From the apocalyptic death metal of Axiom Chaos’s Primacy Arrival to the doom-laden riffs of Candlemass’s Black Star EP. This global onslaught spans black metal’s fury with Behemoth to the psychedelic haze of Hippie Death Cult and the progressive intricacies of Haken. With streaming links and Instagram handles, these albums and EPs are primed to ignite your speakers and redefine your sonic horizons—dive into the chaos and discover the pulse of tomorrow’s underground.
Behemoth – The Shit Ov God
Label: Nuclear Blast Records
Genre: Black/Death Metal
Country: Poland
Candlemass – Black Star EP
Label: Napalm Records
Genre: Doom Metal
Country: Sweden
Skaphos – Cult Of Uzura
Label: Transcending Obscurity Records
Genre: Black/Death Metal
Country: France
Sleep Token – Even In Arcadia
Label: RCA Records
Genre: Alternative Metal
Country: United Kingdom
Ghost Bath – Rose Thorn Necklace
Label: Nuclear Blast Records
Genre: Post-Black Metal
Country: United States
Haken – Liveforms: An Evening With Haken
Label: InsideOut Music
Genre: Progressive Metal
Country: United Kingdom
Meatwound – Macho
Label: Threat Collection Records
Genre: Hardcore Punk
Country: United States
Ominous Ruin – Requiem
Label: Willowtip Records
Genre: Technical Death Metal
Country: United States
Axiom Chaos – Primacy Arrival
Label: Comatose Records
Genre: Death Metal
Country: United States
Bangover – Hibernation Devastation
Label: Self-Released
Genre: Thrash Metal
Country: United Kingdom
Cavern Deep – Part III – The Bodiless
Label: Majestic Mountain Records
Genre: Doom Metal
Country: Sweden
Tetrarch – The Ugly Side Of Me
Label: Napalm Records
Genre: Nu-Metal
Country: United States
Dripping – Archaic Scriptures of Epistemology
Label: Maggot Stomp
Genre: Brutal Death Metal
Country: United States
Death SS – The Entity
Label: Lucifer Rising Records
Genre: Heavy Metal/Horror Metal
Country: Italy
Liminal Spirit – Pathways EP
Label: Self-Release
Genre: Avant-Garde Doom
Country: United States
Edensong – Our Road To Dust
Label: The Lasers Edge
Genre: Progressive Rock
Country: United States
Elusive God – Ambis
Label: Personal Records
Genre: Doom Metal
Country: Croatia
Escarnium – Inexorable Entropy
Label: Everlasting Spew Records
Genre: Death Metal
Country: Brazil
For The Pyres – At The Pyres Of Sin
Label: Gruesome Records
Genre: Black Metal
Country: Sweden
Gong – I See You (10th Anniversary Edition)
Label: Kscope Records
Genre: Progressive Rock
Country: United Kingdom
Hippie Death Cult – Live At The Star Theater
Label: Heavy Psych Sounds
Genre: Stoner Rock
Country: United States
In Covert – Bleak Machinery
Label: Dune Altar Records
Genre: Post-Metal
Country: United States
Jade – Mysteries Of A Flowery Dream
Label: Pulverised Records
Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal
Country: International
Lars Fredrik Frøislie – Gamle Mester
Label: Karisma Records
Genre: Progressive Rock
Country: Norway
Lloth – Archees Legeones
Label: Theogonia Records
Genre: Black Metal
Country: Greece
Marea – Adrift
Label: Masked Dead Records
Genre: Atmospheric Black/Doom Metal
Country: Italy
Mütterlein – Amidst The Flames, May Our Organs Resound
Label: Debemur Morti Records
Genre: Industrial Black Metal
Country: France
Nail By Nail – Embraced By Darkness
Label: War Anthem Records
Genre: Black / Death Metal
Country: Germany
Nechochwen – spelewithiipi
Label: Nordvis Records
Genre: Folk Metal
Country: United States
Paralyzed – Rumble & Roar
Label: Ripple Music
Genre: Stoner Rock
Country: Germany
Postmortal – Profundis Omnis
Label: Aesthetic Death Records
Genre: Funeral Doom Metal
Country: Poland
Prophetic Suffering – Rivalry Of Thyself
Label: Sentient Ruin Laboratories
Genre: Black/Death Metal
Country: Canada
Pyromancer – Absolute Dominion By Fire
Label: Adirondack Black Mass
Genre: Black/Death Metal
Country: United States
Shores Of Null – Beauty Over Europe
Label: Sulphur/Masked Dead Records
Genre: Blackened Gothic Doom Metal
Country: Italy
Slumbering Sun – Starmony
Label: Self-Released
Genre: Post-Metal
Country: United States
Statement – Sinister Thing
Label: Mighty Music
Genre: Heavy Metal
Country: Denmark
Steve Dadaian – Revenant City
Label: Self-Released
Genre: Progressive Metal
Country: United States
HellLight – We, the Dead
Label: Meuse Music Records
Genre: Doom Metal
Country: Brazil
Wolventhrone – The Siege of Sorrow’s Gate
Label: Self-Released
Genre: Black Metal
Country: United States
Lamenting Satanas – Invocations
Label: Northern Void Records
Genre: Blackened Death Metal
Country: United States
The Sun’s Journey Through The Night – Demo III
Label: Self-Released
Genre: Black Metal/Ambient
Country: United Kingdom
Crimson Crown – Vae Victis
Label: Self-Released
Genre: Black/Death Metal
Country: Russia
The May 9, 2025, releases deliver a relentless assault, from the primordial chaos of Axiom Chaos to the haunting melodies of Shores Of Null and the psychedelic reverence of Gong’s anniversary edition. This diverse tapestry of black metal, doom, progressive rock, and beyond is a testament to the vitality of heavy music. Stream these releases on Bandcamp or Spotify, follow the bands on Instagram for the latest updates, and let this monumental lineup reshape your musical horizons.