MAYHEM Drop New Single & Video ‘Life Is A Corpse You Drag’

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Photo by Agnes Köhler, Nima Taheri, Joyce Van Doorn. Editing by Daniele Valeriani

The defining pioneers of black metal return with their seventh studio album, Liturgy of Death. With this release, Mayhem further solidify their standing as one of the most unyielding forces in extreme music. Now more than four decades into their career, they turn their focus toward the unavoidable presence of mortality.

Liturgy of Death explores the philosophy of mortality with stark, uncompromising clarity. The album presents death not as an ending, but as a universal law that touches all life and exposes the fragility of human existence. This impermanence becomes a call to live with full intensity, for every gain and loss ultimately falls back into the same silence. Echoing ancient philosophies, the album portrays life as a transitional state and death as a gateway to a higher form of being, while the solemn, dark beauty of death permeates the entire work.

Stream the single HERE

Attila comments on the new track: “Life Is a Corpse You Drag is not a slogan, but a ritual and a realization. It names an ancient law: consciousness as burden, the body as vessel, faith as a seal on a grave already closed. There is no comfort in this recognition but there is release. If we have been dead all along, there is nothing left to lose. What remains is pure energy: movement without fear, presence without compromise, a victorious march into the final destruction.”

PRE-ORDER LITURGY OF DEATH HERE

Exclusively available as:

  • Ltd. Deluxe Box Set incl. an exclusive 12” Clear-Black Marbled Vinyl with alternate artwork, bonus 7” Marbled Vinyl with 2 extra tracks, metal pin, patch, art prints, and the special tarot card “Liturgy of Death” (Clear-Black Marbled Edition and Transp. Red-Black Marbled BAND EDITION)
  • Ltd. Gatefold Black Vinyl (180g) & 12 pages LP-Booklet
  • Ltd. Gatefold Transp. Orange-Black Marbled Vinyl (180g) & 12 pages LP-Booklet
  • Ltd. Gatefold Splatter Black-Apricot Vinyl (180g) & 12 pages LP-Booklet
  • Ltd. Gatefold Haze Bright Gold-Black Vinyl (180g) & 12 pages LP-Booklet
  • Ltd. Gatefold A/B Split Red-Black Vinyl (180g) & 12 pages LP-Booklet (BAND EDITION)
  • Ltd. Gatefold Black Ice Ghost Vinyl (180g) & 12 pages LP-Booklet (US EDITION)
  • Ltd. Gatefold Cooper Black Ice Vinyl (180g) & 12 pages LP-Booklet (US EDITION)
  • Ltd. CD Mediabook in Slipcase (with bonus track and additional artwork)
  • Standard CD Jewelcase
  • Digital album

Liturgy of Death Tracklist:

  1. Ephemeral Eternity (feat. Garm & Ulver)
  2. Despair
  3. Weep for Nothing
  4. Aeon’s End
  5. Funeral of Existence
  6. Realm of Endless Misery
  7. Propitious Death
  8. The Sentence of Absolution
  9. Life Is a Corpse You Drag (Bonus Track)
  10. Sancta Mendacia (Bonus Track)

“DEATH OVER EUROPE” HEADLINER TOUR

GET YOUR TICKETS HERE

MAYHEM – DEATH OVER EUROPE 2026

05-02-2026 · NL · Groningen · Spot
06-02-2026 · NL · Utrecht · Tivoli Vredenburg
07-02-2026 · DE · Herford · Kulturwerk Herford
08-02-2026 · BE · Liège · OM
10-02-2026 · UK · London · Electric Ballroom
11-02-2026 · FR · Paris · Elysée Montmartre
12-02-2026 · FR · Toulouse · Le Bikini
14-02-2026 · PT · Lisbon · LAV Lisboa Ao Vivo
15-02-2026 · ES · Madrid · La Riviera
17-02-2026 · IT · Milano · Alcatraz
18-02-2026 · CH · Solothurn · Kulturfabrik Kofmehl
19-02-2026 · AT · Vienna · Simm City
20-02-2026 · DE · Regensburg · Airport Eventhall
21-02-2026 · CZ · Prague · PAVILON C
22-02-2026 · DE · Berlin · Huxleys Neue Welt
24-02-2026 · PL · Gdansk · B90
25-02-2026 · LV · Riga · Spelet
26-02-2026 · FI · Helsinki · Kulttuuritalo
28-02-2026 · SE · Gothenburg · Eriksbergshallen

With Necrobutcher, Hellhammer, Attila, Morten Bergeton Iversen, and Ghul locked into a unit tighter than ever, Liturgy of Death celebrates Mayhem’s own legacy, a continuation of the raw and uncompromising sound that defined their beginnings. The result is a merciless record – dark, fast, and unrelenting – that captures the band in their most dangerous and vital form. Forty-one years since their formation in Langhus, Mayhem remain a defining force in Norwegian black metal, continuing to shape the sound they helped create.

