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DIRTY TRICKS – Debut Album "Not Gonna Stop" in November 2026 via High Roller Records – Video Clip & Details revealed
 High Roller Records proudly announces the debut full-length of DIRTY TRICKS, entitled "Not Gonna Stop", set for release on November 13th 2026.
A video clip for the title track is available here: https://youtu.be/gHjlSI3_14Y
Multi-instrumentalist Adam Luksetich formed DIRTY TRICKS in Chicago in 2020, before moving to Los Angeles. Inspired by the bands of the early 1980s, Adam sought to bring forth the sound of metal and rock blurring together, oozing up like steam from the streets of the Sunset Strip. To have some kind of audio calling card, Adam quickly recorded four songs and released them as a digital EP under the name of »Bright Lights, Big City« (it was later issued on cassette and CD as well). On this early release, DIRTY TRICKS was a true one-man show, with Adam writing, playing, and recording all instruments himself, including drums.
For the first album »Not Gonna Stop« DIRTY TRICKS have signed a deal with High Roller Records. Once again, as Adam explains, there was little outside help: “I recorded and produced everything on my own. All the guitars, bass, and vocals are recorded at home in my little closet studio. My live guitarists, Alex and Aaron, handled some of the solos and I went to Electrical Audio in Chicago and recorded all the drums for »Not Gonna Stop« in one day with my friend Taylor Hales, who is the studio manager there.”
»Not Gonna Stop« sounds like a pure, old school, feel-good hard rock/metal album with hints to early Def Leppard, Dokken and Guns N´ Roses. “Yes! I would say old school for sure,” agrees Adam. “I was listening to a lot of early 80s heavy metal at the time this record was coming together. Also, the production could probably be classified as ‘old school’ as well. It’s all pretty live and raw. And ‘feel-good’ makes sense to me as well! Not all these songs are feel-good lyrically, but I love a good catchy melody. I always wanted DIRTY TRICKS to be something where you could headbang but also sing along to.”
Asked about the meaning behind the album's simple title, Adam explains he'll never stop writing and playing music. “My earliest memories as a child are all music-based. I listen to all types of music, and that’s important here, I think. Especially if we’re talking about the track ‘Not Gonna Stop’. Which really was my attempt at making a hard rock version of Charlie Rich’s ‘Rollin’ With The Flow’. The line ‘I Still Love Rock ’n’ Roll’ is jacked straight from that Charlie Rich song.” For those that love old school heavy metal rock 'n' roll, from its very roots to the modern day, "Not Gonna Stop" compels all heads to bang and all fists to be raised high!
"Not Gonna Stop" was recorded at Electrical Audio, Chicago, IL and at Elmwood 316 Studios, Los Angeles, CA. Mixed by Taylor Hales. Mastered by Joe Gac.
Tracklist:
1. Not Gonna Stop
2. Driving Through The Dark
3. Hell At Home
4. Deceiver
5. No Respect
6. Lost Again
7. Meet Me At The End
8. Dirty Tricks
Line-up / Live:
Adam Luksetich – Vocals
Alex Kinnerk – Guitar
Aaron Preusch – Guitar
Joey Castle – Bass
Carlos Fregoso – Drums
https://www.hrrecords.de/DIRTY-TRICKS | https://www.facebook.com/dirtytricksband
CIRITH UNGOL - New Album "All The Shadows" on October 30th via No Remorse Records – Details & Track Premiere
 The legendary Heavy Metal band CIRITH UNGOL will unleash their seventh full-length, "All The Shadows", on October 30th 2026 via No Remorse Records.
You can listen to the first single & lyric video for the title track at this location: https://youtu.be/oQZSgaxHkuk
Robert Garven comments on the first single: “This song is a crushing opening to the album, forged by the Masters of the Pit!”
