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Me Saco ​Un Ojo and Rotted Life join forces to release Filth's debut album: "For half an hour, churning bubonic guitars and guttural snarls possess you while brutal drums keep your neck cranking along to the rotten feast of Death Metal"

May 28, 2025

Me Saco ​Un Ojo and Rotted Life are proud to present the highly anticipated debut album of Sweden’s Filth, ‘Time to Rot’. Me Saco Un Ojo will handle the vinyl LP ​version while Rotted Life will handle the CD and ​cassette versions.

Promising total rotten malignancy with the superb visuals of this record, before you hear a note: you know this will be a gruesome listen. Fouling the air with a disturbing ambience, the disquiet of this record leads into a gloomy and sepulchral yet bludgeoning offering of Death Metal. Abhorrent riffing and ghastly vocals mold together in foul fashion atop powerful drums. Each gritty detail has a lot of force behind it, and the band instantly puts a butcher’s hook through your flesh that keeps pulling you in for more fetid ferocity. This type of mid-tempo, groove-laden Death Metal has seen a lot of strong acts in the last decade or so, and Sweden’s Filth are clearly going to be one of those names that stand out with their memorably intoxicating and putrescent soundscapes of decay.

For half an hour, churning bubonic guitars and guttural snarls possess you while brutal drums keep your neck cranking along to the rotten feast of Death Metal. This is an absolutely crushing listen that fans of the old school will definitely adore. Unpolished, unfriendly, and unwavering: Filth set out to concoct a disgusting debut LP, and they have certainly excelled in this endeavor. Your skull will be stamped into mulch, spilling into the catacombs below. Each stringy ligament of musicality is absolutely grotesque from start to end. Feeling like a singular fluid experience, each song is a statement to true Death Metal reigning supreme. The time to rot is upon us…

More info: Filth; Me Saco un Ojo Records; Rotted Life Records;

Sargeist releases new album via W.T.C. Productions: "From the album's opening seconds, this is classic, burning-with-desperation Sargeist..."

May 27, 2025

On May 28th internationally, W.T.C. Productions is proud to present Sargeist’s highly anticipated sixth album, ‘Flame Within Flame,’ on CD format; the vinyl LP and cassette tape versions will follow later. Its release coincides with an 11-date European tour.

By now, Sargeist require no introduction. For over 25 years now, the band – led by erstwhile Horna guitarist / songwriter Shatraug, who’s arguably the most prolific Metal musician of that same period – have been at the forefront of the ever-fertile Finnish Black Metal scene. In fact, alongside Horna, one could say that Sargeist are the most influential band of that scene, which has gone on to influence countless other worldwide scenes in this millennium.

As has been the way since 2018’s significant ‘Unbound’ full-length, which saw the arrival of erstwhile Nightbringer / Demoncy guitarist VJS among others, ‘Flame Within Flame’ also sees the arrival of more new members: longtime Horna frontman Spellgoth on bass and prolific drummer Nur-I-Siyah, who’s played with Nawaharjan and Decapitated Christ among others. And while that “classic” Sargeist lineup that included longstanding co-conspirators Torog and Horns (vocals and drums, respectively) certainly set an enviably high standard, Shatraug and crew continue undaunted, arguably more invigorated than ever. Indeed, ‘Flame Within Flame’ is presciently titled, for the band’s spirit is unextinguishable and unquenchable, seemingly infinite in inspiration whilst remaining characteristically – and Deadly – focused. From the album’s opening seconds, this is classic, burning-with-desperation Sargeist, but immerse thyself in its icily shimmering waters ever so deeper and one will find that there’s an almost-melancholic touch to Shatraug & VJS’s riff-sorcery. What results is perhaps the band’s most atmospheric record to date – credit, too, to the spacious-yet-immediate production – but one still pulsing with ragged, burning-Black emotion: truly, the enduring hallmark of Sargeist’s eternal aesthetic. Of especial note is Shatraug resuming vocals, which he hasn’t done since the band’s early demo days. Return, once again, to misery and comfort with ‘Flame Within Flame!’

More info: Sargeist; World Terror Committee;

Eternal Darkness finally releases debut album after 35 years: "...which will also close the band’s chapter..."

May 26, 2025

A debut album 35 years in the making, one of Sweden’s oldest Death/Doom acts Eternal Darkness have simply titled the debut as ‘Eternal Darkness’, which will also close the band’s chapter, features eight tracks of unwavering Death Metal with the hefty strike of Doom maceration. ‘Eternal Darkness’ will be available everywhere on 18th July 2025 across all CD/LP/Digital formats.

Some of the tracktitles are ‘Death Above All’, ‘Pungent Awakening’ and ‘Into Crematory’.

