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SLAUGHTERDAY – New Label Deal with Testimony Records – New EP "Terrified" in November 2025
 To celebrate their new and freshly signed record deal with Testimony Records, German death metal veterans SLAUGHTERDAY have announced a special 7” EP entitled "Terrified", scheduled for November 21st 2025 on transparent yellow & black splatter vinyl.
The title track is streaming here: https://youtu.be/CS83gipvfx0
Recording, mix & mastering by Alex Pojda at Holodeckstudio, Oldenburg (DE). Cover artwork by Thomas Westphal (Necromaniac Artworks). Music video created by Luiz Arruda / Audiopower.
Guitarist Jens Finger comments: "This EP differs stylistically from our regular releases, because it is a tribute to the old grind bands like Repulsion and Napalm Death, which is also reflected in the cover and the logo. Of course, this immediately brings to mind Repulsion's title 'Horrified' – which was exactly our intention. Every track is a short, sharp attack on the ears. What you hear is what you'll get: bursts of explosive energy, razor-sharp riffs, and relentless rhythms – uncompromising and unrestrained!"
Frontman Bernd Reiners adds: "Both, the eponymous track 'Terrified' and the EP are paying homage to the raw ferocity of grindcore's early pioneers – meaning such legends as Napalm Death and Repulsion. Staying true to the genre's uncompromising roots, this track is a furious burst of aggression and bleak honesty that channels the chaos, speed, and unfiltered rage that defined the early days of grind. Lyrically, 'Terrified' tears into the modern cycle of fear, manipulation, and profit-driven hate. The repetition and blunt force mirror the suffocating nature of dread. With its grinding riffs, pulverising drums, and relentless vocal assault, 'Terrified' is not just a song but a statement. We salute the unrelenting spirit of grindcore's past, and raise a warning cry that is squarely aimed at the present."
On their "Terrified" EP, death metal aficionados SLAUGHTERDAY deliver four short sharp chops as a tribute to the early pioneers of grindcore. This EP should therefore be regarded as a crushing interlude between two albums rather than a foretaste of brutal things to come on their next full-length.
Great Old Ones, forbidden sounds, tentacled death metal is rising... the German death metal powerhouse comes with a pedigree that amounts to nobility in the northwestern corner of their country.
SLAUGHTERDAY were formed in the East Frisian city of Leer in 2010. The original and still remaining core duo consists of string-shredder Jens Finger, who served as the guitarist of Oldenburgian death metal legends OBSCENITY from 1994 until 2010 and is also the growler of new label mates TEMPLE OF DREAD. The other half of the duo is personified by vocalist and drummer Bernd Reiners, who has also lent his voice to Aurich based death thrashers BK 49 among other acts.
From the start, SLAUGHTERDAY have channelled the raw, morbid spirit of such old school giants as AUTOPSY, DEATH, and MASSACRE. Yet while they always deliver crushing riffs and brutal pounding, these Germans come with captivating choruses and haunting melodies that set them apart from many of their deadly peers.
With the visceral debut album "Nightmare Vortex" (2013), the no-less massive "Laws of the Occult" (2016) and "Ancient Death Triumph" (2020) as well as their latest crusher "Tyrants of Doom" (2022), SLAUGHTERDAY cemented their position as one of the top acts within the German death metal scene.
Lyrically, SLAUGHTERDAY stand firmly on the well-established foundations of their genre, but taking inspiration from American author H. P. Lovecraft and other masters of horror. And while sinister things crawl and creep through the duo's timeless brutality, they have also blended it with a sinister flair of their own.
While we patiently await new horrors and more brutal madness, SLAUGHTERDAY take a short but fun detour by paying homage to the Giants of Grind!
Tracklist:
1. Ashes of the Innocent
2. Fleshtorn Future
3. Terrified
4. Chained to Oblivion
https://spkr.store/collections/slaughterday +++ https://www.slaughterday.de
BLOOD RED THRONE – Track Premiere – New Album "Siltskin" in December 2025 via Soulseller Records
 BLOOD RED THRONE have premiered a first song from their upcoming new album "Siltskin", scheduled for December 5th 2025 via Soulseller Records.
