The solo project of Snjór, guitarist with Graveir and live guitarist for Hebephrenique, Brimstone and Bruxa, Deciduous Forest first showed signs of life in the winter of 2019. Taking influence from atmospheric black metal, neofolk and blackgaze artists on his native Australian scene, but also from further afield in Europe and America, Snjór's personal creative vision began to take shape. The debut album from Deciduous Forest, Fields Of Yore, was…

Greek power metallers POWERCROSS proudly announce their new and third overall full-length "Echoes Of Elysium / Part I", set for release on January 16th 2027 via Elevate Records. The album's opening track "Sign of the Cross" has been premiered with a lyric video: POWERCROSS was founded by two friends, Spiros Rizos and Chris Stergianidis, in December 2022 in Athens to create power metal with loads of riffs and guitar harmonies. As Chris left the…

Sweet Suicide is the new single from 200 STAB WOUNDS. The latest bruiser comes by way of the band's punishing Lowest Form full-length, set for release on February 19th, 2027 through Metal Blade Records. Rooted in the same old-school brutality that has defined them from the beginning, Lowest Form delivers leaner arrangements, stronger dynamics and a broader sense of atmosphere without sacrificing an ounce of intensity. The riffs hit harder…

Portuguese death metallers CRUCIVORE have revealed the final advance track from their debut full-length "Desecration", coming on November 13th 2026 via Testimony Records. A video clip for "The Banished Torment" is available below: Drummer Tomás Carvalho states on behalf of the band: "After the intro, our final advance track, 'The Banished Torment', is relentless from the first hard hit and combines nonstop blast beats, powerful double-kick…

Testimony Records proudly announces the sophomore full-length album of German death metallers CARNAL GHOUL: "Feed the Vault" will be released on January 15th 2027 on CD, vinyl LP and in digital versions. A music video for the first advance single "Back to Decay" can be checked out below: New vocalist Lenny Osterhus comments on behalf of the band: "The track 'Back to Decay' revolves around the pretty shitty notion of experiencing your own death…

THE CURSE MADE FLESH announce Sentence, the third single from their upcoming album To Each Their Hell, due out on October 30th, 2026 via Art Gates Records. A verdict forged in hatred and carried through centuries, Sentence summons a reckoning from which there is no escape. Vengeance rises from the wounds of the past, condemning its target to a legacy of shame and eternal punishment. Against visions of consuming fire and gathering chaos, the…