Recenzja Emptiness „Nowhere Speaks”

 

Emptiness

„Nowhere Speaks”

Season of Mist 2026

 

Emptiness to dla mnie nazwa kompletnie nieznana. A przecież zespół ma w dorobku już sześć płyt, a tworzący zespół ludzie z niejednego pieca chleb jedli, żeby wymienić choćby takie twory jak Enthroned, Abysmal Descent, Putrid Offal, Necromantic Worship czy Possession. Zatem najwyższy czas nadrobić zaległości, i sprawdzić, czym to smakuje. Okazuje się, że smaków tutaj co nie miara, na pewno więcej niż w najpopularniejszym chińskim daniu z kurczaka.  (Czytaj dalej...)

Recenzja Epitaphe „III”

 

Epitaphe

„III”

Aesthetic Death (2026)

 

Francuscy death/doomowcy po czterech latach przerwy wracają ze swoim trzecim albumem zatytułowanym po prostu „III”, którego wydawcą będzie ten sam label co wcześniej – brytyjski Aesthetic Death. Również w obszarze muzycznym radykalnych zmian nie ma, niemniej mam poczucie, że omawiane tu wydawnictwo najbardziej trafia w mój gust z dotychczasowej twórczości Francuzów.  (Czytaj dalej...)

Zapowiedź debiutu CEREBRAL CURSE

 

On November 13th internationally, Rotted Life Records in conspiracy with Night Terrors Records are proud to present Cerebral Curse's highly anticipated debut album, Abominant Incarnations of Sepulchral Depths. Rotted Life will handle the CD and vinyl versions while Night Terrors will handle the cassette version.

Following 2025's Promo 25, Catalonia’s Cerebral Curse return with their first full-length descent into absolute decay. Expanding on the delirious death-doom that introduced the band, Abominant Incarnations of Sepulchral Depths delivers three sprawling monoliths of crushing, claustrophobic heaviness, where time slows to a crawl beneath layers of tectonic riffs, cavernous vocals, and suffocating atmosphere. Built on impossibly dense riffs, funereal pacing, and an unwavering commitment to oppressive weight, the album strips death-doom to its most primordial essence. There is no excess, only the relentless pull downward. Across its three colossal compositions, Cerebral Curse construct a world of psychological collapse and subterranean dread that feels less like a collection of songs than a single, inexorable descent into the abyss.

Drawing from the abyssal traditions of the bleakest reaches of the modern death-doom underground, Cerebral Curse have forged a debut that is both crushingly physical and hauntingly atmospheric. Every moment is designed to engulf the listener, rewarding patience with wave after wave of crushing, slow-motion devastation. At just under 40 minutes, Abominant Incarnations of Sepulchral Depths is an uncompromising statement from one of Catalonia's most promising new extreme metal acts—a suffocating journey through ruin, decomposition, and the darkest recesses of death-doom.

In the meantime, hear the brand-new track "Abominant Incarnations of Sepulchral Depths" HERE at Rotted Life's Bandcamp. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Cerebral Curse's Abominant Incarnations of Sepulchral Depths

1. Abominant Incarnations of Sepulchral Depths [11:00]

2. Mangled Cranial Liquefaction [11:10]

3. Degradation Towards Corporeal Dissolution [17:35]

EP-ka MAGIC CROSS za niecały miesiąc

 

Today, Caligari Records announces September 10th as the international release date for Magic Cross' self-titled debut EP on cassette tape format.

Magic Cross formed in winter 2023 as a collaboration among members of Wørsen, Galactoid, and Bellicose Records. After sharpening their sound into a feral formula of black metal, punk, and noise rock, the Florida four-piece recorded their first EP in early 2026 at Peace Corp. Audio. With a sound psychically skirting the hinterlands occupied by the likes of Bone Awl, Carved Cross, and Villains, Magic Cross nevertheless exhibit their own street-level grime: gutter-bound to be sure, viscous and vicious, but with stomping hooks to spare. Featuring all-senses-burning mastering courtesy of Dead Air Studios, their self-titled debut delivers four missives from the depths of mental hell and a taste of evil yet to come.

