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NO MALLCORE, NO METAL CORE, NO CORE, NO HIPSTERS.FREEDOM FOR UKRAINE
Norwegian black metal warriors TULUS have posted the bands anticipated new release "MORBID
DESIRES", unleashed 3/27/2026 via DARKNESS SHALL RISE
PRODUCTIONS.
TULUS have posted "ISRAK", a track
from the bands anticipated new release "FANDENS KALL", unleashed 2/17/2023 via SOULSELLER RECORDS.
TULUS unleashed "OLD OLD DEATH", 3/6/2020 via SOULSELLER RECORDS.
VIDEO BELOW:TULUS:NEW RELEASE "MORBID DESIRES" (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF DARKNESS SHALL RISE PRODUCTIONS):
MATT MCGACHY, vocalist for Canada based
technical death metal warriors CRYPTOPSY was recently interviewed by BRUTALITY PODCAST..
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.
FROM SEASON OF MIST:
Matt McGachy of Cryptopsy steps into the Brutality Podcast arena and nothing is off limits.
Is Cryptopsy secretly deathcore?
Are anime t-shirts a metal sin?
Is Montreal still the metal capital of the world?
We also dig into Matt’s controversial start with the band, The Unspoken King, the looming legend of None So Vile, and some wild Quebec death metal history.
Curious? Enter the pit.
Watch the full episode now on the Brutality Podcast YouTube.
German thrash metal legends KREATOR have posted a video for "LOYAL TO THE GRAVE", a track from the
bands anticipated new release "KRUSHERS OF THE WORLD",
unleashed 1/16/2026 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS...
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KREATOR, via BANDCAMP, are streaming the
bands anticipated new release "KRUSHERS OF THE WORLD",
unleashed 1/16/2026 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS...
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KREATOR have announced SPRING 2026 U.S.A. TOUR DATES WITH CARCASS..
KREATOR have posted a video for "SATANIC ANARCHY", a track from the
bands anticipated new release "KRUSHERS OF
THE WORLD", unleashed 1/16/2026 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS.
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KREATOR have announced MARCH 2026 EUROPEAN, UK TOUR DATES WITH CARCASS, EXODUS and NAILS.
KREATOR,
via SPOTIFY, are streaming the bands anticipated new release "ENEMY OF
GOD"/ "HORDES OF CHAOS" REMASTERED BOX SET, unleashed 5/24/2024 via
NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS.
KREATOR unleashed "HATE ÜBER ALLES", 6/3/2022 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS. .
Swedish melodic, death metal warriors THE DUSKFALL, via SPOTIFY, are streaming the bands anticipated new release "THE EVERLASTING SHADOWS", unleashed 3/6/2026 (DIGITAL, SELF RELEASED).
FROM DUSKFALL:
Wow! "The Everlasting Shadows" has been out on most streaming platforms for a week now and your responses have been somewhat overwhelming for us. Your kind words mean a lot to us and we thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for the support.
We know that the album is missing from some platforms, like YT Music, and we don't know when it will be released there as we are putting it out via Distrokid and we can't control the releases in detail. It will be out on all platforms in due time.
We are also looking into getting it out on Bandcamp. Can't say when, but we'll let you know when it's out there.
And yes, there will be a physical release planned for October. More on that soon too.
THE DUSKFALL: NEW RELEASE "THE EVERLASTING SHADOWS" (VIA SPOTIFY, COURTESY OF THE DUSKFALL):
Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brytal-\m/ -l-
Canadian metal core warriors DESPISED ICON have won a JUNO AWARD (CANADIAN GRAMMY) for BEST METAL/HARD ROCK ALBUM..
DESPISED ICON, via SPOTIFY, are
streaming the bands anticipated new release "SHADOW WORK", unleashed
10/31/2025 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS.
DESPISED ICON have posted a video for "THE APPARITION" , a track
from the bands anticipated new release "SHADOW WORK",
due to be unleashed 10/31/2025 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS.
DESPISED ICON unleashed "PURGATORY". 11/15/2019 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS...
