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And surely, we are back at it again!
So, let’s see what’s out there…
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SPIRITWORLD So as of right now the third album from Spiritworld titled Helldorado is available on Century Media Records and the band has in addition unveiled its latest music video to the track Waiting on the Reaper! Head over here right now to check it out and of course over here to purchase the album!
SEVERED ANGEL Melodic/progressive metal band Severed Angel have released the official video for Cry Out to The World, the new single from their forthcoming album When Eternity Ends! Check out the video right over here, and of course over here to place your album pre-order!
We need it…
NE OBLIVISCARIS The year 2025 is lining up as another memorable year for Ne Obliviscaris and next month the maestros of progressive extreme and melodic metal are returning to North America in support of their latest album! Head over here right now to get tickets!
PROGSTORM FESTIVAL Due to overwhelming public demands, ProgStorm Festival 2025 is officially expanding to three days! What more can we really ask for?? Taking place on August 8th, 9th and 10th at Le Ministére in Montréal, the ProgStorm Festival brings together the finest local talent, emerging stars, and internationally acclaimed acts in a celebration of progressive metal like no other! Acts that have been announced so far include Ok Goodnight, Lux Terminus and The Aphelion so make sure you head over here right now to get some tickets!
DECIBEL MAGAZINE METAL & BEER FEST The headline has been unveiled for this year´s Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest and as it turns out Acid Bath and Blood Incantation will be the amazing headlining number! Set to take place on December 5-6, 2025, the annual festival will be moving to the Fillmore Auditorium, and in the coming months the rest of the band and brewery lineup with be unveiled! Head over here and here for a 2 and a 3 days pass right now!
HARM’S WAY Chicago-based Harm’s Way will return to the road this spring on a North American co-headlining tour with Full Of Hell with support from Kruelty, Jarhead Fertilizer, and Clique! Running from May 10th through June 8th the tour commences in advance of a special Harm’s Way EP release with details to be unveiled in the coming weeks! The tickets are on sale now so you better have quick hands!
MALEVOLENCE Following the recent announcement of Malevolence´s hugely anticipated new album, they have also revealed the details of their biggest UK & EU headline tour to date! Tickets are on general sale from 10am this coming Friday, March 28th, right over here so make sure you don’t lose out!
Soon, will be out…
TETRAMORPHE IMPURE The brainchild of Damien, former member of Mortuary Drape, Northern Italian death-doom act Tetramorphe Impure will release debut LP The Sunset of Being on the 18th of April (via Aesthetic Death). Inspired by early 90s old school death metal and doom metal filtered through a lens of crushing funeral doom, you can listen to a preview track here in the meantime and pre-order the album on limited edition CD.
HEXECUTOR French old school speed/thrash quartet Hexecutor will release their third record …Where Spirit Withers in Its Flesh Constraint this coming Friday on Dying Victims Productions. There are currently three tracks from the album available to listen to on bandcamp here. There are two vinyl versions that can be pre-ordered, or you can get a copy on CD.
Grab them…
AVERSED Erasure of Color, the new album by Boston, melodic death metal act Aversed is out now on M-Theory Audio. Check out the album in full here for some brutality, technicality and melody. The album is available on CD, limited colour vinyl and even more limited cassette. Meanwhile you can check out the new video of lead single “Burn” right here.
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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)
As we near the end of March, we can all indulge in the fabulous metal goodness made available to us while we wait for the sun to rise ever higher and warmth to return once again!
By Julia Katrin and Tom Osman
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