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Oslo, Norway based extreme metal project DEFECT DESIGNER have posted "SCORCHING THE RIVAL POGONOMYRMEX" , a track from the bands anticipated
new release "DEPRESSANTS", due to be unleashed soon in 2026 (release
date T.B.A.) via TRANSCENDING
OBSCURITY RECORDS. .
DEFECT DESIGNER have announced plans for an album trilogy.
DEFECT DESIGNER have posted the bands
anticipated new release "CHTIN", unleashed 3/15/2024 via TRANSCENDING
OBSCURITY RECORDS. .
Tokyo, Japan brutal death metal warriors DEFILED have posted a video
for "OBSESSION" , a track from the bands anticipated new release "ALTERED
STATE", due to be unleashed 6/12/2026 via SEASON OF
MIST.
DEFILED have posted the bands anticipated new
release
"HORROR BEYOND HORRORS", unleashed 9/20/2024 via SEASON OF
MIST.
DEFILED unleashed "THE
HIGHEST LEVEL", 4/28/2023 via SEASON OF MIST.
FROM DEFILED:
Our 9th full-length album “Altered State” will be released on June 12th via Season of Mist!
The first official video “Portal” is out now — check it out below!
Polish thrash metal warriors ABUSER have posted a video for "SUSPENDED IN TORTURE" , a
track from the bands anticipated debut release "BLOOD MARKS", due to be
unleashed 5/7/2026 via XTREEM MUSIC.
FROM XTREEM MUSIC:
ABUSER 3rd single: new video & pre-order for new album!!
Polish
thrashers ABUSER return in full force with “Painbringer”, the third and
final advance single, delivered as a visualizer video. A direct hit of
fast, aggressive, no-holds-barred Thrash Metal.
The
track serves as a preview of their highly anticipated debut album
“Blood Marks”, set for release on May 7th through Xtreem Music on CD and
digital formats. A record built to tear everything apart with
razor-sharp riffs, relentless speed, and an uncompromising old-school
attitude.
ABUSER
was formed in Wroclaw (Poland) in 2018, the band has built a reputation
in the underground for their violent, no-mercy approach to Thrash
Metal, first revealed with their 2019 demo released on cassette by
Destruktion Records.
After
a forced hiatus, ABUSER returned in late 2023 with a complete lineup
and a renewed hunger for destruction. Throughout 2025, the band focused
on forging their debut full-length album, sharpening their sound into a
relentless weapon of speed, aggression, and raw intensity.
In
December 2025, ABUSER officially signed with Xtreem Music, sealing the
deal for the release of their debut album “Blood Marks”. Featuring 10
tracks of fast, furious, and savage Thrash Metal inspired by Morbid
Saint, Demolition Hammer, Sadus, Dark Angel, and Kreator, “Blood Marks”
will be unleashed on May 7th, 2026, on CD and digital formats.
A new threat has entered the Thrash Metal underground. Expect no mercy.
Tracklist for "Blood Marks" is as follows:
01. Cry of the Innocent
02. Suspended in Torture
03. Blood Marks
04. Painbringer
05. Fin de Siécle
06. Monument of Atrocity
07. Struggling for Reality
08. Lethal Obsession
09. Abuser
10. Witnessing Madness
Release date for "Blood Marks" will be May 7th, 2026 through Xtreem Music on CD & Digital formats.
SIX FEET UNDER have posted a video for "MISTER BLOOD AND GUTS", a track from the bands
anticipated new release "NEXT TO DIE", unleashed 4/24/2026 via METAL
BLADE RECORDS.
FROM SIX FEET UNDER:
SIX FEET UNDER Presents “Mutilated Corpse In The Woods” Video/Single From Forthcoming Next To Die Full-Length
Watch/stream SIX FEET UNDER’s “Mutilated Corpse In The Woods” HERE.
“Mutilated
Corpse In The Woods” is the newest single from American death metal
legends SIX FEET UNDER. The track appears on their forthcoming new
full-length, Next To Die, set for release on April 24th via Metal Blade
Records.
Comments
guitarist Jack Owen, “This song started when my wife and I were in an
antique store and she found an amber quartz pendant that had lines
through the whole thing. I asked her what it was and she said it's a
Rutilated Quartz. Well, that's all I needed for a title and some lyrical
ideas. The chorus came easy. The verses were from a true crime show
where a woman described being attacked by an assailant who tied her to a
tree and slit her throat. She couldn't speak or scream. In real life
she survived the attack, telling her story with a giant scar across her
throat. In this song, unfortunately she did not survive... My killer
buried her where she will never be found. I wrote the music from scratch
around the lyrical ideas.”
