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IRON FORTRESS DEATH FEST 2025: Inaugural Death Metal Gathering Takes Place In Indianapolis On October 18th | Set Times Posted

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

Iron Fortress Records presents the inaugural IRON FORTRESS DEATH FEST 2025, a full day of death metal depravity featuring a sample of the Iron Fortress label roster that is taking place in just over one week.

The IRON FORTRESS DEATH FEST is a label showcase that highlights the supreme debauchery of what Iron Fortress Records has to offer and includes sets by Gored Embrace, Chorus Of Demons, Hamarr, Swampgrave, Dysmorphia, 1 Body 6 Graves, Scab Hag, Ripped Open, Coagulating, Cell Intruder, Ectospire, and Cryptual. 

IRON FORTRESS DEATH FEST will take place Saturday, October 18th at The Black Circle in Indianapolis, Indiana, beginning at 2:00pm. Tickets will be $30 day-of the event, but can be acquired for $20 in advance.

Ben DePaoli, sole owner and operator of Iron Fortress Records and this event, states, “It’s time to gather into the inner sanctum of the Iron Fortress and explore its stench ridden corridors! IRON FORTRESS DEATH FEST was put together to showcase the Iron Fortress Records label roster which is chock full of young and underground death metal bands eager for bloodshed. I can’t wait to gather all these incredible bands into one cavernous day of death metal. Come hang out, watch some brutality, mingle with the bands and I, throw back some demon juice, and headbang until you need a pain pill for your newly formed spinal injury!”

View the full IRON FORTRESS DEATH FEST lineup and set times below. Tickets are available now at THIS LOCATION.

IRON FORTRESS DEATH FEST Lineup – October 18th, 2025:
Doors 2:00
Ripped Open 3:00-3:25
Ectospire 3:40-4:05
Cell Intruder 4:20-4:45
1 Body 6 Graves 5:00-5:25
Cryptual 5:40-6:05
Scab Hag 6:20-6:45
Coagulating 7:00-7:25
Dysmorphia 7:40-8:05
Swampgrave 8:20-8:45
Hamarr 9:00-9:25
Chorus of Demons 9:40-10:05
Decedent 10:20-10:45

https://linktr.ee/ironfortressrecords

https://www.ironfortressrecords.com

https://ironfortressrecords.bandcamp.com

https://www.instagram.com/ironfortressrecords

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ELLENDE Announces 6th Album, Zerfall, Out Jan. 2nd Via AOP Records | Video For Title Track Streaming Now

Posted in Black Metal, black metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , on October 9, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Austrian atmospheric black metal band ELLENDE has revealed their highly anticipated 6th studio album, Zerfall, will be released on January 2nd via AOP Records. 

Commenting on the thematic elements of the record, the band says,”Zerfall is about the transformation of ruin into strength.” 

Zerfall, which translates to being shattered, slowly and painfully rebuilding oneself, follows the band’s critically praised 2024 record Todbringerin and is another step forward for the band as they venture further into the realms of bleak and beautiful heavy music. The album artwork features an oil painting made by founding member and songwriter L.G.

Today, ELLENDE has debuted the record’s first single and title track “Zerfall” with the accompanying video below. 

“ZERFALL” MUSIC VIDEO: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6JArO7VLFM

Pre-Order Zerfall: 
AOP Records lim.99 vinyl (EU-Shop): https://shop.aoprecords.de
Ellende Bandcamp lim.99 vinyls: https://ellende.bandcamp.com
Napalm Records lim.99 vinyls: https://napalmrecords.com/english/ellende

ELLENDE will celebrate the release of Zerfall with a European tour with FIRTAN and KARG that kicks off in Munich, DE on release day, January 2nd and will conclude in Vienna, AT on January 18th. Tickets are on sale now at: https://linktr.ee/zerfalltour2026.

Zerfall Track-list:

1. Nur
2. Wahrheit Teil I
3. Wahrheit Teil II
4. Zerfall
5. Übertritt
6. Ode ans Licht
7. Zeitenwende Teil I (feat. Norikum)
8. Zeitenwende Teil II (feat. Firtan)
9. Reise
10. Secunda (Jeremy Soule cover)*
11. Verborgenes inneres Leiden*

*Bonus Tracks

ELLENDE Tour Dates:

Jan 2 – Munich, DE – Backstage
Jan 3 – Heidelberg, DE – Halle02
Jan 4 – Dresden, DE – Chemiefabrik
Jan 5 – Copenhagen, DK – Stengade
Jan 6 – Hamburg, DE – Logo
Jan 7 – Leeuwarden, NL – Neushoom
Jan 8 – Nijmegen, NL – Doornroosje
Jan 9 – Wurzburg, DE – Posthalle
Jan 10 – Zurich, CH – Meh Suff Winter Fest
Jan 11 – Paderno Dugnano, IT – Slaughter
Jan 12 – Ljubljana, SI – Orto Bar
Jan 13 – Cham, DE – L.A.
Jan 14 – Warsaw, PL – Hydrozagadka
Jan 15 – Krakow, PL – Zascianek
Jan 16 – Erfurt, DE – From Hell
Jan 17 – Prague, CZ – Modra Vopice
Jan 18 – Vienna, AT – Szene

About ELLENDE:
Ellende, founded multi-instrumentalist L.G. in Graz, Austria, began its journey with the debut EP Rückzug in die Innerlichkeit thirteen years ago. Originally conceived as an introverted, misanthropic, and anonymous project, Ellende has since grown into an internationally recognized live act with session musicians, firmly rooted in the atmospheric black metal genre.

While grounded in black metal, Ellendeʼs sound incorporates classical instrumentation such as strings and grand piano, often pushing beyond the boundaries of what is considered traditional within the style.

Over the years, Ellende has released six full-length albums and three EPs. They achieved four official chart positions (Austria: #14, #21; Germany: #31, #37) with recent full-lengths, while the band has performed more than 120 international shows and reached over two million Spotify streams in the past year.

The lyrical themes have evolved alongside the music. From early reflections on misanthropy, nature, and isolation to later explorations of human nature, social criticism, war, loss, despair, and dementia. The upcoming full-length album Zerfall portrays the state of being shattered into fragments and the slow, painful process of rebuilding oneself: a confrontation with the void and ultimately a triumph over it. Shaped also by a tragic event in the life of its mastermind, Ellendeʼs work continues to fuse raw intensity with profound emotional depth.

Follow ELLENDE:
Website | Facebook | Instagram | Bandcamp | Spotify | Apple Music

Follow AOP Records: 
Website | Facebook | Instagram | Youtube | TikTok | Bandcamp

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NYC Doom Trio, PRECIOUS BLOOD, Release Video for “El Muerte” Single | False Prophets Out on October 29

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , on October 8, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

A new song and lyric video from NYC doom trio PRECIOUS BLOOD is now streaming! “El Muerte” is the third single off the band’s full-length debut album, False Prophets.

Watch the lyric video for “El Muerte” at youtu.be/OFdPTWqJsns

Stream more from PRECIOUS BLOOD on Spotify, Apple Music and Bandcamp.

False Prophets is set for release on October 29.

Fully formed in 2024, PRECIOUS BLOOD brings together three veterans of the NYC scene – AJ – guitar, vocals (Jesus Knevil, Snake Canyon), Dave Kramer – bass, vocals (Blood Feast, Suaka, Stanley), and Grace Perez – drums, vocals (The Wickedexorcist). The band’s shared love of doom and underground metal is expressed in an unholy concoction of rum-soaked riffs, brutal lyrics, and mystical tribal sounds.

