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PARADOX – New Lyric Video – Ninth Album "Mysterium" out soon via High Roller Records
 German Thrash Metal institution PARADOX has revealed the third and final single for the new album "Mysterium", scheduled for September 26th 2025 via High Roller Records.
A lyric video for the track "One Way Ticket To Die" is available at this location: https://youtu.be/u5NuThAVVGw
"Mysterium" is the ninth studio album by PARADOX and marks a special milestone in the band’s 44-year history, as founder and mastermind Charly Steinhauer not only played all stringed instruments, programmed the drums and sang, but also handled the production entirely on his own. Only the mastering was left to Patrick W. Engels competent hands.
The songs are thematically linked, without it being a classic concept work. The lyrics – which, as on "Tales of the Weird" (2012) and "Pangea" (2016), were written by Achim "Dax" Hömerlein (ex-Vendetta) – revolve around mystical stories and world events that have personally moved Steinhauer. Songs like "Abyss of Pain and Fear" (inspired by the movie "Midnight Express"), the instrumental "Grief" (a tribute to co-founder Axel Blaha, who died in 2023) or the title track (about dream interpretation) thus form a common thread.
In Steinhauer’s own estimation, "Mysterium" is alongside their 1989 classic “Heresy” the strongest PARADOX album to date! "The songs all have their own identity, are catchy, and when the album is over, I want to listen to it again straight away.”
Charly`s focus remains on studio productions. In fact, he is already thinking about a follow-up album. For now, "Mysterium" is available on CD (with bonus track) and vinyl.
Cover artwork & graphics by Travis Smith.
Tracklist:
01. Kholat
02. Abyss Of Pain And Fear
03. Grief
04. Those Who Resist
05. One Way Ticket To Die
06. Pile Of Shame
07. Tunguska
08. Fragrance Of Violence
09. Mysterium
10. The Demon God
11. Within The Realms Of Gray (CD Bonus)
https://www.hrrecords.de/PARADOX +++ https://www.facebook.com/paradoxthrash
ÆTERNIA – Debut Album "Into The Golden Halls" in October 2025 via Cruz Del Sur Music – Lyric Video Premiere
 Cruz Del Sur Music proudly announces the debut full-length album of German metallers ÆTERNIA, entitled "Into The Golden Halls", set for release on October 17th 2025 on CD, LP and digitally.
"Into The Golden Halls" is a masterpiece of powerful, dark, and classic power metal brimming with melody, adventure, and excitement. Keeping the old flame of German power metal progenitors burning bright!
A lyric video for the album's first single "Dragon's Gaze" is available here: https://youtu.be/r5WgsusJONs
Cover artwork by Adam Burke.
Tracklist:
1. Ascending
2. Dragon’s Gaze
3. Five Rode Forth
4. Trial by Fire and Water
5. Forged in Fire
6. The Descendant
7. Lightbringer (Fall of the Church)
8. Lay of Hildebrand
https://www.cruzdelsurmusic.com +++ https://www.facebook.com/aeterniaofficial
AQUILLA – New Music Video – Second Album "Sentinels Of New Dawn" in October 2025 via High Roller Records
 Polish heavy metallers AQUILLA have premiered a second song from their sophomore full-length album "Sentinels Of New Dawn", coming on October 31st 2025 through High Roller Records.
A video clip for the track "Battalion 31" is available here: https://youtu.be/ZjqpxXcH4KI
AQUILLA are a promising new band, mixing elements of the NWOBHM with traditional speed metal to forge their own brand of lethal outer space metal.
The first incarnation of the band was formed in Warsaw in 2015. The current line-up consists of Captain Paradox on vocals, Jaspar De Phaser on rhythm guitars, Kris Invader on lead guitars, Hippie Banzai on bass and Pete Slammer on drums. AQUILLA are very much inspired by movies such as "2001: Space Odyssey", "Dune", "Alien", "Blade Runner" and "Interstellar". After a few singles and EPs, they issued their long-awaited debut album "Mankind’s Odyssey" in 2022, which is now followed by the new effort "Sentinels Of New Dawn".
