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UNEARTHLY RITES - Second Album "Tortural Symphony Of The Flesh" out in April 2026 via Svart Records - Track Premiere
 UNEARTHLY RITES delivers filthy, mold-ridden death metal deeply rooted in the muddy sewers of the Finnish DIY punk and hardcore scene. The band will release its second full-length album, "Tortural Symphony Of The Flesh", via Svart Records on April 3rd 2026.
The album's lead single "Solstice" is out now with a visualiser, watch it here: https://youtu.be/hCQq44JZnno
Formed in 2020, UNEARTHLY RITES has previously released an EP (s/t, 2021) and one full-length album ("Ecdysis", 2024), which explored dystopian visions of colonialist greed and ecocide. The forthcoming second album expands and intensifies this thematic core; "Tortural Symphony of the Flesh" presents a total meltdown of nature, humanity, and machine, and of transgression, lust and power. Musically, the album advances the band’s crushing riffs and characteristically moldy grimness toward a more malicious and brutal soundscape. UNEARTHLY RITES does not merely document the atrocities of capitalist society but explicitly calls for action in defense of nature and the rights of ethnic, gender and sexual minorities.
The band comments: “'Tortural Symphony of the Flesh' deepens our critique of capitalist oppression as a force that devastates nature through ecocide, erodes minority rights, and promotes conservationist ideology that ultimately reinforces colonialist power. Nature and humanity are inseparably fused in imagery of metal, roots, mud, flesh, and ice, forming a visceral rejection of fossil-industrial society. Queer BDSM lust and the words of William Blake are offered as an antidote to the christofascist trajectory.”
The album’s lead single "Solstice" is a song about death and returning home, a threshold passage in which life is returned to the soil through the obliteration of the ritual body in extreme winter cold. Slow heavy riffs that rip the skin, crush your bones and rot your intestines.
UNEARTHLY RITES will be promoting the upcoming album in Finland in March, followed by a release tour around Europe in April-May together with Sonic Poison delivering full speed combat grind.
Tracklist:
01. Tuonen tulijat, manan menijät
02. Sokli Fields Forever / A Radiative Picnic
03. Solstice
04. A Stygian Winterscape
05. Tortural Symphony of the Flesh
06. Ignis fatuus
07. Metalli, liha, kone
08. Absurd Transgression
09. Not for the Weak
10. The Notion of Emerging Totalitarianism
Tourdates:
12.03.2026 Jyväskylä, Kramsu – w/ Vomit Hammer, Psykoosi
13.03.2026 2026 Helsinki, Lepis – w/ Frigid Winter, Azatoth, Madella
14.03.2026 Tampere, Vastavirta – w/ Frigid Winter, Svarta Havet, Madella
23.04.2026 Stockholm, Sweden, Gula Villan
24.04.2026 Borgholm, Sweden, Dyestad Bygata
25.04.2026 Copenhagen, Denmark, Ungdomshuset
28.04.2026 Bamberg, Germany, Unterste Brücke
29.04.2026 Berlin, Germany, Köpi
30.04.2026 Graz, Austria, Club Wakuum
01.05.2026 Brno, Czech
02.05.2026 Gdansk, Poland, Paszcza
03.05.2026 Kaunas, Lithuania, Lemmy
04.05.2026 Latvia, TBA
05.05.2026 Tallinn, Estonia, Ylase 12
https://www.svartrecords.com +++ https://www.facebook.com/unearthlyrites666
IN AETERNUM – New Track Premiere – New Album "...Of Death and Fire" out soon on Soulseller Records
 Swedish black/death veterans IN AETERNUM have revealed another song from their new full-length album "...Of Death and Fire", coming on February 6th 2026 via Soulseller Records.
Check out "The Vile God of Slime" at this location: https://youtu.be/QSbychXPTww
Founded in the early nineties, IN AETERNUM stormed the scene for many years with 4 full-length albums, several EPs and extensive tours before going into hibernation for an indefinite time. Now the band has been resurrected, is stronger than ever and the brand new album has been recorded with the same line-up from 20 years ago.
