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Blackened Thrashers ETERNAL DRAK Announces Quebec Tour Dates For Sixth Album The Violence of Time ~ Out Now!

Posted in Black Metal, blackened thrash, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , on August 12, 2026 by Metal Odyssey

Blackened thrash metal entity Eternal Drak will storm stages across the province of Quebec this fall, announcing a run of regional tour dates in support of their sixth full‑length album, The Violence of Time, available now. The tour marks the band’s return to the province with their most aggressive and concept‑driven material to date, bringing their varied rhythm, catchy sound and uncompromising intensity directly to Quebec fans.

Across its ten tracks, the album dismantles the human understanding of past, present, and future. Each song is a violent thesis, a sonic and lyrical strike against the idea that time can be explained, contained, or understood. Instead of offering conclusions, the album explores fragments of realization, exposing how time pressures identity, warps memory, and rewrites causality.

Musically, the album is built for true old‑school metal devotees: those drawn to the raw spirit of thrash, the darkness of black metal, and the severity of death metal. Eternal Drak merge analog aggression with digital density, resulting in a sound that is varied in rhythm and catchy in impact, sharpened into their most cohesive identity yet.

Track Listing:
1. We Force It To Speak – 5:15
2. The Unborn Paths Rot – 3:51
3. Me Hice Simultaneo – 3:30
4. The Blasphemy of Time – 3:35
5. Chaos Is the Law – 3:34
6. Where Cause Is Buried – 3:55
7. Across the Watching Veils – 3:53
8. Breathing Once Again – 3:45
9. The Cosmos Rejects You – 4:09
10. No Direction Total War – 2:57
Album Length: 38:24

Every track begins with a central written idea. Once the concept is defined, Eternal Drak builds the music to reflect the emotion and message of the text. Riffs, rhythms, and structures are crafted to echo the same intention, ensuring that even listeners who perceive the voice as an instrument still feel the weight of the lyrics.

Long‑time listeners can expect emotional continuity, thematic depth, and a sound that finally consolidates the band’s identity after years of evolution.

Over the years, Eternal Drak have evolved from raw thrash‑and‑black foundations into a dynamic force shaped by death metal, groove, and even Latin folk influences. Their sound has grown alongside the metal scene itself, adapting to new tools and technologies while preserving the intensity and character that define the band.

Recommended for fans of Dimmu Borgir, Watain, Kreator, Motörhead, and Desaster, experience The Violence of Time (released July 17th, 2026) is available in its entirety at the following links:

Band website – https://eternaldrak.com/the-violence-of-time

Bandcamp – https://eternaldrak.bandcamp.com/

Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/album/5wq0pSkPFNlU7BtqE0R5J2

YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS3ueL-cETg

Album Band Line-up:
Andres Martinez Torres (Drakar) – Vocals, Lead Guitar, Bass
Michel Amyot – Rhythm Guitar

More info:

https://www.eternaldrak.com 

https://www.facebook.com/EternalDrak

https://www.instagram.com/eternaldrak

Source: ASHER MEDIA RELATIONS

DIE SÜNDE – Italian Post-Black Metal Collective Sign With Time To Kill Records for Debut Full-Length

Posted in Black Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , on August 10, 2026 by Metal Odyssey

Italian post-black metal collective DIE SÜNDE have signed with Time To Kill Records for the release of their debut full-length album, Effemeridi, scheduled to arrive before the end of 2026.

Emerging as one of the best-kept secrets of Italy’s increasingly vibrant underground, DIE SÜNDE have quietly built a strong reputation through two highly acclaimed EPs: their self-titled debut in 2020 and Strega in 2022. Across those releases, the band established a distinctive artistic identity by weaving together black metal and post-hardcore/metal into a constantly evolving musical language, where fractured rhythms, dynamic songwriting and an instinctive sense of tension are held together by a deeply melancholic emotional core.

Rather than relying solely on aggression, DIE SÜNDE explore a broad expressive spectrum. Harrowing screams coexist with evocative clean vocals and choral arrangements, giving their songs an organic emotional depth that never feels forced or ornamental. The result is a sound capable of shifting naturally between violence and introspection, always driven by sincerity rather than convention.

With Effemeridi, the band takes a decisive step forward. Expanding both the scope and ambition of its songwriting, the album refines everything that has made DIE SÜNDE such a compelling presence within the Italian extreme metal landscape, presenting their most cohesive, mature and emotionally resonant work to date.

More details about Effemeridi, including artwork, tracklist and the first single, will be unveiled in the coming weeks.

Line-up:
Michael Anthony Foti – vocals
Simone Carraro – guitar
Nicola Rizzo – bass
Filippo Baccega – drums

Additional composer for the the album:
Carlo Giacomel – guitar

DIE SÜNDE:

https://www.instagram.com/diesuendeband

https://diesuende.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/diesuende

Time To Kill Records:

https://timetokillrecords.bandcamp.com/

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

https://timetokillrecords.com/

ARKTHEOS – Hypaethral Records Reissues Cosmolith Debut From Canadian Blackened Death Duo

Posted in Black Metal, blackened death metal, Death Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on August 8, 2026 by Metal Odyssey

Photo by Ruth Redmond

Stream/purchase ARKTHEOS’ Cosmolith HERE.

Hypaethral Records is pleased to announce the reissue of Cosmolith, the debut full length from Canadian blackened death duo ARKTHEOS, out now for the first time on LP and CD.

The first glimmer of ARKTHEOS was kindled in 2015, guided by a vision that is at once introspective and violent, meditative yet visceral, embodying both darkness and the fire that cuts through it. D. Ibson (guitars, voice) began composing the band’s earliest material as a continuation of his previous work in melodic black metal, but with a stronger emphasis on muscular riffing, pummeling rhythms, and a deeper exploration of nature and spirituality. Years later, he joined forces with T. Pill (drums, synth), and together their shared vision took on a more defined and formidable shape

The band unleashed their first demo in late 2023, followed by their full-length debut, Cosmolith, released digitally in the Summer of 2025. Drawing from the intensity and chaos of both death and black metal, Cosmolith channels elemental forces and cosmic immensity into a series of psychedelic visions, hymns to forgotten gods and declarations of defiance in the face of infinity; the album drawing comparison to acts such as Urfaust and Bolt Thrower. 

Comments Ibson, “Cosmolith came from the desire to harness the energy and scope of extreme metal and channel it to express genuine awe and wonder. It is a dense psychedelic sonic tumult that bridges death metal and black metal, built around an emotional core of ecstasy and revelation.”

“It is the violence of a Summer storm, the crashing waves of the ocean, a thundering herd of wild animals. It is the sound of gazing into infinity and getting lost in the stars; of a massive ancient forest, teeming with life and full of secrets; and of a mortal being grappling with such vastness.”

“It is the blood rushing through your veins and your primal instincts roaring to life. These songs are anthems to the nameless gods and spirits who embody each of these.”

Cosmolith, which features cover art by Adam Burke, was recorded by ARKTHEOS at Black Hall and mastered by Roland Rodas at Cavern of Echoes. The record is available now on vinyl (Ltd 200 on Meteorite) and CD (Ltd. 200 Pro-pressed CDs with 4-panel digipak).

Find orders at the Hypaethral webshop HERE and Bandcamp HERE.

