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Oulu-based heavy metal band Occult Master are preparing their debut album, Occult Master, drawing heavily on the 1970s and 1980s heavy metal and progressive rock that shaped the band’s sound. The album ranges from straightforward heavy metal attacks to longer, multi-part progressive pieces and quieter, more contemplative passages. There is even a classical guitar track,…
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Finnish metal band Soulgrind have released their new album, Ad Pulchram Mortem, today, August 14, through Inverse Records. The album follows a 15-year hiatus and draws heavily on Finnish folklore and the ancient mythology surrounding Tuonela, the realm of the dead. Translated as “toward beautiful death”, Ad Pulchram Mortem combines crushing doom riffs, raw black…
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German death metal band Heretics have released their new single Cerberus (Terzet for a Hellhound), the second preview of their forthcoming album, Of Poets and Prophets. Based on Cerberus, the three-headed guardian of the entrance to the underworld, the song draws on references to ancient Greek texts and centres on the creature’s position between the…
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Severin Films will celebrate its 20th anniversary with the return of its Super-Shock Pop-Up Festival, an all-day event taking place on August 22 at Brain Dead Studios in Los Angeles. The festival will feature four mystery film screenings alongside surprise guests, with the day’s programme also including previews of upcoming trailers and promos, DJ sets…
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Polish heavy metal five-piece Sagittarius have signed with Wormholedeath for the release of their debut full-length album, Abomination of Mind, due out on October 9. The band have also shared the album’s first single, Disaster Dawn, alongside an official visualizer. Formed in 2019, Sagittarius spent their early years developing their sound around classical songwriting principles…
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Ohio one-woman brutal death metal project Cordyceps Corpse will release its second full-length album, Perverse Craving For Rotting Corpses, on October 9 through Gore House Productions. The announcement comes alongside the album’s first single and video, Forced Out of Existence. Created by multi-instrumentalist Nani Porter, Cordyceps Corpse began in late 2023 as a solo project…
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Finnish black thrash metal band Beatrix have shared their self-titled single, the first preview of a full-length concept album that has been in development since the band’s formation in 2019. The new track follows a recent Baltic tour with Jävelin and Night Slasher, where the song was given its first taste of the live environment…
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Prague metallic hardcore band Crippled Fingers have followed Unbroken with Nothing, a new single centred on betrayal, broken trust and the point where repeated lies finally become impossible to overlook. The track combines heavy grooves and sharp riffs with a strong chorus before dropping into a forceful breakdown. Its subject matter follows a similarly direct…
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Melodic black metal band i Helvete will release their third album, Halla, on November 6, following a lengthy delay between completing the material and bringing it to release. The songs were completed in 2024, but lineup changes that same year pushed back both the production process and the album’s eventual release. Additional session musicians were…
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UK progressive metal band Exist Immortal have revealed their new EP, Afterglow, due out on September 11 through Seek & Strike, alongside a new video for the EP’s title track. The five-track record was written during a period of considerable upheaval for Exist Immortal, including a lineup change, personal difficulties and health challenges, with the…