HELL TREPANNER RELEASE "THE CONSECRATION OF ETERNAL IMPURITY"

 

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Band: HELL TREPANNER

Album: The Consecration of Eternal Impurity

Release Date: March 20, 2026

Country: Peru

Genre: Death Metal

Label: Awakening Records

HELL TREPANNER’s debut full-length The Consecration of Eternal Impurity will be released on March 20, 2026 by Awakening Records. The album comes out on CD and digital formats.

The first single, "Blaspheming in Primordial Tongues," is out now: https://youtu.be/IEJOPlnXN-8

HELL TREPANNER comes from the southern districts of Lima, Peru, and has been active since 2015. From the beginning, the band has stayed focused on old school death metal without compromise - no stylistic updates, no trend-hopping, no unnecessary polish. Just raw, hostile music built on heaviness, darkness, and blasphemy.

The band operates as a trio, and that stripped-down formation shows in the sound. The riffs are thick and ugly, the drums push forward without restraint, and the vocals stay deep and confrontational. Whammy bar abuse, blast-heavy sections, and slower crushing parts are used where they make sense, not as decoration. The record feels aggressive by nature rather than by design.

Lyrically and atmospherically, The Consecration of Eternal Impurity revolves around desecration, spiritual decay, death, and inverted ritual. There’s no narrative hand-holding here - the album leans into oppressive moods and ritualistic imagery, treating death metal as something closer to a ceremony than a performance.

The album was recorded at Dragon Verde Studios and mixed and mastered at Sounds of Perseverance Studios, keeping the sound dense and forceful rather than clean. The cover artwork, painted in oil on canvas by Artem Astaroth, fits the album’s tone without drifting into fantasy clichés.

Members of HELL TREPANNER have been involved in several key projects within the Peruvian underground, including Necrofagore, Evil Priest, Disinter, Ensseminis, Nefasto, Evil Spectrum, and Rito Profanatorio. The band is also known locally for intense live shows that favor pressure and volume over theatrics.

The Consecration of Eternal Impurity doesn’t attempt to redefine death metal. It exists to reinforce what the genre already does best - heaviness, darkness, and confrontation - delivered with conviction and no interest in modern polish.

Tracklist:

Profane Sacramentum

Supremacy of Obscurity

Blaspheming in Primordial Tongues

From Perpetual Catacombs

Overlord Enthroned by Darkness

Immersed in Malevolence

Barbaric Desecrator

Rain of Impaled Skulls

Descend to the Eternal Funeral

Line-up

Max Necromanza – Vocals / Bass

Neil Destructor – Guitars

Manolo Agressor – Drums

For more info:

https://www.facebook.com/helltrepannerdeath

https://www.instagram.com/helltrepanner.death

https://helltrepanner.bandcamp.com

https://www.facebook.com/AwakeningRecordsCN/

https://www.instagram.com/awakeningrecordscn/

https://awakeningrecordscn.bandcamp.com/

https://www.youtube.com/@AwakeningRecordsCN

https://awakeningrecordscn.bigcartel.com/

WOODEN SHADOW RELEASE NEW SINGLE "THE GREAT FEAST"

 

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Wooden Shadow's new single "The Great Feast" is an energetic, fast-paced and versatile product, where the genres bounce between folk metal and melodic death metal. Although the song is full of tempo, the song also includes a bit of atmosphere through clean guitars and an accordion. The songwriting is really maxed out, and there is no lack of mood at all! "The Great Feast" is also a sample of what Wooden Shadow's upcoming second full-length album has to offer.

LISTEN to 'The Great Feast' single on all major streaming platforms:  https://push.fm/fl/wooden-shadow-feast 

From year 2020 onwards, the first demo (Meaning of Wonders) also started a new project. Wooden Shadow is the solo project of Jeremia Ponto from Ylöjärvi, where the genres vary between melodic styles in the form of different formats. As a rule, founder Ponto writes his compositions based on melodic death metal, but there are also combinations of folk and melodic black metal. Jeremia Ponto, 25, describes his solo project: "Ever since I started making my first compositions, I had in mind to write diverse music that fits the colors of my project itself. Let the people, who find my music 

to listen to decide for themselves what my genre represents. I define my music as "melodic metal" because it feels more realistic to me as a composer."

Wooden Shadow - The Great Feast (single 2026)

Track list:

01. The Great Feast

Composed & lyrics by Jeremia Ponto

Single cover by Hannes Vuohijoki 

ISRC code: FI3FC2597302 

Line-up:

Jeremia Ponto - All instruments

 

Links:

https://www.facebook.com/Tormentius

https://www.instagram.com/woodenshadowofficial

https://woodenshadow.bandcamp.com 

WARSIDE RELEASE "COGNITIVE EXTINCTION"

 

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Band: WARSIDE

Album: Cognitive Extinction

Release Date: April 17, 2026

Country: France

Genre: Death Metal

Label: Gruesome Records

French death metal band WARSIDE, drawing influence from acts such as Dying Fetus, Vomitory, and Misery Index, will release their debut full-length album Cognitive Extinction on May 8th, 2026 via Gruesome Records. The album introduces a renewed lineup on vocals and drums, bringing increased intensity, precision, and cohesion to the band’s sound. With Cognitive Extinction, WARSIDE sharpen their identity, leaning into a rawer and more aggressive approach built around direct, effective tracks.

"For the album, it's the idea of the new lineup (there are only two of us left from the original EP, The Enemy Inside) that pushed us to have a rawer, more direct sound.

The first single has quite personal lyrics about the damage that screens and digital technology are doing to our children's brains and intelligence, and the decline of culture. That's the main theme of the album." - says the band

The first single, “Synthetic Abyss”: https://artists.landr.com/warside-France

Official Music Video: https://youtu.be/iFQr8yw8Kpw

The Cognitive Extinction album tracklisting:

1. Mind Fracture

2. Synaptic Decay

3. Neurocide

4. Invasive Thoughts

5. Synthetic Abyss

6. Visceral

7. Thirst for Rot

8. Cognitive Extinction

Album credits:

Recorded by: Warside & Kevin Paradis

Mixed / Mastered by: Thibault Bernard – Convulsound Studio

Artwork by: Jesus Lhysta (Rotted Artist)

Formed in 2018, Warside is a French death metal band with a raw, direct, and uncompromising sound. The band first made a name for itself on the underground scene with the release of its debut EP, The Enemy Inside, in 2020.

Thanks to numerous live performances in clubs and metal festivals across France and Europe, Warside built a solid reputation on stage. In 2023, the band embarked on its first European tour alongside Vader and Vomitory as part of the “40 Years of the Apocalypse” tour. This tour was followed in 2024 by a second European tour with Vader, covering 15 countries.

For more info:

https://warside1.com/

https://www.facebook.com/WARSIDE.FR

https://instagram.com/warside_official

https://warside1.bandcamp.com/releases

https://www.facebook.com/GruesomeRecordsPT

https://gruesomerecords.bandcamp.com/

MORS.VOID.DISCIPLINE RELEASE "TXKETH)ËKÉ"

 

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Sentient Ruin is happy to announce theirr partnership with Chilean bestial goregrind morgue-stalkers MORS.VOID.DISCIPLINE and announce their pulverizing debut album "Txketh)ëké", coming on March 13 2026 on LP, CD and MC formats and pre-orderable now via all Sentient Ruin channels.

Leading up to the gruesome release, legendary extreme metal blog No Clean Singing have premiered the song “Sanguinem In Anum Caprae Putrescentis Eiaculans“ claiming that the band’s music is “all inhuman, it’s all unhinged, it’s all hideously toxic. And it’s exhilarating, muscle-moving, well-structured and perversely addictive.“ - you can check out the feature and song HERE.

