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CRUCIVORE – New Video Premiere – Debut Album "Desecration" in November 2026 via Testimony Records
 Portuguese death metallers CRUCIVORE have revealed the final advance track from their debut full-length "Desecration", coming on November 13th 2026 via Testimony Records.
A video clip for "The Banished Torment" is available here: https://youtu.be/yhYkID2yHwI
Drummer Tomás Carvalho states on behalf of the band: "After the intro, our final advance track, 'The Banished Torment', is relentless from the first hard hit and combines nonstop blast beats, powerful double-kick sections, and precise, heavy grooves that push the tempo to its limit. The opening gives no hint of the chaos that follows. This song is driven by aggressive fills, heavy transitions, and a constant sense of controlled entropy that keeps the intensity high from start to finish."
In the old harbour city of Lisbon, an undercurrent of darkness and morbidity hides beneath the sun-drenched gardens, beautifully tiled walls, and bustling streets of Portugal's proud capital. When the last revellers are gone in the early hours of morning just before dawn, something ancient rises from below.
It is this gnawing feeling that scratches at the edge of awareness of a sinister presence that haunts the tracks on CRUCIVORE's debut album "Desecration". Although these veterans of the Portuguese death metal scene are firmly building the foundations of their sound on the brutal and powerful principles of their genre, they take the style decisively into the present with their emphasis on cinematic elements and a fine sense of the dramatic and the epic.
Take a couple of die-hard death metal musicians from Portugal's capital, Lisbon, boasting massive talent and many years of experience under their belts. Combine that maturity with a burning desire and a clear vision to create uncompromising death metal songs that are infused with elements of brutal death and slam, and you get: CRUCIVORE.
CRUCIVORE were conceived on December 14th 2024. Precisely on that day, former ANALEPSY vocalist Ricardo Proença and guitarist Sérgio Páscoa (DOWNFALL OF MANKIND et al.) decided to join forces and form a new band. After recruiting more experienced musicians from Portugal, this new musical entity drew from decades of honing their craft to amalgamate crushing riffs, relentless drum pounding, devastating breakdowns, cavernous vocals, and carefully crafted dynamics into a contemporary sound that merges death metal intensity with the crushing weight of brutal death and slam.
CRUCIVORE opted for the classic lyrical themes of their genre, and their songs generally revolve around corruption, decay, blasphemy, mortality, and apocalyptic scenes, while also exploring the grotesque nature of existence through a lens of darkness and desecration.
Rather than relying on nostalgia or trends, CRUCIVORE seek to contribute to the ongoing evolution of death metal through conviction, experience, and an unwavering dedication to the underground. Instead of just delivering more of the same, the Portuguese seek for ways forward and they have found it in musical storytelling.
With "Desecration", CRUCIVORE deliver an outstanding debut full-length album and a musical vision that is bound to respectfully and diligently broaden the horizon of death metal.
Recording, mix & mastering by Caesar Craveiro at Fingerprint Studio Lx, Lisbon (PT). Cover artwork by Rudi Gorging Suicide.
Tracklist:
01. The Crucivore's Feast
02. Memento Mori
03. The Banished Torment
04. Condemned
05. Whispers From Eternal Sickness
06. The Oracle
07. Triumph of the Grotesque Disorder
08. Reminisce Devotion
09. The Matriarch
10. Devourer of Existence
11. Depths of Despair
12. Terminus
https://spkr.store/collections/crucivore | https://www.facebook.com/crucivore
CARNAL GHOUL – New Album "Feed The Vault" in January 2027 via Testimony Records – Music Video Premiere
 Testimony Records proudly announces the sophomore full-length album of German death metallers CARNAL GHOUL: "Feed the Vault" will be released on January 15th 2027 on CD, vinyl LP and in digital versions.