Watch a visualizer for “Unmistakable Smell Of Death” HERE.
Next
To Die marks a new creative high for SIX FEET UNDER, its dozen songs
marking the band’s fifteenth album since 1995’s Haunted. The record is
essentially broken down into two different sides – Death and Groove –
resulting in an aural masterwork that satisfies SIX FEET UNDER as
artists, while also offering something for every fan. To bring the songs
to brutal life, vocalist Chris Barnes recorded his vocals at the
legendary Criteria Recording Studios in Miami. “I’ve recorded 90% of my
vocals for SIX FEET UNDER there with my longtime friend and engineer
Chris Carroll,” says Barnes. “Criteria has a long and rich history of
recording some of the most famous and important albums in the history of
music. I feel very comfortable working there.”
Produced
by Owens and Barnes and mixed and mastered by Mark Lewis of MRL Studios
in Nashville, Tennessee, Next To Die follows 2024’s Killing For Revenge
and is the third record that Barnes and Owen have created together
since reuniting in 2017.
Barnes
titled the record after the song “Next to Die,” as it “best represents
what is contained within the ideas/storylines of the lyrics of each
song. We don’t discuss lyrical themes, we each write what we’re feeling
and find interesting.” The frontman urges close listening, saying,
“that’s the great thing about music and art and reading. It takes you on
an exploration into your own imagination, and that personal experience
lets you discover what you think the meaning is. Having someone tell you
what it means takes away that magic.”
SIX
FEET UNDER was initially formed as a side project for Barnes during his
final years with the band that he co-founded, Cannibal Corpse. It
became the frontman’s sole focus in 1995, coinciding with the release of
their debut, Haunted. The current lineup of Barnes, Owen, lead
guitarist Ray Suhy, bassist Jeff Hughell, and drummer Marco Pitruzzella
make for a devastating unit.
Next
To Die features the cover art of Sandy Rezalmi and will be released on
CD and digital formats as well as vinyl in the following color variants:
SIX
FEET UNDER will return to European stages this June with support from
Embryonic Autopsy. In July, the band will kick off a North American
headlining tour with support from Kataklysm and Wormhole.
Tickets are on sale now. See all confirmed dates below.
Europe and North American Tour Tickets and VIP here
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A. intergalactic metal warriors GWAR have
announced FALL NORTH AMERICAN. tour dates with MIDNIGHT, MAC SABBATH, X COPS.
A blood drive has been launched for CHUCK VARGA (FOUNDING MEMBER OF GWAR) who has been diagnosed with CANCER.
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A. intergalactic metal warriors GWAR have
announced SPRING 2026 U.S.A. TOUR DATES WITH SOULFLY and KING PARROT..
GWAR have
posted a video for "TYRANT KING", a track from the bands anticipated new
release "THE RETURN OF
GOR GOR", unleashed
7/25/2025 via PIT RECORDS and Z2 COMICS.
GWAR, via
BANDCAMP, are streaming the bands anticipated new release "THE RETURN OF
GOR GOR", unleashed
7/25/2025 via PIT RECORDS and Z2 COMICS.
GWAR have
announced a 8/22/2025 LIVE STREAM SHOW AT THE CAVERNS PELHAM, TENNESSEE
via VEEPS.
GWAR have
announced 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES WITH HELMET,
THE DWARVES And BLOOD VULTURE..
GWAR have
posted a video for "THE GREAT CIRCUS TRAIN DISASTER", a track from the bands anticipated 40th
anniversary release "THE RETURN OF GOR GOR", due to be unleashed
7/25/2025 via PIT RECORDS and Z2 COMICS.
