Infected Cells - Betrayed by Obedience [2026]

Artist: Infected Cells

Album: Betrayed by Obedience
Year: 2026
Genre: Death Metal / Thrash Metal
Web: https://infectedcellsmetal.bandcamp.com / https://www.facebook.com/InfectedCellsMetal
Country: Brazil
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Betrayed by Obedience

2. Blackened Horizons

3. Everything is Shattered

4. And the Reek Shall Inherit the Earth

5. We are the Outcast

6. Inside this Machine

7. Futile Existence

8. Tragic Human Condition

9. Chamber of Torture

Witness: -[*]-

Devenial Verdict - Old Blood - Fresh Wounds [2026]

Artist: Devenial Verdict

Album: Old Blood - Fresh Wounds
Year: 2026
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/hRFyeXkk8q0 / https://devenialverdictband.bandcamp.com/devenial verdict
Country: Finland
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Rituals of Ignorance  

2. Swarms of the Mindless  

3. Elysium  

4. The Unborn God  

5. Thrones  

6. Fall of Faith  

7. Sun Hammer  

8. The Corinthian  

9. Despoiler

Witness: -[*]-
Someone, and I don't remember exactly who it was, praised this album in the chatbox several weeks ago, and I am just now getting around to listening to it. I must say that I agree with the earlier assessment; this is a very nice step in the band's progression. Genre tagged as Avant-garde death metal, it just sounds like high-quality death metal to me.

Cerber - Essentia Straube [2026]

Artist: Cerber

Album: Essentia Straube
Year: 2026
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/mJNQEjTZe6k / https://cerbermetal.bandcamp.com
Country: Russia
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Essentia Straube. Opus Primum  

2. Dissolutio  

3. Reanimated  

4. Mondo Bizarre  

5. Fatal Portrait  

6. Aqua Tofana. Opus Mortem  

7. Straube Theme  

8. The Storm (Танцы На Воле cover)

Witness: -[*]-

Cage Fight - Exuvia [2026]

Artist: Cage Fight 

Album: Exuvia
Year: 2026
Genre: Metalcore / Crossover
Web: https://www.cagefightldn.com / https://candlelightrecordsuk.bandcamp.com/cage-fight
Country: United Kingdom
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Confined  

2. Oxygen  

3. Pig  

4. Pick Your Fighter  

5. Un bon souvenir  

6. Deathstalker  

7. Le Denei  

8. Exuvia  

9. The Hammer Crush  

10. IHYG (I Hate Your Guts)  

11. Elegie

Witness: -[*]-
This album won't be for everyone, but I kinda dig it as it takes me back to what I liked about this style in the early 2000s. The chick has some serious venom in her voice, and at times she gets brutal. This is a guilty pleasure for me for sure.

Lex Legion - Lex Legion [2026]

Artist: Lex Legion

Album: Lex Legion
Year: 2026
Genre: Heavy Metal
Web: https://lexlegionofficial.com / https://www.facebook.com/OfficialLexLegion
Country: International
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Sleep Eternally

2. Gypsy Tears

3. When the Stars Align

4. (I Am) The Resurrected

5. Lost Inside

6. Dreams of Darkness

7. Saviours

8. Life Eternal

9. Far Away

Witness: -[*]-
Lex Legion is made up of either current or former members of King Diamond's band, except for the vocalist, who is from progressive power metal fame in Pagan's Mind and Eidolon. At times, he mimics the King's falsetto, and those are probably my favorite moments on the album. Knowing the members of this band, you can expect some good instrumental performances, but overall I prefer their contributions to KD.

Haserot - Advent of Suffering [2026]

Artist: Haserot

Album: Advent of Suffering
Year: 2026
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/kePrLDgE5Pk / https://haserot.bandcamp.com / https://tornfromthegrave.us/haserot
Country: United States
Quality: 192 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Advent of Suffering  

2. Poverty of Thought  

3. Apophis  

4. Tears in Bethlehem  

5. Cruentis Omega  

6. Khlyst  

7. Beneath the Cairn  

8. Madness and the Void  

9. The Tenth Circle  

10. Curse of Haserot

Witness: -[*]-
I have been following this band ever since I heard their EP, Throne of Malice, a few years ago, and I have been excited for this album to be released. I feel like these guys have a lot of skill, and I really like the fact that they are working with Dan Swanö, as I have typically liked his stylistic influence on a band's sound. I like the territory this band continues to explore, and I hope I can make time to listen to this more. 

