Burden of Antlers was produced, mixed and mastered by Jesse Cooley. Recording was handled at Sleeping Studio by Jesse and Shane Cooley. It’s being self-released on vinyl and digitally on September 18. Place your preorder here.

The band summed up its latest effort as such:

“There’s a fine line between ambition and poor decision-making. Most of this album was written somewhere in between. It’s our child, so naturally we think it’s remarkable. The rest of you have the benefit of objectivity.”

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Stream it below, then make sure to snag your copy of the October issue of Decibel, which includes this exclusive piece of floppy vinyl. But, wait too long and it’ll be drapes for your chance to nab one! Or something.

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“Tongue ov Soot and Ash” is Noroth’s contribution today, a classic slab of old-school death metal with an overcast feeling, giving shades of Incantation or Undergang. The timeless sound and the accompanying witchy video make the song feel like something that could have been released any time between the ’90s and today.

On “Eclipse of Dominion,” Mörtual execute a faster take on death metal, slowing down only for a deranged, doomy section around the midway point.

You can listen to both songs below and get two familiar, yet different, takes on the same genre. Noroth / Mortual is out on October 30 via Night Terrors and Goat Throne Records.

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For some reason, the combination of a catchy metal song with a horror comedy feels nostalgic to me, as there’s something very 2000s about the pairing. The film’s premise, a metalhead bringing his bandmates back from the dead to compete in a battle-of-the-bands competition, also has a certain innocence to it.

The film’s writer and director Jason Howden says “I was adamant that Bulletbelt had to return to write and perform the theme song” and that “the guys knocked it out of the park yet again! Director Alex Hargreaves produced an epic music video which captures the film’s energy perfectly. I’m beyond proud of the clip that her and the team created and know that Deathgasm fans will love it.”

According to the band’s founder and drummer, Steve Francis:

“The Deathgasm universe is a huge part of Bulletbelt’s history, so it is an honor to be asked to write the theme for part two. We knew the track needed to be epic and cinematic and I think we ticked all the boxes. There’s even a tie-in to the original, see if you can hear it!”

Bulletbelt is joined on the Deathgasm 2 soundtrack alongside GWAR, Anvil, Skinless, Alien Weaponry, Sanguisugabogg, Frozen Soul, Into Eternity, Havok, Skull Fist and many other metal luminaries. For those of you looking to snag a copy of the film’s soundtrack on vinyl, Raven Banner will be releasing it in late October. Additionally, the song will appear on the band’s next album, Midnight Fistfight, on February 12, 2027.

The film itself will debut on major streaming platforms on October 13, though you can also catch select screenings at Alamo theaters on September 29!

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Drawing inspiration from both the classic Swedish death metal of Entombed and Dismember and the modern brutality of Sanguisugabogg, Sacreligious put their own distinct spin on the genre, crafting a sound that is fast, filthy, and relentlessly aggressive.The band’s lineup features Felix Dahllöf on vocals, William Alvarsson and Hugo Rahm on guitars, Nellie Taghizade on bass and Filip Staberg on drums.

To achieve that balance, the album was recorded, mixed and mastered at the legendary Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, while the artwork was created by James Campbell.

Brutality Incarnated will be released independently on September 25, the same day the band play a major show in Stockholm, marking one of their biggest milestones to date.

Get the album here. 

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Chambers of the Infinite Solution is set for release via OWTG Records on September 23. Nab your presave here.

The band described the track here:

“’Splitting the Cerebrum’ and its lyrics were us imagining some depth of lore for our cover artwork and ultimately having fun pulling references to a lot of our favorite comic characters and movies. The riffs themselves really give off a classic brutal death tone mixed with some light hip hop influences and turned out to be one of our favorite tracks.”

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Due September 11 through Everlasting Spew Records, Operating Altar follows Matthew Krolmark, a medical student beginning his final year at St. Petersen’s University Hospital. After his physician mother insists that he shadow acclaimed new surgeon Dr. Warwick Locke, Krolmark witnesses increasingly horrific deaths and incidents of malpractice before uncovering the hospital’s history of torture and human experimentation—and realizing that history may be repeating itself.