Cosmolith – Track Listing:

  1. The River
  2. Voracious Bloom
  3. Cosmic Forge
  4. Vortex Hammer
  5. Gate To Pathless Lands
  6. Feral Gnosis
  7. Stormblood

https://www.instagram.com/arktheos_band

https://linktr.ee/hypaethralrecords

https://instagram.com/hypaethralrecords

Source: EARSPLIT PR

BELPHEGOR Finishes Work On 13th Studio Album, Set For Release in 2027

Posted in Black Metal, blackened death metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , on August 4, 2026 by Metal Odyssey

Black death metal force BELPHEGOR has finished work on its 13th studio album, scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2027 via Reigning Phoenix Music.

The forthcoming record will mark the next chapter in BELPHEGOR’s uncompromising legacy, continuing the band’s relentless exploration of black death metal and its distinctive fusion of brutality, darkness and ceremonial intensity.

As work on the album progresses, BELPHEGOR reminds their supporters to revisit the first two singles from the upcoming release:

“Scarlet Beast – Leviathan”
Released February 2026
https://youtu.be/R84svP3mTJo

“Sanctus Diaboli Confidimus”
Released August 2025
https://youtu.be/yCORFvKY6J0

Further details surrounding BELPHEGOR’s 13th studio album will be revealed in due course.

BELPHEGOR will also unleash its magickal processions across Europe in autumn 2026 with the “Praise The Beast” European Tour 2026.

The trek kicks off September 29 at Turock in Essen, Germany, and will storm through Belgium, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, Central Europe, Poland, and the UK before reaching its final ritual on October 18 at The Underworld in London.

Joining BELPHEGOR as special guests are death metal legends KRISIUN and black metal coven ASAGRAUM. A fourth band will be announced soon. Stay tuned.

BELPHEGOR “Praise The Beast” European Tour 2026:

29.09. – GER – Essen, Turock
30.09. – BEL – Kortrijk, DVG
01.10. – NLD – Dordrecht, Bibelot
02.10. – NLD – Hengelo, Metropool
03.10. – DEN- Copenhagen, Richter
04.10. – SWE – Gothenburg, Monument
06.10. – FIN – Helsinki, On The Rocks
07.10. – SWE – Stockholm, Kollektivet Livet
08.10. – SWE – Malmö, Plan B
09.10. – GER – Berlin, Musikbrauerei
10.10. – CZE – Uherske Hradiste, Klub Mir
11.10. – CZE – Plzen, Serikovka
13.10. – POL – Krakow, Hype Park
14.10. – POL – Gdańsk, Drizzly Grizzly
15.10. – GER – Osnabrück, Bastard Club
16.10. – UK – Sheffield, Corporation
17.10. – UK – Torquay, Arena
18.10. – UK – London, The Underworld

Tickets and additional information will be available through local venues and promoters.

More from BELPHEGOR: www.belphegor.at | Facebook | Instagram | Youtube

reigningphoenixmusic.com

Source: C Squared Music

Finnish Atmospheric Metal Band Beyond Seventh Dimension Released a New Single ‘Eternal Love For The Unreachable’

Posted in Black Metal, black metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , on July 26, 2026 by Metal Odyssey

Promo picture Image Credit: Hubble, NASA, ESA; Processing & License: Judy Schmidt

The Finnish atmospheric black metal band Beyond Seventh Dimension are set to release the debut album Tähtien ikuinen suru on September 4th 2026 via Inverse Records. The new single ‘Eternal Love For The Unreachable‘ is unleashed now and it’s available on all essential streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/b7thd-eternal-love

The band comments:
“This song is for all those who have lost someone you can never stop loving.

It tells what it’s like when you can’t touch anymore, but you can’t let go either.”

BIOGRAPHY:

Beyond Seventh Dimension is an atmospheric metal project from Finland that started as a one-man instrumental project in 2025 and quickly escalated. Vocals were added to the concept right after the first song, and suddenly there was talk of an EP or a full-length album. Now there is an album, and there has also been talk of making a proper band out of this at some point, but time will tell.

LISTEN to previous single ‘Silurian Seas’: https://push.fm/fl/b7thd-silurian-seas 

Beyond Seventh Dimension – “Eternal Love For The Unreachable” (single 2026)

Track list:
01. Eternal Love For The Unreachable

Single cover by Beyond Seventh Dimension

Album cover by Tiina Törmänen

Track list:

  1. Tähtien ikuinen suru
  2. Blazing Tears of Nebulae
  3. Silurian Seas
  4. Eternal Love For The Unreachable
  5. Dawn of Extinction
  6. Ancient Worlds of Cosmos Redshift 7
  7. Rogue Planet – Symbol Of Depression

Composed & lyrics by Beyond Seventh Dimension

Mixed & mastered by Saku Moilanen (Deep Noise Studios)

Links: 

https://www.facebook.com/B7thD/

https://www.instagram.com/beyondseventhdimension

https://www.tiktok.com/@beyond.seven.dime

https://beyondseventhdimension.bandcamp.com

ESHTADUR Unveils Music Video “Into The Woods” From New Album In Darkness All Shadows Gone ~ Out Oct 2026

Posted in Black Metal, Death Metal, melodic death metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on July 25, 2026 by Metal Odyssey

Listen to “Into The Woods”:
https://lnk.to/N8qobN

Watch the official video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewIYMme4L1c

Colombian melodic black/death metal band ESHTADUR announce their new full-length album, In Darkness All Shadows Gone, due for release on October 2nd, 2026 through Rockshots Records.

The announcement is accompanied by “Into The Woods”, the first single and official video introducing the musical and conceptual journey behind the record.

Developed over four years, In Darkness All Shadows Gone consists of twelve compositions combining melodic black and death metal, symphonic arrangements, layered vocals, Tuvan throat singing and atmospheric passages. Recorded with the Caldas Symphonic Orchestra, the album expands the band’s established sound while maintaining the combination of heavy riffing, dark melodies and orchestral textures that has shaped its identity.

The album follows a conceptual journey through mysticism, transformation and inner transmutation. At the centre of the narrative stands The Crow, a shamanic figure moving between existence, death, emptiness and the unknown. Acting as both master and apprentice, The Crow guides the listener through a process of isolation, self-discovery and spiritual awakening, where darkness becomes not only an oppressive force but also a path towards understanding the self.

Across the record, ESHTADUR explore the relationship between darkness and the light contained within each individual. The songs draw upon occult symbolism, cosmic philosophy, ancestral knowledge and human emotion, forming a continuous narrative rather than a collection of disconnected tracks. Musically, black and death metal alternate as leading forces throughout the album, supported by melodic writing, cinematic orchestration and folk-rooted elements.

Jorg August comments on the creation of the album:

“We worked on this material for four years. It is a long album with twelve tracks, symphonic arrangements, a real orchestra, many vocal layers and Tuvan voices. At times, it felt like a giant puzzle, but everything finally came together. We are proud of the result and grateful to everyone who helped us build it. A crow is calling.”

The first single, “Into The Woods,” represents the call to initiation and the first step into the album’s inner world. The listener is invited to leave behind external noise and enter the forest alone, confronting silence, memory, and self-delusion. Inspired by contemplative philosophies and the idea of returning to nature as a means of self-discovery, the song presents the forest as both a physical place and a metaphorical descent into consciousness.

Musically, “Into The Woods” combines fast melodic and aggressive guitar riffs, alternate-picked passages, dark orchestration, dissonant elements, ancestral chants and forceful vocals. The track establishes the balance between aggression, melody and atmosphere that continues throughout the album, while its lyrics address inner turmoil, past trauma and the need to confront fear before transformation can begin.

