Release Date March 27th, 2026 Format 12" Vinyl EP Genre Death/Doom Metal Country Canada
Funelore hail from
Canada, rising from the frozen earth to drop their debut EP, "The
Dissolution Of Consciousness". Unleashed through Me
Saco Un Ojo Records, this short burst of doomed death metal channels
pure auditory agony. The duo of songs runs just under twenty minutes, serving
up a morbid dose of darkness. These guys are diving straight into the abyss,
combining crushing extremity with ghostly atmospherics.
The sound is a suffocating crawl
through a desolate graveyard. Guitars drag along the floor like rusted iron
chains, matched by drums that pound with a relentless, punishing strike. The
vocals are absolutely monstrous, rising from the deepest pits to pair with
eerie, phantom-like synthesizers. This blend creates a funereal atmosphere,
wrapping everything in pitch-black shadows from the very first second. The
music induces a hypnotic, morbid trance.
The production is coated in ash,
keeping everything completely raw. Every instrument crushes down heavily on
your chest, simulating the act of inhaling toxic smoke into collapsing lungs.
The mix ensures the destructive force of the music stays front and center at
all times. "Tides In Agony" and "Dissolution Of
Consciousness" are massive, lumbering beasts that drag you straight into
an ethereal nightmare.
At roughly eighteen minutes, this EP
is a brief dive into total misery. The sonic hostility strips the soul bare,
leaving a trail of absolute ruin. The sheer devastation packed into this short
timeframe proves Funelore is a genuinely
destructive entity. It is a terrifying, cinematic experience wrapped in rotting
flesh. The execution is purely agonizing, a brutal offering for maniacs
demanding rotting doom.
Release Date
February 27th, 2026 Format CD/Digital/Vinyl Genre Melodic
Doom Metal Country Spain
Taking their
name from the Norse goddess of death, Hela emerged from Elche, Spain in 2012 and slowly carved their
name into the doom underground with patience and stubborn dedication. Their
debut album, "Broken Cross", caught attention quickly enough to land
a vinyl release through Svart Records, while
later works "Death May Die" and "Vegvísir" showed a band
refining its melancholic identity without chasing whatever trend happened to be
fashionable that week. Years passed, the world shut down, life shifted around
them, and silence followed. Now they return with "A Reign To
Conquer", introducing vocalist Raquel Navarro
and stepping forward with renewed energy and a deeper emotional current.
The album lives in that shadowy
territory where melodic doom breathes slowly and every chord carries a heavy
emotional pull. Hela focus on atmosphere and
long, expressive melodies rather than brute heaviness. Guitars drift between
somber weight and elegant lead lines, painting wide melancholic landscapes
while the rhythm section keeps things grounded in a steady march. It is doom
metal that looks inward, patient and reflective, letting the emotional tone
unfold naturally rather than forcing drama at every turn.
Raquel Navarro proves to
be a strong addition. Her voice floats above the music with a calm, almost
dreamlike quality that softens the darker edges without diluting them. The
contrast between her airy delivery and the thick guitar work gives the songs a
bittersweet character, sometimes haunting, sometimes quietly uplifting. The
band clearly understands the value of space and pacing, allowing melodies to
develop instead of rushing through them. When the guitars rise into more
dramatic passages, the payoff lands in a satisfying way because the groundwork
has already been laid.
"A Reign To Conquer" is
not a reckless or aggressive album. It is measured, emotional, and occasionally
hypnotic, built for listeners who appreciate patience in doom metal. Some
stretches drift a bit longer than they need to and a stronger punch in a few
moments would have pushed the impact further. Still, the songwriting remains
thoughtful and the atmosphere holds together well across the album, giving the
whole journey a coherent emotional thread.
In the end, Hela
returns with an album that shows maturity and careful craft. It carries sorrow,
beauty, and quiet power in equal measure, delivered through melodic doom that
values emotion over brute force. "A Reign To Conquer" might not
overwhelm immediately, but it grows stronger the longer you stay inside its
dimly lit world.
