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Oiun is a progressive metal band from Ohio. The band has just released a new single entitled "Afterglo".
You can check the new track on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1jGDdJSet9ZL2zP4PAerK5?si=qHaP6dfnSSm5kCg7ACxquQ&nd=1&dlsi=5fb45d5a5e0c44b7
Also in Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0GG58QYB6?marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&musicTerritory=US&ref=dm_sh_NfI8kaegjIYidqW8cWdHFhEXw
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HKSPK are three musicians from the Frankfurt (Oder) area who have been playing uncompromising black/death metal since 2023. No masks, no samples, no distance to the audience. The focus is on honest music, direct energy, and intense live shows.
Founded in 2023, HKSPK emerged from a friendship and a shared desire to make music without detours. Their first gig together quickly followed, along with original songs and more shows. Since then, the band has been a regular fixture on club and festival stages, steadily building their live reputation.
HKSPK sees itself primarily as a live band: Every show is physical, loud, and direct – whether playing to 30 or 300 people.
The band has released the "Holy Scum" album in 2024 and the "The Human Butcher" EP in 2025. Now, the band has released their new single. "Torture". You can check it here:
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/hkspk/torture-2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrWwSq6hz_c
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3uq5NYdIAEcy7enyCOmbWb
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MÝVALYĬR – THE PAST TALES
LABEL: INDEPENDENT RELEASE
RELEASE DATE: FEBRUARY 27th 2026
Conflict is a constant, resurfacing long after the moment has passed - moving through history and war, and settling within oneself. Struggle appears in many forms, from external confrontation to internal collapse, blurring the line between memory, myth, and lived experience. Battles are fought not only on the battlefield, but in thought, instinct, and endurance, leaving marks that shape identity over time… until resilience - the ability to persist, to adapt, and to continue forward while carrying the weight of what came before - becomes the measure of what we endure.
The first nascent ideas that would grow into the formidable entity that is Mývalyĭr appeared during the pandemic, with isolated musicians exchanging fledgling musical concepts, before finally finding its identity and solidifying its purpose in 2023. Mývalyĭr are steeped in the forms and aesthetics of melodic death metal, but they also draw on folk traditions and orchestral stylings, incorporating violin, cello and traditional instruments like the nyckelharpa to bring additional depth and layers to their sound, sending roots deeper into musical history, long past the apocryphal birth of metal. After releasing two singles – ‘Reign’ and ‘Recollection’ – in late 2025, Mývalyĭr are now ready to present their debut full length album. A concept album that explores the idea of the eternal conflict, both within and without, that shapes us and runs through every aspect of our history and culture. The Past Tales is a staggering beginning to the story of Mývalyĭr…
Opening track, ‘Requiem’, is a gateway to the world of Mývalyĭr, a rite of passage through which the listener is transported and transformed, before being plunged into the dark waters of ‘Recollection’. Dense, layered and fierce, with cataclysmic drums, keyboards dancing between the steel-clad guitars and vocals with real bestial menace, ‘Recollection’ is comprised of a multitude of musical chapters. The sense of drama is immense, the melody lines superb…and we have only just begun to make our way through this expansive narrative. The measured and powerful ‘Reign’ is next, imbued with an air of tragedy that twists between the riffs like a cold mist, the harsh vocals a revelation – demonstrating just how evocative and effective this style of delivery can be. Enthroned at the heart of the album, the epic ‘The Past Tales Part 1’ is magnificent from the first note – with haunting melody lines, bloodied riffs and a cinematic feel, as if a curtain is being drawn back to reveal something vast and breathtaking. Beautiful female vocals add a weight of melancholy as “the battle rages on” and a superbly atmospheric conclusion flows directly into ‘The Past Tales Part 2’; an epilogue to Part 1, but tumultuous and emotionally overwhelming in its own right, with superb touches of violin. ‘The Mighty Never Fall’ then grabs you in an iron fist of death metal, immediate, engaging and irresistible, before ‘Renascence’ provides a majestic conclusion, a march from the war-torn kingdom of The Past Tales, back into the light of reality…the vivid, visceral landscape of Mývalyĭr’s creation slowly fading from perception, leaving you with an ache - a need to return.
