Recenzja Crucifixor “Enalteciendo los Antiguos Principios de la Rebelión”

 Crucifixor

“Enalteciendo los Antiguos Principios de la Rebelión”

Iron, Blood and Death Corporation 2026

Crucifixor to duet z Kolumbii, a jego członkowie to dość aktywni muzycznie grajkowie, udzielający się, obecnie i w przeszłości, w przynajmniej kilku innych projektach. Nazwy ich jednak niewiele mi mówią, więc może odpuszczę sobie wyliczankę, i przejdę od razu do rzeczy. Mimo iż „Enalteciendo los Antiguos Principios de la Rebelión” jest debiutanckim albumem zespołu, twór ten datuje swoje początki na wczesne lata dwutysięczne. (Czytaj dalej...)

Recenzja Funeral Witchery „Beyond the Light”

 Funeral Witchery

„Beyond the Light”

InViMa Records 2026

Funeral Witchery to czterech gości z Arizony, którzy w 2020 roku postanowili grać black metal. Tak też się stało i po wydaniu demosa, kilku cyfrowych singli, nadszedł czas na debiut. Oto on, „Beyond the Light”, zawierający wraz z interludiami dziewięć numerów diabelszczyzny, która mocno kojarzyć się może z późniejszym Immortal czy dość przystępnymi produkcjami od Lord Belial. (Czytaj dalej...)

Wznowienie debiutu AGGRESSION

 

Xtreem Music is proud to announce the definitive reissue of the genuine first album by legendary Canadian Thrash Metal band AGGRESSION, which didn't saw the light of day back in 1986: “Forgotten Skeleton”, coinciding with the 40th anniversary of what was originally meant to be its release.

Listen to the first advance single here:

Youtube: https://youtu.be/xY3q__wk3iE

Although this album was previously released on CD and LP, in 2004 and 2005 respectively, under the name AGGRESSION A.D. and with cover designs that had nothing to do with the original concept, the time has finally come to do justice to this true lost piece of Canadian Thrash. For this edition, we have retrieved from the vault the original artwork and layout created in 1986 and never used, meticulously restoring it along with the original song lyrics and photo collage. The originally intended track listing has also been restored, accompanied by liner notes from the band themselves explaining the story behind a recording that, due to an unfortunate chain of circumstances, never saw the light of day and was later re-recorded, featuring some different songs, in 1987 under the title “The Full Treatment”.

“Forgotten Skeleton” is a genuine time capsule, capturing all the rawness, speed and intensity of early AGGRESSION, when the band still had its original vocalist and two guitarists and was tearing through Canada and seemed destined to become one of the leading names in the Thrash Metal scene of the era. A recording lost for four decades that will finally see the light of day exactly as it was originally conceived in 1986.

“Forgotten Skeleton” will be released on November 26th through Xtreem Music on CD, 12"LP, Cassette and Digital formats.

Nowy HYVER w przyszłym miesiącu

 

On October 8th internationally, Antiq is proud to present Hyver's highly anticipated fourth album, La Fête de la Forêt Enchantée.

Hyver decided to answer to Taufpatin's attacks - but only with positivity, brightness and joy, and delight. Here, Hyver unites with Koshka Netopyr (Little Bat) to deliver a monument of raw black metal with bat shrieks as vocals. Playful synths join aggressive drumming and shrieks of happiness / euphoric bursts of joy. The album concept is contained only in the song titles, and we can discover by the list of it the pitch of a forest-feast: from invitation to the mysterious path of the forest, to the dance party, raising a toast until...someone stamps on a toad. The party ends suddenly in confusion, and in the howling of the sirens of an ambulance trying to save the poor batrachian's life.

Antiq is a label dedicated to the fully coherent concept of making music through sound, image, video, and attitude. They have been putting their entire existence into it since 2009. Over the years, Antiq have been identified as producers of not only perfectly coherent lyrics and themes through music, but also conceptual art and, of course, the manufacturing of beautiful objects. The label tries as much as it can to work with French creators, and if possible, with the smallest and most serious structures.

