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On March 07, 2026 Amor Fati Productions will release “Only The Vile Will Remain”, the debut full-length from Belgian Black Metallers ERBEET AZHAK, on CD and vinyl LP formats. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Mother Of Serpent’, ‘The Weakness Of Our Cycle’, ‘The Wings Of Liberation’, ‘Lecherous Angels’, ‘Death To The Self’, ‘Only The Vile’, ‘Erbeet Azhak’, ‘Unworthy But Lucid’ and ‘The Inner Circle’. You can already stream ‘Lecherous Angels’ over here. ERBEET AZHAK is a new project of Corvus (WOLVENNEST, LVTHN, AERDRYK, CULT OF ERINYES). The album also features S. Iblis (POSSESSION) on lead guitar, Laye Louhenapessy (PUTRED OFFAL, DEHUMAN) on drums and Onbra Oscoura (TROGNE, ABYSSAL VACUUM) on bass. https://erbeetazhak.bandcamp.com
“Infatuation With Premeditation”, the sophomore full length from Illinois based Grinders MELTING ROT, will be released via Hells Headbangers on March 27, 2026 on CD and vinyl LP formats. Here’s the full tracklist: ‘Short-Term Memory, Long-Term Decomposition’, ‘Human Pavement Splatter’, ‘Blinded. Beaten. Stabbed.’, ‘The Surgeon Was Comatose’, ‘Submerged In Accelerant’, ‘Aiming For Construction Workers’, ‘Open Casket Vomit Spew’, ‘Morbid Infatuation’, ‘Torrential Continuous Arterial Bleeding’, ‘Physically Murdered’ and ‘Forklift Facelift’. You can already check out ‘Morbid Infatuation’ at this location. The track features EXHUMED’s Matt Harvey on guest vocals. https://meltingrot.bandcamp.com
The fifth pressing of the TERRORIZER “Before The Downfall” compilation will be released via F.O.A.D. Records in February 2026. It will be available on gatefold 2 LP, limited to 300 copies. 200 copies on black vinyl, with purple silkscreen print on side D and 100 copies on grimace purple vinyl, with black silkscreen print on side D. The new pressing will also include a fixed version of the bonus CD with one extra song (‘Funeral Bitch’ – MASTER cover), which accidentally didn’t appear on the first three editions. The 16 page booklet features extensive interviews, loads of never-seen-before photos, scans of old flyers, demo artworks and more plus an A2 poster. This early years anthology compiles all the band’s demos and unreleased tracks from 1987 – 1989, including ‘Collapse’, an unreleased song from the “World Downfall” session. www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565103555479
On March 27, 2026 Darkness Shall Rise Productions will release “Morbid Desires”, the eighth full length from Oslo, Norway based TULUS, on CD, vinyl LP and cassette tape formats. You can already check out the album opener ‘Salme II’ at this location. The complete “Morbid Desires” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Salme II’, ‘Skabb’, ‘Tulus’, ‘Kistesmed’, ‘Vanvidd’, ‘Hedengangen’, ‘Fossegrimens Vakt’, ‘Skauånd’ and ‘Sabbat’. www.facebook.com/tulusband
On January 30, 2026 German melodic Black Metal project NEBELFAUST will digitally release its sophomore full-length “Die Krähenfüße Des Winters”. A physical edition is also planned. Interested labels should get in touch. You can already check out two album tracks over here. More NEBELFAUST info you will find at www.instagram.com/nebelfaust.band
Swedish melodic Death Metal one-man band NORRSKÖLD has just released a first single from its upcoming fourth full length “Regentia”. You can check out ‘Corruptio Innocentia’ at this location. The album will be released on February 18, 2026 on all major digital platforms. For all additional NORRSKÖLD information please visit www.facebook.com/norrskold
On March 13, 2026 Defying Danger Records will release “Weltmarktführer Befiehl – Wir Entfolgen”, the third full length from German Crust / Grinders VOR DIE HUNDE. Here’s the complete tracklist of the album: ‘Kaufrunstinfarkt’, ‘Deutscher Rasen’, ‘Siegheilpraktiker’, ‘ISO-Normkonform’, ‘Weltmarktführer Befiehl Wir Folgen!’, ‘Betriebsklimasünder’, ‘Verbraucherschutzanzug’, ‘Bonzenschussgerät’, ‘Privatsphärentransparenzverordnung’, ‘Passierschein A38’, ‘Einweglied’, ‘Kriegswirtschaftsnobelpreisträgerrakete’, ‘Kaufkraft Durch Freude’, ‘Kunstlederersatzimitat’ and ‘Sie Sagen’. A live video from the Metalheadz Village Festival 2025, including two new songs, is available at this location. More about VOR DIE HUNDE at www.facebook.com/4diehunde
Finland’s symphonic Black Metallers VARGRAV have just revealed the track ‘Moonfrost Storms’ at this location. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming fourth full-length “Dimension: Daemonium”, which will be released in March via Werewolf Records. The exact release date, cover and tracklist will be revealed in time. For more VARGRAV info please visit www.facebook.com/vargravofficial
“Inverted Recrucifixion Of Pious Martyrs”, last year’s debut full length from German Black / Death Metallers BLOOD ALTAR, will be released on cassette tape via Caverna Abismal Records. The label will also distribute the album on CD. You can check it out in its entirety at https://bloodaltar666.bandcamp.com
Portuguese Doom / Deathers EXHAUSTED will release a new EP entitled “The End Of Sun Season” on CD via Chaosphere Recordings, in co-operation with Caverna Abismal Records. It also features the band’s 1996 demo “Frozen Embrace”, which you can check out at https://cavernaabismal.bandcamp.com
Caverna Abismal Records will officially distribute “Extrema Unção”, the debut full length from Portuguese Black Metallers VELÓRIO, on CD. It was originally released in 2023 and has been available on vinyl, cassette tape and digital formats. You can stream it over here. For more band info please visit www.facebook.com/velorioblackmetal
Canadian Black Metal two-piece COGADH has just released a video for ‘Cromwell’s Curse’ at this location. The track will be featured on their upcoming debut full-length “Kingmaker”, which will be released on March 06, 2026. More COGADH info you will find at www.facebook.com/cogadhofficial
Slovenian blackened Death Metallers ENSANGUINATE have just released another song from their upcoming sophomore full-length “Death Saturnalia”. You can watch a video for ‘On Wings Of Bone’ at this location. The album will be released on February 06, 2026 via Soulseller Records. Here’s the complete tracklist: ‘Lámia’, ‘Angel Of A Thousand Poisons’, ‘On Wings Of Bone’, ‘Rooted In Accursed Ground’, ‘Savage Hunger Far Beyond’, ‘Gloaming’, ‘The Whip And The Pendulum’ and ‘Daughter To Cain’. The previously released album track ‘Angel Of A Thousand Poisons’ can still be streamed over here. The “Death Saturnalia” cover artwork was created by Dávid Glomba. www.facebook.com/ensanguinate
