Northern Irish death/doom metal band The Crawling will release their new EP, What We Leave Behind, on October 2 through Grindscene Records. Formed in Lisburn in 2014, The Crawling have built their sound around death/doom metal while developing a style that has remained distinctly their own. The bandโs catalogue includes three full-length albums, among them…
Finnish noise rock and alternative rock band MELU247 have shared their take on The Prodigyโs Breathe, giving the 1990s track a noisier and more garage-driven treatment. The band formed in 2025, bringing together influences from noise, post-rock and alternative rock with a DIY approach and an early-90s edge. For their version of Breathe, they have…
Finnish melodic death metal project Magnadur have released Eat the Bat, a new single that takes the project in a slightly more playful direction. The track keeps the heavy guitar work and melodic foundation associated with Magnadur, but puts a greater emphasis on a repetitive chorus and unusual sounds. The result is less concerned with…
Greek progressive metal band Mother Of Millions have shared their second single, The Innocent, from their upcoming album, T, due out on September 11 through ViciSolum Productions. The song reimagines the Greek myth of Aegeus from the perspective of a lonely figure waiting by the sea for his son to return. Mother Of Millions connect…
Oulu-based heavy metal band Occult Master are preparing their debut album, Occult Master, drawing heavily on the 1970s and 1980s heavy metal and progressive rock that shaped the bandโs sound. The album ranges from straightforward heavy metal attacks to longer, multi-part progressive pieces and quieter, more contemplative passages. There is even a classical guitar track,…
Finnish metal band Soulgrind have released their new album, Ad Pulchram Mortem, today, August 14, through Inverse Records. The album follows a 15-year hiatus and draws heavily on Finnish folklore and the ancient mythology surrounding Tuonela, the realm of the dead. Translated as โtoward beautiful deathโ, Ad Pulchram Mortem combines crushing doom riffs, raw black…
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 creatureโs position between the…
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 albumโs first single, Disaster Dawn, alongside an official visualizer. Formed in 2019, Sagittarius spent their early years developing their sound around classical songwriting principles…
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 albumโs first single and video, Forced Out of Existence. Created by multi-instrumentalist Nani Porter, Cordyceps Corpse began in late 2023 as a solo project…
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 bandโs formation in 2019. The new track follows a recent Baltic tour with Jรคvelin and Night Slasher, where the song was given its first taste of the live environment…
