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MOUFLON Release Third Album Eros and Thanatos via Iron Fortress Records
Dutch death metal legion MOUFLON have released their third full-length album, Eros and Thanatos, via Iron Fortress Records. The album is available now on CD and digital formats. Named after the opposing forces of life and death, desire and destruction, Eros and Thanatos explores the conflict between creation and annihilation through themes of war, mortality, […] -
ALBUM REVIEW: Hexorcist – Crucificial Imprecations
Five years ago, Hexorcist released one of my favourite death metal records of the 2020s, entitled “Evil Reaping Death“. As such, I was delighted to hear of its successor, which will be released by Invictus Productions and Godz of War Productions on 31st July.
An ominous introduction sets the morbid mood for the carnage ahead, swelling before erupting into chaotic death metal fury. The savagery of the riffs and pulverising drums entwine with whammy abuse and maniacal vocals to give the purified late 80s death metal onslaught that Hexorcist have built their sound around. Once again, they have utilised a classic-sounding production that allows every instrument to not only be heard but felt. The spaces between them give rusted breezes of decay to allow each sanguineous note to be digested. If you’re bored of death metal being mid to low tempos with super low tunings but not much aggression, Hexorcist will have you poised for punishment. From the swooping fills to the vicious leads, cutting bass lines, and consistently barbarous guitar riffs, there is no weakness in the invocations of “Crucificial Imprecations”, which starts off as it means to go on – with a nuclear metal attack.
Twisted passages of deity-defacing death-thrash armageddon permeate the unrelenting chaos and offer these discomforting atmospheres without a moment of mercy or respite. Crank the evil and sadistic up to eleven and feed it on a diet of the most lethal death and thrash metal of the 80s, and you can imagine roughly what Hexorcist sounds like, although be warned; they are neither predictable nor adhere to any conventions but the upholding of diabolical might. There is not even a slither of fat to trim; this is not one of those bloated records where you are wondering why it has to be so long. Hexorcist do not allow even a second of music to make the cut if it isn’t absolutely perfect for the album. From those bursts of bestial fierceness to the more grooving whiplash hooks, you will not be spared for even a moment of this annihilating opus.
Remember the likes of “Show No Mercy”, “Bloody Vengeance”, “Altars of Madness”, “Seven Churches”, “INRI” and those other records that were the pinnacle of evil? Remember how they might have been death, black, thrash or some other constellation of metallic warfare that often wove it all together before pigeonholing and homogeny became the name of the game? Hexorcist nails that wild, unbridled and most hostile blend of their influences in such a way that feels truly authentic and feral. With razor-sharp musicianship that keeps all of the low end gut-wrenching while the malicious guitars cut like blades, allowing the skull to be caved in by indomitable drums. Not to mention the voracious hunger for carnage in the vocal department. This is a record without weakness that shows no mercy nor quarter and most importantly never falters in its consistent morbid majesty.
A rapturous invocation of pure death metal excellence. The magick of this primordial evil is to the point and yet expansive with technicality and precision, delivering total mania. A vicious and unforgiving half an hour of death metal that summons the ancient spirits of Morbid Angel, Sadistic Intent, Angelcorpse, Necrovore, Possessed, and more. A truly impeccable follow-up to one of the best debuts of the 2020s. s. Submit to the power from hell and unleash the macabre with Hexorcist’s ripping and ruthless new record.
Rating: 9 out of 10.
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Alkaline Trio Cancel Upcoming UK Tour
Alkaline Trio have announced that unfortunately they will no longer be playing any of the dates on their UK tour, which was due to start today (July 03).
The band were due to play five headline shows around the country, as well as stopping off at 2000trees Festival for a headline slot.
They have released this short statement on social media:
“We are immensely sorry but we must cancel our dates in England, including tonight’s show in Birmingham, due to medical issues Matt has ben suffering from that have worsened. He’s gonna be okay but needs to be treated stateside as soon as possible.
We will be back healthier and stronger.
Refunds are available at the point of purchase.”
These are the dates that are affected by the announcement.
JULY
03 – BIRMINGHAM Institute
04 – LONDON Kentish Town Forum
05 – NEWCASTLE City Hall
07 – LEEDS Academy
08 – MANCHESTER Ritz
09 – CHELTENHAM 2000treesThe post Alkaline Trio Cancel Upcoming UK Tour appeared first on Rock Sound.
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Doomherre Partners with Superlord Recordings for Limited Neon Green Vinyl Edition of Plaguelords – @thebeast
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Doomherre Partners with Superlord Recordings for Limited Neon Green Vinyl Edition of Plaguelords
Stockholm, June 2026 · Superlord Recordings / Skatbo Records / Majestic Mountain Records
Doomherre have teamed up with Superlord Recordings for a strictly limited Neon Green vinyl edition of Plaguelords , available now in a run of just 50 copies.
The release marks a new physical chapter for the band, bringing their 2025 sophomore album out of the digital underground and into a highly collectible format. Originally released via Skatbo Records and Majestic Mountain Records , Plaguelords expanded Doomherre’s reputation for slow-burning, traditional doom built on weight, space, and atmosphere.
Neon Green Vinyl (Superlord Recordings)
Limited to 50 copies
https://superlordrecordings.myshopify.com/sv/products/doomherre-plaguelords
Additional Limited Vinyl Editions
Orange Splatter (Majestic Mountain Records)
Limited to 50 copies
https://www.majesticmountainrecords.com/search?q=doomherre&options%5Bprefix%5D=last
Bone Marbled (Skatbo Records via Sound Pollution)
Limited to 100 copies
https://soundpollution.net/product/plaguelords-bone-marbled-vinyl-lp/
About Plaguelords
Originally released in 2025, Plaguelords is Doomherre’s second full-length album following Bonegoat (2023). The record continues their devotion to classic doom traditions while pushing deeper into ritualistic pacing and heavy atmosphere.