Hail darkness, hail death, hail fire!
Cover artwork by Belial Necroarts.
Pre-order options: https://soulsellerrecords.bandcamp.com (World) +++ https://soulsellerrecords.aisamerch.com (Americas)
Tracklist:
01. Danse Macabre
02. Beneath The Darkened Tomb
03. The Day of Wrath
04. Spirits of the Dead
05. Mortuary Cult
06. The Vile God of Slime
07. Bow To None
08. De Profundis
09. Goddess of Abominations
10. [link:https://youtu.be/Q49jw6GmftA*The Hourglass]
11. To Those Who Have Rode On
Line-Up:
David Larsson – Vocals & Guitar
Daniel Sahlin – Lead Guitar & Bass
Perra Karlsson – Drums
Guest vocals on "To Those Who Have Rode On" by Erik Danielsson (Watain).
http://www.soulsellerrecords.com +++ https://www.facebook.com/inaeternumofficial
KERRIGAN – Second Full-Length "Wayfarer" announced for March 2026 via High Roller Records – Video Premiere
 KERRIGAN present a new song from their sophomore full-length album "Wayfarer", scheduled for March 27th 2026 via High Roller Records on all formats.
A video clip for the track "Fighter" is premiered here: https://youtu.be/QZLT2-LhthY
KERRIGAN are one of the most promising newcomers from Germany playing traditional heavy metal. Three years after the highly acclaimed debut album "Bloodmoon", it’s time for the follow-up entitled "Wayfarer".
"Dreamy, melancholic and pretty versatile," this is how guitarist and singer Jonas Weber describes the second KERRIGAN album. For him, "Wayfarer" is more or less a direct continuation of "Bloodmoon": "Regarding the songwriting, 'Wayfarer' continues where 'Bloodmoon' has left off. The idea for the song 'Blood And Steel', for example, dates back to the mixing phase of 'Bloodmoon' at Iguana Studios, and the demo recordings of 'Surrender' and 'Wayfarer' developed parallel to the work on the first album."
"For me, the record is everything I love about bands from the eighties," adds guitarist Bruno Schotten. "Songs, that are accessible but have so many interesting details that they never get boring. We said to ourselves: maybe it’s indeed time for a modern heavy metal classic, and I do hope that with songs like 'The Ice Witch' or 'Blood And Steel' we came one step closer to our aim. Furthermore, I’d say that 'Wayfarer' is a very varied album. Apart from orthodox speed metal, you can find everything on there; even a happy, uplifting song like 'Fighter'."
"Wayfarer" was recorded, mixed and mastered by Christoph Brandes at Iguana Studios / Germany. Cover artwork by Adam Burke.
Tracklist:
1. Torchbearer
2. Asylum
3. The Ice Witch
4. Surrender
5. Wayfarer
6. Blood and Steel
7. Dystopia
8. Fighter
9. Red Light Tower
Line-up:
Jonas Weber - Vocals, Guitars
Bruno Schotten - Guitars
Jakob Zeblin - Bass
Jonathan Döring - Drums
https://www.hrrecords.de/KERRIGAN +++ https://www.facebook.com/Kerriganheavymetal
KATE'S ACID – First Studio Album "Hellbender" coming in March 2026 through High Roller Records – Single Premiere
 High Roller Records proudly announces the first studio album of KATE'S ACID, entitled "Hellbender", scheduled for March 20th 2026.
The title track has been premiered here with a lyric video: https://youtu.be/PMT91r1bUvQ
The one and only ACID, formed in Bruges in 1980 (and initially called Precious Page), are widely considered to be one of the very first speed metal bands on the European continent. Lead vocalist Kate de Lombaert, guitarists Dirk Simoens (Dizzy Lizzy) and Donald Devers (Demon), bassist Peter (T-Bone) and drummer Geert (Anvill) recorded three highly regarded albums for Giant Records – "Acid" (1983), "Maniac" (also 1983) and "Engine Beast" (1985) – before breaking up sometime in the mid-80s.