Adorned in the striking artwork of Felipe Machado Franco (Blind Guardian, Iced Earth, Rhapsody Of Fire etc) and mixed and mastered by Janne Lunnas (Boreal Grave, Shade Of Sorrow etc) The Past Tales is the complete package – a thrilling, immersive listening experience that will never let you go. Your voyage begins on February 27th…
Line-up:
Dale Pountney – Bass
Kai Boyce – Lead Guitar
Stephen Wilkinson – Drums
Joe Clayton – Guitar/Backing Vocals
Natalie Fluess – Keyboards/Violin/Cello/Nyckelharpa/Backing Vocals
Kain - Vocals
Genre: Melodic Death Metal
For fans of: Insomnium | Amon Amarth | Omnium Gatherum | Wolfheart
Further Information:
https://www.facebook.com/myvalyir
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Today, Polish post-black metal/shoegaze project VIAMAER releases debut album "In lumine lunae".
VIAMAER is a space that was born out of silence — out of the moments when a person is left alone with themselves, with their own tension, fear, calm, and everything that comes between. It is a project that did not emerge from the need to create music, but from the need to express something that cannot be spoken in words.
Behind VIAMAER stands Krystian Jurkiewicz, though the project itself is not centered around a name. It is a way of capturing states a person goes through; a method of giving shape to the intangible yet deeply real. Sound became a natural tool — a place where emotions do not need to be explained, because they can be heard in melody, timbre, contrast, and the silence between notes.
The debut album "In lumine lunae" was created slowly, over two years, in the rhythm of life — at times accelerated, at times fractured, at times paused. This is not a collection of songs.
It is a sequence of states in which Polish lyrics lead an intimate narration, while Latin titles open the material to a deeper, more symbolic dimension.
VIAMAER has no ambition to be everything for everyone. It is a project for those who listen not only with their ears, but also with their soul.
VIAMAER "In lumine lunae" is an emotional, raw, and spacious album blending blackgaze, post-black metal, and shoegaze.
Music for debut album was composed, recorded, mixed and mastered by Krystian Jurkiewicz. Cover artwork was done by Piotr Pryk. Album is released today, January 29, 2026 in digital format and CD. Buy merch & music in physical format here ➡ https://viamaer.com/merch/
Stream "In Lumine Lunae" album at Youtube
TRACKLIST:
1. In excitatione terrae
2. In lumine lunae
3. Dimensio mortis
4. Ultra insaniam
5. Liberum arbitrium
6. Haec vox
7. Magna paranoia
8. Smaragdus somnium
BAND SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/viamaer
Bandcamp | https://viamaer.bandcamp.com/album/in-lumine-lunae
TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@viamaer
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Band: OWLS OVER OAKS
Album: O.O.O.
Release Date: February 27th, 2026
Country: Italy
Genre: Extreme Drone Doom
Label: Argonauta Records
Italian extreme drone doom outfit OWLS OVER OAKS are ready to unleash their long awaited debut album O.O.O., out on February 27 in CD and digital formats via Argonauta Records.
Emerging from the depths of Italy’s extreme underground, OWLS OVER OAKS deliver a crushing and hypnotic vision of drone doom rooted in pure sonic weight and ritualistic atmospheres. The project was founded by Valerio “Leynir” Possetto, former bassist of Enisum, and took its definitive form with the addition of vocalist Elisa “Aeretica” Iacopini, previously active with Amethista, and drummer Roberto “Bob Rip” Ripollino, known for his work with Nihili Locus and Nerocapra.
