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US-based brutal death metal project Violence Only are set to release their self-titled debut EP, marking the first official output from the newly formed group. Though operating under a new moniker, the lineup brings together veterans of the American extreme underground, featuring members with ties to Between The Killings, Stabbing, Flesh Hoarder, Horrific Visions, Embodied…
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Finnish death metal outfit Erase This Earth have released a new three-track EP titled Horrors Unearthed. Originating as an isolated batch of studio compositions written by guitarist Mikko Niskanen, the project grew into a full release after singer Heikki Mäki constructed a overarching vocal narrative across the material. Formed in Tampere in 2017 around a…
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Minenfeld Take Aim at Industrialized Slaughter on Second Album Instruments of Industrialized Warfare
Osnabrück death metal crew Minenfeld return with their second full-length, Instruments of Industrialized Warfare. Arriving seven years after their debut LP, the nine-track release pairs an unvarnished early-’90s death metal framework with an explicitly anti-nationalist political stance. Tracked in late 2025 at Tonmeisterei Oldenburg, mixed by Poison Drinker, and mastered by Patrick W. Engel at…
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Chilean progressive metal studio outfit Cavada Project have dropped their latest single, Pantheon, marking the second preview of their upcoming inaugural EP, Karma 1. Spearheaded by multi-instrumentalist Juan Pablo Cavada, the track uses ancient Egyptian polytheism and historic religious structures to frame a critique of modern societal amnesia and existential alienation. Musically, the composition relies…
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Dutch technical death metal project Mystical Death are preparing to release their debut full-length album, Across. Originally debuting independently in late 2024 with their Carnation EP, which was later picked up and reissued with extra material the following year, the project now steps up to a full-length format. Operated entirely as a solo endeavor by…
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Berlin-based post-black metal outfit Nidare have released a new single titled Schweigen, offering the first preview of their upcoming, as-yet-untitled second full-length album. Clocking in at seven minutes, the track ditches standard metal lyricism to confront systemic silence and the protection of abusers over victims. The single arrives alongside a bleak performance video, setting a…
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Blansko-based outfit Macocha are set to return with their second full-length effort, Pale Heart. Named after Central Europe’s deepest abyss, the Czech group continue their attempt to dodge easy genre tags by jamming black metal, hardcore, sludge, and death metal into the same blender. Tracked at Kohlekeller Studio in Germany by the band’s own Adam…
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Norwegian black metal outfit Mannkvern are preparing to release their debut full-length, The Harlot’s Wake. Masterminded by Orkana V (Man Gremmes Kan, Nattsol, ex-Ragnarok live), the project took six years to materialise following his move from Norway to Poland, turning what started as a solo studio effort into a proper studio-bound group. Spanning seven tracks…
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Kotka-based progressive death metal outfit Of Spite have returned with a new three-track short-length titled Raisu, offering an unfiltered slice of what the five-piece self-describe as “stumble-gore.” Free from studio trickery, modern pitch-correction, or sleek over-production, the release focuses on raw execution, blending stuttering progressive rock, old-school death metal, and unvarnished rock-and-roll ferocity. The short-length…
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San Diego five-piece Cascade Effect have released a video for their new single, Rogue Wave, marking the first preview of their upcoming full-length, The Weight of Nothingness. Fresh off a spot at Wacken Open Air via the festival’s Metal Battle USA contest, the band’s latest offering attempts to bridge modern deathcore, groove metal, and big…