MONACHOPSIS RELEASE ANIMATED LYRIC VIDEO FOR "LETTERS FROM THE DOOMSDAY VAULT"

 

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The UK's melodic tech death maestros, Monachopsis, are just a week away from unleashing their latest EP, The Carcass Choir - an incredible outpouring of supremely accomplished death and dexterity. But before The Carcass Choir begin to sing their threnodies from rotted throats Monachopsis have unveiled a new animated lyric video for the EP's second track - 'Letters From The Doomsday Vault'. Monachopsis guitarist Richard Allsopp reveals the inspirations and ideas behind this atmospheric and enthralling track...

"There’s a massive facility on the remote island of Svalbard that preserves seeds from all around the world in gene banks to provide security for the world’s food supply in case of war, disease, natural disaster or apocalyptic hellfire, hence the nickname ‘The Doomsday Vault’.

I find the whole concept of being stashed away from the rest of humanity with the potential to outlive the apocalypse fascinating and eerie. One day the image of a security guard at the facility writing postcards home to his family popped into my head and the lyrics for this track are what came out of that particular venture."

Head to the Monachopsis YouTube channel now and step into the vast, haunted chambers of 'Letters From The Doomsday Vault'!

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

Accompanied by the arresting artwork of Mohammed Hoirul (Flesh Remains etc) The Carcass Choir will raise thier voices in unending lamentation on November 21st.

Follow Monachopsis on Facebook   https://www.facebook.com/MonachopsisbandUK

Follow Monachopsis on Instagram   https://www.instagram.com/monachopsisuk/

https://monachopsisbanduk.bandcamp.com/

NOVOMUNDO RELEASE "THE CURSED CULT"

 

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Italian metal fusionists NOVOMUNDO will release their first full-length album, "The Cursed Cult", on March 1st, 2026.

The video of the first single "The Coven" is now available HERE.

NOVOMUNDO was born near Rome around 2012 with the idea to blend heavy and groovy music textures alongside various influences, rhythms, and instruments from all over the world. After some line-up changes over the years, the band rewrote and refined some of their previous material, releasing "Echoes of Ego": four songs focused on mid-paced ferocity and exotic grooves, with themes exploring modern world decay, primeval instincts, and nightmarish visions.

"The Cursed Cult" represents the band’s first full-length effort: a darker and more crushing take on their renewed sound. The album explores Voodoo culture, its symbols and meanings, interpreted through the lens of contemporary life. Fourteen tracks of ferocity and raw energy blend dark ambient passages with a rotten edge, fusing death-groove and 2000s metal influences enriched by modern tones and crust-core elements.

The album is a concept piece centered on Voodoo — its mysteries, rituals, and symbolic icons. Lyrically, it touches on slavery, prejudice, and death as a way to give value to life, among other themes. Across the tracks, listeners are guided through the pantheon of Voodoo deities, called Loa, exploring their stories and traits as metaphors to convey the album’s core messages. The soundscape of NOVOMUNDO evokes emotional instability and a sense of unease, symbolizing the fear stemming from ignorance and unfamiliarity.

Tracklist:

01 Son of Mawu

02 Deathless

03 Erzulie

04 Bokor

05 The Coven

06 Mojo

07 Vodun

08 OSFTG

09 Le Marriage de Brigitte

10 Warlord

11 God’s Violence

12 Maitresse La-Sirene

13 Papa Legba

14 Orishas

Line-up:

Valerio Cristiani - Vocals

Carlo Ridolfi - Guitar

Fabio Ciccone - Guitar

Fausto Idini - Drums

NOVOMUNDO

https://www.novomundo.it/

https://www.instagram.com/novomundo_13/

https://novomundo13.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/NovomundoTribe

TAEDIFER RELEASE "INDIVINUS"

 

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Band: TAEDIFER

Album: Indivinus

Release Date: December 20th, 2025

Country: Czech Republic

Genre: Death Metal

Label: Archaic Sound

Czech death metal band TAEDIFER (featuring members of Jig-Ai, Ingrowing, Gutalax, and Bohemyst) announce their debut full-length album Indivinus, set for release via Archaic Sound on December 20th, 2025 on CD/MC/Digital formats and LP coming in 2026.

The first bone-smashing single, “Crowned Deceiver”, is out now and available on Archaic Sound's Bandcamp, along with album pre-orders: https://archaic-sound.bandcamp.com/album/indivinus

Album track listing and cover art are as follows:

1. Doom Deserved

2. Hateseed

3. Demons of the Past

4. Stone Cold

5. Crowned Deceiver

6. Devil Thy Lover

7. Embrace the Darkness

8. Skinless

9. Even the Death May Bleed

10. Blood Red Rain

TAEDIFER, a band composed of experienced musicians, well-known faces of the Czech scene, playing honest old-school death metal! The debut album “INDIVINUS” saturated with rot and and sepulchral melodies, in the spirit of classic HM2 death metal of the Swedish style. The band was formed in 2021 originally as a studio project that grew into a regular band.