Release Date December 19th, 2025 Format CD Genre Metalcore, Deathcore Country United States
Toledo, Ohio
bred From The Shallows in the mid-2000s,
throwing them right into the violent metallic hardcore explosion. Coming from a
state known for breeding brutal music, these dudes took notes from the local
hardcore scene and smashed those sounds together with extreme metal. Their 2007
debut album, "Beyond The Unknown", had them wrecking stages alongside
Suicide Silence and Job
For A Cowboy. Tribunal Records dragged
this album out of the grave for a limited CD run, completely remastered with
vicious new artwork and some old demo tracks thrown in for good measure.
Diving into the actual tunes,
"Beyond The Unknown" is a non-stop barrage of hostile metalcore. The
guitars tear through furious melodic thrash riffs before dropping into
earth-shattering breakdowns. You get wild, shredding solos thrown over top of a
mechanized rhythmic assault. Jamie King took the
original Joey Sturgis production and gave it a
massive steroid injection. The drums explode out of the speakers, making the
entire album sound significantly more punishing than the old 2007 version.
Blasting tracks like "Battle
Axe" and "Dead Bolted Hell", the vibe is completely savage. From The Shallows uses a relentless attack of double
bass drumming and demonic vocals to crush the listener. They supply the precise
type of mosh-pit violence that dominated the underground two decades ago.
Throwing in the 2004 and 2006 demo versions of "Ice Box" and
"The Chalice Of Mankind" reveals the rough origins of the band. These
extra cuts are an awesome bonus for collectors craving the most primitive
versions of the songs.
This reissue is an absolute ripper
for anyone looking for old-school deathcore violence. The music constantly
attacks with aggressive, technically demanding riffs. Everything about this
package kicks ass, giving an overlooked underground gem a lethal sonic upgrade.
It is highly recommended if you crave fast, bruising metal.
Release
Date January 30th, 2026 Format CD (Deluxe Edition, Limited
to 300 copies) Genre Melodic Metalcore Country United States
Heartscarved crashed
onto the scene during the initial explosion of metallic hardcore at the dawn of
the millennium. Operating in the same aggressive underground circuits as Prayer For Cleansing and Undying,
they burned their name into the underground with a frantic, heavy attack. They
delivered their hostility right when the scene started merging extreme metal
riffs with chaotic breakdowns. "...And Tomorrow We Escape" initially
dropped in 2001 as a raw documentation of that era. Now, Tribunal Records has resurrected this obscure
artifact.
This deluxe edition gives a massive
sonic upgrade to the old tracks. Jamie King Audio
took the original tapes and completely remixed the primary songs. The guitars
and drums smash through the speakers. The riffs in "Flames Of
Creation" and "God Complex" rip with a destructive metallic
edge. The harsh vocals tear through the noise, backed by relentless percussion.
It is an aggressive, straightforward assault. The new mix clears up the old
audio limitations, revealing the raw hostility the band possessed back in the
day.
Beyond the 2024 remix, this disc
packs in the original 2001 audio, newly remastered for the diehards. Listeners
get to hear "Subsiding The Floods Of Indifference" just as it sounded
decades ago, alongside the tracks from the "Epilogue" EP. Adding
songs like "Patrick Bateman" and "Avondale" makes this a
comprehensive collection of the band's output. The physical CD comes packed
with a sixteen-page booklet, complete with lyrics and a reimagined layout based
on the original photography.
"...And Tomorrow We
Escape" delivers a ruthless brand of heavy music. The songwriting
occasionally trips over its own chaotic ambitions. A few transitions between
the blistering thrash riffs and the heavy breakdowns come off as abrupt. These
minor structural flaws do not stop the music from pummeling the listener. The
aggression keeps the momentum going until the very end. Fans of As Hope Dies, Balmora, Azshara, and Day Of Suffering
will devour these vicious tracks.
Release Date 27.03.2026 Format CD/Vinyl Genre Power/Thrash Metal Country United Kingdom
Pariah is the
ultimate mutation of the legendary UK act Satan.
When tons of bands were just playing fast for the sake of speed, these guys
brought serious guitar chops to the table. Russ Tippins
and Steve Ramsey steered the ship through the
late eighties and late nineties, dropping three albums that completely blurred
the lines between thrash, power, and traditional heavy metal. Finding a
specific box to put them in is a waste of time. They just played heavy music
with actual brainpower behind the riffs. Now, Hammerheart
Records is dropping "The Kindred", "Blaze Of
Obscurity", and "Unity" all over again.
