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NAIL BY NAIL – New Album "Internal Inferno" in September 2026 via War Anthem Records – Music Video Premiere
 With their sophomore album entitled "Internal Inferno", scheduled for September 25th 2026 via War Anthem Records, German black metallers NAIL BY NAIL make a powerful statement - uncompromising, emotionally charged, and showcasing a level of artistic maturity that leaves no doubt the band is carving out its own distinctive path.
While the debut laid the foundation, this new full-length expands the band's vision with even greater intensity. The songs are more aggressive yet more majestic than ever before, blending the relentless ferocity of black metal with sweeping, epic soundscapes and a dynamic range that is as unpredictable as it is captivating. Razor-sharp riffs, thunderous blast beats, and haunting melodies give rise to moments of devastating force as well as striking emotional depth.
At the same time, NAIL BY NAIL reveal their most adventurous and multifaceted side to date. Sophisticated arrangements, unexpected twists, and a keen sense for atmosphere add remarkable depth to the album without sacrificing its immediacy or raw intensity. Every track stands firmly on its own while contributing to a cohesive and immersive listening experience.
The result is an album that captures the very essence of modern black metal while confidently reaching beyond the genre's traditional boundaries - dark, emotional, and utterly uncompromising. With their second album, NAIL BY NAIL prove themselves to be not only heavier and more intense, but also bolder, more evocative, and more enduring than ever before.
The album's first advance track, "Above The Black Tower", has been premiered here with a music video: https://youtu.be/MT9OJc0k7qg
Cover artwork by Cartismandua.
Tracklist:
1. Portas Aperio (Intro)
2. Katharsis
3. Ride The Beast
4. Into The Dragons Mouth
5. Fenestra Silens (Interlude)
6. Above The Black Tower
7. Blades Ov Perdition
8. The Valley Of Sorrow
https://www.war-anthem.de | https://www.facebook.com/nailbynailband
KILLER – Final Album "The Grand Finale" out in September 2026 via High Roller Records – Lyric Video Premiere
 Pioneering Belgian heavy metal band KILLER were originally formed in 1980 by guitarist and singer Paul "Shorty" Van Camp and drummer "Fat" Leo (who sadly passed away on February 13th, 2026). Prior to that, both had been active in a rock/blues formation named Mothers Of Track. The classic line-up of KILLER was completed by guitarist Ivo "Spooky" Van Doren.
Heavily influenced by the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal and Motörhead, the trio quickly gained a reputation for loud and aggressive heavy/speed metal and, along with Acid and Crossfire, became one of Belgium’s most successful bands.
Signing a record deal with Mausoleum Records, KILLER issued a string of classic albums in the early eighties – "Ready For Hell" (1980), "Wall Of Sound"(1982) and "Shock Waves" (1984) – before breaking up for the first time in 1987. A few re-unions and five more albums followed, the last one being "Hellfire" on HNE in 2023.
And now it’s time for "The Grand Finale" – KILLER’s very last studio album, scheduled for September 11th 2026 via High Roller Records.
Consisting of Paul "Shorty" Van Camp (guitars/vocals), Ian Anthony (bass) and Vanne (drums), KILLER haven’t lost any of their punch. According to "Shorty" Van Camp, the album "is a dedication to Lemmy of Motörhead, who is one of our all-time heroes."
"'The Grand Finale' is a typical KILLER album," continues the guitarist and singer. "True old school metal referring back to our old days. The songs are very catchy, with strong refrains that everyone can sing along to after only a few listens. Simple but honest. And of course, flashing explosive guitar solos which are my specialty. This time I composed all music and lyrics on my own."
A lyric video for the album's title track is premiered here: https://youtu.be/C2i6pFHccB8
Cover Artwork by Mario Lopez. Mixed and co-produced by Ivan Opdebeeck and Shorty at Secret Boulevard Studios. Mastered by Patrick Engel / Temple of Disharmony.