Check out "Husk In The Grain" here with a lyric video: https://youtu.be/Y1txXsqWR7E
Norwegian death metal kings BLOOD RED THRONE have been around for almost 3 decades and are still going strong with their 12th full-length. It's heavier, faster, more melodic and powerful than ever before and most importantly still has an overall distinct BRT sound to it.
"Siltskin" was mixed and mastered by Ronnie Björnström at Bjornstromsound. The artwork was created by Giannis Nakos (Remedy Art Design).
The band was started by still remaining member and guitarist Daniel "Død" Olaisen when playing in Satyricon in the 90's. Original drummer, Freddy Bolsø, returned in 2013 and Ivan "Meathook" Gujic (guitar) have been in the team since 2010. Stian Gundersen (bass) joined in 2018. Finally, Sindre Wathne Johnsen took over the vocals in 2023. BLOOD RED THRONE are known for their energetic and connecting live shows and have toured many parts of the world the last 25 years. Both as headliners, but also on support tours with Dimmu Borgir, Enslaved, Suffocation, Cryptopsy... to name a few. They have done big festivals such as Wacken, Hellfest, Bloodstock, 70.000 Tons of Metal, Brutal Assault and toured the US, South America, Asia, Europe, Scandinavia and even played in Dubai and Mongolia!
Pre-order options: https://soulsellerrecords.bandcamp.com (World) +++ https://soulsellerrecords.aisamerch.com (Americas)
Tracklist:
1. Scraping Out The Cartilage
2. Beneath The Means
3. Husk In The Grain
4. Necrolysis
5. Anodyne Rust
6. Vestigial Remnants
7. Vermicular Heritage
8. On These Bones
9. Marrow Of The Earth
http://www.soulsellerrecords.com +++ https://www.facebook.com/BloodRedThroneOfficial
SEPULCHRAL – Second Album "Beneath The Shroud" in December 2025 via Soulseller Records – Lyric Video revealed
 SEPULCHRAL have unleashed a first song from their sophomore full-length "Beneath The Shroud", set for release on December 5th 2025 via Soulseller Records.
A lyric video for the track "Torchless Crossroads" is available at this location: https://youtu.be/Cf2vFDwMu_o
SEPULCHRAL rises again from beyond the burial mound to tear everything in its path with eleven songs of fucking worn out, moldy, and rusty Death Metal. The second album of this Basque entity comes wrapped into a putrid amalgam of decay that will make you crawl through the mud and beg for your life!
Mixed and mastered by Gorka Pérez. Cover artwork by Luciana Nedelea.
Pre-order options: https://soulsellerrecords.bandcamp.com (World) +++ https://soulsellerrecords.aisamerch.com (Americas)
Tracklist:
01. A Pact Written In Bone Dust
02. Beneath The Shroud
03. Abandoned Feretrum
04. Conflagration Of Sacred Bones
05. Torchless Crossroads
06. Cloaked Spectres
07. From The Crypt, The Putrid Mist
08. Blood, Phlegm, Black Bile
09. Gravestone Covenant
10. Poison Wind
11. Lost In The Ruins
http://www.soulsellerrecords.com +++ https://www.facebook.com/sepulchraldeathmetal
ELLENDE - New Album Zerfall in January 2026 via AOP Records - Video Premiere & Tourdates
 ELLENDE have announced their sixth full-length album "Zerfall", scheduled for January 2nd 2026 via AOP Records.
A video clip for the title track is available here: https://youtu.be/e6JArO7VLFM
ELLENDE, founded multi-instrumentalist L.G.in Graz, Austria, began its journey with the debut EP “Rückzug in die Innerlichkeitˮ thirteen years ago. Originally conceived as an introverted, misanthropic, and anonymous project, Ellende has since grown into an internationally recognized live act with session musicians, firmly rooted in the atmospheric black metal genre. While grounded in black metal, Ellendeʼs sound incorporates classical instrumentation such as strings and grand piano, often pushing beyond the boundaries of what is considered traditional within the style.
Over the years, Ellende has released six full-length albums and three EPs. Theyachieved four official chart positions (Austria: #14, #21; Germany: #31, #37) with recent full-lengths, while the band has performed more than 120 international shows and reached over two million Spotify streams in the past year.
