Finnish pagan metal band Kaamos Warriors is set to release their yet untitled fifth studio album later in 2026 via Inverse Records. The second single ‘Nightless Night’ is released today and music video of the track is available below.
The guitarist Jani Moilanen comments: “The new single “Nightless Night” continues the exploration into the Finnish paganism with ethereal and melodic approach. It is the second song of the upcoming album following the opening track “Seita”, which was released earlier this year.”
The Finnish Pagan metal band Kaamos Warriors was formed in 2018 by Jani Moilanen (guitars) and Mikko Ojala (vocals, guitars). Their inspiration for the musical athmosphere is derived from the the beauty and the harshness of the Northern nature. The roots of the band rely heavily on the wilderness of the North. Current line-up includes also Inka Ojala (shamandrum) and Marjo Moilanen (bass guitar). Their presence in the band has further expanded the whole audiovisual atmosphere of the Finnish paganism. Jani, Mikko and Inka have also being playing together in the melodic metal band Dark The Suns. The former bass player for the Kaamos Wariors (played bass in the previous two albums) Jyri Moilanen is currently having a break from playing in the band. All the musical releases of the band have been released via Inverse Records.
US extreme metallers Narcotic Wasteland, the brainchild of former Nile guitarist Dallas Toler-Wade, have announced extra dates to their upcoming European tour this winter. The announcement follows the recent tour announcement and release of their new single “Introspective Nightmares”.
Speaking ahead of the tour, Toler-Wade has said this of returning to Europe: “I am very excited to bring my band, Narcotic Wasteland, back to Europe. We’ll be performing songs both old and new, along with the two Nile songs I wrote for the Annihilation of the Wicked album, ‘Lashed to the Slave Stick’ and ‘The Burning Pits of the Duat’ — in celebration of its 20th anniversary. This will truly be a must-see performance, as I will not be playing these songs again. Don’t miss it!”
The complete tour dates are: 13.11.25 – Oslo, Norway – Brewgata 14.11.25 – Lublin, Poland – Fabryka Kultury Zgrzyt 15.11.25 – Bratislava, Slovakia – Pink Whale 16.11.25 – Vienna, Austria – Escape Metal Corner 17.11.25 – Ostritz, Germany – AZ Meva 18.11.25 – Lübbenau, Germany – Kulturhof 19.11.25 – Kassel, Germany – Goldgrube 20.11.25 – Kortrijk, Belgium – DVG Club 21.11.25 – Alkmaar, The Netherlands – Herrie Metal Fest 22.11.25 – Milton Keynes, UK – The Craufurd Arms 23.11.25 – Belfast, UK – The Deer’s Head 24.11.25 – Dublin, Ireland – Fibber Magees 25.11.25 – Manchester, UK – Junior Jackson’s 26.11.25 – London, UK – Underworld 27.11.25 – Newcastle upon Tyne, UK – The Lubber Fiend 29.11.25 – Rennes, France – Ty Anna Tavarn 30.11.25 – Paris, France – Le Zorba 01.12.25 – Basel, Switzerland – Valhalla Bar 02.12.25 – Lonata Ceppino, Italy – Black Inside 03.12.25 – Bologna, Italy – Freakout Club 04.12.25 – Trodica Di Morrovalle, Italy – Drunk in Public 05.12.25 – Pordenone, Italy – Tune Music Lab 06.12.25 – Salzburg, Austria – Rockhouse Bar 07.12.25 – Graz, Austria – Explosiv 08.12.25 – Belgrade, Serbia – Zappa Barka – Bleed To Death Festival 09.12.25 – Sofia, Bulgaria – Grindhouse 10.12.25 – Bucharest, Romania – Encore Club 11.12.25 – Budapest, Hungary – Turbina 12.12.25 – Olomouc, Czech Republic – Sklub 13.12.25 – Krakow, Poland – Confession Club 14.12.25 – Bilbao, Spain – D8 Sorkuntza Faktoria 15.12.25 – Madrid, Spain – Wurlitzer Ballroom 16.12.25 – Barcelona, Spain – Sala Deskomunal
Narcotic Wasteland is a relentless force in the metal scene, delivering a crushing blend of technical precision, unyielding aggression, and raw energy. Fronted by Dallas Toler-Wade—renowned vocalist and guitarist best known for his work with Nile—he brings his signature technical prowess and intense energy to the band. On this tour, in celebration of the 20-year release of “Annihilation of the Wicked”, Dallas will perform two of the songs he wrote for the album: ‘Lashed to the Slave Stick’ and The ‘Burning Pits of the Duat’, giving Nile fans the unique opportunity to hear these tracks played live by the original voice and composer.
