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NEOLITH – New Black/Death Album "Inbir" via Deformeathing Production – Lyric Video Premiere
 Deformeathing Production proudly announce the new album of Poland's Death/Black Metallers NEOLITH, entitled "Inbir", scheduled for September 12th 2026 on LP, CD and digital formats.
Nearly seven years after the release of "I Am the Way", NEOLITH return with their sixth full-length. It is the band's most ambitious, complex, and polished work to date, representing a clear step forward in both compositional and sonic terms.
The title "Inbir" meaning "war" in the ancient Sumerian language, defines the album's thematic direction. The material explores universal themes related to power, mystery, spirituality, and the fate of man. Musically, NEOLITH remain true to their roots, which aptly reflects the nature of this album - intense, dark, and consciously rooted in the aesthetics of old-school death/black metal.
The album's sound is the responsibility of the band and Haldor Grunberg, who, through his Satanic Audio studio, has crafted a powerful, cohesive, and powerful production. The graphic design was created by the renowned Polish artist Artur Szolc.
A lyric video for the title track has been premiered at this location: https://youtu.be/C2ajiNCJ7ec
Vocalist Levi comments: "'Inbir' is probably the most direct and brutal song on the new album – that's why it opens the album and announces it as the first single. It's a manifesto for the band: no calculations, no compromises, and no following the trends of the contemporary metal scene. We wanted to create material that is aggressive, honest, and full of energy. After years of playing, we still feel the hunger and joy of creating, and 'Inbir' is the best proof that NEOLITH can still attack with full force."
Tracklist:
1. Inbir
2. Ashur Has Given Me a Brother
3. The Dawn is Waking
4. Modlitwa na Marny Czas
5. Of All the Gods
6. Ouroboros
7. The Four ETEMMŪ of KURNUGI
8. Morte
https://deformeathing.com |https://www.facebook.com/neolith
LOCKHART – Video Clip Premiere – Debut Album "City Pulse" out in June 2026 via High Roller Records
 Canada's Melodic Rock / AOR newcomers LOCKHART present another song from their upcoming debut full-length album "City Pulse", set for release on June 12th 2026 via High Roller Records.
A music video for "Can't Shake It" is premiered here: https://youtu.be/xwCO701lJbM
LOCKHART are fusing synthesizer-fueled eighties arena rock with classic hard rock. The trio consists of Devon Kerr (vocals, guitars, keyboards), Jason Junop (bass) and Fabio Alessandrini (drums). Jason is best known for his work in Cauldron and Goat Horn. Devon’s main band is Axxion, and Fabio plays or has played in Bonfire, Enforcer, Annihilator, Hardline and many others.
LOCKHART issued their debut EP "No Chance" in 2022, followed by the single "City Pulse" in 2025. The band has signed with High Roller Records, and their first full-length album "City Pulse" is now ready to be unleashed to the public.
It's hard to describe the specific sound of LOCKHART in all its details but on "City Pulse" you will certainly hear a lot of Journey, Boston, Toto, Foreigner, REO Speedwagon, and maybe even some Starcastle. “The influences are endless,” comments the vocalist, guitarist and keyboard player Devon Kerr, “and they go deep. I appreciate the comparisons. These bands are monumental. Lockhart has a sound of its own though. Bands that existed during the times you mentioned definitely provide influence! However, if you look past the surface (overdriven guitars and old synthesizers), you’ll hear influences from 50s doo wop, legends like Brian Wilson, and straight up choral music, too.”
Compositions such as “The Dose That Made You Poison”, “Under Fire”, “Before The Fall’” or “Together As One” are very well constructed and flawlessly performed. “For me, songwriting is a deliberate process,” explains Kerr. “I set out a time and carve out the songs. Lyrics are written last. Once the song is ready, it undergoes hours of polishing to mold the perfect choir parts, guitar leads, and so on. Everything is very deliberate and carefully selected. Nothing was written by accident.” You can clearly hear that on "City Pulse".
