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Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Sidebürns |Beer Füeled Bastard |Self Release

Release Date 10.04.2026
Format Digital
Genre Rock’n’Roll, Punk Rock, Heavy Rock
Country Germany

Sidebürns formed in Weimar, Germany in 2002. Over two decades, the trio played over 200 gigs, crashing stages at Party San Open Air and opening for Supersuckers, Thundermother, and V8wankers. Their 2019 album "Too Loud!" caught international attention across print magazines and radio stations. Now they return with the independent release of "Beer Füeled Bastard".

The music runs on high-octane fuel. Ralf Sideburn delivers raspy vocals and loud guitar distortion. Katja Baroness on bass and Ronny G. Hämmer on drums keep the rhythm extremely fast. The production is completely rough around the edges. Tracks like "All In" and "Not What Used To Be" feature the band tearing through the speakers with zero hesitation.

The overall sound is a high-speed collision of heavy metal riffing and basement punk. "Hit The Ground" and "Whiskey Driven Beer Fueled Bastard" speed down the highway aggressively. The tempo rarely shifts at all. A little variety in the song structures would improve the final grade. The constant fast pace causes some parts to blur together into one continuous noise.

Even with the similar speeds across the songs, Sidebürns delivers a fast and dirty collection of tunes for the underground crowd. "Beer Füeled Bastard" provides pure distorted guitars and screaming vocals. The upcoming April 2026 club tour will definitely feature these tracks prominently. These anthems are strictly meant for small sweaty rooms filled with headbangers.

Score: 7.0


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Animality |Third World Brutality |Self-release


Release Date January 23rd, 2026
Format Digital, LP
Genre Extreme Death Metal
Country Nepal

Animality erupted from Nepal in 2017. They dropped their debut EP, "Animality Inherent", in 2018, establishing their primal extreme metal foundation. The trio pulls elements from death metal, grindcore, and thrash metal to translate the daily grind and unspoken societal horrors into an aggressive audio assault. Extreme music serves as their main outlet for throwing the harsh realities of everyday existence right back at the world.

"Third World Brutality" captures a specific era of hostility and frustration. The songs were forged several years ago and put to tape three years before seeing the light of day. The lyrics attack the normalization of societal violence, exposing an endless loop of misery. The words tear into war, mounting debt, systemic corruption, cultural pressure, and economic warfare, focusing entirely on how these forces destroy human autonomy and value across the Global South.


The music attacks with relentless, raw aggression. Darshan Angdembe Limbu unleashes ripping guitar riffs alongside vicious vocal roars, backed by a punishing rhythm section. Season Bajracharya pummels the bass lines, matching the destructive drumming of Suraj Nakarmi. Guest vocalist Omar Raja adds extra hostility across most of the album. The production from Audio Ecstasy Studio keeps the sound filthy and raw, giving the songs a genuinely savage and abrasive edge. Tracks like "Innocence Murdered" and "Global Arrogance" deliver straight-up auditory violence.

Animality delivers a hostile, furious album full of hatred for the modern world. The music stays fast, violent, and uncompromisingly angry. The band channels absolute disgust into their instruments, making "Third World Brutality" a seriously destructive listen for extreme metal maniacs. They strip away the bullshit and blast through the speakers with total hostility.

Score: 7.5

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Lesotho |A Flashing On Plain Glass |Self-release


Release Date March 13th, 2026
Format LP/CD/Digital
Genre Post-Metal, Instrumental
Country USA

Boston, Massachusetts post-metal trio Lesotho consists of guitarist Kyle Loffredo, bassist Cliff Cazeau, and drummer Dan DeLucia. They are gearing up to drop their third full-length album, "A Flashing On Plain Glass", following their 2023 release "Through The Dying Light". They tracked and mixed the new material at The Bridge Sound & Stage Music with Alex Allinson and handled mastering duties with Carl Saff at Saff Mastering. Thibault Landemaine handled the artwork.

