New Metal Releases - Aug 22nd 2025

Scroll to the bottom of this article to listen to tracks from all of the new releases this week.

Here is the Cutting Edge Metal team’s roundup of this week’s essential new metal releases…

Signs of the Swarm – To Rid Myself of Truth
Genre: Deathcore
About: Pittsburgh’s Signs of the Swarm deliver their sixth full-length, To Rid Myself of Truth, an unrelenting assault of rhythmic brutality and dark ambience—featuring tight breakdowns and guest spots from across the deathcore realm.
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Begging for Incest – Going Postal
Genre: Slam / Brutal Death Metal / Deathcore
About: Cologne’s Begging for Incest slam into existence with Going Postal, a nightmarish blend of pummeling riffs and guttural rage, pushing their boundary-piercing brutality to new extremes.
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Vindicator – Whispers of Death
Genre: Thrash Metal
About: Ohio’s Vindicator return with Whispers of Death, a feral, no-compromise thrash assault featuring jagged riffs, epic pacing, and circle-pit–ready intensity that solidifies their place in the modern thrash pantheon.
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Monoliyth – He Who Kills
Genre: Brutal Death Metal
About: Monoliyth carve out a devastating path with He Who Kills, delivering savage riffs, inhuman velocity, and guttural execution that sears into the core—brutal death metal in its purest form.
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Ashen – Leave the Flesh Behind
Genre: Death Metal
About: Perth’s Ashen return stronger than ever with Leave the Flesh Behind, a gnarled, death-metal powerhouse built on razor-sharp riffing and atmospheric darkness—heavy as hell.
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Grave Hex – Vermian Death
Genre: Death Metal
About: Debuting from Finland’s underground, Grave Hex’s Vermian Death is an audio plague—sludgy, primal, and dripping with grotesque riffing and suffocating atmosphere.
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