In the meantime, hear the brand-new track "La Danse de la Forêt Enchantée" both HERE at Antiq's official YouTube channel as well as HERE at Antiq's Bandcamp, where the album can also be preordered. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Hyver's La Fête de la Forêt Enchantée

1. L'Invitation

2. Un Chemin Mystérieux

3. Dans la Clairière

4. A la Lune Levée

5. La Danse de la Forêt Enchantée

6. Le Toast des Crapauds

7. Le Ver de Trop

8. Arrivée de l'Ambulance

Recenzja Doombringer „Ad Compita!”

 Doombringer

„Ad Compita!”

Nuclear War Now! / Into Endless Chaos Rec. 2026

Trochę chłopakom zajęło nagranie następcy “Walpurgis Fires”. „Jedynie” siedem lat. Biorąc jednak pod uwagę zaangażowanie Sadista w przynajmniej kilka projektów pobocznych, można przymknąć na to oko. Tym bardziej, że jeśli coś ma być dobre, to musi dojrzewać w odpowiednich warunkach, bynajmniej nie cierpiących pośpiechu. Dobra, jest nowy album, i co? (Czytaj dalej...)

Recenzja Autumnfall „The Archaic Sins”

 Autumnfall

„The Archaic Sins”

Ardua Music 2026

To już czwarty album Finów z Autumnfall, zaś moje, pierwsze z nimi spotkanie. Panowie grają harmonijnie i ujmująco, ale nazywanie tego po prostu melodyjnym black metalem, to chyba ciut za mało. Tercet ten gra chwytliwie, ale żeby było jasne, nie są to żadne swawolne przytupajki czy leśno-odpustowe przygrywki, udające złe jak sam diabeł. (Czytaj dalej...)

Zapowiedź nowego BONJOUR TRISTESSE

 

Today, AOP Records announces November 20th as the international release date for Bonjour Tristesse's highly anticipated fifth album, Disaster Triumphant.

Bonjour Tristesse play atmospheric black metal that is rooted in contempt for industrial civilization, grief for this dying planet we call our home, and reverence for the natural world. The band weave a symphony of sadness, wrath, alienation, and inner emptiness with a sense of strength that arises from unabashed resilience and standing alone in the face of adversity.

“The Enlightenment has always aimed at liberating men from fear and establishing their sovereignty. Yet the fully enlightened earth radiates disaster triumphant.” – Max Horkheimer & Theodor W. Adorno

The title of Bonjour Tristesse’s latest album, Disaster Triumphant, is taken from this quote. Founder Nathanael (also of Heretoir) was heavily inspired by the Dialectic of Enlightenment by philosophers Max Horkheimer and Theodor W. Adorno. They highlighted the double-edged nature of the Enlightenment, which, on the one hand, reined in superstition and religion, but on the other hand, subjected humanity and the natural world to entirely new constraints through technological progress, industrial civilization, the myth of human supremacy, and the consequences of mass society.

The album cover by Abismo Black Arts also references this ambivalence that shapes our reality and aptly illustrates the core ideas of the Dialectic of Enlightenment and Disaster Triumphant alike. A critique of this “enlightened” yet thoroughly life-denying and nature-destroying “civilized” world underlies most songs on Disaster Triumphant. Other topics covered in the lyrics include meditations on loss, grief, melancholy, interpersonal feelings and the wish to retreat from a world that is sinking deeper into chaos day by day.

In the meantime, hear the brand-new track "Tomb of Hope" HERE at AOP Records' official YouTube channel. Aforementioned cover artwork and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Bonjour Tristesse's Disaster Triumphant

1. The Heights of Despair [11:02]

2. At the Mountains of Silence [11:45]

3. Tomb of Hope [10:22]

4. Lingering in the Twilight of Shadows [1:55]

5. Disaster Triumphant [12:20]

Nowy RUNEMAGICK już dostępny

 

Step away from the present. Enter the Death/Doom/Pagan world of Runemagick! Listen in solitude to this journey and give it time to comprehend. Runemagick's new epic double album "After Chaos: Nocturnal Vigil" is out today on 2-CD, 2-LP and digital!

