The long-awaited new album by doom legends LORD VICAR, entitled "Fist", will be out on February 26th 2027 via Svart Records The opening track and new single "Open" can be seen below: LORD VICAR is an international doom metal band formed in Turku, Finland, in 2007 by guitarist Kimi Kärki (formerly known as Peter Vicar) following the breakup of his previous band, Reverend Bizarre. The band members live in four different countries: Finland,…

Five Deadly Spins of 1991 - From the Underground, We Rise This is the second installment in my year-by-year journey through death metal, covering the genre's evolution from 1990 all the way to 2026. As before, these are my five favorite albums of the year. The selection is entirely subjective, driven by personal taste rather than historical importance alone. That said, just like my 1990 list, a few albums here are simply impossible to ignore. By…

Five Deadly Spins of 1990 – A Personal Journey Through Death Metal’s First Golden Year In this article series, I’ll revisit the Death Metal genre year by year, selecting my five favorite albums from each period starting in 1990 and moving forward to today. These lists are unapologetically subjective, guided by personal taste rather than consensus, so they won’t always include the usual suspects. Still, many of the genre‑defining classics…

Following the overwhelming response to their ‘Horizons + Window’ demos reissued to vinyl earlier this year, M-Theory Audio proudly presents the long-awaited return of New England progressive metal stalwarts DIVINE REGALE. Today, the band officially share new music with “Miles Between Us,” single and its accompanying music video now online. Serving as the album's lead track, “Miles Between Us” bridges their storied history with fresh momentum.…

From the burning heights of the sun to the lightless depths beneath all existence, Austrian Black Metal band KARNER, hailing from Villach, Carinthia, descend once more with their second full-length album, Zebrest:Zintrest. With its fusion of raw, second-wave authenticity, elegiac melodies, and a lingering invocation of the forces of nature, folklore, and death, Zebrest:Zintrest appears like a porous, moss-covered monolith that will endure for…

Horror Pain Gore Death Productions are set to unleash the new release from California's old school Death Metal/Grind maniacs Bred For Slaughter. Horrid Display Of Death is up now for pre-order and will be released December 11th on CD and Digital formats along with merch. Bay Area Death Metal/Grind fiends Bred For Slaughter return to Horror Pain Gore Death Productions with their savage third release Horrid Display Of Death! California’s…