ‘To My’, ‘Na Własne Podobieństwo’, ‘Pod Ziemią’, ‘Ave Nihil’, ‘Rdzawy Sierp’ and ‘Szli Tak Jakby Zwyciężyli’. www.facebook.com/haklaband
On November 28, 2025 Signal Rex will release the sixth full-length of Portuguese Black Metallers IRAE, “In The Key Of Twilight”, on CD and vinyl LP formats. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Intro’, ‘Apex Predator’, ‘Key To The Darkest Path’, ‘Forlorn’, ‘There Will Be Wrath’, ‘The End Of Light’, ‘Black Vault Of Nothingness’ and ‘Negative Energy’. You can already check out ‘There Will Be Wrath’ at this location. More about IRAE at https://irae666.bandcamp.com
American Death Metallers MALEFIC THRONE have just premiered the track ‘The Voice Of My Ghost’ over here. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming debut full-length “The Conquering Darkness”, which will be released on November 28, 2025 via Agonia Records on jewelcase CD, cassette tape, vinyl LP (black, red and splatter), picture disc and digitally. The album was recorded, mixed and mastered at Menegroth The Thousand Caves (GORGUTS, ORIGIN, ATHEIST) with Colin Marston and the ccover artwork was created by Daniele Valeriani (DARK FUNERAL, MAYHEM). The complete tracklist of “The Conquering Darkness” reads as follows: ‘Blasphémait Desecration’, ‘The Voice Of My Ghost’, ‘Athirst For Dissonance’, ‘Born Of Plague’, ‘Divine Tragedy’, ‘Carnage Of The Forgotten’, ‘When Our Shadows Align’ and ‘Forged In Stone’. MALEFIC THRONE consists of guitarist Gene Palubicki (ANGELCORPSE, PERDITION TEMPLE), vocalist / bassist Steve Tucker (MORBID ANGEL) and drummer John Longstreth (ORIGIN, HATE ETERNAL, ex – ANGELCORPSE). www.facebook.com/maleficthrone
“Revered By Death”, the sophomore full-length from German Metal Punks KARLOFF, will be released via Dying Victims Productions on January 23, 2026 on CD and vinyl LP formats. You can already listen to ‘A Pessimistic Soaring’ at this location. The full tracklist of the album reads as follows: ‘A Pessimistic Soaring’, ‘Die Wiederkehr Der Dunkelei’, ‘When The Flames Devour You All’, ‘On Weathered Altar’, ‘Prince Of Parasites’, ‘Regicide’, ‘Crown Kvlt Fate’ and ‘Elisabetha’s Revenge’. www.facebook.com/karloffpunk
Spanish / Swedish Death Metallers PUTREVORE have just released a visualizer video for ‘Mortal Ways Of The Flesh’ over here. The track will be featured on the band’s upcoming fifth full-length “Unending Rotting Cycle”, which will be released on November 11, 2025 via Xtreem Music on CD, vinyl LP, cassette tape and digital formats. www.putrevore.com
Finnish Black Metallers MOURNIATY are streaming their debut full-length “Musta Maa” in its entirety at this location now. It was just released via Inverse Records. www.facebook.com/mourniaty