MORS.VOID.DISCIPLINE emerge from the bottomless dungeons of South America's extreme metal underground with their debut full-length monstrosity "Txketh)ëké", a twenty-minute obfuscation of terror-spawning bestial war metal destruction swathed in the flesh-eating violence and maggot-infested putridity of 90's goregrind. Cryptic and malignant beyond thresholds comprehensible to man, "Txketh)ëké" projects forth a cancerous aural perversion in which the war-mongering assaults of Blasphemy collide with early Carcass' mangled and deconstructed sonic butchery. Its astonishing hideousness and violence are not only shaped by its unequivocal descendancy, but further complexed by the peculiar antediluvian and occult aura historically permeating Chile's underground scene, as well as by the band's enigmatic inner workings and imagination harvesting perversions from beyond the reach of sanity. Slithering coils of vomitous, pitchshifted vocals proclaim the unutterable in arcane tongues long forgotten by men, regurgitating a noxious mass from within a hellish cauldron of dissonant, nuclear vice, and invoking absolute adherence and submission to a cult of death and darkness untouched by any light. The album's title is an anagram of words related to Solomon's demonology and multicultural esoteric warfare, and the band's concept and lyrics metastasize within the terrorscape as a deranged worship of evil reclaiming sacrifice through the destruction of human anatomy. Few crafts conglomerate in human mind as entities so committed to cruelty and devoted to destruction as this one, yet MORS.VOID.DISCIPLINE endure as yet another inscrutable product of an unrivaled scene whose isolation, remoteness and purity remain undying vectors for unparalleled world-building and musical transformation.

"Txketh)ëké" is slated for a March 13 2026 release on LP, CD and MC formats worldwide via Sentient Ruin.

https://sentientruin.bandcamp.com/album/txketh-k

https://morsvoiddiscipline.bandcamp.com/

HERIOT RELEASE "DEVOURED BY THE MOUTH OF HELL" DELUXE EDITION

 

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The UK's most exciting new heavy band, HERIOT, have unveiled a new single, 'Master of Deceit', alongside a deluxe version of their globally-acclaimed debut album, Devoured by the Mouth of Hell (Century Media).

HERIOT comment: "‘Master of Deceit’ is centred around the idea of the human experience being diminished through pressures of conformity and fear. It touches on how individualism is being lessened as we’re being pushed to disregard our own experiences, emotions and beliefs. The song poses the question of ‘how far are we willing to go before there’s no turning back?’

https://heriot.lnk.to/DevouredByTheMouthOfHell-DeluxeNE

Watch the video to 'Master of Deceit' here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyZBQKw7UlA

1.Foul Void 04:07

2.Harm Sequence 01:49

3.Opaline 03:21

4.Siege Lord 03:25

5.Sentenced to the Blade 02:45

6.Solvent Gaze 02:55

7.Lashed 03:29

8.At the Fortress Gate 03:45

9.Visage 03:43

10.Mourn 04:35

11.Commander of Pain 04:45

12.Master of Deceit 04:00

Tracks 1-10: full studio album

Tracks 11-12: new tracks (Deluxe Edition)

Since the release of their 2020 single “Cleansed Existence”, Bristol’s industrial metalcore hellraisers HERIOT have been touted by artists, journalists and fans alike as extreme music’s next breakout prospect.

“Devoured by the Mouth of Hell” doesn’t just double down on the crushing claustrophobia of HERIOT’s prior material – it also includes ideas that they previously hadn’t touched.

Openers “Foul Void” and “Harm Sequence” prove that with a dizzying one-two punch, the first song being a powerhouse of groove with melodic touches, whereas the second’s a full-tilt metalcore rampage. Elsewhere, such standouts as “Opaline” and “Visage” take the ambient tones HERIOT previously only hinted at and build complete songs out of them. The band still sound as raw and direct as ever, yet there’s a refinement that can only come from their sheer drive to make something worthy of all the hype around them. The attention inspired HERIOT to focus as intently on their instruments and their craft as they possibly could, and “Devoured by the Mouth of Hell” was meticulously honed through months of writing and recording.

Composing and demoing alone took almost a year – then, once the band entered the studio in early 2024, they sought help from a who’s who of modern metal. Sylosis leader and ex-Architects guitarist Josh Middleton produced, while Justin Hill of prog metal luminaries Sikth engineered the drums and Grammy award winning Will Putney (who plays in metal/hardcore heavyweights End, Fit For An Autopsy and Better Lovers) mixed.

Check out the two new singles which show a mix of Bolt Thrower, Lamb of God and crunchy 90s metallic hardcore.

HERIOT have created a dense, oppressive yet diverse masterpiece. Their momentum will only continue to steamroll once the metal masses have heard their new ideas, and it won’t be long before the band rocket from metal’s brightest ‘rising stars’ to simply ‘stars’ in their own right. 

released February 13, 2026

Line-Up:

Jake Packer - Vocals/Bass

Debbie Gough - Vocals/Guitar

Erhan Alman - Guitar

Julian Gage – Drums

https://heriotmetal.bandcamp.com/

http://www.facebook.com/heriotmetal

http://www.instagram.com/heriotmetal

WORM RELEASE "NECROPALACE"

 

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Worm has incessantly built upon their sonic palette of ‘Necromantic Black Doom’, with roots in nearly every worthy corner of extreme metal’s history - from the grandiose heights of ‘90s symphonic black metal to the emotional technicality of ‘80s shred metal. Today Worm emerge with their next studio album and first release with Century Media Records, Necropalace.

The Floridian band have only grown more powerful, showcasing a level of grandiose songcraft that is beyond modern compare. On Necropalace, Worm has managed to do what many others in this day and age can only attempt: They walk backwards into the future. 

Alongside the release of Necropalace, Worm have revealed part three of the album’s official music video series and opulent closer, “Witchmoon - The Infernal Masquerade (Feat. Marty Friedman)” which was created by Worm’s Phantom Slaughter via his production company, Nightfang Productions.

Tracklist:

1.Gates to the Shadowzone (Intro) 02:08

2.Necropalace 10:04

3.Halls of Weeping 09:21

4.The Night Has Fangs 07:19

5.Dragon Dreams 12:06

6.Blackheart 07:45

7.Witchmoon: The Infernal Masquerade (feat. Marty Friedman) 14:04

“Necropalace” is the purest distillation yet of WORM’s self-branded “Nekromantic Black Doom” - rendered in blood-stained technicolor.

7 brand-new songs with over an hour playing time. The song "Witchmoon: The Infernal Masquerade" features an guest appearance by Marty Friedman.

released February 13, 2026

Line-Up:

Phantom Slaughter – Vocals, Keyboards

Wroth Septentrion - Guitars, Keyboards, Timpani, Engineering

Necreon - Bass

CK - Drums, engineering

Produced by Arthur Rizk (Blood Incantation, Power Trip, King Diamond)

https://wormgloom.bandcamp.com/

https://www.instagram.com/wormgloom/

SHADOWSPAWN RELEASE TITLE TRACK FROM NEW ALBUM: "CADAVER DOGS"

 

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Shadowspawn hails from the greater Copenhagen area in Denmark and has existed since 2013. They released several critically acclaimed records ("Ashes of Sorrow" (EP, 2015), "Hope Lies Dormant" (2017), "The Biology of Disbelief" (2021), "Blasphemica" (2023))  and established themselves as a powerful force on the Danish metal scene. They are known for their uncompromising blend of groove, black, and old-school death metal, Shadowspawn masterfully balances brutality, heaviness, and technicality!

After 3 years, now Danish band is preparing for releasing 4th studio album!

With "Cadaver Dogs", Shadowspawn unleash a landmark album that both expands the band’s musical horizons and cements their ability to craft a cohesive sound where groove and darkness go hand in hand with crushing intensity.

