Emerging from the unholy metal grounds of the Norwegian west coast, EVIG NATT proudly announces the worldwide release of their cinematic new masterpiece, Vaketimen, out today.

Today marks a monumental chapter in fantasy metal as Darklore release their highly anticipated new studio album, The Great Elven War, alongside the thunderous new single Wrath of the High Heavens.

While the world remains being a restless place, metal commando PRIMAL FEAR is among the most reliable constants in these insecure times. Supporting their 2025 success album “Domination” on stages worldwide with a second European leg kicking off in London, UK on March 11, the band warm-up their engines with a new track called ‘One’ today. The straight-forward anthem calls upon mankind to stand together instead of feuding each other, and was recorded during the “Domination” sessions. Combining hard-hitting riffs and the group’s melodic trademark approach masterfully, the single is in no way inferior to PRIMAL FEAR’s celebrated current opus!

This is what a reset actually sounds like. - With Reinvention, The Veer Union return sharper, louder and more focused than ever. The album doesn’t feel like a comeback — it feels like a band reconnecting with its core and pushing forward at the same time. Heavy, melodic and emotionally charged, Reinvention captures everything The Veer Union have built over years in the scene, refined into their most confident statement yet.

EXODUS have unleashed the colossal title track from their new album, Goliath, out March 20, 2026 via Napalm Records! Revealed today with an accompanying music video, “Goliath” simmers the tempo down with winding, malevolent leads, towering drums and ominous string work from violinist Katie Jacoby, coupled with intricate guitars by the legendary Gary Holt.

Finnish melodic death metal band Crowen released a new EP 'Through the Dying Mist' on February 20th 2026 via Inverse Records.

Milwaukee, WI – Milwaukee’s own melodic metal powerhouse Reflection of Flesh return with their latest single, “Souls Reign Fire,” now streaming on all major platforms via Golden Robot Records .

On April 24th internationally, Dominance of Darkness Records is proud to present Wrang's highly anticipated third album, Verwording, on CD and vinyl LP formats.

Mystfall has released “Embers Of A Dying World”, second single taken from the eponymous new album to be released on March 20 by Scarlet Records.

Metal United Down Under returns on Saturday, May 23, 2026, uniting heavy music fans across the country for one massive night of live, loud, and local metal.

ONLY HUMAN are fresh to the prog space. But the Danish upstarts are already on the brink of a major discovery with their debut album. Planned Obsolescence invents an existential form of prog metal that speaks to our not-too-distant dystopia.

On April 24th internationally, Dominance of Darkness Records is proud to present the long-awaited debut album of Germany's Werwolf, Satanic Terror, on CD and vinyl LP formats.

True to black metal’s fiercely individual spirit, upon moving to Norway at the end of the 2000s, Roman V. started BIZARREKULT as a lone wolf. Much like Roman’s previous two retreats into the studio, his upcoming third album emerged from a deeply personal crisis. Only on Alt Som Finnes, he’s not alone in confronting all there.

HEGEROTH is a band playing broadly understood black metal, open to influences outside the genre, diversity, a wide spectrum of means of expression, and unconventional solutions... all while maintaining energy, speed, and 100% metal in metal.

Memento Mori in conspiracy with Me Saco Un Ojo Records announce April 27th as the international release date for Candarian's highly anticipated debut album, Trepanación. Memento Mori will handle the CD version while Me Saco Un Ojo will handle the vinyl and cassette versions.

Last month, Melbourne progressive-death outfit Growth emerged with their first new music in over half a decade with the blistering, Remember Me As Fire, the first new music from the long-awaited second chapter of their planned trilogy, Under The Under due for release on March 27 via Wild Thing Records.

Modern death metal act Nocturnal Ceremony is set to make a massive impact with their forthcoming album “Obsidian” , dropping on March 4th, 2026 . Independent, uncompromising, and visceral, this release takes listeners deep into the shadows, offering an intense and cathartic experience for fans of Orbit Culture , Humanity’s Last Breath , and Slaughter to Prevail

On April 24th internationally, Dominance of Darkness Records is proud to present Asenheim's highly anticipated tenth album, Elbenblut, on CD and vinyl LP formats.