With a signature sound best described as Blackened Caribbean Doom, PRECIOUS BLOOD delivers a unique blend of doom and thrash metal influenced tone, mixed with lyrical themes that draw profound inspiration from the enduring spirit of the Caribbean, shaped by brutal history of colonization, unwavering resilience of its people, and exploration of the darker aspects of human existence, including death, contemplation of mortality and the complexities of human suffering.

For fans of monstrous riffs, horror-inspired visuals, and genre-bending metal.

Track-list:
1) False Prophets
2) Bludgeoned & Charred [Video]
3) Footsteps of Babylon
4) Shadow of the Cross
5) Cemetery Burn
6) Old Man Abaddon [Video]
7) El Muerte [Video]
8) Whore’s Grave

False Prophets was recorded and mixed by Joe Hogan at Captain’s Cove Catskills Studios with mastering and additional engineering by AJ Tissian (The Wave Lab). The album was produced by Joe Hogan and PRECIOUS BLOOD. Album cover photo by Mia. Cover layout by PRECIOUS BLOOD.

Line-Up:
AJ -Guitar, Vocals
Grace Perez – Drums, Backing Vocals
Dave Kramer – Bass, Backing Vocals

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NECROT To Kick Off EU/UK Tour With High On Fire | Tickets On Sale Now!

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , on October 8, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Photo by Chris Johnston

Following their recent US tour supporting Carcass and Brujeria, NECROT will return to European stages later this month to support High On Fire. The journey, which begins on October 25th and runs through November 8th, includes festival performances at Samhain in the Netherlands, Bruges Is Doomed in Belgium, and Damnation Festival in the United Kingdom.

Comments bassist/vocalist Luca Indrio, “This is a very sick run in Europe and England alongside our brothers in High On Fire! You really don’t want to miss this one; it’s going to be heavy AF. We are coming to obliterate everything! See you all in the pit!”

Tickets are on sale now. See all confirmed dates below.

NECROT w/ High On Fire:
10/25/2025 Samhain Festival – Maastricht, NL *
10/26/2025 Bruges Is Doomed – Brugge, BE *
10/28/2025 Neue Zukunft – Berlin, DE
10/29/2025 Kabinet MUL – Brno, CZ
10/30/2025 Arena Wien – Vienna, AT
10/31/2025 Hansa 39 – Munich, DE
11/01/2025 Legend Club – Milan, IT
11/02/2025 Les Caves du Manoir – Martigny, CH
11/04/2025 Kesselhaus – Wiesbaden, DE
11/05/2025 Turock – Essen, DE
11/06/2025 Electric Ballroom – London, UK
11/08/2025 Damnation Festival – Manchester, UK *

  • Festival date

NECROT continues to tour in support of their critically adored Lifeless Birth full-length, out now via Tankcrimes. With Lifeless Birth, NECROT continues their ascent to the forefront of American aural extremity, pushing the boundaries of style and continuing to recast metal in their image.

Founded by bassist/vocalist Luca Indrio and drummer Chad Gailey in 2011 with guitarist Sonny Reinhardt joining the following year, the Oakland, California trio offers Lifeless Birth as a culmination of their to-date efforts to encapsulate and push forward the deathly stylings of 2020’s Mortal and their 2017 debut, Blood Offerings.

NECROT’s Lifeless Birth is available now via Tankcrimes, on CD, LP, and digital formats. Find physical orders HERE and digital orders HERE.

Lifeless Birth earned the #3 spot on Billboard’s Top New Artist chart upon its first week of release. Elsewhere, the record took the #4 position on the Current Hard Music Albums chart, #6 on the Independent Record Label chart, and more. Recorded with Grammy-winning producer Greg Wilkinson who has helmed all three NECROT albums and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege, Lifeless Birth pivots fluidly between technical intricacy, progressive poise and all-out brutality.

https://www.necrot.com

https://www.facebook.com/cyclesofpain

https://www.instagram.com/necrot_official

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Finnish Melodic Death Metal band OBSCURE FATE To Release Debut Album Later In 2026 | “Age of Delusion” Single Now Streaming

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , on October 8, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Promo picture by Tiia Jefremoff

Finnish melodic death metal act Obscure Fate is about to release their debut album Shades of a Dying World. The release date will be announced later by Inverse Records. The first single “Age of Delusion” is unleashed today and it’s available here: https://push.fm/fl/obscure-fate-age-of-delusion 

The band comments:
“Age of Delusion is a dystopian and cynical view of the modern world. It criticizes those in power (politicians, the media, religion) who manipulate the masses with lies, fear, and illusions. The truth is lost and freedom is just an illusion. The song is both a warning and an accusation. Who benefits from all this, and why are people blind to it?”

Obscure Fate – Age of Delusion (single 2025) Single cover by Jarno Lahti

Credits:

Composed by Kaleva Kovalainen & Antti Möttönen
Lyrics by Tapio Möttönen

Mixed by Tero “TeeCee” Kinnunen and Mastered by Mika Jussila, Finnvox Studiot Oy

BAND BIOGRAPHY:

Obscure Fate was originally formed in 2008 in Paltamo, Finland, as the solo project of guitarist and songwriter Kaleva Kovalainen. In 2009, drummer Jari Keränen and bassist Petri Möttönen joined, giving the songs their first real band form. Shortly after, guitarist Joni Moisanen and vocalist Tapio Möttönen became official members, and together the group arranged dozens of tracks for full band performances. From the very beginning, Tapio handled the lyrics, with Petri contributing to the song Spectral Exile.

The current lineup was completed in 2019 when bassist Antti Möttönen replaced Petri. Musically, Obscure Fate is rooted in traditional melodic death metal, though elements of thrash and classic heavy metal also find their way into the band’s sound. Kaleva’s prolific songwriting provided a strong foundation for the band, while the lyrics explore themes of social criticism, fictional storytelling, and inner struggles.

In 2021, Obscure Fate released their first EP. Recording sessions for their debut full-length album began soon after, but due to various setbacks the process turned into a long and seemingly endless project. Finally, in April 2025, the band reached the final stages of completing the album, marking an important milestone in their journey. The debut album Shades of a Dying World is set to be released later in 2026 via Inverse Records. 

Links:
https://obscurefate.net
https://www.facebook.com/ObscureFateBand
https://www.instagram.com/obscurefateband
https://obscurefate.bandcamp.com

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DENIAL OF LIFE: Witness The Power EP By Tacoma Crossover Act To Be Released November 7th, On Creator-Destructor Records

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on October 7, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

photos by Liv Margullis

“Circle The Drain” Single Posted + EU Tour With Darkest Hour Underway

Creator-Destructor Records welcomes Tacoma, Washington-based thrash/crossover crew DENIAL OF LIFE to the label’s savage roster for the release of their new EP, Witness The Power, posting the cover art, track listing, and track “Circle The Drain.”