Bue Jensen comments: "We’re back with a truly killer, thoroughly crafted record, and we’re proud and excited to present it to our fans! We’ve created a narrative about

the insane world we see around us, where power-hungry dictators and religion set an agenda built on fear, murder, and oppression. In other words, human carrion feeders who exploit everything they possibly can!".

The material for the new album was recorded at Corpsekennel Spawncamp. All was mixed & mastered by Kelvin Dam. Cover artwork was designed by Swedish artist Henry Pyykkö, and the layout was created by Jess Larsen. Album will be released on February 20, 2026 in digital format and CD by Polish label Via Nocturna (pre-order).

In April this year, Shadowspawn will go on tour across Denmark together with Defacing God (symphonic black/gothic) and Maceration (death). More info at Metalized Tour Fanpage.

Band already released video to the second single from upcoming album.

Check out title track "Cadaver Dogs".

https://youtu.be/aLps63Eavik

TRACKLIST:

01. Spiral of Torment

02. The Apostate

03. Devil's Breath Retribution

04. Dark Waters

05. Eir to the Profane

06. Cadaver Dogs

07. Requiem of the Dispossessed

08. He Who Slept in Fire

09. Hollow Gods

10. Demonized and Blasphemous

BAND SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/shadowspawn

Instagram | https://instagram.com/shadowspawn.dk

Bandcamp   https://shadowspawn.bandcamp.com/

LABEL SOCIAL MEDIA

Website | https://vianocturna.com/

Facebook |  https://www.facebook.com/ViaNocturnaCom/

Bandcamp | https://vianocturna.bandcamp.com/

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

NØKK RELEASE "HEARTLESS"

 

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Based in Columbus, Ohio, Nøkk was birthed in January of 2021.

Shortly after the demise of the the promising Black/Death unit Eternal Bloodshed, guitarist and song-writer J. Gallagher, along with drummer S. Pletcher, decided to continue working together to explore a more organic, atmospheric style. After a few meetings, R. Hames joined the fold on vocals.

Nøkk's debut ep, Repel The Incursion, was released digitally on August 24, 2023. Now, two years later, the band has completed work on their first full-length album, Heartless. Containing 6 tracks and more than 40 minutes of new music, Heartless will be released November 21, 2025 on LP, CD and all digital platforms by Solistitium Records.

Featuring current and ex-members of Canis Dirus, Darkmoon, Eternal Bloodshed and others, Nøkk aims to create music that draws from a wide range of influences and inspirations, musical and otherwise, that they would want to hear themselves.

Heartless - Tracklist:

1.The Blind Leading The Lost 07:00

2.Heartless 06:05

3.Nøkk The Soulless 07:27

4.All The Pretty Things 05:05

5.Dead 08:30

6.The Hanging Tree 07:13

First full-length album by NØKK after the EP 'Repel The Incursion'.

released November 21, 2025

Jake Gallagher - guitar, lyrics

Rob Hames - vocals, lyrics

CJ Yacoub - session drums

Nick Hadley - session bass

AP - session synth

Covers by Todd Paulson

Recording, mixing and mastering by Joe Viers @soniclounge.net

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61581296664695

https://www.instagram.com/nokk_the_soulless/

https://nokkthesoulless.bandcamp.com/

SO BELOW PRODUCTIONS:

https://sobelowproductions.bandcamp.com/

https://www.instagram.com/sobelowproductions/

PISS CHALICE RELEASE "WRATH OF THE NARCISIST"

 

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CD available via Eye And Ear Control Records - Feb 20

Tape available via So Below Productions - Feb 27

Vinyl available via Decomp Regalia - Summer 2026

Tracklist:

1. Suffer in Solitude 

2. Wrath of the Narcissist

3. Claws of Lucifer

4. S.N.A.K.E.

5. Liar's Path

6. Preserved Under Ice

7. Controlled by Hatred

8. Final Pleas left Unanswered

9. A Decorated Veteran (In Wars Upon Ones Self)

10. Last Kill and Testament 

released January 30, 2026

NEVDACHA - VOCALS / KEYS

DEAD FLESH VESSEL - GUITAR

FLEISCHGOLEM - BASS

IMPALER - DRUMS

ALL COMPOSITIONS BY NEVDACHA

THIS ALBUM IS DEDICATED TO ALL NARCISSISTIC WASTES OF SKIN, PREACHERS OF MANIPULATION, AND FOLLOWERS OF FALSE GODS. MAY YOU SUFFER A SLOW AND PAINFUL DEATH FOR THE LIVES YOU DESTROY.

RECORDED JANUARY 2026

ALL INSTRUMENTS RECORDED BY TK

MIXED/MASTERED BY NEVDACHA

COVER ART BY ROTTING REIGN

PISSCHALICE LOGO BY J DORGE

https://pisschaliceblackmetal.bandcamp.com/

https://www.instagram.com/pisschalice

SO BELOW PRODUCTIONS:

https://sobelowproductions.bandcamp.com/

https://www.instagram.com/sobelowproductions/

FALLATH RELEASE "NÄLKÄISET AAVEET"

 

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Fallath - "Nälkäiset aaveet"

Release: 13.03.26 (13th March)

Merch: CD in limited DigiPak & Jewelcase

Tracklist:

1. Alkusoitto

2. Ilosanoma

3. Tuhon säkeet

4. Vaikeneva katse

5. Marttyyrien vainiot

6. Tumman metsän laulu

7. Saatanan mustat nahkasiivet

8. Vaskisoturi

9. Nälkäiset aaveet

"Nälkäiset aaveet" is a testament to the thirst that shapes worlds and passes from one form to

another without release. At the same time it’s the picture of the world where forests are eating the

corpses and hunger for power is destroying the soil.

Fallath performs timeless Finnish black metal.

Credits:

A: vocals, guitars, Yamaha CS2x, Yamaha AN1x, SuperCollider programming

A: bass

J: drums

O: vocals (Tuhon säkeet)

Ville Valavuo: recording, mixing, mastering, production

Arto Kuronen: cover art

Roope Itälinna: cover art photography

Matti Rautaniemi: logo

Robert Brockmann: layout

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61576179235253

https://www.instagram.com/fallathblackmetal

http://fallath.bandcamp.com/

https://www.instagram.com/naturmachtproductions/

https://www.instagram.com/fallathblackmetal

ØVI RELEASE "HEDERA HELIX"

 

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ØVI returns in 2026 with Hedera Helix, a four-track EP forged in Los Angeles and shaped by confrontation, mythology, and psychological excavation. Running 15 minutes and 28 seconds, the record coils tightly around themes of parasitism, power, identity, and reclamation. Named after the ivy plant known for invasive growth and relentless persistence, Hedera Helix mirrors that natural force. The music spreads deliberately, grips firmly, and reshapes whatever it climbs.

Formed in 2018 by Michael Nolasco and Zed Amarin and later completed by Kevin McCombs and Brendan Collins, ØVI emerged from the Los Angeles metal underground with a clear creative vision. Their 2024 debut single “Crucifixation” introduced a sound defined by cinematic scope, technical precision, and layered intensity. With Hedera Helix, the band deepens that identity, incorporating sharper electronic textures, denser rhythmic architecture, and a more focused conceptual throughline.

The EP opens with “Lilith,” a venom-laced meditation on seduction and emotional entanglement. Drawing from the symbolism of poison ivy, the track examines attraction intertwined with suffocation. The guitars cut with intent while atmospheric layers pulse beneath, reflecting the moment when clarity rises from emotional chaos. The song captures recognition, restraint, and the decisive act of severing what corrodes from within.