Lesotho operates entirely on massive riffs and crushing rhythm sections. The five songs on "A Flashing On Plain Glass" deliver shifting movements of skull-crushing music. The sounds shift constantly, moving from emotional guitar melodies to gigantic walls of distortion. Loffredo rips towering guitar lines that crash into the thunderous, pounding drumming of DeLucia. Cazeau locks down the low end with a thick bass tone. The thirty-minute runtime presents a continuous wave of heavy volume.


You get a straight dose of heavy Boston metal. The guitars build up slowly and erupt into total sonic destruction. They plug straight into heavy fuzz pedals and massive amps to make a huge racket. The drumming is aggressive and punishing. Songs smash through the speakers with raw, untamed energy. The music paints a picture of a world falling apart and constantly changing.

The music drifts too long in certain sections. A few riffs drag out without much progression. The band loops the slower passages repeatedly before getting to the heavy climax. The thirty-minute runtime keeps these looping sections relatively short. "A Flashing On Plain Glass" delivers enough heavy moments to satisfy a metalhead looking for loud amps and maximum distortion.

Score: 7.8

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Saturday, March 21, 2026

Redwood |Time To Lose |Self-release


Release Date January 30th, 2026
Format Digital
Genre Heavy Psych, Stoner Rock, Desert Rock, Doom Metal
Country USA

Redwood is the brainchild of Sheafer McComber, a Northern California native who has been churning out heavy psych and stoner riffs with a relentless work ethic. Following the momentum of the 2025 release "Cloud Colony", Redwood didn't waste any time getting back into the studio to cook up more cosmic noise. This project has always been about that intersection where the desert sun meets the deep reaches of space, blending a massive low-end with enough fuzz to coat a mountain.

Look, if you want something to vibrate the loose screws in your skull, "Time To Lose" delivers exactly that. It's a trip through the Northern California redwoods and straight out of the atmosphere. The riffs are thick and hairy, sitting right in that sweet spot between a slow-motion avalanche and a fever dream. The production isn't some over-sanitized plastic garbage; it sounds like a real amp being pushed to the edge of a total meltdown, which is how this music should be played.


There are some legit surprises on this one that’ll catch you off guard. "Highway Is My Way" is a total bruiser, switching up the vocal delivery to something much meaner than what we usually hear from Redwood. It’s got a jagged, aggressive edge that provides a nice kick to the ribs. On the other side of the coin, "Titan" leans hard into the synth pedals. It creates this floating, hallucinatory vibe that makes you feel like you're drifting through a nebula before the final hammer drops.

The massive finale "Blue Mass" is where everything culminates into a massive, 11-minute journey. It’s a huge, expansive track that demands your attention, pulling together all the fuzzy textures and cosmic energy McComber has been building. This album shows a lot of growth without losing the heavy-as-lead foundation. It’s a strong addition to the collection for anyone who lives for the riff.

Score: 7.5


Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Sinistrous Mist |A Voice Through Constellations |Independent


Release Date February 15th, 2026
Format CD/Digital
Genre Majestic Black Metal
Country Greece

Sinistrous Mist took shape in July 2022 when Panos Makridis ignited the spark for a majestic black metal entity. Dimitris Kanellopoulos and Lefteris Evmorfopoulos immediately stepped in on drums and bass, cementing the initial core of the band. The lineup expanded in March 2023, bringing George Kalos on vocals to supply the necessary harsh delivery. George Bampaniotis finalized the roster on guitars a couple of months later, laying down all the guitars for the debut album before his departure in February 2026. Now, "A Voice Through Constellations" emerges independently to crush the masses.

The sonic assault on "A Voice Through Constellations" delivers pure, freezing malevolence. Sinistrous Mist unleashed an archaic storm of tremolo picking and blast beats colliding directly with sinister keyboard melodies. The riffs tear through the mix like rusty chainsaws, complementing the agonizing shrieks roaring across tracks like "The Flag Of The Inverted Cross" and "Divine Black". They constructed an atmosphere of total darkness, stacking haunting synths over furious rhythmic battery. The production keeps things raw and hostile, preserving the organic filth required for this brand of sonic destruction.