Petr “Pepe” Ouško (*1977) guitar:

One of the cornerstones of the South Bohemian doom metal legend BONE ORCHARD. At the end of the 90’s he founded the crossover formation SEDATIVE, followed by a few years in the stoner/thrash band THE OLD FOUR. With his inseparable bandmate Marek Verner they originally founded the studio project Taedifer.

Robert Kubík (*1981) guitar:

A well-known face on the Czech scene, during his career he has gone through names like INGROWING, LOCOMOTIVE, SIAX and now he is an active member of the gore grind squad JIG-AI alongside TAEDIFER.

Radek Popel (*1982) vocals:

During his career he has been in many bands, the most important ones were DIEVISION, MOTORBAND, DARK ANGELS and AFTER RAIN. Since 2017, he has been a member of dark metal AVENGER and then their successor BOHEMYST.

Pavel “Kebab” Troup (*1989) bass:

He shredded fat strings in KŘEMEŽSKÝ VÝBĚR and other projects. However, a major milestone in his musical career was joining the world-famous gore´n´roll legend GUTALAX.

Marek Verner (*1977) drums:

Inseparable drumming partner of Pepe, with whom he shaped the sound of BONE ORCHARD, SEDATIVE and THE OLD FOUR. Together with Pepe, founding member of TAEDIFER.

For more info:

https://www.facebook.com/Taedifermetal

https://www.instagram.com/taedifermetal/

https://open.spotify.com/artist/50pk7AYKjkvRXnJ8AvNAnB

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1Dd19mTbGlP26pFDcJ-UUg

https://archaic-sound.com/

https://www.instagram.com/archaicsound/

https://www.facebook.com/archaicsound

SUMMER BREEZE RELEASE AFTERMOVIE OF THEIR 2025 EDITION

 

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PEOPLE OF SUMMER BREEZE,

capturing the magic of these days is no easy task – because what you create year after year is more than just a festival. It’s a feeling, a community, a moment that stays.

We are deeply proud of our SUMMER BREEZE family. You are the heart and soul of this event – and our aftermovie team has captured moments that show exactly that. Scenes to return to again and again, to remember August 2025 with a huge smile.

Thank you for being part of this unique experience and for making SUMMER BREEZE what it is: a place where music, friendship, and pure emotion become one.

Sit back, turn up the volume, and let this aftermovie carry you away once more – right into the unforgettable nights of Dinkelsbühl.

Your SUMMER BREEZE Team

SKULLHAMMER RELEASE NEW SINGLE: "WHERE SKULLS PILE HIGH"

 

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On November 7th 2025, Skullhammer released their first single “Where Skulls Pile High”, taken from the band’s upcoming self-titled debut EP, which will be released on January 16th 2026.

Skullhammer, from Bottrop, Germany, play straightforward, uncompromising death metal. The band combines classic influences with a focused, contemporary sound and a consistent, dark concept. Their music is heavy, direct, and serious – without theatrics or sentimentality.

Influences include Bolt Thrower, Dying Fetus, and Morbid Angel. Skullhammer’s approach is grounded in clarity and weight rather than technical display or nostalgia.

The band’s members previously played in End of Days, Optimist, Impure, and Clobberin Time. Their shared mindset is simple: no compromises, no distractions.

The single “Where Skulls Pile High” sets the tone for the upcoming self-titled EP, out on January 16th 2026 – a clear statement of intent for a form of death metal that remains raw, heavy, and authentic.

“Where Skulls Pile High” is available on all major streaming platforms.

A lyric video for the track is available on the band’s official YouTube channel:

🔗 youtube.com/@skullhammer-deathmetal

More information at

🔗 www.skullhammer.de

https://www.instagram.com/skullhammer_official

https://skullhammer.bandcamp.com/

INDEMON RELEASE VIDEO FOR "ABUSE"

 

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Finnish thrashers Indemon have released a music video for their song 'Abuse'. The track is taken from their critically acclaimed debut album, Reclaiming Chaos, which was released last June via Inverse Records.

WATCH 'Abuse' music video: https://youtu.be/m2HwICPU3WA

The band comments: 

"Abuse show's the narrator’s perspective on the conflict in which they want to break free from a person, yet at the same time want to keep that person under their control. The narrator has an obsession with control.

Alternatively, it could be that the other person does not exist at all, and the narrator is actually a voice inside the listener’s head — a kind of inner demon — telling the listener how it wants to get rid of them, while simultaneously keeping them in its grasp."

