Recenzja Hekatomb „Apokrypha Archives vol.1 & 2”

 Hekatomb

„Apokrypha Archives vol.1 & 2”

Independent 2026

Wydany nieco ponad dwa lata temu debiutancki album Hekatomb „Kotosta” bardzo mocno mną pozamiatał, a chłopaki otworzyli nim z kopa drzwi do najwyższej klasy krajowego black metalu, i to z wyraźnymi aspiracjami na szybką podróż w kierunku czuba tabeli. Bardzo mocno zastanawiałem się zatem, jaki będzie kolejny krok zespołu, a przede wszystkim, czy podołają bardzo wysoko postawionym przeze mnie, wymaganiom. (Czytaj dalej...)

Pojawiła się koncertówka YFEL 1710

 

YFEL1710...

Piewcy drugiej fali black metalu. Po debiutanckim krążku „Willa Wisielców”, wydanym w 2020 roku przez Malignant Voices, nadszedł czas na album „Zlatują się Ćmy”, który ukazał się w listopadzie 2022 pod banderą Pagan Records. Trzeci pełny album zespołu - "Black Metal Gnosis" - został wydany we wrześniu 2025 nakładem SOCIETAS.

W międzyczasie zespół pojawił się też na dwóch splitach - "Kali Yuga Boys" (2022) wraz z Martwą Aurą, oraz "Zakon Nienawiści" (2025), wraz z Dominance.

Najnowsze wydawnictwo - "Live 2026 a.y.p.s" to zapis koncertu, który odbył się w Łodzi w styczniu 2026.

Lista utworów / tracklist:

1. Witchcraft Commandment

2. Klatka na Ludzi (Human Cage)

3. Walka ludzi z człowiekiem, ilości z jakością (Struggle between people and human, between quality and quantity)

4. Zakon Nienawisci (The Order of Hatred)

5. Black Metal Gnosis

6. Barczewskie Noce II (Barczewo Nights, part II)

7. Brama Czaszek - Ostatni Pacjent Zakładu (Skull Gate - Last patient of the Asylum)

8. Wszystko co sprawi, że będzie was mniej (Anything that makes there be fewer of you)

9. Warszawska 107

10. Zbieracz Ciał (Body Collector)

Nowy SALLOW MOTH w lipcu

 

Dallas (TX) - Progressive Death Metal duo, Sallow Moth, will release new album, Hydrophilous Brood July 24 on Willowtip Records!

Hydrophilous Brood takes place in Pamugara, a dimensional nest immersed in a lush world where organisms are rematerialized into new hybrid species after passing through a powerful portal, a highly unpredictable artifact known as the ‘Mossbane Lantern’. Each song has a thematic connection to various artifacts on the previous album (Mossbane Lantern), extrapolating the characteristics and aftereffects of those artifacts within this temperamental environment of a planet.

Musically, Sallow Moth goes hand in hand with the aforementioned lyrical themes of transformation in that the continuous evolution of the project has become a signature feature with each album. This album retains a portion of the genre-shifting approach of previous works, but deliberately exhibits more focus on the intersection of technical death metal and brutal death metal, especially with the addition of a highly skilled drummer in Allen Gingerich. Notable influences on Hydrophilous Brood include Mortal Decay, Wormed, Deeds of Flesh, Cephalic Carnage, and Cynic.

"Distended in Panglacial Advent," the album's first single, is available at:

youtu.be/_azXm-LU2ho

Track Listing:

1. Nebulous Appendages of Vacillant Seafoam

2. Distended in Panglacial Advent

3. Driftmoth Vivisector

4. Biohybrid Virulence

5. Arcane Benthic Umbilicus

6. Polymorphic Gnaw

7. Hydrophilous Brood

8. Serene Aqueous Leech

COFFIN HUNTERS wracają z nową płytą

 

Santa Rosa (CA) - Strap in for an inter-dimensional journey through space and time, fueled by catchy riffs and heavy metal melodies! Coffin Hunters are back! The band is set to release their third full-length album, Cosmic Dawn, on July 17 via Bitter End Records.

A lyric video for the album's first single, "Skeleton Key," is available now at:

youtu.be/duaor2P9aY8

The song is also available on Bandcamp, Spotify, and Apple Music.

Known for passionate and energetic live performances and songwriting, Coffin Hunters draw inspiration from traditional heavy metal, science fiction and fantasy. On Cosmic Dawn, the band explores themes of death, existentialism, and mythology. Blending classic Rock and Roll hooks and melodies with Heavy Metal energy and attitude Coffin Hunters are ready to take you from the depths of the grave to the the pinnacles of the cosmos.