Memento Mori in conspiracy with Night Terror Records announce April 27th as the international release date for Hrob's highly anticipated debut album, Brána Chladu. Memento Mori will handle the CD version while Night Terror will handle the vinyl and cassette versions.

Perth based melodic death metallers VANTA are set to release their debut full-length album, ‘Perpetual Selection’ on March 13th. The album is an emotional journey that offers catchy, melodic passages and ferocious moments with an engaging, atmospheric approach. With a wide spectrum of influences and modern production, ‘Perpetual Selection’ pushes the genre forward while honouring its roots.

Wacken Open Air is one of the most recognisable names in heavy music anywhere on the planet. Now in its 35th year, the legendary German festival has become a global meeting point for metal fans, bands and industry alike. A place where the underground and the established stand shoulder to shoulder.

On April 24th internationally, Dominance of Darkness Records is proud to present Blood Countess' highly anticipated second album, Imperatrix Sanguinis, on CD and vinyl LP formats. - For nearly a decade now, the UK's Blood Countess has waged a war on weakness and mediocrity with a black metal sound strikingly authentic: nothing but the coldest, most merciless of the mid-to-late '90s. Think the likes of classic Enthroned, Lord Belial, and Thy Primordial and you're well within Blood Countess' headspace - and in their target.

Formed in 2022 in the Spanish Balearic Islands by a group of seasoned and experienced musicians, SolNegre’s music is something that comes directly from the band members’ hearts.

Shadowspawn hails from the greater Copenhagen area in Denmark and has existed since 2013. They released several critically acclaimed records ("Ashes of Sorrow" (EP, 2015), "Hope Lies Dormant" (2017), "The Biology of Disbelief" (2021), "Blasphemica" (2023)) and established themselves as a powerful force on the Danish metal scene. They are known for their uncompromising blend of groove, black, and old-school death metal, Shadowspawn masterfully balances brutality, heaviness, and technicality!

Modern Metalcore outfit THE NARRATOR have announced the release of their sophomore album, Phosphor, on May 8th, 2026 via Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to their acclaimed debut album Lore offers ten smashing songs that respond to the global crisis with inner exhaustion and shows how close hope and self-destruction are to each other.

West Coast Canada — Black metal wrecking crew Gravemass have officially unleashed their debut album title track “This Is The Way,” out now via End Game Records Inc..

Ohio metalcore favourites MISS MAY I are thrilled to share the first taste of new music for 2026 and they drop the video for new single Die on the Vine, which is full of galloping guitars, plate-shifting breakdowns, and memorable melodies.

HEADBANGERS AUSTRALIA LAUNCHES DIGITAL METAL MAGAZINE "BENEATH THE SURFACE" - Issue One marks the expansion of Headbangers Australia as a digital media platform — introducing Beneath The Surface as our official publication and extending our support of underground and emerging metal worldwide.

Caligari Records announces April 17th as the international release date for Ignobleth's highly anticipated debut album, Manor of Primitive Anticreation, on CD and cassette tape formats.

The band commented: “In less than four weeks, on March 6th, our new album will be released. Summoning delivers an epic, dark and relentlessly intense listening experience. Exploring themes of despair, death, hopelessness and mythology, it leaves no room for filler or downtime. Pre-orders starting from February 20th on Bandcamp.”

Kuopio-based death/thrash metal merchants SKULL ALTAR are excited to announce that their new album “Diabolical” will be released as CD and digital on March 20th!

EVERGREY, Gothenburg’s masterminds of melancholia, offer up another outburst of beautiful darkness and turn their inner fire into something unstoppable: their intense fifteenth album, Architects Of A New Weave, will be released on June 5, 2026 via Napalm Records, just days before the band takes the stage as special guest to the undisputed kings of heavy metal, Iron Maiden, for two shows on their Run For Your Lives World Tour.

De Venom Natura is the forthcoming full-length from Italy’s PONTE DEL DIAVOLO. Expanding on the foundation laid by their debut Fire Blades from the Tomb, the band refine their self-defined blackened post-punk aesthetic into a darker, more immersive statement.