Tracklist:
01. Loaded Gun
02. Welcome In The Real World
03. The Grand Finale
04. Gone Too Soon
05. Roll The Dice
06. Hard Day Coming
07. Don't Get Me Wrong
08. The Fire Still Burns
09. In The Eye Of The Storm
10. What You See Is What You Get
Line-up:
Paul "Shorty" Van Camp - All Guitars, Bass Guitars , Vocals
Vanne Opdebeeck - Drums, Backing Vocals
Jan Anthonis - Bass, Backing Vocals
Special guest vocals : Lloyd “Lemmy Kilmister” on "What You See Is What You Get" and "Roll The Dice"
https://www.hrrecords.de/KILLER | https://killer4you.be
RAZORVOID – Debut Album "Into the Void" in October 2026 via Jawbreaker Records – Single and Details revealed
 Jawbreaker Records is proud to announce the release of RAZORVOID‘s debut full-length album "Into the Void", out October 2nd on vinyl LP, CD, and digital formats.
Formed in 2021 out of a shared obsession with old-school death metal, thrash, d-beat punk and traditional heavy metal, RAZORVOID have spent the last few years sharpening their sound into a relentless force by drawing inspiration from bands such as Motörhead, Anti-Cimex and Repugnant. Following their self-released "Sonic Decay" cassette and the critically acclaimed "Terror In Time" EP, the Swedish quartet returns with their most ferocious material to date.
"Into the Void" delivers eleven new tracks of razor-sharp riffs, pounding rhythms and apocalyptic intensity. Rooted in the aggression of classic extreme metal while fueled by the raw energy of punk, the album captures RAZORVOID at their most focused and uncompromising. Fast, heavy and overflowing with attitude, these songs are built for the stage and designed to leave a mark. The result is a crushing collection of songs that channels chaos, speed and power into a compact but devastating release.
Since their formation, RAZORVOID have built a reputation for explosive live performances and a no-nonsense approach to metal. With "Into the Void", they push even further into the darkness, delivering a soundtrack for a world spiraling towards total oblivion.
Prepare to delve Into the Void!
The first single "Blasphemic Assault" can be checked out here: https://youtu.be/LZOTH4BW9o8
Tracklist:
01. Sign of the Curse
02. Into the Void
03. Blasphemic Assault
04. Desolate Future
05. An Everlasting Flame
06. Under the Lash
07. Rituals of the Damned
08. The Howling Wind
09. 422 Gutterpunx
10. White Death
11. Jaws of Perdition
https://www.jawbreaker.se | https://www.facebook.com/RazorvoidSweden
THE VICIOUS HEAD SOCIETY – New Single / Lyric Video – Third Album "Call Of The Void" out soon via Crime Records
 Progressive metal project THE VICIOUS HEAD SOCIETY presents the second single from the upcoming new album "Call of the Void", set for release on July 24th 2026 via Crime Records.
The song "The Void" is dedicated to all those who have endured the pain of watching a loved one succumb to the void of addiction. A lyric video is available here: https://youtu.be/wn4g6Vj5stk
Graham Keane, the creative force behind THE VICIOUS HEAD SOCIETY, returns with his third studio album, "Call of the Void" — a stark, deeply personal exploration of identity, struggle, and renewal.
Departing from the sweeping societal themes of his earlier work, Keane turns inward, tracing the defining moments that have shaped him within the fading embers of a personal cycle. "Call of the Void" confronts the slow, corrosive pull of losing one’s purpose, capturing the tension between resistance and surrender with unflinching honesty.
While the album preserves the project’s signature blend of technical precision and soaring melody, Keane channels a heavier emotional weight into the music. The result is a sonic landscape that mirrors the arduous path of self discovery — turbulent, atmospheric, and relentlessly human. Listeners are invited to confront their own recurring cycles and find meaning in the darkness.
Musically, the album reaffirms Keane’s reputation as an Irish guitar virtuoso. Complex, intricate arrangements intertwine with crushing heaviness and moments of stark beauty, forming a dynamic palette that showcases both his compositional ambition and his unmistakable guitar voice. Every passage reflects the grit and resolve of an artist pushing through the darkness toward clarity.