LISTEN to Reclaiming Chaos album: https://push.fm/fl/indemon-album 

BIOGRAPHY:

INDEMON is a four-piece metal band formed in 2020 in Kerava, Finland. Drawing influences from various subgenres of metal, they blend them uniquely to create a powerful and atmospheric sound. INDEMON's debut EP Fear of Living was released in 2022, showcasing the band's ability to create intense and multifaceted metal. The band’s lyrical themes explore fear, self-doubt, and inner struggles, immersing the listener into the music's emotional world. INDEMON is known for their energetic live performances and distinctive music. Their debut album Reclaiming Chaos was released in June 2025 via Inverse Records. 

Indemon - Reclaiming Chaos (Album 2025)

Track list:

1. Bring Down The Light

2. Internal Defeat

3. Passenger

4. Abuse

5. Necessary Evil

6. Shoot & Forget

7. Ruoja

8. Reclaim Chaos

 

Album cover by Sakari Vinko

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Line-up:

Joose Riihelä - vocals

Santeri Liesmala - guitar

Ville Kangasharju - bass

Patrik Kuitunen - drums

 

Links: 

https://www.facebook.com/indemonband 

https://www.instagram.com/indemonband 

https://indemon.bandcamp.com 

DEGRAVED STREAMS NEW ALBUM "SPECTRAL REALM OF RUIN"

 

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The debut full-length from Seattle death metal brutes DEGRAVED is now streaming ahead of its official release date.

Spectral Realm of Ruin is now streaming in full courtesy of Decibel Magazine. Listen now at this location.

The album is out on Friday, November 14 via Dark Descent Records (US) and Me Saco Un Ojo (EU).

Pre-order:

darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com/album/spectral-realm-of-ruin

www.darkdescentrecords.com/shop

www.mesacounojo.com

Stream more from DEGRAVED on Apple Music and Spotify.

Inhabiting a space between the soulless mists of the Pacific Northwest and the haunting rains of Mexico City, Degraved have re-emerged with their first full-length offering. Spectral Realm of Ruin brings the same seismic passages and eerie atmospheres that those familiar with the band’s early material will recognize, but captivatingly and meticulously expanded upon. Bludgeoning blast beats and relentless guitar riffs conjure a dark backdrop for the hellish, bestial vocal torment seeping with mirth for the atrocities of modern life. Slower passages and synthesizer accoutrements add an eldritch atmosphere to the picture, descending the listener into an unforgettable and sometimes furiously catchy proper debut.

Degraved harnesses the 90s Death Metal sound gloriously, mixing classic homages and maniacal hooks that will grab the unsuspecting and drag them along with hate and indignity. In the riffs, one can hear the influence of Morbid Angel and Immolation, and less obtuse references such as Slugathor and Cianide. Hell, some sections channel the corruptive influence of bands like Demoncy or Blaspherian. Produced by the band at their home studio, the sonically dark production, driving grooves and seriously killer art lend to its old school charm. Between the ripping armageddon, you will find dreary atmosphere, well-placed solos, and interesting hooks that all showcase a fierce dedication to the craft of creating what can only be described as pure Death Metal.

Album artwork by Hidris.

Tracklisting:

1. Pariah of Death & Darkness

2. Sulfuric Embalming

3. Inept Descent

4. Stalker of the Herd

5. Unseen

6. March of the Undead

7. Vacuous State 

DEGRAVED is:

NE - Bass & Vocals

LP - Drums

MM - Guitars

DZ - Guitars

www.instagram.com/degraved__death

www.darkdescentrecords.com

darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com

www.mesacounojo.com

mesacounojo.bandcamp.com

BRUTAL ASSAULT FEST CONFIRMS 4 NEW BANDS FOR THEIR 2026 EDITION

 

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The thrash metal blast is here – 4 bands from around the world, 4 different approaches, one shared love for furious riffs and endless energy! ANGELUS APATRIDA, ARMORED SAINT, ONSLAUGHT and NEVERMORE confirmed for the 2026 edition of the Brutal Assault Fest !!

More info:  https://brutalassault.cz/en/c/news

DISCOVERY THROUGH TORMENT RELEASE "TELESYNTHETIC REBIRTH"

 

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Discovery Through Torment

Telesynthetic Rebirth - Out Dec 5th

Self Release

5 December 2025

Known for their brutal fusion of slam, blackened deathcore, and sci-fi-infused storytelling, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC, Canada's rising force, Discovery Through Torment, has carved a distinct niche in Canada’s underground metal scene and will be unleashing their new EP ""Telesynthetic Rebirth" on December 5th, 2025, to follow their previous albums The Mangled God (2022) and Divine in Blood (2020).