On drums, Joseph Howard unleashes a torrent of precision and power, driving the band’s pummeling rhythms with thunderous intensity. His dynamic performance creates the perfect foundation for the band’s heavy and often dark sonic atmosphere.
Kenji Tsunami commands the low end with inventive, hard-hitting bass lines that add both depth and texture, solidifying the band’s signature wall of sound. His stage presence and musicianship bring an extra dimension to Narcotic Wasteland’s live assault.
Together, Dallas, Joseph, and Kenji forge an unstoppable musical unit—one that captivates audiences with high-octane performances and uncompromising compositions. With unmatched technical skill and a shared vision for pushing metal’s boundaries, Narcotic Wasteland stands as a true powerhouse in today’s extreme music landscape.
BELLE MORTE, one of the rising forces in symphonic female-fronted metal, return with a new acoustic takeon their hit single “Exorcism”. Stripping the track down to its raw, emotional core, the video highlights the band’s signature dark atmosphere while offering a fresh perspective on the fan-favorite song.
Known for blending symphonic metal with an array of ethnic instruments from around the world, BELLE MORTE’s Pearl Huntingalbum features collaborations with artists from over a dozen countries, creating a unique global sound. The acoustic “Exorcism” offers both longtime fans and newcomers a chance to experience the band’s cinematic storytelling in an intimate, stripped-back form.
Previous videos from Pearl Hunting: Pearl Hunting: Watch “Exorcism” Ft. Ulziisaikhan Khoroldamba: Watch “September” Ft. Ruben Monteiro: Watch “Black Waters” Ft. Maulana Malik Ibrahim: Watch “Blame me” Ft. Lernik Khachatrian: Watch
About Belle Morte
Formed in Minsk, BELLE MORTE combines dark symphonic metal with gothic, progressive, and melancholic elements. After their 2018 EP Game On, the band signed with Wormholedeath in 2021 to release Crime of Passion, a conceptual album inspired by John Fowles’s The Collector. Their second album continues this global approach, delivering unique symphonic metal experiences for fans seeking something different.
Italian death metallers TENEBRO are set to unleash their new album “Una Lama D’Argento” on December 12th, 2025 via Time To Kill Records.
Continuing their morbid devotion to the putrid sounds of classic horror and old school death metal, the band promises another slab of grotesque heaviness. The record features a striking cover artwork created by Julian Ibanez, perfectly capturing the nightmarish essence and macabre storytelling that have become TENEBRO’s signature traits.
“The first single, ‘Impiccata’, strikes with relentless intensity: a fast, uncompromising track that mirrors the shocking imagery of Dario Argento’s Suspiria. Inspired by the infamous hanging scene, the song channels the sense of sudden, inescapable terror that erupts without warning. With its direct, no-frills approach, ‘Impiccata’ captures the essence of Tenebro’s sound: sharp, immediate, and merciless, like a blade cutting through silence”.
With their horrific and claustrophobic death metal, TENEBRO reaffirm themselves as one of the most uncompromising and distinctive acts in the Italian extreme underground, ready to push even further with this new work.