Leynir is the sole composer and lyricist, shaping a sound conceived as a total immersion rather than a collection of songs. The debut album O.O.O., the first chapter of a planned trilogy, was recorded entirely in analog and mastered by James Plotkin, whose touch further enhances the oppressive and organic depth of the sound. One of its most radical elements is the complete absence of guitars. Instead, the music is built on dual bass lines, both performed by Leynir, which generate a massive and suffocating low end foundation. The result is a monolithic sonic structure that recalls the darkest visions of Thorr’s Hammer, Khanate, and Burning Witch, filtered through a bleak and apocalyptic sensibility.
Composed of three long tracks for a total running time of about forty minutes, O.O.O. unfolds as a single liturgical descent into pain, perdition, and blindness. The album is conceived as an unbroken ritual where repetition, tension, and space play as important a role as distortion and volume. Every passage is wrapped in a pitch black atmosphere inspired by the desolate imagery of a Mad Max like world.
Before the full release, the band previously unveiled an edit version of the track Owls, offering a first glimpse into their oppressive sound universe. It is still available at the following link:
https://song.link/owlsoveroaks_ow
Tracklist
Owls
Over
Oaks
With O.O.O., OWLS OVER OAKS invite listeners into a totalizing experience where heaviness becomes meditation and darkness turns into vision.
Album out February 27 on CD and digital via Argonauta Records.
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Papa Necrose return with their second full-length, Anthropomorphy Execution, arriving on March 20th via Awakening Records on CD and digital.
Formed in 2010 in the harshest corners of Salvador, Bahia, the band delivers old-school death metal in its most real, cruel, and corrosive form. Their sound hits with riffs, crushing drums, and an atmosphere designed for those who crave the raw edge of the genre. Papa Necrose tackles human contradictions, religious hypocrisy, war, death, and other societal ills, exposing the underbelly of the world we live in.
Anthropomorphy Execution marks a moment of maturation for the band. While keeping their raw, aggressive style intact, the album explores more complex song structures, technical riffing, and layered compositions. Influences from the most technical ’90s death metal - Human (Death) and Testimony of the Ancients (Pestilence) - are evident throughout.
Lyrically, the album delivers sharp criticism of religion, focusing on the role of Catholicism in historic humanitarian crises, world wars, and the darker trajectories of power and authority.
The closing track, “The Thousand Yard Gaze,” features a guest guitar solo by James Murphy (Death, Obituary, Cancer), providing a final, brutal highlight on the record.
Tracklist
1. Fall, Die, and Break
2. Hammered in the Mind
3. Disenchant Them
4. Between Voices and Fear
5. Anthropomorphy Execution
6. Bleeding Social Membrane
7. Eighteen Years Awake
8. Cathedral of Death
9. Silenced by Death
10. The Thousand Yard Gaze
Line-up
Alessandro Necrose – vocals
Danilo Vagner – guitar
Éric Gusmão – bass
Carlos Silva – guitar
Luquian Silva – drums
Credits
Recorded, mixed & mastered: Evil Live Studios (2023–2025)
Drum editing: Hugo Elias (Infected Cells)
Guest solo: James Murphy
Cover art: Nether Temple Design
For more info:
https://www.facebook.com/papanecrosedm
https://www.instagram.com/papanecrose/
https://www.facebook.com/AwakeningRecordsCN/
https://www.instagram.com/awakeningrecordscn/
https://awakeningrecordscn.bandcamp.com/
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Polish Black Metal band VARMIA release a new song and music video for “der tot Adalbert.”
"With this song, we take an unusual look at the pages of history. Since chronicles are written by the victors, events that actually took place may be interpreted in many different ways,” explains singer/guitarist Lasota. “The mission of Adalbert of Prague was a milestone in shaping the newly formed Polish state, which at the time desperately craved a martyr or a founding hero. These events took place on our land and are directly bound to the history of our ancestors, the Old Prussians. Thus, failing to speak up in this embroiled matter would be a failure on our part. This song was recorded live, not far from where these events took place more than a thousand years ago."