DENIAL OF LIFE is a metallic hardcore auditory assault forged in the Pacific Northwest. Channeling the speed and venom of Slayer, the primal fury of Sepultura, and the death-soaked grime of Entombed, they deliver a sound that is merciless, unrelenting, and steeped in darkness. With Brenna Gowin’s searing vocals riding the razor-sharp guitar work of Logan Miller and Dante Zickler, the crushing bass of Brian Bernard, and the pulverizing drums of Nick Cody, the band wages war on false hope and hollow promises.

photos by Liv Margullis

DENIAL OF LIFE’s new EP, Witness The Power, is a grim testament to rage and ruin and the beginning of relentless touring that will spread their chaos far and wide. DENIAL OF LIFE is not here to save you. They are here to burn it all down. Having only formed in 2019, the band has been making waves all over the world, bringing their unique style of crossover to headbangers and hardcore fans alike.

Stream DENIAL OF LIFE’s “Circle The Drain” on YouTube HERE and Bandcamp HERE.

Following several singles, promos, and the 2022 release of their debut LP, No Reason, extensive US touring and a four-week European headlining tour, the band now sets their sights on world domination.

Witness The Power was engineered by Jason Brooks, mixed by Taylor Young at The Pit Recording Studio (Nails, Kruelty, God’s Hate), mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege (Obituary, Internal Bleeding, Creeping Death), and completed with artwork by Stein Hansen.

With the EP’s lead single, the band states, “‘Circle The Drain’ is a love song about mourning a personal relationship and feeling shameful because the loss could have been avoided.”

Witness The Power will be released on 12” vinyl, CD, and digitally, via Creator-Destructor Records on November 7th. A music video, preorders and more will be issued over the coming days.

Witness The Power – Track Listing:

  1. Witness The Power
  2. God’s Favorite (Slave To The Blade)
  3. Circle The Drain
  4. Sword Of Fire
  5. Love Sting
  6. Not The One

The news of the new EP arrives as DENIAL OF LIFE launches a European tour, supporting Bleeding Through, Darkest Hour, and Shai Halud. Upon their return stateside, the band goes back out supporting Shai Hulud throughout the Western US in November. See all confirmed dates below and expect additional tour dates to be posted shortly.

DENIAL OF LIFE w/ Darkest Hour, Shai Hulud, Bleeding Through:
10/02/2025 Kavka Zappa – Antwerp, BE
10/03/2025 Tower – Bremen, DE
10/05/2025 Schlachthof – Wiesbaden, DE
10/06/2025 Naumanns – Leipzig, DE
10/07/2025 SO36 – Berlin, DE
10/08/2025 Futurum – Prague, CZ
10/09/2025 Dürer Kert – Budapest, HU
10/10/2025 Hirsch – Nürnberg, DE
10/11/2025 Kiff – Aarau, CH
10/12/2025 Backstage – München, DE
w/ Shai Hulud:
11/05/2025 The Aggie Theater – Fort Collins, CO
11/06/2025 Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO
11/07/2025 Urban Lounge – Salt Lake City, UT
11/08/2025 Neurolux – Boise, ID
11/09/2025 Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR
11/11/2025 924 Gilman – San Francisco, CA
11/12/2025 Fulton 55– Fresno, CA
11/13/2025 1720– Los Angeles, CA
11/14/2025 Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA
11/15/2025 Garden Amphitheater – Garden Grove, CA

https://www.instagram.com/denial.of.life

https://denialoflife.bandcamp.com

https://creator-destructor.com

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VESSELES Announces New Album: Home | Unveils Single “Scriptures Etched Into the Mind’s Pillars”

Posted in Black Metal, black metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on October 6, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Listen to “Scriptures Etched Into the Mind’s PIlars” HERE: https://youtu.be/qcRnH6fi3yE

Symphonic black metal project VESSELES announces the release of its sophomore full-length album Home, arriving January 16th, alongside the unveiling of the record’s seventh track, “Scriptures Etched Into the Mind’s Pillars.”

“Scriptures Etched Into the Mind’s Pillars” is an ode to the grand tradition of classic symphonic black metal. It is a vehement composition that grapples with the inner fortresses we build to protect ourselves, only to find them transformed into prisons. As relentless as it is majestic, the song marks a lyrical turning point: moving away from searching for solace in one’s origins toward confronting the distress of internal struggle and the elusive quest for peace.

Founded as a personal vessel for Valira, a demon entity navigating existence within the human world, VESSELES fuses cinematic scale with blackened ferocity. Home expands upon the project’s identity-driven narrative, weaving a mythos of belonging, alienation, and ultimate reclamation of power. The album is as much about survival as it is about transcendence, an unflinching exploration of self through sound.

“Home is the sound of returning to a place you’ve never truly known,” says Valira.

With its blend of sweeping orchestration, blistering aggression, and emotional weight, Home establishes VESSELES as one of the most uncompromising voices in contemporary symphonic black metal.

Pre-order Home: 

https://vesseles.myshopify.com/

Listen to “Scriptures Etched Into the Mind’s PIlars” HERE: https://youtu.be/qcRnH6fi3yE

Home – Track List:

  1. Flesh Throne    
  2. Eternally Within Us    
  3. The Beneath    
  4. Home    
  5. They Wither..    
  6. Until They Are Dust    
  7. Scriptures Etched Into the Mind’s Pillars    
  8. Perpetual Chasm of Black Mirrors    
  9. This Is Not Home

About VESSELES:
Founded in 2023, VESSELES is the sonic vessel through which Valira speaks the language of her origins. As composer, orchestrator, and architect, she crafts bleak, incantatory soundscapes that fuse serrated guitars with haunted symphonic textures. Her voice, at once seething and spectral, now rises with increasing clarity, layered across both backing and lead roles in studio and on stage.

This is not performance. It is possession. Through sound, she casts off the human shell and steps fully into her true form: demon, exile, survivor. VESSELES unveiled the debut EP I Am A Demon in 2024, a liturgy of identity dysphoria, rage, and revelation. “Eternally Within Us” follows the recently released 2025 single, “Flesh Throne”.

VESSELES Is:
Valira Pietrangelo – guitar and backing vocals
J Burial (Joel Ferry) – vocals
Ron Graves – bass
Nick Brown – drums

Credits:
Composed by Valira Pietrangelo.
Performed by VESSELES.

Links: 
Bandcamp: https://vesseles.bandcamp.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vesseles/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Vesseles
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vesseles666/
Music and merch: https://linktr.ee/vesseles

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KONTUSION Announces U.S. East Coast December Tour Dates | Insatiable Lust For Death Debut LP Out Now On Profound Lore Records

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

photo by Louie Palu

New Jersey/Washington DC-based KONTUSION will deploy their dismal death metal to humans along the U.S. East Coast this December in support of their cruel debut album, Insatiable Lust For Death, released at the end of July through Profound Lore Records. The new dates follow KONTUSION’s West Coast U.S. run including Northwest Terror Fest and EU/UK tour with Molder which culminated in a performance at Obscene Extreme Fest in Czech Republic earlier this year.

KONTUSION’s self-booked Insatiable Lust For Death – East Coast 2025 trek will launch December 3rd in Richmond and will run through the 14th, ending in Washington, DC. For these shows, the core band duo of drummer Chris Moore (Repulsion) and vocalist/guitarist Mark Bronzino (ex-Iron Reagan, Mammoth Grinder) will flesh out their lineup with two road-tested live members, bassist Paul Wright (Oxygen Destroyer) and Shar Clay (Death File Red) on second guitar.

See the confirmed dates below and watch for further updates from the band to be issued in the months ahead.