Hailing from Wroclaw in Poland, thrash beast Abuser first appeared on the scene in 2018, releasing their fierce and feral demo the following year. The search for a new drummer then had to be navigated – impeding the band’s progress for longer than they would have desired – but by 2023 they were back to full strength and ready for action. Throughout 2025 Abuser worked furiously, honing their skills and crafting a set of songs that they knew could make their mark upon the world in bloody and brutal fashion. Renowned Spanish label Xtreem Music agreed, signing the band to their impressive roster of extreme metal talent – and now the time has come for Abuser’s raw, uncompromising thrash metal debut album to be unleashed upon the world…Blood Marks is here!

Toronto’s melodic death-metal force SELIAS has released the official video for “Abducted”, a track from their latest album Killkarma, out now via Wormholedeath Records.

Legendary New York hardcore juggernauts PRO-PAIN are starting a new era by signing with Napalm Records. With the new partnership comes a new release: their sixteenth studio album, Stone Cold Anger, will be out on May 15, 2026. The band’s first release in eleven years showcases their explosive energy in its purest form: Stone Cold Anger unfolds heavy, angry, and ready as ever—proving PRO-PAIN haven’t lost even an ounce of strength. An exceptionally catchy offering, the new album fortifies its groovy melodies and stirring guitar riffs with furious and inciting, anthemic vocals, turning the ten new songs into worthy follow-ups to their 3.5M-stream hit “Voice Of Rebellion” (2015).

After taking the world by storm last year with their new album ÜL, Mawiza are beating the drum for indigenous metal even louder in 2026. The modern day Mapuche warriors paid a visit to Gojira frontman Joe Duplantier’s Silver Chord Studio and performed to a packed house in Santiago before taking the stage alongside Mr. Bungle and Avenged Sevenfold.

MUDSLINGER is a breath of fresh air on the Polish metal scene. The group was formed by the Sacharczuk brothers (Cezary – vocals/guitar, Jakub – drums) based in the Warmian-Masurian town of Susz. The duo was completed by Michał Kwaśniak (guitar) and Łukasz Kleszczyński (bass). From the very beginning, the band had a clear goal: powerful sound, honest songs, and playing live without regard for current trends. They combine massive riffs, expressive rhythm, and uncompromising energy, creating music that works equally well on stage and in speakers.

American heavy metal legends CORROSION OF CONFORMITY will release their long-awaited new double album, Good God / Baad Man, on April 3rd via Nuclear Blast.

Ukrainian metalcore band SPACE OF VARIATIONS shares another single. “PARALLEL REALITIES” showcases the duality of their diverse style: cleverly combining soft melodic desperation and neck-snapping breakdowns, musically embodying the track’s namesake. Poisoned Art will be out now via Napalm Records.

LORD OF THE LOST extend their latest journey with yet another innovative collaboration, coming in the shining form of “I’m A Diamond”. For the latest single leading up to OPVS NOIR Vol. 3, which releases on April 10, 2026 via Napalm Records, the genre-defying band teams up with German medieval metal torchbearers SALTATIO MORTIS. Featuring singer Alea, LORD OF THE LOST present a catchy song reminding us of our own worth and encouraging everyone to live true to themselves. Although the finale of OPVS NOIR is the most out of the box of the trilogy, the Hamburg-based band sticks to their core values: “Don’t change yourself to fit the system.”

UK progressive death metal outfit CRYPTIC SHIFT will release their Overspace & Supertime full-length on February 27th through Metal Blade Records. - While not commonly known as an extraterrestrial hotspot, Leeds faced an encounter of another kind in 2015 when vocalist/guitarist Alexander Bradley and drummer Ryan Sheperson set out to accomplish a project embodying their joint passion for the art of science fiction and heavy metal music. With CRYPTIC SHIFT taking form as a crossover between the worlds of technical thrash/death metal and all things sci-fi, the two set out to spread their influence across the UK and soon ventured across the globe.

