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Leeds, UK based technical thrash, death metal warriors CRYPTIC SHIFT, via BANDCAMP, are streaming the bands anticipated new release "OVERSPACE & SUPERTIME", unleashed 2/27/2026 via METAL BLADE RECORDS...
CRYPTIC SHIFT: NEW RELEASE "OVERSPACE SUPERTIME" (VIA BANDCAMP, COURTESY OF METAL BLADE RECORDS)
Florida,
U.S.A. death metal warriors SIX FEET UNDER have posted a lyric video for "UNMISTAKABLE SMELL OF DEATH", a track from the bands anticipated new release "NEXT TO DIE", due to be unleashed 4/24/2026 via METAL BLADE RECORDS.
SIX FEET UNDER, via BANDCAMP, are streaming the bands anticipated new
release "KILLING FOR
REVENGE", unleashed 5/10/2024 via METAL BLADE RECORDS.
EXHORDER, via BANDCAMP, are streaming the bands
anticipated new release "DEFECTUM OMNIUM", unleashed 3/8/2024
via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS.
FROM SIX FEET UNDER:
SIX FEET UNDER To Unleash Next To Die Full-Length On April 24th Through Metal Blade Records; New Single Now Playing,
Preorders Available + North American Tour Announced
Watch/stream SIX FEET UNDER’s “Unmistakable Smell Of Death” HERE.
American death metal pioneers SIX FEET UNDER will unleash their Next To Die full-length on April 24th through Metal Blade Records.
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. “It started out as an album full of death metal songs with speed and aggression,” says guitarist Jack Owen. “Then [vocalist] Chris [Barnes] had the brilliant idea to keep half of those death metal songs and add some groovier songs in the vein of the early SIX FEET UNDER material. Chris emphasized tempo, so keeping with the beats per minute for early SFU classics, I wrote a side of tasty groove-laden music with Chris doing all the lyrics.”
The creative collaborative approach sees Next To Die 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.
The record was produced by Owen and Barnes and mixed and mastered by Mark Lewis of MRL Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, and follows 2024’s Killing For Revenge. It’s the third record that Barnes and Owen have created together since reuniting in 2017. “We don’t discuss lyrical themes, we each write what we’re feeling,” explains Barnes. “We each just write what we find interesting.”
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.
That sonic devastation shines on lead single, “Unmistakable Smell Of Death,” which sees Owen owning his blast and fast riffs with dynamic pull-offs and stop sections. “This song began musically before I had any lyrical ideas in mind,” says Owen. “I dug through my riff archive for some blast and fast riffs and updated them with some pull-offs and stop sections. The middle section riffs were also from my riff archive. I do scratch leads on my demos, but Ray always does a much better job with the leads.
“Lyrically, I'm writing from the perspective of a killer who toys with a victim and unties them, allowing them to fight. He underestimates their ability to fight, and they get the better of the killer, ultimately impaling and beheading him. The ‘Unmistakable Smell Of Death’ is now that of the killer!”
Next To Die comes swathed in 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 stages this Summer on a North American headlining tour. Set to begin on July 8th in Detroit and run through August 11th in Chicago, the tour features support from Kataklysm and Wormhole.
Comments Barnes, “July and August are gonna get ultra brutal on our headline tour of North America in support of our new album Next To Die, with our old friends in Kataklysm, and special guests Wormhole. Very psyched to get back on the road in the States, and really, really looking forward to playing Canada on this tour. I think it’s our first time in Canada in decades… You do not want to miss these shows! See you all this Summer!”
The North American journey will follow the band’s previously announced European headlining tour this June with support from Embryonic Autopsy.
Presales begin Thursday, March 12th password: GRAVE. General onsale date is Friday, March 13th. See all confirmed dates below.
German black metal warriors TOTENWACHE have posted "STEEL & THUL" ("STAHL & SCHWEFEL") , a track from the bands anticipated new release "THE THRON OF
THE ANCIENT", due to be unleashed soon in 2026 (release date and more
info T.B.A.).
TOTENWACHE, via BANDCAMP, are streaming the
bands anticipated new release "DER SCHAWARZE HORT", unleashed 8/11/2019
(DIGITAL-SELF RELEASED).
