...AND OCEANS
"THE REGENERATION ITINERARY"
Black Metal
Release date: 23.05.2025
(SEASON OF MIST)

In the frozen depths of Finland's iciest lakes, …and Oceans emerged, fusing symphonic black metal with avant-garde twists and splashes of industrial chaos. For decades, they've been the torchbearers of a genre that defies boundaries - constantly reinventing their sound with each new album.

Their latest full-length, "The Regeneration Itinerary," is a transcendent expedition into the duality of light and dark. Recorded in the halls of SoundSpiral Audio and mixed to perfection at Necromorbus Studio, this album weaves a tale as old as time yet refreshingly modern. With tracks like the ethereal, techno-laden "Inertiae" and the haunting "Förnyelse i Tre Akter," Mathias Lillmåns' lyrical prowess unfurls across Timo Kontio's and Antti Simo...

GAAHLS WYRD
"BRAIDING THE STORIES"
Black Metal
Release date: 06.06.2025
(SEASON OF MIST)

•    Norwegian Grammy-winning metal maestros Gaahls Wyrd present their mesmerizing sophomore album, Braiding the Stories. This introspective and ethereal venture bridges the realms of consciousness and dreams through a potent blend of philosophical introspection and audacious musical composition.
•    Led by the commanding presence of legendary vocalist Gaahl (Kristian Espedal) and supported by guitarist Lust Kilman (Ole Walaunet), bassist Nekroman (Andreas Salbu), and drummer Spektre (Kevin Kvåle), the band artfully merges chaos and beauty, resonating deeply within the esoteric extreme/black metal genre.
•    Produced at Solslottet Studio and featuring the sophisticated cover art of Øivind Myksvoll, Braidin...

BEHEMOTH
"THE SHIT OV GOD"
Blackened Death Metal
Release date: 09.05.2025
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

Extreme Metal giants BEHEMOTH have revealed the title, cover artwork, and release date (09.05) of their 13th studio album The Shit Ov God.

This new album promises to be the most provocative and extreme work of their 34-year-long career. Featuring eight tracks, it dives deep into the abyss of humanity, divinity, and rebellion - in a time when individuality is celebrated, yet many still cling to their saviors, whether musical, political, or otherwise.

BEHEMOTH frontman Nergal says about the album:
"The number thirteen - so magical and significant. If this were to be our final album, I could say I die a proud man. Without a shadow of a doubt, this is the most refined, purest representation of Behemoth. No filler, no excess - just the very best we have to ...

NIGHTFALL
"CHILDREN OF EVE"
Blackened Death Metal
Release date: 02.05.2025
(SEASON OF MIST)

Since their formation in 1991, Nightfall have stood alongside Rotting Christ and Septicflesh as the pioneering trinity of Greek metal. The legendary Athenian death metal band sound as vengeful as ever. But backed by monumental production and a powerful message, their eleventh studio album stands as their darkest and most epic creation yet.  
 
Like their contemporaries, Nightfall weave gothic melodies into blackened death metal. Children of Eve features the most infections collection of hooks that the band has ever created thanks to the mixing and mastering of Jacob Hansen. Armed with cloak and dagger, masked frontman Efthimis Karadimas commands lead single “I Hate” behind blast beats that fly like a swarm of arrows.

But Children of Eve ...

CIRITH UNGOL
"LIVE AT THE ROXY"
Heavy Metal
Release date: 25.04.2025
(METAL BLADE RECORDS)

One of the world's most iconic music venues - the Sunset Strip's Roxy Theatre- hosted a legendary 2024 gig by one of the world's most iconic metal bands, CIRITH UNGOL. The one-night-only performance was an album release show for the band's 2023 Dark Parade LP. It captured the lineup at the height of its considerable powers, performing Dark Parade in its entirety, along with a set of classic songs including "Join The Legion," "Frost And Fire," "Black Machine," and "Atom Smasher." The end result is a stellar live album and DVD.

There was no choice other than the Roxy for CIRITH UNGOL to record this momentous live collection. "It's owned by a Hollywood music legend, Lou Adler," notes cofounding drummer Rob Garven, "and is next door to the famous R...

MIDNIGHT
"STEEL, RUST AND DISGUST"
Black Metal
Release date: 23.05.2025
(METAL BLADE RECORDS)

One-man-army, Athenar, has been spewing out an ungodly racket, dropping countless demos, splits, EPs, and LPs and ultimately slaying the metal/punk underground with his own addictive brand of lust, grime, and sleaze for over two decades. The Steel, Rust And Disgust collective follows last year’s chart topping Hellish Expectations full-length and features ten unique cover tracks alongside two new cuts.

Athenar comments, “The idea to record an album of all cover jams with a certain theme is nothing quite new. The original title for this album was gonna be Throw Ups as an homage to the David Bowie’s Pin Ups album, also of covers. Although Throw Ups is only two syllables and I need six. I guess I could've called it Throw Downs Throw Outs Throw Ups, b...

CREMATORY
"DESTINATION"
Melodic Death/ Gothic Metal
Release date: 02.05.2025
(Reigning Phoenix Music)

The CREMATORY hit factory opens its doors for the 17th time with its new studio album “Destination” and reaches a new, even higher level than before! It's an album that literally combines all the strengths and phases of the gothic metal pioneers, going back to their melodic death metal roots in places, then diving deep into the gothic realm again and surprising with some electro dancefloor bangers.

CD/ 2LP:

01.     Destination
02.     The Future Is a Lonely Place
03.     Welt Aus Glas     
04.     My Girlfriend's Girlfriend (Type O Negative cover)     
05.     After Isolation
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GHOST BATH
"ROSE THORN NECKLACE"
Black Metal
Release date: 08.05.2025
(NUCLEAR BLAST)

Depressive black metallers GHOST BATH have emerged from beyond the veil with their new album, Rose Thorn Necklace.

Free from the Moonlover-Starmourner-Self Loather conceptual trilogy, sole proprietor Nameless (aka Dennis Mikula) explores the most intense and introspective GHOST BATH’s oeuvre, advancing with blackened blasts and melancholic movements while moving his only child forward into the unknown

GHOST BATH comments:
"Rose Thorn Necklace is both beautiful and grotesque. It blurs the lines between fantasy and reality, exploring the contrast of something gorgeous and disgusting. I tried my best to not hold myself back - both musically and lyrically - and this is the result; depressive black metal with raw emotion, unique melodies, and textured synths."

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