The accompanying official video focuses on frontman Jorg August, who is guided by the symbolic Crow into the forest and towards the first dimension of the album’s narrative. The visual interpretation reinforces the song’s themes of solitude, initiation and departure, presenting the journey as an individual mission in search of a deeper understanding of the self.

Listen to “Into The Woods”:
https://lnk.to/N8qobN

Watch the official video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewIYMme4L1c

Track Listing:
1. Age of Antumbra – 2:00
2. Into The Woods – 4:41
3. Umbra – 6:22
4. August’s Burdens – 4:59
5. Fire Above Mountain Below – 5:08
6. Old Shaman Blind – 5:08
7. Thunderground – 3:40
8. Ruler of the Lake – 5:14
9. A Black Winged Waltz – 9:23
10. Nebulae (Virgo) – 5:09
11. Omen of Millennia – 3:56
12. Soy Real – 5:11

In Darkness All Shadows Gone will be available from October 2nd, 2026 through Rockshots Records. The album can be pre-ordered now from the Rockshots Records store at:
https://rockshots.eu/cuhb5ys9ncs1ndx

ESHTADUR are:
Jorg August – Vocals, guitars
Camilo Barbosa – Lead guitars
Andres Gonzalez – Bass
David Lopez – Drums

The album was produced by Jorg August, who also wrote the music, lyrics, compositions, and orchestral arrangements. The recordings took place at RockStar Studios Colombia, while the orchestra was recorded at Batuta’s Theater in Manizales, Colombia. The album was mixed and mastered by Tomasz “Zed” Zalewski, with additional mixing and mastering by Chris Clancy on “Fire Above Mountain Below” and “Umbra.” The cover artwork was created by Valesia Obscura.

For fans of: Septicflesh, Dissection, At The Gates.

More info:

https://rockshots.eu/

https://www.facebook.com/EshtadurOfficial/

https://www.instagram.com/eshtadur/

Source: ASHER MEDIA RELATIONS

HULDER Releases New Single “IN BLOOD AND IN EARTH” ~ Impending Third Album, VERBOLGEN, Out Aug 7th, via 20 Buck Spin

Posted in Black Metal, black metal bands, dark metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on July 20, 2026 by Metal Odyssey

Photo by © Liana Rakijian

A warning, a spell, and an act of devotion – the second single from Verbolgen arrives as a short film steeped in folk horror

Dark black metal duo HULDER have released “In Blood and In Earth,” the second single from their forthcoming album Verbolgen, set for release on August 7th, 2026 via 20 Buck Spin (North America) and Season of Mist (Europe). The track is accompanied by an official music video directed by Newfoundland filmmaker Justin Oakey, arriving as the final preview before the full record drops.

Running just over seven minutes, “In Blood and In Earth” is an act of communal rite set in motion by the landscape itself. The track builds from foreboding restraint into sweeping, storm-gathered momentum, as Hulder’s vocals call out an incantation before the full weight of the arrangement bears down. The song frames endurance and bloodshed not as tragedy but as covenant: a pact between flesh and earth that the living inherit from the ancient dead. The band describe it plainly: “This second offering from the forthcoming album stands as a warning and a spell. Speak these words as the land below bellows forewarning… Shall you fall upon your knees?

“IN BLOOD AND IN EARTH” MUSIC VIDEO: 
https://youtu.be/vG5mJaPagic

Recorded between Elektric City Recording in Portland, Oregon and at various locations by the band, themselves, the album was mixed by Ahti Kortelainen at Tico Tico Studios in Kemi, Finland and mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki. It marks Hulder’s third full-length and the first to formally welcome Necreon as co-leader of the project: a status the duo’s creative process has long reflected in practice.

PRE-ORDER VERBOLGEN: https://www.20buckspin.com/hulder

Verbolgen was produced by Hulder, with both drum performances engineered in Portland, Oregon and Norway. Guitars, bass, and vocals were engineered by Necreon, with additional instrumentation engineered by Keld and Hulder. The album was mixed by Ahti Kortelainen at Tico Tico Studios (Kemi, Finland) and mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios (Helsinki, Finland). Cover artwork was painted by Morrigan, with logo design by Jannicke Wiese Hansen and photography by Liana Rakijian.

The music video for “In Blood and In Earth” was directed by Justin Oakey and produced by Black River Pictures. Of the project, Oakey says: “I am beyond honoured Hulder trusted me with putting together something for the new album. Inspired by folk horror, it follows a family clinging to an inhospitable landscape and slowly reveals a dark, sinister atmosphere. The colourist of the video Clinton Homuth introduced me to Hulder in 2019 with some of the early demos. The balance between the bucolic and raw sounds felt incredibly original while staying true to the roots. I reached out and we stayed in touch, finding ways to collaborate. It’s inspiring to see the new, creative directions Hulder and Necreon take with each release.

Verbolgen Track-list:

  1. Drie Raven (Intro) (2:18)
  2. The Crowning (6:28)
  3. Thy Binding Oath (5:38)
  4. Verbolgen (4:01)
  5. …And We Shall Sing (6:01)
  6. In Blood and In Earth (7:09)
  7. Den Nacht Zijn Lied (6:45)
  8. View From Nemeton (5:23)
  9. The Glow of Dawn (4:48)

Full runtime: 48:33

In support of the forthcoming release, HULDER will embark on a North American tour in August with DIMMU BORGIRHYPOCRISY and SUFFOCATION. Tickets are available at: https://hulder-official.com/pages/shows.

HULDER North American Tour Dates:

Aug 7 – New York, NY @ Palladium Times Square
Aug 8 – Worcester, PA @ The Palladium
Aug 10 – Toronto, ON @ History
Aug 11 – Montreal, QC @ MTELUS
Aug 13 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theater
Aug 14 – Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theatre
Aug 15 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Fillmore
Aug 18 – Denver, CO @ The Mission Ballroom
Aug 21 – San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
Aug 23 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Novo

Line-up:
Hulder – Voice, Electric Guitars, Keys, Acoustic Guitars
Necreon – Bass, Voice
Keld – Hurdy Gurdy, Electric Guitars, Keys (session)
Vapula – Drums (session)
Vrolok – Drums (session)

Follow HULDER:
Websitehttps://www.hulder-official.com
Bandcamphttps://hulder.bandcamp.com/
YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0jTw0xPTe-9yYzXG3Tczpw
Nightshift Merch (US)https://www.nightshiftmerch.com/pages/hulder

Impericon Merch (EU)https://www.impericon.com/collections/hulder
Direct Merchhttps://direct-merch.com/collections/hulder

MYSTIC CIRCLE Announce LATAM Tour Dates Supporting MALEVOLENT CREATION This October

Posted in Black Metal, Death Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , on July 13, 2026 by Metal Odyssey


Photo credit: Alen Ljubić

Germanic black metal wargods MYSTIC CIRCLE are preparing to tour LATAM this October in support of MALEVOLENT CREATION marking their first live shows in two decades. Both MYSTIC CIRCLE and MALEVOLENT CREATION will be joining SIX FEET UNDER in Zapote, Costa Rica, on October 17. 

Led by Beelzebub and A. BlackwarMYSTIC CIRCLE craft their own distinctive brand of old-school death and black metal infused with traditional metal elements and influenced by the soundtracks of horror. Dark legends and tales of witchtrials of their native homeland bleed through the tracks on the latest album Hexenbrand 1486 first released on October 31, 2025, via ROAR – A Division of Reigning Phoenix Music

A. Blackwar and Beelzebub will be joined by an array of talented guest musicians to bring their inescapable sound to life in an unforgettable live ritual. 