“der tot Adalbert” is available on all streaming/download digital platforms, or watch the music video premiered by Black Metal Promotion) HERE https://youtu.be/elLIGViz-po?si=inyrTAsA4MtYqGoo
The new single follows up “Zwykli Zmarli,” https://youtu.be/fSupe54X8JI?si=cWnwaIGP9R1EwOmX which was released over the All Saints Day/All Souls Day weekend, and each comes from the Polish group’s anticipated new album ‘lauks’ to be released March 27th.
"This album is the quintessence of our understanding of natural, raw intensity, teetering on the verge of chaos,” states Lasota. “As always, we recorded it live – this time among the ruins of one of the many castles still standing on our land. Within its empty, derelict halls, we discovered a new dimension of musical naturalism. The aura of the place is embedded into the sound, reverberating through the slower hits of the instruments. The title ‘lauks’ refers to the way our ancestors coexisted in groups of communes or settlements. In the context of this album, it signifies identity, territorial instinct, and the sharp line between us and them."
‘lauks’ a much more straight forward and intense VARMIA raging through a darkened track of raw primal black metal that still clings to their Baltic roots abetted by adding in percussion and traditional instrumentation and is available now for pre-order on limited-edition 300 warm blood colored vinyl (with insert and download code), jewelcase CD with 12-page booklet or digital. Order now at www.m-theoryaudio.com/store or www.varmiaband.bandcamp.com
Expect tour date announcement soon.
VARMIA was formed in 2016 by composer Lasota with a mission of fusing black metal with musical influences that pay tribute to the ancient Baltic tribes of the historical Warmia region of northern Poland. Vocally, harsh growls shroud the band's music and native Polish lyrics in a visceral aura, the only breaks occurring when using the traditional, ancient technique of “whitevoice” clean singing as utilized during ancient East-Central European rituals, rites of passage and festivals. Meanwhile, the power of the band's metal influences are enhanced by traditional ethnic instrumentation of the Baltic Rites via sounds of tagelharpa, goat horn, lyre (gęśle), tribal drums, wood tuba and krivula. The final result is a compelling mix of dark metallic sounds that channel the spirit of early Enslaved, Satyricon and Wolves in the Throne Room and folk elements that drive acts such as Wardruna and Heilung.
VARMIA has released four albums to date – 2017's ‘Z mar twych,’ 2018's ‘W ciele nie,’ 2021’s ‘bal Lada,’ their first collaborating with M-Theory Audio, and 2023’s ‘Nie Nas Widze.’
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Argonauta Records is proud to announce the signing of one of the most revered names in atmospheric doom metal, Pantheist. With a career spanning over two decades, the band is set to release a brand-new album later this year, marking a thrilling new chapter in their storied journey.
Pantheist commented: “Pantheist are proud to be joining the crew of Argonauta Records. Navigating the music industry alone has been challenging, but now we have found the right partner to sail alongside. This collaboration will allow us to fully focus on our creative vision, including the release of a double-vinyl album later this year. We look forward to working with Argonauta and beginning this new chapter together.”
Formed in 2000, Pantheist have established themselves as one of the standard bearers of atmospheric funeral doom. With six full-length albums and over 100 live performances across 15 countries, they have shared stages with Tiamat, Arcturus, Saturnus, Esoteric, Skepticism, While Heaven Wept, Mourning Beloveth, Evoken and The Ruins of Beverast. Their seminal debut, O Solitude, remains a benchmark in the genre and a fan favorite on streaming platforms.
Having recently welcomed professional soprano Linda Dumitru to the lineup, Pantheist are currently recording their seventh studio album, promising an expansive, immersive listening experience that will captivate longtime fans and newcomers alike. The album is expected for release in Autumn 2026, with bookings already underway for performances throughout 2026 and 2027, including appearances at NorthWest Doom Fest (UK) and Symphonic Metal Echoes (Romania).
This partnership with Argonauta Records marks a new era for Pantheist, combining the band’s visionary artistry with the label’s global reach and support network. Fans can look forward to an outstanding, atmospheric journey in 2026 as Pantheist set sail into uncharted sonic territories.
