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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based Black Metal Punks DEVIL MASTER will release their third full-length “Bloody Dreams” via Relapse Records on September 04, 2026. It was recorded at Spice House Sound in Philadelphia with engineers Davis M. Shubs and Eric Bogacz and mastered by Arthur Rizk. Guests on the album include Mirai Kawashima (SIGH), former drummer Chris Ulsh (POWER TRIP) and Ur Èmdr Œrvn (ARKHA SVA). In support of the album release DEVIL MASTER will be touring in Europe in September with SIGH. www.facebook.com/devilisyourmaster
On October 16, 2026 Rotted Life Records will release “Great Dismal Darkness”, the sophomore full-length from Richmond, Virginia based Doom Deathers NIGHT HAG, on CD, vinyl LP and cassette tape formats. You can already check out the album track ‘Effluvia Tendrils’ at this location. The full “Great Dismal Darkness” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Drowned In Death’, ‘Effluvia Tendrils’, ‘It Came Back The Next Night’, ‘Staring Into The Ancient Chasm’, ‘Strange Whispers From Beneath The Cypress’, ‘The Terrible Old Woman’ and ‘Excoriate’. www.facebook.com/nighthagva
On October 23, 2026 Dying Victims Productions will release “Bloodsurge”, a split mini album with Finland’s blackened Speed Metallers DET and Chile’s Thrashers CRITICAL DEFIANCE on CD and 12″ vinyl formats. DET will be featured with the tracks ‘Suspiria’, ‘Necromancer’, ‘Mutation’ and ‘Death Night’ (live) and CRITICAL DEFIANCE will supply ‘Kill Off’, ‘No Born’, ‘Will Of Steel’ and ‘Say No More’. You can already stream DET’s ‘Necromancer’ over here. More band information you will find at https://detmusic666.bandcamp.com or www.facebook.com/criticaldefiance
German Death / Black Metal three-piece HKSPK will self-release their sophomore full-length “Heimkehr” on September 11, 2026. You can already check out the track ‘Torture’ at this location. More about HKSPK at www.facebook.com/hkspk666
“Anthropic Rites of Sublimation”, the sophomore full-length from German Black / Death Metallers CH’AHOM, will be released on September 18, 2026 via 20 Buck Spin. It was recorded and mixed by Ch’ahom, mastered by Dan Lowndes at Resonance Sound Studio and the cover artwork was supplied by Alexander Kavtea. You can already stream the album opener ‘Cult Of Xaman’ at this location. The full tracklist reads as follows: ‘Cult Of Xaman’, ‘Reign Of Nohol’, ‘Priests Of Lik’in’, ‘Chosen Of Chik’in’ and ‘Insemination’. www.instagram.com/devouringopaion
Spanish Death Metallers AVULSED have just revealed the seventh track from their upcoming covers album “Nordic Embryogenesis”. You can check out their version of ‘Why Do I Watch The Dawn?’ from Finnish CARTILAGE over here. The album will be released on September 09, 2026 on CD, vinyl LP, cassette tape and digital formats via Xtreem Music. www.facebook.com/avulsed91
“Verbolgen”, the third full-length from US Black Metallers HULDER, can be streamed in its entirety at this location now. It will be released via Season Of Mist, in co-operation with 20 Buck Spin, today. The album was recorded at Elektric City Recording in Portland, Oregon and at various locations by the band, mixed by Ahti Kortelainen at Tico Tico Studios in Kemi, Finland and mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki. The cover artwork was painted by Morrigan. www.facebook.com/hulderus
To celebrate their 40th anniversary Swedish Death Metallers SORCERY will release their fifth full-length “The Immaculate Sin” on October 01, 2026 via Xtreem Music on CD, vinyl LP, cassette tape and digital formats. The following tracks will be featured: ‘Shadowborn’, ‘Set The World Ablaze’, ‘Stand As One Or Fall Divided’, ‘Terminate’, ‘Paralyzed’, ‘Slice It Up’, ‘The Door To My Black Soul’, ‘The Exorcist’, ‘Flood’ and ‘Die In Retribution’. The cover artwork was once again created by Juanjo Castellano. You can already check out the album opener ‘Shadowborn’ over here. The band’s current line-up features founding members Ola Malmström (vocals) and Paul Johansson (guitar), alongside Johan Vikholm (guitar), Tommy Holmer (drums) and Mikael Carlsson (bass). www.facebook.com/sorcerydeathmetal