In 2019, Kate de Lombaert decided to resurrect the band and eventually got together with Mathieu Trobec (bass), Gilles Reuse (guitar), Andreas Stieglitz (guitar) and Bastiaan Andriessen (drums) under the name of KATE'S ACID. They appeared live at Keep It True Rising in 2021 and once again at Keep It True in 2023, where a live album was recorded. A year later, "Blowing Your Ears Off" was released on High Roller Records.
"Hellbender« is the name of the first studio album by the newly formed KATE'S ACID, featuring nine brand-new compositions. The new line-up of the band consists of guitarist Geert Annys, drummer Ash and Camilo (Thunder Screamer) Ortega, from Columbia, who is active in the band Axe Steeler and supplied most of the bass parts, with Kate handling the vocals, of course. The recordings were done in Belgium and Colombia and the mix in Germany (Berlin) in the studio of Jacky Lehmann.
"Hellbender" offers of great songs, like the speedy "The Lightning Conductor", a biker anthem named "Riding Out" or "Do Not Burn The Witch", making it a natural contender for the legitimate successor to "Maniac". It was mixed by Jacky Lee Man (audiosound.de) and mastered by Patrick W. Engel (Temple Of Disharmony). Cover artwork by Marcio Aranha.
Tracklist:
1. Hellbender
2. Taking Back My Wings
3. The Lightning Conductor
4. Riding Out
5. Do Not Burn The Witch
6. Valkyrie
7. Buccaneers
8. Stormchaser
9. Air Raid
https://www.hrrecords.de/KATES-ACID +++ https://www.facebook.com/KatesACID
STAINLESS – Debut Full-Length Album "Lady of Lust & Steel" in March 2026 via High Roller Records – Single Premiere
 High Roller Records proudly announces the first full-length of Portland/Oregon based heavy rockers STAINLESS, "Lady of Lust & Steel", set for release on March 20th 2026.
The album's leadoff single "(Don't Cross Me) Fool" has been premiered here with a lyric video: https://youtu.be/k9Ot9RlgkLw
STAINLESS officially started in 2022. Past and present members have all been active in the Pacific Northwest underground scene, playing in bands such as Black Breath, Long Knife, Nightfell and Ripper. The first sign of life by STAINLESS was the "Snakebite/Too Hot To Steal" single (self-released on vinyl), followed by the mini-album "Nocturnal Racer", their debut for High Roller Records.
Hot on the heels of "Nocturnal Racer", STAINLESS are now back with their first full-length album "Lady Of Lust & Steel", featuring eight brand-new compositions with a wider and more accomplished sound.
The album was recorded at Red Lantern Studios in Portland, Oregon, over the spring and summer of 2025 by Evan Mersky, produced by guitarist Jamie Byrum and mixed by him and Evan. Vocalist Larissa Cavacece once again puts her stamp on the STAINLESS sound with her raw and raspy voice somewhere between Leather Leone and Wendy O. Williams (having started her singing career in a Plasmatics cover band).
Tracklist:
1. Restless An' Ready
2. Whorefrost
3. (Don't Cross Me) Fool
4. Lady Of Lust & Steel
5. Danger In The Night
6. Take A Listen Mama
7. Vitamin Tease
8. Rough Justice
https://www.hrrecords.de/STAINLESS +++ https://www.instagram.com/stainlesspdx
VITAMIN X - Second Single revealed - New Album "Ride The Apocalypse" in March 2026 via Svart Records
 "Ride the Apocalypse" is the 2nd single and title track of VITAMIN X’s upcoming seventh album, out on March 13th 2026 via Svart Records.
The song is a sarcastic, high-speed snapshot of the times we’re living in - a world racing toward collapse, driven by climate change, endless wars, and the global rise of right-wing politics. It captures the feeling of moving at shattering speed, faster than light, straight toward the abyss - while governments, corporations, and public figures keep pretending nothing is wrong. Climate denial, political denial, moral denial: everything is “under control,” as long as growth continues and profits stay intact.
