MAMA DOOM RELEASE "EMINENT WOMB"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

New York's Coven Core visionaries Mama Doom are proud to unveil the full details of the band's highly anticipated new album, "Eminent Womb", set for release on September 26, 2026 on CD, digital, and deluxe colored vinyl limited to 300 copies in Ultra Clear with White Smoke, via Argonauta Records.

Following the recent release of the first single "Morning Son", Mama Doom have now unleashed the album's latest offering, "Woven Linen", accompanied by a striking new professional music video that has already been generating enthusiastic reactions from fans and media alike.

Watch the "Woven Linen" video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzb59iLCucE

Preorder "Eminent Womb":

https://tinyurl.com/mamadoom

Known for their unique blend of ethereal darkness, gothic pop sensibilities, psychedelic textures and cinematic storytelling, Mama Doom continue to push the boundaries of heavy music through their self-defined Coven Core aesthetic. With "Eminent Womb", the Hudson Valley trio delivers their most ambitious and emotionally resonant work to date.

The band comments:

"Eminent Womb is finally ready to meet the world. The recording process was an incredible experience, full of creativity, energy, and a few well-timed practical jokes on Chuck. Our first single, 'Morning Son,' sets the tone for a record that explores love, pain, and, above all, the enduring strength of the mother. We can't wait for you to hear it."

The recently released "Woven Linen" video further showcases the band's acclaimed visual identity and commitment to bold artistic expression.

On the concept behind the video, Mama Doom explain:

"'Woven Linen' confronts the weight of religious oppression and reclaims where true power resides, with the Mother, the source of all life. Bringing this vision to life was a collaborative effort and we were proud to welcome four incredible women into the Gratuitous Productions family. Grave Dave created an amazing set with white witchy masks, a skeletal Saint Barbara, and Homer the stuffed goat, while Anne painstakingly stitched together a blood-soaked visual homage inspired by Suspiria."

Track Listing

Trinity

Morning Son

Woven Linen

Anesthetic

Night of Day

Blue

Mother's Mercy

Picked Clean

Nightshade

Home is in the Ground

Formed in New York's Hudson Valley, Mama Doom have earned a reputation as one of the most distinctive acts in today's underground scene. Their award-winning and often controversial videos, combined with a fearless artistic vision and powerful songwriting, have established the trio as a truly singular presence within the heavy music landscape.

"Eminent Womb" will be released worldwide on September 26, 2026 via Argonauta Records on CD, digital and deluxe colored vinyl limited to 300 copies in Ultra Clear with White Smoke.

Lineup

Heather D. Lolli – vocals, keyboards

Chuckie Rumbles – bass

Anne Terror – drums

For fans of dark ritualistic atmospheres, gothic psychedelia, cinematic storytelling and uncompromising artistic expression, "Eminent Womb" promises to be one of the year's most captivating releases.  

https://www.facebook.com/MamaDoommusic

https://www.facebook.com/ArgonautaRecords

MESSIER 16 RELEASE "SHOUTS FROM THE CLIFFS OF HETERODOXY"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

Norwegian progressive metal band MESSIER 16 will release their third full-length album, “Shouts from the Cliffs of Heterodoxy”, on October 23, 2026 via Time To Kill Records.

The first single "Time-Swayed Cities" is now available:

YouTube: https://youtu.be/VevlHLut_uY

Streaming: https://ffm.to/messier16-time-swayed-cities

“Time-Swayed Cities” explores the experience of temporal displacement, the feeling of existing out of sync with the age surrounding you. Throughout the song, modern cityscapes fracture into visions of forgotten eras, future technologies, horse-drawn carriages, collapsing architecture, and shifting reflections of worlds that no longer, or perhaps never did, exist.

Rather than presenting time as linear, the track portrays it as unstable and hostile: a reality where streets bend, buildings recoil, and entire civilizations seem to flicker in and out of view. The lyrics follow a figure unable to locate “their” time, caught between nostalgia, futurism, and the alienation of contemporary life.

