HANGING GARDEN were given birth in 2004, playing heavy, doom-oriented metal music. Over more than a decade, several releases and numerous line-up changes, bands style has evolved to a more melodic, contemporary sound that is rooted in dark atmospheres and open-minded, playful musicality.

Canadian deathcore pioneers DESPISED ICON release their sixth full-length album, "Purgatory", on November 15 via Nuclear Blast. "Purgatory" was produced by Yannick St-Amand, Eric Jarrin and Alex Erian. The music was recorded by DESPISED ICON's former guitar player, now-front-of-house engineer Yannick St-Amand while the vocals were recorded by close friend Antoine Lussier of ION DISSONANCE. Mixing and mastering were completed by CRYPTOPSY's very own Christian Donaldson at The Grid in Montréal. For the album artwork, the band selected Eliran Kantor to create a piece that echoed the themes and concepts of "Purgatory".

On November 15th, Germany’s celtic metal masters Suidakra celebrate their 25th anniversary with the release of “Echoes Of Yore” via MDD. All the 10 tracks were selected from the band’s history by the fans, being re-recorded for this special occasion as part of a Kickstarter project! Kris Verwimp, who is also the creative head behind the lyrical direction of the band, is responsible for the artwork.

Italian Death Metal force HIDEOUS DIVINITY will release their fourth full-length album “Simulacrum” on November 8th via Century Media Records. The album will feature ten original songs delivered with jaw-dropping technical finesse, as well as two covers, Machine Head’s “Blood Of The Zodiac” and Mayhem’s classic “Cursed In Eternity”, as bonus tracks on the digipack CD . Recorded, mixed and mastered once again by Stefano Morabito at 16th Cellar Studio. The impressive artwork was again created by Vladimir Chebakov who also did the cover for Hideous Divinity’’s last album “Adveniens”. Digipack features 5 more stunning paintings by Vladimir.

Italian death metal unit Hour of Penance is back with a brand new album titled Misotheism due out October 25. The band recorded drums for the album at Bloom Recording Studio; guitars, bass, and vocals Kick Recording Studio with Marco Mastrobuono who worked on their previous two albums; and mixed and mastered the album at Hertz Studios (Behemoth, Vader, Decapitated).

Extreme Metal Music To Release “RISE OF THE EMPIRE”, new album of Ancient Roman inspired death metal pioneers ADE. Record label Extreme Metal Music is excited to announce they will be releasing the long awaited fourth album of the Ancient Roman death metal pioneers ADE, ‘Rise Of The Empire‘. The concept about their homeland has gathered enthusiastic interest all around the world: “The band was born by the passion for death metal and the history of Rome, in a period when extreme metal bands used to be into northern cultures, german traditions and ancient Egypt myths. It was easy to be focused on our own culture, a practically non-existent topic”, comments the band.

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Funeral Doom titans ESOTERIC return with the monolithic ‘A Pyrrhic Existence,’ the collective’s first new album in eight years. Their undeniable power and time-warping arrangements are unparalleled even by doom metal standards, taking on an almost psychedelic hue at times here. As each of the six songs in this 2CD set roar to life, including the 27+ minute epic "Descent," the gravity swallows’ listeners up as they are pulled into their depths. ESOTERIC are, quite literally, one of metal’s heaviest bands, and the somber ‘A Pyrrhic Existence’ is further proof of their mastery.

The comeback album of 2019! After ten years Denmark’s loudest band returns to form! Formed in 1989, the Danish death metal band Konkhra had quite a run, releasing six studio albums, a live album, and a handful of other shorter releases from 1990 through 2009 and then the machine ground to a halt. However, now ten years later, Konkhra have revived and the current line-up dates back to the recordings of the early and mid-90’s. Their comeback album, “Alpha and the Omega”, has been scheduled for release by Hammerheart Records on October 18th

Although Sweden and Norway are the first countries that come to mind when one thinks of Scandinavian metal, Finland has turned out to be an impressive player as well - impressive for black metal, impressive for folk metal, impressive for goth metal, and impressive for death metal. Insomnium have epitomized the melodic side of Finnish death metal and they continue in that vein on Across the Dark. This 2009 release isn't a radical departure from Insomnium's previous albums, but there is one noticeable difference: this time, they incorporate some clean vocals - which are provided by Jules Näveri (who, in European metal circles, is known for his contributions to the bands Profane Omen, Misery Inc., Burning Empire, and Enemy of the Sun)…

Draug put a unique melodic twist on an extreme genre. Blending black metal with folk melodies and atmospheric vocals, their innovative take on the genre and their hard working mentality has already been noticed. After years of roaming around in the Norwegian metal scene, Draug takes their blend of beautiful folk-laced melodies and aggressive black metal to create a moody and nostalgic debut album deeply rooted in nature and folklore.

CANNABIS CORPSE’ new album ‘Nug So Vile’ is an onslaught of dank death that stands on the shoulders of the US metal giants that precede them. Feat. Phil “Landphil” Hall (MUNICIPAL WASTE), the trio wield 420-ton riffs like weapons of iron and steel. Each track unfolds deranged fables of stoner horror. Illicit grass forfeiture, alien pot forms, interstellar greenhouse planets, murderous THC zombies, and supernatural smoke sessions are delivered by crushing hits like “Cylinders of Madness,” “Blunt Force Domain,” and “Dawn of Weed Possession.” CANNABIS CORPSE habitually raises their pot-inspired madness with each album, and the classic US death metal assault of ‘Nug So Vile’ is another new high.

Legendary Doom Metal group Novembers Doom are celebrating their 30th anniversary by releasing a new album called Nephilim Grove on November 1st.