U.S. progressive / melodic Death Metal duo IAPETUS will release their new album “The Mother Void” via Willowtip Records on October 16, 2026 on CD, vinyl gatefold 2 LP, limited longbox CD and digital formats. It was mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren and Tony Lindgren. The cover artwork was created by Vanessa Lemen. The full tracklist reads as follows: ‘Parturition’, ‘The Mother Void’, ‘Aniara’, ‘Red Giant’, ‘Énouement’, ‘TON’ and ‘The World Be Undone’. A video for ‘Red Giant’ can already be watched at this location. For all additional information please visit www.facebook.com/iapetus.metal
Stockholm, Sweden based blackened Death Metallers GRAVECRAWLER have digitally self-released their debut full-length “Nidus” today. You can stream it in its entirety over here. All further GRAVECRAWLER info you will find at www.facebook.com/gravecrawlerband
Australian blackend Heavy Metal project ARC OF DYAD has just released a video for ‘Road Less Travelled’ at this location. The track is featured on the ARC OF DYAD debut full-length “The Work Of Idle Hands”. www.facebook.com/arcofdyad
On October 09, 2026 Personal Records will release “Caustic Maelstrom”, the sophomore full-length from Mexico City based Death Metallers IN OBSCURITY REVEALED, on CD format. It will feature the following tracks: ‘Engulfed In Caustic Maelstrom’, ‘Obsidian Bleeding’, ‘To Death, In Fire’, ‘Necrotically Gray Hand’, ‘Phlegm Filled Chalice’, ‘Consecrated By Rot’, ‘Voluntary Immolation’ and ‘Sulfur-Clotted Wounds’. You can already check out the opener ‘Engulfed In Caustic Maelstrom’ over here. More about IN OBSCURITY REVEALED at www.facebook.com/inobscurityrevealed
International melodic Death Metallers TIL THE END have just released a video for ‘Dismal Paradise’ at this location. The track will be featured on the band’s upcoming self-titled debut full-length, which will be released on September 11, 2026 via Lifeforce Records. www.facebook.com/tiltheendofficial
Norwegian Black Metallers NORDJEVEL have been signed by Season Of Mist for the label’s Underground Activists imprint. New music will follow soon. In 2027 the band will embark on a European tour with SVARTTJERN, MALPHAS and UNVIÂR, which will run from March 24 to April 04, with shows in Poland, Germany, Belgium, the UK, the Netherlands, Switzerland and France. www.facebook.com/nordjevelofficial
US Death Metallers DISHUMANE are streaming their upcoming debut EP “Centurion’s Demise” in its entirety at this location now. It will be released on August 07, 2026 via Blood Harvest Records. For all additional information please visit www.instagram.com/dishumane_band
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania based brutal Death Metallers VULGAR MEPHITIS have just premiered the title track of their upcoming debut full-length “To Dust” over here. The album will be released via Willowtip Records on September 11, 2026 on CD, vinyl LP and digital formats. The complete tracklist reads as follows: ‘From Dust’, ‘Martyr’, ‘Exterminating Profane’, ‘Peer Into The Abyss’, ‘Scorn Of My Flesh’, ‘Gorging Greed’, ‘To Dust’ and ‘Wounds’. The artwork was created by Leon Humphrey of Theosis Design. www.facebook.com/vmdeathmetal
On October 23, 2026 Dying Victims Productions will release “Echoes Of The Astrolith”, the fourth full-length from Swedish Speed Metallers ARMORY, on CD and vinyl LP formats. The following tracks will be featured on it: ‘Return Of The True Godz’, ‘Interceptor Squadron’, ‘Cosmic Dreams’, ‘Frequencies Of Terror’, ‘Omens’, ‘Sanity Disposed’, ‘The Final Invention’, ‘Spaceworkz’, ‘Astrolith (Rising)’ and ‘Pillars Of Fire’. You can already check out a video for ‘Interceptor Squadron’ at this location. More about ARMORY at www.facebook.com/armoryofficial
