Category: Music News

Empath to Release Debut LP November 13th via Indisciplinarian

Copenhagen, Denmark-based heavy rock band EMPATH makes their debut with their eponymous album, set for release through Indisciplinarian on November 13th. EMPATH finds its creative core in the songwriting duo of two artists who share a past in the metal band Rising – vocalist Morten Grønnegaard (Qaisor) and guitarist Jacob Krogholt (Anti Ritual). Joined on…


Ulthima Releases ‘Midnight’s Call’ November 27th

Finnish-Mexican melodeath ambassadors Ulthima releases their sophomore album “Midnight’s Call” on November 27th. Now they put out the album’s title track as the final single before the full length’s release. The single is accompanied with a music video directed by Héctor Estrada and Ricardo Escobar. Watch the music video: The guitarist and composer Ric tells about the song: ‘Midnight’s…


Upcoming Metal Releases for October 2026

The titles bolded in RED will eventually air on Shredding Metal Beasts, Sinister Death, and Hard Rock Madness, and Screaming Horror. All dates and music subject to change without notice. October 2, 2026 Amon Amarth – The Allfather Awakens (Metal Blade) Asomvel – Set Your World On Fire (Self) Bela Fool – Fool Me Once EP (Self) Bobbie Dazzle…


Dungeon Serpent to Release ‘Lamentations of the Shadowkingdoms’ October 30th via Profound Lore Records

After five years of silence and meticulous work, Vancouver, British Columbia-based melodic death metal collective DUNGEON SERPENT returns with their second album Lamentations Of The Shadowkingdoms, their first record for Profound Lore Records. Having already constructed a standout style of death metal with their World Of Sorrows debut, sharply focused upon fusing morbid and romantic…


Dream Unending to Release ‘Certain Uncertainties’ October 30th via 20 Buck Spin

DREAM UNENDING, the eclectic duo uniting Derrick Vella of Tomb Mold and Justin DeTore of Innumerable Forms, Sumerlands, and Magic Circle, presents their expansive third album, Certain Uncertainties. With their first two albums, DREAM UNENDING transformed the familiar architecture of death doom into a place of their own making. A language where cavernous heaviness could…


Ensemble Tikoro to Release Tortoise October 23rd via Jangjang Records

West Java, Indonesia-based avant metal acapella choir ENSEMBLE TIKORO presents a haunting new video for “Throat,” premiered today through New Noise Magazine. The song is found on the group’s incoming Tortoise album, nearing release on Jangjang Records, the label spawned in the ashes of former label Public Guilt. ENSEMBLE TIKORO’s Tortoise is a performance which…


Lugubrious Garment to Release ‘In the Wide Vale of Uncreated Night’ October 16th via 20 Buck Spin

“Transient Wounds, Spiritual Wilt” is the latest preview of In The Wide Vale Of Uncreated Night, the debut album from LUGUBRIOUS GARMENT, the newest venture from Milan, Italy-based Gabriele Gramaglia Known for his work with Cosmic Putrefaction, Vertebra Atlantis, and numerous other entities operating within the more adventurous reaches of extreme metal, Gramaglia established LUGUBRIOUS…


King Diamond Three Track Halloween Picture Disk to Release October 23rd via Metal Blade Records

KING DIAMOND’s Halloween, the three-track LP picture disc originally released in 1986, will be re-released worldwide with new art by Mario Lopez on October 23rd via Metal Blade Records, just in time for the season! The Halloween title track comes off KING DIAMOND‘s debut album, Fatal Portrait (1986), as does “The Candle,” which served as…


Upcoming Metal Releases for September 2026

The titles bolded in RED will eventually air on Shredding Metal Beasts, Sinister Death, and Hard Rock Madness, and Screaming Horror. All dates and music subject to change without notice. September 4, 2026 156/Silence – From A Distance (Pure Noise) Acausal Intrusion – Vomit Meditations (I, Voidhanger) Accept – Teutonic Titans 1976-2026 (Napalm) Airbourne – Airbourne (Spinefarm) Amyl And The Sniffers – Truth Or Consequence (Virgin) Ancient Malice – Worm…


Salvation to Release ‘The Haunted’ October 16th via Reptilian Records

The Sleeping Shaman is hosting the exclusive premiere of a new video from Chicago-based noise rock trio SALVATION. The video is for the new single “Depression,” found on the band’s fifth LP, The Haunted, nearing release on Reptilian Records. The Haunted delivers an expectedly slamming dose of groove-laden dirge that SALVATION’s diehard fanbase has come…