INFO:
https://www.facebook.com/Pantheistuk
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Band: NIBIRU
Album: H Y P Ó S T A S I S
Release Date: February 27th 2026
Country: Italy
Genre: Ritual Industrial / Black Ambient
Label: Argonauta Records
TRACKLIST
Azoth
Binah
Idolum
Sekhmet
Shalicu
Obeah
Ritualistic Black Voyagers NIBIRU return with their most visionary and intense album yet. Celebrating ten years of collaboration with Argonauta Records, H Y P Ó S T A S I S continues the band’s exploration of spiritual, emotional, and ritualistic soundscapes.
Nibiru forge a monolithic, ritualistic soundscape, blending the icy, spectral atmospheres of Paysage d’Hiver “Schattengang” with the dark electronic intensity of Coil and Beherit. Sudden, unsettling bursts recall the confrontational power of Prurient and Brighter Death Now, creating an extreme, immersive experience that defies conventional genres. Their approach merges post-punk, darkwave, ambient, black metal, and occult doom, resulting in a deeply ritualistic and transformative listening journey.
With seven full-length albums and one EP behind them, NIBIRU have built a critically acclaimed discography including Caosgon, Netrayoni, Padmalotus, Qaal Babalon, Salbrox, Panspermia, Anamorphosis, and the Teloch EP. Their career highlights include appearances at Roadburn Festival 2016, Metalitalia Festival 2018, From Dust Till Doom Festival 2023, and multiple European tours, sharing stages with Oranssi Pazuzu, Uada, Nightstalker, Mortuary Drape, Mortiis, and AHAB.
H Y P Ó S T A S I S solidifies NIBIRU’s role as architects of ritualistic sound, delivering an immersive, extreme, and visionary sonic experience.
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Over recent months Hungarian symphonic metallers, Meteora, have released a trilogy of EPs - In this Silence, Broken Mind and Dissonance. They have now brought all the songs that comprised these EPs together, with an additional unreleased instrumental track, into one full length album - Darkest Light. Darkest Light will be launched with a special show at Dürer Kert in Budapest on January 31st and the band have unveiled a video for the album's stunning title track, which you can see now at the Meteora YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCCrBla8V6E
A remarkable song which opened the Dissonance EP, 'Darkest Light' features the talents of Sirenia guitarist Nils Courbaron.
Speaking about the video Meteora have said...
"Shot at a theater stage in Budapest, showcasing the amazing talent of Edina Molnár and Fábián Lugosi, dancers of the video who captured the convoluted feelings of the lyrics with their choreography, beautifully filmed and edited by Kill Monday Management this video is so much more than we ever hoped for! And of course the highlight is the guest appearance of Nils Courbaron, shredmaster of Sirenia , Bloodorn and Dropdead Chaos."
Releasing a trilogy of EPs and then a full length album has been an incredible journey for Meteora, as the band have explained in a recent statement...
"We are really excited that we got to the finish line of our half year long EP releasing spree that started with In this Silence in the summer, went on to Broken Mind in the fall, and now concludes with Dissonance. Darkest Light is the culmination of these three with an additional instrumental track to set you in the mood for the title track.Thank you very much for tagging along the past half year, we hope you will like Darkest Light and meet you at one of our shows this year. Also a huge thanks to all the wonderful people who helped us in creating our new album!"
The extensive supporting cast for the Meteora's grand work has included guest guitarist Nils Courbaron, Ádám Attila Kurucz, conductor of the Meteora choir and the singers from the Hungarian National Opera, Nino Helfrich at Skull Tone Studios, Joel Wanasek, Dmitry Kim, Balázs Pálfi at Sonic Garden Studio, Dronicon Films, Kill Monday Management, Balázs Gerócs and Tamás Tombor, Zsuzsa Tóth, Ulyana Tim and AnyStone Photography - all of them playing vital roles in the realisation of this ambitious project.
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