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Here is the Cutting Edge Metal team’s roundup of this week’s essential new metal releases…
Mors Principium Est – Darkness Invisible
Genre: Melodic Death Metal
About: Finnish veterans Mors Principium Est return with their signature mix of razor-sharp riffs, soaring melodies, and melancholic atmosphere. Known for their ability to balance aggression with hauntingly beautiful guitar work, they continue to evolve while staying true to the roots of melodic death metal. Darkness Invisible delivers both ferocity and emotional depth, proving their lasting power in the genre.
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Muggeseggel – Lällekönig
Genre: Death Metal/Grindcore/Thrash
About: Swiss outfit Muggeseggel bring together the relentless chaos of grindcore, the raw weight of death metal, and the speed of thrash into a whirlwind of intensity. Their music is wild, tongue-in-cheek, and mercilessly heavy. Lällekönig is a furious release that embodies both their humor and uncompromising aggression.
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Revocation – New Gods, New Masters
Genre: Technical Death/Thrash Metal
About: Revocation have long been celebrated for their ability to fuse technical death metal intricacy with thrash metal ferocity. Blazing riffs, virtuosic solos, and crushing rhythms define their sound. New Gods, New Masters showcases the band at their sharpest, combining dazzling musicianship with unrelenting heaviness.
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Patterns of Decay – Departure
Genre: Death Metal / Death/Thrash
About: Patterns of Decay embrace both modern death metal brutality and old-school thrash aggression, resulting in a versatile and crushing hybrid. Their music strikes with precision, balancing feral energy and technical execution. Departure is a blistering EP that marks a bold step forward for the band.
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From the Crypt – Born in the Grave
Genre: Death Metal
About: From the Crypt deliver death metal in its purest and darkest form, built on cavernous riffs, guttural growls, and grim atmospheres. Their sound pays homage to the genre’s old-school foundations while injecting fresh brutality. Born in the Grave is a crushing statement of intent and a must-hear for fans of uncompromising death metal.
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PeelingFlesh – PF Radio 2
Genre: Slam/Brutal Death Metal/Hardcore
About: PeelingFlesh have rapidly built a reputation for their unrelenting mix of slam, brutal death metal, and hardcore groove. Their music is filthy, groovy, and devastatingly heavy. PF Radio 2 continues their onslaught, pushing their signature sound to new levels of aggression and absurd heaviness.
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After Earth – Dark Night of the Soul
Genre: Melodic Death Metal
About: After Earth combine the melodic sensibilities of Scandinavian death metal with a modern, aggressive punch. Their songs balance harmony and ferocity, layering melancholic atmospheres with powerful riffing. Dark Night of the Soul is a dynamic full-length that cements their place in the melodic death metal landscape.
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And the unearthed and on rotation underground bands this week include: Sikario, Bannerlord, Spread The Shadows, and The Eighth Circle
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