atmospheric extreme metal

Every so often, a band comes along that generates praise and attention for all the right reasons, and, not always due to having a label or marketing power behind them. Chicago, Illinois-based progressive death metal group Warforged achieved that with their completely independently released 2014 EP, “Essence of the Land”.

Revered and critically praised progressive extreme metal masters Fallujah are gearing up to release their highly-anticipated, 4th full-length album, “Undying Light”, on March 15th, 2019, via Nuclear Blast Records.

Today, the band unveils a new song titled “Dopamine”.

Listen to “Dopamine” below.

Purchase the new single here.

Richmond’s Inter Arma, reigning masters of the slow build, continue to trace a distinctly ambitious trajectory through modern metal.

Today, the band announces their 4th full-length offering “Sulphur English”, coming on April 12th, 2019, and share the first single entitled “Citadel”.

Listen to “Citadel” below and stream the new track here.

Finnish metal steamrollers Chronoform released a new single from their upcoming album.
 
“From the Void” is one of the heaviest songs from the same titled upcoming album. The song’s groovy main riff is blended with black metal-like chord walls and blast beats followed by calmer vibes. However, the peace is temporary as the end hits hard again.
 
Listen to “From the Void” below.

Hell’s Guardian today released a brand new lyric video for their third single, “My Guide My Hunger”, from their latest album, “As Above So Below”.

Guest vocalists are Adrienne Cowan of Seven Spiers and Marco Pastorino of Temperance.

Thematically, the powerful, striking and catchy song is about desperation and hope very often lying pretty close to each other.

Check out the lyric video for “My Guide My Hunger” below.

Two hotly-tipped emerging metal acts have joined forces to create a spilt EP, entitled “Condemned to Repeat”, which arrives on April 26th, 2019.

Featuring two tracks from Vanity and two cuts from South Coast metallers Deference, the EP is a collaboration in which each band has invited the other vocalists to share vocal duties.

The ambassadors of melancholy, Marianas Rest, returns in April with their second full-length album “Ruins”.

Originating from Kotka, the true metal capital of Finland, Marianas Rest brings you lead heavy riffs and a mood to slash your wrists to. This all surrounding darkness is topped off with sad melodies.

Watch the music video for first single “Restitution” below.

Wolfheart took a short break from their extensive touring in 2018, just to put the recorded live video material together to a nine-minute-long live video for their epic album opener “Everlasting Fall”.

Taken from their last release “Constellation of the Black Light”, the video leads you right into the grim coldness of Finland, performed in hot concert halls.

Watch the full video below.

February 8th, 2019, sees Downfall Of Gaia release their new album, “Ethic of Radical Finitude”!

In anticipation of this release, Downfall Of Gaia have now launched the third single, “Of Withering Violet Leaves”, which can be heard below.
 

Progressive extreme metal masters Fallujah will release the highly anticipated follow-up to their critically acclaimed album “Dreamless”, this March.

“Undying Light” will be released on March 15th, 2019, via Nuclear Blast Records and will be the first to feature new vocalist Antonio Palermo.

Check out the music video directed by Robert Graves (The Black Dahlia Murder, Abysmal Dawn) for the first single “Ultraviolet”, below.