Cosmic Dawn will be available on limited edition vinyl LP (250) and CD (500), as well as on digital format.

Track Listing:

1 - Isle of the Dead

2 - Skeleton Key

3 - Last Nail in the Coffin

4 - Cosmic Dawn

5 - Give Up the Ghost

6 - Red Horizon

7 - Blood Moon

8 - Nightmare Mass

Nowy kawałek CRIPPLE BASTARDS

 

As previously announced, CRIPPLE BASTARDS will return on June 12th, 2026 with their new EP "La tua foto sul marmo", set for release via F.O.A.D. Records.

Ahead of the release, the band has unveiled the new single "L’era della dispersione", a new excerpt that once again underlines the unmistakable identity of the group, long regarded as a benchmark for relentless, uncompromising grindcore.

The EP further demonstrates the ability of CRIPPLE BASTARDS to remain true to their sonic core while expanding their approach with new dynamic solutions and a more layered songwriting style, adding depth without sacrificing the violence and immediacy that have always defined the band.

Stream "L’era della dispersione" HERE.

Recenzja Ysigim „Ain Soph Or”

 Ysigim

„Ain Soph Or”

Black Flame Rebellion 2026 (Re-issue)

Na przestrzeni ostatnich lat wiele razy wyrażałem swoją opinię na temat wykopywanych z przeszłości, rzekomych “diamentów”. Niektóre faktycznie zasługiwały na takie miano, jednak większość było zwykłymi przeciętniakami, wciskanymi publice na siłę przy pomocy wyniosłych haseł. Warszawski Ysigim, w chwili kiedy wydawał debiutancki album, tez wydawał mi się średniakiem. Może dlatego, że wówczas nie ogarniałem ich twórczości, tudzież wydawała mi się ona zbyt… „dziwna”. (Czytaj dalej...)

Recenzja Astriferous „Atavistic Unraveling”

 Astriferous

„Atavistic Unraveling”

Pulverised Records (2026)

Do tej pory uważałem Astriferous za jeden z bardziej intrygujących, młodych bandów z kręgu nowego, starego metalu śmierci. Choć nie był nigdy to zespół z absolutnego topu to odnajdywałem w jego twórczości ten metafizyczny, niedopowiedziany pierwiastek, który trochę budował aurę wokół tych klasycznie deathmetalowych, osadzonych gdzieś na pograniczu Morbid Angel a Timeghoul dźwięków. (Czytaj dalej...)

Klip od THE ABSOLUTION SEQUENCE

 

Tasmanian devils THE ABSOLUTION SEQUENCE have posted the video for "Idols of Confraternity," the second single off the band's highly-anticipated full-length album, Dread Cycle.

"'Idols of Confraternity' is focused on our innate ability in putting horrible people on a pedestal," says vocalist Shawn Wells. "These being celebrities, politicians, influencers and leaders of faith. We worship them as deities, follow their trends, watch their every move in the hope that we may find some form of familiarity. All to crumble in the wake of our self-proclaimed 'unique' display of infatuation."

Watch the video for "Idols of Confraternity" at youtu.be/nFbmnakuaPM

Following a string of EPs and singles, the album promises to be the band's most incendiary work yet. Slated for release via Bleeding Art Collective, with distribution by Blood Blast Distribution, Dread Cycle is set to solidify the band’s position as a premier name in contemporary technical death metal.

Dread Cycle is due out on August 14.

Watch the video for the album's first single, "Ghost Mantra" now at this location.

Tracklisting: 

1) Despotic Ruin (Diet of Worms)

2) Idols of Confraternity

3) Ghost Mantra

4) The Sordid Miasma

5) The Nightlight Sigil

6) Promethean Pilferage

7) A Mire Caked in Nativity

8) Grinding the Sphere

9) The Diary of the Emaciated

Debiut COMPLEXANT w lipcu

 

Blackened death machine COMPLEXANT has arrived. These Australian extremists are poised to unleash their first-ever full-length album, Apex.

The album boasts 10 tracks of brilliantly violent riffing fueled by percussive intensity and unearthly vocals. Following a collection of critically-acclaimed singles and 2023's A Rite of Passage EP, COMPLEXANT is set to cement their status in the global metal community with Apex.

The band has launched the video for the album's first single, "No Angels Weep."

“A tale of vengeance, revenge and killing the false friends who scheme against you, when paranoia turns into reality," says vocalist Dan Greigsy about the song. "Murdered one by one with an old gardening tool, then buried in the backyard. You have freed yourself from your living burden, but you are now haunted by a rotting garden sprouting from your sins”

Watch the video for "No Angels Weep" at youtu.be/GcuHJj4bgoQ

Apex is due out on July 31 via Bleeding Art Collective in partnership with Blood Blast Distribution.

