Innominate - Foreboding [2023]

Artist: Innominate

Album: Foreboding
Year: 2023
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/mfkf35IwhyM / https://innominatedm.bandcamp.com
Country: United States
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. The Obtuse  

2. Deep Triune Moan  

3. Crowning The Oppressor  

4. Jowls Agape  

5. Ocellus Abyss  

6. Morals of Irrelevance  

7. Absurd Culinary Homicide  

8. Lascivious  

9. Entangled Majesty  

10. Fragmented Permeance  

11. Continuum Implosive

Witness: -[*]-
Here is a band from my edge of the Inland Empire, and I wasn't aware of them but they sound pretty good to me. 

Eye Of Purgatory - Darkborne [2026]

Artist: Eye Of Purgatory

Album: Darkborne
Year: 2026
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/u1S5konnMEM / https://eyeofpurgatorydeath.bandcamp.com / TDC Link
Country: Sweden
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. The Darkborn  

2. When the Beacon Turns Black  

3. The Rotting Temple  

4. Bodyjumper  

5. The Slithering  

6. Unbound Flesh  

7. Formless Figures Dance  

8. The Best of Them Bleed  

9. The Dark Departure

Witness: -[*]-

Eye Of Purgatory - The Lighthouse [2021]

Artist: Eye Of Purgatory

Album: The Lighthouse
Year: 2021
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/C0udVyDYHkI / https://eyeofpurgatory.bandcamp.com
Country: Sweden
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. And from the Fog...

2. The Lighthouse

3. Fornever to Awaken

4. Carved in a Stone Bleeding

5. Pieces of a Fading World

6. They Silently Await

7. Where Slowly Life Fades

8. Rotting Pathways

9. Rebirther

Witness: -[*]-

Undeath - It's Time​.​.​.​to Rise from the Grave [2022]

Artist: Undeath

Album: It's Time​.​.​.​to Rise from the Grave
Year: 2022
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/2mh3P8Ui_B0 / https://undeathmetal.com / TDC Link
Country: United States
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Fiend for Corpses

2. Defiled Again

3. Rise from the Grave

4. Necrobionics

5. Enhancing the Dead

6. The Funeral Within

7. Head Splattered in Seven Ways

8. Human Chandelier

9. Bone Wrought

10. Trampled Headstones

Witness: -[*]-

Crypted Hate - Moral Onslaught [2026]

Artist: Crypted Hate

Album: Moral Onslaught
Year: 2026
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/0eP3uDXOUmc / https://www.facebook.com/crypted hate
Country: India
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Intro  

2. In Hate  

3. Blood in Dept  

4. Abomination  

5. Idol Inside  

6. Moral Vision  

7. Death Revelation  

8. Slaughtered to Survive  

9. No Mercy for Master

Witness: -[*]-
In my opinion, India has produced some highly effective death metal bands over the past 2 decades or so, and Crypted Hate appears to be another band with a lot of potential. They have been active for 6 years, but this is their debut, and I really like what they have created.

Ripper - Towards Rebirth [2026]

Artist: Ripper 

Album: Towards Rebirth
Year: 2026
Genre: Death Metal / Thrash Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/e1vkX_mEktw / https://darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com/ripper
Country: Chile
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. The Secular Awakening

2. World of Darkness

3. Towards Rebirth

4. Final Hologram

5. Into the Coldness of Land of Dead

6. The Source Exterminator

7. Messages from the Other Side

8. The Secret Dawn

9. The End of Universe

10. Procession to the Eternal Rest

Witness: -[*]-
I like this band quite a bit; their 2 previous albums have been very good for my tastes. But, for some reason, even though CarlG promoted this back in July, it took me until this past week to listen to it. I am glad that I finally got to it because damn, it is sofa king good!

