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Ver Wait Two Years After a Demo and Name Their First Album After a Worm's Death
Death Metal
A Féreg Pusztulása lands on 3 December through Me Saco Un Ojo Records, eight tracks, and Paranoia is the first one out.
Marie-Ève Tremblay · Oct 3, 2026
INDUCTION Hand Gods Of Steel to Kai Hansen, Who Happens to Be the Guitarist's Father
Power Metal Symphonic Metal
A physical edition bonus track from LOVE KILLS! returns with a new guest vocal, days before a tour with Tungsten and Kilmara.
Robin Aalto · Oct 2, 2026
DISILLUSION Lose Their Guitarist and Keyboard Player on the Same Morning
Progressive Metal Death Metal
Ben Haugg and Frederic Ruckert leave with immediate effect after ten and eight years, and every booked show still goes ahead.
Lars Hendriks · Oct 2, 2026
AMON AMARTH Wrote The Allfather Awakens on Tour and Treated Every Song as a Single
Death Metal
Ten songs out today through Metal Blade, recorded in two sessions months apart, with the band's first acoustic piece and the title track as the focus.
Marie-Ève Tremblay · Oct 2, 2026
TEMIC Give Ceiba Away in Full on the Day It Arrives
Progressive Metal
Eleven tracks through Season of Mist, a new bassist, and a ten minute song at the end of a record about loss.
Robin Aalto · Oct 2, 2026
TWISTED SISTER's Box Stops at 1987, Which Is the Whole Point
Heavy Metal
BMG and Rhino collect the five studio albums from 1982 to 1987 as a five colour vinyl box and a five CD box.
Robin Aalto · Oct 2, 2026
DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER Sign to Napalm With a Thirteenth Album Already Two Years Old
Heavy Metal Death Metal
The contract is new, the record is not: the band say they have been writing it for almost two years and expect it in summer 2027.
Ben Ashworth · Oct 2, 2026
IMMORTAL Put Eleven Records in One Box and Give Two of Them Double Vinyl
Black Metal
Complete Discography 1992 to 2023 arrives on 29 January, running from Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism to War Against All with the Wacken live album in the middle.
Marie-Ève Tremblay · Oct 2, 2026
A London Coroner Records Phil Campbell's Death as Multi-Organ Failure
Heavy Metal Speed Metal
St Pancras Coroner's Court heard on Friday that the Motörhead guitarist died in March after complications from two liver transplants and bowel surgery.
Tomas Berglund · Oct 2, 2026
Half of DARKTHRONE Has a New Band and It Is Not Black Metal
Heavy Metal Doom Metal
Avrak's self titled debut arrives 9 October on Peaceville. Ted Skjellum started it with Anders Hegna in 2023.
Marie-Ève Tremblay · Oct 2, 2026
WYRM CHASM Reach a Debut Album Eleven Years After the EP
Black Metal
Throned Entropy is the second single from the self titled record, out on digital from today.
Marie-Ève Tremblay · Oct 2, 2026
GOAT MAJOR Date Death Comes Twice for 23 October
Doom Metal Stoner Metal
The title track is out with a video by Marc Bond, and Ripple Music have the album.
Marie-Ève Tremblay · Oct 2, 2026
ESTERTOR Write a Song for Accept and a 1985 Horror Film at Once
Thrash Metal
Scumbags From Hell has Paul Lanerck of Redshark on it. Evil Black Church arrives 23 October on Black Lion.
Marie-Ève Tremblay · Oct 2, 2026
CONTRARIAN Make a Whole Album Out of One Thirty Minute Song
Death Metal
Escaping Depravity arrives 27 November on Willowtip, and the single released today is parts one to four of it.
Marie-Ève Tremblay · Oct 2, 2026
SCAR SYMMETRY Book Four Nights Across Sweden and Finland
Death Metal Groove Metal
Two headline shows in each country in late May 2027. No venues yet.
Lars Hendriks · Oct 2, 2026
EPICA Put the Amsterdam Orchestra Night Out as a Digital Album
Symphonic Metal
Live at The Symphonic Synergy was recorded at AFAS Amsterdam in September 2024, and Consign To Oblivion is out as a live video.
Robin Aalto · Oct 2, 2026
MYSTIFIER Share a Split With a Project Called Hessian
Death Metal Black Metal
Absolute Fucking Possession is out on digital through Wormholedeath with Southern Soundclash.
Marie-Ève Tremblay · Oct 2, 2026
METALLICA Open Twenty Four Nights at the Sphere and Rotate Two Setlists
Heavy Metal Thrash Metal
Life Burns Faster began on 1 October and runs to 13 March, with Thursdays and Saturdays getting different sets.
Lars Hendriks · Oct 2, 2026