Drummer Peter Slammer explains: "It’s a huge step for AQUILLA in every way. Looking back, the production process of 'Mankind’s Odyssey' was not well thought-out. We didn’t have a clear vision of the sound of the album, and we had no experience of such long and demanding recording sessions. In the end, we produced a good-sounding album, but we didn’t feel it was entirely the right direction for the band. The real change began once we started composing songs for »Sentinels Of New Dawn«. The new compositions were meant to lean a bit more towards old-school classics while being both forceful and epic."
Regarding the lyrical concept, AQUILLA have invented their own universe: "We are all enthusiasts of both classic and modern sci-fi creations, and thus our music tells a story of mankind's last remaining survivors who decide to settle on a distant planet called Yvad’déra. The previous album was where that concept was fully developed, and it is continued on this record. This time we have mad space pirates ('Plunder And Steel'), crazy berserk-like mercenaries ('Battalion 31') and technological overlords ('Technocrats’ Tyranny'). And everyone fights each other, just like in real life. 'Sentinels Of New Dawn' and 'Mankind’s Odyssey' are both pretty much concept albums. The lore itself isn’t that strict really, apart from the general concept of mankind on a distant planet, so it leaves a lot of room for imagination, creativity and open interpretations for the audience as well."
Tracklist:
01. The Chronicles
02. Creed of Fire
03. Plunder & Steel
04. Mountains of Black Sleep
05. Battalion 31
06. The Curse of Mercurion
07. Technocrats' Tyranny
08. Bound to Be King
09. The Prophet
10. Sentinel's Fate
https://www.hrrecords.de/AQUILLA +++ https://www.facebook.com/AquillaOfficial
HEADS FOR THE DEAD - New Track Premiere - Fourth Album "Never Ending Night Of Terror" in October 2025 via Pulversied Records
 International death metallers HEADS FOR THE DEAD have revealed another song from their upcoming fourth full-length album "Never Ending Night Of Terror", scheduled for October 10th 2025 via Pulverised Records.
You can listen to "In Disgust We Trust" here: https://youtu.be/vDVw3QDuWPU
Formed in 2017, HEADS FOR THE DEAD is masterminded by Jonny Pettersson (Wombbath & more) and Ralf Hauber (Revel In Flesh & Rotpit). Completing the line-up since 2022 are Matt Moliti from Sentient Horror on lead guitars and, for the first time, Evan Daniele (also from from Sentient Horror but also Dead and Dripping) on drums.
"Never Ending Night Of Terror" is presented by vocalist Ralf Hauber as an "overall more extreme album, in all aspects". There’s an even stronger emphasis on one intense cinematic vibe, focused on "our favorite slasher movies driven by revenge, violence and, of course, fear", citing such classics as David Cronenberg’s ‘Videodrome’, Roman Polanski’s ‘Repulsion’, the original ‘Friday the 13th’, Stuart Gordon’s ‘The Beyond’ and ‘Re-Animator’, ‘Motel Hell’, ‘City Of The Dead’ and so on.
The whole music was written by multi-instrumentist Jonny Petterson, who took a lot of inspiration from many "cult" original soundtracks but also NECROPHAGIA. The lyrics were entirely penned by Hauber based on the aforementioned movies but also adding a fictional aspect to them too. "Never Ending Night Of Terror" also pays homage to Italian Progrock band Goblin, on the ending track "Witchkrieg", whom were infamous for writing film scores.
The cover artwork was created by Solomacello (Baest, Pentagram, Fulci, etc).
Tracklist:
01. The Vastness Of Time
02. Death Mask
03. Phantasmagoria
04. In Disgust We Trust
05. Never Ending Night Of Terror
06. Give Me Life
07. The Harvester
08. The Shape Of Light Bleeds Black
09. To The Very Last
10. Witchkrieg (Goblin Tribute)
https://www.pulverised.net +++ https://www.facebook.com/headsforthedead
DOME RUNNER - Second Album "World Panopticon" out in November 2025 via Svart Records - Track Premiere
 Industrial metal juggernaut DOME RUNNER have been grinding in the underground since 2017, fusing elements of extreme metal, hardcore and alternative with dystopian soundscapes and grinding machinery. Svart Records are proud to unleash their ambitious sophomore album "World Panopticon" in November.