FROM TOTENWACHE:
(DE): STEEL & THUL is the first hymn of our new revelation THE THRONE OF THE ANCIENT. And starting at 3 pm the sounds will echo just for you.
(EN): STAHL & SCHWEFEL is the anthem of our new revelation DER THRON DER URALTEN. And from 3 PM onwards the sounds will echo just for you
VIDEO BELOW: TOTENWACHE:NEW TRACK "STEEL THUL" ("STAHL & SCHWEFEL") (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF BLACK METAL PROMOTION ):
New York (U.S.A.) based death metal warriors IMMOLATION have posted a video for "ATTRITION", a track from the bands anticipated new release
"DESCENT", due to be unleashed 4/10/2026 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS.
IMMOLATION unleashed "ACTS
OF GOD", unleashed 2/18/2022 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS.
VIDEO BELOW: IMMOLATION:NEW TRACK "ATTRITION" (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS):
Swedish Gothic, death, doom metal warriors DRACONIAN have posted a video for "COLD HEAVENS", a track from the bands anticipated new offering "IN SOMNOLENT RUIN", due to
be unleashed 5/8/2026 via NAPALM RECORDS.
DRACONIAN unleashed
"UNDER A GODLESS VEIL", 10/30/2020 via NAPALM
RECORDS
FROM DRACONIAN:
Our first single from In Somnolent Ruin, Cold Heavens, is out NOW! Watch the full video with the link in the comments or stream it on your favorite platform!
Video directed by Gaui H
VIDEO BELOW: DRACONIAN: NEW TRACK "COLD HEAVENS" (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF NAPALM RECORDS):
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A. metal core warriors LAMB OF GOD have announced a 3/15/2026 SHOW IN PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania @ TLA ...
LAMB OF GOD have
posted a visualizer video for "BLUNT FORCE BLUES", a track from the
bands anticipated new
release "INTO OBLIVION", due to be unleashed 3/13/2026 (more info
T.B.A.)
LAMB OF GOD have
posted a video for the title track from the bands anticipated new
release "INTO OBLIVION", due to be unleashed 3/13/2026 (more info
T.B.A.)....
LAMB OF GOD have
announced a 5/20/2026 PUERTO RICO SHOW WITH IN FLAMES, FIT FOR AN
AUTOPSY @ COLISEO DE PUERTO RICO.
LAMB OF GOD have
announced WEST COAST U.S.A. TOUR DATES WITH SANGUISUGABOGG and FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY..
LAMB OF GOD have
announced SUMMER 2026 EUROPEAN FESTIVAL TOUR DATE in JPEG flyer
abov
LAMB OF GOD have
posted a video for "PARASOCIAL CHRIST", a stand alone single, unleashed
11/21/2025.
LAMB OF GOD have
announced SPRING 2026 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES WITH KUBLAI KHAN TX, FIT
FOR AN AUTOPSY and SANGUISUGABOGG..:
LAMB OF GOD have
posted a video for "SEPSIS", a stand alone single, unleashed 10/2/2025.
LAMB OF GOD have posted "CHILDREN OF THE GRAVE" (BLACK SABBATH COVER) ..
LAMB OF GOD have posted "LAID TO REST"
(HEALTH REMIX) , unleashed 7/18/2024 via streaming platforms . .
LAMB OF GOD have posted "STATE OF UNREST", a
collaborative stand alone single with German thrash metal legends
KREATOR, unleashed 2/10/2023.
LAMB OF GOD, via SPOTIFY, are streaming the
bands anticipated new release "OMENS", unleashed 10/7/2022 via EPIC
RECORDS.
LAMB OF GOD unleashed "LIVE IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA", the bands anticipated 2020 live
stream, 3/26/2021 via I TUNES.
LAMB OF GOD re-issued the bands self titled release, unleashed 3/26/2021
via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS.
LAMB OF GOD unleashed the bands anticipated new, self titled
release, 6/19/2020 via EPIC/SONY
FROM LAMB OF GOD:
LAMB OF GOD x PHILADELPHIA - This Sunday, March 15 @ TLA
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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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