LATAM Tour 2026 Dates:

Oct 16 – Ciudad de México, Mexico – Hendrix Circus Bar
Oct 17 – Zapote, Costa Rica – Pepper’s Club*
Oct 18 – Bogota, Columbia – TBT
Oct 20 – Lima, Peru – Yield Rock
Oct 22 – Santiago, Chile – Teatro Cariola
Oct 23 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – El Teatrito
Oct 24 – Sao Paulo, Brazil – Hangar 110

*Supporting SIX FEET UNDER

About MYSTIC CIRCLE:
MYSTIC CIRCLE‘s first ritual began in the early 90s. Following a period of hiatus, 2022 saw the return of the band anew with the self-titled Mystic Circle album that was rewarded with a sensational #78 place in the German album charts. This was continued the following year with Erzdämon and now completed with Hexenbrand 1486 released via ROAR – A Division of Reigning Phoenix Music, in 2025.

MYSTIC CIRCLE sound unmistakable, their trademarks are manifold and their hunger seems almost insatiable. What the duo has created in recent years is unparalleled and continues the legacy that the band created in the nineties with their classics Drachenblut (1998) and Infernal Satanic Verses (1999). MYSTIC CIRCLE themselves describe their style as extreme metal, their very own mix of old-school death and black metal, traditional heavy metal of the eighties and horror soundtracks.

With their latest full length, Hexenbrand 1486, MYSTIC CIRCLE also achieved a notable milestone as the album contains the band’s 100th song. Across 2026 the band are turning their focus to the live stage, preparing to unleash the shadows upon audiences across Latin America. 

MYSTIC CIRCLE Is: 
Beelzebub – Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards
A. Blackwar – Vocals, Drums, Guitars, Keyboards

Connect WithMYSTIC CIRCLE:
Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/MysticCircleOfficial
Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/mystic_circle_official/

Source: C Squared Music

GAST Sign to Horror Pain Gore Death Productions – Förbannelser Set For Release July 31st

Posted in Black Metal, black metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , on July 9, 2026 by Metal Odyssey

Single & Pre-orders live now

Horror Pain Gore Death Productions are set to release the new EP from Västmanland Sweden’s Black Metal beasts GastFörbannelser is up now for pre-order and will be released July 31st on CD and Digital formats along with merch. 

Horror Pain Gore Death Productions welcome Gast to the roster with the new EP Förbannelser! Gast channel the dark and cold essence of the northern landscapes through intense Black Metal. Their music combines raw intensity with haunting melodies, while their lyrics explore themes of evil, madness and folklore.

Förbannelser (which translates to Curses) explores death, decay, greed, nightmares and the end of humanity. Curses lie at the core, driving the downfall of both individuals and the world itself, taking shape as despair, insatiable greed, spreading plague and the final collapse. Gast deliver a wave of northern darkness, crafted for those who crave intensity, atmosphere and the presence of something ancient and malevolent rising beneath the surface.

For fans of Marduk, Grá, Necrophobic, Hate, Black Curse, Profanatica, Stormruler and Cloak.

TRACK-LISTING:

  1. Köttet
  2. Hyllning Till Slutet
  3. Girighetens Näste
  4. Mardrömslik

Listen to the single “Köttet” at: youtu.be/YH-OMEFERys

Pre-order the CD for only $10 at: shop.horrorpaingoredeath.com/products/gast-forbannelser-cd

Pre-order the Digital Download for only $4.44 at: hpgd.bandcamp.com/album/f-rbannelser

Pre-save this release on Spotify at: ffm.to/gast

Horror Pain Gore Death Productions:

www.horrorpaingoredeath.com

https://shop.horrorpaingoredeath.com

hpgd.bandcamp.com

Source: ClawHammer PR

BLOODMOTHER – Razor Sharp Finnish Black Metal Unit to Release Militant Black Magic Debut LP in September

Posted in Black Metal, black metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , on July 8, 2026 by Metal Odyssey

Finnish black metallers BLOODMOTHER will release their debut album Militant Black Magic on September 25th, 2026, via Time To Kill Records.

A sharp and uncompromising record, it refuses shortcuts and avoids hiding behind pretentious structures or overly foggy atmospheric detours. Instead, it focuses on pure impact and precision, built entirely on riffs that cut deep and leave no room for distraction.

The album stands as a severe statement of intent, stripping everything back to its essential violence and clarity, delivering a sound that is direct, punishing and relentlessly focused on damage rather than ornament.

The first single “Liturgical Decay” is available now:

YouTube: https://youtu.be/n9QIEP7zGhM

Streaming: https://ffm.to/bloodmother-liturgical-decay

The band commented:

“Liturgical decay, the meaningless ritualization of dead flesh. When Death calls and the pious decompose, the futility of their faith becomes evident. This is what Bloodmother is all about, a sonic war machine rolling over your graves in celebration of the end of life”.

Track list:

  1. Bloodmother
  2. Liturgical Decay
  3. Stella Invictus
  4. Traitor’s Tongue
  5. Inhumanitarian
  6. Iron Hound
  7. You Are Nothing
  8. Lusting For Demonic Filth
  9. Angelic Scourge

Preorders:

https://timetokillrecords.com/collections/bloodmother

https://bloodmotherbm.bandcamp.com/album/militant-black-magic

Formed in 2021 by KuolontuojaBLOODMOTHER was conceived with a clear and uncompromising purpose: to channel the spirit of true Finnish black metal through a sound stripped of excess and focused entirely on aggression. Building upon the foundations laid by the demo Death to All and the EP Soul Crusher, the band has refined a style based on razor-sharp riffs, hostile atmospheres and a direct, no-frills approach. Yet beneath its relentless surface lies a constant rhythmic variety that prevents the music from falling into predictability, maintaining tension and momentum throughout.

With Militant Black Magic, BLOODMOTHER push their vision further, delivering a work rooted in themes of faith, war, death and Satanic defiance. The album stands as the band’s most complete statement to date and a concentrated display of the ferocity that has defined their mission from the very beginning.

Line-up:

Alhainen – Vocals
Kuolontuoja – Guitars
Nehethoor 1. Suuri – Guitars
Poentius – Bass
Infestus – Drums

BLOODMOTHER:

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https://bloodmotherbm.bandcamp.com/

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DARK FUNERAL A Beast To Praise – Live Album Releasing on August 21, via Century Media

Posted in Black Metal, black metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on July 6, 2026 by Metal Odyssey

From Dark Funeral website:

“A Beast To Praise” contains DARK FUNERAL’s annihilating live-set for their latest studio album release We Are The Apocalypse and will be available in the USA as a Jewelcase CD, gatefold 2LP on 140g vinyl and as a digital album.

Track-list:

1. Unchain My Soul
2. The Arrival Of Satan’s Empire
3. My Funeral
4. Leviathan
5. We Are The Apocalypse
6. Open The Gates
7. When I’m Gone
8. Goddess Of Sodomy
9. Vobiscum Satanas
10. Nail Them To The Cross
11. Let The Devil In
12. The Secrets Of The Black Arts
13. Where Shadows Forever Reign

Pre-Order A Beast To Praise Here: https://darkfuneralmerch.com/products/a-beast-to-praise-cd

Dark Funeral website: https://www.darkfuneral.se

A Beast To Praise was recorded live at Fållan in Stockholm, Sweden.

