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GRAVE HEX – Finnish Death Metal Punks To Unleash Vermian Death Debut Album This August

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on July 9, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Emerging from the festering depths of the Finnish underground, GRAVE HEX are set to unleash their debut album, Vermian Death, on August 22nd, 2025 via Night Terrors Records (cassette) and Cavernous Records (CD).

Fueled by a raw punk spirit and forged in the shadow of decay, GRAVE HEX deliver blistering death metal soaked in tension, rot and filth. Their tracks erupt with scathing, unpolished energy, conjuring a foul stench that lingers long after the music stops. With a sound that channels the putrid legacy of bands like Autopsy, Undergang and Morbific, Vermian Death is an uncompromising slab of bestial rage.

GRAVE HEX are poised to make a mark among the ranks of the most unrelenting and primitive purveyors of death metal, drawing in maniacs from both the punk and metal underworlds.

The first single “Vultural Scourge” is now streaming on Death Madness YouTube channel HERE.

Track-list:

I. Steeping Master Worm Flesh (3:25)
II. Vultural Scourge (2:23)
III. Den Of Evil (4:13)
IV. Endless Impossible Constructs (5:13)
V. Vermian Death (3:59)
VI. Pungent Pulsating Pools Of Blood (2:33)
VII. Halls Beneath The Primal Mere (5:34)

GRAVE HEX was (de)formed in Helsinki in March 2024 by Matti (of hardcore band Vainoa), Miikka (Vainoa), and Martti (ex-Loka, ex-Radien), united by a shared vision of primal, worm-ridden death metal.

Songwriting took off like a spontaneous blaze, and the material for the debut release came together quickly – written and rehearsed in short order, then recorded over three sessions during the summer of 2024.

The result, Vermian Death, is a crushing torrent of metal, steeped in cavernous soundscapes and feral lyrical themes.

Recording and mixing were handled by the band’s own Matti Vainionpää, while mastering was completed by Greg Wilkinson at Earhammer Studios. The cover art is an original piece commissioned from Slimeweaver.

Shortly after completing the album, the band welcomed Hanna on bass and is now preparing to unleash their bestial death worship live in 2025.

Line-up:

H. – Bass
M. – Vocals, guitars
M. – Vocals, guitars
M. – Drums, vocals

GRAVE HEX:

https://www.instagram.com/grave_hex

https://gravehex.bandcamp.com/

Night Terrors Records:

https://night-terrors-records.net/

https://night-terrors-records.bandcamp.com/

Cavernous Records:

https://www.facebook.com/CavernousRecords

https://cavernousrecords.bigcartel.com/

Boris Records Reissuing ECTOVOID’s Dark Abstraction on Limited Edition Vinyl

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , on July 6, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Birmingham (AL) – Ten years after its initial release and in honored celebration of the band’s fifteenth anniversary of existence, Boris Records is proud to unveil the exclusive vinyl reissue of Ectovoid’s long out of print sophomore full-length album, Dark Abstraction. Slated for a September 12th release, the limited reissue will come in two versions: plain black and marbled purple.

The band’s most recent full length recording and tragically the last to feature the band’s late founding guitarist Michael StewartDark Abstraction, was originally released in 2015 on CD by Polish label Hellthrasher Productions and LP by Swedish label Blood Harvest Records

Line-up:

C.B. – Bass/Vocals
M.S. – Guitar
C.M. – Drums

With eight varied and memorable tracks, a greatly improved production, and an ever-advancing sense of expression and craftsmanship from all instruments, this was the sound of a young band stepping out of their formative beginnings and emerging confidently as the established and respected outfit they are known as today.

Boris Records is excited to bring this under-appreciated work of death metal darkness back to the public consciousness. Ectovoid’s exhumation from the forgotten graves is long overdue.

The album can be streamed in its entirety at this location.

To celebrate the reissue of Dark AbstractionEctovoid will be playing a 15th Anniversary show at Saturn in Birmingham, AL on August 16.

Track Listing:

  1. Obscure Altars
  2. Visions of Reflective Decay
  3. Mental Netherworlds
  4. Precipice of Absolute Chaos
  5. Rituals of Hallucination
  6. The Expanse Between Slumber and Death
  7. A Prisoner of Paradox
  8. Spawned from Unending Mystery

Credits:

Recorded in Autumn 2014 by Joshua Freemon at Dead Sound Studios.
Mixed by Joshua Freemon.
Mastered by Damian Herring at Subturranean Watchtower Studios.
Cover art by Bartlomiej Kurzok.
Band photos by Amber Slanders.

Source: ClawHammer PR

facebook.com/ectovoid

ectovoid.bandcamp.com

borisrecords.bandcamp.com

THE CONVALESCENCE – Summer Tour Dates 2025 | Dates, Cities & Venues Listed

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, death metal music, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on July 1, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

From The Convalescence Facebook:

We’re gonna be spending most of the Summer on the road traveling festival to festival and crossing paths with some killer bands! Let us know which show you’re coming out to!

Get tickets at tconband.com

7.16 – Cadott, WI @ Rock Fest w/EVE 6 & Drowning Pool
7.17 – Pontiac, MI @ The Crofoot w/Carnifex & Suffocation
7.18 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Upheaval Festival w/Rob Zombie
7.31 – Buffalo, NY @ The Rec Room w/Esham
8.1 – Columbus, OH @ The King Of Clubs w/Esham
8.2 – Toledo, OH @ Frankie’s w/Esham
8.3 – Cleveland, OH @ The Foundry Concert Club w/Esham
8.7 – Joliet, IL @ The Forge w/Esham
8.8 – Fort Wayne, IN @ Piere’s w/Esham
8.9 – Pontiac, MI @ The Crofoot w/Esham
8.10 – Pittsburgh, PA @ The Forge Urban Winery w/Esham
8.13 – Thornville, OH @ The Gathering Of The Juggalos w/Green Jello
8.23 – Battle Creek, MI @ Michigan Metal Fest w/Dying Fetus
9.11 – Cudahy, WI @ X-Ray Arcade w/Ignominious
9.12 – Lake Nebagamon, WI @ Northern Wisconsin Metalfest w/Ignominious
9.13 – Manitowoc, WI @ Manitowoc Metalfest w/Through The Eyes Of The Dead
9.14 – Green Bay, WI @ The Tarlton Theatre w/Ignominious

SIX FEET UNDER – Tickets For The Midnight In Hell 2025 Fall Headlining Tour On Sale Now!