Los Angeles, CA — Progressive heavy metal outfit FREYCUS has just dropped their brand new collaborative single and music video, “Justice Miscarried,” a fierce and emotionally charged track featuring powerhouse vocalist PEEKAY (Pranati Khanna). The release marks another bold chapter for the band as they continue to push their sound into darker, more politically and socially charged territory.

Australian Heavy Metal heavy weights Wicked Smile officially release their brand-new album titled When Night Falls Worldwide via No Dust Records (Netherlands).

Ever since they emerged from Greece’s underground catacombs, UNVERKALT have been drawn to the edge. On their upcoming third album, the post-metal luminaries finally plunge into the darkness that’s always waited for them below. While wrestling with the weight of our accursed history, Héréditaire now stands as the band’s heaviest and most heartfelt offering.

French death metal band TRAGOS has announced their comeback, two years after the EP “MMXXIV”. The new work is called “Bellicum” and it is slated for release on March 13th via Fetzner Death Records.

Brandon Bordman’s one-man progressive death metal powerhouse, The Grand Myth, unleashes the latest single and official lyric video “Killer Whale” on February 5, setting the stage for the highly anticipated full-length concept album Of Vultures and Dragons arriving February 24, 2026. Famed for merging intricate technicality with cinematic storytelling, Bordman continues to redefine what a metal experience can be.

MORRATH's story begins in 2017 when teenage maniacs founded a thrash metal band Prowler in their small hometown in western Poland. After few years of local gigs, loads of lineup changes, leaving Maslakowski and Jankowski as the only original members and finding a drummer capable of playing blastbeats, they changed their name to Morrath, following their musical shift into heavier and faster playing, improvement in skills and to simply get a fresh start.

AOP Records announces March 27th as the international release date for Antrisch's highly anticipated second album, Expedition III: Renitenzpfad.

SYLOSIS have revealed the third single from their fiercely anticipated record, The New Flesh, due to drop on February 20th via Nuclear Blast Records. The New Flesh is being hailed as a towering testament to destructive riffing, incisive melody and refined brute force.

Reno, Nevada — Progressive metalcore bruisers CYANATE have dropped their latest single and official music video, “Fade Away,” available now on all major platforms as of February 4, 2026 . The track continues the band’s forward momentum, blending technical precision with crushing heaviness and emotionally charged atmospheres.

GREEN CARNATION have never been afraid of a challenge. Just last year, the Norwegian captains of progressive metal finally set sail on an epic three-part voyage that had eluded them for more than thirty years. The Shores of Melancholia washed onto year-end lists at PROG, Loudwire, Angry Metal Guy and other major publications. Now, after reaching crushing new highs during its opening chapter, the band are descending into deeper, darker and more personal depths with Part II of A Dark Poem.

Bay Area thrash metal veterans HEATHEN have begun a new era, joining forces with Napalm Records. With a new album in the works as well, the San Francisco icons kick off the new partnership with a special treat for their loyal fans. Digging deep into their musical past, the band recorded two rather obscure tracks from other bands the members were involved with. Up first is “Never a God”, title track of Laughing Dead’s first demo. The band was fronted by HEATHEN vocalist David White in the early 90s—the classic song will now shine once again in HEATHEN’s powerful style.

Caligari Records announces March 27th as the international release date for Barbaric Oath's highly anticipated debut mini-album, Sword, Sorcery, Vengeance, on CD and cassette tape formats.

In keeping with black metal’s fiercely individual spirit, BIZARREKULT began its journey in Norway as a lone wolf. Much like the previous two retreats into the studio from lone mastermind Roman V., his upcoming third album emerged slowly and painstakingly from a deeply personal crisis. But the post-black metal luminary continues to expand his tortured vision by not breaking so much as bending with the genre’s storied traditions. On Alt Som Finnes, he confronts all there is with devastating clarity.

Polish extreme metal pioneers BEHEMOTH have unleashed a visually stunning and fiercely thematic music video for their track ‘Nomen Barbarvm,’ a standout song from their critically acclaimed latest album, The Shit Ov God.