Formulus - Lessons Learned in Blood [2026]

Artist: Formulus

Album: Lessons Learned in Blood
Year: 2026
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/WAvbQaEcC4Q / https://formulus.bandcamp.com
Country: United States
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Intro  

2. Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken  

3. Death to the Enslavers  

4. Liver Eating Johnson  

5. Shadows of Death  

6. Torn Asunder  

7. Graveyard of Souls  

8. The Blow That Fell a House of God  

9. Human Monstrosity

Witness: -[*]-
This shit is raw and brutal and pretty fukking good!

Dyoxen - First Among Equals [1989]

Artist: Dyoxen

Album: First Among Equals
Year: 1989
Genre: Thrash Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/8a3VEeZf_hU / https://www.facebook.com/Dyoxen
Country: Canada
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. First Among Equals

2. The Essence of Ignorance

3. Citizen Soldier

4. Holocaust (Fall in Grace)

5. Abuse

6. Overcome

7. Foot from the Edge

8. Sooner than You Think

9. Contaminated

Witness: -[*]-
Here is a slice of obscure Canadian thrash with a technical edge and some nice performances. It would have worked better for me back in '89 than it does now but I still like it a lot. Unfortunately this would be their only full-length album as they disbanded shortly after this release.

Xzanthus - World of Misery: The Demo Anthology (1988-1991) [2026]

Artist: Xzanthus

Album: World of Misery: The Demo Anthology (1988-1991)
Year: 2026
Genre: Thrash Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/ZvP_oWl_5lc / https://tribunalrecords.bandcamp.com/xzanthus
Country: United States
Quality: 192 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Mindwarp  

2. Wastelands  

3. World of Misery  

4. Without the Darkness  

5. Prelude to War  

6. N.I.L.  

7. Images of Hatred  

8. World of Misery  

9. Promised Fate  

10. World of Misery  

11. Images of Hatred  

12. The Unknown  

13. Distant  

14. Wastelands  

15. Face the Fear

Witness: -[*]-
Here is a band that I would have really loved back in the day, but they never made it past the demo stage, and since they were from San Jose, CA, and I lived in the Midwest at that time, I never even heard of them until this compilation. Based on the quality of a few of these songs, I am really surprised they weren't more successful, but I guess they appeared too late.

Arroganz - Death Doom Punks [2026]

Artist: Arroganz

Album: Death Doom Punks
Year: 2026
Genre: Black Metal / Death Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/vbs0M4v_0ZY / https://arroganz.info
Country: Germany
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Die for Nothing  

2. Under Scarred Skin  

3. Pain Forged Armor  

4. Death Doom Punks  

5. Anti-Ideology  

6. Arsenic Breath  

7. Incubus' Veins  

8. Earth's Final Dose  

9. Spirit Arsonist

Witness: -[*]-
I like this new album from Arroganz; in my opinion, it has a more consistent death metal vibe than their previous work. Check it and see what you think.

Arroganz - Quintessenz [2024]

Artist: Arroganz

Album: Quintessenz
Year: 2024
Genre: Black Metal / Death Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/F-FfhrVUWq0 / https://arroganz.bandcamp.com
Country: Germany
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. The Origin of Fire

2. Outlaw Reborn  

3. Flames for Nemesis  

4. Dungeon Soul

5. The Devil and My Companion  

6. Deadend Rawness of Life  

7. Guardian of Old Scars  

8. Scorned Lifeblood  

9. The Essence Gospel

Witness: -[*]-

Arroganz - Morsus [2020]

Artist: Arroganz

Album: Morsus
Year: 2020
Genre: Black Metal / Death Metal
Web: https://www.facebook.com/arroganzgermany
Country: Germany
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Anodynon

2. Morsus

3. Pain & Light

4. Sleepless Forever

5. Dead Man Galaxy

6. In$ide $uicide

7. Aurora Arroganz

8. Guillotinen

9. Sickpeopledie.

10. Next Level Satan

11. 553

12. Praise Death = Feast Life

13. I Dealth With the Devil

Witness: -[*]-

Metal Church - Dead to Rights [2026]

Artist: Metal Church

Album: Dead to Rights
Year: 2026
Genre: Heavy Metal / Thrash Metal
Web: https://ratpakrecords.com/metal-church / https://metalchurchofficial.com
Country: United States
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Brainwash Game

2. F.A.F.O.

3. Dead to Rights

4. Deep Cover Shakedown

5. Feet to the Fire

6. The Show

7. Heaven Knows (Slip Away)

8. No Memory

9. Wasted Time

10. My Wrath

Witness: -[*]-
I admittedly have not spent much time listening to the Metal Church releases from the past 3 decades, as I had mostly moved on to more aggressive styles, but I used to love this band back in my favored decade of the 1980s. However, I decided to give this album a listen a few weeks ago, and it kind of grabbed my attention mainly because the growl of the new singer is reminiscent of David Wayne, but I like a lot of the music they have created here as well. It also got me to go back and listen to their classic albums again and give them a deserved spot here in The Chamber.

