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Here is the Cutting Edge Metal team’s roundup of this week’s essential new metal releases…
Inhuman Condition – Mind Trap
Genre: Death/Thrash Metal
About: Florida-based death/thrash outfit Inhuman Condition return with Mind Trap, a devastating blend of razor-sharp thrash aggression and brutal death metal intensity. Featuring metal luminaries like Jeramie Kling (Overkill) and Terry Butler (Obituary), the album fuses relentless speed, razor groove, and sludgy atmosphere, making it a must‑hear for fans of classic Floridian death-thrash with modern production polish .
Listen on Spotify: Inhuman Condition – Mind Trap
Shadow of Intent – Imperium Delirium
Genre: Symphonic/Melodic Deathcore
About: Genre-pushing Shadow of Intent offers up Imperium Delirium, merging crushing deathcore brutality with epic orchestration. The album balances symphonic grandeur and blistering musicianship, with dramatic storytelling and technical complexity that elevate it beyond standard breakdown‑heavy fare .
Listen on Spotify: Shadow of Intent – Imperium Delirium
Sodom – The Arsonist
Genre: Thrash Metal (roots in Black/Speed Metal)
About: German thrash icons Sodom strike back with The Arsonist, a relentless slab of militant riffing, ferocious vocals, and socially aware lyrics. Building on their speed metal origins, this album delivers Teutonic thrash in full force—hard-hitting, unapologetic, and true to their legacy .
Listen on Spotify: Sodom – The Arsonist
Heaven Shall Burn – Heimat
Genre: Melodic Death Metal / Metalcore
About: Politically charged German powerhouse Heaven Shall Burn elevate their sound with Heimat, a soaring fusion of melodic death metal harmony and hardcore brutality. With epic choruses, crushing breakdowns, and poignant lyrics about identity and resistance, this album cements their status as torchbearers of modern metalcore .
Listen on Spotify: Heaven Shall Burn – Heimat
Indemon – Reclaiming Chaos
Genre: Death/Thrash Metal
About: Finland’s Indemon tear through expectations with Reclaiming Chaos, a feral storm of breakneck tempos, shredding solos, and punishing aggression. Drawing on the energy of early ’90s thrash with razor‑sharp execution, the record delivers an uncompromising sonic assault .
Listen on Spotify: Indemon – Reclaiming Chaos
Creeping Fear – Realm of the Impaled
Genre: Death Metal
About: French death metal horde Creeping Fear unleash Realm of the Impaled, a brutal and relentless force built on savage riffing, guttural vocals, and apocalyptic tremolo grooves. Infused with 90s death metal atmosphere yet unrelenting in aggression, the album is essential for fans of Vader and Krisiun .
Listen on Spotify: Creeping Fear – Realm of the Impaled
Putridity – Morbid Ataraxia
Genre: Brutal Death Metal
About: Italian slam/death monstrosity Putridity return with Morbid Ataraxia, a grotesque festival of blastbeats, guttural depths, and technical brutality. With deranged vocals, ultra-fast drumming, and bone-crushing rhythms, this release ups the ante for fans of Devourment, Disgorge, and Defeated Sanity .
Dark Coven – Malevolent Society
Genre: Death/Thrash Metal
About: Emerging force Dark Coven offer Malevolent Society, a menacing hybrid of old-school thrash bite and death-metal brutality. The album features fierce guitar solos, pounding rhythms, and venomous vocals—lyrically dissecting societal decay with unflinching precision .
Listen via YouTube: Dark Coven – Malevolent Society Full Album
And the unearthed, on-rotation metal acts featured this week are:
Ashenb, Negation, Under The Ashes, and Uhkel
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