With their melodic, at times even poppy approach Lockhart may stand out a bit on High Roller Records. Devon Kerr: “Our music has so many elements that traditional metal fans value, but with something very different, too. Something that might be new for some of the High Roller Records fanbase. I mean for those unsure, we’ve got Nick from Municipal Waste shredding guitar leads on ‘You Wouldn’t Know Love’, and Ian from Cauldron on ‘Can’t Shake It’ …”
Tracklist:
1. City Pulse
2. Can't Shake It
3. The Dose That Made You Poison
4. Together As None
5. Under Fire
6. Just Can't Wait
7. You Wouldn't Know Love
8. Before The Fall
9. No Chance In Heaven
https://www.hrrecords.de/LOCKHART | https://www.facebook.com/Listentolockhart
ARROGANZ - New Lyric Video - Seventh Album "Death Doom Punks" out soon via Testimony Records
 ARROGANZ have revealed the title track from their new album "Death Doom Punks", coming on May 15th 2026 via Testimony Records.
Check out the lyric video at this location: https://youtu.be/vbs0M4v_0ZY
ARROGANZ frontman -K- states: "Here you go, bastards – this one goes out to you, all you awesome death metal maniacs, punks, and music freaks who are supporting us and underground music! Then again, there is more to the title track of our new album: 'Death Doom Punks' is also a manifesto arguing for a non-compromising mindset and an independent approach to creativity. We've embraced a punk attitude from the very beginning. This is also echoed in this song. There are old school death metal influences like Asphyx as well as furious, punky passages, some 'weird' mood swings, and damn dark riffs. We play death metal without limiting our creativity or following arbitrary rules, and we don't give a damn about anything else. We are Arroganz – and we are Death Doom Punks!"
With their seventh full-length, ARROGANZ deliver exactly what the title promises: the brutality of old school death metal meets the attitude and unpolished directness of punk. This album pulls no punches and hits straight into gut and face.
The German trio has amplified 15 years of experience into a record that comes with their trademark sound but is absolutely confident and mature both in songwriting and storytelling. On "Death Doom Punks", ARROGANZ are never afraid to let their influences shine through as they obviously made them their own. Driven by a heavy pumping bass and relentlessly whipped drum skins, the trio stacks massive riffs on top of each other and finishes any remaining resistance off with a barrage of deep-throated growls. ARROGANZ' lyrics reflect the personal, the philosophical and social in a current state of world affairs that wrecks all certainties and takes all comfortable lies off the table.
Over the years, ARROGANZ have firmly established their brand as a crushing live act far beyond the boundaries of their native Germany. With ARROGANZ what you see and hear is what you get, and "Death Doom Punks" is not just the album title but also a declaration of allegiance and intent. Get on board, bang your head, slam and rage - or get out!
"Death Doom Punks" was recorded, mixed and mastered by Timo Rotten at Dungeon Soul Studios, Berlin (DE) and produced by ARROGANZ. The cover artwork was created by Johnny Doe.
Tracklist:
1. Die For Nothing
2. Under Scarred Skin
3. Pain Forged Armor
4. Death Doom Punks
5. Anti-Ideology
6. Arsenic Breath
7. Incubus' Veins
8. Earths Final Dose
9. Spirit Arsonist
Line-up:
-K- : Vocals, Bass
-T- : Drums
-B- : Guitars
Guest apperance: Zingultus (Endstille, Morast, Nagelfar), guest vocals on “Incubus` Veins”
https://spkr.store/collections/arroganz | https://arroganz.info
PHANTOM – New Video Premiere - Third Album "Not Midnight Yet" coming in June 2026 via High Roller Records
 Mexican Speed/Thrash Metallers PHANTOM have unleashed a second track from their upcoming third full-length assault "Not Midnight Yet", scheduled for June 26th 2026 via High Roller Records.
Check out the video clip for "Summoned to Kill" here: https://youtu.be/1DlbrZwBFlM
Recorded and mixed once again with Héctor “Northen” Ibarra at Nehtron Studios in Guadalajara and mastered by Patrick W. Engel at Temple Of Disharmony in Germany, "Not Midnight Yet" captures the band at their most technical and dynamic.
"I am never fully satisfied with my records and I try to push forward and expand our boundaries with every new material - without changing the soul and core of what Phantom stands for: Old School Heavy Metal," explains mastermind J.C. García. "This record puts together very well everything that we are. Because of that, I think this is a juggernaut of an album."
Tracks such as "Hordes Of Bats" deliver relentless speed and riff-driven aggression, while "Dracula’s Curse" and the title track lean into powerful midtempo dynamics and complex structures. "The Pale Remains Of Time" stands out as one of the album’s most ambitious moments, combining melodic vocals, clean guitar interludes and subtle progressive touches.
"I try to break the established formula and add more textures and layers while keeping the old school spirit," J.C. states. "It’s a very personal record and a work I’m very proud of. I think this is the most solid PHANTOM record to date."
