Finnish Melodic Black / Death Metal band Gloria Morti have just released their latest album today through German label Cyclone Empire. The new album is titled "Lateral Constraint", and marks the band's fourth full length release and a follow up to their 2010 album Anthems of Annihilation".

Shortly before the album's release, Cyclone Empire collaborated with Finnish webzine Kaaosine in order to make the entire album available for streaming online.

The full track list for "Lateral Constraint" is the following:


Lex Parsimoniae
The First Act
Our God Is War
Aesthetics of Self-Hyperbole ...

Finnish Black Metal band Baptism are scheduled to be releasing a new album today, titled "As the Darkness Enters". The new album will be the band's fourth full length, and it will be released through Finnish label Northern Heritage Productions who have colaborated with Baptism for over 10 years, handling all their previous albums.

The track list for "As the Darkness Enters" is as follows:


Introduction
Bringer of Misery
Chalice of Death
The Prayer
Esoteric Spheres
Sieluni Temppeli
Spell of Penitence
Casus in Tenebris


Last month Lord Sargofagian uploaded the song "Esoteric ...

Finnish Black Metal veterans Impaled Nazarene have just released their double DVD featuring professional recordings of their 20th Anniversary Show that was played at Henry's Pub in Helsinki, Finland on the 20th of November 2010, and also their live performance at the Steelfest Festival at Hyvinkää, Finland on the 18th of May 2012.

Their 20th Anniversary performance from 2010 coincided with the release of their 11th full length album, titled "Road to the Octagon". The double DVD is simply titled "1990 - 2012", and features the following track lists:

Disc 1 (20th Anniversary show at ...

Norwegian Black Metal band Vreid have recently released a studio update revealing details behind the band's upcoming album. The title, artwork and track list for the new album are currently unknown, although a release date for February 2013 has been confirmed by the band. This announcement comes shortly after renewing their contract with Indie Recordings who have handled the band's last three albums.

Jarle "Hváll" Kvåle, one of the band's founding members, commented the following regarding the contract renewal and the upcoming album:

We have released 3 albums on Indie Recordings, and it ...

Norwegian Black Metal band Koldbrann have recently made a music video for the title track from their upcoming single, "Totalt Sjelelig Bankerott", which is scheduled to be released on limited 7" vinyl on the 16th of November through Season of Mist.

This will mark the band's first release through Season of Mist, after signing a deal with them in September. At the time of signing the deal, the label announced that they will also be reissuing "Nekrotisk Inkvisition" and "Moribund", the band's first two full length albums, as well as their 2008 EP "Stigma: På Kant Med Livet", in the nea ...

U.S Black Metal band Von are due to release their very first full length studio recording today. Their debut album is titled "Satanic Blood", and has been released through the band's own label, Von Records.

The new album's name will probably cause a bit of confusion due to several of the band's demos and EPs sharing a similar, if not identical name. The band's most famous release to date is a demo called "Satanic Blood" which was released in 1992, followed by a compilation album titled "Satanic Blood Angel" released in 2003. Upon officially reuniting in 2010 after 18 years of inactivity, they ...

Canadian Black / Death Metal band Paroxsihzem have just released their debut full length album today though U.S. label Dark Descent Records. The new album is self-titled, and features a total of seven tracks:


Intro
Vanya
Nausea
Deindividuation
Godot
Tsirhcitna Eht
Aokigahara


This release came to our attention after Dark Descent Records recently released a Vassafor compilation. Prior to this album, Paroxsihzem had only released two demos.

The album is available for purchase at the official Dark Descent Records Online Store.

U.S. label Dark Descent Records have today just released a new split album by New Zealander Black / Death Metal band Diocletian and U.S. Black / Death Metal band Weregoat featuring three songs each.

The full track list is as follows:


Diocletian - War Messaiah
Diocletian - Gesundrian
Diocletian - Master Enslaver
Weregoat - Primal Hordes of Intolerant Hate
Weregoat - War of Apocalyptic Aggression
Weregoat - Crushed Beneath the Banner of Baphomet


Diocletian formed in 2004 in Auckland, New Zealand, taking their name from one of the Roman emperors. They have since released two full ...

Norwegian Black Metal veterans Ragnarok have finally released their latest full length album, titled "Malediction". The new album will mark the band's seventh full length release, and the first to be released through Polish label Agonia Records after parting ways with Regain Records who had handled the band's three previous albums. The North American release date is set for the 6th of November.

The full track list for "Malediction" is as follows:


Blood of Saints
Demon in My View
Necromantic Summoning Ritual
Divide et Impera
(Dolce et Decorum est) Pro Patria Mori
Dystocratic ...

Italian Black / Doom Metal band Forgotten Tomb have just released their latest album today, titled "...and Don't Deliver Us from Evil". This marks the band's sixth full length album, and their second album to be released through Polish label Agonia Records following 2011's "Under Saturn Retrograde".

Leading up to the album's release, the record label recently made the whole album available for streaming online through their official Soundcloud profile, although now they have limited this to just one track:



The full track list for "...and Don't Deliver Us from Evil" is as follows: ...