With “Una Lama D’Argento”, TENEBRO take their most extreme and visionary step yet: an entire album conceived as a tribute to Dario Argento, the undisputed master of horror, giallo, and thriller cinema. Eleven tracks that are not just songs, but episodes of a single nightmare, a journey through the dark and obsessive atmospheres of the films that shaped cinema history: Deep Red (1975), Suspiria (1977), Inferno (1980), Tenebre (1982), Phenomena (1985), and Opera (1987).
TENEBRO translate Argento’s universe into sound: riffs sharp as blades, guttural vocals emerging from the darkness, relentless drumming, and atmospheres shifting between pure violence and suffocating tension. Iconic scenes such as the mirror revealing the killer in Deep Red, the brutal mutilation in Tenebre, or the larva-filled bathtub finale in Phenomena are transformed into brutal, immersive sonic attacks, capturing the full horror and tension of the films.
As with every album, TENEBRO continue to evolve, introducing new symphonies, styles, and melodies, while remaining distinctly separate from the wider underground scene. Their music explores new horizons without ever betraying the pulsating heart that has always defined their sound: extreme, theatrical, and viscerally horror-driven.
In “Una Lama D’Argento”, TENEBRO do not merely evoke Argento’s universe: they embody it, rewriting his obsessions in Giallo Metal. It is an album that cuts, tears, and leaves no room for respite. “Una Lama D’Argento” is not just an album: it is a sonic nightmare, a visceral tribute to the cinema that taught us to love fear.
Tracklist:
1. Inferno 2. L’angelo Caduto Tra Le Luci Del Teatro 3. Impiccata 4. Sangue Sui Muri 5. Lo Specchio… Omicida. 6. Il Corpo Come Spartito 7. Piume Rosse 8. Appare ala Bambola, Poi La Lama 9. Larve Affamate 10. Nel Sonno Della Veggente 11. Jennifer
Line-up:
Il Becchino – Guitars, Vocals Il Beccamorto – Bass, Drums, Guitars
While they hail from the City of Angels, Abysmal Dawn remain one of death metal’s most consistently crushing creative forces. Two decades removed from their very first tour, next month, the L.A. mainstays are hitting the road hard once again with the mighty Krisiun. Only this time, they’ll be raising hell with their first new song since 2022.
Today, Abysmal Dawn are releasing “Cradle of Affliction”. Even though its various mutations have been banging around in their heads since Phylogenesis, the band’s new single proves timely. “‘Cradle of Affliction’ nods to the sound of our first record and our earlier melodic death metal influences like At The Gates”, explains vocalist, guitarist and founding member Charles Elliott. “This one is for Tomas (R.I.P.) and all the fans who have continued to support Abysmal Dawn throughout our journey for more than two decades now”.
“The music is written played, recorded and mixed by humans”, Elliott continues. “The artwork was created by a human. The music video was shot and edited by a human. We hope you come out to a show and support four of your favorite semi-humans playing death metal while you still can. Cheers!”
“Cradle of Affliction” bears the bloodied markings of Abysmal Dawn. The production is crisp but thick with heavy double bass and bone-crunching riffs. Back-to-back guitar solos twist like two spires up the same darkened tower, circling back to a killer chorus that begs to be screamed with horns raised to the rafters. “Cursed in name / Blessed in death“. Indeed, few bands have ever possessed such unholy staying power.
Abysmal Dawn’s latest album Phylogenesis and their most-recent EP Nightmare Frontier are both now available through Season of Mist.
