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NO MALLCORE, NO METAL CORE, NO CORE, NO HIPSTERS.FREEDOM FOR UKRAINE
French blackened, death metal warriors VIANDE have posted the bands anticipated new release "MONUMENT
AUX
MORTS", due to be unleashed 8/1/2026 via TRANSCENDING OBSCURITY RECORDS....
VIANDE unleashed "L'ABIME DEVORE LES AMES", 4/15/2022 via TRANSCENDING OBSCURITY RECORDS....
VIDEO BELOW: VIANDE:NEW RELEASE "MONUMENT AUX MORTS" (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF TRANSCENDING OBSCURITY RECORDS):
Promoters for DECIBEL METAL AND BEER FEST 2026, set to take place
12/4th and 5th, 2026 @ FILLMORE, DENVER, COLORADO have confirmed
headliners DOWN, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, WAYFARER, PIG DESTROYER, KYLESA and MORE METAL BANDS..
FROM DECIBEL METAL AND BEER FEST :
The full Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Denver can-crushing band and brewery lineup can finally be revealed!
Southern doom supergroup Down make their first Denver appearance in over 12 years to headline Saturday night (December 5), while crossover thrash metal legends SUICIDAL TENDENCIES will unleash their first Denver headline performance in over eight years on Friday night (December 4).
The already stacked artist bill, presented by blkiiblk, is rounded out by: legendary DMV grind force Pig Destroyer (performing a special 25th anniversary ‘Prowler in the Yard’ set); reunited progressive psych sludge institution KYLESA; New York hardcore legends Cro-Mags (performing a special 40th anniversary ‘The Age of Quarrel’ set); Denver’s own Americana gunslingers Wayfarer; freshly resurrected death/thrash/crust killers Black Breath; progressive sludge crew Intronaut (performing for the first time in over four years); masked mincecore marauders Haggus and Denver doom lords In the Company of Serpents.
An extremely limited number of three-day passes that include tickets to the official Metal & Beer PRE-Fest at Ratio Beerworks (Larimer Street location) on December 3 with clusterfuxdenver, AXESLASHER and Victim of Fire. Full daily lineups below.
DECEMBER 3 (Pre-fest @ Ratio Beerworks)
Clusterfux
Axeslasher
Victim of Fire
DECEMBER 4 (@ Fillmore Auditorium)
Suicidal Tendencies
Pig Destroyer (special ‘Prowler in the Yard’ set)
Cro-Mags (special ‘The Age of Quarrel’ set)
Black Breath
Haggus
DECEMBER 5 (@ Fillmore Auditorium)
Down
Kylesa
Wayfarer
Intronaut
In the Company of Serpents
The year’s beer lineup is once again presented by craft beer icons 3 Floyds Brewing & includes fan-favorite featured breweries:
WarPigs
XUL
Brimming Horn Meadery
Bear Cult
Odell
Zymos
Mythk
Surly
Left Hand
Ratio Beerworks
+ more TBA!
Single-day and regular-priced tickets go on sale on Friday, July 31 at 10am MT, so this is your LAST CHANCE for DISCOUNTED EARLY-BIRD 2-Day and 3-Day passes!
Portugal based black metal warriors SARDONIC WITCHERY have posted a lyric video for "CROWN OF BURNING SPIKES" , a track from the bands anticipated new release "HELLS THORNS ATTACK", due to be unleashed 9/1/2026 via FIRECUM RECORDS.
SARDONIC WITCHERY unleashed "BARBARIC EVIL POWER", 1/15/2024 via WAR MARCH RECORDS.
FROM SARDONIC WITCHERY:
Second single from our upcoming fifth album "HELL'S THORNS ATTACK" revealed 24 hours ago, this is "CROWN OF BURNING SPIKES" an Infernal Victory where Satan Reigns Forever. 666
This album will be out on September 1st, 2026 by Firecum Records (Europe) CD & VINYL & JEMS (AMERICA) CASSETTE, DIGIPACK CD & VINYL
HAIL TO THE TRUE UNDERGROUND HAIL TO THE SATANIC CULT OF STEEL.
SARDONIC WITCHERY RETURN WITH NEW ALBUM “HELL’S THORNS ATTACK”
The underground flames are burning hotter than ever...
Portuguese black/thrash metal force Sardonic Witchery are preparing to unleash their fifth full-length album, “Hell’s Thorns Attack,” arriving September 1st, 2026 through Firecum Records (Europe) and JEMS (United States)!
Featuring eight tracks of raw aggression, savage riffs, and uncompromising old-school darkness, Sardonic Witchery continue their relentless march through the realms of black metal and thrash with a record built for those who still believe in the true underground spirit.
Led by King Demogorgon, with the added firepower of G. Lucis Ruina, “Hell’s Thorns Attack” delivers everything fans expect from Sardonic Witchery: hostility, speed, atmosphere, and zero compromise.
Following their appearance at the legendary Maryland Deathfest, Sardonic Witchery continue proving why the underground metal flame is still alive and burning.