Stream more from COMPEXANT on Spotify and Apple Music.

Tracklisting: 

1) Apex

2) No Angels Weep

3) Afterlife

4) Swing Myself To Sleep

5) Critical Mass

6) Heretical Supremacy

7) Cyclops

8) Eye For An Eye

9) No Hope For Humanity

10) No Hope For Sanctuary

Zapowiedź czwartego krążka LITOSTH

 

On July 24th internationally, Personal Records is proud to present Litosth's highly anticipated fourth album, Dreaming, on CD format.

Some records arrive as answers. Dreaming is not one of them.

The fourth album from Litosth—the duo formed by multi-instrumentalist Maicon Ristow and lyricist Wendel Siota—offers no comfort, no resolution, no redemption. What it offers is something more disturbing and necessary: the complete architecture of collapse. Eight tracks that do not describe the fall—they are the fall.

If 2024’s Personal-released Cesariana was a cry of revolt against the magic formula for happiness, Dreaming goes deeper—and deeper here is not a metaphor. It is literal. The album descends layer by layer through what remains when everything that was imposed is stripped away: faith, morality, purpose, and the illusion of ascent. What remains is not liberation. It is only ashes, emptiness, and silence.

Sonically, Litosth continue to refuse any label—brutality in dialogue with philosophical density and arrangements that move between the colossal and the surgical. Dreaming carries an even more suffocating cohesion than its predecessors. The eight tracks function as acts of a single ritual of dispossession: "Defy," "Ruin," "Eclipse," "Abyss," "Monolith," "Iconoclast," "Nadir," and "Gólgota" are a map of a collective sentence—one inherent to mankind as a species.

Dreaming is not a record about dreaming. It is about finally ceasing to do so. And it was never just music...

In the meantime, hear the brand-new track "Gólgota" HERE at Personal Records' Bandcamp. Preorder info can be found HERE. Cover artwork and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Litosth's Dreaming

1. Defy

2. Ruin

3. Eclipse

4. Abyss

5. Monolith

6. Iconoclast

7. Nadir

8. Golgota

Recenzja Vomito Mortuorio „Dentro del Sarcofago”

 Vomito Mortuorio

„Dentro del Sarcofago”

Necroscope Blasphemia 2026

 

Jeśli zespół nazywa się Pośmiertne Wymioty, a w tytule debiutu ma „Sarcofago”, to już na starcie ma u mnie wielkiego plusa. Jak jeszcze pochodzi z Salwadoru, to zyskuje dodatkowo, bo wiadomo że tamte zakątki świata niejednokrotnie rodzą metal śmierci najwyższej jakości, a scenę tworzą prawdziwi maniacy. (Czytaj dalej...)

Recenzja Desolus „Dwellers of the Twilight Void”

 Desolus

„Dwellers of the Twilight Void”

Hells Headbangers 2026

Niedawno, bo piętnastego maja, swoją drugą płytę wydali amerykańscy specjaliści od niemieckiego thrashu. Panowie kontynuują na nim swoje szaleństwo, z którego wieje Kreatorem i momentami innym Exumerem. Dziesięć numerów, które hołdują batożeniu w stylu lat osiemdziesiątych. (Czytaj dalej...)

Premiera FINALSELF - Liturgy of the Final Self

 

Death metalowy ansambl FinalSelf z Tarnowa debiutuje płytą "Liturgy of the Final Self". Album będzie miał premierę 8 czerwca 2026 roku w portalu Nieczyste Śpiewanie (NO CLEAN SINGING) i od tego dnia będzie go można również nabyć na srebrnym dysku w standardowym jewel case.

Muzykę i teksty napisał Eveq, który nagrał linie wszystkich gitar. W przeszłości a nawet teraźniejszości związany z takimi bandami jak Ingenium, Breath the Void czy Eutanor. W realizacji płyty wsparli go ataman Tolovy (Turin Turambar, Genius Ultor, Mrome czy Stillborn) na wokalu oraz najbardziej chyba zapracowany w krajowej niszy napierdalania bębniarz Krzysztof Klingbein (Totenmesse, Vader, Blephegor).