Get your copy here: https://runemagick.lnk.to/afterchaos

This deluxe double album is entirely composed and performed by Nicklas Rudolfsson and mixed and mastered by Andy La Rocque (King Diamond, Lex Legion, Death) at Sonic Train Studios. The artwork by Pablo Robbio (Spectrum Art) and Danny Pham with additional illustrations by Dísa Draugurinn, based on visions insired by listening to demos and lyrics of the album.

Tracklist:

A Journey Through the Cosmic Weave of Urðr Part I

Movement A - The Stillness After Collapse

A1. After Chaos

A2. Rune Magick Unbound

Movement B - Vigil Beneath the Weave

B1. The Nocturnal Vigil

B2. Urðr’s Cosmic Weave

A Journey Through the Cosmic Weave of Urðr Part II

Movement C - Continuity Beyond Form

C1. Abyssal Continuum

C2. Formless Dawn

Movement D - Dissolution into the Unbounded

D1. The Vast That Knows No Shape

D2. Into the Endless Continuance

Drugi album UHRITULET za miesiąc

 

Today, Purity Through Fire announces October 19th as the international release date for Uhritulet's highly anticipated second album, Ruumissavotta, on digipack CD format.

In 2023, Uhritulet appeared out of the black with their self-titled debut album for Purity Through Fire. The work of one V.P., Uhritulet were much like labelmates Sarkrista, but in reverse: Finnish by geography but German in sound - specifically, the martial nastiness of olde-worlde Teutonic standard-bearers Luror and Hellfucked. Pure & proud BLACK METAL, no more but definitely no less, Uhritulet soundly struck a blow to modernity, harkening to clandestine days of the '90s underground.

Thankfully, very little has changed in the world of Uhritulet the past three years, and they return with their second album, Ruumissavotta. The recording on LP#2 strips back some of the rawness of the debut in favor of unique sort of clarity: cold and dead yet somehow alive, fuzz as sharp as razors but gleaming with malice, altogether still as physical and fully suiting the aesthetic. Uhritulet still largely move at a mid-tempo at their fastest, but much of the martial aspect has been intensified to the point of being BEATDOWN black metal. Indeed, Ruumissavotta bears the hooliganism so central to so many bands under the Purity Through Fire banner, but it's the subtle details that elevate Uhritulet above minimalism for its own sake - folkish, characteristically Finnish melancholy shot through the maximally-executed hooks and well-timed detours into quieter, cleaner territory without losing said malice among them. And even with a strident muscularity coming to the fore, the songwriting on Ruumissavotta simmers to a boil arguably even more so than the no-less-considerable Uhritulet; that V.P. brandishes some Isengard-style clean vocals occasionally brings the temperature down considerably, and adds a further idiosyncratic touch to his strictured-yet-textured songcraft.

Folkloric filth still against the modern world, Uhritulet continue to ruin your day with Ruumissavotta!

In the meantime, hear the brand-new title track "Ruumissavotta" HERE at Purity Through Fire's official YouTube channel. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Uhritulet's Ruumissavotta

1. Ruumissavotta

2. Pedon Ruumis

3. Piru & Tietäjä

4. Synninpäästö

5. Väärä profeetta

6. Verestä

7. Freezing Winds Over The Hills of Kolkku

8. Liekin Takaa (demo) - bonus track

Recenzja Old Year „No Dissent”

 Old Year

„No Dissent”

Apocalyptic Witchcraft Rec. 2025

Cofniemy się dziś (do tyłu oczywiście) o rok. Bo warto. Niemal dwanaście miesięcy temu miała bowiem premierę debiutancka płyta Old Year. Jakże banalna to, i w sumie niezachęcająca, nazwa. Z drugiej strony, jakaż adekwatna do zawartości „No Dissent”. No kurde, słuchając tych nagrań, chwilami aż mi się łezka kręci w oku. (Czytaj dalej...)