A music video for the first advance single "Back to Decay" can be checked out here: https://youtu.be/t3iD3g29OiE
New vocalist Lenny Osterhus comments on behalf of the band: "The track 'Back to Decay' revolves around the pretty shitty notion of experiencing your own death time and again. Eventually, everything blurs in your head – memory, nightmare, and reality. Yet whatever you do, there seems to be no easy way out of this dreadful cycle."
CARNAL GHOUL are back with a vengeance. With their second album, "Feed the Vault", the German death metal band born out of a burning passion for brutal old school sounds is finally able to demonstrate the full force of their crushing art.
While the debut album was a remarkable creation under the influence of loss and sorrow, CARNAL GHOUL have worked very hard on improving every aspect of their own take on death metal. Songwriting, production, and a renewed focus on clearly defining their unique sound have resulted in a massive album. The blood-red cherry on top of this steel delicacy is the arrival of outstanding ENDSEEKER vocalist Lennart "Lenny" Osterhus who has permanently joined the fold.
CARNAL GHOUL owe their existence to a meeting of two kindred spirits at the Party.San Metal Open Air and an undisclosed amount of beer. Guitarist Daniel Jakobi, who has previously played in (or is still a member of) LAY DOWN ROTTEN, MILKING THE GOATMACHINE, and DEMONBREED, among others, struck up a passionate conversation with Stefan Hüskens aka Husky, who has drummed (or still drums) for DESASTER, SODOM, ASPHYX, and many more. When both professed their utter love for old school death metal in general and the classic Swedish sound in particular, the idea for a new band was born.
Of course, both musicians were busy with their bands and projects, but after just one year, the first four songs of CARNAL GHOUL were written and released as the 7" and MCD "The Grotesque Vault" in 2013. The line-up had been expanded by the recruitment of second guitarist Fernando Hermansa and bass player Johannes Pitz, who had played with Jakobi in several bands before. With vocalist Sven Groß, who had been in FLESHCRAWL among others, the band was finally completed and performed two legendary shows at Summer Breeze Open Air and Party.San Metal Open Air.
While working on their debut album, their friend and vocalist Sven Groß lost his battle with cancer in 2021. This left the band in a state of shock. After a period of mourning, CARNAL GHOUL decided to finish and release the debut album in his honor. Aided by several guest vocalists – including Dave Ingram, Martin van Drunen, Marc Grewe, Paul Speckmann, Leif Jensen, Felix Stass, Lenny Osterhus, and others – "Back from the Vault" was completed and came out in 2022. The album was met with much praise from fans and media alike.
CARNAL GHOUL needed time to recover from their loss, and after four years, the German death metal aficionados felt ready to begin a new chapter. Once Lenny Osterhus from compatriots and brothers in spirit ENDSEEKER joined to take over vocal duties, the last missing piece was found.
With "Feed the Vault", CARNAL GHOUL have left all obstacles behind that were thrown in their path. The German old school maniacs deliver a monstrous album of furious death metal combined with a knack for brutal hooks and cunning melodies. Prepare for impact!
Cover artwork by Conrad Pingerlot.
Tracklist:
1. Back to Decay
2. No Mercy for the Weak
3. Rise of the Deaf
4. Carnal Ghoul
5. Lovely Fucking Day
6. The Organist
7. Holy Swine
8. Feeding the Vault
9. The Scar
Line-up:
Daniel “Wumbo” Jakobi – Guitar
Stefan “Husky” Hüskens – Drums
Fernando “Ferli” Hermansa – Guitar
Johannes “Pitzi” Pitz – Bass
Lennart “Lenny” Osterhus – Vocals
https://spkr.store/collections/carnal-ghoul | https://www.facebook.com/CarnalGhoulOfficial
DIRTY TRICKS – New Music Video – Debut Album "Not Gonna Stop" out soon via High Roller Records
 DIRTY TRICKS have premiered another song from the upcoming debut full-length "Not Gonna Stop", scheduled for November 13th 2026 through High Roller Records.