“Penanggalan” pulls from Southeast Asian folklore. The myth of the detached, feeding spirit becomes a metaphor for social and emotional parasitism. The arrangement tightens into suffocating tension before bursting outward in a surge of controlled aggression. Every riff feels like resistance. Every rhythmic shift signals release. The track embodies the refusal to carry the weight of those who drain ambition and vitality.

“Prometheon” channels mythic fire into disciplined will. Inspired by the symbolism of creation through flame, the song reframes adversity as fuel. Lines such as “self-righteous apostle, throw them to the fire, they will burn / dissolving divination, consuming for creation, solve et coagula” elevate judgment into transformation. The production expands in scope, fusing cinematic layering with tightly engineered percussion. The result feels expansive yet focused, a study in turning pressure into propulsion.

The closing track, “Absolve,” carries the EP toward transcendence. The refrain “Absolve. Rectify. Solidify.” functions as ritual language, a mantra that reinforces forward motion. Guitars surge with urgency while the rhythmic backbone drives steadily ahead. The ivy metaphor completes its arc here, symbolizing renewal through growth and the deliberate rebuilding of structure.

Produced, engineered, and mixed by ØVI at The Steakhouse Studio and mastered by Nick Townsend, Hedera Helix stands as a fully independent release. The EP is digital at launch, reinforcing the band’s autonomy and control over its evolving audiovisual world. Artwork by Rudi Yanto complements the sonic themes, drawing from occult symbolism and post human aesthetics that echo the record’s fixation on transformation and duality.

Influenced by the cinematic extremity of NE OBLIVISCARIS, the crushing force of GOJIRA, the symphonic darkness of DIMMU BORGIR, and the industrial edge of NINE INCH NAILS, ØVI blends atmosphere and aggression into a cohesive narrative experience. The band approaches metal as structured storytelling, where every dynamic shift serves the emotional arc.

With Hedera Helix, ØVI sharpens its purpose. The EP captures anger directed with precision, willpower exercised with discipline, and growth achieved through confrontation. The ivy climbs. The structure changes. The transformation holds.

About ØVI:

Influenced by NEOBLIVISCARIS, GOJIRA, DIMMU BORGIR, and NINE INCH NAILS, ØVI builds a sound that blends cinematic heaviness with electronic elements, evolving harmonic layers, and dynamic rhythmic structures. The result is an immersive, modern metal experience that balances aggression with emotion, density with clarity.At its core, ØVI approaches metal as a narrative medium, using sound to explore power, guilt, and identity. Hedera Helix stands as both confrontation and metamorphosis, music that refuses to fade quietly, instead clawing toward self-definition and growth.

Connect With OVI:

Official Website: https://www.oviorder.com/

Bandcamp: https://oviorder.bandcamp.com/track/crucifixation

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61554332926141

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oviorder/?hl=en

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

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5RjQGeAtl7pxJUmiEe7Qbe?si=HmcoaTnKTeGeXpEnRbmn3g

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/%C3%B8vi/1742286528

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

OVI is:

Michael Nolasco - Vocals/Guitar

Zed Amarin - Drums

Kevin McCombs - Bass

Brendan Collins - Guitar

HEIDEN TO RELEASE "TEMNOPLODEC"

 

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HEIDEN, the Czech progressive black metal band, announce their tenth full-length album, Cma, set for release on 24 April 2026 via EPIDEMIE Records. Available in digital, CD, and vinyl formats, the album marks a continuation of the journey begun with 2022’s acclaimed Andzjel.

The first single and official music video, “Temnoplodec”, is out now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE0wO5wXZwY

Three years after the acclaimed album Andzjel, HEIDEN return with their tenth full-length release, Cma. The album is a direct continuation of the previous chapter, yet one that dives even deeper into darkness. Once again, HEIDEN’s music flows through the landscape of the Carpathian Mountains — not as a backdrop, but as an inner terrain where memory, guilt, and fear merge into a single current. Across nine tracks, Cma rises from silence and ashes, from images of remote mountain villages where time has come to a standstill, and from human stories in which borders no longer began in the land itself, but within people. Clean, hypnotic riffs and an urgent vocal delivery create a sense of inescapable tension — like a nocturnal flight through a landscape that no longer offers shelter.

Emerging from the black metal underground more than twenty years ago, HEIDEN have never allowed themselves to be confined by genre boundaries. Their music has always been rooted in place, language, and personal experience, remaining open to experimentation and silence alike. Cma continues this path with unprecedented intensity. This is not an album that offers catharsis, strength, or comfort. It is a record of brooding reflection, heavy sorrow, and quiet dread, born from stories of the borderlands of occupied Czechoslovakia, where humanity slowly eroded under the pressure of fear and hatred. It does not seek to overwhelm the listener — instead, it draws them into a state of melancholy where the past continually resurfaces. Darkness here is not an effect, but an inseparable part of the human condition. Cma stands as the darkest album in HEIDEN’s history — and one of their most honest.

Tracklist

Odmítám zítřek (I Refuse Tomorrow)

Temnoplodec (Darkbearer)

Vodě (To The Water)

Rozsudek (Verdict)

Bílý had (White Serpent)

Stěna (The Wall)

Snažím se najít srdce (I Strive To Find A Heart)

Svědek (The Witness)

Poslední (The Last One)

All songs were originally composed and recorded by Heiden, all lyrics were written by kverd. Bass parts were composed and recorded by the band’s close friend Murky. All tracks except the bass and key were tracked during spring – beginning of summer 2025 in SHAARK recording studio, engineered by Pavel Hlavica and Petr Nejezchleba. Bass was tracked in Murky’s home studio, keys were recorded in Niche home studio & engineered by kverd, both during the same period. The album was mixed and mastered by Karl Daniel Lidén in Tri-Lamb studio during July 2025. Album cover photo was arranged and taken by Jan Škop during photo session with Jakub König. For artwork used with kind permission of the author. The band photo was taken by Tom. Ink graphics used on a cover were drawn by kverd. Design and layout of the cover was made by kverd.

Band History:

Formed in 2003 by Kverd and Varnag, HEIDEN began as a pagan black metal project rooted in the Carpathians. The band has evolved while maintaining a dark, uncompromising core:

Dolores (2011) and A kdybys už nebyla, vymyslím si tě (2013) established HEIDEN as a respected underground name.

Experimental releases in 2015 and 2019 deepened the band’s sonic and emotional range.

Andzjel (2022) explored the White Carpathians and the tragic legacy of the Žítková goddesses.

With Cma, HEIDEN delivers a darker, heavier, and more oppressive album, pushing their post-black metal vision to its most uncompromising form.

Line-up:

Einsk – drums

Tom – guitars

Werlinga – keys

kverd – vocals, guitar

For more info:

Facebook: facebook.com/kapelaheiden

Instagram: instagram.com/heiden_kapela

Bandcamp: heiden.bandcamp.com

YouTube: youtube.com/@heidenofficial5133

Label: epidemie.cz

HELLGRIMM RELEASE "RESURRECTION"

 

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Band: Hellgrimm

Album: Resurrection

Release Date: February 13, 2026

Country: USA

Genre: Rock

Hellgrimm is a power trio forged in 2018 that delves into the darkness of addictions, death, and demons, with stories based in fiction and fact, conjuring spells of destruction and salvation. Their rhythmic melodies are punctuated by haunting solos and a piercing voice gives hope that there may be paths out of the darkness. 

Writer/guitarist Jerry Connor and drummer/singer Erica Missey lead the charge of this sonic triumvirate. Hellgrimm has the aid of talented bassists Johnnie Kay, Adrian Cavazos, Shawn Mitchell, Miriam Darnell, and Joshua Pechawer (RIP, Joshua ❤) when they hit the stage. 