Pre-orders have started including different, special and limited versions on vinyl and CD: https://www.noremorse.gr
Formed in Ventura, California in the early 1970s, CIRITH UNGOL is a band with a remarkable story, creating a unique and original sound. From the eccentric and mysterious debut album "Frost And Fire", to the heavier and darker "King Of The Dead" and "One Foot In Hell", CIRITH UNGOL's music and lyrical themes offered to the world epic, apocalyptic and doom-filled music. In 1991, CIRITH UNGOL released "Paradise Lost", an album that became a fan-favourite over the years, but led them to oblivion and they disbanded a year later.
The myth was getting stronger, the demand was getting bigger, the passion started taking over. In 2015, CIRITH UNGOL reunited, offering to the world the live shows they were waiting for! It was a dream come true for many fans. More than that, the band also recorded two more albums, "Forever Black" in 2015 and "Dark Parade" in 2023, expanding their legacy and getting the recognition they deserved. Not only in the underground metal scene, as the leaders and founders of cult, arcane and obscure metal, but in Heavy Metal in general. In 2024, it was announced that CIRITH UNGOL would perform their last shows, but two years later, the beast could not rest and the fire still burns.
"All The Shadows" is a classic CIRITH UNGOL album in every sense of the word. Furthermore, it is not an exaggeration that this album is one of the band's strongest efforts ever! Few bands can claim that they recorded a record equal to their older, established and classic albums, and even fewer can support a solid statement that a new album after decades can look in the eyes, or even top, their classic albums. CIRITH UNGOL actually did it. This album was the culmination of their desire to keep forging their unique brand of true metal.
"'All The Shadows' is the latest step along the twisted journey that defines CIRITH UNGOL. Tales of blackened hearts and broken dreams. Echoes of madness, corruption, sin, demented visions and unspeakable horror. Man's dystopian future laid bare... The continued saga of our never-ending descent into the dark parade." - Tim Baker
"This is the bands next chapter, describing mankind’s descent into darkness and despair! Tim Baker is the Nostradamus of our time." - Robert Garven
"All The Shadows" was recorded at The Captains Quarters, Ventura, CA. Engineered, mixed and mastered by Armand John Anthony. Produced by CIRITH UNGOL and Armand John Anthony. Executive Producer: Jarvis Leatherby. The incredible cover art was created by the acclaimed fantasy artist Michael Whelan.
Tracklist:
1. All The Shadows
2. This Mortal Stain
3. Turning Blind
4. Shallow Reflection
5. Empty Tomb
6. On Broken Wings
7. Hollow Nimbus
8. Venus In Thirds
Line-up:
Tim Baker – Vocals, Background Vocals
Armand John Anthony – Guitars, Background Vocals
Jarvis Leatherby – Bass, Background Vocals
Robert Garven – Drums and Percussion, Background Vocals
https://www.noremorse.gr | https://www.facebook.com/cirithungolofficial
DEATHBARREL – Track Premiere – New Album "Life Resignation Notice" in November 2026 via Soulseller Records
 DEATHBARREL have premiered the first single from their new studio album "Life Resignation Notice", scheduled for November 6th 2026 through Soulseller Records.
You can listen to " Calm Before the Storm" here https://youtu.be/5WMbY6Id2Cc
"Life Resignation Notice", the band's first full-length in 14 years, was recorded in Ding Dong Lydstudio and produced, mixed and mastered by Tollak Friestad. An album so steeped in darkness that it's bound to cross over and thrive with any genre found down below. See DEATHBARREL take the stage and set a new world order.
DEATHBARREL deals in dark outlaw country from the cold and ruthless edges of Norway. A soundtrack for empty roads, bad decisions, broken hearts and the ghosts that refuse to stay buried. Driving guitars, whiskey-soaked melodies and stories dragged straight from the shadows - where Southern Gothic meets the bleakness of the North.
No pretty lies. No redemption promised. Just True Norwegian Outlaw Country.
