SKUGGOR: SET TO UNLEASH "THE EXPANSE", POST NEW TRACK "THE STORM"

 

 Swedish black metal warriors SKUGGOR have posted  "THE STORM", a track from the bands anticipated new release "THE EXPANSE", due to be unleashed 9/4/2026 via NORDVIS.

 SKUGGOR have posted the bands anticipated new release "WHERE SUN RESIGNS", unleashed 5/16/2025 via  NATURMACHT PRODUCTIONS..

SKUGGOR, via SPOTIFY, are streaming the bands anticipated new release "WHISPERS OF ANCIENT SPELLS", unleashed 2/23/2024 via NATURMACHT PRODUCTIONS. 

 

 FROM NORDVIS.

 

“The Storm” is the third and final single from “The Expanse”, the upcoming album by atmospheric black metal project SKUGGOR, set for release on September 4, 2026.

Listen and pre-order the album: https://nordvis.lnk.to/skuggor

Where much of the album drifts through trance-like introspection and expansive stillness, “The Storm” descends into something harsher and more immediate. The track represents the album’s darkest point – a confrontation with exposure, collapse, and the unforgiving force of the natural world.

Yet beneath its aggression lies the same underlying duality that shapes the album. Violence gives way to calm, and devastation gradually opens into renewal. As the song unfolds, harsh momentum recedes into spacious acoustic passages, revealing a quieter landscape on the other side.

M. commented:

“The Storm” is probably the darkest and most aggressive track on “The Expanse”. The first half of this song was written to evoke the feeling of being trapped in a torrential storm somewhere in northern Sweden – cold, isolated, and completely exposed. The second half represents the feeling after the storm has passed: the mist rising from the ground and a sense of rebirth emerging from the devastation

 

 

 

VIDEO BELOW: SKUGGOR:NEW TRACK "THE STORM" (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF NORDVIS.):

 

 

  

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-

UMUS: SET TO UNLEASH "VOIDLIT", POST NEW TRACK "OBLIVION"

 

 

 

 Remote Funeral doom warriors UMUS have posted  "OBLIVION", a track from the bands anticipated debut release "VOIDLIT", due to be unleashed 10/13/2026 via AESTHETIC DEATH.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FROM ANUBI PRESS: 

 

Remote funeral doom project UMUS will release their debut album, "Voidlit", on October 13th, 2026, through Ksenza Records / Aesthetic Death on CD and Aesthetic Death on double LP.

Formed in 2024 through a remote collaboration between three musicians based in different cities, UMUS was born from a shared vision of funeral doom stripped down to its most immersive and atmospheric essence. Drawing inspiration from Ahab, Evoken, Esoteric and the shadowy world of dark ambient music, the project favors atmosphere, emotional weight and gradual development over technical display or unnecessary complexity.

The first single, "Oblivion", is streaming now:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBDn8AvO0ZM

Spanning more than an hour across five compositions, "Voidlit" is a monolithic and smoke-shrouded work, built from glacial tempos, layered guitars and cavernous vocals. Yet beneath its imposing surface, the album reveals occasional flashes of light: subtle melodic details and unexpected passages emerge from the haze, giving its long-form compositions a sense of depth and movement.

Rather than treating funeral doom as an exercise in sheer heaviness, UMUS use slowness as a means of immersion. Each composition unfolds patiently, allowing textures to accumulate and emotions to deepen, while small changes in melody and atmosphere assume greater significance within the album's extended structures.

Conceived as a continuous narrative, "Voidlit" traces a descent through grief, isolation and spiritual decay toward the gradual disintegration of the self. Personal loss and social alienation give way to an increasingly inward journey, ultimately confronting the emptiness left behind when everything else has fallen away.

The physical editions of "Voidlit" will also include the exclusive bonus track "Voidlit II", available only on CD and double LP.

Tracklist:

1. Ghost Of Grief

2. Harbinger Of The End

3. Oblivion

4. Voidlit

5. Voidlit II (bonus track - only available on the physical formats) 

 

 

VIDEO BELOW:UMUS: NEW TRACK "OBLIVION" (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF AESTHETIC DEATH):  

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-

CULT OF LUNA: POST NEW TRACK "A WAY BACK"

 

wedish atmospheric, post metal warriors CULT OF LUNA have posted  "A WAY BACK", a   track from the bands anticipated new release "IN THE SHADOW OF YOUR SHADOW",  due to be unleashed 11/6/2026 (more info T.B.A.). 

 CULT OF LUNA unleashed "THE RAGING RIVER" (EP), 2/5/2021 via RED CREEK.

  CULT OF LUNA unleashed "A DAWN TO FEAR", 9/20/2019 via METAL BLADE RECORDS. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO BELOW: CULT OF LUNA: NEW TRACK "A WAY BACK" (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF CULT OF LUNA):  

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-

PRIMAL FEAR : SET TO UNLEASH "SHADOW RIDERS"

 

German/Sweden power metal warriors PRIMAL FEAR have announced the band is set to release the bands anticipated new offering  "SHADOW RIDERS", due to be unleashed APRIL 2027 (release date and more info T.B.A.).  