"Call of the Void" stands as a powerful statement from a musician at the height of his creative powers, further solidifying THE VICIOUS HEAD SOCIETY's place in the modern progressive metal scene.
Artwork and design by Jon Isaac Gutman.
Tracklist:
1. Fractured
2. The Edge of Time
3. Holding On to Forever
4. The Tide
5. Ignite
6. The Void
7. The Edge of Time Pt. 2
8. Distant Lights of Home
https://crimerecords.no | https://www.facebook.com/TheViciousHeadSociety
FINSTERFORST – New Track Premiere - New Album "Still" out soon via AOP Records
 Germany's FINSTERFORST have revealed the third and final advance track of their new album "Still", set for release on July 31st 2026 via AOP Records.
You can listen to "Im Wind" at this location: https://youtu.be/ZSLLZM_0c44
For more than two decades, FINSTERFORST have been shaping their own distinctive voice within extreme metal, continuously evolving both musically and lyrically without ever losing their core identity. Their sound merges elements from a wide spectrum of heavy music — from black and folk-inspired roots to epic, atmospheric and post-metal influences — forming a style they refer to as “Black Forest Metal”: a blend that feels both deeply rooted and entirely its own.
Rather than fitting into a single label, their music thrives on contrast and fusion: crushing heaviness meets vast, cinematic atmospheres; raw aggression unfolds into melancholic, emotional depth; and monumental arrangements carry a sense of both intimacy and scale. While often described in broader terms as epic, atmospheric or post-influenced extreme metal, FINSTERFORST deliberately transcend genre boundaries.
The result is a sound that is brutally powerful yet richly layered, where sadness, rage, triumph and grandeur coexist within expansive compositions. Driven by constant progression and a refusal to stand still, FINSTERFORST continue to refine a vision that is as immersive as it is unmistakable.
Produced at Iguana Studios with Christoph Brandes. Cover artwork by Yaroslav Gerzhedovich.
Tracklist:
1. Obduktion
2. Herbstwanderung
3. Knie nieder
4. Im Wind
5. Stille Nacht
6. Fels
7. Leere
8. Beyond the north waves (Immortal cover)
9. Another brick in the wall Pt. II (Pink Floyd cover)
https://shop.aoprecords.de | https://www.facebook.com/FinsterforstOfficial
IN THIS HELL – Debut Album "Bliss" scheduled for October 2026 via Trollzorn Records – Video Clip Premiere
 IN THIS HELL proudly announce their debut full-length "Bliss", set for an independent CD / Digital release on October 9th 2026 with distribution support by Trollzorn Records.
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.
A video clip for the album's opening track "There Are No Voices" has been premiered here: https://youtu.be/pZE8Y544Enw
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
HEXORCIST - New Track Premiere - Sophomore Album "Crucificial Imprecations" via Invictus Productions
 "Exordium of Profanation" is the final track of HEXORCIST's lethal statement record "Crucificial Imprecations". A bludgeoning burst of death metal from the depths of hell.
The new album will be released on July 31st 2026 via Invictus Productions.
https://youtu.be/Heo2xa7RNuk
Ascending from the sulfurous heat of Miami, Florida, HEXORCIST returns to reclaim the throne of pure, unadulterated Death Metal blasphemy.
Following the scorched-earth impact of their 2021 debut, "Evil Reaping Death", the band has forged their second testament of devastation: "Crucificial Imprecations". Due for release on July 31st via Invictus Productions, the new album is a masterclass in the "Florida sound"—vicious, high-velocity riffing, subterranean vocals, and a relentless assault on the sacred.
Simultaneously, Invictus is unleashing a definitive reissue of the band's debut, "Evil Reaping Death", now expanded with essential bonus demo material. Whether revisiting the roots of their carnage or witnessing the new evolution of their profanity, this dual-release marks HEXORCIST as one of the most vital and uncompromising forces in the modern underground.