Nagrania zawierają osiem utworów:The Inheritance of Flame

The Paradox of Eternal Becoming God

Liturgy of the Final Self

Veil of Fractured Reveries [singiel]

Shadows Beyond Redemption

Forlorn Forever Forgotten

Consumed by the Thought Sower

The Sunset

Veil of Fractured Reveries - VIDEO

Jako utwór paradujący przed szeregiem zespół wybrał Veil of Fractured Reveries, który w postaci oficjalnego video można obejrzeć na YT:

Stylistycznie grupa czerpie z klasyki gatunku, najbliżej jej do prototechnicznej odmiany Death Metalu, czyli z okresu, kiedy za techniczne granie nie zabrali się jeszcze cyrkowcy, a chęć gry skomplikowanej osadzona była na solidnej podwalinie ostrego napierdolu. Słowa zaś to konceptualna podróż przez kresy ludzkiej ewolucji w kierunku boskości.

"Liturgy of the Final Self" na kompakcie będzie można nabyć za pośrednictwem profilu bandcamp: finalself.bandcamp.com

FINSTERFORST zapowiadają nowy album

 

Today, AOP Records announces July 31st as the international release date for Finsterforst's highly anticipated sixth album, Still.

For more than two decades, Finsterforst have been shaping their own distinctive voice within extreme metal, continuously evolving both musically and lyrically without ever losing their core identity. Their sound merges elements from a wide spectrum of heavy music—from black and folk-inspired roots to epic, atmospheric, and post-metal influences—forming a style they refer to as "Black Forest Metal": a blend that feels both deeply rooted and entirely its own.

Rather than fitting into a single label, Finsterforst's music thrives on contrast and fusion: crushing heaviness meets vast, cinematic atmospheres; raw aggression unfolds into melancholic, emotional depth; and monumental arrangements carry a sense of both intimacy and scale. While often described in broader terms as epic, atmospheric, or post-influenced extreme metal, Finsterforst deliberately transcend genre boundaries.

The result is a sound that is brutally powerful yet richly layered, where sadness, rage, triumph, and grandeur coexist within expansive compositions. Driven by constant progression and a refusal to stand still, Finsterforst continue to refine a vision that is as immersive as it is unmistakable.

The latest proof is Still, the band's first full-length in seven years and sixth overall. The preceding Jenseits mini-album, from 2023, showed Finsterforst at their most ambitious: a nearly 40-minute track broken up into four suites. On the nine-track / 78-minute Still, the Germans return to relatively more approachable song lengths, and the effect is immediate. As powerful and poignant as ever, their characteristic contrasts take their fullest flight yet, laying forth a landscape that's tinged with darkness and dreams, wanderlust and wonder, crystalline coloring and crushing heaviness. Compounding that power & poignancy are frequent excursions into folky, acoustic-led territory, further heightening the drama & dramatics central to their sound. And while their lyrics are largely still in their native tongue, one need not speak German to feel Still in their soul; drink deeply and Finsterforst's elixir is intoxicating, now more than ever. But, those who thrilled to Jenseits will surely want to drown in the 25-minute "Leere" here...and two surprise covers close the album, both done in the band's inimitable fashion.

In the meantime, hear the brand-new track "Stille Nacht" HERE at AOP Records' official YouTube channel. Cover artwork, courtesy of Yaroslav Gerzhedovich, and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Finsterforst's Still

1. Obduktion

2. Herbstwanderung

3. Knie nieder

4. Im Wind

5. Stille Nacht

6. Fels

7. Leere

8. Beyond the North Waves

9. Another Brick in the Wall

Nowy DESECRESY już dostępny

 

Track list:

01. Gorge of the Dead

02. It Appears in a Dream

03. By the Slowing Vortex of Time

04. Crypthymn

05. Ancient Timbre of Demise

06. Rotting Ghouls

07. Summoned With Necrolunar Telepathy

08. Vanishing Existence

9th album by this finnish band that plays a crushingly heavy type of Death Metal with Doom hints and a dark, cryptic & eerie atmosphere inspired by bands like BOLT THROWER, INCANTATION, RIPPIKOULU, MYTHIC, ABHORRENCE (fin), ROTTREVORE...

Mini SHEWOLFF do odsłchu

 

Today, Belgian metalpunks Shewolff stream the entirety of their highly anticipated debut mini-album, We're All Gonna Fukking Die, at the New Wave of Old School Thrash Metal YouTube channel. Set for international release on May 22nd via Dying Victims Productions, hear Shewolff's We're All Gonna Fukking Die in its entirety exclusively HERE.