"World Panopticon", the 77-minute double album, represent the strongest and most unafraid songwriting of the group while going dynamically and sonically further than ever before. Thematically spawn from a dystopian world as an escapist tale fused of observations of modern and future functions of society while simultaneously focusing in rebirth of the observing self-shackled within yet driven to break free, the album takes the listener deeper to the world around and beyond, open for those who dare to dive in.
The album’s first single "Split Self Matrix" displays the inner conflict state of self, to rearrange through combat of polarities, and in order to progress; the inevitable end of one, at the verge of a world beyond. Listen to the new single here: https://orcd.co/worldpanopticon / https://domerunner.bandcamp.com/album/world-panopticon
"World Panopticon" will be available on Svart exclusive ultra clear w/ black smoke vinyl, limited turquoise vinyl, classic black vinyl, and digipak CD. Release date November 21st 2025.
Tracklist:
01. enter:panopticon
02. Biased Heart Replica
03. Constant Crisis Diagnosis
04. Android Hybrids Immortal
05. Split Self Matrix
06. Possessed Empty Vessel
07. Christless
08. Reversal Blaze
09. Existential Intermission
10. Solid State Zero
11. Frail Demise
12. Soul Collapse Interface
13. Consensus Glitch: Reconstruction of the Indesign Chaosphere
14. Salvation Access
15. Postpartum
https://www.svartrecords.com +++ https://www.facebook.com/iamdomerunner
THORONDIR - New Lyric Video - Fourth Album "Wächter des Waldes" in October 2025 via Trollzorn Records
 Bavarian pagan metallers THORONDIR have revealed another song from their upcoming new album "Wächter des Waldes", scheduled for October 9th 2025 via Trollzorn Records.
A lyric video for "Der wilde Jäger" is available at this location: https://youtu.be/pCy4Ii29lME
With their fourth full-length, THORONDIR once again prove why they are a cornerstone of the pagan metal scene. The album combines raw energy, musical diversity, and an unwavering connection to the themes that define their sound: nature, myths, and the stories that continue to resonate with us today.
Fans can look forward to a sonic journey that will make every pagan metal enthusiast’s heart beat faster. "Wächter des Waldes" is more than just an album – it’s an epic adventure that merges the magic of the past with the power of the present. Don’t miss your chance to experience THORONDIR bringing the forests to life once more with their music.
Return to myths, legends and epic darkness!
Cover artwork by Jan Yrlund / Darkgrove.net.
Tracklist:
01. In der Tiefe des Waldes
02. Drudenfluch
03. Blut und Ruhm
04. Rübezahl
05. Der wilde Jäger
06. Bruder Hain
07. Morast
08. Zur alten Taverne
09. Geisterheer vom Fichtelwald
10. Perchtas Schatten
11. Baldurs Ruf
[link:https://www.trollzorn.de[ +++ https://www.facebook.com/THORONDIRofficial
WODE – New Track Premiere – New Album "Uncrossing The Keys" in October 2025 via 20 Buck Spin
 Manchester’s WODE have revealed another song from their upcoming fourth album "Uncrossing The Keys", scheduled for October 3rd 2025 via 20 Buck Spin.
You can listen to "Under Lanternlight" here: https://youtu.be/3pKgREXP4pA
With "Uncrossing The Keys", WODE are marking a confident expansion of their already formidable sound built upon a shadowy foundation of feral black metal and ironclad heavy metal heft. Having evolved from the more straightforward methodology of the debut album, WODE has continuously added elements from various dark corners of the underground across its discography, with songwriting that has grown leaner yet more intricate, focused and melodic than ever.