Full album info (Bandcamp):
https://doomherre.bandcamp.com/album/plaguelords
About Doomherre
Doomherre is a Stockholm-based doom metal trio formed in 2019 featuring Victor Takala (guitar, vocals), Daniel Strachal (drums), and Max Collin (bass). Their sound channels classic doom influences including Candlemass, Trouble, and The Obsessed while maintaining a raw underground edge.
Official: https://doomherre.com
Bandcamp: https://doomherre.bandcamp.com
About Superlord Recordings
Swedish DIY label focused on sludge, doom, and post-metal with a strong underground ethic.
https://superlordrecordings.sumupstore.com
About Skatbo Records
Stockholm-based independent label and rights holder for Doomherre’s catalogue.
https://skatborecords.com
About Majestic Mountain Records
Boutique Swedish label dedicated to heavy underground music and limited collector releases.
https://www.majesticmountainrecords.com
Follow Doomherre:
https://linktr.ee/doomherre
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Disfiguring The Goddess – Release Another New Track
Disfiguring The Goddess has released a new single, titled “Kiss The Dice,” alongside an official music video. Check it out below.
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Distant Announce New Album “Into Despair”, Launch “All Will Be (N)one” Video Featuring Suffocation’s Ricky Myers
We’ll be well into the fall by the time it comes out.
The post Distant Announce New Album “Into Despair”, Launch “All Will Be (N)one” Video Featuring Suffocation’s Ricky Myers appeared first on Theprp.com.
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DEMONIC MANIFESTATION set release date for new PERSONAL RECORDS album, reveal first track
On September 4th internationally, Personal Records is proud to present Demonic Manifestation‘s highly anticipated third album, Grimshrine, on CD format. Demonic Manifestation are a Mexican death metal band from Colima, formed in 2012 after years of different parallel projects among its members. Driven by a passion for extreme, pure, and honest music, the band found their identity through the influence […] -
Dark Pop Artist Julia Gaeta Imagines Women Untethered by the Gravity of Expectations in Her Video for “BLEED”
To bleed out onto everything below…
Women are often asked to give until the giving becomes invisible: time, labour, softness, beauty, forgiveness, patience, youth, desire, resilience. To be powerful, but not threatening; sensual, but not too free; angry, but never uncontrolled; ambitious, but still accommodating. The expectation is not only for women to endure, but to turn that endurance into grace for the sake of everyone else.
What might happen if those expectations were left behind? What would a woman’s power look like in a world without inherited roles, orbiting around someone else’s gravity?
Paris-based American dark pop artist Julia Gaeta steps into that threshold with “BLEED,” a sizzling new single of cosmic electronica, industrial atmosphere, and techno-disco propulsion. Produced by Matia Simovich at Infinite Power Studios in Los Angeles, the track rides a tense synth backbone and a beat that feels hot to the touch—throbbing like a motion detector in Alien. There is a bit of Madonna’s Ray of Light-era kinetic shimmer coursing in its bloodstream, but beneath the shine is something more martial and mythic, tracing back to one of Gaeta’s earliest musical memories: hearing Holst’s The Planets: Mars, the Bringer of War.
Gaeta’s voice quivers at the edges, at moments bringing Toni Halliday to mind, but her delivery remains distinctly her own: ethereal yet charged, spectral yet bodily, floating over the track’s rhythmic pulse. The song circles a central refusal—“Why should we come down from this?”—turning feminine ascent, depletion, rage, and release into a single cosmological event. It is dark pop that doesn’t collapse into a singularity; it churns like a supernova ready to ignite.
“BLEED is about women,” says Gaeta. “Our triumphs and struggles, how far we’ve come, and what we’re continuously asked to give. I wanted to explore what would happen if we existed in a post-expectations era, where we didn’t have to answer to anyone – what would our power look like, how could we wield it, what would be the sheer magnitude? It’s about my desire to get a taste of this vacuum, to dance in it, make that physically and culturally possible. It’s my first time directing a video production, and I wanted it to feel isolated, far away, but still alluring.”
And Gaeta’s video for BLEED imagines that vacuum as a deep Argento-red sci-fi fever dream: a universe suspended far from Earth, stripped of gravity, expectation, and inherited roles. Against volcanic blacks and saturated crimson light, Gaeta moves through alien deserts, orbiting planets, laser grids, surveillance-frame graphics, and glowing ritual geometry. Bodies appear as signals, silhouettes, satellites; the camera watches like both a targeting system and a witness. The result is isolated but seductive, severe but sensual—a vision of feminine power not as spectacle for others, but as a force wielded on its own terms.
Watch the video for BLEED below:
“BLEED” arrives on all platforms July 10. Pre-save the single here,
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HELLMETALL – New single “Afrika”
Italian heavy metal band HELLMETALL return with their new single “Afrika“, available since today July 3rd, 2026, offering another glimpse into their forthcoming studio album, “Mgla“. Following the release of “Gemona Btg. Doesn’t Exist Anymore“, the band continues to explore the album’s thematic depth through music that blends classic heavy metal with thrash influences and a strong narrative […] -
The 5 Best Songs Of The Week
Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week. The eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight. You can hear this week’s picks below and on Stereogum’s Favorite New Music Spotify playlist, which is updated weekly. (An expanded playlist of our new music picks is available to subscribers on Spotify and Apple Music, updated throughout the week.)
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