The single continues the band’s fascination with psychological portraiture and unstable perception, with the album itself diving into the realm of delusion-related illnesses and fractured realities.

Tracklist:

1. Nostalgia Theft Reminiscence

2. Blank Absurdist Form

3. Gloom-Chaser

4. Holoparasite

5. Time-Swayed Cities

6. Glittering Afterwaves

7. Perennial Shift I - Moss

8. Perennial Shift II - Evergreen

9. Perennial Shift III - Plietesial

10. Mollusk Herald

11. Dream Heritage Veto

12. Trauma Gift Repression

“Shouts from the Cliffs of Heterodoxy” is an hourlong descent into the fractured landscapes of delusion. On their third full-length album, Messier 16 deliver their most ambitious and cohesive statement yet, a record that inhabits its characters as much as it describes them, drawing the listener into worlds where perception and reality blur beyond recognition.

Rather than presenting a single storyline, the album unfolds as a gallery of portraits, each song a self-contained study of a mind caught in its own distortions. The voices here are contradictory, volatile, and human: a nostalgia that grieves for something that never happened, a city dweller unable to recognise the time they live in, a cynic who tears down without ever building, a figure convinced that change can only be granted by others. Together, they form a mosaic of inner worlds — intimate, strange, and often unsettling.

Musically, the record ranges from the precision and velocity of technical black metal to the earthbound weight of doom, the ethereal scope of post-metal, and the stark beauty of choral arrangements. Every shift in style is in service of the narrative, moving seamlessly from moments of brute force to passages of stillness and introspection. The choral bookends, "Nostalgia Theft Reminiscence" and "Trauma Gift Repression", frame the chaos between them like hands holding a fragile sphere, offering both a sense of symmetry and the reminder that beauty and disquiet can occupy the same breath.

At its heart, “Shouts from the Cliffs of Heterodoxy” is not a work of answers, but of questions. It resists resolution, allowing its characters to remain ambiguous, neither condemned nor redeemed. In doing so, it invites the listener to stand on the same cliff edge, to hear the shouts carried by the wind, and to decide for themselves whether they are being beckoned forward — or warned to turn back.

Preorder: https://timetokillrecords.com/collections/messier16

Hailing from Oslo, MESSIER 16 have established a distinct identity within contemporary progressive metal through a sound that is intricate, inventive and at times deliberately unconventional, yet always marked by a strong sense of elegance and compositional coherence. Drawing inspiration from artists such as Ihsahn, Enslaved and Devin Townsend, the band embraces a forward-thinking approach where extreme metal serves as the starting point for a broader and highly personal sonic exploration. Heavy rhythmic structures, layered guitar work and sharp dynamic contrasts coexist with atmospheric passages, orchestral textures and emotionally driven songwriting, resulting in a musical language that remains adventurous without ever losing sight of structure and songcraft.

The band consists of Jonas Eide (guitars, composer, lyricist), Sondre M. Svalastog (vocals), Aleksander Ilievski (guitars, producer), Nicolo Cavallaro (bass) and Jonathan Hamre (drums). Through their work, MESSIER 16 have developed a deeply narrative and expressive approach, exploring psychological and emotional themes through a form of portrait-like lyricism focused on the inner lives of individuals and the actions stemming from them.

Their previous albums, “Iota” and “Death Poems”, already showcased the band’s ambition and conceptual depth. While the former dealt with mental health struggles and emotional fragility, the latter drew inspiration from publicly available suicide notes, confronting themes of despair and human vulnerability with striking intensity and sensitivity.

Now preparing to unveil their third full-length album, MESSIER 16 further refine their sonic identity while venturing into new musical and lyrical territory. The upcoming record promises a more mature and expansive vision of the band’s progressive approach, balancing technical sophistication, atmospheric depth and emotional resonance within a highly cohesive framework.