Metal Church - Blessing in Disguise [1989]

Artist: Metal Church

Album: Blessing in Disguise
Year: 1989
Genre: Heavy Metal / Thrash Metal
Web: https://www.instagram.com/MetalChurchOfficial
Country: United States
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Fake Healer

2. Rest in Pieces (April 15, 1912)

3. Of Unsound Mind

4. Anthem to the Estranged

5. Badlands

6. The Spell Can't Be Broken

7. It's a Secret

8. Cannot Tell a Lie

9. The Powers That Be

Witness: -[*]-
The follow-up to this release, The Human Factor, was the last Metal Church album that I listened to with any frequency, but this 3rd album from the band saw them at the pinnacle of their talents. Even though I preferred the first two, this is a very good album, that I used to listen to it a lot.

Metal Church - The Dark [1986]

Artist: Metal Church

Album: The Dark
Year: 1986
Genre: Heavy Metal / Thrash Metal
Web: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialMetalChurch / https://www.plastichead.com/METAL+CHURCH
Country: United States
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Ton of Bricks

2. Start the Fire

3. Method to Your Madness

4. Watch the Children Pray

5. Over My Dead Body

6. The Dark

7. Psycho

8. Line of Death

9. Burial at Sea

10. Western Alliance

Witness: -[*]-
This was the last album with David Wayne as the vocalist until he rejoined the band for a short time in the late 90s, and they released Masterpeace, which I have actually never listened to. These first 2 albums from Metal Church were highly effective and essential at the time.

Metal Church - Metal Church [1984]

Artist: Metal Church

Album: Metal Church
Year: 1984
Genre: Heavy Metal / Thrash Metal 
Web: https://youtu.be/NTiywaTDKig / https://metalchurchofficial.com
Country: United States
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Beyond the Black

2. Metal Church

3. Merciless Onslaught

4. Gods of Wrath

5. Hitman

6. In the Blood

7. (My Favorite) Nightmare

8. Battalions

9. Highway Star (Deep Purple cover)

Witness: -[*]-
I still remember the party I was at when I first heard this album. That was a good night for many reasons ;)  The second half of the album tails off a bit, but side one was/is classic and will always be some of my favorite songs from that time period in metal.

Infestuous - Unfathomable Mutagenic Abominations (EP) [2026]

Artist: Infestuous

Album: Unfathomable Mutagenic Abominations
Year: 2026
Genre: Technical Brutal Death Metal
Web: https://infestuousdeath.bandcamp.com / https://www.facebook.com/infestuous
Country: United States
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. (((Signalconnect)))  

2. Assimilate: Annihilate  

3. Doomsday Doctrine  

4. Transdimensional Malevolence  

5. Voidbound  

6. Palace of Rot  

7. Inexorable Oblivion  

8. Flesh Unraveled  

9. (((Signalterminate)))

Witness: -[*]-

Xorsist - Aberrations [2026]

Artist: Xorsist

Album: Aberrations
Year: 2026
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://www.facebook.com/p/Xorsistofficial / https://xorsist.bandcamp.com / TDC Link
Country: Sweden
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1.  Rest Impending  

2. Souls to Mourn  

3. Draped in Sorrow's Cloth...  

4. An Elegy Unfolds  

5. Of Where I Reside  

6. Faceless  

7. His Shrouded Gaze  

8. ...and Aged in Embers  

9. Disbelief  

10. Memorial Cries

Witness: -[*]-
My pathway into death metal acceptance came from the Swedish scene back in the early/mid 90s, so I am partial to that sound. As such, I have been very interested in this band since I heard their first album Deadly Possession a few years back. They have been quietly good with their first 2 albums, and this is their third release, and they continue to hone their skills and mine the past for inspiration. 

Kharkov - Kharkov [2026]

Artist: Kharkov

Album: Kharkov
Year: 2026
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/aa_limIvrKk / https://www.facebook.com/KharkovDeathMetal
Country: France
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Dawn After the Wreck  

2. Nagelfelder  

3. A Fate in Blood  

4. Scarlet Farewell Overflow  

5. Fuir le siècle  

6. Citadelle  

7. The Galleon  

8. Night Horse  

9. K141

Witness: -[*]-
I kinda like this one; it's from a band I hadn't heard of, but this album has a punchy production, and the band carries a nice groove throughout. Thumping mid-paced death metal from France, I like it.