FROM DESPISED ICON:
Shadow Work — Metal Album of the Year at The JUNO Awards, Canada’s national music awards.
Thank you to everyone who’s been with us on this journey. This one means a lot.
UK/International traditional doom metal warriors GODTHRYMM have posted a video for "TRUTH IN MY OWN", a track from the bands anticipated new release "PROJECTIONS", due to be unleashed 5/29/2026 via PROFOUND LORE RECORDS....
GODTHRYMM, via
BANDCAMP, are streaming the bands anticipated new release
"DISTORTIONS", unleashed 8/18/2023 via PROFOUND LORE RECORDS.
GODTHRYMM have posted a
video for "CHASMS", a stand alone single, unleashed 6/10/2022 via
PROFOUND LORE RECORDS.
GODTHRYMM unleashed "A GRAND RECLAMATION" (EP), 3/16/2018 via TRANSCENDING OBSCURITY.
FROM GODTHRYMM:
The new Godthrymm
album Projections will be released on May 29. Check out the video for
the LP's first single "Truth In My Own". The video was shot and edited
by Ash Pears. Projections is now available for pre-order.
FROM PROFOUND LORE RECORDS:
The new Godthrymm album Projections has been announced and set for release on May 29. Pre-orders and video for “Truth In My Own” now live. Record release show going down June 6th @ Brudenell Social Club in Leeds, tickets and vinyl (limited exclusive UK gold vinyl)l/CD bundles now available through Crash Records. Exclusive metallic gold vinyl variant limited to 100 units only available through UK retailers and also available for pre-order here: https://linktr.ee/godthrymm
During the band’s discourse since the release of their Reflections debut LP Godthrymm have been recognized as the new emerging band from the UK to bring back the glorious aura of early-mid ‘90s UK doom metal. As expected, considering Godthrymm was formed and is helmed by UK doom metal veteran Hamish Glencross (ex-My Dying Bride/Vallenfyre/Solstice) and features doom metal drummer extraordinaire Shaun Taylor-Steels (ex-My Dying Bride/Anathema). So in this sense, the classic UK doom metal DNA has already been implemented within the sonic fabric of Godthrymm.
Projections sees Godthrymm continue to develop and broaden their sound even further, and building upon the cornerstones of Distortions. Now with an expanded lineup which includes keyboardist co-vocalist Catherine Glencross, bassist Bob Crolla and new second guitarist Kris McLaughin, Projections is GODTHRYMM’s most layered, varied and complex release yet, all while still upholding the colossal emotionally charged heavy doom backbone that has defined the core of the band’s sound.
Projections features guest appearances by Aaron Stainthorpe (High Parasite/ex-My Dying Bride), original English Dogs vocalist Adie Bailey, and Xentrix vocalist Jay Walsh. Cover art was done by Mitchell Nolte.
Track listing:
1. Trenches Deep
2. Truth In My Own
3. The Sun Never Fell
4. Endure My Skin (feat. Aaron Stainthorpe)
5. Jewels
6. Hope Is Eternal
VIDEO BELOW: GODTHRYMM: NEW TRACK "TRUTH IN MY OWN"(VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF PROFOUND LORE RECORDS):
Denmark based extreme metal warriors DYSGNOSTIC have posted a video for "THE BLACK SUN", a track from the bands anticipated new release "END WHISPERS", dye to be unleashed soon in 2026 (release date T.B.A.) via TRANSCENDING OBSCURITY RECORDS....
DYSGNOSTIC have posted "NOTHING'S
EMBRACE" , a track from the bands anticipated new release "SCAR
ECHOES", unleashed 8/5/2022 via
TRANSCENDING OBSCURITY RECORDS.
The Black Sun, or the Solar Anus, is a concept taken from the French philosopher George Bataille, to describe the overwhelming influx of waste and decadence in which we currently drown.
Link below
VIDEO BELOW:
DYSGNOSTIC: NEW TRACK "THE BLACK SUN" (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF TRANSCENDING OBSCURITY):
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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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