Long Islandโs Heavy Metal mainstays Restless Spirit have officially dropped their self-titled full-length, a record that is already garnering high praise across the global metal press. The album has secured impressive accolades early on, including a #3 spot on the Metal.de soundcheck, an 8/10 from Belgiumโs Rock Tribune, and a near-perfect 9/10 from AllFatherMetal.com. This…
Finnish Black Metal project Acolythus has officially emerged with their debut full-length, Unearthly Kingdoms ‘Neath Lifeless Stars, which yours truly reviewed here. Born from a sudden burst of creative inspiration, the album was written and recorded in just a few short weeks, serving as a raw outlet for the Black Metal aspirations of its members,…
Hailing from the industrial landscape of Kotka, Finnish Extreme Metal outfit Saasta has unleashed their latest full-length assault, a 12-track descent into darkness titled Cesspool. Released via Inverse Records, the album is an uncompromising exploration of filth and ferocity, described by the band not as a narrative of growth, but as a documentary of decay.…
French Metal outfit Invading Chapel has announced the upcoming release of their new single, Spreading The Venom. Slated for a May 22nd debut, the track serves as the first glimpse into the band’s next full-length studio album, which is currently in the final stages of production.โ The project, led by multi-instrumentalist Loรฏc Malassagne (vocals, bass,…
German Black Metal outfit Akantophis has officially joined the Wormholedeath roster, a partnership that begins with the label’s global reissue of the band’s latest album, Erneuerung.โ Blending atmospheric density with dissonant, progressive textures, Akantophis occupies a unique space in the extreme underground. While their sound occasionally dips into the territory of Death Metal, the band…
Belgian Speed Metal stalwarts Drakkar are officially joining forces with Wormholedeath for the release of their upcoming studio album, Invasion. The new record is slated to arrive on June 19th, marking a powerful new chapter for a band that has been a fixture of the European underground since 1983.โ To kick off the partnership, Drakkar…
The West Coast Extreme-Metal outfit Gravemass is wasting no time following the release of their debut album, This Is The Way. The band has officially announced the This Is The Way Tour 2026, a scorched-earth run across Western Canada that kicks off this July.โ For the uninitiated, Gravemass isn’t exactly a group of newcomers. The…
Following the high-praise reception of their self-titled debut, by none other than yours truly, Thy Sanatorium has finally unleashed a visual accompaniment for one of the record’s standout tracks, Devilโs Heart. While the album itself is a sprawling, multi-genre beast, this new video narrows the focus, capturing the specific, suffocating atmosphere that has made the…
German Death Metal veterans Fleshcrawl have officially announced their tenth studio album, Epitome of Carnage, marking their first full-length release in seven years. To coincide with the news, the band has unleashed Embers of Wrath, a new single and music video that serves as a thematic meditation on the horrors and needless suffering of war.โ…
Finnish artist Harri Kauppinen has officially launched his new project, Abandoned Ocean, marking his first foray into English-language material. The debut EP, titled Inner Dusk, serves as a moody intersection of Post-Metal and Doom, blending Kauppinenโs intimate singer-songwriter roots with lo-fi grit.โ This release ends a decade-long hiatus for Kauppinen, whose last solo effort, Helvetin…