Songs like "Mother Mary" and "Purification Of Holy Light" rage with infernal speed and towering symphonic elements. P. Makridis layers his majestic keys expertly, creating a colossal, nightmare-inducing backdrop for the relentless drumming and punishing bass lines. G. Kalos spits sheer hatred into the microphone, dominating the chaos swirling around him. The guitars constantly shred through the frostbitten soundscape, delivering savage passages and morbid harmonies. Everything locks together into a freezing blizzard of authentic black metal hostility.

We absolutely need to give our support behind bands detonating from the deepest trenches of the underground metal scene. Independent acts like Sinistrous Mist fund their own chaos, bleed for their art, and keep the scene completely devoid of corporate interference. Paying for physical copies, sharing the music, and attending underground gigs act as the lifeblood for this extreme culture. The musicianship is lethal, and the execution is completely merciless. "A Voice Through Constellations" demands your complete attention and delivers pure, pure auditory violence.

Score: 8.5

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Kyote Radio |Habitats |Self-release


Release Date February 13th, 2026
Format Vinyl/Digital
Genre Heavy Psych, Stoner/Doom Metal
Country United States

Kyote Radio comes from the deep deserts of New Mexico, originally taking shape in Austin back in 2013. Fronted by Micah Paredes on vocals and electric guitar, the group pulls in musicians like Nick Smith, Wesley Riddle, Russ Connell, Nick Blossom, and Ray Heilman to generate massive riffs and loud rhythm sections. They released their debut EP "Mouth Of The Cave" in 2018 and followed up with their first full-length "Real Crime" in 2021. Now operating out of Taos, they are returning with their second full-length album, "Habitats".

"Habitats" mixes desert rock, doom metal, and heavy psych, throwing in some modern indie rock elements along the way. The guitars get loud, and the bass rumbles hard on songs like "The Crown", featuring Kyle Shutt from The Sword. You get fuzzy solos and a thundering rhythm section driving the songs forward. It is a straightforward trip into desert rock territory, giving fans of the style plenty of fuzzed-out noise to absorb.


Honestly, an album like this leaves me a bit indifferent because the genre simply does not move me much. The collision of stoner rock with indie textures on tracks like "Between The Oceans" and "Shamans" is adequate, and the playing gets the job done. The fuzz pedals get a serious workout, and the vocals deliver what the music requires. The overall execution just rolls by my ears without really hooking me in or making me want to hit replay immediately.

The production handled by Frenchie Smith and Micah Paredes keeps the instruments loud and present. "Panorama" and "Fossilized" keep the desert rock flag flying high. As a metalhead looking for extreme aggression, this dusty garage rock sound is too laid back for my daily rotation. It works fine for background noise while driving down a hot highway, assuming you are super into this specific hybrid of sounds. Otherwise, it just exists as an average addition to their catalog.

Score: 6.5

Sunday, March 15, 2026

Unchosen Ones |Divine Power Flowing |Independent


Release Date 13.02.2026
Format Digital/CD
Genre Heavy/Power Metal
Country Spain

Unchosen Ones hail from Vigo, Galicia, Spain. They dropped their debut, "Sorrow Turns To Dust", three years ago. Now they return with "Divine Power Flowing", their second full-length output. The Spanish quintet operates purely within the heavy and power metal spectrum, throwing down fast riffs and massive melodies.

The music goes straight for that classic nineties power metal approach. Think of bands like Firewind, Orden Ogan, Nocturnal Rites, and Kamelot. Unchosen Ones deliver fast riffing, loud drums, and big melodic vocal lines. They focus entirely on huge choruses and fast-paced twin guitar attacks. A track like "Idols And Kings" delivers a blistering pace, and the entire album relies on this specific melodic formula right up to the closing moments of "Death And Deliverance". The execution is highly competent. They shred the required notes, sweep through the solos, and bash out the double-bass drumming. It is a very standard affair, offering the precise elements headbangers demand from the genre.