Finnish raw old school crusty Deathgrinders UNEARTHLY RITES will release their sophomore full length “Tortural Symphony Of The Flesh” on April 03, 2026 via Svart Records. It will be available on Svart exclusive transparent red / black smoke marble vinyl, limited ultra clear vinyl, black vinyl, CD and digital formats. You can already check out a visualizer for the track ‘Solstice’ at this location. The band will be promoting the upcoming album in Finland in March, followed by a release tour around Europe in April / May together with SONIC POISON. www.facebook.com/unearthlyrites666
Spanish Death Metallers DEIMLER will release their new album “Darkness Falls” on CD and digital formats on March 20, 2026 via Awakening Records. The guitars and vocals were recorded by Pako Deimler at Yellow Moon Studios in Cáceres, the drums by Villa Naemoth at B2V Studios in Vigo and the bass by Xas Lázaro at Rehearsal Room Studios in Valencia. The whole material was produced, mixed and mastered by Javi Félez at Moontower Studios in Barcelona. The cover artwork was created by José Antonio Vives, who has been working with the band ever since debut their EP “Zero One” in 2020. The following tracks will be featured on “Darkness Falls”: ‘Opening Theme (Intro)’, ‘Beyond The Sea’, ‘Darkness Falls’, ‘E. B. E.’, ‘Ghost In The Machine’, ‘Pilot’, ‘Silver Shadows’, ‘Squeeze’, ‘The Jersey Devil’ and ‘Dreamweaver (Outro)’. You can already stream the first single ‘Squeeze’ over here. More about DEIMLER at www.facebook.com/deimlerdeathmetal
Swedish Black / Deathers IN AETERNUM have just revealed another song from their upcoming fifth full-length album “…Of Death And Fire”, which will be out on February 06, 2026 via Soulseller Records. You can check out ‘The Vile God Of Slime’ at this location. The previously revealed ‘The Hourglass’ can still be streamed over here. The album’s full tracklist reads as follows: ‘Danse Macabre’, ‘Beneath The Darkened Tomb’, ‘The Day Of Wrath’, ‘Spirits Of The Dead’, ‘Mortuary Cult’, ‘The Vile God Of Slime’, ‘Bow To None’, ‘De Profundis’, ‘Goddess Of Abominations’, ‘The Hourglass’ and ‘To Those Who Have Rode On’. The “…Of Death And Fire” cover artwork was created by Belial Necroarts. Erik Danielsson of WATAIN contributed guest vocals on ‘To Those Who Have Rode On’. www.facebook.com/inaeternumofficial
On March 27, 2026 Me Saco Un Ojo Records will release “The Dissolution Of Consciousness”, the debut EP of Canadian Doom / Deathers FUNELORE on 12″ vinyl format. A full stream of it is available at this location https://funelore.bandcamp.com.
Polish Death Metallers BANISHER will release their fifth full length “Metamorphosis” on January 30, 2026 via Selfmadegod Records on CD, ltd. CD and on vinyl LP a little bit later. The band was formed in Rzeszów, Poland, in 2005 by Hubert Więcek (DIETH, ex – ACID DRINKERS live, ex – DECAPITATED). The album will feature the following tracks: ‘Manifest Of Justice’, ‘Daymare’, ‘Aftermath’, ‘Metamorphosis’, ‘Metamorphosis Pt. 2’, ‘Born To Die’, ‘Demons’ and ‘Soul Deformed’. You can already watch a video for ‘Manifest Of Justice’ over here and stream ‘Soul Deformed’ here. For all additional band information please visit www.facebook.com/banisherofficial
On January 31, 2026 Ukraine based Black Metallers LUCIFUGUM will release their new EP “Adanom” on gatefold 7″ EP via Aesthetic Death. The band’s 1999 debut full length “Нахристихрящях (On The Sortilage Of Christianity)” has just been reissued via Propaganda on digipak CD, limited to 500 copies, earlier this month. https://lucifugummusic.bandcamp.com
On March 27, 2026 “Annihilation Of Civilization” (1989) and “The Underworld” (1991), the first and second full length from US Thrashers EVILDEAD, will be re-released via Steamhammer Records on digipak CD, vinyl LP and digital download, including bonus tracks. The bonus tracks on “Annihilation Of Civilization” are ‘B.O.H.I.C.A.’, ‘Run Again’, ‘Sloe-Death’ and ‘Rise Above’, while “The Underworld” additionally features live versions of ‘Darkness’ and ‘The ‘Hood’. The material was remastered by Bill Metoyer (SLAYER, ARMORED SAINT). www.facebook.com/evildead.official
Italian Black Metal duo GORRCH will release their sophomore full length “Stillamentum” on CD, vinyl LP and digital formats on January 30, 2026 via Avantgarde Music. It was produced by Andrea Petucco (AD NAUSEAM). You can already stream the album opener ‘Nimbus’ at this location. The complete “Stillamentum” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Nimbus’, ‘Vorago’, ‘Larvæ’, ‘Cryptæ’, ‘Angor’ and ‘Phlegma’. https://gorrch.bandcamp.com
German two-piece old school Death Metal project UNINHIBITED will digitally self-release its new EP “From Flesh To Void” on January 30, 2026. The entire UNINHIBITED back catalogue you will find at https://uninhibited.bandcamp.com
Hungarian Black Metal duo WITCHER has just released a video for the title track of their fourth full-length “Öröklét” at this location. The album was released on November 4, 2025 on CD and cassette tape via Filosofem Records and on vinyl via Beveria Productions, as well as digitally. The cover artwork was created by Grafit of Hamu Artworks. www.facebook.com/witcherband
Colombian Death Metallers GRAVEYARD WINDS have just released a lyric video for ‘Escape Of 1692’ over here. The track is featured on their latest album “Those, Who Come With The Mist”, which was released on CD and digitally on November 28, 2025 via Awakening Records. It was recorded and mastered by Juan Carlos Henao “Chengo” at Área51 Studios in Medellín, Colombia in 2024 and the artwork was created by Juan Carlos Jácome of Creatus Artworks. www.facebook.com/graveyardwinds
Italian Thrashers BLOODFIELD have just released a video for ‘Juggernaut’ at this location. The track is taken from their album “Homunculus Sapiens”, which was released on November 28, 2025 via Great Dane Records. www.facebook.com/bloodfieldmetal
