Endbringer marks the full‑length debut of Swedish melodic death metal outfit Abandon Agony, though attentive listeners will recognize four of its tracks from the earlier Dark Matter EP. True to their national lineage, the band leans heavily into the melodic death metal blueprint…

Someone Is Dying is an album I stumbled upon by chance, but it quickly proved itself to be a discovery worth celebrating. Information about Leprosarium is scarce; beyond their Colombian origins and the fact that this release is independent, the band remains something of a mystery.…

With Beyond The Will Of Mortals, Kentucky’s Volcandra deliver their third full-length album and a confident continuation of the artistic path they’ve been carving in recent years. Following the impressive The Way Of Ancients (2024), expectations were understandably high, and…

Released by Iron Fortress Records in late 2025, End of Eden, the debut album from American duo Primal Scourge arrived as a surprisingly refreshing force seemingly out of nowhere. The band, consisting of Austin Asmus (guitars, bass, vocals) and Rio Mariucci (drums, vocals),…

Rogga Johansson rides again, this time with Paganizer, arguably his flagship band, whose history stretches back to the late nineties. As Mankind Rots marks the group’s fourteenth full-length album, and as always, Paganizer delivers exactly what longtime fans expect. This is…

Spanish Caustic is, admittedly, a name that had slipped past me until now, despite a career reaching back to the early nineties. What they deliver on Inner Deflagration is unapologetically classic death metal: blasting drums, thick, heavy riffing, and some surprisingly tasteful…

Crimson Glory may have been formed as far back as 1983, but their career path has been anything but straightforward, marked by lengthy periods of silence followed by sporadic resurrections. The current incarnation of the band, active since 2023, brings together founding members…

Finnish modern death metal metal band Withered Petunia has released a new double single ‘Torn Pages’. The band likes to stretch their musical expression by experimenting a lot with death…

Finnish modern metal band Volucrine are set to release their fifth album 'Chapter V: Renewal' via Inverse Records on September 25th 2026. The fourth single and music video 'Borderline' is…

Following the release of "Into The Woods", Colombian melodic black/death metal outfit ESHTADUR return with "August's Burdens", the second single from their upcoming fifth studio album "In…

Testimony Records proudly announces the debut full-length album of Portuguese deathers CRUCIVORE, entitled "Desecration", set for release on November 13th 2026. The crushing leodoff single…

Northamptonshire rock band Stormbringer are back with a bang with their storming new album 'Transcendence', out on 4th September on Attic Records. Blending a mix of classic rock and heavy…

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…

DREADNOUGHT are back. The Colorado outfit — one of heavy music's best kept secrets and most singular voices — release the 2nd single "Colors Of Our Broken Hearts", check it below: Wars of…