Five years removed from the band’s debut full-length, Vítahringur, Mannveira emerges once more from Reykjavík’s black metal underground. Featuring seven new rituals culled from the primordial darkness, Vesöld offers no salvation.
Raw and dissonant at its core, the album twists abrasive black metal through moments of stark melody, creating a work that is as haunting as it is hostile.
Vesöld sees Mannveira achieve a balance of chaos and atmosphere, with a cold melodic undercurrent that shatters through the discord. Bleak and immediate, Vesöld marks a compelling return from the depths of Iceland’s black metal underground.
Stream the album’s first single, “Lygar himinsins,” here.
North Dakota death metal crew GORGATRON will return with their new album Turmoil, set for release on December 11, 2026 via Time To Kill Records.
Built around a pronounced devotion to the riff, the Fargo-based band continue to draw from the muscular tradition of American death metal while leaving room for intricate guitar work, shifting rhythms and unexpected turns. Turmoil follows 2024’s Sentience Revoked and marks the next stage in a catalogue that has steadily expanded the group’s take on death metal. The album was mixed and mastered by Marco Mastrobuono (Fleshgod Apocalypse, Hour Of Penance), whose work further sharpens the definition and impact of the band’s sound.
The album’s first single, “Cleansed”, is now available, offering the first glimpse of what GORGATRON have been shaping for their new chapter.
“I wrote this song out of frustration with old management, ex band members, the music biz and the day to day scum you’re forced to tolerate… I was surrounded by usurpers and wrote the lyrics as a way to mentally purge myself of human parasites. Two years later they’re all gone, the band is healthy/happy and you’re reading the background story to Cleansed. Thanks! I dedicate this song to Mark, Karl, Chelsea, Matt, and Fargo…”.
A band that has never been particularly interested in rushing its creative process, GORGATRON have always taken their time to consider their next moves and make sure every return is worth the wait. That patience is reflected in a death metal approach that refuses to settle comfortably within any specific current or subgenre.
The Fargo, North Dakota outfit instead builds its identity around the riff, allowing the guitars to dictate the direction of each composition and providing a natural point of contact with bands such as Suffocation, Origin and Hate Eternal.
Yet those comparisons only tell part of the story. GORGATRONhave developed a distinctly personal way of arranging their material, paying close attention to dynamics and introducing melodic ideas without ever allowing them to overshadow the sheer weight and severity of the music. Their songs can move from intricate guitar work to blunt, punishing passages without losing their sense of direction, creating a sound that feels both carefully constructed and fundamentally physical.
At its core, this remains uncompromising American death metal: sharp-edged, disciplined and built on the enduring power of the riff. Two decades of experience have only sharpened the band’s understanding of how to make that formula work, while Turmoil promises to push their established language into another chapter.
Track-list:
01. Recalling Of Errors 02. Turmoil 03. Lucid Misery 04. Cleansed 05. Infinite Collapse 06. Fastidious 07. Contrived Interloper 08. Irrevelance 09. World Denied 10. Tithes To An Alter
Formed around 2006 in Fargo, North Dakota, GORGATRONreleased their debut full-length Torturetorium independently in 2010, followed by Inner Supremacy in 2015. The band expanded its reach considerably with 2020’s Pathogenic Automation, released through Nuclear Blast/BloodBlast Distribution, and the Agony Reborn EP in 2022, supporting the latter with a tour spanning 18 countries. In 2024, Sentience Revoked arrived through Redefining Darkness Records, followed by extensive touring across the US and Canada and an appearance in Iceland.
With a renewed lineup featuring Billy Zahn (lead guitar), Henri Jourdan (rhythm guitar) and Colin Richardson (vocals), alongside longtime members Cameron Dewald (bass, vocals) and Matt Johnson (drums), GORGATRON have further refined the precision, intensity and riff-driven foundation that has defined the band for nearly two decades.
Years of relentless touring across North America, Europe, the UK and Mexico have established the group as a seasoned live force, sharing stages with acts including Anthrax, Testament, Carcass, The Black Dahlia Murder, Origin, Defeated Sanity, Malevolent Creation, Misery Index, Goatwhore, Jungle Rot, Beyond Creation and many more.
Finnish heavy metallers DEMONESSA are back with their brand new 2-song single ‘Taste Of Blood” (+ bonus track), coming just in time for Halloween, on October 31st!
“Taste of Blood” is a more horror-themed release for Halloween, featuring two brand-new songs that were written around the same time as the debut album Wild ‘N’ Loud. While they were ultimately left off the album, their darker similar themes made them a perfect fit for a new Halloween release. As a bonus track, there’s also a shortened version of the opening track of Wild ‘N’ Loud, “Till Death Do Us Part”, without the minute-long acoustic intro, so listeners can get to the meat of the song faster.
After Jones Tervas’ departure from the band, a man with steel calves, known as Jerry Iron, quickly decided to hop on the stool of heavy metal behind the drum kit and gave a thunderous performance that was mixed and mastered by an old familiar name, Aleksis Pelli at Mix Studio 1101, who also worked the magic on the debut album. The new drummer, new drums, new mics, and new recording space all came together wonderfully, providing an excellent next step for the sound the band is going for.
Artcover painted by S3nsku
The main parts of the new songs were once again written by guitarist John Creweholm, with input and ideas from the other band members. The singer S3nsku wrote the lyrics and came up with the vocal melodies.
To give the release a proper visual counterpart, and to show off the filmmaking skills, the release will be accompanied by a music video for the song “Taste of Blood”, which is inspired by old horror movies. Instead of just showing the band playing in the dark woods, there’s also a proper vampire-themed storyline about a vampire whose bloodlust ultimately becomes her downfall.
