OPHIS: SET TO UNLEASH "ENCASED IN DEATHLIKE LAYERS"

 

 Hamburg, Germany based death-doom metal warriors OPHIS have revealed the art work and track listing for the bands anticipated new release "ENCASED IN DEATHLIKE LAYERS", due to be unleashed 11/27/2026 via FDA RECORDS.  

 OPHIS unleashed SPEW FORTH ODIUM",   10/29/2021  via F.D.A RECORDS.

 

 

 

 

 

 

FROM FDA RECORDS: 

 

OPHIS: The Soundtrack to the Apocalypse

All Information about the new album

Hamburg-based OPHIS return five years after their magnificent album “Spew Forth Odium” with their sixth studio album. The new record was recorded in spring 2026 at 3RD A. Studio in Holm and produced, mixed and mastered by Jens Ballaschke. The cover artwork was created by drummer Ole Fink himself.

You often read statements like: “With this album, they have surpassed everything they have done before.” And quite often, there isn't much truth to that. BUT with their new album, “Encased In Deathlike Layers”, this four-piece Doom institution has actually managed to take things to another level.

Six new songs, clocking in at almost one hour, musically capturing all the misery, suffering and helplessness, but also the power and strength of this world in absolutely perfect fashion. “Encased In Deathlike Layers” is a musical journey into the abysses within each and every one of us, a Doom Metal masterpiece and one of the major highlights of autumn 2026.

“Encased In Deathlike Layers” will be released on November 27th, 2026, as a double vinyl, CD and digital release via FDA Records, distributed by Cargo Records.

In the first week of September, you can expect the first sounds from the album, along with the start of the pre-order.

Stay tuned, this is going to be huge

Track listing:

01. The Hounds Are Wailing 09:20 min

02. The Astral Tomb 10:09 min

03. Mundus Leprosus 09:51 min

04. Count Your Blessings 08:22 min

05. Sore 07:55 min

06. A Silent Culling 11:35 min

#ophis #newalbum #deathdoom #doommetal #encasedindeathlikelayers #fdarecords #albumannouncement #cargorecords

 

 

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-  

GLORYHAMMER: SET TO UNLEASH "SPACE 1993: WRATH OF KOR VIRLIATH", POST VIDEO FOR NEW TRACK "DIE WITH A SWORD IN MY HAND"

 

 Scotland based symphonic power metal warriors GLORYHAMMER have posted a video for "DIE WITH A SWORD IN MY HAND", a track from the bands anticipated new release "SPACE 1993: WRATH OF KOR VIRLIATH", due to be unleashed 10/16/2026 via NAPALM RECORDS.   

 

 

 GLORYHAMMER have announced  FALL 2026 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES WITH ARION and  MAJESTICA..

GLORYHAMMER have posted a lyric video for "ON A QUEST FOR ABERDEEN", a stand alone single, unleashed 5/27/2025. 

GLORYHAMMER have posted a video for "YA REGRESO"  ("HE HAS RETURNED" IN SPANISH): , the title track from the bands new 12 inch vinyl edition.  

GLORYHAMMER have posted a lyric video for  "SWORD LORD OF THE GOBLIN HORDE", a track from the bands anticipated new release "RETURN OF THE KINGDOM FIFE", unleashed 6/2/2023 via NAPALM RECORDS.

GLORYHAMMER unleashed "RETURN TO THE KINGDOM OF FIFE", unleashed 6/2/2023 via NAPALM RECORDS.

Vocalist THOMAS WINKLER was fired from GLORYHAMMER.

 

 FROM NAPALM RECORDS: 

 

MIGHTY WARRIORS, it is your destiny to FIGHT!

DIE WITH A SWORD IN MY HAND, the second single from our forthcoming album, "Space 1993: Wrath of Kor-Virliath" is out NOW!

