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Seattle’s Hyperstrike to Unleash Debut Album, High Risk

This Fall your speakers aren’t safe. From The Blade of Seattle, HYPERSTRIKE erupts with their debut album High Risk. A high-octane collision of anthemic clean vocals, bone-crushing riffs, punk-fueled drum fire, and the razor edge of melodic death metal, HYPERSTRIKE deliver danger with every track. This is metal built like an action movie soundtrack: explosive, relentless, and larger than life. ‘Meltdown’ — The core goes critical, and the blast is unstoppable. ‘Leaving You Again’ — Love is a weapon… and heartbreak is the trigger. ‘High Risk’ — Play the game, roll the dice… win it all, or lose your life. […]

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AKERCOCKE worldwide exclusive album set FORTRESS FESTIVAL 2026

AKERCOCKE to perform Choronzon album in full on Grand Hall main stage. WHOREDOM RIFE to headline the Ocean Room stage. One of Europe’s biggest black metal fests to take place at Scarborough Spa on 30-31 May 2026 Scarborough, UK; 24 August 2025: Fortress Festival, one of Europe’s biggest black metal festivals, has revealed two more bands for its fourth edition set to take place at Scarborough Spa on 30-31 May 2026. London’s AKERCOCKE will perform a worldwide exclusive full album set of their acclaimed 2003 release, Choronzon. The album was praised by the scene when it was released, with many […]

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HELSTAR announce their new studio album, The Devil’s Masquerade, out September 12th, 2025 via Massacre Records

US Metal legends HELSTAR return with their long-awaited 11th studio album, The Devil’s Masquerade, set for release on September 12th, 2025 through Massacre Records. The album will be available as a limited Mediabook, Ltd. Vinyl LP in various colors, and digital formats. The Devil’s Masquerade marks a powerful return to the band’s roots, bringing back the classic creative chemistry between James Rivera (vocals) and Larry Barragan (guitars). The album was produced and mixed by Barragan at Hombre Malo Studios, and mastered by Robert Colwell at Colwell Mastering. Lyrically, The Devil’s Masquerade dives deep into tales of vampirism, demonic possession, and […]

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ONSLAUGHT – welcome back vocalist Sy Keeler; 2026 The Force From Hell European tour announced

UK thrash metal legends ONSLAUGHT are super stoked to announce the return of their legendary vocalist and fans’ favourite Sy Keeler. Keeler makes his comeback to the band after a 6-year hiatus and will hit the ground running as the band make their long awaited debut tour of Australia in November; his first appearance back will be at the UK’s Damnation Festival at the BEC Arena, Manchester on November 9. Kicking off ONSLAUGHT’s live season 2026 will be their freshly announced 2026 The Force From Hell European run. All dates & ticket info can be found below. Guitarist Nige Rockett […]

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WINO: new solo album and single announced on Ripple Music

US doom and heavy metal icon Scott “WINO” Weinrich — the voice of The Obsessed, Saint Vitus, and Spirit Caravan — rises again with his fiercely anticipated fourth solo album, Create Or Die, this October 24th via Ripple Music, and unleashes the first single, ‘New Terms’. “When a friend ended a letter to me with the phrase ‘Create Or Die’, I realized that simple slogan summed up my philosophy completely. Whether it’s making music or art, that’s what I do. It’s what I live for.” Embrace the haunting Celtic vibe of new single ‘New Terms’ Legendary doom metal icon Scott […]

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STONEBIRDS: new album and single announced on Ripple Music

Brittany-based post-metal architects STONEBIRDS announce the release of their fourth and final album, Perpetual Wasteland, on October 10th through Ripple Music, and present the haunting debut single, ‘Croak’. Listen to new STONEBIRDS single ‘Croak’ For over a decade, STONEBIRDS have thrived on duality: the eternal tension between opposing forces, with melancholy as their guiding equilibrium. Now, with their fourth and final album, Perpetual Wasteland, the Breton trio distills their essence one last time: light against darkness, crushing weight against fragile levity, and a newfound undercurrent of renewal amidst the void. Recorded at Studio La Briche with producer Cyrille Gachet (Fange, […]

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KRIGSGRAV Bring Blackened Doom on New Song, ‘Ghosts’

Dallas (TX) – Atmospheric Blackened Doom quartet, KRIGSGRAV, have premiered ‘Ghosts’, the second single from upcoming album, Stormcaller. Stream ‘Ghosts’ courtesy of No Clean Singing: A storm is brewing. Having just signed to Willowtip Records last year, KRIGSGRAV is now ready to release Stormcaller, their first album for the label and eighth full-length overall. KRIGSGRAV released the following statement about Stormcaller: “When we started writing the songs that would make up Stormcaller, our intention was to create the most complete KRIGSGRAV album that took something from every era of the band, while still pushing our sound forward. A culmination of […]

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WARNING: Sign To Relapse Records

Relapse Records has today announced the signing of legendary British doom band, WARNING. The label will reissue albums from the band’s back catalogue and will release the first new WARNING material for twenty years. Shortly after the release of their now-iconic album, Watching From A Distance, in 2006, WARNING disbanded and was dormant until reuniting in 2017 for a series of performances playing the album in full. This return resulted in a Live At Roadburn album which will be reissued in addition to the original studio album, and their 1999 album, The Strength to Dream. The existing WARNING catalogue is […]

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Finnr’s Cane – new single

From northern Ontario comes ‘Awaken the Sleeping Forest’ – the second single from FINNR’S CANE’s forthcoming self-titled album, arriving August 29 via Nordvis. A surge of raw energy and reverent power, the piece channels the spirit of the vast Canadian wilderness through blast-driven black metal riffing, symphonic flourishes, and the band’s hallmark chordal richness. Piano arpeggios weave throughout, evoking both grandeur and introspection. Like much of the album, the song was born of spontaneous creation – shaped during an improvisational jam and recorded in the solitude of a Sudbury winter. Its title speaks to a deeper intent: a stirring of […]

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UK Heavies CULT BURIAL Premiere New Track, ‘Beseech’

London (UK) – Blackened Death Metallers, CULT BURIAL, in partnership with No Clean Singing, have premiered ‘Beseech’, the second single from forthcoming album, Collapse Of Pattern, Reverence Of Dust. Stream ‘Beseech’ In other recent news, CULT BURIAL has announced that Blastbeats Vinyl will be the exclusive U.S. distributor for the vinyl LP variants of Collapse Of Pattern, Reverence Of Dust. The LPs will be available for purchase in the U.S. on September 5, the album’s official release date. Collapse Of Pattern, Reverence Of Dust is a record about erosion — of structures, of certainty, of meaning. Across eight tracks, CULT […]

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