“Screams From Beneath The Surface”, the new album from Tampa, Florida based Death Metallers MONSTROSITY, will be released on March 13, 2026 via Metal Blade Records. You can already watch a video for the album track ‘The Colossal Rage’ over here. The band’s first release in seven years features drummer, founder and primary songwriter Lee Harrison, guitarist Matt Barnes, original bassist Mark Van Erp and vocalist Ed Webb (ex – MASSACRE). The full “Screams From Beneath The Surface” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Banished To The Skies’, ‘The Colossal Rage’, ‘The Atrophied’, ‘Spiral’, ‘Fortunes Engraved In Blood’, ‘Vapors’, ‘The Thorns’, ‘Blood Works’, ‘The Dark Aura’ and ‘Veil Of Disillusion’. www.facebook.com/monstrosityofficial
Yonkers, New York based Death Metallers IMMOLATION will release their twelfth full length “Descent” via Nuclear Blast Records on April 10, 2026. The guitars, bass and vocals were tracked at Jpass Music and the drums recorded at Mercinary Studios. A video for the album track ‘Adversary’ has already been revealed at this location. The full “Descent” tracklist reads like this: ‘These Vengeful Winds’, ‘The Ephemeral Curse’, ‘God’s Last Breath’, ‘Adversary’, ‘Attrition’, ‘Bend Towards The Dark’, ‘Host’, ‘False Ascent’, ‘Banished’ and ‘Descent’. www.facebook.com/immolation
Additionally to the expanded re-release of the “World Struggle: Demos ’88 – ’92” compilation, F.O.A.D. Records will also release a second NAUSEA compilation in February, entitled “Exile To Confinement – The Forgotten Demo Years Collection”. It will be available on gatefold double LP (with foldout 11″ x 22″ insert, including scans of the original releases) and deluxe six-panel double digipak CD with 12 page booklet. This compilation will complete NAUSEA’s non-album discography as it features all their recordings from 1998 to 2006: “One Lie” (unreleased demo 1998), “Self Rejection” demo, Studio rehearsal 1-13-2002, “Control” / “Absence Of War” demos (2002), split 7″ with UNHOLY GRAVE, “Who Would Surrender?” demo (2003) and “Images Of Abuse” demo (2006). www.facebook.com/nauseala
Poland’s Black / Deathers SHINE are streaming the track ‘Kneel Before The Serpent’ over here now. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming debut full length “Wrathcult”, which will be released via Dark Descent Records on January 30, 2026 on CD, vinyl LP and digital formats. The album was recorded at Heinrich House Studio in Legionowo, Poland with producer Heinrich (Filip Halucha). “Wrathcult” will feature the following tracks: ‘Ancient Chaos’, ‘The Lamb Against The Wolf’, ‘Kneel Before The Serpent’, ‘Oddajcie Co Moje’, ‘The Cult Of Oak’, ‘The Horror Of The Night’, ‘Witch’s Prophecies’, ‘Wrath Of The Hammer’, ‘The Necklace With Runes’ and ‘Ancient Spirit’. www.facebook.com/shine.wrathcult
Finnish Death Metal trio LIGATION is streaming their upcoming debut full length “After Gods” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on January 23, 2026 via Personal Records, including the tracks from the band’s previously released two split releases as bonus tracks. https://ligation.bandcamp.com
Oslo, Norway based Black Metallers VIA DOLORIS have just revealed a video for ‘For The Glory’ over here. The track will be featured on the band’s upcoming debut full length “Guerre Et Paix”, which will be released on March 20, 2026 via Season Of Mist on digipak CD, gatefold vinyl LP (black and white vinyl editions). The drums were performed by Frost (1349, SATYRICON). The complete “Guerre Et Paix” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Communion’, ‘Un Franc Soleil’, ‘Omniprésents’, ‘For The Glory’, ‘Ultime Tourment’, ‘Visdommens Vei I’ and ‘Visdommens Vei II’. www.facebook.com/viadolorisofficial
Darkness Shall Rise Productions are currently working on an IMMORTAL live album with two concerts from the 1993 “Fuck Christ” tour with ROTTING CHRIST and BLASPHEMY, as well as the 1995 “Battle Of The Ages” tour with MORBID ANGEL and MOONSPELL. It will be entitled “To The North And Into Eternal Winters – Live In Darkness 1993 / 1995”. If you still have pictures from one of these shows which maybe can be used for the booklet, please contact info@darknessshallrise.de
Finnish Black / Death Metallers SAASTA have just released a video for the new track ‘The Leeches’ at this location. For all additional band information please visit www.facebook.com/saastaofficial
US Goregrinders EXHUMED have just released an animated video for ‘Shovelhead’ at this location. The track will be featured on the band’s upcoming eleventh full length “Red Asphalt”, which will be released on February 20, 2026 via Relapse Records. www.facebook.com/exhumedofficial
German Metalpunks KARLOFF are streaming their upcoming sophomore full length “Revered By Death” in its entirety over here now. It will be released on January 23, 2026 via Dying Victims Productions. www.facebook.com/karloffpunk
“Nocturnal Visions”, the upcoming sophomore full length from Japanese Death Metallers INVICTUS, can be streamed in its entirety at this location. The album will be released on January 26, 2026 via Memento Mori (CD edition), in co-operation with Me Saco Un Ojo Records (vinyl edition). www.facebook.com/invictusdeathmetal
Finnish symphonic melodic Death Metallers INTHRACED will release their debut full length “Constellation Zero” on May 15, 2026 via Inverse Records. You can already check out a lyric video for the album track ‘The Black Star’ over here. The first single ‘Neon Frontiers’ can still be streamed at this location. The complete “Constellation Zero” tracklist reads as follows: ‘The Revenant’, ‘Neon Frontiers’, ‘The Black Star’, ‘Darkest Chest’, ‘Constellation Zero’, ‘The Way Of The Voice’ and ‘Lost Divinity’. www.facebook.com/inthraced
In February 2026 Los Angeles based Grinders NAUSEA will release an upgraded version of their “World Struggle: Demos ’88 – ’92” compilation via F.O.A.D. Records. The new edition will also include the split tape with TERRORIZER (1988), the “Psychological Conflict” EP (1990), the “Mind Dead” demo (1990), “Tumor” demo (1992), “Breed” demo (1992), various rehearsals from 1987 to 1990 and the “Live Crime” tape (1991). It will be released as a gatefold vinyl LP with bonus 7″ (featuring two rare rehearsals from 1987), completely revamped artwork and a 16-page booklet with flyers and excerpts from fanzines of the time. “World Struggle: Demos ’88 – ’92” will be available on black vinyl and die hard cobalt blue marbled vinyl, as well as on 2 CD, housed in a deluxe 6-panel digipak with 16 page booklet. www.facebook.com/nauseala
