Tag: Extreme Metal
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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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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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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…
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Belgian death metallers Carnation are back, trading standard-issue gore tropes for a bit of existential dread with their new single, Boundless Pathways. Serving as the gateway track to their upcoming full-length Symphony in Flesh, the new song acts as a sonic blueprint for the record while dragging lyrical themes into heavier philosophical territory. Instead of…
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Swiss death metallers Nihilo have spent over two decades quietly putting in the hard yards. Spearheaded by vocalist Ragulan Vivekananthan, the band have churned out a steady stream of EPs, four full-length records, and last year’s live outing Chaos Unleashed without ever chasing fleeting trends or pretending to reinvent the wheel. Now, they’ve joined forces…
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Norwegian death metal outfit Oskaal have released a lyric video for Refused, taken from their album (A)live, out now via Wormholedeath. The track deals with violence, isolation and exploitation, focusing on the lasting damage caused by abuse and the alienation that follows. Musically, Oskaal pair technical death metal with a more measured, unsettling approach, letting…
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Dallas atmospheric black metal quartet Wyrm Chasm will release their self-titled debut album on October 23, bringing a decade of work together on their first full-length. Formed in 2015 by guitarist Eric Carrasco and bassist and vocalist Stephen Jeter, the band have spent the past ten years developing a sound built around raw, desolate atmospheres,…