WHIPLASH SIGNS WITH TIME TO KILL RECORDS - "ROAR" RELEASE ANNOUNCED

 

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Time To Kill Records is proud to announce the signing of WHIPLASH, welcoming one of American thrash metal's most enduring underground forces to its roster. Led by true underground warrior Tony Portaro, the New Jersey veterans have spent more than four decades keeping the raw spirit of thrash metal alive, inspiring generations of musicians and fans who still believe in the power of riffs, sweat and genuine passion.

The partnership will see WHIPLASH release their new album, "ROAR", on November 27th, 2026. Recorded at Studio Mozart and Concrete Island Studio, produced by Tony Portaro and mixed by Jamie King Audio, the album delivers ten explosive tracks that capture the raw energy of the band's live performances while reflecting Portaro's continued evolution as a songwriter and musician.

Songs such as "Sonic Asylum", "Bullet Train" and "Who Stole My Whiskey" hit with full-force precision: this is thrash crafted for the mosh pit, not the algorithm. "ROAR" offers exactly what one should expect from WHIPLASH: real metal built around riffs, songs and attitude, with no interest in unnecessary embellishment or whatever fashionable nonsense happens to be circulating outside the pit.

The album was initially made available in a strictly limited form during WHIPLASH's European "Campaign for Musical Destruction Tour" with Napalm Death. A small number of CD promos were distributed independently during the tour under the original title "THRASHQUAKE".

The album now receives its official worldwide release through Time To Kill Records, with a new title, brand-new artwork by legendary illustrator Ed Repka, and a global campaign befitting its status.

Tony Portaro comments:

“THRASHQUAKE was the original title, and we made a limited number of copies available independently while we were touring earlier this year. As things developed and we started looking at the bigger picture for the worldwide release, ROAR just felt like a stronger title and a better representation of the album as a whole.

Partnering with Time To Kill Records gives us the opportunity to take this record far beyond that initial tour release and give it the international campaign and worldwide distribution it deserves. With the new title, the new Ed Repka artwork and TTK behind the official release, ROAR represents the definitive version of this album and the beginning of its real worldwide campaign.”

For Time To Kill Records, bringing WHIPLASH into the fold is a genuine pleasure: few bands embody the idea of uncompromising underground metal quite like Portaro's long-running institution.

Tracklist:

1. Thrashquake

2. Bullet Train

3. Can’t Take Back a Bullet

4. Sword Meet Skull

5. Who Stole My Whiskey

6. When the Deadman Calls

7. Red Tape Riot

8. Mother’s Kill Club

9. Sonic Asylum

10. Graveyard of Good and Evil

Current touring lineup:

Tony Portaro | vocals, guitar

William Winton | bass

Mitch Hull | drums

Formed in Passaic, New Jersey, in 1984, WHIPLASH quickly established themselves as one of the defining forces of the 1980s East Coast thrash metal scene. Led by guitarist and vocalist Tony Portaro, their combination of melodic speed metal, vicious riffs and raw energy produced the cult classic "Power and Pain" (1985), released through Roadrunner's Road Racer imprint.

Followed by "Ticket to Mayhem" (1987) and "Insult to Injury" (1989), the band's early records helped establish a distinctive identity within a New York scene dominated by punk and hardcore. After further releases, lineup changes and a period of inactivity, WHIPLASH returned with "Thrashback" (1998) before a long hiatus.

The band re-emerged with "Unborn Again" in 2009, reconnecting with both old-school devotees and a new generation of thrash fans. Through every incarnation, Tony Portaro has remained the band's constant driving force, preserving the power-trio spirit at the heart of WHIPLASH.

In 2026, that uncompromising approach continues with "ROAR", the band's eighth studio album and their new worldwide release through Time To Kill Records.

Thrash 'til death.

WHIPLASH

https://www.instagram.com/whiplash_thrash/

https://www.facebook.com/WhiplashThrash/

https://www.officialwhiplash.com/

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/

NUN IMMOLATION RELEASE "LIVE IN VALPARAISO" LIVE ALBUM

 

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NUN IMMOLATION IS BACK AFTER 8 YEARS OF SILENCE 

Formed in 2007, Nun Immolation is officially back. After 8 years of inactivity, the Slamming Brutal Death Metal band returns with a brutal new lineup ready to crush skulls.

To mark this comeback, the band is releasing a new live album: "Live in Valparaíso"—a raw recording that revisits the best of their discography and offers a preview of new material:

💀 Classic tracks from their demo "Aturdimiento encefálico" (2007).