“De Pinte”, the fourth full length from Norwegian Black Metallers MISOTHEIST, will be released via Terratur Possessions on February 20, 2026 on CD and vinyl LP formats. The album track ‘Blinded And Revealed’ can already be checked out at this location. The full tracklist of “De Pinte” reads as follows: ‘Unanswered Thrice’, ‘Blinded And Revealed’, ‘Kjetterdom’ and ‘De Pinte’. www.terraturpossessions.com
On March 13, 2026 Blood Harvest Records will release “Demo 2025”, the debut demo from Czech Republic based old school Death Metallers TEMORA, on CD format. It was originally released on cassette tape via Filth Junkies Records last year. A full stream of it is available over here. More about TEMORA at http://temora.bandcamp.com
Latvian progressive blackened Metallers PITS will release their debut full-length “Macabre Luxuria” on January 30, 2026. It was mixed and mastered by Gints Lundbergs and the artwork was created by the band’s singer Andrey Nyarlh. The album will feature the following tracks: ‘Premonition’, ‘Night City Delirium’, ‘Midnight Possession’, ‘Non Licet Bovi’, ‘No God Can Stop A Hungry Man’, ‘Dead Man’s Letter’, ‘Nero’s Blues’, ‘Ascending Below’, ‘So Close To’ and ‘Macabre Luxuria’. A lyric video for ‘Dead Man’s Letter’ can already be watched at this location. More about PITS at www.facebook.com/pitsbandofficial
Milwaukee, Wisconsin based Death Metallers VIOGRESSION have just premiered a video for ‘Light Harvester’ at this location. The track is featured on their fourth full length “Thaumaturgic Veil”, which was self-released by the band on CD and digital formats last year. A full album stream you will find over here. “Thaumaturgic Veil” was produced by VIOGRESSION, engineered and mixed by Chris Djuricic and mastered by Dave Otero. The artwork was created by Diego Gedoz de Souza. www.instagram.com/viogressionofficial
Australian Doom Deathers MALIGNANT AURA are streaming their upcoming sophomore full length “Where All Of Worth Comes To Wither” in its entirety over here now. It will be released via Memento Mori on CD on January 26, 2026, while the vinyl edition will follow in mid February via Grindhead Records and Primitive Moth. www.facebook.com/malignantaura
New Jersey based melodic Death / Thrashers LEGIONARY will digitally self-release their third full-length “Never-Ending Quest For Purpose” on March 06, 2026. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Sentenced To A Life Of Chronic Guilt’, ‘If The Judges Became The Judged’, ‘Never-Ending Quest For Purpose’, ‘Controllers Of Perception’ and ‘Story Without Closure’. A lyric video for the album’s first single ‘If The Judges Became The Judged’ is already available at this location. All additional LEGIONARY info you will find at www.facebook.com/legionaryband
On February 20, 2026 Norwegian Black Metallers DIABOLUS, MECUM SEMPERTERNE will release their self-titled debut full length on CD and vinyl LP formats via Terratur Possessions. The worldwide distribution will be handled by Amor Fati Productions. The album will feature the following tracks: ‘Praeludium’, ‘Ab Illo Benedicaris, In Cujus Honore Cremaberis’, ‘Interludium’, ‘Diabolus Sit In Corde Tuo, Et In Labiis Tuis, Ut Digne Et Competenter Annunties Evangelium Suum’, ‘Interludium’, ‘Gratias Agamus Domino Infero Deo Nostro’, ‘Interludium’, ‘Revelabitur Gloria Domini’ and ‘Postludium’. You can already check out ‘Gratias Agamus Domino Infero Deo Nostro’ at this location. The DIABOLUS, MECUM SEMPERTERNE line-up consists of Cernunnus (MANES, MANII), K.R. (WHOREDOM RIFE, BLOODTHORN), B. Kråbøl (MISOTHEIST, ENEVELDE) and E. Blix (MARE, DJEVEL, VEMOD, KAOSRITUAL). More info at www.terraturpossessions.com
Denmark’s melodic Thrashers HELLMAZE have just released a video for ‘K.F.T.’ over here. The track is taken from the band’s upcoming debut full-length “Dead Flesh Rising”, which will be released on January 30, 2026 via Cornhole Records. It was recorded, mixed and mastered at Angioni Studios in 2024 – 2025. www.facebook.com/hellmaze
Croatia based Black Metal one-man project PETRALE has recorded a new album entitled “Goat At Sunset”, which will be released on Bandcamp on February 01, 2026 as digital download and digipak CD-R (100 copies). https://petrale.bandcamp.com
Bilbao, Spain based melodic Death Metallers EMPIRE OF DISEASE have just released a video for ‘No Risk, No Glory’ at this location. The track will be featured on their upcoming third full length “While Everything Collapses”, which will be released on March 19, 2026 via Xtreem Music on CD and digital formats. The album will feature the following tracks: ‘The Beast Inside Me’, ‘Depravity’, ‘No Risk, No Glory’, ‘The Art Of Manipulation’, ‘Torture Chamber’, ‘Hamunaptra’, ‘While Everything Collapses’ and ‘More Than A Hundred’. www.facebook.com/empireofdisease
On March 06, 2025 Personal Records will release the self-titled debut mini album from blackened Doom Metallers THE LEAVING on CD format. The band consists of vocalist Dany Tee from Argentine Black Metallers LOS MALES DEL MUNDO, guitarist / bassist Kevin Storm, who is concurrently guitarist for HERETOIR and who has previously played live with SHINING, VULTURE INDUSTRIES, EQUILIBRIUM and KALMAH, Dutch guitarist Ferry Hofman, who is active in ENDYMAERIA and drummer Ed Warby, who is best known for his drumming in GOREFEST and his long-running contributions to AYREON and HAIL OF BULLETS. “The Leaving” will feature the simple entitled tracks ‘I’, ‘II’, ‘III’, ‘IV’, ‘V’, ‘VI’ and ‘VII’. You can check out ‘VII’ over here. For more information please visit www.facebook.com/personalrecords666
Amsterdam’s Hardcore Thrashers VITAMIN X have just released the title track of their upcoming seventh full length “Ride The Apocalypse” at this location. The album will be released on March 13, 2026 via Svart Records. A video for the album’s first single ‘Chop Chop Chop’ you can watch over here. “Ride The Apocalypse” was mastered by Joel Grind (TOXIC HOLOCAUST, MUNICIPAL WASTE) and the artwork was created by Andrei Bouzikov (MUNICIPAL WASTE). www.facebook.com/vitaminxhc
Dutch old school Death Metallers PENTACLE will release a split album with Italian Death / Thrashers DEATHFUCKER entitled “Spawn Of The Graveless Deity”. The vinyl LP and CD editions will be released via Iron Pegasus Records, while Unholy Domain will release the cassette tape version. “Spawn Of The Graveless Deity” will contain nine new tracks (five by PENTACLE and four by DEATHFUCKER). It will be released sometime later this year. For regular updates make sure to follow the bands at www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063713169629 or www.facebook.com/agentsofsatan