MESSIER 16

https://linktr.ee/messier16official

Time To Kill Records

https://timetokillrecords.bandcamp.com/

https://www.instagram.com/timetokillrecords/

https://www.facebook.com/timetokillrecords/

https://www.youtube.com/c/TIMETOKILLRECORDS

https://timetokillrecords.com/

HASEROT RELEASE NEW SINGLE: "CURSE OF HASEROT" FEAT JAMES MURPHY & ANDY LAROCQUE

 

PRESS RELEASE:

Houston, Texas death metal band Haserot have unveiled Curse of Haserot, the third single from their upcoming debut full-length album, Advent of Suffering.

Named after the band itself, Curse of Haserot emerged from a collaborative writing process and serves as one of the album's defining moments. Built upon riffs inspired by classic acts such as Celtic Frost and Morbid Angel, the track combines crushing mid-tempo heaviness with a dark and memorable atmosphere. Lyrically, the song explores the pursuit of salvation through misguided means, ultimately ending in negation and cold oblivion despite one's best intentions.

The song also features special guest appearances from legendary guitarists James Murphy (Death, Obituary, Testament) and Andy LaRocque (King Diamond), who trade solos with Haserot guitarist Maurice Eggenschwiler during the track's extended finale. Originally conceived as a musical call-and-response inspired by the band's admiration for the lead work found on classic releases from Death, Obituary, and King Diamond, the collaboration evolved into one of the album's standout moments.

"Having both James Murphy and Andy LaRocque contribute to the same song was surreal," says Eggenschwiler. "We're huge fans of their work, and hearing their unique styles interact with the music was something we never imagined when writing the track. Andy's solo ultimately became the final thing you hear on the album, which felt like the perfect way to close the record."

The track appears on Haserot's forthcoming debut album Advent of Suffering, mixed and mastered by Dan Swanö (Edge of Sanity, Bloodbath).

HASEROT

Advent of Suffering

Redefining Darkness Records

10 July 2026

Houston, Texas death metal band Haserot emerge with their debut full-length album, Advent of Suffering—a focused and uncompromising statement rooted in the traditions of classic 1990s death metal.

Formed in 2019, the band draws from the genre’s foundational era while sharpening their sound with a modern sense of structure and clarity. Across the album, Haserot deliver crushing mid-tempo riffs, dark atmosphere, and melodic lead work, informed by the legacy of Morbid Angel, Entombed, Bloodbath, and Carcass.

Following the groundwork laid by their EP Throne of Malice, Advent of Suffering expands the band’s approach into a heavier, more deliberate and cohesive release—balancing weight, groove, and tension without excess.

The album was once again mixed and mastered by Dan Swanö (Edge of Sanity, Bloodbath), bringing definition and depth to the band’s dense and dynamic sound.

With Advent of Suffering, Haserot stand poised to make their most devastating statement yet—an unrelenting offering of old-school brutality sharpened with modern precision.

Prepare for the Advent of Suffering. 

ORDER LINKS

Redefining Darkness Records ( U.S. | EU / ROW )

Bandcamp ​https://haserot.bandcamp.com/album/advent-of-suffering

Available formats:

- Digital

- CD

- Vinyl

Haserot is:

Justin McKittrick - Vocals

Maurice Eggenschwiler - Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitars

Brandon Johnson - Rhythm Guitar

Garrick Smith - Bass

Cryptos Grimm - Drums

Keegan Kelly - Live Bass

Additional vocals by Marc Grewe on Tears in Bethlehem recorded by Marc Wüstenhagen in Berlin

Additional guitar solos by James Murphy on Curse of Haserot

Additional guitar solo by Andy LaRocque on Curse of Haserot recorded at Sonic Train Studios

All music written by Haserot

Recorded at Lucky Run Studio with Ricardo Contreras, December 2023

Mixed and Mastered by Dan Swanö at Unisound Studios, August - September 2024

Front, back, and interior artwork

b y Mr. Juanjo Castellano -

www.juanjocastellano.com

Band Photography by Rick Custer

Logo art by Diablo Macabre

Layout by Thulio Franco 

https://haserot.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/haserothtx/

https://www.instagram.com/haserot_death_metal/

BALASHTOTH RELEASE "EQUATION II: THE ANTITHESIS OF LIFE AND FREE WILL"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

Melodic Death/Thrash Metal Project Completes the Anti-Life Equation Saga With Its Most Ambitious Release Yet

June 12, 2026 marks the arrival of BalashToth's highly anticipated debut full-length album, Equation II: The Antithesis of Life and Free Will , a powerful and thought-provoking journey through melodic death metal, thrash, and existential reflection.

