DEATHBLOW RELEASE "OPEN SEASON"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

Salt Lake City (UT) - SLC Thrashers, DEATHBLOW, are back and ferocious as ever with the forthcoming release of another ripping EP! Open Season will be released June 16 on Sewer Mouth Records. The EP will be available on CD, vinyl, cassette, and digital formats!

The title track has been released as the EP's first single. Get thrashed at:

deathblow1.bandcamp.com/album/open-season

The four-track Open Season EP is a scathing commentary aimed at the heart of the belligerent American Empire and its war machinery. Combining their classic thrash metal sound with an unrelenting crossover punk-infused gut punch, the EP is guaranteed to get the blood boiling!

In support of Open Season, DEATHBLOW will be hitting the road in early May for the Eastward Onslaught Tour!

Dates are as follows:

5/2 – Pittsburgh, PA (222 Ormsby)

5/3 – Philadelphia, PA (The Sanctuary)

5/4 – TBD

5/5 – Washington, D.C. (VFW 9274)

5/6 – Cleveland, OH (Happy Dog)

5/7 – Detroit, MI (Job Stoppers Tattoo)

5/8 – Chicago, IL (Live Wire Lounge)

5/9 – St. Louis, MO (Sinkhole)

5/10 – Kansas City, MO (Farewell)

5/11 – Denver, CO (Seventh Circle Collective)

Track Listing:

1. Open Season

2. Deny, Defend, Dispose

3. Tormentor

4. Never Again

Digital Pre-order:

deathblow1.bandcamp.com/album/open-season

Cassette, vinyl, and CD pre-orders coming soon!

Credits:

Recorded at Archive Recordings with Wes Johnson.

Artwork by Emil Rousse.

Line-up:

Holton Grossl - Guitars/Vocals

Adam Kelly - Guitars

Paul LaChica - Bass

Rob Larson - Drums

deathblow1.bandcamp.com/music

facebook.com/deathblowofficial

instagram.com/deathblowofficial

NORTHVOID RELEASE "EMBER REMAINS"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

Finnish metal band Northvoid released a new EP 'Ember Remains' on April 25th 2025 via Inverse Records. 

LISTEN to Ember Remains EP on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/northvoid-ember 

The "Ember Remains" EP continues the natural progression and presents a darker and heavier landscape that Northvoid paints with their music. After the debut EP released in 2022 and the three independent single releases that followed, the band takes another step towards the musical style that it has strived for throughout its existence.

The core of the EP is formed around a foundation created by heavy guitars and bass and

drums. The whole is united by a vocals that moves more and more towards a traditional death metal style. The album's entirety is supported by a soundscape playing in the background, created with keyboards, depicting northern melancholy. Overall, the EP gives a picture of the band's development and presents the band's current style and gives guidelines for the future.

BIOGRAPHY: 

Forged in North Karelia in January 2020, Northvoid delivers a musical assault rooted in the melodic death metal of the 90’s. With a bond forged in childhood, our members now channel the raw, untamed energy of the past & present into every note. 

Our music is a fusion of melodic heaviness and groove, inspired by the harsh environment and wilderness of the north. Experience the power and versatility of our music, which broadly covers different elements of metal music, guided by the attitude of the frost-bitten north. Northvoid isn't just music – it's a journey into the heart of coldness and wilderness.

Join us and feel the fury!

WATCH Entrusted music video: https://youtu.be/wmQPiw4xAcw 

Northvoid - Ember Remains (EP 2025)

 

Track list:

1. Northern Breeze

2. Wilderness

3. Sun & Moon

4. Entrusted

5. The Ember

Mix & Master: Heikki Marttila/Guru Studio, Joensuu

EP picture by Timo Korkalainen, cover artwork Markus Heikkinen

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Line-up:

Markus Heikkinen: guitars

Timo Korkalainen: drums

Kimmo Timonen: vocals

Risto Aittola: bass 

 

Links:

https://www.facebook.com/northvoid 

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

https://northvoid.bandcamp.com 

SUMMER BREEZE OPEN AIR CONFIRM 33 NEW BANDS. LINE UP COMPLETE WITH 139 BANDS!!

