Dutch atmospheric black metal project Beenkerver has partnered with Vendetta Records to release its upcoming six-track album, Doodlot. Written and tracked by sole songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Niels Riethorst, the record marks the project’s latest full-length installment following its previous underground output. While rooted in Riethorst’s singular creative vision, the recording features studio contributions from session…
Northern Irish death metal project Corpse Water, spearheaded by Strangle Wire guitarist Pete Clarke, is securing a broader CD release for its debut full-length, …Something In The Water. Originally issued earlier this year in a limited vinyl pressing through Grindscene Records, the album now moves to Spanish underground label Memento Mori for global compact disc…
US-based brutal death metal project Violence Only are set to release their self-titled debut EP, marking the first official output from the newly formed group. Though operating under a new moniker, the lineup brings together veterans of the American extreme underground, featuring members with ties to Between The Killings, Stabbing, Flesh Hoarder, Horrific Visions, Embodied…
Finnish death metal outfit Erase This Earth have released a new three-track EP titled Horrors Unearthed. Originating as an isolated batch of studio compositions written by guitarist Mikko Niskanen, the project grew into a full release after singer Heikki Mรคki constructed a overarching vocal narrative across the material. Formed in Tampere in 2017 around a…
Osnabrรผck 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…
Chilean progressive metal studio outfit Cavada Project have dropped their latest single, Pantheon, marking the second preview of their upcoming inaugural EP, Karma 1. Spearheaded by multi-instrumentalist Juan Pablo Cavada, the track uses ancient Egyptian polytheism and historic religious structures to frame a critique of modern societal amnesia and existential alienation. Musically, the composition relies…
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…
Berlin-based post-black metal outfit Nidare have released a new single titled Schweigen, offering the first preview of their upcoming, as-yet-untitled second full-length album. Clocking in at seven minutes, the track ditches standard metal lyricism to confront systemic silence and the protection of abusers over victims. The single arrives alongside a bleak performance video, setting a…
Blansko-based outfit Macocha are set to return with their second full-length effort, Pale Heart. Named after Central Europeโs 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…
Norwegian black metal outfit Mannkvern are preparing to release their debut full-length, The Harlotโs 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…