KONTUSION – Insatiable Lust For Death – East Coast 2025:

12/03/2025 Fuzzy Cactus – Richmond, VA

12/04/2025 TV Eye – New York, NY w/ Satanick Magick, Infernal Spawn

12/05/2025 Snake Pit – Philadelphia, PA w/ Cesarean, Spesimen

12/06/2025 Ralph’s Rock Diner – Worcester, MA w/ Primitive Warfare, Ancient Torment, Weird Angel, Bay Of Pigs

12/07/2025 Polish Hill Oubliette – Pittsburgh, PA w/ Death Gasp, Gutgash, Moisty

12/08/2025 Static Age Records – Asheville, NC w/ All Hell

12/09/2025 The Earl – Atlanta, GA w/ Cemetery Filth

12/10/2025 Will’s Pub – Orlando, FL

12/11/2025 Las Rosas – Miami, FL w/ Nuclear II, Antiseptic, Criminally Insane

12/11/2025 The Ox – Gainesville, FL w/ Nuclear II, Velocity Splatter, Found Dead

12/13/2025 New Brookland Tavern – Columbia, SC w/ Primitive Warfare, One Of Nine, Curse Of Flesh

12/14/2025 Pie Show – Washington, DC w/ Unholy Altar, Gorgar, Archael

KONTUSION’s Insatiable Lust For Death is out now on LP, CD, and digitally, streaming and available to purchase where the “Subjugation” video is also streaming at Profound Lore Records HERE.

KONTUSION’s riffs, blasts, and walls of feedback reflect the darkness of a world marred by chaos, where large scale atrocities run amok. Over the Summer, the band delivered the scathing, decimating, rapid-fire attack of their vile debut LP, Insatiable Lust For Death, its ten tracks immersing the listener in a cavernous, hellish tone, while the relentless riffs and percussion remain impeccably tight.

Recorded by Chris Pierce at Volume IV Studios with additional tracking done at Damaged City Studios, Insatiable Lust For Death was mixed by Kevin Bernsten at Developing Nations, mastered by Nick Townsend at Townsend Mastering, and finished with artwork by Rotting Reign and layout by Aaren Molder.

https://linktr.ee/KONTUSION

https://kontusionkontusion.bandcamp.com

https://www.instagram.com/kontusion

https://www.facebook.com/kontusionkontusion

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My Thoughts On Music Streaming

Posted in classic rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on October 6, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

I listen to music across a wide array of mediums, both physical and streaming. With that said, I’ve found myself listening on Spotify more this year than any other before it. With the ease of use and plethora of Metal choices, Spotify has been keeping me in the know. I’ve discovered more new bands, albums and songs like never before, due to the daily recommendations I receive from Spotify.

I actually feel spoiled with such easy access to my favorite music and yet I also feel gratitude. Technology can be more than a Pandora’s box as all the digital music platforms have proven. We’ve come a long way since those Napster days. Music is to be heard, enjoyed and not hidden from being celebrated. Spotify gives music to the masses, whether a user pays a monthly subscription (free from ads) or not.

My growing up during the late 70’s and into the early 80’s as a teenager in America had limited access to music on television; with MTV eventually changing the game. Beforehand there was American Bandstand, Soul Train and USA Networks’ Night Flight. I was a fan of all three! Had to be. It’s all we had for music on TV along with tidbits of related news.

The physical media was the mainstay back then, along with radio, of course. I never in a billion years could’ve foreseen such a remarkable future of music accessibility, via a hand-held phone, back in the day. That was Science Fiction back then. Star Trek stuff.

When it comes to how much artists are compensated from Spotify for listens, I have no clue. I’ve read about the negative blowback that many artists have toward the pay scale Spotify uses. All I can say, in my opinion, is you either use it as a means to get your music heard or you don’t. Admittedly, I will at times purchase physical music media based on what I discover from Spotify. This platform affords artists to sell merch from there as well.

On a side note, I have zero clue about how YouTube compensates musicians and bands. YouTube is easily the one digital platform I use the least for music. After I watch a newly released music video, I’m done, unless the video is worth my time to revisit. That’s just me.

I do know Bandcamp is honestly a tremendous platform for artists to make money; especially with the monthly Bandcamp Friday. I do love Bandcamp! I have purchased a nice collection of digital music, physical media and other merch over the years from Bandcamp. I so highly recommend checking out this platform if you haven’t already.

Thank you for visiting and reading about my thoughts on music streaming. I greatly appreciate all of you visitors! Please feel free to comment! Metal be thy name. – Stone

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Montreal Brass Metal Pioneers FALLSTAF Returns 15 Years After Debut With New Album: Ode To The Dead | Out November 2025

Posted in Heavy Metal, heavy metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , on October 5, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Photo: Sébastien Roy

Unveil Lyric Video For Title Track

SIMM/Guitars – RICKK /Horns – IANN/Vocals – GOYY/ Bass – MATT/Drums

After nearly a decade of silence, Montreal’s genre-defying metal band Fallstaf is back with a vengeance. Their long-awaited sophomore album, Ode to The Dead, is set for release this Fall 2025, and its first single, the title track, is streaming everywhere alongside a gripping lyric video.

Known as the pioneers of “brass metal,” Fallstaf made waves in 2011 with their debut ‘Bastard Son of a Pure Breed,’ produced by Kevin Jardine (Slaves On Dope). Their signature sound is groove-heavy and progressive metal laced, with trombone, earning them cult status in the Quebec metal scene. Yet in 2016, tragedy struck when frontman IANN suffered a near-fatal accident, leading to the band’s dissolution.

Now, after years of recovery and reflection, Fallstaf has reunited, reignited, and reimagined their sound. Ode to The Dead is a powerful, autobiographical journey through survival, grief, and rebirth. Produced once again by Jardine, the album features seven new tracks that blend sludge, thrash and hardcore influences with melodic hooks and brass-driven chaos.

“This album wasn’t made to impress; it was made out of friendship. Music is therapeutic. Metal brings people together, and we missed that energy,” says the band.

The first single and title track is a tribute to the deceased.

“They are no longer physically here, but they are always in our thoughts; that is the reason for the phrase “they walk among us”. The riff of the chorus gave rise to the rest of the song,” adds the band.

Watch the lyric video for “Ode To The Dead” and experience the rebirth of one of Montreal’s most original metal acts:

Lyric Video – https://youtu.be/GM4EPsLnMlE

Fallstaf’s live shows remain unforgettable: suits and ties, a masked brass player, and a frontman with a robotic leg. “People think we’re a ska band, until the first chord hits,” they laugh. Stay tuned. Fallstaf will be kicking ass live soon!

Album pre-order – https://fallstaf.bandcamp.com/

Track Listing:

  1. Sunless Friday – 2:57
  2. Ode to the Dead – 3:27
  3. Battered Soul – 3:40
  4. Kings of the West Side – 3:31
  5. Under the Same Sky – 3:31
  6. Bastard Son – 3:45
  7. The Burden – 4:41
    Album length: 25:37

Ode to the Dead will be available on all major streaming platforms on November 14th, 2025, along with an exclusive interactive collectible coffin USB drive.

Album Credits:
Songs performed by: FALLSTAF
Songs written by: Ian Lavoie/Kevin Jardine
Produced by: Kevin Jardine
Mixed by: Kevin Jardine
Mastered by: Kevin Jardine
Album artwork by: Ian Lavoie
MAPL – Canadian Content

More info: 

https://www.facebook.com/fallstafmontrealbrassmetal

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INFINITY DREAM Unveil New Single and Music Video: “Freeze”

Posted in Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , on October 4, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Infinity Dream continues its ascent into the grand traditions of heavy metal with the release of their powerful new single, “Freeze” The track is the second single from their highly anticipated second full-length album, Silver Lining, set for release on October 17, 2025, via Nameless Grave Records.