"The Kindred" kicks off
their run by smashing NWOBHM melodies into aggressive speed. The riffing is
relentless, ripping through the speakers with massive technical skill. Then
they unleashed "Blaze Of Obscurity", which operates as the absolute
peak of their entire existence. The songwriting on that second album is insane.
Every single riff and vocal line snaps into place perfectly. It is a massive
barrage of killer guitar work and heavy metal thunder that obliterates anything
standing in its way.
Fast forward nine years after they
split up, they returned with "Unity". Originally dumped out to a tiny
audience of a thousand CDs on their own label, it brings back the classic
chugging speed of thrash metal mixed with old school melodic leads. The vocals
and the song structures take a different path here, pushing hard into a raw
power and thrash hybrid. The riffs slice right through the mix, keeping the
aggressive energy up while delivering those classic twin-guitar harmonies Tippins and Ramsey are
famous for.
Getting all three of these albums in
one massive reissue campaign is a huge win for any headbanger. The musicianship
across the board is absolutely killer. There is a serious level of technical
insanity and pure riff power packed into these sessions. Hammerheart Records giving these albums a proper
physical treatment means this savage metal assault is finally back out in the
wild where it belongs.
Release Date
March 27th, 2026 Format CD/LP Genre Doom
Metal, NWOBHM Country Italy
Midyrasi's
Kult formed as
an underground alliance of veterans from Italian doom outfits like DoomSword, Midryasi, Agarthi, and Fiurach.
They dropped their first demo, "Mountain Devil", through Caligari Records in March 2025, catching the attention
of tape traders everywhere. Now, Dying Victims
Productions is backing their first full-length assault, "Italian
Dark Sound". These guys mix traditional heavy metal, old-school doom
metal, and early black metal, channeling the bizarre occult aura of their
homeland's cult names like Black Hole and Death SS. Geilt handles
the vocals and bass, bringing up to eleven different musicians into the fold to
complete the sessions.
The music on "Italian Dark
Sound" delivers a chaotic, hypnotic trip into a total underground
nightmare. Geilt's low-end thunder meets Avenir's traditional metal guitar attacks, creating
riffs loaded with old-school evil. Wrathlord
punishes the drums with steady, doom-laden pounding. They throw away modern
studio tricks entirely. Gabry Strada produced
the album at RDFStudio,
delivering an earthy, kaleidoscopic audio assault. The guitars cut through the
speakers with a raw edge. The vocals sound totally possessed. Listeners looking
for that specific Pentagram and Celtic Frost crossover will find it right here.
The band unleashes high energy for
the majority of the album. Sometimes the strange atmospheric sections drag down
the momentum. Certain riffs loop longer than necessary before the next
transition happens. The chaotic mix of old Bathory
malice and classic Mercyful Fate twin-guitar
ideas works well most of the time. Occasionally, the transitions between the
doom passages and the faster heavy metal attacks become clunky. The ideas are
definitely sick, even when the execution stumbles for a minute. This creates a
highly entertaining listening session.
Midyrasi's Kult made a
weird, evil album for fans that worship old cassette tapes and patched denim
jackets. "Italian Dark Sound" delivers an authentic dose of obscure
heavy metal madness. The raw production and sinister songwriting provide
massive headbanging moments for anyone devoted to the old underground ways.
This release guarantees a good time for maniacs of dark, old-school terror.
Release
Date February 13th, 2026 Format 2LP/Digital Genre Black Metal, Death Metal, Doom
Metal Country Australia, United Kingdom,
France, Finland
Four
underground forces spent over two years hammering together "From The
Waters Of Death - A Retelling Of The Epic Of Gilgamesh". This giant
conceptual split tackles the oldest written story on earth. It tracks the
tyrannical king of Uruk clashing with the wild beast-man Enkidu. The two beat
each other senseless, become brothers in arms, and tear through mythical beasts
until Enkidu dies. That loss sends a terrified Gilgamesh hunting for eternal
life, ultimately discovering immortality strictly resides within the wisdom
left behind for future generations. Translating a Mesopotamian myth into
extreme metal requires serious ambition and a ridiculous amount of riffs.