Check out the video for "Deceiver" here: https://youtu.be/Q3UxC-zWvsg
Multi-instrumentalist Adam Luksetich formed DIRTY TRICKS in Chicago in 2020, before moving to Los Angeles. Inspired by the bands of the early 1980s, Adam sought to bring forth the sound of metal and rock blurring together, oozing up like steam from the streets of the Sunset Strip. To have some kind of audio calling card, Adam quickly recorded four songs and released them as a digital EP under the name of »Bright Lights, Big City« (it was later issued on cassette and CD as well). On this early release, DIRTY TRICKS was a true one-man show, with Adam writing, playing, and recording all instruments himself, including drums.
For the first album »Not Gonna Stop« DIRTY TRICKS have signed a deal with High Roller Records. Once again, as Adam explains, there was little outside help: “I recorded and produced everything on my own. All the guitars, bass, and vocals are recorded at home in my little closet studio. My live guitarists, Alex and Aaron, handled some of the solos and I went to Electrical Audio in Chicago and recorded all the drums for »Not Gonna Stop« in one day with my friend Taylor Hales, who is the studio manager there.”
»Not Gonna Stop« sounds like a pure, old school, feel-good hard rock/metal album with hints to early Def Leppard, Dokken and Guns N´ Roses. “Yes! I would say old school for sure,” agrees Adam. “I was listening to a lot of early 80s heavy metal at the time this record was coming together. Also, the production could probably be classified as ‘old school’ as well. It’s all pretty live and raw. And ‘feel-good’ makes sense to me as well! Not all these songs are feel-good lyrically, but I love a good catchy melody. I always wanted DIRTY TRICKS to be something where you could headbang but also sing along to.”
Asked about the meaning behind the album's simple title, Adam explains he'll never stop writing and playing music. “My earliest memories as a child are all music-based. I listen to all types of music, and that’s important here, I think. Especially if we’re talking about the track ‘Not Gonna Stop’. Which really was my attempt at making a hard rock version of Charlie Rich’s ‘Rollin’ With The Flow’. The line ‘I Still Love Rock ’n’ Roll’ is jacked straight from that Charlie Rich song.” For those that love old school heavy metal rock 'n' roll, from its very roots to the modern day, "Not Gonna Stop" compels all heads to bang and all fists to be raised high!
"Not Gonna Stop" was recorded at Electrical Audio, Chicago, IL and at Elmwood 316 Studios, Los Angeles, CA. Mixed by Taylor Hales. Mastered by Joe Gac.
Tracklist:
1. Not Gonna Stop
2. Driving Through The Dark
3. Hell At Home
4. Deceiver
5. No Respect
6. Lost Again
7. Meet Me At The End
8. Dirty Tricks
https://www.hrrecords.de/DIRTY-TRICKS | https://www.facebook.com/dirtytricksband
SACRAL RAGE – Third Album "Ark Of Cosmic Resonance" in November 2026 via No Remorse Records – Details & Lyric Video revealed
 Greek hi-tech metallers SACRAL RAGE are back with their most ambitious album to date!
"Ark Of Cosmic Resonance" is set for release on November 27th 2026 via No Remorse Records. It was produced by SACRAL RAGE and mixed & mastered together with George Christoforidis at Ignite Studios, Athens. The cover artwork was crafted by Aaron Lawrance.
The first single "Parallax Paradox" has been premiered here with a lyric video: https://youtu.be/jimu4FU-etY
Formed in 2011, SACRAL RAGE quickly emerged on the scene thanks to their unique sound and energetic live performances. Having released two albums (“Illusions in Infinite Void” in 2015 and “Beyond Celestial Echoes” in 2018), inspired by late ‘80s US metal, early ‘90s tech/prog, as well as bands like King Diamond, Annihilator and Rush, they bring their own distinct sound, all wrapped in a sci-fi concept that forms part of a larger story explored in their concept novella, Origins of UL.