Florida Death Metallers MASSACRE are planning a compilation that revisits some of the band’s most iconic material. It will feature re-recorded versions of selected tracks, that were originally featured on “From Beyond” and the “Inhuman Condition” EP. Kam Lee commented on it as follows: “I understand that re-recording these songs may make some fans uncomfortable. These tracks come from a specific time in our history, and nothing can ever replace the original recordings. Those versions are sacred, and they will always be there for fans to go back to. This was never about erasing the past or trying to outdo it. It comes from respect – for the songs, for the fans and for what this music has meant over the years. This release is simply a celebration of those classic tracks, revisited with the experience, passion, and intensity that still drives us today. The originals remain untouched. This exists alongside them, not instead of them. This release is about honoring that legacy – revisiting songs that still mean everything to me and that still burn just as fiercely today. To the fans who have stood by MASSACRE all these years: this is for you. Take it as it’s intended – not as a replacement, but as a celebration. Thank you for keeping this music alive.” www.facebook.com/massacrebandusa
Finnish Death’n’Rollers FUNERAL HOME have just released their debut full length “Your Funeral” via Inverse Records today. A full stream of it is available at this location. More band info you will find at www.facebook.com/funeralhomeofficial
Colombian Death Metallers DEFAMATORY are streaming their sophomore full length “Path Of No Return” in its entirety over here now. It was released on CD and digital formats via Chinese label Awakening Records at the end of last year. The album was produced by DEFAMATORY, engineered by Hugo & Mario Uribe (WITCHTRAP) and the cover artwork was created by Julian Mortuus. www.facebook.com/defamatorydeathmetal
Polish blackened Death Metallers LILLA VENEDA have just revealed the previously unreleased song ‘Beyond The Lucid Passage’ at this location. It was originally recorded during the “Primordial Movements” sessions, but did not fully align with the album’s final sonic direction at the time. It has now been fully remixed to reflect the band’s present sound and artistic intent. www.facebook.com/lillavenedaband
On February 20, 2026 Amor Fati Productions will release “Taurunovem – Th’Astraktyan Serfdome”, the debut full length from international Black / Death Metallers NECROPOLISSEBEHT, on CD, vinyl LP and cassette tape formats. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Thorntrail To Goregotha’, ‘Necropolisabbath’, ‘Ritual Genocide’, ‘The Aquamarinæbyss – Levitation Of Cadaver Circuits In M-Orbit’, ‘Chamber Of Chains’, ‘Iblian Koronation In Th’astraktryan Skullscapes Of The Gehennial Flamefold’, ‘Numinoucidal War Winds’, ‘The Lower Circles’ and ‘Welterer Of Gethsemania’. You can already check out the album track ‘Chamber Of Chains’ over here. More NECROPOLISSEBEHT at https://necropolissebeht.bandcamp.com
On April 10, 2026 German brutal Death Metallers RESURRECTED will release their eighth full length “Perpetual” via Testimony Records. It was recorded, mixed and mastered by Jörg Uken at Soundlodge Studio in Rhauderfehn, Germany and the cover artwork was created by Ivan S. Bragin of Bragin Design. Here’s the complete tracklist: ‘Unholy Intercession’, ‘Human Wrath’, ‘Forever Damned’, ‘Into Mighty Death’, ‘Sanity Is Lost’, ‘Decomposed’, ‘Immaculate Deception’, ‘Echoes Of Creation’, ‘Perpetual’ and ‘Infernal Desire’ (MALEVOLENT CREATION cover). Konstantin “Konni” Lühring of DESPONDENCY contributed guest vocals on ‘Decomposed’. You can already watch a video for ‘Sanity Is Lost’ at this location. More about RESURRECTED at www.facebook.com/resurrected.brutaldeath
Seattle based blackened Thrash’n’Rollers ROTGUT will release their new EP “8 oz Cantrip” on January 16, 2026. You can already check out a lyric video for ‘Slash And Burn’ over here. For all additional ROTGUT info please visit www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61576181446297
Russian old school Death Metallers VOID MONUMENTS are streaming their upcoming debut full length “Posthumous Imprecation” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on January 16, 2026 via Blood Harvest Records. www.instagram.com/voidmonuments
French Thrash Metallers DEATHRAW will digitally self-release their debut EP “Reduced To Ashes” on February 13, 2026. You can already check out the title track over here. The EP features a guest solo from Ol Drake of EVILE. The DEATHRAW line-up consist of former and current members of BLACKENED, DEAD TREE SEEDS, DRAUGEN, SCURRILOUS and MINDKILLER. www.facebook.com/deathrawthrash
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
Finnish AGARWAEN have been signed by Over The Border Records. They label their music themselves as Asylum Metal, which they describe as follows: “It blends Metal with horror cinema, delivering theatrical shows with actors, scripts and immersive staging.” Their sound mixes symphonies and spoken vocals with elements taken from Black, Heavy and melodic Death Metal. The third full length was recorded last year and will be released later this year. www.facebook.com/agarwaenband
Hungarian old school technical Death Metallers ANGERSEED have just released their second full-length “Rapture Is Mine… Glory Is Ours” on CD via Pest Records, in co-operation with Metal Ör Die Records. A full stream of the album is available at this location. More about ANGERSEED at www.facebook.com/angerseed
On March 13, 2026 Primitive Reaction will release “Beyond The Devil’s Shroud”, the debut full length from Polish Black Metallers THROAT, on CD and vinyl LP formats. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Beyond The Devil’s Shroud’, ‘Cain’s Mark’, ‘Summerland’, ‘Corrupted Flesh’ and ‘The Pact’. You can already check out ‘The Pact’ over here. For more THROAT please visit https://devilsthroat.bandcamp.com
Thanks a lot for all the positive feedback on the MANTAS / DEATH / MASSACRE interview so far. Since the answer about the different versions of the “Death By Metal” demo might have been a bit confusing, Kam came up with a clearer version, which is part of the interview now. So, the answer to the “There have been two editions of the “Death By Metal” demo…” question was changed a little bit.