Watch previously released videos: „Weep for Nothing“ & “Despair”

MAYHEM line up:
Attila – Vocals
Ghul – Guitar
Hellhammer – Drums
Necrobutcher – Bass
Morten Bergeton Iversen – Guitar

MAYHEM online: Website | Instagram | Spotify | YouTube | Threads | X | Facebook | Apple Music

DAN SWANÖ to Re-Issue “Moontower” Solo Album, Single + Video ‘Uncreation (Remaster 2026)’ Out Now

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As part of the “Fourth Chapter” of the comprehensive catalogue re-issue campaign for DAN SWANÖ fronted Death Metallers EDGE OF SANITY and Prog/Hardrock outfit NIGHTINGALE, the time is now also come to re-issue a definitive version of the first solo by the Swedish vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and acclaimed metal producer (Opeth, Katatonia, Dissection, etc.). Originally released in 1999 to much acclaim due to its stylistically ground-breaking keyboard-oriented, atmospheric and 70’s rock inspired Death Metal, “Moontower (Re-issue)” will be out on March 6th, 2026 via Century Media Records and InsideOutMusic worldwide.

Next to a careful full remastering treatment by Dan Swanö himself, “Moontower (Re-issue)” comes with plenty of bonus material (several demos and two cover versions) in the following formats:

DAN SWANÖ – “Moontower (Re-issue)” / Out: March 6th, 2026 on Century Media Records

  • Ltd. Deluxe 2CD Jewelcase in O-Card (Incl. the original 8 tracks / 43 min. on 1st disc and 16 bonus tracks / 71 min. on 2nd disc)
  • Transparent light blue vinyl LP (180g, 8 tracks)
  • Digital Album (Remaster, 8 tracks)

Note: The ground-breaking first (and only) Dan Swanö solo album from 1999.

The pre-sale for “Moontower (Re-issue)” starts today and you can now also check out the new single “Uncreation (Remaster 2026)” in a visualizer created by Costin Chioreanu / Twighlight13Media, below.

Pre-orders: HERE and HERE

Dan Swanö checked in with the following comment about “Uncreation” as follows: “On almost every album I have been a part of there’s always been that one track where everything fell into place. The song I can not listen to it without getting that powerful rush that I believe is what keeps a composer chasing the sonic dragon. And on the “Moontower” album, it’s definitely “Uncreation”. The birth of “Uncreation” was complicated. It died and was brought back to life and in the end, it turned out to be the best song I ever wrote with growling vocals. I tried to make it as catchy as possible yet still keeping that rather unique “Moontower vibe” going. I was always a sucker for a well-crafted pop song, and I wanted to pay my respect to the magic of a key change in just the right moment, not once, but twice in this track. The guitar solo section, in its pomp meets progressive rock style in 7/8 is my favourite part on the “Moontower” album. Every note is carefully chosen and performed over and over until I got to exactly where I wanted it to be!”

The final “Fourth Chapter” of the re-issue campaign most recently launched fully remastered re-issues of EDGE OF SANITY’s “Unorthodox” (Out on Century Media Records) as well as NIGHTINGALE’s “White Darkness” (Out on InsideOutMusic) in December.

EDGE OF SANITY – “Unorthodox (Re-issue)”

  • Ltd. Deluxe 2CD Jewelcase in O-Card (Incl. the full session of 15 tracks on 1st disc and a brand-new remix of 12 tracks on 2nd disc)
  • Transparent magenta coloured LP (180g, 12 tracks)
  • Digital Album (Remaster, 15 tracks)
  • Digital Album (Remix, 12 tracks)

Note: The landmark second death metal album from 1992.

NIGHTINGALE – “White Darkness (Re-issue)”

  • Ltd. Deluxe 2CD Jewelcase in O-Card (Incl. a total of 22 bonus tracks)
  • White LP (180g, 10 tracks)
  • Digital Album (Remaster, 10 Tracks)

Note: the 6th album from 2007, available for the first time ever on vinyl.