Tracklist:
1. Crucificial Imprecations
2. Defacing Deities
3. Emissary of Evil
4. Adverse Sacraments
5. Deconsecration
6. Hexorcist
7. Unconsecrated Offerings
8. Exordium of Profanation
https://invictusproductions.net | https://www.facebook.com/HexorcistBand
RAVAGED BY THE YETI – New Track Premiere – Second Album "Snowbound Horror"out soon via Testimony Records
 Death Metallers RAVAGED BY THE YETI have unleashed the final advance single for their new album "Snowbound Horror", coming on July 10th 2026 via Testimony Records.
Check out the lyric video for "Tusk of the Yeti" here: https://youtu.be/Tu2NOjXtoVc
Frontman Rogga Johansson states: "'Tusk of the Yeti' hits you with a whipping groove that lurks beneath a driving death metal riff. This beast also roars with vocals that sear your insides, and all of this is driven forward by pummeling bass lines that rip you to shreds. Well, this is all a death metal song needs anyway, right?"
With their sophomore album, RAVAGED BY THE YETI deliver everything that their loyal following was hoping for after the acclaimed debut "Apex Predator" took the death metal world by storm. "Snowbound Horror" comes with massive riffs ripping from down-tuned strings, uncanny grooves, and captivating songs delivered with dripping gore and blood-red splatter (just take a look at the vinyl edition to know that this is true). The album has everything that old school death metal fans could ask for. Yet the Swedish-English-American trio did not idle since their first release. Sharpening their musical claws and filing their sonic teeth, RAVAGED BY THE YETI simply got bigger and better by offering more of everything that defines their sound.
RAVAGED BY THE YETI return with a new line-up that can be best described as a gathering of friends from both sides of the Atlantic who just love to play old school death metal: American metal musician Michael "Mike" Borders already pumped his bass in MASSACRE during the cult band's demo years and returned for their revival in the early 2020s. About the same time, Sweden's Mr. Death Metal, guitarist and songwriter Rogga Johansson, had also joined MASSACRE and he brought along British drummer and fellow musician in MONSTROUS, Jon Rudin.
With "Snowbound Horror", RAVAGED BY THE YETI live up to their name as this album is a vicious beast that will sink its brutal claws and fangs deep into the heads of death metal fans around the globe. The danger is real, prepare for the irresistible impact of the "Snowbound Horror"!
Recorded, mixed & mastered by Håkan Stuvemark at Necrotic Audio Productions, Ransta (SE). Cover artwork by Ivan S. Bragin.
Tracklist:
01. Vengeance in Fur
02. Human Spoil
03. By the Hands of the Beast
04. As Fangs Go Deep
05. Beast Prey
06. Frozen Stiff
07. They Came Through the Cold
08. Tusk of the Yeti
09. Death by Icicle
10. Snowbound Horror
11. Land of Ice and Snow
Line-up:
Rogga Johansson – Guitars, Vocals
Mike Borders – Bass
Jon Rudin – Drums
https://spkr.store/collections/ravaged-by-the-yeti | https://ravagedbytheyeti.bandcamp.com/album/snowbound-horror
NEKRODAWN – Second Album "Covenant of Carnage" in August 2026 via War Anthem Records – Lyric Video and Details
 Rising from the depths of Sweden’s death metal underground, NEKRODAWN return with “Covenant Of Carnage”, a devastating new chapter from one of the scene’s most promising and destructive forces. Featuring members with pedigrees in GRAVE, CENTINEX, INTERMENT, THE CROWN, and HYPOCRISY, the band continues to forge its own path through darkness, brutality, and uncompromising aggression.
Following the acclaimed debut “Sculpted By Torture”, NEKRODAWN raise the stakes with an album that is heavier, darker, and even more relentless. “Covenant Of Carnage” delivers a merciless barrage of crushing riffs, thunderous drums, and savage vocal attacks, combining the raw spirit of classic Swedish death metal with a sinister blackened edge and a modern sense of devastation.
