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…

Australian brutal death metal trio Slaughtercult are back with Devoured By Perversion, their crushing sophomore album, due out September 24 via Vicious Instinct Records. The album features…

From the moment they joined forces, TEMIC appeared as a dream come true for prog fans everywhere. The international supergroup features current and former members of Devin Townsend, Mike…

Crystal Throne is a French progressive heavy metal band founded in 2019 in Metz by guitarist Max Waynn and vocalist Terry DeFire. Blending melodic heavy metal, power metal, and progressive…

Basque black metal project Aschen has unveiled the official video for "Azken Arbolak", a standout track from the band's acclaimed debut album, The Never Ending Search, available now via…

Forming in 2020 Spain's champions of classic heavy metal, Sons Of Cult, released their debut album, Back To The Beginning, in 2023 - a collection of songs that spoke to the hearts of all…

Finnish Turku-based melodic death metal band Frostbite Terror released their debut album "Into The Frozen Depths' on July 24th 2026 via Inverse Records. Into The Frozen Depths is a…

German Death Metallers TEMPLE OF DREAD have unleashed another advance track from their new album "Dreadspawn Dominion", coming on August 7th 2026 through Testimony Records. A lyric video…