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And our writers Julia Katrin and Tom Osman are back at it once more with a smack filled week of stuff in The Underground Updates!
So, let’s see what’s out there…
Check this news…
CRADLE OF FILTH Extreme metal legends Cradle of Filth have revealed a brand-new music video for the new album track Demagoguery! You can check out the video right over here, and once you have you might want to keep in mind that just last week they began their UK/European headline tour featuring support from Nervosa, so you might want to get your hands on some tickets, as well as the new album The Screaming of the Valkyries, is out now via Napalm Records, which you can order here!
VACUOUS Hailing from the withering depths of the UK, Vacuous made their Relapse Records debut in February with the album In His Blood, and have now unveiled a video for the track Flesh Parade! Shot during their two-week In His Blood Tour throughout April, you can check it out right over here, and of course claim your very own copy of the new album right over here!
STILL IN LOVE Just last week Still in Love released a new single and video, Nervous Impulse, via Church Road Records, taken from their debut album Recovery Language, set for a release on September 5th! Head over here to check out the video!
WHEN THE DEADBOLT BREAKS Lovecraftian sludge metal trio When the Deadbolt Breaks marks the whopping twentieth anniversary with LP number 10, In the Glow of the Vatican Fire, set for a release on June 27th via Argonauta Records, and to celebrate it we can already check out the track The Chaos of Water right over here!
VITTRA Swedish melodic death/thrash metal artisans Vittra are set to release their second full-length album Intense Indifference on September 19th, but we can already check out the video to the new single The Leap over here, and of course head over here to place our album pre-orders!
HAGGUS California mincecore maniacs Haggus have unleashed a new single and accompanying video, Malignant Boomer as the release of the band´s upcoming full length draws near! Head over here to check out the single, and of course over here to place an order for the album Destination Extinction!
KATATONIA Just last week Katatonia released their new album Nightmares as Extensions of the Waking State via Napalm Records and have also unveiled a brand-new video to the single Wind if no Change! Head over here to check out the video, and over here to get your hands on the new album!
SABATON Now this is a juice one! Swedish metal legends of Sabaton have released a new single and cinematic video Hordes of Khan, via Better Noise Music! Head over here to watch the video, over here to stream/download the single!
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SLAUGHTER TO PREVAIL Following the massive success of their latest single and collab with Babymetal, and ahead of the release of their highly anticipated new album Grizzly, set for a release on July 18th via Sumerian Records, Slaughter to Prevail have now announced their biggest UK and European headline tour to date; The Grizzly Winter Tour 2026! Tickets became available just last week right over here so make sure you have quick hands and claim some to a show near you!
CRYPTOPSY After giving fans in Europe and early taste of their upcoming new album, Cryptopsy have announced the band’s first U.S. tour in support of An Insatiable Violence and this fall they will join fellow brutal technical death metal pharaohs Nile on a 25-date tour of the East Coast, Midwest and Pacific Northwest! Joining them on this run are The Last Ten Seconds of Life and Cognitive, so make sure you head straight over here to claim tickets to a show near you!
KING PARROT The latest full-length from Australia’s King Parrot, A Young Person´s Guide to King Parrot, was released just last week via Housecore Records which you can stream right over here, but also keep in mind that in July King Parrot will return to the States to support Acid Bath and Pentagram at the Brooklyn Paramount Theater in Brooklyn, NY, before joining The Heaviest Tour of the Summer featuring Pantera and Amon Amarth throughout the US! Head over here right now for tickets!
TODAY IS THE DAY The summer sales are starting! Today is the Day is having a sale over at Supernova Records until they leave for tour on June 20th! Head over here to check out the merch!
NEUROT RECORDINGS We do need music! This week´s album pick for the weekly Pay What You Can segment over at Neurot Recordings is A Great River by Nate Hall! Head over here right now to claim your copy and simply pay what you can!
More music for us…
THE BLACK MYSTERIES From the ever-prolific dark mind of M. de Jong (he of Gnaw Their Tongues) comes The Black Mysteries and newly released record These Are The Keys To Your Endlessness. Your Endlessness Is The Key To These Keys. Check it out on bandcamp and fuel some nightmares. While you’re at it, check out some of the other merch and music to be found there. It’s a dark, disturbing and somehow wonderful world.
DOLCHSTOß Your friends at Fucking Kill Records have a newly available extra extra limited edition vinyl version of Propaganda der Tat byDolchstoß—exceptionally raw and dirty black metal for your listening pleasure. In fact, there are several versions here for you to get your hands on and a treasure trove of other delights to be had at the label.
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STRESS POSITIONS The glorious, metallic hardcore punk four-piece Stress Positions have recently been on the road and return with some new t-shirt designs now available on the band’s bandcamp page. Check them out here where you can also still get hold of copies of their recent Human Zoo EP, as well as 2023’s full-length record Harsh Reality.
Check the following links…
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)
Well, if we aren’t mistaken, we don’t think we have ever seen a week filled with mental goodies, special offers and activities to keep us occupied as this one!
By Julia Katrin and Tom Osman
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