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Here is the Cutting Edge Metal team’s roundup of this week’s essential new metal releases…
Gorod - The Ember Gone
Genre: Technical Death Metal
About: French death metal band Gorod, based in Bordeaux, have released their eighth full-length via Base Productions/Season of Mist. The Ember Gone leans more heavily into progressive songwriting than the band's past work, built on the interplay of vocalist Julien Deyres and guitarists Mathieu Pascal and Nicolas Alberny. It follows their 2023 album The Orb, with the band citing 2012's Transcendence EP as a key reference point for the record's direction. Listen on Spotify.
Ninth Realm - Damnation's Veil
Genre: Death/Thrash Metal
About: Ninth Realm are a death/thrash band from Maryland who formed around 2018 and released their debut full-length, A Fate Unbroken, in 2022. Damnation's Veil is their second album, out via Transcending Obscurity Records, and continues the band's narrative tied to their original dark fantasy setting, Tythorin. Cited influences on the record include Bolt Thrower, Mercyful Fate, Power Trip, Celtic Frost, and Candlemass, among others. Listen on Spotify.
Torturous Inception - Life's Worth
Genre: Technical/Brutal Death Metal
About: Torturous Inception are a technical/brutal death metal band from Staten Island, New York, formed in 2011. Life's Worth is an independent release, issued digitally and as a limited 12" vinyl pressing of 250 copies. Singles released ahead of the album include "Guilt, Grief & Punishment" and "Do What You Will Then Die." Listen on Spotify.
Static Abyss - The Dying Hunt
Genre: Death Metal / Doom / Crust
About: Static Abyss emerged in the early 2020s as a project built around Autopsy's Greg Wilkinson (guitars/bass) and Chris Reifert (vocals), the latter also known for his early tenure in Death. The Dying Hunt is the band's third album, released via Peaceville, and for this outing the duo is joined by Necrot's Chad Gailey on drums. It follows their 2022 debut Labyrinth of Veins and 2023's Aborted From Reality, and was recorded at Earhammer Studios in Oakland with Wilkinson handling engineering and mixing. Listen on Spotify.
Exumer - Death Mask Messiah
Genre: Thrash Metal
About: Exumer emerged from Germany's 1980s thrash underground and reformed in 2008 after nearly two decades apart, committing to stay an active band rather than a nostalgia act. Death Mask Messiah is their sixth album, released via Metal Blade Records, and marks the first time guitarist Bräutigam has served as primary composer, writing "Frozen Ground" and "Ravishing Waste." Vocalist Mem V. Stein's lyrics draw parallels between the 1993 Waco siege and contemporary American politics. Listen on Spotify.
Perpetual Paradox - May Misery Befall You
Genre: Technical Death Metal / Metalcore
About: Perpetual Paradox are a technical metal band from London, formed in 2021, who've built a following through touring the UK and Europe and support from BBC Radio 1, Kerrang!, and Metal Hammer. May Misery Befall You is their fourth EP, released via Bleeding Art Collective, following 2025's full-length debut Deathwish. The five-track record pairs riff-driven technical death metal with blast beats and metalcore-style breakdowns, recorded at Tide Studios. Listen on Spotify.
Morgued - Ordnance Obscenum
Genre: Death Metal
About: Morgued are a death metal band from Boston releasing their debut full-length, Ordnance Obscenum, via Iron Fortress Records. Across nine tracks, the album builds a dystopian sci-fi narrative of planetary warfare, authoritarian rule, and cybernetic experimentation, drawing on classic science fiction influences. It was recorded and mixed by Chris Leamy and mastered by Will Killingsworth at Dead Air Studios. Listen on Spotify.
Enemies Everywhere - Enemies Everywhere
Genre: Melodic Deathcore
About: Enemies Everywhere are a melodic deathcore band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2022. Their self-titled release is their debut full-length, out via Ranka Kustannus, following 2025's Endless Discord EP. Singles previewing the album include "My Vengeance" and "Undead Masquerade." Listen on Spotify.
And the unearthed and on rotation underground bands this week include: Aeon of Awareness
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