‘Eternal Darkness’ was recorded, mixed and mastered by Peter Bjärgö (Tyrant, Krypt Of Kerberos, etc) at the band’s former K-13 rehearsal room. Cover artwork by Skiftinge Darkness.

More info: Eternal Darkness; Pulverised Records;

Morbid Chapel Records announces the release of Necrodeific Slaughter's EP: "If you expect brutality that has its roots deep in the 1990s..."

May 25, 2025

Morbid Chapel Records is thrilled to announce the co-operation with Necrodeific Slaughter, Canada, and to release their debut EP ‘Ripping Flesh’. Five monstrous and devastating tracks filled with melodies for the dead.

If you expect brutality that has its roots deep in the 1990s, hordes of zombies, the fetor of decomposing flesh and at the same time good weed and tons of beer – you are at the right place!

The sewers of Edmonton, Canada, awaits you!

More info: Necrodeific Slaughter; Morbid Chapel Records;

Morbid Chapel Records ready to release Discarnation's demo: "The heaviness of the atmosphere is almost claustrophobic and, combined with gloomy growls, shows no hope"

May 25, 2025

The Belgian Death / Doom Metal band Discarnation signed a deal with Morbid Chapel Records to re-issue ‘Mournful Incantations of Mortality’ on CD. This is the first release by the band, which first came out as a demo in 2023 in digital format, to be released on cassette a year later.

The music the band offers is sepulchral, absolutely oppressive Death / Doom Metal which will be apealing for fans of Cruciamentum, Incantation and Grave Miasma. The heaviness of the atmosphere is almost claustrophobic and, combined with gloomy growls, shows no hope. ‘Mournful Incantations for Mortality’ is one-way drive to the grave.

More info: Discarnation; Morbid Chapel Records;

Drawn & Quartered returns with new album via Nuclear Winter Records: "...this is Death Metal crafted to maim, forged in fire and performed with malicious intent

May 23, 2025

Relentless and unwavering, Drawn and Quartered return to desecrate all that is holy with the release of their brand-new full-length album, ‘Lord of Two Horns’, set to drop in LP, CD and MC format on June 27th, 2025 via Nuclear Winter Records.

True standard-bearers of the most vile and uncompromising American Death Metal, the Seattle-based horde have spent decades defying trends, weathering every storm the underground could throw at them, only to emerge more savage and resolute than ever.

‘Lord of Two Horns’ delivers eight tracks and 34 minutes of unfiltered Drawn and Quartered carnage: a maelstrom of blast-driven violence, suffocating atmosphere, and riff work sharp enough to flay flesh from bone. While Doom-laden passages and crypt-born melodies still lurk within the shadows, the prevailing force is one of unhinged ferocity – this is Death Metal crafted to maim, forged in fire and performed with malicious intent.

More info: Drawn And Quartered; Nuclear Winter Records;

Sigorspéd and Iron Bonehead Productions unveils debut album: "As blitzkrieging as the best Swedish Black Metal but with a deeper, darker tone to their riffing..."

May 10, 2025

Iron Bonehead Productions is proud to present Sigorspéd’s highly anticipated debut album, ‘Everlasting Wisdom of the Ancients’, on CD and vinyl LP formats.

America’s Sigorspéd are a new addition to the Order of the Broken Sword circle, which includes labelmates Luring, Azathoth’s Dream, and Wuldorgast. With but a demo at the beginning of this year to announce their arrival, the power-trio are set to shed blood within the Black Metal underground with their full-length debut, ‘Everlasting Wisdom of the Ancients’.

On the surface, Sigorspéd seem like the most pagan-oriented band among the Order of the Broken Sword, and it’s not entirely inaccurate to label them as such. However, Sigorspéd eschew most of the tropes that characterize pagan Black Metal in favor of something unremittingly ugly and mercilessly attacking. As blitzkrieging as the best Swedish Black Metal but with a deeper, darker tone to their riffing, Sigorspéd dole out wave upon wave of viscous hypnosis, loose yet locked-in. Tangibly physical and acutely dotted with subtle twists of texture, ‘Everlasting Wisdom of the Ancients’ surges forth with iron-fisted songwriting and sympathetic production; form and content are thus in symbiotic balance. Above all, Sigorspéd are bare-bones but betray a depth that’s never belabored, psychically in line with the likes of Arckanum, Old Wainds, and Sorcier des Glaces whilst hinting at new hinterlands to roam in the future: ‘Everlasting Wisdom of the Ancients’ indeed!