In early 2026, Hellgrimm will release its long-awaited sixth studio album, "Resurrection," on Friday, February 13 on streaming, downloads, and CD. The song are as follows:

Murder on My Mind

Reign of Terror

Resurrection

Embrace

Dead Superstar

Voodoo Man

Ride or Die

Dog Trash Must Die

Outcast (Kreator cover)

Shooting Stars

Bonus Track – “Sympathy for the Devil” (The Rolling Stones cover)

Nearly three years in the making, this album’s journey through technical difficuties, multiple recording studios, lost files, sickness, death, bad weather, and band line-up changes have fought hard to keep it from happening. Hellgrimm is overjoyed that this album is finally seeing the light of day and feels that some of their best work shines brightly on this CD.

Hellgrimm will feature songs from “Resurrection” as well as favorites from their previous work while supporting NWOBHM legends Satan on their four-date Spain Tour, February 19 – 22. Newly-recruited bassist, Shawn Mitchell, will be joining Hellgrimm on the tour.

Hellgrimm is also playing shows in the US and are working on other tours and festivals for 2026.

The first single and movie theme song, "Dog Trash Must Die," was released on December 23, 2025, along with the music video, directed by Justin Lee Soto. The movie is set for release in early 2026.

Jerry Connor and Erica Missey continue to work on the musical "Gideon's Journey," based on the book and lyrics written by author Paul Enemark. The band headlined a three-date run in Kobe and Osaka, Japan, May 2025, and played shows in and around Texas throughout the year while planning future stateside and overseas tours.

Hellgrimm has supported many talented artists since its inception, including The Kings of Thrash, Raven, (hed) p.e., Nasty Savage, Bitch, Sinister, WatchTower, Riot, Ronnie Munroe, Atrophy, Go Ahead and Die (Max Cavalera), Geoff Tate, Christian Death, Powerman 5000, Kix, Jetboy, Dizzy Reed (Guns & Roses), Michael Graves, Tommy DeCarlo (Boston), Vicious Rumors, Pissing Razors, and Goatwhore.

"Sacrifice," Hellgrimm's fifth studio album, dropped in March, 2024, online and on CD. An 11-song, hard-hitting, rock album, recorded and co-produced by Hellgrimm's long-time engineer, Daisun de Rijk, "Sacrifice" was the eagerly-awaited follow up to the LP "Ritual" (September, 2022). Single "Speed Demon" features drummer extraordinaire Mike Heller (Raven, Control/Resist, Malignancy, formerly of Fear Factory). "Til Death do us Party" was mastered at Abbey Road Studios in 2023 by legendary engineer Sean Magee.

"Sacrifice" also contains two Black Sabbath covers, "Never Say Die" and  "N. I. B.," the latter featuring drums by Robert Garcia. Hellgrimm contributed their version of "Outcast" to Dark United Media's 2024 album release, "Agents of Brutality: A Tribute To Kreator."

In late October 2024, Hellgrimm flew to England to support the Kings of Thrash (featuring David Ellefson and Jeff Young) on their 8-date "Anarchy in the UK" Tour in England, Scotland, North Ireland, and Ireland with special guest Andry.  In July, the band flew to Colombia for the Chaos Festival Vol. 1 in Medellin and Bogota and to Honduras for the Marcala Metal Fest, 3rd Edition. Hellgrimm played at the Whisky in Hollywood on September 19th, supporting Bitch and Angeles. Hellgrimm played several shows around Texas in 2024 in support of their new album.

In 2023, Hellgrimm hopped the pond first in March to support the legendary NWOBHM trailblazers Raven on their "All for One" Album 40th Anniversary Tour in the UK for nine shows alongside London-based rockers Daxx & Roxane; second in July to play Comic FEST! Cabo Rojo in Puerto Rico.

Hellgrimm released its first full-length album, "The Hunger," in June 2021, and three EPs; the self-titled debut (March 2019), “Elysium” (February 2020) and "Hellgrimm: Live" (March 2021).

Hellgrimm has three songs (including the main theme) for the upcoming TV series "Lowie Mortem: Chronicles of a Dead Detective," written by J. Rene Munz, to be directed by George Ortiz (release date TBA). Hellgrimm also has four songs in the soundtrack of the film "Darkness Strain," directed by Abraham Takatsuki  (April 2025).

Hellgrimm is sponsored by EMG Pickups, Morley Pedals, Lang Amps, Busuyi Guitars, Soultone Cymbals, Collision Drum Sticks, Koffin Krew Apparel and Bunny's Wonderland Designs.

Writer/guitarist Jerry Connor began his music obsession in his teens on South Padre Island, Texas. After years of playing in local bands, his world turned upside down when a fateful accident almost cost him his left hand and his life. Following two major surgeries, many doctors told him he would never play guitar again. Undeterred, Jerry studied music theory and composition at the University of Texas Pan American in hopes of becoming a composer.

Jerry rehabilitated his hand through years of relentless practice and was able to play guitar once again, moving around the country to work with national acts. In 2002, he landed in San Antonio, Texas, and began writing the music that would conjure the band Hellgrimm.

Drummer/vocalist/studio bassist Erica Missey fell in love with live music as a child while watching her grandfather and uncle play guitar in their family-owned bar and get-togethers. She started playing trumpet when she was eleven and enjoyed playing through high school and early into university.

After years of concentrating on her art career (animation credits include “Space Jam” and “The Prince of Egypt"), Erica returned to making music as a bass player. She met Jerry Connor in 2002 and joined him to form the band Monkeysoop. After years of playing bass and finding her voice, Erica switched to drums in 2010 and became the primary singer when Hellgrimm was conceived in 2018. Erica creates the artwork for Hellgrimm's albums and graphics through her art business, Ericatures.

In February 2026, Hellgrimm will be heading to Spain to tour with NWOBHM Giants SATAN for a 4- shows:

February 19 - Barcelona - Razzmatazz 3

February 20 - Valencia - Sala Zulu

February 21 - Madrid - Sala Silikona

February 22 - Portugalete - Sala Groove

More tours and shows will be added.

For more info:

hellgrimm.com

www.facebook.com/hellgrimmband

https://www.instagram.com/hellgrimm_band/

www.youtube.com/@monkeysoop

www.youtube.com/@hellgrimm

https://open.spotify.com/artist/1VQjly9KGnrwIEpiiLq6LA

www.tiktok.com/@hellgrimmband

SEEPING PROTOPLASM TO RELEASE "REPUGNANT ENTANGLEMENT"

 

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SEEPING PROTOPLASM (JAPAN) SET TO SECRETE ‘REPUGNANT ENTANGLEMENT’ MARCH 13TH – LOSE YOUR HEAD AND STREAM SINGLE ‘TEMPORARILY BEHEADED’ NOW!

Hailing from Tokyo, SEEPING PROTOPLASM continue the tradition of Japan’s brutal death metal scene, delivering eight putrid tracks that fluidly combine the raw, crushing intensity of late ’90s death metal with grind, slam, and experimental influences. 'Repugnant Entanglement' is set for release on CD via Iron Fortress Records, tape via Headsplit Records, and vinyl via Sewer Stench Records.

Streaming now, the manic single 'Temporarily Beheaded' tears through frenzied chaos as serrated riffs and battering drums convulse violently together, while guttural vocals gurgle like writhing intestines. Midway, the track abruptly voids its guts, excreting a filth-caked groove as viscous bass churns out unsettling textures, before snapping back into the unpredictable and frantic attack of the song's opening.

Carving their name in the brutal death metal scene since 2022, SEEPING PROTOPLASM began with their demo 'Profound Torment', followed by their 2023 debut full-length 'Exhale Extinction' on Headsplit Records and subsequent split EPs with Rottenness and Nyctophagia, as well as a 2025 promo cassette featuring three tracks destined for their sophomore album. Known for relentless live shows, the band has shared stages with acts such as Toxic Holocaust, Cryptic Shift, and Gut Explosion, performing internationally, and appearing twice at Asakusa Deathfest.