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on June 27, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Photo by Stephanie Cabral

SIX FEET UNDER will return to stages this Fall on a US headlining tour. The Midnight In Hell 2025 tour runs from September 20th in Indianapolis, Indiana through October 25th in New Kensington, Pennsylvania and includes a special performance at this year’s edition of Aftershock. Support will be provided by Exhorder, Wretched, and Incite.

Comments SIX FEET UNDER vocalist Chris Barnes, “After a highly successful return to touring, I’m very excited to get back on the road and continue the mayhem this Fall! Our friends Exhorder, Wretched, and Incite will be our accomplices this time around. We will be dusting off some classic SIX FEET UNDER material and three songs we’ve never played live, including the fan favorite, ‘The Noose!’ See you this Fall and don’t forget we’ll be at Aftershock Festival on Sunday, October 5th!”

Tickets are on sale now at: linktr.ee/midnightinhell. Find VIP upgrades here: national-acts.com/sixfeetunder. See all confirmed dates below.

SIX FEET UNDER w/ Exhorder, Wretched, Incite:
9/20/2025 Heavy Hell – Indianapolis, IN **
9/21/2025 The King Of Clubs – Columbus, OH
9/22/2025 Soundstage – Baltimore, MD
9/23/2025 Chapel Of Bones – Raleigh, NC
9/25/2025 Conduit – Orlando, FL
9/26/2025 Orpheum – Tampa, FL
9/27/2025 Club LA – Destin, FL
9/28/2025 Chelsea’s Live – Baton Rouge, LA
9/29/2025 Paper Tiger – San Antonio, TX
9/30/2025 Jake’s – Lubbock, TX
10/02/2025 The Rock – Tucson, AZ
10/03/2025 House Of Blues – San Diego, CA
10/04/2025 Humdinger – San Luis Obispo, CA
10/05/2025 Aftershock – Sacramento, CA **
10/07/2025 El Corazon – Seattle, WA
10/09/2025 Ray’s Golden Lion – Richland, WA
10/10/2025 Nova PDX – Portland, OR
10/11/2025 The Shredder – Boise, ID
10/13/2025 The Oriental Theatre – Denver, CO
10/15/2025 The Vanguard – Tulsa, OK
10/16/2025 Wooly’s – Des Moines, IA
10/17/2025 The Canopy Club – Urbana, IL
10/18/2025 Avondale – Chicago, IL
10/19/2025 Venue Event Center – Cadillac, MI
10/20/2025 Sanctuary – Detroit, MI
10/21/2025 Rec Room – Buffalo, NY
10/22/2025 District Music Hall – Norwalk, CT
10/23/2025 Brooklyn Monarch – Brooklyn, NY
10/24/2025 Broken Goblet – Bensalem, PA
10/25/2025 Preserving Underground – New Kensington, PA
** SIX FEET UNDER only

SIX FEET UNDER continues to tour in support of their fourteenth studio album, Killing For Revenge, released last year via Metal Blade Records!

A gnarly beast of a record that’s not for the faint-hearted, Killing For Revenge dishes up nightmare-inducing imagery courtesy of Barnes via the vocalist’s trademark guttural vocals. Both the album title and darkly detailed red-hued album cover by artist Vince Locke are perfect containers for the brutality within.

Forged as a side project for Barnes during his final years with the band that he co-founded, Cannibal Corpse, SIX FEET UNDER became the frontman’s sole focus in 1995, coinciding with the release of their debut, Haunted. Only Barnes remains from SIX FEET UNDER’s original incarnation, but the quality has remained remarkably consistent. The current lineup of Barnes, guitarists Jack Owen (ex-Cannibal Corpse) and Ray Suhy, bassist Jeff Hughell, and drummer Marco Pitruzzella makes for a devastating unit.

Preview and purchase Killing For Revenge at: metalblade.com/sixfeetunder.

Source: EARSPLIT PR

BETRAYME – Mexican Death Metal Force Release New Single “Unnamed”

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , on June 26, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Mexican death metal force BETRAYME return with a vengeance with their brand new single “Unnamed”, out now via Lethal Scissor Records. This marks the band’s first original release since their EP Nihil Obstat and it showcases them at the peak of their creative power.

With “Unnamed”BETRAYME deliver a furious yet calculated assault, a track that highlights their trademark blend of relentless speed, surgical precision and crushing groove. The band continues to refine a sound that is both technically elaborate and unapologetically heavy, reaffirming their position in the modern death metal landscape.

This new single is not just a return, but a clear statement of intent: BETRAYME are here to push their limits and elevate their craft to new heights.

Stream “Unnamed” HERE.

The band commented:

“‘Unnamed’ is the first single from our upcoming album. This track is the result of an intense production process that spanned several months, during which we collaborated with two highly skilled producers.
Rubén Sánchez of Urvn Studio (Guanajuato, Mexico) was responsible for editing the recorded tracks, using his expertise to help shape our sound. Meanwhile, acclaimed U.S. producer Mike Low took care of mixing and mastering. Mike has worked with bands such as Inferi, Allegaeon, DÅÅTH, Fallujah, and Shadow of Intent, among others. He currently works as an assistant to Dave Otero and Dan Swanö, further reinforcing his experience, one of the key reasons we were eager to collaborate with him in pursuit of the sound we’ve always envisioned”.