For fans of At the Gates, Dimension Zero, The Haunted, Carcass, and Dismember , Equation II: The Antithesis of Life and Free Will delivers a relentless blend of aggression, melody, atmosphere, and introspective lyricism while honoring the classic Swedish death metal sound that helped define the genre.

BalashToth is the solo project of Balazs Toth , former guitarist of the Hungarian melodic death metal band Casketgarden . After relocating to Ireland in 2012 and studying music production and mixing, Toth gradually transformed the BalashToth name from a YouTube channel dedicated to riff challenges, covers, song recreations, gear reviews, and mixing tutorials into a fully realized recording project.

Following the acclaimed 2023 EP Anti-Life , the 2024 EP =Equation= , and the =Anti-Life/Equation= compilation CD, BalashToth now arrives at its first full-length release. The previous EPs were met with strong underground recognition, with Anti-Life being named among the top Irish-based metal EPs of 2023 and the 2024 compilation appearing on several Hungarian year-end lists. The album also follows the 2025 Paradise Lost cover single, Mortals Watch the Day .

"Equation II - The Antithesis of Life and Free Will completes the Anti-Life Equation thread introduced on the earlier releases. Across eight full tracks and an atmospheric intermission built entirely around viola, the album explores different shades of melodic death metal, from the 280 BPM attack of '+Fear + Despair' to the old-school death metal feel of 'Self = Dark Side' and the doomy closing track 'x Judgement,' which features Adam Toth (Kajgün, ex-The Dethroners, Art of Dethronement) on viola. Lyrically, the record continues the themes of the previous EPs, but from a more personal and close-up perspective rather than the broader, catastrophic view of earlier material."

The album showcases a wide range of influences and moods while maintaining a cohesive vision. Blistering speed, crushing grooves, melodic leads, and haunting atmosphere combine to create a record that feels both familiar and uniquely personal.

The first single, "÷ Misunderstanding," embraces a traditional melodic death metal approach, blending uneasy timing shifts, bleak atmospheres, and emotionally charged vocal performances from Deathmetalvoicer . The collaboration emerged through previous full-band cover projects on the BalashToth YouTube channel, where the duo tackled material from The Haunted, Dimension Zero, Gates of Ishtar, Entombed, and Iron Maiden.

The second single, "Self = Dark Side," takes a more groove-oriented, old-school approach while delivering a memorable melodic death metal chorus. Lyrically, the song explores the collapse of identity through endless desire, portraying a cycle of consumption, illusion, and decay where satisfaction only deepens the void.

Track Listing

  +Fear + Despair

  +Self-Worth ÷ Mockery

  x Guilt

  Love = Lies

  Life = Death

  Self = Dark Side

  n = y (Instrumental)

  ÷ Misunderstanding

  x Judgement

Album Artwork

The photographs used for the cover artwork were captured by Péter Jakab , former vocalist of the Hungarian brutal death metal band Depths of Depravity . The stark and evocative imagery reflects the album's themes of identity, free will, inner conflict, and existential collapse.

Line-Up

Balazs Toth – Guitars

Deathmetalvoicer – Vocals

Recording Information

Studio: Not-Even-A-Studio

Produced by Balazs Toth

Mixed by Balazs Toth

Mastered by Balazs Toth

Album: Equation II: The Antithesis of Life and Free Will

Release Date: June 12, 2026

Genre: Melodic Death Metal / Thrash Metal

For Fans Of At the Gates • Dimension Zero • The Haunted • Carcass • Dismember

Pre-Save / Stream

https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/balashtoth/equation-ii-the-antithesis-of-life-and-free-will

About BalashToth

BalashToth is the creative outlet of Hungarian-born guitarist, songwriter, producer, and mixer Balazs Toth. Drawing inspiration from the melodic death metal traditions of Sweden while incorporating philosophical and personal themes, the project has steadily built momentum through a series of acclaimed releases since 2023. With Equation II: The Antithesis of Life and Free Will , BalashToth delivers its most expansive and accomplished work to date, completing a conceptual trilogy that examines humanity's relationship with identity, desire, mortality, and free will.