Ripper - Raising the Corpse [2014]

Artist: Ripper

Album: Raising the Corpse
Year: 2014
Genre: Death Metal / Thrash Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/tq5GKDIDbu8 / https://ripperdeathrashchile.bandcamp.com
Country: Chile
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Await Your Death

2. Dark Light

3. Vomiting Blood

4. Corpses of Fire

5. Spaces of Delirium

6. People Kill the People

7. The Last Day

8. Agony

9. Raising the Corpse

Witness: -[*]-
Sofa king thrash \m/\m/

Ditheist - Cosmic Liar [2026]

Artist: Ditheist

Album: Cosmic Liar
Year: 2026
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://ditheist.yolasite.com / https://www.facebook.com/ditheist666/#
Country: United States
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Cosmic Liar  

2. Evil to Live  

3. Kill the Priest  

4. Nyarlathotep  

5. Apoplectic Delirium  

6. Covenant ov Torture  

7. Mouth of Hell  

8. Singularity

Witness: -[*]-
This new album from Chicago's Diteist is their first release, other than a split and a single in more than a decade, and it is quite good. A nice step in the progression from their Eternity of Nothingness album in 2015.

Vorax - Volcano Shock [2026]

Artist: Vorax

Album: Volcano Shock
Year: 2026
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://vorax.bandcamp.com / https://www.facebook.com/voraxdeathmetal
Country: Switzerland
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Magma Ocean  

2. Devouring Raw Flesh  

3. Volcano Shock  

4. Burning Lava  

5. Hunter Killer  

6. Flight of the Pteranodon  

7. Reign Supreme  

8. The Great Dying

Witness: -[*]-

Goreworm - Miasmic Solitude [2026]

Artist: Goreworm

Album: Miasmic Solitude
Year: 2026
Genre: Technical Death Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/tScFMdwo_VQ / https://www.facebook.com/Goreworm / TDC Link
Country: Canada
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Conjuring

2. Monuments to Murdering

3. The Enthralling Grave

4. Orbweaver

5. Amor Vincit Omnia

6. No Reprieve

7. Eve of Flagellation

8. Jarrell

9. Strelly  

10. Miasmic Solitude

Witness: -[*]-
More killer tech from our northern neighbors in Ontario. This band continues to create good metal for my tastes, and they have done well signing on with Transcending Obscurity, which I consider to be one of the best labels around over the past several years. 

Deathstorm - The Highest Predator (EP) [2026]

Artist: Deathstorm

Album: The Highest Predator
Year: 2026
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/DOSaRydCxDI / https://deathstormmetal.bandcamp.com
Country: Poland
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. You Won't See It Coming  

2. The Golden Calf  

3. Total Eclipse  

4. The Highest Predator

Witness: -[*]-
I have long been a fan of this band, as I thoroughly enjoyed their 2013 album Nechesh, but then I never really listened to their 2018 album as much. It just didn't have the same appeal. This new EP isn't bad; it is cool to see that they have maintained 3/4 of their original lineup after all of these years, but have only managed 4 releases, with one being a demo. 

Deathstorm - The Unfathomable [2018]

Artist: Deathstorm

Album: The Unfathomable
Year: 2018
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://www.facebook.com/Deathstormband / https://www.instagram.com/deathstorm.official
Country: Poland
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Light to Few  

2. The Unfathomable  

3. Spirit of Contamination  

4. Land of Severity

5. Death Is Sacred  

6. Mystics of Nothingness  

7. Gateway  

8. Ode

Witness: -[*]-

Ninth Realm - Damnation's Veil [2026]

Artist: Ninth Realm

Album: Damnation's Veil
Year: 2026
Genre: Death Metal / Thrash Metal
Web: https://ninthrealm-label.bandcamp.com / https://www.instagram.com/ninthrealmmd
Country: United States
Quality: 192 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Valigeth  

2. Damnation's Veil  

3. Cohorts of the Abyss  

4. Imbued in Hellfire  

5. Rituals in Thar'amath  

6. Orphaned Throne  

7. Wyrd of Strideborne  

8. Beyond the Void  

9. Vengeance Unto Rot  

10. All Hail Treachery  

11. Twilight's Blade

Witness: -[*]-

Destructor - Tales of Glory [2026]

Artist: Destructor

Album: Tales of Glory
Year: 2026
Genre: Heavy Metal / Thrash Metal / Power Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/vRAvF6G_KP8 / https://destructor1.bandcamp.com / https://www.deezer.com/destructor
Country: United States
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Tales of Glory  