Musically, the track goes into raw and relentless Discharge style D-beat hardcore punk, opening with repetitive, pounding marching drum hits, before exploding into full D-beat speed.
Fasten your seatbelts, crank it up, and Ride the Apocalypse with us! Listen to the new single here: https://orcd.co/ridetheapocalypsesingle
Amsterdam’s hardcore legends VITAMIN X are back with a new album "Ride The Apocalypse", the band’s most intense and ambitious album to date. Mastered by Joel Grind (Toxic Holocaust, Municipal Waste) and featuring apocalyptic artwork by Andrei Bouzikov (Municipal Waste), the record delivers 16 tracks of pure mayhem: faster, harder, and heavier than anything the band has done before. Everyone who’s heard the early mixes agree — this is the strongest VITAMIN X album yet.
With "Ride The Apocalypse", VITAMIN X enters a new chapter — sharper, faster, and more devastating than ever.
Tracklist:
01. Chop Chop Chop
02. Ride The Apocalypse
03. Sociopath
04. Unleash The Wolves
05. Sirens’ Call
06. Devolution/Devilution
07. Bite The Hand That Feeds
08. Brainfreeze
09. Genetic Mutation
10. Symphony Of Doom
11. Wanna Be Me
12. Break Away
13. W.A.R
14. Toxic Reality
15. Fear
16. It Never Ends
17. Over The Line
https://www.svartrecords.com +++ https://www.facebook.com/vitaminxhc
RESURRECTED – New Album "Perpetual" coming in April 2026 via Testimony Records – Video Single Premiere
 Testimony Records proudly announces the new and eighth overall full-length album of German brutal death veterans RESURRECTED, entitled "Perpetual", set for release on April 10th 2026.
A video clip for the album's leadoff single "Sanity Is Lost" is available here: https://youtu.be/JCdo507djYM
Drummer Dennis Thiele states: "The first single track, 'Sanity Is Lost', delivers a crushing mid-tempo assault rooted deep in the old school death metal tradition. It is driven by filthy grooves, dense riffing, and relentless heaviness. We are channelling the raw brutality of classic Cannibal Corpse–era death metal. At this song's midpoint, the pace accelerates into a violent outburst that pushes intensity to breaking point. It is a merciless reminder that once the momentum hits, sanity is truly lost."
The video is inspired by Germany's most catastrophic mining disaster: On February 20, 1946, shortly after noon, a methane explosion ignited an even bigger coal dust detonation in the mine Zeche Monopol Schacht Grimberg 3/4. 405 miners, personnel, and three British officers of the North German Coal Control perished in the massive detonation underground. While the reason for initial explosion remains unknown, lax post-war security standards are widely blamed. The so-called Myth of Grimberg remains as a deep scar in the collective memory of the Ruhr Area.
On "Perpetual", RESURRECTED keep a steady course, which remains firmly on an old school death metal trajectory. This is completely befitting for a band that ranks among the earliest pioneers of the brutal style in their country. What makes the difference are the many years of experience, both in songwriting and on stage, which are reflected in the technical proficiency as well as the powerful and absolutely crushing tracks that are a tribute to their craft on this album.
When guitarist Thomas Granzow went all in with death metal by co-founding RESURRECTED in 1993, the band's musical direction was clearly advertised with the first demo "Darkside of Reality" (1994) that already combined unbridled aggression and technical precision as trademarks of the style and gained them traction in the underground scene even beyond the local radius. RESURRECTED's 1998 debut full-length "Raping Whores" gained them international recognition for the sheer brutality of riffs, pounding blast beats, and resonant growls.
With widely acclaimed albums such as "Butchered in Excrement" (2001) and "Endless Sea of Loss" (2006), RESURRECTED solidified their status as death metal staple in Europe and built a loyal following. Although the Germans have been compared to the genre's greats such as CANNIBAL CORPSE, SUFFOCATION, and MORBID ANGEL, they have always had an unmistakable sound of their own. This was marked by their audible openness to subtly incorporate elements from other directions of extreme music.