Tracklist:
Crown Of Burning Spikes
Hateful Evil Throne
Unholy Conqueror
Sabbath Of Sadistic Desire
Ego Sum Rex Ignis Aeternus
Cult Of A Thousand Horns
Raped By Horrendous Night
Dark Moon Slaughter
SARDONIC WITCHERY
HELL’S THORNS ATTACK
OUT SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2026
Are you ready for another dose of black/thrash devastation?
Tampa, Florida, U.S.A. power metal warriors KAMELOT have posted a lyric video for "GODLIKE ALCHEMY", a track from the bands anticipated new release
"DARK
ASYLUM", due to be unleashed 8/28/2026 via NAPALM RECORDS.
KAMELOT have posted a
video for "ASHEN WORLD", a track from the bands anticipated new release
"DARK
ASYLUM", due to be unleashed 8/28/2026 via NAPALM RECORDS.
KAMELOT have announced SUMMER/FALL 2026 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES WITH VISIONS OF ATLANTIS and
FROZEN SOUL...
KAMELOT unleashed "THE AWAKENING" 3/17/2023 via NAPALM
RECORD
ALEX LANDENBURG, drummer for Tampa, Florida, U.S.A. power metal warriors
KAMELOT has launched a new digital server app ROKK.
FROM KAMELOT:
“Ashen
World” is out now! This first single from the Dark Asylum era is rich
with cinematic darkness, unforgettable melodies, a towering anthemic
chorus, and unexpected twists that expand the sonic landscape.
With
countless dynamic shifts, our vocalist Tommy Karevik showcases the full
breadth of his remarkable range, effortlessly moving from intimate,
haunting passages to his signature soaring power. Adding another layer
of atmosphere, Decessus frontwoman and reigning Miss Chile Ignacia
Fernández makes an ethereal vocal appearance that intertwines
beautifully with the song's haunting mood, as "Ashen World" tells the
story of a world descending into darkness while never losing sight of
hope, resilience, and redemption.
Our
founding guitarist and songwriter, Thomas Youngblood, states, “’Ashen
World’ captures that moment of standing at the crossroads between
darkness and hope, where the journey forward begins. It's classic
KAMELOT at its core, while opening new doors into the world of Dark
Asylum."
Norwegian progressive, Gothic, metal warriors GREEN CARNATION have
posted "THE MESSIAH COMPLEX" , a track from
the bands anticipated new release A DARK POEM PART III: THE MESSIAH
COMPLEX", due to be unleashed 9/4/2026 via SEASON OF MIST.
GREEN CARNATION have
posted a video for "SANGUIS", a track from the bands anticipated new
release "A DARK POEM PART II: SANGUIS", unleashed 4/3/2026 via SEASON
OF MIST.
GREEN CARNATION have
posted the bands
anticipated new release "A DARK POEM PART II: SANGUIS", unleashed 4/3/2026 via SEASON OF MIST.
GREEN CARNATION, via BANDCAMP, are streaming the
bands anticipated new release "A DARK POEM PART 1: THE SHORES OF
MELANCHOLIA", unleashed 9/5/2025 via SEASON OF MIST.
A Dark Poem, Part III: The Messiah Complex, designed by the amazing Niklas Sundin
GREEN CARNATION, via YOU
TUBE, have posted a video for the title track from the bands anticipated
new release "THE WORLD
WITHOUT A VIEW", unleashed 11/13/2020 via SEASON OF MIST.
FROM SEASON OF MIST:
A Dark Poem slowly comes to its closing chapter...
The title track of the Part III, The Messiah Complex is out now on all streaming platforms.
A Dark Poem, Part III: The Messiah Complex comes out September 4, 2026 on Season of Mist.
Swedish black metal warriors DARK FUNERAL have posted a video for "WE ARE THE APOCALYPSE (LIVE IN STOCKHOLM) " , a track from the bands anticipated new live release "A BEAST TO PRAISE (LIVE AT FALLAN, STOCKHOLM)", due to be unleashed 8/21/2026 via CENTURY MEDIA
RECORDS. .
DARK FUNERAL'S classic track "OPEN THE GATES" is featured in the movie "PSYCHO KILLER"... DARK FUNERAL, via SPOTIFY, are streaming the bands 30th anniversary reissue of the bands
classic debut release "IN THE SIGN OF THE HORNS", re-unleashed 8/9/2024 via CENTURY MEDIA
RECORDS. .
DARK FUNERAL unleashed "WE ARE
THE
APOCALYPSE", 3/18/2022
via CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS.
ITP V.022 REVIEW: DARK FUNERAL: "WE ARE
THE
APOCALYPSE",
Italian melodic, blackened, doom metal warriors SHORES OF NULL have posted a lyric video for "SON OF THE TIDE", a track from the bands
anticipated new release "HOMESICK" , due to be unleashed 10/16/2026 via
DUSKTONE (more info T.B.A.).
SHORES OF NULL, via SPOTIFY, are streaming "LATITUDES OF SORROW", a split
with CONVOCATION, unleashed 11/21/2025 via EVERLASTING SPEW RECORDS.
VIDEO BELOW:SHORES OF NULL: NEW TRACK "SON OF THE TIDE" (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF :SHORES OF NULL):
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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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