In the meantime, hear the brand-new track "Holy Bile" HERE at Caligari's Bandcamp, where the EP can also be preordered. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Magic Cross' Magic Cross

1. The Fable

2. Holy Bile

3. All Alone

4. Hellhole

Nowy AUTUMNFALL we wrześniu

 

Finnish melodic black metal veterans AUTUMNFALL will return on September 25th, 2026 with their new album, "The Archaic Sins", to be released by Ardua Music. Continuing the path established by their previous work, the album revisits material originally composed decades ago, yet demonstrates how naturally these songs can still impose themselves in the present day.

The first single "Lightless Depths" is now streaming HERE.

Formed in Finland in 2019 by Jussi Hänninen, best known as the primary songwriter of Fall of the Leafe between 1996 and 2007, AUTUMNFALL emerged as a continuation of the musical sensibility that characterized the earlier years of that influential band. Joined by vocalist Tero Ruohonen, Hänninen has developed the project into a vehicle for revisiting old ideas while giving them renewed shape and purpose.

Following "Ghosts of Light" (2021), "Bleak" (2022) and "The Archaic Shadows" (2024), "The Archaic Sins" once again draws heavily from the past. With just one completely new composition, the album is primarily built around songs written between 1998 and 2001, now brought into the present through fresh arrangements and performances.

The result is fluid, finely arranged melodic black metal that never needs grand gestures to make its impact. AUTUMNFALL weave melodies together continuously, allowing guitars and rhythms to move with a natural, unforced sense of progression. The music can evoke wonder one moment and bitterness the next, shifting between emotional shades without ever disrupting its graceful flow.

Carefully considered rhythmic patterns provide a solid foundation for compositions that remain loose and organic, while the constant interplay of melodies gives the album its distinctive character. There is an unmistakable sense of musicians who have spent decades understanding how songs work, knowing when to add detail and, just as importantly, when to let an idea breathe.

Whether described as melodic extreme metal, dark metal or simply AUTUMNFALL, "The Archaic Sins" offers a sound rooted in experience, melody and atmosphere: material from another era that finds an unexpectedly natural home in the present.

Tracklist:

1. Halo In Utopia

2. Lightless Depths

3. Dark Goddess

4. Mists of Eternity

5. Crystal Skies

6. Pulse

7. The Blind Brother

8. The Timeless Kin

Ósmy cover od AVULSED

 

Not everything worth rescuing from the Swedish Death Metal scene is known to the masses. AVULSED now brings "Recantation of the Forsaken" back into the spotlight, a dark ABHOTH hymn recorded for their 1991 demo and destined to become the eighth of the 11 pieces that will make up "Nordic Embryogenesis".

You can listen to the song here:

Youtube: https://youtu.be/h5652DjR6F0

Digitals: https://music.imusician.pro/a/EHX0fNv7

MY MINDS MINE: premiera wznowienia dwóch klasycznych albumów

 

Grindcore'owe holenderskie tornado MY MINDS MIND przedstawia wznowienia dwóch klasycznych i wyprzedanych albumów: Between Soothing Consolation and Uncontrollable Madness oraz Scenes of the Complete Annihilation of This Planet. Premiera obu wydawnictw dziś nakładem Selfmadegod Records. Szczegóły poniżej.

Between Soothing Consolation and Uncontrollable Madness ukazuje rzeczywistość rozpiętą pomiędzy pozornym spokojem a narastającym chaosem. Już same tytuły utworów: Shutdown in Progress, Brainbox Suicide, I Own the World, Sick Media Sick czy Clone Devotion kreślą obraz społeczeństwa pogrążonego w kryzysie tożsamości, medialnym szumie, manipulacji i postępującej dehumanizacji. Krótkie, intensywne kompozycje tworzą zwartą narrację, w której osobisty niepokój splata się z krytyką współczesnej cywilizacji, a granica pomiędzy ukojeniem i obłędem staje się coraz mniej wyraźna.

