Archive for July 20, 2025

KRIGSGRAV – Announce September Release For Willowtip Debut: Stormcaller

Posted in doom metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , on July 20, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Dallas (TX) – A storm is brewing. Having just signed to Willowtip Records last year, long-running, atmospheric Blackened Doom quartet, Krigsgrav, is now ready to release Stormcaller, their first album for the label and eighth full-length overall.

Krigsgrav released the following statement about Stormcaller:

“When we started writing the songs that would make up Stormcaller, our intention was to create the most complete Krigsgrav album that took something from every era of the band, while still pushing our sound forward. A culmination of the blackest hues, doomiest of dirges, and most soaring of lead guitars. We think we achieved that, but we also wrote the best album of our career thus far. We trust that when you hear it, you’ll agree.”

The album’s first single and opening track, “Huntress of the Fire Moon,” which features vocalist Jens Rydén (Thyrfing, Naglfar), is available now! Listen at at youtu.be/d1ynS-dbF9Y, as well as on BandcampSpotify, and Apple Music.

Willowtip will release Stormcaller September 19th on CD, gatefold vinyl LP and digital formats! Pre-order at the following links:

Willowtipstormcaller-willowtip

Bandcampkrigsgrav.bandcamp.com/album/stormcaller

Track Listing:

  1. Huntress of the Fire Moon (feat. Jens Rydén)
  2. Stormcaller
  3. Twilight Fell
  4. None Shall Remember Your Name
  5. Bay of the Barghest
  6. The Tonic of Wilderness
  7. Ghosts
  8. Womb:Death:Dawn
Photo Credit: Gabe Alvarez

Line-up:

Justin Coleman – Guitar/Harsh Vocals
David Sikora – Drums/Clean Vocals
Wes Radvansky – Bass
Cody Daniels – Lead Guitar

Album Credits:

All songs written, produced, and arranged by Krigsgrav.
Drums recorded by Sam Paquette at S.A.M. Studios.
Mixed and Mastered by Owe Inborr at Wolfthrone Studios.
Additional Engineering by Cody Daniels.
Cover Art by Adam Burke at Nightjar Illustration.
Album Layout and Design by Randi Matejowsky.

linktr.ee/Krigsgrav

krigsgrav.bandcamp.com

willowtip.com

Source: ClawHammer PR

RIVERS OF NIHIL – Europe & UK Festival Appearances In August

Posted in Death Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , on July 20, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

From Rivers of Nihil newsletter:

Plus some special headline shows and dates with Dying Fetus

We’re coming back to Europe and the UK in August for appearances at a handful of festivals, including Bloodstock and Summer Breeze! We’re also playing a few headline shows and a couple of dates with our old friends in Dying Fetus.

Our new self-titled album is, of course, out now. Order your copy, pick up new merch, and watch our latest videos at https://www.riversofnihil.comGet ready to hear a bunch of these tunes live next month.

For those of you in the US and Canada, we’ll have a special announcement for you soon as well!

August 02 Rasnov, ROM – Rockstadt Extreme Fest
August 04 Belgrade, SER – Basta KST-A (with Dying Fetus)
August 05 Kosice, SLO – Collosseum (with Dying Fetus)
August 06 Jaromer, CZE – Brutal Assault
August 07 Leipzig, GER – Naumanns (headline show)
August 09 Kortrijk, BEL – Alcatraz
August 10 Catton Park, UK – Bloodstock
August 11 London, UK – The Black Heart (headline show)
August 13 Saarbrucken, GER – Garage (headline show)
August 14 Dinkelsbuhl, GER – Summer Breeze
August 15 Sulingen, GER – Reload
August 16 Cudrefin, SWI – Rock The Lakes
August 17 Eindhoven, NET – Dynamo Metalfest

LAST RETCH – Canadian Death Metal Stalwarts Announce Sophomore Album: Abject Cruelty

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on July 20, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Canadian death metal stalwarts LAST RETCH return with their most explosive material yet: the second full-length album Abject Cruelty, set to be released on September 26th 2025 via Time To Kill Records.

Hailing from Hamilton, Ontario, LAST RETCH have been hard at work crafting a new chapter that promises to command the attention of underground death metal fans worldwide. Blending the bulldozer-like march of war masters Bolt Thrower with the bone-crushing stomp of Cannibal Corpse at their most muscular, the band has forged a sound that’s primed for the chaos of the pit and the raw aggression of the genre’s most punishing traditions.

Abject Cruelty stands as a testament to LAST RETCH’s dedication to relentless riffing and unflinching heaviness.

The first single “In the Polder They Reek” is available now:

YouTubehttps://youtu.be/zIbv7HQVW5c

Streaminghttps://ffm.to/lastretch-in-the-polder-they-reek

Line-up:

Finlay Blakelock – Vocals
Matt Fyke – Bass
Spencer Robson – Drums
Derek Brzozowski – Guitar
John Russell – Guitar

The band commented:

“The track is about a swamp-dwelling murderer who constructs a polder in his bog to conceal the bodies of his victims. Over time, the corpses rot and break down, emitting a disgustingly potent gas that envelopes his abode. As the years pass, he begins to feel remorse for his many atrocities. Over time, guilt for his crimes begins to consume him and he turns to inhaling the putrid fumes as a means of escape. In his intoxicated state, the urge to kill resurfaces, trapping him in an endless cycle murdering for the high, again and again”.

Track-list:

  1. Abject Cruelty
  2. Beasley Meth Merchants
  3. Dissecting the Leper
  4. In the Polder They Reek
  5. Resinous Drip of Decay
  6. Dissolved in Lye (Down to Rot)
  7. Oozing Pustules
  8. Gatling Gun

Preorders:

https://timetokillrecords.com/collections/last-retch-abject-cruelty

https://lastretch.bandcamp.com/album/abject-cruelty

LAST RETCH:

https://lastretch.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/lastretchDM

Time To Kill Records:

https://timetokillrecords.bandcamp.com/

https://www.instagram.com/timetokillrecords/