Following last month’s “Lost Embrace” single, “Freeze” showcases the band’s mastery of atmosphere and dynamics. Majestic keyboards, harmonized guitars, and an anthemic blending of the mystique of occult rock with the hard-hitting power of classic metal. 

A brand new music video for the song is now streaming on the Nameless Grave YouTube channel.

For fans of Tony Martin-era Black Sabbath, Dio, and Rainbow, Infinity Dream crafts songs with emotional power and cinematic scope. Silver Lining promises to be their most ambitious work yet, pushing their sound into richer and more powerful territory.

The new single “Freeze” is available now on all digital streaming platforms.

The album Silver Lining is available for pre-order from the Nameless Grave Records webshop.

Source: Nameless Grave Records

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HERAKLEION – New Orleans Death Thrash Trio To Release Live Through Eternity On October 16th | Band To Support Cavalera Later This Month  

Posted in Death Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , on October 3, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

New Orleans death thrash trio HERAKLEION will unleash Live Through Eternity independently on October 16th.

The nine-track live recording was captured on April 17th of this year at Chelsea’s Live in Baton Rouge, Louisiana while supporting Obituary. The album is the entire, unedited, and un-doctored HERAKLEION performance from the evening. It was engineered, mixed, and mastered by Paul Emden. No tracks were added or altered during or after the performance. This is the band, live off the soundboard, and nothing more.

The band comments, “Live Through Eternity captures everything about our live show that we felt the studio albums lack. Every song is faster, angrier, and tighter when we’re onstage. The recording took place at one show and was one continuous take. It wasn’t staged, overdubbed, or compiled over the course of an entire tour, and it wasn’t aligned to a grid. No dead air was cut. No extra crowd noise was added. Nothing was altered. What is on tape is what went on at the show. We’d just come off a tour with Exhorder and were supporting Obituary on this night. We were primed and ready for anything and anyone.”

Live Through Eternity will be released on CD and cassette formats with digital to follow at a later date. Find preorders HERE.

Live Through Eternity – Track Listing:

  1. Herakleion
  2. New Song
  3. The Tomb
  4. Curse Of Eternity
  5. Cryogenic Death
  6. Blood Of Nessus
  7. Obsidian King
  8. Where Crows Dare Not Go
  9. Into… Necroverse

HERAKLEION’s Live Through Eternity will be released in conjunction with a trio of live dates supporting Cavalera. The band will also support Obituary in December and Acid Bath in March with more shows to be confirmed in the weeks to come. See all confirmed dates below.

HERAKLEION Live:
10/16/2025 White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX w/ Cavalera
10/17/2025 Come And Take It Live – Austin, TX w/ Cavalera
10/18/2025 Ferris Wheeler’s Backyard BBQ – Dallas, TX w/ Cavalera
12/11/2025 The Handlebar – Pensacola, FL
12/12/2025 The Bark – Tallahassee, FL
12/14/2025 The Brass Mug – Tampa, FL w/ Obituary
3/21/2026 The Caverns – Pelham, TN w/ Acid Bath, Obituary SOLD OUT

Fast rising HERAKLEION released their critically adored Necroverse EP independently last Fall. The offering boasts five tracks of living, seething death thrash that serves as the listener’s vessel from the world of mortality into the realm of the dead. Songs focus on the morbid curiosity that humanity has with the afterlife.

HERAKLEION – named after an ancient Egyptian city that was thought to be a myth but was actually discovered underwater in 2000 – was forged in 2020 when drummer Speed Wilson, met guitarist/vocalist Apollo Xydias. Bassist Christian Woerner rounded out the lineup in April of the following year. Influenced by the likes of Morbid Angel, Pestilence, and Voïvod, the band spent the Summer writing and tracked what was intended to be their first demo.

Duane Simoneaux (Crowbar, Down, Exhorder) of OCD Recording And Production was brought in to mix and master those tracks, which saw release as the band’s debut EP, Curse Of Eternity, in February 2022. Since that time, HERAKLEION has been booking itself across the Southeast US to promote their debut, including a handful of small tours with Goatwhore, Skeletal Remains, Exhorder, and more.

https://www.herakleion.net

https://herakleion.bandcamp.com/

https://instagram.com/herakleion504

https://www.facebook.com/heraklei0n

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DISPOSSESSED – Dêmocide LP From Portland Death/Doom Metal Bringers Out Now And Streaming On Carbonized Records 

Posted in doom metal, doom metal music, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on October 3, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Photo by Brittany Hardcastle 

Dêmocide, the new full-length from Portland, Oregon’s DISPOSSESSED, is out now and streaming via Carbonized Records!

Dêmocide contains five tracks of devastating, sludgy doom. Recorded by Mike Vera at VeraTone (Juliana Hatfield, Great Falls), mastered by James Plotkin at Plotkinworks (Earth, Sunn O))), Khanate, Amarok), and completed with cover art by Abomination Hammer, the track “If I Must Die” features synthesizers by B. Pierpont and an original poem by Dr. Refaat Alareer. Dêmocide reflects the band’s ongoing commitment to challenging silence and injustice through sound; direct, unrelenting, and deeply resonant.

Stream DISPOSSESSED’s Dêmocide HERE.

Dêmocide is out now on LP, CD, MC, and digitally. Find orders at the Carbonized Records webshop HEREand Bandcamp HERE.

Dêmocide – Track Listing:

  1. Exanimate
  2. Concrete Tomb
  3. Opulent Doom
  4. Watan
  5. If I Must Die

DISPOSSESSED just kicked off their West Coast tour in support of Dêmocide’s release. The journey commenced with a hometown record release show September 27th. See all confirmed dates below.

DISPOSSESSED Live:
10/03/2025 Waterfront Skatepark – Bellingham, WA
10/04/2025 Red Gate– Vancouver, BC
10/05/2025 Slice Of Life Pizza – Tacoma, WA
10/06/2025 Jules Maes – Seattle, WA
10/07/2025 The Crypt – Olympia, WA
10/08/2025 Naked Lounge – Chico, CA
10/09/2025 Cafe Colonial – Sacramento, CA
10/10/2025 Arcata @ Moss Oak Commons– Eureka, CA
10/11/2025 Hesher’s Pizza – Oakland, CA

DISPOSSESSED infuses elements of sludge, doom, and death metal into a commanding sound rooted in anger, despair, and political resistance. Formed in 2014, the band emerged from Portland’s metal scene with a mission to confront systems of oppression through uncompromising, feedback-driven music.

Their sound combines slow-burning riffs, bleak atmospheres, and a raw, aggressive energy that draws influence from bands like Corrupted, Asunder, Winter, and Grief. Lyrically and thematically, DISPOSSESSED engages directly with issues such as systemic violence, environmental destruction, and carceral injustice, grounding their work in anti-authoritarian ideals.

