MASTER RELEASE "AMONG THE SEEDS OF DEATH"

 

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Among the Seeds of Death

Master

Hammerheart Records

16 October 2026

Master strikes again! Delivering old school Death Metal at its purest!

Master has always been a musical definition of anachronism for many of us and rightfully so. No matter which trend is or was hip, Paul Speckmann stretched off his middle-finger to that and did his usual mixture of Death Metal and intense Thrash Metal, that created a new genre in the late 80’s.

Many times, it was very successful and sounded a little bit better and sometimes it was really consistent, but he did not care about other people’s opinions (with the exception of the fans) and stayed focused on what Master could do best. And now, in 2026, he is going to release his 16th (!) full-length album “Among the Seeds of Death”. And it is a great continuation of all things Master, after the strong “Saints Dispelled” album from 2024.

So, what is new on “Among the Seeds of Death”? Nothing! And that is good, and the high quality of the songs will enter your ears and make you smile and headbang for sure. What the listener can expect is the expected mixture of old-fashioned death-thrash with a punk attitude which got stirred up together and out come as a very tasty mixture of old school Death Metal as only Speckmann can deliver!

You do not find modern sounds here, and it feels like a throwback into the 80s / early 90s, but that is what we all want any way. But is has all been recorded in a great, thick heavy sound, keeping the ancient feeling intact, but using the best of 2026’s recording process.

“Among the Seeds of Death” cannot disappoint any Master fans; it just cannot. Maybe some more Speckmann disciples can be caught with that?

Line up:

Paul Speckmann - Bass and vocals

Alex Nejezchleba - Guitars

Peter Bajci - Drums

For fans of: (old) Death, Massacre, Venom, Motörhead, Autopsy, Repulsion, Obituary

Tracklist:

1. Twas Always a Plan 

2. Among the Seeds of Death 

3. Injustice and Lack of Remorse 

4. A Cell With a Door and No Slave 

5. Unsettled Loss 

6. Within My Grasp 

7. Watch as Children Burn 

8. Dust’s Arrival 

9. Let’s Revoke

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https://music.apple.com/us/artist/master/3563203

https://www.facebook.com/TheRealMasterofficial

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SEA BASTARD RELEASE "CYCLOPEAN"

 

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SEA BASTARD - CYCLOPEAN

LABEL: ROAD TO MASOCHIST

RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 30th 2026

Formed in 2011 by four musicians with a wealth of previous experience on the scene, Sea Bastard made rapid early progress. Their self-titled debut album appeared in 2012 and the follow up, Scabrous, was hot on its heels in 2013. The sheer weight and baleful intent of their malicious blend of suppurating sludge and decimating doom also saw them invited to tour with the likes of Witchsorrow and Primitive Man, as well as being selected to appear at high profile festivals like Desertfest, Damnation and Temples. However, after split releases with Keeper (2015) and Primitive Man (2016), Sea Bastard retreated into hibernation while the band members focussed on other projects dear to their decaying hearts. It took the request of a friend, diagnosed with a terminal illness, to reunite them in 2021 – something no one could refuse – and make them set sail on their polluted, poisoned waters once more. And now, after five long years, they are ready to invite us on another journey into their kingdom of torpid madness, with their third harrowing album…Cyclopean.