Energetic and relentless live performances have opened the doors for RESURRECTED to tour across Europe and to enter stages of many renowned international festivals that include among many others the Party.San Open Air and Deathfeast Open Air (DE), Milwaukee Metal Fest (US), Obscene Extreme (CZ), and Inferno Festival (NO).
RESURRECTED spent a large part of 2025 channelling their decades of experience, talent, and unwavering passion for death metal into "Perpetual": RESURRECTED did not grow old, they got even better!
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Jörg Uken at Soundlodge Studio, Rhauderfehn (DE). Cover artwork by Ivan S. Bragin of Bragin Design.
Tracklist:
1. Unholy Intercession
2. Human Wrath
3. Forever Damned
4. Into Mighty Death
5. Sanity Is Lost
6. Decomposed
7. Immaculate Deception
8. Echoes of Creation
9. Perpetual
10. Infernal Desire (Malevolent Creation Cover)
Line-up:
Chris Mieves – Vokillz
Dennis Thiele – Drums
Thomas Granzow – Rhythm Guitars
Christoph Zeller – Lead Guitars
Marius Baron – Bass
Guest vocals by Konstantin "Konni" Lühring (Despondency) on "Decomposed"
https://spkr.store/collections/resurrected +++ https://www.facebook.com/resurrected.brutaldeath
TRIUMPHER – Third Album "Piercing The Heart Of The World" coming in March 2026 via No Remorse Records – Music Video Premiere
 No Remorse Records proudly announces the new opus of Athens / Greece based epic metallers TRIUMPHER - "Piercing The Heart Of The World" is set for release on March 6th 2026!
A music video for the album's opening track "Black Blood" can be checked out here: https://youtu.be/JrerpYfQrBs
TRIUMPHER was founded in 2020 by Mars Triumph. The band forges a powerful blend of epic heavy metal infused with black and extreme metal elements, delivering a sound that is both militant and grand, rooted in tradition yet unique in execution, creating a distinct sonic mark of their own.
In 2023, TRIUMPHER released their debut album "Storming The Walls", which made a strong impact on the international underground metal scene with its distinctive and disciplined approach to epic metal. Following the album’s success, the band signed with No Remorse Records (which also re-released the debut album on CD and vinyl formats), marking an important step in their development and international reach. Their sophomore album, "Spirit Invictus" (2024), further solidified TRIUMPHER’s position as one of the most notable modern acts of the epic metal movement, earning wide recognition and expanding their global fanbase with their unbound, furious and dramatic epic heavy metal.
TRIUMPHER has performed at key underground and established metal festivals across Europe, including Keep It True, Up The Hammers, Hell Over Hammaburg, Midálidare Rock Festival, Pyrenean Metal Warriors, Metal im Void, Metalheads Open Air, and Rethymno Rocks. They have also supported major acts such as Crimson Glory, Tom Gabriel Warrior's Triumph of Death, Primordial, Grave Digger, and Midnight. Renowned for their intense, TRIUMPHER delivering fully electric and dominant live performances.
Their upcoming much-awaited third full-length album "Piercing The Heart Of The World" will be followed by a European tour starting on March 19th, 2026, continuing their steady rise within the international metal circuit. The album was recorded, mixed and mastered by Achilleas Kalantzis at Suncord Audiolab. Produced by Achilleas Kalantzis & TRIUMPHER. Cover artwork by Anastasia Ziazopoulou.