Trzy polskie daty na trasie ORANSSI PAZUZU

 

Recenzja Mirror of the Void “The Torments of Enslavement by One's Self”

 Mirror of the Void

“The Torments of Enslavement by One's Self”

Lower Silesian Stronghold 2026

Kurcze, kolejna EP-ka? Szczerze mówiąc, to liczyłem na drugiego pełniaka, bo Mirror of the Void bardzo szybko stał się jednym z tworów, którego muzyki wyczekuję z wielką niecierpliwością. Głównie dlatego, że ich black metal bardzo zgrabnie wpisuje się w pojęcie eksperymentu, a jednocześnie nie jest tworem ani hipsterskim, ani przesadnie przekombinowanym. Dziwnym! To już prędzej. (Czytaj dalej...)

Recenzja Arroganz „Death Doom Punks”

 Arroganz

„Death Doom Punks”

Testimony Records 2026

Arroganz to kapela z Niemiec, która nagrywa muzykę od 2008 roku, a „Death Doom Punks” to już ich siódmy album. Nigdy się z nimi nie zetknąłem, ale nigdy nie jest za późno i nawet jestem z tego pierwszego spotkania kontent, bo panowie napierdalają całkiem niezły death metal z małą domieszką skandynawskiej diabelszczyzny wiadomego okresu. (Czytaj dalej...)

Drugie demo MENTAL FUNERAL w przyszłym miesiącu

 

SWORN zapowiadają nowy album

 

Bergen, Norway & Athens, Greece; 20 May 2026: Bergen-based melodic black metal outfit Sworn have announced that their fifth album, “Null Crowned the Infinite”, will be released on 4 September 2026. Pre-orders for the physical versions licensed to The Circle Music are available now.

Three years following the critically acclaimed “A Journey told through Fire” (2023), the new album navigates a sprawling conceptual narrative, tracing the cyclical nature of the cosmos from its initial spark in the void to its inevitable dissolution.

Lyrically, the album explores the terrifying scale of cosmic darkness and the fragility of existence within a primordial emptiness. Sworn investigates the philosophy of becoming and unmaking, where reality and time emerge from nothingness only to eventually collapse back into the same unfathomable origin. Musically, “Null Crowned the Infinite” pushes the boundaries of the band's established sound, balancing their signature melodic tension with newfound levels of aggression and atmospheric depth. The record features "The Starless Origin", a twelve-minute epic that stands as their longest composition to date, alongside "Fracture of Aeons", which the band identifies as their most aggressive track ever recorded.

Sworn collaborated with renowned producer Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios, who handled the mixing and mastering. Bogren’s legendary portfolio, featuring giants such as Opeth, Arch Enemy and Behemoth, brings a polished yet devastating edge to the performances of Max Wilson, Christoffer Kjørsvik, Gøran Hope and Tom Ian Klungland. The album artwork is equally striking, created by Pär Olofsson, known for his iconic work with Aborted and Kreator.

While Sworn continues to operate as an independent entity for the recording and production, they have partnered with The Circle Music to handle the physical releases under a special licensing deal. The release includes a Digipak CD alongside two distinct vinyl variants: Marbled Smoke and Marbled Green.

Pre-order “Null Crowned the Infinite”: https://thecirclemusic.gr/product-category/distributed-stuff/?filter_artist-name=sworn

Track list:

1. The Starless Origin

2. Null Crowned the Infinite

3. A Cosmic Storm

4. Fracture of Aeons

5. The Entropic Void

6. Circle of the Eternal

Można sprawdzić debiut MALEBESTE

 

Today, French black metallers Malebeste stream the entirety of their highly anticipated debut album, Monestherou, at the Black Metal Promotion YouTube channel. Set for international release on May 25th via Antiq, hear Malebeste's Monestherou in its entirety exclusively HERE.

Wznowienie debiutu PYREXIA

 

"Sermon of Mockery", the landmark debut full-length from PYREXIA, is set to return on June 19th through Time To Kill Records in cooperation with Gravitas Ent. The reissue will be available in CD, LP and MC formats worldwide, excluding the North American market.

Originally released in 1993, "Sermon of Mockery" rapidly established itself as one of the defining statements of early brutal death metal, helping shape the identity of the New York scene through its overwhelming combination of crushing groove, suffocating heaviness and savage rhythmic precision. At a time when death metal was mutating into increasingly extreme forms, PYREXIA forged a sound that was both technically punishing and deeply rooted in raw underground aggression, laying the groundwork for countless bands that followed.

More than three decades later, the album remains a towering monument to brutality, retaining the oppressive atmosphere and relentless intensity that made it an instant cult classic among devotees of the genre. From its asphyxiating riffs to its unmistakable rhythmic swing, "Sermon of Mockery" still embodies the essence of uncompromising East Coast death metal in its purest form.

This new edition pays tribute to one of the genre’s most influential and enduring releases, bringing a timeless extreme metal classic back into circulation for longtime followers and new generations alike.

