Category: Music
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Welcome back to this weeks round up of all the new album, EP, and single releases from the past seven days. Oh… and there’s a little, possibly horrific, surprise at the end of this weeks piece. Albums The 38th Division by Iselder “Iselder return with The 38th Division, a new black metal album built around…
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After some much needed rest, for my damn sanity if nothing else, I returned to work this morning with some brand new plans for The Cult Archives. The first one being this what you are now reading what I wrote (to paraphrase the great Ernie Wise). The fact is I receive a metric-fuck-ton (an official…
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Belgian Heavy Metal pioneers Drakkar have returned with Invasion, a fast-paced speed and heavy metal anthem built on a relentless rhythmic foundation. Layered with vivid battlefield imagery, the new single channels the raw chaos and forward momentum of a seaborne raid and its immediate aftermath through sharp guitar riffs, driving percussion, and commanding vocals. Crafted…
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Finnish modern Melodic Metal unit Northern Genocide have released their brand new single Epilogi through Inverse Records, offering a first taste of their upcoming, as-yet-untitled third studio album slated for release later this year. The band says that the track centers heavily on the theme of total renewal, describing it as an aggressive, fiery purging…
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Following the September 2025 arrival of their sophomore studio album, Prophets of the Void, melodic death metal outfit Progeny of Sun have returned with a brand new single titled Unified Light. Accompanied by an official music video, the track serves as an early preview of the band’s next chapter while their third full-length album continues…
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Italian Death Metal outfit Membrance have officially launched their new full-length album, Resa Marciana, available now. The record draws its foundation from classic old-school Stockholm Death Metal, while expanding its sonic palette to incorporate elements of Groove, Thrash, and Norwegian Black Metal. What defines the release is its deeply localized, identity-driven concept. The album is…
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Technical death metal unit Art|Est explores the shadowy boundaries of the afterlife and the paranormal with their upcoming studio album, Evil Embodiment. Anchored by the release of their preview single Rites of Revocation, the full-length record delves into existential dread, investigating the unseen forces that linger between dimensions and the unsettling sensation of being observed…
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Finnish Doom-infused Death Metal outfit Marianas Rest have launched a new lyric video for Rat In The Wall, a track lifted from their latest studio album, The Bereaved, which arrived earlier this year via Noble Demon. The song features a guest vocal appearance from Okko Solanterรค (Horizon Ignited). The visual drop follows a highly successful…
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Polish Atmospheric Black and Epic Doom Metal solo venture Divine Sovereign has announced a new full-length album, Autaxia Chronicles: A House Divided, which is set for release through Wormholedeath. To introduce the project, the mastermind behind the studio venture has shared the record’s first single, Heresy, currently available via an online audiostream video. The upcoming…
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Progressive Metal endeavor Cavada Project has arrived with its debut single, Abraxas, a musical piece that serves as an existential manifesto for the newly formed studio project. Led by Chilean composer Juan Pablo Cavada, the venture was founded on the premise of returning a sense of soul to heavy music, intentionally distancing itself from detached…