Nerve-shredding howls of feedback usher us into the subterranean rumble of Cyclopean’s first track, ‘Dark Altar’. You are carried onwards upon a thick, primal ocean of cloying darkness, the relentless earthshaking bass and gnarled, grizzled guitars bleeding your life from you like overzealous medieval physicians. Your desire to move, to think or even breath are all lost in the soporific, congealing tides. But Sea Bastard’s vast, sprawling tracks all cover a multitude of territories in their wanderings and an eruption of rage and spiralling chaos awaits, a razor’s edge of fear slicing into the dreamless slumber. Then, emerging from the residue of shadows, comes ’Entombed With The Pharaoh’, full of cavernous, malignant menace; the bass weaving threads of exotic atmosphere between the head-caving riffs and lich-like vocals. Nightmares lurk in this cunningly constructed maze-like mausoleum, even as it settles into a dark, rotten and mesmeric groove…and escape from the pyramid leads only to the arms of the ‘Prophet Of The People’, a song with an imperious swagger and untouchable, unquestionable power. It slides into a morass of wickedness, irresistible and heavier than God, dragging you down beneath the surface, where, far from the light a new sonic realm unfurls – bleak, broken and bereft of hope. Finally, crawling from an unnerving sense of emptiness, the formless beast of aggression and terror that is ‘Nameless Purgatory’…a last chapter that offers no return to the light, no respite from agony and confusion. Ungraspable, unknowable it stretches out before you like the plains of Hell and drags you, doomed and damned, past the limits of your endurance. Sea Bastard did not return to play around. This is doom and sludge operating in the farthest badlands of the genres and will leave you hollowed out and shellshocked.

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Paul 'Win' Winstanley (Code, Grave Lines, King Leviathan etc), every note of Cyclopean is imbued with an impossible, unbearable weight; while the artwork of guitarist Oliver 'Irongiant ' Hill channels all the madness and soul crushing desolation that informs this torturous work. Set to be released by Road To Masochist on October 30th, on Double Black 12" vinyl and CD, Cyclopean is the heaviest album you will hear this year, in many different ways. There is no coming back from this.

Line up:

Steve Patton – Bass

Ian 'Monty' Montgomery - Vocals

Oliver 'Irongiant ' Hill – Guitars

George Leaver – Drums

Genre: Doom/Sludge Metal

For fans of: Primitive Man | Dead Existence | Dragged Into Sunlight | Rwake

Further information:

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https://seabastard.bandcamp.com/

https://open.spotify.com/artist/5bKWZ1zPK1bXb7j64jN02w

HORIZONS DEMISE RELEASE VIDEO FOR "THE WORLD DESERVES TO DIE"

 

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UK masked metalcore band Horizons Demise return with the official music video for

“The World Deserves To Die”, a track that sits at the heart of the band’s post-apocalyptic concept.

Set within the aftermath of The Last Light, Horizons Demise follow the story of SIGNAL — the band’s enigmatic frontman and the voice chosen to carry a transmission from the ruins of humanity. Guided by the sentient archiver known as The Algorithm of the Collapse, SIGNAL is forced to confront a brutal question: was mankind destroyed by chance, or was extinction always the inevitable consequence of human nature?

“The World Deserves To Die” explores that moment of judgement. It is not simply a song about destruction, but about blame, consequence and the uncomfortable realisation that the end may have been earned. The track combines the band’s 2000s-inspired metalcore foundations with a darker, cinematic edge, pushing the lore of Horizons Demise further into focus.

Following their debut EP The Last Light and singles including “Dead and Buried,” “In Her Eyes” and “The World Deserves To Die,” Horizons Demise continue to build their identity as one of the UK underground’s most distinctive emerging metalcore acts. With a growing live presence and narrative-driven visuals, the band are now preparing for the release of their next EP, Calibration Protocol, due towards the end of 2026.

"The World Deserves To Die" Single is available on all platforms and will be accompanied by the music video on 18th September.

Listen on Spotify now: https://open.spotify.com/track/6SJGMfczIa5YdwrISS3aue?si=1214a82e5d034094

Vocalist VOID had this to say about the lyrics:

“The World Deserves To Die” presents a bleak moment of judgement within the Horizons Demise universe, placing humanity in the aftermath of its own choices. The imagery of “ash of a fractured sky,” collapsing cities, bleeding earth and rivers turning red creates a world where environmental ruin, violence and corruption have reached their final consequence. The song points directly at the greed of those in power, the false hopes they sell, and the chaos left behind for ordinary people to inherit. As the track builds through fire, flood and apocalyptic collapse, the repeated cry of “let it burn, let it fall” becomes less about wanting destruction and more about recognising that the cycle may already be beyond repair. The line “no salvation, no reprieve, for the sins we can’t retrieve” captures the core of the song: the acceptance that humanity’s downfall was not caused by one single act, but by the same ambition, hunger and relentless drive that helped us thrive, twisted into something that made the destruction of the world inevitable.