A new lyric video for the title-track is available HERE.

Tracklist:

1. Sermon of Mockery

2. Resurrection

3. Abominat

4. The Uncreation

5. God

6. Demigod

7. Inhumanity

8. Liturgy of Impurity

Nowy DEATHSTORM do odsłuchu

 

Today, Austrian deathrashers Deathstorm stream the entirety of their highly anticipated fifth album, Cascophonies, at the New Wave of Old School Thrash Metal YouTube channel. Set for international release on May 22nd via Dying Victims Productions, hear Deathstorm's Cascophonies in its entirety exclusively HERE.

A review of Shewolff “We're All Gonna Fukkin' Die”

 Shewolff

“We're All Gonna Fukkin' Die”

Dying Victims Prod. 2026

 

This album didn’t stand a chance with me in the beginning. Because, first of all, I can’t stand vampire themes. I don’t know, they’ve always seemed more cliché to me than zombies or other undead creatures. Secondly, a woman in metal, especially a female vocalist, is ninety percent of the time knockoff, or at best a cheap provocation. (Continue reading)

Recenzja Godless „Adversus Parousia”

 Godless

„Adversus Parousia”

Nuclear Winter Records (2026)

Chilijski Godless zaistniał w moim metalowym światku bardzo dawno temu, gdy kupiłem w ciemno w Old Temple ich debiutancki album, skuszony fajną okładkę. Wtedy jeszcze nie kierowałem się zasadą, że Chile = jakościowy death metal, ale zakupiony wówczas „Ecce Homo...”, będący ich debiutem był bardzo solidną pozycją, z klasycznym metalem śmierci. (Czytaj dalej...)

Singiel od MEGASCAVENGER

 

The putrid MEGASCAVENGER machine rises once again from the depths of Swedish Death Metal with “Toxic Noxious Undeath”, the 6th album from this monstrous creation spawned by the sick and unstoppable mind of Rogga Johansson. The new opus will be unleashed on August 13th through Xtreem Music on CD, 12”LP, cassette, and digital formats.

For this new dose of decay, Rogga has assembled a true legion of cult vocalists, each vomiting their own infection onto an exclusive track. Among the names featured in this parade of rot are Kam Lee (Massacre), Erik Rundqvist (Vomitory), Dave Ingram (Benediction), Max Otero (Mercyless), Dave Rotten (Avulsed), Felix Stass (Crematory-swe), Michael H. Andersen (Thorium), Silvester Koorevaar (Fondlecorpse), Jan Bergmann Jepsen (Maceration) and Peter Svensson (Void Moon).

Musically, “Toxic Noxious Undeath” is a crushing avalanche of heavy, rotten, and criminally catchy Death Metal, packed with infectious riffs and sepulchral atmospheres that make this album one of the most devastating and essential releases of the year within the genre.

Tracklist for "Toxic Noxious Undeath" is as follows:

01. Graveyard Dreams and Bonehouse Screams

(feat. Kam Lee/Massacre)

02. Corpses Below

(feat. Felix Stass/Crematory)

03. Exploding Casket Syndrome

(feat. Erik Rundqvist/Vomitory)

04. Heading For the Furnace

(feat. Max Otero/Mercyless)

05. A World of Fire and Brimstone

(feat. Dave Ingram/Benediction)

06. Fleshburner Yearner

(feat. Michael H Andersen/Thorium)

07. As Purgatory Ascends

(feat. Jan Bergmann Jepsen/Maceration)

08. Toxic Noxious Undeath

(feat. Silvester Koorevaar/Fondlecorpse)

09. Shallow Grave Overflow

(feat. Dave Rotten/Avulsed)

10. The Morbid Rides Again

(feat. Peter Svensson/Void Moon)

     Release date for "Toxic Noxious Undeath" will be August 13th, 2026 through Xtreem Music on CD, 12"LP, Cassette & Digital formats.

Można odsłuchać debiut NIGHT SPECTRE

 

Today, Greek heavy metallers Night Spectre stream the entirety of their highly anticipated debut album, Night Spectre, at the New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal (NWOTHM) YouTube channel. Set for international release on May 22nd via Dying Victims Productions, hear Night Spectre's Night Spectre in its entirety exclusively HERE.

EP-ka L.M.I. w czerwcu

 

Horror Pain Gore Death Productions are set to release the new EP from Lansdale Pennsylvania's L.M.I.; V is up now for pre-order and will be released June 19th on CD and Digital formats along with merch.

