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. 

Caedem - Ad Transitum (EP) [2020]

Artist: Caedem

Album: Ad Transitum
Year: 2020
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://caedem.bandcamp.com / https://www.instagram.com/caedem.official
Country: Sweden
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Altar of Blood

2. Behold the Beautiful Dead

3. Gone with the Cult

4. Shinigami

5. Altar of Blood (live)  

6. Suppressing Shadow (live)

Witness: -[*]-

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!

Sovernal - For the Flames of Blasphemy [2025]

Artist: Sovernal 

Album: For the Flames of Blasphemy
Year: 2025
Genre: Death Metal / Deathcore
Web: https://youtu.be/Q0FPUr0zw9c / https://sovernal.bandcamp.com
Country: Indonesia
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Genesis 76:2

2. Euphemism of Contempt

3. Born of Scorn

4. Oblivion

5. Tyrant's Crown Cadaver

6. Carnage of Depravity

7. Bloodstained Authority

8. Decaying in the Hand of Deathbringer

9. For the Flames of Blasphemy

10. Beyond the Dark Sphere 4:78

Witness: -[*]-
This is different from what you typically get from Indonesia, and while I have long been a fan of Indo-death metal, I'm liking the change-up sound that these guys captured on this disc.

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.

Infrahumano - Depths of Suffering [2025]

Artist: Infrahumano

Album: Depths of Suffering
Year: 2025
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/355JR7Z1zqc / https://infrahumano.bandcamp.com / TDC Link
Country: Spain
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Across the Void  

2. Thrown into the Fire  

3. Battalion of Darkness  

4. Baptized in Acid  

5. Reduced to Fermented Pulp  

6. Forced Self Cannibalism  

7. Global Degradation  

8. The Last Breath  

9. Shades of Cruelty

Witness: -[*]-

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.

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.

Disembodiment - Spiral Crypts [2025]

Artist: Disembodiment

Album: Spiral Crypts
Year: 2025
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/0uSy1DPK7ko / https://everlastingspew.bandcamp.com/disembodiment
Country: Canada
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Morbid Infestation

2. Stygian Overture

3. Spiral Crypts

4. Putrification

5. Larval

6. Infected to Rot

7. Unknown Origins

8. Sentient Inorganic Mess

Witness: -[*]-
I like this disc for a few reasons. First off, the band creates a grisly old-school chug that I really enjoy, and then the drummer is bringing cymbals back to death metal. I am not sure if it is his technique or the way he has them mic'ed, but they really stand out in the mix. The only thing missing is the Deivos cowbell. The other interesting thing is that this band has the exact same lineup as Oath Div. 666, which also plays old-school sounding death metal with a more Satanic slant.

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.

Jungle Rot - A Call to Arms [2022]

Artist: Jungle Rot

Album: A Call to Arms
Year: 2022
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://uniqueleaderrecords.com/jungle rot / https://www.pulltheplugpatches.com/jungle-rot
Country: United States
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. A Call to Arms

2. Beyond the Grave

3. Genocidal Imperium

4. Asymmetric Warfare

5. Vengeance and Bloodlust

6. Maggot Infested

7. Deathsquad

8. Haunting Future

9. Total Extinction

10. Population Suicide

Witness: -[*]-

Jungle Rot - Jungle Rot [2018]

Artist: Jungle Rot

Album: Jungle Rot
Year: 2018
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://www.facebook.com/igotjunglerot / https://www.indiemerchstore.com/jungle_rot
Country: United States
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Send Forth Oblivion

2. Delusional Denial

3. A Burning Cinder

4. Triggered

5. Fearmonger

6. Stay Dead

7. Glory for the Fallen

8. Pumped Full of Lead

9. Twisted Mind

10. Terrible Certainty (Kreator cover)

Witness: -[*]-

Jungle Rot - Terror Regime [2013]

Artist: Jungle Rot

Album: Terror Regime
Year: 2013
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://junglerot.bandcamp.com 
Country: United States
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Voice Your Disgust

2. Terror Regime

3. Utter Chaos

4. I Am Hatred

5. Blind Devotion

6. Scorn

7. Rage Through the Wasteland

8. Ruthless Omnipotence

9. I Don't Need Society (D.R.I. cover)

10. Carpet Bombing

11. Pronounced Dead

Witness: -[*]-

Jungle Rot - Slaughter the Weak [1997] (Remastered 2002)

Artist: Jungle Rot 

Album: Slaughter the Weak
Year: 1997
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/k9mRo8WTaJ8 / https://backonblack.bandcamp.com/jungle rot
Country: United States
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Left for Dead

2. Gore Bag

3. Infectious

4. Demigorgon

5. Consumed in Darkness

6. Murder One

7. Butchering Death

8. World of Hate

9. Deadly Force

Witness: -[*]-

Jungle Rot - Skin the Living [1996]

Artist: Jungle Rot

Album: Skin the Living
Year: 1996
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://youtu.be/nFbRWbkQIyA / https://www.facebook.com/igotjunglerot
Country: United States
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Demon Souls

2. Destruction and Misery

3. Eternal Agony

4. Killing Spree

5. Rotten Bodies

6. Black Candle Mass

7. Awaiting the End

8. Tomb of Armenus

9. Decapitated

10. Screaming for Life

Witness: -[*]-

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.

Hedonist - Scapulimancy [2025]

Artist: Hedonist

Album: Scapulimancy
Year: 2025
Genre: Death Metal
Web: https://hedonistdeathmetal.bandcamp.com / https://www.instagram.com/hedonistdeathmetal
Country: Canada
Quality: 320 Kbps

Tracklist:
1. Execution Wheel  

2. Heresy  

3. Barbarian  

4. Abominated Void  

5. Parasitic Realm  

6. Scapulimancy  

7. Engines of War  

8. Cremator  

9. Profanation  

10. Hidden Corpse

Witness: -[*]-
Here is a disc that I have had on my phone for a while now, but I only just recently got around to listening to it. Immediately, the old-school riffs and heavy bottom end caught my attention, so I did some research and discovered that one of the guitarists is the same dude from Glutted Swarm who created one of my favorite albums from 2024. I am not saying this is a great album, but I like it, and wanted to share it for those who may have missed it.

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.