Jeszcze bardziej bezkompromisową wizję przynosi Scenes of the Complete Annihilation of This Planet. Składający się z dwudziestu czterech utworów album jest muzycznym manifestem przeciwko przemocy, chciwości, fanatyzmowi, manipulacji i społecznemu konformizmowi. Utwory takie jak: On the Soil of Greed, Cyberchrist, Mobilization of Chaos, Remote Controller, Pretentious Idols tworzą kolejne obrazy świata pogrążającego się w moralnym i społecznym rozpadzie. Finałowy, najdłuższy utwór zamyka tę opowieść niczym gorzka puenta – wizja planety zmierzającej ku autodestrukcji staje się metaforą konsekwencji ludzkiej chciwości, obojętności i ślepego podążania za ideologiami.

Zamów w sklepie internetowym wydawcy

Posłuchaj Between Soothing Consolation and Uncontrollable Madness na Bandcamp

Posłuchaj Scenes of the Complete Annihilation of This Planet na Bandcamp

Trasa CHRIST AGONY z okazji trzydziestolecia Moonlight

 

Jesień 2026 to wyjątkowy moment. Christ Agony zaprasza na serię koncertów z okazji trzydziestej rocznicy wydania albumu "Moonlight-Act III". Co warte odnotowania - album podczas tej trasy zostanie odegrany w całości po raz pierwszy w historii. Utwory z Moonlight zawsze były stałym fundamentem koncertowym zespołu, jednak fani nigdy nie mieli okazji usłyszeć całości w wersji live.

Druga część koncertowego seta to utwory z pozostałych okresów działalności zespołu. Nie odkrywając wszystkich kart, możemy zdradzić jedno - będą zaskoczenia.

Bądźcie z nami w ten wyjątkowy czas. Te koncerty to nie tylko rocznica. To celebracja siły, woli przetrwania, wyjścia obronną ręką z burz i zawirowań.

Christ Agony żyje i zdecydowanie nie powiedziało jeszcze ostatniego słowa. Do zobaczenia na koncertach!

12.09.2026 Bytów, Zamek (Thunder Fest.):

https://www.facebook.com/events/690402277227272/

23.10.2026 Lublin, Klub Graffiti (+ Tenebris, Wieczny Mróz):

https://www.facebook.com/events/1592779425585163/

24.10.2026 Łódź, Klub Wooltura (+ Tenebris, Wieczny Mróz):

https://www.facebook.com/events/1029696576541072/

06.11.2026 Chełmża, Cuma Klub (+ Fantom, Morvudd):

https://www.facebook.com/events/2106930706847203/

07.11.2026 Żagań, Klub Elektrownia (+ Abuser):

https://www.facebook.com/events/1572185901111041/

20.11.2026 Gorzów Wlkp., MagnetOffOn (+ Baalzagoth, Vitur):

https://www.facebook.com/events/1315909730622167/

21.11.2026 Szczecin, Krzywy Gryf (+ Baalzagoth, Vitur):

https://www.facebook.com/events/2142121033372801/

22.11.2026 Gdańsk, Doki 4 (+ Vitur):

https://www.facebook.com/events/3313786406336089/

11.12.2026 Poznań, Szum

12.12.2026 Czeladź, Kopalnia Kultury

18.12.2026 Kraków, Klub Zaścianek (+ Hell-Born, Neolith, Mansvara, Vitur):

https://www.facebook.com/events/1357699443116302/

19.12.2026 Bielsko-Biała, Klub Rudeboy (+ Hell-Born, Neolith, Vitur, Mansvara):

https://www.facebook.com/events/2191031911794722/

Recenzja Godslut „The Art of Deconstruction”

 

Godslut

„The Art of Deconstruction”

Selfmadegod Rec. 2026

 

Kiedy tak sobie skanowałem na szybko Internety w poszukiwaniu czegoś na temat Godslut, natknąłem się na informację, iż zespół ten, po wydaniu debiutu, trzy lata temu, u tego samego wydawcy, okrzyknięty został przez niektórych „nową nadzieją polskiego death metalu”. Uuu, grubo! Trzeba było sprawdzić, bo przecież, co jak co, ale death metal to ja kocham od dziecka, trochę znam, i coś tam się orientuję.  (Czytaj dalej...)