"Uncrossing The Keys" hasn’t softened WODE’s music, the sound remains steeped in flame and fury, but they’ve embraced a wider spectrum of moods, painting with blacker, richer hues than ever before. Jagged post-punk / goth leanings bleakly shine on new tracks like "Saturn Shadow" and the dreamy trance of atmospheric instrumental "Phantom". The doomier pace and majestically pensive mood of single "Transmutation" recalls both Paradise Lost and Amorphis with its somber undercurrent, while the morosely anthemic "Under Lanternlight" is suffused with dynamic melodies in its Sentenced-like composition style. Guitars carry a mournful shimmer at times, their hooks laced with both melancholy and menace, drifting above the carnage with moments of elegiac beauty and dark lamentation. The hellish rasp of the vocals rise like ritual chants from another age.
Conjuring visions of a world perpetually on the edge of twilight WODE casts a long, cold silhouette over the course of "Uncrossing The Keys" nine tracks. There’s a sense of both grandeur and decay, as though the band opened a gateway to a realm where cursed cities smolder under blood-red skies, their walls echoing forsaken hymns eternally. The result of a constant evolutionary process WODE has crafted a truly haunted and commanding blackened heavy metal that raises a dark banner high over a vast and desolate kingdom.
Recorded & mixed by James Atkinson at The Stationhouse. Mastered by Magnus Lindberg. Artwork by Set33.
Live:
9/27/2025 The Bread Shed – Manchester, UK *album release show
10/03/2025 The Attic – Glasgow, UK
10/04/2025 The Lubber Fiend – Newcastle, UK
10/12/2025 The Gryphon – Bristol, UK
10/24/2025 Boom – Leeds, UK
10/26/2025 Siege Of Limerick - Limerick City, IE
12/05-06/2025 De Mortem et Diabolum - Berlin, DE
Tracklist:
1. Two Crossed Keys
2. Under Lanternlight
3. Saturn Shadow
4. Transmutation
5. Prisoner of the Moon
6. Fiery End
7. Lash of the Tyrant
8. Phantom
9. Dashed on the Rocks
https://www.20buckspin.com +++ https://www.facebook.com/Wodecult
SINTAGE – Second Album "Unbound Triumph" in October 2025 via High Roller Records – New Track Premiere
 German heavy metallers SINTAGE have revealed another song from their upcoming second album "Unbound Triumph", set for release on October 17th 2025 through High Roller Records.
Check out "Beyond the Thunderdome" here: https://youtu.be/q0W5veNbYCs
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.”
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
INDIAN NIGHTMARE – New Video Clip "Lucifer" revealed
 Berlin based speed metal punks INDIAN NIGHTMARE have revealed a video clip for the song "Lucifer", taken from their current EP "Banished Into Endless Chaos" which was released earlier this year through High Roller Records.
Check it out here: https://youtu.be/spgOtDPCyQo
The band comments: "Breaking rules is our destiny - we don’t follow commands. That is the essence of INDIAN NIGHTMARE. In 'Lucifer', our latest video, we call upon the ancient symbol of the fallen one - the eternal rebel of the universe. Cast down into the depths, he refuses to submit. Instead, he creates his own space in the shadows and rises again as unstoppable fire. As fire we fall, as fire we are reborn. To be a rebel means standing against those who claim the right to tell you what is right or wrong. Even if you fall, like Lucifer, it is not defeat - it is the chance to rise from the ashes and begin again. In that downfall, you discover your true self, and find others who share your spirit, you carve out your own space and become ture rebels. That is the heart of rebellion: to rise against the standards others force upon you and to claim your own way of life."
Directed by Larissa Kathan. Lighting by Fabiana Ehrhardt. Camera and Colorgrading by Oliver Speiser. Second Camera and Editing by Enrico Stocco. Production and Set Design by Butch Fury. Music by Indian Nightmare.
EP - Tracklist:
1. Looking into the Fire
2. Secret Path
3. Lucifer
https://www.hrrecords.de/INDIAN-NIGHTMARE +++ https://www.facebook.com/IndianNightmareBand
STARLIGHT RITUAL – Second Album "Rogue Angels" in October 2025 via High Roller Records – Track Premiere
 Canada's hard rocking metallers STARLIGHT RITUAL have revealed a first song from their upcoming second album "Rogue Angels", scheduled for October 31st 2025 via High Roller Records.
A video clip for the track "On The Run" is available here: https://youtu.be/-ga3IN642Kg
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
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