More info: Sigorspéd; Iron Bonehead Productions;

Azathoth's Dream unveils new album to be released by Iron Bonehead Productions: "Much as the not-inconsiderable debut album titularly presaged its contents, 'Solitary Forest Necromancy' likewise sounds exactly as it should"

May 8, 2025

Iron Bonehead Productions is proud to present Azathoth’s Dream’s highly anticipated second album, ‘Solitary Forest Necromancy’, on CD and vinyl LP formats.

A lynchpin among America’s Order of the Broken Sword circle that includes labelmates Luring, Wuldorgast, and now Sigorspéd, Azathoth’s Dream immediately made their presence known in 2023 with the debut album ‘Nocturnal Vampyric Bewitchment’. Aptly titled, the then-one-man band’s Black Metal was of a vampiric and undeniably late ’90s French vintage, maintaining a similarly necrotic-yet-aristocratic mysticism not unlike Osculum Infame, Bekhira, Winter Funeral, and very early Seth. One could also liken their sound to the uprising of raw vampiric Black Metal in the U.S., spearheaded by Sanguine Relic, Vampirska, early Lamp of Murmuur, and Geist of Ouachita among others.

Now expanded to a two-piece, Azathoth’s Dream likewise expound upon their core sound with their second full-length for Iron Bonehead, ‘Solitary Forest Necromancy’. Much as the not-inconsiderable debut album titularly presaged its contents, ‘Solitary Forest Necromancy’ likewise sounds exactly as it should – and show Azathoth’s Dream to be far more than just another “raw Black Metal” newcomer. Still raw to an extent, the duo sharpen their swords with some degree of clarity whilst evincing the requisite grit to make moonlit Black Metal work. The foundation’s largely unchanged – said French vanguard, especially, as well as aesthetic forebears Black Funeral – but the riffing’s become both bittersweet and triumphant, melancholic yet invigorating. Coupled with a pronounced usage of mystical synths, sometimes even leading the (forest-bound) way, ‘Solitary Forest Necromancy’ quickly becomes an engrossing experience, and one which cements Azathoth’s Dream’s standing among American Black Metal’s new vanguard.

More info: Azathoth's Dream; Iron Bonehead Productions;

Beleth's Trumpet announces new album 'Chapel of Bones': "Beleth's Trumpet's public debut was paradigmatic Finnish Black Metal, played with passion and authenticity"

May 4, 2025

On July 1st internationally, Dominance of Darkness Records is proud to present Beleth’s Trumpet’s highly anticipated debut album, ‘Chapel of Bones’, on CD and vinyl LP formats. Korpituli Productions will be handling the cassette tape version.

Formed in 2023 in the northern depths of Finland, Beleth’s Trumpet create uncompromising black art for the glory of Satan. The quartet released their debut demo the next year, which went through two different pressings courtesy of the respected Korpituli Productions. No more but definitely no less, Beleth’s Trumpet’s public debut was paradigmatic Finnish Black Metal, played with passion and authenticity.

And so it goes with their full-length debut, ‘Chapel of Bones’. Everything that earmarked that demo is amplified here: songwriting full of freezing fire, austere ‘n’ arrogant execution, fully-felt physicality and yet no shortage of mystical atmosphere. For sure, Beleth’s Trumpet remain committed to their aesthetic – not for nothing has Finnish Black Metal become the reigning paradigm since the dawn of this cursed millennium – but across the seven-song / 43-minute album do they display subtle degrees of development; Black Metal doesn’t need to “be” anything other than Black Metal, after all. Thus, grim ‘n’ glorious waves of early 2000s nostalgia shimmer across this ‘Chapel of Bones’, for it is dedicated to the timeless King, Death itself. With the scent of bottomless graves and the sound of clattering bones, they blow the Beleth’s Trumpet! “A monument for those who walked this path before me…”

More info: Beleth's Trumpet; Dominance of Darkness Records;

Thorn eager to release new album via Transcending Obscurity Records: "If you like the idea of Death Metal sounding massive, ponderous, and packed with heaving, earth-rumbling parts, this album is most certainly meant for you"

May 3, 2025

Thorn has a knack of churning out punchy, rotten Death Metal hymns rife with some nasty, lurching grooves. ‘Nebulous Womb of Eternity’ will have the listener rocking back and forth in its asphyxiating grasp like a pin-pricked voodoo ragdoll. The stench of sickness is thick and pervades the entire recording. Brennen has come up with meatier, denser, chuggier songs on this record while retaining the band’s primal essence and there is more Death Metal than doom found on this recording.

There are still moments where gleaming leads come in and brighten up the proceedings but it remains a dark, fetid and glutinous affair through and through. The corpulent grooves stand out the most and form the bulk of this recording. If you like the idea of Death Metal sounding massive, ponderous, and packed with heaving, earth-rumbling parts, this album is most certainly meant for you.

More info: Thorn; Transcending Obscurity Records;