Conquerors of Armageddon 25th Anniversary Tour November 1 – Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom November 2 – Bensalem, PA @ Broken Goblet November 3 – Raleigh, NC @ Chapel of Bones November 4 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Altar) November 5 – New Orleans, LA @ Southport Hall November 7 – Austin, TX @ Come and Take it Live November 8 – Houston, TX @ Scout Bar November 9 – Dallas, TX @ Trees November 10 – Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th Street Collective November 11 – Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad November 12 – Mesa, AZ @ The Rosetta Room November 13 – San Diego, CA @ Brick by Brick November 14 – Los Angeles, CA @ 1720 November 15 – San Francisco, CA @ DNA Lounge November 16 – Portland, OR @ Nova PDX November 17 – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon November 19 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall November 20 – Denver, CO @ HQ November 21 – Omaha, NE @ Reverb Lounge November 22 – Iowa City, IA @ Wildwood November 23 – Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s November 24 – Detroit, MI @ The Sanctuary November 25 – Lakewood, OH @ The Foundry November 26 – Syracuse, NY @ The Lost Horizon November 27 – Toronto, ON @ The Garrison November 28 – Montreal, QC @ Foufounes Electriques November 29 – Quebec City, QC @ Source de la Martinière November 30 – Boston, MA @ Middle-East Upstairs December 1 – Clifton, NJ @ Dingbatz
During the height of the worldwide apocalyptic dystopia of 2020, Abysmal Dawn persevered and released one of the greatest albums of their career, Phylogenesis.
In 2022, the technical death metal icons picked up where they left off and unleashed the harrowing four-song Nightmare Frontier. The EP includes an original track, a newly re-recorded version of the 2006 demo “Blacken the Sky”, and two epic cover songs that showcase the band’s musical versatility and limitless talent.
Now, as the completion of their fifth full-length draws near, Abysmal Dawn are celebrating 25 years of conquering Armageddon with their very first tour mates Krisiun. To commemorate this month-long run across the U.S., the band will debut their new single “Cradle of Affliction” live in all its accursed glory.
Lineup for “Cradle of Affliction” Charles Elliott: Guitars, Vocals Eliseo Garcia: Bass, Additional vocals James Coppolino: Drums Vito Petroni: Guitars
Production credits for “Cradle of Affliction” Guitars, bass and vocals recorded at Tastemaker Audio by Charles Elliott (tastemakeraudio.us). Drums recorded at Trench Studios by John Haddad. Produced by Charles Elliott and Abysmal Dawn. Mixed and mastered by Charles Elliott
OPHIDIAN MEMORY is an American death metal project leaded by Blake Lamoureux. He already has in his account four records: “Ophidian Memory” (EP, 2021) and albums “The Stag” (2022), “Our Shattered Garden” (2023), “Carrion Lord” (2024).
Sonically, Ophidian Memory uses a base of melodic death metal to add and blend multiple sub genres together including black metal, thrash, progressive metal, and metalcore. Each album tells of tales based in a fictional universe where beings of light and dark are entwined in constant conflict as they plot to destroy humanity, eachother, and existence.
Right now, an Artist is preparing for releasing new studio album titled “Seraphim“.
“Seraphim” is a journey into fire that yields beauty through destruction, expanding Ophidian Memory in every aspect of its sound. While maintaining much of the intensity from “Carrion Lord“, “Seraphim” is a narrative sequel to “Our Shattered Garden“. This situation laid the ground for the blending of different musical and narrative themes from each prior record to create a statement; that the boundaries of melodic death metal are as permeable as you make them.
It’s not only a narrative sequel to “Our Shattered Garden“, but also a climax in the sense of the overarching narrative of existence, “Seraphim” brings many new factions into focus, as a war between Seraphs, humans, and Primordials rages across the continent of The Meadow. From the Luminary and Kerberos, to the Demigod Primordials and the Seraphs, each group has those who pick a side, and each side pays their price in blood. This is the prophesized end of the world, but Xathanas has already chosen to invert prophecy. They will build a coalition by crossing the line and betraying their kin in order to help humanity in it’s entirety. Together, Demigod and Seraph will birth the Nephilim to supplant The Tyrant Aekyr. It is by Xathanas’ courage, that others are inspired to fight until their very last breath, as that breath could be at any moment. The battle is light against dark, a duality inside each individual. While the light blinds, a sliver of hope is seen in the darkness…
Music was recorded and mixed by Blake Lamoureux. Mastering was done by Rick Stallkamp. Cover artwork was done by Jon Weber. Album is set up for release on – November 7, 2025.
Listen to the “Cenotaph (feat. Jacob Dieffenbach)” at Metal Worship Promotion:
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