Tracklist:
1. Black Blood
2. Destroyer
3. The Mountain Throne
4. Ithaca (Return Of The Eternal King)
5. Vaults Of Immortals
6. The Flaming Sword
7. Erinyes
8. Naus Apidalia
Line-up:
Mars Triumph: Vocals
Christopher Tsakiropoulos: Guitars
Mario Ñ Peters: Guitars
Stelios Zoumis: Bass
Agis Tzoukopoulos: Drums
https://www.noremorse.gr +++ https://www.facebook.com/Triumpher.official
FILI BIBIANO’S FORTRESS – Second Album "Death Is Your Master" out soon on High Roller Records – New Lyric Video available
 FILI BIBIANO’S FORTRESS have revealed another song from their upcoming sophomore full-length "Death Is Your Master", set for release on January 30th 2026 through High Roller Records.
A lyric video for the track "Fugitive" is available here: https://youtu.be/V44aIzCoCro
FORTRESS are a traditional heavy metal band, formed in Whittier, California in 2016. After an initial EP, they issued their debut album "Don’t Spare The Wicked" on High Roller Records in 2021. To differentiate between all those bands bearing the same name, it was decided to use the moniker FILI BIBIANO’S FORTRESS from now on, relating to the band’s founding member (who is also playing with Intranced).
"Death Is Your Master" is the second FORTRESS album. Apart from Fili Bibiano, who is handling guitar, bass and synth on the record, there is Joey Mancaruso on drums and Juan Aguila on lead vocals. The album was recorded mostly at Fili Bibiano’s own Black Light Studio in Gardena, California, and at Brothers Marc Studio in Gardena. It was produced by Fili Bibiano.
Just like on the debut album, the guitar playing on "Death Is Your Master" is once again outstanding, Fili Bibiano’s neo-classical guitar runs are one of the biggest trademarks of the FORTRESS sound.
Tracklist:
1. Flesh And Dagger
2. Savage Sword
3. Fugitive
4. Night City
5. Blackest Night (Feat. Chris Nuñez)
6. Maze
7. B.Y.O.D.
Line-up:
Fili Bibiano – Guitar, Bass, Synth
Juan Aguila – Vocals
Joey Mancaruso – Drums
Adrian Aguilar – Drums on "B.Y.O.D."
https://www.hrrecords.de/FILI-BIBIANOS-FORTRESS +++ https://www.facebook.com/Fortressheavymetal
COSCRADH – Second Album "Carving The Causeway To The Otherworld" in February 2026 via 20 Buck Spin – Track Premiere
 20 Buck Spin proudly announces the sophomore full-length of Ireland’s COSCRADH, "Carving the Causeway to the Otherworld", set for release on February 20th 2026 on all formats.
"Carving The Causeway To The Otherworld" is a cosmic execution, binding together the bygone causeways, war gods, stone idols and star-born forces that the druids sought to harness. A vision of the night sky as a living battlement of omens, for those who would hark to the old wrathful spirits.
Savage and mystical Black Death Metal with a heavy and detailed Irish historical influence. For fans of Teitanblood, Angelcorpse, Immortal, Absu, Black Curse, Mayhem, Katharsis, Cultes Des Ghoules and Malthusian.
Get a first impression here with "Caesar's Revelation (Hibernia L. VI V. XIV ad XVI et XXIV)": https://youtu.be/65sdXW--YXA
Recorded in 2025 at Sun Studios, and Studio One Temple Bar, Átha Cliath by Last Light Recordings. Mastered by Dan Lowndes, Resonance Sound Studios. Cover artwork by Stefan Todorović, Khaos Diktator Design.
Tracklist:
1. Five Fifths Awaken
2. Carving the Causeway to the Otherworld
3. Adhradh Dé Ghoac
4. Caesar's Revelation (Hibernia L. VI V. XIV ad XVI et XXIV)
5. The Calling
6. Scythe of Saturn
7. Badhah's Shadows
8. Opening the Gates to Styx, Nix, Kerberos and Hydra
Line-up:
Ciarán Ó Críodáin: Guitars, Vocals, Lyrics
Hick Ó Aodha: Bass, Vocals, Noise
Jason Keane: Guitars, Lead, Synth
Boban Burger: Drums
https://www.20buckspin.com +++ https://www.facebook.com/Coscradh
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