New Underground Metal Releases & Extreme News
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Telomyras Announce Debut Full-Length, Duskfall, New Single, Attrition, Out Now
Seattle heavy metal force Telomyras announces their debut full-length album, “Duskfall,” releasing May 8, and drops the first single “Attrition.”
Gradience Drops Master To The Slave Video, Preps Metal Blade Debut
Danish metallers Gradience blend blackened death metal with dark urban trap-rap on their new single and video, ‘Master To The Slave.’ This unique track previews their upcoming Metal Blade Records debut.
THE ABSOLUTION SEQUENCE Unveil Debut Album Dread Cycle, Drop Ghost Mantra Video
Tasmanian technical death metal outfit THE ABSOLUTION SEQUENCE announces their first full-length album, ‘Dread Cycle’, set for release on August 14. They’ve also dropped a new video for the lead single “Ghost Mantra.”
Arizona Death Metal WYRMHAVEN Drops Seasons Of Gloom Debut, Streams Morning Star
Tucson’s WYRMHAVEN is set to release their debut full-length, ‘Seasons Of Gloom,’ on May 29th. Get the details and stream the new single “Morning Star” here.
South Korean Project GRAVE GENERATOR Drops Debut EP, Challenges Metal Norms
South Korea’s GRAVE GENERATOR, the industrial metal project by Nic Heidt, has released its debut EP, “There Is No Peace Amongst The Stars,” aiming to push metal boundaries.
NIGHTS OF MALICE Drop Ex-Mortis Video, Detail Chaos Exordium LP and Tour
New Jersey deathcore crew Nights of Malice announce their new album, ‘Chaos Exordium’, dropping June 4th. Watch the Evil Dead-inspired ‘Ex-Mortis’ video and check out tour dates.
COGNIZANCE Drops New Single A Game of Proliferation, Album In Light, No Shape Out May 1
Leeds, UK Prog-Death band COGNIZANCE just dropped “A Game of Proliferation,” their second single from the upcoming album, In Light, No Shape. The full record arrives May 1 via Willowtip Records.
REEKING AURA Drops Title Track for New LP On The Promise Of The Moon
New York death metal unit REEKING AURA, featuring members of Grey Skies Fallen and Afterbirth, has released the title track from their second LP, ‘On The Promise Of The Moon’, set for an April 17th release via Profound Lore Records.
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