The lyrical themes have evolved alongside the music. From early reflections on misanthropy, nature, and isolation to later explorations of human nature, social criticism, war, loss, despair, and dementia. The upcomingfull-length album “Zerfallˮ portrays the state of being shattered into fragments and the slow, painful process of rebuilding oneself: a confrontation with the void and ultimately a triumph over it.
Shaped also by a tragic event in the life of its mastermind, Ellendeʼs work continues to fuse raw intensity with profound emotional depth.
"Zerfall" Tour 2026 - Dates & Tickets: https://linktr.ee/zerfalltour2026
Tracklist:
1. Nur
2. Wahrheit Teil I
3. Wahrheit Teil II
4. Zerfall
5. Übertritt
6. Ode ans Licht
7. Zeitenwende Teil I (feat. Norikum)
8. Zeitenwende Teil II (feat. Firtan)
9. Reise
10. Secunda (Jeremy Soule cover) *
11. Verborgenes inneres Leiden *
* Bonustracks
https://shop.aoprecords.de +++ https://www.ellende.at
SINTAGE – New Track Stream - Second Album "Unbound Triumph" out soon via High Roller Records
 German heavy metallers SINTAGE have unleashed the final advance single for their second album "Unbound Triumph", coming on October 17th 2025 through High Roller Records.
"One with the Wind" is streaming here with a promo clip: https://youtu.be/YYdGt2lhOp0
Following a self-financed EP named "The Sign" (2021) and the promising debut full-length "Paralyzing Chains" in 2023, SINTAGE are ready to unleash their eagerly awaited new record, featuring second guitarist Chili as a new, additional member of the band.
Guitarist Julez states: “First of all, I must stress that it’s our third studio recording in a row featuring a new line-up. Our new guitarist, Chili, who has been with us for the last two years, has had a big impact on how our second album turned out. We didn’t set out to record another album as brutal as 'Paralyzing Chains'. We rather wanted to combine the drive and emotion of 'The Sign' with the aggression of 'Paralyzing Chains'. We have two guitars now, so using more twin guitars and harmonies was definitely something we had on our list.”
Cover Artwork by Didier Normand.
Tracklist:
1. Ramming Speed
2. Cutting the Stars
3. Electric Walls
4. Silent Tears
5. Blood upon the Stage
6. Beyond the Thunderdome
7. Prisoned by the Dark
8. One with the Wind
https://www.hrrecords.de/SINTAGE +++ https://linktr.ee/sintage
BONGINATOR – New Video Single – Second Full-Length "Retrodeath" out soon via Testimony Records
 BONGINATOR have revealed another song from their upcoming new album "Retrodeath", scheduled for October 24th 2025 via Testimony Records on all formats.
With the new video single "Short Ass Bus", BONGINATOR celebrate their big bad yellow tour-vehicle. The New England death metal posse has invited Abel Abarca, vocalist of American hardcore maniacs BIG ASS TRUCK from Inland Empire, CA, and vocalist Colin Richardson from their brothers-in-grooves IGNOMINIOUS to the party and you should totally feel free to join the fun, too!
Check out the clip here: https://youtu.be/lESDKVTiNik
Vocalist and shredder Erik Thorstenn comments: "When you were a kid, did you have to ride the short bus to school? Wait... that was just us? Anyway, this song is a banger and features our homies Abel Abarca from Big Ass Truck and Colin Richardson from Ignominious. It's a song about going to school, being covered in drool, and having a big ass. Also the guitar solo is sick. Just saying. No clue, how we will pull that off live. Listen and tell us what you think! But uh... Are you serious that none of you rode the short bus to school?"
Bang, boom, BONGINATOR! Madness reigns supreme on the band’s sophomore full-length: "Retrodeath" marks the birth of a new sound, not just for the band but also for the genre. The weed-devouring youngsters have actually put a lot of work into their new songs. Well, if you call immersing yourself for months into '80s action and horror movies as well as playing loads of old video games... 'work'.
