Caedem - Tales of the Bitter Ends [2026]

Artist: Caedem

Album: Tales of the Bitter Ends
Year: 2026
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/35ZjmsnFLCQ / https://caedem.bandcamp.com
Country: Sweden
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. The Werewolf of Wysteria  

2. Killing Spree  

3. Polarized  

4. Tales of Bitter Ends  

5. Embrace the Dark  

6. Gone with the Cult  

7. The Purgatory Express  

8. In Flames  

9. Altar of Blood

Witness: -[*]-
I had been waiting for a few years now for these guys to release a full-length album, and I can honestly say that this has been worth the wait. Caedem has created 9 tracks of killer traditional death metal in the Swedish style. 

Corpse Water - ...Something in the Water [2026]

Artist: Corpse Water

Album: ...Something in the Water
Year: 2026
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/flgVkrE3vXc / https://www.corpsewater.com / https://corpsewater.bandcamp.com
Country: United Kingdom
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Blood High  

2. Spontaneous Human Combustion  

3. Those of the Obscene  

4. You Can Scream, It Won't Matter  

5. The Hauntings of May  

6. I Demon, I Monster  

7. There's a Body in the Tank  

8. The Body and Blade  

9. Traumatised

Witness: -[*]-
It seems that Corpse Water is a 1-man project from Belfast, and for my tastes, this dude has created some damn good death metal!

Stormcrown - Echoes of the Impending Storm [2026]

Artist: Stormcrown

Album: Echoes of the Impending Storm
Year: 2026
Genre: Heavy Metal / Power Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/86T20Ol1-Go / https://stormcrownmetal.com
Country: United States
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Oghma Infinium  

2. Edge of the Unknown  

3. Hot Lead High Speed  

4. Hymn of the Road Warrior  

5. X3r0  

6. Black as Night  

7. Stormcrown

Witness: -[*]-
Here is an excellent example of modern power metal from the Blacksburg area of Virginia. I would say this is predominantly on the melodic power metal side, but there are times when these guys inject some grit and venom, and the leads can be both soaring and blistering. Another fun listen if you are into the style.  

Subjugated - Inherent Belligerence [2026]

Artist: Subjugated

Album: Inherent Belligerence
Year: 2026
Genre: Technical Brutal Death Metal
Web: https://subjugatedbcdm.bandcamp.com / https://www.facebook.com/Subjugated_DM
Country: Spain
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Unnatural Condition  

2. Transcending Boundaries of Cognizance  

3. Impenitence Discipline  

4. Shroud of Thorns  

5. Beyond Noumenon  

6. Homo Homini Lupus  

7. Equity & Retaliation  

8. Inexorably Psychotic Disorder  

9. Oppressive Indoctrination

Witness: -[*]-
This is one of my favorite technical brutal albums that I have heard in a while. I really like the sound and vibe that these guys create with these songs. Well done for a debut offering \m/\m/

Vile Desolation - Annihilating the Consciousness [2026]

Artist: Vile Desolation

Album: Annihilating the Consciousness
Year: 2026
Genre: Brutal Death Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/Dro7fcrb0LQ / https://comatosemusic.bandcamp.com/vile desolation
Country: Indonesia
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Veiled in Obscurity  

2. Whispers Through the Shadowed Gates  

3. Labyrinth of Torment  

4. Shattered Reverie  

5. The Sinister Symphony  

6. Dementia's Embrace  

7. Eyes of Madness  

8. Eternal Lunacy  

9. Chaos Unleashed  

10. Sanctified in Ashes

Witness: -[*]-
When I first saw this album a few weeks back, I wasn't overly anxious to listen to it, because I feel that the Indonesian brutal death scene has been producing the same sound over and over again. Then I read a couple of comments at STB and maybe even someone here in the chat (maybe Bongripper??) stating good things about this album, so I decided to give it a chance, and damn, it's good. Maybe not breaking any new ground, but at least they are covering it well.

Stench Of Sorcery - The Palegold Menace [2026]

Artist: Stench Of Sorcery

Album: The Palegold Menace
Year: 2026
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/Cz2CwsTrwms / https://www.stenchofsorcery.com / https://stenchofsorcery.com
Country: Spain
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Fear Facer (The Palegold Menace)

2. Stain of Suspicion

3. Here in the Dark

4. Warden of the Last Dawn Light

5. The Stench of Sorcery

6. Alric's Deadly Omen

7. Superstition 33: Eternal Demand

8. Grudgeborn (Accursed be He, the Doomwalker)

Witness: -[*]-
I came across this album a few weeks back, and from the band name, album artwork, and song titles, I was expecting more of a traditional epic heavy metal style, but these guys are creating death metal, and it is quite good at that. It is mid-paced and melodic leaning, but overall, this is a very good listen.

