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NIGHTS OF MALICE Presents “Gore Nest” Video/Single; Chaos Exordium Full-Length From New Jersey Deathcore Outfit To See Release June 4th
“Gore Nest” is the new single from New Jersey deathcore outfit NIGHTS OF MALICE. The band’s latest bruiser comes by way of their punishing Chaos Exordium full-length, set to drop on June 4th through Bleeding Art Collective and Blood Blast Distribution (Nuclear Blast Records/Believe). Comments vocalist Brendan McGrath, “‘Gore Nest’ is super bouncy and fun. It still maintains […] -
UNDERTAKERS – Italian death-grind veterans unveil artwork and tracklist of new album, “Global Dominion”
As recently announced, Italian death-grind veterans UNDERTAKERS will release their new album “Global Dominion” on July 10th, 2026 via Time To Kill Records. Today, the band unveils the album’s tracklist and cover artwork, with the record set to surprise many thanks to its distinctive identity and uncompromising sonic vision. Tracklist: 1. Call To Arms (intro)2. United Front3. Global Dominion4. All Out War5. […] -
ACCEPT Celebrate 50 Years With New Album Via Napalm Records!
German heavy metal legends ACCEPT celebrate 50 years of pure power, by bringing together the scene’s A-list musicians for a landmark release. Teutonic Titans 1976–2026 stands as a definitive statement of the band’s legacy, forged in steel and driven by unmistakable riffs. Arriving September 4, 2026, via Napalm Records, the album delivers some of the most iconic songs ever […] -
DEFILED drop “Obsession” video—new album out June 12
Tokyo death metal legends releasing ninth album Altered State on June 12 via Season of Mist—Japan tour dates confirmed Defiled, the Tokyo-based death metal band active since 1992, have released a music video for “Obsession”, the second single from their forthcoming ninth album Altered State, out June 12, 2026, on Season of Mist. Watch the music […] -
“A true fighter with a heavenly voice”: A tribute to The Alarm’s Mike Peters
A look back at the life and music of Mikre Peters, the much-loved guitarist, singer and songwriter with Welsh rockers The Alarm, who died a year ago today -
KERRY KING – Announces From Hell I Rise: Extended Deluxe Edition Arriving June 19
KERRY KING is giving fans more. The iconic SLAYER songwriter/guitarist is releasing an Extended Deluxe Edition of his acclaimed debut solo album From Hell I Rise via Reigning Phoenix Music on June 19, 2026, expanding the record with five previously unheard demos and new visual elements, including cover artwork by James Bousema and a revamped layout with additional photos. […] -
The Crimson Armada Premiere New Single & Animated Music Video “III. The Leviathan”
Columbus, Ohio-based deathcore quartet The Crimson Armada premiere a new single and music video titled "III. The Leviathan", streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below. Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com -
Album Review: Venom – Into Oblivion
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Reviewed by Dan Barnes
We all know Venom. Formed back in the Seventies over in the great city of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, the classic trio of Cronos / Mantas / Abaddon pretty-much wrote the book on extremity in metal from an early stage. Without Venom there would be no Thrash, no Speed, and their influence on the Norwegians who exploded in the second wave of Black Metal of the early nineties cite the band, along with Mercyful Fate and Hellhammer/ Celtic Frost, as major factors in their burgeoning sound.
Venom sound about as much like Emperor, Mayhem or Gorgoroth as punk pioneers The Damned, The Stranglers or Ramones do Discharge, Exploited or GBH, yet it’s the energy and attitude that links the early progenitors with their latter offspring.
No self-respecting metal fan who’s of an age would admit to having a complete record collection without at least Venom’s unholy trinity of Welcome to Hell, Black Metal and At War with Satan, and while those records may be raw, they still have an unbridled energy and passion that comes through every note.
Line-up changes and fallings out could – and probably do – fill a book and are way beyond the scope of this word-limited review. Save to say Venom, in one incarnation or another, have continued to regularly release albums since the 1981 debut, with the last, Storm the Gates coming out in 2018; meaning the gap between it and this new, sixteenth record, Into Oblivion, is the longest pause in the band’s history.
The current line-up of Cronos / Rage / Dante has been together since 2011’s Fallen Angels, so fully understand the mission and the expectation of the fans after an eight-year wait. And, you know what, they pull it off with room to spare.
I’m going to be honest, I found Storm the Gates to be a little lacklustre and, if it were to be, not a fitting conclusion to Venom’s illustrious career; by contrast, Into Oblivion is exactly the album Venom fans have yearned a decade for.
Lead single, Lay Down Your Soul, harkens back to Black Metal, going full on with the speed and thrash, Nevermore proves Venom don’t need to reinvent their own wheel, while Death the Leveller is filled with Motörhead-charged energy.
Album opener, and title-track, makes good on the band’s promise to deliver an album that feels familiar and modernises Venom’s classic sound. You’ll even find some grooving section here, and amid the skipping rhythms and choppy guitars of Metal Bloody Metal’s head-bobbin’ fun.
Also notable when considering Into Oblivion’s approach are As Above So Below, an atmospheric homily to the Dark One which twists and turns but never loses sight of solid percussion and rampaging strings. Unholy Mother ends the album in a cosmic and uplifting manner, overlaying driving riffs with all kinds of accoutrements, until the record ends with a storm, lightning and rumbling thunder.
There’s still plenty of that old school Venom sound to be had across Into Oblivious, just tweaked slightly. Man & Beast goes slow, chugging and a bit caveman for some primitive fist-pumping aggression, Dogs of War has a similar tempo, but with a more spacey-vibe; Kicked Outta Hell goes for the melodic and finds Cronos doing some vocal gymnastics; and Legend, Live Loud and Deathtwitch are very competent versions of the Venom thing.
Promotional material suggests Into Oblivion had something of a difficult gestation, with the band spilling blood, sweat and tears to make the best representation of Venom 2026 as they were able. I would say they have achieved that in spades. Here is a record that shows a legacy band firing on all cylinders and with each component tuned to perfection. Not all tracks are equal here, but the vast majority are ones that should be attracting praise from all quarters.
I don’t think it’s unreasonable to cite Venom in the same influential sphere as Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and Motörhead; Into Oblivion proves that the creative elements here still burn oh so brightly, and they should be lauded in the same way as their contemporaries. Just my opinion, of course.
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VÉHÉMENCE to release special recasting of debut album via ANTIQ
On June 10th internationally, Antiq is proud to present Véhémence‘s Assiégé pour l’Eternité, a special recasting of the band’s influential debut album. Quietly released digitally in February 2014, Véhémence‘s Assiégé was the band’s debut album. At the time, “medieval black metal” was largely an ephemeral idea, touched upon by a handful of second-wave records but never fully fleshed out as an ideal – an […] -
ADA Debut New Single “Merciless”
Baltimore, Maryland-based deathcore four-piece ADA premiere a new single named "Merciless", streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below. Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com