"Telesynthetic Rebirth" is a concept-driven EP that plays out like a descent into divine collapse and engineered genocide. The lyrics follow a fictional, video game-inspired narrative where a fallen deity gives way to a new force that abducts humans, reshapes them into telepathic killing machines, and unleashes them in a genocidal conquest of Earth. Musically, the EP alternates between towering, atmospheric tracks and suffocating heaviness, creating a dynamic listening experience that’s both brutal and immersive.

For fans of Abominable Putridity, Carnifex, Mental Cruelty, Lorna Shore.

Below are links to check out.

Single - Lesions

Visualizer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhKyft6BMts

Add to your Spotify playlist - https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/discoverythroughtorment/lesions

More Info:

"Telesynthetic Rebirth" launches with “Dethronement,” a sweeping and cinematic opener that heralds the downfall of the Mangled God, a brutal, tyrannical figure defined by torture and violence. This track sets the EP’s epic tone, which pulses throughout the release. The intensity escalates with “Arcane Inception,” a relentlessly heavy and aggressive piece that introduces the rise of a new force, one that begins abducting humanity by targeting the most impressionable, dubbed “malleable respondents.” The third track, “Veil Unfurling,” shifts back into atmospheric territory, pairing a soaring chorus with lyrics laced in clinical, medical-inspired language that romanticize the transformation of captives into telepathic servants. “Lesions” then delivers the EP’s most brutal blow, with rapid-fire vocals and a twisted chorus that warns the remaining humans of their impending doom. The closing track, “First Encounter Assault Regiment,” returns to epic scale, unleashing the full scope of the genocidal plan as telepathic legions march forward. Ending on a cliffhanger, the lyrics hint at a possible regime reversal, leaving the narrative open for future exploration.

The EP also includes two subtle nods to the original F.E.A.R. video game: the final track’s title riffs on the game’s acronym, while “Veil Unfurling” features a hidden line from Paxton Fettel. Interestingly, the lyrics for “Veil Unfurling” were penned during a binge of House M.D., lending them a cold, clinical edge. Most of the synth work was crafted by guitarist Sam in his pyjamas, experimenting with Native Instruments to build the EP’s eerie soundscapes. Instrument tracking was completed in just four days, while vocals were recorded externally and independently to allow for greater precision and emotional depth.

"Telesynthetic Rebirth" follows the band’s acclaimed releases "Divine in Blood" (2020) and "The Mangled God" (2022), which earned them recognition for their uncompromising heaviness and thematic depth. With members known from acts like Deadwood, Fall of Stasis, and Ignominy, Discovery Through Torment brings a wealth of experience and intensity to both studio and stage.

The EP’s artwork, drenched in ominous reds and desolate landscapes, mirrors the sonic and lyrical themes, hinting at the origins of the lone figure at its center and the chaos to come.

Fans of Abominable Putridity, Carnifex, Mental Cruelty, and Lorna Shore will find much to devour in this release. Raw, guttural, and groovy, "Telesynthetic Rebirth" promises a listening experience that’s as devastating in a full spin as it is in a playlist shuffle.

https://discoverythroughtorment.bandcamp.com/releases

https://www.facebook.com/Discovery-Through-Torment-2310754672515168

https://www.instagram.com/discovery.through.torment/

ILLVILJE RELEASE "LA MEG SJÅ ALT OMKRING MEG FALLE"

 

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ILLVILJE’s Debut Album La meg sjå alt omkring meg falle — OUT NOW!

Hamar, Norway — Norwegian black metal trio ILLVILJE has unleashed their debut album, La meg sjå alt omkring meg falle, now available via Downfall Records. Stream it instantly here: https://downfallrecords.bandcamp.com/album/la-meg-sj-alt-omkring-meg-falle

and dive into tracks like Svartsinne, Rovjakt, and Djevelklo.

The seven-track album melds raw old-school black metal with grim riffs, melodic interludes, and subtle groovy undertones. Lyrically, it explores nature’s fury, humanity’s fragility, and the darkness lurking in everyday life—delivering a truly atmospheric Norwegian black metal experience.

Lineup:

Jolm – Vocals/Guitar

Steven – Guitar/Bass

Are – Drums

Artwork: Silje C. H. Thoen

Fans of Norsk svartmetall, doom, and death metal will find La meg sjå alt omkring meg falle a must-listen.

Listen & Get Merch: https://downfallrecords.bandcamp.com/album/la-meg-sj-alt-omkring-meg-falle

Check out this video and subscribe:

https://youtu.be/Eo6k3LfR6qE

Follow the band and label at these links:

https://www.facebook.com/illvilje

https://www.instagram.com/illvilje/

https://www.facebook.com/downfallrecords666