ALT “Witness to a Dying World” is the fourth studio album by the US death and thrash metal band Absolute Darkness from the San Francisco Bay Area. It was released on 23 October 2026 as the follow-up to their 2022 album "Failure Of State". The album combines aggressive riffs, two-part guitar harmonies and solos with socially critical lyrics. Rather than conveying direct political messages, the band weaves themes such as corruption, authoritarianism, war, propaganda and social decay into narrative stories. Among the highlights is a personal cover version of the track “World In A World” by Bay Area classics Vio-lence. Lyrically, the album explores what happens when power goes unchecked. Corruption, propaganda, authoritarianism, war, exploitation, addiction, and social decay all appear throughout the record, usually told through individual stories rather than direct commentary.

ALT “Vitriolic Baptism” is the third studio album by the Greek band Embryectomy, released on 23 October 2026. It is the first release by the band, formed in Athens in 2013, on the renowned extreme metal label Unique Leader Records. On the album, the band deliver uncompromising slamming brutal death metal, characterised by extremely deep, guttural vocals (guttural slam), incisive riffs and intense breakdowns and beatdown passages. The disturbing, detailed cover artwork was designed by the well-known extreme metal artist Daemorph. @daemorph 1. Progeny Shredder 02:20 2. Ecumenical Lobotomy 03:29 3. Vitriolic Baptism 03:42 4. Chainsaw Symphysiotomy 03:19 5. Newborn Martyrdom 03:51 6. Cranioclastic Infanticide 02:57 7. Psychoneurotic Hecatomb 03:38 8. Sanctimonious Episcopicide 02:40 9. Carbonized Genesis 03:15

ALT Debut Album from Austin County Texas Slammers. “Slammy Boy Rex” is the debut album by the American slam-brutal-death-metal band Dinosaurs Before Dark; it is due for official release on 31 October. The tracks are already available on Bandcamp! 1. Colymbosathon Ecplecticos (Intro) 01:55 2. Slammy Boy Rex (Ten Four Cappin) 03:16 3. Micropachycephalosarus 02:19 4. Coprolite Camaraderie 03:57 5. Megasoreass 02:32 6. Areptiledysfunction 02:35 7. Kentrosaurus Kama Sutra 03:01 8. Planet Dinosaur 03:04

ALT "Beneath the Moor, the Ancient Dwells" is the debut album by the Russian slamming brutal death metal band Tumorflesh Rejection, released on 23 October 2026. The album was released via the label Ungodly Ruins Productions (also listed digitally via RUMF Productions) and combines heavy slamming death metal with numerous guest appearances from the extreme metal scene. Tumorflesh Rejection hail from Saint Petersburg, Russia. Before releasing their first studio album, they made a name for themselves on the underground scene with, amongst other things, their EP "Irreversible Extraterrestrial Termination", released in 2024. Their style is characterised by extremely deep guttural slamming, crushing breakdowns and goregrind influences. 1. Exhumed by Steam and Iron 02:07 2. Bloodseeker 03:17 3. Skinless 02:48 4. Perverted Attraction 02:46 5. Beneath the Moor the Ancient Dwells 02:55 6. Slaughterhouse 03:32 7. 29.08.1997 03:24 8. Parasite 03:34 9. Low Budget Abortion 03:32 10. Entombed by Blo....

ALT “Echoes of a Forlorn Land” is the fifth studio album by the Karlsruhe-based extreme metal band Mental Cruelty. It was released on 23 October 2026 via Century Media Records. Following the international success of their previous album "Zwielicht" (2023), the band moves further away from classic deathcore structures with this album. Instead, they intensely fuse blackened death metal with elements of black metal, Nordic folk music and power metal. The lyrics and visual aesthetic are deeply rooted in Norse mythology and ancient folk traditions, yet avoid typical genre clichés to explore darker, mystical legends instead. Musically, the album is characterised by the use of authentic, traditional European and Asian instruments, combined with orchestral passages, blast beats, choirs and sombre melodies. 1. Weltennacht 02:06 2. Fenrir 04:21 3. Blood for Blood 03:14 4. The Serpent of Midgard 04:50 5. Helheim 03:53 6. Draugar 02:49 7. Raise the Raven Banner 06:19 8. Cry of Batariel 04:02 9. Frost

