Slavic black/death metal institution Hate will release their Bellum Regiis full-length on May 2nd on Metal Blade Records. With a dozen ferocious and lauded albums since 1996’s Daemon Qui Fecit Terra, Hate‘s lucky thirteenth album, Bellum Regiis, sees the unrelenting Polish quartet forging a bolder and more aggressive style than ever. Bellum Regiis’ nine songs
Het Duitse Mantar werd in 2012 opgestart. Het tweetal – Erinc Sakarya (drums, vocals) en Hanno Klänhardt (gitaar, vocals) – raast op ‘Post Apocalyptic Depression’ doorheen twaalf tracks, goed voor iets meer dan vijfendertig minuten muzikaal vertier als je houdt van sludge metal met een black randje. Zoals je kan afleiden uit de duurtijd van
“The Dress” is the latest single from Italian doom metal conjurors Messa. The stunning new track, which includes a trumpet solo by Michele Tedesco, comes off the band’s forthcoming new full-length, The Spin, set for release on April 11th through Metal Blade Records. Sailing past their tenth anniversary in 2024, Messa takes another step towards
Lik, the modern-day purveyors of classic Swedish death metal, gloriously return to action with their fourth album, Necro, on April 18th via Metal Blade Records. Standing loud and proud over so many imitators, Necro is the musical equivalent of a classic shock-horror movie that’s drenched in blood and gore and packed with over-the-top extremities. Delve
Progressive deathgaze pioneers Kardashev returns with a new full-length album, Alunea, set for release on April 25th on Metal Blade Records. The eight sonically and lyrically immersive songs on Alunea have set yet another high-water mark for the dynamic lineup. Known as the progenitors of the “deathgaze” genre, that descriptor is evolving as Kardashev continually
Technical death metal outfit Allegaeon will unleash their new full-length, The Ossuary Lens, on April 4th on Metal Blade Records, unveiling the record’s first single, “Driftwood.” For Allegaeon, sitting still is not an option. The Fort Collins, Colorado-based group has never allowed itself to stagnate, prefering to thrive on chaos, change and evolution. Their latest
Italian doom metal alchemists Messa will release their new full-length, The Spin, on April 11th through their new label home of Metal Blade Records. Sailing past their tenth anniversary in 2024, Messa takes another step towards legendary status with their majestic fourth album The Spin, which takes its listeners on a breathtaking journey across the
Whitechapel will release their long-awaited new full-length, Hymns In Dissonance, on March 7th via Metal Blade Records. “There is nothing nice about Hymns In Dissonance, from the riffs, to the lyrics, to the overall vibe of the album,” says guitarist Alex Wade of the band’s latest output. “We attempted to write our heaviest album to
Fresh off a massively successful North American headlining tour, King Diamond offers up a brand new single, “Spider Lilly.” “Spider Lilly” is the first single and video taken from King Diamond‘s forthcoming new Horror Trilogy, of which part one is titled Saint Lucifer’s Hospital 1920. A first-time mixing collaboration with Arthur Rizk, who also mastered
Het Amerikaanse Entheos combineert progressive metal met deathcore. Als we het zo schrijven klinkt het een beetje als twee tegenstrijdige muziekstijlen, maar wat het tweetal van Entheos, vocaliste Chaney Crabb en multi-instrumentalist Navene Koperweis, ervan maken, trekt vlot onze aandacht. Met de vijf tracks tellende ep ‘An End To Everything’ is dat ook weer het