GWAR unleashed "THE NEW DARK AGES", 6/3/2022 via METAL BLADE
RECORDS
FROM GWAR:
As
you know, Gor Gor has returned and he has struck back and now GOR GOR
MUST DIE! Be apart of this momentous occasion as we bring Gor Gor to his
demise! Tickets go on sale Friday at 10am local
October 27 – Charlottesville, VA @ The Jefferson Theater * October 28 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Heaven) * October 29 – Jacksonville, FL @ FIVE * October 30–November 3 – Miami, FL @ The Headbangers Boat November 4 – Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution * November 5 – Orlando, FL @ The Beacham * November 6 – Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues * November 7 – Winston-Salem, NC @ The Ramkat * November 8 – Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl * November 9 – Little Rock, AR @ The Hall * November 10 – Dallas, TX @ AM/FM * November 12 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre + November 13 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Rockwell at The Complex + November 14 – Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl + November 15 – Reno, NV @ Cargo Concert Hall + November 17 – Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee + November 18 – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues + November 19 – Berkeley, CA @ The UC Theatre + November 20 – Chico, CA @ Senator Theatre + November 21 – Bend, OR @ Midtown Ballroom + November 23 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo + November 24 – Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory + November 25 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre + November 27 – Edmonton, AB @ Midway Music Hall + November 28 – Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall + November 30 – Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre + December 2 – Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre + December 3 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave * December 4 – Pontiac, MI @ The Crofoot Ballroom * December 5 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues * December 6 – McKees Rocks, PA @ Roxian Theatre * December 8 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club * December 9 – Worcester, MA @ The Palladium * December 10 – New York, NY @ The Palladium Times Square * December 11 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Philadelphia * December 12 – Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa *
Baltimore, Maryland U.S.A. death metal warriors DYING FETUS have announced FALL 2026 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES WITH SANGUISUGABOGG, CROWBAR and LEFT TO SUFFER..
DYING FETUS have
released "INTO THE CESSPOOL", a stand alone single, unleashed 9/19/2025
via RELAPSE RECORDS.
Ohio, U.S.A. death metal warriors SANGUISUGABOGG have announced the band has parted ways with guitarist CEDRIK DAVIS..
SANGUISUGABOGG have announced SPRING 2026 U.S.A. OFF DATES INBETWEEN LAMB OF GOD TOUR.
SANGUISUGABOGG have announced 2026 INTERNATIONAL TOUR DATES..
LAMB OF GOD have
announced WEST COAST U.S.A. TOUR DATES WITH SANGUISUGABOGG and FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY..
SANGUISUGABOGG, via SPOTIFY, are streaming the bands anticipated new
release "HIDEOUS AFTERMATH", unleashed 10/10/2025 via
CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS...
SANGUISUGABOGG have posted
"ABHORRENT CONTRACEPTION", a track from the bands anticipated new
release "HIDEOUS AFTERMATH", due to be unleashed 10/10/2025 via
CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS..
SANGUISUGABOGG have posted a video
for "PERMANENTLY F*CKED", a stand alone single, unleashed 6/5/2024 via
CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS.
SANGUISUGABOGG unleashed "HOMICIDAL ECSTASY", 2/3/2023 via CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS.
CROWBAR unleashed "ZERO AND BELOW", unleashed
3/4/2022 via MNRK HEAVY.
FROM SANGUISUGABOGG:
We
are very excited to announce a coheadliner we have been talking up and
working on for about a year. This fall we’re out with
@dyingfetusofficial alongside @crowbarmusic and we’re taking
@lefttosuffer , and our good friends in @deteriorationmpls and
@scorchingtomb for the Toronto and Montreal dates!
Tickets go on sale 5/01 at 10 AM we can not wait to take this out on the road!
FROM DYING FETUS:
NORTH AMERICA 2026 co-headliner w/ Sanguisugabogg
Support from Crowbar and Left To Suffer
Deterioration (US ONLY)
Scorching Tomb ( Sep 21st & 23rd ONLY )
TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY !
VIP Package Upgrades will be Available.
09/17 - Philadelphia, PA - Franklin Music Hall
09/18 - Silver Spring, MD - The Fillmore
09/19 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
09/20 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel
09/21 - Montreal, QC - L’Olympia
09/23 - Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall
09/25 - Pontiac, MI - Crofoot Ballroom
09/26 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave
09/27 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
09/28 - Des Moines, IA - Wal Air Ballroom
09/29 - Minneapolis, MN - The Fillmore
10/01 - Denver, CO - Summit
10/02 - Salt Lake City, UT - Rockwell at the Complex
10/03 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory *
10/04 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory
10/05 - Portland, OR - Rosalind Theatre
10/06 - Seattle, WA - Showbox Sodo
10/08 - Berkeley, CA - US Theatre
10/09 - Riverside, CA - Riverside Municipal Auditorium *
German Pagan metal warriors VARG have posted "BLUTAAR (LIVE VIDEO)", a track from the bands anticipated live release LIVE AT WOLFSZEIT FESTIVAL , due to be unleashed 5/22/2026 via NAPALM RECORDS.
VARG, via SPOTIFY, are streaming the bands
anticipated new release "EWIGE WACHT",unleashed 10/13/2023 via NAPALM
RECORDS.
VARG unleashed "ZEICHEN", 9/18/2020 via NAPALM RECORDS.
VIDEO BELOW:VARG: "BLUTAAR (LIVE VIDEO)" (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF NAPALM RECORDS):
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