On March 13, 2026 Primitive Reaction will release “Hate Speech”, the debut full length from Ukrainian Black / Death Metal duo BRAS D’HONNEUR, on CD and vinyl LP formats. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Trench Knife’, ‘Scum Of The Earth’, ‘Regicide’, ‘Main De Gloire’, ‘Eaten Alive By The Pigs’, ‘Crown Of Nails’, ‘Stench Of The Rotten Blood’, ‘Poisoning The Hearts With Malice’, ‘Disemboweled’, ‘Goat Rapists’, ‘Judas Cradle’, ‘Bras D’honneur’ and ‘Sheep In Wolf’s Clothing’. BRAS D’HONNEUR is a new project of R and V, who are together already known for DRUDKH, PRECAMBRIAN, BLOOD OF KINGU and RATTENFÄNGER among others. www.facebook.com/primitivereaction666
Danish Death / Thrash Metallers SHADOWSPAWN will release their fourth full length “Cadaver Dogs” on February 20, 2026 on CD and in digital format through Polish label Via Nocturna. The material was recorded at Corpsekennel Spawncamp, mixed and mastered by Kelvin Dam and the cover artwork was created by Swedish artist Henry Pyykkö. The following tracks will be featured on “Cadaver Dogs”: ‘Spiral Of Torment’, ‘The Apostate’, ‘Devil’s Breath Retribution’, ‘Dark Waters’, ‘Eir To The Profane’, ‘Cadaver Dogs’, ‘Requiem Of The Dispossessed’, ‘He Who Slept In Fire’, ‘Hollow Gods’ and ‘Demonized And Blasphemous’. You can already check out a video for ‘He Who Slept In Fire’ at this location. In April SHADOWSPAWN will embark on a tour across Denmark together with DEFACING GOD and MACERATION. www.facebook.com/shadowspawn
US Goregrinders EXHUMED will release their eleventh full length “Red Asphalt” on February 20, 2026 via Relapse Records on vinyl LP, cassette tape, CD and digitally. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Unsafe At Any Speed’, ‘Red Asphalt’, ‘Shock Trauma’, ‘Shovelhead’, ‘The Iron Graveyard’, ‘Crawling From The Wreckage’, ‘Signal Thirty’, ‘Death On Four Wheels’, ‘Symphorophilia’ and ‘The Fumes’. You can already check out a video for the album opener ‘Unsafe At Any Speed’ at this location. The band will be touring the US in support of the album from February 19 to March 21, 2026 with OXYGEN DESTROYER and NO/MÁS and Europe with labelmates GRUESOME in April and May 2026. www.facebook.com/exhumedofficial
Montreal, Canada based Death Metal / Hardcore four-piece DEADWOOD has just released a new EP entitled “Rituals Of A Dying Light” via Innerstrength Records. It features the following tracks: ‘Tales Of Massacre’, ‘Heretic’, ‘Thirst For Blood’, ‘Whispers Of Death’ and ‘Echoes Of The Fallen’. The material was recorded at EMNT studio in January 2025, produced by Fred Element and mixed and mastered by Fred Element. A full EP stream you will find over here. More band information is available at www.facebook.com/deadwood666
Dutch melodic Black Metallers SARDONIC ALLEGIANCE have just released a new four-song EP entitled “Coast II”. It is the follow-up EP to “Coast I”, which was released in 2025. The cover artwork was created by digital artist Gustavo Sazes. You can stream the EP in its entirety at https://sardonicallegiance.bandcamp.com.
Munich, Germany based melodic Death Metallers CHAOS REVEALED have just digitally self-released their debut EP “Foretold In Ashes”. You can check it out over here. More about CHAOS REVEALED at www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61583155637892
Finnish Thrashers KRUSHOR have just released their debut EP “Taste Of Hatred” via Inverse Records today. It features the following four tracks: ‘Shockwave’, ‘Vortex’, ‘Rise Above’ and ‘Taste Of Hatred’. A full EP stream you will find at this location. More about KRUSHOR at www.facebook.com/krushorofficial
“Noxious Emissions”, the debut demo from Los Angeles based three-piece VOIDHÄMMER, was released via Caligari Records on cassette tape format today. The band plays a mixture of Crust, Death Metal and Grindcore. You can stream the demo in its entirety over here. For more information please visit www.facebook.com/caligarirecords
On March 27, 2026 Dying Victims Productions will release “Italian Dark Sound”, the debut full-length from Italian MIDYRASI’S KULT, on CD and vinyl LP formats. The following tracks will be featured on it: ‘Italian Dark Sound’, ‘M.I.M. Mayhem’, ‘Cellar’, ‘Mountain Devil’, ‘Taste For Damnation’, ‘Slaughter’, ‘Hypnopriest’ and ‘The Lost Son Of Sylvester’. You can already check out the title track at this location. The band, that features members of DOOMSWORD, MIDRYASI, AGARTHI and FIURACH, plays a mixture of NWOBHM, Doom Metal and early Black Metal. https://midryasiskult.bandcamp.com
Brazilian Thrashers DEATHRAISER have just released a lyric video for ‘One Step To The Grave’ over here. The track will be featured on the band’s upcoming sophomore full-length “Forged In Hatred”, which will be released on January 22, 2026 via Xtreem Music on CD, vinyl LP, cassette tape and digital formats. The album will feature the following tracks: ‘Severe Atrocity’, ‘Primitive Medicine’, ‘Everything Dies’, ‘Corporation Parasite’, ‘Empire Of Ignorance’, ‘Symphony Of Violence’, ‘Toxic Legacy’, ‘One Step To The Grave’ and ‘Dead Generation’. www.facebook.com/deathraiserofficial
Luxembourg based Death / Thrashers ABSTRACT RAPTURE have just released a live performance video, featuring some of the tracks from their latest album “Ascension To Downfall”. You can watch the video at this location. More band info you will find at www.facebook.com/abstractrapture
Finnish Death Metallers INBORN TENDENCY have just digitally self-released their debut full-length “Let There Be Sin” today. You can check it out in its entirety over here. The band will kick off their album release tour on January 31, 2026 at Ottopoika in Kuopio, Finland. For more information and regular updates make sure to follow the band at www.facebook.com/inborntendency
“Carving The Causeway To The Otherworld”, the sophomore full-length from Ireland’s Black / Death Metallers COSCRADH, will be released via 20 Buck Spin on February 20, 2026 on all formats. It was recorded in 2025 at Sun Studios and Studio One Temple Bar, Átha Cliath by Last Light Recordings. The mastering was done by Dan Lowndes at Resonance Sound Studios and the cover artwork was created by Stefan Todorović of Khaos Diktator Design. You can already check out the album track ‘Caesar’s Revelation (Hibernia L. VI V. XIV ad XVI et XXIV)’ at this location. The full tracklist reads as follows: ‘Five Fifths Awaken’, ‘Carving The Causeway To The Otherworld’, ‘Adhradh Dé Ghoac’, ‘Caesar’s Revelation (Hibernia L. VI V. XIV ad XVI et XXIV)’, ‘The Calling’, ‘Scythe Of Saturn’, ‘Badhah’s Shadows’ and ‘Opening The Gates To Styx, Nix, Kerberos And Hydra’. www.facebook.com/coscradh