SIGH ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM GOH-KA ~ SET FOR RELEASE ON PEACEVILLE ON SEPT 4TH

Posted in Black Metal, Metal, metal albums, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on July 4, 2026 by Metal Odyssey

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Japanese metal pioneers Sigh are back today with news of their new album ‘Goh-ka’; a new highlight of atmosphere, technical mastery, and meticulously arranged epics of metallic grandeur. Main-man Mirai Kawashima notes this as being as equally personal an album as ‘Shiki’, both musically and lyrically.

From a musical perspective, if you were to place the main ingredients of Celtic Frost, Voivod, Black Sabbath, horror movies and Japan into a cauldron and stir it, you will get ‘Goh-ka’. Numerous additional spices such as psychedelic rock, prog rock and classical music are also evident over the album’s close to one-hour duration.

WATCH THE TRAILER FOR GOH-KA

The album title ‘Goh-ka’ has a triple meaning, being: 業火 infernal fire scorching sinners, 劫火 a huge fire that burns down the world at the end of time, and 業果 karma.
The primary theme permeating the album is Kuso-zu; a series of Buddhist paintings or illustrations depicting the nine stages of a human body’s decomposition after death, created to encourage meditation on the impermanence of life, the inevitability of death, and the detachment from physical beauty and worldly attachment.

It openly shows the harsh reality that no matter how beautiful you are, you’ll be dead and rot sooner or later. And Kuso-shi is a poem based on these paintings. The artworks on the cover and in the booklet of ‘Goh-ka’ are therefore Kuso-zu themselves.

Joining Mirai Kawashima and Dr Mikannibal along with guitarist Nozomu Wakai, are Frédéric Leclercq (Kreator) on bass, plus renowned US drummer Mike Heller.

Among the additional contributors to the album, Mikael Åkerfeldt of Opeth notably delivers a special guest guitar solo on the track, ‘Unputenpu’.

‘Goh-ka’  was recorded across multiple studios, and once again mixed and mastered by Lasse Lammert at LSD studios in Germany.

SIGH – GOH-KA

Kuso-shi 1, 2, and 3 – 09:11

Jigoku-Zoshi 1: Unkamusho – 03:55

Anzenshokon – 06:24

Kuso-shi 4, 5, and 6 – 07:21

Shoso – 00:56

Unputenpu – 05:41

Jinmenjushin – 06:14

Jigoku-Zoshi 2: Tokatsujigoku – 03:06

Kushukankyo – 01:47

Kuso-shi 7 – 01:56

Kuso-shi 8 and 9 / Mettaijakujo – 11:23

GOH-KA WILL BE RELEASED ON 4th SEPTEMBER ON A NUMBER OF COLOURED VINYL VARIANTS, CD AND DIGITALLY. PRE-ORDER HERE.

PRE-ORDERS OF THE ALBUM FROM THE PEACEVILLE STORE AND BAND STORE WILL COME WITH THE FREE ‘LEGACY OF HORRORS’ 10-TRACK SIGH SAMPLER.

Japanese metal pioneers Sigh formed in 1989/1990. Their genre-classic Black Metal debut ‘Scorn Defeat’ arrived in 1993, and with a subsequent journey through the strange and the psychedelic, incorporating a whole eclectic mix of genre styles & ideas throughout their career, Sigh has remained a vital creative force in the avantgarde field whilst maintaining their old school roots, as witnessed on the 2022 album (and first for Peaceville Records), ‘Shiki’.

This was followed by the remaking of their ‘Hangman’s Hymn’ album as part of the band’s 35th anniversary celebrations, in the shape of ‘I Saw the World’s End: Hangman’s Hymn MMXXV’ (2025).

SIGH TOUR DATES:

EUROPE OLD-SCHOOL SET (AS A TRIO)
07/09 DE Torgau In Flammen Open Air (Scorn Defeat Set)
07/10 DK Fredericia Metal Magic (Special Old School Set)
07/11 UK London Downstairs at the Dome (Special Old School Set)

US
07/26 Fire In The Mountains
07/28 Seattle WA El Corazon
07/29 Portland OR Star Theater
07/30 Sacramento CA Cafe Colonial
07/31 Berkeley CA Cornerstone
08/01 Los Angeles CA 1720

EUROPE
09/03 PL Aleksandrow Lodzki Summer Dying Loud
09/04 PL Cracow Zaścianek
09/05 CZ Ostrava Metal III
09/07 DE Munich Hansa 39 @ Feierwerk
09/08 DE Leipzig Moritzbastei
09/09 DE Berlin Badehaus
09/10 DK Copenhagen Beta @ Amager Bio
09/11 DE Hamburg Betty
09/12 DE Oberhausen Death & Damnation Fest
09/13 NL Leeuwarden Neushoorn
09/14 NL Utrecht DB’s
09/15 FR Paris Backstage By The Mill

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FORTRESS FESTIVAL Unleashes Massive First Wave of 2027 Band Announcements feat. Worldwide & UK Exclusive Sets

Posted in Black Metal, black metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , on July 3, 2026 by Metal Odyssey

FORTRESS FESTIVAL 2027
29-30 May 2027
Scarborough Spa
North Yorkshire, UK

New additions include worldwide live debut from Gris, worldwide exclusives from Gràb and Dungeontroll, full “Confusion Gate” album set from Yellow Eyes, UK exclusives from Slagmaur and Havukruunu, and a special UK exclusive set from Forteresse

Miserere Luminis, Tardigrada, Mourir, Trha and Sinmara also added to the line-up

Fortress is over 70% sold out: https://www.fortressfestival.co.uk/

Scarborough, UK; 3 July 2026: Following the monumental reveal of Emperor as the first 2027 headliner, Fortress Festival has unleashed a first wave of band confirmations. Set to take place at the iconic Scarborough Spa in North Yorkshire, UK and true to the event’s growing reputation, this latest announcement is packed with worldwide live debuts and exclusives, UK debuts and exclusives, as well as special sets. 

Canadian atmospheric black metal project Gris will make their worldwide live debut at Fortress Festival in 2027. The band has been an elusive studio entity for years, making this an unprecedented event for their followers:

“We have been hesitant for years to bring the music of Gris to the stage,” Gris said. “The idea has been undulating in our minds for more than a decade now, swaying from doubt to possibility, and to doubt again. We knew that it would require us to adapt the music we’ve done with great respect and care, and it seemed daunting at times. But seeing the dedication of Fortress Festival to make their event unique and of high quality, it felt like a perfect context for us to embrace the challenge of making Gris alive for the first time.”

Joining them is Bavarian black metal outfit Gràb, performing a 2027 worldwide exclusive show. “Last year I announced to step back from doing music due to health issues,” said Grànt. “However, things changed for the better. Like it or not, I decided to return. For years, Gary of Fortress Festival showed heavy interest in booking GRÀB. We, as a band, decided that the fantastic venue of Fortress is the right place to do a 2027 exclusive GRÀB concert. This marks our first concert outside Germany and Austria. We will bring Bavarian Black Metal to UK soil for the first time ever. Be there!

Yellow Eyes will perform their acclaimed album “Confusion Gate” in full for a UK exclusive. The band shared their excitement, stating, “Eight years after our last UK performance, Yellow Eyes will finally return to England. We’re honoured to make our exclusive UK appearance of 2027 at the legendary Fortress Festival. It is rare that we make it to England, and we don’t know when we’ll be back again. If you’ve ever wanted to see us in the UK, we hope you’ll join us in Scarborough. This will be something special.