2. Shadow Magic  

3. Harbinger of Death  

4. Wolves at Your Door  

5. Death Screams  

6. Fall to Your Knees  

7. Never Take Me Alive  

8. Answers in Blood  

9. Rise to the Call  

10. Victorious Warrior

Witness: -[*]-  
When I saw this release back in June, I immediately wanted to pick it up because I knew it was, at least in some ratio, the same band from 1985 that released Maximum Destruction, an album which I hadn't ever heard until about 6 years ago. I guess I wasn't sure what to expect because while I do like Maximum Destruction- not love, but like- the only other album I've heard was Decibel Causalties, and it's so so in my opinion. Well, I am here to say that I do like this album; at least the old 80s metalhead in me does for sure. I admittedly haven't taken the time to explore many of their other releases, but I may after listening to this one a few times. 

Destructor - Decibel Casualties [2017]

Artist: Destructor

Album: Decibel Casualties
Year: 2017
Genre: Heavy Metal / Thrash Metal / Power Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/VUW3Hh5Jhbw / https://www.facebook.com/DestructorMetal
Country: United States
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Restore Chaos

2. Keep the Faith

3. Metal Spike Deep

4. We Are Ready

5. The Last Days

6. Fiery Winds

7. Metal till Death

8. In Hell

Witness: -[*]-

Destructror - Maximum Destruction [1985]

Artist: Destructor

Album: Maximum Destruction
Year: 1985
Genre: Heavy Metal / Thrash Metal / Power Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/6X5_76U2snA / https://shop-hellsheadbangers.com/destructor
Country: United States
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Prelude in Sledge-Minor Opus 7 1st Movement

2. Maximum Destruction

3. Destructor

4. Overdose

5. Instrumetal

6. Pounding Evil

7. Take Command

8. Iron Curtain

9. Hot Wet Leather / Bondage

Witness: -[*]-
So, some of you may have heard me blabber on repeatedly about how I was a teenage metalhead of the early 80s. About how I spent hours in my local record stores searching through the imports, miscellaneous A-Z, metal sections, and used bins for albums and cassettes. Well, I never saw this album in my local stores back then, and so, when I did see this album 6 years ago at the late great site, DTS-Metal.com (RIP), I grabbed it immediately. The album cover immediately reminded me of Tyrant and their Legions of the Dead album from earlier that same year. In my opinion, this album isn't as good as LotD, but interestingly, it is rated much higher on Metal-Archives at 90% versus 68% for Tyrant. The lyrics and vocal delivery don't work nearly as well here, but it certainly delivers a raw, youthful exuberance that makes it appealing if you are a fan of the 80s style. 

Street Tombs - Existence Is Corruption [2026]

Artist: Street Tombs

Album: Existence Is Corruption
Year: 2026
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/0S8Wexryq_8 / https://carbonizedrecords.bandcamp.com/street tombs
Country: United States
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Pestilent Storm  

2. Deceptor  

3. Septic Values  

4. Upset the Grave  

5. Systematic Suffering  

6. Mental Mutilation  

7. Braindead  

8. Parasitic Feast

Witness: -[*]-
These boys from Santa Fe are back with the next progression and a very strong follow-up to their Reclusive Decay album from 2023. These guys have a very dark sound with a tight, heavy groove that makes for an entertaining listen. 

Cadaver Putrefacto - Eterno sepulcro [2026]

Artist: Cadaver Putrefacto

Álbum: Eterno sepulcro
Year: 2026
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/GpVNPu-1yNg / https://cadaverputrefacto2017.bandcamp.com / TDC Link
Country: Argentina
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Errando hasta la tumba eterna  

2. Los ojos del decapitado  

3. Desmembrando al miserable  

4. Grotesca abducción  

5. Frenética evisceración  

6. Derramando la sangre del padre  

7. El tormento de Fálaris  

8. Voorhees  

9. Eterno sepulcro

Witness: -[*]-
Newest release from this South American crew. They continue to refine their sound yet maintain the brutality to inflict blunt force trauma upon the listener.