The band comments about the new album:
"We wore a thousand faces. We spoke through a thousand voices. We became eternity, and we became the void itself. We wandered beyond the boundaries of creation, lost ourselves in countless forms and realities, and embraced the unknown to bring 'Ark of Cosmic Resonance' into existence. This is not merely our creation. It is everything we have been, everything we have become, and everything that lies beyond. Be one with us. Be one with the transmission." – Dimitris K. as UL
"'Ark of Cosmic Resonance' is the result of intense band turbulence, personal struggles and life changes, as well as our enduring vision of pushing things further into realms we’ve never been before. Thanks for sticking with us, and we hope this record will resonate with each one of you." – Marios P.
Tracklist:
1. Intervalleon
2. Neo Ender
3. Parallax Paradox
4. Cosmic Conundrum
5. A Union’s Discontent
6. Shock Rates (A Vital Unrest)
7. Harvesters
8. R Aquarii
9. The Interceptor
Line-up:
Dimitris K. – Vocals
Marios P. – Guitars
Vangelis F. – Drums
Chris Z. – Bass
https://www.noremorse.gr | https://www.facebook.com/SacralRage
BONJOUR TRISTESSE – New Track Premiere – New Album "Disaster Triumphant" in November 2026 via AOP Records
 BONJOUR TRISTESSE have premiered another song from the upcoming new album "Disaster Triumphant", scheduled for November 20th 2026 via AOP Records.
The title track is available here: https://youtu.be/WAKVSyxpGfE
BONJOUR TRISTESSE plays atmospheric black metal, that is rooted in contempt for industrial civilization, grief for this dying planet we call our home and reverence for the natural world. The band weaves a symphony of sadness, wrath, alienation and inner emptiness with a sense of strength that arises from unabashed resilience and standing alone in the face of adversity.
“The Enlightenment has always aimed at liberating men from fear and establishing their sovereignty. Yet the fully enlightened earth radiates disaster triumphant.” – Max Horkheimer & Theodor W. Adorno
The title of BONJOUR TRISTESSE’s latest album “Disaster Triumphant” is taken from this quote. Nathanael was heavily inspired by the “Dialectic of Enlightenment” by philosophers Max Horkheimer and Theodor W. Adorno. They highlighted the double-edged nature of the Enlightenment, which, on the one hand, reined in superstition and religion, but on the other hand, subjected humanity and the natural world to entirely new constraints through technological progress, industrial civilization, the myth of human supremacy and the consequences of mass society.
The album cover by Abismo Black Arts also references this ambivalence that shapes our reality and aptly illustrates the core ideas of the “Dialectic of Enlightenment” and “Disaster Triumphant” alike. A critique of this “enlightened” yet thoroughly life-denying and nature-destroying “civilized” world underlies most songs on “Disaster Triumphant”. Other topics covered in the lyrics include meditations on loss, grief, melancholy, interpersonal feelings and the wish to retreat from a world, that is sinking deeper into chaos day by day.
Tracklist:
1. The Heights of Despair
2. At the Mountains of Silence
3. Tomb of Hope
4. Lingering in the Twilight of Shadows
5. Disaster Triumphant
https://shop.aoprecords.de | https://www.facebook.com/BonjourTristesseofficial
IN THIS HELL – New Music Video – Debut Album "Bliss" out now via Trollzorn Records
 To celebrate the release of their debut full-length "Bliss", extreme metallers IN THIS HELL have revealed another video clip.
Check out "A Blessing For Society" here: https://youtu.be/WpXQKYSP4vw
The trio from Coburg/Germany stand for 80s/90s Death, Thrash and Black Metal at its core, fueled by today’s broad extreme music landscape.
Anything goes. No boxes, no blinders. It just has to hit hard, get people moving and leave a mark.
IN THIS HELL – That’s this dark corner in human mind, where raw urges feast on reason and morals go to die. The place where one unmakes another, to become God.
"Bliss" is out now as an independent CD / digital release, distributed by Trollzorn Records.