Appropriately, Cartilage treat the record less like a conventional sequence of songs than one extended descent into St. Petersen’s.

“With this album, we sought to compose one large piece instead of simply a collection of songs,” guitarist Mike Flory tells Decibel. “We’ve combined more influences from the likes of both brutal death metal and classic heavy metal, yet we pushed ourselves to faster tempos that we’ve never done before. Operating Altar is uniquely formulated to leave your ears bleeding with pleasure—our Maggot O-Pus, if you will!”

Recorded and mixed by Scott Evans (Neurosis, Exhumed, Autopsy) and mastered by Leon del Muerte, Operating Altar expands Cartilage’s usual Carcass/Impetigo-informed deathgrind attack without cleaning any of the viscera from it. Blast beats, surgical riffs, theatrical dialogue and vocalist Mark Wallace and guitarist/vocalist Ria Flory’s competing gutturals and shrieks turn the album’s hospital setting into something considerably less concerned with healing than dissection.

Cartilage will take Operating Altar on the road beginning September 15, joining Washington, D.C. deathgrinders Goetia for most of a Western U.S. run before wrapping with Cartilage-only dates in Seattle and Portland.

“We’re elated to finally unleash the sonic spectacle of insidious surgeries known as Operating Altar, featuring nine malicious tracks that combine to tell a tale of unfathomable terror,” the band tells Decibel. “Listen if you dare!”

You heard them. Stream Operating Altar below before Everlasting Spew Records releases the album September 11.

Tour Dates

9/15 — San Diego, CA @ Tower Bar
9/16 — Tijuana, MX @ Republica De Hops
9/17 — Los Angeles, CA @ Slipper Clutch
9/18 — Fresno, CA @ Summer Fox Brewery
9/19 — San Francisco, CA @ Mabuhay Gardens
9/20 — Eureka, CA @ Savage Henry’s
9/22 — Olympia, WA @ The Crypt
9/23 — Spokane, WA @ Big Dipper
9/24 — Seattle, WA @ Central Saloon *
9/25 — Portland, OR @ High Water Mark *

All dates with Goetia except * Cartilage only.

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Speaking to Decibel, Massteron said this about “Achronon:”

We unveil our new track, ‘Achronon,’ a time-bending opus taken from our upcoming album, Second in the Spheres. Through crushing astral hymns of anti-locality, we invoke archaic energies of ungodly splendour buried beneath the skin of reality. Let the Vortex open.”

Second in the Spheres is out September 4.

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Why the hype?
I write about both bands when I cover split EPs from now on and for good reason. Magnicide are absolute legends in the Asian grindcore scene and Punished Earth have likewise been around since 1997. Magnicide deliver their grind in relentless blizzards of punk-infused blasts while Punished Earth are more pummeling and…punishing with their avalanches of death-infused blasts and beatdowns.

Latest release?
Split 12-inch out now on Shit Resist Records. Apparently this album was recorded ten whole years ago but never saw the light of day until now due to unforeseen complications. Well good thing it did because this bad boy rips! Three punk as fuck grindcore tracks from the Singaporian masters and then a veritable pummeling from Punished Earth. Good, clean fun for the whole family.

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Super Rebound was recorded by Kasper De Sutter and Martijn De Bondt at GAM Studios. Mixing was done by Scott Evans at Antisleep Audio, and mastering by Matthew Barnhart. It’s set for release on CD, vinyl and digitally via FVN KVULT Rekords on September 18. Place your preorder here.

The band described the track as such:

“‘Unsound Hero’ is about almost wandering off to the dark side when hostile forces keep pushing all the wrong buttons. Unlike a lot of other tracks on the album, this one starts with a slow-burning intro. We had fun layering some deep melodic vocals with uncanny, autotuned choirs, trying to increase the tension with every added layer. But eventually, of course, we wanted to put the hammer down—BAM! After this, the hero drifts completely off the map, left with nothing but two clean guitars, screaming into an empty space. But then all of a sudden—BAM!—another hammer, arriving unexpectedly, used by our hero to flatten everything in his path once and for all: a reluctant but absolute obliteration for anyone who left him no choice.”

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