ALT “Erebus” is the debut studio album by the Australian black/death metal band Sons of Erebus. The Adelaide-based band released the album digitally on 24 September across all streaming platforms and via independent channels. Sons of Erebus are a 5-piece Blackened Death Metal band from Adelaide, Australia. Formed in 2021 from a collection of Extreme Metal enthusiasts, connected by a thriving local scene. With Relentless Live Energy and a Brutal Sonic Assault that incites involuntary movement, Sons of Erebus have been hailed as a band capable of standing alongside Australia’s elite while carving out a future that is distinctly theirs. 1. Vengeance 03:47 2. Depravity 02:48 3. Buried Remorse 03:44 4. Wolf on the Prowl 04:29 5. Opposition 04:07 6. Worldfall 04:48 7. Serpent of Death 02:29 8. Into Nothing 01:18

ALT “The Reign” is the third studio album by the Greek death metal band Abyssus, released on 23 October 2026 via Fireflash Records. On this album, the Athens-based band deliver classic old-school death metal, heavily inspired by genre giants such as Obituary, Death, Autopsy and Bolt Thrower. The striking cover artwork, featuring shades of purple, was once again created by the renowned artist Andreas Marschall. 1. The Meaning of Pain 03:22 2. Out of Reach 02:59 3. Asphyxiation 03:03 4. Destined to Die 03:38 5. At Any Cost 04:04 6. The Path I Chose 03:47 7. The Prophecy 02:06 8. Killing Tendency 02:24 9. Await the Final Call 02:17 10. Trapped in Purgatory 07:06

ALT “Of Fire and Bloodshed” is the third studio album by the German brutal death metal band Saprobiontic, released on 23 October 2026. The band, formed in Dresden in 2012, is releasing the album via the Swedish label Black Lion Records. The album features nine relentless, technically precise tracks that blend classic old-school brutal death metal with modern intensity and plenty of groove. An aggressive mix of furious, accentuated riffs and bone-crushing parts influenced by bands like Suffocation or Cannibal Corpse. 1. Morbid Tales 04:31 2. Demons of Reality 04:18 3. Apex Predators 04:41 4. Descending into Chaos 05:25 5. The Era of Fire and Bloodshed 04:47 6. Maniacal Identity 03:28 7. Shepherd of Doom 04:54 8. The Evolution of Tyranny 04:18 9. Inherit Madness (Lurking Beasts) 04:20

ALT “Evil Black Church” is the third studio album by the Spanish thrash death metal band Estertor, released in October 2026 on the Black Lion Records label. The band was formed in Barcelona in 2016 and consists of experienced musicians from the Catalan death, doom and black metal scenes. Stylistically, Estertor operate within a dark blend of black, death and thrash metal. Their sound draws on renowned influences such as Celtic Frost, Bathory and Sodom, whilst also incorporating elements of American death metal (such as Massacre and Obituary). The album is conceived as a concept album and is entirely dedicated to Italian horror cinema and its iconic directors (including Lucio Fulci, Michele Soavi, Mario and Lamberto Bava). The songs explore the cinematic presence of the Devil and classics such as Demons, Black Sunday, The Beyond and The Church.

ALT The debut album “River of Slumber” by the Greek death metal band Casket Dweller was released on 22 October 2026 via the label Nuclear Winter Records. With a careful balance between crushing passages, darker atmospheres and more melodic moments, “River of Slumber” presents CASKET DWELLER as a new force within the contemporary old school death metal movement. A band focused on the essentials: memorable riffs, strong compositions and the timeless appeal of death metal. 1. Chapters 00:41 2. Dust Off the Shovel 03:43 3. He Rows 03:33 4. Fangs of the Vampire 03:12 5. Creatures of the Night 03:38 6. Empalming Slime 05:28 7. Burnt at the Stake 04:03 8. Voodoo Incants 03:28 9. Requiem 05:05

