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French technical death metal warriors GOROD, via SPOTIFY, are streaming the bands anticipated new release
"THE
EMBER GONE", unleashed 8/28/2026 via BASE PRODUCTIONS.
GOROD have announced FALL 2026 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES WITH ALLEGAEON and ABYSMAL DAWN.
GOROD unleashed "THE ORB", 3/10/2023 via OVERPOWERED
RECORDS.
GOROD: NEW RELEASE "THE EMBER GONE" (VIA SPOTIFY, COURTESY OF GOROD):
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Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. based death metal warriors
MORGUED have posted the bands anticipated
debut release "ORDNANCE OBSCENUM", unleashed 8/28/2026 via
IRON FORTRESS RECORDS.
VIDEO BELOW: MORGUED: NEW RELEASE "ORDNANCE OBSCENUM" (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF IRON FORTRESS RECORDS):
Mexican death-doom metal warriors SORROWFUL have posted "NO HUMAN PURPOSE", a track from the bands anticipated new release "THE EMBRACE OF SILENCE", due to be unleashed soon (release date T.B.A.) via BLACKCROWNED RECORDS.
SORROWFUL, via BANDCAMP, are streaming
the bands anticipated new single "DESOLATED FATE", unleashed 6/5/2018
via BLACKCROWNED RECORDS.
SORROWFUL unleashed "GRIEF OF THE DYING", 5/15/20-17 via ABLAZE PRODUCTIONS.
FROM SORROWFUL:
SORROWFUL
is proud to present the first single track entitled "No Human Purpose"
from the up-coming new album "The Embrace of Silence", which will be
released via Blackcrowned Records
UK funeral doom warriors PANTHEIST have posted "THE FINAL JOURNEY", a track from the bands anticipated new release "UNCANNY TIMES", due to be unleashed 10/30/2026 via ARGONAUTA RECORDS..
PANTHEIST have announced FALL 2026 UK TOUR DATES WITH MONOLITHE. .
PANTHEIST and Icelandic funeral doom metal
warriors DAUDARO, via BANDCAMP, are streaming the two bands
collaborative release "AF HOLDI OG MALMI", unleashed
3/13/2026 via MELANCHOLIC REALM PRODUCTIONS.
PANTHEIST, via BANDCAMP, are streaming the bands
anticipated new EP release "KINGS MUST DIE", unleashed
3/8/2024 via MELANCHOLIC REALM PRODUCTIONS,.
PANTHEIST unleashed "CLOSER TO
GOD", 12/3/2021 via MELANCHOLIC REALM PRODUCTIONS.
FROM ARGONAUTA RECORDS:
Pantheist unveil full details of new album ‘Uncanny Times’ and premiere “The Final Journey”
Atmospheric doom masters Pantheïst have revealed the full details of their highly anticipated new album, ‘Uncanny Times’, set for release on October 30, 2026 via Argonauta Records. The album will be available as a deluxe double vinyl, CD and digital release, marking the band’s next major statement in their ongoing exploration of darkness, transcendence and the human condition.
Alongside the album announcement, Pantheist have unveiled the first track from ‘Uncanny Times’, “The Final Journey”, accompanied by an evocative new lyric video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPtUlZBxOnQ
According to Pantheist:
“The Final Journey is the track which set the tone of the whole album in motion. I wrote the music 15 years ago and then shelved it straight away in the hope I would find a vocalist who is worthy of singing it at some point in the future. My prayers were heard with Linda joining the band about a decade and a half later (you need to be very patient when you play doom metal). Once the lyric was written after a deep philosophical conversation with my friend Ricardo in Panama, the first and most decisive step towards ‘Uncanny Times’ was made with this huge, epic album opener.”
Built around a composition that had been waiting for its moment for fifteen years, “The Final Journey” became the catalyst for the album that followed. Epic, solemn and deeply atmospheric, the track opens ‘Uncanny Times’ with a sense of scale that perfectly introduces the journey through the record’s six compositions.