Tracklist:
1. There Are No Voices
2. A Blessing For Society
3. Over The Line
4. The Longing Sticks To Us
5. Our Little Kingdom
6. In This Hell
7. Meant To Feed The Fire
8. The Sound Of Breaking Bones
9. King
https://inthishell.de | https://www.trollzorn.de
ASSUMPTION – New Album "Paradox Of The Arrow" in November 2026 via 20 Buck Spin – Details & Track Premiere
 Italy’s ASSUMPTION return with "Paradox Of The Arrow", a new descent into the strange temporal architecture of Death Doom – scheduled for November 13th 2026 via 20 Buck Spin.
A first track of the band's third album, "Tombs Upon The Sun", has been premiered here: https://youtu.be/j7m85BoMRcQ
Since their earliest recordings ASSUMPTION have treated the genre less as a monolith set in stone than a space in which mass, duration and atmosphere can be manipulated. On "Paradox Of The Arrow" that process advances further, stretching the apparent distance between one moment and the next time itself dissipates into an altered abstraction.
ASSUMPTION’s immense low-end foundations remain, but the band’s heaviness is rarely a matter of density alone. Riffs unfurl geologically, like the convergent boundary to a subduction zone, before abruptly accelerating into passages of violent Death Metal, only to collapse again into long intervals of suspension, dissonant guitar resonance and spectral ambience. Guttural vocals emerge from deep within while drums alternately measure out enormous spaces and rupture them without warning. Melody appears in oblique fragments rather than conventional resolution, and psychedelic details flicker at the margins, where quiet stillness can feel as consequential as impact and the vibrations of beauty and dread dissolve into an amorphous shimmering light.
Taking its name from Zeno’s ancient paradox of motion; the proposition that an arrow in flight, observed at any single instant, is motionless; "Paradox of the Arrow" finds an apt philosophical analogue for ASSUMPTION’s music. These 6 tracks from the depths draw the listener through successive states of movement and inertia, collapsing the notion of linear time. Across its prolonged passages and sudden eruptions, the album continually distorts the sense of scale and duration. By the time the arrow reaches its mark, the path behind it feels far less certain than when it began.
Artwork by Mariya Popyk (Lugubrious Garment, Tomarum). Mixed and mastered at Art Distillery Studios (Modena, Italy) by Claudio Mulas.
Tracklist:
1. Paradox of the Arrow
2. A Labyrinth In Ruin
3. Tombs Upon the Sun
4. Southwards Our Spirits Shall Forever Drift
5. Selenite
6. Vrykolakes
Line-up:
Giorgio Trombino - Vocals, Guitar, Synths
Matija Dolinar – Guitar
Claudio Troise – Bass
David Lucido – Drums
https://www.20buckspin.com | https://www.facebook.com/assumptiondoom
STREAMER – New Track Premiere - Third Album "Into the Void" out soon via High Roller Records
 Spanish heavy metallers STREAMER have premiered the title track from their upcoming third album Into The Void, scheduled for October 16th 2026 via High Roller Records.
A lyric video is available here: https://youtu.be/WikGq1B39Zs
STREAMER from Gavà in Catalonia were formed in 2013 out of the ashes of a band called Spleen Ideal. They played locally and recorded a two-track demo called "Time To Die" in 2014. This was followed by the "Broken Dreams" EP a year later. In 2017, STREAMER recorded their first full-length album "Now Or Never", which led to a string of shows all over Spain as well a trip to the UK (playing at the “Grimm Up North Fest” in Bury, England). Unfortunately, the follow-up "Light Of Death" was released during the Covid period in 2020, so gigging was limited. In September 2025, STREAMER entered Moontower Studios in the city of Terrassa to record their third album "Into The Void", the first for High Roller Records.
Get ready for a very diverse traditional heavy metal album by one of Spain’s most promising young bands. Artwork by the great Jose Antonio Vives.
Recorded, mixed and mastered on Moontower Studios by Javier Félez. Artwork by Jose Antonio Vives.