🩸 Heavy artillery from the LP "Putrefacta Regurgitación Uterina" (2017).

⚡ 2 tracks featuring the new lineup (2026).

Tracklist:

    Intro

    Sangrienta Desvirginación a Machetazos

    Desmembrando Putas Monjas

    Aturdimiento Encefálico

    Grotesca Amputación Expuesta

    Atresia Pulmonar

    Nun Immolation

    Eyaculación de Caballo Sobre el Rostro de Sor Teresa

Additionally, the band is moving forward with plans to record a new EP that is sure to make waves. Hit play on the album video and get ready for the massacre:

👉 https://youtu.be/Cb9LBLrITQY

👉 https://open.spotify.com/intl-es/album/4lUP2OE3DjSggHAFor709p?si=yWVGfLnRQxW_DDyI9s7XCQ

Follow the band and support the extreme underground:

YouTube:    / @nunimmolation_chile  

Instagram: @nun.immolation

Facebook:   / nunimmolation.chile  

Email: nun.immolation@gmail.com

#NunImmolation #BrutalDeathMetal #SlammingBrutalDeathMetal #ChileanMetal #LiveInValparaiso

Members:

Alvaro: Vocals

César: Guitar

Gonzalo: Bass

Jaime: Drums

NINTH REALM STREAMS "DAMNATION´S VEIL"

 

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Decibel has premiered Damnation's Veil, the forthcoming album from Maryland-based Death/Thrash crew, Ninth Realm!

Stream the album ahead of Friday's official release at:

decibelmagazine.com/2026/08/25/full-album-stream-ninth-realm-damnations-veil/

"Ninth Realm have been one of the United States’ strongest death-thrash practitioners since forming in 2018 and they’re in their sharpest form yet on Damnation’s Veil, their second full-length and tenth release overall." - Decibel

Damnation's Veil, is out August 28 on Transcending Obscurity Records.

Damnation’s Veil is a consistent blend of death-thrash, metallic hardcore, black metal, and traditional heavy metal. The album will be available on CD, vinyl, and digital formats.

Tracked between April-July 2025, the production process for Damnation's Veil was split between recording drums, guitars and bass with Matthew Michel at Viva Studios (Goetia, Antichrist Siege Machine, Infant Island, Left Cross, Blood Monolith) in Fairfax, VA, while vocals were handled by Sebastian Philips (Exhumed, Mammoth Grinder) at his home studio in Dundalk, MD. 

In other news, Ninth Realm has announced an album listening party and album release show, both of which will take place in Washington, D.C. The Damnation's Veil album listening party happens on August 29 at Lyman's Tavern. The album release show will take place on on October 9 at Pie Shop.

Pre-order Damnation's Veil:

ninthrealm-label.bandcamp.com/album/damnations-veil

linktr.ee/transcendingobscurity

Track Listing:

1. Valigeth

2. Damnation’s Veil

3. Cohorts of the Abyss

4. Imbued in Hellfire

5. Rituals in Thar’amath

6. Orphaned Throne

7. Wyrd of Strideborne

8. Beyond the Void

9. Vengeance Unto Rot

10. All Hail Treachery

11. Twilight’s Blade

Credits:

Cover art by Jerry “Wyrmwalk” Hionis (Frozen Soul, Morgul Blade, High Command, Inhuman Nature, Troncale, Wrecking Ball, Maul) 

Influences on this record include: Iron Age, Bolt Thrower, Mercyful Fate, Power Trip, Celtic Frost, Bathory, Dissection, Autopsy, Candlemass

Photo Credit: Michael Burke

Line-up:

Amelia Morris (Bass)

Charles House (Rhythm Guitar)

Ben Hageage (Vocals)

Joey Burke (Drums)

Liam McMahon (Lead Guitar)

BIO:

Ninth Realm is a death-thrash band founded in Maryland and the surrounding DMV area. Formed in 2019, the band has released six individual recordings, including a demo, two EPs, a promo tape, and a full-length album, as well as several splits and compilations with other bands. Drummer Joey Burke and lead guitarist Liam McMahon started the project while in college at the University of Maryland.

Conceptually, the band draws from Joey’s original dark fantasy world, Tythorin – a setting shaped by themes of vengeance, fate, grief, trauma, and the indomitable willpower of the human spirit.

instagram.com/ninthrealmmd

ninthrealmmd.bandcamp.com

MISTIGO VARGGOTH DARKESTRA RELEASE "SHATTERED GATES OF APOCALYPSE"

 

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MISTIGO VARGGOTH DARKESTRA Returns After Decades with "Shattered Gates of Apocalypse"

"Shattered Gates of Apocalypse" will be released on September 25th via Oriana Music and will be available in all formats - CD, LP, Tape!