Recenzja Archgoat „Nightbringer, Lightbringer”

 

Archgoat

„Nightbringer, Lightbringer”

Debemur Morti Productions 2026

 

Mało coś ostatnio zaskoczeń, bo nowy Archgoat również nim nie jest. Finowie łupią jak na nich przystało, serwując smrodliwą papkę, którą uformowali w war metalowe kształty. Mieszają ją jak zwykle z rytualnymi, średnimi i wolnymi tempami, które wspomagane są przez subtelne syntezatory.  (Czytaj dalej...)

PSYCHOSOMATIC zapowiadają EP-kę

 

Swedish death metal band Leach announce their upcoming EP PSYCHOSOMATIC set for release on 9th October 2026. Hailing from Gothenburg and fueled by Scandinavian death metal aggression. The Swedish outfit delivers songs built to hit hard, stay loud and leave scars. Leach thrives where melody collides with violence and raw emotion refuses to be polished away. This music is born from pressure, frustration and resilience and crafted for those who’d rather face the darkness than to look away.

PSYCHOSOMATIC is a four-track concept EP blending modern melodic death metal with hardcore intensity, crushing grooves and razor-sharp riffs. Each song represents a different psychological state of living with mental illness - from the breaking point and resilience to reflection and the endless cycle of intrusive thoughts. Rather than telling a linear story, the EP explores survival through shifting emotional states, balancing relentless aggression with atmosphere, melody and introspection. Heavy, dynamic and emotionally driven, PSYCHOSOMATIC is the band’s most personal release to date.

With the EP announcement the first single ‘SERPENT OF TIME’ is released today. It’s one of the most relentless tracks on PSYCHOSOMATIC blending modern melodic death metal with hardcore intensity, incisive riffs and a frantic chromatic breakdown that refuses to let up. Lyrically, the song explores the vicious cycle of mental illness, where time becomes both the serpent that traps you in intrusive thoughts and the only force capable of eventually loosening its grip. Heavy, uncompromising and emotionally charged, it's a song about surviving the battle within while never losing momentum.

Watch the official music video for 'SERPENT OF TIME’ ‘here

Wznowienie debiutu ABRAMELIN już dostępne

 

Abramelin’s cult debut “Transgression from Acheron”. Raw, brooding Death Metal from Australia! Comes as 6 panel digipack CD with booklet and LP with A2 poster. Out now!

Order the CD and LP here:

https://abramelin.lnk.to/transgressionfromacheron

Tracklist:

1. Human Abattoir

2. Humble Abode

3. Dearly Beloved

4. Relish the Blood

5. Give and Take (Rehearsal)

6. Stargazer (Rehearsal)

7. Dearly Beloved (Rehearsal)

8. Human Abattoir (Rehearsal)

9. Final Biopsy (Rehearsal)

Opening with a sample from John Carpenter’s “The Thing”, this is old school brutal Death Metal to the bone. “Human Abattoir” crashes in with a heavy, down-tuned sound, guitars split left and right, one sharp, one thick, locking into a dense, grinding tone.

The riffs come in waves, full of palm-muted chug before breaking into faster, chaotic sections, with drums that feel pushed to the edge. Vocals stay low and hard to pin down, adding to the dark, oppressive feel that runs through the whole record. There’s just enough lead work to cut through, especially in “Dearly Beloved,” where things shift into a more eerie, atmospheric passage before dropping back into the weight.

If you’re after something raw, dark and unapologetically heavy, Abramelin delivers, as always!

Numer z EP-ki UNHOLY REDEEMER

 

International death metal band UNHOLY REDEEMER is set to release its sophomore EP, Journey Beyond Death.