 

VIDEO BELOW:GLORYHAMMER:NEW TRACK "DIE WITH A SWORD IN MY HAND" (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF NAPALM RECORDS):  

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-

CUTTERED FLESH: POST VIDEO FOR NEW TRACK "THE MAD FARMSTEAD"

 

 

 

 Czech Republic brutal death metal warriors CUTTERED FLESH have posted a video for  "THE MAD FARMSTEAD", a stand alone single, unleashed 8/13/2026 via  TRANSCENDING OBSCURITY RECORDS. 

 

 

CUTTERED FLESH have posted a video for  "BLACK AURORA", a track from the bands anticipated new release "SHARING IS CARING", 12/3/2021  via TRANSCENDING OBSCURITY RECORDS. 

 

  CUTTERED FLESH unleashed "CODE: VIOLENCE", 3/23/2018 via BIZARRE LEPROUS PRODUCTION. 

VIDEO BELOW: CUTTERED FLESH: "THE MAD FARMSTEAD" (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF TRANSCENDING OBSCURITY):  

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-

DRAUGR: POST LYRIC VIDEO FOR NEW TRACK "FLAMMENMEER" (FEATURING RAGNAR OF THEOTOXIN)

 

 Austrian black metal warriors DRAUGR have posted  "FLAMMENMEER" (FEATURING RAGNAR OF THEOTOXIN) , a track from the bands anticipated debut release  "AHNENFEUR GINNUNGAGAP CHAOS PT 1" , due to be unleashed 9/25/2026 via IMMORTAL FROST PRODUCTIONS. 

 

 

 DRAUGR unleashed "UNTER YGGDRASILS SCHATTEN", 4/20/2024 (DIGITAL, SELF RELEASED)..

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO BELOW:DRAUGR: NEW TRACK "FLAMMENMEER" (FEATURING RAGNAR THEOTOXIN) (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF IMMORTAL FROST PRODUCTIONS):  

 Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-

MEGASCAVENGER: POST NEW RELEASE "TOXIC, NOXIOUS, UNDEATH"

 

 Swedish death metal duo MEGASCAVENGER have posted  the bands anticipated new release "TOXIC, NOXIOUS, UNDEATH",  unleashed 8/13/2026 via XTREEM MUSIC. 




MEGASCAVENGER have posted a lyric video for "HUMAN SINKHOLE", a track from the bands anticipated new release "SONGS IN THE KEY OF MADNESS", unleashed 8/6/2020 via XTREEM MUSIC.


MEGASCAVENGER unleashed "BONEYARD SYMPHONIES", 2/1/2019 via SELFMADEGOD RECORDS.

FROM XTREEM MUSIC.: 

 

MEGASCAVENGER 1st song, cover art and tracklist for new album!!

(en español: https://b.link/megascavenger3)

Listen to the first advance single here:

Youtube: https://youtu.be/K4Xh-y2UAcU

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/album/6ar4UI6ZqWOUfyJIPuKFTa

Pre-save album on Spotify & Deezer:

https://music.imusician.pro/a/qVnN52Pj

The putrid MEGASCAVENGER machine rises once again from the depths of Swedish Death Metal with “Toxic Noxious Undeath”, the 6th album from this monstrous creation spawned by the sick and unstoppable mind of Rogga Johansson. The new opus will be unleashed on August 13th through XTREEM MUSIC on CD, 12”LP, cassette, and digital formats.

For this new dose of decay, Rogga has assembled a true legion of cult vocalists, each vomiting their own infection onto an exclusive track. Among the names featured in this parade of rot are Kam Lee (Massacre), Erik Rundqvist (Vomitory), Dave Ingram (Benediction ), Max Otero (Mercyless), Dave Rotten (Avulsed), Felix Stass (Crematory-swe), Michael H. Andersen (Thorium), Silvester Koorevaar (Fondlecorpse), Jan Bergmann Jepsen (Maceration) and Peter Svensson (Void Moon) .

Musically, “Toxic Noxious Undeath” is a crushing avalanche of heavy, rotten, and criminally catchy Death Metal, packed with infectious riffs and sepulchral atmospheres that make this album one of the most devastating and essential releases of the year within the genre.

