Endbringer marks the full‑length debut of Swedish melodic death metal outfit Abandon Agony, though attentive listeners will recognize four of its tracks from the earlier Dark Matter EP. True to their national lineage, the band leans heavily into the melodic death metal blueprint…

Someone Is Dying is an album I stumbled upon by chance, but it quickly proved itself to be a discovery worth celebrating. Information about Leprosarium is scarce; beyond their Colombian origins and the fact that this release is independent, the band remains something of a mystery.…

With Beyond The Will Of Mortals, Kentucky’s Volcandra deliver their third full-length album and a confident continuation of the artistic path they’ve been carving in recent years. Following the impressive The Way Of Ancients (2024), expectations were understandably high, and…

Released by Iron Fortress Records in late 2025, End of Eden, the debut album from American duo Primal Scourge arrived as a surprisingly refreshing force seemingly out of nowhere. The band, consisting of Austin Asmus (guitars, bass, vocals) and Rio Mariucci (drums, vocals),…

Rogga Johansson rides again, this time with Paganizer, arguably his flagship band, whose history stretches back to the late nineties. As Mankind Rots marks the group’s fourteenth full-length album, and as always, Paganizer delivers exactly what longtime fans expect. This is…

Spanish Caustic is, admittedly, a name that had slipped past me until now, despite a career reaching back to the early nineties. What they deliver on Inner Deflagration is unapologetically classic death metal: blasting drums, thick, heavy riffing, and some surprisingly tasteful…

Crimson Glory may have been formed as far back as 1983, but their career path has been anything but straightforward, marked by lengthy periods of silence followed by sporadic resurrections. The current incarnation of the band, active since 2023, brings together founding members…

Progressive metal project THE VICIOUS HEAD SOCIETY presents the second single from the upcoming new album "Call of the Void", set for release on July 24th 2026 via Crime Records. The song…

Synonymous with professionalism and coherence—as well as great Death/Black Metal—for over 30 years, MEMORIES OF A LOST SOUL are going to release their seventh studio album, "Lost Memories".…

London technical metal unit PERPETUAL PARADOX will soon unleash their newest EP, May Misery Befall You. This five-song rager pulls PERPETUAL PARADOX back towards a riff-first approach to…

Czechia OSDM beasts Sněť are set to release their newest full-length, V bažinách vědomí. Having annihilated the underground with their 2021 debut LP and kept things flowing with two splits…

Maryland-based Death/Thrash crew, Ninth Realm, will release their sophomore album, Damnation's Veil, on August 28 via Transcending Obscurity Records. Damnation’s Veil is a consistent blend…

"Exordium of Profanation" is the final track of HEXORCIST's lethal statement record "Crucificial Imprecations". A bludgeoning burst of death metal from the depths of hell. Ascending from…

American black metal band Abigail Williams has begun recording its seventh studio album & successor to “A Void Within Existence” from 2025. The band comments: "Recording has begun on our…