New Underground Metal Releases & Extreme News
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Loneshore Announce New Album: Nothing Left to Deconstruct, on Willowtip
Progressive post-metal outfit Loneshore reveals details for their second album, ‘Nothing Left to Deconstruct,’ dropping June 19 via Willowtip Records. Check out the first single, “Parhelion.”
NIXIL Premieres New Track: I Am Not Here, from Upcoming Split with DROUTH
Baltimore Black Metallers NIXIL just dropped ‘I Am Not Here,’ the second single from their split ‘Toward Dead Temples’ with Drouth. The album hits April 24, and a West Coast tour is set for May.
REXORIA Drops Heart of Sorrow with Johnny Gioeli, New Album: Fallen Dimension Revealed
Swedish melodic metal band REXORIA just dropped their new single, “Heart of Sorrow,” featuring Johnny Gioeli (Axel Rudi Pell / Hardline). Their new album, ‘Fallen Dimension,’ is set for release on May 8, 2026.
THE MODERN AGE SLAVERY Drops The War Within Video, New EP Announced
Italian deathcore outfit The Modern Age Slavery just released “The War Within,” a new single and video from their upcoming EP, 1969 | No One Jokes at God.
The Mechanist Release Debut LP: Synthetic Sun, and Share Sungazing Video
Leeds tech-metalcore unit The Mechanist have released their debut LP, ‘Synthetic Sun’, today, April 10th. Get the details on the conceptual album and new single ‘Sungazing’.
Obey The Kraken Drop Crushing Single: War Awaits, New EP – Apocrypha is Available Now
German deathcore outfit Obey The Kraken release their brutal new single ‘War Awaits’ and the full ‘Apocrypha’ EP today via Seek & Strike. Get the details on their crushing sound and dark narrative.
Sectarian Defacement Drop: Hostile Consuming Rapture – A Brutal Death Metal Debut
Ukrainian brutal death metal trio Sectarian Defacement just released their debut album, ‘Hostile Consuming Rapture,’ via Grave Island Records. Get the details.
Necromonger Detail Emanation Of The Dying Perceptions Album, Drop New Video
Bulgarian Death/Gore Metal outfit Necromonger are set to release their debut album, ‘Emanation Of The Dying Perceptions,’ via Xtreem Music. Watch the new video for ‘Slaughter To The Bones’.
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