 

PRESS RELEASE:

The SUMMER BREEZE Open Air 2025 line up is now complete with 139 bands!

The new bands confirmed are: SPACE CHASER, THE NARRATOR, OBSCURITY, REVNOIR, RODEO 5000, ACCVSED, HYRO THE HERO, RANDALE, GUTSLIT, THE PROPHECY23, BURDEN OF GRIEF, PALESKIN, CHEMICIDE, BALANCE BREACH, ANCST, ANTRISCH, VIANOVA, FRAYLE, MY DILIGENCE, SEASONS IN BLACK, VRTX, SILENZER, SWARM6IX, THROATCUT., MAWIZA, TRAGEDY – All metal tribute to The Bee Gees And Beyond, TABERNIS, DAGGER THREAT, IMPVLSE, DOGBITE, PEACE OF MIND and DEFIANCE HC

 https://www.summer-breeze.de/de/bands/

Secure your ticket now: www.summer-breeze.shop

SUMMER BREEZE Open Air 2025

13.08.25 – 16.08.25 in Dinkelsbühl

WARHOG RELEASE NEW SINGLE "FUTURE SHOCK"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

North Texas metal powerhouse WARHOG continues their dark journey into the heart of dystopia with the release of their latest single, "Future Shock", the newest chapter in their ongoing conceptual saga The Dystopian Chronicles, Vol. III. The single is out now on all major platforms, accompanied by a lyric video.

"Future Shock" imagines a world unrecognizable — a grim future where decay thrives beneath artificial light, and human value is reduced to digital metrics and spare parts. It’s a reflection on how far we’ve already fallen, and a chilling forecast of what might still come.

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

“What are any of us worth these days?” the band asks. “Sometimes it seems like we’re just likes on someone else’s social media account.”

The track showcases WARHOG’s willingness to push their sonic boundaries, experimenting with guitar synths and vocal effects that inject new textures into their signature heavy sound — a creative risk the band describes as “a lot of fun.”

"Future Shock" is part of The Dystopian Chronicles, Vol. III, the final installment in WARHOG’s trilogy of EPs exploring the darker aspects of humanity through a dystopian lens — a future that may feel uncomfortably close. Originally envisioned as a full-length album, Chronicles was split into three EPs to spotlight the band’s dynamic songwriting and musical versatility.

About WARHOG:

WARHOG is a four-piece metal band hailing from North Texas. Formed in early 2020, the group spent the initial days of the pandemic tracking demos and collaborating remotely, culminating in their debut album Call of the Voyager. With a style characterized by driving, rhythmic riffs and melodic, storytelling vocals, WARHOG draws inspiration from classic metal giants such as IRON MAIDEN and BLACK SABBATH. Their mission is to create heavy music that resonates with a broad audience.

 

WARHOG is: 

Scott Beetley – Vocals, Guitar

Eric Kendall – Guitar

Justin Hopper – Bass

Robert Powers – Drums

 

Connect with WARHOG:

Linktree  https://linktr.ee/warhogdfw

Official Website  https://warhogband.com/

Bandcamp  https://warhog.bandcamp.com/

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

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

Patreon  https://www.patreon.com/WarhogDFW

YouTube   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkQ4Y_WVyGrIxts2m3P2GEg

YouTube Music  https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCnBJ0FF0_Q9-QYbm_y6E-QA

Amazon Music  https://www.amazon.com/music/player/artists/B09V5S99BT/warhog

Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/4i82SptJfgcqQZHAoq4wWz

Apple Music   https://music.apple.com/us/artist/warhog/1613547195

Tiktok  https://www.tiktok.com/@warhogdfw?_t=8m3PiuaNFvD&_r=1

KÜNTSQUÄD RELEASE LYRIC VIDEO FOR "EAT YOUR ENTRAILS"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

Melbourne Crust death metal band Küntsquäd has unleashed a lyric video for their single, Eat Your Entrails. This single was recorded in 2024-25 exclusively for the Imperative Music Compilation #18, which has limited worldwide distribution. Other bands featured on this compilation include God Dethroned and Deicide.

