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French electronic extreme metal warrior IGORRR have announced FALL 2026 .NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES..
IGORRR have posted a video
for "DAEMONI", a track from the bands anticipated new release "AMEN",
unleashed
9/19/2025 via METAL BLADE RECORDS.
IGORRR, via BANDCAMP, are
streaming the bands anticipated new release "AMEN", unleashed
9/19/2025 via METAL BLADE RECORDS.
IGORRR have posted a video for
"DOWNGRADE DESERT", a track from the projects anticipated new release
"SPIRITUALITY AND DISTORTION", unleashed 3/27/2020 via METAL
BLADE RECORDS.
FROM
NEW US TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT!!
Finally, we can share the news! We are thrilled to announce that we'll be touring North America this autumn!!
We can't wait to see you there, alongside two amazing acts: none other than Secret Chiefs 3 and Violent Magic Orchestra!!
FLO MOURNIER , drummer of Canada based
technical death metal warriors CRYPTOPSY explains his most iconic works to METAL INJECTION. .
CRYPTOPSY have posted the EXPLICIT, UNCENSORED video for "MALICIOUS NEEDS", a track from the bands anticipated new release "AN INSATIABLE VIOLENCE", due to be unleashed 6/20/2025 via SEASON OF
MIST.
CRYPTOPSY have announced SUMMER 2026 EUROPEAN FESTIVAL TOUR DATES..
CRYPTOPSY have announced SPRING 2026
NORTH AMERICAN "DECIBEL TOUR" WITH NECROT, FULCI and BLOOD MONOLITH ..
CRYPTOPSY have been nominated for their second JUNO AWARD..
CRYPTOPSY have posted a medley of the
bands re-issued classic release "BLASPHEMY MADE FLESH", due to be
unleashed soon via SEASON OF MIST.
MATT MCGACHY, vocalist for Canada based
technical death metal warriors CRYPTOPSY have posted a short film for
the title track from the bands anticipated new release "AN
INSATIABLE VIOLENCE", unleashed 6/20/2025 via SEASON OF
MIST.
CRYPTOPSY have posted the bands anticipated new release "AN
INSATIABLE VIOLENCE", due to be unleashed 6/20/2025 via SEASON OF
MIST.
CRYPTOPSY have posted "BLASPHEMY MADE
FLESH" (REISSUE), due to be unleashed soon (release date T.B.A.) via
SEASON OF
MIST
CRYPTOPSY have posted a video for "MALICIOUS NEEDS", a track from the bands anticipated new release "AN INSATIABLE VIOLENCE", due to be unleashed 6/20/2025 via SEASON OF
MIST.
CRYPTOPSY have posted a video for "UNTIL
THERE'S NOTHING LEFT", a track from the bands anticipated new release
"AN INSATIABLE VIOLENCE", due to be unleashed 6/20/2025 via SEASON OF
MIST.
CRYPTOPSY have reissued their self titled release via SEASON OF MIST.
CRYPTOPSY have signed a record deal with SEASON OF MIST.
VIDEO BELOW: CRYPTOPSY: FLO MOURNIER EXPLAINS HIS MOST ICONIC WORK (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF METAL INJECTION):
London, England avant garde black metal warriors LYCHGATE have posted a video for "HIVE OF PARASITES", a track from the bands anticipated new release
"PRECIPICE",
due to be unleashed 12/19/2025 via DEBEMUR MORTI PRODUCTIONS.
LYCHGATE unleashed "ALSO SPRACH FUTURA" (EP), 3/13/2020 via DEBEMUR MORTI PRODUCTIONS.
VIDEO BELOW: LYCHGATE:"HIVE OF PARASITES" (V IA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF DEBEMUR MORTI PRODUCTIONS. ):
U.S.A. DEATH inspired supergroup LEFT TO DIE have posted "ARCHANGEL", a track from the bands anticipated new release "INITIUM MORTIS", due to be unleashed 7/17/2026 via RELAPSE RECORDS.
FROM LEFT TO DIE:
Left to Die will release their debut album Initium Mortis on July 17, 2026 on Relapse Records! New song "Archangel" streaming now!
Featuring Rick Rozz, Terry Butler, Matt Harvey & Gus Rios
Paying homage to the brutal beginnings and capture the morbid depths of DEATH & MANTAS!
Helsinki, Finland neo classical power metal warriors AMBERIAN DAWN have
posted a video for "UNCHAINED", a track from the bands anticipated new release "TEMPTATION'S GATES", due to be unleashed 6/26/2026 via NAPALM
RECORDS.
AMBERIAN DAWN have
posted a lyric video for "UNITED", a track from the bands anticipated
new release "LOOKING FOR YOU", unleashed 1/31/2020 via NAPALM
RECORDS.
AMBERIAN DAWN unleashed "DARKNESS OF ETERNITY", 11/10/2017 via NAPALM RECORDS.
VIDEO BELOW:AMBERIAN DAWN:NEW TRACK "UNCHAINED" (VIA YOU YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF NAPALM RECORDS):
Denmark based death metal warriors CARBON TOMB have posted "REVERSED HEAD RENEWAL" , a track 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 "REVERSED HEAD RENEWAL" (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF TRANSCENDING OBSCURITY RECORDS):
Swedish death metal warriors VOMITORY have announced guitarist URBAN GUSTAFSSON has left the band. Photo by Marcus Svensson
VOMITORY have posted the bands anticipated new release
"IN DEATH THROES", unleashed 4/10/2026 via METAL BLADE
RECORDS.
VOMITORY, via SPOTIFY, are streaming the bands anticipated new release "ALL HEADS ARE GONNA
ROLL", unleashed 5/26/2023 via METAL BLADE RECORDS.
FROM VOMITORY:
All good things must come to an end, as they say, and sadly, an era for Vomitory is now coming to a close. The founding member, Urban Gustafsson, has decided to hang it up.
Urban states:
"37 years ago, I started this band. Now, the time has come for me to step down. I want to thank all the fans for their support throughout the years. I wish Tobben, Erik and CF all the very best as they move forward with the band. See you in hell!
/ Ubbe"
A new era of Vomitory awaits. Stay tuned for updates.
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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
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*** 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)
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? (No stars)=this band and release blow goats.
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