Recenzja Wrach „Quae Infra Volo Videre”

 Wrach

„Quae Infra Volo Videre”

Apocalyptic Witchcraft 2026

To walijski, jednoosobowy projekt, który pojawił się na arenie międzynarodowej trzy lata temu, poprzez wydanie swego pierwszego demosa. Muzykuje sobie zaś od 2021 roku, a ten, pierwotnie zarejestrowany przed dwoma laty album, obecnie wznawia Apocalyptic Witchcraft. Walijczyk komponuje w duchu surowego black metalu więc rozmiłowani w gatunku, jeśli oczywiście nie znali wcześniej tej płyty, będą mogli się delektować „Quae Infra Volo Videre”. (Czytaj dalej...)

Nowy SACCAGE za dwa miesiące

 

Today, Caligari Records announces November 20th as the international release date for Saccage's highly anticipated fourth album, Chronophage, on CD format. The vinyl LP version will follow later in December / early January 2027.

Dwelling in the northern metal hotbed of Québec City, Saccage formed in the late 2000s and now unleash the punishing Chronophage, their fourth full-length. Sharpening their collision of death metal and blackened crust, the band pushes their sound even further beyond its previous boundaries. The D-beats hit harder, the blast sections are more brutal and relentless, and everything is anchored by crushing grooves and an unmistakably unholy spirit, featuring some of the quintet's strongest riffs and most accomplished songwriting to date.

Mixed and mastered by Cody Baresich (Iskra, Hedonist), with the main artwork created by Brad Moore, Chronophage sees Saccage surgically blending their influences and extracting the most vicious elements of OSDM, grindcore, and dark crust into one cohesive assault, extending from the music itself to the concept and visual identity surrounding the album. Beneath the bludgeon, the band deliver deeply nihilistic and satirical lyrics, dissecting the dystopian, decaying, and time-consuming world we are forced to live through. Desperate music for desperate times - Chronophage is indeed such a soundtrack.

Simultaneously modern and classic, Chronophage is a new highwater mark for Saccage, displaying the Canadians at their most focused, violent, and fully realized.

In the meantime, hear the brand-new track "Terreur diurne" HERE at Caligari's Bandcamp, where the album can be preordered. Aforementioned cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Saccage's Chronophage

1. Rustre

2. Terreur diurne

3. Villes poubelles

4. Anaphylaxie

5. Crame ta porcherie

6. Béton armé

7. Extrême-onction

8. Cadence cadavre

9. Chronophage

CELESTIAL SCOURGE zapowiadają drugi album

 

Norwegian death metal force CELESTIAL SCOURGE will return with their second full-length album, "Exomia", due for release on November 20, 2026 via Time To Kill Records.

Following 2025’s "Observers of the Inevitable", the band pushes their sound into an even more powerful and aggressive direction, sharpening the impact of their brutal and technical death metal without sacrificing the compositional detail that has become central to their identity. The new album retains the band’s attention to intricate riffing, technical precision and dynamic songwriting, while placing greater emphasis on momentum, weight and immediacy.

CELESTIAL SCOURGE are now introducing "Foreseen Systematic Malfunctions", the first single from "Exomia", offering a first glimpse into a record where crushing intensity and carefully constructed arrangements continue to coexist. The album also carries forward the science-fiction narrative established on the debut, expanding its universe through a darker and more ominous new chapter.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/ywCT4iPN9QE

Nowy kawałek MASTER

 

Master unleash the title track from their new album “Among the Seeds of Death”! Master delivers old school Death Metal at its purest! “Among the Seeds of Death” is available on all streaming platforms now.

Listen to “Among the Seeds of Death” now:

https://youtu.be/OLXsycx56oQ

Pre-order “Among the Seeds of Death” CD/LP/MC here:

https://master.lnk.to/amongtheseedsofdeath

Recenzja Theosophy “Line Before the Event Horizon”

 Theosophy

“Line Before the Event Horizon”

Apocalyptic Witchcraft Rec. 2026

Ten rosyjski ansambl istnieje już ponad dwadzieścia lat, i właśnie wydaje swój siódmy pełnometrażowy materiał. Kiedy zastanawiałem się, dlaczego nigdy ich nazwa nie utknęła mi w głowie, spojrzałem na zdjęcie promocyjne, i od razu miałem pewną tezę. Ubiór panów muzyków jest bowiem nazbyt wymowny. Moja męska intuicja i tym razem mnie nie zawiodła. (Czytaj dalej...)