German heavy metal commandos Primal Fear are finally back, unveiling the first single ‘Another Hero’ from their upcoming new album ‘Code Red’, set for release in September via Atomic Fire Records!

We talked with Angstskríg about their second album, how they feel black metal has lost its touch with its core essence and how they’re looking to renew some of that rebellious side, laughingly calling themselves the new Satan. We also talked about their upcoming 2nd show ever, which is this exact weekend in Helsinki, Finland at the #Horizon23 event!

Thulcandra’s fourth album ‘Hail The Abyss’ offers a whole new set of blackened melodies. The Bavarian act has ripened the quality of their song-craft, displaying furious tempos and a melodic approach to black/death metal. Out on Napalm Records.

Sophomore release “Evenfall of the Apocalypse” of the U.S. death metal act Ascended Dead is fiercely brutal. The riffing and the top-notch drumming is brought to the maximum, which makes the album full of intensity and evil bestiality. This is an intense and brutal death metal record recommended for fans of Pissgrave, Of Feather and Bone, and Lvcifyre, released via 20 Buck Spin!

Alternative metal band Vonavibe drop new single and music video ‘Left for Dead’, after releasing their new full-length ‘Bleed To Life’ last Friday via Eclipse Records!

Melodeath fans, pay heed! Astralborne shared their new single and video ‘Nocturneous’ from upcoming 2nd full-length ‘Across the Aeons’, set for release in July via Prosthetic Records! And it’s pretty killer!

Finnish hippie metal superstars Egokills unveiled their third and self-titled album to be released in September via Inverse Records and shared another single with ‘Feeble’!

Imminence came back to Finland to play an absolutely killer show for a completely sold out On The Rocks in Helsinki, with the support of the Norwegian deathpop maniacs of Blood Command!

The Aussie death metal supergroup Impetuous Ritual delivers sonic dread on its fourth studio album, “Iniquitous Barbarik Synthesis”. This is fifty minutes of a slow-burn sonic nightmare that perfectly balances its sonic madness, spewing its morbid fury from the abysmal depths of hell. Released via Profound Lore Records.