Tracklist:
01. Almanzor
02. The Day That Barchinona Died
03. No Turning Back
04. Never Said Goodbye
05. Falling Again
06. Rock All Around
07. Insane World
08. Wanted Head
09. Liar's End
10. Into The Void
https://www.hrrecords.de/STREAMER| https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100060757627995
CARDINALS FOLLY – New Music Video – Seventh Album "Let the Posers Fall!" out soon via Cruz Del Sur Music
 Finnish doom / heavy metal legends CARDINALS FOLLY have released a music video for the title track of their upcoming seventh full-length album "Let the Posers Fall!".
Check it out here: https://youtu.be/6UqxGyUyvHI
Marking a bold new chapter with the debut of a new guitarist, the album showcases a powerful shift toward traditional, riff-driven heavy metal songwriting while retaining the band's signature heavy footprint. Lyrically, “Let the Posers Fall!” delves deep into the macabre, drawing grim inspiration from notorious serial killers ("I Am The Zodiac"), the cosmic horror literature of H.P. Lovecraft ("Providence"), and vintage cult horror/exploitation cinema ("New York Ripper", “Hitch-Hike").
The band issued the following defiant statement regarding the upcoming release: "In a world where trends come and go and authenticity is drowning in depravity, CARDINALS FOLLY still rides the cultist highway, declaring the downfall of posers until the end. The Stallions Are Burning!"
"Let the Posers Fall!" is scheduled for October 9th via Cruz Del Sur Music.
Tracklist:
01. House of the Lords (Intro)
02. Hitch-Hike
03. Let The Posers Fall!
04. New York Ripper
05. I Am The Zodiac
06. Luchador
07. Your Stallions Are Burning
08. Cultist Highway
09. Chiusura Invernale
10. Providence
Line-up:
Mikko "Count Karnstein" Kääriäinen - Bass / Vocals
Tuomo "Cosmic Doom" Kosonen – Guitar
Joni "Jonan the Barbarian" Takkunen – Drums
https://www.cruzdelsurmusic.com | https://www.facebook.com/cardinalsfolly
CRIMSON COVEN – New Track Premiere – Debut Album "I - The Forge" out soon via Cruz Del Sur Music
 Mysterious Spanish quintet CRIMSON COVEN have revealed another song from their triumphant debut full-length, "I - The Forge", coming on October 9th 2026 through Cruz Del Sur Music.
You can listen to "Children of the Same Sun" at this location: https://youtu.be/sWYcgQ2-ELM
Emerging onto the scene in 2025 with their debut demo "0 - The Genesis", CRIMSON COVEN quickly established their signature sound under the fitting banner of 'Spell-forged Heavy Metal'. The nine songs assembled across "I - The Forge" are lavished with atmosphere and darkness. The band’s purpose was resolute when they gathered to write and record the album: They wanted to build upon what they started with "0 - The Genesis" with songs that are expressive and emotionally deep, that carried a magical atmosphere to go along with carefully crafted instrumentation and vocal melodies and lyrics that revisit the myths, legends and historical stories through the lens of social justice.
Enigmatic, dark true metal in the spirit of early Candlemass, Manowar and Mercyful Fate!
To celebrate the release, CRIMSON COVEN will embark on an Iberian tour in February 2027, sharing the stage with Atlantean Kodex and Triumpher. The dates are:
04 Feb – Portugalete – Sala Groove
05 Feb – Madrid – Sala Silikona (consumición incluida)
06 Feb – Barcelona – Joker's House
07 Feb – Valencia – Sala Zulu
Tracklist:
1. The Forge
2. Crimson Coven
3. Sacrament of Shame
4. The Birth of the Serpent
5. Lockheed Electra
6. Children of the Same Sun
7. Crowns of Greed
8. Cold Dawn Arrives
9. Unleash the Kraken
https://www.cruzdelsurmusic.com | https://www.facebook.com/crimsoncovenband
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