Pre-order options: https://soulsellerrecords.bandcamp.com (World) +++ https://soulsellerrecords.aisamerch.com (Americas)
Tracklist
01. Intro
02. Pale Rider
03. Suffer You
04. Calm Before the Storm
05. Going Down
06. Capsized Dance
07. Four Sisters
08. A Classic Christmas Song
09. End of Days
10. O'Death
11. Don't Mind Me
Line Up:
Ottar B. Strangeland: Vocals, acoustic & electric guitars
Tollak Friestad: Bass & backing vocals
Rolf Gjesdal: Acoustic & electric guitars
(drums and various instruments performed by various artists)
http://www.soulsellerrecords.com | https://www.facebook.com/deathbarrel
CLOVEN HOOF – New Track Premiere – Tenth Album "Never A Prophet In Your Own Land" out soon via High Roller Records
 CLOVEN HOOF proudly present another song from their upcoming new album "Never A Prophet In Your Own Land", set for release on September 25th 2026 via High Roller Records.
The track "Conquistador" will be premiered soon with a lyric video: https://youtu.be/_QxHi-BDz4g
"Never A Prophet In Your Own Land" has become a highly varied album, containing mid-tempo songs, faster tunes, epic compositions and straight heavy metal rockers. It was recorded by Chris Dando and Ben Fitzharris at Vault Studios, Kidderminster / UK and mixed and mastered by Patrick W. Engel at Temple Of Disharmony. The cover artwork was created by Dimitar Nikolov.
It was a coup when main man and bassist Lee Payne announced that Harry “The Tyrant” Conklin, who had moved to Greece, would be joining his band CLOVEN HOOF. The former Jag Panzer frontman was the perfect replacement for Russ North, who was considered to be the ultimate CLOVEN HOOF singer by fans – sadly he is no longer with us. As a result, reactions to the band’s first album with Harry Conklin at the mike were outstanding. "Heathen Cross" was released on High Roller Records in 2024.
It’s now followed by CLOVEN HOOF’s tenth full-length studio album entitled "Never A Prophet In Your Own Land". Once again, the vocal performance of "The Tyrant" is world-class. Lee Payne states: "The praise is all Harry’s. We are indeed fortunate to have such a brilliant vocalist and frontman in the band."
"'Never A Prophet In Your Own Land' is not in fact a direct continuation of 'Heathen Cross'," continues Payne. "'Heathen Cross' had its own darkly heavy and brooding atmosphere. 'Never A Prophet In Your Own Land' resembles 'A Sultan’s Ransom' more closely, yet this resemblance was not contrived or planned. It just turned out that way.”
Tracklist:
01. Terror From The Skies
02. Conquistador
03. Never A Prophet
04. Gypsy Roller
05. The Bigger They Are
06. Iron Mask
07. Phantom Chaser
08. Flying Dutchman
09. Prodigal Son
10. Seven Sacred Wonders
Line-up:
Lee Payne: Bass Guitar
Harry (the Tyrant) Conklin: Lead Vocals
Luke Hatton: Lead Guitar
Chris Coss: Lead Guitar
Ash Baker: Drums / Backing Vocals
Chris Dando: Keyboards / Backing Vocals
https://www.hrrecords.de/CLOVEN-HOOF | https://www.facebook.com/clovenhoof1979
CH’AHOM – New Track Premiere – Second Album "Anthropic Rites Of Sublimation" out in September 2026 via 20 Buck Spin
 German Black-Deathers CH’AHOM have revealed another song from their sophomore album "Anthropic Rites of Sublimation", set for release on September 18th 2026 via 20 Buck Spin.
You can listen to "Priests Of Lik’in" at this location: https://youtu.be/XYWvu_O5_7I
CH’AHOM offer upon the altar of sacrifice their 2nd album "Anthropic Rites of Sublimation", a concept album set in a fictional world inspired by the rituals, art and architecture of pre-Hispanic cultures. Continuing where their "Ts’ono’ot" EP ended, its story unfolds around a cenote of impossible dimensions whose cosmic call draws the lost and uncertain toward self-sacrifice. Four civilizations rise along its edge, each developing its own rites, hierarchies and monuments to transform the abyss’s fatal summons into a foundation for collective existence.