With "Not Midnight Yet", PHANTOM sharpen their identity and deliver a powerful, atmospheric statement - proof that the night is far from over.
Tracklist:
01. Hordes of Bats
02. Out of the Mausoleum
03. Dracula's Curse
04. Morgenstern / Iron Strike
05. The Pale Remains of Time
06. Summoned to Kill
07. Not Midnight Yet
08. Solomonari
09. Sepulchral Majesty
10. Curse Your Name
11. A Trail Full of Sorrows
12. Echoes from the Fights
Line-up:
Harel O. – Guitars
J.C. García – Vocals, Guitars
Raír Tavizón – Bass
J.P. Alatorre – Drums
https://www.hrrecords.de/PHANTOM | https://phantombandgdl.bandcamp.com
KERRIGAN – "Wayfarer" Full Album Premiere – High Roller Records
 Shortly before its official release, the sophomore full-length album of KERRIGAN is now streaming in its entirety.
You can listen to "Wayfarer" here: https://youtu.be/ijEfSvCZ-PU
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.
Out on March 27th 2026 via High Roller Records: https://www.hrrecords.de/KERRIGAN
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 | https://www.facebook.com/Kerriganheavymetal
POWERRAGE – New Single Premiere - Debut Album "Beast" coming in April 2026 via High Roller Records
 POWERRAGE, the new band featuring former Exciter guitarist John Ricci, unleash another song from their upcomig debut album "Beast".
The track "Dragon Man" is premiered here with a lyric video: https://youtu.be/0G47FtFPhD0
"Beast" is scheduled for April 24th 2026 via High Roller Records. It was mixed and mastered by Dan Swano at Unisound and features an album artwork by Mario Lopez.
Besides Ricci, POWERRAGE consists of bassist Todd Pilon (formerly of Witchkiller), drummer Lucas Dery and last but not least vocalist Jacques Bélanger, who previously sang on the Exciter albums "The Dark Command" (1997), "Blood Of Tyrants" (2000) and "New Testament" (2004).
While Ricci and Bélanger were both members of Exciter, John wants to make one thing perfectly clear: "Well, with this band I didn’t want to be another Exciter. It was time to move on. Even though Exciter was based around my guitar style, and it was a successful formula, I wanted to start from scratch and start all over again. Starting over and not depending on your past accomplishments is definitely a very difficult task but I feel confident enough I can make it happen. I wrote everything on 'Beast': music, lyrics, melodies. POWERRAGE is 100 % my musical vision. All eight songs are brand-new, no rehashed riffs from my Exciter days."
Tracklist:
1. Dark Wings
2. Cremation Damnation
3. Dragon Man
4. Haunted Hell
5. I Torture I Kill
6. The Devil is Screaming
7. Damned and Cursed
8. The Black Mass
https://www.hrrecords.de/POWERRAGE +++ https://www.facebook.com/PowerrageBeast
BATTLEROAR – New Album "Petrichor" announced for April 2026 via No Remorse Records – Track Premiere
 No Remorse Records proudly announces the new full-length album of BATTLEROAR, entitled "Petrichor", set for release on April 24th 2026.
A lyric video for the leadoff single "The Missing Note" has been premiered here: https://youtu.be/Nm4LBVCYzCI
Formed in 2000 in Athens, BATTLEROAR have carved their way as one of the leading forces of European Epic Metal. Inspired by legendary acts such as Manilla Road and Omen (both Mark Shelton and Kenny Powell have performed as guests on past Battleroar albums), the Hellenic band is considered as one of the most important Epic Metal bands of the current millennium. With "Petrichor", BATTLEROAR stay true to their signature sound, delivering atmospheric passages, strong melodies, and a powerful, dramatic character shaped by experience and conviction.
Produced by Kostas Tzortzis. Sound engineering by Thimios Krikos, Stamos Vasilakis, Stathis Pavlantis. Mixed & Mastered by Arthur Rizk. Cover art by Mars Triumph.
Tracklist:
1. The Last Mythkeeper
2. The Missing Note
3. Atē, Hybris, Nemesis
4. Legacy of Suffering (Flagellants)
5. The Earth Remembers, the Rain Forgives
6. What is Best in Life?
7. Chaosbane
8. Wiled the Myth
9. Storm Inside (Bonus Track)
Line-up:
Michael Karasoulis – Vocals
George Tsinanis – Drums
Zack Kotsikis – Guitar
Lukas Libertos – Bass
Alex Papadiamantis – Violin
Kostas Tzortzis – Guitar
https://www.noremorse.gr +++ https://www.instagram.com/battleroarofficial
ANTRISCH - New Single / Lyric Video - New Album "Expedition III : Renitenzpfad" via AOP Records
 ANTRISCH have revealed another song from their upcoming new album "Expedition III : Renitenzpfad", scheduled for March 27th 2026 via AOP Records.
