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DISTANT Drown False Loyalty in “Flesh & Nails”
European deathcore force DISTANT have released “Flesh & Nails,” the latest single from their forthcoming album, Into Despair. Featuring guest vocals from longtime friend Kyle Medina, the track arrives with a music video that brings deathcore into the unsettling surroundings of a haunted swimming pool. Produced and filmed by Bart Sperling, the video provides an […] -
CRYSTAL LAKE Open a New Era with PROMPTS Frontman PK
Japanese metalcore powerhouse CRYSTAL LAKE have officially welcomed PK as their new vocalist. Known for his distinctive voice and explosive performances as the frontman of PROMPTS, the Korean musician joins the Tokyo band as a permanent member following a period of transformation. The appointment begins a new chapter for CRYSTAL LAKE, with PK bringing his […] -
DARK FUNERAL Immortalize the Night the Silence Ended on A Beast To Praise
Swedish black metal veterans DARK FUNERAL have released their long-awaited live album, A Beast To Praise, worldwide through Century Media Records. To mark its arrival, the band have also unveiled a new performance video for “Nail Them To The Cross (Live In Stockholm).” Recorded at Fållan in Stockholm in 2022, A Beast To Praise captures […] -
MYSTIC PROPHECY Question Humanity’s Surrender on “Robots”
German heavy metal band MYSTIC PROPHECY have announced their new studio album, In Metal, due November 27, 2026, through PERCEPTION – Powered by Reigning Phoenix Music. The announcement arrives alongside the first single, “Robots,” accompanied by an official music video. The new song turns its attention toward one of the defining questions of the technological […] -
BOÖTES VOID Find Hope Beyond Humanity on “Panta Rhei”
German black metal band BOÖTES VOID have released “Panta Rhei,” the title track from their forthcoming full-length album. Featuring a guest contribution from Austrian black metal project ELLENDE, the song offers another glimpse of the record ahead of its September 4 release through Vendetta Records. “Panta Rhei” follows the previously unveiled single and music video […] -
KOMUTATOR End a 13-Year Silence with “Inhuman Resources”
Polish thrash metal band KOMUTATOR have returned from a 13-year hiatus with “Inhuman Resources,” the latest single from their long-awaited second studio album, We Don’t Owe You Anything. The record will arrive digitally and on CD on September 18, 2026, through Via Nocturna. Founded in 2006 by guitarist Michał “Kinder” Kowalski, KOMUTATOR established their place […] -
FEN Find No Comfort in the Soil on Mourning Earth
East Anglian post-black metal band FEN released their eighth studio album, Elemental Part One: Mourning Earth, on August 21 through Prophecy Productions. The six-track record is available in several physical editions and can now be streamed in its entirety. The album marks the beginning of FEN’s most ambitious undertaking to date. Mourning Earth is the […] -
TÅRFÖDD Enter a Faster, Bleaker Season on En Känsla Av Hopplöshet
Swedish depressive black metal project TÅRFÖDD will release its seventh full-length album, En Känsla Av Hopplöshet, on September 28 through Purity Through Fire. The album, whose title translates as “A Feeling of Hopelessness,” will be available on CD. The announcement is accompanied by the new track “Totalt Mörker,” offering the first glimpse of an album […] -
WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM Open a Portal 1,000 Years Into the Future on Estuary
American atmospheric black metal visionaries WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM have announced their new studio album, Estuary, due October 23, 2026. Century Media Records will handle the release outside the United States and Canada, while Relapse Records will issue the album across those two territories. The announcement arrives alongside “Ghosts Among the Obelisks,” a new […] -
MOB RULES – The Story Continues Beyond Rise Of The Ruler
German melodic power metal veterans MOB RULES have released their new compilation, Stories From The Verdant Vale, through ROAR – A Division of Reigning Phoenix Music. Available digitally and on vinyl, the record returns to the narrative world of the band’s acclaimed 2025 album, Rise Of The Ruler, while presenting another side of its story. […]