EVOKEN
"MENDACIUM"
Funeral Doom/ Death Metal
Release date: 17.10.2025
(SEASON OF MIST)

- With their new album Mendacium, EVOKEN, the veteran masters of US funeral death/doom metal, return with one of their darkest and most oppressive albums yet.  An album that harks back to their earlier works, namely their Quietus and Antithesis of Light albums respectively. 

- EVOKEN have always been recognized as one of the godfathers of the death/funeral doom genre and the best and most praised American band in said genre.  A band that has paved the way for other bands such as Bell Witch etc.

- For fans of Mournful Congregation, Bell Witch, Esoteric, and My Dying Bride.

The most prominent and significant American death/funeral doom emissaries EVOKEN succeed their 2018 landmark Hypnagogia album with their seventh full-length opus Mendacium s...

DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT
"INNERN"
Black Metal
Release date: 12.09.2025
(SEASON OF MIST)

Since forming in 2009, DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT has carved out a singular place in modern black metal, blending relentless intensity with a philosophical core. Rooted in the genre’s foundations yet constantly evolving, the German quartet is known for its emotional depth, compositional complexity, and striking live presence.

On their sixth album Innern, the band turns inward with devastating clarity. Each of the six tracks offers a meditation on human fragility and existential transformation, shifting between blistering aggression and haunting serenity. “Marter” explores shared suffering as a path to transcendence; “Eos” imagines nature reclaiming a blood-soaked earth; and “Forlorn” becomes an intimate plea for emotional refuge, s...

STELLAR CIRCUITS
"PHANTOM :: PHEONIX"
Progressive Metal
Release date: 14.11.2025
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

Following the breakthrough success of 2023’s Nuclear Blast Records debut Sight To Sound, North Carolina’s burgeoning progressive, alt-metal band STELLAR CIRCUITS have announced their follow up record, Phantom :: Phoenix, will be released on November 14th. 

Stellar Circuits is making a powerful impact in the progressive metal scene following the release of their acclaimed 2023 album Sight to Sound on Nuclear Blast Records. Fusing punishing grooves, intricate melodies, and emotional weight, the album pushed the band’s sonic boundaries while staying rooted in their intense, immersive sound. Tracks like “Witch House” and “Catch Your Death” showcase a darker, more evolved edge that continues to resonate with fans of metal and p...

NAILED TO OBSCURITY
"GENERATION OF THE VOID"
Doom/ Death Heavy Metal
Release date: 05.09.2025
(ADA - Alternative Distribution Alliance)

With Generation Of The Void, NAILED TO OBSCURITY have crafted their most mature and expansive album to date. Set for release on September 5th, 2025, the album reflects the turmoil of the post-pandemic era, the shadows of war in Europe, and the relentless changes affecting all of humanity. Beyond its political and social commentary, the album also dives deep into personal struggles, confronting themes of dark emotions, depression, and fear. Every note, every lyric carries the weight of uncertainty and disillusionment, while no one knows what one will find within the void or beyond. After the success of 2019’s ‘Black Frost’, Germany’s doom/death metal veterans return with their new album ‘Generation of the Void’. First single ‘Overcast&rsqu...

HELSTAR
"THE DEVIL’S MASQUERADE"
Heavy Metal
Release date: 12.09.2025
(MASSACRE RECORDS)

‘80s metal luminaries, The Rods, are back with Wild Dogs Unchained, a new album that combines reimagined classics from their past with masterfully crafted new songs. Wild Dogs Unchained is set for release on September 5 via Massacre Records.

Hooks, grooves, crafty, formidable, and rebellious are songwriting attributes that The Rods gladly embrace. On Wild Dogs Unchained, the veteran power trio continues their famed aural assault with songs like “Eyes Of A Dreamer” and “Tears For The Innocent,” revealing heretofore unrealized musical melodicism, while re-tooled classics, “Hurricane” and “Wild Dogs Unchained,” percolate with renewed vigor.

On Wild Dogs Unchained, the playing is harder, the grooving is heavi...