Check out the videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCcaQm88rMQ

https://youtu.be/vOy6x0CnM1Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq_NRfCv5bo

https://youtu.be/KsUGPoJhvM4

Connect: 

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/balashtoth

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BalashToth

Bandcamp: https://balashtoth.bandcamp.com/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/63rnrwdAKh5v1pnBZLpHC5?si=ZkEqs9QRSg6-_zpdWDCEWQ

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BalashToth

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/balashtoth/

WEHMUT RELEASE "IV: SUMMER"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

WEHMUT - IV: SUMMER

Release: 17.07.26 (17th July)

Wehmut - "IV: Sommer" merch

CD in 4-Panel DigiPak, w. 8-page booklet, sealed

Shirt, black, Gildan Heavy Cotton, front print, two colors, in bag

Tracklist:

1. Brennende Brust

2. Schwellender Rachen (Bandcamp | Stream)

3. Bebender Puls

4. Lastlos (Bandcamp | Stream)

5. Losgelassen

6. Wenn der Abend dämmert

„IV: Sommer“ was written and recorded by Wehmut during the summer of 2025.

It marks the final chapter of our quadrilogy about the seasons.

“For the lack of a better coping mechanism, I tried to process all my repressed emotions by making this series of albums. Each album represents a different set of struggles and emotions, as I start to emotionally develop myself in the safe space that I built with making music, especially with Wehmut.

Now „Sommer“ is about becoming the person that would’ve protected me as a child. It’s about learning that I never hated myself, but rather how I was treated. It’s about accepting the past and accepting the present as a product of my past. It’s about letting go of wishes that can’t be fulfilled and needs that won’t be satisfied. And thus, finally being able to look forward in life.”

Credits:

Everything by Wehmut

Layout – RB/Naturmacht Studios

https://wehmutbm.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/Wehmut-128125809450155

https://www.instagram.com/wehmut.official/

EMERALD RAGE RELEASE "THE EYES OF THE DRAGON"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

Emerald Rage is a four-piece power/speed metal band from Akron, Ohio, USA, formed in 2017 by lead vocalist Jacob Wherley, guitarist Patrick Kern, and drummer Tyson McCauley. 

Inspired by bands such as Blind Guardian, Running Wild, and Metallica, Emerald Rage delivers a melodic, crushing, metal sound with a melodic and folkier approach, capturing the bard-like storytelling style of the band’s lyrics.

Joining forces with current bassist/vocalist Erik Curry in 2019, the band established itself in the Midwestern US metal scene as a force to be reckon with, debuting its first album “High King” in 2021 on Stormspell records and earning itself a place on “Legions of Metal Fest” in Chicago alongside NWOTHM legends Raven.

Sophomore effort “Valkyrie” followed in 2023, bringing the band to its highly anticipated third album “The Eyes of the Dragon” available May 29th 2026, shortly before the group makes its European debut in July at “Headbangers Open Air” in Germany.

https://www.facebook.com/emeraldrageofficial/

https://linktr.ee/emeraldrage 

THE UNKNOWN RELEASE "GRAVEYARD OF EMPIRES"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

The Unknown (CT, USA) forge their sound from the same iron that shaped the golden era of heavy metal. Crushing riffs smoothed out with soaring melodies and emotive vocals — that's the mission, and the band executes it without apology or irony. Formed by guitarist and primary songwriter Aamir, The Unknown channel the spirit of the genre's most enduring architects while carving out a sound that is entirely their own.

The band released their debut record,Vanishing Point on GoldenCore Records, the German label responsible for some of the most respected reissues and new releases in the traditional metal underground. That relationship was built on the strength of the music alone, and it set the tone for everything that followed.