Is there ever enough filthy, rotten Death Metal drenched in horror themes? MEGASCAVENGER certainly doesn’t think so, and that’s exactly why they return with “Toxic Noxious Undeath”, the band’s sixth full-length assault.

MEGASCAVENGER has been lurking in the underground since 2012, and throughout every album, Rogga Johansson has gathered an impressive cast of guests from some of the most prominent names in Death Metal. Legends from Master, Asphyx, Avulsed, Grave, Edge of Sanity, Massacre and Benediction, among many others, have all left their mark on MEGASCAVENGER’s first four albums: “Descent of Yuggoth” (2012), “At the Plateaus of Leng” (2014), “As Dystopia Beckons” (2016), and “Boneyard Symphonies” (2019).

In early 2020, MEGASCAVENGER signed with Xtreem Music for the release of their fifth album, “Songs in the Key of Madness”, which saw the light in August of the same year. Six years later, Rogga has sculpted a new deformity entitled “Toxic Noxious Undeath”, once again dragging listeners into a world of rotten riffs, horror-soaked atmospheres, and pure old-school Death Metal decay.

For this new work, the artwork was created by Lucretia Morti, who has already left her unmistakable mark on bands such as Ribspreader, Avulsed and Paganizer, among many others.

Tracklist for "Toxic Noxious Undeath" is as follows:

01. Graveyard Dreams and Bonehouse Screams

(feat. Kam Lee/Massacre)

02. Corpses Below

(feat. Felix Stass/Crematory)

03. Exploding Casket Syndrome

(feat. Erik Rundqvist/Vomitory)

04. Heading For the Furnace

(feat. Max Otero/Mercyless)

05. A World of Fire and Brimstone

(feat. Dave Ingram/Benediction)

06. Fleshburner Yearner

(feat. Michael H Andersen/Thorium)

07. As Purgatory Ascends

(feat. Jan Bergmann Jepsen/Maceration)

08. Toxic Noxious Undeath

(feat. Silvester Koorevaar/Fondlecorpse)

09. Shallow Grave Overflow

(feat. Dave Rotten/Avulsed)

10. The Morbid Rides Again

(feat. Peter Svensson/Void Moon)

Release date for "Toxic Noxious Undeath" will be August 13th, 2026 through Xtreem Music on CD, 12"LP, Cassette & Digital formats.

Visit MEGASCAVENGER site here: Megascavenger

VIDEO BELOW:MEGASCAVENGER: NEW RELEASE "TOXIC, NOXIOUS, UNDEATH" (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF XTREEM MUSIC):  

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-

MASTODON: POST VIDEO FOR NEW TRACK "IN THE RUINS"

 

Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.  based alternative hard rock warriors MASTODON have posted a video for  "IN THE RUINS"  , a track from the bands anticipated new release "MARROW DEEP", due to be 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

VIDEO BELOW: MASTODON:NEW TRACK "IN THE RUINS" (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF MASTODON):

 

 

  

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-

DOM LAWSON (METAL JOURNALIST): SUFFERS HEART ATTACK AT BLOODSTOCK 2026, GO FUND ME LAUNCHED

 UK metal journalist DOM LAWSON is hospitalized and awaiting surgery after suffering a heart attack at BLOODSTOCK 2026. 

 DOM LAWSON writes for BLABBERMOUTH , METAL HAMMER, PROG and THE GUARDIAN. 

A GO FUND ME has been launched to help with  DOM LAWSON'S medical expenses.  

 

 

FROM SARAH JEZEBEL DIVA: 

 

Not long after recording VEmpire, I met an amazing man at London Astoria 2. I can't remember what BM band it was, but there I was with my friend and Dom and I, just got talking and we connected. For over 32 years he has supported me, when barely any press did, so I want to support him during this s**t period. One amazing heavy metal journalist, who has helped hundreds of bands over the years. Like many who know him, I was so shocked to hear he had a heart attack. Please read the gofundme, and IF you can help, please do. Thank you xxx

https://www.gofundme.com/f/dom-lawson-medical-shenanigans...

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l- GET WELL SOOM DOM.