The single "Hollow Solitude" is out now on all streaming platforms: BANDCAMP, SPOTIFY, DEEZER, YOUTUBE MUSIC, APPLE MUSIC...

After decades of dormancy it is back. The music that takes you to the darkest and uncanniest corners of the universe. No strict genre limitations – pure inspiration and compositional mastery manifested somewhere in the intersection of dark electronics, ambient and blackened industrial metal. New MISTIGO VARGGOTH DARKESTRA full-length album "Shattered Gates of Apocalypse". First part of planned trilogy graced by fantastic out-of-time cover artwork of A. Brailovsky. Mixing and mastering by Anton Vorozhtsov (TA Production), layout by Sir Gorgoroth.

Track-list:

1. Shattered Gates of Apocalypse

2. Hybrid Life Syndrome

3. Into the Great Void

4. Hollow Solitude

5. Universal Whiplash Doctrine

6. No Peace Remains

7. Blind Stargazer

8. Distant Explosions of Hope

9. Fanged Skies

10. Candles

​https://www.facebook.com/mistigovarggothdarkestra​

​https://www.youtube.com/@MistigoVarggothDarkestra​

​https://oriana-music.com/

EREBOROS RELEASE NEW SINGLE: "PROGENIES OF THE UNSEEN"

 

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Brazilian death metal band Ereboros releases “Progenies of the Unseen”, the latest single from the upcoming album "From Oblivion to the Grave", due out independently on October 30, 2026.

 

2nd single: https://youtu.be/4X5KjAnuQoA?si=7I_xI5kzF-corWgF

The track further showcases the band's blend of old-school Death Metal aggression with a strong conceptual identity, continuing the direction established on previous releases while strengthening its presence in the Brazilian extreme metal scene.

Dark, intense, and atmospheric, "Progenies of the Unseen" deals with themes of alienation, existential suffering, and the isolation of those who struggle to fit into society. The lyrics follow the so-called "progenies of the unseen" which are individuals trapped in a cycle of pain, loneliness, and fading identity. Through symbolic storytelling, the song reflects on purpose, despair, and the human condition.

Tracklist:

From Oblivion to the Grave

Distorted Man-made Concept

The Agony of Existence

Salute to Disorder

Dissonant Soul

Nocturnal Paranoia

One Last Pulse

In the Depths of Misery

Progenies of the Unseen

At the Gallows of Doom

Links:

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

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Ereboros

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4j0EjyhqLFjcksGkgwE8mz

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/br/artist/ereboros/1630718156

Bandcamp: https://ereboros.bandcamp.com/album/ereboros

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

DOGTAK RELEASE "SHATTERED REFLECTION"

 

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Band/Artist: DOGTAK

Release Title: Shattered Reflection

Release Date: August 21st, 2026

Label: Self-Released

Format: Digital, CD

Genre: Death Metal, Thrash Metal

Country: Germany

DOGTAK may be a new name, but the musicians behind it bring years of experience from previous bands and projects. Formed in 2025, the German five-piece came together around a shared vision of combining aggressive riffs, driving grooves and melodic elements into a modern metal sound built for both the studio and the stage.

The band's debut EP, Shattered Reflection, arrives on August 21st, 2026 and serves as the first official release from the group. Across six tracks, DOGTAK blend death metal and thrash metal influences with a strong sense of groove and melody, creating songs that balance heaviness with atmosphere.

DOGTAK's roots go back to 2024, when guitarist Björn Condon began developing the project as a solo studio endeavour. What started as instrumental compositions gradually evolved into a full band with the arrival of vocalist Alex Ritzenhoff, drummer Gero Samrey, guitarist Sören "Rippy" Schwartau and bassist Basti Doell. Following the release of demo singles and their live debut in February 2026, Shattered Reflection marks the next step in the band's development.

Recorded between March and May 2026, the EP captures a band finding its identity through the combination of different influences and musical backgrounds. The result is a debut release that introduces DOGTAK's sound while laying the foundation for what comes next.

A few demos of tracks from the upcoming release are available to listen to on their Bandcamp: https://dogtak.bandcamp.com/. Feel free to check them out for a first taste of the album!