PRIMAL FEAR have posted a video for "TEARS OF FIRE" ,       a track from  the bands anticipated new offering "DOMINATION" due to be unleashed 9/5/2025 via REIGNING PHOENIX MUSIC.  

PRIMAL FEAR have posted a video for  "FAR AWAY", a track from  the bands anticipated new offering "DOMINATION" (release date T.B.A.) via REIGNING PHOENIX MUSIC.

 

 

 PRIMAL FEAR have announced new drummer ANDRE HILGERS. 

 PRIMAL FEAR have announced new guitarist THALIA BELLAZECCA. 

PRIMAL FEAR have announced guitarist  ALEX BEVRODT, guitarist TOM NAUMANN, drummer MICHAEL EHRE and bassist ALEX JANSEN have left the band.

PRIMAL FEAR have inked a deal with REIGNING PHOENIX MUSIC. 

 PRIMAL FEAR, via SPOTIFY, are streaming  the bands anticipated new release "CODE RED",  unleashed  9/1/2023 via ATOMIC FIRE RECORDS. 

 PRIMAL FEAR  unleashed "I WILL BE GONE (EP), 4/9/2021 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS.

PRIMAL FEAR  unleashed "METAL COMMANDO",  7/17/2020 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS.

 

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-  

 

BLOEDMAAN: SET TO UNLEASH "CIRCLE OF THE MOON"

 

  Belgium based black metal warriors BLOEDMAAN have revealed the artwork and track listing for the bands anticipated new release "CIRCLE OF THE MOON", due to be unleashed 10/30/2026 via   IMMORTAL FROST PRODUCTIONS.

 

 

  BLOEDMAAN, via SPOTIFY, are streaming the bands anticipated new release  "VAMPYRIC WAR IN BLOOD" , unleashed 12/19/2025 via IMMORTAL FROST PRODUCTIONS.  

BLOEDMAAN have posted a video for  "WINGED FLIGHT UNDER THE PALE MOON", a track from the bands anticipated new release "CASTLE INSIDE THE ECLIPSE", unleashed 11/15/2023 via IMMORTAL FROST PRODUCTIONS..    

 

 Also, BLOEDMAAN, via BANDCAMP, are streaming the bands anticipated new release "CASTLE INSIDE THE ECLIPSE", unleashed 11/15/2023 via IMMORTAL FROST PRODUCTIONS..  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FROM IMMORTAL FROST PRODUCTIONS: 

NEW ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

Today we present you the cover artwork, album title, release date, track list + other information for the 3rd Full Length album "Circle of the Moon” by the Belgian Black Metal band Bloedmaan.

TRACKLIST

01. On Dragons Wings (06:32)

02. The Sorceress and the Key (05:53)

03. Dawn of the Eternal Frost (04:19)

04. Oh Come Night Eternal (05:16)

05. He Who Speaks in Dreams (04:53)

06. Curse of the Undead (05:17)

07. Spell of Thralldom (06:36)

08. Transylvanian Tears (05:20)

Circle of the Moon will be released on October 30th 2026, coming in various physical formats such as:

*Digipack CD with a 20paged booklet & mini-poster, limited to 500 copies.

*12" Vinyl + an Insert, coming in 2 different colours, limited to 250 copies:

*Classic Black Vinyl limited to 150 copies.

*Opaque Doublemint Green / Easter Yellow Swirl Vinyl limited to 100 copies.

As well as on Digital format through all major platforms.

Additional Album Information:

3rd full-length album.

All Music & Lyrics by Rönarg.

Drums by Sathrath.

Mixed & Mastered by Wolfthrone Studios.

Pictures by Verdoemdd.

All Artwork Paintings by Ronarg.

Layout & Design by WrathDesign.

Digipack with 20-page booklet & Mini-Poster, ltd to 500 copies worldwide.

12” Vinyls comes in 2 different colours with a Lyric Insert Sheet & A2 poster, ltd to 250 copies 

 

 

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-  

 

HELLS HEROES (METAL FESTIVAL) 2027 3/18th, 19th and 20th, 2027 HOUSTON, TEXAS @ WHITE OAK MUSIC HALL CONFIRM: OVERKILL, BEHERIT, METAL CHURCH, ARMORED SAINT, EXHUMER and MORE METAL BANDS

 

 

 

 

 Promoters for HELLS HEROES (METAL FESTIVAL) 2027, set to take place 3/18th, 19th and 20th, 2027  HOUSTON, TEXAS @ WHITE OAK MUSIC HALL have confirmed OVERKILL, BEHERIT,  METAL CHURCH, ARMORED SAIT, EXHUMER  and MORE METAL BANDS 

 

 

 

 

FROM HELLS HEROES (METAL FESTIVAL) 2027 PROMOTERS: 

 Finally time to reveal the line up for 2027! Overkill doing an old school set, Beherit and many more!!! Couple more bands to be announced as well! LFG…

 

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-  

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