A lyric video for the track "Hidalgo infernal - Der baskische Wolf" has been premiered here: https://youtu.be/uLvkX6K750c
ANTRISCH [Austro-Bavarian term for eerie or uncanny] is a blend of different styles of Black Metal mingled with portions of Doom, Djent and Dark Ambient.
Lyrically ANTRISCH is exploring the inner world that is the wide range of expressions bred by the human mind and inner life as well as the outer world by treating substantially the vast landscapes and forces of nature experienced through bygone ventures to the world's most extreme sceneries. This project is a musical & lyrical expedition to the heights of the world and the depths of man.
Founded in 2020, the emotional experiences associated with that year, such as isolation, exposure, and hopeless helplessness, became deeply ingrained in the band's DNA. While their debut EP "Expedition I Dissonanzgrat" [self-released in 2021] was still a semi-fictional mountain drama made up of set pieces from various historical expeditions, ANTRISCH's follow-up work, "Expedition II Die Passage" [self-released in 2023], told the complete, coherent story of Sir John Franklin's dramatic Arctic expedition.
In their third expedition, ANTRISCH venture further back than ever before into the dark aspects of human history: "Renitenzpfad" follows in the footsteps of the conquistador Lope de Aguirre. His participation in Pedro de Ursúa's Amazon expedition in 1560 and its calamitous outcome from the backdrop to the album.
Through seven dark stages, ANTRISCH draws its listeners into a story of madness, violence and excess in the midst of a hostile environment, weaving a depressing and captivating soundscape of poignant, aggressive, emotional Black Metal riffs, atmospheric ambient parts and narrative passages into a dense, captivating atmosphere.
"Expedition III Renitenzpfad" once again celebrates the fusion of atmospheric melodic Black Metal and narrative density into an intense sound experience and a lyrical journey down into the abyss of the human soul.
It doesn't take a devil to make God's absence tangible.
Artwork by Timon Kokott.
Tracklist:
1. Conquista - Prolog
2. Hidalgo infernal - Der baskische Wolf
3. Nattern & Narren - Los Marañones I
4. Bittergrün - Los Marañones II
5. Abkehr - Non svfficit orbis
6. Verschanzt - Perleneilandterror
7. Canis lvpvm edit - Wolfsfalle | Verratener Verräter
Tourdates:
08.04.2026 Munich - Backstage [Halle] | SOLD OUT
11.04.2026 Vienna AT - Flex Café | SELLING FAST
07.05.2026 Hamburg - Bahnhof Pauli | LOW TICKETS
08.05.2026 Berlin - Lido
09.05.2026 Leipzig - Hellraiser
14.05.2026 Wiesbaden - Kesselhaus | LOW TICKETS
15.05.2026 Karlsruhe - Die Stadtmitte | LOW TICKETS
16.05.2026 Essen - Turock | SOLD OUT
17.05.2026 Kassel - Goldgrube | SOLD OUT
Tickets: https://linktr.ee/Antrisch
https://shop.aoprecords.de +++ https://www.facebook.com/Antrisch
KATE'S ACID – New Lyric Video – First Studio Album "Hellbender" out soon via High Roller Records
 KATE'S ACID have revealed another song from their upcoming first studio album album "Hellbender", scheduled for March 20th 2026 via High Roller Records.
A lyric video for the track "Valkyrie" is premiered here: https://youtu.be/Rg-aIEwUhCY
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
RESURRECTED – New Lyric Video – New Album "Perpetual" scheduled for April 2026 via Testimony Records
 German Brutal Death veterans RESURRECTED have unleashed another song from their upcoming eighth full-length album "Perpetual", set for release on April 10th 2026 through Testimony Records.
A lyric video for the track "Forever Damned" has been premiered here: https://youtu.be/MQByxGcMpwg
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:
01. Unholy Intercession
02. Human Wrath
03. Forever Damned
04. Into Mighty Death
05. Sanity Is Lost
06. Decomposed
07. Immaculate Deception
08. Echoes of Creation
09. 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
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