CH’AHOM gives this imagined world form through cavernous death metal, bestial eruptions and feverishly progressive structures. Savage riffing coils through suffocating chambers of rhythmic conjuration while ancient instrumentation emerges from the tumult like echoes inside a buried temple. "Anthropic Rites of Sublimation" moves like the cenote itself, drawing the listener inward through an ecstatic and ever-deepening sense of the unknown.
Inspired by a deliberately literal interpretation of the death drive and its sublimation, CH’AHOM explores culture as a response to an irresistible desire for self-erasure. Mutilation, vicarious sacrifice, enslavement and willing surrender become the foundations of competing societies awaiting the cenote’s periodic opening. CH’AHOM transforms this dark fiction into an immense ritual of sound, portraying humanity through its terrifying ingenuity: creating faith, beauty and entire civilizations upon the edge of annihilation.
Recorded and mixed by Ch’ahom. Mastered by Dan Lowndes at Resonance Sound Studio. Cover art by Alexander Kavtea.
Tracklist:
1. https://youtu.be/5r5RQaFeHww
2. Reign Of Nohol
3. Priests Of Lik’in
4. Chosen Of Chik’in
5. Insemination
https://www.20buckspin.com | https://www.instagram.com/devouringopaion
LUGUBRIOUS GARMENT – Debut Album "In The Wide Vale Of Uncreated Night" in October 2026 via 20 Buck Spin – Details & Track Premiere
 20 Buck Spin proudly announces the debut album of Italy's LUGUBRIOUS GARMENT, entitled "In The Wide Vale Of Uncreated Night", scheduled for October 16th 2026.
The leadoff single "Profaned Fountain Of Leaden Waters" has been premiered here: https://youtu.be/8eUGHaDSVHk
Following the ferocious declaration of intent laid down by 2025's "Demo MMXXV", Milan-based musician Gabriele Gramaglia offers the first full-length manifestation of LUGUBRIOUS GARMENT, "In The Wide Vale Of Uncreated Night". 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 GARMENT as an outlet for a more ravenous and instinctive strain of Death Metal; one driven by brute momentum, frenzied aggression and an uncompromising rawness. On "In The Wide Vale Of Uncreated Night" that initial impulse erupts into a considerably more formidable and fully developed beast.
While retaining the layered, multifaceted songwriting characteristic of Gramaglia's broader body of work, LUGUBRIOUS GARMENT directs that complexity toward outright pandemonium. Gritty, abrasive guitars churn through pummeling and intricate rhythmic contortions as tortured vocals howl from within the tumult and cascades of shrieking lead guitar slash across the album's fractured landscape. Yet beneath its seemingly unrestrained violence lies a meticulously engineered attack: riffs twist and collide at excessive velocity, tempos lurch between hammering force and sudden acceleration, and flashes of classic Heavy and Speed Metal emerge through the wreckage before being swallowed by the surrounding maelstrom.
"In The Wide Vale Of Uncreated Night" thrives upon this collision of precision and savagery, harnessing technical ability as another weapon in an arsenal built for maximum destructive force. LUGUBRIOUS GARMENT channels the restless imagination behind Gramaglia's other work into something noticeably more feral and antagonistic; a sustained barrage of serrated riffing, relentless battery and deranged metallic energy. "In The Wide Vale Of Uncreated Night" tears open the gates on LUGUBRIOUS GARMENT's first full-length campaign with a frenzied Death Metal assault built to leave nothing standing in its wake.
Written, recorded, mixed and mastered between fall 2025 and spring 2026 by Gabriele Gramaglia in Crepuscular Sound Studio. Artwork crafted by the refined mastery of Mariya Popyk.