'Repugnant Entanglement' was recorded, mixed, and mastered in the bowels of Void)))Lab by Inari Ryuhi. The artwork, created by Natsumi de Dianous, mirrors the album’s bizarre brutality, with the bands logo by Epul Rickard and photography by Inari Ryuhi and Mácarena GP.

Stream 'Temporarily Beheaded' HERE.

‘Repugnant Entanglement’ is available for pre-order on CD via Iron Fortress Records HERE.

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GORE MACHINE RELEASE "CONGEALED AND FOAMING"

 

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Horror Pain Gore Death Productions are set to release the new album from Pennsylvania's underground Brutal Death Metal Goregrinders Gore Machine. Congealed And Foaming  is up now for pre-order and will be released March 13th on CD and Digital formats along with merch.

Following up on 2024's Macerated & Liquified, Gore Machine unleash ten more brutal Goregrinding and Slamming Death Metal cuts, focused on Darwinian and bizarre deaths from history.

For fans of Dying Fetus, Disgorge, Devourment, Gore Lord, Dead Infection, Cannibal Corpse, CBT, Spasm, Lymphatic Phlegm and old Carcass.

Listen to the single "Shish Kabobs" at youtu.be/Rzx6wS4FARo

Pre-order the CD for only $10 at https://shop.horrorpaingoredeath.com/products/gore-machine-congealed-and-foaming-cd

Pre-order the Digital Download for only $6.66 at https://hpgd.bandcamp.com/album/congealed-and-foaming

Pre-save this release on Spotify at https://ffm.to/gore-machine

Pre-order the Bathroom Blooodbath T-Shirt for only $20 at https://shop.horrorpaingoredeath.com/products/gore-machine-bathroom-bloodbath-t-shirt

Pre-order the Bathroom Blooodbath T-Shirt + CD Bundle for only $28 at https://hpgd.bandcamp.com/merch/gore-machine-bathroom-bloodbath-t-shirt-cd-bundle

Pre-order the Logo Trucker Hat for only $20 at https://shop.horrorpaingoredeath.com/products/gore-machine-logo-trucker-hat

TRACKLISTING:

1. Shish Kabobs

2. Road Safety Certification

3. Stunt Double

4. Brain Drain

5. Unplugged

6. Crusher

7. Dirt Devil

8. Lawn Care

9. Camping

10. Undercover

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Horror Pain Gore Death Productions:

www.horrorpaingoredeath.com

https://shop.horrorpaingoredeath.com

hpgd.bandcamp.com

www.facebook.com/horrorpaingoredeath

www.instagram.com/horrorpaingoredeath

open.spotify.com/user/horrorpaingoredeath

twitter.com/hpgd666

www.youtube.com/user/horrorpaingoredeath/videos

FROZEN OCEAN TO RELEASE "ASKDRÖMMAR"

 

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FROZEN OCEAN - ASKDRӦMMAR

LABEL: APOCALYPTIC WITCHCRAFT

RELEASE DATE: FEBRUARY 13th 2026

City dwellers have all sensed the life, the power, the autonomous identity of their home. They understand, on some deeply buried level, that it is more than a collection of buildings and intersecting streets…it is an entity beyond its elements, a tarnished, hungry god with a character that changes with the setting of the sun and the flickering into life of the street lights and neon signs. They know there is another world, a darkly different reality that lies behind a thin veil of perception; held in check only by a silently agreed refusal to believe in its existence. But a glimpse from the corner of the eye, a movement in the shadows not rejected and quickly forgotten and the door to that other city begins to stand ajar. And with Askdrömmar, Frozen Ocean are holding that door open and beckoning you inside…

For more than twenty years Frozen Ocean has brought us a staggering array of musical gifts; journeys that have taken us from the depths of space to the worlds of Tove Jansson’s literary creations, from Norse mythology to complex internal landscapes – riding on the wings of cold black metal and textured ambience – dramatic and visionary works. Now Vaarwel, the creative spirit behind the Frozen Ocean name, has returned with another sonic dream to ignite our imaginations and transport us to new dimensions. A work that draws inspiration from the writing of John Ajvide Lindqvist and the music of Lifelover, with lyrics written entirely in Swedish that communicate on a level beyond language. Askdrömmar leads us through a gallery of images, of haunting vignettes, to a destination unique to each soul that listens.

We enter the world of Askdrömmar along the moon road, ‘Mångata’ – both frightening and fascinating in equal measure. Vaarwel’s grim voice rasps over the dark, richly melodic music, a superlative demonstration of the power of black metal vocals at their most emotive. Already the light behind you is but a pinprick in the distance as the city begins to swallow you. The melodic, gothic doom inflections of ‘Bortkastade dödsrunor’ draw you deeper still and it becomes clear that these songs are creating an environment as well as a narrative and atmosphere – listening to Askdrömmar is to explore the secret streets of this dark urban domain. As you reach ‘Jag sover’ you are haunted by the city, surrounded by it, consumed by it, lost in its labyrinthine heart. The melancholy melodies twist through the night time world and the chosen language of presentation with its harsh poetry invokes imagery while avoiding definite definition. The liquid keys of ‘I lyktornas sken’ move between the pools of light that punctuate the blackness, creating unfathomable depths and innumerable layers, possessing the power to hypnotise and enthral. From the sinuous lament of ‘Köttkvarn’ with its bewitching despair, through the frantic fear of ‘Långt lopp genom mörkret’ to the beautiful, humbling conclusion of ‘Brunkebergstunneln’, Vaarwel has created nothing less than magic. Askdrömmar is the most powerful and affecting Frozen Ocean work to date – and that is some achievement.

Adorned in the superbly atmospheric artwork of Mosaeye Art (The Hearth Of Discordia, Shiningstar, Pyre etc), Askdrömmar will be unveiled by Apocalyptic Witchcraft on February 13th on CD digipak, cassette and digital formats, as well as an exclusive, extremely limited boxed set. Prepare to pass through the veil and wander through your darkest dreams…

Line-up:

Vaarwel – Vocals, guitars, bass, e-bow, keys, lyrics and music

Genre: Depressive Rock / Atmospheric Black Metal

For fans of: Lifelover | Katatonia | Apati | Joyless

 

Further Information:

https://www.facebook.com/frozenoceanrus

http://www.instagram.com/frozenoceanrus

https://x.com/frozenoceanrus

https://apocalypticwitchcraft.co.uk/

MOUNT PALATINE RELEASE "WORMHOLY WORLD"

 

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Band: Mount Palatine

Album: Wormholy World

Release Date: February 6th 2026

Country: Finland

Genre: Heavy Psych Metal

Label: Octopus Rising / Argonauta Records

Wormholy World is the second full length album by Finnish heavy psych metal trio Mount Palatine. Built on long form jamming and deep ensemble chemistry, the album delivers a powerful mix of crushing riffs, hypnotic grooves and cosmic atmospheres. Doom heaviness, stoner grit, psychedelic textures and progressive dynamics merge into an immersive and cohesive sonic vision that pushes the band further into their own distinctive territory.

BAND QUOTE ON THE ALBUM

“Wormholy World is an ultimate trip through destruction and recreation, the chaos of life and the universe itself. Musically, the album builds on the psychedelic heavy jams that define our sound. Through years of ensemble playing we have developed our own style of heavy psych metal, combining doom, stoner, sludge, psychedelic rock and progressive metal. These chaotic trips form a cosmic dance where fragile melodies break under crushing riffs only to reform into triumphant harmony. The vocals shift from ethereal choirs to harsh growls.