France’s old-school death metal force MUERTISSIMA has released a music video for the song “I Sleep With Demons,” taken from the band’s new album “Prophecy” out on February 13th via Fetzner Death Records.

Finnish Asylum Metal outfit AGARWAEN is excited to announce that their new full-length, entitled “The Murder Trend,” will be released on July 3rd 2026 via Over The Border Records!

Today, ancient speed metallers Cruel Force reveal the new video "Whips-A-Swinging." The track is the first to be revealed from the band's highly anticipated fourth album, Haneda, set for international release on March 27th via Shadow Kingdom Records.

Philadelphia's VARIALS — Skyler Conder, vocals; Shane Lyons, guitar; Mike Foley, bass; Sean Rauchut, drums — re-entered the chat in a massively metallic way in 2025 by announcing their new album WHERE THE LIGHT LEAVES. The album will arrive on February 27 via Fearless Records.

One week after announcing their 15th studio album ONE, GRAMMY® Award–nominated metal icons SEVENDUST return with their first new music of 2026, releasing the powerful new single “Is This The Real You.”

Germany’s underground continues to bleed black as VAULDERIE returns with Sanguinoctum , a ferocious new full-length steeped in occult ritual, vampiric menace, and raw black thrash violence. Released via Witches Brew , the album delivers eleven brand-new tracks of uncompromising extremity that refuse modern polish in favor of atmosphere, aggression, and blood-soaked authenticity.

On March 27th internationally, Me Saco Un Ojo Records and Extremely Rotten Productions are proud to present Cryptworm's highly anticipated third album, Infectious Pathological Waste. Me Saco Un Ojo will handle the CD and vinyl versions while Extremely Rotten will be handle the cassette tape version.

Symphonic metal pioneers THERION reveal a live video for "The Ruler of Tamag", ahead of the release of their highly anticipated live album Con Orquesta, dropping as a physical release this Friday, January 30, 2026, via Napalm Records! Originally released on the band's latest album Leviathan III (2023), "The Ruler of Tamag" has been impactfully reimagined in collaboration with the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de México.

Italian heavy metallers IMAGO IMPERII have released a lyric video for the song “The Tartar Steppe,” taken from the album “Century,” slated for release on February 20th via Metal Zone Italia.

Napalm Records is proud to announce the signing of the UK’s black metal legends, WINTERFYLLETH. To celebrate this new partnership, the band unveils a new album, The Unyielding Season, set for release on March 27, 2026. Making a stand, WINTERFYLLETH’s ninth album is a social commentary wrapped in meticulously crafted poetry and prose. Where the preceding album, The Imperious Horizon (2024), described an ominous, malevolent force, lurking in the distance, The Unyielding Season now explores said threat becoming a reality. The raging wildfire to its predecessor’s calculating, icy cold, WINTERFYLLETH’s first offering for their new record label is a reflection and a rebellion against the turmoils tearing individuals apart. It is a cry against the unsustainable weight of fear and pressure being pushed into the world, by the agents of an unresting, and unyielding force for evil.

Extreme metal veterans Stalwart unveil the lyric video for “Sacrifice", a track taken from their 7th album, "Tempvs Edax Rervm", out now via Wormholedeath.

Polish black metal force Hegeroth return with ‘You May Call Me a Witch’ , the first single from their sixth album Soaked In Rot , out March 25, 2026 . The track debuts new vocalist Chors (Eclipse – PL) , injecting fresh aggression, energy, and venom into the band’s uncompromising sound.

POWERWOLF light a literal pyre with the fourth single off their monumental upcoming live album, Wildlive (Live at Olympiahalle), out February 13, 2026 via Napalm Records. “1589”, originally released on their #1 album Wake Up The Wicked (2024), is one of many highlights of the live album’s captured performance, brought to life by a blazing stage production and spectacular pyrotechnics. The accompanying live video of the characteristically catchy hymn has us all witness the spectacle that transcends beyond a concert. Filmed in Munich during their impressive sold-out show at Olympiahalle as part of the stunning Wolfsnächte Tour in 2024, POWERWOLF prove once more that they are an unmatched force!