Quebecois black metal pioneers Forteresse will return to Fortress Festival in 2027 and deliver a special UK exclusive set. Promising an unforgettable performance, the band declared, “The ghosts of epic death and rebellion are returning to England once again to storm the shores of Scarborough. This time, a special set will be curated especially for this event that shall remain secret until the time draws near.”

Fantasy synth artist Dungeontroll will deliver a worldwide exclusive set created purely for Fortress. “Join Dungeontroll for a one-of-a-kind ritual at Fortress Festival MMXXVII,” said Dungeontroll. “Tales of adventure and woe will be woven, calling forth the ancient spirits of the woods. These songs will be written and performed exclusively for Fortress; there are no plans to record or perform them again after this night.

The barrage of UK debuts and exclusives is made even more powerful by the melancholic brilliance of Miserere Luminis, the crushing sound of Switzerland’s Tardigrada, and the chaotic intensity of France’s Mourir, all performing in the UK for the very first time. Another awaited UK debut comes in the form of the mysterious Trha.

Rounding out this monumental announcement are UK exclusive performances by the Norwegian avant-garde horror show Slagmaur, Finnish pagan black metal masters Havukruunu, and the dissonant Icelandic force of Sinmara.

Fortress Festival ticketshttps://www.fortressfestival.co.uk/tickets

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Source: 3nation

THE NOCTAMBULANT Release Video For “Skeleton Key” ~ New Studio Album Revival Out in September

Posted in Black Metal, gothic, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , on June 29, 2026 by Metal Odyssey

Watch “Skeleton Key” HERE! https://youtu.be/WT-fW9Yrdfk

Following their recent signing to Terminus Hate City, THE NOCTAMBULANT reveal the next few pages of this Southern Gothic chapter. Steeped in the traditions of Blues, Rockabilly, Goth rock and American Country, THE NOCTAMBULANT embrace this aesthetic and sonic niche while maintaining their signature black metal sound.

THE NOCTAMBULANT will release their forthcoming full length album Revival on September 18, via Terminus Hate City

On the new single “Skeleton Key” THE NOCTAMBULANT share: “this track captures the desire to achieve salvation and transcendence by any means necessary. It tells the story of using one body to reach immortality in another. The weakness of the flesh must be overcome in the pursuit of something greater.”

“Skeleton Key” unleashes a dire savagery through a blackened haze. Its foreboding onslaught marches steadily onward as weighted rhythmic strikes soon erupt into a fury of high-speed intensity. As the darkness consumes, the inevitable end is inescapable. 

Revival – Track Listing:

1. Repent and Be Saved
2. Bring the Sorrow
3. Apokalypsis
4. Dark Dawn
5. Macabre
6. Interlude
7. Skeleton Key
8. Killing Tree
9. Hell Ride
10. San Martino
11. Red Right Hand

Recorded at Tri-Rush Studios, Revivalwas engineered and produced by E. Helvete and D. Franseth. The album was mixed and mastered by Daniel Thabet at Liquid Studios, with the cover art designed by Dream Creatures. 

THE NOCTAMBULANT:

E. Helvete – Guitars/Vocals
D. Franseth – Drums
Lars G – Bass
Rev. Beaumont – Lead Guitar

Links: 

Facebookhttps://m.facebook.com/TheNoctambulant/

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/thenoctambulant/

TikTokhttps://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeEM8R9y/

Source: C Squared Music

Norwegian symphonic black metal band Profane Burial launch new single “Triumph Of Dreadful Aftermath”

Posted in Black Metal, black metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on June 27, 2026 by Metal Odyssey

New album “Desolate Echoes of Turmoil” to be released via These Hands Melt

Kråkstad, Norway & Rome, Italy; 22 June 2026: Norwegian symphonic black metal group Profane Burial has unveiled a new single, “Triumph Of Dreadful Aftermath,” as an introduction to the upcoming full-length, Desolate Echoes of Turmoil, to be released later this year via These Hands Melt

Listen to “Triumph Of Dreadful Aftermath”: https://www.nocleansinging.com/2026/06/22/an-ncs-video-premiere-profane-burial-triumph-of-dreadful-aftermath/

According to the band, “Triumph Of Dreadful Aftermath” tells the tale of how chronic insomnia and spontaneous panic tear apart the fabric of normality, dragging the human psyche into a nightmare dimension of disintegration and fear. With its ferocious style of expression, “Triumph Of Dreadful Aftermath” sets a whole new tone of aggressiveness for Profane Burial, with music that is dark and orchestral in its intensity.

Their upcoming album “Desolate Echoes of Turmoil” is considered the most elaborate and dynamic album produced by the band yet. While the new material deliberately maintains the core foundation of their established style, relying heavily on grandiose arrangements, bleak atmospheric textures, and sharp black metal execution, it also moves significantly further into progressive territory. Complex arrangements, changing structure, and unexpected timing make the band move into the modern, very emotional sphere without losing its characteristic dark and cinematic sound. 

Track-list:

  1. Den Fortaptes Krønike
  2. Prognostic Augural Obsolescence
  3. Triumph of Dreadful Aftermath
  4. Channeling Epiphany
  5. Horror Code pt. 2
  6. Malicious Discomfort

To bring this specific vision to life, the band worked with notable names in the studio. The entire album was mixed and mastered by Børge Finstad at Toproom Studio, whereas the drum tracks were recorded independently at Strand Studio. Visually, the release is tied together by a striking, Rorschach-inspired cover artwork painted by Ella Kunst, a piece designed to mirror the existential and psychological tension found throughout the music.

Profane Burial originally formed in 2013, starting out as an ambitious studio project between Kjetil Ytterhus, known for his work with Haimad, Khôra, and Babels Tårn, and André Aaslie, who has performed with Funeral, Images At Twilight, Omnia Moritur, and Vitam Aeternam.

The project quickly grew into a proper live group, bringing in a highly capable lineup of musicians associated with prominent acts like Borknagar, Trollfest and Cadaver. After building early momentum with their 2018 debut album, The Rosewater Park Legend, the band switched into a trio format after 2020. This transition put Aaslie on guitar duties and positioned Ytterhus as the main vocalist, a creative shift that resulted in their 2024 album, My Plateau.

The album will be available across several formats via These Hands Melt. The release options include a standard digital album, a CD Digipack strictly limited to 200 copies, and a classic vinyl LP pressed in two separate color variants. 

Pre-orderhttps://profaneburial.bandcamp.com/album/desolate-echoes-of-turmoil

Lineup:
Kjetil Ytterhus – Vocals & Keys
André Aaslie – Guitars, Bass & Keys
Bjørn Dugstad Rønnow – Drums

Profane Burial online:

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Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/profane_burial/

Bandcamphttps://profaneburial.bandcamp.com/music

Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/7KX7UxaY6BWCBFIfl0kqY3

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Source: 3nation

TSAR STANGRA Announces New Album Химните на разрушените светове (Hymns of the Broken Worlds) Out July 1, 2026, via GLOBMETAL PROMOTIONS

Posted in Black Metal, black metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on June 20, 2026 by Metal Odyssey

Québec City-based Bulgarian folk and black metal band TSAR STANGRA will release their new full-length album, Химните на разрушените светове (Hymns of the Broken Worlds), on July 1, 2026 via GLOBMETAL PROMOTIONS.

