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Denmark based death metal warriors CARBON TOMB have posted "CHANTING SPELLS", a reack from the bands anticipated debut release "PASSAGE OF A NEUTRON STAR", due to be unleashed soon in 2026 (release date T.B.A.) via TRANSCENDING OBSCURITY RECORDS.
VIDEO BELOW: CARBON TOMB: NEW TRACK "CHANTING SPELLS" (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF TRANSCENDING OBSCURITY RECORDS):
Denmark based funeral doom metal duo FUNERAL CHASM have posted "PETRICHOR FOREST", a track from the bands anticipated new release "TRANSCENSION OF THE EGO", due to be unleashed soon in 2026 (release date and more info T.B.A.).
FUNERAL CHASM, via BANDCAMP,
are streaming "CAIRN OF MEMORIES", a stand alone single, due to be
unleashed 12/13/2022.
FUNERAL CHASM have posted
"AWAKENING OF THE EYE", a stand alone single, unleashed 1/4/2022
(DIGITAL, SELF RELEASED).
FUNERAL CHASM are looking for live musicians specifically a drummer and bassist.
FUNERAL CHASM unleashed "OMNIVERSAL EXISTENCE", 7/2/2021 via
AESTHETIC DEATH..
FROM FUNERAL CHASM:
New track "Petrichor Forest" from our upcoming album "Transcension of the Ego" is out now
Hope you'll enjoy it
Please like, share and comment as much as you feel like, so maybe real artforms won't be strangled by AI and algorithms as much
Link in description as usual because Facebook.
VIDEO BELOW: FUNERAL CHASM: NEW TRACK "PETRICHOR FOREST" (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF FUNERAL CHASM:)
Oakland, California, U.S.A. thrash metal warriors TESTAMENT have posted "THRASH OF THE TITANS" mini documentary.
TESTAMENT have
announced WINTER/SPRING 2026 U.S.A. TOUR DATES WITH DESTRUCTION and
OVERKILL ...
Oakland, California, U.S.A. thrash metal warriors TESTAMENT, via SPOTIFY, are streaming the bands anticipated
new release "PARA BELLUM", unleashed 10/10/2025 via NUCLEAR
BLAST RECORDS.
TESTAMENT' have
announced SPRING 2025 35th Anniversary of "PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH"
U.S.A. TOUR DATES....
TESTAMENT' have
posted a lyric video for "TIME IS COMING", a track from the bands
classic release "PRACTICE WATCH YOU PREACH", due to be re-unleashed soon
(release date T.B.A.).
The classic TESTAMENT release "PRACTICE WATCH YOU PREACH" was originally unleashed 8/81989 via MEGAFORCE RECORDS.
TESTAMENT' have
announced FALL 2024 "KLASH OF THE TITANS" NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES WITH KREATOR and POSSESSED
TESTAMENT' have
announced new drummer CHRIS DOVAS.
NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS have acquired Oakland, California, U.S.A. thrash metal warriors TESTAMENT'S back catalog...
TESTAMENT unleashed "TITANS OF CREATION", 9/9/2022 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS.
FROM TESTAMENT:
Oh ya know, just a day in the life!
When you’re on the road this much, you make it your home.
Check out the full documentary at the link in the comments
THRASH OF THE TITANS might be over for now, but the summer festival season is just beginning!
Swedish death metal warriors DEATHSWARM have posted "WE STILL BURN", a track from the bands recent release "FORWARD INTO OBLIVION"m unleashed 4/16/2021 via FDA RECORDS.
FROM FDA RECORDS:
In 2021, DEATHSWARM released their album Forward Into Oblivion via FDA Records. Formed in 2017 in Uppsala, Sweden, the band set out to deliver uncompromising, classic Death Metal in the vein of genre legends like Bolt Thrower and their Swedish compatriots Dismember.
Three of the five members were previously active in the renowned Swedish melodic death metal band Sarcasm, bringing both experience and authenticity to Deathswarm’s crushing sound. Their critically acclaimed debut album, Shadowlands of Darkness, was released in 2019 through Chaos Records (Mexico) and quickly established the band as a force to be reckoned with in the underground scene.
Two years later, Deathswarm returned with Forward Into Oblivion—nine relentless tracks packed with barbarity, brutality, and the unmistakable atmosphere of early death metal. The album was recorded at HSH Studios by drummer Alvaro SvanerΓΆ alongside Philip Borg, and subsequently mixed and mastered by Johan Ericson at Dead Dog Farm Studios.
The cover artwork and layout were created by Emerging Death Designs, perfectly capturing the raw and sinister essence of the music. CD/LP available in the FDA Records webstore.
Norwegian, UK death metal warriors INSIDIOUS DISEASE (featuring members of DIMMU BORGIR and NAPALM DEATH) have finished recording the bands anticipated new release, due to be unleashed soon in 2026.
INSIDIOUS DISEASE have posted a
visualizer video for "INVISIBLE WAR", a track from the bands
anticipated new release
"AFTER
DEATH", unleashed 10/30/2020 via
NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS.
INSIDIOUS DISEASE unleashed "SHADOWCAST", 7/9/2010 via CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS.
FROM INSIDIOUS DISEASE:
:
Hey Maniacs!
We are busy recording the new Insidious Disease album here at Parlour Studios …here is a snippet what s going on atm… more Info soon!!
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