Eat Your Entrails is released as a limited-edition CD (100 copies only). The physical copy is only available at live shows; the digital copy is on Bandcamp here. An alternate version of this tune will be included on the upcoming Satans Cock album - worldwide release by Wormholedeath Records is expected for mid-2025.

Küntsquäd use the opportunity to engage with their fans Australia-wide and tour Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast, and Adelaide this autumn and early winter. These are the dates – get yourself ready!

Küntsquäd – Eat Your Entrails Tour 2025

19 April Marrickville Bowling Club - Sydney

26 April Bendigo Hotel - Melbourne MUDU

7 June PFR Lounge - Brisbane

8 June Mo's Desert Clubhouse - Gold Coast

14 June Tia - Adelaide Blood Sacrifice II

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Küntsquäd - Eat Your Entrails

https://youtu.be/26xpIfMKKhE?si=50XF-SxnLKdXlTRu

(single version for Imperative Music Compilation)

Manufactured in: United States of America

Mastered by: Audio Power Studio, Brazil

Artwork by: Scatterling, and Ventasia, Germany/USA

Release Date: February 2025

Proudly presented the following bands:

01 – GALDORCRÆFT (UK): Barghest

02 – I, APOKALYPSE (Canada): Soul Scarred

03 – INHERITED (The Netherlands): Shitface

04 – DEICIDE (US): From Unknown Heights You Shall Fall

05 – PHLESH (Canada): Total Fucking Disorder

06 – GOD DETHRONED (Holland): Rat Kingdom (edited)

07 – SINNRS (Denmark): When Adam Ended Paradise

08 – LOST SANCTUARY (Germany): Eye Of The Storm (feat.. Martin Kesici)

09 – DHAMPYRES (UK): Blood Lust

10 – SHADOW OF THE TALISMAN (US): What Is Real?

11 – DUMB ASS (Canada): 5 Bricks

12 – INDULGENCE (Holland): Acheron

13 – DIAVOLA (Norway): Embers

14 – PUT ME OUT (Sweden): Obsession of the Flesh

15 – HEADSHRINKER (US): Suffocating Tomb

16 – MORGUE TERROR (US): Neanderthal (feat Chaney Crabb)

17 – SATHANAS (US): There will be Demons

18 – FULLMÅNE (UK): They're not Real

19 – KUNTSQUAD (Australia): Eat Your Entrails

20 – GOAT (Japan): Piece of Shit

Follow Küntsquäd on Social Media

www.facebook.com/kuntsquad666

www.youtube.com/@Kuntsquad666

www.instagram.com/kuntsquad_cdmetal

kuntsquad.bandcamp.com/track/eat-your-entrails-limited-edition-single

Black-Roos Entertainment: black-roos.com

COGAS RELEASE "AMONG THE DEAD: HOW TO BECOME A GHOST"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

Ahead of its official release on April 24th, COGAS’ new album "Among the Dead: How to Become a Ghost" is now available for exclusive streaming via No Clean Singing. The Sardinian black-death metal band has crafted a record that is both raw and intricately composed. With a tighter focus on structure and technicality, the album deepens their blend of sorrowful black metal and crushing death metal, delivering an emotionally charged and immersive listen.

Stream "Among the Dead: How to Become a Ghost" HERE.

True to their DIY ethos, COGAS have once again taken full control of the creative and production process, shaping a record that is as raw and honest as it is intense and intricate. This new release pushes their sound into more technical and structured territories while maintaining a striking melodic thread that enhances the album’s deeply tragic concept.

With a violent yet precise riff-oriented approach and an unmistakable emotional intensity, COGAS deliver their most complete work to date. The album masterfully balances cold, sorrowful black metal atmospheres with a relentlessly powerful death metal rhythmic backbone, creating a dynamic interplay between melancholic melodies and sheer sonic force. This fusion of aggression and melody results in a dark and immersive experience that sets a new milestone in their artistic evolution.

The band commented: 

“With this album, we give voice and sound to the pain of those who have been lost in the postcard-perfect hell called Sardinia.