Line-up:

Santiago Zamorategui – Drums
Adib Flores – Guitar
Jorge Álvarez – Vocals

BETRAYME:

https://betraymeofficial.bandcamp.com/

https://www.instagram.com/betrayme_official/

https://www.facebook.com/betraymeofficial

Lethal Scissor Records:

https://www.lethalscissor.com/

https://www.instagram.com/lethal_scissor_records

RECORRUPTOR – Michigan Death Metal Crew Unleash “Bearing The Befouled Spawn” Single | Third Album Sorrow Will Drown Us All Releases In July

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news, nu metal with tags , , , , , , , , on June 23, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

RECORRUPTOR have unleashed “Bearing the Befouled Spawn”, the second single from their forthcoming album Sorrow Will Drown Us All, due out July 18th, 2025, via Time To Kill Records.

With this new track, the Michigan based death metal unit doubles down on the crushing weight and surgical precision that define their sound. “Bearing the Befouled Spawn” is a relentless assault – dark and sharpened to a lethal point, showcasing the band’s evolved approach to brutality and atmosphere. Fuelled by blistering riffing and unyielding aggression, the single offers a punishing glimpse into the abyss RECORRUPTOR are prepared to drag listeners through.

Stream “Bearing the Befouled Spawn” now and witness the next chapter in their descent.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/B5Ns1ZQmRQk

Streaming: https://ffm.to/recorruptor-bearing-the-befouled-spawn

The band commented:

“‘Bearing the Befouled Spawn’ is Recorruptor’s sick and twisted tale of a most vile, disgusting birth – a woman forced to birth a vicious, man-eating hellspawn that wreaks havoc upon the unsuspecting public. A conscious, spiteful nod to the current climate of Christian ideologies sending the world into a downwards spiral, so too does this fictitious public face an ultimate doom as a result of their religious beliefs”.

Track-list:

1. Bathe in the Ashes of Heaven
2. Sorrow Will Drown Us All
3. Bearing the Befouled Spawn
4. Within the Vault
5. Urn of Verglas
6. Envenoming
7. An Unnatural Lust
8. Devoured by Centipedes
9. Insidious Rot
10. Putrid Aberration of Malevolent Divinity
11. Death at the Hands of His Image
12. Scourge of Prometheus (Ft. Enrico H. Di Lorenzo of Hideous Divinity)

Preorders:

https://recorruptor.bandcamp.com/album/sorrow-will-drown-us-all

https://timetokillrecords.com/collections/recorruptor-sorrow-will-drown-us-all

Line-up:

Clint A. Franklin – Vocals
Seth Earl – Guitar
Isaac Marier – Guitar
Alex Schmidt – Bass
Josh Moore – Drums

RECORRUPTOR:

https://recorruptor.bandcamp.com/

https://www.instagram.com/recorruptorofficial/

https://www.facebook.com/Recorruptor

Time To Kill Records:

https://timetokillrecords.bandcamp.com/

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

UNMERCIFUL – To Play Big Island Metal Bash in Hawaii 

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on June 23, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

New Album – Devouring Darkness- Out Now and Streaming

In support of their newest album, Devouring Darkness, death metal horde UNMERCIFUL will make an appearance at the Big Island Metal Bash 2 in Hilo, Hawaii. The Topeka, KS-based band will headline the second date of the fest, which also features Pessimist, The Behest of Serpents, and more.

The Big Island Metal Bash 2 will take place at Hilo Town Market in Hilo, HI on October 11-12. For details and tickets, visit this location.

Devouring Darkness marks a new era of relentless violence and sonic brutality! With ten tracks of scorching intensity and distorted vengeance, the album is filled with blistering blast beats, intricate kick drum patterns, and destructive riffing.

Devouring Darkness is out now on CD, digital, and vinyl formats on Willowtip Records.

Stream and order the album at:

willowtip.com

unmerciful.bandcamp.com

Willowtip Records YouTube Channel

Spotify

Apple Music

Devouring Darkness sees the return of longtime member Jeremy Turner to guitar and introduces Josh Riley as the band’s new vocalist, further intensifying the group’s punishing sound.

The album was engineered and produced by Clinton Appelhanz at Waveworks Studio, with mastering handled by the legendary Alan Douches (Cannibal Corpse, Hate Eternal, etc.). Artwork by Santiago Francisco Jaramillo.

UNMERCIFUL is seeking a bassist for live performances and/or a permanent position. Serious inquiries only. Contact the band for details.

UNMERCIFUL:
Clinton Appelhanz – Guitars/Bass
Jeremy Turner – Guitars/Bass
Trynt Kelly – Drums
Josh Riley – Vocals

www.facebook.com/officialunmerciful

www.instagram.com/official_unmerciful

unmerciful.bandcamp.com/

willowtip.com

willowtip.bandcamp.com

Source: ClawHammer PR

ENTHEOS Announces First Ever North American Headlining Tour This Fall – Tickets On Sale Now

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , on June 23, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Photo courtesy of ENTHEOS

Progressive death metal duo ENTHEOS are very pleased to announce their first ever North American headlining tour! The month-long journey begins on October 30th in New Orleans, Louisiana and runs through December 6th in Nashville, Tennessee. Support will be provided by Fallujah, The Zenith Passage, and Tracheotomy.

Comments vocalist Chaney Crabb, “We’re incredibly excited to announce our first ever headlining tour in the United States and parts of Canada. As a band, we have looked forward to this moment for a very long time, and to be able to bring along our friends in Fallujah, The Zenith Passage, and Tracheotomy is a dream come true. We look forward to sharing a very special set with all of you, and are confident that from start to finish this will be one of the best metal shows of the year. See you soon.”

Tickets are on sale now at entheosofficial.com. See all confirmed dates below.