Left To Die - Initium Mortis [2026]

Artist: Left To Die

Album: Initium Mortis
Year: 2026
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/h_FOENr9hWU / https://lefttodiedeathmetal.bandcamp.com
Country: United States
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Legion Of Doom 

2. Archangel 

3. Power of Darkness 

4. Zombie 

5. Witch of Hell

6. Rise of Satan 

7. Summoned To Die 

8. Mantas 

9. Slaughterhouse 

10. Death By Metal

Witness: -[*]-
Old-school US-style death metal from Tampa, Florida. Featuring Rick Rozz, Terry Butler, Matt Harvey, and Gus Rios. These guys are conjuring up a lot of the old Florida sound, and it is killer!

Human Waste - Misery Obsessions [2026]

Artist: Human Waste

Album: Misery Obsessions
Year: 2026
Genre: Brutal Death Metal
Web: https://humanwaste-vanrecords.bandcamp.com / https://www.facebook.com/humanwasteaachen
Country: Germany
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Last Rites  

2. All the Pigs Are Here  

3. Iron Casket  

4. Serpent's Betrayal  

5. A Noble Rot  

6. Seven Unmarked Graves  

7. Venomous Unction  

8. Misery Obsessions

Witness: -[*]-
I have been aware of this band since 2018, but hadn't listened to their music until hearing this album, and I immediately liked their style. Even though they are labeled as brutal death metal, and their 2018 album does have more of that aesthetic, this album sounds more traditional to me, and I like it a lot. German soil continues to cultivate a lot of great death metal!

Human Waste - Aesthetics of Disgust [2018]

Artist: Human Waste

Album: Aesthetics of Disgust
Year: 2018
Genre: Brutal Death Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/mb-MQJ4ZD9A / https://risingnemesisrecords.bandcamp.com/human waste
Country: Germany
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Loose My Shit  

2. Systematic Depression  

3. The War on Truth  

4. Injected Hate  

5. Wer Früher stirbt ist länger tot  

6. 4th Kind  

7. Cause We Are Fucked  

8. Slamming the Door  

9. Ballern  

10. Agony Euphoria  

11. Exterminate the Purity

Witness: -[*]-
One of the problems with being a hoarder is that you end up with so much stuff you never use or maybe even don't know that you have. That was the case for me with this album, as it was in my February 2018 folder, and I am pretty certain that I never even listened to it. That is a shame because it is a very good album, and I am trying to make up for it now. 

Asperatus - Shrines of Human Waste [2026]

Artist: Asperatus

Album: Shrines of Human Waste
Year: 2026
Genre: Technical Death Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/ZThRlr4yBv4 / https://asperatusband.bandcamp.com / TDC Link
Country: Poland
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Intro  

2. Decades of Deceitful Faith  

3. Age of Lunacy  

4. Blood Will Define Their Fate  

5. Absence of God  

6. Throne of Emptiness  

7. Hell to Follow  

8. Fall  

9. Extinction

Witness: -[*]-

Mortuary - Great Black Earth (EP) [2026]

Artist: Mortuary

Album: Great Black Earth
Year: 2026
Genre: Death Metal / Thrash Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/dxA55nNCfS8 / https://hpgd.bandcamp.com/mortuarymx
Country: Mexico
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Holy War  

2. Cut Their Heads  

3. Great Black Earth  

4. Black Superstition

Witness: -[*]-
There are 35 bands called Mortuary, if you believe Metal-Archives, and I have visited only 3 of them. The US band posted today, as well as the one in France, and the Russian Mortuary, which are both good bands but the Russians only has 1 album. Out of curiosity, I went through the entire list of bands named Mortuary, and most of them died after releasing only a demo or two, and in some cases, nothing at all. Well, this Mexican band is one of the few long-running incarnations of the moniker. They have been in existence since 1988, but this is their 1st real release since 2012, and their last LP was in 1995. No matter, this is killer thrashing death metal! Check out the 1st track Holy War and see if you don't agree.  

Mortuary - Shine of the End [1995] (Re-issue 2024)

Artist: Mortuary

Album: Shine of the End
Year: 1995
Genre: Death Metal / Thrash Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/RvClJEMawsk / https://www.facebook.com/mortuarymx
Country: Mexico
Quality: 192 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Shine of the End

2. Decaying Kind

3. Negatively Alive

4. Retrorevolution

5. Dead Life

6. The Arrival

7. The Prey

8. Imperfection

9. Fantasy Fall

10. Frozen Flames

Witness: -[*]-
Unfortunately, I was not the least bit familiar with this band until I heard their new EP, and then I realized that I've had their 1991 album in my files since 2020 and hadn't even listened to it. I have corrected that now, as I just banged my head to the entire album over the past 30 minutes, and I listened to this album here yesterday. I can say that this is quite good, I mean really good! It's crazy that there are so many bands that I am not even familiar with. I am glad that I continue to discover "new" stuff.