Lyrically, the album tackles internal struggles, sadness, and personal growth. They also integrate heavy references to classic video games and manga. "Caught By The Wind" takes inspiration from Castlevania, "Whirligig Saw" channels Bloodborne, and the title track "Divine Power Flowing" draws from Fist Of The North Star. The production, handled at SMHQ Studios and JFT Producciones by José Fernando Tercero, provides a loud, booming sonic assault. The guitars slash through the mix, and the drums are incredibly prominent. The hand-drawn artwork by Abigail González adds an awesome traditional touch to the visual presentation.

This is a highly energetic heavy metal album. Unchosen Ones supply the goods for traditional power metal maniacs. The songs are catchy. The musicianship is totally pro. Sometimes the reliance on typical genre tropes makes the material predictable. It is a totally worthy spin for diehards of this specific sound, offering plenty of headbanging moments. You get fast metal, epic choruses, and nerdy lyrics.

Score: 7.5

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Parallel Minds |Cairn |Self-release


Release Date March 10th, 2026
Format CD/Digital
Genre Thrash/Progressive Metal
Country France

Parallel Minds operates out of France as a modern progressive metal force. They smash thrash mechanics together with progressive structures and massive power metal scale. Following three previous albums released through established labels, the band operates as a serious fixture in the European scene. Their fourth album, "Cairn", arrives as a 61-minute concept release dealing entirely with suffering, memory, and human survival across history.

The riffs strike with absolute hostility. The guys fuse the aggression of thrash legends Nevermore and Testament with the brain-twisting math of Symphony X and Pain Of Salvation. Greg Giraudo rips tearing guitar lines through the mix, backed entirely by Eric Mannella battering the drum kit. Steph Fradet howls and soars over the chaos. They throw shifting time signatures and punishing thrash rhythms at you constantly. It results in a highly destructive auditory assault.


"Cairn" acts as a monument to historical tragedy. The lyrics explore brutal events ranging from the Bhopal disaster and the Trail of Tears to the Northern Ireland conflict. Parallel Minds brought in numerous guest musicians to deliver authentic regional textures. Listeners encounter Togolese artists on "Orishas", a sitar on "Bhopal", and Native American chants on "Trails Of Tears". These elements provide massive cultural variety to the crushing metal foundation.

A 61-minute runtime requires serious listener endurance. The constant lyrical darkness demands total attention, and the massive volume of musical ideas takes multiple spins to fully digest. The integration of world music into a thrash framework succeeds entirely. Parallel Minds delivers a massive, ambitious project, executing their vision with maximum aggression and precision.

Score: 8.0

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Friday, March 13, 2026

Mývalyĭr |The Past Tales |Independent


Release Date February 27th, 2026
Format Digital/CD
Genre Melodic Death Metal
Country United Kingdom

Mývalyĭr formed out of the isolation of the global lockdowns. Isolated musicians traded riffs and concepts until the lineup solidified into a real war machine in 2023. Fast forward to now, and they drop "The Past Tales" on the underground. This album fuses classic melodic death metal hostility with deep folk and orchestral layers. The addition of violin, cello, and nyckelharpa adds massive depth to the traditional guitars and drums, giving the whole thing an ancient, warlike atmosphere.

The lyrics tackle the concept of eternal conflict, exploring the battles we fight inside our own heads and out in the real world. Musically, Mývalyĭr matches that heavy subject matter with absolute metallic fury. The classical instruments run parallel to the heavy distortion. The band delivers raw aggression mixed with severe folk sorrow. The drum barrage destroys everything in its path, and the keys weave a dark, tragic atmosphere over the chaos.


"Recollection" throws you straight into the fire. The percussion is a cataclysmic barrage, and the harsh vocals sound completely bestial. The keyboards and steel-clad guitars lock together in a fierce war. "Reign" brings a tragic, sorrow-filled presence with a slower, pounding rhythm. The vocal delivery here is savage and extremely effective. When "The Past Tales Part 1" kicks in, the epic scale of the album hits its peak. Massive riffs, tragic female singing, and an immense cinematic scope dominate the runtime. The follow-up, "The Past Tales Part 2", continues the slaughter with intense violin sections bringing total devastation. "The Mighty Never Fall" throws down a fist-pumping, traditional death metal assault that absolutely rips.