Empire Of Torment - Demonic Ritual [2026]

Artist: Empire Of Torment

Album: Demonic Ritual
Year: 2026
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/DST9KG83TDA / https://empireoftorment.bandcamp.com
Country: Australia
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Sheep Among Wolves

2. Crestfallen

3. Baphomet

4. Corpse of the Damned

5. Lucifers Kingdom

6. The Faceless

7. Ravens of Death

8. Descent Into the Netherworld

9. Curse the Feeble

10. Silent Screams of the Scorned

11. The Sinner

12. Father of Lies

Witness: -[*]-
I couldn't find a lot of information about this band, but I first came across their 2025 EP towards the end of last year and thought it showed promise, and here they are back already with a full-length album. Empire Of Torment seems to be a 1-man project, and I like the instrumental aspects of the songs. I also like the way the dude's voice sounds; it's deep and intelligible, but there is something about the lyrics, which seem to have a strong Christian slant, and the delivery he uses that sounds a bit ham-fisted (contrived) at times.

Escam - Concrete Autopsy [2026]

Artist: Escam

Album: Concrete Autopsy
Year: 2026
Genre: Brutal Death Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/qhpcPur02fw
Country: Finland
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Intro  

2. Cranial Cement Injection  

3. Concrete Autopsy  

4. Industrial Organ Relocation  

5. Guts in the Foundation  

6. Song for the Maggots2  

7. Concrete Coffin Burial  

8. Pipe Lobotomy  

9. Mortar Filled Cadaver  

10. Sledgehammer Embryotomy  

11. Steelrod Impalement  

12. Outro

Witness: -[*]-

Diseased Ways - Remains of Life [2026]

Artist: Diseased Ways

Album: Remains of Life
Year: 2026
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/n5sCp9bo3QQ / https://dpswrmngbldmgk.bandcamp.com/diseased ways
Country: Ukraine
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Proudness of Silly Nation  

2. Psycho Vultures  

3. City - Cemetery  

4. Misanthrope  

5. Doom  

6. Prototype  

7. Sacred Self-Reflection  

8. Chaos in the Mask of Order  

9. Possessed  

10. Open Casket (Death cover)

Witness: -[*]-
It is so surprising to me that people living in a warzone are able to focus on recording and releasing an album, but it seems they did, and even though the production is pretty rough, the album has some good moments.

Funeral Home - Your Funeral [2026]

Artist: Funeral Home

Album: Your Funeral
Year: 2026
Genre: Melodic Death Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/GDckwv1Li68 / https://funeralhomeofficial.bandcamp.com
Country: Finland
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. You Failed My Trust  

2. Wall  

3. My Kingdom Is Hell  

4. Rotten to the Core  

5. Depths  

6. Sacrificial Goat  

7. Your Funeral  

8. Graveyard Blues  

9. Blood & Sacrifice

Witness: -[*]-

Jungle Rot - Cruel Face of War [2026]

Artist: Jungle Rot

Album: Cruel Face of War
Year: 2026
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://www.instagram.com/jungle_rot / https://uniqueleaderrecords.bandcamp.com/jungle rot
Country: United States
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Intro  

2. Apocalyptic Dawn  

3. Cruel Face of War  

4. Maniacal

5. Suffer in Silence  

6. Radicalized  

7. Blade of Betrayal  

8. When the Elders Rise  

9. Horrors Vile  

10. Legacy of the Damned  

11. Rot Riffs  

12. Hollow Husk

Witness: -[*]-
Jungle Rot is the model of consistency because they have created 12 full-length albums over the course of 30 years, and in some ways, they have all been the same album. Obviously, there are differences in each release, albeit quite subtle, and for some fans, that is a very positive attribute of the band. For me, I have liked all of their albums that I have listened to over the years, but none compel me to come back over and over. Maybe this newest release will be different.

Warside - Cognitive Extinction [2026]

Artist: Warside

Album: Cognitive Extinction
Year: 2026
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://warside1.com / https://warside1.bandcamp.com / TDC Link
Country: France
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Mind Fracture  

2. Synaptic Decay  

3. Neurocide  

4. Invasive Thoughts  

5. Synthetic Abyss  

6. Visceral  

7. Thirst for Rot  

8. Cognitive Extinction

Witness: -[*]-

The new release from Warside shows that the band has capitalized on the potential shown on their debut EP from back in the Year of COVID. These tracks are heavy, catchy, and well-constructed to incite violence.

Redivider - Sounds of Malice [2026]

Artist: Redivider

Album: Sounds of Malice
Year: 2026
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/RtVmDPDSMyo / https://redividerdeathmetal.bandcamp.com
Country: United States
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Quartered & Devoured  

2. Sounds of Malice  

3. Shackled to Existence  

4. Apocalyptic Waste  

5. Fratricide  

6. Bask in the Rot  

7. Left to Rot

Witness: -[*]-

Apollinarix - Misanthropic Transcendence [2026]

Artist: Apollinarix

Album: Misanthropic Transcendence
Year: 2026
Genre: Blackened Death Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/AO6Vqgqb9LE / https://apollinarix.bandcamp.com
Country: United States
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Endless Black Hallucinations  

2. Imperative of Stone  

3. Deaths Multiscious Transcendence  

4. Entheogenic Sacrifice  

5. Delusions of Martyrdom  

6. End of Times  

7. Devouring the Flesh of Gods

Witness: -[*]-
These guys from Salt Lake City are new to me, and they have created a decent debut. They're labeled as death metal, but I hear a fair bit of blackness in their sound and a somewhat muddy production mix. It doesn't matter, I like the album. 