L.M.I. return to Horror Pain Gore Death Productions with the new EP V! Following up on 2024's album Failed To Feel It, Lansdale, Pennsylvania's L.M.I. unleash five new tracks showcasing the band's uniquely intense blend of Sludge Metal, Hardcore Punk and Math Rock. V will leave you in a daze of riffage and pummel you with it's ripping guttural vocals, along with experimental dynamics and song structure, which makes the listener rethink what Hardcore Punk can contort and morph itself into.

TRACKLISTING:

1. Feelin' Tired

2. Wings Of Misery

3. Strangling A Broken Dream

4. Living Fear

5. Fever Dream In A Golden Cage

Recenzja Baalzagoth „No God No Savior”

 Baalzagoth

„No God No Savior”

Putrid Cult 2026

Cztery lata minęły od chwili, kiedy to na rynku ukazał się debiutancki krążek Baalzagoth. Nie narobił co prawda wielkiego zamieszania, ale jednak wyraźnie zaznaczył obecność nowego tworu na polskiej scenie deathmetalowej. Po zmianie wydawcy, panowie wracają z krążkiem numer dwa, o tytule bardzo wymownym. Nie od dziś bowiem wiadomo, że Pana Boszka to te chłopaki niezbyt kochają, czemu dają wyraz w swoich, dość bezpośrednich lirykach. (Czytaj dalej...)

Recenzja Deathstorm „Cascophonies”

 Deathstorm

„Cascophonies”

Dying Victims Productions 2026

W tym przypadku chodzi o austriacki Deathstorm, będący tercetem, który napierdala thrash metal od 2010 roku. Panowie po sześciu latach niebytu wracają z piątym albumem, który zawiera dziewięć numerów bolesnego biczowania. Gdyby Chrystus przyjął takie batożenie, to do ukrzyżowania by nie dożył. (Czytaj dalej...)

Nowy kawałek CHAMBER OF UNLIGHT

 

Today, Finnish black metalers Chamber of Unlight reveal the new tracks "The Dagger" and "Night Chasm." Both are the first to be revealed from the band's highly anticipated second album, Avernus, which will be released imminently by Werewolf Records. Hear Chamber of Unlight's "The Dagger" HERE and "Night Chasm" HERE, both at Werewolf's official YouTube channel.

Formed in 2016, Chamber of Unlight began as the solo work of multi-instrumentalist Necrosis. The man stands as a prolific veteran of Finland's esteemed extreme metal landscape; during the past 25-plus years, his credits include Deathchain, Ajattara, Shade Empire, and Trollheims Grott. In 2021, the band released their momentous debut album, Realm of the Night. Here, Necrosis was joined by drummer LRH - himself an equally prolific Finnish veteran whose credits likewise include Deathchain and Trollheims Grott but also Horna, Bythos, Forgotten Horror, Striges, and Black Death Ritual among others - and erstwhile Deathchain guitarist Leper. Together, the trio conjured the eldritch essence of '90s Finnish black metal in a manner both reverential and refreshing, distilling the essence of the ancients with a palatable air of modernity. Following its release, a live lineup was instituted with the addition of bassist VnoM, guitarist Infection, and keyboardist Spellgoth, which thusly made their membership a veritable goldmine of Finnish underground metal excellence.

Now arrives Chamber of Unlight's first work with that six-headed lineup, Avernus. Thankfully, no great changes have been made in the band's regal attack here, but their power and professionalism have been amplified to a sterling degree. With Spellgoth's mesmerizing synths pushed to the fore, the grime of yore has yielded to a gleam that's equal parts ice palace, cosmic vortex, and magickal realm. That the riffing continually crests, with one haunting riff doled out after another and nightsky leads evoking wonder and wanderlust, further suggests magickal workings within Chamber of Unlight's still-expanding world. The cauldron truly bubbles over and its astral mists swirl with Avernus' utterly majestic production: tangibly physical, most definitely organic, but polished to a grand & diabolical shine that's blinding to those with eyes to see. And if those eyes are indeed open, the thoughts that Realm of the Night evoked - that such an attack (regally) recalls lost classics of the late '90s, particularly those released by Necropolis Records or No Fashion - absolutely spill over across this album's deceptively epic 36 minutes. The past isn't alive because it never died...the secrets to those mysteries reside within Chamber of Unlight.

Release date, cover, tracklisting, and preorder info to be revealed in time.

RUYNED wracają z nowym albumem

 

Today, Osmose Productions announces June 26th as the release date for Ruyned's highly anticipated second album, Profanum Sacrificium, on CD, vinyl LP, and cassette tape formats.