Horizons Demise are:

SIGNAL - (Vocals)

STATIC - (Guitars)

VOID - (Bass)

ECHO - (Drums)

Mixed & Mastered by Claire Sutton and Red Mertah

Video filmed and edited by James SP Film

The World Deserves to Die (Unlisted Video)(Out 18th September): https://youtu.be/-CrFK5pmU4shttps://youtu.be/-CrFK5pmU4s

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3MwGsfdLyaK1tLMdlD3YJ2?si=Vh990czkRd2d4M2dUAzTDQ

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ABSOLUTE POWER (FEAT. SHANE EMBURY & SIMON EFEMEY) RELEASE NEW SINGLE: "NEEDS MUST WHEN THE DEVIL DRIVES"

 

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ABSOLUTE POWER have shared the title track of their forthcoming second album, "Needs Must When The Devil Drives", due out on November 6, 2026 via Time To Kill Records. The song features former Judas Priest and Iced Earth vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens, who contributes his unmistakable screams to one of the album’s most powerful statements.

For Shane Embury, the track is also deeply personal, looking back at the environment in which he and Simon Efemey grew up and the role heavy metal played during their formative years:

"This song, whilst being title track of our new record, also talks about how both Simon and I grew up in the West Midlands listening to heavy metal of 1980’s - all the classics as you would expect.

The areas where we both came from were very much industrial areas! Working class families and for us, as teenagers, heavy metal was our escape from the everyday realities of our areas - you did what you had to just to get by.

Needs Must When the Devil Drives!"

YouTube: https://youtu.be/Nh-0ArGHMgc

Streaming: https://ffm.to/absolute-power-nmwtdd

Preorders:

https://timetokillrecords.com/collections/absolute-power

https://absolutepower.bandcamp.com/album/needs-must-when-the-devil-drives

Fifteen years after the release of their self-titled debut, the heavy metal project founded by vocalist and producer Simon Efemey and Napalm Death bassist Shane Embury returns with a powerful celebration of classic heavy metal. Drawing inspiration from the timeless legacy of Judas Priest, Saxon, Black Sabbath, Dio and the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, "Needs Must When The Devil Drives" combines old-school riffs, unforgettable melodies and larger-than-life songwriting with the energy and attitude of a new era.

The world is in meltdown, and we’re all going to hell in a handbasket. Thankfully, ABSOLUTE POWER are here to offer maximum-volume resistance to the madness with their monumental second album, "Needs Must When The Devil Drives".

ABSOLUTE POWER is the brainchild of vocalist and producer Simon Efemey and bassist/multi-instrumentalist Shane Embury, two heavy metal lifers who, between them, have left an indelible imprint on modern music.

Embury is the longtime bassist of grindcore pioneers Napalm Death, a band that began pushing music to its furthest extremes in the 1980s and has never stopped evolving. Efemey is one of the most influential British metal producers of his generation, having shaped the modern scene through his work with artists including Paradise Lost, The Wildhearts and Napalm Death, while also developing a reputation as one of the most charismatic figures behind the scenes.

Together, they spent five years crafting "Needs Must When The Devil Drives", an exhilarating tribute to the classic heavy metal they grew up with, infused with the energy and attitude of 2026.

“I want people to have a good time in the old school way,” says Efemey of the album. “I want them to forget the mundane, boring or horrible parts of their jobs. I want them to forget themselves for a couple of hours. That’s what good music should allow us all to do.”

The album continues the vision that originally brought ABSOLUTE POWER together: a desire to recapture the sense of adventure, grandeur and excitement that defined the heavy metal of their youth.

“When we did the first album, we wanted to make songs like our heroes – Judas Priest, Saxon, the New Wave of British Heavy Metal – everything we liked as kids,” explains Efemey. “When we were on tour buses, we’d have a few drinks and start blasting old-school heavy metal like Black Sabbath or Dio. One day we said we should write our own tunes like that.”