Perpetual - Wings of Decay [2026]

Artist: Perpetual

Album: Wings of Decay
Year: 2026 
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://www.facebook.com/perpetualdeathmetal / https://www.instagram.com/perpetual_oficial
Country: Spain
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. The Bearer of Doom  

2. Perpetual  

3. Humanity's Abyss  

4. Bloody Darkness  

5. Wings of Decay  

6. Inner Fear  

7. From Suffering to the Void  

8. All Gods Must Die  

9. Exitus  

10. Outro

Witness: -[*]-
I have known of this band for more than a decade now, but I really haven't listened to much of their music other than their 2015 album. I found this one a few weeks back and have been mostly enjoying it ever since.

Tombseeker - Tombseeker [2026]

Artist: Tombseeker

Album: Tombseeker
Year: 2026
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/qH9fFIKJnF8 / https://tombseeker.bandcamp.com
Country: United States
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Tombseeker

2. Immolated Self

3. Chamber of Torment

4. Left Behind

5. Flagellated

6. They All Bleed the Same

7. Trenches

8. Catacomb Crawl

9. Anticitizen

Witness: -[*]-
This is a relatively new band from KC, MO, with a familiar style that sounds pretty good.

Corrosive Agent - Vastator Mundi [2026]

Artist: Corrosive Agent

Album: Vastator Mundi
Year: 2026
Genre: Melodic Death Metal / Groove Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/Myu-snpGMMU / https://www.facebook.com/CorrosiveAgentBand
Country: Germany
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. A Mere Footnote

2. Carcass Country

3. Key Values

4. Hubris

5. Rhizome

6. Plague Raiser

7. Ng

8. Full Mental Package

9. Vastator Mundi

Witness: -[*]-
Corrosive Agent is a new German band who, based on their bio, recorded, mixed & mastered this album themselves, and they got a great sound. Proof that there is no need to have shitty sound quality in the production, like many bands are getting nowadays. These guys play what I would call modern melodic death groove, and I'm mostly liking it. Some parts are a bit slow, and the songs can tend to drag, but the band's heavier side is interesting and appealing to me, so I keep listening. I would say this disc is worth checking out if you're open to the progressive/melodic slant in their style.

Menace - Wheel of Spikes [2026]

Artist: Menace 

Album: Wheel of Spikes
Year: 2026
Genre: Heavy Metal / Speed Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/JEKKxU-bJmg / https://metalonmetalrecords.bandcamp.com/menace
Country: Italy
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Wheel of Spikes  

2. Satanizer  

3. Backhander  

4. Argento Vivo  

5. Shades of Evil  

6. The Haunted Disguise  

7. Burnin' Ash  

8. Death Never Lies  

9. Per Aspera ad Inferi  

10. The Unmerciful

Witness: -[*]-
From the album cover to the band photo, it is plain to see that there is some serious Judas Priest worship going on with this band. From my perspective, that isn't a bad thing because I dig the retro vibe they have conjured up with these tracks. 

South Of Hell - Hellfernùm [2026]

Artist: South Of Hell

Album: Hellfernùm
Year: 2026
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://greatdanerecords.bandcamp.com/SOH / https://www.facebook.com/South-Of-Hell-Officiel
Country: France
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Discdere  

2. Holy Death  

3. Decadend Brutality  

4. Darkness of Soul  

5. ...  

6. Voice of War  

7. Clarity of Shade  

8. Mecanix of Unconsciousness 

9. Hellfernum  

10. Macabre Gearing  

11. Hates Comes from God

Witness: -[*]-
From my perspective, SOH is a somewhat obscure French death metal band that I didn't become aware of until 2022, even though they had an effective 2015 debut. Now, this is their first output since, and it sounds different but still quite good.

Resurrected - Perpetual [2026]

Artist: Resurrected

Album: Perpetual
Year: 2026
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://www.facebook.com/resurrected.brutaldeath / https://resurrectedbrutality.bandcamp.com
Country: Germany
Quality: 192 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Unholy Intercession  

2. Human Wrath  

3. Forever Damned  

4. Into Mighty Death  

5. Sanity Is Lost  

6. Decomposed  

7. Immaculate Deception  

8. Echoes of Creation  

9. Perpetual  

10. Infernal Desire (Malevolent Creation cover)

Witness: -[*]-
Here is the newest release from this OG moniker in German death metal, Resurrected. I think these tracks represent the band very well, quite entertaining for my tastes. Only 1 original member is remaining, but it has been that way for a very long time now, with the 3 core members being together for ~14 years \m/\m/