ENTHEOS w/ Fallujah, The Zenith Passage, Tracheotomy:
10/30/2025 Southport Hall – New Orleans, LA
10/31/2025 The Secret Group – Houston, TX
11/01/2025 The Rail – Ft. Worth, TX
11/02/2025 Come And Take It Live – Austin, TX
11/04/2025 Launchpad – Albuquerque, NM
11/05/2025 Nile Underground – Mesa, AZ
11/06/2025 Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA
11/07/2025 The Moroccan Lounge – Los Angeles, CA
11/08/2025 Backstage Bar – Las Vegas, NV
11/09/2025 Neck of The Woods – San Francisco, CA
11/11/2025 Dante’s – Portland, OR
11/12/2025 El Corazon – Seattle, WA
11/13/2025 The Big Dipper – Spokane, WA
11/14/2025 Metro Music Hall – Salt Lake City, UT
11/15/2025 HQ – Denver, CO
11/16/2025 Bottleneck – Lawrence, KS
11/18/2025 Lefty’s – Des Moines, IA
11/19/2025 Cabooze – Minneapolis, MN
11/20/2025 Reggies – Chicago, IL
11/21/2025 Sanctuary – Detroit, MI
11/22/2025 Lees Palace – Toronto, ON
11/23/2025 Foufounes – Montreal, QC
11/25/2025 Palladium (Upstairs) – Worcester, MA
11/26/2025 Empire Underground – Albany, NY
11/28/2025 The Meadows – Brooklyn, NY
11/29/2025 Underground Arts – Philadelphia, PA
11/30/2025 Hangar 1819 – Greensboro, NC
12/02/2025 Orpheum – Tampa, FL
12/03/2025 Conduit – Orlando, FL
12/04/2025 Masquerade (Purgatory) – Atlanta, GA
12/05/2025 Eulogy – Asheville, NC
12/06/2025 The End – Nashville, TN

ENTHEOS released their An End To Everything EP last Fall via Metal Blade Records. “An End To Everything’s title and lyrics are significant on a personal level and depict an era in my life that ended with the death of a close friend because of addiction,” says Crabb. “This person had thrived in life against many odds but ultimately succumbed as a result of their own poor decisions. An End To Everything is about the nature of the darkness of life and the human experience.

“Musically, our goal on this EP was to write five songs that could both stand on their own as singles and be cohesive as a collection. As always, we aimed to incorporate many different musical influences and blend them in a succinct way. Over the span of three months, we worked from the demo stages to completion alongside Mark Lewis (The Black Dahlia Murder, Fallujah, Whitechapel), who co-produced and engineered the EP, to make five tracks that are uniquely ‘ENTHEOS,’ and we are incredibly proud of the result.”

Preview and purchase ENTHEOS’ An End To Everything at metalblade.com/entheos.

Watch the band’s previously released videos for the EP’s title track, “Life In Slow Motion,” “All For Nothing,” “A Thousand Days,” and “Return To Me” HERE.

https://www.facebook.com/entheosband

https://www.instagram.com/entheosofficial

Source: EARSPLIT PR

LAST RETCH – Canadian Death Metal Upstarts Sign To Time To Kill Records

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on June 22, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Time To Kill Records is proud to announce the signing of Canadian death metal upstarts LAST RETCH for the release of their second full-length album.

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.

The new album stands as a testament to LAST RETCH’s dedication to relentless riffing and unflinching heaviness. Details and the first single will be revealed soon, stay tuned!

Line-up:

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

Biography:

LAST RETCH first made their mark in early 2021 with a well-received demo that captured their raw, unfiltered sound and quickly drew the attention of underground death metal fans.

In September 2022, LAST RETCH released their debut full-length album, Sadism and Severed Heads” – a savage collection of nine tracks that pushed their sound to new levels of intensity and featured cover artwork by renowned painter Paolo Girardi. Building on this momentum, the band released the Ergotism EP in April 2024, showcasing their evolution with a tighter, even more aggressive sound.

LAST RETCH continues to refine their approach to death metal, never shying away from brutality while adding new layers of depth and atmosphere to their music.

LAST RETCH:

https://lastretch.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/lastretchDM

https://instagram.com/last.retch

Time To Kill Records:

https://timetokillrecords.bandcamp.com/

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

Willowtip Unleashes PATRISTIC Album: Catechesis

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on June 21, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Rome (IT) – Willowtip Records has unleashed Catechesis, the debut full-length album from Blackened Death Metal horde, PATRISTIC! The album is available on CD, vinyl, and digital formats. Click to stream/purchase below!

Willowtip Store: https://bit.ly/catechesis-willowtip

Bandcamp: patristic.bandcamp.com/album/catechesis

YouTube: youtu.be/OPzCp3XZ0Uc

Catechesis is also available on Spotify and Apple Music.

Born of the ashes of Roman Empire, pagan lust for life and philosophical opulence, then demeaned and mortified by the fathers of the one true god. Centuries lasting like the last dream before awakening. PATRISTIC is the soundtrack of the age of quiet chaos between the classic world, paganism and the impending shadow of the cross.

FFO: Aosoth, Barshakesh, Drastus, Sulphur Aeon, Akhlys.

Photo Credit: Dema Novakova

Line-Up (L to R):

E.S. – Guitars, bass, samples, arrangements
Sathrath – Drums
L.S. – Vocals
T.V. – Bass

Catechesis follows 2022 debut EP, Apologetica, and is the band’s first release for Willowtip.

Track Listing:

  1. A Vinculis Soluta I [Video]
  2. A Vinculis Soluta II
  3. Catechesis I [Video]
  4. Catechesis II
  5. Catechesis III
  6. Catechesis IV

Credits:

All music and lyrics written and recorded by E.S. and Sathrath.

Drums recorded by Stefano Morabito at 16th Cellar Studios in October MMXXIII.