Then again, more days were spent researching and emulating the exact synths used in the '80s to create some of their favorite soundtracks. The result is a fresh and somewhat happily unhinged sonic monster that has been carefully bred by BONGINATOR selectively crossing traditional US death metal, synthwave, and 16-bit computer game sounds.
"Retrodeath" takes everything further to far out, gleefully stitches together something new, something old, something borrowed, and a lot of things bold, but somehow manages to make sense of what sounds insane. Full weed ahead!
Cover Artwork by Dan Goldsworthy.
Tracklist:
01. Sequence Initiation (Intro)
02. All We Really Are Is Livestock
03. All Cops Are Biomechs
04. Pizza Time (ft. Belushi Speed Ball)
05. The Fog Interlude
06. The Fog
07. Short Ass Bus (ft. Big Ass Truck and Ignominious)
08. Lunk Alarm
09. Intruder Organism Interlude
10. Intruder Organism (ft. Fulci)
11. Who Let the "Things" (1989) Out
12. Outro (ft. Tim Capello)
http://lnk.spkr.media/bonginator-retrodeath +++ https://www.facebook.com/bonginatorMA
VOIDCEREMONY – New Album "Abditum" in November 2025 via 20 Buck Spin – Details & Track Premiere
 20 Buck Spin proudly announces the new album of VOIDCEREMONY, entitled "Abditum", scheduled for November 14th 2025 on all formats.
Emerging with a labyrinthine work of creativity constructed with an intensity both unrelenting and precise, VOIDCEREMONY returns with their signature sound, an abstract and scathing zone of musical obscurity rife with cynicism toward humanity. "Abditum", the third full-length, unfurls with a sense of arcane design where twisting riffs clash and converge in unforeseen sequences.
Composed by Wandering Mind (aka Garrett Johnson) the otherworldly riffing spirals into altered shapes, conjuring tones that veer between luminous clarity and abyssal murk. Joined in the darkness by guitarist The Archonoclast (Jayson McGehee), Dylan Marks on drums and bass co-conspirators The Great Righteous Destroyer (Damon Good) and The Absent Deity (Ben Ricci), in tandem they create a cacophony of hellish jazz-inflected discord and unpredictable texture; every composition a descent into shifting caverns, where sudden openings reveal hidden pathways only to close again with finality.
Existing within an unawakened mind, contemplate a journey through the landscapes of "Abditum", a region replete with the harmonies of the spheres and ever evolving chaos. These elements create a world that is alien yet meticulously considered. VOIDCEREMONY once again resists easy grasp, demands immersion and rewards repeated exploration, materializing new contours perpetually.
A first track, "Seventh Ephemeral Aura", has been premiered here: https://youtu.be/qslm7aQcNG4
Cover artwork by Khuzuzu.
Tracklist:
1. Intro - Inevitable Entropy
2. Veracious Duality
3. Seventh Ephemeral Aura
4. Dissolution
5. Despair of Temporal Existence
6. Failure of Ancient Wisdoms
7. Silence Which Ceases All Minds
8. Gnosis of Ambivalence
9. Outro - Elegy of Finality
https://www.20buckspin.com +++ https://www.facebook.com/VoidCeremony
FESSUS - Debut Full-Length "Subcutaneous Tomb" in November 2025 via Darkness Shall Rise Productions - Video Premiere
 ROTTEN, FOUL, DERANGED!
Austria once spawned classics like "Been Caught Buttering" and "Expositionsprophylaxe", yet for decades no Death Metal album matched those heights. That changed when Brenton, an Australian in Vienna, formed FESSUS in 2023. After their demo "Pilgrims of Morbidity", the band now delivers their full-length "Subcutaneous Tomb". Across six songs, FESSUS favor mid-paced morbidity with bursts of aggression, focusing on memorable riffs and macabre atmosphere over speed or technical excess. Brenton’s deranged vocals, recalling NECROPHAGIA’s Killjoy, spew venom with unique character. Echoes of AUTOPSY and
PURTENANCE appear, yet the band’s sound feels distinct.
"Subcutaneous Tomb" is a professional, rotten slab of Death Metal not to be missed. Coming on November 26th 2025 via Darkness Shall Rise Productions on all formats.
