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Ontario, Canada natives Æpoch are excited to announce their latest release, a five-song EP called “Hiraeth”, which is set for release on Friday, September 10th, 2021. “Hiraeth” serves as the follow-up to the group’s well-received 2020 EP, “The Scryer”.

Cover art for “Hiraeth” was created by Mark Erskine (Fractal Generator, Dead World Reclamation, Symbolik) with mixing and mastering handled by Ominous Ruin (Willowtip Records) guitarist Alex Bacey. 

Four years after the release of “The Immortal Wars” (2017), Juno Award-nominated Ex Deo returns with more massive, brutal soundscapes than ever on their highly anticipated upcoming full-length album, “The Thirteen Years of Nero”, out August 27th, 2021, via Napalm Records!

Art Gates Records are proud to announce Contemporary Extreme Metal act from Finland Bloody Falls as the new artist to join their international roster of talents.

This five-pieced killer combo was formed back in 2017 in the city of Valkeakoski (Finland). Their explosive sound combines all kind of elements of the most extreme metal genre, including blasting drums, epic passages and memorable guitar riffs that will make your head explode in a million pieces.

California-based symphonic death metal/black metal faction Arcane Existence is excited to announce the upcoming release of their second album, “Colossus”. The album is set for release on August 20th, 2021. German fantasy artist Nele Diel handled the cover art for “Colossus” and the album was engineered, mixed, and masted by Nick Loiacono at Fang Studios.

Blackened death metal force Night Crowned announced the release of their highly anticipated sophomore studio album “Hädanfärd” on July 9th, 2021, via Noble Demon.

Previously scheduled for this summer, My Kingdom Music has decided to release the debut album of the Italian Death Blacksters Deathcvlt in October also because they have reached an agreement with other partners which will permit us to have a strong worldwide distribution.

Behold! Arise! Vast distances from Earth’s dimension, in a galaxy millions of light-years away, the Wizardthrone resurges! Traversing vivid sci-fi multiverses in the spirit of H.P. Lovecraft via comprehensively established technical death, power and symphonic black metal, “Hypercube Necrodimensions” (out on July 16th, 2021, via Napalm Records) is a bombastic journey through hyperspace and otherworldly realities.

From Xes, voice of Black Metal masters Infernal Angels comes Deathcvlt, an Extreme project that represents a return to the roots of Swedish Death Metal sound combined with the morbosity of Melodic Black Metal. The band is completed by Ulag from Osselition on guitar and bass and Bestia on drums from the same Infernal Angels for an essential line-up destined to burn the stages in the next autumn.

Satyricon’s first album, “Dark Medieval Times”, was released in the autumn of 1993 followed by its successor, “The Shadowthrone”, only eight months later. These pioneering pieces of art marked a start of a Black Metal evolution and have influenced the genre ever since. Both records will now be released as remixed and remastered reissues with altered cover artworks, on May 28th, 2021, via Napalm Records.

Singapore-based Death Metal newcomers Adarrak will release debut album “Ex Oriente Lux” on May 27th, 2021, via Satanath Records (physical) and Blood Blast Distribution (digital).

The album's first single, “Bereft”, will be released on April 1st. A teaser video for “Bereft” is available below.