Vocals recorded by Davide Gorrini at BeastCave Studio in December MMXXIII.

Mixed and mastered by Michael Zech at The Source Studios between January and May MMXXIV.

Artwork by Manuel Scapinello. Artwork layout by Dema Novakova. Logo by Bram Bruyneel.

The band’s name and concept comes from Patristics which is the study of the early Christian writers who are designated Church Fathers. The period is generally considered to run from the end of New Testament times or end of the Apostolic Age (c. AD 100) to either AD 451 (the date of the Council of Chalcedon) or to the Second Council of Nicaea in 787.

instagram.com/patristic_blackmetal

facebook.com/Patristicblackmetal

Source: ClawHammer PR

Chaotic-Death Metal Outfit CRONOS COMPULSION Announce Debut Album Lawgiver | First Single Out Now

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

Photo Credit: Jeff Tidwell

The Denver-based genre fusing metal quartet CRONOS COMPULSION is preparing to unveil their obliterating chaos in their forthcoming album Lawgiver. Known for their crushing riffs, frenzied rhythms, and a genre-defying blend of death-doom, chaotic metal, and noise-laced breakdowns, CRONOS COMPULSION is ready with a new line-up to enter their next chapter. The first single and title track “Lawgiver” is available now. 

LawgiverCRONOS COMPULSION‘s debut album, has been several years in the making and features a revised track from 2021’s Cursed and Decaying EP, “Neolithic Meditations,” and eight other tracks of all-new material. “We’ve been playing these songs live for quite some time now so we’ve managed to distill this down into what we think is a solid first full-length”, says vocalist and guitarist Wil Wilson.

The album, set for release on July 11th on digital, CD and LP via Avantgarde Music death metal division Unorthodox Emanations, is a scathing critique of late-stage capitalism as well as humanity’s basest instincts.

Lawgiver – Track List:

  1. Obligate Condition
  2. Maladapt
  3. Gyre of Decaying Filth
  4. Ancestral Remains
  5. Sun Devouring Wound
  6. Neolithic Meditations
  7. Mortal Dissolution
  8. Lawgiver
  9. Incursion of Deific Chaos

CRONOS COMPULSION:
Wil Wilson – vocals, guitar, noise
Raye Mokarry – guitar
Addison Herron-Wheeler – bass, backing vocals
Zach Johnson – drums

Recorded and mixed by Austin Minney at All Aces Studios.
Mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege.
All photos by Jeff Tidwell.
Artwork by Liam Day.

Links:
Bandcamp: https://cronoscompulsiondeath.bandcamp.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cronoscompulsion/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cronoscompulsion

Source: C Squared Music

MALTHUSIAN Signs To Relapse Records – New Album, The Summoning Bell, To See Release August 8th | New Video/Single Now Playing

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on June 17, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Photo by Kate M.

Relapse Records is pleased to welcome Dublin-based death metallers MALTHUSIAN to its esteemed roster. The band will unearth their deathly opus, The Summoning Bell, on August 8th. In advance of the record’s release, today the band unveils a video for the title track.

Comments guitarist/vocalist MB, “We always find something… to give us the impression we exist.”

On their highly anticipated new album, MALTHUSIAN‘s fetid hallmarks are ever present: truly unforgiving, unrelenting death metal.

Watch MALTHUSIAN’s “The Summoning Bell” video, directed by Ray K Media, HERE.

The Summoning Bell will be released on 2xLP, CD, and digital formats. Find preorders at Relapse.com HERE.

Listen to “The Summoning Bell” and presave the full-length HERE.

Swirling chords and ominous cymbal swells give way to the band’s opener “Red, Waiting.” What follows is a flurry of murk and madness – blastbeats pummel against churns of distortion. The sonic atmosphere cultivated by MALTHUSIAN‘s palpable fury is suffocating; each riff carefully crafted to push and pull on the momentum behind their music. The Summoning Bell is undeniably a pitch-black take on the genre.

The Summoning Bell – Track Listing:

  1. Isolation
  2. Red, Waiting
  3. Between Dens And Ruins
  4. The Summoning Bell
  5. The Onset Of The Death Of Man
  6. Eroded Into Superstition
  7. Amongst The Swarms Of Vermin
  8. In Chaos, Exult

The Summoning Bell is a lighting of the pyre. Each of the album’s tracks explore themes of true nothingness, condemnations of superstition, and a profound descent into darkness and time. The end result is a record that seemingly reconciles with a dimming – internal and external, a true end of everything.

MALTHUSIAN:
MB – guitar, vocals
TMK – guitar
FB – bass
JK – drums

https://malthusian.bandcamp.com

https://www.facebook.com/malthusianDM

Source: EARSPLIT PR

Canadian Death Metal Band HARVESTED Announces New Album Dysthymia, With Devastating Music Video “Harvested”

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, death metal music, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on June 16, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Photographer Credit: Kristen Semler – Album Line-up: (L-R) – Jacob Collins – Drums, Vitto Oh – Guitars, Mitchi Dimitriadis – Guitars, Adam Semler – Vocals, Eric Forget – Bass

Dysthymia Out August 1st, 2025

Canadian death metal quartet Harvested is proud to announce their new album Dysthymia, set for release on August 1st, 2025. The nine-track record showcases the band’s evolution from their 2022 demo debut, delivering a devastating blend of technical death metal, brutal death metal, and old-school stylings.

The album announcement comes alongside a music video for the record’s opening track, “Harvested”, offering fans their first glimpse into the dark psychological landscape that defines Dysthymia. The band comments on the track:

“The single represents what the band is about. The old-school death metal influences and the dark realities of mental illness put someone through a tortured experience. This was the first song we worked on for this album and played live, which set the bar for the remaining material. We realized that we were onto something special, and the sheer brute force of the track compelled us to make our current music video.”