A video clip for the track "The Depths of Lividity" can be checked out here: https://youtu.be/2TcxQq9p5mE
Tracklist:
1. Pointless Anguish
2. Asphyxiate in Exile
3. Cries from the Ether
4. The Depths of Lividity
5. Yizkor
6. Living Funeral
https://darknessshallrise.de +++ https://www.instagram.com/festeringfessus
STARLIGHT RITUAL – New Video Clip - Second Album "Rogue Angels" in October 2025 via High Roller Records
 Hard rocking metallers STARLIGHT RITUAL have premiered another song from their second album "Rogue Angels", coming on October 31st 2025 via High Roller Records.
A video clip for the track "Omenkillers" is available here: https://youtu.be/ChNREZMXUOc
STARLIGHT RITUAL was born in Montréal, Québec, sometime in 2013, founded by guitarists J.F. Bertrand and Dan Toupin. It was originally Bertrand’s idea to start a doom/psychedelic project, and they soon recruited bassist Mat Forge and drummer Louis Lecomte. Dan and J.F. wrote a full-length album of doomy, heavy/prog instrumental music. Some of those tracks ended up on the band’s first self-titled album in 2015 (technically a self-produced four-song EP, albeit with a running time of nearly 40 minutes). Damian Ritual joined STARLIGHT RITUAL as a singer in early 2014. Since then, the band issued another EP, called "Age Of The Universe" (2016), followed by their first official full-length album "Sealed In Starlight" on Temple Of Mystery (2021).
Damian comments: "Our early work featured longer, more psychedelic tracks meant for zoning out, but I never felt that truly represented what the band could be. On the 'Age Of The Universe' EP, we started leaning into a more classic heavy metal sound. By the time we released 'Sealed In Starlight', we had really found our identity: traditional heavy metal with epic flair, channeling the likes of Manowar and Running Wild, as well as older influences like Thin Lizzy and Rainbow. We blend the styles we love and make them our own. If I had to put a label on it, I’d call it 'Epic Hard Rocking Traditional Metal' – if that’s even a real genre!"
Cover art by Marie-Pier Lapointe.
Tracklist:
01. Lost Among The Fold
02. Rogue Angels
03. Crusaders
04. Far Beyond The Storm
05. Of Words
06. Omenkillers
07. The Law
08. On The Run
09. Exodus
10. Aftermath
https://www.hrrecords.de/STARLIGHT-RITUAL +++ https://www.facebook.com/starlightritual
ARCHAIC THORN – New Track Premiere – Second Full-Length "Malicious Spears" via High Roller Records
 ARCHAIC THORN have premiered a new song from their upcoming sophomore full-length "Malicious Spears", scheduled for October 31st 2025 via High Roller Records.
A lyric video for the track "Conquering Spirits" is available here: https://youtu.be/AnOLI5qbk4M
ARCHAIC THORN have been active in the German death metal underground since 2010, evolving steadily from their early demo "Hydra Throats" (2013) through the EP "In Desolate Magnificence" (2015) to their acclaimed debut album "Eradication" (2020) — all without losing their original ferocity. Anyone who appreciates the old-school sound of bands like Degial, Necrovore, or Repugnant will also love "Malicious Spears".
On their second studio album, the Saxon trio logically continues this path. "From our point of view, it’s more catchy and features more distinctive riffs", says guitarist CL. "The sound hits exactly what we were aiming for — we wanted an organic production that honestly reflects our band’s character and still delivers modern punch."
"Malicious Spears" is likely to win ARCHAIC THORN a host of new fans. Anyone who can combine uncompromising brutality with refined songwriting on this level is capable of standing alongside the heavyweights of the genre.
The album was mixed and mastered by Christoph Brandes at Iguana Studios (Necrophagist, Fragments of Unbecoming, among others). The cover artwork was crafted by Sadistik Exekution vocalist Rok.
Tracklist:
1. Lord of Tombs
2. A Blessed Ground Remains
3. Conquering Spirits
4. Advancing without Mercy
5. Massgrave Transformation
6. Angel of Havaz
7. Malicious Spears
https://www.hrrecords.de/ARCHAIC-THORN +++ https://www.archaicthorn.de
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