Tracklist:

The Beginning

Shattered Reflection

Wrath Within Me

Thrown Into The Abyss

Isolation

See Us Again

For fans of:

Illdisposed, Dew-Scented

Links:

https://dogtak.de

https://www.instagram.com/dogtak_official/

https://dogtak.bandcamp.com

ETHEREAL VOID RELEASE "PRIMORDIAL DISSONANCE"

 

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Band: Ethereal Void​

Album: Primordial Dissonance​

Release Date (CD): June 24, 2026​

Country: Canada​

Genre: Death Metal​

Label: Spinebuster Entertainment

Canadian groove laden, melodic death metallers Ethereal Void have been quietly developing into one of the most talented bands around. The band is the trio of Voiicide, Logan Mayhem, and Nemesis. Their new album, Primordial Dissonance, is out now and it’s the band’s most sophisticated release to date, as it builds on 2023’s more direct Gods of a Dead World, while maintaining the band’s trademark sound.

The album title, Primordial Dissonance, is appropriate. There is a primal aggression and dirty foundation for Ethereal Void’s music, but the dissonant, often groove heavy sound has frequently drawn comparisons to bands like Gojira and Septicflesh. This adds a familiarity with regards to Ethereal Void’s sound, while maintaining the mysterious persona of the band’s members.

Spinebuster Entertainment is a new record label created by Brett Van Put, who is best known as the editor for Transcending the Mundane. Transcending the Mundane was a print magazine from 1997-2006 and then was resurrected in 2023 as a digital entity. Spinebuster Entertainment was originally conceived by Tom Destefano from the band Monday Knights and owner of the legendary record store, None of the Above Records. Brett and Tom partnered for the Spinebuster Entertainment venture, but it was cut short by Tom’s tragic death. Now, Spinebuster Entertainment is back and Spaceman’s Read Only Memory is the label’s first release.

For more info:

​https://www.facebook.com/EtherealVoid/​

​https://transcendingthemundane.bandcamp.com/music​

​https://design.bandcamp.com/

FOG WALL RELEASE "GLOOMWEAVER"

 

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U.S. Death Metal duo FOG WALL are set to release debut album, Gloomweaver, on September 4!

Gloomweaver collects some of Tolkien’s most harrowing tales, as well as stories of the torturous, terrifying worlds depicted in the work of FromSoftware, the Japanese video game development studio. Included therein are everything from haunted fortresses to arachnid-shaped demons whose sole purpose is to eat the world, not to mention the forceful enclosure of humans into glass jars.

FOG WALL is the passion project of two lifelong friends - Zak Brady and Alex Malmquist. The duo draw inspiration from all things dark fantasy and horror. Combining their love of crushing evil riffs and heavy bass tones, they strive to conjure a new menace in a familiar genre.

"Knife, Sting, Tooth," the album's first single, is available now at:

youtu.be/1V-nqON0bWI.

The track is also available on Bandcamp, Spotify, and Apple Music,

https://fogwallnv.bandcamp.com/track/knife-sting-tooth-2

https://open.spotify.com/track/6Tj2NNu8BXaa529wiWDSnY

https://music.apple.com/us/album/knife-sting-tooth-single/6774460613

FFO: Morbid Angel, Type O Negative, Deicide, The Black Dahlia Murder, The Acacia Strain

Pre-order Gloomweaver:

fogwallnv.bandcamp.com/album/gloomweaver

Track Listing:

1. Manor of Ensnarement

2. Knife, Sting, Tooth

3. The Accursed

4. Mazarbul (Desolation)

5. Belching Black Vapours

6. Strangling Gloom

7. Fleshpot Ritual

8. Frantic Orb Weaver

9. The Profit of Doom (Medley)*

10. Traverse

*Type O Negative cover

Album Credits:

Engineering/Mixing/Mastering: Alex Malmquist.

Vocals: Zak Brady and Alex Malmquist.

Guitar: Shagrat “Quincy” Gorbag.

Bass: Alex Malmquist.

Drums: Logan Griggs.

All music by Alex Malmquist with the exception of “The Profit of Doom,” which was written by Peter Steele.

Lyrics for “Manor of Ensnarement,” “The Accursed,” “Mazarbul (Desolation)” by Zak Brady.

Lyrics for “Knife, Sting, Tooth”, “Belching Black Vapours”, “Strangling Gloom,” “Frantic Orb Wielder,” “Traverse” by Alex Malmquist.

Lyrics for “Fleshpot Ritual” by Zak Brady and Alex Malmquist.

Lyrics for “The Profit of Doom” by Peter Steele.

Album cover - Zak Brady.

Line-Up:

Alex Malmquist - Bass/Vocals

Zak Brady - Vocals

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FALSIMONIAN RELEASE "FOR SURVIVAL"

 

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FALSIMONIAN present a ferocious aggression in their new single offering, "The Enemy". Taken from the forthcoming EP For Survival, scheduled to arrive independently on November 7, 2026, the track is rooted in melodic death metal alongside groove, thrash metal, and black metal influences. 