The debut album was embraced by fans of traditional metal, and "Needs Must When The Devil Drives" expands on that foundation, delivering a collection of songs built around powerful riffs, memorable hooks and a strong sense of identity. The title itself comes from an old proverb that Efemey and Embury would jokingly repeat to each other during the recording sessions.

Alongside the title track, "Saviour" and "Kernschmelze" showcase the band’s most direct and energetic side, while "Mountain Of Hope" increases the epic dimension that has always been central to ABSOLUTE POWER. Meanwhile, "Within" temporarily strips away some of the heaviness in favor of a more atmospheric and hypnotic approach, recalling the psychedelic spirit of 1970s classics such as Black Sabbath’s "Planet Caravan".

The album also features a reinterpretation of Queen’s 1978 classic "Sheer Heart Attack", preserving the original’s punk-driven energy while adding the unmistakable personality of ABSOLUTE POWER.

“The drums sounded terrible on it,” laughs Efemey.

For "Needs Must When The Devil Drives", Efemey and Embury invited several respected musicians to contribute to the album’s expansive sound. Former Judas Priest and Iced Earth vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens returns after appearing on the first record, delivering his unmistakable screams on the title track. The Mission and Tricky guitarist Mark Gemini Thwaite adds subtle layers and textures to several songs, expanding the band’s traditional metal foundation.

“I’ve known him for years,” says Efemey. “I recorded a demo for his old band years ago. I sent him some tracks and he put some magic on them. He added a little goth flavour to some of those tracks. It took it further than the first album, which was just straight-down-the-line traditional metal.”

Also appearing on the record are Napalm Death guitarist John Cooke and drummer Carl Stokes, whose career includes collaborations with bands such as Cancer and The Groundhogs.

At the heart of ABSOLUTE POWER, however, remains the partnership between Efemey and Embury. Both grew up in the West Midlands and shared formative experiences attending concerts at Birmingham’s legendary Odeon before following very different paths: Embury becoming one of extreme metal’s defining musicians, and Efemey establishing himself as a highly respected producer.

“Over the years our paths crossed, and we realized we had a similar love for music and a similar sense of humour – Monty Python, The Young Ones, really dark humour,” says Efemey.

Throughout his career, Efemey has worked with artists ranging from British indie heroes The Wonder Stuff to extreme metal pioneers Napalm Death, but his influence has always extended far beyond production. His larger-than-life personality and his approach to music have made him a unique figure within the British scene.

“You hear the stories from back in the day about these legendary bands and the mad stuff they’d get up to,” he says. “For me, that’s part of rock’n’roll. I never wanted to just be the guy sitting there in the studio nodding along with what bands say. It was more about entertaining people and entertaining ourselves.”

Yet behind all the chaos, Efemey has always remained focused on the most important element: the songs.

“We don’t take ourselves too seriously, but we’re serious about the music,” he says of ABSOLUTE POWER. “We reject ideas that aren’t good enough. Every song needs a good riff and a catchy melody. I wouldn’t let anything go out that was just fodder. That approach has always been prevalent in my work.”

That philosophy defines "Needs Must When The Devil Drives". The album carries the confidence of a band that knows exactly what it wants to achieve, embracing the foundations of classic heavy metal while sounding fully alive in 2026. As the world falls apart around them, ABSOLUTE POWER stand tall, armed with riffs, melodies and songs built to last.

“I can't think of many new British bands doing what we do,” says Efemey. “I think people like our stuff because it's old-school with melodies you can sing along to. We use the formula from the 70s and 80s because we know it works. We make this kind of music because we love it and we want people to sing along with us.”