Tracklist:
1. …And Therein Plant, Unto Their Souls Asunder
2. Eulogy Of Deliberate Malevolence
3. Profaned Fountain Of Leaden Waters
4. Innocence As A Burden, Guilt As A Weapon
5. Transient Wounds, Spiritual Wilt
6. Eternal Scars And Imperative Backfires
7. Eden Fades Like Blurred Nightmares
[link:https://www.20buckspin.com | https://www.facebook.com/p/Lugubrious-Garment-61581118918912
HENRIK PALM - Fourth Album "Idiot Plot" coming in December 2026 via Svart Records
 Henrik Palm is one of Swedish underground music's most restless and genre-defying figures. A veteran of In Solitude and early band member of Ghost, he has spent the better part of two decades moving freely between heavy metal, post-punk, krautrock, and whatever else catches his ear. Alternating between the world of being a solo artist and an in-demand collaborator has always come naturally to him, over the years Henrik has worked with Gösta Berlings Saga, Pig Eyes, Södra Sverige, Horndal, and stepped in as a live musician for Viagra Boys and Hurula. Across the Swedish underground, when someone needs the right person for the job, Henrik Palm’s name tends to come up.
Along the way he has earned devoted fans and built a cult following that led him to being hand-picked for Tomas "Tompa" Lindberg's curated Roadburn Festival program in 2019, as well as supporting Voivod multiple times.
His solo catalogue, "Many Days" (2017), "Poverty Metal" (2020), and "Nerd Icon" (2024), maps the trajectory of an artist incapable of repeating himself. Poverty Metal earned a P3 Guld nomination for Rock/metal of the Year, further cementing his place in the Swedish underground. Each record pulls from a different corner of his infamously insatiable vinyl collection, landing somewhere between Melvins, Wipers, Black Sabbath and Voivod with an extra layer of raw, Scandinavian darkness.
"Idiot Plot", his fourth album, was born from burnout, Sunday studio sessions, and the stubborn return of joy. It is his most psychedelic and unhinged record yet, and somehow also his most direct.
"Familiar Stranger" - Single: https://found.ee/W0at8L
https://www.svartrecords.com | https://www.facebook.com/GustafHenrikPalm
SPACE CHASER – New Track Premiere – Fourth Album "Razorblade Bay" out in September 2026 via Testimony Records
 German Thrash Metallers SPACE CHASER have premiered another song from their new album "Razorblade Bay", out on September 11th 2026 via Testimony Records.
The track "8 Minutes", featuring guest vocals by Andy Brings, is streaming here with a lyric video: https://youtu.be/OA6Eqzg4czc
Drummer Matthias Scheuerer states: "If we were ever to find out that we had only eight minutes left to live... well, we would just grab a couple of beers and play this thrash-punk hymn four times. Cheers!"
SPACE CHASER's fourth studio album "Razorblade Bay" comes with everything that the discerning thrash metal gentleman might wish to hear these days: classic thrash riffing with a particular German leaning, and distant echoes of KREATOR, SODOM, and DESTRUCTION are always appreciated, yet there is also a dash of punk-ish energy and spirit as well as some speed metal bravado in their bespoke sonic garment. In short: in your face!
At this point, it shall be duly noted that this galactic battleship is co-piloted in the producer's seat by none other than Andy Brings of SODOM-fame.
SPACE CHASER are more than ready to jump into hyperspace with their new thrashing engine made by "Razorblade Bay" Inc. on Planet Berlin! Fasten your belt buckles and hold on tight for a furious ride into headbanging frenzy!
Recorded, mixed & mastered by Jan Oberg at Hidden Planet Studio, Berlin (DE), co-produced by Andy Brings (ex Sodom). Cover artwork by Mario E. López. Layout by Johnny Doe.
Tracklist:
01. Razorblade Bay
02. Mind Melting Machine
03. We Are the Night
04. No Gods, No Dawn
05. 8 Minutes
06. We Bow To None
07. Blade Serpents
08. Even The Score
09. The Coffin
10. Razorblade Bay (Reprise)
Line-up:
Leo Schacht – Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Matthias Scheuerer – Drums
Sebastian Kerlikowski – Bass
Martin Hochsattel – Lead Guitar
https://spkr.store/collections/space-chaser |https://www.facebook.com/SpaceChaserBand
SMOULDER – New Album "Witch Wife in an Alien World" out in October 2026 via Cruz Del Sur Music – Track Premiere
 Fearless, confrontational, adventurous epic power doom metal!
