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NO MALLCORE, NO METAL CORE, NO CORE, NO HIPSTERS.FREEDOM FOR UKRAINE
Uppsala, Sweden based progressive death metal warriors FLOATING have posted "HANDS OF HUNGER" , a track from the bands anticipated new release "FIREWATCHING", due to be unleashed soon (release date T.B.A.) via TRANSCENDING OBSCURITY RECORDS.
FLOATING have posted "EXIT BAG SONG" , a track from the bands anticipated debut release "HESITATING LIGHTS", unleashed 7/11/2025 via TRANSCENDING OBSCURITY RECORDS.
FROM FLOATING:
Speak through the hands of hunger!
We are happy to announce that our third album, "Firewatching", is coming out on Transcending Obscurity in early 2027. Pre-order coming this Friday.
The album was recorded during the hot, floating summer of 2026. Our longtime friends Påhl Sundström and Erik Sundström joined us, turning Floating into a four-piece.
The album artwork was made by Påhl Sundström.
This is a soundtrack to darker times. Keep watch!
Love,
FLOATING
Arvid Sjödin - Vocals, guitars
Andreas Hörmark - Bass, synthesizers
Påhl Sundström - Guitars
Erik Sundström - Drums
Tracklist:
1. Wet Grass
2. Hands of Hunger
3. Klepto
4. From the Cold Mouth
5. Larval Crown
6. Firewatching
7. Dollskin
8. Aftertaste
9. Lesser Thing
10. Talk Less
11. The Floating Garden
VIDEO BELOW:FLOATING NEW TRACK "HANDS OF HUNGER" (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF TRANSCENDING OBSCURITY RECORDS. ):
Philippines based black metal warriors DEIPHAGO have posted "UNDEIFIED", a track from the bands anticipated new release "HEXESSENCE SATAN", due to be unleashed SPRING 2027 (release date T.B.A.) via HELLS HEADBANGERS RECORDS.
DEIPHAGO have announced the bands anticipated new release will be produced and recorded by former KING DIAMOND (and now LEX LEGION) guitarist ANDY LAROCQUE..
DEIPHAGO unleashed "I, THE DEVIL", 4/30/2019 via HELLS HEADBANGERS.
VIDEO BELOW:DEIPHAGO: NEW TRACK "UNDEIFIED" (VIA YOU TUBE,COURTESY OF HELLS HEADBANGERS RECORDS. ):
California, U.S.A. black metal warrior LEVIATHIAN have posted "THE BLADE ALREADY FORGOTTEN YOUR NAME", a track from the projects anticipated new release "DIE TO THIS", due to be unleashed 11/27/2026 via PROFOUND LORE RECORDS...
LEVIATHIAN, via BANDCAMP, is streaming the projects anticipated new release "UNFAILING FALL INTO NAUGHT" (COMPILATION), due to be unleashed 5/7/2018 via ASCENSION MONUMENTS MEDIA.
LEVIATHIAN unleashed "SCAR SIGHTED", 3/3/2015 via PROFOUND LORE RECORDS.
Metal podcast IBLIS MANIFESTATIONS recently interviewed JACKIE SMIT on the subject of the TRIVAX documentary MURTAD...
Iranian black metal warriors TRIVAX have announced IRANIAN DEATH METAL ACROSS THE UK 2027 tour dates featuring TRIVAX, CRAVEN IDOL, SWORDS OF DIS and WYRDSTAEF..
TRIVAX have posted a video for "TO LIBERATION AND BEYOND", a track from the bands anticipated new release "THE GREAT SATAN", unleashed 5/30/2025 via OSMOSE PRODUCTIONS.
TRIVAX have posted the bands anticipated new offering "THE GREAT SATAN", unleashed 5/30/2025 via OSMOSE PRODUCTIONS.
TRIVAX unleashed "ELOAH BURNS OUT", 9/29/2023 via CULT NEVER DIES.
FROM TRIVAX:
IRANIAN DEATH METAL ACROSS THE UK 2027
Headline shows. New album material, plus the older songs.
With Craven Idol, Swords of Dis, Wyrdstæf and Ash Magick.