“Harvested” maintains the brutality from the demo but shifts toward exploring the psychological aspects of mental illness rather than relying solely on gore. It’s heavier, more aggressive, and showcases the band’s musical abilities in ways they’ve never presented before.

Recorded over nearly three years, Dysthymia features the core lineup of Mitchi Dimitriadis (guitars), Adam Semler (vocals), Eric Forget (bass), and Jacob Collins (drums). The album was produced by Harvested with mixing and mastering by Joe Lyko of Darkmoon Productions, achieving a modern sound while staying rooted in the foundational elements of death metal.

Watch and listen to the first single and music video “Harvested” via its premiere on Decibel Magazine HERE.

Spotify pre-save – https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/harvested1/dysthymia

Album pre-order (out August 1st) – https://harvested.bandcamp.com

Track Listing:

  1. Harvested (3:28)
  2. Repressed Neurosis (3:32)
  3. Unending Madness (3:21)
  4. Synaptic Confusion (3:30)
  5. Designed Dilemma (3:18)
  6. Gathered and Deluded (3:00)
  7. Voices of the Void (3:16)
  8. Unanchored (3:51)
  9. The Infestation (4:36)
    Album Length: 31:55

Album Credits:
Artwork by: CJ Bertram
All songs written and produced by: Harvested
Mixed and Mastered by: (Joe Lyko) Darkmoon Productions

More info: 

Facebook.com/harvested666 | Instagram.com/harvestedband

Source: ASHER MEDIA RELATIONS

BARBAROUS – Oakland Death Metal Henchmen Prepare Debut LP, Initium Mors, For August 1st Release On Creator-Destructor Records | “Tools Of The Trade” Single And Preorders Posted

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on June 5, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

photos by Jun Aoki

Stream BARBAROUS’ “Tools Of The Trade” HERE.

Creator-Destructor Records presents Initium Mors, the monstrous debut LP from Oakland, California death metal crew BARBAROUS.

Influenced by the likes of Cannibal Corpse, Skeletal Remains, Necrot, and Gatecreeper, BARBAROUS hit the ground running since coming onto the scene in April 2024, having played shows live alongside the likes of Laceration and others across the Bay Area throughout last Summer. In September, the band released their two-song Coup De Grâce demo to widespread underground acclaim, just a foretaste of the lurking savagery the band was preparing to unload.

BARBAROUS’ merciless full-length debut, Initium Mors, arrives as one of the most devastating records to be delivered so far this year. The band’s classic death metal influences are exemplified though a modern edge of relentless Bay Area energetic destruction, coalescing into eight earthmoving tracks that devastate everything in earshot. 

Initium Mors was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Cody Fuentes in February/March 2025 at Rapture Studios (Spite, Wolf King, Lionheart), and completed with harrowing art by death metal luminary Dan Seagrave (Dismember, Hypocrisy, Morbid Angel).

With the first preview of Initium Mors, “Tools Of The Trade,” Vocalist Travis Laberge states, “‘Tools Of The Trade’ is a song about an evil executioner carrying out his mission. It’s pretty on the nose. I just wanted to write a song that fit both the death metal and medieval vibes of the band. We all felt this was the song to choose as the first single because it sums up the band lyrically and instrumentally as well. I’m a huge fan of Carcass so yeah, the title is a homage to them.”

BARBAROUS’ Initium Mors single “Tools Of The Trade” is now streaming on YouTube HERE and Bandcamp HERE.

Initium Mors will be released on LP, CD, and digital platforms on August 1st. Preorders are now live at the Creator-Destructor webshop HEREand Bandcamp HERE.

Be on the lookout for additional harbingers of the album to arrive over the bleak weeks ahead alongside live announcements and more.

Initium Mors – Track Listing:

  1. Injection Of The Exhumed
  2. By Lead Or Steel
  3. Tools Of The Trade
  4. Initium Mors
  5. The Tomb Spawn
  6. Conscious Decomposition
  7. Anointing The Sick
  8. Coup De Grace

BARBAROUS:
Travis LaBerge – vocals
Thomas Belfiore – guitar
Zachary Weed – guitar, vocals
Zach Jakes – bass
Travis Zupo – drums

https://barbarousband.bandcamp.com

https://www.facebook.com/barbarousofficial

https://linktr.ee/barbarous_band

https://creator-destructor.com

Source: EARSPLIT PR

KATAKLYSM Joins Forces With VADER For The Carnival of Death 2025 Tour

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, music videos, news with tags , , , , , , , , , on June 5, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Montreal death metal juggernaut KATAKLYSM is proud to announce their co-headlining slot alongside Polish death metal pioneers VADER on the Carnival of Death 2025 North American tour. The tour brings with it a no-holds-barred lineup featuring the legendary MALEVOLENT CREATION and rising death thrashers SKELETAL REMAINS, guaranteeing a night of relentless brutality in every city. Get your tickets HERE. 

The 26-date carnage kicks off October 1st in Bensalem, PA, and storms through major cities across the U.S. and Canada, including stops in Atlanta, Tampa, Las Vegas, Denver, Chicago, and Brooklyn. Canadian fans will witness KATAKLYSM close out each show from Toronto through Montreal, ensuring a fitting home soil finale for the band.