ALT "Rotting Souls" is the debut album by the international metal band Enduring Torment, which was released independently on 20 October 2026. The band brings together musicians from Switzerland and the United States and draws stylistically from the genres of slam, brutal death metal and hardcore, incorporating melodic and grind elements. What makes the album special is the dynamic vocal approach: the songs switch fluidly between four different vocalists. Band member Andri Franziscus is responsible for the guitar work, songwriting and the entire production. 1. The Beginning of Torment 01:44 2. Overflowing Bloodlust 04:26 3. Rotting Souls 03:22 4. Decimate Your Opressors 02:14 5. Martyrdom of the Thousands 04:34 6. Gored in the Face 04:57 7. Messiah of Death 03:30 8. Sledgehammer to the Cranium 02:46 9. The Bigot Butcher 03:01 10. Infection Spreading Fast 02:44 11. Mankind Is a Plague 03:04 12. Voices from the Suffering 01:15 13. Divine Execution (demo) 01:52

ALT Concrete Ghosts is a misanthropic metal collective from Finland, formed in 2025. The project serves as a sonic witness to the terminal decay of the psyche and the slow-motion erosion of the human mind within the structures it has built. Rather than reflecting the urban world, Concrete Ghosts documents the parasitic nature of modern life—capturing the precise, horrific moment where the individual is hollowed out by the very environment they are forced to inhabit. Standing in the center of this human-made horror, the band translates the crushing weight of isolation into a balance of raw aggression and layered, melancholic atmosphere. Heavily inspired by the somber, melodic intensity of the late-90s metal underground, their debut features a bleak, chromatic production that acts as a personal record of the world’s spirit failing in real-time.

ALT "The Parasite of Tragedy" is the debut album and funeral doom metal project by Dark Sigil Productions (Geoff Coran). The entire project is deeply inspired, both thematically and atmospherically, by the action role-playing game "Mortal Shell II". Extremely slow, crushing funeral doom metal / death doom, stylistically modelled on scene heavyweights such as Ahab, Esoteric, Evoken and Skepticism. 1. Penance of No Sin 12:32 2. The Parasite of Tragedy 13:28 3. Entombed in Snow and Ice 11:11 4. Hexapod 11:00

ALT “Eternal War” is the debut album by the Angolan extreme metal band Eternal Katastrophy, released on 18 October 2026 by Slam Dank Records. Eternal Katastrophy hail from the heart of Luanda, Angola, and thrill their audiences with powerful riffs, pounding traditional percussion and guttural vocals, which blend to form a raw and unique style of death metal. Rooted in Angolan culture and fuelled by the fire of young talent, the band enriches the global metal scene with a bold, aggressive and uncompromising sound. They made their international debut in 2023 in South Africa at the ‘Wacken Metal Battle Sub-Saharan Final’, where they secured an impressive third place. With a sound that blends death and groove metal, Eternal Katastrophy does not shy away from challenging social norms and confronting reality through intense and rousing music. 1. Eternal War 03:07 2. Lixeiro Obscuro 04:10 3. Cinzas 06:06 4. Inverso 06:03 5. Sanguinário 04:39 6. Sick 04:31 7. The Silence Is Better 04:10

ALT “Singing in the Grave” is the third studio album by the Italian death metal band Crepuscolo, released on 17 October 2026 via the label Distorted Productions. Crepuscolo is an Italian old-school death metal band that was formed in 1995. The founding members, Umberto (guitar) and Franz (vocals and bass), remain at the helm of the band and deliver a powerful, Scandinavian-inspired death metal sound. 1. Essence of Pain - Chap. 2 04:17 2. Rising Brutality 04:10 3. Singing in the Grave 05:41 4. Damned Land 03:55 5. No More Religion 03:48 6. Hallucinogena 03:37 7. Apocalypse Comes from the Sky 04:40 8. Way of Life Backwards 06:01 9. The End, the Death, the Nightmare 07:51

ALT “Welcome 2 Gary” is a deathcore EP by the US band Manifestations, which was released on 17 October 2026 as an independent digital release. The EP has a total running time of 6 minutes and 28 seconds and features two brutal tracks: 1. Serrated 02:45 2. Now You're Dead (Fuck You Too) 03:43