Releases
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Centinex: Thirty-Five Years of Swedish Death Metal Reasserted Through ‘With Guts and Glory’
Swedish death metal band Centinex confronts real-world adversity with ‘With Guts and Glory,’ a stripped-down, punk-inflected album shaped by illness,…
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The Royal Ritual: Channeling Britain’s Industrial Soul with the Sound of a Modern Rite
The Royal Ritual’s live album ‘Live at Infest’ captures a pivotal 2024 performance at Bradford’s St George’s Hall. Launching amid…
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Corpus Delicti: ‘Liminal’ Reclaims the French Gothic Act’s Place in Post-Punk’s Global Conversation
After nearly three decades without new material, French gothic rock band Corpus Delicti prepares to release ‘Liminal,’ an album shaped…
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Proscription: Finnish Blackened Death Metal Pushes Deeper Into Extremity with ‘Desolate Divine’
Proscription’s sophomore album ‘Desolate Divine’ situates the Finnish blackened death metal act within a distinct national tradition, shaped by geographic…
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Krigsgrav: ‘Stormcaller’ Emerges at the Nexus of Blackened Tradition and Regional Identity
Krigsgrav’s eighth album, ‘Stormcaller,’ reflects two decades of stylistic evolution shaped by Scandinavian influence and North American context. Released through…
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Runemagick: Returning to Solitude with ‘Cycle of the Dying Sun’ as a Ritual of Artistic Purity
Swedish death doom band Runemagick releases ‘Cycle of the Dying Sun,’ a self-recorded album shaped by mythological concepts, solitary authorship,…
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Brainblast: Colombian Technical Death Metal Act Charts International Ambitions With New Sound
Colombian technical death metal band Brainblast recruits Nicholas Wells and introduces the concept of “symphonic technical death metal” through their…
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Enragement: Finland’s Brutalists Enter a New Era with ‘Extinguish All Existence’
Finnish death metal band Enragement to release ‘Extinguish All Existence,’ a concept-driven album aligning its extreme sound with ecological collapse…
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Desaster: A Relentless Reaffirmation of Anti-Authoritarian Purpose in ‘Kill All Idols’
Desaster release ‘Kill All Idols,’, a ten-track album articulating the band’s longstanding anti-authoritarian stance through blackened thrash and punk influences.…
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Osi And The Jupiter: Upcoming Album ‘Larvatus’ Explores a Syncretic American Folk Identity
Osi And The Jupiter’s upcoming album ‘Larvatus’ integrates Appalachian folk traditions and Nordic atmospheres, engaging with the historical complexities of…
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Thorns: ‘Stigma Diabolicum’ Reframes A Controversial Black Metal Origin
A definitive reissue of early demos from the influential Norwegian band Thorns, ‘Stigma Diabolicum’ documents the origins of a foundational…
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Revocation: ‘New Gods, New Masters’ Examines the Cult of Technology Through Death Metal
Revocation’s ninth album, ‘New Gods, New Masters,’ addresses the intersection of artificial intelligence, technological influence, and contemporary belief systems through…