Canadian/American metallers SMOULDER return with their long-awaited third studio album, "Witch Wife in an Alien World", a bold, daring collection of eight songs that continue to push boundaries and shatter conventions.
The opening track "Water Wars" has been premiered here with a lyric video: https://youtu.be/ZMJmxvxqfWs
"Witch Wife in an Alien World" is scheduled for October 9th 2026 via Cruz Del Sur Music.
It was recorded between Soundwell Studio in Espoo, Finland with Valtteri Kallio and Swift Road Studios in Chicago, Illinois with Vincent Ippolito, with mixing and mastering duties courtesy of Roland Rodas.
The cover artwork was created by British fantasy/horror illustrator Ian Miller.
Tracklist:
1. Water Wars
2. Shadow of the Vulture
3. Noitien Loitsu
4. Crush the Neophytes
5. Empathy’s Wrath
6. Their Name Lives On
7. Cathedral of the Trees
8. Smouldering Remains
Line-up:
Sarah Ann – Vocals
Shon Vincent – Guitar
Collin Wolf – Guitar
Adam Blake – Bass
Kevin Hester – Drums
https://www.cruzdelsurmusic.com | https://www.facebook.com/SmoulderDoom
NEOLITH – New Track Premiere – Sixth Album "Inbir" out in September 2026 via Deformeathing Production
 Polish Death/Black Metallers NEOLITH have unleashed another song from their new album "Inbir", coming on September 12th 2026 via Deformeathing Production on LP, CD and digital formats.
The track "Modlitwa na Marny Czas" has been premiered at this location: https://youtu.be/QGWJVFHb1-4
Vocalist Levi comments: "'Modlitwa na Marny Czas' (eng. 'A Prayer for a Miserable Time') is a special track for me for a number of reasons. Above all, it is the first song in the Neolith’s more than thirty-five-year history to be written and performed entirely in Polish. I had long intended to tackle my native language, but it wasn't until I saw the lyrics prepared by Jacko S. that I realized the right moment had come. Although at first glance it might seem to depart from the Sumerian themes of Inbir, the song actually carries a universal message. It speaks of the first man - his pride and his age-old tendency to justify his own sins. Adam thus stands as a representative of all humanity, yet also as the cursed "bearer" of all human vileness. Hence, the wretched fate that befell both him and his work over and over again. For me, this track represents another fulfilled dream and proof that, even after so many years, Neolith is still capable of pushing its own boundaries. Whether 'Modlitwa na Marny Czas' will prove to be one of the most significant tracks in our catalogue, I leave for you to judge."
Nearly seven years after the release of "I Am the Way", NEOLITH return with their sixth full-length. It is the band's most ambitious, complex, and polished work to date, representing a clear step forward in both compositional and sonic terms.
The title "Inbir" meaning "war" in the ancient Sumerian language, defines the album's thematic direction. The material explores universal themes related to power, mystery, spirituality, and the fate of man. Musically, NEOLITH remain true to their roots, which aptly reflects the nature of this album - intense, dark, and consciously rooted in the aesthetics of old-school death/black metal.
Produced by NEOLITH and Haldor Grunberg / Satanic Audio Studio. The graphic design was created by the renowned Polish artist Artur Szolc.
Tracklist:
1. Inbir
2. Ashur Has Given Me a Brother
3. The Dawn is Waking
4. Modlitwa na Marny Czas
5. Of All the Gods
6. Ouroboros
7. The Four ETEMMŪ of KURNUGI
8. Morte
Line-up:
Levi - Vocals
Conrad - Rhythm & Lead Guitars, Samples
ZiaR - Rhythm Guitars, Vocals
Kriss - Bass, Vocals
Semuss - Drums
https://deformeathing.com |https://www.facebook.com/neolith
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