Back in 2019, DISPOSSESSED released their debut full-length, Exanimate, a searing critique of societal collapse. They returned in 2022 with the “Makhnovshchina” single, continuing to explore revolutionary themes through crushing, emotionally charged compositions.

https://dispossessed.net

https://www.instagram.com/dispossessed_pdx

https://dispossessedpdx.bandcamp.com

https://carbonizedrecords.com

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WACKEN METAL BATTLE USA Opens Band Submissions | One Band To Conquer Them All & Play Wacken Open Air 2026

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal festivals, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , on October 3, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

One Band To Conquer Them All! After another successful year in 2025, to send one unsigned and independent American band to play the world’s most prestigious and largest already sold-out metal festivals, Wacken Open Air, Wacken Metal Battle USA announces submissions for the 2026 battle are now open as of October 1st until December 1st

“I am beyond stoked to bring back the Wacken Metal Battle to the US. Every year we get invited to participate is an opportunity to grow. This year will be no different. We will be bringing back some cities that haven’t participated in a few years, and we will be adding at least one new city/state to the competition. Do you have what it takes to represent the US at Wacken? Sign up now!” – Eric Dow – Artist & Promoter Relations.

American bands interested in participating can apply at https://www.metal-battle.com/countries/ (please select the United States as your country)

Watch – Wacken Metal Battle 2025 – Aftermovie | Have You Heard the Future of Metal? – https://youtu.be/nCulXiLlaSw

Wacken Battle Trailer Video – https://youtu.be/fjMugRXEc5g

The 2026 WMBU champion will receive the following:

  • A slot at the 2025 Wacken Open Air Festival.
  • Full professional backline provided.
  • $1,000 USD towards flights to Germany.
  • VIP camping at the festival.

At the 2025 WMBU national finals held this past June at Dingbatz in Clifton, NJ, Southern California and Arizona-based band MOURNING HIGH emerged as the seventh champion selected to represent the United States at the prestigious international showdown, Wacken Open Air, that took place from July 30th to August 2nd in Wacken, Germany, where over 185,000 attendees from around the world gathered.

Mourning High, crowned the West Coast Winner, competed alongside five other standout American bands: PRIME PROPHECY (New Jersey), WHAT’S WRONG (Pacific Northwest), PONTIFEX (Florida), FIREHAZE (East Coast), and BROKEN TIME (Texas).

A panel of seasoned industry professionals, including Jeff Buttermark (FM Management), Shawn Quinn (Napalm Records/FM Management), and Rob Caggiano (formerly of Anthrax and Volbeat), ultimately selected Mourning High as the top U.S. act to perform at the International Wacken Battle.

Spotify – 2025 WMBU National Finalists Playlist – https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5q7Or6tHAsWsAGg8zQSVgZ

List of previous WMBU national winners: Cascade Effect (2024 – San Diego), Fadrait (2023 – San Diego), Mythraeum (2022 – San Diego), Monarch (2019 – San Diego), Voices of Ruin (2018 – Anaheim), and Corpse Hoarder(2017 – Philadelphia).

For the last 7 years of battles (2017-2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025), Wacken Metal Battle USAhas hosted battles across the country to send one independent metal band to perform at the world’s largest metal festival, Wacken Open Air in Wacken, Germany. 2019 saw the festival celebrate its 30th anniversary, but due to COVID, the 2020 and 2021 editions were both canceled. As the metal community regains its strength, Wacken Open Air 2026 will be the 35th edition of the festival and will be held from July 29th to August 1st.

The 2026 event is already sold out with a line-up that includes Def Leppard, Lamb Of God, In Flames, Powerwolf, Emperor, Sepultura, and Running Wild, among others. Details here.

Wacken Metal Battle USA is part of an international competition that sees bands from across the country battle each other for the chance to win their spot among over 55 other countries’ champions, and represent the USA in an international battle of the bands at the world’s largest outdoor metal festival: Wacken Open Air. The battles have been hosted at the festival for over a decade and give independent bands the opportunity to showcase their talents to an international audience, along with the chance to win multiple prizes.

How it works:
Participating cities will host qualifying rounds plus a city final organized by a local city concert promoter, where one band will move forward to the American national final (date and city to be determined). The winner of the national final will move on to perform at the Wacken Open Air 2026 and compete against the winners of 30 other countries in a final global battle. All bands will be judged during battle rounds by respected local music industry representatives.

Links:
Metal-Battle.com
MetalBattleUSA.com
Facebook.com/metalbattleusa.official
X.com/MetalBattleUSA
Instagram.com/metalbattleusa.official

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Black Metal Trio WILD BEYOND Announce New EP: Black Sites In Lower Chambers

Posted in Black Metal, black metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on October 3, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Black Sites In Lower Chambers showcases WILD BEYOND‘s signature speed and frenzied riffs that evoke the frosty atmosphere of first and second waves of black metal. There is more to the band’s sound as WILD BEYOND‘s edges are sharpened with a chaotic, yet melodic, thrash attack. Vocalist/guitarist Edward Gonet spews venom-coated lyrics that explore the intersection of the occult with the military industrial complex, and other esoteric ephemera.

WILD BEYOND’s Black Sites In Lower Chambers is a predominantly self-recorded EP. The tracks were recorded in abyssal basements and smoky rehearsal rooms in order to capture the intensity of the band’s live performance on the EP.

The EP also concludes with a cover of DIMMU BORGIR’s “Spellbound (By The Devil),” with its pummeling drums and meticulous keyboards faithfully recreated by drummer Evan Madden and bassist Jimmy Viola.

Black Sites In Lower Chambers is set to be unveiled on October 17, 2025, via Fiadh Productions.

Black Sites In Lower Chambers – Track Listing:

  1. Dream State Abductions (instrumental)
  2. Slaughtering The Lion
  3. Thy Entrance, Night
  4. Visions Before The Seizure
  5. Spellbound (By The Devil)

About WILD BEYOND:
Philadelphia’s black metal trio WILD BEYOND explore vast atmospheres through black metal with the enhanced ferocity of thrash influences. WILD BEYOND‘s story begins with an impulse purchase of a Randy Rhoads Flying V guitar by Gonet (DEAVA, ex-INFERNAL STRONGHOLD), that kicked off a creative compulsion of songwriting in this dark, yet intense style.

Introduced a year later to Jimmy Viola and Evan Madden (ex-WOE and WOODS OF YPRES), the trio soon embarked on bringing Gonet’s demos to life. The result, was the 2023 debut album Wild Beyond, released via Cruz Del Sur/Gates Of Hell records. Black Sites In Lower Chambers follows the full-length in a blaze of ominous eccentricity. 

WILD BEYOND:
Edward Gonet III: Vocals, guitars, lyrics
Evan Madden: Drums
Jimmy Viola: Bass, keyboards, additional guitars

Credits:
Mixed and mastered by Ryan Mulvanerty.
Cover art photo by Elizabeth D’Ambrosio, logo and layout by Chanda Gonet.
Band photo by Matthew Decker.
Drums recorded by Ryan Mulvanerty at Granny’s Lodge in Philadelphia.
Guitars, bass, keyboards and vocals recorded by Jimmy Viola at Red Planet Room 10 and House Riot, Philadelphia.

Links:
Bandcamp: wildbeyond.bandcamp.com
Ampwall: https://ampwall.com/a/wild-beyond
Instagram: @wildfuckingbeyond 

Source: C Squared Music

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NINE TREASURES – “Until Now” Video/Single From Chinese Mongolian Progressive Metal Collective Now Playing

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , on October 2, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Photo by Hattoo

Seeking The Absolute Full-Length Nears October 24th Release On Metal Blade Records 

“Until Now” is the latest single from Chinese Mongolian progressive metal collective NINE TREASURES. The track appears on the band’s stunning Seeking The Absolute full-length, set for release on October 24th via Metal Blade Records.