Tracklist:

1. Needs Must When the Devil Drives (feat. Tim "Ripper" Owens)

2. Saviour

3. Kernscmelze

4. Stand Up and Be Counted

5. Within

6. Mountain of Hope

7. Insanity

8. Hammer of Justice

9. Praise the Fire

10. Sheer Heart Attack

11. Orphans of the Storm

Line-up:

Simon Efemey - vocals

Shane Embury - Bass, Additional Instruments

​​Guests musicians:

​Tim "Ripper" Owens - vocals (ex Judas Priest, Iced Earth)

Mark Gemini Thwaite - guitars (The Mission, Tricky)

John Cooke - guitar (Napalm Death)

Carl Stokes - drums (Cancer, The Groundhogs)

Joe Taylor - drums

Dominik Gryzbon - lead guitar

Ilsa Nielson - lead guitar

ABSOLUTE POWER

https://absolutepower.bandcamp.com/

https://www.instagram.com/absolute_power__uk_metal/

https://www.facebook.com/AbsolutePowerUK/

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/

CARNAL DESECRATION RELEASE "ANCIENT MALEDICTION"

 

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Belgian death metal band Carnal Desecration will release their new album "Ancient Malediction" on October 15th, 2026 through Thrash Records. The album will be available in digital format, on LP and on CD.

Hailing from Antwerp, Carnal Desecration formed in 2018 and bring together former members of the Belgian underground scene. The band’s sound is rooted in death metal, with touches of black and thrash metal, built around aggression, sharp riffs and darker melodic parts.

After releasing a self-titled three-song EP in 2020, Carnal Desecration followed with their first full-length album, Sacrificial Death, in 2022. The band have also brought their death metal to the stage alongside acts such as Skeletal Remains, Incantation, Asphyx, Carnation, Bodyfarm and Autophagy.

With Ancient Malediction, Carnal Desecration return with nine new tracks recorded at BreezeInc Studio. The album pushes the band further into heavier and faster territory, with sharper riffs, stronger grooves and more developed songwriting, while keeping close to their uncompromising death metal roots. The album was produced and mixed by Bob Briessinck and mastered by Yarne Heylen at Project Zero Studio.

Tracklist:

Ancient Malediction

Infested

The Casket Born

Disembodied Voices

Apophis

Under Cosmic Command

Bones Beneath The Chapel

Nocturnal Blood

Consumer Of Flesh

BAND Line-up:

Kristof Hectors - Bass, Vocals

Pieter Van de Putte - Guitar

Timmy De Beuckeleer - Guitar

Sam Vanhove - Drums

Recording info:

Recorded at BreezeInc Studio

Produced and mixed by Bob Briessinck

Mastered by Yarne Heylen at Project Zero Studio

Album artwork painted by Wesley Dewanckel

For fans of: Malevolent Creation, Morbid Angel, Bloodbath

Links:

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/carnaldesecration

BRACHMOND RELEASE "TANZ DER ELEMENTE"

 

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On 11 September 2026, Brachmond release their new album "Tanz der Elemente" (Dance of the Elements): thirteen songs between medieval folk and metal.

It's about warriors on their final march to Valhalla ("Asgard", "Die Schlacht"), about sun and moon fighting a battle neither can win ("Schatten und Licht"), and about figures no one escapes – the executioner, the ferryman, and Death himself, asking for a dance ("Teufelstanz").

In between are the quieter songs. "Spiegelbild" is about the demons we make for ourselves, "Labyrinth" about finding your own path, "Wimpernschlag" about the fact that even the longest night ends eventually.

Musically the album moves from driving riffs to calm, atmospheric passages. The title track leads through fire, water, air and earth, and ends on a simple question: do you still know who you are?

Following their first singles in 2025, Brachmond now release "Tanz der Elemente", their second studio album, produced together with Reinhard von Wegen (KAFFKIEZ, Vroudenspil, Koenix, and more) on Hicktown Records ®.

Album: https://hicktown-records.de/music/tanz-der-elemente-album/

Shop: https://hicktown-records.de/shop/tanz-der-elemente/

Dark and driving, high-energy or folky – Brachmond stand for rousing, wide-ranging medieval rock and metal. Bagpipes and fiddle meet crushing electric guitars, while Irish bouzouki and flute broaden the sound of these seven musicians from the outskirts of Munich. The result is atmospheric music made for going wild, dancing and dreaming.

Brachmond have been winning over audiences with this formula for more than ten years – as regulars at Munich's legendary TANZT! festival and on stages large and small across Germany. Beyond their live shows, the band quickly found an audience among fans and radio stations alike.

