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Here is the Cutting Edge Metal team’s roundup of this week’s essential new metal releases…
Angerot – Seofon
Genre: Death Metal
About: South Dakota's Angerot unleash Seofon, a vicious slab of HM-2 drenched death metal that celebrates the Swedish sound while adding their own dark, atmospheric layers. With massive buzzsaw riffs, cavernous growls, and melodic yet crushing leads, Seofon feels both classic and forward-thinking. Fans of Entombed, Dismember, and At The Gates will find themselves right at home in Angerot’s bleak, frostbitten world.
Listen on Spotify: Angerot – Seofon
Disembodiment – Spiral Crypts
Genre: Death Metal
About: Canadian wrecking crew Disembodiment returns with Spiral Crypts, a monstrous assault blending cavernous old-school death metal with doom-laden atmospheres. Drawing comparisons to bands like Incantation and Mortiferum, the album weaves oppressive riffs, punishing drums, and suffocating low-end to create a truly dark and claustrophobic listening experience. Each track feels like a descent into a subterranean crypt.
Listen on Spotify: Disembodiment – Spiral Crypts
Cronos Compulsion – Lawgiver
Genre: Death Metal
About: Germany’s Cronos Compulsion strike hard with Lawgiver, a crushing new full-length that unites ferocious modern death metal with old-school groove and punishing precision. Packed with monstrous riffs, cavernous vocals, and an unrelenting rhythm section, this album feels massive and primal. Their sound echoes elements of early Morbid Angel while staying sharp and contemporary, making it a must-listen for fans of extreme heaviness.
Listen on Spotify: Cronos Compulsion – Lawgiver
Grotesquerie – Uninhabited Plane (EP)
Genre: Death Metal / Goregrind
About: Bay Area filthmongers Grotesquerie erupt with Uninhabited Plane, an EP of vile goregrind and grinding death metal chaos. Exploding with blasting drums, squealing riffs, and grotesque gutturals, the release feels like a sonic dissection table — raw, bloody, and utterly relentless. For fans of Exhumed, General Surgery, and Regurgitate, this is a whirlwind of pure gore-drenched violence.
Listen on Spotify: Grotesquerie – Uninhabited Plane
Divergence – In Cycled Aeons (EP)
Genre: Technical Death Metal, Deathcore
About: Technical savagery collides with crushing breakdowns on Divergence’s In Cycled Aeons. Fusing dazzling technical riffs, fretless bass wizardry, and punishing deathcore-inspired breakdowns, this EP is a testament to modern extremity. The band seamlessly blends melodic complexity and mechanical brutality, perfect for fans of Beyond Creation, Archspire, and Shadow of Intent.
Listen on Spotify: Divergence – In Cycled Aeons
Primalfrost – Path of Resilience
Genre: Melodic Death / Power Metal
About: Toronto’s Primalfrost return triumphantly with Path of Resilience, an epic fusion of Scandinavian-inspired melodic death metal and grandiose power metal. Orchestral backdrops, melodic guitar leads, and soaring choruses combine to create a cinematic, almost heroic atmosphere. For fans of Wintersun, Ensiferum, and early Children of Bodom, this is a powerful journey through frost and flame.
Listen on Spotify: Primalfrost – Path of Resilience
Vulgar Dissection – Liquifying Coagulated Viscera
Genre: Death Metal
About: California’s Vulgar Dissection deliver a grotesque spectacle with Liquifying Coagulated Viscera, an album overflowing with guttural brutality and grisly slam-infused riffs. True to its name, the record feels like a relentless medical horror, complete with seismic blast beats and pulverizing breakdowns. Fans of Devourment, Cerebral Incubation, and Disgorge will revel in this blood-soaked sonic abattoir.
Listen on Spotify: Vulgar Dissection – Liquifying Coagulated Viscera
And the unearthed, on-rotation metal acts featured this week are:
My Cold Embrace, and Arch Revenant
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