Offers vocalist/guitarist Askhan on the track, “The first riff of ‘Until Now’ came to life in early 2021 and it eventually became the opening chapter of this album. After releasing our last record, Wisdom Eyes, we kept writing new material, but nothing felt right. We didn’t want to repeat ourselves. We were searching for something more honest, more satisfying. So we scrapped over twenty songs and started from scratch. It was a heavy moment. We had no idea what direction to take, whether we’d even be able to finish the album, or if any of it would succeed. We were deep in a fog of uncertainty.”

“Then one morning, while playing the tovshuur [Mongolian plucked musical instrument], I stumbled upon a sliding riff that just clicked. We kept refining it again and again until it became the final version; recorded, once again, in Los Angeles. Midway through, the track breaks into a stream-of-consciousness improvisation, wild and free. Every time we perform it, it feels like riding a wave that just keeps rising and rolling. We get completely lost in it and we love it.”

Watch NINE TREASURES’ video for “Until Now” HERE.

Watch the band’s previously released video for “Real Dream” HERE.

Seeking The Absolute will be released on CD and digitally as well as vinyl in the following color variants:

180g Black (US)
Red Galaxy (US – Ltd. 300)
Orange/Red/Black Melt (EU – Ltd. 200)

Find preorders at:

metalblade.com/ninetreasures.

Formed by vocalist/guitarist Askhan in 2010 in the autonomous region of Inner Mongolia in China, NINE TREASURES delivers a unique combination of heavy metal and traditional Mongolian instrumentation, utilizing both conventional vocals and Mongolian throat singing. Guitars, bass, and drums collide with indigenous string instruments including the balalaika and the morin khuur (horsehead fiddle), resulting in a sonic kaleidoscope that follows no set template. 

NINE TREASURES moves easily from a straight-up headbanging style to the more atmospheric progressive style. Guitar-wise, Askhan infuses a lot of Mongolian playing techniques and songwriting logic into his playing and is excited for the “fresh blood” it adds to the band’s sound. The quintet’s varied approaches and universal messaging will allow them to tour with any musically progressive band, be it Amon Amarth or Tool.

Playing 100-plus festival shows and headlining gigs per year in Asia, to audiences of up to 50,000, and with four albums to their name, NINE TREASURES are at the top of their proverbial game and ready to conquer the Western world. Seeking The Absolute is their first record for Metal Blade, and first LP to have a worldwide release.

NINE TREASURES:
Askhan – guitars, vocals, balalaika, tovshuur
Orgil – bass, backing vocals
Saina – balalaika, backing vocals, guitars
Namra – drums
Nars – morin khuur, backing vocals

https://ninetreasures.net

https://www.facebook.com/ninetreasuresofficial

https://www.instagram.com/ninetreasures

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LAMB OF GOD Return With “SEPSIS” | First New Original Song From The Metal Titans Since 2022’S Omens

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, modern metal, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , on October 2, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

“Sepsis” video directed by Gianfranco Svagelj

Oct. 2, 2025 — RICHMOND, Va. – Lamb of God return with “Sepsis” (https://Lamb-of-God.lnk.to/Sepsis), a visceral, menacing new single out now via Epic Records, marking the GRAMMY® Award-nominated band’s first new original music since 2022’s critically revered album, Omens.

Produced by longtime collaborator Josh Wilbur, the three-and-a-half minute track arrives alongside a grainy, lo-fi performance video (https://lamb-of-god.lnk.to/sepsisofficial) that offers a moody, unfiltered look at Richmond’s underbelly. Directed by Gianfranco Svagelj, the video captures the song’s slow-burning tension.

“‘Sepsis’ is a celebration of the very underground local bands here in Richmond, that we really admired, when we were just forming Burn the Priest,” Mark Morton shares. “Bands like Breadwinner, Sliang Laos, and Ladyfinger. Though they never got widespread attention outside of Richmond, those were the bands we listened to all the time. The song references that stuff in a way that’s a direct line to where we were coming from when we were in the basement writing our earliest material together.”

“Sepsis” digital cover art

“Sepsis” arrives during a milestone year for Lamb of God. In 2025, the band celebrated the 25th anniversary of their discography, performed at the historic “Back to the Beginning” concert and subsequently released their thunderous take on Black Sabbath’s “Children of the Grave,” along with appearances at several festivals including Inkcarceration and Louder Than Life, and a headlining show at Richmond’s new 7500-seat outdoor venue, Allianz Amphitheater, during its opening season.

As the year closes, Lamb of God have several performances ahead of them, including outings at Aftershock, AMMA Championship Fest, and the band’s Headbangers Boat cruise (Oct. 31 to Nov. 4), a four-day floating festival departing from Miami with a stop in Cozumel, Mexico.

The line-up features performances from Clutch, Kublai Khan TX, Power Trip, Obituary, Devil Driver, Fear Factory, The Black Dahlia Murder, The Exploited, Crowbar, Nekrogoblikon, Eighteen Visions, Gideon, Walls of Jericho, Category 7, Brat, comics Josh Potter and Saul Trujillo, with appearances from Jose Mangin and Riki Rachtman. Tickets are available at Headbangersboat.com.

Lamb of God tour dates:

October 3 Sacramento, CA Aftershock Festival
October 18 Canton, OH Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
October 31 – November 4 Miami, FL Headbangers Boat
November 6 Monterrey, MX Showcenter Complex
July 27 – 31 Râşnov, RO Rockstadt Extreme Fest
August 1 Wacken, DE Wacken Open Air 2026
August 7 Walton-on-Trent, UK Bloodstock Open Air 2026
August 12 – 16 Dinkelsbühl, DE Summer Breeze
August 13 – 15 Sulingen, DE Reload Festival
August 14 – 16 Eindhoven, NL Dynamo Metalfest

Tickets for all shows are available now via Lamb of God’s website.

Photo credit: Travis Shinn

Lamb of God is Randy Blythe (vocals), John Campbell (bass), Mark Morton (guitar), Willie Adler (guitar) and Art Cruz (drums). Formed in 1994, the Richmond, Va.-based band has released nine critically-acclaimed albums, received five GRAMMY® Award nominations, sold over 3 million albums, packed arenas around the world, and tallied over one billion streams and counting.

Widely regarded as one of the most influential and innovative forces in modern heavy music, Lamb of God’s most recent collection, Omens, arrived in late 2022 , marking their sixth consecutive album to debut in the Top 15 of on the Billboard 200. Kerrang! noted that the album finds the band “as reliably heavy, violent, and pissed off as ever,” and Consequence said the “album will break you down to nihilistic pieces.”

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Instagram.com/lambofgod

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IRREPARABLE Unleash “Forever Remain” feat. Hayley Anderson (Aquilus, Suldusk)

Posted in Black Metal, gothic metal, industrial metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on October 2, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Debut album The Fate Of All Life – a monument to the reality of the human condition, exploring themes of cyclical suffering and death – out on 17 October via These Hands Melt

Australian darkwave/industrial black metal act IRREPARABLE have unveiled their new single, “Forever Remain”. It is a powerful and intense piece from their upcoming debut album, The Fate Of All Life, and features a guest appearance by acclaimed violinist Hayley Anderson (Aquilus, Suldusk).

