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…

Hailing from Surabaya in East Java, Gerogot have been an ever-present force on the burgeoning Indonesian brutal death metal scene for more than a decade. The limited-edition demo, Promo…

There was no reason beyond the satisfaction derived from the impact of steel on flesh and bone. I could list the crimes, the obscene acts perpetrated by the shattered creature at my feet,…

Norwegian progressive metal band MESSIER 16 have unveiled their new single "Gloom-Chaser", the second preview of their upcoming album "Shouts from the Cliffs of Heterodoxy", due out on…

After two years of meticulous crafting and the lasting impact left behind from their sophomore offering The Periapt of Absence, which claimed a #11 spot on Decibel Magazine’s Top 40 AOTY…

Enigmatic Swedish Black Metal collective DET EVIGA LEENDET sign a deal with Debemur Morti Productions for their forthcoming third album, "Vehemence"! Emerging from Uppsala in 2015 and…

Poland's premier architects of unholy chaos, Azarath, return to claim their place at the altar of extremity. Emerging from a six-year silence following "Saint Desecration" (2020), the death…

The new album from the war metal bastards of TRENCH WARFARE is now streaming in full. The eight tracks comprising Achtung! Destroy The Weak highlight a much heavier and aggressive sound…