August 8, 2025, delivers a crushing heavy music assault, led by Blackbraid’s atmospheric black metal Blackbraid III and Malthusian’s harrowing The Summoning Bell. With Crypt Sermon’s epic doom, BABYMETAL’s kawaii metal, and Thorn’s death-doom weight, this lineup spans black, thrash, stoner, and progressive sounds, offering something for every metal and rock fan.
Blackbraid – Blackbraid III
Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal
Label: Independent
Country: United States
blackbraid.bandcamp.com/album/blackbraid-iii
Malthusian – The Summoning Bell
Genre: Black/Death Metal
Label: Relapse Records
Country: United States
malthusian.bandcamp.com/album/the-summoning-bell-2
Sinsaenum – In Devastation
Genre: Blackened Death/Groove Metal
Label: earMusic
Country: International
open.spotify.com/album/6q2ShvkCdeMXCl6gtsmNsh?si=K_NMN3K_Rt-5L5bmaQEoYg
Crypt Sermon – Saturnian Appendices
Genre: Epic Doom Metal
Label: Dark Descent Records
Country: United States
cryptsermon.bandcamp.com/album/saturnian-appendices
Pustulant Flesh – Gurgling Pustulence
Genre: Death Metal
Label: Extremely Rotten Productions
Country: Denmark
pustulant-flesh.bandcamp.com/album/gurgling-pustulence
BABYMETAL – Metal Forth
Genre: Metal
Label: Capitol Records
Country: Japan
open.spotify.com/album/7JAioi7aQOS0VenAg3xfrp?si=9aABEF__SJuEuTfMmKBXag
Scorched Mind – Embracing the Dying Sun
Genre: Sludge/Death Metal/Hardcore
Label: Independent
Country: United States
scorchedmindband.bandcamp.com/album/embracing-the-dying-sun
Baelfyr – Empowered by Hatred
Genre: Blackened Death Metal
Label: Independent
Country: United Kingdom
baelfyr.bandcamp.com/album/empowered-by-hatred
Groaning Retch – Cathemeral Bloodshed
Genre: Death Metal
Label: Iron Fortress Records
Country: United States
open.spotify.com/album/2m6Pv9kuYjr2MXTL1jjRt7?si=ooeVsYvUQziaJGmDNYjy0w
Muras – Aegishjalmur
Genre: Black Metal
Label: Independent
Country: Poland
muras.bandcamp.com/album/aegishjalmur
Nordjn – Cold Winds of Funeral Dirge
Genre: Black Metal/Ambient
Label: Depressive Illusions Records
Country: United States
dir666.bandcamp.com/album/cold-winds-of-funeral-dirge
Temtris – Queen of Crows
Genre: Heavy Metal
Label: WormHoleDeath
Country: Australia
open.spotify.com/album/7bRbTFJJYTpXaBQPBj5fJe?si=LjLaA8fxQtSuPfe2UBCmJw
Firstborne – Lucky
Genre: Heavy Metal
Label: M-Theory Audio
Country: United States
firstborne.bandcamp.com/album/lucky-the-full-length-debut
Thorn – Nebulous Womb of Eternity
Genre: Death/Doom Metal
Label: Transcending Obscurity Records
Country: United States
thornx.bandcamp.com/album/nebulous-womb-of-eternity
Borracho – Ouroboros
Genre: Stoner Rock/Metal
Label: Ripple Music
Country: United States
ripplemusic.bandcamp.com/album/ouroboros
Phantom Fire – Phantom Fire
Genre: Speed/Black Metal
Label: Edged Circle Productions
Country: Norway
edgedcircleproductions.bandcamp.com/album/phantom-fire
Cytolysis – Surge of Cruelty
Genre: Brutal Death Metal
Label: Independent
Country: United States
comatosemusic.bandcamp.com/album/surge-of-cruelty
Dhikkaar – Stysta Leiðin Til Endurfæðingar
Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal
Label: Fifth Funeral Records
Country: United States
dhikkaar.bandcamp.com/album/stysta-lei-in-til-endurf-ingar
Paralysis – Spiral of Suffering
Genre: Thrash Metal/Crossover
Label: Independent
Country: United States
open.spotify.com/album/10Jyrbqe3jgoNAww2ZWLpg?si=VAvIKwJBTqWOV8AtxzElLg
Melpomene – A Body Is a Suggestion
Genre: Progressive/Groove/Doom/Post-Metal
Label: Independent
Country: United States
melpomeneband.bandcamp.com/album/a-body-is-a-suggestion-2
Cemetery – Thoughts on Life… and Death
Genre: Death Metal
Label: Independent
Country: Germany
cemeterydeathmetal.bandcamp.com/album/thoughts-on-life-and-death
Bärkdum – Journey to the Helheim
Genre: Black Metal
Label: Forgotten Dungeon Records
Country: Brazil
barkdum.bandcamp.com/album/journey-to-the-helheim
Mehrwertsteuer – Krone der Schöpfung
Genre: Melodic Black/Death Metal
Label: Independent
Country: Germany
mehrwertsteuer.bandcamp.com/album/krone-der-sch-pfung
Varkan – Cradle to Grave
Genre: Thrash/Heavy Metal
Label: Black Monarch Productions
Country: United States
varkan.bandcamp.com/album/cradle-to-grave
Meteora – In This Silence
Genre: Symphonic Metal
Label: H-Music (Hangfelvételkiadó Kft.)
Country: Hungary
open.spotify.com/album/5ryIVNh79XeY9FgQppvSwO?si=uYt1ECCcR6Sen67k_nnc3g
Køldbrynger – A Life of Melancholy
Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal
Label: Independent
Country: Germany
koldbrynger.bandcamp.com/album/a-life-of-melancholy
Finistère – Am grauen Meer
Genre: Black Metal
Label: Ministry of Truth
Country: Germany
fnstr.bandcamp.com/album/am-grauen-meer
Ortum – Ouroboric
Genre: Melodic Death Metal
Label: Independent
Country: Ukraine
ortum.bandcamp.com/album/ouroboric
Liv Sin – Close Your Eyes
Genre: Heavy Metal
Label: Independent
Country: Sweden
open.spotify.com/album/41U6wQOkkwKWtFHeOdsEVc?si=3lElvjbVSquLtJBylXaGQw
Völur & Cares – Breathless Spirit
Genre: Doom/Folk/experimental
Label: Batke Records
Country: Canada
volur.bandcamp.com/album/breathless-spirit
Uzlaga – The Coral Crown
Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal
Label: Intertidal Recordings
Country: United Kingdom
uzlaga.bandcamp.com/album/the-coral-crown
Halestorm – Everest
Genre: Heard Rock
Label: Atlantic Records
Country: United States
open.spotify.com/album/5i8fhyMoVuH1O3pofbxywv?si=zG_rxF4KT_O4x9SxA-wuPQ
Which releases are you most looking forward to?