Watch the music video: 

https://metaladdicts.com/irreparable-unleash-forever-remain-feat-hayley-anderson-aquilus-suldusk/

The band commented: “When Death finally frees you from the pain of suffering, what worse Hell to awake to than a rebirth into the same cycle? This is the idea behind the content of ‘Forever Remain’. A track that well defines the concept of the new album ‘The Fate Of All Life’. One of the last tracks written for the album, it is particularly intense and features an outro of an incredibly mournful violin section that was written and performed by Hayley Anderson from Aquilus and Suldusk. The video was filmed in Lithuania by an amazing team that truly brought to life (and death) the vision.”

The new single is also now available to listen to via all major streaming services. 

“Forever Remain” follows the release of the single “Failure to Thrive” and is the second single from the band’s upcoming debut album set for release on 17 October via These Hands Melt. 

The Fate Of All Life sees the band weave together industrial black metal, goth and darkwave to create a sound that is both haunting and cathartic. The album is a monument to the reality of the human condition, exploring themes of cyclical suffering and death. IRREPARABLE has expertly laid the foundations of a personal apocalypse, which is reflected in their poignant quote: “We rise to the sky from the sea, only to come pouring down”. 

The new album will be available as a limited edition CD Digipack and a limited Vinyl LP (150 copies) in red transparent, as well as on all major digital platforms. Pre-order here: https://irreparable2019.bandcamp.com/album/the-fate-of-all-life

The band will celebrate the release of The Fate Of All Life at The Leadbeater, Richmond, VIC (Australia) with Burden Man, The Nihilistic Front and Nighteyes on November 29th. 

IRREPARABLE are:
D.B. – Guitar, Electronics
N.M. – Vocals
M.B. – Bass

IRREPARABLE online:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/irreparable2019
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/irreparable_band
Bandcamp: https://irreparable2019.bandcamp.com/music
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2hl2UiW6hsIKnoN8mVahJF?si=g8VGXGUHS-iEUt3QoYxVGQ

These Hands Melt online:
Website / shop: https://thesehandsmelt.shop/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/these.hands.melt
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/these.hands.melt
Bandcamp: https://thesehandsmelt.bandcamp.com/music
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheseHandsMeltOfficial

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BURIAL PATH – Transforms in Fire on New Single “Magnum Opus”

Posted in deathcore, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , on October 2, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Emerging from the crucible of reinvention, BURIAL PATH, one of the most electrifying voices in the deathcore underground, has released their latest single “Magnum Opus.”

Watch “Magnum Opus” Here: https://youtu.be/oOg_XESjhiw

From the opening surge to its final resonance, “Magnum Opus” embodies the transformative journey of the self: from destruction, to dissolution, to rebirth in gold. It is a sonic alchemy that combines visceral intensity with hauntingly ethereal soundscapes, evoking both the brutality of collapse and the beauty of transcendence.

“From flame to form, the self dissolves and reignites. Gold flows where the old self burned. The great work begins,” the band declares.

The single’s lyrics delve deep into themes of ego death, purification, and rebirth, drawing on esoteric imagery:

‘Calcination, a rebirth takes hold,
Through vitriol these veins flow of gold.
Ego death, reflection, unification within the cycle…’

With “Magnum Opus” BURIAL PATH continues to redefine deathcore, expanding the genre’s boundaries with both philosophical depth and sonic ferocity. The track serves not only as a declaration of artistic evolution but also as a ritualistic invocation, a call to embrace transformation in all its violent, radiant beauty.

About BURIAL PATH:

Formed in 2023, BURIAL PATH consists of Aïcha Finnleikr (vocals) and Jack B (guitar) from Texas, and Nebraskan Matthew McClure (guitar). Their sound is a refined evolution of Deathcore, leveraging modern production to craft an atmosphere that is both entrancing and resonant, designed to evoke deep emotions and provoke thoughtful introspection through their music.

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Source: C Squared Music

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ORDEN OGAN Unleash New Single “Conquest” (Live In Oberhausen), While Touring With WINDROSE and ANGUS MCSIX

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , on October 1, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

German dark power metal force ORDEN OGAN have dropped a thunderous new live version of their fan-favorite track “Conquest”, taken from their latest full-length The Order Of Fear, released in July 2024 via Reigning Phoenix Music.

Recorded during the band’s Tour of Fear in the sold-out Turbinenhalle in Oberhausen, Germany, this version captures the raw intensity and electric communion between the band and their audience. “Conquest” has quickly risen to become a staple in the ORDEN OGAN setlist, and this live cut shows exactly why: riffs sharp as steel, massive choruses, and a crowd roaring as one. ORDEN OGAN once again prove that true power metal lives on stage: loud, larger than life, and unforgettable!

Frontman Sebastian “Seeb” Levermann states:

“’Conquest’ has become one of the absolute fan favorites within the last 12 months since the release of The Order of Fear. This recording was captured in the sold-out Turbinenhalle (Oberhausen, Germany) on ORDEN OGAN’s Tour of Fear. I think we managed to capture the energy between band and audience. Enjoy!”

Stream/Download “Conquest” here: 

https://ordenogan.rpm.link/conquestlive

ORDEN OGAN are:
Sebastian “Seeb” Levermann | vocals
Niels Löffler | guitars
Patrick Sperling | guitars
Steven Wussow | bass
Dirk Meyer-Berhorn | drums

Don’t miss the chance to experience “Conquest” and other ORDEN OGAN hymns
live on their upcoming tour with WIND ROSE and ANGUS MCSIX:

WIND ROSE – Tourslayer Europe 2025 w/ ORDEN OGAN, ANGUS MCSIX:
02.10.2025 – Budapest, HU – Barba Negra
03.10.2025 – München, DE – Tonhalle
04.10.2025 – Zlin, CZ – Masters of Rock Cafe
05.10.2025 – Leipzig, DE – Felsenkeller
07.10.2025 – Warsaw, PL – Progresja
08.10.2025 – Berlin, DE – Astra
09.10.2025 – Hamburg, DE – Große Freiheit 36
10.10.2025 – Copenhagen, DK – Amager Bio
11.10.2025 – Köln, DE – Carlswerk Victoria
12.10.2025 – Utrecht, NL – Tivoli Vredenburg
14.10.2025 – London, UK – Electric Brixton
15.10.2025 – Antwerpen, BE – Trix
16.10.2025 – Paris, FR – Bataclan
17.10.2025 – Lyon, FR – La Rayonne
18.10.2025 – Pratteln, CH – Z7
20.10.2025 – Wien, AT – Arena
21.10.2025 – Prag, CZ – Meetfactory
22.10.2025 – Frankfurt, DE – Batschkapp
23.10.2025 – Stuttgart, DE – LKA Longhorn
24.10.2025 – Geiselwind, DE – Musichall
25.10.2025 – Mailand, IT – Alcatraz
Tickets & Info: https://ordenogan.de/pages/on-tour

The Order Of Fear was released on July 5, 2024, through RPM as an exclusive box-set (including a CD-digipak and a unique board game for up to 32 players to make fans act as various characters of the ORDEN OGAN world), coloured 1LP vinyl (splatter, crystal clear or clear turquoise), and CD-digipak.

Visit: https://ordenogan.rpm.link/theorderoffearPR

More on ORDEN OGAN:
ordenogan.de 
greenman-studios.de 

Source: C Squared Music

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