German / Swedish Death Metallers REVEL IN FLESH have just revealed the track ‘Priest Of Flesh’ over here. It will be featured on their upcoming sixth full-length “Flesh For The Kult Of Death”, which will be released on September 18, 2026 via War Anthem Records. A lyric video for the previously revealed title track ‘Flesh For The Kult Of Death’ can still be watched at this location. The complete tracklist of the album reads like this: ‘Flesh For The Kult Of Death’, ‘Bodybag Inferno’, ‘The Graverobber’, ‘Pool Of Blood’, ‘Hellhole’, ‘Tombstalker’, ‘Death Kult Maniacs’, ‘Priest Of Flesh’, ‘Demon Dawn’, ‘The Last Farewell’ and ‘All I Had (I Gave)’. The cover artwork was created by Juanjo Castellano Rosado. www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100044540135116
Mexican Death Metallers DEMONIC MANIFESTATION have just premiered the track ‘Host’ at this location. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming third full-length “Grimshrine”, which will be released on September 04, 2026 via Personal Records. You can additionally still stream the previously revealed ‘Kuru: The Laughing Death March’ over here. More about DEMONIC MANIFESTATION at https://demonicmanifestation.bandcamp.com
French Black Metallers HANTERNOZ are streaming their upcoming third full-length “A Hed An Noz, A Noz, A Noz” in its entirety over here now. It will be released on August 07, 2026 via Antiq. www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063558461964
Maryland based Death / Thrashers NINTH REALM have just premiered the track ‘Imbued In Hellfire’ at this location. It will be featured on the band’s upcoming sophomore full-length “Damnation’s Veil”, which will be released on August 28, 2026 via Transcending Obscurity Records on CD, vinyl LP and digital formats. The previously revealed album tracks ‘Damnation’s Veil’ and ‘Rituals In Thar’Amath’ can still be streamed here, respectively here and a video for ‘Cohorts Of The Abyss’ is available at this location. The complete “Damnation’s Veil” tracklist reads as follows: ‘Valigeth’, ‘Damnation’s Veil’, ‘Cohorts Of The Abyss’, ‘Imbued In Hellfire’, ‘Rituals In Thar’Amath’, ‘Orphaned Throne’, ‘Wyrd Of Strideborne’, ‘Beyond The Void’, ‘Vengeance Unto Rot’, ‘All Hail Treachery’ and ‘Twilight’s Blade’. The album’s cover artwork was created by Jerry “Wyrmwalk” Hionis (FROZEN SOUL, MORGUL BLADE, HIGH COMMAND, INHUMAN NATURE, TRONCALE, WRECKING BALL, MAUL). www.instagram.com/ninthrealmmd
Portland’s Death Metallers ÆNIGMATUM are streaming their third full-length “Infinitude’s Passage” in its entirety at this location now. The album was mixed and mastered by Colin Marston (KRALLICE, GORGUTS) and the artwork was created by Daniel Hermosilla of Nox Fragor Artworks. The CD and vinyl LP editions will be released via 20 Buck Spin on September 04, 2026. www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063560651573
Reno, Nevada based Death Metal duo FOG WALL has just released ‘The Accursed’, the second track from their upcoming debut full-length “Gloomweaver”. You can check out a lyric video for it at this location. The album will be released on September 04, 2026. Its full tracklist reads like this: ‘Manor Of Ensnarement’, ‘Knife, Sting, Tooth’, ‘The Accursed’, ‘Mazarbul (Desolation)’, ‘Belching Black Vapours’, ‘Strangling Gloom’, ‘Fleshpot Ritual’, ‘Frantic Orb Weaver’, ‘The Profit Of Doom’ (Medley, TYPE O NEGATIVE cover) and ‘Traverse’. www.facebook.com/people/fog-wall/61591108006858
Norwegian old school Death Metallers HORRIFIER are streaming their upcoming sophomore full-length “Revelations Of Gore” in its entirety over here now. It will be released on August 07, 2026 via Personal Records. https://horrifiermetal.bandcamp.com