Generational traumas—past, present, and future—are told through the wounds, both physical and spiritual, of an ordinary young man.

'Among the Dead: How to Become a Ghost' is our necessity and will to bring Sardinian extreme metal towards a bitter truth, setting aside the themes that have stagnantly plagued our musical world for too many years, in order to shed light on subjects we consider closer to reality.

Our album is the black shroud of suicidal death—mental and physical—of hundreds of young people from our island.

An island we so proudly flaunt as a monument to our virtues, when in reality, the virtues we boast about are nothing more than words carried away by the September mistral.

Thus, we dedicate this latest Opus to the souls who are losing themselves in our homeland, to those who have been lost, and to those who will be lost—guilty only of being too sensitive for a land cursed by its own allure.

Have the courage to break the chains you have fastened around your own wrists”.

Tracklist:

1. Dead Reflected

2. Among the Dead

3. Absorption of the Flesh through Self Abuse

4. Autopsy of an Hollow

5. On the Bank of the River Styx

6. Charon

7. The Noble Rot

8. La Fiamma che Respiro

COGAS was founded in 2015 by Piero Mura and Davide Ambu with the goal of bringing Sardinian extreme metal to the English scene. Initially a duo, the band expanded in 2018 and released their debut EP, “At the Gates of Pazuzu” (2019), after their first live performances in London.

They quickly gained recognition in the local underground scene, followed by the EP “Fuck Your Black Metal Scene” (2020) and their first full-length album, “Unconscious Sons of the Reptile God” (2021), which was well received across Europe. Despite a few line-up changes, COGAS continued performing and evolving, with new musicians contributing to their sound. In 2024, they recorded their second full-length album, “Among the Dead: How to Become a Ghost”, set for release in 2025.

For fans of: Dark Funeral, Deicide, Mgla, Hour Of Penance

Line-up:

Davide Ambu - Guitar

Piero Mura - Vocals

Erick D Red - Bass

Davide Marini - Session drums

COGAS

https://cogas.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/Cogas.Black.Death

https://www.instagram.com/cogas_official/

DISSENTOR RELEASE "FLAGELLA"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

DISSENTOR weaves this narrative through Aquib, Vedanta, Arun, and Krzysztof in the debut EP "Flagella" portraying the unspoken corrupted path to purification, of a belief in a saviour, awaiting in the perfect irony, becoming an absurdist trap between worship and torment.

Composing within the lightless Delhi dungeons, Aquib chanced upon Vedanta after a decade of no contact on a lifeless afternoon of 2020, sharing opposing worldviews of internalised mass belief and hypocrisy, that would lead to their first ever collaboration, DISSENTOR. Arun soon joined to offer subterranean lows in complete atonal despair, while Krzysztof became the final piece, lending his finesse to percuss through the EP’s oceanic chaos.

Songs for debut EP titled "Flagella" were composed, written, engineered and produced by Aquib Rahman. EP was mixed and mastered by Aquib Rahman. Cover artwork was done by Peapounder. Drum parts were recorded by Polish well known drummer Krzysztof Klingbein who is drummer of Totenmesse, live drummer of Austrian Belphegor and in the past was working with such great bands as Vader, Hate, Batushka, Kranium and more.

"Flagella" EP will be released on April 24, 2025 in digital format and limited 7" vinyl as independent release. Pre-order is available at Bandcamp (link here).

Today - few days before official release date, DISSENTOR together with Metal Worship Promotion presents exclusive pre-listening of upcoming EP!

FULL EP STREAMING!

