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Another Wednesday, and our writers Julia Katrin and Tom Osman aren’t wasting any time!
So, let’s see what’s out there…
UNDEATH Next Monday, October 7th, Undeath will be having a live stream on Bandcamp! All you need to do is head over here to RSVP and be there at 9:30 PM GMT to join Undeath´s Alexander Jones in conversation with Brad Sanders, supported by Roland!
EXOCRINE Bordeaux´s own titans of technical death metal, Exocrine have now announced their highly anticipated Legend Tour 2025! Having relentlessly pushed the boundaries of extreme music, Exocrine will now with Legend reveal their most audacious chapter yet! So, make sure January 2025 is free, and keep your eyes open for the tickets when they go on sale!
MILWAUKEE METAL FEST The first wave of bands for Milwaukee Metal Fest 2025 have been announced! The festival will return to The Rave/Eagles Ballroom from May 16-18, 2025, with the pre-party kicking off on May 15th! You can head over here right now to check out the list of bands that have been announced, and of course get your tickets!
BLACK LION RECORDS The label claims to be starting the month of October slowly, however, they are now offering 55% off on their entire store using the code halloween55! Head over here right not to get your claws on some goodies!
NEUROT RECORDINGS As always, Neurot Recordings returns with another weekly album pick for their Pay What You Can Segment, and this time its End of Mirrors by Alaric! Head over here to claim your copy now, and simply pay what you can!
DROWNSHIP The ocean can be both beautiful and terrifyingly destructive. So it feels appropriate that Hamburg’s Drownship should play with this imagery when their brand of progressive post metal features soaring melodies tied to brutal, battering attacks. Tidal Passages is out on These Hands Melt on the 8th of November. In the meantime you can listen to the album’s opening track here, where you can pre-order a bunch of different editions and merch.
PESTILENT HEX Finnish duo Pestilent Hex follows up their debut The Ashen Abhorrence with a furious blast of symphonic black metal fury in the shape of Sorceries of Sanguine and Shadow (out the 29th of November on Debemur Morti Productions). Listen to a preview track here and pre-order the album on CD or two colour versions of limited vinyl.
PIG DESTROYER Looking for some inappropriate t-shirts and hoodies to scare your loved ones at family get-togethers? Why not treat yourself to some Pig Destroyer merch? The band has added some ghastly designs to their bandcamp page right here. Perfect for disturbing those around you.
Having to pay gigantic sums for international postage is a real gear grinder. While it’s our default setting to link Bandcamp pages in the case of new and pre-releases, we thought it would be helpful to add some online stores that might provide a useful alternative.
So if you see a release you fancy, but it’s being sold in a far off land and you don’t want to fork out on exorbitant shipping, see if any of the links below can remedy the situation.
Dark Essence (Norway) Dark Essence (US)
Direct Merch (Australia)
eOne Heavy (EU) eOne Heavy (UK) eOne Heavy (US)
Metal Odyssey (EU) Metal Odyssey (US)
Napalm Records (Germany)
Prophecy Productions (Germany) Prophecy Productions (US)
Rough Trade (UK) Rough Trade (US)
Season of Mist (EU) Season of Mist (US)
Southern Lord (EU) Southern Lord (US)
Throne Records (World)
Transcending Obscurity (EU) Transcending Obscurity (US)
October has finally arrived, but as always, we will be referring to it as Spooktober for as long as it goes on! We hope you get your hands quickly on some metal goodies, and enjoy autumn!
By Julia Katrin and Tom Osman
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