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Spain based power metal warriors IN VAIN have posted a video for "WINDS OF FIRE" (FEATURING RALF SCHEEPERS OF PRIMAL FEAR) , a track from the bands anticipated new release "ARCHITECTS OF MAYHEM", due to be unleashed 11/5/2026 via FIGHTER RECORDS.
IN VAIN unleashed "BACK TO NOWHERE", 2/8/2024 via FIGHTER RECORDS.
VIDEO BELOW: IN VAIN: NEW TRACK "WINDS OF FIRE" (FEATURING RALF SCHEEPERS OF PRIMAL FEAR) (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF FIGHTER RECORDS):
Swedish heavy metal warriors RAM have posted a video for the title track of the bands anticipated new release "AGAINST", unleashed 10/9/2026 via METAL BLADE RECORDS.
RAM, via BANDCAMP, are streaming the bands anticipated new release "AGAINST", unleashed 10/9/2026 via METAL BLADE RECORDS.
RAM unleashed "THE THRONE WITHIN", 9/13/2019 via METAL BLADE RECORDS.
VIDEO BELOW: RAM:"AGAINST" (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF METAL BLADE RECORDS):
San Francisco, California, U.S.A. technical thrash metal warriors HEATHEN have posted a video for "ESCAPEGOAT", a track from the bands anticipated new release "LIFETIME IN HELL", due to be unleashed 2/19/2027 via NAPALM RECORDS.
HEATHEN have posted a video for "TWIST OF FAITH", a track from the bands anticipated new maxi single "NEVER A GOD",unleashed 4/23/2026 via NAPALM RECORDS.
HEATHEN have posted the bands anticipated live release "BLEED THE WORLD LIVE", unleashed 3/14/2025 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS.
HEATHEN unleashed "EMPIRE OF THE BLIND", 9/18/2020 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS.
FROM HEATHEN AND NAPALM RECORDS:
Bay Area Icons HEATHEN To Unleash New Album Lifetime in Hell on February 19, 2027 via Napalm Records
"'Escapegoat' is a song that has been a long time in the making. It takes you on a journey through intense riffing and heart-pounding drum rhythms and is the first piece of the puzzle we wanted you to experience as a glimpse into the intensity and bigger picture that we feel this album will bring. Our goal was to make the greatest HEATHEN album to date, and we can’t wait to hear your response! As we embark on our final tour of 2026 with Forbidden and Void, we'll be taking this new music on the road in the USA. Then, in the new year, we’ll begin a European tour as part of a triple revolving headlining tour with Exhorder and Belgium’s own Evil Invaders."
Kragen Lum about the official video for "Escapegoat":
“We live in an increasingly superficial and plastic world, surrounded by artificial images, endless distractions, and expectations that can sometimes become too much to handle. We look for every opportunity to escape — to disappear into doom scrolling, binge watching, gaming, drugs, alcohol, and anything else that gives us a momentary release from the weight of reality. We build walls around ourselves. We bury ourselves in distractions. We convince ourselves that we can always escape the consequences. Until we can’t. Just one more distraction. Just one more escape. Just one last mistake. We are the 'Escapegoat.'”
David White about the new album Lifetime in Hell:
"After touring extensively around the world in support of Empire of the Blind, we've spent the last year or so recording whenever we could make it happen, and we're finally finished with this new album! We're very proud to announce Lifetime in Hell. We want to thank Napalm Records for believing in us, Zeuss for producing the album, Jason Bittner for laying down the crushing drum tracks, and our families for their patience and support throughout this process. Most of all, we want to thank all of our fans for your enthusiasm and support over the years. We hope you wear this record out!"
Australian blackened, technical death metal warriors WEREWOLVES, via BANDCAMP, are streaming r their new offering "YOU'RE WEAK AND YOU KNOW YOU'RE WEAK", unleashed 10/9/2026 via BLACK ON BLACK.
WEREWOLVES, via BANDCAMP, are streaming the bands anticipated new release "THE UGLIEST OF ALL", unleashed 9/19/2025 via BACK ON BLACK.
WEREWOLVES unleashed "MY ENEMIES LOOK AND SOUND LIKE ME", 8/11/2023 via PROSTHETIC RECORDS.
WEREWOLVES: NEW RELEASE "YOU'RE WEAK AND YOU KNOW YOU'RE WEAK" (VIA BANDCAMP, COURTESY OF WEREWOLVES)
Promoters for FORTRESS FESTIVAL 2027, set to take place 5/29th and 20th, 2027 SCARBOROUGH NORTH YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND have confirmed TERRESTIAL HOSPICE, WATAIN, STORMKEEP, OERHEKS, OMATORPET and MORE BANDS..
FORTRESS FESTIVAL 2027 have also confirmed EMPEROR..
More bands for FORTRESS FESTIVAL 2027 T.B.A....
FROM FORTRESS FESTIVAL 2027 PROMOTERS:
Fortress Festival presents: 𝕱𝖎𝖗𝖘𝖙 𝕷𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙
One stage. One night. A moment that marks the beginning of something special. A new chapter in the Fortress story.