Mývalyĭr built a crushing debut here. The audio production rules. Janne Lunnas handled the mix, giving the guitars and drums extreme power and volume. Felipe Machado Franco provided the killer artwork to wrap the entire package. "The Past Tales" is a heavy, tragic, and savage ride. It delivers total melodic death metal devastation.

Score: 8.0

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Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Wazzara |Arbor |Self-release


Release Date February 13th, 2026
Format Full-length
Genre Atmospheric Black/Doom Metal, Blackgaze
Country Switzerland

Wazzara started burning their path in 2015 as the solo project of Swiss singer and composer Barbara Brawand. After dropping the "Zessa" EP in 2019, the lineup expanded. George Necola brought his low-end rumbling and production skills to the fold in 2020. They gathered a full live crew and spent the next few years spreading their chaotic, hypnotic noise across stages. Now we get "Arbor", their fourth release and an absolute collision of atmospheric black metal, crushing doom, and massive blackgaze walls of sound. This release summons ancient forces, bringing out untamed aggression masked in sheer beauty.

The musicianship on "Arbor" rips through the speakers with serious hostility, fusing absolute darkness with strange, ethereal beauty. We get heavy, dragging doom riffs crashing into vast, echoing tremolo picking. Andrei Jumuga sits behind the kit to provide a massive rhythmic foundation, blasting through the fast sections and slowing down to a monstrous, agonizing crawl when required. The guitar work from Tom Kuzmic and Masi Stettler shreds out huge, melancholic melodies that drift above the crushing rhythm section. The production job gives the harsh elements plenty of teeth to rip your face off, ensuring the massive soundscapes echo straight into the void.


Barbara’s vocal delivery dictates the entire massacre, echoing like ancient spirits rising from the dirt. She switches between haunting, spectral singing and absolutely vicious shrieks, anchoring the extreme shifts happening in the music. Tracks like "9 Confines" and "Nova" display this dynamic assault, hitting you with pure aggression before pulling back into huge, sorrowful valleys of sound. The band even dragged an older song, "Zessa (Reborn)", into the studio to give it a massive overhaul, completely thrashing the 2019 version and bringing it up to their current, devastating standard.

This album delivers a serious, heavy beating layered with beautiful, agonizing melancholy. The score reflects the killer riffs and crushing atmospheres all over the place, even if a couple of the transitions between the black metal blasting and the slow doom sections drag on a fraction too long. It is a massive, bone-crushing release that truly holds up under maximum volume. Wazzara forged an alloy of sheer, untamed aggression and soaring melodies for extreme metal maniacs who want their eardrums annihilated.

Score: 7.8

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Stung |Whispering |Self-Release


Release Date October 4th, 2025
Format Digital
Genre Thrash Metal / Hardcore / Crossover
Country Belgium

Stung operates out of the Turnhout region in Belgium, bringing an intense mix of thrash, hardcore and crossover. The four guys in the lineup are veterans of the extreme metal scene, having spent years in bands like Leave Scars, Meantime and Soultaker. They have previously destroyed stages at major festivals including Wacken, Graspop and Metaldays. Since forming, they have gigged heavily across local venues and festivals, tearing up the stage next to Channel Zero, Kill The Logo and Bark. They even recruited Joey Zampella from Life Of Agony to mix their previous singles "Follow" and "C.O.C", securing serious professional backing for their noise.

Now they drop "Whispering", an independent release of pure aggression. The guitars rip through the speakers with fast, aggressive riffing that owes a lot to classic thrash metal speed and hardcore punk fury. The vocals are rough and angry, shouting over relentless drum beats and rumbling bass lines. Stung plays music designed for the mosh pit, ignoring modern trends in favor of loud, furious playing. The production delivers an abrasive noise, making sure the guitars and drums punch right through the speakers.


The songs on "Whispering" deliver what a crossover thrash fan expects. Fast tempos keep the energy high and the breakdowns are heavy enough to get heads banging violently. The band executes their style well, driven by their years of experience in the underground scene. Some riffs run into each other, and the songwriting formula stays very rigid across the runtime. They stick to a specific lane of heavy music, leading to a couple of predictable moments.

