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Embrace of Thorns and Invocation announce split mini-album
Embrace of Thorns and Invocation join forces on Invoking the Noumenon / Crushing the Feeble Messianic Embrace, a six-track split featuring three exclusive compositions from each band.
NEKUS / BLOODSOAKED NECROVOID join forces on Funerary Rites of Ancient Doom
NEKUS and BLOODSOAKED NECROVOID unite for four tracks and 36 minutes of sepulchral death metal on Funerary Rites of Ancient Doom, presented by Caligari Records and Seed of Doom Records.
Ripper return with third album Towards Rebirth
Chilean Death/Thrash band Ripper return with Towards Rebirth, their first full-length since Experiment of Existence and their third album overall, through Dark Descent Records in 2026.
Temple Nightside announce fifth album Cenotaph Severance
Temple Nightside return with Cenotaph Severance, their long-awaited fifth album, due October 30 through Iron Bonehead Productions on CD and vinyl LP.
ABISMA — Promo Demo 2026
ABISMA return with a raw rehearsal-style promotional demo recorded in late 2025 as an advance glimpse of material intended for their forthcoming album.
Deathwards announce debut album Realms of Sin
Chilean death metal band Deathwards will release their debut album Realms of Sin on October 30, 2026 through Sepulchral Voice Records.
Nuclearhammer return with XAOS 333
Nuclearhammer return with XAOS 333, a three-track EP recorded in 2018 that pushes the Toronto band's hypnotic and violently disorienting approach into increasingly abstract territory.
Putrefactio / Solipnosis — Antesala al Paroxismo
Putrefactio and Solipnosis converge on Antesala al Paroxismo, a Chilean split steeped in esoteric symbolism, ritual violence and uncompromising black metal.
LUCIFERICON announce Thy Stellar Form for early 2027
LUCIFERICON will return with Thy Stellar Form, a new album due in early 2027 through Invictus Productions, featuring cover artwork by Belial NecroArts.