Hicktown Records ® Artist Profile https://hicktown-records.de/artists/brachmond/

Hicktown Records ® Release Profile https://hicktown-records.de/music/tanz-der-elemente-album/

Official Website https://brachmond.de

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

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

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCleQBe2QypPE-RqxKB4cyrw

Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/3mBRrq8T1Bum7slesARsO1

Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/user-507354510

MURDERY RELEASE NEW SINGLE: "KILLING GRANDMA"

 

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MURDERY Unleash New Death Metal Assault With “Killing Grandma”

Spanish-Polish Death Metal Force Return With the First Taste of Their Upcoming Full-Length

Full Length Release Date: October 2026

MURDERY are back to deliver another dose of crushing, groove-driven death metal with their upcoming new single “Killing Grandma,” arriving worldwide in October 2026. The track serves as the first official preview of the band’s forthcoming studio project, with the first four songs from the upcoming album being unveiled as part of this next chapter.

Formed in Murcia, Spain, in 2018 and now operating between Spain and Poland, MURDERY have carved out a sound that combines the brutality and authenticity of old-school death metal with a powerful groove-oriented attack. Their music is raw, aggressive, tightly played, and built around the kind of crushing riffs that demand to be experienced at full volume.

Following the band’s 2023 release Bloodshed , “Killing Grandma” signals an even heavier and more uncompromising direction. The song captures the experience MURDERY have accumulated throughout their career while refusing to bury the music under unnecessary production or studio gloss.

“This next work sums up the production, technique, rawness and aggression learned and forged in all of our career.”

Produced by JFT Studio , “Killing Grandma” represents the first taste of a larger body of material that will soon reveal more about MURDERY’s next era. The band is also preparing to unveil the full album details, with additional announcements and the accompanying music video expected soon.

The track has already proven itself in the live environment, becoming a centerpiece of MURDERY’s performances during their Spring Annihilation Tour across Poland. That live-tested intensity is at the heart of the band's approach: aggressive, tight, direct, and designed to hit with maximum impact.

MURDERY bring considerable experience to their attack, featuring former and current members of respected Spanish acts including Vendetta FM, 91Suite, and Siberia . Over the years, the band has also shared stages with international heavyweights including Napalm Death, Brujeria, Hatebreed, Crisix, and Dust Bolt , further establishing their reputation as a formidable live act within Europe's underground metal scene.

Rather than chasing trends, MURDERY remain focused on what makes death metal hit hardest: massive riffs, crushing grooves, raw aggression, dynamics, and authenticity.

“Killing Grandma” is the beginning of the next chapter.

And if the first taste is any indication, MURDERY are preparing to make one hell of a racket.

For Fans Of: Cannibal Corpse, Bloodbath, Obituary, Dismember, Deicide, Napalm Death

About MURDERY

Formed in Murcia, Spain, in 2018, MURDERY are a death metal band currently operating between Spain and Poland. Built on old-school death metal foundations, the band combines crushing groove, dynamic songwriting, modern aggression, and a deliberately raw production philosophy.

With members bringing years of experience from across the Spanish metal scene, MURDERY have developed an uncompromising sound designed equally for the record player and the live stage. Their mission is simple: death metal driven by groove, power, and authenticity.

Check out the video: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9IfzjPAUAE

Connect: 

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THEOSOPHY RELEASE "LINE BEFORE THE EVENT HORIZON"

 

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THEOSOPHY – LINE BEFORE THE EVENT HORIZON