Created over the course of nearly a decade, Химните на разрушените светове is the band’s most ambitious work to date. The album explores Bulgarian history, folklore, pagan ritual, exile, language, and cultural memory through a collision of black metal aggression, Balkan melody, ceremonial atmosphere, tambura, orchestration, and lyrics written in Bulgarian.

Founded by vocalist Stanislav StefanovskiTSAR STANGRA was built around the mission of preserving Bulgarian heritage through extreme metal. On Химните на разрушените светове, that mission expands into a larger meditation on identity, displacement, and the meeting of worlds.

Written largely in Québec by musicians from different cultural and musical backgrounds, the record carries a natural tension between Bulgarian folk tradition and Western black metal, between pagan symbolism and literary sources shaped by Christian Bulgarian poets, between ancestral memory and life far from the homeland.

The album opens with “Тракийци – Черни химни за изгубените” (“Thracians – Black Hymns for the Lost Ones”), an epic invocation of Thracian memory and Bulgarian ancestry. “Хан Аспарух” (“Khan Asparuh”) follows with a martial black metal tribute to the founder of the First Bulgarian Empire, while “Черна песен” (“Black Song”) turns inward through the poetry of Dimcho Debelyanov.

The record later moves through the exile and longing of “Тъга за Юг” (“Longing for the South”), the Kukeri ritual force of “Земни стражи” (“Guardians of the Earth”), and the uncompromising pagan invocation of “Завръщането на родния бог” (“The Return of the Native God”), before closing with “Българският език” (“Bulgarian Language”), a tribute to the survival of Bulgarian language and identity.

The artwork, created by Paolo Girardi, reflects the album’s central theme of cultural collision. Kukeri, ancient masked figures from Bulgarian pagan tradition, stand before the burning Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, one of Québec’s most recognizable Christian landmarks. The image captures the album’s vision of old ritual, new geography, ancestral memory and transformation.

Химните на разрушените светове follows TSAR STANGRA’s debut full-length Небесният ковач(Celestial Forger), the 2023 single “Черна песен” (“Black Song”), and the 2024 live album Битката за Фиорда – На живо в Сагене (The Battle of the Fjord – Live in Saguenay).

Track-list:

  1. “Тракийци – Черни химни за изгубените” (“Thracians – Black Hymns for the Lost Ones”) – 6:45
  2. “Хан Аспарух” (“Khan Asparuh”) – 6:35
  3. “Черна песен” (“Black Song”) – 4:41
  4. “Последният поход” (“The Final March”) – 3:03
  5. “Тъга за Юг” (“Longing for the South”) – 4:49
  6. “Земни стражи” (“Guardians of the Earth”) – 6:42
  7. “Завръщането на родния бог” (“The Return of the Native God”) – 3:11
  8. “Българският език” (“Bulgarian Language”) – 5:43

For fans of ROTTING CHRIST, NEGURA BUNGET, DRUDKH, MELECHESH, BATHORY, and IMMORTAL, the new album offers a deeply cultural and ritualistic take on pagan black metal.

TSAR STANGRA:

  • Stanislav Stefanovski: vocals, tambura
  • Olivier Vaillancourt-Girard: guitars
  • Samuel Paré: guitars
  • Wayne Barr: bass
  • Cindy Tecca: keyboards
  • Simon Vaillancourt-Girard: drums

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Source: C Squared Music

COMPLEXANT Announce Debut Full-Length Apex ~ New Song Now Streaming

Posted in Black Metal, Death Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on June 16, 2026 by Metal Odyssey

Blackened death machine COMPLEXANT has arrived. These Australian extremists are poised to unleash their first-ever full-length album, Apex.

The album boasts 10 tracks of brilliantly violent riffing fueled by percussive intensity and unearthly vocals. Following a collection of critically-acclaimed singles and 2023’s A Rite of Passage EP, COMPLEXANT is set to cement their status in the global metal community with Apex.

The band has launched the video for the album’s first single, “No Angels Weep.”

“A tale of vengeance, revenge and killing the false friends who scheme against you, when paranoia turns into reality,” says vocalist Dan Greigsy about the song. “Murdered one by one with an old gardening tool, then buried in the backyard. You have freed yourself from your living burden, but you are now haunted by a rotting garden sprouting from your sins”

Watch the video for “No Angels Weep” at: youtu.be/GcuHJj4bgoQ

Apex is due out on July 31 via Bleeding Art Collective in partnership with Blood Blast Distribution.

Stream more from COMPEXANT on Spotify and Apple Music.

Track-listing
1) Apex

2) No Angels Weep

3) Afterlife

4) Swing Myself To Sleep

5) Critical Mass

6) Heretical Supremacy

7) Cyclops

8) Eye For An Eye

9) No Hope For Humanity

10) No Hope For Sanctuary

Vocals on Apex were tracked by Joey Marsh at Beyond the Marsh Studios, with guitars and bass tracked by Shannon Zivkovic. The album was mixed and mastered by Christian Donaldson (Cryptopsy, Suffocation, Shadow of Intent, Ingested). Cover art created by Matt Priso.

Line-up:

Shannon Zivkovic – Guitar
Gavin Bradley – Guitar
Dan Greigsy – Vocals
Chris Tuckley – Bass
Seb Su – Drums

BIO: COMPLEXANT bring together members from across Australia to deliver a vicious blend of Death Metal and Black Metal.

Drawing influence from bands such as Behemoth, Suffocation, Emperor and Nile, they have been touring nationally since 2022 while steadily building their catalogue with a string of singles and an EP. Since the bands inception they have shared the stage with international titans Cryptopsy, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Signs Of The Swarm, Within Destruction, and Disentomb.

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Source: ClawHammer PR

HULDER Reveals New Single/Video “View From Nemeton” ~ Impending Third Album, VERBOLGEN, Out Aug 7th Via 20 Buck Spin

Posted in Black Metal, black metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on June 16, 2026 by Metal Odyssey

Photo by © Liana Rakijian

Dark black metal project HULDER has released “View From Nemeton,” the lead single and accompanying music video from their forthcoming album Verbolgen, due August 7th, via 20 Buck Spin (North America) and Season of Mist (World ex-North America). The single opens the album’s campaign and marks the first visual statement from what stands as the project’s most fully realized work to date.

Captured on analog mediums in the forests of the Pacific Northwestern landscape and woven together by Liana Rakijian and Hulder, ‘View From Nemeton’ serves as a glimpse from the eye of the otherworld,” the band states.

View From Nemeton” moves through the ceremonial and the spectral, its lyrics evoking a sacred site in the realm of the otherworld where the living and the dead converge: “In realm of the otherworld where undead and living shall meet / View from Nemeton as veil of soma is thinned.” The track builds on a foundation of layered riffing and atmospheric density, anchored by the recurring incantation “Bone to Bone / Limb to Limb / Blood to Blood,” before opening into sequences of hurdy-gurdy and keys that widen the piece’s ceremonial register.

Pre-Order Verbolgen

https://orcd.co/hulderverbolgen

“VIEW FROM NEMETON” MUSIC VIDEO: 
https://youtu.be/Q2gttZHbJsw

Emerging from the Pacific Northwest, HULDER built a devoted following across a series of releases marked by their commitment to ancient craft, uncompromising production, and a sound rooted in the Northern European black metal tradition. 

Verbolgen sees the project expand its instrumental palette: drawing in hurdy-gurdy from KELD (Majesties, Obsequiae, Celestiial) and split drum contributions from VAPULA and VROLOK (Aeternus, Gorgoroth), while sharpening the dual creative core that has defined its most compelling work.