You can still check out newly created visualizers by Costin Chioreanu / Twighlight13Media for EDGE OF SANITY’s monumental track “Enigma” off “Unorthodox (Re-issue)” here:
“Enigma (Remaster 2025)”: https://youtu.be/IzdVWwNman8
“Enigma (Remix 2025): https://youtu.be/aNU3Fnd9dQg

For exact track-listing of the “Fourth Chapter” (as well as the previous chapters) of re-issues, please visit:
https://www.danswano.com/track-listing/
https://www.danswano.com/edge-of-sanity-rereleases/
https://www.danswano.com/nightingale-rereleases/

You can order these re-issues and also obtain all other previously launched re-issue titles here:
https://edgeofsanity-nightingale.lnk.to/ReIssues
https://edgeofsanity-nightingale.lnk.to/reissues2025-bio

Stay tuned for further news about the remaining titles of this final chapter of the catalogue re-issue campaign coming soon…

DAN SWANÖ, EDGE OF SANITY & NIGHTINGALE online links:
https://www.danswano.com
https://linktr.ee/eos1
https://linktr.ee/nightingale1

JAGGED CITY Stream New Single ‘Ocean East, Ocean West’

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Post-rock band Jagged City, featuring Jake Woodruff (Defeater) and Carlos Torres (former touring member of Explosions In The Sky) have unveiled their new single ‘Ocean East, Ocean West’. This is the second single taken from their debut EP, There Are More of Us, Always, to be released on 30th January via Pelagic Records.

Stream here: https://orcd.co/jaggedcity

There Are More of Us, Always is a bold collection that moves between spacious, melodic guitar passages and raucous, swelling climbs. With heartfelt, melodious songwriting, a diverse range of eclectic touches buried within, and eruptions of dense, layered sound, this record delivers wonderfully balanced compositions through raw and personal production.

The project began as a cross-continental art experiment between Jake Woodruff (Defeater) and Carlos Torres (former touring member of Explosions In The Sky). What started as a simple exchange of ideas quickly found real shape through collaborative composition and thoughtful arrangement. Early sessions with David Haik helped refine the songs’ structures and drum frameworks, setting the groundwork for what would become Jagged City’s striking debut.

“We wrote with pure instinct, just tried to add something new to a genre that we love. As we traded ideas, we took some left turns and incorporated elements that may be unexpected.“ commented Woodruff.

When it came time to record, scheduling issues led to an inspired change of plans. Urian Hackney joined the project both behind the kit and behind the board, engineering and performing the drum parts that propel the record. In two intense days at The Box studio in Burlington, VT, Jake and Urian captured the core of the album with an immediacy and urgency that remain audible in every take. 

Carlos recorded bass in Los Angeles alongside longtime musical colleague Michael James (Explosions In The Sky), while Jake added further guitar textures from his home studio, creating layers that thread the compositions together.

This debut is both a statement of intent and an open invitation: Jagged City offer music that rewards close listening and communal experience—an instrumental journey shaped by collaboration and a fierce commitment to feeling. While still post-rock, There Are More of Us, Always utilises a diverse range of influence, giving a freshness to each uniquely realised track.

“This record is a product of collaboration and love and creativity – we hope it inspires people to be connected and think collaboratively and creatively together. That’s the only way forward.” concludes Woodruff.

There Are More of Us, Always track list:

1.    (DON’T DREAM ITS OVER)
2.    IMAGINARY LINES
3.    RAIN AND SIRENS 
4.    OCEAN EAST, OCEAN WEST
5.    HAIRSPRING 
6.    MINUS POWER
7.    (DELUGE IN A PAPER CUP)

Jagged City are:

Jake Woodruff – guitar
Carlos Torres – bass
Urian Hackney drums & production
Featuring Takaakira Goto as guest guitarist on ‘Deluge in a Paper Cup’.

For more: https://www.instagram.com/jaggedcity

Extreme Metal Act DANIELE BRUSASCHETTO Presents ‘Choking Clouds Of Ammonia’ Music Video

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Daniele Brusaschetto presents “Choking Clouds Of Ammonia,” a track that traces the tension between daily pressure, creative urgency, and the need to stay grounded. The lyrics move through anxiety, routine, and a sharp sense of self-reflection, showing music as both a release and a driving force.

