• Hyperion Announce Second Album Elysia via Willowtip Records

    Stockholm melodic black/death metal outfit Hyperion have announced their long-awaited second album, Elysia, which is set for release on November 6 via Willowtip Records. Arriving a full decade after their 2016 debut Seraphical Euphony, the album sees the Swedish group returning with a sound built around classic Scandinavian black metal and Swedish melodeath, with dense…

  • Ulthima Drop Title Track Ahead of Second Album Midnight’s Call

    Finnish-Mexican melodic death metal outfit Ulthima have released the title track from their upcoming second album, Midnight’s Call, ahead of its release on November 27. Originally formed in Mexico before relocating to Helsinki to rebuild the lineup, the band follow up their 2021 debut Symphony of the Night with a track that goes straight for…

  • Horizon of Aeons Cover Finnish Pop Icons Agents on New Single Yksi Ainoa Ikkuna

    Finnish gothic metal outfit Horizon of Aeons have released their new single Yksi Ainoa Ikkuna, putting a heavy dark-metal spin on a track made famous by Finnish rautalanka icons Agents. Formed earlier this year by musicians from the Finnish underground, the band usually deal in heavy, gloomy material with a fixation on the passage of…

  • Dread Sets Release Dates for Heavy Metal Monster Mash Movie: Devour

    Epic Pictures imprint Dread have announced October release dates for Devour, a new supernatural horror film from Bad Candy director Scott B. Hansen. The film follows an all-girl heavy metal band , featuring KateLynn E. Newberry and Butcher Babies vocalist Heidi Shepherd, who find themselves stranded after a disastrous gig. When they try to help…

  • Decarabion Set December Release Date for Second Album Desacralization

    Bogotá brutal death metal outfit Decarabion have announced their second full-length album, Desacralization, which is set for release on December 11, 2026 via Comatose Music. Active since 2018, the Colombian band follow up their 2020 debut Bastard Son Of Divinity and 2023’s Hidden In Delirium, Reality Revealed EP with a ten-track blast of brutally fast…

  • Wooden Shadow Drop New Single Blackened Roses Fall Featuring Guest Vocalist Jaana Juntunen

    Finnish solo project Wooden Shadow have released their new single Blackened Roses Fall, the latest track from their upcoming second album Silverlake, which arrives on November 19, 2026 via Inverse Records. Based in Ylöjärvi since 2020, Wooden Shadow is the work of Jeremia Ponto, who handles the writing and instrumentation himself. The project combines atmospheric…

  • Andrés Beltrán’s Grief Horror Postmortem Sets Screamfest LA Premiere

    Writer and director Andrés Beltrán (Quicksand, Tarumama) is bringing his new psychological horror Postmortem to Screamfest LA, where the film will make its World Premiere on October 10. Odette Annable (Cloverfield) leads the cast as Helena Martinez, a grieving medical examiner running a small-town morgue on the California–Mexico border while quietly falling apart six months…

  • Finnish Melodeath Crew Morbid Intent Announce Debut EP Marionettes

    Oulu-based melodic death metal crew Morbid Intent have announced their debut EP Marionettes, set for release on 16 October 2026 via Inverse Records. Featuring musicians who have already put in time with the likes of Mors Subita, Electric Deathbeat, Swansong, and Se, Josta Ei Puhuta, the Finnish group aren’t exactly green. Musically, Morbid Intent are…

  • Severin Films Announces Morbid Pleasures: A Massive 12-Disc Deep-Dive into Grand Guignol and Macabre Cinema

    Severin Films have just announced what looks set to be one of the most ridiculously ambitious physical media releases ever put together. Titled Morbid Pleasures, this mammoth 12-disc Blu-ray set attempts to chart the evolution of macabre entertainment from the literal birth of cinema right through to modern splatter, packing in more than 80 hours…

  • Full Moon Rising Review: The Puppet Master of Independent Cinema

    If you have an interest in Cult Cinema, then you know who Charles Band is. If you don’t, I highly recommend you go do some research before reading any further. And if you don’t know who Charles Band is while claiming to love Cult Cinema, hand in your membership card on your way out. Charles…