To celebrate our fifth anniversary of Fortress, we will host a special Friday event inside of our Grand Hall in 2027.
Formed in 2017, Terrestrial Hospice is the collaboration of two veterans of the Polish black metal scene: Inferno (BEHEMOTH!, Azarath) and Skyggen (Gorgoroth, Tortorum) The project arose from a shared vision to revive the spirit of traditional black metal while maintaining an individual and uncompromising approach. The band will perform in the UK for the first time at Fortress Festival.
We are honoured to announce that the unholy force of WATAIN will descend upon Fortress: First Light, taking to the Grand Hall Main Stage for a night of darkness, ritual and black metal supremacy!
Vocalist Erik Danielsson states;
"We look forward to set out on a last round of shows before the end, and to remind people of the powers this music can actually possess when it's not held back by the laws and sentiments of the modern world. Watain is a remnant of a dark past that now exists only as myth and memory, too primal and perhaps too real for this day and age. But for one last time we will let the ancient fires of real Black Metal and spiritual liberation light up the night. We invite you all to come and bask in their glory, and to celebrate the end with us as we return Watain to its sacred origins beyond the realms of Death."
Stormkeep headlines the Grand Hall main stage on Saturday at Fortress Festival 2027 with an exclusive performance for the United Kingdom!
Stormkeep began as a stronghold for individuals who sought to carry the flame of a lost age. Branching into the worlds of epic dungeon synth and melodic Black Metal, Stormkeep hearkens back to a time when, without compromise, majestic melodies and keyboards could live side by side with razor sharp riffs and pummelling raw production.
"Stormkeep returns to the shores of Europa for the first time in 4 years, bringing heralds of Othertime and Iswylm. Marking this bacchanal of black symphonies, Stormkeep has pulled from the old scrolls and the new to bring a performance from all parts of Elda's history. In an exclusive appearance and a set of material never performed in the UK before, Stormkeep will take all who are in attendance on an epic journey through the history of the Dragon Kings. We are honoured to bring this special set to Fortress Festival, the perfect venue for us to present these nocturnes."
Enchanting and melodic black metal act, Oerheks comes to the UK for the first time to perform an exclusive show at Fortress Festival 2027.
"After only a handful of live performances in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany; I am extremely proud to have Oerheks featured on this year's Fortress Fest bill. With a live line-up of ascetics, we will bring the ancient force and wisdom of the fields and forests of Cagghenvinna to UK shores for the first time ever."
Founded in 2018, Örnatorpet is a one-man Dungeon Synth project from Borås, Sweden. Örnatorpet delves into the ancient lore of Scandinavia, offering an ethereal collection of dungeon synth tracks that revive forgotten sagas and mythical tales.
"Live appearances are few and far between, so I try to make them count, and Fortress feels like exactly the kind of place where this music belongs. There is something quite extraordinary about being given the opportunity to bring your own musical world into a place like this. I’m looking forward to sharing those worlds with like-minded people, and to standing among so many musicians whose work has inspired and fascinated me."
Australian blackened, technical death metal warriors WEREWOLVES were recently interviewed by INTO THE NECROSPHERE.
WEREWOLVES have announced the band is set to release their new offering "YOU'RE WEAK AND YOU KNOW YOU'RE WEAK", unleashed 10/9/2026 via BLACK ON BLACK.
WEREWOLVES, via BANDCAMP, are streaming the bands anticipated new release "THE UGLIEST OF ALL", unleashed 9/19/2025 via BACK ON BLACK.
WEREWOLVES unleashed "MY ENEMIES LOOK AND SOUND LIKE ME", 8/11/2023 via PROSTHETIC RECORDS.
FROM INTO THE NECROSPHERE:
Sam Bean and Matt Wilcock of Australian death metal maniacs Werewolves join me this week to discuss their latest album, You’re Weak And You Know You’re Weak, the band's future plans, and the uncompromising philosophy that drives their music. We also get into the triumphant return of The Bezerker, discussing what it was like to play the band's first show back, revisiting their early days, and examining the circumstances that led to the project falling apart in the first place.
On the Weekly News Rant, Michael Scondotto is back to help me dissect the latest singles by Power Trip, Arckanum, Down, Det eviga leendet, and Temple Nightside. We share our reactions to the trailer for Mike Flannigan’s new Exorcist movie, and we also get into your questions, including which bands we'd choose if forced at gunpoint to listen to our least favourite metal subgenres, wrapping things up by awarding the second-ever Dutch Shake.
Plus: the debut of Australian newcomers, Isartu, on this week’s Unsanctioned Filth segment.
Out now on all digital platforms.
#deathmetal #blackmetal #werewolves
VIDEO BELOW:: WEREWOLVES: INTERVIEW (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF INTO THE NECROSPHERE):
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Scotland based symphonic power metal warriors GLORYHAMMER have posted a video for "STARFIGHTERS OF LEUCHARS" , 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.
VIDEO BELOW:GLORYHAMMER:"STARFIGHTERS OF LEUCHARS" (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF NAPALM RECORDS):
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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
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** (two stars)=somewhere between mediocre and SUKETH
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