Listen to the "Flagella" EP at Metal Worship Promotion

https://youtu.be/A6lmA7BP6wk

DISSENTOR 

TRACKLIST:

1. Serving the Nails 02:06 

2. Condemned to Fumes 02:33 

3. Slaves After Life 02:20 

4. Defiler 03:05

LINE-UP:

Aquib Rahman — guitars 

Vedanta Kaushik — vocals 

Arun Natarajan — bass 

Krzysztof Klingbein — drums

BAND SOCIAL MEDIA

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

Bandcamp |  https://dissentor.bandcamp.com/album/flagella-ep

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

KRATORNAS RELEASE "RAVAGED BY HURAKAAN"

 

PRESS RELEASED:

Saskatoon, Canada's Kratornas is set to unleash a special vinyl demo on May 20th and remix cassette on May 30th, 2025, through Grathila Records. These releases serve as a prelude to the highly anticipated full-length album “God of the Tribes,” scheduled for release on August 20th, 2025. The mastermind behind Kratornas comments:

"This album marks a turning point for KRATORNAS. Not because it tries to be “different” but because it couldn’t have come out any other way. Every part of this release came together naturally. The sound, the pacing, the tension... it wrote itself, shaped by instinct and intention. This album is unlike the usual Kratornas, so anyone expecting it to sound like “early Kratornas” will be disappointed.

The 7" vinyl demo features “Ravaged by Hurakaan” on Side A, with Side B containing an instrumental “Drum and Bass” version of the same track. This vinyl-exclusive release will not be available in digital format, making it a true collector's item for dedicated fans. Simultaneously, Kratornas will release a remix of the track on cassette. Both the vinyl and the upcoming album were mastered by Dan Swanö (Edge of Sanity).

"Ravaged by Hurakaan" serves as track #3 on the upcoming full-length album "God of the Tribes," giving fans an early taste of what to expect from the new material. Unlike previous Kratornas releases known for their "superfast brutality," this new material focuses on build-up and atmosphere, showcasing a significant evolution in sound.

The new material features previously unexplored instrumentation, including a 7-string guitar for L/R channels and a 6-string fretless bass, moving away from blast beats and heavily distorted guitars toward a more nuanced approach. Black Metal fans, especially those with an interest in “being progressive”, should take note.

Vinyl and cassette pre-orders are available at https://kratornas.bandcamp.com/album/ravaged-by-hurakaan-7ep-2025​

Vinyl Track Listing :​

​Side A: "Ravaged by Hurakaan" – demo/rough mix of track #3 from the upcoming album "God of the Tribes"

​Side B: "Drum and Bass" Instrumental of track #3 from the upcoming album "God of the Tribes"

​

​The cassette - KRATORNAS - Ravaged by Hurakaan (QUE DIABLO Remix) featuring DJ Aromaz

Track Listing:

Cassette Side A: (28 Minutes)

1. Ravaged by Hurakaan (Que Diablo remix featuring DJ Amoraz) [2025]

2. Ravaged by Hurakaan (Demo/Rough Mix from 7" vinyl) [2025]

3. Spit on God (2016/Sub Mix) *

4. Human Livestock (2019/Bulldozer Version) *

5. Three Unclean Spirits (2009) *

* = additional tracks to fill a C60. Mixed “exclusively” for this Cassette.

​Cassette Side B: (29 Minutes)

6. Swarm of Rattlesnakes (2015/Meditative Ambient)

Vinyl / Cassette Credits:​

Performed, Produced, Recorded, and Mixed by Bruno Zamora

All Lyrics and Music written by Bruno Zamora

Layout and Cover Artwork by Bruno Zamora

For more info: https://www.facebook.com/officialkratornas

NEW VIDEOS: APRIL 4TH TO APRIL 12TH, 2025

 

VYR MUK RELEASE "CRIMSON FIELDS OF SORROW"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

Vyr Muk is one man band from Kharkiv Ukraine.

“Crimson Fields of Sorrow” is the logical continuation of Shadows Falling on The Dead Cities. Each track is a blade forged from chaos, cutting through the veil of illusion and apathy.

Songs are dedicated to greed and voracity, the inhumane conditions on the front line, the rottenness of modern society, and sorrow for the fallen.

This is not just music.

This is a howl from the void.

This is struggle. Grief. Truth.

Music and vocals - Vlad Blizniuk

Mixing - Anti Social Riddim Studios

Mastering - Anti Social Riddim Studios

Album cover - Oleksandr Koval

released April 10, 2025

https://vyrmuk.bandcamp.com/music

https://www.instagram.com/vyr_muk.ua

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQu4Y99Zxdf16Y4RqUR1nPQ