Consisting of members from Australia, Denmark and Finland, UNHOLY REDEEMER formed over a passion for late 80s and early 90s death metal. These efforts bore the five-track onslaught that stands before us today.

Journey Beyond Death offers everything fans of brutal old-school death could ask for - demonic vocals, punishing riffs, and intensely crushing percussion. Despite their geographic distance, these seasoned veterans of the global underground metal scene came together to create a piece of work that faithfully adheres to that classic death metal sound.

Listen to the EP's first single, "Carrion of the Gods" at unholy-redeemer.bandcamp.com.

Journey Beyond Death will be released via a collaboration between Extremely Rotten Productions and Dark Descent Records on CD, vinyl, cassette and digital formats. The vinyl edition will include the bands debut EP, A Fever to Dethrone All Kings, on the B-side as a bonus.

Journey Beyond Death is due out on August 28.

Tracklisting:

1) Journey Beyond Death

2) Carrion of the Gods

3) Blazing Grave Cathedrals

4) The Blades of Inversion

5) Ever Drifting... They Wait

Debiut CASKET DWELLER w październiku

 

Nuclear Winter Records is proud to announce the release of "River of Slumber", the debut album from Greek death metal band CASKET DWELLER, set for release on October 22nd, 2026 on CD format (LP and tape version to follow later).

The first single “Voodoo Incants” is streaming at THIS LOCATION.

Hailing from Athens, Greece, CASKET DWELLER deliver a deeply rooted take on traditional death metal. Formed in 2022, the band quickly established itself within the Greek underground through a series of live appearances across the country.

From the beginning, CASKET DWELLER have built their identity around more than just music: their visual aesthetic draws heavily from classic horror cinema of the 1940s and gothic literature, influences that also permeate the atmosphere of "River of Slumber", creating a world where darkness, decay and heavy riffs come together. The band’s debut album is a tribute to the foundations of death metal while maintaining a strong sense of personality. Built around memorable, riff-driven compositions, "River of Slumber" showcases a band with a clear understanding of the genre’s traditions and the ability to transform those influences into songs that flow naturally from start to finish.

While the production carries the unmistakable imprint of the Swedish death metal school, the album’s musical DNA reaches further, incorporating elements from the classic Florida scene and the heavier Dutch tradition. Echoes of bands such as Death, Pestilence and Asphyx can be found throughout the record, not through imitation but through a shared appreciation for powerful riffs, dynamic arrangements and songwriting that puts the song at the center.

With a careful balance between crushing passages, darker atmospheres and more melodic moments, "River of Slumber" presents CASKET DWELLER as a new force within the contemporary old school death metal movement. A band focused on the essentials: memorable riffs, strong compositions and the timeless appeal of death metal.

Tracklist:

01. Chapters

02. Dust Off the Shovel

03. He Rows

04. Fangs of the Vampire

05. Creatures of the Night

06. Embalming Slime

07. Burnt at the Stake

08. Voodoo Incants

09. Requiem

MAREA zapowiadają nowy album

 

Italian atmospheric black metal project MAREA will return on October 9th, 2026 with its most accomplished and emotionally resonant work to date. Entitled "A Caress of Autumn for All the Lost", the album will be released through Hypnotic Dirge Records and Masked Dead Records.

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Carlo Meroni at ADSR Decibel Studio, with cover artwork and visual design by Francesco Gemelli, the new full-length marks a significant step forward for the project led by mastermind Matteo Balzarini. Without abandoning the emotional core that has always defined MAREA, the album sharpens every aspect of its songwriting, resulting in a record that is simultaneously more incisive, more melodic and more refined than anything the band has released before.

With "A Caress of Autumn for All the Lost", MAREA reaches a new level of artistic maturity, crafting an album that transcends stylistic labels through nuanced songwriting, emotional honesty and a rare ability to transform melancholy into something deeply moving.

Tracklist:

01. A Caress of Autumn

02. The Beauty of Broken Things

03. Eremita

04. Still Horizon

05. Aurora

06. For All the Lost

07. Night Birds

08. Absence of Self