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Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. blackened, extreme metal warriors SPIRIT POSSESSION have posted the bands anticipated new release "CATHEDRAL SPEECH", due to be unleashed 10/2/2026 via PROFOUND LORE RECORDS.
SPIRIT POSSESSION have posted the bands anticipated new release "OF THE SIGN...", unleashed 3/31/.2023 via PROFOUND LORE RECORDS.
SPIRIT POSSESSION unleashed "SPIRIT POSSESSION", 7/24/2020 via PROFOUND LORE RECORDS.
German blackened, melodic death metal warriors THULCANDRA have announced WINTER 2027 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES with YOTH IRIA and VORGA .
THULCANDRA unleashed "BLACK SUN AEON" (EP), 9/10/2026 (DIGITAL, SELF RELEASED)..
THULCANDRA, via SPOTIFY, are streaming the bands anticipated new release "HAIL THE ABYSS", unleashed 5/19/2023 via NAPALM RECORDS.
Athens, Greece black metal warriors YOTH IRIA have CANCELLED the bands FALL 2026 MEXICAN TOUR DATES..
YOTH IRIA have posted a video for "HARUT, GOVERNMENT, FALLEN", a track from the bands anticipated new release "GONE WITH THE DEVIL",unleashed 5/8/2026 via METAL BLADE RECORDS.
YOTH IRIA have posted the bands anticipated new release "GONE WITH THE DEVIL",unleashed 5/8/2026 via METAL BLADE RECORDS.
YOTH IRIA have inked a record deal with METAL BLADE RECORDS,
YOTH IRIA unleashed "BLAZING INFERNO", 11/8/2024 via EDGED CIRCLE PRODUCTIONS.
German black metal warriors VORGA have posted a video for "THE SOPHIST", a track from the bands anticipated new release "BEYOND THE PALEST STAR", unleashed 3/29/2024 via TRANSCENDING OBSCURITY RECORDS.
FROM THULCANDRA:
THULCANDRA | IN THE LIGHT OF DARKNESS TOUR 2027
We are pleased to announce our return to the stages with a full-scale European tour in March 2027, joined by Greece’s Yoth Iria and Germany’s avant-garde black metal band Vorga.
The “In The Light Of Darkness” Tour 2027 will take us across Europe before concluding with a hometown show at the annual Dark Easter Metal Meeting in Munich — a festival we are very much looking forward to returning to after several years.
Before heading to Europe, we will return to Mexico in October 2026 for Beyond The Seventh Sun, alongside Obscura, Abysmal Dawn and Orion Rise.
We will also be presenting new music during the European tour, with further details and announcements to follow.
Connecticut, U.S.A. hardcore warriors HATEBREED have posted a video for "THE CARRION CHOIR", a track from the bands anticipated new release "FATAL PARADOX", due to be unleashed 1/6/2026 . via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS..
HATEBREED unleashed "THE CONCRETE CONFESSIONAL", 5/13/2016 via NUCLEAR BLAST
FROM HATEBREED:
Our new single / video is out today!
We have a new single out today. Check out "The Carrion Choir"!
Our new studio album FATAL PARADOX will arrive on November 6.
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. based heavy metal warriors ARMORED SAINT have posted a video for "NOT ON YOUR LIFE", a track from the bands anticipated new release "EMOTION FACTORY RESET", unleashed 5/22/2026 via METAL BLADE RECORDS.
ARMORED SAINT have announced FALL 2026 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES WITH METAL CHURCH..
ARMORED SAINT have posted a video for "EVERY MAN, ANY MAN", a track from the bands anticipated new release "EMOTION FACTORY RESET", unleashed 5/22/2026 via METAL BLADE RECORDS.
ARMORED SAINT, via BANDCAMP, are streaming the bands anticipated new release "EMOTION FACTORY RESET", unleashed 5/22/2026 via METAL BLADE RECORDS.
ARMORED SAINT have posted a video for "ONE CHAIN (DON'T MAKE NO PRISON)" (PEOPLE COVER).
JOHN BUSH, vocalist for Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. based heavy metal warriors ARMORED SAINT has recovered from illness and has returned to the band.
ARMORED SAINT have announced SUMMER 2024 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES.
ARMORED SAINT unleashed "SYMBOL OF SALVATION" (LIVE RELEASE), 10/22/2021 via METAL BLADE RECORDS.
ARMORED SAINT unleashed "PUNCHING THE SKY", 10/23/2020 via METAL BLADE RECORDS.
VIDEO BELOW: ARMORED SAINT: "NOT ON YOUR LIFE" (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF METAL BLADE RECORDS):
Olympia, Washington, U.S.A. based atmospheric black metal warriors WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM have posted a video for the title track from the bands anticipated new release "ESTUARY", due to be unleashed 10/23/2026 via RELAPSE RECORDS.(NORTH AMERICA) and CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS (EUROPE).
WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM have announced FALL 2026 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES...
WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM unleashed (EP) "CRYPT OF ANCESTRAL KNOWLEDGE", 9/29/2023 via CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS.
WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM unleashed "PRIMORDIAL ARCANA",8/20/2021 via CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS.
FROM WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM:
Kings of USBM WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM have returned with sharpened teeth with their new album Estuary, out October 23, 2026 on LP/CD/CS/Streaming
The record is set 1000 years in the future. Survivors of a cataclysm wander the haunted ruins and post-apocalyptic religion takes form in a wild landscape.
“Ghosts in the Obelisks” Music Video Streaming Now
Estuary is raw and volatile with the storming sensuality of noisy industrial elements, evolving through the domain of warm rain, majestic forests and diffused starlight. Massive percussion and seething gothic guitars wipe the listener’s psyche clear of all stagnation, transforming them into active, evolutionary conduits.
Wolves in the Throne Room will be opening portals and performing songs from Estuary on the "Knights of Tiamat Tour" across the UK and Europe this fall, followed by the USA in early 2027.
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ITP RATING SYSTEM FOR EXTREME METAL CD REVIEWS:
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.
ITP EXTREME METAL RELEASE REVIEW RATING SYSTEM:
***** (5 stars)=Awesome, a classic, timeless, unholy
**** 1/2 (4 and half stars)=amazing, perhaps this bands best
**** (4 stars)=very good, well worth the purchase
*** 1/2 (3 1/2 stars)=Good, standard fare, for fans and not new converts
*** (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
* 1/2 (1 1/2 stars)= SUKETH (this release SUCKS)
* (one star)=Awful, this CD can only be used as a beer coaster or a Frisbee.
? (No stars)=this band and release blow goats.
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