LABEL: APOCALYPTIC WITCHCRAFT

RELEASE DATE: SEPTEMBER 25th 2026

Warlords of ice, wolf kings of the Siberian wastes, Theosophy first lifted their voices in a howl of confrontation and defiance back in 2008, appearing on a split CD with countrymen Bizarrekult. This rabid and ravenous opening gambit was followed by years of fertile creativity, with the band unleashing a selection of singles, a compilation, a live album and no fewer than six full length studio albums, including the ambitious conceptual duology Eastland Tales - Part I and Part II - and the critically acclaimed Bleeding Wounds Of The First And The Last, which respected German webzine AMMO referred to as “a diverse and consistently compelling album that is essential listening for every black metal fan” in a glowing 10/10 review. Following extensive touring in support of Bleeding Wounds… in 2024, Theosophy retreated to their mountain fastness to ponder their next move. With the arrival of summer 2026 the band announced a new alliance with the Apocalyptic Witchcraft label – home of some of the most exciting extreme music acts operating today – beginning a new chapter in their storied career. And now both band and label are ready to unveil the latest breathtaking act of black metal majesty to bear the mark of Theosophy…Line Before The Event Horizon is upon us!

There is no gradual immersion into the icy waters of Line Before The Event Horizon, as opening track ‘Path To The Void’ erupts in instantaneous thunder, a total sensory assault. Steeped in the vital, black blooded roots of the genre this accomplished act of decimation is a shard cut from black metal’s frozen heart, a staggering invocation of pure darkness through chilling riffs, tumultuous drums and a voice of venomous ichor. The jagged blades of ‘Birds Under The Sky’ follows, grand melodies carried forward on waves of might and an aura of omniscient omnipotence. When the blast beats hit it’s like tearing through a snow-covered landscape into the maw of a biting wind; terrifying, exhilarating black metal perfection. ‘Shadows Of The Earth’ sends us hurtling into orbit with the words of astronaut Scott Carpenter and entwines a glorious display of speed and force with a lyrical yearning for the silent oblivion of death and decay, before Theosophy take us billions of miles from the light and warmth of the sun, to ‘Neptune’s Aphelion’ where shocking velocities that reflect the planet’s supersonic winds merge with Iron Maiden inspired guitar lines and incredible atmosphere. Then, from the farthest reaches of the galaxy, we return to Earth, to the slopes of one of Russia’s highest peaks, for ‘The Glow Of Uch-Sumer’ where a beautiful acoustic intro transcends into imperious, blackened regality. With its sky-scraping melodies and essence of natural splendour, the cold mountain air between each note so real you can taste it, ‘The Glow Of Uch-Sumer’ is a momentous creation. And finally the end draws nigh, the conclusion to an album with which Theosophy have scaled previously unimagined heights…the stunning, atmospheric epic that is ‘Voice From The Black’. This is desolation from the edge of existence, the black flame burning bright, timeless and endless...

Immaculately mixed by P.G. at Ad Nauseam Sounds (Foltermord, Anheim etc), meticulously mastered by Jonas Kjellgren at Black Lounge Studios (Amorphis, Immortal, Overkill etc) and adorned in grim, haunting artwork that gives visual form to the bleak imagination of the music within, Line Before The Event Horizon will be released by Apocalyptic Witchcraft on September 25th, on limited-edition vinyl, digipak CD, cassette, and digital formats. Be ready for an unequivocal reminder of the greatness that black metal can encompass.

Line up:

Phantom - Voices / Bass / Guitars

Egiborg - Guitars

Skinner – Battery

Guest vocals on last verse of ‘The Glow Of Uch-Sumer’ by P.G. (Groza)

Genre: Black Metal

For fans of: Mgla | Bathory | Immortal | Windir | Tsjuder

Preorders at: https://orcd.co/apw068

Further information:

https://instagram.com/theosophygroup/

https://theosophygroup.bandcamp.com/

http://www.youtube.com/theosophygroup

https://www.facebook.com/theosophygroup

http://vk.com/theosophygroup

https://apocalypticwitchcraft.co.uk/

https://www.facebook.com/apocalypticwitchcraftrecordings

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDgP-5LFFqEePVtNNWVQAqw

https://apocalypticwitchcraft.bandcamp.com/

https://www.instagram.com/apocalypticwitchcraft/

PRAISE MY PAIN RELEASE NEW SINGLE: "SICKENING (THE NIHILIST)"

 

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Finnish Praise My Pain releases their final single ‘Sickening (The Nihilist)’ from upcoming album

Founded in late 2024, the Helsinki-based melodic death metal band Praise My Pain has released their third and final single, from their upcoming debut album ‘These Flowers Bloom Withering’, which is set to be released on 11th of September, 2026

Vocalist Topi Seppälä comments on the single: “This song dives further to the deep end, heavy and melancholic, like being buried alive - just as it’s supposed to be. ” 

‘These Flowers Bloom Withering’ follows the band's debut EP, ‘To Die Today’, released in 2024.