Midnight Odyssey, Swords Of Dis, ÔRos Kaù,
and Serpent Ascending share the burden of this
massive sonic undertaking. The English doomsters in Swords
Of Dis basically direct the entire assault, with vocalist Alice Corvinus spreading her unholy screams across the
runtime to bind the different visions together. Jarno
Nurmi delivers total death metal destruction through Serpent Ascending, while Guillaume
Cazalet injects his twisted black and death metal madness via Ôros Kaù. Dis Pater
caps it all off with his signature cosmic black metal approach in Midnight Odyssey. The transition between these
distinct styles happens constantly, crashing huge doom passages straight into
blistering blast beats.
Clocking in at over an hour and
twenty minutes across just five tracks, "From The Waters Of Death"
demands absolute attention. Blending black, death, and doom metal, the music
gets incredibly punishing and dark. Because four separate entities handle
different chapters of the story, the flow occasionally stumbles when switching
gears between extreme speed and agonizingly slow doom sections. A few riffs
drag longer than necessary during the twenty-minute compositions. Even with
those minor pacing bumps, the sheer aggressive output keeps the listener
hooked. The vocals sound totally rabid, matching the vicious guitars step for
step.
To match the musical insanity, David Glomba handled the cover art and packed the
booklet with cuneiform script and giant paintings. It is a visually stunning
addition that demands a physical purchase. Extreme metal and ancient poetry
combine into an absolute behemoth of an album here. The artists successfully
carved the tragic story of a broken, grieving demigod into an unrelenting
assault on the ears.
Release
Date February 6th, 2026 Format Digital/CD Genre Blackened Atmospheric Death
Metal Country Italy
Mario operates
under the name Frostmorner. With Sicilian roots,
the musical and compositional journey began in 2019. Initially supported by
other musicians, the project eventually transitioned into a solo endeavor. The
music reflects the blackened atmospheric death metal genre.
Frostmorner unleashes
"Orbital Kaos" through Wormholedeath Records,
throwing down a massive collision of old school death metal and extreme modern
noise. Mario handles every single instrument and
delivers a completely vicious audio assault. You hear the rotting influence of
legendary acts like Nile, Hypocrisy, Belphegor,
and Death smashing into the chaotic modern
insanity of Lorna Shore and Rings Of Saturn. The mixture creates a totally brutal
environment full of blast beats and savage riffing.
The album explores dark lyrical
concepts focusing on ancient gods, mythology, and the freezing void of space.
Songs like "Pillars Of Creation" and "Necromorph" project
extreme alien terror straight into your skull. Frostmorner
uses sinister synths to build atmospheric layers over the relentless death
metal framework. Every element serves the central theme of total universal
destruction. The music remains ridiculously aggressive, delivering rapid-fire
tremolo picking and guttural vocal attacks that align perfectly with the
science fiction topics.
Writing and recording entirely as a
solo unit requires serious musical insanity. Mario
executes the guitars, bass, drums, and synths with absolute precision. The
blackened death metal elements fuse with hyper-fast modern deathcore
technicality. "Kronvs" and "Demiurge" display furious
fretboard action alongside punishing drum programming. Sometimes combining so
many diverse extreme metal influences leads to complete sensory overload. The
absolute maximum speed and constant audio violence run the risk of blurring
together into one massive wall of noise, requiring repeated listens to untangle
the madness.
"Orbital Kaos" stands as a
highly destructive debut. Frostmorner paints a
terrifying vision of the cosmos through pure musical aggression. The extreme
metal fusion works heavily in favor of the release, generating intense
pit-worthy moments. Headbangers craving black, death, and extreme modern metal
should definitely expose themselves to this galactic devastation.
