September 12, 2025
German Pagan Metallers THORONDIR have just revealed a lyric video for ‘Der Wilde Jäger’ at this location. The track will be featured on the band’s upcoming fourth full-length “Wächter Des Waldes”, which will be released on October 09, 2025 via Trollzorn Records. The cover artwork was created by Jan Yrlund of Darkgrove.net. A lyric video for the previously revealed album track ‘Bruder Hain’ can still be watched over here. More about THORONDIR at www.facebook.com/thorondirofficial
American Death Metallers THAUMATURGY have just premiered the track ‘Plague Ritual’ at this location. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming sophomore full-length “Pestilential Hymns”, which will be released on October 20, 2025 via Memento Mori. The previously revaled album track ‘Neuroticism Triumphant’ can still be streamed over here. The complete “Pestilential Hymns” tracklist reads like this: ‘Neuroticism Triumphant’, ‘The Oncologist’s Hymn’, ‘The Shadow Approaches’, ‘Plague Ritual’, ‘Awaken Ares’, ‘Entropic Hegemony’, ‘An Ignominious End’ and ‘Forced March’. https://thaumaturgy.bandcamp.com
Chicago based melodic Death Metal quintet BURNED IN EFFIGY has just released a video for ‘Masquerade’ over here. The track will be featured on the band’s upcoming sophomore full-length “Tyrannus Aeternum”, which will be released on October 31, 2025. It was recorded at Beal Audio and Bricktop Recording, with production, engineering and mixing by Jordan Beal. Orchestration and keyboards on the album were provided by Graham Southern and the cover artwork was created by Timon Kokott. The following tracks will be featured on “Tyrannus Aeternum”: ‘Befouled Benefaction’, ‘Retribution’, ‘Masquerade’, ‘Procession’, ‘Wage Of Exile’, ‘Sacrificial Seance’, ‘Monstrosity Reborn’, ‘Gallows Hymn’, ‘The Racking’, ‘Crown Crusher’ and ‘Citadel’. www.facebook.com/burnedineffigyofficial
German progressive Death Metallers HALLUCINATE and international atmospheric Death Metallers JADE have just released a split 7″, entitled “Heaven’s Gate / The Hidden Crypt”, via Lycanthropic Chants. It is limited to 300 copies and available on shroud-coloured vinyl and golden vinyl (150 copies each). Both vinyl variants are housed in black poly-lined inner sleeves and a 350gsm fold out flip-side cover, incl. download. You can stream the EP at this location. More about both bands at www.facebook.com/hallucinatedeath or www.facebook.com/jadestonemask
Swedish Black / Folk Metallers BERGSVRIDEN will release their new full-length “I Haggans Afton” today. A full stream of the album you will find over here. For more band information please visit www.facebook.com/bergsvriden
London, UK based Death / Black Metallers QRIXKUOR will release their sophomore full-length “The Womb Of The World” on November 07, 2025 via Invictus Productions (Europe) and Dark Descent Records (US), on vinyl LP, CD and cassette tape. It was again recorded, mixed and mastered at Priory Recording Studios in Birmingham, England by Greg Chandler (ESOTERIC) and the artwork was created by Santiago Caruso. Here’s the complete tracklist: ‘So Spoke The Silent Stars’, ‘Slithering Serendipity’, ‘And You Shall Know Perdition As Your Shrine…’ and ‘The Womb Of The World’. Jaded Lungs of ADORIOR guests on the track ‘And You Shall Know Perdition As Your Shrine…’. www.facebook.com/qrixkuor