Polish Death Metallers BANISHER have just released a video for ‘Manifest Of Justice’ over here. The track is taken from their upcoming fifth full-length “Metamorphosis”, the band’s first release after a six-year hiatus, which will be released on January 30, 2026 via Selfmadegod Records on CD. The vinyl LP edition will follow later. The following tracks will be featured on “Metamorphosis”: ‘Manifest Of Justice’, ‘Daymare’, ‘Aftermath’, ‘Metamorphosis’, ‘Metamorphosis Pt. 2’, ‘Born To Die’, ‘ Demons’ and ‘Soul Deformed’. www.facebook.com/banisherofficial
German melodic Death / Viking Metallers OBSCURITY have just released a lyric video for the title track of their upcoming tenth full-length “Ascheregen” over here. The album will be released on January 29, 2026 via Trollzorn Records. It was produced by Tim Schuldt and OBSCURITY at 4CN Studios and the cover artwork was created by Jan Yrlund of Darkgrove Design. Erik Grawsiö of MÅNEGARM contributed guest vocals for the track ‘Rúnar Víg’, completely in German. Here’s the complete “Ascheregen” tracklist: ‘Initium Dekadentiae’, ‘Flammentaufe’, ‘Schwur’, ‘Blutgebet’, ‘Dreifaltigkeit’, ‘Ascheregen’, ‘Ketzerjagd’, ‘Läuterung’, ‘Bekehrung’, ‘Runenwinter’, ‘Rúnar Víg’ and ‘Dystopie Und Schwanengesang’. www.facebook.com/obscuritybergischland
Belorusian Death Metallers EXIMPERITUS have just premiered a second track from their upcoming third full length “Meritoriousness Of Equanimity”. You can check out ‘Golden Chains For The Construction Of Individual Greatness’ at this location. The album will be released via Willowtip Records on January 30, 2026 on vinyl LP, cassette tape, CD and digital formats. It will feature the following tracks: ‘One Step Long Infinity’, ‘Contemplation Of The Plastic Fibers Of Perfection At The Second Level Of Reality’, ‘Twelve Centuries Of Triumph Of The Third Kingdom…’, ‘Finding Consistency In The Fourth Quadrant Of Eternity’, ‘The Untimely Fruit Of The Unsaid’, ‘Golden Chains For The Construction Of Individual Greatness’, ‘Molecular Disintegration Of An Unattainable Solitary Will In A Vessel Of Wisdom…’, ‘Chalkionic Wandering Among The Wreckage Of The Future’ and ‘Standing At The Skirt Of The Ruins Of Human Nature (…On The Other Side Of Man And Time)’. www.facebook.com/eximperitus.official
Swedish Death Metallers PAGANIZER have just released a a visualizer video for ‘Devoured’ over here. The track will be featured on the band’s 14th full-length “As Mankind Rots”, which will be released on February 05, 2026 via Xtreem Music on CD, vinyl LP, cassette tape and digital formats. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘As Mankind Rots’, ‘Devoured’, ‘Aftermath Bleeder’, ‘Only Maggots’, ‘Put On Your Gasmask’, ‘Hollow’, ‘A Testament To Madness’, ‘Afterworld’, ‘The Rotting End’, ‘One Way To The Grave’ and ‘Vanans Makt’. www.facebook.com/paganizersweden
On March 27, 2026 Dying Victims Productions will release “Come Creeping Fiends”, the sophomore full length from British Speed / Thrash Metal three-piece AGGRESSIVE PERFECTOR, on CD and vinyl LP formats. You can already stream the track ‘Dead Undead’ at this location. The full “Come Creeping Fiends” tracklist reads like this: ‘Dead Undead’, ‘Strange Companion’, ‘Fiend In You’, ‘Like A Beast’, ‘Gallows Eve’, ‘Obscene Cult Of Dracula’, ‘Harlot’s Spell’, ‘Denied By The Reaper’, ‘Creeping In The Dark’ and ‘Return Of The Axe’. www.facebook.com/aggressiveperfectorband
Polish Black Metallers SECFREMIST will release their sophomore full-length “Twój Król, Mój Wróg” on January 09, 2026 through Via Nocturna. It was recorded in 2025. The drums were recorded at Arkadiusz Niziołek’s (THREE EYES OF THE VOID, ex – SACRILEGIUM) home studio, while the keyboards were recorded by Sitre De Sitirin (XIFICURK). The album cover was created by the band. The whole material was mixed and mastered by Piotr “Shaman” Łuczyszyn from Odium Humani Generis. A full album stream you will find over here. More about SECFREMIST at www.facebook.com/secfremist
Quebec, Canada based Black Metallers SANCTVS have just premiered the track ‘Sacrifié Sur L’autel De La Rédemption’ at this location. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming sophomore full length “De L’Abîme Au Plérôme”, which will be released on January 30, 2026 via Osmose Productions. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Rex Hominum’, ‘Sacrifié Sur L’autel De La Rédemption’, ‘Thrène Pour Un Monde Révolu’, ‘Tabula Rasa’, ‘Tour D’ivoire’ And ‘La Lumière De L’infini’. www.facebook.com/sanctvsbm
On February 20, 2026 Caligari Records will release “Monolith Of Ephemerality”, the debut full length from Italy’s Black / Doom Metallers DWELLNOUGHT on CD format. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Slumbering Through The Dream Of Impermanence’, ‘The Final Desire Is Unbeing’, ‘Crystalized Flesh Identities Condensed Into Wombs Of Matter’, ‘III Whispers’ and ‘Beyond The Mind’. You can already check out ‘Crystalized Flesh Identities Condensed Into Wombs Of Matter’ over here. For more DWELLNOUGHT info please visit https://dwellnought.bandcamp.com
Finnish blackened Death Metallers KARELIAN WARCRY will release their third full length “Veripellot” via Inverse Records on March 06, 2026. A first track, entitled ‘Mielen Rutto’, has just been released at this location. In 2014, the band went on a hiatus, following the passing of their vocalist / guitarist Matti Mikkonen, but the members still continued creating music together, both remotely and at their rehearsal room. For more KARELIAN WARCRY information and regular updates make sure to follow them at www.facebook.com/karelianwarcry
Ylöjärvi, Finland based Jeremia Ponto has just released the song ‘We Are The North’ with his solo project WOODEN SHADOW over here. His music is based on melodic Death Metal, but you’ll also find combinations of Folk and melodic Black Metal. www.facebook.com/tormentius
On March 27, 2026 Dying Victims Productions will release the fourth full length from Würzburg, Germany based old school Thrashers ZERRE, “Rotting On A Golden Throne”, on CD and vinyl LP formats. You can already check out the track ‘Pigs Will Be Pigs’ at this location. The album’s complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘Intro’, ‘Pigs Will Be Pigs’, ‘Deception Of The Weak’, ‘Mental Vacation’, ‘Concrete Hell’, ‘Rotting On A Golden Throne’, ‘Killing Taste’ and ‘No Alibi’. For more ZERRE music please visit https://zerrethrash.bandcamp.com
Polish Post Black Metal / Shoegaze project VIAMAER has just released a second single from their upcoming debut full length “In Lumine Lunae” over here. The material of the album was composed, recorded, mixed and mastered by Krystian Jurkiewicz and the cover artwork was created by Piotr Pryk. “In Lumine Lunae” will be released on January 29, 2026 on CD, vinyl LP, cassette tape and digitally. Here’s the complete tracklist: ‘In Excitatione Terrae’, ‘In Lumine Lunae’, ‘Dimensio Mortis’, ‘Ultra Insaniam’, ‘Liberum Arbitrium’, ‘Haec Vox’, ‘Magna Paranoia’ and ‘Smaragdus Somnium’. www.facebook.com/viamaer