Like our debut Cockroach Crusade, the album was born from intense jam sessions. All songs were created and arranged through continuous riffs and live interplay in our own rehearsal space and home studio at Saarni Music. After the main tracks were captured, we added many layers of guitars, synths, effects and vocals until the songs reached their final cosmic form. The final touch came from Mactus the Magemaster at Saarni Music, bringing clarity and life to the recordings. While the debut explored many influences, this album brings a stronger sense of cohesion and focuses clearly on the artistic vision we want to pursue.”

FOR FANS OF

Elder

Stoned Jesus

Khemmis

Mount Palatine are a heavy psych metal trio from Helsinki, Finland. Formerly known as The Paladin, the band evolved their identity to reflect a more focused and expansive artistic vision. Their sound combines crushing heaviness with spiritual and cosmic elements, rooted in groove and improvisation.

https://www.instagram.com/mountpalatine/

https://www.facebook.com/people/Mount-Palatine/61579289841745/

https://mountpalatine.bandcamp.com/

https://linktr.ee/mountpalatine

LOCUS NOIR RELEASE "SHADOW SUN"

 

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LOCUS NOIR is the latest musical endeavor from Ben DMN, also known for his work as the frontman of Swiss Death Wave powerhouse SYBREED. 

Conceived as a return to the music that shaped his formative years, the project draws its energy from late-night introspection, creative renewal, and a distinctly crepuscular sensibility. Initially conceived as a solo project, LOCUS NOIR is set to evolve into a fully-fledged band .

 Musically, LOCUS NOIR  blends Type O Negative gloom, The Fields of the Nephilim mysticism, and Paradise Lost melancholy, all infused with a post-punk edge. The result is a sound that feels both contemporary and timeless — a modern interpretation of what Gothic Metal can be.

 On debut album 'Shadow Sun' , band main songwriter and vocalist Ben steps fully into a melodic, haunting vocal register, merging the theatrical delivery of Peter Murphy with subtle echoes of the late Peter Steele. The lyrics move between the esoteric and the intimate: love and death, desire and decay, nocturnal excess and the bitter aftertaste of parties stretching well past dawn.

Locus Noir's debut album’ Shadow Sun' is due for release in 2026 on Listenable Records..

Tracklisting 

1. Walpurgisnacht 1996

2. Shadow Sun

3. Cemetery Youth (track featuring Ben Christo of The Sisters of Mercy )

4. A Dismal Romance

5. She Haunts the Night

6. Thicker Than Darkness Itself

7. In Despair We Trust

8. Death, That Elusive Mistress

9. Hollow

10. Full Moon Theri­anthropy

11. Reburial

Bonus tracks:

12. Marry the Night (Lady Gaga cover)

13. How Harsh is the Light of Dawn

 

Band Line up :

Ben DMN - Vocals

Claire Genoud - Guitar

Ales - Bass

Ben Marmier – Drums

https://www.facebook.com/locus.noir/

https://www.instagram.com/locus_noir

DOODSWENS RELEASE "DOODSWENS"

 

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Dutch black metallers DOODSWENS will release their uncompromising self-titled second full-length on April 17th via Svart Records.

DOODSWENS formed in 2017 by I. Live she performs drums and vocals, joined by R. and P. on bass and guitar respectively.

After establishing themselves within the Dutch scene, DOODSWENS gained an international following doing tours with Marduk and Gorgoroth. DOODSWENS’ performances are ceremonial and ritualistic, which have been reported to be as uplifting as they are devastating, depending on the demons you bring them to offer. Whatever you carry with you will be exposed. They confront instead of bringing comfort.

While DOODSWENS translates to ‘Deathwish,’ the meaning in Dutch translates better to “Driven By Death,” the title of the record’s lead single. If you've been on the verge of ending your life, or think about it more often than not, then you're living with a death wish. A heavy feeling, like a gray cloud hovering around you, gasping for breath and blurring your vision. This is incomprehensible to anyone. Except for those caught in the middle of it. But this album isn't about giving up. It's about finding strength, about someone who regains new energy after facing death. This album isn't about wishing for death, but the death of the wish.

Band leader I. further elaborates on “Driven By Death,” “For me, it was on the way back from a spontaneous adventure, full of music, new connections, and inspiration. A path without a plan and a journey without a goal, with only a very strong feeling that this is where I'm meant to be. With a misty horizon of endless asphalt before me, a large tree at the edge of the road, in the corner of my eye, screaming that this could just be the end… But what I felt wasn't fear, it was happiness. With the thought that if I crash into that tree now, I won't care at all. Because up until this moment, I've done everything possible, experienced every adventure, and each time, gotten up again and faced life with that gray cloud around my head. I have a death wish, so if it happens now, it's okay, and I'm at peace with it. This was the moment I realized I'm not afraid of life. I'm driven by death.” 

Watch DOODSWENS’ “Driven By Death” video HERE. Stream the track HERE.

Doodswens will be available on CD and digital formats as well as vinyl on Cream White/Yellow/Orange (a Svart exclusive), limited Violet, and classic Black.

Find CD/LP preorders HERE and digital preorders HERE. An official Doodswens T-shirt with the album art is also available for preorder HERE.

Doodswens Track Listing:

1. Driven By Death

2. Verrot

3. The Black Flame

4. These Wounds Never Healed

5. She Carries the Curse

6. Devils Stone

7. Vlaamse Vloek

https://www.doodswensband.nl

https://www.instagram.com/doodswens.band

https://www.facebook.com/DoodswensOfficial

https://doodswensband.bandcamp.com

https://www.svartrecords.com

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https://www.instagram.com/svartrecords

SLEEPING GIANT RELEASE "THE BEAUTY OF OBLITERATION"

 

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Band: SLEEPING GIANT

Album: The Beauty of Obliteration

Release Date: February 6th, 2026

Country: Iceland

Genre: Stoner Doom Sludge

Label: Octopus Rising / Argonauta Records

FORMAT

CD / Digital

FOR FANS OF: Down, Electric Wizard, High On Fire, early Mastodon, Conan

The Beauty of Obliteration marks the long awaited debut full length by Icelandic heavy psychonauts Sleeping Giant. Recorded in 2024 at Stúdíó Paradís, the album captures the band as a tightly knit live unit, delivering a dense and crushing blend of Stoner Doom Sludge and extreme metal influences.

Built around sinister yet memorable riffs, heavy groovy drums and commanding vocal performances, the album explores themes of human hubris, inner darkness and moral decay, staying true to classic Doom Metal aesthetics while pushing into harsher and more aggressive territory.

Raw, hypnotic and uncompromising, The Beauty of Obliteration is the sound of a long dormant giant finally awakened.

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https://www.instagram.com/sleeping.doom.giant

https://sleepinggiantisl.bandcamp.com/

COSMIC BLISS RELEASE "CALL OF THE VOID"

 

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Cosmic Bliss is a solo project from Poland blending atmospheric and epic soundscapes with the harshness of black metal. Founded by Rokita, Cosmic Bliss draws inspiration from the dark, yet ethereal sounds of Summoning and Wolves in the Throne Room. The debut EP, "Call Of The Void", released in 2026, marked the beginning of Cosmic Bliss' journey into the epic metal scene. 

Call of the Void tracklist:

1- The Mountains Of Madness

2- The Stars Over R'lyeh Are Right

3- Kadath, The Hall Of The Gods

Established in: 2025

Releases: Call Of The Void (EP, 2026)

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@cosmic000bliss

Bandcamp: cosmicbliss0.bandcamp.com

Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/7bjHpEx0HGi0peZvxLiR3Y

Instagram: instagram.com/cosmic999bliss

Linktr.ee: linktr.ee/cosmicbliss000

Email: CB000email@proton.me

ARCH ENEMY E O NOVO HEADLINER DO DIA 25 DE ABRIL NO BANGERS OPEN AIR. AMBUSH E KRISIUN CONFIRMADOS !