ReleaseDate March 6th,
2026 Format CD/LP/Digital Genre Death/Doom Metal Country United States
Temple Of Void hails from Michigan and consistently brings serious caveman brawn to the
table. Originally known for their monolithic approach on previous releases like
"Summoning The Slayer", the group is currently operating as a
devastating quartet. The lineup features Alex Awn
on guitar, Jason Pearce behind the kit, Mike Erdody handling vocals and guitar, and Justin Malek on bass. This four-piece unit returns
to spread sonic destruction with their fifth full-length offering, "The
Crawl", unleashed via Relapse Records.
"The Crawl" unleashes an
absolute barrage of intense hostility. The musicians incorporate unexpected
non-metal influences, violently crashing threads of grunge and post-punk into their
brutal signature sound. Tracks such as "The Crawl" and
"Soulburn" deliver a savage, spearheading assault on the eardrums. A
massive wall of sound crashes through the speakers and pummels the listener
without mercy. From the intense initial strike of "Poison Icon" to
the crushing finality of "The Twin Stranger", the guitars roar with
immense, dissonant distortion.
The lyrics on "The Crawl"
dig straight into extreme psychology and deep-seated terror. Mike Erdody targets the horrors of human
existence, screaming about the monstrous things people do to one another. The
concepts operate as a dark allegory regarding choices and severe consequences.
"The Twin Stranger" tells a terrifying story about a person stalked
by a doppelganger. "Godless Cynic" pulls inspiration from sci-fi
literature. "Poison Icon" exposes the inescapable human drive to
deceive and control others. The gut-wrenching vocal delivery matches this
agonizing subject matter perfectly.
Kurt Ballou tracked
"The Crawl" during a freezing week in Massachusetts at GodCity Studio. Engineer Zach
Weeks assisted the tracking process, ensuring a completely raw, human
audio assault. The guitar and bass tones are extremely abrasive and punishing. Jason Pearce gets a totally authentic, in-the-room
drum sound that just batters the skull. Brad
Boatright handled the mastering duties, cementing the absolute audio
destruction. The visual side kills too, featuring fantastic, haunting cover art
by Travis Smith. Temple
Of Void provides immense devastation, dropping an album that demands
maximum volume.
Release
Date 27.03.2026 Format 12" Vinyl LP/Digital Genre Street Metal, Thrash/Speed
Metal Country USA
Total
Maniac sprouted
from the gutters of Baltimore back in 2018. The lineup pulled guys from Nux Vomica, Deathammer,
and Raw Filth, mashing up 80s metal elements
with raw punk aggression and a heavy dose of rock and roll swagger. After
dropping a demo in 2019, they started gigging relentlessly. They eventually
dropped their self-titled debut in 2022, securing slots at Maryland Deathfest and tearing up stages alongside
bands like Bat, Poison
Ruin, Midnight, and Sodom. The quintet bounces between massive festival
stages and packed dive bars, bringing pure musical violence wherever they go.
On their sophomore album, "Love
Overdrive", Total Maniac delivers pure
street metal aggression. The riffs cut straight to the bone, driving a lethal
mix of speed metal velocity and d-beat chaos. Tracks like "Love
Overdrive" and "Devil In Plain Sight" throw fists right in your
face. The guitars from Mike Brown and Nick Etson shred through the mix with savage
distortion, churning out infectious hooks. Vaughn
Volkman smashes the drum kit into splinters, propelling the fast
sections into maximum overdrive. It is a massive assault on the eardrums.
The vocal delivery from Diamond Dustin sneers and spits absolute hostility
across the entire runtime. He howls over the distortion, giving songs like
"Drinkin Our Way To Hell" and "Early Grave" an obnoxious,
riotous edge. Ben Martin handles the low end,
keeping the rhythm section thick and punishing. The production, handled by Kevin Bernsten, captures the feral energy of their
live performances. Brad Boatright locked down
the mastering, ensuring the final product will totally wreck your speakers. You
can practically smell the sweat and spilled alcohol blasting out of the
grooves.
Total Maniac just wants
to play fast, loud, and dangerous. "Love Overdrive" rules the stereo
with aggressive riffs and rebellious punk energy. They bridge the gap between
thrash metal speed and dirty hard rock hooks. This is a violently fun album for
anyone who wants to bash their head against the wall and thrash around the
living room. It packs a serious punch and guarantees a riotous time whenever
you press play.
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