The song arrives with a psychedelic live video, featuring footage captured at Club Flex in Arad, Romania. The visuals highlight the track’s uneasy, atmospheric feel, giving a vivid look at Brusaschetto’s experimental edge in a live setting.

About Daniele Brusaschetto

Since 1994, Daniele Brusaschetto has been on a continuous journey through his own world of sonic soot.
Performing as a power trio, he follows the imaginative path paved by Voivod, Godflesh, and early Mastodon—a mix of granite-heavy riffs, metal grit, no wave dissonance, and an emotional machinery waiting to be discovered beyond the wall of guitars.
In 2016, his passion for the six-string and extreme rock was reignited. “Flying Stag” (2019) marked his return to a metal–math–groove–stoner sound. In 2023, he released “Bruise A Shadow” via WormHoleDeath Records.
Now, Daniele is preparing to unveil his new full-length album, Dichotomous, which captures the natural evolution of his distinctive and uncompromising sound.

Pre-save “Dichotomous”: orcd.co/dctms

Previous video: Nosediving: https://youtu.be/7gnBYbCQk9I

The Lineup Driving the Sound:

Daniele Brusaschetto: voce/chitarra
Daniele Pagliero: basso
Alberto “Mono” Marietta: batteria

Connect with Daniele Brusaschetto:

www.danielebrusaschetto.net
www.facebook.com/danielebrusaschetto
www.youtube.com/user/boscorec
danielebrusaschetto.bandcamp.com

WORSHIP THE SACRIFICE to Release New EP “Veil Of Revelations” on April 9th

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Worship The Sacrifice return with VEIL OF REVELATIONS, a six-track EP out April 9th, 2026, defining the band’s “melo-chaotic death metal” sound in its clearest form to date. 

Leaning more heavily into melody while retaining their signature chaos, the EP balances ferocious speed, dynamic vocals, and strong melodic structure. Alongside original tracks “Evolve,” “Crystal,” “Indigo Eyes,” and “Show Them The Light,” the release features the instrumental “Behind the Veil” and a death metal reinterpretation of Arch Enemy’s “Nemesis.”

Lyrically and conceptually, VEIL OF REVELATIONS confronts illusion, manipulation, and spiritual blindness, pushing themes of perception, awakening, and self-evolution. With close to 100 UK shows since forming in 2022 and a reputation for crushingly tight, high-impact live performances, Worship The Sacrifice continue to establish themselves as a standout force in the UK underground. 

VEIL OF REVELATIONS is a clear statement of what melo-chaotic death metal actually means!

Tracklist:

  1. Evolve
  2. Crystal
  3. Behind The Veil
  4. Indigo Eyes
  5. Nemesis
  6. Show Them The Light

More info: https://linktr.ee/Wtsepk

SOUL GRINDER Release Video for Title Track of Current Album “Frozen Halls”

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A few weeks ago, Frozen Halls, the new album by Northern German death metallers SOUL GRINDER, was released. Following “Malevolent Reality” (featuring Asenblut frontman Tetzel on guest vocals), the trio now unleash another video clip—this time for the album’s title track. Along with the overwhelmingly positive feedback on the new album, the band’s live plans for 2026 have also begun to take shape. In October, the guys will join (with Ayahuasca) the DELIVER THE GALAXY’s “Those Who Came From Heaven” album release tour, and in February the rescheduled dates of the Eternal Death Rituals tour with Fleshcrawl, Slaughterday, and Discreation are on the agenda.

You’ll find the currently confirmed dates, as well as the link to the “Frozen Halls” video, below. Check it out!

Upcoming live shows

24.01. Bremen – Zollkantine
14.02. Heidesee – Frostfeuernächte

Eternal Death Rituals
/w Fleshcrawl, Saughterday, Discreation

20.02. Oldenburg, MTS Records
21.02. Dresden, t.b.a.
27.02. Weiher, Live Music Hall
28.02. Aalen, Rock It

14.03. Neukirchen Vörden – Kulturbahnhof
21.03. Heidelberg – Heidelberg Deathfest
28.03. Salzgitter – Forellenhof
30.05. Wuppertal – Eventground
10./11.10. ZOFF, Berlin, ORWOhaus

“Those Who Came From Heaven”

DELIVER THE GALAXY Record Release Tour /w Ayahuasca
Oktober 2026 – watch out!

Album Order
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▶ Alive: https://shop.alive-ag.de/Soul-Grinder-Frozen-Halls-CD/6425325

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