Now The Unknown return with Graveyard of Empires, their most ambitious and cohesive work to date. Conceptually driven, sonically relentless, and grounded in real human experience, the album marks a significant leap forward. Anchored by vocalist and songwriter Matt Fisher, guitarists Aamir and Michael Dale, and bassist Andic Salcedo, this is a band hitting their stride.

For fans of Jag Panzer, Manilla Road, Iron Maiden, and Accept.

Follow The Unknown:

 Official Site: https://www.unknownmetal.com

 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unknownofficialmetal

 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unknown_officialmetal

 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unknown_officialmetal

 Stream Our Music: https://hypeddit.com/theunknown/vanishingpoint

 Bandcamp: https://unknownmetalct.bandcamp.com/album/vanishing-point

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4uNXlQrqYi4SiO5mkWGQQr?si=JSCfA3NjRGG_6aP0oYI86w

BEFORE WE FALL RELEASE "SYNTHETIC LIFE"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

Hungarian Modern Metal band Before We Fall released their debut album «Synthetic Life». The release was recorded in "Stray Heart Records" by István Diószegi, and mixed/mastered in "No Silence Studio" by István Simon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-470IElUHo

https://open.spotify.com/album/2AykLiTxyJMUDgExLO3s2S

Before We Fall is a modern metal band from Budapest, Hungary, formed in 2018 as a studio project before evolving into a full five-piece. The lineup features Takács Attila (vocals), Róth Henrik (vocals, guitar), Tagscherer István (guitar), Csécsei Szabolcs (bass), and Táncos Bence (drums). The band gained momentum with EPs like "Leaves" and "Healed by Fear", culminating in their 2026 debut album "Synthetic Life".

https://beforewefall.bandcamp.com/music

https://www.instagram.com/beforewefall_official

https://www.facebook.com/bwfmusic/

TALES OF MIKE RELEASE "HUMAN" ON VINYL

 

PRESS RELEASE:

Tales of Mike’s epic masterpiece HUMAN is now also available on vinyl. 

Epic Heavy/Doom Metal from Germany.

 

Originally released on October 31st, 2025, HUMAN now appears in a new high‑quality vinyl edition, crafted for collectors and supporters of the underground. Released by Fetzner Death Records and Schattenpfade Support Circle. 

 

The vinyl edition features:

Outer sleeve, 3.5 mm spine, glossy print

12-inch vinyl, 180 g, smoke‑coloured

Black inner sleeve

300 g insert, 4‑colour, high‑quality print

Limited to 130 pieces

HUMAN is an album born out of necessity, a personal process shaped by encounters with masquerades, superficiality, and false friends, and the will to remain unchanged.

 

Listen to "Human Masquerade" here:

https://youtu.be/vzfWGuBeyXc

 

Order the vinyl: 

Bandcamp: https://talesofmike.bandcamp.com/album/human-album-2025

 

Fetzner Death Records: 

https://fetznerdeathrecords.de/Tales-of-Mike-Human-LP   

 

Schattenpfade Support Circle: 

https://www.schattenpfade.de/schattenpfade-releases  

 

Tracklist includes:

- Nomen est Omen (Intro)

- Nevermore

- Money Tree

- Human Masquerade

- Ancient Mirror

- Hourglass

- Abandoned

- Swan Song

- RIP (Landscape of Sorrow)*

- LSD-Butterfly*

- Under the Pale Moonlight*

 

 

Links:

Instagram: 

https://www.instagram.com/talesofmike_official

Facebook: 

https://www.facebook.com/TalesofMike

Bandcamp: 

https://talesofmike.bandcamp.com/

 

Release Information

Band: Tales of Mike

Title: Human

Release Date: May 25th, 2026 (LP) 

Label: Fetzner Death Records and Schattenpfade Support Circle 

Format: LP (limited to 130 vinyls)

Genre: Epic Heavy/Doom Metal

Country: Germany

 

Line up:

Michael “Mike” Heß — All instruments, recording

Gonzalo Civita — Vocals (AV Estudio, Córdoba, Argentina)

Henrik Schaller — Guitar solos

Bernhard “Doomchild” Tischler — Spoken words (track 1)

Mixed & mastered: Matías Takaya (AV Estudio Córdoba, Argentina)

Lyrics: Shannon Heß

Cover artwork & logo: Joss Miranda

Design & layout: Nicole Dau (CD / cassette editions)

 

ABOUT TALES OF MIKE

Tales of Mike is the sound of lived grief, deep emotion, and connection. Founded by Michael “Mike” Heß, the project channels epic heavy metal into a personal journey... raw, honest, and unfiltered.

CRANIAL OSTEOTOMY RELEASE "VORTEX OF THE DARK KNOWLEDGE"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

CRANIAL OSTEOTOMY – VORTEX OF THE DARK KNOWLEDGE

LABEL: COMATOSE MUSIC

RELEASE DATE: JULY 10th 2026

A lifetime of searching, everything sacrificed upon the altar of my all-consuming quest to know, to understand, to have every ancient secret revealed. I have followed paths of pain and degradation, bent the knee to unspeakable masters to uncover the key to the next locked door. I have murdered, tortured, torn apart, cast aside, betrayed and butchered…and in the end I burn with all the other fools. Broken beneath his laughing gaze, wreathed in flame, despair and shame. Seduced by the hypnotising vortex of dark knowledge…just another empty vessel who sold his soul for nothing.

Fourteen years in the making and a full fifteen years since their debut album, Victim Of Wicked Sickness, was released…finally the second album from Russia’s brutal death metal force, Cranial Osteotomy is here! Vortex Of The Dark Knowledge is an irresistible, unstoppable surge of soul devouring power that will shatter your body and haunt the hidden chambers of your mind.

‘Praecursor’ is an introductory descent into darkness, an ominous welcome to the hell that is then unleashed by ‘Thanatomorpheus’! This brute of a track comes crawling out of the stygian shadows before bursting into blood hungry life with formidable drums and thick, gore-stained guitars that snarl and scream. An imposing vocal presence seizes you by the throat and vomits forth a guttural chaos of ritual, invocation, nightmares and death. After a warped, winding strand of guitar melody the song collapses to a conclusion like rancid, dissolving flesh…from which arises ‘Dipping Into Sombre Quagmire’ in a blaze of energy, before splintering into staggered, grinding riffs that descend into sickening, squirming sludge – still lashing out unpredictably in unexpected moments. There is no respite from the horror as the vortex continues to spin…’Structures Of Decadence Impurity’ attacks with skin flaying velocity before colliding with immovable granite blocks of staggering weight with dire implications for muscle and bone, ‘Cathedral Butchery Feast’ is a magnificent, organ crushing assault of merciless death…on and on, with no shred of pity, until ‘Scorched Diadem’ delivers its focussed destruction with an aura of dark, arcane power, dragging you into one more black hole of twisted imagination and horror before slipping away into sibilant echoes and finally, silence. It’s been an undeniably long wait, but you’ll be too busy screaming to worry about that when Vortex Of The Dark Knowledge drags you inexorably into its maelstrom of madness.

Mixing and mastering for Vortex Of The Dark Knowledge was carried out by Impulse and Gravestone studios respectively and the results are decimating. With the full package completed by the awesome artwork of Marco Hasmann (Kraanium, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Vile etc), Vortex Of The Dark Knowledge will be set loose upon the world by Comatose Music on July 10th. This is destined to be one of the heaviest releases this year!

Line-up:

Vladislav Melnik - Drums

Vladimir Pomytkin - Guitar

Vad Moskalenko – Vocals/Guitar

Vitaliy Sturk - Bass

Genre: Brutal Death Metal

For fans of: Suffocation | Condemned | Skinless | Internal Bleeding

Further Information:

https://www.facebook.com/cranialosteotomyofficial/

https://www.comatosemusic.com/

https://cranialosteotomyofficial.bandcamp.com/music