🗓️ Oct 1 – Bensalem, PA – Broken Goblet
🗓️ Oct 2 – Greensboro, NC – Hangar 1819
🗓️ Oct 3 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Heaven)
🗓️ Oct 4 – Tampa, FL – The Orpheum
🗓️ Oct 6 – Ft. Worth, TX – Tulips
🗓️ Oct 7 – Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live
🗓️ Oct 8 – El Paso, TX – Rockhouse Bar & Grill
🗓️ Oct 9 – Mesa, AZ – Nile Theater
🗓️ Oct 10 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
🗓️ Oct 11 – West Hollywood, CA – Whisky-A-Go-Go
🗓️ Oct 12 – San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge
🗓️ Oct 13 – Roseville, CA – Goldfield Trading Post
🗓️ Oct 14 – Las Vegas, NV – Backstage Bar
🗓️ Oct 16 – Denver, CO – The Oriental Theater
🗓️ Oct 17 – Kansas City, MO – Warehouse on Broadway
🗓️ Oct 18 – Minneapolis, MN – Skyway Theater – Studio B
🗓️ Oct 19 – Chicago, IL – Reggie’s
🗓️ Oct 20 – Lakewood, OH – Mercury Music Lounge
🗓️ Oct 21 – Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace*
🗓️ Oct 22 – Ottawa, ON – Overflow*
🗓️ Oct 23 – Quebec City, QC – Salle Montaigne*
🗓️ Oct 24 – Montreal, QC – Fairmount Theatre*
🗓️ Oct 25 – Syracuse, NY – The Lost Horizon
🗓️ Oct 26 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Monarch
*Kataklysm headlines all Canadian dates.

Tickets are on sale now. Don’t miss your chance to witness this once-in-a-generation tour of death metal dominance.

Stream the latest single “The Rabbit Hole” now: 

KATAKLYSM:

  • Maurizio Iacono – Vocals
  • Jean-François Dagenais – Guitars
  • James Payne – Drums
  • Stéphane Barbe – Bass

Source: C Squared Music

NILE With CRYPTOPSY – The Underworld Awaits Tour USA 2025 | Plus Ten Seconds Of Life & Cognitive | Dates, Cities & Venues Listed

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, death metal music, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on June 4, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Nile, Cryptopsy, The Last Ten Seconds of Life, Cognitive on The Underworld Awaits Tour USA 2025:

Tickets go on sale this Friday, June 6th, @ 10:00am Local Time.

Tickets:
https://bnds.us/m6ptoe

Sept 12 – Raleigh, NC @ Chapel of Bones
Sept 13 – Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
Sept 14 – Leesburg, VA @ Tally Ho
Sept 16 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Monarch
Sept 17 – Hampton, NH @ Wally’s
Sept 18 – Hartford, CT @ Webster Hall
Sept 19 – Lititz, PA @ Mickey’s Black Box
Sept 20 – Clifton, NJ @ Dingbatz
Sept 21 – Rochester, NY @ Montage Music Hall
Sept 22 – Cleveland, OH @ Mercury
Sept 24 – Detroit, MI @ Sanctuary
Sept 25 – Hobart, IN @ Hobart Art Theatre
Sept 26 – Madison, WI @ The Annex
Sept 27 – Minneapolis, MN @ Studio B Skyway
Sept 28 – Belvidere, IL @ Apollo Theater
Sept 29 – Sioux Falls, SD @ Bigs Bar
Oct 1 – Billings, MT @ Pub Station
Oct 3 – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
Oct 4 – Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory
Oct 5 – Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
Oct 6 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
Oct 7 – Denver, CO @ Oriental Theater
Oct 9 – Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s*
Oct 10 – Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s*
Oct 11 – Indianapolis, IN @ Hi-Fi Annex*
*Nile, Cryptopsy and Cognitive only

Source: Cryptopsy Facebook

MORTUAL – Costa Rican Death Metal Horde To Unleash Debut Album Altar of Brutality, via Nuclear Winter Records

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on May 31, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Rising from the oppressive crypts of Central America, MORTUAL is ready to deliver their most unrelenting statement of intent yet. Following a trilogy of celebrated EPs, the Costa Rican death metal cult will release their long-awaited debut full-length, Altar of Brutality, on LP, CD and MC format on July 4th, 2025 through Nuclear Winter Records.

The first single “Necromancy Ritual” is now streaming HERE.

Spawned in the black rain and pestilent winds of San José, Altar of Brutality is a declaration of total spiritual negation: eight impure hymns steeped in decay, fanatic violence and the iconoclastic hunger to desecrate all that is sacred. Carrying forward the cursed legacy of their previous EP Evil Incarnation, MORTUAL now reach deeper into the void, channeling a darker, more oppressive sound, dripping with heretical intent and sharpened through years of relentless underground devotion.

This is not a reinvention, but a declaration, a brutal affirmation of death metal’s primal force. With Altar of Brutality, MORTUAL summon a vision of spiritual ruin and corporeal decay, wrapped in chains of riffs, blasts and unwavering intensity.

Line-up:

Juan Salas – Guitar, Vocals
Justin Sánchez – Guitar, Vocals
Chalo – Drums

For fans of: Deicide, Mortem, Sadistic Intent, early Monstrosity

Track-list:

01. Mortuary Rites
02. Necromancy Ritual
03. Divine Monstrosity
04. Dominion of Eternal Blasphemy
05. Fiendish Visions
06. Skeletal Vortex
07. Altar of Brutality
08. Ecstasy of Death

Mixed and mastered by Dan Lowndes at Resonance Sound Studio.

MORTUAL:

https://mortualofficial.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/mortualofficial/

Nuclear Winter Records:

https://nuclearwinterrecords.bandcamp.com/

https://nuclearwinterrecords.com/

Northern Destruction Tour With Gorgatron, Casket Robbery & Frontal Assault | Dates, Cities & Venues Listed

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , on May 30, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

From Casket Robbery Bandsintown:

Gorgatron, Casket Robbery, and Frontal Assault are thrilled to announce ‘The Northern Destruction Tour’ starting on July 24th. The tour will be hitting multiple cities across the US and Canada.