 

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O Bangers Open Air orgulhosamente confirma a banda sueca Arch Enemy, um dos maiores nomes do death metal melódico, como a grande headliner do dia 25 de abril. Um dos nomes mais pedidos em todas as edições do festival, a banda retorna ao Brasil para uma apresentação histórica, exclusiva, arrasadora e imperdível. O Arch Enemy domina os maiores palcos da Europa como headliner, e agora chega ao Bangers Open Air para um show histórico, pesado e inesquecível, trazendo toda a força que o consagrou como uma das bandas mais influentes do metal moderno.

Eles também prometem que, em breve, grandes novidades na formação serão reveladas. O público pode se preparar para riffs avassaladores, solos melódicos, vocais marcantes e uma performance que promete entrar para a história do festival.

“Super animado por finalmente retornar ao Brasil - apresentando uma nova era do Arch Enemy e tocando no Bangers Open Air pela primeira vez! Tamo junto!”, comentou o guitarrista e fundador Michael Amott.

Além do Arch Enemy, o festival também ganhou o reforço de duas novas bandas em seu lineup: Krisiun e Ambush, que se apresentam no lugar das bandas Eluveitie e Cobra Spell no dia 26 de abril. Sobre as novas bandas do lineup:

Krisiun: Formada pelos irmãos Alex, Moyses e Max Kolesne e em atividade desde 1990, é considerada uma dos grandes precursoras do brutal death metal mundial. Com reconhecimento internacional, a banda já se apresentou em festivais como Rock in Rio e Wacken Open Air, mantendo ao longo dos anos uma sonoridade extremamente pesada, técnica e precisa, tanto em estúdio quanto ao vivo, tornando-se um verdadeiro divisor de águas para o death metal.

Em 2025, o Krisiun celebrou os 25 anos do clássico álbum Conquerors of Armageddon, um trabalho brutal do início ao fim, marcado por bateria explosiva, riffs agressivos e alto nível técnico. A comemoração acontece em um show com repertório especial, atendendo a um antigo pedido dos fãs e revisitando esse álbum icônico, além de faixas de outros lançamentos memoráveis da banda.

Ambush: Com uma energia implacável, a banda resgata a essência clássica do heavy metal, defendendo com orgulho as raízes do gênero enquanto imprime uma identidade moderna e poderosa. Formado em 2013, o grupo rapidamente se consolidou como um dos grandes nomes da cena sueca, combinando influências de lendas como Judas Priest, Accept e Iron Maiden com uma abordagem atual, o que lhes garantiu uma base de fãs fiel ao redor do mundo.

Dos riffs cortantes aos solos estridentes e letras carregadas de emoção, o Ambush saiu do underground para conquistar palcos de alguns dos mais prestigiados festivais de metal “old school” da Europa, como o Muskelrock. Agora, iniciando um novo e empolgante capítulo, a banda chega ainda mais veloz e intensa com o álbum Evil in All Dimensions, uma coleção explosiva de hinos movidos a riffs de alta octanagem que comprovam sua paixão e talento. O mal não tem onde se esconder: o Ambush está pronto para dominar o Bangers Open Air 2026 com a força implacável do heavy metal.

As substituições no lineup se fizeram necessárias devido aos últimos acontecimentos.

Os ingressos estão disponíveis de forma online, através do Clube do Ingresso. Modalidades e setores estão disponíveis através do link:

https://www.clubedoingresso.com/evento/bangersopenairbrasil2026

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Mais sobre o festival: https://linktr.ee/bangersopenair

Outras informações em: https://bangersopenair.com/

WITHERING SURFACE RE-RELEASE "UNIQUE" DEMO

 

PRESS RELEASE:

Danish melodic death metal pioneers WITHERING SURFACE re-release their long-lost debut promo “Unique” today digitally, via Mighty Music. Originally recorded in 1995, the four-track demo is now available on all streaming services for the first time ever, nearly 30 years after its original underground release.

Originally self-released as a cassette promo, "Unique" marked the birth of Denmark’s first melodic death metal band, capturing a raw and formative moment inspired by early At The Gates, In Flames, Amorphis and Eucharist, at a time when the genre was virtually unknown in the Danish metal scene.

Recorded in just three days at Take-One Studio with producer Kasper Munkebo (Dominus), "Unique" was originally distributed through tape trading and mail orders, selling close to 2,000 copies worldwide and even receiving a licensed cassette release in South America - an impressive feat in the pre-internet underground.

For this 2026 digital re-release, as well as for the previously released vinyl edition (which can be ordered here), the original cassette sources were carefully restored and remastered by Henrik West at Medley Studio, preserving the raw intensity while making the material suitable for modern listening platforms.

Withering Surface went on to release four full-length albums between 1997 and 2004, touring extensively across Europe and beyond, appearing at major festivals such as Wacken Open Air and Roskilde, and sharing stages with bands like Arch Enemy, Opeth and Dimmu Borgir. After a 15-year hiatus, the band returned in 2020 with “Meet Your Maker”, followed by their latest album “Exit Plan” in 2024, accompanied by extensive touring.

"Unique" is available now on all streaming platforms. Stream/buy it via this link.

Recording lineup:

Kaspar Boye Larsen - bass

Jakob Gundel - drums

Allan Tvedebrink - guitar

Jimmy Christensen - guitar

Michael H. Andersen - vocals

Digital:

https://withsurface.lnk.to/unique

Webshop:

https://bit.ly/ws-tgt

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Spotify  https://open.spotify.com/artist/4FeAaBRk7wG0ZhuIPZST3c

Apple Music  https://music.apple.com/us/artist/withering-surface/205108911

Bandcamp   https://witheringsurface.bandcamp.com/

LOMOR RELEASE "SABOUK ROUGE"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

Lomor presents its second album “Sabouk Rouge” highly anticipated by fans since the release of 2 singles “Panzram” and “Tantine Lo Clou”. Four years after their first opus “Perseverance of Sickness”, the band addresses topics as diverse as Religion with the dark title “La Haine”, Human cruelty with “Panzram” or even hilarious private moments as “Tantine Lo Clou” with Reunion creole lyrics.

But the main theme the band wanted to evoke is slavery, which has profoundly marked the history of their island. The “sabouk”, the name given to the whip used against slaves, is one of the symbols of this dark and brutal past. On the cover itself, blood and red color reinforce this notion of violence against men and women. The omnipresent white background illustrates the coldness and murderous madness that humanity can develop.

“Sabouk Rouge” surely delivers Lomor’s most narrative-driven statement to date: an old-school thrash assault built on percussive riffs, relentless tempos and raw vocal aggression. The album confronts the legacy of slavery through biting satire, blending 80s thrash intensity with punk urgency and strong creole identity. High-energy, provoking and rooted in live performance impact!

“Sabouk Rouge”:

https://open.spotify.com/intl-pt/album/0vkPuLaO6jJDl1uYXw1kmb

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLYrKgv73YU

Hailing from Réunion Island, Lomor blends old-school thrash with punk and core metal influences, drawing inspiration from genre legends such as Slayer, Testament, and Kreator. Since the release of their debut album Perseverance of Sickness in December 2022, the band has built a dedicated international following, earning recognition for their authenticity, high-energy songwriting, and uncompromising approach.

The trio’s live reputation has been forged through notable performances, including opening slots for Pamplemousse and Mass Hysteria, as well as their Kanyar Tour across France in 2023. Along the way, Lomor also released the live album Live on Dock, sharing stages with acts like Akiavel and further solidifying their presence in the European thrash scene.

https://www.facebook.com/lomormusic

https://lomor.bandcamp.com/

https://www.instagram.com/lomor.music/