Metal heroines NERVOSA announce their new album: Slave Machine will be unleashed on April 3, 2026 via Napalm Records! Their sixth album shows the Brazil-based modern thrash metal band releasing their inner beasts at staggering speed and with formidable emphasis. Having performed at the biggest metal festivals worldwide, from Wacken to Hellfest, and making a lasting impression on fans and critics alike, NERVOSA aims to consolidate their standing as genre frontrunners. With founding guitarist Prika Amaral established as their new singer with their previous record, Jailbreak (2023), they tear through the scene with the force of a sledgehammer.

Bulgaria’s death metal powerhouse CONCRETE returns with their fifth full-length, Absent Mortality , a crushing dive into the roots of old-school death metal. Out now via Rebirth The Metal Productions, the album is a testament to raw intensity, stripped-down brutality, and uncompromising underground ethos.

On March 25th internationally, Me Saco Un Ojo Records is proud to present the highly anticipated second album of Germany's Teratoma, Longing Veracity, and CD and vinyl LP formats.

Hells Headbangers announces March 27th as the international release date for Melting Rot's highly anticipated second album, Infatuation With Premeditation, on CD and vinyl LP formats.

Textures have shared their long-awaited new album today, Genotype, alongside a new video for the track ‘Measuring The Heavens’. Coinciding with the album release is Textures’ European tour with progressive metallers Jinjer, kicking off today in Cologne. Speaking on the new video in no uncertain terms, Stef Broks from the band shared –

Darkness Shall Rise Productions announces March 27th as the international release date for Tulus' highly anticipated eighth album, Morbid Desires, on CD, vinyl LP, and cassette tape formats.

Over recent months Hungarian symphonic metallers, Meteora, have released a trilogy of EPs - In this Silence, Broken Mind and Dissonance. They have now brought all the songs that comprised these EPs together, with an additional unreleased instrumental track, into one full length album - Darkest Light. Darkest Light will be launched with a special show at Dürer Kert in Budapest on January 31st

Emerging from the mist-shrouded shores of Norway’s metal heartland, EVIG NATT continues their descent into the sublime with the release of their soul-stirring new lyric video, "Death." The track is taken from their highly anticipated fourth studio album, Vaketimen, set to be unleashed on February 20, 2025, via Wormholedeath.

Hailing from Falkirk, Cnoc An Tursa (meaning Hill Of The Standing Stone) have been striving to capture the essence of Scotland’s history, landscape and mythology in song since 2006. Their first album, The Giants Of Auld, catapulted the band into the public eye, with Metal Hammer declaring that the “utter elation and triumph found in this collection of odes to their land is deeply moving and terrifically affecting”.

In a metal world drowning in recycled tricks and copy-paste rebellion, Iron Bones hit the accelerator and refuse to let up. With the release of the official video for “Strigoi (Bringer of Death)” , the Chilean wrecking crew delivers a first, violent taste of their upcoming full-length album “Poison Riot,” due out February 19, 2026.

SUPERIOR RAGE, the long-running symphonic black metal project known for its dark, epic, and atmospheric sound, has released its new EP, In Memoriam. The record showcases the project’s evolution, merging its raw black metal roots with modern production and the contributions of talented session musicians.

Formed in Elche in 2012, Hela soon carved out a niche for themselves in Spain’s vibrant doom metal scene. Their 2013 debut album, Broken Cross, showed that Hela were not a band to be led by current trends or swayed by the ever-shifting winds of genre definition. Rather than following the herd they followed their hearts, listening only to the voice of their creative muse and the results were remarkable.

The death metal band DEIMLER is excited to reveal that their new opus “Darkness Falls” will be released as CD and digital on March 20th via Awakening Records!

Australian Heavy Metal Titans Wicked Smile have just released a brand new single, 'Back To Back We Stand' from their forthcoming sophomore album "When Night Falls".

New Single, Remember Me As Fire, Out Now - Over half a decade on from the release of their debut album, The Smothering Arms of Mercy, Melbourne progressive-death outfit Growth have re-emerged with Remember Me As Fire, the first new music from the long-awaited second chapter of their planned trilogy aimed at going beyond expressing emotion, illustrating pathways of recovery while acknowledging the most dread-filled aspects of it.