The full list of tour dates is as follows:

  • 7/24 Minneapolis, MN @ Zhora Darling
  • 7/25 Milwaukee, WI @ X Ray Arcade
  • 7/26 Menomonie, WI @ Zymurgy Brewing
  • 7/27 West Chicago, IL @ WC Social Club
  • 7/28 Toronto, ON @ The Cave
  • 7/30 Thunder Bay, ON @ Black Pirates Pub
  • 7/31 Winnipeg, MB @ Sidestage
  • 8/1 Saskatoon, SK @ Black Cat Tavern
  • 8/2 Drumheller, AB @ Loud As Hell Fest
  • 8/4 Missoula, MT @ The Show Room at the ZACC
  • 8/5 Salt Lake City, UT @ Aces High Saloon
  • 8/6 Denver, CO @ HQ
  • 8/7 Rapid City, SD @ Abys
  • 8/8 Sioux Falls, SD @ Downtown Sioux Falls @ Four Winds Music and Art Fest
  • 8/9 Cedar Rapids, IA @ Iowa Metal Underground Fest

Tickets available at http://casketrobbery.com/tour

DRAWN AND QUARTERED – Legendary Death Metal Masters Announce Ninth Full-Length Album: Lord of Two Horns

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on May 25, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Relentless and unwavering, DRAWN AND QUARTERED return to desecrate all that is holy with the release of their brand-new full-length album, Lord of Two Horns, set to drop in LP, CD and MC format on June 27th, 2025 via Nuclear Winter Records.

True standard bearers of the most vile and uncompromising American death metal, the Seattle based horde have spent decades defying trends, weathering every storm the underground could throw at them, only to emerge more savage and resolute than ever.

The first singleBlack Castle Butcheris now streaming HERE.

Lord of Two Horns delivers eight tracks and 34 minutes of unfiltered DRAWN AND QUARTERED carnage: a maelstrom of blast-driven violence, suffocating atmosphere, and riff work sharp enough to flay flesh from bone. While doom-laden passages and crypt born melodies still lurk within the shadows, the prevailing force is one of unhinged ferocity; this is death metal crafted to maim, forged in fire and performed with malicious intent.

Track-list:

  1. Black Castle Butcher
  2. Zealous Depopulation
  3. Lord of Two Horns
  4. Into the Mouth of the Dead
  5. Three Rivers of Poison (Blasphemous Persecution)
  6. Grimoire of Blood
  7. The Devil’s Work Is Never Done
  8. Mass Grave Curse

Line-up:

Kelly Shane Kuciemba – lead & rhythm guitars
Herb Burke – bass guitar & vocals
Simon Dorfman – drums & percussion
Brandon Corsair – guitar

Recorded over various periods in 2023-2024 at Plague Pit by guitarist Kelly Shane Kuciemba (with drums recorded by Chris Mannino at Die Burning Studios), mixed and mastered by Loïc Fontaine for Krucyator Productions, Lord of Two Horns sees DRAWN AND QUARTERED deliver their signature early 90s influenced death metal darkness with more speed and brutality than ever before.

DRAWN AND QUARTERED:

https://hailinfernaldarkness.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/drawnandquartered

Nuclear Winter Records:

https://nuclearwinterrecords.bandcamp.com/

https://nuclearwinterrecords.com/

https://www.facebook.com/martyrdoomproductions/

TENEBRO – Italian Horror Death Metal Duo Signs To Time To Kill Records | New CD Compilation “Uomo Mangia Uomo” Out This Summer!

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , on May 15, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

From the darkest crypts of Italy’s death metal underground, TENEBRO have officially signed with Time To Kill Records.

While the band is currently in the studio completing work on their highly anticipated new full-length album, they are preparing a special release to mark the occasion: Uomo Mangia Uomo, a limited edition CD compilation that brings together their notorious Trilogia della Morte Italiana for the first time in one unholy volume.

Scheduled for release to coincide with the band’s performance at this year’s Frantic Festival in Francavilla al Mare (Italy), Uomo Mangia Uomo will be unleashed as a collector’s box set, which will include not only the CD, but also an exclusive pin and woven patch, making it an essential item for diehard fans and collectors.

Self-styled as Italian Horror Glorifying Death MetalTENEBRO have carved out a singular niche, channeling the rotting essence of the country’s most depraved horror and exploitation cinema.

This compilation includes their three cult EPs, previously released on cassette (Dismal Fate Records) and 7-inch vinyl (Seven Metal Inches Records), now unearthed together with an exclusive unreleased bonus track, “Uomo Mangia Uomo”recorded specifically for this edition.

Uomo Mangia Uomo features tracks from the following EPs:

  • Carne Umana (2022) – a savage tribute to Umberto Lenzi’s “Cannibal Ferox”
  • La Bestia dell’Isola Maledetta (2023) – a grotesque homage to Joe D’Amato’s “Anthropophagus”
  • Contaminati Viventi (2025) – dedicated to Bruno Mattei’s zombie plague film “Virus”
  • + 1 brand new unreleased bonus track, “Uomo Mangia Uomo”

This is death metal with no compromise: guttural, raw, and festering with the morbid spirit of Italy’s golden age of cinematic depravity. The Italian Death Trilogy is now complete. Uomo Mangia Uomo is your only chance to own the full sickness in one place.

Line-up:

Il Becchino – Guitars, Vocals
Il Beccamorto – Bass, Drums, Guitars

Stay tuned for the artwork, previews, and more details coming soon via Time To Kill Records.

Discography:

– 2019 Demo
– 2020 “Liberaci Dal Male” EP
– 2022 “L’inizio Di Un Incubo” Album
– 2022 “Carne Umana” EP
– 2023 “Tracce Di Violenza Carnale” EP
– 2023 “Ultime Grida Dalla Giungla” Album
– 2023 “La Bestia Dell’Isola Maledetta” EP
– 2024 “Paura” single
– 2024 “Dellamorte” Split

TENEBRO:

https://tenebro666.bandcamp.com/

https://www.instagram.com/tenebro.official/

Time To Kill Records:

https://timetokillrecords.bandcamp.com/

https://timetokillrecords.com/