On the new release, FALSIMONIAN share: 

"'The Enemy' speaks about the manipulation that society has fallen where everyone is pitted against each other to create conflict and a divide in society making enemies of people who may share a common goal."

"The Enemy" sees FALSIMONIAN joined by vocalist Alfredo Rocha Sifuente (ORCUS O DIS) whose performance alongside Erick Valverde contributes to the depiction of argumentative voices in conflict. This vocal arrangement is designed to evoke a state of paranoia and persecution complex. The track's chorus sees the vocal parts join to further emphasize the 'victim/aggressor' dichotomy. Fast-paced and overlapping phrases build a sense of urgency, anger and chaos.

The US and Mexico based melodic death metal band FALSIMONIAN infuse their dynamic heavy sound with influences from Mexican folk and Latin-American roots music, as well as progressive elements and jazz. Centered around a fictional, dystopian world, the upcoming EP considers the everyday impact onto individuals who are living under the threat and fear of a world-ending catastrophe.

For Survival was produced by Jesus Fuentes Valverde, with mixing and mastering by Gil Andrade. Drums engineering was undertaken by Ruben Sanchez at Urvn Studios, with guitars and keyboards recorded by Jesus Fuentes Valverde and vocals recorded by Erick Valverde. Guitar and vocal editing, and bass programming, was by Jesus Fuentes Valverde. Additional guitars on "Limitless", "Judgment" and "For Survival" were recorded and edited by Cesar Robles. 

All artwork photography for the EP and single releases are from X-Rays Erick Valverde has taken over the last 10 years. The artworks utilize original photographs of a colorful sunset as the light source behind the X-Rays. These colors are commonly seen in the desert skies of the US/Mexico border. Ariadne Willis, adjusted the photographs for the layout and design of the EP and single covers. Erick's accidents and health struggles have also indirectly influenced the overall theme of the EP. Additional photography by Rancho Creativo Studios. 

For Survival Tracklist: 

1. Freefall - 3:57

2. The Enemy - 4:02

3. Limitless - 3:44

4. Judgment - 4:48

5. For Survival - 5:05

About FALSIMONIAN:

Rooted in melodic death metal, FALSIMONIAN began as the brainchild of Jesus Fuentes and Erick Valverde in 2024, who welcomed Cesar and Mauricio in 2025 completing the band's line-up. Their sound is unique to the members' life experiences as bi-cultural individuals hailing from the harsh desert in the US-Mexico border. 

With members based out of El Paso, Texas, USA; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA; and Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico, FALSIMONIAN incorporate genre influences from Mexican folk and Latin-American roots music, as well as jazz. Musically, the band draw inspiration from metal acts including OPETH, DARK TRANQUILLITY, DREAM THEATER, CHILDREN OF BODOM, and BORN OF OSIRIS. 

FALSIMONIAN take their name from the Latin word "falsimonia", meaning: trick, imposition, deception. Situated in a fictitious dystopian world, the forthcoming EP explores the mundane daily realities of survival in the midst of dark times of war, hate and manipulation. For Survival arrives on November 7, 2026. 

FALSIMONIAN Is:

Erick Valverde - Vocals

Jesus Fuentes Valverde - Guitars, Keyboards

Cesar Robles Sanchez - Lead Guitars 

Mauricio “Moritz” Gonzalez - Drums

Connect With FALSIMONIAN:

Official Website: https://falsimonian.com/

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

Instagram: https://instagram.com/falsimonian

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

Discord: https://discord.gg/aU5TbnPF8M 

ZVINDIYAR RELEASE "SIX RITES"

 

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Band: ZVINDIYAR​

Album: Six Rites​

Release Date: September 3, 2026​

Country: Bahrain​

Genre: Atmospheric Death Metal

Drawing inspiration from Persian and Arabic mythology, Six Rites explores themes of transformation, collapse, and transcendence through a cinematic blend of atmospheric death metal. Serving as ZVINDIYAR's first complete release, it expands upon the conceptual world introduced by the band's three singles.

Track listing:

Anqa

Hex Of The Frenzied Decay

The Soaring Enigmatic

Fell

الهمس الأول

Shadhavar​

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Bandcamp pre-order: https://zvindiyar.bandcamp.com/​

EP teaser: https://youtube.com/shorts/Vwroi86UIq8​

For more info:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zvindiyar/​

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@zvindiyar​

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