Those minor flaws aside, "Whispering" provides a genuinely entertaining listening session for anyone into aggressive metal. Stung brings real anger to their music, relying on fast guitars and barking vocals to get their point across. They deliver a reliable dose of extreme music, supported by heavy touring and stage experience. It is a highly respectable release from a group of Belgian metalheads who live for this style of music.

Score: 7.5

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Saturday, March 7, 2026

Total Maniac |Love Overdrive |Self-Release


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.

Score: 7.5

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Legionary |Never-Ending Quest For Purpose |Self-Release


Release Date March 6th, 2026
Format Digital/CD
Genre Melodic Death/Thrash Metal
Country United States

Legionary is a melodic death/thrash metal band originating in NYC, currently operating out of New Jersey. Previously playing live regularly, the act operates as a solo project headed by mastermind Frank D'Erasmo. Frank employs top-tier metal musicians for studio recordings. The project holds several previous EP releases, now adding a second full-length album to the discography.

Legionary dropped an absolute monster with "Never-Ending Quest For Purpose". Frank D’Erasmo assembled his returning crew of musicians to deliver pure sonic destruction. The fusion of melodic death metal and thrash metal rips through the speakers, sounding massive and extremely epic. Fast picking, insane drum fills, and aggressive vocal lines dominate the entire runtime. The full-length screams pure attitude and raw power.


The production destroys everything in its path, reaching gigantic proportions thanks to audio engineer Mike Low. Guitars tear through the soundscape with absolute precision, with Tony Barhoum shredding those insane solos. Frank handles the rhythm section, laying down crushing drum beats and brutal riffs. Chris Clancy delivers intense vocal screams and powerful melodic singing. The engineering amplifies every heavy riff and brutal transition to maximum volume.

The five tracks blast pure heavy metal fury. "If The Judges Became The Judged" and "Story Without Closure" unleash frantic drumming alongside extreme guitar harmonies. The music remains extremely aggressive and fast-paced. A guest violin solo by Ben Karas adds a unique dynamic to the heavy foundation. Everything points to top-tier musicianship and extreme aggression. This full-length totally rips. It delivers what heavy metal maniacs crave: fast riffs, brutal vocals, and insane solos. Legionary basically destroys your neck with these five tracks, leaving absolute destruction behind. The extreme metal community needs to blast this loud.

Score: 8.3

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Saturday, February 28, 2026

Discerptus |Rebirth |Self-release


Release Date January 16th, 2026
Format Digital/ LP/CD
Genre Death Metal
Country Spain

Originating from Spain, Discerptus arrives on the scene with their debut full-length, "Rebirth". The roster boasts serious pedigree, featuring three former members of the legendary Avulsed. These musicians bring over two decades of extreme metal experience to the table. After spending years shaping the European underground, they grouped up to unleash a fresh assault. Distributed via Abstract Emotions, this self-released album drops heavy riffs straight into the skulls of listeners.


The musical direction on "Rebirth" relies heavily on classic old-school death metal aggression. They take the traditional sound and inject enough modern force to keep the brutality rolling. The guitar duo of Cabra and Juancar churns out relentless riffs and gut-punching grooves, heavily recalling the mid-paced supremacy of Bolt Thrower. Jorge pummels the drum kit with absolute hostility. Tana locks down the low-end rumble to create a massive wall of sound.

Zyrus delivers monstrous, guttural vocals throughout the entire album. His growls rip through tracks like "Morbid Desire" and "Silence Of My Darkness", adding an extra layer of hostility to the instrumentation. The riffing on "Bad Blood" and "Black Lake" presents a band totally locked into a violent groove. They strip away any unnecessary elements. The pacing stays relentless. The execution remains without doubt lethal.


"Rebirth" delivers heavy destruction for any seasoned death metal fan. Discerptus created an album packed with aggressive hooks and punishing rhythms. It is a brutal offering honoring the roots of the genre. Fans of proper European extreme metal will definitely appreciate the sheer hostility on display. Discerptus established a highly aggressive foundation here, promising even more devastation in the future.

Score: 8.0

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