YouTube  https://youtu.be/BUcxVEjsdU8?si=yEh4OS7JzQwhcfoF 

Spotify https://open.spotify.com/track/7mWt76s3jbfUB9Vg2T9FyO?si=O132Sh2mTTmTW3jatvF6QQ 

Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/praisemypain?igsh=czFzOGs4dGV3YTUx

OMBRA RELEASE "NIGHT TERROR"

 

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Montreal metal trio OMBRA will release their debut EP, "Night Terror," on September 14th, 2026, delivering a visceral, front‑to‑back conceptual experience built on fear, obsession, chemical collapse, and the psychological weight of modern life. The band has now unveiled the EP’s third single, “Blue Dream,” a suffocating descent into chemical escapism and slow‑motion psychological freefall.

The song drags listeners into a world where fleeting highs mutate into permanent hauntings, exploring chemical escapism dissolving into paranoia, dependency blurring into possession, waking nightmares unfolding in abandoned homes, and the overwhelming sensation of losing control in slow motion.

Musically, “Blue Dream” spirals through a suffocating atmosphere, crushing riffs, and psychedelic tension, serving as the perfect midpoint in the EP’s descent from societal panic to full psychological seizure.

Listen to “Blue Dream”:

Visualizer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5UmQA60mlM​

Add to your Spotify playlist - https://open.spotify.com/track/2ovp4p1wbXmFjSwlT6ges0​

OMBRA formed when Giuseppe “G” Criniti and Marco Sisti left their hard‑rock/progressive project NRTH in late 2020 to pursue a heavier, more aggressive direction. Soon after, Marco’s cousin Nico‑Angelo Sisti, a well‑known drummer in the Montreal scene and former member of Hidden Pride, joined the project.

​All three members grew up together in Lachine, the same schools, the same neighbourhood, families who immigrated from Italy together. OMBRA wasn’t a calculated formation; it was inevitable. Their sound is loud, energetic, and groovy

​Written between 2021 and 2026, OMBRA’s debut EP "Night Terror" reflects the band’s lived experiences and observations of a decade marked by upheaval, media distortion, obsession, war, and emotional collapse. Designed as a continuous front‑to‑back journey, the EP moves from the societal panic, media manipulation, and government control explored in "Hysteria," through the obsessive pursuit of beauty and identity fracturing in "Stitches," into the chemical escapism, paranoia, possession, and psychological collapse at the core of "Blue Dream." The descent reaches its peak in the title track "Night Terror," where Murphy’s Law is applied directly to the psyche, and total loss of control becomes inevitable, before resolving with "So It Goes," an instrumental moment of reflection, acceptance, and emotional release. As a whole, "Night Terror" serves as OMBRA’s commentary on the turmoil of the last decade, encouraging listeners to think freely, explore their own minds, and express themselves without compromise.

Recommended for fans of Power Trip, High On Fire, Motörhead, Mastodon, Testament, and Rammstein, "Night Terror" will be available on all digital platforms on September 14, 2026, at https://too.fm/eab92od.

Second Single - “Stitches” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FimmvegfZ_M​

First Single - “Hysteria” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7mDZ-4uXrY​

Track Listing:​

1. Hysteria (4:15)

2. Stitches (4:43)

3. Blue Dream (3:46)

4. Night Terror (5:44)

5. So It Goes (3:06)

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​Album and Live Band Lineup:​

Giuseppe Criniti - Vocals / Lead Guitar

Marco Sisti - Rhythm Guitar / Bass

Nico-Angelo Sisti - Drums

More info:

​https://ombra.band/​

​https://www.instagram.com/@abandcalledombra​

​https://www.facebook.com/people/OMBRA/61582909783052/