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And here we go again with our everlasting Underground Updates!

So, let’s see what’s out there…

CYTOTOXIN After the release of their fourth full-length album Nuklearth in 2020, Cytotoxin strikes back with their fifth full length album Biographyte! Continuing their blast of a musical and lyrical concept, the album is scheduled for a release on April 11^th, and you should definitely head over here right now to place your pre-order all the while checking out the official music videos of the two stand-alone tracks Hope Terminator and Condemnesia!

RIVERS OF NIHIL Progressive death metal progenitors Rivers of Nihil are releasing their fifth full-length album on May 30^th via Metal Blade Records! The self-titled album includes tracks such as House of Light which you can check out right now over here, and of course you need to head over here to place your album pre-order!

VIA NOCTURNA In celebration of a birthday, there is a good-looking sale going on over at Via Nocturna, offering 25% off on all stock! There are still 10 days remaining on the sale so head over here right now to check out the selection and use the code NOX25!

NEUROT RECORDINGS Music continues to flow over at Neurot Recordings, and this week’s album pick for the weekly Pay What You Can segment is Flora by Chord! Head over here right now to claim your very own copy and simply pay what you can!

CASTLE US/Canadian heavy metal doom outfit Castle have just announced new European tour dates in support of their recent album Evil Remains! Released in September last year via Hammerheart Records, there is already a full list of confirmed shows, and you should definitely head online to find one near you!

CAVALERA There isn’t a metal head alive who doesn’t recognize the name Cavalera, and now the band has announced their Third World Trilogy US tour! Kicking off on February 19^th in Arizona, making its way through Seattle, Brooklyn, and Orlando before concluding in Phoenix on March 30^th, you can now head over here to claim tickets to a show near you!

LACUNA COIL Having just recently released their 10^th studio album, Lacuna Coil is also heading out for a tour, and if you love them as much as we do, we encourage you to head over here to check out tour dates, locations, and of course tickets!

RECTAL SMEGMA Hey! Let’s have a Rectal Smegma party. Those wholesome, Dutch goregrind merchants have just released their first album in almost 10 years. To Serve And Protect is available from Kernkraftritter Records and Rotten Roll Rex — with CD and vinyl available between the two of them. You could also get yourself a fetching t-shirt while you’re at it. Treat yourself. And check out our interview with frontman Yannic Ophorst here.

MANTAR Bremen, Germany’s MANTAR have just released their suitably-grim sounding Post Apocalyptic Depression on Metal Blade Records. Come have a listen to the blackened deathpunks here where you can purchase yourself a shiny copy of your own on limited vinyl.

DRUGS OF FAITH Coming this Friday, Asymmetricalis the first album from grind n’ roll aficionados Drugs of Faith since 2011’s Corroded. Come check out an extreme-metal fireball from the band featuring Agoraphobic Nosebleed vocalist (and here also guitarist) Richard Johnson (alongside bassist Ivan Khilko and drummer Ethan Griffiths. Check out the band here for all links, pre-order CDs here and vinyl here.

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)

Deathwish (EU) Deathwish (US)

Direct Merch (Australia)

eOne Heavy (EU) eOne Heavy (UK) eOne Heavy (US)

Ipecac (EU) Ipecac (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)