Forged in the underground of Romania, Ruyned unleash their most ferocious and unrelenting material, Profanum Sacrificium, a blasphemous speed metal assault infused with elements of black, thrash, and heavy metal.

The intro sets the calm before the storm. From the ripping assault of "Speedchain" to the depraved madness of "Sex'N Speed" and "Sex Commander 666," going through the sinister tale of "Vampire of Düsseldorf inspired by Peter Kürten, Ruyned channel raw violence and decadence in its purest form. From "Daemonium Ritualis" onward, the record descends into a dark conceptual journey through the European witch hunts of the 15th–17th centuries. Through "Profanum Sacrificium," "Malleus Maleficarum," and "Witches Gallöw," the band conjures a world of fire, mysticism, and ritual death. The closing outro retells this tale as a melody sung by a bard at a royal banquet.

Fast. Raw. Rabid. Merciless. Total speed metal violence.

First track to be revealed on May 29th. Preorder info can be found HERE. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

     

Tracklisting for Ruyned's Profanum Sacrificium

1. Intro [1:02]

2. Speedchain [3:22]

3. Sex'n Speed [3:06]

4. Sex Commander 666 [3:16]

5. Orgasm Through Death [4:41]

6. Daemonis Ritualis [1:12]

7. Profanum Sacrificium [2:55]

8. Malleus Maleficarum [3:53]

9. Witches Gallöw [3:46]

10. Outro [2:35]

Nowy WITCHING HOUR do odsłuchu

 

Today, German ancient metallers Witching Hour stream the entirety of their highly anticipated fourth album, Descending... Where Time Has Ceased to Exist, at Decibel magazine's website. Set for international release on May 22nd via Dying Victims Productions, hear Witching Hour's Descending... Where Time Has Ceased to Exist in its entirety exclusively HERE.

Zbliża się kolejna edycja The Last Words of Death

 

Nowy numer BLACK DEATH

 

Today, Cleveland metal legends Black Death reveal the new track "THC." The track is the first to be revealed from the band's long-awaited second album, Breaking the Chains of Hell, which will see release later this year via Hells Headbangers. Hear Black Death's "THC" in its entirety HERE at Hells Headbangers' official YouTube channel.

Originally formed in 1977, Cleveland's Black Death are largely known as the very first all-African-American heavy metal band. After a trio of demos in the early '80s, the band released their self-titled debut album in 1984. A crucial piece in the rich history of Cleveland heavy metal, Black Death became a cult classic of raw 'n' wild HEAVY fucking METAL with a thirst for the epic and dramatic. Imagine Judas Priest's Sad Wings of Destiny boosted with an OTT meanness or if Cirith Ungol were punks but indulged their Thin Lizzy tendencies more: truly, an awesome and awe-inspiring statement. That they'd break up four years later and never put out another record made Black Death all the more singular. Hells Headbangers, with the help of Auburn Records owner Bill Peters, would make Black Death widely available again in 2017, reissuing not only the vinyl version (plus bonus 7") but also CD and cassette versions for the first time ever.

Renewing their blood pact, Black Death return to Hells Headbangers for the LONG-awaited release of their second album, Breaking the Chains of Hell. Led as always by eccentric genius / wildman Siki Spacek on lead vocals and guitar, Breaking the Chains of Hell sonically hearkens to the band's original era, before their years as Black Death Resurrected in 2014, and thus shows a suitably vintage balance between the barbaric and the virtuostic, stomping headbangers and chugging strutters, smooth-as-silk class and demonic abandon.

As Siki explains, "What was originally going to be the second Black Death record after our first record has now become the fifth record released by Black Death. It would have been the fourth Black Death record, but there was an unreleased Black Death record that I recorded with Corey Bing and Bahb Branca from Fistula, who had become the members of Black Death during the 2020 quarantine era. That is called The Chamber of Three, my brief foray into playing Black Death as a three-piece band, exploring a Jimi Hendrix / Uli Jon Roth type of heavy metal style..."

As expected, Breaking the Chains of Hell is heavy and swaggering in equal measure, at times exuding a greasy muscularity like prime Motörhead while, at others, heightening the drama in a darker manner. That Black Death somehow sound simultaneously old and new - or, rather, classic and contemporary - is some strange magick known only to Siki and crew. Any way you approach Breaking the Chains of Hell, it's 46 minutes of heavy metal mayhem bound to break barriers and unite the hordes under the banner of pure American steel.

"It's time to play this long-awaited morsel of heavy metal madness and prophecy," Siki concludes. "So kick back and lock your doors, and not only kick your parents out, but your kids and grandkids, as well!"

Release date, tracklisting, cover artwork, and preorder info to be announced shortly.