‘Uncanny Times’ tracklist:
The Final Journey
Laughing Falcon
Kuebiko
Entropy
Ithaca Out of Sight
Requiem for your World
With ‘Uncanny Times’, Pantheist continue to push the boundaries of atmospheric and funeral doom, embracing a vast, immersive sound where monumental heaviness meets reflection, melancholy and existential themes.
‘Uncanny Times’ will be released on October 30, 2026 via Argonauta Records on deluxe double vinyl, CD, digital formats and a label exclusive FAN EDITION ltd 100, preorders are up:
Norwegian black metal warriors AURA NOIR have inked a deal with PEACEVILLE RECORDS..
AURA NOIR, via BANDCAMP, are streaming the bands anticipated new release "AURA NOIRE", unleashed 4/27/2018 via INDIE RECORDINGS.
FROM PEACEVILLE RECORDS:
Peaceville is proud to announce a new partnership with re-invigorated Norwegian Blackened Thrash legends AURA NOIR [official] for their comeback studio album, set for release in 2027.
The band’s last two studio releases, ‘Out to Die’ (2012) and ‘Aura Noire’ (2018) will also receive a special reissue through Peaceville this October, on limited marble vinyl, black vinyl, and CD. Finally, Aura Noir’s 2008 opus ‘Hades Rise’ will follow in November, on limited red vinyl, and on CD with bonus tracks.
Regarding the announcement, the band states: “Aura Noir is currently working on new material, and we are chuffed to reunite with Peaceville Records once again as we move towards the release of the next album. Peaceville has always been the natural home for Aura Noir, and we look forward to keeping this alive. We are also pleased to see the Out to Die and Aura Noire albums return in remastered form (courtesy of Jack Control/Maor Appelbaum) and finally receive the treatment they deserve. We're proud of these records and it'll be good to see them back in circulation. Buttocks up!!”
Pre-orders for the 3 albums are available now through the Peaceville Records official stores - www.peaceville.com/store and other good retailers
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. based alternative hard rock warriors
MASTODON, via SPOTIFY, are streaming the bands
anticipated new release "MARROW DEEP", unleashed 8/28/2026
via REPRISE RECORDS.
MASTODON
have posted a video for "YOUR GHOST AGAIN", a stand alone single, unleashed 6/2/2026
MASTODON unleashed "EMPEROR OF SAND", 3/31/2017 via REPRISE RECORDS.
FROM MASTODON:
Hello Everyone,
You
have all been asking for it, so we are excited to announce our new
album, Marrow Deep, will be released August 28th, 2026 and we are
kicking it off with a new video for our new song "Snakes For Dinner”,
which features an appearance from our long time friend, Josh Homme.
It's
been quite the journey making this album, and we are very happy with
how it came out, we can not wait for you to hear the whole thing! Until
then, check out the new video, and pre-order a copy of the album today.
Stay tuned, we’l keep bringing you updates, content and bunch of other
cool fun stuff!
As always, thank you for being part of our world. We look forward to seeing you all on the Poisonous Weapons Tour and beyond!
- Mastodon
MASTODON: NEW RELEASE "MARROW DEEP" (VIA SPOTIFY, COURTESY OF MASTODON):
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Phoenix,
Arizona,
U.S.A. based thrash metal veterans FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, via SPOTIFY,. are streaming the bands anticipated new
release "RATS IN THE TEMPLE", unleashed 8/28/2026 via NAPALM
RECORDS.
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM have announced
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2026 AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES WITH MORTAL SIN, HIDDEN
INTENT and LIVEWIRE.
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM are set to
release "RATS IN THE TEMPLE", the bands NAPALM RECORDS debut, due to be
unleashed 8/28/2026 via NAPALM RECORDS.
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM have inked a deal with NAPALM RECORDS, new music due in 2026.
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, via SPOTIFY, are streaming the bands anticipated new
release "I
AM THE WEAPON" ,
unleashed 9/13/2024 .
via AFM RECORDS.
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM unleashed "BLOOD IN
THE WATER", 6/4/2021 via AFM RECORDS.
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM have announced new bassist BILL BODILY...
:
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM NEW RELEASE "RATS IN THE TEMPLE" (VIA SPOTIFY, :COURTESY OF NAPALM RECORDS):
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