Psycosmic Death Grinders, NEFAS (featuring members of Cryptic Gallbladder Splatter, Bedlam of Cacophony, Teeth, and Wax People), have released a lyric video for “Spiral Degradation,” a track from recently released debut EP, Oblation ov Obliteration.
With seasoned experience across the technical, dissonant, and mathematical landscapes of metal, the band’s sonic statement of malicious intent, Oblation ov Obliteration, is a unique offering composed of churning death metal inspired riffs; ever shifting grooves; monstrous howls, shrieks, and yells; and the sonic representations of the undoing of reality.
Intense Indifference, the latest full-length from Swedish melodic death/thrash metal outfit VITTRA, is out today!
Intense Indifference follows VITTRA’s critically lauded debut, Blasphemy Blues, released in 2022, and centers on one’s own emotional journey, soul searching while simultaneously fighting an inner battle, all while presenting an untroubled, almost indifferent attitude. Inevitably, it all cracks.
In celebration of the release, the band has unleashed a video for opening track, “MOFO.” Comments guitarist Johan Murmester, “‘MOFO’ is the opening track of the new album and it sort of sets the tone for the whole creation. You got some thrash, death, and folk music vibes, and that music is about having fun!
“In the building where the recording studio is located,” he continues, “there used to be a research lab, now abandoned, that to some extend has turned into a film studio, where they do all sorts of movies and TV series. We got the opportunity to explore this environment with the amazing Snovonne during two days and the outcome is the video for ‘MOFO!’”
Watch the band’s previously released video for “The Leap” HERE.
Intense Indifference was recorded and engineered by Simon Johansson (Soilwork, Wolf), produced by Johan Murmester, and mixed and mastered by Lawrence Mackrory (Lik, Bloodbath, Katatonia).
The record includes several guest appearances including John Lönnmyr (Night Flight Orchestra) who adds piano to “Transylvanian Buffet,” Bastian Thusgaard (Soilwork) who contributes the shaker on “Burn(h)er” and vibra-slap on “Transylvanian Buffet,” and Linus Öhrn (Valkyrja) who contributes backing vocals on several tracks. Cover art for Intense Indifference was created by Hjules (Accept, Destruction, Jungle Rot) and based on his own interpretations of the record’s lyrics.
Intense Indifference is available on LP and digital formats. Stream/order the record at THIS LOCATION.
Intense Indifference – Track Listing:
1. MOFO
2. Reign Supreme
3. Burn(h)er
4. Transylvanian Buffet
5. Soul Searcher
6. The Leap
7. Bound By Blood
8. Hate
9. End To It
10. Piece By Piece
VITTRA: Alex Smith – drums David Döragrip – vocals Gustav Svensson – bass Johan Murmester – guitars Lars Elofsson – lead guitar
Originally called Vildvittra, based on the characters created by Astrid Lindgren as part of Ronja Rövardotter [Swedish for Ronia, The Robber’s Daughter, a children’s fantasy book first published in 1981], their name later evolved into VITTRA, inspired by the mythical creatures appearing in Swedish folk stories. And while Swedish folk is a recurring theme weaving in and out of their music, the band is firmly rooted in melodic death and thrash metal in the vein of At The Gates, Dissection, and Megadeth.
HULDER will be hitting the road in the Western United States this Fall. The Offerings To The Otherworld tour sees them out on a two-week tour running from October 30th through November 16th.
The band states, “We are proud to announce the Offerings To The Otherworld tour. This set of thirteen dates across the Western United States will see two new tracks from last month’s A Beacon From Darkened Skies EP brought to the stage for the first time as well as some newly resurrected songs from earlier releases. After having spent the majority of 2025 within the throes of creation, we look forward to performing our darkened hymns across the land.”
HULDER Offerings To The Otherworld Tour: 10/30/2025 El Corazón – Seattle, WA 10/31/2025 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR 11/02/2025 Teragram Ballroom – Los Angeles, CA 11/04/2025 Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA 11/05/2025 Last Exit Live – Phoenix, AZ 11/0/7/2025 The Lost Well – Austin, TX 11/08/2025 Rubber Gloves – Denton, TX 11/09/2025 89th Street – Oklahoma City, OK 11/11/2025 HQ – Denver, CO 11/12/2025 Metro Music Hall – Salt Lake City, UT 11/15/2025 The Shakedown – Bellingham, WA 11/16/2025 The Crypt – Olympia, WA
The band’s awaited third album will be released sometime in 2026.
Verses In Oath is available at the 20 Buck Spin webshop HERE and Bandcamp HERE. Also watch the “Hearken The End” video HERE.
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