Colombia’s death metal unit GRAVEYARD WINDS is proud to announce that their new album “Those, Who Come With The Mist” is available as CD and digital from the 28th of November, 2025 via Chinese label Awakening Records!

Vicenza-based thrash metal band BLOODFIELD has released a new video for the song “Juggernaut,” taken from album “Homunculus Sapiens” out from November 28th via Great Dane Records!

EXODUS have announced their 12th studio album the follow up to their highest charting record ever and Napalm Records debut, Goliath, out March 20, 2026! The band have revealed the massive opening track "3111" – the sinister single strikes dissonant chords before careening into breakneck thrash intensity. This album standout showcases EXODUS' ever-increasingly dynamic approach, even decades into their historic reign.

Fresh off the success of their latest single, HEINOUS, metal/hip-hop fusion band UnityTX is excited to announce their sophomore album Somewhere, In Between…. The new record is set to be released on March 13, 2026 via Pure Noise Records, marking the band’s first full-length since their 2023 debut Ferality.

Hungarian atmospheric black metal visionaries WitcheR have returned with their fourth full-length album, Öröklét (“Eternity”), now fully available on CD, cassette, and vinyl via Filosofem Records and Beveria Productions.

VIA DOLORIS introduce “For The Glory”, a central composition from the forthcoming debut album ‘Guerre et Paix’. Positioned at the heart of the record, the song traces a slow ascent from inner collapse toward a fragile sense of self-awareness, capturing the project’s core tension between endurance and surrender.

Season of Mist present the new official music video for “Edge of Perfection”, taken from Your Inland Empire, the self-titled debut album by France’s industrial darkwave and post-metal collective YOUR INLAND EMPIRE, released in November last year.

Tunisian–French metal innovators Myrath release their new single “Soul of My Soul”, a deeply emotional and intimate song about love, loss, and the bond that survives beyond time and absence. Rather than mourning what is gone, the band explores memory as something eternal - a presence that lingers in every breath, every silence, every corner of the mind. Blending heartfelt melodies with Myrath’s signature cinematic power, “Soul of My Soul” unfolds as a moving and beautifully crafted piece that feels both fragile and infinite.

Erupting into 2026 ahead of the upcoming release of their third full-length album, Royal Discordance due out Friday 27 February via SharpTone Records, today Melbourne's The Gloom In The Corner returns with a brand new single and accompanying visualizer Nope (Hollow Point Elysium).

Japanese death metallers Invictus stream the entirety of their highly anticipated second album, Nocturnal Visions, at the Death Metal Promotion YouTube channel. Set for international release on January 26th - Memento Mori will handle the CD version while Me Saco Un Ojo Records will handle the vinyl version.

Australian-Finnish dark progressive gothic metal collective THE ETERNAL celebrates the release of their new, critically-acclaimed EP, entitled CELESTIAL that is out now on powerhouse label Reigning Phoenix Music.

Australian doom-death metallers Malignant Aura stream the entirety of their highly anticipated second album, Where All of Worth Comes to Wither, at the Death Metal Promotion YouTube channel. Memento Mori will release the CD version on January 26th while the vinyl version will follow in mid-February from Grindhead Records and Primitive Moth.

Danish melodic thrash metal band HELLMAZE has released the new single “K.F.T.,” taken from the full-length “Dead Flesh Rising” slated for release on January 30th, 2026 via Cornhole Records.

New York death metal titans IMMOLATION are charging into 2026 at full throttle with two massive tours and the announcement of their highly anticipated twelfth studio album, Descent, arriving April 10th via Nuclear Blast Records.

Finland’s forward-thinking metal trailblazers LOST SOCIETY announce their brand-new album Hell Is A State Of Mind, set for release on March 6th, 2026 via Nuclear Blast Records.

Ave populus !!!! - Extreme metal warriors DEOS return with the official music video for “Caesar Divi Filius,” a standout track taken from their latest album Augustus Omnipotens, out now via Wormholedeath.