Category: Music
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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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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…
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U.S. black metal outfit Sev Lezu will release their debut album, Blood Conscript, on August 28 through Ordovician Records, with the record arriving on vinyl, cassette and digital formats. Recorded at Artifact Audio by drummer, vocalist, lyricist and producer Sasha Stroud, Blood Conscript draws on dark, ancient mythology, a hateful pantheon and themes of bloody…
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Swedish rockers Besvärjelsen have shared a new music video for Accelerating Hearts, the latest preview of their forthcoming third full-length album, Till Glömskan Ad Oblivionem (Into Oblivion). The track features a guest appearance from Fred Burman of Satan Takes a Holiday, joining vocalist Lea Amling Alazam for a duet that adds another dimension to the…
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Portuguese technical thrash metal band Shadowmare’s third album, Transfiguration, marks a period of significant change for the four-piece. Several lineup shifts have reshaped the band in recent years, bringing with them a different approach to writing and arranging their material. The new songs are shorter and more intense, while the technical edge that has always…