05.02 Bristol - The Exchange*
06.02 Leeds - The Fenton**
12.02 Birmingham - Scruffy Murphy’s***
13.02 Manchester - The Star & Garter***
14.02 London - The Cart & Horses*
* No Craven Idol
** No Craven Idol, no Wyrdstæf
*** No Swords of Dis
Woman, Life, Freedom.
Ash Magick:
"Buried beneath Anatolian soil, Ash Magick summons ancient curses and forbidden esoterica through raw black metal and industrial ritualism. Solo female Black Metal from Turkey, signed with Apocalyptic Witchcraft."
VIDEO BELOW:IBLIS MANIFESTATIONS:JACKIE SMIT INTERVIEW (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF IBLIS MANIFESTATIONS):
Spain based melodic, death, doom metal warriors SHATTERED SIGH, via BANDCAMP, are streaming the bands anticipated new release "NEAR EXSQUISITE LASTING ANGUISH", unleashed 11/1/2026 via BADMOONMAN MUSIC.
SHATTERED SIGH have posted "AS MY BODY SWANG AT THE GALLOWS" , a stand alone single, unleashed 10/25/2026 via BADMMOODMAN MUSIC .
SHATTERED SIGH have posted "MISSING WHAT PASSED AWAY", a stand alone single, unleashed 10/4/2026 via BADMMOODMAN MUSIC .
SHATTERED SIGH unleashed "THROUGH DARK VEILS", 2/4/2022 via BADMMOODMAN MUSIC .
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ITP V.025 REVIEWS: 2027-
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ITP V.024 REVIEWS::WILL BE BACK IN WINTER 2027 - ITP POSTED: ITP V.024 REVIEW:-MY DYING BRIDE: "A MORTAL BINDING"
BTW. ITP METAL NEWS FEATURES: NOTES FROM THE EXTREME METAL UNDERGROUND (DEATH, THRASH, GRIND METAL NEWS), DAMNED IN BLACK (BLACK METAL, DSBM NEWS) and HUMANITY IS DOOMED (DEATH DOOM, FUNERAL DOOM NEWS) will makes its comeback in 2026. . Also, ITP REVIEWS will resume in 2027..
Here's a re-cap of this past weeks ITP/V.026 metal news entries, Support these artists::
Italy based death metal warriors SONUM have posted "THE TRIUMPH OF THE ESSENCE (PART IV ANATHEMA)", a track from the bands anticipated new release "BEWITCHED BY EVIL", due to be unleashed 11/27/2026 via DUSKTONE.
SONUM, via SPOTIFY, are streaming the bands anticipated new release "THE OBSCURE LIGHT AWAITS", unleashed 4/11/2025 via DUSKTONE.
SONUM unleashed "VISCERAL VOID ENTROPY", 6/8/2022 via WORMHOLEDEATH.
FROM DUSKTONE:
NEW ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENT
Today, we unveil the cover art and details for our upcoming album:
Album Title: Bewitched by Evil
Format: 28-minute single-track album
Release Date: NOVEMBER 27th, 2026 via Dusktone
The album is a monumental conceptual suite, divided into 5 dramatic movements, that pushes Death Metal to its limits—blending aggression and technical complexity with avant-garde atmospheres, dissonances, and melodic openings, featuring cinematic interludes and a foray into trip-hop-influenced electronics. First Single "ANATHEMA - The Triumph of the Essence" is NOW AVAILABLE on all platforms, accompanied by an official video on YouTube.
VIDEO BELOW: SONUM: NEW TRACK "THE TRIUMPH OF THE ESSENCE (PART IV ANATHEMA)" (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF DUSKTONE):
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A feature entitled ITP BLAST BACK REVIEWS: A RE RATE of reviews (that year) to see if I over or under rated certain releases. Just the rating, and there's no guarantee that all ratings will change. All ITP REVIEWS are on a BELL CURVE in comparison to previous (band/artist) releases and whatever else is released that year in said genre.
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*** (3 stars)=Good, but flawed, no progression here
** 1/2 (2 1/2 stars)=Bordering on mediocrity, band is overrated
** (two stars)=somewhere between mediocre and SUKETH
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? (No stars)=this band and release blow goats.
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7/7/2024--MY DYING BRIDE: "A MORTAL BINDING"
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