After attacking her victim in the woods, she becomes so lost in the ecstasy of the kill that she fails to notice the sun rising until it is too late. The story was written by John Creweholm, who also handled the main directing and editing duties, while S3nsku filmed the two beautiful actors, Fiona Fyhr and Sakari Mattila.
More on Demonessa: Demonessa is a heavy metal band from Tampere, Finland, carving its path with pure power and attitude. Formed in 2019, the band combines the explosive force of 80’s heavy metal with the spectacle of glam metal creating an experience that must be witnessed live.
Line-up: S3nsku – Vocals John Creweholm – Guitars Hugo M. Raze – Guitars Peet von Rowanskerry – Bass Jerry Iron – Drums
FATAL PARADOX releases on November 6th, via BLKIIBLK. Pre-Order HERE
HATEBREED’s new single“The Carrion Choir” – Watch and listen HERE
FATAL PARADOX – TRACK LISTING: Kill Count Increase The Carrion Choir Decisions Become Destinies Total Invincible Fatal Paradox Still A Threat Sacrifice Season” (Feat. John Tardy) Truth Is A Lion Make The Demons Obey None Left To Save Poison Planet
Symphonic metal ensemble SEPTICFLESH have announced four North American headline tour dates. Joining ARCH ENEMY and THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER for the Wrath Across North America 2026 tour as special guests, SEPTICFLESH will perform their headline shows alongside these tour dates. After completing another masterful full orchestral performance at the legendary Plotiv Ancient Roman Amphitheater in Bulgaria this past weekend, Greek titans SEPTICFLESH are ready to take on North America!
On October 29 SEPTICFLESH will perform at the Old Town Theatre, Old Town, Maine, with November 6th seeing the symphonic metal act appear at Skylark, Rock Island, Illinois. On November 17, the band are headed to the McDonald Theatre in Eugene, Oregon, and Ace of Spades in Sacramento, California, on November 18. These newly announced dates will see SEPTICFLESH present their immersive and highly emotive heavy sound in a headline setting.
SEPTICFLESH are joining CRYPTA and THROWN INTO EXILE as support for ARCH ENEMY and THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER’s co-headline tour, Wrath Across North America 2026. This upcoming explosion of ferocious heavy music acts kicked off on October 5th at the Municipal Auditorium, Riverside, California.
North America 2026 Tour Dates: 10/09 – Denver, CO – Fillmore 10/11 – Dallas, TX – Echo 10/12 – Houston, TX – House of Blues 10/13 – San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theatre 10/15 – Orlando, FL – Beacham 10/16 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution 10/18 – Tampa, FL – Jannus 10/20 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade (Heaven) 10/21 – Charlotte, NC – Fillmore 10/22 – Raleigh, NC – Ritz 10/24 – New York, NY – Palladium Times Square 10/25 – Silver Spring, MD – Fillmore Silver Spring 10/26 – Philadelphia, PA – TLA 10/28 – Worcester, MA – Palladium Worcester 10/29 – Old Town, ME – Old Town Theatre* 10/30 – Quebec City, QC – Videotron Centre Hall 10/31 – Montreal, QC – Olympia 11/01 – Toronto, ON – Danforth 11/03 – Chicago, IL – Concord Music Hall 11/04 – Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre 11/05 – Cleveland, OH – Agora 11/06 – Rock Island, IL – Skylark* 11/07 – Minneapolis, MN – Fillmore 11/08 – Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre 11/09 – Saskatoon, SK – Coors Event Centre 11/11 – Calgary, AB – MacEwan Hall 11/12 – Edmonton, AB – Midway 11/14 – Vancouver, BC – The Key 11/16 – Seattle, WA – Showbox 11/17 – Eugene, OR* – McDonald Theatre 11/18 – Sacramento, CA* – Ace of Spades
* SEPTICFLESH headline show
About SEPTICFLESH:
Formed in Greece in the early ’90s by Spyridon Antoniou a.k.a. Seth Siro Anton (vocals/bass), Christos Antoniou (guitar), and Sotirios Vagenas a.k.a. Sotiris Anunnaki V. (guitar/ clean vocals), SEPTICFLESH unveiled their first EP Temple of The Lost Race in 1991.The band’s first full length Mystic Places of Dawn arrived in 1994 with EΣΟΠΤΡΟΝ in 1995. The band’s sound shifted into symphonic realms as soprano vocalist Natalie Rassoulis was introduced with Ophidian Wheel in 1997.
SEPTICFLESH continued in this sonic direction revealed in subsequent albums, A Fallen Temple (1998), Revolution DNA (1999) and Sumerian Daemons (2003), the latter two albums produced by Fredrik Nordström. SEPTICFLESH disbanded shortly after as members chose to pursue their own personal projects.
In 2008, the band returned in full force with Communion, once again led by Fredrik Nordström. The symphonic composition by Christos Antoniou, and collaboration with the Filmharmonic Orchestra of Prague, became a permanent component of SEPTICFLESH‘s sound. The years that followed saw The Great Mass (2011) with Peter Tägtgren as producer, Titan (2014) with Logan Mader as producer and Codex Omega (2017) with Jens Bogren as producer. In 2020, the recording of the epic and fully orchestrated Live in Mexico entitled Infernus Sinfonica MMXIX, was released on CD/LP/DVD/Blu-Ray.
SEPTICFLESH signed with Nuclear Blast Records for their 2022 full length offering, Modern Primitive, with returning producer Jens Bogren. Continuing their collaboration with the Filmharmonic Orchestra of Prague, SEPTICFLESH recruited a full adult choir, a full children choir and a variety of ethnic instruments on Modern Primitive. The result is a sound that combines emotional, symphonic/soundtrack music with aggressive death metal.
You must be logged in to post a comment.