Verbolgen Track-list:

  1. Drie Raven (Intro) (2:18)
  2. The Crowning (6:28)
  3. Thy Binding Oath (5:38)
  4. Verbolgen (4:01)
  5. …And We Shall Sing (6:01)
  6. In Blood and In Earth (7:09)
  7. Den Nacht Zijn Lied (6:45)
  8. View From Nemeton (5:23)
  9. The Glow of Dawn (4:48)

Full runtime: 48:33

In support of the forthcoming release, HULDER will embark on a North American tour in August with DIMMU BORGIRHYPOCRISY and SUFFOCATION. Tickets are available at: https://hulder-official.com/pages/shows.

HULDER North American Tour Dates:

Aug 7 – New York, NY @ Palladium Times Square
Aug 8 – Worcester, PA @ The Palladium
Aug 10 – Toronto, ON @ History
Aug 11 – Montreal, QC @ MTELUS
Aug 13 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theater
Aug 14 – Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theatre
Aug 15 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Fillmore
Aug 18 – Denver, CO @ The Mission Ballroom
Aug 21 – San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
Aug 23 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Novo

Line-up:
Hulder – Voice, Electric Guitars, Keys, Acoustic Guitars
Necreon – Bass, Voice
Keld – Hurdy Gurdy, Electric Guitars, Keys (session)
Vapula – Drums (session)
Vrolok – Drums (session)

Follow HULDER:
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AZELS MOUNTAIN Unveil “Bezdroża Jałowe” Ahead of Album Release

Posted in Black Metal, black metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , on June 16, 2026 by Metal Odyssey

Echa Krwi available to pre-order via Pagan Records

Polish black metallers Azels Mountain have released a new video, created by Zaćma Visual Studio, ahead of the release of their third full-length album, Echa Krwi, scheduled to arrive on 26th June via Pagan Records.

Watch “Bezdroża Jałowe”

https://youtu.be/XPAvCNyXovE?si=8AuU2y1y2kV3essw

Pre-orders are also now available via Pagan Records:

On this new album, Azels Mountain continues its descent into darker and more reflective territories, channelling themes of memory, blood, sacrifice and transcendence through a colder, more expansive musical expression shaped by both mystic reflection and the lingering shadows of more recent historical experience. 

Compared to previous releases, Echa Krwi is a more mature and culturally rooted vision. Beyond the foundations of underground black metal, the album draws inspiration from classical Polish music, literature and the spiritual atmosphere woven through the nation’s artistic heritage.

Echoes of melancholy, longing, pride, and existential struggle permeate the compositions, giving the record a distinctly Polish character. The result is an album that channels the spirit of forgotten landscapes, ancestral memory, and the restless soul embedded within Polish culture itself, transforming Echa Krwi into something both deeply personal and timeless.

Sirkis completed the artwork for the new album, while Zaćma Visual Studio handled photography. Renowned designer Christophe Szpajdel crafted the band’s refreshed logo. On the production front, the material was recorded at M23 Studio, with mixing and mastering duties executed by Satanic Audio.

Track-list:
1. Intro
2. Wschód
3. Bezdroża Jałowe
4. Ku Szczytom i Cieniom
5. Pieśń Wrony
6. Pomrok Czasów
7. Rytuał Zapomniany
8. Sen o Polach Bezkresnych
9. Nikt Nie Woła
10. Pustka

Formed in 2013, Azels Mountain emerged from the shadows of the Polish underground with a vision rooted in spiritual symbolism and the raw essence of black metal. Drawing inspiration from Slavic heritage, mysticism, death, and anti-religious contemplation, the band crafts music steeped in cold atmosphere, hypnotic melodies, and fierce aggression.

Their sound balances the spirit of classic black metal with hypnotic, ritualistic compositions and mystic atmosphere. Across releases such as Góra milczenia (2016) and Wieczny sen (2019), Azels Mountain established a distinct identity built on melancholic depth, grim intensity and uncompromising style.

Azels Mountain will perform at Gothoom Festival in Slovakia, 24-25 July 2026.

Azels Mountains:
Wokale, teksty: Nauthiz Nihilist
Gitara, teksty: Ottir
Gitara, wokale wspierające: Roger
Bass, wokale wspierające: Bart
Perkusja: Sławomir

Azels Mountain online:
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Pagan Records:
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Bandcamphttps://paganrecords.bandcamp.com
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Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/pagan.records/
Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/user/knxur7q2nz7w1he6qqq60ssq5?si=439870fe0b3d4918

Source: 3nation

BELPHEGOR Announces “Praise The Beast” European Tour 2026

Posted in Black Metal, Death Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on June 11, 2026 by Metal Odyssey

Black Death Metal force BELPHEGOR will unleash their magickal processions across Europe in autumn 2026 with the “Praise The Beast” European Tour 2026.

The trek kicks off on September 29th at Turock in Essen, Germany, and will storm through Belgium, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, Central Europe, Poland, and the UK before reaching its final ritual on October 18th at The Underworld in London.

Joining BELPHEGOR as special guests are Death Metal legends KRISIUN and Black Metal coven ASAGRAUM. A fourth band will be announced soon. Stay tuned.

BELPHEGOR “Praise The Beast” European Tour 2026:

29.09. – GER – Essen, Turock
30.09. – BEL – Kortrijk, DVG
01.10. – NLD – Dordrecht, Bibelot
02.10. – NLD – Hengelo, Metropool
03.10. – TBA
04.10. – SWE – Gothenburg, Monument
06.10. – FIN – Helsinki, On The Rocks
07.10. – SWE – Stockholm, Kollektivet Livet
08.10. – SWE – Malmö, Plan B
09.10. – GER – Berlin, Musikbrauerei
10.10. – CZE – Uherske Hradiste, Klub Mir
11.10. – CZE – Plzen, Serikovka
13.10. – POL – Krakow, Hype Park
14.10. – POL – Gdańsk, Drizzly Grizzly
15.10. – GER – Osnabrück, Bastard Club
16.10. – UK – Sheffield, Corporation
17.10. – UK – Torquay, Arena
18.10. – UK – London, The Underworld

Tickets and additional information will be available through local venues and promoters.

BELPHEGOR – “Scarlet Beast – Leviathan” (Official Music Video) – https://youtu.be/R84svP3mTJo

About BELPHEGOR:

Since their formation in 1993 in Austria, BELPHEGOR have stood as one of the most brutal and transgressive forces in black death metal. Founded by vocalist and guitarist Helmuth Lehner, the band has spent over three decades refining a sound forged in fire and sacrilege, merging the violent precision of death metal with the ritualistic darkness of black metal.

Their musick is an invocation of infernal power, a soundwall of relentless blasphemy.

From the raw intensity of early releases like The Last Supper (1995), Blutsabbath (1997), and Necrodaemon Terrorsathan (2000), to the increasingly sophisticated compositions found on albums such as Lucifer Incestus, Bondage Goat Zombie, Pestapokalypse VI, and Totenritual, BELPHEGOR have continually pushed the boundaries of extreme musick. Each release marks a further descent into forbidden territory.

The band’s thematic focus with ritual magick, religious inversion, and arcane symbolism is matched by their technical mastery, multilingual lyrics, and sonic experimentation.

With their twelfth studio album The Devils (2022), BELPHEGOR delivered one of their most punishing and ambitious records to date.

Source: C Squared Music