Every track is crafted to inflict maximum damage, balancing unrestrained violence with an atmosphere of looming darkness and apocalyptic intensity. The band’s trademark blend of razor-sharp songwriting, punishing heaviness, and undeniable authenticity cements their position among the most exciting names in contemporary death metal.
With “Covenant Of Carnage”, NEKRODAWN prove that their explosive debut was only the beginning. This is death metal in its purest and most ferocious form – brutal, uncompromising, and utterly crushing. Set for release on August 21st 2026 via War Anthem Records on CD, limited LP and digitally.
A lyric video for the album's opening track "Neath Skies of Iron" has been premiered here: https://youtu.be/tpcGnpSWINo
NEKRODAWN have returned. The covenant has been sealed. The carnage begins now.
Cover artwork by Mitchell Nolte.
Tracklist:
01. Neath Skies of Iron
02. Massacre Eternal
03. Covenant of Carnage
04. Liberty's Pyre
05. Feeding the Greed Machine
06. Crowned Devourer
07. Condemned to Existence
08. Claws of Pestilence
09. Incarnate Doom
10. Thy Spineless
11. Drones of Deceit
12. Desolation Reigns
Line-up:
Jonas Kjellgren – Vocals / Guitar
Mika Lagren – Guitar
Johan Jansson – Bass / Backing Vocals
Henrik Axelsson – Drums
https://www.war-anthem.de | https://www.facebook.com/Nekrodawn666
VORAX - Debut Album "Volcano Shock" out soon - New Video Clip revealed
 Swiss Deathers VORAX have revealed the final advance track from their debut full-length "Volcano Shock", officially out on June 27th 2026 on CD, vinyl and in digital formats.
Check out the title track here: https://youtu.be/ypd7lDkLuzA
With their self-released album, Zurich-based VORAX unleash eight tracks of no-compromise old school death metal, forged in the spirit of the genre’s origins. This is death metal the way it was meant to be: raw, aggressive and free of modern studio trickery.
From heaving, magma-thick mid tempo stompers to savage, riff-driven eruptions of violence, "Volcano Shock" hits like a tectonic shift. Crushing guitars, pounding drums, and ferocious vocals collide in a way that recalls the genre’s late-80s and early-90s golden era, while retaining a timeless sense of brutality and groove. No samples, no triggers, no quantizing — just human force captured on tape.
VORAX take their dedication to authenticity to its extreme. The album was recorded, mixed, and mastered largely analog, using self-restored studio equipment from the 1980s and 1990s, tracked and mastered on tape, and mixed through a vintage Studer console. Even the studio itself was built by the band. The result is a production that breathes, crushes, and roars with unmistakable old school character — a sound you don’t program, you capture.
True to its title, "Volcano Shock" is a thunderous journey into prehistoric worlds, dealing with natural cataclysms, dinosaur domination, and the raw laws of survival. The conceptual purity sets VORAX apart and reinforces the album’s untamed atmosphere.
The band unites members from the legendary Messiah, Omophagia, and Death Kommander, resulting in a lineup steeped in death metal history and experience. That pedigree is clearly audible throughout Volcano Shock, where seasoned musicianship meets wild, unfiltered aggression.
Entirely DIY from start to finish, VORAX prove that old school death metal is not nostalgia — it is a living, breathing force. "Volcano Shock" stands as a monolithic testament to how devastating the genre can sound when performed, recorded, and lived with absolute conviction.
"Volcano Shock" is essential listening for anyone who still believes death metal should be dangerous, physical, and timeless.
Cover Artwork by Jon (Instagram @meat_knife).
Tracklist:
1. Magma Ocean
2. Devouring Raw Flesh
3. Volcano Shock
4. Burning Lava
5. Hunter Killer
6. Flight Of The Pteranodon
7. Reign Supreme
8. The Great Dying
https://www.facebook.com/voraxdeathmetal | https://www.instagram.com/voraxdeathmetal | https://vorax.bandcamp.com
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