Shrapnel Storm - Silo [2023]

Artist: Shrapnel Storm

Album: Silo
Year: 2023
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/Uq5tvwlCnmY / https://www.facebook.com/shrapnelstormband
Country: Finland
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Silo  

2. Wastelands  

3. Justice and Glory  

4. Only Snake Here Is You  

5. Alive Ammunition  

6. Bring Me the War  

7. Conquering the Gods  

8. Icon of Destruction  

9. Obey and Perish  

10. Kinslayer  

11. This Is Where I Fell

Witness: -[*]-

Shrapnel Storm - Shrapnel Storm [2020]

Artist: Shrapnel Storm

Album: Shrapnel Storm
Year: 2020
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/KoxKIBmGbug / https://greatdanerecords.bandcamp.com/shrapnel-storm
Country: Finland
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. The Burning  

2. Riding Against Dawn

3. First Blood  

4. Battle Wraith  

5. Triumph of Winter  

6. Heart of Winter  

7. Visions of Violent Past  

8. Coup de grâce  

9. Forsaken Pride  

10. Trapped Inside War

Witness: -[*]-
This is probably their best release to date, but for me it kinda got overlooked during the shitty year of the global pandemic when we were all being coerced into submission. Anyway, I am giving it a spot here now. Better late than never.

Machiavellianism - Tormenting Guilt of Murderous Madness [2026]

Artist: Machiavellianism

Album: Tormenting Guilt of Murderous Madness
Year: 2026
Genre: Brutal Death Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/tnPuV4tLa34 / https://pathologicallyexplicit.bandcamp.com/machiavellianism
Country: United States
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Tormented  

2. Descent into Despair  

3. Empty  

4. Consumed by Darkness  

5. Origin of Deception  

6. Embracing the Anger  

7. The Stages of Human Decomposition

Witness: -[*]-

Wormlord - Choices [2026]

Artist: Wormlord

Album: Choices
Year: 2026
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/Olhh2AZJpo8 / https://wormlord.bandcamp.com
Country: Finland
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Skin Stripped Flesh  

2. Plague Park  

3. Ivory Tower  

4. Denial  

5. Choices  

6. Undying  

7. Watch Them Feed  

8. Mania  

9. Slurs

Witness: -[*]-
I have been aware of this band for some time now, as I had their Open Wounds album in my July 2023 folder, but I don't think I had ever listened to it. That is a shame. After giving this album some attention and finally going back to their previous album, I can confidently say that I like their style. 

Wormlord - Open Wounds [2023]

Artist: Wormlord

Album: Open Wounds
Year: 2026
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/fMvGsl3A8GQ / https://www.facebook.com/wormlord.official
Country: Finland
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Open Wounds  

2. Dismember  

3. Butcher  

4. Vermin  

5. Blind God  

6. Larvae Carnival  

7. Nether  

8. Ghouls

Witness: -[*]-
I have had this in my files for 3 years but hadn't listened to it until recently, and with their 2026 release, it is like having 2 new albums from this band. I like them both.

Deimler - Darkness Falls [2026]

Artist: Deimler

Album: Darkness Falls
Year: 2026
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/BsXWvrtuYvg / https://deimler.bandcamp.com / TDC Link
Country: Spain
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Opening Theme  

2. Beyond the Sea  

3. Darkness Falls  

4. E. B. E.  

5. Ghost in the Machine  

6. Pilot  

7. Silver Shadows  

8. Squeeze

9. The Jersey Devil  

10. Dreamweaver

Witness: -[*]-
This is one of the better albums of the year so far for my tastes. I had a digital copy on pre-order, and I listened to it a couple of times when it first came out, but then I just let the album sit. I am not sure why, other than I always have this urge to listen to the next new thing and don't have enough time to go back to favorites frequently. Anyway, I was finally listening to this again a few days ago and marveling at just how damn good this band has been in the last several years with their LPs. I feel like they've added some new elements to these tracks, and it's working for me.

Skulld - Abyss Calls to Abyss [2026]

Artist: Skulld

Album: Abyss Calls to Abyss
Year: 2026
Genre: Death Metal / Hardcore
Web: https://skulldband.bandcamp.com / https://www.facebook.com/skulldbanditaly
Country: Italy
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1.  Healing the Wound  

2. The Blink  

3. Accabadora  

4. Wear the Night as a Velvet Cloak  

5. Le Diable and the Snake  

6. Mother Death  

7. Drops of Sorrow  

8. Sacred Fires

Witness: -[*]-