In the spring of 2026 Invictus Productions will release “Crucifial Imprecations”, the sophomore full length from Florida based Death Metallers HEXORCIST. The band’s debut full length “Evil Reaping Death” will also be re-released via Invictus Productions with bonus material alongside the new album. Both albums will be available on vinyl and CD formats. Gene Palubicki from HEXORCIST had this to say about the new record: “This album is a portal back to when Death Metal was at its most violent recklessness. It is like channeling everything of the dark Speed, Thrash, Death from 30 years ago and making it rage again today. Prepare for total punishment!” www.facebook.com/hexorcistband
Italian Black Metallers MASCHARAT will release their sophomore full-length “Ars Aurea Mortis” via Remparts Productions on January 31, 2026 on CD and in digital format. You can already check out the album track ‘Rubedo’ at this location. The complete “Ars Aurea Mortis” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Intro’, ‘Re Mida’, ‘Nigredo’, ‘Albedo’, ‘Citrinitas’, ‘Rubedo’, ‘Lapis’ and ‘Outro’. More about MASCHARAT at www.facebook.com/mascharat or https://mascharat.bandcamp.com
Swedish melodic Death / Black Metallers NORRSKÖLD will release their fourth full length “Regentia” at the end of February / early March 2026. It will be preceeded by two singles. The following tracks will be featured on it: ‘Descension’, ‘Mourningstar’, ‘Contra Vertigo’, ‘Regenesis’, ‘Corruptio Innocentiae’, ‘I, Witness’, ‘Dødsdansen’ and ‘Eternity’s Demise’. “Regentia” was recorded in the fall of 2025 and mixed and mastered by Robert Kukla of Obsidian Recordings at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg. www.facebook.com/norrskold
German Thrashers BITTERNESS have just released a lyric video for ‘WWH8’, the opening track from their upcoming eighth full length “Hallowed Be The Game”, at this location. The album will be released on February 06, 2026 via G.U.C. / Metal-Store24. “Hallowed Be The Game” was recorded, mixed and mastered by Christoph Brandes at Iguana Studios in Freiburg, Germany and the cover artwork was created by Andrei Bouzikov (MUNICIPAL WASTE, HAVOK, EXARSIS, DUST BOLT). The following tracks will be featured: ‘WWH8’, ‘AMOK : KOMA’, ‘Hypochristian’, ‘High Sobriety’, ‘Win-Windustry’, ‘Hallowed Be The Game’, ‘Losing’, ‘Magnum Innominandum (Instrumental)’ and ‘Scream!’ (MISFITS cover). Andreas “Gerre” Geremia (TANKARD) contributed vocals for ‘High Sobriety’ and Michael Goldschmidt played the guitar solos on ‘High Sobriety’ and ‘Win-Windustry’. www.facebook.com/bitternessthrash
Swedish Speed / Thrash Metallers VENTHIAX have just premiered the track ‘Rites Of Ra’ over here. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming debut mini album, “Rites Of Ra”, which will be released on February 27, 2026 via Dying Victims Productions. The previously revealed ‘Infernal Demise’ can still be streamed at this location. The full “Rites Of Ra” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Warfare’, ‘Rites Of Ra’, ‘Infernal Demise’, ‘Speed Metal Mayhem’, ‘Dawn Of Terror’ and ‘The Omen’s Arrival’. All additional VENTHIAX info you will find at www.facebook.com/people/venthiax/100090480222392
The 1984 MANTAS “Death By Metal” demo will be re-recorded and performed live for the very first time ever by MASSACRE, featuring Kam Lee, the original vocalist and drummer on that legendary demo. The live premiere will take place at the Kill-Town Death Fest XI in Copenhagen, Denmark on September 03 to September 06, 2026. This will be the only performance worldwide for all of 2026. One of the most in-depth interviews about MANTAS / early DEATH will be published on this site later this month.
Polish Death Metallers BANISHER will release their fifth full length “Metamorphosis” on January 30, 2026 via Selfmadegod Records. The album’s first single will be unveiled on January 09, 2026. BANISHER was formed by Hubert Więcek (DIETH, ex – ACID DRINKERS live, ex – DECAPITATED) and throughout the years the band’s line-up included members of DECAPITATED, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, BELPHEGOR, VITAL REMAINS, DIETH and HATE. www.facebook.com/banisherofficial
Austria based blackened Death Metallers GRAUFAR have just released a lyric video for the title track of their upcoming sophomore full length “Via Necropolis” at this location. The video features live footage, which was filmed at nine different shows, including the Wacken Open Air Festival. The album will digitally be self-released by the band on March 20, 2026. www.facebook.com/graufar
Swedish Death Metallers HARROWED have just premiered the track ‘Blood Covenant’ over here. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming debut full length “The Eternal Hunger”, which will be released on February 27, 2026 via Dying Victims Productions. It was recorded with Robert Pehrsson (DEATH BREATH, ex – RUNEMAGICK) at his Studio Humbucker during the summer of 2025 and also features guest appearances from Nicke Andersson (ENTOMBED, DEATH BREATH) and Scott Carlson (REPULSION, DEATH BREATH), among others. The previously revealed album track ‘The Cold Of A Thousand Snows’ can still be checked out at this location. The complete “The Eternal Hunger” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Bayonet’, ‘The Cold Of A Thousand Snows’, ‘Ultra-Terrene Phantasmagoria’, ‘The Haunter’, ‘Blood Covenant’, ‘The Reins’, ‘Formaldehyde Dreaming’ and ‘The Eternal Hunger’. www.facebook.com/harroweddeathmetal
Romania based old school Death Metallers CADAVRUL will release their sophomore full length “Necrotic Savagery” on January 23, 2026 via Loud Rage Music, in co-operation with Axa Valaha Productions. Videos for the album tracks ‘Marș Funebru’ and ‘Devoured’ can be found here and here. All additional CADAVRUL info you will find at www.facebook.com/cadavruldeathmetal
On March 27, 2026 Shadow Kingdom Records will release “Haneda”, the fourth full length from German blackened Speed / Thrash Metallers CRUEL FORCE, on CD, vinyl LP and cassette tape formats. The album was recorded with Marco Brinkmann at Hellforge Studios, Bauer Studios and the Parchment Studios from January to April 2025. The cover artwork was created by M. LeMay. “Haneda” will feature the following tracks: ‘The Cross’, ‘Whips A Swinging’, ‘Savage Gods’, ‘Sword Of Iron’, ‘Crystal Skull’, ‘Warlords’, ‘Black Talon’, ‘Titan’s Awakening’ and ‘Haneda’. www.facebook.com/cruelforce
Polish Death Metallers EXCAVATED GRAVES have just released their debut EP “Life Isn’t For Everyone” via Selfmadegod Records. The full tracklist reads as follows: ‘Soil’, ‘Life Isn’t For Everyone’, ‘Waste Of War’, ‘Deepfrozen’ and ‘Taboo’. A full stream you will find at this location. For more information please visit www.facebook.com/selfmadegod